League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 421 Choosing the Son and Letting the Father Go

This scene caused countless spectators in the audience to cheer excitedly!

So you're the only mid laner in the third tier? And you're the only one who likes to call yourself a jungler?

Who doesn't know how to jungle?

[Holy crap! Tiger God!]

[Isn't Tiger God a Jax player?]

[Playing Jax doesn't deserve the title of "Tiger God," from now on, I'll call him Tiger Cub.]

[We've got a double kill in the mid lane, how can we possibly lose this game?]

In esports, the winner always has the final say.

The previous "war criminal Tiger÷" has been redeemed after this double kill and has directly promoted to "Tiger God"!

Even when ganked repeatedly by the enemy jungler, you still manage to secure a solo kill. Who can do that?

After securing the double kill, Xiaohu was incredibly excited, yelling excitedly in the team voice chat, "Whoosh! Takeoff!"

At this moment, the older members of the team also cheered in unison—"Awesome!", "Cool!", "Great job!"

Xiao Hu was even happier when he heard his teammates' praise.

While praising him, Chen Dongqing didn't forget to remind him: "You need to be careful from now on. You haven't dodged anything, so you're easy to catch. You can only truly succeed if you can get through the next five minutes safely."

"Yes, yes." Little Tiger nodded. "I know."

After giving his instructions, Chen Dongqing turned his attention to his journey.

Since Xiaohu has put in the effort, he certainly can't just sit idly by, right?

This version of Viktor with Kleptomancy and Iceborn Gauntlet offers a wide variety of laning strategies.

If you need to push the lane, evolve E; if you need to kite, evolve Q first.

Of course, if you don't have any special needs, then just don't evolve anything and go straight for the bare Ice Fist!

This item combines wave clear, lane control, and tankiness, making it a pure warrior hero and a destroyer.

And this is exactly the case with Chen Dongqing.

In less than ten minutes, thanks to the money he stole, Chen Dongqing had already clenched the ice fist in his hand.

From this moment on, GimGoon's laning phase became a hellish experience.

I was attacked as soon as I tried to finish off the enemy.

Going in with E is suicide. Now, when Viktor sees Shen use E, he doesn't even bother to use W. He just uses Q to refresh his shield, which is enough for Shen to fight for a long time.

Then, during Shen's E skill taunt time, Viktor automatically fired a laser and created an Ice Fist slow circle, making it impossible for Shen to move. Then he was hit by WAEAQA and his entire combo was stolen!

Even if they retreat to the tower, they are no match for them.

With the armor provided by Iceborn Gauntlet, Chen Dongqing didn't need to pay any attention to the turrets. Taking advantage of Shen's low health and inability to fight back, he boldly stole gold from the edge of the map. He would block the turret attacks with Q, ensuring he wouldn't lose money no matter what!

After ten minutes, Chen Dongqing felt his health was almost depleted, so he stopped pretending and started with AR. Relying on the slow effect of Ice Fist, he kept chasing the lightning with his ultimate. Then, he interspersed basic attacks with EQ combos. Finally, relying on his high armor and continuous damage output, he completed a seemingly ordinary tower dive solo kill!

After this wave, Chen Dongqing took advantage of the situation to cooperate with Xiangguo to take the Herald, and then released it directly in the top lane, helping Chen Dongqing take the top tower.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Dongqing returned to the city with a huge sum of money, and at the same time bought CD shoes and upgraded Q and E.

As soon as he logged in, Chen Dongqing saw that GimGoon was still daring to farm minions at the ruins of EDG's top turret. He immediately flashed up and used a QA combo to trigger Iceborn Gauntlet's slow effect!

What equipment do I have? How dare you leave the second tower!

With the Iceborn Gauntlet and CD boots, Viktor has 30% cooldown reduction. Combined with a maxed-out Q, he can basically keep his Q skill's speed boost going non-stop!

In this situation, you can use the talent [Swiftness] to convert extra movement speed into ability power and gain a continuous damage bonus.

