League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 318 Biting to Death!

"In the second game, QG had the right to choose sides, but they still chose the red side, which means that the positions of both sides will be exactly the same as in the previous game."

QG's draft strategy remains the same: save the top laner for last, then pick strong bot lane duos in the first and second picks, and fill in mid and jungle with strong tempo-making abilities in the third and fourth picks.

This draft strategy perfectly matches the characteristics of their players and the current meta; there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.

EDG's approach was much simpler. They picked Gragas as their first pick for flexibility and pressure resistance, then added a bot lane duo with lane dominance in their second and third picks. Finally, they rotated Gragas to the jungle to counter Xiangguo's Lee Sin, and then picked Renekton in the top lane, focusing on abandoning the top lane to ensure lane dominance for the bot and jungle.

If you're going to pick a crocodile, Quinn is the best option, but this team is lacking a front-line tank and an initiator, so Chen Dongqing thought about it and decided to pick the Void Terror, Cho'Gath.

This hero isn't particularly rare in this version.

After the regular season reached its third round, the version was officially updated to 7.14.

In this version, Cho'Gath received a rework. His E skill was changed from being a permanent auto-attack to an active skill that lasts for three auto-attacks. At max level, the cooldown is only four seconds, and it applies a 50% slow to enemies and can also reset auto-attacks.

(If you have the latest version of Qidian, there should be an illustration here showing the Big Bug update in version 7.14. This is a new feature in Qidian's beta testing, and future version updates will be inserted in this way.)

This is obviously an epic buff for Cho'Gath, since the champion's biggest weakness is his inability to control enemies and his over-reliance on the accuracy of his Q skill.

Now that the E skill has an additional basic attack slow effect, both of these aspects have been greatly improved.

After these changes, this hero became a regular in ranked games, and also appeared in competitive matches from time to time. He even has the ability to be played in the top or jungle.

The matchup between the big bug and the crocodile is one that has only recently gained fame.

I remember watching this matchup and starting to chat with the people around me about a duel from the day before yesterday.

In the match between EDG and IG the day before yesterday, TheShy played Cho'Gath and was bitten to death by A-Guang's Renekton at level one. Then, in the bottom lane duel at seven minutes, both top laners teleported to the bottom lane at the same time, and TheShy was bitten to death by A-Guang again.

2-0 vs. 0-2, although IG ultimately lost that match, TheShy didn't lose.

As the two commentators were talking, the players from both sides swapped their heroes, and the lineups for both sides were finalized.

Blue side EDG: Top laner Renekton, jungler Gragas, mid laner Taliyah, bot lane Kalista and Karma.

Red team QG: Top lane Cho'Gath, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane Syndra, Bot lane Varus and Lulu.

In the laning phase against A Guang, Chen Dongqing didn't even bother to build a Doran's Shield, opting instead for a Doran's Blade to boost his laning strength.

After the rework, Cho'Gath's item build is no longer limited to the previous AP build, because of the AD scaling on his E skill, AD items can also be built.

Therefore, many players now choose the Trinity Force and Titanic Hydra build, but Chen Dongqing didn't do that in this game.

He's coming here specifically to tank, so he's all about being a tank, since tanks deal high damage anyway.

After the minion waves clashed in the top lane, Chen Dongqing demonstrated a clear strategy, much like TheShy's previous playstyle, going in to pressure the enemy from level one.

When Ah Guang saw this, he immediately shrank back, remembering some unpleasant things.

The reason he was solo killed at level one the day before yesterday was mainly because he underestimated the level one combat power of the big bug.

He thought the big bug was still a level 1 trash like before, so he rushed in to trade blows, only to be chased and auto-attacked all the way by the big bug using its E skill, and was eventually killed by auto-attacks.

This time, of course, he wouldn't fall for such a trick.

At level one, I played passively, letting the lane go until the three melee minions were low on health. Only then, at the cost of a little health, did I go in and finish them off with a single Q.

He played very cautiously. To be honest, given the crocodile's mechanics, it's possible that it can't beat a level 6 bug, but it still has room to maneuver against a level 3 bug.

Level 3 Red Rage is when you counterattack, so for now you still have to play defensively.

