League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 418 The Predator!

"I am the monstrous wave sweeping across humanity!"

Darius's domineering line was also broadcast to the audience through the speakers.

But by then, no one could hear it anymore.

The cheers from the audience were like a tidal wave, sweeping across the entire venue!

Amidst the cheers, only Guan Zeyuan's excited voice could be faintly heard: "Pentakill! Tree Bro used his ultimate to wipe out everyone from EDG!"

Holy crap! Awesome!

[Five-kill streak!]

【Wow, what kind of Darius is this?】

[That final golden body is so cool! This God King skin can be used like this?]

I have a feeling that God-King Darius is going to outsell God-King Garen.

[Holy crap, a kill-stealing dog!]

Darius, the Hand of Noxus, has long been known as a "kill-stealer" by players because of his high-damage, refreshable ultimate ability.

Achieving a pentakill with a five-hit combo has always been the dream moment for all Darius players, but very few have actually accomplished it.

The reason is simple: Darius' ultimate has too long a delay, making it difficult to time its release accurately in team fights with extremely high burst damage.

If you release it too late, you'll lose the kill; if you release it too early, it's even worse—you'll lose your ultimate ability and become useless.

In this match, Chen Dongqing's timing for releasing several ultimate skills was perfect, killing one enemy with a single strike, which was incredibly clean and efficient!

The final move, a golden invincibility, was a clever tribute to Meiko.

"That Darius play by Tree Bro was absolutely terrifying!" Remember couldn't help but sigh, "Besides those five ultimates, that Q-flash when he was low on health was a stroke of genius!"

This one Q restored 39% of Darius's health and gave him the opportunity to execute a triple kill.

Meticulous operation and careful decision-making are both indispensable.

Wang Duoduo shouted at the end, "After this team wipe, it looks like the four QG players with the Baron buff can just finish the game in one fell swoop!"

"One wave after another!" Chen Dongqing had already seen through the situation. After the team was wiped out, he immediately led his teammates to EDG's mid-lane high ground!

Before Baron Nashor, the mid lane minions had already been pushed by Uzi. At this time, the minions were intersecting at the ruins of EDG's second mid tower. Shi Senming used RE to accelerate, and the QG team quickly rushed to the mid lane, rapidly pushing the minions up to the high ground, and then they drove straight in.

The rest of the plot is pretty much a foregone conclusion.

When QG destroyed two of EDG's inhibitor turrets, EDG's Prince and Swain, who had been the first to fall, had already respawned.

But the two brothers were completely unharmed, clearly powerless to defend their bare base, and could only watch the game turn into defeat.

It took 27 minutes and 22 seconds for the EDG base to explode and turn into a pile of fragments.

"Congratulations QG, 1-0!" Colonel Guan shouted loudly, "QG's rhythm in this game was perfect! A clean and decisive victory!"

Colonel Guan's words resonated deeply with the audience.

QG's rhythm in this game was textbook-perfect for offense.

While the players were leaving the field, but before the post-match data panel appeared, the three commentators immediately began their sharp analysis of the match to fill the gap in the commentary.

Remember nodded and shouted with a smile, "The first ten minutes saw Tree create a huge advantage, the next ten minutes were calm and peaceful with steady development, and the last seven minutes saw Uzi further expand the advantage!"

"During their power spike, they relentlessly attacked to extend their advantage; during their lull, they focused on farming and denied any opportunities. EDG only managed to secure one kill throughout the entire game—in the Baron fight! But that kill was also the moment EDG lost the match!"

"This can also be considered a victory in the draft phase," Wang Duoduo added. "With both sides banning six top laners at the start, GimGoon could only pick Swain, a strong pick in this patch but with obvious weaknesses. At that point, Tree could then pick Darius as a counter-pick, relentlessly chasing down Swain and securing the top lane victory in a remarkably easy manner!"

At this moment, the chat room was buzzing with activity.

[There's also the build for green beans, which makes sense too.]

[Indeed, at first I thought it was abstract, but seeing Darius's visible health regeneration, I can only say it's fucking outrageous!]

[That felt so good! Keep it up, Tree Bro, keep crushing EDG!]

After the post-match panel ends, the next step is, of course, the MVP selection process.

