League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 414 The Fiora Who Risked Her Career

It's simply mysterious.

After securing a kill in the bottom lane, the frequency of trades between the top laners increased significantly. Subsequently, TheShy would engage in skirmishes with Chen Dongqing whenever he had the chance.

The health of both top laners began to drop rapidly at this moment.

However, because both top laners had teleport, no kills were achieved.

Within six minutes, both top laners, low on health, recalled to base simultaneously, bought items, and then teleported back to their lanes.

TheShy used his gold to buy Tiamat to enhance his wave clear and burst damage in skirmishes.

Chen Dongqing, on the other hand, had a much more targeted approach. He directly bought a death sentence and then used the remaining money to buy a piece of cloth armor, intending to combine it into cloth armor shoes once the shoes were delivered.

It's all targeted.

Riven's disadvantage compared to Fiora is that she lacks healing, while her advantage lies in her comprehensive skill set and flexible item build.

His secondary rune path this game is still Inspiration, with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight.

After both sides upgraded their equipment, they were quite confident and increased their efforts in exchanging blows.

Chen Dongqing pushed the minion wave out from under the tower, and had only just auto-attacked a minion when TheShy seized the opportunity and thrust straight at him with a [Sky Piercing Slash]!

Chen Dongqing's weakness was at the top, and the Sword Maiden was aiming for that weakness.

Chen Dongqing thought for a moment and immediately came up with an answer.

There's a chance this time around.

Riven lacks sustain, so it's unrealistic for her to compete with Fiora in terms of survivability.

To win the laning phase, you need to take advantage of Riven's burst damage and go toe-to-toe with Fiora!

In this phase where both sides are at full health, TheShy should be especially careful when trading blows. If Riven seizes the opportunity to unleash a burst of damage, he will be unable to withstand the attack.

However, due to the immense pressure of the offensive play, TheShy had to play more aggressively.

In Chen Dongqing's eyes, this risky move was an opportunity.

The moment the Fiora lunged at him, Chen Dongqing, with his extremely precise control over distance, decisively took a step to the right.

This step is completely insignificant, not even enough to get Riven out of Fiora's attack range.

But it was this step that changed the relative positions of the two heroes, causing Fiora's Q to land on the left side instead of hitting the upper opening.

TheShy reacted quickly, swiftly using A followed by E to slow the enemy, and even tried to use his positioning to exploit the opening in the top lane.

But Chen Dongqing didn't give her a chance at all. He activated his ultimate (R) and drew his sword, then used a Q to the upper left, hitting Fiora while keeping her under control on his left side.

When it comes to exploiting weaknesses in Fiora, Chen Dongqing is unparalleled!

This move alone has reduced the chance of Fiora exploiting a weakness, putting Fiora in a more advantageous position.

However, the displacement range of the Q skill is ultimately limited.

After Chen Dongqing's Q followed by a basic attack's stun, TheShy finally achieved his goal, leaping across the left and top diagonals and finally piercing through the upper opening with a single strike.

Immediately afterwards, TheShy, who used the Chen Dongqing championship skin, activated his ultimate skill, "Unrivaled Challenge," creating four openings around Riven, while a timer appeared next to Fiora's health bar.

TheShy pressed [Tiamat] and instantly broke through the first weakness above with its active effect. Then he moved one step and returned to the left side, breaking through the second weakness with one strike!

But those are the only two weaknesses. The remaining two weaknesses, on the right and bottom, are on the other side, beyond Fiora's reach.

During this time, Chen Dongqing continued his continuous QA attacks, constantly reducing Fiora's health bar, and consciously concealed the weaknesses on the bottom right sides, not giving Fiora a chance to break through.

At the same time, because Riven also has the grievous wounds attribute reduction and recovery from Death Sentence, Fiora's health bar can be seen to drop significantly faster!

However, as everyone knows, Fiora's health bar cannot be trusted.

Chen Dongqing understood this better than anyone else, which is why he fought with extra caution.

After two QA combos, he made no attempt to hide his third Q, slamming it down on Fiora!

TheShy used his W [Laurent's Eye Blade] to assume a defensive stance, dodging crowd control while simultaneously unleashing a sword aura that pierced straight ahead!

