League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 445 is great, they're all family.

After the solo kill, KZ's top half of the map was wide open.

Xiangguo's Prince came to the top lane and soloed the Rift Herald.

With the help of Tiamat, Chen Dongqing quickly pushed the top lane minion wave into the tower, and then recalled to base to directly combine it into a Ravenous Hydra.

From this moment on, Fiora's combat power underwent a qualitative change, and Illaoi could no longer be a match for Fiora.

Of course, Chen Dongqing was too lazy to fight Khan.

Although Illaoi can't beat him now, he's still a tough nut to crack. Even if you win, you'll be half dead. It's too much of a struggle.

It would be more satisfying to just chop off the big eyes!

At this point, Uzi's Varus had switched lanes to the mid lane, and correspondingly, KZ also moved their bot lane duo to the mid lane to engage in a lane swap confrontation!

This was clearly Chen Dongqing's opportunity.

Chen Dongqing sent Xiaohu to the top lane to play with Khan, while he himself made a surprise attack, heading straight for the bottom lane and slowly circling around to KZ's bottom jungle.

After experiencing the 2200 Ryze attack, BDD was probably completely out of his mind. He didn't even realize that Fiora was flanking him, and was still foolishly using his W to clear minions in the ruins of his own first tower.

By the time he saw Fiora appear behind him, it was already too late.

The hero "Big Eyes" relies entirely on his E skill to survive.

But when facing Fiora, this E will only harm himself.

When Fiora got close, BDD mechanically unleashed an E, hoping to gamble on his luck.

But seeing Fiora use her W to block his E, BDD was shocked and quickly used Flash to escape!

But even Flash couldn't save him. Fiora had already used her ultimate on Vel'Koz, and with the movement speed boost from the ultimate, Fiora was back on Vel'Koz's face in just two steps.

BDD went all out, unleashing a full QWR combo on Fiora to maximize her damage output.

He can't afford to score 2200 this time!

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but laugh when he saw the big-eyed man's amazing move.

Can you keep up with my ultimate move?

Using his ultimate's movement speed, Chen Dongqing circled around Big Eyes and used AQAE to break through four defenses. After this round, Big Eyes' lasers followed closely behind him, but they couldn't hit him!

After completing the fourth breakthrough, Chen Dongqing followed up with Tiamat followed by the second stage of E, and with a critical hit, he once again achieved a solo kill!

At this point, KZ swapped lanes on the top and bottom lanes to help Vel'Koz avoid being targeted by Fiora.

But as luck would have it, QG caught them red-handed.

Chen Dongqing set off again and ran into Big Eyes once more!

This time, Big Eyes fared even worse.

Chen Dongqing pushed the minion wave to the tower, and Shi Senming's Traveling Frog arrived just in time. Tahm Kench used his ultimate to enter the tower and used a basic attack to tank the tower damage. Chen Dongqing then went up and hacked away, securing another kill and destroying the top lane tower.

KZ had no choice but to replace it again!

Khan and Fiora hadn't seen each other for a long time. When they met again, Fiora had gone from 1-0 to 3-0.

The economies of the two sides, which were originally quite similar, have suddenly diverged significantly.

At this point, Chen Dongqing no longer needed to change his lines to get bigger eyes.

Because now it doesn't matter who he beats.

On the top lane, Chen Dongqing held back for a while, and after confirming that the enemy excavator was not there, he made his move directly, using a Q to stab straight in!

Khan fought back, but unfortunately he lost by one piece of equipment. Fiora pokes seven weaknesses in a row and forcefully kills him in a one-on-one fight!

Chen Dongqing transformed into a solo kill maniac in this series, leaving Khan and BDD exhausted.

Meanwhile, good news continues to pour in from Uzbekistan in the middle lane.

Why was Chen Dongqing certain that the excavator was not on the road?

Because there's a fight going on in the middle lane too.

With Galio's absolute initiative, Uzi only needs to follow up with a barrage of shots, and the middle lane becomes a green card lane, allowing him to move freely without hindrance.

