League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 260 Kennen? Still needs to practice?

At the end of the match, the score was 11-6. A total of 17 kills were recorded in 24 minutes, making this match quite bloody.

The increased importance of ADCs in the current version will inevitably lead to a gradual slowdown in the pace of the game. After all, ADC is a position that needs to develop, and all teams want to wait for the ADC to get their items before making a move.

But in this match, neither side seemed to have much patience, and the constant fighting accelerated the pace of the game.

Moreover, it must be said that KT's performance in this game was quite good. It is very rare for a team to be able to get six kills from QG.

In the LCK commentary booth, the commentator "Roaring Emperor" looked at the screen and sighed slightly, but still said, "Well, congratulations to QG! They played better this time. We were too careless in that top lane fight!"

Kim Dong-jun nodded in agreement: "Indeed, our Korean team needs to play more cautiously. Those losses in the top lane and the jungle shouldn't have happened!"

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that KT's game rhythm had already begun to crumble from the moment three of them died in the top lane and the bottom lane lost its first tower.

From that moment on, the three commentators were prepared to lose the game, so they are still relatively calm.

"And another crucial factor is that we were all fooled by Ilex!" the Roaring Emperor exclaimed. "Nobody expected him to play AD Kennen so well!"

"We definitely won't be fooled next time. I believe KT will win the next game!"

At this point, all three commentators hesitated.

Will we win?

I think so.

People's joys and sorrows are not shared, but the three commentators in the LPL commentary booth were beaming with joy, making no attempt to hide it!

"What a beautiful and resounding victory!" Wawa said with a smile. "We don't need to worry about QG's strength. After getting past KT, I believe they can easily win the next three matches in the first round!"

QG's performance in the matches was so good that the commentators spoke with great confidence.

The three then turned their attention to the screen, where they could see that the QG players had come over to shake hands with KT.

Having won a crucial match, the QG players were all beaming with joy, looking quite pleased with themselves.

Mata was in a bad mood, and he gave Chen Dongqing a rather unfriendly look.

He is the core of KT, and the entire team operates according to his command.

But under his command, the game accelerated towards defeat, so it's no wonder he was in a good mood.

The thought of that trap QG set up to fool idiots in the end made him grit his teeth in hatred.

Are you insulting me?

You just wait, I'm going to win next time!

But at this moment, Chen Dongqing smiled and extended his hand.

Mata quickly gave a forced smile and bowed slightly to show respect.

Chen Dongqing and Mata weren't familiar with each other, so there wasn't much to say. They continued shaking hands and walked down to Smeb.

The last time the two shook hands like this was before.

The difference is that last time it was in Los Angeles, and this time it's in Rio.

What they have in common is that Chen Dongqing is a winner in all of them.

After hesitating for a long time, Smeb finally asked, "When did you start practicing Kennen?"

Smeb still doesn't understand why Ilex was the best at playing Kennen, even though it was supposed to be a secret between them and the Vietnamese team.

Is this B talent really that strong?

"Kennen?" Chen Dongqing was slightly taken aback, then laughed, "Does this champion even need practicing? Have you forgotten that All-Star game?"

"All-Star?" Smeb was slightly taken aback, suddenly recalling some unpleasant memories.

A few months ago at the All-Star game, Ilex picked Camille, a champion that hadn't even been released on the live server yet, and in front of the whole world, he completely outplayed his Fiora.

Thinking of this, Smeb fell silent, but couldn't help muttering to himself: Damn it, you're inhuman!

Chen Dongqing smiled, patted his opponent's arm, and said, "Good luck, I'm looking forward to the second match in three days."

"Heh heh," Smeb said menacingly, "I'll definitely win next time."

Chen Dongqing smiled and said, "You always say that."

Smeb's face froze instantly. He wanted to speak again, but Chen Dongqing had already walked away.

After bowing in the center of the stage, the QG members were blocked by various hosts on their way back backstage.

The interview took place on-site in Brazil, with one host each from the five regions of Europe, North America, and LPL, and all five members of QG were selected.

The QG members quickly returned to the lounge to put away their peripherals, and then went back to their original spot to wait for the host to come and lead them away.

During this time, the five of them took a quick look at the stage.

