League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 393 Hunt and Kill?

After the handshake, Chen Dongqing waved to the audience again, once again receiving a cheer!

Chen Dongqing, amidst the cheers, packed up his mouse and keyboard and left gracefully. As soon as he stepped off the stage, he immediately felt a sharp gaze.

All those eyes were on the South Korean players.

They came as a large group of eight, but two of them were eliminated by Ilex, which they found unacceptable!

Chen Dongqing, of course, paid no attention to these stares. He walked up to his girlfriend and received a warm hug in return.

This scene caused the South Korean players nearby to turn their heads away.

In broad daylight, this is indecent and immoral! Despicable!

"How was it?" Chen Dongqing asked with a grin, "How was your day, buddy?"

"Amazing, amazing!"

Lin Yuanhua provided excellent support, immediately launching into a witty remark.

Although the victory in this match was somewhat expected, it was still something to be happy about when it actually happened.

Three consecutive games as the Terran player is truly laughable.

Coach Park was actually quite helpless. As a legendary coach in StarCraft history, his players had won countless championships. But this was the first time he felt that he hadn't really made a difference.

Chen Dongqing solved everything by himself.

This made him, the legendary coach, feel very embarrassed.

After finishing his match, Chen Dongqing didn't seem to want to stop and watch the game; he turned around and tried to leave.

"Huh?" Park Unryong turned his head and asked, "Aren't you going to finish watching? There's only one more game left to finish."

"What's so interesting about this?" Chen Dongqing waved his hand. "Let's go."

Watching these matches is pointless.

He stayed to watch the competition mainly to find out the fate of the non-Korean players, so that he could congratulate or comfort them as soon as the competition ended, and give the non-Korean players some face.

But now that he's the only one left who isn't Han, he certainly won't stay any longer.

A South Korean player? It doesn't matter who wins, they'll both be crushed anyway.

Chen Dongqing is now bursting with confidence!

On the Korean side, seeing ilex turn around and leave the stage, STATS, who was about to go on stage, inexplicably gritted his teeth, feeling a sense of humiliation.

What do you mean? The winner of this match is your opponent! Don't you even have the patience to stay and watch?

Ilex lost only one game in total from the group stage to the quarterfinals, and that game was against STATS in the Protoss mirror match.

This gave STATS considerable confidence that they had a real chance of defeating ilex.

Just you wait, once I make it to the semi-finals, I'll show you how I crush you tomorrow!

Fueled by this indignation, STATS took his keyboard to the stage to begin his quarterfinal match!

As the highest-ranked player in South Korea, STATS's strength is undoubtedly unquestionable. In this Protoss match, he was in top form, winning three games in a row and securing a simple and decisive 3-0 victory over his opponent!

The semifinalists are now officially confirmed!

Upper bracket: INnoVation vs. Dark

Lower half: ilex vs STATS

Now, we'll see what tomorrow brings.

11 month 18 number.

The semi-finals have begun.

STATS, which is highly anticipated by the South Korean people, was the first to step onto the stage of the semi-finals.

STATS looked at ilex on the other side of the stage without any fear, then turned and sat down in his own player's seat.

He had been waiting for a chance to get revenge ever since he lost in the group stage.

And so they waited, until the semifinals.

Now that Ilex is right across from him, STATS has to consider whether this is his only chance in his life.

This time, I'm determined to win!

With this determination, both sides began the first game of the semi-finals!

Right at the start of the game, STATS used their resources to scout and found the enemy base.

The Protoss forces came into view.

Upon seeing this, STATS curled the corners of his mouth.

coming.

You used up all your luck with three Human races yesterday, didn't you? Let's see if you can still get Human races today!

As someone who experienced it firsthand, STATS certainly knew the level of the Protoss in Ilex.

To sum it up in one sentence, he won the last civil war.

This time, it will definitely be the same!

In the domestic live stream, Xu Dong Lao Xian frowned, somewhat worried: "If this is a Protoss duel, Ilex will have a really hard time winning! STATS is the world's number one Protoss player!"

Standing beside him, Sun Yifeng listened to his old friend's words and felt inexplicably relieved.

If you've spoken, then everything is settled.

The first game between the two sides began quickly.

As expected, Chen Dongqing took the initiative in this round of fighting.

His excellent micro-management skills allow him to rarely fall into a disadvantageous position when fighting.

However, STATS was not in a hurry, but instead slowly accumulated troops to withstand the situation.

He knew that although Ilex had excellent micro-management skills, he was too weak in terms of tactical reserves and would expose many weaknesses in the mid-game.

In their last match, he discovered many obvious weaknesses that could be exploited. He only needed to seize one of these weaknesses to turn the tide!

He believed that this game would be the same!

The competition began to develop gradually.

