League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 319 Brother Tree, that's to be expected.

"Wow!" Ji De was completely stunned upon seeing this scene. Even with his professional training, he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "This is way too much!?"

Seeing this, countless viewers went wild with joy, screaming excitedly, and the live stream chat was filled with "hahaha".

The moment the giant worm took that bite, the visual impact was absolutely stunning!

The skateboarder chased the giant bug for nearly ten seconds, and the giant bug's body was almost entirely covered in red spears from Crimson Moon skin.

But what's the point?

All the big bug needs to do is press Gargoyle, flash in and use R, and Kalista's health bar will be completely wiped out!

Luckily, I was one step ahead.jpg

iboy was stunned when he saw the black and white screen.

Damn it, that's all?

What's the point of fighting?

After killing the Kalista, the remaining four members of EDG posed no threat to the Cho'Gath, which still had half health left. Chen Dongqing stood out and remained standing until all five members of EDG were wiped out, and the Cho'Gath still had a third of its health left!

With such a front-line tank, how can this game be lost?

"Alright, EDG has been wiped out! Now QG can take advantage of this and end the game in one fell swoop!" Remember shouted loudly, "A push after the Baron buff, the speed at which this game ended has exceeded our expectations!"

QG's five players launched a fierce attack, turning EDG's base into countless fragments!

The timer stopped at 28 minutes.

"Congratulations to QG! They won the match 2-0!" Changmao's voice echoed throughout the stadium through the speakers: "After their loss in the first round, they avenged their defeat against EDG in the third round!"

"Furthermore, after this match, their score will be 12-1, officially surpassing EDG and securing their first place in the group!"

With this, the situation of four LPL teams vying for the top spot with the same record has finally come to an end, returning to the classic scenario of one dominant team and many strong teams. QG firmly holds the top spot with one loss, followed by EDG, WE, and FPX with two losses each.

Chen Dongqing stood up with satisfaction. He was too lazy to look at the data this time, so he simply stood up and stretched.

The big bug's damage is definitely not that high, and he's not interested in the damage taken data, so he's done with it.

Uzi, standing nearby, smugly checked the stats and, seeing that he was indeed the top damage dealer, nodded in satisfaction.

Top laners should build tanky items to absorb damage, while AD carries deal damage – that's the proper way to go!

I don't know why, but I rarely see this kind of scene in QG, which is really strange.

It's unreasonable for a top laner to consistently deal more damage than an AD carry!

Of course, Uzi was well aware that even if he dealt high damage this game, he was unlikely to be the MVP.

Just based on that scene of him flashing and biting the AD carry to death, the MVP title was already practically guaranteed to go to someone else.

Chen Dongqing, who was already eager to get her hands wet, quickly said, "Come on, let's shake hands!"

Chen Dongqing strode up to A Guang and patted him on the shoulder in a friendly manner: "You played well, A Guang. You only got solo killed by me once in the two games today."

Hearing this, Mouse looked frustrated and didn't know what to say.

To be honest, in the last few matches against Ilex, I could definitely feel that the pressure wasn't as great as before.

The old Ilex was terrifying in lane; if he didn't outmaneuver you twice and then solo kill you once, you weren't considered to have played well.

Ilex seems to have changed his playstyle these days. He's not as terrifying in lane as before, and he's become much more team-oriented, with closer coordination with his teammates.

But this put his teammates in a terrible position.

The pressure doesn't disappear into thin air; it simply shifts from Ah Guang to his teammates.

One type is where, compared to before, you were getting completely outmatched, but your teammates had an advantage.

One scenario is where you are evenly matched, but your teammates get completely dominated.

Ah Guang still felt that the former was better, at least they had a chance to win the game.

Chen Dongqing patted A-Guang on the shoulder, then walked over to the factory manager and said, "See you in the playoffs? We should be able to see each other again, right?"

The two teams are in the same group, and they are ranked first and second respectively. According to the playoff rules, if the two teams want to meet in the playoffs, they have to fight their way to the finals.

"Nonsense," the factory manager said calmly. "We'll definitely see each other again."

EDG's prestige in the league is undeniable; they only lost to QG once.

Of course, the factory manager only said that they would definitely meet in the playoffs; he couldn't say something like "I'll definitely win next time."

After bidding farewell to the EDG members, Chen Dongqing and his teammates stood in the center of the stage, bowed deeply, packed up their mice and keyboards amidst the audience's enthusiastic cheers, and left the stage with a smile.

As expected, Chen Dongqing was stopped by the host Ren Dong in the post-match tunnel.

Just as Chen Dongqing was about to hand the peripherals to Xiangguo next to him, he saw Shi Senming suddenly rush over and take the peripherals from Chen Dongqing's hands.

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow: "Troublesome, troublesome."

"It's nothing, it's my duty!" Shi Senming, carrying the peripherals wrapped in the mousepad, walked backstage with a grin, looking quite happy.

