League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 363 Advancement!

Seeing QG build such a huge advantage in just one wave, even former professional player Luwei couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly: "I told you so, those guys on QG are really freaks! They don't reason with you at all!"

"Yeah, right!" Miller agreed. "From even to a huge advantage, it only takes a minute! That's QG!"

The second tower costs about 1,000 gold in team battles, while the Baron costs 1,500 gold. Adding the two together, that's a 2,500 gold difference!

KT's four kills in the front line give them 1200+600 gold, and the top lane tower and solo kill give them a little over 600 gold.

In just over a minute, the two sides quickly widened the economic gap to 5,000!

KT was locked in a tense standoff for over twenty minutes, with their economy remaining very close, and they were only down by two thousand after twenty minutes!

But now, two thousand has become seven thousand!

KT's efforts over twenty minutes were all for naught!

That's the difference between the two teams.

Admittedly, KT's galactic battleship is extremely powerful.

However, their strength mainly comes from the close synergy between the former ROX top and jungle players, as well as the rich gaming experience of the two carries and the support.

In the early stages, they might be able to withstand QG's attacks through coordinated efforts, but in the mid-to-late game team fights, they will fall into a deep slump.

In team fights, they were no match for each other, and their strength in split pushing was completely blocked by Chen Dongqing. Their entire team couldn't even find a single way to break the deadlock!

Now that QG has the advantage, it's time for KT to die.

QG continued their split push strategy, with Chen Dongqing pushing the bottom lane while QG pushed the mid lane head-on!

With the help of the Baron buff, Chen Dongqing quickly pushed forward with the minions. Kennen, an AP champion, couldn't clear the wave at all and had no ability to defend the high ground!

The situation is similar in the middle lane.

QG made a breakthrough, taking down two of KT's high ground towers. Then, the team scattered and completely cleared KT's jungle. They then returned to base to regroup before grouping up again to push the top lane!

After pushing to the high ground in the top lane, the super minions in the middle and bottom lanes also pushed over simultaneously.

The pressure from the three lanes forced KT to initiate team fights!

The two sides clashed in close combat!

Backstage, KT's lounge.

Coach KT looked at the scene before him, slumped into his chair, and felt utterly disheartened.

He knew that his team's journey in this year's World Championship was over.

A tanky dog ​​that's hard to kill, yet also deals decent damage.

There's also Xayah, whose damage output is incredibly high.

And Karma, who was constantly providing shields from behind.

Without a doubt, this was a game they were destined to lose.

The three LCK commentators reluctantly accepted this fact.

"Peanut is standing right in front; he can't withstand any damage at all!"

"Damn it, Deft got caught in melee. He used his W to jump away, but he couldn't create any distance. Nasus slowed him down!"

"The dog head is chasing us again!"

"Damn, this dog's head deals way too much damage!"

"Smeb tried to dive the backline, but Uzi still had his ultimate ability available, so he couldn't take him down!"

"Damn it, Smeb's dead too!"

On the big screen, Chen Dongqing knocked out the small cannon, and Uzi hooked Kennen to death. KT had no chance to fight back and were wiped out by QG!

"That's it, QG can finish this in one fell swoop!"

"Ah! What a pity!"

"KT, defeated by QG again? Looks like they still haven't been able to get their revenge!"

In the scene, QG's team swept through the enemy lines, turning KT's base into countless fragments!

The three LCK commentators exchanged a glance, and could only utter their classic "GG—"

Next to the LCK commentators' booth, the LPL commentators were clearly much more excited.

At this moment, Miller shouted loudly, "Let's all congratulate QG! They defeated KT 3-0 and won the quarterfinals!"

Inside the Guangzhou Gymnasium, the entire audience erupted in an astonishing cheer, with countless people shouting at the top of their lungs, "QG is awesome!"

This sentence almost filled the live stream chat with comments!

Countless viewers went to great lengths to find some unique comments in the "QG is awesome" barrage.

QG is still QG after all.

[Haha, the Avengers are going to be destroyed!]

[It can only be said that KT was extremely unlucky, facing QG right from the start, which they simply couldn't handle.]

Last year, ROX and QG were evenly matched, but this year they've completely fallen behind?

It can only be said that the three old men in the middle and bottom lanes are ultimately no match for Kuro and the two old men from Xuanming.

Countless viewers moved their mice, adjusting the number and area of ​​the bullet comments before finally seeing the live stream.

In the video, Chen Dongqing has stood up and is high-fiving his teammates in celebration.

"Is our dog head any better, guys?" Chen Dongqing said with a laugh, "We'll smash it to pieces the moment we leave the mountain!"

"Heh, don't you know what's going on? What does this have to do with you?" Xiangguo rolled his eyes and said, "If you pick Malphite and start team fighting at level six, you might even win two minutes faster this game."

