League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 331 Another Level 1 Solo Kill!

As the ten players from both sides emerged from the fountain, the director immediately switched to show the talent choices of the ten players.

Wawa immediately spotted a blind spot in the runes choices of both top laners, exclaiming, "Hey, we can see that Tree's rune selection this game is quite interesting; he actually chose Fervor of Battle!"

"This is the standard build for Renekton against Cho'Gath in this patch, right?" Miller seemed to understand, and quickly explained, "Because Cho'Gath is so tanky in the late game, a Renekton with a normal build simply can't deal any damage. So many Renekton players opt for Blade of the Ruined King and Black Cleaver, making them excellent at dealing with tanks!"

Since the MSI version, the Blade of the Ruined King and Black Cleaver build has gained a synergy effect. When Blade of the Ruined King is built first and then Black Cleaver, a single basic attack can instantly stack two layers of armor penetration.

This build allows the Renekton to instantly stack six layers of armor penetration on Black Cleaver with a single W combo while in full red fury!

If you follow up with a red-rage E at this point, the bug will be almost naked, making it a guaranteed kill.

Of course, at this point, some people might ask, what if you're afraid of being one-shotted by a level 6 Cho'Gath and need to build Black Cleaver first to increase your tankiness?

That's not a problem.

After you complete the two-piece set, sell the Black Cleaver first, then sell the Blade of the Ruined King. Then, click "undo" twice. The Blade of the Ruined King that is undone first will be considered the first item purchased and will also enjoy the synergy effect.

This might seem like exploiting a bug, but Riot Games clearly hasn't restricted it.

The reason why Lucian is so popular in the mid lane in this version is also due to this mechanism. The two-item set of Blade of the Ruined King and Black Cleaver is too strong and cheap to complete, which fits the mid lane's oppressive playstyle very well.

Upon seeing this talent choice, the three commentators understood that Ilex might not actually be aiming for a tanky playstyle in this game.

He really wants to mess with Ah Guang!

Time ticked by, and soon it was 1 minute and 40 seconds before the monster spawned.

Looking at the junglers' setup on both sides, the doll narrowed her eyes slightly and noticed something was amiss.

He noticed that Xiangguo's Spider didn't choose to start in the top half of the map, but instead camped at the red buff in the bottom half and started attacking the red buff!

The three commentators were completely bewildered upon seeing this scene.

Something's not right. Isn't this lineup clearly designed to dominate the bottom half of the map? You can't just ignore the Caitlyn and Karma combo and go help Renekton in the top lane, can you? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?

The director then switched the camera to the upper half of the map, where the crocodile was also busy. Before the jungle monsters respawned, it attacked the blast cone in the jungle, which blew up the blue buff camp, and it actually started attacking the blue buff!

The third commentator got confused again.

What's with taking the blue buff? You don't have a jungle item or Smite, you'll just get hammered to death by the blue buff, won't you?

In the video, the crocodile A followed by W gave the blue buff, then quickly walked towards the river, and then stood at a certain point in the river, waiting for the blue buff to approach.

Just as the blue buff got close and raised its left fist to strike, the patience bar above its health bar disappeared, and the blue buff began to turn and retreat towards the camp.

He won't retaliate until the blue buff returns to camp.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chen Dongqing immediately chased after the enemy, and then attacked the buff again, stacking his rage by 25 points. He then immediately turned around and ran back to the lane.

Seeing this, the three commentators finally understood.

"Is the crocodile trying to time his rage spike?" the doll remarked. "Hey, Tree Bro's move here is kind of interesting!"

From the initial use of the Explosive Cone to later securing a precise position and taking an extra attack during the blue buff retreat, it was clearly a meticulously planned strategy.

At this moment, the quick-thinking Wu Wukai discovered a novel angle. He suddenly said, "Furthermore, the crocodile is going online with anger, and he can pretend to help the spider clear the jungle, which will give EDG the wrong message!"

At this point, both Doll and Miller were startled again.

In professional matches, information is a very important factor. Many teams make elaborate arrangements at the beginning of the game just to scout out a jungler's starting route so they can take countermeasures.

However, Chen Dongqing's actions have now given EDG the wrong message.

At this moment, A-Guang saw the crocodile come online with 25 points of rage. Just as Luwei had said, he immediately sent a message to the team: "The spider started with blue buff, and the crocodile helped him clear the jungle."

After receiving confirmation from the factory manager, A-Guang immediately pressed forward without saying a word.

Why does the giant bug counter the crocodile? This story begins with the regular season match between IG and EDG.

In that match, TheShy's Cho'Gath was chased down and killed by A-Guang at level one, which became a legendary story.

At that time, after TheShy killed someone, he still had half his health left!

Ah Guang felt that this time it was his turn to fight the crocodile with his big bug, so he had to go up and pressure it no matter what!

A level one crocodile is utterly useless; he's bound to lose!

The giant worm, clutching an inextinguishable green light, pressed straight forward toward the crocodile.

