League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 403 The New Season Begins

Meanwhile, on the other side, the five LCK players who were tidying up their keyboards didn't look too good.

They knew that facing the almost shameless four-time champion team from the LPL, their chances of survival were slim.

But they never expected to lose so badly today!

At this point, several contestants couldn't help but start complaining in their hearts, wondering who exactly voted for them.

The LPL roster has the skill and synergy to be a top contender for the S7 World Championship. Why are you sending this hastily assembled, completely uncoordinated group of veterans to compete?

Isn't this harming them?

The five LCK players packed up their mice and keyboards and left through the backstage exit.

Beside the five people, the host rushed onto the stage with a microphone in hand.

The All-Star Game also has an Finals MVP award ceremony.

Because this is Riot Games' home turf, Ryze and Tryndamere also came to the scene.

Ryze was the first to take the stage, and he immediately announced the FMVP of the game.

"LPL.ilex!"

The LPL teams performed exceptionally well in these three games, so well that it was hard to know who to give the MVP to.

Ultimately, Riot Games decided to award the prize to Chen Dongqing because his matchup disadvantage was the most obvious in these three games.

Chen Dongqing was somewhat surprised when he saw the FMVP trophy handed to him.

I never expected that a trip to Los Angeles would result in bringing back a trophy!

That would be a good thing.

Trophy cabinet collection +1.

Chen Dongqing gave a brief acceptance speech, marking the end of the All-Star Game phase.

After the main tournament, it's time for the solo matches.

Amidst much anticipation, the two greatest League of Legends players of all time, Ilex and Faker, will face off in the finals.

"Go for it, Sang-hyeok." Marin said one last word of encouragement to his teammates before going on stage.

Meanwhile, LPL players took turns punching Chen Dongqing.

"Go for it!" Uzi joked with a laugh. "Can't you come back with a 3-0 victory?"

If Chen Dongqing can score another 3-0 in his solo match, then this All-Star game will have a perfect ending!

"Just watch," Chen Dongqing patted his chest, "and see how I take down Faker!"

Chen Dongqing and Faker didn't even take the keyboard off the stage; they went straight onto the stage.

The players from both teams then went to the audience seats to watch this ultimate battle together.

The first draft phase for both sides began very quickly.

Faker went to great lengths to target Chen Dongqing in the ban phase, decisively banning Fiora, Kalista, and Lucian – all strong picks in Chen Dongqing's solo matches.

But Chen Dongqing had anticipated this, so he leisurely banned Orianna, Zoe, and Syndra before entering the champion selection phase.

Faker confidently picked Taliyah when facing a ban phase.

Taliyah is a champion that can poke, fight, and push lanes, making her a great choice for solo play!

Now the question is, what hero did Ilex choose?

Once the hero selection time is over, the loading time will begin.

Through the loading screen, Faker saw the opponent's chosen champion.

Captain Teemo is on standby!

Teemo!?

Faker fainted immediately.

Do you look down on people? ilex!

The LPL and LCK players, as well as other viewers, were all stunned, and the live stream chat was filled with question marks.

While Teemo's solo ability is indeed quite good, compared to true solo champions, he's definitely lacking.

Is there some special interpretation?

With this question in mind, the competition soon began.

At this point, the director switched to show the talent selection for both sides.

As you can see, both sides have chosen to bring Aery, which is very strong in this version.

As for equipment, Chen Dongqing chose Doran's Blade and opted for an AD build, while Taliyah chose Doran's Ring.

After the game went live, Faker had a clear strategy: first, he observed which skills Teemo should learn.

Neither side's heroes have the ability to kill, so they're basically aiming for a hundred kills, so we need to plan ahead.

Teemo seems to have this idea. You can see that Teemo's basic attacks have poisoned the minions, which is obviously because he learned his E skill.

Upon seeing this, Faker nodded and immediately started using his Q to push the lane.

If Teemo learns Q, his level 1 trading is quite strong, so he needs to be careful.

But if it's E, then he doesn't need to pay attention to it.

On the other side, Chen Dongqing was prepared. Seeing Taliyah use her Q, he decisively stepped forward to initiate a trade of blows and then used a basic attack to initiate the trade!

Faker was prepared and promptly returned the favor with a basic attack!

Although he would lose a dozen or so points of health if he traded a basic attack, he would definitely gain by pushing the minion wave.

Once he reaches level two first, Teemo won't be able to play the game!

Both sides engaged in a direct clash, with Ai Li charging at each other, dealing a considerable amount of damage in that single exchange.