"The MVP of this match definitely goes to Tree Bro! His stats are absolutely terrifying!" Colonel Guan laughed. "A Darius who cleared the top lane and got a pentakill in team fights—I can't think of a reason not to give him the MVP!"

"In his first playoff game after winning the regular season MVP, Shu Ge proved with his performance that he deserved the MVP award!"

Chen Dongqing returned to the lounge at this moment and saw his MVP data.

9-0-4的无敌大将军，砍出32%的伤害占比以及36%的承伤占比，向所有人展示着诺手这局的无敌风姿。

In addition, there is MVP data: 10 (1)

This is Chen Dong's tenth MVP award in the youth season, and his first in the playoffs.

"Awesome! Awesome!" Linko slung his hands over Chen Dongqing's shoulders and wiggled them vigorously. "That performance was fantastic!"

When Chen Dongqing first played Darius, Linko explicitly praised him.

For middle-aged men in their thirties, heavy armor is their last resort.

Watching Chen Dongqing swiftly secure a pentakill on the field, Linko felt a strange sense of identification and pride in him!

"Not bad," Chen Dongqing said smugly. "The enemy's Jin Gong Crow isn't very good, but you can do it this time."

Linko looked incredulous. "Come on, what can I possibly do?"

Chen Dongqing chuckled but didn't talk much, because he was just joking around.

Although Chen Dongqing didn't have any particularly sophisticated skills in this game, he's really not good at it.

Even in the most hostile forums, if someone says "I could do that too," they'll be attacked by other forum members.

Just then, Xiao Hu popped out from the side again, eagerly boasting, "Brother Shu, what about my last big move? Did it make a contribution?"

"Awesome!" Chen Dongqing exclaimed with a laugh, "Without your size, I really couldn't get a pentakill!"

Actually, Meiko definitely couldn't escape at that point, after all, where could a small support player run to?

But since Xiaohu has come to claim credit, let's give him some face and show him some respect.

Give him some confidence; maybe he'll step up next time.

Encouraged by his uncle, Xiao Hu's confidence soared, and he happily turned and went away.

At this point, Banbazi came out again and chatted with the players about the draft picks for the next game.

The fact that the opponent has the right to choose sides in the next round is still somewhat significant.

At this moment, in the EDG rest room, everyone was having a discussion about who should take the blame for the first game.

Separating the pots is definitely necessary. How can we solve the problem if we don't find it?

"Mine, mine." As a veteran player, GimGoon wasn't arrogant at all. He honestly raised his hand and said, "I got crushed in the top lane."

The EDG players were helpless upon hearing this, especially Meiko, who had been with the team since the beginning of S6.

That sounded familiar to him!

From Korol to A-Guang, and now to GimGoon, they have all said this.

But what was the result? The next game still collapsed.

"What's the top lane strategy for the next game?" Abu asked from the sidelines, "GimGoon, what are your thoughts?"

"..." GimGoon shook his head: "I don't know. If I can get champions like Ornn or Gangplank, that should be okay. If not, then give me Shen, I can handle the pressure. I can pick first on the red side, give the counter pick to Scout, and let the mid laner fight."

To reiterate, if EDG wants to beat QG, they can only rely on their mid and jungle to win, and GimGoon understands this very well.

Nofe pursed his lips, then nodded: "That's the only way. Lee Ruichan, what champion do you want to pick next game? Should we ban Ryze?"

Xiaohu has been doing incredibly well with this Ryze. He just keeps pushing lanes with EEQ, then uses his ultimate and runs to the side lanes with the jungler to get kills. It's pretty easy.

Currently, Ryze's biggest counter in lane is the new champion Zoe, but QG usually picks Ryze as their third pick and then bans Zoe in the second round, so Xiaohu's Ryze is practically invincible.

At this point, Meiko added, "Xiaohu's Zoe is also playing quite well; we need to be careful with her too."

"No need to ban it," Scout suddenly said.

Nofe asked, "Shouldn't we just leave Ryze alone?"

"Don't worry about Zoe and Ryze," Scout said nonchalantly. "Actually, he's not good at playing Ryze and Zoe, so just ban them for top lane. I'll take a counter pick in mid and play however I want."