Chen Dongqing was prepared. He used his E skill to dodge the sword energy and then slashed at the Sword Maiden with a backhand strike.

At the same time, the invisible cooldown timer in Chen Dongqing's mind reminded him that Fiora's Q skill was about to be ready.

Low-health Fiora, half-health Riven.

This scene is all too familiar.

In the final game of the 2016 World Championship, Chen Dongqing's Fiora, who was down 0-2, managed to dodge Riven's Wind Slash with an A-Flash while simultaneously exploiting the fourth vulnerability, allowing him to turn the tide and kill Smeb's 2-0 Riven, thus creating an opening for his team.

In my opinion, if TheShy wants to win this fight, the only solution is to use A-flash!

Chen Dongqing believes that TheShy can also see this.

At this moment, while Riven had used her E skill and was in the animation of auto-attacking, TheShy used another Q [Sky Slash] to slide down towards Riven, piercing through her third vulnerability.

Immediately afterwards, another basic attack was launched.

With a reaction time of 99 points, Chen Dongqing could see the basic attack clearly.

In that instant, Chen Dongqing decisively pressed D!

Two golden lights flashed across the screen simultaneously!

Both players used Flash at the same time, but because Riven's Flash was faster, Fiora was unable to exploit the final weakness on the right side!

TheShy did indeed intend to use A-flash to exploit this last weakness, but Chen Dongqing perfectly predicted this move!

Both of them flashed at the same time, but their relative positions did not change. Fiora was still below Riven!

This last flaw has clearly become an insurmountable chasm for TheShy!

Chen Dongqing landed his final basic attack on Fiora, then used the RW combo to cancel the animation of his basic attack and ultimate, before finishing with another basic attack that emptied Fiora's health bar!

Fiona, clad in grey and white armor, knelt with her sword in hand, slowly turning to ashes and disappearing from the battlefield, leaving only a rapier stuck in the ground.

This is the death effect of Chen Dongqing's champion skin, but viewers seem to have never seen it on Chen Dongqing.

Next to his health bar, a red X slowly appeared on the ultimate skill timer.

Top lane, solo kill achieved!

In that instant, cheers erupted from the audience, and thousands of spectators stood up, cheering and screaming!

A solo kill by the top laner is always the most exciting part of the game.

Riven vs. Fiora, without any teammate advantage, relies purely on individual skill!

"Following the bot lane, Tree in the top lane has also secured a kill!" Commentator Guan Zeyuan exclaimed from the commentary booth, "Although everyone says IG is a team known for its strong laning phase, QG performed better in today's laning!"

"In terms of laning and mechanics, QG has never lost." Remember also chimed in, "Ning wanted to come to the top lane and finish off the low-health Riven, but Mushroom is always within three steps of Xiangguo! Ning can't find any opportunity!"

With Xiangguo's protection, Chen Dongqing pushed the minion wave into the tower, causing Fiora, who had lost her teleport, to lose a large wave of minions.

Once again, a burst of enthusiastic praise filled the QG voice channel.

"Bullfrog, bullfrog!" Little Tiger exclaimed immediately, "Wow, that predicted flash! Amazing, Spicy Tree Bro!"

Compared to the insincere praise of Uzi last time, this time it was a pure expression of genuine emotion.

No wonder he's the world's best top laner!

TheShy? He's really lacking!

With attacks coming from both the top and bottom lines, Xiao Hu was grinning from ear to ear.

This kind of game allows him, the mid-laner, to play very comfortably, going wherever he wants and helping others at will.

Of course, if he had to choose between the top and bottom lanes, he would definitely choose the top lane!

In eight minutes, Xiaohu couldn't wait to push the lane, and then he called Xiangguo and headed straight for the top lane!

Ryze activated his ultimate, "Warp," and flanked TheShy with Xiangguo, resulting in a three-on-one gank that killed TheShy under the tower once again.

"Don't rush, don't rush. Don't dismantle the tower yet!" Chen Dongqing said in the voice chat, "I'll kill him again later!"

"OK, OK!" Little Tiger was very obedient and went straight back to the city.

He actually lost a lot of minions while roaming to the top lane, and it was a bit of a loss if he couldn't get tower gold.

