League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 312 Asian Games Events Confirmed!

Because of the loss in the first game due to Chen Dongqing's rest, QG has not stopped chasing the top spot.

After defeating both WE and FPX in the inter-group competition, QG has finally temporarily taken the top spot!

At least until EDG's next match, their position is still secure.

Chen Dongqing finally breathed a sigh of relief and stood up with satisfaction.

He never expected that the LPL after his rebirth would get to this point.

With the regular season nearing its end, it's astonishing that four strong teams have only lost one game each.

This may be the leading effect brought about by QG's dominance in international competitions, as other teams in the region also began to catch up, and the intensity suddenly reached its maximum.

But it's not a big problem.

Chen Dongqing is confident in his team. No matter how the teams in the same region evolve, QG will definitely be the strongest.

As he was thinking this, he had already walked over to the FPX players' bench.

Looking at Xiang Song and his companion, Chen Dongqing asked cheerfully, "Was my four-on-two attack today impressive?"

In both games, Chen Dongqing relentlessly targeted the bottom lane, and each time he dealt a devastating blow to both players, perfectly fulfilling his promise made before the start of the season.

In contrast, Zoom had a pretty comfortable game and didn't die much during the laning phase.

Song glanced at Chen Dongqing, his mouth agape as if he wanted to say something, but he held back in the end and said, "Hehe, I'll beat you guys next time."

If you asked Liu Qingsong to say to his face that QG is very strong, he definitely wouldn't be able to say it; he's a total tsundere.

Chen Dongqing understood the crux of the matter, nodded happily, and moved on to the next person.

Xiang was in a much better mood. He glanced at Chen Dongqing and immediately began to shower him with endless praise. What a sycophant!

Then it was Doinb again.

Doinb had originally agreed during the Intercontinental Cup that he would reclaim the top spot in the Rift after the regular season resumed.

As a result, even though the inter-group round-robin is almost over, his second-place position in the Rift is still very secure.

Now, with the two teams facing off, he's lost again...

This caused Doinb's mentality to break down somewhat.

Chen Dongqing patted his old teammate on the shoulder earnestly: "Keep it up, Big B."

Doinb nearly turned red on the spot.

...

This interview was conducted with Uzbekistan, so Chen Dongqing was able to go directly back to the lounge, take out his phone, and wait for everything to be over before leaving for lunch.

After taking out his phone, the first thing he did was open the Anti-Japanese Online Forum to surf the internet.

The forum users are quite active; the competition has only just ended, and all sorts of posts have already appeared on the forum.

There are rating posts from the performing arts troupe, as well as humorous evaluation posts from various forum members.

[S7 LPL Summer Split: QG 2:0 FPX (Other rating posts deleted)]

[A rational assessment: Can this FPX team actually make it to Worlds?]

Chen Dongqing immediately took a liking to the second post and clicked on it to see what the users thought.

Since the end of the Intercontinental Cup, the story of four LPL teams defeating LCK teams head-on and winning the title of the number one region has always been a legend.

However, along with the good story, it also raised some new problems.

There are only three spots in the World Championship, and one of these four teams will inevitably miss out. Whoever is missing will be in an awkward position.

This issue has been discussed a lot recently, and whenever there is an internal battle between four teams, there is bound to be a lot of discussion about the World Championship spots.

QG is definitely outmatched. WE and EDG have faced each other before, so FPX is a pretty solid opponent.

Why not just kick EDG out? What's the point of joining a team that's always in the quarterfinals?

[Reaching the quarterfinals is better than staying home. WE hasn't been to Worlds in years, and you're already criticizing them?]

【60ECSYSM】

As Chen Dongqing read on, the content downstairs went off-topic again.

However, it must be said that this is indeed the problem facing FPX. If they want to enter the World Championship, they must defeat one of WE and EDG.

This is extremely difficult; it's a long and arduous journey.

Chen Dongqing exited the thread, refreshed it, and saw some new content.

[The esports events for the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games have been officially announced!]

The inclusion of esports in the Asian Games demonstration event was a long-standing fact. When this news first broke, it was a huge boost for countless esports fans, who saw it as the first step for esports to enter the mainstream.

However, there has been no definitive information on which games will be selected.

As someone who had been through it all, Chen Dongqing knew what was going on, but that didn't stop him from clicking in to take a look.

Upon entering, you're greeted by a dazzling array of six games, each accompanied by a corresponding illustration.

The selected games are: Arena of Valor, Clash Royale, League of Legends, Dota 2, Hearthstone, and StarCraft II.

Chen Dongqing pondered for a moment after seeing the list of games.

Regardless, their chances of winning the League of Legends gold medal should be pretty secure.

As he was pondering this, he scrolled down the page and soon saw some interesting replies, which happened to be relevant to him.

