League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 301 Turning Point

Sure enough, on this auspicious day, the discussion threads in the anti-Japanese forum exploded.

The defining characteristic of the "Anti-Ba" (anti-bandit) community is its relentless spirit of never going against the tide; when they win, they bark like dogs, and when they lose, they play dead.

[Are you there? Is this a Korean fanboy/fanboy commentator?]

I honestly don't know what those Korean trolls are babbling about. Do they really think there's only one QG in the LPL?

[WE is awesome! FPX is awesome! These two teams are truly impressive!]

Indeed, after the third game, I thought there would be a fifth game, but I didn't expect FPX to be so tough, completely crushing Samsung!

I told you, Samsung is a bad team.

To be fair, if iboy hadn't given away the win, they probably would have won in three games.

But iBoy just loves sending gifts, what can you do about it?

At this moment, the anti-GG forum was filled with jubilation and excitement, but mixed with a hint of doubt about EDG.

There's nothing we can do about it, since all four teams played in four matches, so naturally, whoever loses will be the one who feels awkward.

Chen Dongqing looked at the post with a smile and refreshed it.

Soon another post came into view.

[Do you really think LPL can win? QG alone can win a best-of-five series? If they win this final, I'll be streaming with my fan on five speeds the whole day!]

Upon seeing the post, Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow.

He immediately clicked into the post to see what was funny.

As expected, only the first ten posts were relatively normal, with many pro-Korean supporters offering their support, and quite a few gentle and mild-mannered men spewing profanities.

But after we got to the tenth floor, the wind direction changed.

It became full of question marks.

This question mark has been posted over a hundred times, with many people asking when the electric fan will be available.

Chen Dongqing chuckled upon seeing this. He was about to reply with a question mark when the message that popped up was: [This post has been deleted]

pity.

Chen Dongqing shook his head inwardly.

Immediately afterwards, he refreshed the page again, wanting to see if any content reposts from Korean websites were being copied.

Unfortunately, the delivery guy wasn't at work this time.

But instead, he came across a completely new post.

This is a repost from Twitter.

The moment LPL won the championship, Riot Games' official Twitter account posted multiple tweets, all of which have been copied here.

The first message reads: "Congratulations to the LPL region for defeating the LCK region 3-1 and winning the 2017 Asian Games Championship!"

The second message reads: [Legend! Congratulations to ilex, Uzi, and Mlxg for once again becoming Grand Slam champions!]

The second tweet featured a photo of Chen Dongqing holding a trophy high, with Xiangguo and Uzi standing beside him. It has to be said, he's a great photographer.

Upon clicking into the post, I found that the original poster had also copied the replies from the tweet, and many people were exclaiming in surprise!

[ilex! The first person in history!]

[That's right, without a doubt, the greatest person in history!]

This person is truly a living legend; who can stop him from winning the championship?

Perhaps only LGD can stop Ilex from winning the championship.

Chen Dongqing was quite surprised when he saw the replies below.

Whether he is the greatest of all time is a controversial topic in China, and it always sparks heated debates.

But abroad, this is hardly a question mark?

However, it's not hard to understand.

After all, the title of the greatest of all time is never just about the number of championships; it also depends on performance and influence.

Bill Russell has over a dozen championship rings, but has anyone ever called him the greatest player in NBA history?

As for the group of opponents in China...

Hard to say.

Chen Dongqing paused his online surfing and followed the group back to the hotel.

According to their plan, they intended to go back to the hotel to take a shower, change into casual clothes, and then go out for dinner. After dinner, they planned to stroll around the area around Kaohsiung and enjoy the sea view.

Chen Dongqing became too lazy to take a shower.

Now I have to wash again at night after showering, which is quite troublesome and pointless.

While everyone else was showering, he sat down on a chair in the lounge and continued scrolling through his phone.

On WeChat, countless messages came one after another, with friends and relatives from all walks of life sending messages of celebration.

The main purpose was to celebrate Chen Dongqing's achievement of another Grand Slam.

Chen Dongqing responded with a smile. Just as he finished replying to his parents, he saw Lin Yuanhua's video call coming in.

Chen Dongqing answered the phone with a smile, but upon closer inspection, he realized that Lin Yuanhua's background was actually the doorway of their lounge!

?

Chen Dongqing turned around and found that his girlfriend was right behind him.

"Why did you get here so quickly?" Chen Dongqing asked with a smile. "I was just about to call you."

"Because our commentators were also part of the celebration banquet!" Lin Yuanhua said with a smile, "President Jin also informed us."

