League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 394 The Invincible Lü Bu Arrives at Hulao Pass

"Congratulations, Brother Shu!" Huang Xudong and Sun Yifeng stood up and applauded loudly. "A crushing 3-0 victory over Baben! Advancing to the finals!"

It's not just these two people's live streams.

StarCraft players from all walks of life were also watching the finals live.

Macsed, iA, Time

Everyone who saw the scene before them stood up, filled with excitement!

Time, the mentally challenged emperor, even excitedly ran back and forth in the room twice!

Tree Bro made it to the finals!

For Chinese StarCraft, qualifying for WCS tournaments is already a historic leap.

No one expected that Chen Dongqing would take such a big step than anyone imagined, and actually made it into the final stage!

Moreover, Chen Dongqing's foot hadn't even landed yet!

Going any further in the finals? I don't even want to think about it!

On stage, Chen Dongqing was naturally surrounded by cheers. He went to the other side of the stage and shook hands with Baben.

At this moment, Baben had his head down, and Chen Dongqing couldn't see his face clearly, only his curved and protruding chin.

Chen Dongqing reached out his hand, and Baben seemed startled, quickly extending his hand to shake Chen Dongqing's.

Clearly, this guy was completely defeated.

Chen Dongqing squinted at the other person, a slight smile playing on his lips.

I still prefer your previous rebellious self.

Chen Dongqing didn't bother talking to the loser and turned to leave.

But at this moment, Baben spoke first: "How exactly did you train your Zerg and Protoss?"

This problem has been bothering Baben for a long time.

Ilex's Zerg and Protoss teams were clearly full of weaknesses during the group stage, so why did they suddenly become a completely different team in the knockout stage?

I won't be able to sleep tonight because I can't get an answer to this question!

"This?" Chen Dongqing turned around and said with a smile, "Actually, I didn't do anything. After all, I didn't play any practice matches, so I just reviewed a few games from the group stage by myself, and that's it."

"Huh?" Baben tilted his head, his single syllable revealing endless confusion.

Just by reviewing your own performance, you've become that much more capable? Are you an AI?

AlphaGo, right?

Upon hearing this, Baben became uneasy and couldn't sleep that night.

Chen Dongqing left the stage with a smile, chatting and joking with Coach Park and Lin Yuanhua.

As for the upcoming semi-final, Chen Dongqing wasn't really interested in watching it and turned to leave.

On the other side, Lu Bu watched Chen Dongqing's departing figure with a calm expression, seemingly lost in thought.

Soon, Lu Bu and Dark also took to the stage for another semi-final match.

After leaving the venue, Chen Dongqing didn't waste any time and quickly led his entourage to one of their favorite Chinese restaurants, where they enjoyed a hearty meal.

The restaurant owner is Chinese, but unfortunately he doesn't play games, so he doesn't know Chen Dongqing.

After Chen Dongqing finished ordering, she received a WeChat call from her parents.

It was early morning in China, the time when parents would get up and go to work.

"Oh my, what kind of weather is this? Why are you wearing so little?" As soon as her mother called, she noticed Chen Dongqing's jacket.

Chen Dongqing sighed inwardly, "I knew it," but he still replied with a smile, "Hey, it's not cold here, it's 20 degrees Celsius, a jacket is just right."

Shanghai and Los Angeles are actually at similar latitudes, located on the same line, but due to climate differences, Los Angeles is actually warmer than Shanghai.

In mid-November, when parents in Shanghai are already wearing sweaters, a jacket is all that's needed in Los Angeles.

Chen Dongqing's mother didn't believe him at all and even told him to wear more clothes. It wasn't until Chen Dongqing turned the camera to the street and saw many abstract white people still wearing short sleeves that his mother finally had nothing to say.

"Play well in tomorrow's match!" Mom was still encouraging Chen Dongqing. "Your dad and I will get up early tomorrow to watch your match!"

"It's alright, it's alright, no need. Just get some rest. You guys wouldn't understand this game anyway," Chen Dongqing said cheerfully. "Just get up and watch me receive my award, that's all."

Park Yun-ryong, standing to the side, couldn't help but shake his head as he listened to Chen Dongqing's arrogant words.

That's incredibly arrogant and presumptuous.

If this were when he was a coach, he would have given any player a good scolding if they dared to say something like that.

But now, he can't bring himself to curse anymore.