"Hey! How can you say that?" Chen Dongqing grinned. "This one's the safest bet; they're invincible once they come out of seclusion!"

Nasus is actually similar to Malphite in that he generally doesn't have much trouble against ranged champions who don't have much sustain.

The difference is that one is more independent and needs to develop, while the other is more about teamwork.

But the result will definitely be the same; both will be wins.

Chen Dongqing didn't actually do anything this game; he just killed Kennen once on the side lane and pushed down two towers. The real winning factor was when his four teammates pulled off a 4-0 exchange in the bottom half of the map and secured the Baron and Dragon.

Chen Dongqing didn't mince words; he immediately gave a thumbs-up, praising his teammate's perfect performance in this round.

"Alright, let's shake hands first!"

Chen Dongqing took the lead, guiding his teammates to the stage to devise a strategy.

The director then switched the camera to the KT players' bench.

As soon as we got over there, we saw that all five contestants had long faces and didn't say a word.

There's no way around it; whoever gets swept 3-0 will collapse.

However, their thoughts were all different.

Pawn and Deft were both in low spirits, reminiscing about their 2017.

They left EDG and returned to LCK because they wanted a fresh start and wanted to see if they could make a breakthrough.

However, judging from this year's results, it doesn't seem to be much better than when he was with EDG.

Anyway, they're all in the quarterfinals.

As the two were thinking, Chen Dongqing had already walked up to them.

"We should be able to meet again next year, Mr. Dai?" Chen Dongqing joked cheerfully in Chinese.

Although the title "Mr. Dai" was somewhat abstract, Deft clearly knew it. He smiled, shook hands with Chen Dongqing, and said, "We'll definitely see each other again next year, Brother Shu!"

Deft will never give up until he wins the championship; his life revolves around nothing but League of Legends.

Beside Mr. Dai, General Pawn, who was suffering from injuries, rubbed his aching back and sighed inwardly.

Mr. Dai still has enthusiasm, but he is already considering whether he should continue.

Anyway, he has already won the world championship. His professional experience in the past two years has been full of torment, but he has not achieved good results, which is really frustrating.

With this mindset, the fat general's greetings with Chen Dongqing lacked sincerity; he merely nodded helplessly and said something like "see you next year."

Chen Dongqing understood Pawn's mindset at that moment, and of course he couldn't say anything, so he simply walked straight to the next person.

Finally, there's the top and jungle duo of Peanut and Smeb.

Clearly, this defeat was a huge blow to the two of them. When Chen Dongqing walked over, he even saw Xiaohua wiping away tears.

Of course, Chen Dongqing could understand why Xiaohua cried.

He was part of the team that reached the finals with ROX right from his debut.

Having left their former big brother, they regrouped and started afresh, only to end up in the quarterfinals. This disappointment is indeed hard to accept.

"Hey, is it really necessary?" Chen Dongqing said with a smile in English, "We can always come back next year. You guys have already played quite well."

Little Peanut raised his head and glanced at Chen Dongqing.

You swept us cleanly and then said we played well?

Beside Peanut, Smeb puffed out his chest, full of confidence: "Don't worry, we'll definitely be back next year!"

Smeb is the kind of person who never gives up. Even if he loses to QG by 10,000 words, he will definitely make even harsher statements next time and launch another challenge.

It highlights an optimistic attitude, much like a certain team from later times.

Chen Dongqing smiled and shook hands with Smeb, saying, "OK, see you next year!"

After the handshake, Chen Dongqing stood in the center of the stage, waved his arms towards the audience, and then bowed in greeting.

The countless spectators inside the Guangzhou Gymnasium gave a passionate response, and everyone was incredibly excited.

This was both a salute and a farewell from both sides.

The knockout stage is short; QG only has one quarterfinal match in Guangzhou before heading to Shanghai.

Most of the audience at the venue were local viewers from Guangdong. Only a minority were willing to travel with QG to Shanghai. After today's event, most people would have to watch QG's matches online.

With a sense of farewell, countless spectators waved goodbye to QG, hoping that QG would continue to do well in the upcoming matches!

Feeling the enthusiasm, Chen Dongqing returned to the stage, packed up his peripheral keyboard, waved, and left. As soon as he returned to the backstage corridor, he saw Lin Yuanhua standing at the end of the corridor.

Chen Dongqing understood immediately, handed the peripherals to his teammate, and then walked straight to his girlfriend's side.

Upon seeing this, the four teammates simultaneously revealed disdainful expressions and turned the corner towards the rest area.

Chen Dongqing watched his teammates walk away before winking at his girlfriend, "How was it? Did you play well today?"

"What's so cool about that dog head of yours?" Lin Yuanhua rolled her eyes. "It's just for getting by, and there's not much skill involved."