But as long as his uncle speaks, he just does it!

The bottom lane at this moment.

Uz, trembling under the tower, watched this scene and fell into a brief silence.

Although IG didn't come to the bottom lane to stop the loss, but instead chose to trade for the dragon, Uzi, who lost the bottom lane advantage for no reason due to the half-park principle, was still a little upset.

They were both getting kills in their lanes, so why didn't they come to help the bot lane?

AD is clearly a higher priority! Do you even know how to play the game?!

Warning, warning.

The temperature is rising.

Fortunately, Chen Dongqing's temperature control skills have reached an unparalleled level.

He didn't need words; his actions alone were enough to soothe Uzbekistan's heart.

Within ten minutes, Chen Dongqing, taking advantage of his top lane advantage, helped Xiangguo secure the first objective.

"Let's put the Vanguard in the bottom lane," Chen Dongqing said generously. "I'm not in a hurry to push the top lane."

Upon hearing this, Uzbekistan reverted to his usual calm state.

If you can take down the first tower with the help of the vanguard, then that's actually not bad.

At eleven minutes, Xiangguo led the vanguard and Xiaohu to the bottom lane, which immediately caused a huge reaction from the IG team. The mid and jungle also moved down to the bottom lane, and the four of them were pulling and tugging at each other in the small bottom lane, having a great time.

Of course, this was also within Chen Dongqing's calculations.

He checked his Flash cooldown and was ready.

It is certain that both top laners used Flash at the same time just over six minutes into the game.

However, because Chen Dongqing has [Astral Insight] equipped, the cooldown of his summoner spells is 5% shorter.

Don't underestimate this 5%.

In the context of a 300-second Flash, this 5% represents a significant 15-second difference.

And now, his Flash ability has five seconds left to recharge.

That means Fiora has 20 seconds left.

During the five-second countdown, Chen Dongqing subtly took two steps forward and finished off a minion.

TheShy seemed unaware of the crisis and did not retreat.

The instant the countdown reached zero, Chen Dongqing used his R-flash to draw his sword and charge at Fiora, unleashing an AW roar!

TheShy's reaction surprised Chen Dongqing. Faced with this sudden team fight, he managed to use his W to block Chen Dongqing's W [Soul-Suppressing Roar]!

Fortunately, Chen Dongqing is no pushover either!

He used his E [Charge Forward] to teleport behind Fiora, dodging the stun sword aura, and then slashed with a basic attack, initiating a continuous QA combo!

Even without W, Chen Dongqing is still a 2-0 Riven, so killing a Fiora shouldn't be difficult for him.

A full QA combo, followed by a final ultimate sword aura and a basic attack, successfully reaping the life of Fiora!

After securing the solo kill, Chen Dongqing pushed the lane and prepared to attack IG's top tower!

Meanwhile, good news finally came from the bottom lane: the vanguard charged in headfirst and successfully secured the first tower kill bounty in the bottom lane.

"QG's top and bottom lanes are still advancing at the same pace!" Colonel Guan glanced at the tactics panel: "Just over ten minutes in, QG's economic lead has reached a terrifying 3000!"

This economic lead is already quite terrifying. If it were in an average team, they would most likely be completely outplayed and defeated by QG.

But IG is a bit different.

IG never backs down when they're at a disadvantage; they charge in even more aggressively than when they're in a winning position.

As soon as Uzi switched to the mid lane, he was met with a relentless attack from IG. Fortunately, the team did a good job of protecting him. Xiangguo rushed out from the side immediately, and Jarvan IV used EQ followed by R to charge in and self-destruct!

Ultimately, the two junglers swapped junglers, resulting in a one-for-one trade.

Xiangguo, who was focused down and killed, was still a bit unconvinced. He farmed the jungle to catch up on his levels and then headed straight for the top lane!

The prince, carrying a halberd, emerged from IG's jungle, cutting off TheShy's escape route.

When Chen Dongqing caught up, Xiangguo immediately used his EQ combo!

Despite being down 0-3, TheShy hasn't given up. Fiora's W [Laurent's Eye] wasn't aimed at Jarvan IV, but instead stabbed behind himself!