For some reason, hearing this made the EDG team feel much more at ease.

He seems really confident?

Actually, Scout wasn't that confident either.

After all, Xiaohu isn't exactly a pushover, so how could he be so easily defeated?

Scout said that simply to give his teammates some confidence and to take on some of the pressure of the draft phase, which is what a core player should do.

"Alright, welcome back to QG's home turf!" Guan Zeyuan, sitting in the commentary booth, announced loudly, "The second game between QG and EDG is about to begin. QG is currently in the lead. Will EDG pull back a win in this second game, or will QG continue their momentum and take another point? It's something to look forward to!"

The three commentators took turns speaking, first recounting the disappointment of the sponsors, and then quickly steer the conversation back on track after hearing a message coming through their headsets.

Soon after, the BP panel also seamlessly transitioned into the market.

"Alright, the draft has begun!" Manager Guan immediately shouted, "We can see that EDG, who have the right to choose sides this game, have proactively chosen the red side. It seems they also need to utilize counter picks to create some advantages for the team!"

As they were talking, the business plan (BP) between the two sides quickly began.

In terms of bans, both sides made slight changes compared to the first game's draft, but not many.

Blue side QG immediately banned Poppy, and EDG countered by banning Fiora.

QG bans Gangplank again, and EDG bans Irelia again.

It wasn't until the third round that there were subtle changes in the bans for both sides.

QG's third pick was Banbazi, who chose to seal Zoe.

In the previous game, Banbazi let Zoe out because they were on the red side. They could pick Ryze as the third pick on the red side, which is the last pick in the first round of banning, and then save Zoe for the second round of banning.

This saves one ban slot in the first round.

But the blue side can't do that. If you pick Ryze, the opponent will pick Zoe to take you down in no time.

But the price for this was that Ornn was released.

Faced with this situation, EDG immediately adapted and banned the Vladimir that Chen Dongqing had used against Ornn last time.

"Alright, let's move on to the hero selection phase and see what heroes both sides have chosen!"

After some discussion, QG decided to lock in Ryze first.

Banning Zoe just to get Ryze would be foolish if the enemy team picked her first.

On the other hand, EDG locked in Ornn and Caitlyn, still with a top lane support and a bot lane carry composition.

"What about the bot lane this game? Should we still go for Ezreal?" Banbazi asked. "We can take the bottom half of the map this game and let Chen Dongqing play by himself."

Uzi had been waiting for this. He rubbed his hands together excitedly and said, "No problem! Pick Ashe and Braum with me, then ban Morgana. How about that? I'll have a definite advantage in the bot lane!"

Banbazi turned to Chen Dongqing and asked, "Chen Dongqing, what did you say?"

Chen Dongqing nodded: "Whatever you want, I don't care."

Banbazi thought for a moment, then said, "Let's lock Camille first, Camille for jungle, then lock Ashe, and leave top and support for the second round."

OK.

In the final pick of the first round, EDG locked in a jungler, Lee Sin, to advance to the second round of the draft.

In the second round of bans and picks, QG chose to ban Morgana, which they had agreed to ban beforehand, and Taliyah, who counters Ryze. EDG, on the other hand, chose to ban Galio, which is used to synergize with Camille, and Darius, before entering the champion selection phase.

"Alright, the red side's fourth pick, EDG has chosen to lock in Janna as support to coordinate with Caitlyn for wave pushing and pressure. Their laning ability is really strong! They're practically the ceiling for bot lane matchups! Uzi and Ming will be under a lot of pressure in their lanes this game!"

"Let's see. What support does Xiaoming plan to use to counter this bot lane duo of Braum? That's fine too, the double Glacial duo still has a certain initiative."

After locking in Braum, it was time for the top laner to pick a champion.

Banbazi concluded by saying to Chen Dongqing, "It depends on which top laner you want to choose. If you want to play Camille against Ornn, that's fine too."

Chen Dongqing turned to Xiangguo and said, "What do you say? Do you have a champion that can beat Lee Sin? I can easily beat Ornn with Camille, you can give me that champion."

Similar to Scout, Chen Dongqing doesn't mind sharing more of the pressure with the team.