However, Taliyah's damage ends there; her basic attack does 47 damage, and Aery does 15, totaling only 60 damage.

On the other side, because Teemo has adaptive attack damage and starts with Doran's Blade, his basic attack dealt 60 damage, while Aery also dealt 15 damage.

And that's not all.

After launching their attacks, both Aery creatures slowly flew towards their respective masters.

During this time, because Teemo had activated his E skill, the poison continued to cause damage to Taliyah.

Chen Dongqing took a step forward and caught the little pet, Ai Li, ahead of time.

At the same time, the final hit of Teemo's E poison was triggered!

Aery had just returned when she immediately launched another lightning attack, charging towards Taliyah! Another 15 points of damage!

Upon seeing this, everyone was immediately shocked, realizing that things were not so simple.

Can Teemo trigger Aery twice with a single basic attack?

The current version of Aery is the peak version, which has just been released and can deal 20 points of panel damage at level 1!

If a basic attack triggers twice, it's equivalent to adding an extra 40 points of damage to that basic attack!

What does this mean? Let's put it this way: a level 1 Electrocute only deals 40 damage, and this one basic attack can trigger Electrocute, with an extremely short cooldown!

A single basic attack from Taliyah with Aery will only deal 60 damage.

But Teemo's basic attack dealt over a hundred points of damage!

It's changed, everything has changed.

Although it's unclear how Ilex came up with this bizarre collaboration, this alone is enough to secure Teemo's position as SOLOKING!

On the way back, Chen Dongqing didn't rush to trade blows. Instead, he squatted behind and pushed the lane while using Doran's Blade to recover his lost health.

When Ai Li returned, Chen Dongqing once again charged at her, unleashing two more normal attacks on her.

Another hundred HP!

Faker was completely numb.

Who can withstand this level of health drain?

After reaching level two, Chen Dongqing's damage output increased significantly. He would immediately unleash an AQ combo, dealing nearly two hundred damage in one go.

After several rounds, Faker's health bar became increasingly dangerous, forcing him to return to base to replenish his supplies.

Chen Dongqing didn't stop him. He was aiming for the Hundred Blades, so let him go.

He went back to lane and into the tower, then bought two more Doran's Blades, entering a cheating mode.

In fact, he had already won from that moment on.

A mage's sustain can't compare to a marksman with three Doran's Blades.

Faker understood this principle as well. Since he couldn't compete in last-hitting and attrition, he could only focus on fighting.

Teemo's burst damage has waned, but if he fights to the very end, he might still have a chance!

With this mindset in mind, Faker frequently initiated trade-offs to whittle down Faker's health!

But after two waves of attacks, Faker realized something was wrong.

Teemo has [Moe Run], his movement speed is so fast that his W can't even reach him!

Without buying boots, trying to reliably dodge Taliyah's W with Teemo's W is extremely difficult, almost a pipe dream.

But in Chen Dongqing's hands, it was an easy task.

Without Teemo's crowd control and his lack of mobility, Taliyah is essentially missing two damage abilities when facing Teemo!

How can you beat Teemo with just one Q?

Chen Dongqing activated W to increase movement speed, dodging another crucial [Rock Strike], and then chased after the enemy with basic attacks, easily securing the first victory!

The audience responded enthusiastically with a thunderous cheer!

On the sidelines, Uz watched this scene with immense relief.

Fortunately, he didn't participate in the SOLO competition.

Based on his champion usage habits, if he plays a champion like Varus to solo, and then Teemo blinds him and keeps chasing him down, he's bound to be in red buff!

But since I didn't play, you're the one who'll suffer, Faker!

There is no halftime break in the SOLO match.

Soon, the second game began.

This time, Faker had no choice but to ban Teemo, but the price was that Lucian was released.

Chen Dongqing is the one I'm targeting!

This version of Lucian also has a very strong laning talent, which is Press the Attack.

E in, tap a few times, then Q, tap a few more times to unleash a burst of powerful attacks; few heroes can withstand that.

Chen Dongqing doesn't play fancy tricks; he immediately uses Q to push the lane while harassing the enemy by extending the distance.

Once the minion wave pushes past the tower, Chen Dongqing will unleash his fury under the tower!

The same approach applies.

First, suppress the enemy's health and the number of last hits.

When he's close to 100 kills, the other side will get anxious.

As expected, Faker initiated a blood exchange invitation, but it ended in a disastrous failure. He was left with only half health immediately after logging in!