The first and second towers in the middle lane were destroyed one after another, and the economic gap between the two sides continued to widen at an unimaginable speed.

KZ's players have been completely stunned this game. They are no longer able to perform at the level expected of the LCK's number one seed, and every move they make is foolish.

At 22 minutes and 02 seconds, the kill score was 17-1, and the economic difference was once again at the familiar 10,000.

While Fiora pushed the lane to the bottom lane high ground to draw fire, QG decisively started Baron Nashor head-on!

Chen Dongqing looked at the Illaoi around him, big eyes, and Luo. He slightly curled the corners of his mouth, turned around, and ran away!

There were three opponents, and Illaoi had her Thornmail, so he couldn't fight them head-on. Running away was the best option!

This run was truly exquisite.

KZ's players lacked the ability to retain players and could only watch Fiora leave.

On the other side, Olaf, without Flash, couldn't even get into the Baron pit and could only watch as QG's four players took down the Baron.

During the LCK commentary, the "Roaring Emperor" (a nickname for a commentator) was no longer in the mood to roar.

Because he knew that the LCK region's journey in the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational would come to an end in this semi-final.

Moreover, it was in the humiliating form of being defeated 0-3!

At 23 minutes and 44 seconds, KZ pushed all three lanes of minions onto the high ground at the same time. With Xiangguo's Jarvan IV initiating the team fight with his EQ combo in the mid lane, Galio, who was pushing the bottom lane, used his ultimate to enter the fray, and a team fight broke out in no time!

Uzi was having a blast shooting from behind, contributing explosive damage.

Meanwhile, Chen Dongqing, who was on the top lane, crossed KZ's high ground and arrived at the flank and rear of KZ's camp.

Before him stood the seemingly harmless KZ double C.

Chen Dongqing was too lazy to bother with the harmless blond-haired boy, so he set his sights on the big-eyed boy.

After getting close with a Q, unleash your ultimate!

But who would have thought that BDD seemed to have given up completely? He ignored the Fiora next to him and used his ultimate to blast the most densely packed area of ​​both sides!

Chen Dongqing was amused by this guy.

You don't want to resist anymore, so you just let me do whatever I want, right?

That big eye that stays still is no different from a wooden stake.

As is well known, Fiora players love nothing more than hitting a training dummy.

Greedy positioning, AE flash Q!

Following the combo etched deep in his mind, Chen Dongqing unleashed a four-hit combo with an A-flash, clearing Vel'Koz's health bar in less than a second!

"Legendary!"

The voice of "Godlike!" rang out, and a thunderous cheer erupted inside the Tian Ding Gymnasium!

Amid cheers, Fiora stepped on a healing circle, becoming like a war god in team fights. Everyone watched as Fiora and Varus attacked from both sides, one in front and one behind. KZ's players were powerless to resist and were slaughtered!

Uzi showed no mercy in this team fight, and Varus went all out, killing KZ's Illaoi, Rakan, and Olaf!

"Triple kill!"

"Legendary!"

Another godlike voice rang out. After a triple kill, Uzi also achieved a perfect score of 8-0!

Of the five members of KZ, only the blond-haired guy remains!

Chen Dongqing was tasked with being the final executioner. The Fiora's continuous dashes left the blond-haired guy with no chance of escape. After a few slashes, Pray was also killed!

"ACE!"

"Legendary!"

The voice of "Godlike!" rang out once more! The outcome of the match was now completely decided!

As the screen turned gray, all five members of KZ slumped into their chairs, sighing.

Lost.

"Let's congratulate QG for the third time!" From the commentary booth, Guan Daxiao's voice boomed, "They swept LCK's number one seed KZ 3-0, becoming the first team to advance to the finals!"

At the moment of victory, all the QG players stood up happily, high-fived each other, and hugged.

"We've made it to the finals!" Xiao Hu rushed over to Chen Dongqing, excitedly hugging his uncle, and shouted with a grin, "Awesome!"

