League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 333 Dog Head?

After returning to the city, Chen Dongqing combined his third item, Randuin's Omen, and then joined the team to push forward.

With the Baron buff and Caitlyn's tower-pushing ability, the turrets were as fragile as paper. Chen Dongqing only needed to stand in front, and Uzi broke through EDG's mid-lane high ground in just a few moves.

At this point, the EDG team also became anxious.

This won't do, we need to start a group purchase!

Therefore, the factory manager decisively used EQ to enter the fray, and even wanted to coordinate with his teammates to focus fire on Uzi.

But how could Uzi give that chance? He decisively used his E to dodge the Prince's EQ combo, and then placed a trap to his side.

The next second, the prince used his ultimate to hit Uzi's face, but Uzi was protected by Karma's shield and was not in any danger. He just stood inside the ultimate's circle and fought the prince head-on!

At that moment, a "click" sound suddenly came from inside the arena.

To everyone's surprise, the trap that Uzi had just set down actually caught the Ashe archer who was advancing to attack!

This is the value of the Uzbek policewoman; her traps always appear in the most vulnerable spots, disrupting the opponent's offensive rhythm!

Uzi retaliated with a headshot, taking away half of Hanbing's health in one shot!

But iboy reacted quickly. He immediately used Purify to break free of the restraint, and then used his ultimate to target Xiangguo who was trying to cut him from the side, and with Lulu's speed boost, he quickly retreated.

Seeing that Ashe had already pulled away, Gao Dewei gritted his teeth and decisively flashed out, taunting Lucian who was standing next to him!

Xiangguo followed up with an E [Cocoon], but Scout also had Cleanse. Scout used DF combo to forcefully create distance, and then turned around to deal damage!

At this moment, the team fight was in complete chaos, with neither side able to deal with the other's backline. The game seemed to have turned into a contest of damage output between the two teams' carries.

Chen Dongqing did his job well this time. He stood next to Uzi, used a red-rage E to help Uzi break the armor of the giant bug, and then used a white-rage W to bite it!

Uzi placed a clamp under the giant bug's feet, easily trapping its massive body, and then used a headshot followed by an EQ combo, instantly melting the four-thousand-health giant bug!

The scene of the enormous object melting away in the policewoman's hands like ice meeting fire was truly full of tension.

Meanwhile, Gao Dewei finally couldn't hold on any longer and was killed by EDG's two ADCs focused fire.

Uzi also simultaneously used two basic attacks to kill the prince, and just in time he had a headshot ready.

Seeing this, Uzi ignored it and flashed forward, firing a shot at Lucian who was at half health!

Boom!

A headshot and a critical hit—this scene was like a visual feast. One shot nearly emptied Lucian's health bar, startling Meiko into immediately unleashing his ultimate!

But that didn't really help.

Xiangguo seized the opportunity, took a big bite, and forcefully killed Lucian!

Meanwhile, Chen Dongqing was being tormented by the cold ice.

iboy's health is still relatively good. Relying on the advantage of Hanbing's long reach and slowing speed, he is frantically shooting at Chen Dongqing.

However, Master Ai's equipment was too poor. His basic attacks on the crocodile with cloth armor boots and Randuin's Omen barely did any damage, essentially just scratching the surface!

This is when the power of the incense burner was revealed. With the double bonus from the split arrow and the incense burner, everyone saw that Frost's health was constantly rising, from half health to 80%!

Keep in mind that Ashe didn't build any lifesteal items!

Seeing this scene, Chen Dongqing felt extremely agitated.

Who are you giving gua sha to here?

At this moment, thanks to the rage-boosting effect of his ultimate skill, the crocodile had just raised his rage to 50 points.

Haven't you made enough of a scene?!

Chen Dongqing seized the opportunity when Hanbing stopped her basic attack, immediately used E+Flash to move forward, and used W to bite Hanbing!

The enthusiastic crocodile is no joke; with just one W, it brought Ashe down to below half health!

Chen Dongqing followed up with an A and then a Q to unleash a second burst of damage. Taking advantage of Lulu's protective skills not being ready, he instantly killed the Ice Queen with 80% health!

At the moment of the kill, a QG team logo appeared above the crocodile's head.

"Whoa!" the three commentators exclaimed in unison, "iboy was instantly defeated!"

Although this ice was definitely not going to cause any major damage, they still couldn't help but scream in surprise when they saw the ice's health bar disappear.

That crocodile is too fierce!

During this team fight, the three commentators didn't notice anything else except the crucial trap the female police officer landed, and the terrifying damage she dealt when killing Cho'Gath and Lucian.

Then there's the crocodile's ability to make its health bar disappear.

"Alright, after wiping out the enemy team, QG will face no more obstacles. They can easily win the first game!"

Watching EDG's crystal be destroyed by Uzi's single shot, Chen Dongqing nodded in satisfaction, stood up, and strode backstage with his teammates!

"Awesome, awesome!" Godvetch said with a hint of helplessness. "This game was a complete free win!"

There's no need to elaborate on how much of a blunder Godve played this game. He built all tank items on Galio, focusing on initiating team fights and providing protection.