The prince used an EQ combo to pass through Fiora, triggering Fiora's W's crowd control immunity, and then conveniently teleported to the opposite side of the Mind's Eye Blade.

"Hmph, too slow!"

The dizzying sword energy pierced out, stunning Prince Xiangguo at the same time, and also puncturing the prince's right-side weakness.

TheShy then used his ultimate on the Prince, and before Riven could catch up, he quickly auto-attacked, repositioned, used E-A-Q, repositioned, and became greedy.

The final vulnerability was exploited, and Fiora's ultimate ability timer expired, ending at 1.12 seconds – a standard four-hit combo in one second.

Immediately afterwards, TheShy landed a critical hit, instantly wiping out Xiangguo's health bar!

At that moment, a commotion erupted in the audience.

Wow, that's fast!

The next second, Riven, carrying the death sentence, rushed in and used her ultimate to kill Fiora, completing a one-for-one trade.

"Holy crap." Xiangguo was also a bit surprised by this fourth breakthrough. "So powerful?"

"I've told you so many times, don't underestimate him, but you just wouldn't believe me." Chen Dongqing laughed, "But it's not a big problem. If you give him one, he'll be worth a lot more. Scientific pig farming."

After saying that, Chen Dongqing continued to lead the line forward.

Without Fiora, IG had to rely on Ning to defend the top second tower.

Unfortunately, even Prince Ning couldn't hold on.

Xiaohu's Ryze, with his level 2 ultimate, teleported behind Ning and, together with DaDai, took him down. The two then pushed forward and easily took down the top lane's second tower.

Chen Dongqing's Riven was now at a 4-0 score, with the gold from two towers and last-hitting ahead of time, practically making the word "invincible" written all over her face.

Chen Dongqing then moved to the bottom lane to continue applying pressure and pushing the tower.

With such a powerful figure in the team, the team naturally had to protect him. So Xiangguo simply stopped finishing off Chen Dongqing and became his bodyguard.

Thanks to Chen Dongqing and Xiangguo's pressure on the side lanes, Uzi seized the opportunity to attack IG's mid tower.

By using this split push strategy, QG quickly widened the economic gap.

Once Uzi and Xiaohu both reached the three-item stage, team fights became much easier.

In the final skirmish, Ning's Lee Sin tried to go in for a shot, but his Q skill was caught in mid-air by Xiaohu's W, preventing him from even using his ward hop. In the end, he was taken down by Uzi with an EQ combo followed by a headshot!

Later, JackeyLove's Varus was practically exhausted from shooting, but with an economic disadvantage, he couldn't deal any damage at all, essentially becoming a ranged minion-level damage dealer.

On the contrary, Chen Dongqing's Riven flashed in and took away half of his health with an AWQ combo!

If Baolan hadn't flashed up quickly and given JackeyLove a mouthful, he would have been instantly killed!

But after Varus was included, IG lacked overall damage output, and the team couldn't damage Riven at all!

On the other side, Uzi's headshot took away half of Xiaohu's health, and Xiaohu's EQ combo didn't do much better.

In this team fight, QG undoubtedly achieved a perfect 5-0 exchange, and finally pushed down IG's base to end the game!

"Congratulations to QG! They swept IG 2-0, avenging their earlier loss and extending their winning streak to reclaim the top spot in the regular season!"

Remembering the sound ignited the passion of the thousand fans at QG's home stadium, with all the fans cheering enthusiastically, creating a truly electrifying atmosphere!

Three months, do you know how we got through those three months?!

After being second in the regular season for three months, when have we QG fans ever suffered such injustice?!

But thankfully, we've won it back!

"I have to say, Brother Tree's performance today was still outstanding! After dominating the first lane with Irelia, he continued to deliver solo kills and excellent split-pushing in the second game!"

Guan Daxiao couldn't help but sigh, "I thought TheShy, who has been performing brilliantly recently, would pose a threat to Shu Ge, but it seems I was overthinking it. Shu Ge is still invincible."

The IG players had all taken off their headphones and stood up to wait for the handshake. As they listened to Guan Zeyuan's voice, they couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Yes, Brother Tree is Brother Tree.

