League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 353 They've completely lost all sense of shame!

Today, the LPL teams were exceptionally united. Around noon, the three teams agreed to take the same bus to the venue.

While the vehicle was in motion, Chen Dongqing habitually browsed the forum and came across a post.

[If you don't understand, what are the chances of all three teams winning today?]

Once Chen Dongqing clicked in, he could see many knowledgeable people making comments.

QG is a solid team, their opponents aren't strong; it's harder to say about EDG and FPX.

[Isn't EDG playing IMT today? They should have a pretty good chance, they're just the second-ranked team in North America.]

[Original fans? Don't you know what kind of team EDG is?]

[This Team B is like this: in 2015, everyone thought they could easily beat FNC, that the European and American teams were just weaklings. But EDG got swept 4-0 by FNC. Do you think that makes sense?]

This team cannot be trusted.

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but burst out laughing when he saw the comments.

That 4-0 victory was where his dream began.

The factory manager, sitting on the other side of the aisle, was still wondering what Chen Dongqing was laughing about, and wanted to turn his head to take a peek.

Chen Dongqing's expression changed, and he quickly covered his phone.

"What are you looking at? Why are you hiding it like that? Let me peek!"

"Isn't this inappropriate?"

"What's wrong with that? Everyone here is a guy, they definitely won't laugh at you!"

"walk slowly."

Chen Dongqing handed over the phone.

The factory manager took it and glanced at it. Then Chen Dongqing watched as his expression suddenly changed, from a wicked smile to a gloomy one, as he entered a dark state.

Chen Dongqing really likes this!

You think he didn't want to affect the factory manager's mood, so he didn't show it to him? Actually, he was deliberately hiding it, playing hard to get.

First, pique the factory manager's curiosity, then deliver a major blow; that will be the biggest hit!

The factory manager irritably handed the phone back, then snorted and said, "After today's matches, I'm definitely going to take a stroll through the EDG forum and see how they're praising EDG!"

"That's great!" Chen Dongqing said cheerfully, "Good luck in today's match, brothers! It's rare that all three of us have matches, let's all win together!"

"Don't worry!" On the back seat of the bus, Lin Weixiang, with his arms around Liu Qingsong and QG substitute 369, said casually, "The opponents aren't strong today, anyone can handle it!"

FPX's opponent today can't be considered weak; in fact, they are quite strong.

"Flash Wolves aren't good enough?" Chen Dongqing laughed. "They're the kings of BO1, beating Korean teams every day. Beating a little Phoenix like you is a piece of cake for them, right?"

"How come the King of BO1 is still ranked behind us?" Lin Weixiang waved his hand dismissively. "Do as you please!"

Of course, the Flash Wolves' performance this year has not been ideal. After losing to the Rabbits, their record is now 1-1.

If FPX wins today, they might be in danger.

We'll have to wait until the match starts to find out the outcome.

Chen Dongqing lay happily on the chair.

At this moment, the factory manager chimed in, "You're always showing off like this, but you better not lose today! It would be a joke if you lost to Vietnam!"

Beside her, Meiko immediately quoted General Fan Zhiyi's famous saying: "If this continues, we'll lose to Vietnam; we'll lose all face!"

"We definitely can't lose!" Xiangguo's tone remained arrogant. "What decent person would lose to Vietnam?"

The other two teams didn't come up to challenge them.

The main reason is that they didn't think QG would lose to Vietnam, which is really ridiculous.

Before long, the bus arrived at the parking lot and slowly turned off the engine.

This time, the fans were happy. They saw a huge crowd of people get out of the LPL car after it stopped in the parking lot!

Cheers erupted from all sides!

"QG!"

"QG!"

"Go, Tree Bro!"

"Go, Tree Bro!"

The members of EDG and FPX following behind felt increasingly uneasy. They listened carefully for a long time before occasionally hearing cheers for them amidst the shouts.

Seeing this, the factory manager couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Damn, this is so annoying. I should have known better than to go with them.

Chen Dongqing waved to the fans and then quickly walked into the venue.

After a series of preparations, the competition finally began.

The first match is SKT's, and their opponent today is FNC.

While preparing to go on stage, the QG players watched the match unfolding on the field.

To be honest, this match was quite interesting.

Caps, FNC's mid laner, who is now in his third year playing professionally, seems to have improved his skills this year. He went toe-to-toe with Faker in the laning phase, and neither of them was at a disadvantage.

Unfortunately, FNC couldn't hold on in either the top or bottom lanes.

Huni, nicknamed "Little Ilex," is all about carrying. He might not be effective against strong top laners, but he's absolutely top-notch at stomping noobs.

With the help of the jungler, Huni's Fiora was on top of FNC's team in just ten minutes, making crazy plays!