After witnessing Chen Dongqing's performance today, he had to admit that this person was truly terrifying.

Park Yun-ryong truly couldn't understand how Chen Dongqing's Protoss and Zerg had suddenly become so powerful.

Even his coach didn't know he was the most outrageous.

Of course, he's too lazy to ask now.

Chen Dongqing is like that; he just gives a thumbs up and that's it.

After finishing his meal, Chen Dongqing returned to the hotel and learned the result of the other semi-final.

Lü Bu INnoVation once again defeated his opponent 3-0, successfully advancing to the finals.

Chen Dongqing narrowed his eyes slightly, somewhat surprised.

With two 2-0 victories in the group stage and two 3-0 victories in the knockout stage, Lü Bu has maintained his peak performance throughout this year's competition, not even losing a single game!

After watching the match, Huang Xudong's assessment of Lü Bu was: "The invincible Lü Bu has arrived at his Hulao Pass, displaying his divine might as the world's number one human!"

It's worth mentioning that the nickname "Lu Bu" was coined by Huang Xudong. Since being called "Lu Bu," INnoVation has yet to win a championship.

Since he's been given this title by Xu Dong Lao Xian, INnoVation will have to bear it for his entire career.

Chen Dongqing moved the mouse and closed the live broadcast room.

It doesn't matter, so what if we're the world's number one human race?

He won against both the world's best Zerg and the world's best Protoss, so this little bit won't make a difference.

We'll know who's stronger and who's weaker tomorrow.

Immediately after the match ended, Blizzard's official Twitter account announced the time and opponent for tomorrow's final match.

ilex

INnoVation

One is a random race that makes it to the finals.

One is the invincible Lü Bu, who has fought his way up to the present and is hard to defeat.

This year's finals can be described as the most prestigious in WCS history!

Whoever wins the championship will undoubtedly leave a significant mark on StarCraft history.

But some people are born to be the protagonist. After watching the two finalists, the eyes of all the interstellar viewers around the world couldn't help but fall on Ilex.

At the start of the group stage, when everyone heard that he had chosen a random race and was at Disneyland the day before the match, everyone thought that he was there for tourism and fun.

Even so, almost no one blamed him.

After all, Koreans have dominated this game for too long, and no one expects a professional LOL player to break that dominance.

As the game progressed...

This person actually defeated two Korean players in a row, advanced as the top seed in the group, and then swept Rogue 3-0 in the quarterfinals, which shocked everyone.

Even so, the audience didn't think he could actually win the championship.

The reason is simple: although Ilex won both of their group stage matches, they didn't actually have that overwhelming dominance. The Zerg and Protoss are significantly weaker than the Terran.

In the quarterfinals, it was an even more "unfair victory," as the Terran player perfectly avoided his own weaknesses in three consecutive matches!

If the Protoss and Zerg issues cannot be resolved, then Ilex will still be far from the championship.

At the time, many experts said that if Ilex trained for another two years and made up for his weaknesses, the championship would definitely be his.

But today, everyone has realized that it's not that simple.

The 3-0 scoreline in the semi-finals really made the audience feel that something was wrong.

His weaknesses in the Protoss and Zerg races seem to have been addressed?

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but start to take a second look at Ilex.

Could this guy really win the championship?

A world champion with a random race – that's an absolutely unimaginable and terrifying achievement!

This thought also came to mind for the South Korean audience.

Unlike the expectations of other international audiences, South Korean audiences were filled with panic.

If seven of them are fighting against one, and Ilex still wins the championship, wouldn't that be a joke?

Come on, INnoVation! Beat Ilex! Please!

Amidst much anticipation, the day finally arrived on November 19th.

The grand BlizzCon has come to its final and most crucial day.

Today, the final rounds of competitions for all major Blizzard games will take place!

Because of the ID ilex, StarCraft matches have gained a huge amount of extra attention!

This time, it wasn't just StarCraft viewers who came; Chen Dongqing's fans also flocked to the event. The massive audience brought the StarCraft finals to an unprecedented level, making it stand out among all the matches today!

Even before the Hearthstone tournament ended, the live stream chat was already filled with comments like "GKD" (a Chinese internet slang term for "good luck"), with everyone eagerly anticipating the StarCraft finals!

At this moment, in the QGLOL division's WeChat group, several teammates hadn't slept all day. Those who had the means were streaming live, while those who didn't were lying in bed looking at their phones.