Without Ilex, the IG team was confident they could beat anyone, even QG, they felt they had a chance.

But if Ilex is still there, their upper half of the bracket will definitely collapse, without any chance of survival.

If they can't break through QG's bottom half of the map to engage in a direct confrontation, they have absolutely no chance of winning.

But how easy is it for QG to break through the bottom half of the map? What can they use to counter that?

TheShy was hit the hardest today.

Let's not talk about the captain in the first game, since he was left to fend for himself and was countered, so he really couldn't win.

But in the second game, TheShy risked his entire career.

But the result was no different from the first one.

During the duel, his true colors were exposed, and he suffered a merciless one-on-one defeat, after which he went downhill all the way.

The last game was about not having time to die, and this game is about developing the i5. It's not much better.

This match made TheShy realize once again the huge gap between himself and Chen Dongqing, which inevitably made him feel a little sad.

He gambled his career, and in the end, he ruined it.

After this, Coach Kim doesn't know when he'll be able to put him back on the court.

TheShy comes from a very good family and is known for his emotional stability.

Although he felt a little down, he didn't get flustered because of this; on the contrary, he was even in the mood to laugh.

Seeing Ilex walk up to him, TheShy grinned and said with a goofy smile, "Tree-kun, awesome!"

"Keep it up!" Chen Dongqing said with a smile. "You played really well today."

Chen Dongqing's words were sincere.

After all, in the second game, TheShy truly relied on his individual skill to fight Chen Dongqing to a 40/60 split.

Chen Dongqing was able to secure the solo kill thanks to his greater experience.

Chen Dongqing has faced off against players like the aging Marin, the peak Duke, Smeb, and Cuvee, but none of these top laners have demonstrated the laning strength that TheShy showed today.

All I can say is that he truly deserves to be called the man who changed the landscape of top lane.

After shaking hands with TheShy, Chen Dongqing finally stepped onto the center of the stage, enjoying the passionate cheers of the QG home fans!

The feeling of playing at home is definitely different from playing at Zhengda Plaza.

The venue is bigger, there are more people, and the sound is louder!

A quick glance revealed that every single person in the front row was holding up a QG light stick!

Of course, this has nothing to do with home advantage or anything like that.

Esports is primarily disseminated online, and the winner takes all.

In addition, LPL's home venues have only just been launched and have not yet cultivated the same level of fervent home fans as the NBA.

Even when Chen Dongqing went to Chengdu or Chongqing for away games, he still looked like this offstage.

Feeling the enthusiastic cheers from the home crowd, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but smile broadly. He waved and interacted with the audience until the cheers gradually subsided before returning to his seat to pack up his peripherals.

As Chen Dongqing rolled up the mouse and keyboard with the mouse pad and tucked them into his arm to leave, he saw Xiao Hu walk towards him.

"Here you go, Brother Tree, I'll take it back for you!" Little Tiger said with a grin, "You're definitely doing the interview today!"

With two consecutive MVP awards and Lin Yuanhua as the host, it can't be anyone else being interviewed today.

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow and handed over the peripheral device.

I have to say, having a tiger leg like that is quite comfortable.

As everyone walked to the backstage passage, Lin Yuanhua and Chen Dongqing exchanged a glance, and the two of them voluntarily stayed behind to be interviewed.

Today's interview was relatively routine. Lin Yuanhua first asked about the feeling of winning the game, and then raised questions about playing at home and being at the top of the regular season standings.

Chen Dongqing didn't try anything fancy and answered honestly.

Regarding home-field-related issues, Chen Dongqing didn't forget to play along: "This year's Spring Playoffs will be held at QG's home stadium, brothers, remember to come often!"

This is also the result of discussions between QG and the league.

After all, QG's home stadium is large, with a thousand seats, so they can earn more ticket revenue. In the end, the revenue is split between the two sides, and the league saves on labor costs and venue maintenance costs, making money for free. QG can also play GG for their home stadium.

Of course, a large venue will definitely be needed for the final match.

The audience responded with great enthusiasm and excitement.

QG's home stadium has a larger crowd, a more intense atmosphere, and is a more popular venue for spectators.

Finally, Lin Yuanhua asked Chen Dongqing about his outlook for the upcoming matches in the Spring Split.

