League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 326 Another solo kill!

"Alright, let's congratulate QG for taking the lead and winning the first game of the semifinals!"

"That's right, congratulations QG!"

After the two commentators finished speaking, PDD took over, exclaiming, "To be honest, I really didn't expect this game to end so quickly!"

When the game was 20 minutes in, QG's economic lead was not that big. After all, although Chen Dongqing had an advantage in the top lane, it was only for one person.

Overall, QG only had a lead of about four or five thousand gold.

If things continue like this, the match won't end until Uzi has all three items.

"But who could have predicted that?" Colonel Guan said with a laugh, "Brother Shu's two team fights were truly insane. He stubbornly chased after Lin Weixiang, enduring everyone's damage, and killed him. He practically sped up the game too much!"

"Perhaps from today onwards, everyone should have a better idea of ​​how to counter Cho'Gath, right? If your top laner really can't pick Vayne, just pick Olaf, it'll definitely work!"

Lingshi Road, Shanghai.

Inside the EDG base, Abu looked at the game screen in front of him and nodded almost imperceptibly.

He turned and asked, "Do you guys think Olaf as a viable top laner?"

The factory manager nodded: "I think it's good. This hero can also hold his own against me, and he's strong in lane."

Everyone then turned their attention to Ah Guang.

Ah Guang nodded hesitantly, "Then I'll practice."

The live stream feed is currently showing the MVP selection for this match.

Without a doubt, it can only be Olaf.

With a 32% damage share and a 33% damage taken share, he was number one in both categories, and he also had the highest number of kills and a godlike streak. It would be hard not to get the MVP.

The FPX coach pointed at the screen and asked Zoom, "What happened? Why are we doing so badly this game?"

"If you were only slightly behind, we wouldn't say anything, but you were really off this game. How can you get solo killed at level two and double killed at level five? If the top lane had played more conservatively, this game would at least have had a chance to drag on to the late game."

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it." Zoom scratched his head. He actually thought he was really to blame for this, but there was really nothing he could do.

"I was playing really hard, how can you blame me for not being able to beat Brother Tree?"

Zoom's current state is giving the FPX coach a real headache.

It's unclear whether Ilex is just too strong, causing his own players to completely lose the will to win, or if Lin Weixiang's "tanking" strategy is too contagious, even affecting Zoom.

The coach said helplessly, "Next round it's our turn to choose sides. Do you have any ideas? How about I give you a counter pick to mess with him?"

Zoom was about to shake his head when he heard Lin Weixiang suddenly shout, "What the hell! What are you afraid of? If you can't even agree to this, what kind of top laner are you?"

Zoom, upon hearing this, decided to go all out: "Go for it! Give me the tenth pick, then have the jungler help the top lane, I'll definitely take them down!"

"Alright then." The coach could only nod. "Next game, we'll build around you. Do your best."

Upon hearing this, Zoom immediately had the illusion that he was about to be entrusted with a great mission. He immediately took deep breaths, drank some water, ate a banana, went to the toilet, and adjusted himself to his best condition.

On the other side, QG, having won the match, naturally felt no pressure and were beaming with joy.

Shi Senming grinned and gave Chen Dongqing a thumbs-up. He exclaimed, "Brother Shu, I've never seen such a fierce Olaf in my life! Wow, he took on five opponents by himself, managed to kill the AD carry, and still survived!"

Chen Dongqing grinned: "Hey, you've finally met me today!"

Seeing his support flirting with the top laner, Uzi felt increasingly uncomfortable and quickly stopped them, saying, "Let's talk about the next game."

Uzi has been eagerly anticipating the next match.

He knew that if the team chose the red side, Chen Dongqing would most likely have to rely on the counter pick to directly dominate the top lane, which was something he really couldn't do.

However, if the team chooses the blue side, Chen Dongqing will have to choose the top laner first, which will be his chance to carry.

He's determined to show his prowess in the next game!

At this point, the other team members finally turned their attention back and began to discuss the draft picks for the next game.

