League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 329 The Second Division

After watching the semi-final, the QG team members actually relaxed quite a bit.

The thought of facing EDG in the finals put them under no pressure.

They have experience playing BO5 against this team; they've never lost!

Of course, they still have many games to watch before that.

August 28th, the day after QG's match ended.

The hardworking Master Chen has finished his ranking campaign for the day, firmly holding onto the title of number one in the three servers.

In DOTA2, high-elo players have learned to ban Invoker and Arc Warden, but Chen Dongqing is completely oblivious to them.

He has a lot of heroes he can use.

Following the advice of the viewers in the chat, he quickly mastered Meepo.

This hero is called Meepo in DOTA2, and he's also a notoriously difficult hero to play with, requiring players to break their hands.

The difficulty of this hero is also very simple; it lies in his ultimate skill.

The ultimate skill has a simple and straightforward effect. After learning the ultimate skill, you can create a permanent clone that can gain experience and gold just like the original body, and has the original body's basic stats and skills. However, it will restrict the use of equipment and can only use footwear items.

One clone at level one, two clones at level two, and three clones at level three.

In other words, Meepo, who has a level 3 ultimate ability, can control four characters simultaneously.

Furthermore, Meepo's basic skills are also linked to his ultimate ability, which creates clones. His third skill's passive, "Scavenging," grants his basic attacks a lifesteal effect, and this lifesteal can heal all Meepo.

W [Deception] can be cast on any Meepo. After a 1.5-second duration, it teleports the caster to any Meepo.

Moreover, this skill deals damage; after teleporting, it will cause 100 points of true damage to the surrounding area. If three are teleported instantly, it will deal 300 points of true damage.

Q [Earth Binding] is simple and brutal; it throws out a net that imprisons all enemy units within its range.

Seeing this skill mechanic, you should understand. A Meepo with excellent micro-management skills can control four units simultaneously, scattering them across the map to farm gold separately. If they encounter enemies, they can instantly teleport the other three Meepo to their location and then take turns throwing nets. The four immobilizations can render the enemy unable to move, leaving them only able to stand back and fight.

However, with the E skill's shared healing mechanism, the four Meepo's ability to stand and fight is quite strong, and in the end, the enemy's only outcome is death!

Of course, this is on the premise that you have excellent skills.

Meepo's ultimate ability has another mechanism: if any clone dies, the rest of the Meepo will die simultaneously.

Playing a hero like Meepo, who requires a lot of micro-management, can easily overload a beginner's brain.

But for Chen Dongqing, this was still a small case.

He listened to the suggestions from the viewers in the live stream, first went to Bilibili to find a tutorial video to learn about item builds, operation, and strategy, and then practiced in training mode for half an hour straight!

With the help of talent and hard work, his hero proficiency quickly reached the intermediate level.

My achievements today are entirely due to my own hard work!

Immediately afterwards, he activated the system to allocate skill points, instantly raising his proficiency to Master level.

Feeling the knowledge flowing into his mind, Chen Dongqing immediately started a ranked match.

Then, they slaughtered twenty people, directly killing pigs.

"Holy crap, this hero is so awesome!" Chen Dongqing exclaimed in surprise. "Isn't this a one-versus-five situation?"

The four clones act separately. Whenever they encounter an enemy, they are like an arrow piercing the clouds, bringing a thousand troops to meet them. It is a righteous four against one.

This dominance in rankings is simply outrageous.

Chen Dongqing thought to himself, "If only League of Legends could release a champion this strong."

Viewers in the live stream were utterly astonished when they saw the match.

Just an hour ago, Chen Dongqing was searching for tutorial videos to learn how to play Meepo.

So, after just half an hour of training in the training camp, you can go fishing at 9,000 points?

Wow, Tree Bro's talent!

After seeing this, countless DOTA2 players no longer find it surprising that Chen Dongqing reached the top of the ranked ladder in less than two months.

Chen Dongqing looked at his score, which had reached 9300, and nodded in satisfaction, chuckling happily, "That's about enough Dota for today."

It was already four o'clock when Chen Dongqing opened the LCK live stream and saw that the match had just started.

Today is the LCK finals day, and the two finalists are none other than KT and SKT.

