League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 444 reminded me of a Vayne.

"Two to zero!" Colonel Guan beamed with pride at his team's easy victory. "This match was even easier than I expected!"

"QG's masterful lane swap effectively resolved their biggest weakness—the lack of lane priority in the mid lane—giving them a significant advantage in team composition!"

I remember laughing when I thought about this: "That lane swap was absolutely amazing! Tree, as a top laner, still managed to deliver a dominant performance after coming to the mid lane. It's truly astonishing!"

The decision to switch the top and mid lanes at the last minute during the MSI semifinals was already outrageous enough, but what's even more ridiculous is that he still carried the game when he switched to the mid lane!

At this moment, the chat in the LPL live stream also reached a peak.

Wow, mid laner Tree Bro seems even stronger than top laner!

[I suggest acquiring TheShy for the Summer Split and letting him play mid lane himself; he'll be even stronger.]

Indeed, I heard that QG's four-man gank strategy was proposed by Shu Ge, and his tactics are definitely no worse than Doinb's.

[Haha, how could that be? TheShy is Wang Sicong's darling now, there's no way he'd let him go.]

[To put it simply, I suggest Tree Bro continue playing mid next game. I think Xiaohu is having a lot of fun playing top lane too.]

In contrast to the joyful atmosphere in the LPL livestream, the atmosphere in the LCK livestream was quite the opposite.

The comments section was filled with hostility.

[West 8 KZ, it's one thing to have a 5-5 record in the group stage, but to get thrashed like this in the semifinals?]

[The most embarrassing MSI ever!]

Why not let SKT or KT go?

Why didn't they go? Did they not want to?

Amidst the argumentative comments, the three commentators could also be heard wailing in despair.

"Ah!!!" The Roaring Emperor's broad face contorted in agony, all his features contorted in pain. "The second game was our turn to choose sides, and you lost so easily?"

Kim Dong-jun also looked dejected, saying, "If we lose this game, KZ's chances in this series will be very slim."

At this moment, all three commentators were thinking at the same time, "Will we not get a single point this time?"

Although they lost both MSIs in the previous two years, at least they got one point each time.

Halfway through the game, they still saw a glimmer of hope for victory.

But there wasn't even a glimmer of hope in today's match! This is just too cruel.

As both players left the field, the director quickly switched to the match's data panel.

The economic trends, player KD, and damage in this match are all clearly displayed on the panel.

The three LCK commentators were stunned for a moment when they saw the damage panel, unsure of what to say.

The atmosphere in the KZ lounge was extremely gloomy.

After watching the match, Coach Sin had a million things to say, but for a moment he didn't even know where to begin.

BDD slumped in his chair, staring blankly at the ground.

Being completely outplayed by a top laner who was temporarily switched to the mid lane made him question himself for the first time.

He looked up and glanced at the television in the lounge.

Because he lost the match, he didn't check the damage panel afterward and didn't know how much damage he had dealt.

Only then did he see his damage through the official data panel.

BDD's eyes went completely glazed over.

QG rest area.

Everyone looked at the damage numbers with disbelief.

Jayce unleashed 22,000 damage in 24 minutes, showcasing his status as a damage king.

The director even deliberately placed Jayce in the mid lane this time because Jayce's excessively long damage bar makes it feel like Jayce is giving the middle finger to the opponent.

But that's not the point.

Jayce's excessively long damage bar is certainly eye-catching, but the most eye-catching one is Ryze, who is opposite Jayce and whose damage bar is not even as long as the champion icon.

At the end of this short bar chart, a strange number is displayed.

2.2K, which is exactly one-tenth of Jayce's.

"Turtle" Xiangguo was shocked when he saw the damage, his eyes widening as he exclaimed, "Holy crap! 2200 damage Ryze? That's outrageous!"

Uzi was stunned when he saw the damage. "This is all the damage I've done in over twenty minutes? That's ridiculous! To be honest, it reminds me of Vayne."