Uz watched this scene, his eyes narrowing slightly.

He had long felt that Shi Senming was a bit strange. Every time he played Lulu, he would often throw his ultimate at the top laner, just like in the last wave just now.

Look at you, so eager to please! That Gargoyle has over 10,000 HP, does it need your ultimate's 500 HP?

Uzi felt that he really needed to establish some authority among his support players.

Chen Dongqing watched with a smile as his teammates disappeared around the corner of the corridor before turning back to look at the television screen on the side of the corridor.

Because the competition had just ended and there were many steps to go before the interview, Chen Dongqing and Ren Dong had to wait.

The television was showing a replay of the exciting match that had just taken place.

QG's top laner and jungler tower dived at level 3, and Cho'Gath solo-killed at level 6; both were recorded.

Of course, the most eye-catching and hilarious part was the final team fight.

In the video, the skateboarder frantically thrusts spears, managing to reduce the giant Cho'Gath's health by half. However, the giant Cho'Gath retaliates by taking Lulu's ultimate and then activating Gargoyle, instantly restoring its health bar to full!

Moreover, the giant bug was already enormous, and now it has grown twice more, completely filling the screen, which is quite terrifying.

Chen Dongqing himself was somewhat surprised.

His attention was focused on his opponent, and he didn't even notice how big he was.

The barrel next to him was only about the size of one of the big bug's legs.

Then, in the next instant, the giant bug flashed forward and bit the nearly full-health skateboarder to death, creating a very entertaining scene.

Beside him, Ren Dong couldn't help but grin and say, "I just saw this backstage, it's absolutely outrageous! The meat is ridiculously good! I'll try it out with some bugs after I get off work."

Chen Dongqing said cheerfully, "Remember to ban Vayne."

After the highlights, you'll see the post-match data panel.

There's not much to say about that. To be fair, Chen Dongqing's Cho'Gath damage isn't low either, and he's on par with mid-laner Gao Dewei. But it doesn't really matter; for Chen Dongqing, it's either first or weak.

Of course, he deserves the MVP award after the game.

Before long, the MVP panel appeared, with Chen Dongqing standing on the left side of the screen, making a salute gesture with his right hand, creating a stark contrast with the roaring giant bug next to him.

As for the data, it's absolutely impressive.

A perfect KD of 5-0-7.

26.43% of the damage share

43.96% of the damage taken!

Countless viewers, looking at this damage taken data starting with 4, had reason to suspect that a considerable portion of this damage was likely taken during the last wave of attacks.

Chen Dongqing looked at the data and nodded in satisfaction.

This is about right for my taste!

At this moment, Ren Dong smiled and nodded, saying, "Shall we walk then?"

"Walk!"

Without further ado, the two quickly walked onto the interview stage. Ren Dong spoke first, saying, "Welcome to the post-match interview segment. Today we have invited ilex from the QG team!"

Chen Dongqing was experienced enough that he raised his right hand and waved to the audience without Ren Dong having to say anything. Then he heard a commotion from the audience!

This match wasn't just a blast for Chen Dongqing; the audience enjoyed it too!

After the cheers subsided, Ren Dong asked, "My first question is, today's match was quite a highlight, wasn't it? How do you feel about winning it?"

"I'm so excited!" This is a familiar question, and Chen Dongqing was prepared: "EDG is the team that defeated QG in the first round, and they were also a key obstacle for QG to advance to the top of the regular season, so we had to win this game, and fortunately we did."

The audience below the stage applauded enthusiastically.

As Chen Dongqing said, this match was indeed important.

Back when QG lost the first round of the regular season, the fans on the Anti-Gang forum really had a tough time.

Although everyone knew that QG was missing a key player in that match, and EDG's victory could be considered unfair, Piglet didn't care about that and directly occupied the high ground, unleashing his full damage potential!

Now, QG has come back from behind in the third round, and with two crushing victories, so of course they are extremely excited!

Offstage, many fans couldn't wait to take out their phones and start posting.

Ren Dong nodded and continued with a smile, "Then, the next question: In the second match, you picked a hero you'd never used before and delivered a strong performance. Did you have any special insights into this hero?"

"Experience? Actually, no." Chen Dongqing thought for a moment and decided to answer honestly: "As you know, I rarely play ranked games. Cho'Gath is indeed a strong champion in the recent version, and we only tried him out twice in scrims. But there were no problems either time, so we brought him out."

Chen Dongqing's proficiency with the hero Cho'Gath is indeed not high. After all, there is no way to increase proficiency with this hero through the system, and his proficiency is not even 90.

But it won't have a big impact; this level of skill is definitely enough to beat A-Guang.

The audience below the stage seemed unmoved by Chen Dongqing's words.

That's how it should be for Brother Shu.