In the final team fight, his role was to flash and taunt a Lucian who had Cleanse, and then he died.

But the team still won!

After careful consideration, Gao Dewei found it utterly uninteresting.

The rest of the QG members also looked relaxed, all with smiles on their faces.

They were quite satisfied with their performance in this first match.

The top laner establishes a huge advantage in the early game, then draws fire, allowing the bottom lane to take off again.

In QG's past matches, if either the top or bottom lane got going, they would basically win the game.

In this game, both top and bottom laners were in a comfortable position, so victory was a foregone conclusion!

Before leaving the stage, Chen Dongqing waved in a certain direction towards the audience, which immediately drew a strong response from the audience.

Lin Yuanhua sat in the audience, took out her phone, and took a picture of Chen Dongqing waving. Then she opened her album with satisfaction and began to browse the photos she had taken during the game.

As she watched, the smile on her lips gradually widened.

Before the match, when she saw QG lose the coin toss segment, she was genuinely worried that the right to choose sides might become a key factor in determining the outcome, just like in the LCK finals.

But after seeing her performance in the first game, her doubts vanished instantly.

The choice of sides doesn't matter; her boyfriend will take care of it.

After the five QG players left, the director switched the camera to the EDG side, where the five players looked completely bewildered.

This bewilderment was most evident on iboy and Mingkai's faces.

It was obvious that he had been knocked unconscious.

Mingkai couldn't find a breakthrough throughout the entire game, it was like a Gold player playing against a King player, he was completely crushed from start to finish.

I'm really stunned.

As for iboy, it's even simpler; he still hasn't gotten over the image of being instantly defeated by the crocodile.

How can the damage be so high?

The EDG players returned to the backstage area, dejectedly pushed open the door to the rest room, and before they could even calm down, they were immediately subjected to Abu's judgment.

"What are you guys doing this game? The rhythm is terrible!!" Abu's voice was quite shrill. "Look at yourselves this game, where is the professional team spirit?"

EDG's coaches have never been mild-mannered; they always point out problems sharply when the team encounters issues.

Therefore, it has also given rise to many classics.

"Mingkai, are you out of your mind?" Abu asked bluntly, "Was that top lane gank at level three even possible? And why did you use two Flashes to gank a Renekton at five minutes?"

From Abu's God-like perspective, what truly led EDG to decline was not A Guang being solo-killed at level one, nor A Guang being killed in the mid-game leading to the loss of Baron, nor iboy being instantly killed at the end.

Purely because of the factory manager's two decisions on the top lane.

The team suffered too many losses because of those two waves.

Upon hearing Abu's words, the factory manager was very displeased, but he couldn't find a reason to refute them.

He definitely had some kind of mental problem at the time.

Even now, he thinks those two decisions were indeed a bit stupid.

But ultimately, it was because he was too hasty.

Who wouldn't be anxious if their top laner got solo killed at level one?

How did A-Guang win the game against IG in the regular season, where he was solo killed at level 1? It was because he ganked TheShy that he won.

After TheShy got a solo kill, he lost all sense of reason and kept pushing the lane relentlessly, making it easy for him to get caught every time.

It's just that the attempt to capture him failed this time.

The factory manager glanced at A-Guang.

A-Guang, who was chased and slaughtered like a pig by the crocodile from start to finish, had the most relaxed expression among the EDG team members. He was staring intently at the screen.

To be honest, there's still a bit of suspense about who will be the MVP this game.

This was not only because Chen Dongqing's Renekton played brilliantly, but Uzi's performance in team fights in the mid-to-late game was also quite perfect.

Fortunately, the judges valued the person who opened up the game more, so Chen Dongqing ultimately won the MVP award.

Moreover, the post-match statistics were absolutely top-notch.

A minor flaw in KD with a 5-1-7 rating.

26% of injuries were sustained.

And the damage he dealt in the 28-minute match reached a staggering 17,000.

This is even comparable to Uzi, only 2200 points lower, ranking second overall.

Ah Guang sighed, lay down on the chair to rest, and began to think about how to play the next game.

He picked this as his last pick, and he still got beaten so badly.

In the next game, the opposing red team will be completely crushed, right?

At this moment, Abu noticed that something was wrong with the team members' emotions.

Normally, after a team loses a match, if he goes up and gives them a good scolding, the team will quickly wake up and then start seriously reviewing the mistakes made in the previous game.

But this time, all the team members lowered their heads, seemingly without any intention of refuting his words.

Abu thought for a moment, then said, "Alright, it's only one match lost, what's the big deal? There are still four games left!"

At this point, the factory manager spoke up, saying, "My decision-making was flawed in the last game; the main blame lies with me. In the upcoming matches, we just need to be careful, maintain our rhythm, and QG is definitely not an invincible team!"

Hearing the team leader take the pot, the other team members' expressions softened considerably.

That statement isn't wrong.

We're all playing the same game, and it's always five people playing together. Is there really such a thing as an invincible team?

Seeing this, Abu said, "We're on the blue side in the next game, so let's ignore the top lane and focus on the bottom lane, okay?"