Everyone is familiar with that Vayne, a classic figure in the LPL, the kid who didn't land a single three-hit combo but still managed to deal 443 damage the entire game.

When Xiao Hu saw his second father laugh, he also burst out laughing, his hoarse voice particularly grating. "Ryze's range isn't that short, is it? It's easy for him to rack up some damage, right? What does this 2200 mean? Is he that bad, BDD?"

Chen Dongqing, standing to the side, listened to Xiao Hu's words and didn't know what to say.

He didn't laugh, nor could he laugh.

Seeing the expression on Big Daddy's face, Xiao Hu turned and asked with a smile, "Brother Shu, you were too awesome this game! You completely stunned the other side!"

Chen Dongqing turned to Chen Dongqing and said, "Xiao Hu, you shouldn't be able to deal 2200 damage, right?"

"How is that possible?!" Little Tiger exclaimed, as if insulted. "Even if I cut off my left hand and played with only one hand, I still couldn't earn two thousand two hundred!"

Chen Dongqing finally smiled and said, "That's good."

"Alright, let's stop talking about this," Banbazi said with a laugh. "There's no point in talking about this all the time. Let's talk about the draft picks for the next game instead."

"What's there to talk about in the next draft?" Xiaohu said with a grin. "The other team is completely dumbfounded. We're choosing sides again this time, and I have no idea how they're going to play."

Back to the LPL commentary booth.

"But we can't blame him for inflicting that damage, can we?"

At this point, Guan Zeyuan began to speak more objectively, trying to defend BDD: "He didn't dare to trade blows with Tree in lane at all, he was constantly taking damage, he had no rhythm in the mid-game, and he was always the first to be killed in team fights. He had absolutely no room to deal damage!"

The camera then switches down to reveal the MVP of the game.

The MVP is undoubtedly Jayce, the mid-laner with the highest damage and best K/D ratio.

The two commentators understood the situation and immediately started praising Jayce's brilliant and skillful play with Doinb.

Then, the two began to discuss the course of the series and their predictions for the draft picks in the next game.

Soon, the intermission ended, and both teams took to the stage for the third time.

Upon receiving the message through his headset, Colonel Guan said, "Okay, as expected, QG, who has the right to choose sides in this game, has taken the initiative to choose the red side. If nothing unexpected happens, Brother Shu will definitely return to the top lane in this game."

"Yeah, right." Miller laughed too. "Although switching Tree to mid lane had a miraculous effect, top lane is his battlefield. And Xiaohu's role in top lane is not that significant. So it's not necessarily a win."

Colonel Guan continued, "Now, let's see how KZ, who's on the blue side, will draft their characters!"

The business process (BP) between the two sides begins.

In reality, KZ still boils down to the same problem.

There aren't enough ban slots.

Fiora, Irelia, Ezreal, Kai'Sa, and Viktor, who can be played in both the top and mid lanes, are all gaining priority due to the influence of the first two games.

QG's team wasn't sure how KZ would handle the bans on those five heroes.

Should we put both AD carries in, and then pick one on each side? Or should we keep putting Viktor in? Both are possible.

KZ quickly provided their answer.

Among countless possible permutations and combinations, KZ chose the most abstract one, which was also the one that few people would think of.

"KZ's choice is to ban Irelia, Kai'Sa, and Viktor?"

When Guan Daxiao saw this ban, he was shocked. "Seriously? They're not banning Fiora? Fiora and Ezreal are both available! They can only pick one!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than KZ made their first move, instantly locking in EZ, the strongest champion in this patch.

This means that the Peerless Sword Maiden has been released!

At that moment, the audience erupted in uproar.

Is this the plan you studied for ten minutes, KZ?

The three commentators in the LCK commentary booth were almost fainting, with the Roaring Emperor wailing loudly, shouting, "We can't let Fiora go!"

As the only commentator for the LCK tournament in recent years, he has personally witnessed his own team being defeated by ilex's Fiora too many times.

Ignore the version, ignore the lineup, whoever you pick is the carry.