"The opposing team has chosen their side next round, and they'll most likely pick red," Banbazi said. "So Chen Dongqing will probably have to make do with red next round, is that alright?"

Chen Dongqing didn't care at all and said nonchalantly, "Damn it, even if I pick top lane first, I can still easily crush the other side."

"I'll stop here." Banbazi nodded. "Then we'll talk about it when the draft phase starts."

Before long, both contestants returned to the stage.

As expected, FPX chose the red side and intentionally left their top laner for last.

Faced with this situation, QG didn't hesitate and boldly picked Cho'Gath for Chen Dongqing first, letting him go to the top lane to withstand the pressure. Then they switched to picking Kog'Maw and Lulu as the ultimate carry for Uzi, deciding to play a four-protect-one strategy.

The "four protect one" tactic is Uzi's forte. He's been using it since his debut, so of course he's very good at it, and even wants it!

After a round of draft picks and bans, the lineups for both sides were finalized.

Blue side QG: Top lane Cho'Gath, Jungle Gragas, Mid lane Lucian, Bot lane Kog'Maw and Lulu.

FPX (Red Team): Top laner Gnar, Jungler Jarvan IV, Mid laner Taliyah, Bot lane Kalista and Janna.

Using Gnar, nicknamed "Little Vayne," to counter Cho'Gath is indeed a very reasonable choice.

Once Gnar builds Black Cleaver and Blade of the Ruined King, the bugs are no different from toys in Gnar's hands.

Of course, the requirements for these two pieces are quite strict; you can't be without either one.

Especially during the laning phase, when Gnar's level is low and his attack range hasn't increased, he might even be at a disadvantage in lane.

Given this situation, FPX naturally had to provide some assistance to the top lane, just as they had said at the beginning of the game.

Just over three minutes into the game, Clid's Jarvan IV quickly reached level three and arrived at the top lane. With the help of Gnar's boomerang slowing him down, he forcibly chased down Chen Dongqing and forced him to use Flash.

Chen Dongqing remained calm, standing under the tower drinking his medicine to ensure he wouldn't be overtaken.

Getting caught wasn't a big deal, because he knew his teammates would get revenge for him.

Sure enough, not long after Clid left the top lane, Xiangguo's Gragas appeared in the bottom lane.

Shi Senming acted decisively, flashing in to hex into Liu Qingsong's Janna and then using his Q skill to slow her down. Xiangguo decisively used his E to flash in, sacrificing two flashes in the process, giving up the first blood directly to Uzi!

This exchange clearly shows where both sides are focusing their efforts in the game.

Grab up on one side and grab down on the other.

This is a contest of rhythm and control between the two teams, as well as a contest of carry potential between Zoom and Uzi.

It's fair to say that when the two sides are compared like this, FPX doesn't really look like they have a chance of winning.

Five minutes into the game, Clid launched another surprise attack on the top lane while Cho'Gath's Flash was still active!

But this time, Chen Dongqing's operation was still skillful. With a shout of "Aha!", the Cho'Gath used his Q skill to pierce through the enemy, which perfectly predicted the point of the Prince's EQ combo and interrupted it directly!

Chen Dongqing wasn't knocked away by the prince; he was just chased and attacked by Gnar all the way, and with low health, he ran back to the tower and leisurely returned to base.

Without a doubt, Chen Dongqing is also absolutely top-notch in terms of stress resistance!

Seeing Clid showing his strength in the top lane, Xiangguo also got down to business, soloing the Infernal Dragon with Gragas, successfully boosting the team's score.

After seven minutes, FPX finally got angry. This time, Doinb also used his tempo control, bringing the jungler to the top lane and using Taliyah's ultimate to block the way, completely shutting down Chen Dongqing's retreat!

"It's over, Brother Shu is surrounded by three of us, he can't escape!" In this situation, even if Colonel Guan used his powers, it wouldn't work, because this is an absolute death trap.