If StarCraft and League of Legends are both included in the Asian Games, would Tree Bro have a chance to win two gold medals in both?

[GuiGui, you're the Flying Fish of the esports world, right?]

Since Chen Dongqing won the Shanghai Tour Championship two months ago and secured his spot in the WCS, he has been considered the current number one StarCraft player.

Logically speaking, he is fully qualified to represent China in the Intercontinental Asian Games.

Of course, the people below weren't optimistic either...

[Fun Fact: South Korea is also in Asia]

[It's safe to say the chances of winning are slim. Koreans are too good at StarCraft; they've already monopolized the championships, leaving basically no room for anyone else.]

[If Brother Shu can win the WCS championship by the end of the year, then I'll admit he has a chance, hahaha]

This is even more outrageous! How did they win?!

In addition to these, there were also some pranks.

[Fun fact: Tree Bro has recently been focusing on DOTA2, and it's clear he's aiming for three gold medals.]

If he can win three gold medals, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Brother Shu will instantly become the god of esports.

[Le, the God of Esports, what a cringeworthy nickname]

Chen Dongqing himself: "..."

To be honest, he plays so many games purely to earn points and seek more challenges.

I really didn't expect to win so much gold at the Asian Games.

But if you think about it carefully, it actually seems to work?

Let's not even talk about DOTA2. After all, he really doesn't have the time to find a DOTA2 team to train with and work together. Besides, the domestic DOTA scene is pretty good. Playing against European and American teams is a challenge, but playing against them in the Asian Games would be like smurfing. They don't need him at all.

However, League of Legends and StarCraft can be played in parallel.

This is definitely worth preparing for!

Chen Dongqing thought for a moment and then showed the post to Linko, who was standing next to him.

Linko took a closer look, then said without changing his expression, "Whatever you want, whatever makes you happy."

Linko felt completely unfazed, and even felt a little amused.

Even if you really do play three games simultaneously tomorrow, that has nothing to do with me.

Who do you think I am? Do you think I can tell you what to do? Have you ever listened to me?

Chen Dongqing didn't get a decent reply, so he could only helplessly put his phone away.

It's too early to discuss the Asian Games a year from now. There's still a year until the Asian Games, so Chen Dongqing isn't in a hurry.

At this moment, Uzi also returned from his interview, and the QG team got up, left the venue, and drove straight to their usual restaurant.

On the way back, Xiangguo was also looking at his phone, and asked cheerfully, "Is League of Legends really in the Asian Games?"

Upon hearing this topic, the team members seemed to open up and began to discuss it.

Uzbekistan chuckled and said, "Do you think we could field the whole team at this year's Asian Games?"

To be honest, it's no exaggeration to say that QG is the current dominant force in the LPL, and they are an all-Chinese team without any flaws.

If there weren't any strange rules restricting them, they would definitely field all five of them in the Asian Games selection or All-Star voting.

Linko, being a shrewd person, smiled and said in response to the situation, "All I can say is, it won't be that comfortable."

"Hmm?" Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow. "Is there some hidden story?"

Linko laughed and said, "It's probably due to the coach."

After thinking about it carefully, Chen Dongqing immediately understood.

Their coach, Banbazi, is Korean, so they have to find a coach from another team.

After much thought, I believe EDG's Abu is the most qualified.

Since Abu is now a coach, it's understandable that he might bring in someone from his own team.

However, it makes sense. Shi Senming is still a newcomer with little experience and seniority, so it's understandable that he brought Uzi's old partner Meiko into the team.

Of course, there may still be some unexpected situations.

For example, the QG team lifted the final trophy at the Bird's Nest.

In this way, no team can possibly take QG's spot.

Shi Senming hadn't figured out what Linko meant yet, and was still asking with a grin, "What does it mean? What kind of coach?"

Chen Dongqing patted Shi Senming on the shoulder earnestly and said, "Senming, keep fighting! Your spot in the Asian Games is definitely yours!"

"Mhm!" Shi Senming nodded honestly.

After finishing their meal, everyone returned to the training room and resumed training.

Seeing Uzi Xiaoming get back into the intense duo queue mode, Chen Dongqing felt inexplicably gratified, and then immediately started streaming DOTA2.

Finally, ranked mode was launched, and Chen Dongqing was extremely excited. Of course, he wanted to jump into ranked matches immediately.

The system task appeared the moment the ranked match started.

[Task objective: Improve your ranked MMR in Dota 2]

[Mission Reward: Earn 1 point for every point you increase your highest score in Ladder Mode!]

This task is a common one; it appears in almost every game.

This version of DOTA2 did not have the later ranking system such as commanders, generals, and legendaries; it only had a simple ranking score.

