League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 450 Fire Dragon and Azure Steel Shadow!

The director was very accommodating, immediately switching the camera to QG's fountain after the match started.

QG's championship skin series also features a special design at the start of the game.

At the moment the game began, three tarot cards appeared in the fountain: the Hanged Man, the Emperor, and the Judgment.

Immediately afterwards, Camille, Jarvan IV, and Vayne emerged from the card art, transforming into their respective character models.

At this point, we can see that although the colors of the QG championship skins are different, we can still clearly tell from the design of the clothing theme that they are from the same series.

Chen Dongqing, wielding the fiery red Camille, charged out of the fountain, cheerfully saying, "Brothers, this is going to be a skin-showing game! Whether we can sell another batch of skins depends on whether we win this match!"

This wasn't the first time Xiangguo had used his Prince skin, so he wasn't bothered by it, calmly saying, "Don't worry, just watch how I crush them this game!"

Xiaohu, wearing tactical goggles, chuckled and said, "You guys selling skins has nothing to do with me. You guys carry this game, I'll just sit here!"

"Hey, that's not how it works," Chen Dongqing said from the side. "You've wanted to play Irelia for a long time, and now that you've finally got it, it wouldn't be right if you didn't carry this game, would it?"

Back when Irelia was reworked in the Spring Playoffs, Banbazi was already urging Xiaohu to practice. Xiaohu has a very limited hero pool and doesn't learn heroes very quickly, so he practiced until the MSI version before he could finally play a hero that was presentable.

In the first game of MSI, Xiaohu clearly stated that he wanted to show off his mid-lane Irelia, but he waited until the last game of the finals.

Actually, there's no need to say more; Xiao Hu feels the same way.

He's practiced Irelia for so long, what if he doesn't show off his skills at MSI and gets nerfed immediately?

Wouldn't all that practice have been for nothing?

This game requires 120% focus!

Xiao Hu pushed up his tactical goggles, officially entering Vegeta mode.

Uzi didn't say anything at this moment. As he was playing Vayne and heading into the jungle, he zoomed in on the screen to admire his Vayne skin.

The chubby, gender-swapped VN is swaying and striding forward, her red glasses and black ripped caps adding to the absurdity of her appearance.

The more I look at Uzi, the more I like him.

But the funniest thing is that the European director on site is also a master of creating drama. At this moment, he, like Uzi, also focused his perspective on Vayne and zoomed in on the screen.

Viewers around the world and Uzbekistan watched the same scene.

But the reactions in the live chat were quite different from Uzi's; the live chat was full of laughter.

There's no way anyone could stay calm when they see a 200-pound Vayne.

The thought of this 200-pound Vayne having to use her ultimate to nimbly dodge and roll around makes it even harder to stay calm.

What hamster ball?

In the scene, QG spread out in a long, straight line, guarding all the entrances to the jungle.

QG's lineup is relatively weak at level one, so they should focus on defense at level one.

During this time, the director showed the rune choices of both players.

At this moment, it is clear that Chen Dongqing has finally given up his most treasured [Omen of Stealing] and instead opted for [A direct attack].

"And her Summoner Spells are also noteworthy—Camille didn't take Flash, but instead chose Ignite!" Doll clicked his tongue. "That's a very bold choice! Not even taking Flash, isn't she afraid of getting caught?"

"Looks like Tree is under a lot of pressure in the laning phase this game!" Miller sighed. "I wonder if Ignite with a burst of damage can reverse Camille's laning disadvantage!"

Soon, minions spawned, and the bottom lane duo helped Xiangguo start the red buff, while Chen Dongqing followed the minions to the top lane.

Actually, all three interpretations are wrong.

Chen Dongqing didn't face any laning pressure in this game.

The reason he brought Ignite and enhanced his attack was actually nothing more than this – he was no longer pretending, and it was quite tiring to steal money and develop every day, so he rewarded himself with a game where he got a crushing victory.

Some players are unique; they are notorious for bullying the weak and fearing the strong. When facing a weak opponent, they mark them as a loser and go for a Mejai's Soulstealer, consistently securing kills. But when facing a strong opponent, they simply disappear for the entire best-of-five series, becoming virtually undetectable.

In fact, Chen Dongqing is also this kind of player.

But what sets him apart from others is that he labels everyone as a weakling.

Since the laning phase is going to be tough, we should just play more seriously.

Just like Saitama—if an opponent can't be defeated with a normal punch, then he'll take a serious punch.

Do you really think that a broken weapon can defeat his Camille?

When they were first released, level one was relatively peaceful, since neither hero had much initiative at level one.