But to everyone's surprise, the opposing crocodile was not intimidated at all and took the initiative to meet the enemy, exchanging a basic attack with the giant worm!

Ah Guang's eyes widened immediately upon seeing this.

Who gave you permission to talk to me like that? You've never died before, have you?!

As he was speaking, he didn't back down at all and launched another basic attack!

Chen Dongqing wasn't intimidated and returned the favor with a normal attack.

Neither side lost any skills.

Ah Guang had studied TheShy's Cho'Gath replay. TheShy was very cunning at level one, holding onto his E skill and trading auto-attacks with Renekton until he was half health before using his second Grasp of the Undying and E to burst down Renekton.

Thanks to the slow effect of E skill, A Guang's crocodile was unable to escape at all, resulting in him being chased and killed by Flash.

Now, Ah-Guang plans to do the same.

The stats for Cho'Gath in this version are quite outrageous. Both its health and attack power are slightly better than Renekton's, and it also has the advantage of having an Undying at the start of the game. So when Cho'Gath gets its second Undying, Renekton's health drops to half before it does!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, A-Guang immediately used A followed by E to reset his basic attack, and even dared to move forward to press his position!

After using the three-stage E attack, and then the third Undying attack, you should be able to kill him.

But at that moment, the crocodile also launched a basic attack on the giant bug.

With five basic attacks, Chen Dongqing simultaneously reduced the giant bug to half health, and finally gained 55 rage points, while also maxing out War Fever!

The level 10 Fervor directly increased Chen Dongqing's attack power by 10 points!

With this boost, Chen Dongqing immediately followed up with an A-W combo!

The crocodile swung its weapon wildly, slashing the giant worm four times in a row!

With the combined buffs of Fury and Fervor, the crocodile's damage output is simply off the charts!

Taking advantage of the insect's dazed state, Chen Dongqing took a step forward to block its position and then launched another basic attack.

Everyone, including Ah Guang, saw the giant worm's health plummet from half to just over a hundred!

Ah Guang was immediately shocked!

What kind of damage is this?!

Why aren't you following the script? What kind of crocodile learns W at level one?

Although the crocodile's health is indeed low, with less than 200 HP left, compared to the giant worm's double-digit health, Chen Dongqing has to shout that the advantage is in his hands!

Ah Guang dared not continue trading blows. Taking advantage of the interval between the crocodile's basic attacks, he made one last auto-attack to slow the enemy down, and then immediately turned around and used Flash to create distance!

But Chen Dongqing was prepared and immediately followed up with a basic attack!

"First blood!"

On the very first wave of minions, A-Guang gave up first blood, which turned into 400 gold coins falling into the enemy's pocket.

Just like when he played against IG in the regular season.

The difference is that back then he was the crocodile fighting the insect, but now he's the insect fighting the crocodile.

The hero has changed, but the outcome remains the same: it was still Ah Guang who died.

"Solo kill!" Miller, the commentator, was stunned and shouted, "Really?! A solo kill at level one? And it was Renekton who solo killed Cho'Gath!"

Upon seeing this, the three commentators exchanged bewildered glances.

The viewers in the live stream also typed out a screen full of question marks.

No, that doesn't make sense.

Is a level 1 crocodile really that strong in a fight? Is this the boost from Red Fury W and Fervor of Battle?

At this point, the audience finally understood what Chen Dongqing's purpose was in pulling away the blue buff at the beginning of the game.

The goal is to start with 30 rage points, so that the crocodile can unleash its red rage W in the first skirmish, thus gaining the ability to fight Cho'Gath head-on!

Ah Guang, whose mind was full of thoughts of soloing the crocodile with the giant bug, fell right into the trap and obediently gave up the first blood.

Upon seeing this outrageous scene, the live stream chat experienced its first peak in the finals.

It was full of mockery directed at Ah Guang.

[The crocodile was killed by the giant worm, the giant worm was killed by the crocodile, Ah Guang, you're something else!]

Haha, this is really funny!

[Holy crap, I finally know how to beat Darius at level 1 with Renekton! I'm going to try it out in ranked right now and crush that Darius!]

[I have to say, this Fervorful Crocodile's damage is really high; one AW attack brought him to near death from half health.]

[Tree Bro is the world's number one damage dealer, you know that?]

Indeed, the heroes he plays deal slightly more damage than others.

At this moment, in EDG's voice chat, A-Guang was also venting his frustration to his teammates:

"Oh dear, I really don't know what happened this time. I just played the same way TheShy did before, but what can I do if I can't beat them?"

These words immediately caught the attention of everyone in EDG, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

Is it possible that TheShy was able to kill you back then because you had a bit of green (indicating a negative connotation)?

Just like how Ilex could kill you this time.

But they never said it.

Let's try to give Ah Guang a positive attitude.

The factory manager thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, just play it safe. The enemy jungler is farming downwards. I'll come up and help you out later, and see if we can gank him and kill him, okay?"

"Yes, that's a good chance." Ah Guang nodded. "There is definitely an opportunity."