With the ability power provided by the upgraded Hextech Core, Viktor's skill damage has also improved. A Q slow followed by a full E combo can take down one-fifth of Shen's health!

Chen Dongqing chased Shen and unleashed four sets of skills in a row, chasing him from the first set all the way to the second tower, and finally secured another solo kill!

This move caused another stir in the audience, with many cheering loudly!

Wow, Ice Fist Victor, what amazing chasing ability!

If the enemy slows down while I speed up, isn't that the same as the enemy being directly immobilized?

Many knowledgeable people can see that the Ice Fist Kleptomancy build for Viktor is completely different from the Extraction Kleptomancy build for Vampires!

Vampires who steal money are like subservient sons, always trying to get as much as they can.

But this Victor is basically robbing you out of your face!

This is a strategy that can actually help you climb the ranks!

Countless people sighed in disbelief. Brother Shu truly never hides his good stuff.

At this point, the director brought up the economy panel, and you could see that although Chen Dongqing and Xiaohu both had two kills, Viktor's economy was a full 800 more than Syndra's!

This economic lead is all thanks to stealing money!

With such a significant economic advantage, countless viewers were baffled as to how QG could possibly lose this match.

Chen Dongqing's strategy in this game was extremely unconventional. He chose to upgrade Hextech Core to the maximum level as his second item, and then directly build Abyssal Mask as his third item.

The Abyss Mask doesn't provide any spell power bonus in this version; it's just a magic resistance item that provides a magic resistance reduction aura.

The main reason for buying this item is to help Zoe push lanes.

That's right, the target of their torture has now changed from Shen to Zoe.

Scout thought that it would be easier to play against this Viktor who had built Iceborn Gauntlet and CDR boots with Zoe.

And that proved to be true; when he first arrived in the top lane, Viktor did indeed become a little hesitant.

But the main reason Chen Dongqing was cowardly was not because Zoe was so great.

Rather, it's because he has too much money in his hands, making it inconvenient for him.

When Chen Dongqing returned to base and logged back in, Scout was stunned to see that Viktor had offered him an Abyss Mask in full.

This guy gets a magic resistance item with every recall? How am I supposed to fight him?

From then on, Zoe could no longer cause any trouble for Victor.

Scout switching lines is simply asking for trouble.

Chen Dongqing used Ice Fist and his enhanced E to quickly push the minion wave to the enemy tower, and then bravely took Zoe's skills to force a trade of damage!

Zoe's E followed by Q hits Viktor as he emerges from the Abyss, but the damage dealt is quite limited.

Instead, Viktor took advantage of Zoe's inability to use her ultimate (R) to return to her starting position, threw out a Q to accelerate, caught up in two steps, used a basic attack to unleash Ice Fist, and then followed up with his E!

The Iceborn Gauntlet's slow effect helped the E skill hit the second part, reducing Zoe's health by 40% in one go!

Scout couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He hadn't expected Viktor's damage to be so high.

Seeing this situation, Scout had no choice but to change his strategy and focus on defense. Zoe stood under the second tower and didn't even go out.

But he is obviously still young. In terms of withstanding pressure on the flanks, Scout is really not as good as A-Guang or GimGoon.

In this situation, the two top laners would definitely place wards in the jungle through the thick wall next to the second tower, because QG would most likely come to the side lanes to make a move.

Scout wasn't plugged in.

Clearly, they're in for a serious incident.

At this moment, Xiangguo's Sejuani had quietly slipped into EDG's top jungle. Seeing that Zoe showed no intention of retreating, he knew that he had not been discovered.

He walked all the way to the narrow path in the jungle between the three wolves camp and the second tower, and threw out a light ultimate skill through the thick wall, accurately controlling Zoe under the tower!

"Nice, it's huge."

Chen Dongqing was prepared. He used Q to speed up the minion and followed up with W to continue the control, then followed up with his ultimate. He easily got a kill.

Scout moved to the top lane, and Scout lost.