Chen Dongqing decisively charged in, and Lu Xian rushed under the tower, unleashing a full combo, then used his ultimate to steal and kill Lu Xian under the tower!

2-0!

The third game ended even faster.

Chen Dongqing still played Lucian and used the same strategy. Faker, on the other hand, changed his playstyle this time and chose to pick Zoe to aggressively engage in the laning phase!

But the final result was that, in three minutes, Chen Dongqing used his E skill to dodge the fatal bubble that was right in front of him, and then countered with a combo to complete the solo kill!

Chen Dongqing achieved the epic feat of solo killing Faker three times in a single game!

The champion is born!

Chen Dongqing took off his headphones, stood up, and greeted the enthusiastic cheers of the audience!

With two consecutive SOLO championships, Chen Dongqing continues to prove who is the strongest player in the world!

He walked over to Faker's side, smiled, shook hands with him, and said, "Well played, Sang-hyeok."

Lee Sang-hyeok pursed his lips and remained silent.

He now finally understands what INnoVation felt when he lost to Chen Dongqing on stage.

After a long pause, he finally said, "Well played."

After that, Lee Sang-hyeok left the stage, wrapped in his keyboard.

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow, turned around, and walked to the center of the stage.

This time, it was Tryndamere who went on stage to present Chen Dongqing with the SOLO tournament championship trophy.

The two former CEOs of the company are now somewhat helpless with Chen Dongqing.

Why is it always you who gets the awards?

Tryndamere said helplessly, "How about we come to Santa Monica later? We might be able to talk about your championship skin."

"No problem." Chen Dongqing nodded with a smile and accepted his second individual trophy of the day.

The cabinet for displaying trophies is already overflowing; it seems that buying a house is now a pressing matter!

Soon after he finished his acceptance speech, he walked offstage with a grin, carrying the trophy, and started bragging to his teammates.

"How so? Makes sense, right?" Chen Dongqing laughed. "If I say 3-0, then it's 3-0!"

"Awesome!" The factory manager took the trophy from Chen Dongqing, examined it carefully, and commented, "It's quite exquisitely made."

This is just a regular long glass trophy, but the transparent glass still adds a touch of sophistication to it.

The factory manager looked at the trophy and felt a pang of emotion.

He's never been a player who relies on mechanical skill since his debut. If he had any better mechanical skills, he wouldn't have been kicked out of the 4396 game by Peanut.

Clearly, the SOLO championship is something he's destined to never have.

But in Chen Dongqing's hands, this thing was as easy as taking something out of a bag.

That's so unfair.

The factory manager returned the trophy to Chen Dongqing, and the LPL five-man team turned and left the North American studio.

Chen Dongqing returned to the hotel first and packed up his two trophies. At this time, the factory manager and Doinb came over, planning to take a walk around the Los Angeles area.

"I'm not going," Chen Dongqing said with a smile. "I have to go to Riot Games headquarters with Jian Zihao."

The factory manager and Doinb immediately understood why these two had gone to Riot Games, and their expressions instantly darkened.

Chen Dongqing then said with a grin, "Want to come along?"

"You two go ahead and leave without looking back."

Chen Dongqing and Uzi quickly arrived at Riot Games headquarters by car and had a brief chat with the designers about the design details of their skins.

Uzi came up with a really interesting idea this time, which made the designer laugh so hard he almost fell over, and he said he would definitely adopt the idea.

When Chen Dongqing returned to the hotel, it was already dark. After learning that Chen Dongqing had returned, several other contestants came to visit him, took photos with him, and exchanged team uniforms.

A current player, at the peak of his career and considered the greatest of all time, is a living legend in the competitive sports industry, and a goal that all professional players need to learn from and pursue.

Most of the new professional players are now fans of Chen Dongqing.

The fact that QG's youth training camp was packed with people again this year is the best proof of this.

Chen Dongqing was naturally delighted to see this scene, smiling as he exchanged team uniforms with the other All-Star players before solemnly packing them into his suitcase.

After a night of gaming, on December 12th, Los Angeles time, the LPL team officially boarded their return flight.

When we landed, it was already December 13th, Shanghai time.

After returning to Shanghai, Chen Dongqing did not go back to the base. After saying goodbye to his teammates, he went straight home by car, fell into a deep sleep, and ended the day there.

Along with this day came the end of the entire S7 season.

With this, all matches of Season 7 have come to an end.

After this break, Chen Dongqing will need to readjust his mindset and prepare to face the new challenges of the S8 season!

(End of this chapter)