This was Chen Dongqing's third time reaching the MSI finals, and his excitement had subsided considerably. He laughed and said, "Look at you, so pathetic. Winning a semi-final is nothing to us."

"This time it's different!" Little Tiger laughed. "Winning the semi-finals this time is equivalent to winning the championship!"

This time, reaching the finals is especially significant because they directly defeated the biggest obstacle on their path to the championship in previous years—the LCK's number one seed.

Once he reaches the finals, no matter whether his opponent is from Europe or Taiwan, Xiao Hu is extremely confident that he can win 3-0!

After Xiaohu finished bragging to his dad, he ran over to Shi Senming and started bragging: "To be honest, that BDD guy on the other side, with his big eyes, isn't as good as you. He didn't hit me once the whole game."

Xiaohu's words were purely praising his teammate.

BDD dared to bring this hero to the MSI semifinals, so he must have practiced it and was confident. He's definitely better than Shi Senming at it.

But Shi Senming didn't mince words, replying with a grin, "Of course! Whatever championship he wins, I'll win too!"

"Alright, let's go shake hands first." Chen Dongqing smiled and pulled his teammates toward the LCK players' bench.

The camera followed Chen Dongqing's footsteps, slowly moving to the other side of the venue.

The LPL live stream room was bustling and very lively.

Three-peat! Time to pop the champagne!

[Opening champagne after just winning the semi-final? Aren't you afraid of the backlash?]

[South Korea has already won, so what about Europe and Taiwan? Whoever wins will be a crushing defeat.]

Indeed, just pop some champagne and you're good to go.

The only remaining question is: who will be the FMVP?

Thinking about it this way, it's a pity about Brother Shu. His performance today was so perfect. If it were the finals, he would definitely be the Finals MVP.

Don't worry, Brother Shu will perform just as well in the finals.

The camera slowly moved to the LCK players' bench as Chen Dongqing moved, and the commentator "Roaring Emperor" in the LCK live broadcast room said heavily, "I never expected that KZ, on whom we had placed so much hope, would fall on the stage of the semifinals."

At this point, Kim Dong-jun, standing nearby, sighed with emotion: "This is the third time the LCK region has lost to QG at MSI. Since the inception of MSI, our LCK region has never won a championship."

"But I believe that LCK will absolutely not stop because of this!" Kim Dong-jun shouted again, "I believe that in the future, this championship will one day come into the hands of our LCK!"

That's where the problem arises.

In the world before Chen Dongqing's rebirth, has LCK ever won the MSI championship since S8?

Finally, CloudTemplar concluded: "I think what KZ needs to do now is learn from this failure, go back and prepare actively, and come back strong at the World Championship at the end of the year!"

In 2015, although SKT lost the first MSI, they won the World Championship, becoming the first club to win two titles.

I believe that the LCK region will definitely win back the title at the World Championship held in South Korea this year.

The KZ players, who just achieved the worst result in LCK history at MSI, are not in a very optimistic mood for the time being.

The humiliating result of "MSI semi-finals" was like a heavy hammer that struck the bell in their minds, disturbing their peace of mind.

As the QG members walked up to them, they dazedly extended their right hands, bowed slightly when shaking hands, and then said nothing more.

Chen Dongqing noticed that the people from KZ didn't seem to want to communicate, so he simply offered a few polite words of reassurance before completing the handshake.

After the handshake session ended, Chen Dongqing even had a fleeting thought of going to the center of the stage to hold the trophy.

There's no way around it, the feeling of winning the championship is just too strong. After all, every time we've defeated an LCK team, it's been a championship moment.

Chen Dongqing smiled and shook his head, bowed in the center of the stage with his teammates, then walked to his position, packed up his mouse and keyboard, and left the stage with his teammates.

Unsurprisingly, halfway there, a European host stopped him and invited him to conduct an interview at the European main stadium.

Today's interview is hosted by Sjokz, a well-known European female presenter.

Chen Dongqing skillfully handed the peripherals to Xiaohu, and then stayed in the backstage corridor.