Even if you target him to a 0-2 score, he can still solo kill your top laner, then dominate the dragon in team fights and solo kill the bot lane duo.

"You guys can let this kind of hero go? Are you out of your minds?"

But what Roaring Emperor didn't know was that KZ had no other choice but to resort to this tactic.

After all, QG's Irelia, Ezreal, Kai'Sa, and Viktor are all heroes that have been tested in matches. QG can win by picking any of them.

The only exception is Fiora, which is an urban legend. QG hasn't picked her in a long time, and KZ hasn't experienced how powerful Ilex's Fiora is either.

After much deliberation, KZ decided to take a bold step and see how true this urban legend was.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the QG members looked at each other in bewilderment.

this.

You still dare to let Fiora play?

Then let's choose! Let's just do it!

First floor, Fiora, locked on!

At that moment, the cheers from the audience surged!

Chen Dongqing's Fiora is like a symbol, a flag.

Although it was always banned, resulting in a limited number of appearances, each appearance of it elicited gasps from the audience!

"Here they come!" Colonel Guan said with a smile, "Since KZ dared to release Fiora, they must have made preparations to counter her. Now let's see which champion Khan plans to use!"

After Fiora was released, the subsequent draft picks and bans seemed to lose their meaning, and both coaches made their moves one after another.

After securing Fiora, in order to address the lack of tankiness and initiation issues caused by Fiora being a top laner, QG quickly changed their draft strategy, abandoning their original picks of Caitlyn and Janna, and instead securing Jarvan IV and Galio as their second and third picks to protect Fiora.

This is the value of the team's star player; it's worth sacrificing the entire team's draft picks to protect him.

On the other side, KZ, standing on the edge of the cliff, finally revealed their trump card, selecting two less common heroes.

The unit above, Russia.

Middle unit, big eyes.

The choice of these two heroes can only be described as somewhat abstract, which surprised everyone.

Is KZ revealing their hand?

Only Little Tiger couldn't help but widen his eyes the moment he saw Big Eyes.

He recalled the solo match he had with Shi Senming before the start of the first game.

What's going on? What a coincidence!

Next, KZ banned Xayah and Caitlyn, and then locked in Olaf as jungler and Rakan as support.

Uzi didn't hesitate either, immediately locking in Varus and Tahm Kench, choosing to withstand pressure and secure the late game.

The lineups for both sides have been finalized.

Blue side KZ: Top lane Illaoi, Jungle Olaf, Mid lane Vel'Koz, Bot lane Ezreal and Galio.

Red team QG: Top lane Fiora, Jungle Jarvan IV, Mid lane Galio, Bot lane Varus and Tahm Kench.

The two coaches shook hands for the third time in the center of the stage, and then slowly walked away.

The cheers from the audience below the stage were unified, with everyone shouting the team name QG loudly, creating a powerful atmosphere that resonated throughout the entire venue!

Even with noise-canceling headphones, KZ's five players still couldn't help but hear that terrifying, unified shout.

The five members of KZ were completely puzzled.

What's going on?

This is supposed to be a European tournament, right? Why is everyone chanting "QG"?

unfair!

With a sense of doubt, Khan bought a Doran's Shield and slowly walked towards the lane.

Illaoi top lane – that's definitely one of Khan's trump cards.

This type of heavy-armored top laner has always been Khan's secret weapon against light-armored warriors.

The Peerless Swordswoman is, of course, also among the lightly armored warriors.

In a direct confrontation, heavily armored warriors can often easily overwhelm lightly armored warriors due to their superior stats.

Of course, the advantage of lightly armed warriors is their greater agility, so it's really hard to say who will win.

In this match, Chen Dongqing didn't gain much advantage in the top lane.

After all, Illaoi's stats are pretty solid, so Chen Dongqing's W is basically useless.

The enemy Illaoi only needs to stand under the tower, and with the Doran's Shield, she can hold the lane without any problem.

But Chen Dongqing was certainly not in a hurry.