After all, he always manages to secure the counter position on the red side, putting pressure on his teammates, so he tries to help share the burden whenever he has the chance.

But unlike Scout, he has absolute confidence that he can crush his opponents.

"Of course there is!" Xiangguo said. "Camille is yours, and Olaf is mine. I'll just chop this Lee Sin to pieces!"

Olaf vs. Lee Sin: Anyone who experienced Season 6 will never forget this matchup; it's a classic counter pick.

As the champion jungler of S6, Xiangguo certainly knows better than anyone else!

With Olaf locked in, EDG also confirmed their mid laner.

With Zoe and Taliyah both banned, the junior player chose to lock Cassiopeia to counter Ryze.

"Alright, the lineups for both sides are officially confirmed!" The commentator glanced at the lineups on both sides.

Blue side QG: Top lane Camille, Jungle Olaf, Mid lane Ryze, Bot lane Ashe and Braum.

Red team EDG: Top lane Ornn, jungle Lee Sin, mid lane Cassiopeia, bot lane Caitlyn and Janna.

"It's clear that EDG has an advantage in the mid and bot lanes," Guan Daxiao analyzed. "On the other hand, QG has an advantage in the top and jungle lanes. It's just that each team has its own focus. But overall, EDG has a stronger early-game initiative. Now it depends on how EDG's players utilize this advantage!"

After the lineup selection was completed, both coaches made their final decisions.

"Let's speed things up this game," Nofe said. "They have a three-core lineup, so don't give them a chance to drag it out to the late game. Make good use of lane priority in the mid and bot lanes, understand?"

"Yeah, I understand." Haro nodded. "I wonder if it's possible for them to dive the bottom tower at level three? With this enemy team composition, their jungler will definitely be farming top."

"Yeah, I can give it a try." Meiko nodded. "Then come at level three. My Janna can definitely push the lane."

A simple opening setup was successfully completed.

This kind of decision-making is something the team members need to practice; it has nothing to do with the coach.

But having a decision is better than having none.

Coach Nofe confidently removed his headphones, shook hands with the audience in the center of the stage, and then left the stage.

The camera followed the coach as he left the stage, then cut to the players' seats on both sides, and finally circled the stage and the audience seats.

When the screen switched again, the second game had already begun!

Amidst cheers from fans on both sides, the players quickly rushed out of the fountain and began their initial setup.

In QG's voice chat channel, everyone was discussing the matter.

Although QG was at a disadvantage in the bottom lane matchup, they definitely wanted to focus on the bottom lane in this game.

Xiangguo's idea was to start by clearing the top lane, using Chen Dongqing's advantage to clear the first group of jungle camps, and then go help the bottom lane.

But Uzbekistan thought it wouldn't work.

Because the enemy bot lane is too strong, if the jungler farms up there, the bot lane might get ganked.

Although it's unclear whether the opponent will actually go down, we must be prepared.

If they get overtaken, the bot lane laning phase is over.

Xiangguo was a little conflicted, but he also felt that it made sense, so he simply went back and continued to cook.

But then Chen Dongqing spoke up: "Liu Shiyu, why don't you try playing it this way?"

Upon hearing this, Xiangguo frowned slightly: "Will this work? Isn't it too risky?"

"What's so risky about that?" Chen Dongqing said matter-of-factly. "If it doesn't work, you can have the minion wave, and I'll teleport down to protect the bottom lane, okay?"

Backstage, Banbazi couldn't help but facepalm upon hearing Chen Dongqing's decision.

Chen Dongqing's previous decisions, though risky, had some merit, but this statement was pure nonsense.

Top laner teleports to bot lane at level 3? Don't you want to play anymore?

Xiangguo then asked, "Jian Zihao, what did you say?"

Uzi wasn't stubborn at all, and said cheerfully, "Anyway, as long as I don't get outmaneuvered, you can do whatever you want with me."

Uzi's request is not unreasonable. No one wants their bot lane to be crushed at level three, especially someone like Uzi who overemphasizes laning.

"Alright then!" Uzi had no objections, and Xiangguo, of course, had no objections either, generously saying, "I'll go along with it!"

A bold and crazy plan was thus launched.