But Chen Dongqing had a clear mind and quickly found a sliver of room to maneuver in the narrow space.

First of all, Gnar didn't grow bigger this time, so if FPX wants to tower dive, they can only rely on the control chain of Jarvan IV and Taliyah.

so.

Chen Dongqing kept his eyes fixed on the prince's movements. He seized the moment when the prince used his basic attack to tank the tower, and then used his EQ combo to unleash a W attack on the Taliyah next to him!

Thanks to the silence effect of W, FPX's control chain broke down, and Taliyah's Rock Smash failed to keep up!

Chen Dongqing quickly pressed Q, and a red circle appeared at the prince's feet, successfully knocking him up!

Without saying a word, he immediately used his E skill to activate Undying, and then used his ultimate to bite into her!

The next second, he was launched into the air by the rock attack, and the three of them followed up with damage, instantly killing Chen Dongqing, who wasn't very tanky.

However, Chen Dongqing's decisive use of his ultimate skill greatly reduced the prince's health, leaving him no chance to escape and resulting in the prince being shot to death by the turret!

One for one!

FPX targeted the top lane several times, but only managed to achieve a one-for-one exchange. For FPX, this was a major failure!

The camera suddenly switched to the bottom lane, where Gao Dewei's teleportation light appeared behind FPX's bottom lane tower, and a classic QG four-man gank on the two was launched!

This time, Lulu tanked the tower, Gragas provided crowd control, and Lucian and Kog'Maw were the two carries for damage output, a very reasonable division of labor.

Without any suspense, Uzi and Godve each secured a kill.

Immediately afterwards, the jungler and support retreated, and the two carries took the first tower in the bottom lane, officially launching a gold rush!

After Uzi returned to the city, he immediately pulled out a Runaan's Hurricane, which was ridiculously overpowered.

Uz nodded in satisfaction.

Just as he had anticipated before the match, the opportunity to showcase his prowess had indeed arrived!

Chen Dongqing, you successfully withstood the pressure and made a great contribution this time, but I'll take over the carry role this time!

Uzi, still worried, whispered to the person next to him, "Shi Senming, you absolutely have to protect me during the team fight later. Don't use your ultimate on anyone else; I'm invincible this game!"

"Mmm-hmm!" Shi Senming nodded, not refusing.

As expected, the game then fell into Uzbekistan's control.

Uzi wasn't in a hurry to push towers and speed things up, since Kog'Maw wasn't that type of hero; instead, he transformed into a vampire and started frantically farming minions and jungle monsters.

From that moment on, Xiangguo never got to eat his F6 and Three Wolves again.

But Xiangguo is definitely a Wusuowei player. He doesn't like farming jungle camps anyway, and since he builds tanky Gragas, he can just stand next to Uzi and charge at people to protect them.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly.

Uzi's comfortable development in the mid lane obviously attracted the attention of everyone on FPX's side. They certainly understood that they couldn't let Kog'Maw continue to develop like this, so they decisively shifted their focus, leaving Gnar to lane alone, while the rest of them went to the mid lane.

Apart from the top laner, the other four players from both sides engaged in a strong team fight in the mid lane.

FPX performed quite well this time, achieving a beautiful one-for-two exchange. However, Uzi's development was not affected at all, because he not only survived but also secured the only kill with his ultimate, making his development even more advanced!

The FPX team is getting even more anxious.

Although this situation was profitable, it was meaningless if we didn't manage to kill Uzbekistan!

We have to fight again!

Meanwhile, on the top lane, Chen Dongqing's laning phase was still brutal, and he was still being pressured by Gnar.

Gnar had already built Blade of the Ruined King. With the active effect of this item pulling and percentage damage, even Chen Dongqing had little room to maneuver and could only take hits.

But Chen Dongqing wasn't anxious.

First of all, his teammate was the carry in this game, so it didn't really concern him. He just needed to handle the pressure.

Secondly, who says he has no room for maneuver?

A naked and battered Gnar is incredibly fragile!