Chen Dongqing could understand A Guang's thoughts, so he didn't rush to trade blows at level one. Instead, he focused on last-hitting minions relatively peacefully, gradually lowering the crocodile's guard.

Soon, the second wave of minions arrived.

Chen Dongqing controlled the minion wave's health, and the moment the first melee minion of the second wave was low on health, he decisively pushed forward and chased after the crocodile.

He's not going to finish off the crocodile; he's going to go after it!

As the melee units were killed by the minions, the giant bug's level climbed to level two!

Chen Dongqing swiftly invested his skill points into his Q skill, and the giant Cho'Gath quickly stomped the ground!

Ah Guang tried to dodge, but unfortunately he had no shoes and was stung squarely by the giant bug!

Chen Dongqing followed up with an A-E combo to unleash the Undying and slow effects, then used his movement to cancel the aftercast animation and chased after the crocodile, landing three consecutive A attacks!

When a clumsy hero like Cho'Gath can be used in competitive play, it shows how drastically the hero's stats can change.

This single wave was enough to reduce the crocodile to half health!

Ah Guang looked at his health bar and gasped.

Damn, that's outrageous.

How am I supposed to lane against this damage?

Ah Guang's game suddenly became difficult again, entering a mode where even gaining experience points required extreme caution.

Chen Dongqing, on the other hand, made slow, deliberate pushes, relying on the passive recovery effect to fully restore his status.

This posture couldn't be clearer; it's obvious they're going to tower dive!

Looking at this scene, Ah Guang was immediately moved.

They're back! They're all back!

Ah Guang was all too familiar with the routine of diving directly under the tower when the minion wave reached level 3.

In the last game, the opponent didn't lane against him, and he comfortably farmed minions until he died for the first time after more than 30 minutes.

But in this game, once Ilex decided to engage in lane, the pressure on him in lane immediately became immense.

And it's quite obvious that A-Guang won't have any teammates to help him.

EDG has proven through countless defeats that counter-ganking the top lane at level 3 is a pointless tactic, and the losses will only shift from the top laner to the jungler.

Therefore, EDG's current approach to tower diving is to simply give up and find another way to mitigate their losses.

Ah Guang understood his situation. He could only drink potions to improve his condition as much as possible, and then learned W at level two, hoping to trade one for another under the tower later.

But clearly, this is wishful thinking.

After three waves of minions, the minions will push towards the tower.

Chen Dongqing looked at the crocodiles below the tower and calmly said, "You carry them."

Xiangguo nodded and said, "OK."

The two slowly approached the tower. Xiangguo was quick, immediately using a ground slam to attract the tower's aggro. Chen Dongqing then used a W to silence the tower, and then immediately used Q!

The giant Cho'Gath's W skill silences for 1.6 seconds at level 1, which is more than enough time to unleash the Q skill!

With Lee Sin's second E slowing effect, it's practically a certainty that Renekton will be knocked up by this Q skill!

Taking advantage of the knock-up, Xiangguo applied his Q skill and, together with Cho'Gath, quickly reduced the crocodile's health. Then, he secured the first blood with a second Q!

Although A-Guang specifically learned W at level two, he died before he even had a chance to use it!

"First blood!"

Amidst the announcements from the audience, Chen Dongqing turned and left the tower first, and Xiangguo followed up with a W, leaving the tower's range with 30% health, which was quite safe!

"Nice, that tower dive was incredibly safe." Amidst the cheers of the audience, Remember said with a smile, "Ah Guang didn't even have to use a single skill!"

"There's really not much we can do about it." Longhair said helplessly, "The Cho'Gath has too many crowd control abilities. The silence and knock-up are hard for a clumsy champion like Renekton to dodge. And now, this champion's combo damage is particularly high. Fighting Renekton is like fighting fire with fire."

The audience below the stage burst into laughter after hearing this.

Indeed, violence begets violence.

When the Crocodile gets a solo kill with a full combo at level 6 with three red buffs, did they ever think about how the opponent felt?

Now that an even fiercer opponent has appeared, the crocodile is naturally helpless.

At this moment, the camera suddenly switched to the bottom lane.