Chen Dongqing learned the W skill and seized the opportunity when the weapon and ranged minions overlapped right at the start of the game. He used the outer circle of W to sweep minions and enemies at the same time, pushing the lane and harassing the enemy at the same time.

Overall, Camille at level 1 isn't too difficult, since her W is quite effective.

On the other side, Hanabi, who had been hit, was not flustered and boldly went up to attack the minions to secure level two.

Hanabi opted for a Potion of Corruption + Biscuit build for this game, showing no fear of attrition. In comparison, the two-level advantage is more important.

Chen Dongqing did the same. He knew that the weapon had an E skill, and that he wouldn't gain an advantage by attacking people directly. So he also attacked minions to level up to level two, and used his W skill whenever it was available.

In terms of securing the second-place finisher, the weapon definitely has the advantage because the weapon's attack speed increases with each attack. If the passive ability can be fully stacked, then securing the second-place finisher will definitely be the weapon's advantage.

And this game did indeed go in that direction.

Although Hanabi was constantly bullied by Chen Dongqing, he was indeed a top-tier top laner and a champion of the LMS region. Of course, he knew that after securing level two, he needed to initiate a roster change.

So the instant he leveled up to level two, he learned Q at lightning speed, and with his passive fully active, he directly pressed down on Camille's face.

His goal in this move was quite simple.

He has a level 2 passive and E, if this Camille had any brains, she would know to retreat and give up the lane priority, right?

As long as he can control the line, he can gradually gain the advantage!

Just from this point alone, you can see the dominance of weapons against auto-attack heroes. They just hold down E and walk right into your face. How are you supposed to deal with that?

Chen Dongqing's solution was—ignore it.

Camille acted as if she hadn't seen the weapon, still dealing with the melee soldier in front of her, preparing to level up to level two.

Hanabi's eyes narrowed at this sight.

Damn, this guy is really annoying! Don't think I'll let you off just because you're Ilex!

As he was speaking, he was already right up to Camille's face, and the moment he launched his basic attack, he activated his E skill.

Chen Dongqing symbolically retreated two steps, carrying his weapon's basic attack, and kicked the low-health melee soldier in front of him, leveling up his basic attack by two levels.

Meanwhile, the weapon's second basic attack had already hit him.

After the second basic attack, Hanabi followed up with a second attack!

With this E, the weapon can get a free AAEA combo, which is obviously a good deal.

However, Chen Dongqing would not just sit and wait for his doom.

He saw that the weapon's E was coming to an end, so he quickly used E to hook towards the wall in the distance!

The moment the grappling hook was used, the weapon's second stage E was also used, stunning Camille.

But the grappling hook was unaffected and still managed to snag the wall, sending the steel shadow flying.

This is a well-known technique used by Camille: using a displacement of E to offset control.

The stun effect of Weapon E lasts for 1 second. Not long after Camille hooked onto the wall, the stun effect was lifted. Chen Dongqing immediately launched a flying kick, sending the weapon, which had no means of movement, flying into a daze!

Chen Dongqing licked his lips, relying on the attack speed from his E skill and the shield from his passive ability, and chased after the weapon, kicking it three times in a row. Only after unleashing a powerful attack did he leave satisfied.

During this period, the weapon only turned around and attacked Camille once after Camille's passive shield disappeared.

Once the distance between the two sides increased, Chen Dongqing used his W skill to sweep the leg, hitting the weapon and healing himself. Overall, this exchange of blows was evenly matched.

"Actually, looking at the big picture, it's hard to say who gained or lost in this trade!" Wawa said candidly, "Both top laners lost about the same amount of health."

It wasn't exactly a win, considering both sides dealt damage with an E skill and three basic attacks. Camille used Press the Attack, and Jax used Grasp of the Undying, so the damage taken was roughly the same, about a third each.

Of course, this was actually the result that Chen Dongqing had long anticipated and wanted.

After the blood exchange, Chen Dongqing turned around and attacked the minions.

Neither side had their E abilities available at this point, so they weren't in a rush to trade blows. They maintained a safe distance to create space while simultaneously pushing towards level three.

Both sides were still about the same in terms of efficiency, and they both advanced to level three one after the other.

After the last trade, Hanabi had a better understanding of the situation. He knew he couldn't blindly use his E to trade damage, because he knew his E would most likely be negated by Camille's E.

We need to play more cautiously.

After probing each other for a while, Hanabi kept attacking minions to maintain his passive stacks.

Soon, he saw Camille walk up and unleash a W [Tactical Sweep]!