Chen Dongqing's advantages are growing bigger and bigger.

STATS gradually became more involved in the competition, looking for every possible opportunity to capitalize on.

However, even after focusing all his attention to the limit, he couldn't find any flaws.

Ilex's tactical prowess in this game was flawless.

When the Protoss army was overwhelming and there was no way to avoid it, STATS could only type "GG" and surrender.

STATS was completely dumbfounded when the word "Failure" appeared on the screen.

What's going on?

He never found even the slightest flaw until his death!

The opposing team might even deliberately set traps to lure him in, greatly accelerating the pace of the game.

Where's the supposed flaw?

Why is your playing style completely different from the past few days?

As someone who experienced it firsthand, he could clearly feel that this time, Ilex had undergone a complete transformation in terms of tactics and techniques compared to the previous few days!

Did you train these past few days?

That's impossible! Wasn't he watching a Lakers game? How could he have had a chance to train?

As Ilex interacted with the audience and left the stage, STATS, with a gloomy expression, followed closely behind.

He realized that this move might be a big problem.

Backstage, STATS had a serious discussion about this issue with the other two Korean players.

"Ilex's playing this round is a bit strange!" STATS said seriously. "He's completely different from the players of a few days ago!"

"I noticed that too," Lü Bu nodded. "His tactics today were too sophisticated."

That's when the problem arises.

How exactly does ilex achieve this?

The three South Korean athletes looked at each other in bewilderment.

Could it be that he was holding back during the group stage? Or was he not playing seriously?

The weakness of not playing practice matches with outsiders was once again exposed; they had absolutely no idea what level Ilex was at.

"That's possible. Maybe he's just having a good game this time?" Dark suggested another possibility. "Perhaps he'll be back to normal next game."

STATS glanced at Dark and sighed inwardly.

This claim is unlikely.

But frustratingly, he can only believe this possibility now.

The break passed quickly, and STATS said goodbye to their teammates before heading back onto the stage.

For some reason, Dark and Lu Bu sensed a touch of tragic grandeur in STATS's silhouette.

In the second game, after the game started, everyone's attention was still drawn to the lower left corner, taking a look at Chen Dongqing's race.

This time it's the Zerg.

Lu Bu stood with his arms crossed, carefully observing the game.

Ilex's Zerg and Protoss have always been his weaknesses—at least that's what the Korean players think.

Even if this Protoss player becomes proficient, the Zerg player might not be so.

Ten minutes later.

The word "Failure" reappeared on the STATS screen.

He was already out of his mind at this point, and stood up in a daze, returning to the backstage area.

His mind was replaying that game.

The pressure from the Zerg was suffocating. Forget about finding any openings, he couldn't even mount any decent resistance from beginning to end, and he was completely crushed within minutes.

At this, his two Korean friends next to him were speechless.

They could also see that there was a significant skill gap between the two sides in this game.

But here's the problem.

This is the WCS year-end finals semifinals, not some ranked smurfing match.

Is this disparity in strength reasonable?

"Cheer up!" Lu Bu said, frowning. "You don't seem to be in very good shape today."

Top players shouldn't have such a large skill gap, so Lu Bu can only conclude that STATS was in poor form today.

In games like StarCraft, which rely heavily on micro-management, your performance in the game has a significant impact.

Upon hearing this, STATS was speechless with frustration.

Damn, I'm in amazing form today! It's just that the other team is too strong!

Only then did STATS finally understand how Rogue felt yesterday.

Being defeated 0-2 by a Chinese player who is not favored by the public is extremely frustrating.

This huge sense of disappointment caused STATS to lose confidence in the third inning.

He couldn't hold on before the opposing human player even came out. How can they possibly win this match?

Soon, the third game began.

Perhaps he had used up all his luck with the three consecutive games as a Terran yesterday, because he still wasn't playing Terran in this third game.

"Is it Protoss again?" Huang Xudong frowned in the live stream. "Then this game is still a bit unpredictable."

"It's alright!" Sun Yifeng said, standing to the side with his eyes glued to the screen. "Trust Brother Shu! He can create miracles."

I don't know when it started, but Sun Yifeng's way of addressing Chen Dongqing changed from Ilex to the familiar Brother Tree.

At this moment, the chat in the live stream was filled with the words "Believe in Brother Tree," just like the viewers of League of Legends.

During the match, from a bird's-eye view, it was clear that this was not only a Protoss mirror match, but both sides also chose the same opening strategy: a double Gateway Stalker opening.

The two sides did not interfere with each other until six minutes and thirty seconds later, when both sides upgraded their Blink Stalkers and finally went out at the same time!

Chen Dongqing's side was more aggressive, choosing to directly attack the opponent's third mine.

On the other hand, STATS made a more timid decision, choosing to defend his third base.