Both Fiora and Illaoi are split-pushing champions who can't team fight, but Fiora is clearly stronger in the late game.

Let's just drag it out, who's afraid of who?

While Chen Dongqing was observing the peace and tranquility of the top lane, he switched the camera to check the mid and bottom lanes.

In the bottom lane, Uzi has a clear advantage in the laning phase.

Varus has a pretty strong laning phase, and he doesn't have much pressure against Ezreal and Garen.

In the mid lane, Xiaohu also played quite well.

While playing, Xiao Hu chuckled and said, "I'm not saying this to be mean, but BDD, with his big eyes, isn't even as good as Shi Senming."

The Big Eyes is definitely a secret weapon when you take it out at other times, since it's rare and has a long reach that consumes a lot of energy.

It might actually be surprisingly effective when you suddenly pull it out to counter some short-range heroes!

Unfortunately, Xiaohu had just been thoroughly outmatched by Shi Senming's big eyes in the SOLO round before the start of today's competition.

Those who know the hero "Big Eyes" understand that once you've faced him in lane once or twice, it becomes very difficult for his skills to hit you.

As luck would have it, Little Tiger had actually accumulated some experience.

In this game, Xiaohu played Galio and moved skillfully, managing to avoid being hit by a single Q from Vel'Koz for several minutes, leaving BDD completely bewildered.

Wow, your positioning is amazing!

Just as BDD was wondering what was going on, a prince carrying a military flag suddenly appeared from the jungle behind him and charged straight at him!

At the same time, Galio also used his E to charge up and began charging his W!

BDD's nerves tensed up instantly.

Seeing the prince unleash a QE attack on him, BDD had no choice but to dodge!

In fact, BDD was already dead when he was caught off guard by the prince's flank.

Obviously, when faced with BDD's Flash to dodge EQ, he will definitely follow up with EQ Flash decisively.

This is the confidence that comes with being the world's best jungler.

Two golden lights flashed one after the other, and the big eye immediately took off!

Xiaohu also decisively used Flash, and Galio followed up with W Flash, then followed up with QA!

The two of them didn't have enough damage in one combo to secure the kill, but it wasn't a big problem; they had enough chasing distance.

The two chased Big Eyes all the way to the tower, and finally, Xiangguo used his Q [Dragon Strike] to take down Big Eyes!

"Fitst blood!"

Once we secured the mid-lane advantage, the rest of the game became much easier.

The first thing Xiaohu did upon returning to base was to put on his Mercury Boots. From that moment on, he firmly grasped control of the mid lane.

But Xiaohu didn't rush to swim away.

That's just QG's personality; when they come, they come big.

Six minutes later, Cuzz's Olaf also came to the bottom lane, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity when QG's vision disappeared to try and make a move.

Unfortunately, Shi Senming's move actually gave KZ a chance.

Without any vision of the river, he actually tried to push forward and use his Q to lick someone.

GorillA's Rakan decisively initiated the attack, using his W to knock Tahm Kench away.

Meanwhile, Cuzz's Olaf also rushed out decisively, and the three of them relentlessly pursued and attacked Shi Senming.

This version of Tahm Kench doesn't have the powerful mobility of his later W ability, so if he gets hit in the early game, he really has no way to escape.

Tahm Kench is a champion known for his toughness and high health. Shi Senming, with low health, used his shield to withstand the attack for quite a while, only using Flash to run back to the tower when the shield was about to disappear.

But even using Flash Run was useless, as the two Xuanming Elders flashed up at the same time, forcibly sending Shi Senming back to the spring.

Shi Senming watched the screen turn black and white, and scratched his head helplessly.

For his kill, KZ paid the price of a Sprint and two Flashes!

Seeing this exchange, everyone in QG smiled happily.

Isn't this a huge profit?

Within eight minutes, QG spotted that neither of KZ's bottom lane duo had Flash, and launched a four-man gank on the bottom lane!