Chen Dongqing's answer to this was without a doubt—we won't lose a single game from now on!

After the interview, Chen Dongqing said goodbye to his girlfriend and then returned to the backstage dressing room.

When he returned, he saw that Xiao Hu had already helped him pack his peripherals into his backpack.

Chen Dongqing checked it over and found that it was packed neatly, with the keyboard and mouse pad in the large bag and the mouse in the small front bag, exactly according to his habits.

"Oh?" Chen Dongqing laughed. "You've done some research on this, huh?"

Li Yuanhao patted his chest: "Absolutely!"

At this moment, Linko also walked over, patted Chen Dongqing on the back forcefully, and laughed, "You did a fantastic job today, my Brother Shu!"

"What do you mean?" Chen Dongqing chuckled, slinging his backpack over his shoulder. "You caught Li Yuanhao's influence too, didn't you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hu became agitated: "What do you mean 'infected'? He was obviously joking! Only I was being sincere!"

Spicy Pot ruthlessly stabbed him in the back: "Yes, yes, yes, only you are genuinely licking it."

Li Yuanhao remained silent this time.

He certainly is.

Everyone shouldered their backpacks and strode towards the base.

The group decided to put their backpacks away first and then continue exploring the surrounding shops.

That's the downside of coming to the new base; I can't go to the restaurant where I used to stay anymore.

The group found a decent local restaurant, and after Chen Dongqing sat down, he took out his phone and started browsing online forums.

Today's QG vs. IG match is a highly anticipated and highly anticipated showdown, generating unprecedented buzz, so the online forums were a must.

Sure enough, as soon as I entered the forum, I saw QG fans celebrating wildly.

I'd say Brother Tree is an eternal god, no one disagrees, right?

Below this post are screenshots of Chen Dongqing's two MVP awards today.

In the second game, Chen Dongqing's Riven achieved a 4439 gold lead, a 27% damage share, and a 31% damage taken share, all of which far exceeded the average.

This is Chen Dongqing's warrior. Once his warrior takes off, both his output and damage absorption can be maximized!

Chen Dongqing continued scrolling down and came across some more aggressive posts.

[Hehe, they only beat QG without Tree Bro, does this brat really think he's all set?]

These posts are aimed at those extreme bastards.

When QG lost their opening match, those "sons of dogs" who always shouted "take off" were quite arrogant on the forum.

They say even if Tree Bro came, it wouldn't work on this IG.

Now look what happened, the boomerang has hit itself in the face.

Chen Dongqing clicked refresh and saw today's rating post.

[March 20th QG 2:0 IG (Other score posts deleted)]

This post has only been out for an hour, but it has already received over a thousand comments, which is enough to prove the immense popularity of today's competition.

The comment with the most views among the contestants was undoubtedly Chen Dongqing's comment.

What does "the best in the world" mean?

[The god of lightly armored warriors!]

[China has trees!]

[Tree Bro's Flash prediction and auto-flash against Fiora was so cool! Did he really believe TheShy would auto-flash for a quadra kill?]

Compared to Chen Dongqing's praise, TheShy, the biggest victim today, was not so friendly.

[You didn't actually mistake Tree Bro for Letme and beat him up, did you?]

[Hey, didn't last year's lesson in forehand and backhand teach you a lesson? Still trying to pick Fiora as your first pick.]

[Well, there's nothing wrong with picking Fiora first; she's prettier than Maokai, right?]

Indeed, at the very least, he almost got solo killed by Tree Bro; that duel was quite exciting.

[The fact that Tree Bro could predict TheShy's A-flash means he respects TheShy quite a bit.]

Indeed, judging from today's performance, TheShy played much better than top laners like Smeb and Cuvee.

As Chen Dongqing watched this, the waiters began to bring out all the dishes.

Chen Dongqing put away his phone with satisfaction and focused on the dishes in front of him.

Having won this crucial match, the pressure on the QG players has finally been released. Now, they are completely stress-free and even have a much better appetite.

After winning this match, all the next opponents will be Little Calomi. If we play seriously, we should be able to crush them all.

In other words, QG can already study their playoff opponents.

(End of this chapter)