"That's great." Chen Dongqing nodded. "We can go out for a walk tonight."

Now that his girlfriend had arrived, Chen Dongqing decided not to wait for his teammates. The two held hands and took the elevator downstairs.

But as luck would have it, after the elevator reached the first floor, the elevator doors opened from the middle, and Chen Dongqing looked closely and found that Li Xianghe was actually standing outside the door.

Lee Sang-hyeok was probably hungry. He was holding a takeout meal from the restaurant in his left hand and a drink in his right, seemingly preparing to go back to the training room for a good workout.

But when Lee Sang-hyeok saw the couple holding hands in the elevator, his body stiffened instantly.

"Hi!" Chen Dongqing didn't understand Korean, so he just waved to greet him.

Lee Sang-hyeok nodded blankly, then turned and went into the elevator.

Watching the elevator doors close and the figures of the adulterous couple disappear, Lee Sang-hyeok was overcome with grief. He unscrewed the cap of the drink in his hand and chugged down almost half of it.

I have no champion, and I have no her.

Woo woo woo.

On the first floor of the hotel, the young couple found a corner and chatted intimately for a while. Not long after, they saw the rest of the group coming down.

The two followed the group onto the bus and headed straight for the restaurant.

After confirming that none of them had seafood allergies, they found a well-known seafood restaurant. With the reservation in place, a large platter of seafood was quickly served.

But they didn't rush to eat. Photographer Yicun rushed up with his camera and took a bunch of photos of the four teams sitting at the four tables.

Only after filming was over did Chen Dongqing pick up his chopsticks, dip a piece of sashimi in wasabi, and put it in his mouth. He felt the smooth, melt-in-your-mouth texture and nodded almost imperceptibly.

Meanwhile, his left hand was also busy, continuing to refresh the forum.

He came with a specific goal in mind.

Sure enough, when I refreshed the page, I finally saw a post that copied comments from Korean websites.

This thing has always been a powerful tool for gaining experience after a competition; it's an indispensable part of winning every international tournament.

Chen Dongqing immediately opened his index finger wide, clicked in and devoured it with gusto.

The entire LCK region entered this Intercontinental Cup with absolute confidence, but now they have suffered a crushing 3-1 defeat, which must be a huge disappointment.

In other words, this breach is definitely the most severe.

Sure enough, as soon as I entered, I saw a large area of ​​breached defenses.

[WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF!]

[Damn it, just how bad are our pro players? Are they really going to get crushed by the LPL this badly?]

Yeah, if it had been a 3-2 loss, I wouldn't have said anything, but you guys didn't even have a chance to drag it to a fifth game?

[Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!]

[KT won, so what? Those upstairs idiots, that's enough.]

[I thought SKT was so strong, they practically crushed KT in the group stage, but KT won all their matches in the knockout stage, and you lost the first game in the finals, you have no shame!]

Chen Dongqing felt great as he watched the various parties arguing on the forum.

And inexplicably, even though everyone lost the game together, the forums strangely turned into a war of words between SKT fans and fans of the other three parties.

Soon, both sides started photoshopping each other's funeral portraits. Ambition, Peanut, Faker, and others took turns visiting the funeral hall, making it look quite lively.

After reading it, Chen Dongqing scrolled down and saw the comments from the members of the Anti-Japanese War forum.

Although the fans were somewhat surprised by the LCK's excessive behavior, they ultimately understood.

Praising the winners and criticizing the losers is a constant theme in esports forums and even in sports competitions.

If you lose a game, you deserve to be criticized.

If you don't want to get flamed, just play well and keep winning.

Of course, if you're going to criticize someone, you have to make a valid point.

There was nothing wrong with it, so you definitely shouldn't criticize it.

Just like Chen Dongqing, who won FMVP awards so many times, who would criticize him?

Nowadays, in the Anti-Chen Bar, anyone who criticizes Chen Dongqing will immediately be bombarded with criticism by Chen Dongqing's fans. This is no exaggeration; it's a testament to the prestige of the FMVP award.

You played your game perfectly fine, you just lost one game normally, and there wasn't even anything too serious, but you ended up being criticized and trending on social media, with countless people questioning your performance. That's absurd.

Secondly, if you're going to criticize someone, you have to treat everyone equally.

You can't have some people criticize others when they lose and others don't, and then use past achievements to counter the critics—that's unreasonable.

Ultimately, critics are driven by a sense of disappointment and frustration, and appropriate public pressure can indeed motivate players to improve.

Excessive leniency will only make athletes complacent and regress.

Back to the topic.