Chen Dongqing stood in the top lane, not rushing to reach level two, but instead deliberately giving up his advantage and taking it slow.

There's nothing wrong with this playstyle. At level 1, Ornn has a Q skill with a very short cooldown and a slow effect, so his combat power is actually quite strong, at least not weaker than Camille, who is considered weak.

Therefore, Chen Dongqing's act of releasing the first line did not arouse Jin Gong's suspicion.

However, GimGoon didn't push the lane; instead, he kept the minion wave in the middle to avoid being caught out.

Meanwhile, Chen Dongqing stood behind the minion wave, using basic attacks to kill three melee minions while switching screens to watch Xiangguo's position.

Chen Dongqing's decision was actually very simple, and can be explained in four words: "grasp the higher levels from both sides."

After Olaf takes down the blue buff, he runs straight up, which can definitely catch people off guard!

Just after finishing off three melee minions, Chen Dongqing saw that Xiangguo had already taken the blue buff and was heading towards the top lane.

Chen Dongqing's lips curled slightly as he began to look for an opportunity to make the first move.

As mentioned before, Ornn has a Q skill, making him very strong in level 1 combat.

It was precisely because of this Q that GimGoon even had a slight advantage at level one.

But with Camille learning E and Olaf ganking top twice.

Ornn's Q will only hurt him.

At this moment, we can see that Chen Dongqing's ranged minion is in a low-health state. GimGoon, who didn't want to be hit by Camille's white auto-attack, found a good angle and hit both the hero and the minion with a Q, thus whittling down the minion's health while farming.

Jin Gong was quite satisfied, feeling that he had placed the Q perfectly.

But on the other hand, Chen Dongqing was secretly overjoyed.

Good, good, you placed that Q really well!

Seeing that Xiangguo had already reached the grass by the river, Chen Dongqing said, "Just go for it!"

The hot pot immediately rushed out!

Olaf's decision to gank top at level two was so bizarre that GimGoon didn't even bother to check the minimap and didn't even see Olaf immediately!

In the end, it was Chen Dongqing who reminded Jin Gong.

Camille leaned against the stone pillar created by Ornn's Q skill, used her E skill to instantly hang on the wall, and then kicked Ornn!

Kim Gong was immediately startled.

Level 1 E kick to the face? Can you even beat Ornn? Aren't you afraid of getting chased and auto-attacked all the way by Ornn?

At that moment, he glanced at the mini-map, but what he saw almost made him lose his mind.

What's Olaf doing here?

But by then, it was too late for him to escape.

Camille had already kicked him in the face, and with the attack speed bonus from her E skill, she quickly unleashed a powerful three-kick combo!

Behind him, Xiangguo also threw out a [Reverse Flow Throw] to slow down from a distance, and then rushed forward with big strides!

When Kim Gong saw this scene, he knew he was doomed.

If you use Flash, Olaf will continue to slow you down with his Q.

If we don't hand over the flash, then it's even more of a waste.

The only way to survive this wave is to Flash away and then use positioning to dodge Olaf's Q. Only then will there be a tiny chance of survival.

But the success rate is too low, so Jin Gong really doesn't dare to play it.

Xiangguo walked up, picked up the axe, used Q to slow down Ornn, and then activated W to chase and hack away at him.

GimGoon didn't even get a few steps before Camille and Ornn chased him down and killed him!

"First blood!"

A blood is born!

In the end, Chen Dongqing took the kill!

A terrifying cheer immediately erupted from the audience!

The three commentators were also taken aback, surprised by Xiangguo's unreasonable act of grabbing someone.

Two levels of government taking control? Who can withstand that?

But then Guan Zeyuan raised another question: "If Xiangguo plays like this, what about the bottom half of the map? Aren't we going to abandon the jungle monsters?"

The camera then cuts to the lower half of the frame.

Haro's Lee Sin also started in the top half of the map, but he obviously didn't play the easy gank top at level two. He had already moved to the bottom half of the map, quickly cleared the blue buff and Gromp, and leveled up to level three.

However, it is worth noting that Haro did not enter Xiangguo's jungle to exchange jungle camps, but instead turned his attention to the bottom lane.