At this point, the factory manager simply changed his strategy.

He was originally farming from bottom to top, and then going to gank mid at level three.

But since he used Flash at level one in the top lane, it was indeed an opportunity for him.

After saying that, the factory manager's prince cleared the red buff and headed towards the top lane with his battle halberd.

During this journey, the factory manager specifically instructed the bottom lane: "Be a little more cautious in the bottom lane, the enemy might gank you."

"Yes, I know." Meiko nodded. "We're all at full strength, they can't get past us."

In their match against QG, they lost a significant number of minions in order to avoid being tower-dived.

They must hold their ground in the bottom lane this game!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the road, the factory manager quickly headed towards the upper road.

Because the crocodile couldn't push the lane with W at level 1, Chen Dongqing only farmed three melee minions after killing someone before returning to base to replenish his health and mana, and then teleporting back to lane.

After going live, the two top laners started fighting again, and Chen Dongqing didn't have time to ward the river.

The factory manager was naturally aware of this information, so he casually squatted down in the riverbed grass.

Seeing that the crocodile seemed completely unaware of this, the factory manager felt something was amiss.

Logically speaking, given Ilex's awareness, he shouldn't be unaware of this. In situations like this, he would usually retreat to defend against a jungler.

The factory manager weighed the pros and cons for a long time, but finally decided to take the plunge!

During the Intercontinental Cup, when QG faced off against LZ, Chen Dongqing once used a clever tactic, completely fooling the entire LZ team and crushing them in one fell swoop.

This time, the factory manager suspected that this B was up to no good again.

Your jungler started in the top half of the map, who can help you?

"Get him!" Seeing that the crocodile still dared to press forward to exchange blood, the factory manager decisively stepped out of the bushes and charged straight at the crocodile!

"Give me silence, and I'll go straight for EQ!"

"OK!"

Once the prince was in position, A Guang acted decisively, immediately using W to silence Chen Dongqing for 1.6 seconds. The factory manager's prince seized the opportunity and used EQ to knock Chen Dongqing into the air!

The big bug used its Q skill again, and the two executed a perfect control chain, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

That's bound to lead to something unexpected.

Just as the prince finished his EQ combo, there was a sudden movement in the bushes behind Chen Dongqing, and a stream of white liquid shot directly onto the prince's face!

Off the field, the cheers from the audience were already deafening, with countless people excited by Xiangguo's top-notch counter-gank!

The commentator, Wawa, shouted from the commentary booth, "They've got a counter-gank! The factory manager landed and was immediately trapped in a cocoon by the spider, unable to move!"

After the cocoon hit, Xiangguo quickly pressed the keyboard, and the spider used a WQARAWQ combo to bite the prince!

The level 3 spider's combat power is second to none. With just this wave, it was enough to bring the prince down to less than half health!

After being knocked into the air by the giant bug and landing, Chen Dongqing immediately used his W skill to bite the prince, managing to maintain the control effect at the last minute!

Immediately afterwards, Chen Dongqing launched a normal attack, successfully raising his rage to 50 points, and then immediately unleashed a [Tyrant's Frenzy]!

A single red-rage Q hits two heroes and a small number of minions, instantly triggering maximum health regeneration and increasing health by a large increment!

Chen Dongqing landed one last auto-attack on the prince, then used his E skill to turn around and, with the slight damage from the E skill, successfully chipped the prince away to death!

Poor factory manager, after using EQ, he didn't use any skills and was controlled to death!

After killing the factory manager, Chen Dongqing didn't rest. He attacked the big bug again, then used his second E skill to burrow, directly getting in front of the bug!

Xiangguo, on the other hand, ascended to heaven, also bursting into the face!

Although the two Desert Spiders have lost their skills, their basic attacks are still real.

The two of them chased Cho'Gath all the way with the slow effect of the red buff. Finally, Cho'Gath ran back to the tower, and Xiangguo transformed back into human form and took down Cho'Gath with an AQ combo!

"Two for zero!" Miller, in the commentary booth, exclaimed excitedly, clenching his fist tightly, "QG's top and jungle duo's coordination was absolutely brilliant!"

At this moment, all five players on the QG voice channel smiled.

In just over three minutes, the kill score had already reached 3-0, which was an absolutely perfect start.

The reason for this situation is mainly due to Chen Dongqing's solo kill with level 1 rage control, and the information deception created by the crocodile coming online with rage.

This single move is enough to secure the victory!

I see some people seem to have questions about the right to choose sides? I think I explained it in the article, right?

Because of the influence of key players, the ecosystem of the LPL is different from that of the LCK. In the S7 version, the strong top laners were actually tanks. In the LCK, the top laner's status was not high, so the blue side had a higher win rate, and the pick priority naturally favored the blue side.

However, the LPL is different. Because of the presence of key players, the top lane has deviated from the meta, leading to more intense competition and giving the red side an advantage. Therefore, the choices made by the two regions after obtaining the right to choose sides will differ.

This part is free. See you tomorrow, guys! Mwah!

(End of this chapter)