On the waterdrop screen at the scene, the post-match data for this game was being displayed.

"Wow!" Xiangguo couldn't help but widen his eyes. "What kind of damage is this?"

26396.

In just 24 minutes of play, he dealt over 26,000 damage? Even Uzi rarely achieves that damage per minute, and he usually only does it in long, drawn-out games that last 40 to 50 minutes.

After all, that's how the game works; the average damage per minute only increases as the game progresses.

A damage per minute of over 1,000 in 26 minutes is something I've never even seen before!

Of course, the main reason why Chen Dongqing was able to deal such high damage was because he had a great time in the last team fight.

With Uzi instantly killed, no one could compete with him for damage. He took Lulu's ultimate, unleashed a barrage of attacks at 2.5 attack speed, and racked up over 10,000 damage in one go. It was incredibly satisfying.

Immediately afterwards, the director switched to the post-match MVP selection screen, and obviously, no one else could be named MVP.

Kennen with an 8-0-2 score, 1020 damage conversion, 41% damage share, and 91% teamfight participation rate—his stats are unbeatable.

Looking at the MVP screen in front of him, Uzi curled his lip; he was still reeling from the shock of being instantly killed.

In his view, KT wasn't the only one tricked by Chen Dongqing's shady plan; he was too.

Who sends out their AD carry as bait in team fights?

Where's the promised AD version?

Chen Dongqing keenly sensed his teammate's emotions, went up and hooked his arm around Uzi's shoulder, "It's okay, I'll let you carry next game, alright?"

Uzbekistan's complexion improved at this point.

After the MVP segment ended, it was time for the interviews. The various hosts quickly came out and led the crowd in different directions. Chen Dongqing followed the Brazilian host back to the scene and glanced around at the audience.

It has to be said that the feeling of 60,000 spectators is completely different from that of 10,000 or 20,000 spectators. There are dense crowds of people all around, piled up layer upon layer, higher than a mountain.

At this moment, one could even hear many audience members singing some kind of Brazilian song in unison, very clearly, which stirred Chen Dongqing's heart.

Playing in a country like this is an absolutely amazing experience.

After the Brazilian host came up and greeted Chen Dongqing warmly, he asked, "How does it feel to finish the first day of the group stage with a 2-0 score?"

The question was very formulaic, and Chen Dongqing gave a formulaic answer: "KT has always been our QG's hypothetical enemy. Winning this match will greatly boost our morale!"

After the translator translated Chen Dongqing's words into Brazilian language, sparse applause immediately broke out from the audience.

The Brazilian female host seemed quite taken with the handsome Chinese man in front of her, and continued with a smile, asking, "In today's series of matches, we noticed that Kennen seemed to have an extremely high pick rate. So, Ilex, as the player who won MVP with Kennen, could you explain why Kennen is such a strong champion?"

Upon hearing this question from the translator, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but shrug and say, "Actually, I don't know what makes AD Kennen so strong. I just saw that they picked him and performed quite well, so I decided to give it a try. But it turns out that the effect is really great. Maybe we'll consider using this champion more often in the future?"

"So, today is the first time you've used the AD Kennen strategy?"

"Yes, that's right."

These words sparked a flurry of discussion among the audience.

On my first try, I got a godlike streak?

That's completely outrageous.

However, domestic audiences seem to have become accustomed to this.

[This is what Brother Tree is like]

[Indeed, this guy plays top lane Lucian and top lane Vayne all the time, this Kennen is nothing compared to that.]

Indeed, for Brother Tree, it's as simple as having hands.

[This is hilarious; KT really thought they were being clever.]

The host then asked a few more questions, such as whether he was used to life in Brazil and what his goals were for this MSI.

Chen Dongqing really wanted to say that he didn't dare leave the hotel at night and was training all day, so he had no idea what was going on in Brazil. But he didn't say it in the end and just said some polite things. The interview ended there.

Soon, the entire QG team returned to the backstage lounge, and Linko said, "Great win, brothers!"

Linko is always the one who greets the players with a smile, and he's quite lenient with them. He's basically one of the players, and he doesn't act like a boss at all.