Seeing the situation, Chen Dongqing said, "Come on, Baron! They can't handle this!"

At the same time, Xiangguo went to the mid lane to meet up with Gouming. The three of them grouped up and pushed down the mid lane minions, and then headed straight for the Baron pit!

The camera then switched to the bottom lane, where Xiaohu's Syndra was taking advantage of GimGoon at will!

Although GimGoon has high magic resistance, making it difficult for Xiaohu to secure kills, the advantage is still very real.

Xiaohu reduced GimGoon to half health, then retreated to the tower and used a teleport to directly target the upper half of the map!

This Baron Nashor fight is QG's attempt to speed things up.

One second they were slowly split-pushing in a 131 formation, and hadn't even taken down the second tower, but the next second, they started pushing for Baron!

EDG is missing Zoe's support, and Shen is also at half health, so they can't engage in team fights at all. They can only try to get Haro's Jarvan IV to steal the kill.

However, with QG's excellent protection, Haro couldn't even get into the Baron pit, and in the end, EDG could only watch as QG took the Baron buff!

After securing Baron Nashor, the game became much easier. QG continued their split push, and one turret after another began to fall.

Knowing they couldn't just let themselves be pushed, EDG tried to initiate a team fight while Viktor wasn't in the front line!

But in this team fight, Xiaohu stepped up.

Faced with the prince's EQ combo from the shadows, Xiaohu decisively used the move "Weaklings Begone," which actually managed to stun the prince in his EQ state!

Haro was caught off guard, and GimGoon, who was preparing to unleash his ultimate move on Haro, was also caught off guard.

The entire EDG team was stunned!

On the other side, QG maintained their formation and retreated, temporarily avoiding the sharpness of Prince and Shen, and then rushed in to pursue and attack when the opponent showed signs of retreating!

At this point, EDG had already missed their first perfect opportunity. If they forced a team fight now, they would lose all their initial advantage and would only be able to fight head-on.

Uzi just needs to output damage steadily under Janna's protection. Xiaohu can then easily push iboy with a simple push ball in the team fight, and then use WR to kill him. The team fight will be won easily!

QG's five players grew stronger with each battle, and after 32 minutes, they used the advantage of super minions to push down the enemy base in one fell swoop!

"Great! Congratulations to QG!" Guan Zeyuan shouted excitedly from the commentary booth, "They defeated EDG 3-0 and secured the first ticket to the Chengdu Grand Cube Performing Arts Center!"

The cheers from the audience were so loud that Guan Zeyuan had to turn up his voice.

Remember to shout loudly after the commentator finished speaking: "I have to say, QG's overall strength in this match was truly astonishing. Apart from a few minor incidents in the second game, their overall tactical arrangement was flawless!"

In the live stream, the QG players had all stood up and were high-fiving each other in celebration.

Xiao Hu seemed quite excited during the match, and he bumped fists with Chen Dongqing.

Wang Duoduo couldn't help but sigh, "The most outstanding player today is undoubtedly Brother Shu. He delivered a terrifyingly dominant performance in all three games, helping the team advance with a perfect 0-0 record!"

"This performance is truly remarkable; this is the mark of the greatest player in history!"

Under Wang Duoduo's enthusiastic commentary, Xiao Hu's face was full of smiles.

Although the commentators were praising others, Xiaohu felt honored and said to Chen Dongqing with a grin, "What do you think, Brother Shu? I did alright this game, right?"

"It's not just okay, it's absolutely invincible! It didn't disappoint me at all!"

Chen Dongqing didn't hold back his praise, giving a thumbs-up: "Keep this performance, and we can win any championship!"

Xiao Hu got excited when the topic of the championship came up, and he nodded vigorously.

At this moment, Xiangguo chimed in, "Come on, this is just the average level of QG's mid laner. He's even worse than Gao Dewei. Don't we still have to help him in lane?"

Xiangguo often uses the phrase "I feel like I'm not as good as Gao Dewei" to provoke Xiaohu.

