League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 259 The Dog-Selling Tactic

"Okay, because Mata died in the top lane, QG's bot lane duo launched an unhindered attack on the bot lane turret!"

As the commentator said, Uzi and Shi Senming pushed the lane into the tower and then boldly pushed forward, forcing Deft's Ashe to the second tower and cutting off the bottom lane minion wave.

Once the next wave of minions converges on the tower, the two will turn back and demolish the tower, destroying the bottom lane tower in one fell swoop!

The audience erupted in cheers, with many clapping and applauding.

KT is no different from any other team compared to QG!

Anyway, it's a 2,000 yuan economic difference every ten minutes.

Meanwhile, Mata stared at the scene before her, her eyes somewhat unfocused.

Last year, he stayed with an LCK team with mediocre results and had no chance to play in international tournaments, so this was his first time facing QG.

In fact, he had always believed that QG was not an invincible team.

The characteristic of this team is that everyone is a mechanical genius, but the weakness is that they are somewhat lacking in tactics and are a bit reckless. They often rely on their skills to overpower their opponents.

Mata saw many weaknesses in this team.

For example, he could easily see that QG wanted to dive the top lane tower, so after recalling, he went straight to the top lane, catching QG off guard.

In his mind, it didn't matter if they gave up the bottom lane tower, as long as they could win this fight in the top lane, they could also destroy a top lane tower, which would definitely be a win for them.

But as it turns out, Mata's idea wasn't wrong.

QG is indeed a very aggressive team. With one wave of support, the opponent easily fell into the trap, and a 3v2 advantage was easily formed.

But QG's skills are indeed impressive.

They lost a three-on-two fight.

This made even Mata, who is usually known for his command skills, feel a sense of frustration.

As he was pondering this, the respawn timer ended, and Mata snapped out of it, quickly buying a control ward and heading to the bottom lane.

He knew QG wouldn't switch lanes.

Since it's too early to break the tower, Varus's equipment hasn't been fully developed yet, and QG still needs Malzahar in the mid lane to use his ultimate to drive the pace of the game.

But this is KT's opportunity.

Since KT's bottom lane tower is gone, QG's bottom lane duo will inevitably have to push deeper into the lane to engage.

"Hey, let's try it out in the bottom lane later. There'll be a chance." Mata said, "Let's try it out in the bottom lane later. There's a chance."

"Okay, bro." Peanut immediately responded, showing he obeyed Mata's commands.

Smeb, standing to the side, thought: ".?"

"Wait a minute, I'm going to counter-gank bot lane." Xiangguo also spoke up in the voice chat, "You can play top lane by yourself, okay?"

"Don't worry," Chen Dongqing said confidently, "I guarantee you'll clear the level on the way!"

With two kills and an assist this time, it was a solid income. When Chen Dongqing went out again, he had a Bilgewater scimitar in his hand.

It's another item used for kiting. If it's a 1v1 situation in the top lane, Gnar has no chance of winning.

After Chen Dongqing went online, seeing that Gnar still dared to last hit, he first attacked minions to build up his W passive, then used E to chase and attack!

A followed by Q landed smoothly, and then a W stunned the jumping Gnar. Kennen quickly chased after him, slowed him down with a slash, and then auto-attacked him twice more, easily driving Gnar out of the experience zone.

Without his ultimate ability, killing Gnar is still quite difficult, so Chen Dongqing mainly focuses on pushing the lane, pressuring the enemy's CS, and tormenting them under the tower.

At first, Chen Dongqing was somewhat hesitant, after all, it was easy for him to be scratched by spiders.

But soon, when both junglers showed up in the bottom lane, Chen Dongqing's last reservations disappeared completely, and he became unrestrained, directly blocking the tower to fight.

Soon, Gnar's health finally dropped below half.

Chen Dongqing pushed the minion wave into the tower, and a person appeared behind the tower right on time.

But this time it wasn't Xiangguo, it was Gao Dewei.

In this game, the mid laners for both sides were Karma and Malzahar, both of whom were basically playful pushers who focused on supporting the lane. The difference was that Karma had an advantage in pushing the lane in the early game, while Malzahar, with his level 4 E, was able to turn the tide after reaching level 7.

Moreover, General Pawn died once and is now a level behind, making it easier for Godway to gain lane control.