The butterfly effect brought about by Chen Dongqing's rebirth will have an even greater impact on LCK.

LZ, the former Summer Split champion, was eliminated by SSG in the semifinals, making their situation in the World Championship quite precarious.

However, SSG fell to SKT in the third round of the playoffs.

Chen Dongqing had heard of SKT this summer, as they had been quite formidable in the second half of the season.

After losing last year, Bang did not follow the original path of entering a meditative training state. Instead, he reflected deeply on his defeat and maintained a high-frequency ranking rhythm.

Under these circumstances, SKT's team strength reached an unprecedented level.

Chen Dongqing found the result of the match amusing.

What if, in the end, the champion SSG doesn't even make it to the World Championship? That would be a real problem.

After all, SSG is still not at its peak. Back then, this team entered the World Championship as the third seed, and after experiencing the pain of being defeated twice by RNG in the group stage, they finally grew into an invincible team, sweeping the biggest favorite to win the championship SKT 3-0.

If this team could be eliminated from the competition area beforehand, that would be the most ridiculous thing ever.

Of course, that's a story for another time. What's currently underway is the LCK Summer Finals, a major battle between KT and SKT.

Both teams have already secured their spots in the World Championship; the only difference is that one is the number one seed and the other is the number two seed.

On one side is KT, the highest-paid super team in the entire LCK, with five players who consider SKT their mortal enemy; on the other side is SKT, a legendary club with two championships, featuring Faker, and Score, who was kicked out of KT because of Peanut's arrival.

This was a battle to the death, with both sides fighting desperately to avoid losing. The fight was incredibly intense, a true fight to the death!

SKT still sticks to their old style, focusing on defense and counter-attacks, but there's one person who always seems out of place with the rest of the team.

That's Huni from the upper unit.

This guy has been with SKT for almost a year and has perfectly inherited the legacy of SKT's top laners. Following Mu Bu Tuan, Ma Bu Beng, and Du Bu Chuan, he has earned the nickname Hu Bu Rou (meaning "not meaty").

No matter what this person plays, he always focuses on output. Even when playing Renekton, he always uses Blade of the Ruined King and Black Cleaver. He's nicknamed "Little Ilex".

But this guy has the will but not the ability. His usual strategy of pushing for high damage output just results in him going into team fights and dying instantly.

Carry-type top laners are not so easy to beat.

The two teams were extremely evenly matched, which was evident in the side selection process. In all five matches, both sides unanimously chose the blue side.

This alone shows the difference between the LCK and LPL ecosystems.

The top lane in the LPL has been greatly influenced by Chen Dongqing, resulting in intense competition. Even in this meta where top laners are tanky, the red side remains extremely important.

But LCK is completely the opposite.

As before, the blue side still holds the advantage, and its winning rate is significantly higher than that of the red side.

With the two teams evenly matched, the blue team's advantage became the key factor in determining the outcome, and the blue team ultimately won five consecutive games.

SKT, who won the right to choose sides before the match, became the ultimate winner!

After a long hiatus, SKT has once again won the league championship. This is the sixth league championship for the team that has come all the way since S3, making them the team with the most league championships in the world!

Throughout this journey, Faker has been a key player!

In the post-match interview, Faker spoke softly into the microphone: "We didn't perform very well in the first half of this year, which caused many teams to forget about SKT, but it's okay, this championship will remind them."

This left many viewers completely confused.

What do you mean? What do you mean by "not performing well"? Weren't you the runners-up in the Spring Split?

But the next second, everyone realized what was going on.

So Faker was talking to Ilex?

When Ilex advanced to the semifinals, he publicly stated that he wanted to play against G2 and KT, which probably made Faker jealous.

That same evening, Riot Games' official Twitter account posted a tweet.

The tweet consisted of two photos, accompanied by the four capital letters "GOAT?".

This word is an abbreviation of "Greatest Of All Time," meaning the best in history.

This move is clearly an attempt to incite conflict; Riot Games, which always loves to stir things up, is already building hype for this year's World Championship.

On one side is a legendary mid-laner with two world championships, and on the other is a super top-laner who won the Grand Slam and FMVP in just one year as a starter. The debate between the two of them about who is the greatest of all time has never stopped, with each side always holding their own opinion.