The factory manager's Gragas still wanted to gank, but the laning situation in the bottom lane was not ideal.

Although iboy and Meiko had the right to push the lane, their right didn't seem very significant; they could only push the minion wave to QG's bottom tower before they couldn't push any further.

Uzi and Shi Senming safely farmed minions under their own tower, leaving Clearlove with no chance and forcing him to continue farming jungle camps.

Xiangguo returned to base to replenish supplies before continuing his attack.

This time, he set his sights on the middle lane.

The mid-jungle synergy was perfect. The moment Lee Sin peeked out to draw attention, Syndra pushed the ball and fired a precise stun!

The blind monk stretched out his right hand and unleashed a sonic wave!

Scout was immediately alarmed. He knew that if the Lee Sin got close, he would most likely die even if he had to use Flash.

Fortunately, he brought Cleanse this game. He used Cleanse to remove the stun, and then used Flash to create distance, maintaining a good condition and being able to continue laning.

And what about the factory manager?

The factory manager is still farming jungle monsters.

Six minutes later, good news came from the top lane again.

The moment Chen Dongqing reached level six, he decisively pushed forward and unleashed a Q skill!

Knowing he couldn't dodge by moving, A-Guang used his E skill to barely evade the control effect.

Chen Dongqing remained expressionless and turned to retreat.

Seeing the giant worm retreat, Ah Guang also felt this was a good opportunity, so he immediately turned back, intending to finish it off with two more attacks.

But at that moment, Chen Dongqing suddenly appeared on the crocodile's face, using A followed by E to slow down and attack!

Cho'Gath's Q skill has a cooldown of only 6 seconds, which is not comparable to Renekton's E skill.

This gameplay startled Ah Guang.

A first-strike Flash? That's way too aggressive!

Ah Guang used a backhand W to bite the big bug, then turned and ran!

But Chen Dongqing was not flustered at all. His E skill was now at level 3, with a slow effect of up to 40%. How could Renekton escape with just a normal W?

He easily caught up in two steps, and then used a basic attack to slow down the enemy by 40% again!

Use the time between basic attacks to advance and close the distance, then use another basic attack to slow down the enemy again!

In the time it takes for the bug to attack twice, the distance between the two heroes hasn't increased at all; in fact, it has even slightly decreased!

This was the first time Ah Guang had ever felt that the B-hero, the giant bug, was so disgusting.

He has less than half his health left. If he gets hit by two more attacks, he'll be bitten to death!

There was no other way, so he could only flash away and then move around, trying to bait Cho'Gath into missing his Q!

But Chen Dongqing was very experienced. He didn't care how the crocodile moved. He waited until the Q skill cooldown ended, then dragged the mouse to the crocodile's feet and pressed Q!

Even without boots, E, or Flash, if you place your Q precisely at his feet, he absolutely cannot dodge it. It's that simple.

"Aha!"

Accompanied by the sound effect of the Gentleman's Skin's Q skill, Cho'Gath unleashed a stab, sending Renekton flying high into the air and slowing him down for 1.5 seconds!

Taking advantage of this time, Chen Dongqing quickly closed in, used a basic attack to unleash Undying, then used W, and then attacked again!

The crocodile's health bar instantly turned red, a sign that it had entered the kill threshold, but the silence effect on the crocodile also disappeared at the same time.

But Chen Dongqing remained calm and did not rush to release the R.

Because he knew that the crocodile also had Q.

Ah Guang was now in a desperate situation, barely managing to recover a sliver of health with his last Q skill before desperately running towards the tower!

After Chen Dongqing used the Crocodile's Q skill to restore his health, he used another basic attack to bring the Crocodile's health back down to the kill threshold, and then decisively used his ultimate!

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Amidst the satisfied sounds of the insects, the crocodile successfully transformed into three hundred gold coins and one stack of the giant insect's ultimate skill.

"Solo kill!" The commentators exclaimed repeatedly, "Brother Shu used Flash to initiate and forcefully killed Ah Guang! That Flash showed real confidence!"

"And that Cho'Gath's ultimate skill deals way too much damage! The crocodile still seems to have a third of its health left!"