So, seizing this opportunity, Godve immediately made a move in the top lane.

With a single press of the ultimate skill, Kennen followed up with an auto-attack, easily securing the kill on Gnar.

Smeb had no choice but to switch the camera to the bottom lane. Seeing that his Peanut was still trying to gank, Elise cut off the enemy's retreat and tried to keep them in place, but was counter-ganked by Mlxg.

Varus' ultimate, Lee Sin's Q, Lulu's polymorph, QG's three-man combo almost killed the Spider instantly.

Fortunately, Mata's Tahm Kench had a survival skill; he devoured the spider in one bite, managing to rescue his teammate with great difficulty.

QG didn't chase either; all three players took a step back, and nothing happened.

Karma might be coming. The top lane has already made a huge profit this time. As long as they don't cause any trouble, everything will be fine.

He's got it all figured out perfectly.

On the top lane, after Chen Dongqing killed someone, he gave them a thumbs up and then told Gao Dewei to get lost so he could solo the top tower.

Gao Dewei protested, but Chen Dongqing simply said, "We're short of money to provide equipment."

Gao Dewei glanced at Chen Dongqing's equipment and said, "How much is lacking? Just tell me!"

At this point in time, Kennen had just completed the Bilgewater Cutlass, which was still a long way from being destroyed. You're saying you're short of money?

Seeing that he couldn't fool this guy, Chen Dongqing said directly, "Can't I just buy a short sword if I'm short of money?"

After listening, Gao Dewei remained silent, stayed behind and shared the top tower with Chen Dongqing, before slowly returning to the mid lane to farm.

Seeing that his plan had failed, Chen Dongqing could only sigh helplessly.

The Blade of the Ruined King only becomes truly powerful after it's combined into a major item; going back to base to grab a Recurve Bow is pointless.

Therefore, Chen Dongqing could only continue laning in the top lane.

Of course, Gnar's equipment is far inferior to his, so he can easily take on two opponents with one life.

As the disadvantage in the top lane grew larger and larger, while the bottom lane failed to gain an advantage, the pressure on Mata's shoulders gradually increased.

As the team commander, he has to think much more than others; he must find a breakthrough to solve the team's predicament.

But that's difficult.

QG's lineup this game was simply a dual-core lineup, with both top and bottom laners contributing their strength.

But as we've seen, the attempt to apprehend them resulted in collapse.

If you try to catch them, the opponent protects them too well, and you won't be able to break their moves.

So, can only the middle lane be targeted?

But our own mid-laner is just a useless player, so ganking him wouldn't make much difference.

After much deliberation, Mata finally decided to focus on the mid lane first.

His Tahm Kench had reached level six, and he quickly seized an opportunity, using his ultimate to bring Peanut's ultimate to flank behind Goldwyn, finally helping the team secure a kill.

Seeing that the team had finally gotten into a positive rhythm, Mata finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as we fight slowly and steadily, we'll be able to turn the tide sooner or later!

After Mata finished off the enemy, he helped push the lane in the mid lane while switching the camera to the top lane.

As soon as I arrived, I saw Kennen fighting Gnar.

Chen Dongqing seemed to have seized a good opportunity and was chasing after Nar, giving him a good beating.

AD Kennen is characterized by low-frequency, low-damage output, often referred to as "scratching." He gains speed with his E skill, throws darts one after another, auto-attacks to trigger his passive, then uses QW to stun and continues auto-attacking.

After this combo, Gnar's health bar didn't drop much, but his rage skyrocketed!

Little Gnar launched his boomerang, and Kennen executed a masterful maneuver, dodging it with a sideways movement. He then chased after Little Gnar, relentlessly poking at him until he reached full rage and was about to transform!

At the moment when Gnar was at full rage, Chen Dongqing used Q on Gnar, stacking another passive on him, and then immediately turned around!

At the same time, the fully enraged Gnar also turned around and unleashed his ultimate ability!

The distance between Kennen and Gnar was already a sensitive one; if Gnar turned around and used his ultimate, he could easily push Kennen away.

However, Kennen's turn around allowed him to step out of the range of his ultimate ability.

A gasp of surprise erupted from the audience, as if Neymar had used a rainbow flick to lift the ball past the defender.