The situation between the two sides became unbalanced from that moment on, and then spiraled out of control.

In the end, it took 30 minutes. SKT played steadily and relied on Fiora's split-pushing to create a 10,000 gold lead, and finally won the game!

After the SKT match ended and there was a halftime break, today's host, Lin Yuanhua, invited QG onto the stage.

After a day's break, QG returned to the stage, and the audience was naturally full of anticipation. Everyone was well-prepared, and a wave of explosive cheers swept over them!

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese team standing opposite QG looked rather grim as they were overwhelmed by the cheers, because they knew that the cheers were not for them.

Both players quickly took their seats, and after a brief delay, the draft phase began.

This time, QG, without the right to choose a side, still chose the red side, obediently banning Kalista and Poppy, and then banning Rek'Sai, which is commonly used by Vietnamese teams.

Neither side had much to say about their choice.

GAM banned Lulu and picked Xayah on the first floor. QG could only cut off Rakan as a counter-strategy, and then locked in a Gragas to pair with Rakan to enter the game.

GAM's strategy is quite clear. QG, on the red side, likes to pick a late-game carry in the bottom lane paired with a soft support, waiting for the three core items to come online.

The Vietnamese team will ban Lulu, then force you to pick Rakan, disrupting your rhythm.

GAM's strategy was clear: they picked Karma and Galio simultaneously, one as support and one as mid, denying the mid laner a chance to farm Ardent Censer monsters.

However, QG is also very tough. Seeing that Karma is gone, they simply stopped building Ardent Censer and just fought you directly.

Anyway, Luo can also produce incense burners, it's just that the effect is poor.

"QG's third pick was Twitch to pair with Rakan, which isn't a problem!"

Twitch and Rakan are a perfect match, even better than Xayah, because Twitch's invisibility can be used as a stepping stone for Rakan's E skill, while Rakan's charm can also be used in conjunction with Twitch's ultimate to deal explosive damage.

The timeless classic from the past, that's how the economic turnaround of 10,000 came about.

"Entering the second round of the draft, QG chose to ban Jarvan IV and Lee Sin, targeting the jungler relentlessly! On the other hand, GAM banned Syndra and Kled, which is perfectly acceptable!"

Syndra counters Galio and is considered one of Gao Dewei's signature heroes. Kled is the hero that Chen Dongqing used to push TSM to victory in 19 minutes last game, so he also needs to be countered.

"Alright, QG has locked in Malzahar as their fourth pick, and the Couter pick is still given to Shu. Now it's GAM's turn to finalize their lineup!"

With Wang Duoduo providing commentary, GAM first took a risky move by picking the new hero Kayn, and then honestly picked Maokai.

There's not much to say about the big tree; it's basically just a mess.

But GAM may have forgotten that Chen Dongqing has a special skill: he's famously good at taking down big trees!

"Fight for a better tomorrow!"

Jayce, the handsome, rich, and stylish hero from Piltover, is the perfect pick!

Jess, played by Chen Dongqing, has always been one of his signature players, and was the hero who won the championship with Chen Dongqing last year.

Unfortunately, they lost to Fiora in the skin battle.

Recently, due to the strength of bot lane champions such as Kalista, Janna, and Lulu, Chen Dongqing's Jayce has often been left out by the opposing team.

However, considering the team composition and counter-picking relationships, Chen Dongqing never chose this hero, so much so that GAM didn't even notice the existence of this hero when looking at the data charts!

They were only thinking about not being nailed to the pillar of shame like TSM, so they banned Kled, but they never thought about Jayce!

Clearly, something went wrong.

Upon seeing Jayce, the GAM players, especially their top laner Archie, couldn't help but feel a tightness in their chests, sensing immense pressure.

This is bad news.

How does a big tree counter Jayce?

The lineups for both sides are now finalized!

Blue side GAM: Top lane Maokai, Jungle Kayn, Mid lane Galio, Bot lane Xayah and Karma.

Red team QG: Top lane Jayce, Jungle Gragas, Mid lane Malzahar, Bot lane Twitch and Garen.

Chen Dongqing squinted at the opposing team's lineup, then smiled and said, "I don't need to tell you who we're targeting this time, right, brothers?"

The opposing team's three lanes were all impregnable, with no easy breakthroughs, except for the jungle, which had obvious weaknesses.

Kayn, the hero, is a top-tier fighter when he transforms into either red or blue Kayn, even considered overpowered. But before transforming, he's just a useless character who can only mess around in the game.

Of course, Kayn is a good fit for GAM, because the team is a pure jungle carry team, with jungler Levi being the absolute core of the team. This situation could even continue until Season 12.

Kayn is weak in the early game, but he can just keep farming minions from his teammates. With minions on all three lanes plus red and blue buffs, he'll eventually get fed and dominate the game!