Lin Yuanhua, the translator for today, also quickly came over and winked at Chen Dongqing.

Chen Dongqing was in high spirits after winning the game, and he smiled as he went over and hooked his arm around his girlfriend's waist.

This scene surprised Sjokz, who smiled and asked, "You guys..."

Chen Dongqing proudly said, "This is my girlfriend." The host then realized what was happening and gave Chen Dongqing a thumbs up.

Chen Dongqing and his girlfriend chatted for a bit and agreed to have dinner together later, before turning their attention back to the television.

The MVP of the game is being announced on TV.

Chen Dongqing's performance in this game was actually quite good; his damage output, damage taken, and K/D ratio were all impeccable.

Unfortunately, he wasn't the MVP.

QG.MLXG

2-0-17的离谱KD，86.4%的参战率，31%的承伤。

High combat participation, high damage taken, but zero deaths!

It's all about exaggeration!

Chen Dongqing also agrees with the MVP award, saying it's truly well-deserved.

The prince in the hot pot is still tough, unlike some other princes.

Although his Fiora has many solo kills and high damage, his participation rate in team fights is too low. He's just a damage dealer and doesn't contribute to the team's rhythm.

After the MVP segment ended, the host and Chen Dongqing exchanged a glance, and then the host quickly walked onto the stage.

Under the spotlight, Sjokz quickly posed her question: "First of all, congratulations to QG on their 3-0 victory! You won very cleanly and decisively today, giving your opponents no chance whatsoever. What do you think was the key factor in your victory?"

After listening to the translation, Chen Dongqing smiled and said, "What key factor is there? There's only one reason we won: we're stronger. Our individual abilities are stronger, and our teamwork is better."

Offstage, 50,000 spectators clapped with smiles, creating a lively atmosphere.

That's what they think too.

Based solely on paper, QG is the strongest team.

After listening to Chen Dongqing's words, Sjokz asked a second question with great appreciation: "In the second game, you voluntarily switched lanes to the mid lane and won the MVP. Was this a pre-planned lane-swapping strategy, or was it a spur-of-the-moment decision?"

"Of course it was prepared in advance. We're a professional team, we don't have so many last-minute decisions," Chen Dongqing laughed. "At the time, we just felt that under certain draft conditions, it would be a better choice for me to play mid lane, and today's results prove that this idea was not wrong."

At this moment, the LPL chat was buzzing with discussion.

[Under specific conditions: When Xiaohu can't beat the opponent, he shakes Tree Brother over to fight.]

[Don't be so harsh on him, Xiaohu didn't lose out today either!]

Indeed, Xiaohu's performance throughout MSI was quite good, no doubt about it.

[I wonder if we can expect Tree to beat Faker?]

This is quite interesting, a showdown between two of the greatest of all time, right?

While netizens were speculating, Sjokz finally asked the last question: "QG's opponent in the finals will be determined in tomorrow's other semi-final match, FNC vs. FW. What are your expectations for their opponent in the finals?"

This question is practically a death trap.

After all, as everyone knows, FW is their own team.

FNC is the home team.

Chen Dongqing's expression of support for any of these organizations will provoke discontent among certain groups.

Chen Dongqing thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Before the start of Season 8, someone asked me what my goal was for this season."

"My answer at the time was that I would lead QG to replicate the path we had taken in the previous two years and win every championship we could."

Chen Dongqing concluded with a smile, "And now, I believe we are on the right path, so it doesn't matter who our opponent is tomorrow. QG will definitely win the final championship."

At that moment, countless spectators in the audience immediately offered a wave of thunderous applause and cheers that lasted for a long time!

Even if QG's harsh words were directed at FNC, the European home team wouldn't mind giving Chen Dongqing a round of applause.

Because these words perfectly matched their wishes!

It doesn't matter who the opponent is, QG always wins!

These words, coming from the mouth of a two-time MSI FMVP, are truly exceptionally convincing.

【mad!】

Wow, the MSI finals haven't even started yet, and you're already planning to win the Grand Slam?