Kennen stood at the limit of his ultimate ability, unmoved, and even delivered a basic attack to Gnar, displaying a composure that remained unchanged even in the face of a collapsing mountain.

After Gnar's ultimate ended, Kennen took a step forward, used a small curved blade to slow Gnar, then chased after him and auto-attacked twice, followed by an E-R combo to close the gap, stunning Gnar again with the lightning from his ultimate, and then unleashing a barrage of auto-attacks!

Gnar couldn't create any distance and was eventually chased to the second tower. Kennen threw a shuriken, and Gnar's health bar was emptied!

"Dansha!" the doll shouted, his excitement evident in his voice. "This time, Tree chased Gnar all the way from the first tower to the second tower, and Gnar had absolutely no chance to escape!"

There were no combos or amazing moves; it was all about basic skills and proficiency!

Who says Tree Bro can't play AD Kennen?

I think AD Kennen isn't that hard to play.

[That guy, Tree Bro, just wanted to play with his own skin, that's why he picked Fiora first, and you guys are making a big deal out of it.]

[Tree Bro's individual skill speaks for itself; there's no hero he can't play.]

Indeed, with this basic skill, Chen Dongqing would be good at playing any long-range hero, let alone AD Kennen, which is basically not difficult.

Kennen is a bit difficult to play as an AP champion, as he is very dependent on timing when engaging. Even with the same items, the team fight performance of a skilled Kennen player is vastly different from that of an average Kennen player.

But AD Kennen is much simpler. His ultimate is just a means of self-protection. You just need to know how to kite. Chen Dongqing doesn't even need to practice this kind of thing. He can carry the game as soon as he steps on the field!

Seeing this, Mata's nascent hope of turning the tide vanished instantly.

It can't be translated, there's really no way to translate it.

Now, he finally understands how terrifying the QG team is.

Against such a team, if you show even the slightest weakness, the opponent will immediately seize the opportunity and tear open a bloody wound.

The wound was torn too big to be repaired.

At 13 minutes, after Kennen returned to base with the Cull item, he was back at the starting position with a Blade of the Ruined King, resulting in a complete transformation in his damage output.

Previously, the damage was low and the frequency was high, which was like scraping. Now, the damage is high and the frequency is also high, which is like scraping the bone!

With a huge equipment advantage, Chen Dongqing put immense pressure on the side lanes and quickly destroyed the second tower in the top lane.

Meanwhile, Uzi, who had secured the first tower's gold, also made a Ruin, and Varus finally switched to the mid lane, quickly destroying the mid tower.

Chen Dongqing then switched to the bottom lane and launched an attack on the bottom lane's second tower.

If nothing unexpected happens, the next phase will be another tedious and boring snowballing process.

However, this time, KT did stir up some waves during this period.

Mata and Peanut's ability to find rhythm remains strong. They managed to find an opportunity in the gaps. First, they caught Shi Senming, who had come to place a ward in advance, in the river just before the dragon was about to spawn, creating a numerical advantage in the dragon team fight.

This dragon is the crucial Earth Dragon, and QG is naturally unwilling to let it go. Even though they are outnumbered, they will still engage in a team fight!

In this team fight, the two sides fought fiercely. Although Smeb's 0-3 Gnar had a terrible development, he still played a significant role. At a crucial moment, he used his E to slam Xiangguo against the wall, allowing his teammates to focus fire and kill him.

Meanwhile, on the other side, QG's three-pronged attack also played their respective roles, with Gao Dewei using a powerful ultimate to pin down Peanut, preventing him from using Smite!

"Take the dragon first!" Chen Dongqing gave the order, and Chen Dongqing and Uzi took down the earth dragon first, and then quickly turned around to deal damage, killing Gnar who had no E and no Flash!

But the next second, Hanbing shot an arrow that hit Gao Dewei's grasshopper. Chen Dongqing and Uzi did not hesitate and immediately retreated!

With the death of Gordwei, this dragon fight came to an end.

"Overall, it was a one-for-three exchange! We lost a lot in terms of kills," Wawa analyzed. "But looking at the big picture, we actually didn't lose, because we got the Earth Dragon!"

"But QG still needs to be careful!" Miller said. "We need to be cautious when dealing with a team like KT."