As for situations like today, where all four teams lost, but it turned out that an SKT fan was able to take on three opponents, it only shows that SKT is usually too arrogant.

Back then, they were arrogant and domineering, suppressing the fans of the entire region. Now that they've fallen from grace, they still refuse to admit they're old and remain just as arrogant. Of course, they deserve to be criticized.

Even Chen Dongqing couldn't help but sigh when he saw it.

It can only be described as a backlash.

Seeing SKT fans being besieged by three parties on the forums, I was reminded of RNG after 1020.

How similar the scene is.

At this moment, the chubby boy Uzi turned his head to the side and asked Chen Dongqing if he was watching God and Demon and hadn't even eaten.

Chen Dongqing then showed the contents of the post to Uzbekistan.

Uzi's hearty laughter immediately filled the restaurant: "Hahahaha! Serves you right!"

When he first entered the World Championship in S3, he was completely defeated by Faker. Uzi has never had a good impression of SKT, even now that they have won back the title.

He'd love for this team to die!

At this moment, Mr. Jin stood up, raised his glass, and said, "Let me say a few words."

The segment where the leader makes pronouncements is indispensable; although people dislike this, they still have to listen.

"To be honest, the LCK region put a lot of pressure on me a few days ago."

Jin Yibo said with a smile, "Before the match, I didn't expect that we would win so easily and so beautifully today!"

"QG goes without saying. They won all three matches from the group stage to the knockout stage, and they also contributed the crucial Ardent Censer system. As the leader of the region, you are absolutely qualified."

At this point, Mr. Jin raised his glass to the QG team, indicating that everyone was drinking.

"Of course, this isn't solely QG's achievement." President Jin then turned and smiled, "I also didn't expect that SKT and SSG, two championship teams, would lose to teams other than QG. WE and FPX also played a crucial role."

Chen Dongqing turned his gaze over, and the FPX players were grinning from ear to ear.

By defeating SSG in a match where they were at a higher level, they have fired a resounding first shot on the international stage.

The WE team members were especially happy.

After experiencing the embarrassment of losing to all other teams in the group stage, and then taking revenge in the knockout stage, they are now like Xiao Yan who destroyed the Yunlan Sect, highlighting the saying "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river".

Of course, this awkwardness won't disappear, but it will shift.

Now, the awkward situation of "every other team winning while they lose" has shifted to EDG.

Looking at the EDG team, President Jin thought for a moment and said, "EDG also deserves a lot of credit. You won both of your matches in the group stage, helping the region secure first place in the group, and you also took down the LCK's number one seed. Well done!"

The EDG players looked embarrassed as Kim raised his glass.

"In short, this intercontinental tournament has truly shown me everyone's strength and potential."

Jin Yibo's words carried a greater sense of sincerity as he said loudly, "With this, the Intercontinental Tournament Provisional Alliance is hereby disbanded. From now on, you will once again become competitors within the region, but I hope you will all remember the story of fighting side by side and winning the championship today."

"In three months, the S7 World Championship will begin, and as everyone knows, this World Championship is of extraordinary significance to everyone."

"I hope everyone can maintain their form in this World Championship and do their best to be good hosts for teams from all over the world!"

The room erupted in applause.

Looking at the harmonious scene before him, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but smile.

To be honest, he quite likes the environment of the Intercontinental Cup.

The four teams that were originally locked in fierce competition within their respective regions are now forced to work together and fight side by side.

But most importantly, the effect of this concerted effort is quite good, which is very interesting.

This gives off a kind of chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur) vibe reminiscent of Japanese manga.

Don't hold me back.jpg

Chen Dongqing said cheerfully, "I hope we can participate in next year's Intercontinental Championships again!"

"Definitely!" Everyone nodded, raising their glasses to commemorate this day.

At the same time, the official Weibo account of League of Legends posted a new blog post.

In the blog post, the official congratulatory message first congratulated LPL on winning the 2017 Asian Games championship with lavish words, and then posted nine photos below.

The first four photos show the four LPL teams on stage, while the middle photo shows the four teams lined up on stage when they won the championship.

The last four photos were taken by Yicun just before the meal. The members of the four teams all had peaceful and happy faces.

Underneath this tweet, countless fans typed "6" in excitement.

According to later records, the LPL region took this Intercontinental Cup as a turning point, officially moving from a single dominant force with many strong contenders to a true peak where many rivals rose to prominence.

Normal updates will resume tomorrow, and we'll also be introducing a brand new game.

See you tomorrow, brothers!

(End of this chapter)