Why not use Doinb? It's because Doinb is an active mid-laner, while Xiaohu might prove himself in a certain match.

But Gao Dewei is different; he's a retired mid-laner. If Xiangguo says he's inferior, then Xiaohu can't prove it either, so the possibility of a "boomerang" (a player using a similar skill) is nonexistent.

But after being provoked so many times, Xiaohu seemed to have become immune. This time, he just said smugly, "What have you helped me with? Every game, haven't I been the one pushing the lane to help you? Without your dad's lane control, you still can't play, can you?"

Xiaohu realized in the second game that once he could no longer move, even if Xiangguo's Olaf had a score of 2-0-1, his rhythm would still be greatly affected, making him no different from an invisible person.

Upon hearing this, Xiangguo nearly jumped up in frustration, saying, "That's because Olaf is going to invade! You're feeding three to the mid lane, how am I supposed to invade and hook him?"

The group joked and played around for a while, making so much noise that the referee had to stop and come up to signal everyone to shake hands.

Chen Dongqing patted Xiaohu on the back before finally walking over to the EDG players' bench.

The camera slowly panned to the other side of the stage, following the movements of the QG players.

This is the umpteenth time QG has eliminated EDG in a best-of-five series.

From S6 to S8, these two teams have never missed a playoff showdown, providing LPL viewers with countless classic moments.

Unfortunately, in those classic films, EDG always seems to be just a background character.

EDG has never won against them.

Thinking about this, the EDG players looked distressed, their discomfort written all over their faces.

At this moment, the live chat was filled with QG fans celebrating with champagne after the match.

[EDG! Forever QG's number one!]

[Just asking, how long did EDG hold out this time? Was it a total of ninety minutes?]

[Don't be so harsh on them, yes, this match lasted 34 minutes.]

The first game lasted 27 minutes, the second 30 minutes, and the third 34 minutes, for a total of 91 minutes.

[Okay, okay, we held on for 90 minutes this time, so we, EDG, win. Is that alright?]

【win!】

Chen Dongqing had no idea what the chat was up to. He simply walked over to the EDG players' bench and shook hands with Meiko.

The rest of EDG's roster has changed over the past few years; none of them are from the original S6 lineup.

Meiko is the only one who has been consistently crushed by QG from the very beginning until now.

So at this moment, we can see that Meiko is the calmest one among the EDG players.

got used to.

Chen Dongqing smiled and patted Meiko's arm, "Keep it up."

Meiko shook her head and smiled, "I'm not in a hurry to cheer you on. You guys should focus on preparing for the finals first. Are you confident?"

"Don't worry," Chen Dongqing waved his hand, "Go ahead and hit me."

After saying that, Chen Dongqing walked towards the next iboy.

Chen Dongqing wasn't familiar with iboy, so he just exchanged a few casual greetings before shaking hands with Scout.

Meiko stared at Chen Dongqing's retreating figure, lost in thought.

He watched EDG go from dominating the LPL in S5 and S6, to the tail end of their peak in S7, and then to their gradual decline in S8.

During the S8 transfer period, Meiko had a pretty good idea of ​​what EDG's roster would look like for the new season.

Unless Haro, this new player from the youth academy, can mislead everyone like ilex and quickly rise to become a legend.

Otherwise, the S8 has most likely been sent.

Third in their group and fourth in the league during the regular season, and a top-four finish in the playoffs, it's fair to say that this met Meiko's expectations.

Meiko couldn't help but sigh when she thought of this and looked at Ilex in front of her.

He suddenly remembered that two years ago, when Ilex became the first Challenger in S6 and first showed his talent in ranked matches, EDG was the first club to extend an olive branch to him.

Unfortunately, what was thrown was a thin twig.

They gave away a starting top laner spot from the second team, which led this legendary player to join QG overnight.

They chose Ah Guang.

Choose the son and let the father go.

Meiko sighed, shook hands with the QG players one by one, and then turned back to pack up his mouse and keyboard.

It just goes to show that, many times, choice is far more important than effort.