The current top DOTA2 player in China is around 9,000 MMR. Based on player distribution, 6,000 MMR is roughly equivalent to Challenger in League of Legends, and 5,000 MMR is roughly equivalent to Master. For every 1,000 MMR that drops, the player drops a major rank.

According to Lu Wei, there is no maximum rank limit in the placement matches of this game. Theoretically speaking, as long as your usual matchmaking record is strong enough and your hidden MMR is high enough, and you get a ten-game winning streak in the placement matches, you can be placed directly at 5,000 MMR.

Therefore, Chen Dongqing still needs to take this placement tournament seriously.

As for the mid-lane hero, there's no need to say more; he immediately locked onto the Arc Warden!

This hero, nicknamed "Electric Dog," was the first hero he chose since entering DOTA2. It was an absolute five-star hero. At the time, he was tricked by the audience and got completely crushed by random players in a match.

Actually, if the audience had acted like humans and chosen a simple and straightforward hero for him, he might not have been so easily defeated.

Fortunately, he has now become a beginner in the game DOTA2.

Moreover, Chen Dongqing made a decision today.

Points successfully used

[Skywatcher Proficiency: Intermediate → Advanced]

[Skywatcher Proficiency: Advanced → Master]

Obviously, in the game DOTA2, the difficulty of a hero is usually directly proportional to the hero's proficiency.

This placement match is so crucial, so of course he has to use the strongest heroes to climb the ranks!

The hero had barely been confirmed when a question mark appeared in the chat box below.

Sixfold Ice and Fire: [Tree? Electric Dog?]

This is a passerby. It's obvious that this guy recognized Chen Dongqing and knew how bad Chen Dongqing's electric dog was, so he was wondering about it.

Chen Dongqing raised his hand and typed: "Don't question it, just believe it first."

Sixfold Heaven of Ice and Fire: [OK]

This conversation amused the viewers in the live stream, and the number of comments on the screen surged instantly.

I've been watching Brother Shu's stream lately, but I haven't seen him practice Arc Warden much.

[Furthermore, the few games I saw were played quite poorly; they didn't seem like those of a top-tier player.]

[I've said it, don't question it, just believe it first.]

Long-time fans never question Brother Tree, because this B cannot be calculated using common sense.

As it turns out, long-time fans are indeed experienced enough.

Electric Dog's laning ability isn't particularly strong before level six, but Chen Dongqing managed to steal enough last hits and denies from the enemy Lina thanks to his excellent last-hitting and denying skills.

The moment Chen Dongqing reached level six, the nature of the game immediately changed.

Chen Dongqing seized the opportunity when the opposing Fire Maiden picked up the divine rune, immediately activated his ultimate skill and split into two, and then used his multi-management skills to the maximum!

With his master-level hero proficiency, Chen Dongqing seemed to have a wealth of hero operation experience appearing out of thin air in his mind. Everything was done with ease, and the two heroes were as if they were two of him controlling them!

With smooth kiting, perfect slowing combos between the two split units, and the relentless explosions from the Wraith, he successfully secured a solo kill in the mid lane!

From then on, the enemy Annie lost the right to lane.

Using the remaining time of his clone, Chen Dongqing continuously laid out wandering souls around the area (as mentioned earlier, similar to the sons of a large tree), completely surrounding the middle lane.

Another abnormal aspect of this game is that the defense towers do almost no damage.

Or, to put it another way, even if you get hit by the turret, it doesn't matter. You just need to right-click on your own minions twice, pretending to attack your own minions, and you can transfer the enemy turret's aggro back to your minions.

Combined with the last-hitting and denying mechanics, this game is simply a paradise for the strong.

Chen Dongqing really enjoys this feeling.

After getting a solo kill, the enemy Lina didn't even have the right to stand under the tower. Whenever Chen Dongqing had his ultimate, he would mindlessly dive the minion wave into the tower, since his clones would tank the tower damage, so he didn't care.

Eight minutes later, Chen Dongqing initiated a tower dive for the third time. This time, the opposing team finally came to support, and a teleport light appeared.

The TP in this game is a teleport scroll system, costing 50 yuan each, with a cooldown of only 70 seconds, and everyone has one.

Simply put, TP is worthless.

Therefore, it's common for the enemy to teleport to help when you're tower diving in the mid lane.

But Chen Dongqing was not afraid at all, and forcibly killed the opponent, and then turned around and left in front of the opponent's position 5 support.

A mere support character, and they think they can turn the tide? You'll die if you keep chasing them!

Nine minutes in, the opposing support roamed to the mid lane, trying to coordinate with their mid laner for a kill, but Chen Dongqing easily secured a double kill for them.

In less than ten minutes, Chen Dongqing had already achieved a magnificent 5-0 score, having slain the opposing team four times!