This attack and defense were essentially a head-on collision!

"Hey, the two sides have made the same decision! Are they going to go head-to-head with Chicken Hunter? It'll be a battle of skill!" Huang Xudong immediately got excited in the StarCraft Old Boys livestream room. "But Baben is on the defensive, he has reinforcements, so he has the advantage!"

Hunting, also known as chicken hunting.

This type of soldier has several characteristics.

First, he is a ranged unit.

Secondly, he has a long-range flash with a 10-second cooldown, and this skill can be used to avoid ranged attacks.

Third, this unit's projectiles are very slow. If you don't focus fire well, you might end up dealing a whole round of damage to an enemy unit that's almost at zero health, resulting in a lot of wasted damage on the corpse.

At that point, the room for maneuver becomes available.

If both sides are engaged in a chicken-hunter duel, you can use your micro-management skills to focus fire on and kill the opposing chicken-hunter while using Blink to dodge projectiles.

In theory, if you operate properly, you can even defeat your opponent without taking any damage.

And at this moment, it was clearly Chen Dongqing's turn to shine.

Even though STATS is backed by three minerals and has a constant supply of reinforcements and supplies.

But so what?

Chen Dongqing was confident that if it were a matter of pursuing, he would surely win!

In the instant the chase ended, Chen Dongqing's attention and hand speed were pushed to their limits.

Chen Dongqing reacted quickly, first pulling a single hunter forward to draw fire, while the follow-up troops decisively followed, splitting into three teams to fire separately!

After the first hunter attracted the firepower, Chen Dongqing then manipulated the hunter to blink laterally and flash into the main force, thus avoiding a large number of bullets!

Meanwhile, STATS was also keeping a close eye on the battlefield, and he was planning to blink backwards to avoid the projectiles from the Hunter that was being focused on.

But when he looked closely, he was dumbfounded.

The opposing hunters didn't concentrate their fire, but instead spread out and fired, with two or three of them focusing on one enemy, just like a well-trained professional squad!

Even if one or two of them escape, it won't make much difference; the remaining one will still be focused down and killed.

Furthermore, Chen Dongqing reacts with lightning speed. After the target dodges away, he quickly redeploys his concentrated fire to lock onto the target clearly!

If his Hunter starts to lose health, Chen Dongqing won't panic. He will wait until the Hunter is low on health and its health bar is at its maximum before he can safely move to the back row to deal damage!

Controlling concentrated fire and dodging projectiles—all of this requires keen battlefield observation, swift reflexes, and terrifying hand speed!

The firefight between the two sides continued, but everyone could see that the number of stalkers on STATS' side was decreasing, while Chen Dongqing's side had basically suffered no losses, only an increasing number of low-health stalkers, but this obviously did not have much impact on firepower output.

Once the number reached its limit, Chen Dongqing stopped pretending. He stopped dodging the hunters and instead dodged the bullets while simultaneously pulling the hunters into the enemy's pack, charging straight at them!

At this point, STATS still wanted to run, but it was obviously too late. He dodged and chased at the same time, and the two sides did not create any distance between them!

Under overwhelming force, STATS could no longer cause any trouble, and a wave of hunters were completely slaughtered!

On Chen Dongqing's side, only two or three hunters were killed, and the main force remained quite intact!

There was no tactical maneuvering involved; it was pure, unstoppable domination!

The countless audience members below the stage looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief, covering their heads and shouting "Crazy" or "unbelievable"!

"This is outrageous!!" Huang Xudong's voice was shrill in the live stream. "This is a scene that will go down in interstellar history!"

Sun Yifeng was so excited that he was incoherent and speechless!

Despite being at a disadvantage, Ilex fought his way through with skillful maneuvering and completely reversed the situation!

In League of Legends terms, this would be like a Fiora charging into the enemy's high ground alone, using her auto-attack, flash, and four-hit combo to instantly kill the enemy AD carry, then using her healing circle to kill the remaining four enemies and secure a pentakill!

In traditional sports terms, it would be like Bolt overpowering Pelé in the final leg, forcibly closing the ten-meter gap to win the championship!

Is that outrageous? Impossible, right? This is simply impossible!

We all have the same number of troops and the same skills, so why are you able to almost eat me alive?

Chen Dongqing seized the opportunity to fire, demolishing all the buildings at the opponent's three mines, thus cutting off their economic development.

Meanwhile, Chen Dongqing also returned home to upgrade the technology in various buildings and continued to send troops!

Back and forth, the gap between the two sides has become quite obvious!

The outcome of the next match was clearly no longer in doubt.

Faced with insufficient resources and no troops to defend it, STATS knew his game was over.

He clenched his fist, hesitated for a long time, and finally typed "GG" in the chat box.

game over!

(End of this chapter)