This question was mainly directed at Ah Guang, since it was a big test for him.

Upon hearing this, Ah Guang calmly nodded and said, "I can."

The tone was so tragic, it conveyed a sense of heroic sacrifice, as if one were about to cover for their teammates.

Abu then asked, "So, do you think there's a problem with picking Lucian for mid lane?"

Although Lucian in the mid lane always performs quite well in lane, it seems that this champion has never actually won, which makes Abu a little uneasy.

Scout frowned slightly after hearing this, then said, "I think it's alright. I have pretty much enough pressure in the early and mid-game."

If Scout picks another hero, he cannot guarantee an advantage over Godv in lane.

But Lucian can.

To ensure he can win the lane, the junior player has to be a little selfish.

"So, shall we continue choosing next time?"

"Sure, no problem."

Not long after, the break ended, and both teams returned to the stage.

Wawa then shouted loudly, "Okay, we can see that both teams' players have returned to the field. This time, QG has the right to choose sides and has chosen the red side. The positions of the two teams have been swapped!"

However, although their positions have changed, the bans on both sides are still almost identical.

On the blue side, EDG still chose to ban Jayce and Fiora, but they made a slight change in their third ban, replacing Kalista with Janna.

The strategy of using a support champion with a naked Ardent Censer has been around for a while now, and teams all over the world understand that Kalista is a very high priority in the draft phase.

When a hero's priority is ridiculously high, that hero will generally appear in the red team's ban list, without exception.

Therefore, Kalista was naturally banned by QG, ​​followed by Poppy and Thresh.

"Alright, now for the champion selection phase! EDG, on the blue side, immediately locked in Caitlyn as their first pick! This pick is actually quite strange!"

After Caitlyn was nerfed repeatedly, there aren't many people who can truly understand and play this champion, and iboy is clearly not one of the better players.

This is a classic example of using a pick instead of a ban.

On the other side, QG was not surprised at all by the choice of Caitlyn. They locked on quickly with their first and second picks and quickly picked Karma and Lulu. They picked both shield and support, one mid and one support, not giving EDG a chance to pick Karma to lane!

EDG didn't have much of a solution, so they switched to locking in Nami, and then quickly locked in Maokai.

Upon seeing this large tree, the audience immediately understood EDG's draft strategy for this game.

Isn't this EDG's classic strategy from S6? Play Maokai in the top lane, let him be the lone wolf, and let the other four guys play by themselves.

Banbazi was equally clear-headed. Seeing this, he immediately communicated in voice chat: "What do you guys think? Should we switch sides with them, or go all out in the bottom half of the map?"

"Of course!" Chen Dongqing said with a smile, "We'll definitely go head-to-head with them in the lower bracket!"

Although switching sides to play the military training lane would make Chen Dongqing more comfortable, it wouldn't necessarily increase his win rate.

Since Chen Dongqing could clear the top lane on his own against A Guang, there was absolutely no need to call for a jungler.

Therefore, the correct strategy is for the jungler to protect Uzi in the bottom half of the map and allow Uzi to develop into his power spike.

When it comes to gaming, Chen Dongqing has never been a selfish person. Although he is known as a carry-type top laner, he is willing to play Renekton or Malphite if you ask him to.

Upon hearing this, Uzbekistan was inexplicably moved.

I always keep things like damage and MVP in mind, and I work hard for those things in every game.

However, his "competitors" never took these things seriously.

In comparison, he seems to have a narrow perspective.

Thinking this, Uzi smiled and said, "OK, I'll carry this game!"

The two sides traded picks back and forth, and the lineups were quickly chosen. QG quickly locked in Varus and Gragas as their third and fourth picks, while EDG added Jarvan IV and Lucian, thus finalizing their lineups.

Seeing EDG choose the classic route again, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

It's clear that EDG has a lot of confidence in the champion Lucian.

But they really never won.

The lineups for both sides are as follows.

Blue side EDG: Top lane Maokai, Jungle Jarvan IV, Mid lane Lucian, Bot lane Caitlyn and Nami.

Red team QG: Top laner undecided, jungler Gragas, mid laner Karma, bot lane Varus and Lulu.

"Now it all depends on what hero QG picks as their last move!"

Wawa said, "Looking at the lineup, QG's four picks have both damage and protection, as well as Gragas' initiation. So I think that in this game, Tree should either pick an AP top laner to supplement AP damage, or pick a front-line tank to provide tankiness and help Uzi get a better output environment. This is reasonable in terms of lineup composition."

At this point, Miller frowned and said, "But EDG is also very smart. They banned Cassiopeia and Rumble in the second round, and Kennen and Vladimir are not good against Maokai, so Maokai doesn't have many AP heroes left to choose."

As soon as Miller finished speaking, QG locked in their tenth hero!

"Life and death are an endless cycle; we are born, they die!"

A hero with a dog's head and a human body appeared in the selection box, startling the three commentators who shouted.

"Dog head!?"

This dog head isn't just for fun; this hero received an epic buff in this patch, which I'll briefly introduce in the next chapter.

See you tomorrow, guys!

(End of this chapter)