Meanwhile, Meiko and iboy's pushing mana wave was going very smoothly, and they were about to push the minion wave into the tower.

"Hey, Haro, are you planning to tower dive bot lane right now?" Colonel Guan noticed something was wrong. "That's even worse! Even though Xiangguo got First Blood in the top lane, the bot lane might collapse!"

Yes, that's where the problem arises.

If both levels are ganked, what about the bottom lane?

Hey, Chen Dongqing also has a backup plan.

By this time, our hot pot had already returned home.

Olaf used his 300+ gold coins to buy a pair of straw sandals as he walked down the path.

This version of Olaf will basically only use one talent, which is [Predator].

This version of the Predator mechanic is quite powerful. After a 1.5-second channel while out of combat, it grants 45% movement speed for 15 seconds. Damaging attacks or abilities will end this effect, dealing additional damage.

It's worth noting that, unlike the crippled predator of later generations, which required enemy heroes nearby to accelerate, this predator can accelerate unconditionally, making it an enhanced version of Sprint!

In this version, there's even a Predator Sprint alchemy build where you sell health to push the lane, then return to base to buy boots and activate Predator to speed up your return to lane – it's incredibly cheating.

And this time, it clearly came in handy.

Compared to Haro walking from the blue buff to the bottom lane, Xiangguo's journey from the fountain to the bottom lane is obviously much longer.

But with the Predator's 45% movement speed bonus, that's a different story!

In the bottom lane, the minion wave pushed towards the tower. Haro's Lee Sin circled around a bit and appeared from behind QG's bottom tower.

At this moment, the three EDG junglers and bottom laners were unaware of what was about to happen and were still enthusiastically discussing the tower dive.

"Don't kill Ashe, Braum has a shield and can't be killed, so kill Braum!" Meiko shouted in the voice chat. "I'll tank the tower, you guys go straight for the damage. Braum's only level two, we'll definitely have enough damage!"

As they were talking, Meiko threw an A followed by a W at Braum, and then Ignite followed up with a hook!

Finally, a quick Q finishes off the Braum, who had no room to move, and he is precisely blown away!

Seizing this opportunity, iboy and Haro quickly unleashed their damage output, rapidly reducing Braum's health!

These three players definitely can't afford to be reckless with their damage output. Meiko tanks three tower shots, then walks out of the tower with low health, and Haro takes over the tanking!

Haro's Lee Sin used his A to kick Braum to death under the tower, then used his W to poke at iboy, and then slipped out of the tower's range with low health!

If nothing unexpected happens, this will be a perfect Mikoto Ichiro run.

Unfortunately, an accident happened soon after.

The three had just moved out of the turret's range when a strange noise suddenly came through their earpieces.

As soon as everyone moved the screen, they saw that Olaf, who had just killed Ornn in the top lane, had a wolf head icon above his head and red light emanating from his feet, and had actually reappeared in the bottom lane!

Furthermore, after running to the bottom lane, Olaf, with only a few seconds left of Predator, activated Ghost again, further increasing his movement speed!

Uzi, still enjoying the spectacle, unleashed a crucial W from Ashe, slowing down all three of them!

"We're doomed!"

This is the shared sentiment in the minds of EDG's bot lane trio.

Although Olaf was only level two, Xiangguo was not intimidated at all when facing the two low-health trio. He knew that all three of them had no skills left, so he threw his axe at them!

Haro used Flash, but missed his Q.

No problem, Xiangguo still has a long way to go in the chase!

Pick up the axe, and another Q!

This time, the attack hit the Lee Sin precisely, triggering the Predator's damage effect.

Xiangguo caught up in two steps, slashed the low-health Lee Sin to death with one strike, then picked up the axe and threw another Q at Janna!

Meiko used Flash again!

Spicy Pot keeps chasing! Another flying axe!

Hit again and slow down!

With the last two seconds of his sprint, Xiangguo caught up to EDG's bottom tower, picked up his axe one last time, and threw out his final Q!

Meiko couldn't react in time and got hit by that Q again!

The last bit of health bar has been completely depleted!

"Doubie kill!"

Because of Olaf's arrival, EDG's level 3 dive ended in a dismal failure!

(End of this chapter)