Fans also felt a little worried. Although they secured the dragon, the economic gap was reduced by nearly a thousand!

It feels somewhat fatal!

But the QG players on the bench remained calm and even cracked jokes.

This wave didn't actually have a big impact; they even made a small profit.

What can a few hundred dollars determine? The strategic significance of the Tulong is far greater than that!

"My bad, my bad." Xiao Ming scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "I didn't expect that Tahm Kench to be there waiting for me to ward."

Xiangguo chimed in from the side, "He's a world champion, an FMVP. It's normal that you can't beat him. Learn from him."

It has to be said that Mata's rhythm in this game was really good.

One gank on the top lane, one gank on the mid lane, and one solo gank—these actions significantly extended KT's chances of survival.

In contrast, Shi Senming was somewhat invisible, which was of course related to the heroes on both sides.

However, there's really no need to say these things directly during the match.

Xiao Ming scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

"Who says Shi Senming can't win?" Chen Dongqing quickly said from the side, "Go for it, Shi Senming! I believe you can do it!"

Shi Senming felt an overwhelming surge of confidence welling up inside him, and he nodded vigorously.

"But constantly ganking Tahm Kench on the other side isn't a solution!" Gaudy said. "I'm even afraid to push too deep into the lane, for fear of getting ganked."

The QG members nodded in agreement; this was indeed a problem.

Chen Dongqing thought for a moment and then said, "How about this..."

The match is still ongoing.

As expected, KT's kills did nothing to help the situation; they continued to defend their towers as usual, and they couldn't hold them off as they were going to.

But they are still lying low, still looking for opportunities.

The time quickly reached 23 minutes, and QG's four-man frontline team destroyed KT's second mid-lane tower, along with all six outer towers.

After destroying the tower, the four QG players scattered and entered KT's two jungle areas.

The mid laner went into the top jungle to take the blue buff, while the bot lane duo went into the bottom jungle to take the red buff.

In Mata's view, this scene was clearly a major opening!

QG's playstyle is still too impulsive. This kind of playstyle is an absolute weakness in the eyes of strong teams!

Without the slightest hesitation, he pinged the signal to the lower half of the grid, "Come on, let's arrest them!"

Because Kennen is in the top lane, QG's top, mid, and jungle are too strong and difficult to gank. In comparison, the bot lane duo is much more appealing.

In the darkness, they moved swiftly. Tahm Kench led his three teammates out of the small door and headed straight for the red buff!

Deft's Ashe unleashed her E, and with her eagle spirit spreading out, she actually spotted Varus and Lulu attacking the red buff.

Mata, from a distance, unleashed his ultimate ability, Abyssal Dive, towards the red buff jungle, leading Peanut in a charge. The two carries followed closely behind. KT's four-man gank on the second side came swiftly and decisively, demonstrating terrifyingly strong execution.

However, QG's execution is by no means weak either.

The moment he saw Tahm Kench's ultimate, Uzi immediately yelled, "Hurry up, the enemy is coming!"

"Don't rush, don't rush!" Chen Dongqing was on the top lane, watching Tahm Kench emerge from underground with Spider. "Wait until they go deeper in!"

The Lulu and Varus combination is not weak, and they can easily win a 2v2 against the enemy jungler and support.

Because of this situation, KT's two carries must quickly come to their aid.

Soon, Karma and Ashe arrived at the Red Buff camp with their speed boost.

At that instant, the other three members of QG made their move simultaneously!

Actually, Xiangguo didn't go to the upper half of the map at all. After pretending to walk towards the upper half, he quickly took a big detour and walked from the middle lane to the lower half.

He arrived just then, and Lee Sin used his W to reach his two teammates.

At the same time, two teleport lights appeared simultaneously. These two teleport points were extremely tricky, placed directly on the path that Karma and Ashe had just passed, cutting off their retreat!

Almost simultaneously, QG's top, mid, and jungle players instantly arrived at the front to protect their bot lane duo!

Clearly, QG's split-up maneuver was not a weakness, but a trap they deliberately set for KT.

Actually, this situation is very simple and easy to solve. Anyone with a little common sense wouldn't fall for it. However, Mata has always looked down on QG's tactics, so he naturally let his guard down.

In addition, they really need a surge in momentum.