Unlike some other hosts, Lin Yuanhua was exposed to Chen Dongqing's presence every day, so she naturally had some skill level; at least she could understand the situation.

What's there to talk about when a Nasus, who secretly farms under the protection of his teammates but doesn't deal much damage, doesn't actually do anything?

"What are you talking about?" Chen Dongqing puffed out his chest. "Aren't there two more rounds of Camille ahead of us?"

Lin Yuanhua then squinted and said, "Those two rounds were pretty cool."

Chen Dongqing then grinned and chatted with his girlfriend about the questions they would ask later.

After we finished talking, the MVP stats for the game were displayed on the TV next to the corridor.

Clearly, the MVP award had nothing to do with Nasus; it ultimately went to Xiangguo.

Xiangguo's participation rate in team fights was almost 100%, but he missed Chen Dongqing's solo kill in the top lane, which is the best a jungler can do.

At the same time, he also pulled off a top-tier moment at the start of the game with a reverse EQ combo, which certainly deserves the MVP award!

Before he could even utter a few words of reflection, Lin Yuanhua patted Chen Dongqing's bottom, signaling him to get ready to go on stage.

When the audience outside the venue saw the young couple on stage, they immediately cheered and applauded, creating a lively atmosphere.

Lin Yuanhua didn't waste any time and quickly asked, "Welcome to our Brother Shu for the post-match interview. In today's match, you easily defeated your opponent with a score of 3-0. How do you feel after the victory?"

Chen Dongqing raised the microphone and smiled, "Most of my opponents today are old rivals I know very well. I'm quite happy to have won the matches and lived up to the audience's expectations."

Lin Yuanhua chuckled and continued, "In the final game, you seemed to have chosen a hero rarely seen in professional matches! Why did you pick Nasus? Was it carefully planned or a spur-of-the-moment decision?"

"It wasn't exactly meticulously prepared, but it wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision either." Dog heads aren't exactly highbrow, nor are they a hidden weapon, so Chen Dongqing explained quite frankly:

"In our QG team, the version and other things are not important, so you can see that we let Kalista through in the first game and picked Nasus in the last game."

"When we were drafting, we considered the overall composition of the team and the counter-picking relationships between heroes. So Nasus was the frontline hero we added after weighing the options and to counter Kennen."

In the end, Chen Dongqing himself laughed.

The viewers in the live stream also shared their opinions after hearing this.

[Nasus is indeed good against Kennen, and he's quite tanky once he gets his items, but aren't there better options?]

I don't believe you for a second. I think this guy is just trying to play dumb!

[Don't be smug, the effect was definitely achieved this time.]

[I suggest playing more often in the future]

Lin Yuanhua continued with a smile, posing her third question: "The other quarterfinal match in the lower bracket, between FPX and EDG, will take place the day after tomorrow. Who do you hope will win that match, or rather, who do you hope will be your opponent in the semifinals?"

Upon hearing this question, Chen Dongqing immediately smiled and said, "They're all brother teams from the same region. It's not good for either of them to win or lose; after all, they're all thorns in each other's side."

A burst of laughter immediately erupted from the audience, followed by Chen Dongqing's comment: "But if I had to choose one, I'd hope FPX wins. After all, FPX came from QG, so I'd prefer them to win. Besides, they told me a few days ago that they would definitely defeat EG and advance to the semifinals. I hope they can keep their promise."

With that, the interview session came to an end. Amidst the cheers of countless QG fans, Chen Dongqing glanced in a certain direction from the players' bench, waved deliberately, and then turned and left.

QG's journey in Guangzhou has come to an end.

The FPX players who came to watch the game all turned their attention to the stage, staring intently at Chen Dongqing's departing figure, remaining silent for a long time.

After a long while, Lin Weixiang was the first to stand up and said, "Let's go back and hurry up."

Everyone in FPX understood what Lin Weixiang meant.

Let's train hard; we must win the competition the day after tomorrow!

Even the usually jovial Lin Weixiang was unusually formal, so the FPX members naturally didn't slack off either, all standing up to prepare to leave.

But at that moment, Lin Weixiang suddenly turned and walked directly backstage.

"Huh?" Doinb quickly followed and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Didn't I tell you? Hurry up!" Lin Weixiang replied, "We need to catch the QG bus quickly, or they'll leave!"

The five of us would have to take two taxis, which is such a hassle!

Doinb:

Watching the World Cup late at night really made my blood pressure spike.

What kind of god-like character is this? Look at this sniper rifle, is it even human? If he had just held on for one crucial moment, EDG would have advanced. His teammates really can't carry him.

First-rate at creating gods, first-rate at civil war, third-rate at foreign war.

I'm speechless. I stayed up several nights for nothing, and every time I watched it, Kang Kang sent me a gift.

(End of this chapter)