Of course, QG wouldn't let them have it so easy!

The QG team was incredibly excited and immediately launched a full-scale attack on Kayn!

This encirclement and suppression even started at level one!

At the start of the game, GAM's Treant Protector and Kayn were still honestly starting with the blue buff in the top half of the map.

Their top laner and jungler were both weak in this game, so it's perfectly normal for the jungler to engage in the opposite direction.

Therefore, QG could also vaguely guess this information.

At level one, Jayce, carrying his cannon, walked straight into GAM's top jungle!

Jess was all alone, with no teammates by his side, but Chen Dongqing was not afraid at all.

When he first entered the jungle, he saw that neither Maokai nor Kayn had full mana, which meant they had both learned the Q skill and used it on the blue buff.

In other words, both of them are currently in a skill gap period; they're just toys!

Chen Dongqing was quite arrogant. Right in front of Da Shu, he chased after Kayn and started beating him up!

Jayce's fierce barrage drove Kayn all the way out of the Blue Buff camp, and even managed to reduce Kayn's health by half before finally stopping, slowly walking back to the top lane with his hammer in hand.

Although he lost a significant amount of health to Kayn and Maokai, it didn't matter at all. Chen Dongqing had an absolute advantage in the laning phase, and health was useless; losing a little was no big deal.

This move left countless viewers of the game breathless.

Wow, that's ridiculously arrogant!

Who goes around having a top laner chasing down the enemy jungler?

When the camera cuts back to the jungle, Kayn, who is only at half health, returns to solo the blue buff, and his jungle clearing speed is greatly affected!

The direct impact of this jungle clearing speed is that after Xiangguo cleared the three camps in the bottom half of the jungle, he leveled up to level three first and then charged into GAM's bottom half of the jungle!

Gragas found Kayn farming F6, went up and used E to smite, stole the big bird and stunned Kayn at the same time, then went up and chased him down, forcing Kayn to use Flash!

Seeing that he had used Flash, Xiangguo finally left satisfied.

But instead of rushing to kill Kayn, he turned to get down to business.

When the barrel slowly spawned in the top lane, four minutes had already passed. Chen Dongqing pushed a wave of minions to the tower, where a half-health Maokai was standing.

Xiangguo used his E skill to stun the enemy, and with Chen Dongqing's help, they easily secured the first blood on the enemy!

After Xiangguo caught someone, he returned to the city and cleared a round of jungle monsters. By this time, the time had quietly reached 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

In the mid lane, Gao Dewei accelerated the push and, after reaching level six, joined forces with Xiang Guo to rush into the jungle and successfully caught Kayn farming. Malzahar flashed in and used his ultimate to lock down and kill him!

Immediately afterwards, Shi Senming made another clever roam, sneaking into GAM's top half of the map with Xiangguo. After taking down Kayn again, he and Xiangguo surrounded the top lane and successfully took down Maokai as well!

After the kill, the timer reached seven minutes, and the top lane tower protection expired. QG beat GAM in the bottom lane and successfully secured the first tower bounty!

Seeing such a rapid pace of play, Shi Senming, sitting in the player's seat, was grinning from ear to ear.

You don't think I can only play support heroes, do you? Dude, if you pick Rakan, won't you lose even faster?

Uzi, standing under the second tower, was gaining experience points.

After that, QG completely controlled the pace of the game.

Chen Dongqing's Jayce recalled to base and built Youmuu's Ghostblade, then began bombarding all three lanes!

This time, GAM lasted a little longer than TSM, but not by much.

At 24 minutes, Jayce, with the Baron buff, stood near the ruins of GAM's high ground and hit both of the enemy's carries with a single shot, instantly taking away nearly half of their health!

"That was an outrageous shot! GAM's two carries need to recall to base to replenish their health and mana, but who's going to defend the tower?!"

As the minion wave pushed forward, QG swarmed in and fiercely attacked the tower!

In the time it takes Jayce to use one AW, an entire turret has already collapsed!

When GAM's two cores returned to the front, all they had left was a bare base!

GAM had no way out but to force their way in like moths to a flame, and then easily wiped themselves out with a zero-for-five exchange.

"Alright, let's congratulate QG for easily defeating GAM in just 24 minutes, securing their third victory in the group stage!"

On the eve of the explosion at Wang Duoduo's base, he glanced at the scoreboard above, which displayed the kill counts, dragon counts, and tower information for both sides.

On GAM's side, their information was quite simple and straightforward.

0 kills, 0 dragons, 0 turrets.

000, the exquisite tower!

After giving an interview to an English-language media outlet, Chen Dongqing sat happily in the lounge, watching the game on TV.

Now, let's see what the other two teams have to say.

(End of this chapter)