If we had chosen the right people back then, we would have won countless championships.

If EDG misses this opportunity, it's uncertain when they will be able to stage their next rise.

Chen Dongqing shook hands with Jin Gong at the end, then quickly walked to the center of the stage, lined up with his teammates, and bowed to the audience to express his gratitude.

Back at the players' table, Chen Dongqing had just started tidying up his mouse and keyboard when people quickly gathered around him.

Without a doubt, it's Little Tiger.

Chen Dongqing was already used to it. He handed the mouse and keyboard to Xiao Hu and then turned and walked backstage.

As soon as he stepped backstage, Yu Shuang, dressed in a business suit, came over and exchanged a glance with Chen Dongqing, indicating that he had an interview to give today.

Unsurprisingly, today's interviewer must be Chen Dongqing.

Chen Dongqing nodded and stayed behind with Yu Shuang to briefly check the questions they would be asking later.

Chen Dongqing is a frequent interviewee and is known for his playful antics, so Yu Shuang didn't need to teach the contestants what to answer word by word, which saved her a lot of trouble.

After verifying the information, Chen Dongqing turned his attention to the display screen at the entrance of the passage.

The screen is currently displaying the MVP selection for the third game.

In the scene, Chen Dongqing's smile is quite sunny, and he and Victor behind him are standing opposite each other on the screen, which looks quite incongruous.

With an exaggerated K/D ratio of 6-0-10, and damage dealt and damage taken both exceeding 30%, he demonstrates dominance.

Chen Dongqing survived all three games, achieving a total KD of 40+, and his damage taken exceeded 30% in all three games, totaling over 200%!

Countless viewers searched their memories but had never seen such a terrifying solo performance!

[Holy crap! A tree!]

[Winning MVP by picking Viktor is truly outrageous]

[After tanks, warriors, and marksmen, has Tree Bro finally set his sights on mages?]

While countless viewers marveled at Chen Dongqing's terrifying stats today, some were also amazed at how wide Chen Dongqing's hero pool truly is.

Even for Chen Dongqing, whose hero pool is always wide and diverse, this was indeed the first time he had used Viktor.

Fortunately, the effect was truly amazing; it was both durable and powerful, easily earning the MVP award.

After the MVP segment ended, the camera cut back to the scene, showing Chen Dongqing and Yu Shuang walking onto the stage together.

"Welcome to the post-match interview! Today we have QG's top laner, today's three-time MVP, ilex!" Yu Shuang smiled sweetly at the camera, "Brother Shu, say hello to everyone~"

"Hello everyone, I'm ilex from the QG team." Before Chen Dongqing could finish his sentence, a terrifying cheer erupted from the audience!

This is QG's home stadium, and it's also QG's first playoff game in their new home stadium!

Even though the "little pigs" are a huge force in the LPL, today they can only obediently shrink into a corner and don't even dare to speak loudly!

Chen Dongqing is the three-time MVP of today's playoffs, plus the regular season MVP, making him a favorite among QG fans!

With these multiple factors combined, the cheers from the audience were quite terrifying.

Chen Dongqing, who was only a few meters away from the audience, was stunned by the cheers.

Wow, what size is this?

First of all, congratulations to QG for defeating their opponent 3-0!

Yu Shuang then asked, "Ilex's performance in today's match was outstanding, earning him his third consecutive MVP award. Including the pre-match regular season MVP, that's four MVP honors in one day! How do you feel right now?"

"The regular season MVP is recognition of my performance in the regular season, and today's three MVPs are recognition of my performance in the playoffs, but I feel that's not enough."

Chen Dongqing laughed and said, "I'm a very greedy person. I've always felt that only the championship is the best recognition for a contestant. So I don't have any special feelings. Let's celebrate after we win the championship next week."

The audience erupted in applause once again, and the online comments also expressed their approval.

No problem.

For someone like Chen Dongqing, who has won FMVP awards so many times, a minor regular season MVP or single game MVP is indeed not very prestigious.