A combination of factors led Mata to willingly walk into the trap!

On the top lane, Smeb saw that things were not going well, so he quickly asked Mata to place a ward, and he also teleported out!

Three beams of light flashed, and together with the dazzling skill effects on the field, the scene of this team fight looked dazzling!

Seeing this situation, the four members of KT didn't care about anything else and decided to take action first!

Tahm Kench and Elise are already engaged in a head-on battle with QG's bot lane duo!

Tam licked out with his tongue, and Uzi twisted his body to avoid it, but the tongue continued to extend and actually licked Xiaoming's Lulu.

"Instant AD kill!" Mata moved with lightning speed, flashing forward and landing a basic attack on Lulu.

Lulu then turned him into a sheep, but he immediately used Purify to remove the effect and then licked him again.

With three stacks of passive ability fully stacked, Lulu was instantly devoured by a single W!

In the next instant, Peanut Spider flashed and attacked, cocooning and charging straight at Uzi's face!

Uzi flashed to dodge, but the next second he was hit by Ashe's ultimate!

This is where the problem arises.

Lulu was swallowed, and he was controlled. His teammate's teleportation had only one or two seconds left. How was he supposed to survive?

KT's three members, excluding Tahm Kench, rushed in. Karma used her Q, Elise bit down, and Ashe used W and A. Without Lulu's protection, Varus was as fragile as paper, and his health bar was instantly emptied!

As the screen went black and white, Uzi scratched his head.

He felt like he had been tricked.

The next second, Kennen and Malzahar teleported to the ground at the same time, landing directly behind the enemy's two carries!

Gao Dewei decisively flashed and used his ultimate to pin down the enemy Ashe. After landing, Chen Dongqing also activated his ultimate and flashed into the fray, electrifying KT's two carries to the ground!

The ice was hit by focused fire and instantly died!

Both AD carries were eliminated, bringing the game to 4v4.

Mata, seeing the scene, was still shouting "Kennan is dead!"

If we can take down Kennen too, we can win this team fight!

At this moment, Smeb's Gnar also teleported to the ground, and luckily, he was in his Mega Gnar form, still possessing the last bit of rage that had not yet dissipated.

With a flash of golden light, Gnar targeted Kennen and Malzahar, shoving them both against the wall at the same time!

The atmosphere outside the stadium shifted dramatically, with cheers erupting from all sides.

In that instant, they truly saw a possibility for KT to turn the tide!

But it only lasted for a moment.

Because in the next instant, a delicate voice rang out.

"Grow bigger quickly!"

Xiao Ming unleashed the ultimate move he hadn't been able to use earlier. The short Kennen suddenly grew taller, knocking the nearby Gnar away!

Kennen was hit by Lulu's ultimate, gaining a shield, Pix, Ardent Censer, and multiple buffs, instantly entering a super battle state!

KT still wants to focus fire on Kennen, but will it be effective?

Kennen's attack speed surpasses 2.0, and his E skill provides another boost, bringing his attack speed to the maximum of 2.5. He then unleashes a barrage of shurikens!

In almost a single exchange, Karma's health bar was instantly emptied by Kennen!

Chen Dongqing's hand speed reached an unprecedented limit at this moment. Even with an attack speed of 2.5, he maintained a perfect kiting rhythm. Kennen seemed to be twitching, taking small steps forward while constantly throwing darts!

Next up is Tahm Kench, and then Gnar.

No one can escape!

"Double kill!"

"Triple kill!"

"Quadra kill!"

"Where is the other one?" Chen Dongqing drew his sword and looked around blankly, only to find that Peanut's spider was biting Lulu to death, and then ascended to the location of the exploding fruit on the back of the Dragon Pit, exploding into the small Dragon Pit.

Although the two teams have a good relationship, this is the first match of the MSI group stage, and Peanut, representing his region, doesn't want to lose too badly, so he doesn't want to give away this pentakill.

Chen Dongqing didn't care. He turned around, pinged the signal, and led his team to push down the opponent's base in one fell swoop.

Congratulations to QG for defeating KT and finishing their first day of the group stage with a 2-0 record! See you tomorrow at 3 AM!

I didn't have time to proofread this chapter, so please forgive any errors.

See you tomorrow, brothers!

(End of this chapter)