After finishing off a wave of minions, Chen Dongqing returned to town to replenish his supplies.

With Doran's Shield, Ninja Tabi, and Cho'Gath's passive ability to farm lanes, he hadn't gone back to base for quite some time and had accumulated over two thousand gold!

Chen Dongqing didn't go for a full tank build in this game. Instead, he opted for a more aggressive Trinity Force + Titanic Hydra build. This build gives Cho'Gath a strong split-pushing ability and the ability to challenge Gnar.

However, Chen Dongqing did not choose to make the clothes directly. Instead, he hesitated and bought the Yaoguang Jiatiamat directly.

The last two items can be simply understood as a more advanced version of Trinity Force and Titanic Hydra.

With these two individual items, the damage output of the giant bug has undergone a dramatic change.

And burst damage is essential for countering squishy champions like Blade of the Ruined King!

If Zoom doesn't change its mindset in time, it will be the one that suffers.

Chen Dongqing bought his equipment and went back online to finish off enemies.

Using Tiamat's wave clear ability, Chen Dongqing quickly pushed the minion wave outwards and also leveled up to level eleven.

Actually, he should have been level 11 by the 15-16 minute mark, but he had a really bad early game and lost a lot of lane experience, so he had less experience.

Now, with his ultimate ability at level two, Chen Dongqing is even more confident, and the way he looks at the opposing Gnar has changed.

At this moment, Zoom's Gnar had just logged in and was at zero rage. Seeing that this Cho'Gath still dared to push the minion wave, he naturally didn't give him any chance!

Nar boldly pressed forward and threw a boomerang at the giant worm!

But just as he launched his basic attack, Chen Dongqing seized the opportunity, unleashing a W that enveloped Gnar, followed by a Q that stomped right under Gnar's feet!

The move of silencing followed by Q can only be avoided by moving around.

However, Gnar was currently in a state of stun from basic attacks, and he hadn't gotten any level 2 boots or used his third-hit speed boost, so it wasn't easy for him to get out of there.

One Q, and it sends you flying into the air.

OK, Gnar is already a dead man.

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow and decisively rushed forward, unleashing four consecutive attacks: A followed by E followed by Tiamat!

The basic attack triggers Undying, followed by E to trigger Sheen and then Tiamat for a small burst of damage.

A level 11 Gnar with a naked Blade of the Ruined King only has a little over 1100 health and 80 armor. How can he withstand this kind of damage?

In just the time it takes to knock someone up, Gnar has lost more than half of his health!

Seeing that Gnar's health was about to be executed, Chen Dongqing immediately launched another basic attack with his E skill!

Gnar's health bar is red!

Just then, Zoom frantically pressed keys on the keyboard with his left hand, and Gnar pressed Blade of the Ruined King, Flash, and E skill.

Gnar used Blade of the Ruined King to draw blood, then flashed away, followed by his E skill to leap away, desperately trying to escape!

But it was all too late.

The giant bug's ultimate ability has entered the casting bar.

Gnar had just flashed away and hadn't even had a chance to jump when the giant bug bit him from a distance, instantly emptying Gnar's health bar!

Chen Dongqing grinned.

A little Gnar with 1100 HP dares to challenge the stat-boosting Cho'Gath?

Times have changed, buddy!

(According to the equipment mentioned in the article, a large Cho'Gath can deal 90 damage to a dummy with 1200 HP. However, a level 11 Gnar usually only has 76 armor and 1200 HP after the durability increase version, which is not enough to withstand the damage.)

The FPX players and the backstage spectators all covered their foreheads upon seeing this scene.

There was only silence.

Dude, we helped you for over ten minutes, gave you such a big lead in last hits, and even got you a kill, and this is how you repay us?

No solution.

There's really no solution.

They figured it out.

QG's top laner is absolutely unstoppable, he's too monstrous!

There's not much content today, so please be patient, guys. We'll speed things up tomorrow and finish this best-of-five series right away.

(End of this chapter)