Uzi pushed the minion wave into the tower, and Xiangguo's Jarvan IV appeared from behind and immediately used his ultimate [Cataclysm] to slam it in!

Pray quickly used E [Math Leap] to jump out of the circle, while GorillA used E [Dancing Together] to follow. The two were still trying to run away!

But clearly, Xiangguo was waiting for this move.

Prince followed up with his EQ combo, launching both of them into the air. Then Galio's ultimate ability appeared, placing the two Xuanming Elders in the center!

QG's mid and jungle duo clearly communicated.

With perfect control and initiative, this tower dive was effortless, and two kills were easily secured!

The key to a good hot pot meal is its fast and powerful rhythm!

On the top lane, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but nod slightly as he watched his teammates build such a huge advantage.

With such strong teammates, why would we need him?

He just coasted along and that was it.

Ten minutes passed quickly.

On the top lane, both top laners are currently at half health. Chen Dongqing's equipment is relatively average, with only one Tiamat and a bunch of gold saved up before returning to base.

However, Fiora had already reached level nine and possessed her maxed-out Q skill, putting her in a slightly strong period.

With his armor boots and death sentence in hand, Khan was quite confident and wanted to exchange a few blows with Fiora, using his Q skill to relentlessly slap her with tentacles.

Chen Dongqing looked at the eager Khan, narrowed his eyes slightly, and felt that this was a good opportunity.

I was planning to roam with you in the top lane, but you insisted on sparring with me. Don't blame me for solo killing you.

Seeing the opening right in front of him, he didn't hesitate and decisively charged forward with a QW combo!

Since Fiora's W can't block Illaoi's skills, it's better to use it first to reduce Illaoi's attack speed and movement speed, creating an advantage for yourself in a fight.

Despite having his attack speed reduced, Khan remained calm, hooking a soul with his E ability and then unleashing his ultimate!

The ultimate skill hit Fiora and her soul, and two tentacles immediately appeared around her and slammed towards Fiora!

Khan then pressed W again to reset the attack interval of the tentacles, unleashing a burst of damage in one combo!

But seeing this, Chen Dongqing didn't retreat but advanced, directly activating his ultimate move, [Peerless Challenge].

As his ultimate ability was about to be unleashed, he chose to save the best opening for last. He positioned himself below Illaoi and his basic attack struck the first opening below.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Dongqing used A-Flash to change position, dodging the tentacle's slap while simultaneously piercing through the second one above.

Immediately afterwards, Fiora moved a step, arriving at the right side, and swung Tiamat, striking through the third weak point!

In almost a second, the four weaknesses surrounding Illaoi were reduced to just the one that was easiest to attack head-on.

Chen Dongqing used his last [Sky-Piercing Slash] to thrust back, successfully completing four strikes in one second and creating a healing array.

How could a Fiora who can break through four times upon first meeting, and even manage to dodge Illaoi's tentacle slap during the process, possibly lose in a fight?

It wasn't until this point that Khan finally realized something was wrong, and he turned and used Flash to escape!

But Chen Dongqing remained calm. After waiting for his Q skill to cool down, he used Q [Sky Piercing Slash] to thrust forward, followed by an auto-attack and an E to slow the enemy down!

That's right, Chen Dongqing has been saving his E skill until now, just in case Illaoi uses Flash.

After E slowed down, Chen Dongqing took a step forward and delivered a critical hit, securing a solo kill in lane!

The moment the solo kill was announced in the top lane, good news also came from the bottom lane: Uzi successfully destroyed the bottom lane's first turret.

Xiangguo also successfully won the fire dragon.

"This game's advantage is no less than the last one!" Colonel Guan couldn't help but grin as he watched the three lanes take off. "Ten minutes in, a 4-1 kill score, plus the first tower and the dragon! That's unbelievable!"

Although the game has only been going on for ten minutes.

But looking at QG's perfect rhythm in this game, everyone knew that this game was already in the bag.

This was originally a simplified version, so writing it here is practically the end.

I wrote 8,000 words today, no problem~

(End of this chapter)