[That's true of Brother Tree, but mainly you haven't seen him fail, have you?]

This answer avoids the core of the problem while subtly showing off – a perfect score!

[Brother Tree's interviews are always good]

Amidst the surging cheers, Chen Dongqing smiled and bowed to the audience before leaving the scene with Lin Yuanhua.

Before leaving, Chen Dongqing and Lin Yuanhua agreed to have a meal together later, and then Chen Dongqing went back to the lounge alone to pack his things.

After winning this crucial semi-final, the pressure on QG players in the final was indeed much less.

So the QG members looked relaxed. Xiaohu casually ran over to Linko and asked what they wanted to eat tonight and if there was a big meal.

"A big meal, huh? You think winning the semi-finals is enough to warrant a big meal?" Linko sneered. "Wait until we win the finals the day after tomorrow. If you want a Michelin three-star meal in France then, I'll find a way to get it for you!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hu, who had never eaten at a Michelin three-star restaurant before, narrowed his eyes.

It seems there's a reason why we absolutely have to win this game.

On May 19, another semi-final match began.

Players from both FNC and FW took to the stage to begin what outsiders considered a closely contested showdown.

The QG players didn't go to the venue this time; instead, they stayed in the training room, quietly watching the big battle.

Even Chen Dongqing found it difficult to draw a definitive conclusion regarding the victory in this match.

Because this is really not a good dish.

These two teams, to put it nicely, are evenly matched; to put it bluntly, they're like two weaklings fighting each other.

In this kind of team competition, the problem isn't that they have more "big dads" than the other team, but rather that they give away fewer "big dads".

Overall, Chen Dongqing is still optimistic about the Flash Wolves.

Compared to the free-spirited style of European teams, Taiwanese teams are relatively more stable, which gives them an advantage in competitions where it's about who can give away fewer points.

The match began quickly.

In the first match, both sides proved with their performance that their strengths were indeed roughly equal.

This match went on and on, reaching the edge of the universe, lasting for fifty minutes.

Both teams' operational skills can only be described as "hidden dragon and young phoenix," and even from QG's perspective, which is not good at operations, it can be said to be full of loopholes.

Whenever you feel that one side has the advantage, someone will step up to help the team erase that advantage.

In the end, the result was that at the crucial moment when both the Baron and the Elder Dragon spawned at the 50-minute mark, the two sides were still evenly matched, with their forces constantly pulling back and forth in the upper and lower river channels.

Both teams were greedy; neither could accept the cowardly decision of taking one item from each side, so they chose to take them all.

In the end, FNC couldn't hold back any longer and went all-in on Baron!

Flash Wolves made a bold decision, abandoning the idea of ​​trading for the Elder Dragon and instead choosing to engage in a team fight directly at Baron Nashor!

After more than fifty minutes, both teams, now fully equipped, engaged in a final battle at the Dragon Pit.

The final result was that FNC suffered a crushing defeat in the Baron team fight after being significantly weakened by Baron Nashor and also subjected to a resistance reduction debuff, resulting in a 3-for-5 exchange.

On the LPL commentary booth, Remember, a former analyst for Flash Wolves, saw this and excitedly shouted, "With a 50-second respawn timer, Flash Wolves still have their AD carry alive! They can finish the game in one fell swoop!"

After FNC's disastrous macro play, they squandered their fifty-minute lead and plunged the team into the abyss.

EZ with six items isn't particularly fast at pushing towers, but with his fifty-second respawn time, he can easily take down a tower in one wave!

FNC's jungler Olaf, who was the first to die, was the first to revive, but could only watch as his own base was destroyed by EZ's auto-attack!

As the hour-long match ended in defeat, the audience members couldn't help but sigh with regret.

Even Chen Dongqing couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

After fighting for so long and still losing, this must be a huge blow to morale.

Fortunately, it turns out that the European teams are known for their optimism.

Despite losing a good game, the FNC players were not discouraged and came back strong in the second game.