QG's champion Camille has the coolest W effect; when you sweep out with W, a sea of ​​red appears.

However, against a weapon, this sweeping leg kick is undoubtedly an opening.

Hanabi saw a fleeting opportunity, so he decisively leaped and slashed into the inner circle, directly charging in and unleashing an A+W combo with Undying!

Hanabi cleverly held onto his E skill this time, waiting until Camille turned around and used A followed by Q before finally using E.

The purpose of this E is simple: to prevent Camille from inflicting real damage with that kick.

With her E skill's dodge and the stun after it ends, Camille's second true damage kick simply cannot be delivered.

Relying on the immunity effect of Counter Strike, the weapon relentlessly pursued and attacked Camille!

Once Camille's shield disappeared, Hanabi chased after her and landed a basic attack, then immediately used his E ability.

This alone demonstrates the dominance of weapons over lightly armed warriors.

With just this one E, the weapon managed to take away more than a third of Camille's health for free, and also managed to dodge Camille's true damage. In terms of trading blows, it was basically invincible.

Seeing this, countless viewers frowned.

This time, Tree Bro is going to get a huge health drain from the weapon! Wasn't that a bit too careless?

Of course, the above statements are Hanabi's and the audience's personal judgments based on the situation on site and their understanding of the game.

Chen Dongqing doesn't think so.

Just as the duration of Camille's E skill was coming to an end, the window for Camille's second Q skill also came to an end.

Under normal circumstances, this kick would definitely not go through, unless, by some extraordinary intervention, something goes wrong.

Chen Dongqing was completely focused at this moment, and his reaction and actions were ready at 99 points.

At that moment, he clearly saw that as the Weapon Master launched his basic attack, the duration of his E skill, Counter Strike, also came to an end in his status bar.

Following this basic attack, the weapon will inevitably follow up with a second E attack.

Just as the opponent unleashed their basic attack, Chen Dongqing decisively turned around, leaped into the weapon's face, and kicked the weapon with his Q!

As expected, weapon A was followed immediately by a stun beam, stunning the steel shadow in front of him.

But at the same time, Camille's True Damage Kick had already completed its wind-up animation.

The basic attack that has completed its pre-attack animation cannot be canceled, so even though she was stunned, Camille still managed to kick out with the pre-attack animation completed!

A strange thing happened: while Camille was stunned, she actually managed to kick her weapon with her own real injury!

(As shown in the picture, the weapon swings out in two stages of E – which is the white light around the weapon. The Steel Shadow is shown to be dizzy above her head, but the true damage kick has already been lifted.)

(The next instant, the weapon's health dropped drastically as Camille forcefully delivered the damage from that kick.)

This is a high-level technique: timing the weapon's second E attack to complete the basic attack's wind-up, and then, after the weapon's E attack, while you are stunned, forcibly unleashing the basic attack that has already completed its wind-up!

This technique is widely used in matches between Renekton and Jax. Renekton releases W at the exact moment Jax uses his second E skill, which can cancel out a mutual stun.

Of course, the crocodile has a higher margin for error. After all, the crocodile's red-rage W has a very slow casting time and three basic attacks. Even if the timing is not perfect and the first part is blocked by the weapon's E skill, as long as the next two parts are timed correctly, the control cancellation effect can still be achieved.

In comparison, Camille is obviously much more difficult; she has to time her Q kick perfectly in that extremely short instant!

Of course, once it's completed, the rewards will be extremely high!

Camille's kick delivered her primary source of damage and also triggered a powerful attack, ensuring she wouldn't suffer too much of a loss in this exchange of blows!

Hanabi was a little stunned by the kick, but his operation was fine. He took advantage of the stun to attack Camille again, and then quickly turned around and pulled away.

"I didn't say you could leave!"

But he had only taken one step when he heard Lady Grey's cold voice through his earpiece. Camille immediately used her E skill to hang on the wall, and instead of retreating, she advanced and kicked him!

The Press the Attack rune provides Camille with the ability to consistently deal damage. With the stun and attack speed buff from her E skill, Camille managed to relentlessly chase down and beat Jax.

Without E, who's afraid of whom?

Hanabi's reaction was that she wasn't intimidated.

My weapon is fully passive, and I even have a slight advantage in health. Why would I be afraid of you?

Thinking of this, he wasn't intimidated at all and turned to face A directly.

But after trying it twice, he quickly realized something was wrong.

Not right.

The combination of Press the Attack and Doran's Blade makes him incredibly strong in duels, and with the attack speed boost from his E skill, his Undying and Corrupting Potion combo is really putting him at a disadvantage in a fight!