But countless players believe that this question will be answered after this World Championship.

This tweet immediately sparked a frenzy, with the troublemaking club G2 being the first to comment: "Oh, bro, personally, I think there's absolutely no doubt about who's the greatest of all time. Ilex is the absolute greatest. Faker only won two championships because he didn't encounter Ilex sooner. It's all that damn LGD's fault!"

Under this reply, countless people flocked in, and a neat line of "It's all LGD's fault" appeared below.

LGD's decision to let ilex and Godv escape was incredibly stupid, leading many netizens to consider them the biggest sucker in esports history.

The tweet eventually reached Chen Dongqing, who couldn't help but laugh when he saw it.

When he logged into Twitter and saw that tweet, he happened to see that SKT eSports Club's official Twitter account had also left a reply below.

"I think Ilex's top priority right now is to win the LPL Summer Split championship before he can discuss who the GOAT is with Faker."

Chen Dongqing clicked on the comment and saw that G2's official Twitter account, which always likes to get involved, had also replied. Chen Dongqing clicked on the translation and saw that the tweet read: "You don't actually think QG can't beat EDG, do you? God, then I'm really going to kick your ass hard with my boots!"

Upon seeing the comment, Chen Dongqing immediately laughed. After thinking for a moment, he promptly replied to the SKT eSports Club's comment: "September 3rd, wait and see my performance!"

The tweet was immediately followed by a flood of comments.

[Holy crap! A tree!]

Is that really you?

[It really is true, it's verified.]

[Wow, Tree Bro's joined the group too!]

Shortly after the tweet was posted, SKT finally replied: "Okay, then see you at Worlds!"

Chen Dongqing looked at the tweet, smiled, put away her phone, and drifted off to sleep.

8 month 29 number.

The LPL competition is still ongoing.

Today's match is the third-place game, with WE and FPX taking to the stage for another epic battle.

FPX didn't beat WE all year in S7, which proves that there is indeed some tactical counterplay between the two teams, and this time is no exception.

WE wins 3-1!

Although they still won one game, that game relied on Doinb and Clid's perfect rhythm. If the rhythm had been disrupted even once, they would have lost.

Including this time, FPX has been defeated by WE five times. At this point, the chat was already flooded with comments like "seven captures of Meng Huo," which was quite amusing.

After this match, the order of the qualifying matches was finally determined.

WE, the runner-up in the Spring Split and the third-place finisher in the Summer Split, sits at the end of the gauntlet, waiting for the winner between FPX and IG to advance and determine the third seed.

From this moment on, the 2017 LPL matches at Zhengda Plaza officially ended, and the venue officially moved to Wukesong Arena in Beijing!

8 month 31 number.

QG and EDG officially landed in Beijing, and as soon as they arrived, they were pulled over by people from the LPL to participate in a series of recordings, including promotional videos for the finals and pre-match trash talk.

And it is also today that the LCK gauntlet tournament has finally come to an end.

Unfortunately, the scenario of the champion falling in the competition zone did not happen.

In a meta where AD carries hold supreme status, Ruler, who is playing professionally for the second year, finally stepped up. In a five-game match, he only died three times in total, perfectly embodying the spirit of composure.

His extremely stable Korean-style AD play is practically the answer to this version!

In the final, thrilling team fight, Ruler Varus positioned himself perfectly, creating a comfortable environment for himself to deal damage. In the end, he pulled off a devastating three-for-five exchange, allowing the bot lane duo to survive and push down LZ's base!

Samsung, you've qualified!

Chen Dongqing was astonished when he saw this scene.

Logically speaking, LZ should be the LCK's number one seed!

And now, this team hasn't even made it to the World Championship!

It's clear that the competition in the LCK this year is incredibly fierce.

Chen Dongqing showed the tournament schedule to Xiangguo next to him and asked, "How would you rate the three LCK seed teams?"

SKT, KT, SSG.

"Rated as trash!" Xiangguo scoffed. "What's there to say about a second-rate team from the second division?"

Chen Dongqing thought it made sense.

Also.

It's just the second division, what's there to evaluate?

Once I beat EDG, I'll come to Worlds and beat you guys!

See you tomorrow, brothers!

(End of this chapter)