At this moment, the teammates who had been questioning the tree finally began to exclaim in amazement, praising the greatness of the tree god: 【Holy crap! A tree!】

Chen Dongqing chuckled: [So-so]

As for this match, the outcome was decided long ago.

Because after the opposing mid laner died for the fourth time, he knew that the game was already over.

The hero Electric Dog is notorious for its ability to easily defeat weaker opponents; even players with significantly lower skill levels can take on five opponents without batting an eye.

From the perspective of the opposing mid laner, this match was clearly against a skilled opponent.

Therefore, the other party chose to cut their losses quickly rather than suffer prolonged pain, and directly disconnected the connection.

This game doesn't have a surrender mechanism. Seeing that their mid laner had retreated, the other four opponents gave up and simply camped at their base, typing "[Base]" in the public chat.

This is a secret code in DOTA2, meaning "give up the push".

Chen Dongqing didn't hesitate either, using his clone to push forward and ending the game in sixteen minutes.

Amidst countless questions and doubts from the audience, Chen Dongqing didn't stop and started another game.

The same thing happened in the second game.

It's no exaggeration to say that before the segmentation, Chen Dongqing's electric dog was invincible.

To put it more arrogantly, even in high-elo games, his opponents are at most only qualified to lane against him.

In low-elo games, you don't even have the right to lane!

Third game, fourth game, fifth game

Chen Dongqing played incredibly fast in every game, finishing almost every game within thirty minutes.

In just a few hours of live streaming, Chen Dongqing managed to finish nine games at lightning speed!

During this period, Chen Dongqing's crazy and overwhelming performance undoubtedly conquered all the viewers in the live broadcast room. Even some fans who had never played DOTA2 could understand how dominant Chen Dongqing was in the laning phase!

Nonsense, they've been riding right under the enemy tower every game, making the tower practically nonexistent. They often kill two or three enemies at once. Who wouldn't understand that?

Wow, this is Tree Bro! He was a hero I couldn't understand before, but today he's like a ghost!

Faced with this terrifying performance, countless DOTA2 players rallied their friends and became enthusiastic promoters on various social media platforms, and a large number of people flocked to the live stream.

The live stream's popularity just kept rising!

With the clock already past midnight, Chen Dongqing usually had to end the broadcast at this point, according to the rules.

But when he saw that the placement matches had already gone through nine games, he decided to just play one more game.

At this moment, countless viewers were slightly excited.

They also wanted to know what level Chen Dongqing could achieve with these ten positioning moves.

After a two-minute ranking process, Chen Dongqing's final match in the ladder placement tournament officially began!

As soon as Chen Dongqing entered, he saw that someone wanted the mid-lane position. He typed that he wanted the mid-lane position, but the other person didn't give him the time of day. So he had no choice but to switch to the carry position.

While the number one electric dog is a bit of a prank, it's still fun to play.

This hero's build is inherently versatile. You can either rely on the clone's ability to cast spells and use items to play as a magic-based hero, or you can rely on the clone's ability to inherit basic attacks to play as a physical-based hero.

The first position is for an electric dog, which is more physical, because the first position usually has more time to develop and farm money.

However, this choice will obviously raise some questions. The moment the hero was locked, someone typed a question mark in the room.

This time, however, Chen Dongqing was too lazy to explain and simply typed, "Look at the stats."

Meanwhile, in another live stream room on the Douyu platform, the same person was participating.

A livestreaming room called 【沖7000】 is also thriving and is currently holding the top spot in the DOTA2 section.

Without a doubt, the owner of this live stream room is YYF, the top DOTA2 streamer.

"Brothers, this game is crucial!" YYF said solemnly, "Is this really going to be my signature Beastmaster?"

As they were talking, the Beast King had already locked onto its target.

After selecting his hero, YYF glanced at the chat.

【Ilex across the street】

[Brother Tree is on the other side]

[Holy crap? Really?]

Looking at the comments, YYF was, of course, completely skeptical.

Regardless, this is a 7,000-point game for him, right?

He's a newbie, Ilex. I watched him a few days ago and he hadn't even unlocked ranked yet. How did he end up in a game with him?

With this in mind, he turned his attention to the ID of the electric dog on the other side.

【ilex】

The four English letters are particularly eye-catching.

"Holy crap?" YYF was immediately shocked. He casually clicked into the electric dog's information and took a look.

The game client is very advanced, similar to a browser. Even when selecting a hero or during a match, you can experience any function on the client at any time, including viewing your match stats.

Once you click in, you're greeted by a dazzling array of green pages.

Nine rounds of electric dog fighting, nine consecutive wins, and all of them were top-tier victories.

This is currently the final game of the placement matches.

YYF suddenly understood why this ilex was able to be assigned to his session.

(End of this chapter)