But what they had in common was that they were all chatting enthusiastically in WeChat group voice messages.

Why is this match being played in the middle of the night? It's ruining my sleep schedule!

Why don't you go to bed earlier and wake up earlier? I'm already awake.

[Will Chen Dongqing perform well today? Will I stay up all night to watch him get second place?]

Don't you know Chen Dongqing? He's bound to win any competition he participates in!

Indeed, Brother Tree is invincible!

That last sentence was clearly said by Shi Senming.

At the same time, the live streams of various StarCraft players were also extremely popular, with the number of viewers in SCBOYS' live stream reaching an unprecedented level.

Today will be a day of celebration for all interstellar viewers across the country!

But unlike the viewers of League of Legends, StarCraft viewers didn't have much expectation of winning the championship. Reaching the finals today is already an unprecedented and huge success.

Even if Chen Dongqing loses the game today, they will still pop open champagne and shout, "Brother Shu, forever a god!"

Next, let's see how many games Brother Tree can win!

Soon, the Hearthstone tournament ended, and the StarCraft tournament began.

Countless spectators entered the venue one after another, filling the seats to capacity. The two finalists, Lü Bu and Chen Dongqing, along with their coaches, were already being introduced by the host and were taking their places on stage through the side aisles.

The audience showed no mercy to Lü Bu, and the moment Chen Dongqing stepped onto the stage, cheers erupted!

"ilex!"

"ilex!"

"ilex!"

In this match held on North American soil, the players on the field were from China and South Korea. To be honest, the audience wouldn't be too biased towards either side.

But this time was clearly an exception.

Chen Dongqing's personal charm allows him to easily win over all the spectators on the field!

At this moment, the camera panned across the audience, and Neeb and Serral, who were in the front row, were not there. Instead, they were giving the camera a thumbs up from their seats!

It goes without saying who they support.

In the QG WeChat group, Chen Dongqing's teammates commented on him as - an eye-catching show-off.

On the stage, after Chen Dongqing finished interacting with the audience, he stood in the center with Coach Park, staring intently at each other with a serious expression.

Park Unryong looked at Lu Bu and his coach across from him with a calm and composed expression, seemingly not taking them seriously at all.

In his eyes, these two people were his juniors.

Between 2008 and 2012, when he led SKT to two championships and two runner-up titles, Lu Bu hadn't even debuted yet!

Admittedly, Lü Bu is very talented. He can be said to have reached his peak right from the start, winning countless championships and maintaining a top-level performance for many years.

But in this world, when it comes to talent, no one can compare to the one he currently has under his command.

For some reason, Park Unryong felt inexplicably confident.

This time, Chen Dongqing will definitely win again!

After both players were seated, Park Un-yong gave Chen Dongqing a final few words of advice: "Your micro-management is unparalleled. Try not to try to outmaneuver the opponent with tactics; focus on that. Be careful if you're playing Zerg; watch out for their two ship drop units. Their drop is also very powerful, perhaps even more so than yours."

"Alright, alright," Chen Dongqing waved his hand. "Don't worry, how could he dare to play with two ships? That would be suicide!"

"That's fine then." Park Unryong patted Chen Dongqing on the shoulder, just like Banbazi did, and then left the stage through the passage.

There is no ban/pick phase in this game, and the map selection is also predetermined, so the first match started very quickly after both players took their seats!

As before, the moment the match started, everyone turned their attention to the bottom left corner. Next to ilex's ID, there was a semi-transparent symbol showing his race for this game.

An eagle with outstretched wings represents the wings of human freedom.

Humans!

Upon seeing the race, everyone perked up.

"A human-centric internal battle in the very first game?!" Huang Xudong stared at the screen, speechless.

What he meant to say was, "We have a great chance; I feel Ilex's Terran players are stronger!"

But in the end, he didn't say anything.

Many people call him a "jinx," saying that his predictions are always wrong. He, of course, scoffs at this, since it's normal for predictions to be wrong.

But this time, Huang Xudong dared not make any predictions.

What if?

At this critical moment, Huang Xudong did not want anything to go wrong.

Just watch.

There wasn't much content today, and the plot didn't progress much.

The main problem is that I can't finish writing it all in one day, and writing only half isn't good enough, so I'll just leave it for tomorrow.

The final match will end tomorrow, don't worry.

(End of this chapter)