But at this point, it seemed too late for him to run away.

Camille's level 1 Q has a 9-second cooldown. If you release it at the very end of the second Q, the Q skill will only have a 5-second cooldown left.

After Camille used her E to exchange a few kicks, her Q skill's cooldown had quietly come back to normal.

Chen Dongqing followed up with an A-Q kick, triggering the speed boost from the Q skill.

At the same time, the ignition also attached itself to the weapon.

At this moment, Hanabi was startled again.

Yeah, the enemy team didn't bring Flash, they brought Ignite!

Fire Dragon Camille: This is a Camille playstyle that became quite common in later generations, used to compensate for Camille's weak laning phase.

However, this playstyle had never appeared before during Season 8, and this was the first time Chen Dongqing had played it.

Hanabi certainly didn't have experience igniting Camille in lane, and when things got heated, he didn't even remember that.

Camille accelerated and chased after him, waiting to deliver a second, truly devastating kick. At the same time, she herself was engulfed in raging flames, and Hanabi completely panicked.

As the steel shadow drew closer, a red light flashed from his foot as he kicked out.

Is this a move where A follows up with Q to kill him directly?

Hanabi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly used his lightning to create distance!

If the enemy team has Ignite, then they definitely won't be able to deal damage with Flash. He can still escape this wave.

Chen Dongqing watched as the weapons flashed away, but he didn't chase after them. He just glanced at the minimap and then turned back to farm minions and clear the wave.

Hanabi scrambled back to the tower, gritting his teeth as he returned to the city.

Is this the Ignite Camille build?

The intensity is actually quite high!

Fortunately, it's not a big problem.

He didn't die this time. Once he recalls and teleports back to base, he'll be a hero again.

The enemy team doesn't have much health left either, and they'll definitely have to recall. At worst, this fight will just end in a teleport exchange, so he doesn't lose out at all.

Just then, Hanabi suddenly heard her teammate urgently calling out in her headset: "Hey, Jiaxiang! Jiawen's here!"

"Huh?" Hanabi, whose name was Su Jiaxiang, immediately turned his gaze to the minimap and saw that a prince's portrait had appeared behind his tower and had moved a short distance out of thin air.

Xiangguo didn't hold back at all, he actually flashed close and charged straight at him with an EQ combo.

Why not just use EQ flash? Because Xiangguo needs the damage from EQ to finish off the enemy.

Of course, Xiangguo was absolutely certain that he knew his Flash-EQ combo would be unavoidable by the enemy.

With no minions nearby and no wards, Hanabi had no way to move despite having his Q available. He could only watch as the Prince used his EQ combo to get to him and then landed a passive on him!

The Weapon Master's last sliver of health was instantly wiped out!

"First blood!"

"First blood! Xiangguo's Prince secured the kill on this low-health enemy!" In the commentary booth, Wawa's voice instantly became excited, "Very beautiful!"

In the LPL live stream, countless people changed their previous worried expressions and began to celebrate wildly in the chat!

Oh my god, we're so stupid! We don't need to worry about Tree Bro's laning phase!

Holy crap, Camille beat Jax in lane?!

Is this the true value of igniting Camille?

[You don't really think it's Camille who's powerful, do you? It's Tree who's powerful!]

Indeed, do they even understand the significance of Camille's championship title?

All I can say is, I trust Brother Tree.

But here's the question: what exactly did Brother Tree use to kick that? And why could he kick even when he was knocked unconscious?

I understand this; it's the Pythagorean theorem!

[Is this not L'Hôpital's Law?]

Hanabi's face was also clouded with gloom.

He was extremely unhappy about being arrested.

This series of events was truly beyond his expectations, giving him a disorienting feeling of being caught off guard and beaten to death by a flurry of punches.

He felt that his maneuvering in this exchange was flawless, and that even if they were given more powerful weapons, they would still fight the same way.

But inexplicably, they lost!

How exactly did Camille manage to deliver that kick?

If the opponent hadn't dealt that true damage, he wouldn't have needed to run at all. He could have fought Camille to the bitter end, and even with Ignite, the opponent definitely wouldn't have been able to beat him!

Hanabi was quite experienced in games, and he knew that there was a trick to using the basic attack on the crocodile when fighting weapons, but he didn't expect that this trick could actually be used on Camille!

Is this really something a human can do?

To prevent problems in the top lane, the Flash Wolves made extensive preparations, even having their jungler farm top lane to protect it.