"Let's go, let's go eat first, but you all stay close and don't fall behind. If you fall behind even once, you might lose your kidneys."

As usual, Linko treated everyone to a meal at a Chinese restaurant next to the venue. They ate a not-so-authentic Chinese meal and then walked back to the training room at the nearby hotel.

After settling down in the training room, Coach Cui began to review the second game of the day:

"Although we won this match, there are still some issues that we need to pay attention to."

Even professional teams can't avoid some minor problems and oversights, but QG made quite a few mistakes in this game, so it's worth emphasizing.

For example, why does Tahm Kench have so many roaming opportunities when he's at a disadvantage? And why does Tahm Kench always succeed when he roams? These are all questions.

The main problem clearly lies with Xiaoming.

The inexperienced Shi Senming was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper in front of the FMVP.

Xiaoming understood his problem and was determined to improve it, speaking very seriously.

At this point, Coach Cui finally spoke up, saying, "It's alright, don't worry, it's not a big problem. The whole team will help you solve it, so don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Despite saying that, Shi Senming still queued until late at night, becoming the last one to leave.

After one night, the second day of the group stage officially began.

After a break in one game, QG quickly took to the stage for the second game, this time facing G2.

Both sides traded blows. QG's picks for this game were Kennen top lane, Lee Sin jungle, Syndra mid lane, and Kog'Maw and Lulu bot lane.

QG did indeed keep their promise and let Uzi have some fun this time.

Another interesting point in this game is that the Europeans from G2 didn't seem to be convinced by Chen Dongqing's perfect performance with Kennen yesterday, and they still let him play in this game.

Chen Dongqing, however, was clearly not going to tolerate it. He immediately locked onto Kennen on the first floor again, seemingly determined to slap the Europeans in the face.

The funniest thing is that the keywords Kennen and G2 are memes.

Last year in the group stage, Smeb shocked the world with his Kennen's Thunderstrike, making G2 the backdrop.

It remains to be seen what the outcome will be this time.

The match started quickly, and neither side pulled any tricks; it was a normal start.

The camera cut back and forth between different locations. In the first few minutes of the game, both sides played quite peacefully, and no kills were recorded.

Three minutes later, both junglers appeared in the mid lane almost simultaneously, and the two sides had a minor skirmish, but nothing substantial was achieved.

But after the mid-jungle fight, the camera cut to the top lane.

G2's top laner Rumble has been reduced to low health and is recalling behind the tower.

kindness?

The entire audience was immediately shocked.

Is this awkward?

This Kennen is still at full health!

After Rumble returned to base, he teleported back online, but he was still no match for Kennen and was still being pressured. Chen Dongqing successfully took down two opponents with one life.

Within eight minutes, Chen Dongqing was quite clever. He used his ultimate skill to kill a wave of cannon minions, forcibly pushing the minion wave into the tower, and then immediately returned to base to replenish his equipment.

Anyway, AD Kennen's ultimate is worthless; it's just a self-preservation skill. Using it to clear waves and create time to recall is a reasonable use.

The cannon minion pushes the tower, and it takes a long time to push it back. This time is enough for Kennen to go to lane, thus saving a TP.

Kennen, wielding the Vampire Scepter, returned to lane and became invincible in the laning phase. G2's top laner had to recall several times, but Kennen's health remained unaffected.

Soon, the top laner's CS advantage had reached nearly 20.

Clearly, AD Kennen is a very solid playstyle, and G2's top laner Expect can't force a counter like Chen Dongqing.

When he, playing Rumble, encountered Kennen, the inevitable outcome was that he would be completely overwhelmed from start to finish, and then become the biggest weak point!

As the game progressed into the mid-game, Chen Dongqing dominated the split-pushing phase, leaving G2 with no way to deal with him. Eventually, the side lanes were completely overrun, and QG, with a huge advantage, turned their attention to Baron.

In the team fight around the Baron, Chen Dongqing demonstrated his powerful team fight ability. Kennen seized an opportunity to R-flash into the fray, shocking G2 into a complete rout!

Unfortunately, this is AD Kennen, who has crowd control but lacks damage.

But it's not a big problem; Uzi will make up for the damage.