If Brother Tree says on stage, "I've practiced this hero a lot," they won't believe him.

He streams Dota 2 every day? What a joke!

Ren Dong understood the logic and smiled as he continued, "Okay, one last question. The summer regular season is nearing its end, and the playoffs are about to begin. What are QG's expectations for the remaining matches of this summer season?"

"There's no need to ask that question, is there?" Chen Dongqing laughed. "QG's goal will always only be the championship!"

After the interview, Chen Dongqing handed the microphone back to Ren Dong and then jogged back to the lounge.

Linko then said, "Let's go back. The air conditioning on the bus is already on. I also asked the auntie at the base to prepare our meal; we'll eat at the base today."

"OK!"

Everyone picked up their backpacks and quickly returned to the bus. The return trip after winning a game was always the happiest.

Chen Dongqing happily opened the forum and browsed it to his heart's content.

Just as he expected, at this moment, countless QG fans were wreaking havoc on the "pig bastards" in the Anti-QG forum.

[This is ridiculous! Did you think EDG was so great? They even said before the match they'd beat QG twice! Do you really have the nerve to say that?]

[Fun fact: EDG has never won a single game when Tree is playing.]

[Is it fair to say that Tree Bro is EDG's dad?]

Chen Dongqing hadn't expected the forum members to be so aggressive today; it seemed they had indeed been thoroughly disgusted by the traitors before.

He continued scrolling down and clicked on the rating post.

The comments under the rating posts can be described as varied in form.

The official staff of the cultural troupe clearly understood this as well; as soon as they entered, they saw the factory director's official portrait on the second floor.

[This factory really should be retired. They get completely destroyed by Xiangguo every game. He ganks three times in a row at the start, and you're still farming in the jungle.]

To be fair, it's not entirely the factory manager's fault; there weren't any opportunities for ganks online.

[Isn't the job of jungling to create opportunities? Do you really have to wait for the laners to control the enemy before you gank? I could do that myself!]

Ever since that do-or-die incident, Clearlove has been a source of amusement for the anti-GG community, since EDG's reputation for being good at domestic matches but bad at international ones has been a recurring theme.

Chen Dongqing happily continued scrolling down and finally saw his floor.

[One cent! Brother Shu is a god in the upper unit!]

[Brother Tree is really something else, he even managed to carry with a big bug pick]

[That's outrageous! When I saw him pick Cho'Gath, I thought he was just there to coast, but he still managed to one-shot the ADC!]

[It is predicted that the big bug will be nerfed soon.]

[That shouldn't be the case, right? Tree Bro only carried one game, didn't he?]

Chen Dongqing nodded in satisfaction.

This is the right flavor.

He continued scrolling down and found iboy's floor.

The way you got bitten to death by Tree Bro in a flash was truly pathetic.

Don't forget that he was instantly killed by Tree's Camille in the first game with a single kick.

[His ranking on Bilibili is always ridiculously high, so it's no wonder he got instantly killed. Tree Bro won't tolerate that.]

[What happened to the promise of a bright future for Uzi after his debut? How come he's already faltered before the regular season is even over?]

This AD carry is too easy to feed; it's hard to imagine how he'll feed at Worlds.

There's a certain Deft-esque beauty to it; perhaps this is the legacy of EDGAD.

It can only be said that even EDG's own fans have been unhappy with iboy for a long time, because this person really likes to make mistakes in places where he shouldn't.

If Deft hadn't left, would you have been able to play AD carry?

It's been 220 days since I started missing Mr. Dai.

Chen Dongqing browsed through all ten rating posts, then exited the thread and continued browsing the Anti-Japanese Bar homepage.

Before we knew it, the bus had driven back to the base entrance.

The QG players were already starving, and they moved faster than anyone else, getting out of the car and heading straight to the dining table in the base's living room!

Since the introduction of the sports rehabilitation team, the food at the base has changed a lot, from being very oily and spicy to a balanced diet.

However, the QG members felt the changes in their bodies and did not object to them; in fact, they were somewhat satisfied.

While eating, Linko chimed in, "After EDG's match, all that's left are Snake, IG, and LGD, right? These three teams aren't very strong, so the task is easy. Let's try to win all three matches 2-0 and secure first place in the group!"

"Mhm!" The QG members all nodded and turned back to continue eating, not taking Linko's words to heart.

Teams that rank near the bottom in the regular season should just play seriously on the field, but before the game, they're clueless and there's no need to study or prepare for it.

It's not that they're arrogant, it's just that there's really no need for it.

After dinner, everyone returned to the lounge and began their free-roaming.

Chen Dongqing then took the opportunity to start a live stream.

That's all for today, see you guys tomorrow!

There will be a DOTA 2 storyline coming up, so let's give this side quest a mini-ending.

After this daily routine ends, the main storyline of the playoffs and the World Championship begins.

(End of this chapter)