In this game, FNC had perfect rhythm, snowballing in the bottom lane in the early game, and then in the mid-game team fight, thanks to Rekkles' quadra kill on Kai'Sa, they successfully evened the score.

One to one!

Then, Flash Wolves redeemed themselves in the crucial third game, winning with a strong mid-jungle synergy and bringing the series to match point.

In the fourth game, Caps made another decisive move, scoring an unstoppable 6-0-4 with Yasuo, forcing the game into a decisive final game!

The battle song begins!

This BO5 series has entered a BO1 single-elimination format, where whoever wins will advance further!

Seeing this situation, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but sit up straight and watch attentively.

At this stage of the competition, the outcome is no longer certain.

In a BO1 format, even the Brazilian Lee Sin can dominate Clearlove, and the Flash Wolves can be considered anti-Korean heroes, let alone two evenly matched teams.

In this situation, luck has even become one of the key factors.

But it's strange.

FNC's veteran players are giving it their all, and they seem to be playing exceptionally well in this BO5.

This doesn't make sense!

Soon, the fifth game began, and the two sides resumed their fierce competition.

In this match, FNC's two main carries continued to perform perfectly, with Xiao Mao showcasing his reputation as the best mid-laner in Europe, relentlessly suppressing Maple.

Ou Cheng also performed perfectly. Although he didn't get any kills, his CS difference and the amount of turret health he lost were very significant.

FNC played steadily and gradually expanded their advantage in the game, demonstrating patience.

The pace of the game was so unfamiliar that even Chen Dongqing found it strange.

But soon, a turning point came unexpectedly.

At the 26-minute mark, both teams probed each other in the mid lane, and a team fight was about to break out.

FNC support Hylissang was playing Alistar, and he felt he had found a good opportunity, so he flashed and used WQ to charge in!

However, the result of this team fight was not ideal. The Q was used to knock up only a jungler, Jarvan IV, and a support, Tahm Kench.

With the support initiating the attack, the rest of FNC couldn't just stand by and watch. Caps' Irelia decisively followed up, unleashing her ultimate to cut through the battlefield!

But FW was prepared. Maple's Ryze used his W to stun Irelia, and the Jarvan IV who fell from the sky immediately used his EQ combo, combined with Caitlyn's damage, to instantly cripple Irelia!

Before Caps died, he still wanted to trade kills with the enemy AD, but FW obviously wouldn't give him that chance. The moment Irelia got close, Flash Wolves' Tahm Kench used his W to feed his own AD, perfectly avoiding the attack!

Caps had no choice but to die on the spot!

Meanwhile, Rekkles' Kai'Sa was eager to save her teammates, but because she was positioned too far forward, she was caught out and killed.

In a 5v5 team fight, only the two carries, who shouldn't have died, were the first to fall. It's hard to call this a professional match.

But it happened anyway.

The instigator of this team fight, the Alistar who was fed by HaiLe, was already far away with his ultimate ability active.

The most amazing thing is that he survived as the first person to start the group.

The veteran artist arrived late, and although he only made one move in this BO5, it had a decisive effect!

The direct result of this was that FW took down Baron Nashor without any pressure, and also managed to get a kill on the jungler who tried to steal it.

Backstage, everyone in the Flash Wolves' locker room was overjoyed. Coach Warhorse excitedly stood up and pumped his fist with the analyst next to him in celebration!

Next, Flash Wolves used the Baron buff to push forward aggressively, quickly turning the Baron buff into a significant economic advantage, and then returned to base to convert that economic advantage into an equipment lead.

In the end, Flash Wolves narrowly won the game thanks to a final team fight where they traded three for five!

"Congratulations to the Flash Wolves!" Remember shouted excitedly from the commentary booth, "They defeated FNC 3-2 and successfully advanced to the finals!"

The two finalists for the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational have now been determined!

QG vs. FW.

Looking at the scene before him, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but smile.

Are they going to face Flash Wolves in the finals?

That's great, they're all family.

(End of this chapter)