With Lulu's acceleration, Kog'Maw charged forward, its Hurricane Devastation spitting out saliva that melted G2 in one fell swoop, securing the victory!

After this, Uzi finally nodded in satisfaction.

That was great!

3-0!

QG's winning streak continues.

The QG team retreated backstage to await the start of the next match.

Their matches today are the second and fifth games, which are slightly earlier than yesterday, so they can go eat earlier.

Of course, whether or not we can have a happy dinner depends on the result of today's game.

Today their opponents are G2 and TSM, a gathering of weak European and American teams. If they lose today, they themselves will not be able to accept it.

The third match was against FW and TSM. The QG players lay on their chairs and watched the game unfold.

As I looked around, I noticed some interesting things.

FW chose Malzahar and Graves for their mid and jungle, but what's interesting is that the two seemed to be playing very strategically, focusing on killing in the jungle!

After reaching level six, the two would often run into the jungle. After finding Lee Sin, Malzahar flashed and used his ultimate, and Graves followed up with damage, resulting in Lee Sin's immediate death.

Malzahar didn't have his ultimate, no problem, he came back to the top lane. MMD's Gragas also charged into the jungle and got killed by TSM's jungler again!

"Wow, why are they targeting this jungler so much?" Coach Cui asked. "Is it really necessary to target a Lee Sin like this?"

"You don't understand, do you?" Chen Dongqing explained with a smile, "This jungler has a dark past."

Chen Dongqing, who is always a fast surfer, explained it to everyone.

TSM's jungler, named sevenskeren, once used the Taiwanese server ID "TaipeiChingChong" in 2014, which was an insult to Taiwan and earned him the nickname "Race Knight".

So ever since then, whenever the Taiwanese team faces this person, they are 120% serious.

"Is that so?" Godway was also hearing about this for the first time. "Should we target him too later?"

Their second opponent was also TSM, marking the first time QG had faced TSM in two years.

"Of course!" Chen Dongqing said, "In the next game, let's give them a good beating!"

Although sevenskeren's sarcastic remarks were directed at Taiwan, we're all family, and QG is happy to help vent our anger.

The competition is still ongoing.

It has to be said that FW's mindless jungle-targeting strategy is quite interesting, because TSM's mid laner in this game was Orianna, who was too weak in the early game. Bjergsen couldn't help the jungle at all and could only watch the jungle gradually collapse.

With the advantage of the jungle, Karsa's Graves developed rapidly and ultimately led his team to victory, bringing the race's record to 1-5.

Soon after, the fourth game began, with GAM and KT facing off.

While watching the game, Coach Cui said, "Get ready quickly, it's our turn next."

The fourth match was obviously a foregone conclusion. These two teams were among the few that knew how to play AD Kennen, so they engaged in a fierce battle for this champion.

In the end, GAM on the blue side picked Kennen, but the sneaky Smeb seemed unconvinced and countered by picking Gnar.

It was another classic Kennen vs. Gnar matchup; it seems Smeb was trying to prove that he wasn't bad yesterday.

But the most outrageous thing is that he actually succeeded in proving himself.

GAM's top laner Stark tried to emulate Chen Dongqing's playstyle from yesterday by kiting, but he accidentally took Gnar's Q skill at level three. Immediately afterward, Smeb jumped in and started attacking him relentlessly!

If Kennen and Gnar were to auto-attack each other, Gnar would definitely win, since this champion has a three-hit passive.

After one wave, Kennen's advantage vanished completely.

When the two sides rejoined the game, Gnar was never at a disadvantage again. He kept dominating Kennen and eventually managed to get a solo kill at level six!

Stark scratched his head.

Why is the plot different from yesterday's?

The camera then focuses on Smeb, who is seen with a smug, cold smile playing on his lips.

You really think my Gnar can't beat Kennen? This is a counter pick I've mastered through countless games!

As for yesterday's match, that was an accident.

The audience burst into laughter upon seeing this.

Both matches involved Kennen fighting Gnar, but the results were completely different.

According to the controlled variable method, wouldn't that simply mean ilex is greater than Stark?

Oh, it was already greater than that, so it's fine.

The fourth game ultimately ended with KT winning it.

Soon, the fifth game began.

Both teams took to the stage.