Yu Shuang nodded and continued with the next question: "In today's match, you chose a hero you'd never picked before and achieved excellent results!"

"As a professional player who serves as a role model, could you explain your game strategy for your last game as Viktor?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Dongqing organized his thoughts for a moment, then laughed and said, "I've already shown you pretty much my Viktor strategy for today. You just need to watch the replays to learn. But it's worth noting that this hero is only effective against physical warrior heroes when played as a second pick, so don't pick him randomly, brothers."

The live chat erupted with jokes, saying things like "I don't believe you," and "Last time you copied Vampire Dive into Silver."

Yu Shuang then posed the final question: "After today's battle, QG became the first team to advance to the finals, while the other finalist will be decided in tomorrow's semi-final. What are your expectations for their opponent in the finals?"

"Then it doesn't matter," Chen Dongqing laughed. "Whether it's FPX or IG, they are both top teams in the LPL right now. Whoever advances will be a formidable opponent for QG. But I believe that QG will be the ultimate winner."

Amidst applause from the audience, the interview session ended. Chen Dongqing bowed to the audience and then turned and left the stage.

Backstage, before Chen Dongqing even reached the dressing room, he saw a group of people, including the manager, coaches, and teammates, waiting at the door, practically giving him a warm welcome.

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow, walked over, and said with a smile, "What do you mean? Why such a grand welcome today?"

Normally, when we greet the team members, we just stand at the door and say a few words. Why are we greeting them from so far away today?

"Of course!" Linko laughed. "You're the team's big brother today, this is the treatment you deserve!"

Chen Dongqing has won four consecutive MVP awards today, which is incredibly prestigious!

Chen Dongqing returned to the lounge, surrounded by the entire League of Legends team. He picked up his water glass, took a sip, and then heard Linko say, "Alright, hurry up and pack your things, let's go eat!"

QG has been in this new home stadium for a month now, and they've pretty much figured out all the restaurants around here.

Chen Dongqing slung his backpack over his shoulder before asking, "When are we going to Chengdu?"

This year's spring finals will be held in Chengdu.

"Let's do it the day after tomorrow," Linko said. "Let's watch the other semi-final tomorrow and find out who our opponent is first."

Chen Dongqing nodded and followed the team out of their home stadium.

As I walked out from backstage, I saw the EDG players lining up to board the bus.

Chen Dongqing waved goodbye to the other party, and then walked with the team towards the base not far away.

It's great to play at home; it's just a short walk home.

Halfway through, Banbazi leaned over and asked, "Chen Dongqing, which side do you think will win the other semi-final tomorrow?"

Neither FPX nor IG are weak teams; both have defeated QG to varying degrees.

If QG is too careless, they might also suffer a setback.

Therefore, Banbazi, as the coach, naturally has to be more on edge than anyone else, and it would be best to start studying the final opponent in advance.

"Well, it's hard to say. Both teams are pretty strong." Chen Dongqing shook his head. "But if I had to judge, it would depend on whether TheShy plays or not."

"If TheShy plays in the semifinals, I think IG has a great chance," Chen Dongqing said. "If TheShy doesn't play, then I think it's uncertain."

Since TheShy promised to carry the team when he played against QG in the regular season and was then crushed, he has never played again.

Duke played in all the subsequent matches.

"Huh?" Banbazi was surprised this time: "You have such a high opinion of TheShy?"

After Duke came on, it didn't seem to have much of an impact on IG. The team continued to win, and even won more consistently.

It's not surprising, after all, Duke was once SKT's top laner. If QG hadn't suddenly emerged that year, it's hard to say how high SKT could have gone.

"Duke is passable, a decent utility top laner, but his age is a factor, and his potential is visibly limited," Chen Dongqing said. "If you want to compete with FPX, Duke isn't enough."

Upon hearing this, Banbazi abandoned his idea of ​​doing research in advance and said helplessly, "We'll have to wait until the match tomorrow to find out."

(End of this chapter)