While they were talking, the director switched to a replay of the solo kill. To get a clear look at the details of Chen Dongqing's play, the director specifically switched to the first moment.

With four seconds left on his Q skill cooldown, Chen Dongqing flashed right in front of Renekton and unleashed the full damage of his E skill. This forced Renekton to flash, and just as his Q skill cooldown was about to end, he landed a Q that knocked Renekton up, making the kill almost certain.

At this moment, Remember squinted and said, "And Tree Bro's move was very subtle. He anticipated that Renekton might have his Q, so he didn't choose to use his ultimate immediately. Instead, he waited for Renekton's Q skill to finish healing before using his ultimate. This wasn't a particularly impressive play, but it also demonstrates Tree Bro's composure and strategic thinking during matches!"

This is also why Chen Dongqing's dominance has been increasing recently.

The victories over the past year have instilled in Chen Dongqing unparalleled confidence.

He's sitting on the field now, without any nervousness; on the contrary, he's exceptionally calm.

In esports, composure is also an important weapon.

For example, if you are completely focused and concentrating on dodging the Malphite's ultimate, you might be tricked into using Flash by a simple Force Staff.

However, if you are extremely confident and think that the enemy Malphite is a pushover, then using Flash to dodge Malphite's ultimate will actually be easier.

Sometimes, getting too involved can lead to getting caught up in something else entirely; that's the point. Mindset is a crucial component of competition.

Chen Dongqing is in an invincible state.

After the solo kill, Chen Dongqing pushed the minion wave to the tower, then returned to base to buy Bambi's Cinder to enhance his laning ability. The rest of the game was in his hands.

Chen Dongqing used his ultimate skill non-stop from beginning to end in this game, almost as soon as it was available.

Chen Dongqing used his second ultimate move to bite the minions.

The third big move was another attack on the crocodile—this time it was Xiangguo again, delivering a roundhouse kick that sent the crocodile crashing into Chen Dongqing's face.

The fourth ultimate move is used on minions.

With his fifth ultimate move, Chen Dongqing used it to attack the Rift Herald, and then released the Herald to push down the top lane tower.

The sixth ultimate move was used to bite iboy directly, and with the high health bonus, it took away nearly half of the skateboarder's health in one bite!

The seventh ultimate move was to devour minions again.

The eighth ultimate move: devour the dragon.

This game was a true feast for the Cho'Gath; his ultimate ability never took more than half a minute to cool down, and he was constantly nibbling away!

What's even more ridiculous is that Chen Dongqing has only taken down three low-level soldiers so far.

After a brief respite, Chen Dongqing didn't rest. He took the opportunity to clear out the remaining three layers of minions, and then worked with his teammates to take down the second dragon.

It had only been twenty minutes, but seeing the giant bug's Sunfire Cape and Righteous Glory set, as well as its absurd 3946 health points, the audience fell silent.

Who can possibly kill these worms with four thousand blood?

And that's not all.

From this point on, the growth of the giant worm's layer count began to slow down and stop.

After all, the minions had already cleared six stacks, and EDG wasn't giving them any opportunities, so they could only try to take down the dragons, which would inevitably slow them down.

But it's not a big problem; twelve floors are enough.

The match continued.

Chen Dongqing maintained his development speed by relying on the sunburn damage brought by his high health, and his last-hitting always exceeded the timeline.

Twenty minutes passed quickly.

Chen Dongqing took the lead and was the first to craft his third piece of equipment, the Gargoyle Plate Armor.

At the same time, the giant bug's level also reached 16.

Each additional level of ultimate skill grants an additional 60 stacks of health.

Chen Dongqing has gained another 780 health points!

Looking at the insect's densely packed health bars, Uz couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

Even if the bug doesn't have any damage items, with that much health, one bite would probably take away half of the ADC's health.

All I can say is that Uzbekistan still doesn't understand the giant bug.

After acquiring the three core items, it was time to force a team fight around Baron Nashor. Chen Dongqing was even larger than Baron Nashor, and when he charged into the Baron pit, EDG didn't hesitate and immediately let Baron Nashor go.

There's definitely no other way.

With the bug's ultimate and Smite, the kill threshold is over 2,000. How can the factory manager possibly steal it?

"Tree Bro used his ultimate to take down Baron Nashor, increasing his ultimate stacks to a terrifying 14!" Remember shouted, "His health is about to reach 6,000!"

"After securing Baron Nashor, QG immediately began pushing down the mid lane. Can EDG defend against that?"

After the minion wave pushed into the tower, Chen Dongqing completely disregarded the opponent and charged straight into the high ground!

Kalista, an ADC, is known for her ability to take down squishy targets, but against a super tank like Cho'Gath, even a full spear combo won't kill her!

Uzi felt reassured seeing Chen Dongqing leading the charge, so he hid in the back and frantically attacked the tower!

At this point, even EDG couldn't hold back anymore.

What are you pretending for? Do you really think you're invincible?

The junior player took the initiative, and Taliyah immediately countered with a WE combo!

Being too large also has a downside: Chen Dongqing was unable to dodge the rockfall and was lifted into the center of the EDG lineup!

Immediately afterwards, the factory manager rammed his belly into the ground and launched a series of attacks.

Ah Guang charged in and followed up with a red-rage W!

Taking advantage of this continuous period of control, iboy's skateboard shoes frantically stuck spears in the ground.

After inserting the needle for four or five seconds, my hand was getting tired, but the big bug still had half its health left!

"My goodness!" Ji De exclaimed in astonishment, "It's tanked the damage from five people and still isn't dead! This giant bug is incredibly durable!"

Moreover, QG isn't going to sit idly by; they certainly can't just watch their own team get beaten up like this!

Uzi pierced through EDG's mid-lane high ground with a single arrow, Shi Senming pressed the crown, and everyone rushed forward!

With a clear strategy, Gao Dewei used his Dark Orb to deliver a WQR combo to the nearby Renekton, followed by an E, which sent five Dark Orbs flying, resulting in a beautiful AoE attack!

iboy's skateboard shoes were hit by one of the magic orbs, and with the three-piece set bonus, this hit took away 30% of his health!

iboy was startled. He quickly cleansed himself to remove the stun, and then started jumping backward with the big bug to avoid the QG crowd.

The giant bug's body was already riddled with spears; it felt like if it got hit a couple more times...

"Grow bigger quickly!"

Lulu's sweet shout rang out in the arena, and this time Shi Senming directly used his ultimate move on the giant bug!

In Shi Senming's opinion, it's pointless to save this ultimate skill for the AD carry.

The big bug has absorbed all the damage, and the AD isn't in any danger. What's the point of keeping it?

As it turns out, this approach was not wrong.

At the same time that Shi Senming gave the big one, Chen Dongqing also pressed the [Gargoyle Plate Armor]!

The giant bug received two enlargement buffs in a row, and its already huge body instantly grew even larger, almost taking up the entire screen!

Beneath him, the barrels and crocodiles were almost invisible!

This version of Gargoyle's active effect doubles your maximum health, but at the cost of reducing damage dealt by 60%.

The giant worm with 5700 HP instantly gained 11400 HP after being pressed!

At the same time, Lulu's ultimate ability provides Cho'Gath with 600 health, which helps Cho'Gath break through 12,000 health!

The stats of Cho'Gath's level 3 ultimate are 650 + 50% AP + 10% bonus health.

With the Baron buff, Cho'Gath has exactly 40 ability power and about 10,000 extra health.

That means one bite deals 1670 points of damage!

Moreover, this damage is true damage and will not be halved by Gargoyle Plate Armor!

Chen Dongqing looked around and was immediately shocked!

Because he saw that the skateboarder who was relentlessly attacking him, with 70% health remaining, had his health bar turned red!

Ah this

What else is there to say?

Chen Dongqing decisively activated Flash and took a bite!

One bite and the skateboard shoe's health bar was instantly emptied!

I said yesterday that I would update at 6 pm, so why are there still so many brothers asking if I will update today?

I'll definitely be updating once a day.

The story is finished, no problems, right?

There will be about two chapters of daily life following this, and then the playoffs will begin.

The next few games of the regular season aren't very interesting, so I'll just mention them briefly.

See you guys tomorrow at 6 PM!

(End of this chapter)