However, he ended up with low health during the fight and was easily taken down by the Prince with a simple Flash EQ combo. Even though his teammates were right next to him, they were completely unable to stop him.

This rendered their initial setup meaningless.

The Flash Wolves players were still trying to comfort him, saying things like, "This kill is too easy, the other team won't get anything."

Hanabi remained silent, simply teleporting to the minion wave.

That's so stupid, he doesn't even know how to respond.

Of course, he didn't break down mentally.

The enemy Camille only got 200 gold in assists this time, so the difference in the top lane wasn't significant, and they could still fight.

Both sides used Teleport to return to their lanes and re-entered the laning phase at full strength.

Next, Hanabi gradually calmed down, and he has now realized the situation.

While the weapon has a theoretical slight advantage against Camille, the opponent is Ilex, so it's best to play it safe.

On the other side, Chen Dongqing was not in a hurry. He just played normally in lane, whittling down the enemy's health whenever possible, without trying to suppress them.

Camille's first advantage period is when she just gets her Sheen, but her initial economy isn't enough for her to complete it, so she has to wait a while.

Of course, this wait isn't too long.

Six minutes passed quickly.

Taking advantage of Xiaohu's Irelia reaching level six, Xiangguo immediately launched a gank in the mid lane.

Xiaohu used his Q ability to dash forward and then used his E ability to precisely trap Galio. Xiangguo's Jarvan IV followed up with EQ to unleash a burst of fire.

However, Galio is a tough champion, and he used his W to taunt both of them.

The next second, a Lee Sin appeared from the side, and FW's mid and jungle took the opportunity to focus fire on Jarvan IV!

In this time of crisis, Vegeta appears out of nowhere!

Irelia used her Q on Galio, moved to the side of the two, and unleashed her ultimate, disarming both Galio and Lee Sin!

After being disarmed, the Flash Wolf's jungler looked at the low-health Prince in front of him and couldn't bring himself to kill him!

Taking advantage of the moment of disarming, Xiangguo slapped Galio one last time before turning away!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiaohu used AQAQ on Galio and secured the first kill!

Meanwhile, Moojin wanted to chase after the low-health Prince, but the Irelia's ultimate, Blade Wall, in front of him gave him a hard time.

If he tries to break through this wall of blades, he'll be disarmed, and then he definitely won't be able to be killed.

With no other option, he teleported over the wall and finally killed the prince with a single punch!

But this Lee Sin without Flash and with the mark on his body clearly became a hot commodity in Irelia's eyes.

Xiaohu followed up again, relentlessly slashing at Lee Sin. Relying on his full passive and Conqueror's combat power, he chased him all the way to the tower. Finally, Xiaohu Q'd into the tower, chased Lee Sin and auto-attacked him twice. Finally, he used Flash to follow up with Lee Sin's ward hop, forcibly finishing him off with one strike and achieving a double kill!

"Nice, Li Yuanhao!" Xiangguo's cheerful voice rang out in the voice chat. He laughed and said, "Wow, you've really mastered Irelia!"

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Little Tiger roared, his voice brimming with arrogance. "I've been practicing this hero for so long, if I still can't master it, I'll eat shit."

Below the stage, countless audience members were thrilled and applauded for Xiao Hu!

Unexpectedly, before QG's two main carries even started to exert their strength, the mid lane had already opened up the game.

If the two dads put in a little more effort later, how can we possibly lose this round?

Sure enough, the moment of charm from the two dads arrived soon.

Nine minutes later, the camera suddenly switched to the bottom lane.

At this moment, Moojin's Lee Sin can be seen appearing behind the QG bot lane duo who are pushing the lane, while Maple's Galio has also moved to the river.

It's obvious that this was a four-man gank on the two from the Flash Wolves.

The one who takes the initiative is Luo, who uses R-Flash-W to launch Uzi into the air!

At the same time, Galio used his ultimate, and Lee Sin also used his Q.

Regardless, we absolutely must get that Vayne kill.

But it was at this very moment that Uzi's hand speed reached its peak.

Purify instantly removes the charm, then use the ultimate Q to become invisible and then Flash, instantly disappearing from Flash Wolves' sight.

Obviously, this level of gank wouldn't be enough to kill Vayne with both summoner spells still active.

But Uzbekistan had no intention of running away.

When Vayne reappeared, she was already behind the Flash Wolves' formation. With Lulu's shield and speed boost, Vayne turned around and started to fight back!

Why did Uzi dare to do that? Of course, it's because he had teammates.

With a loud thud, Galio landed heavily. Shi Senming, who didn't have Vayne's agile movement, was instantly knocked away.

Moojin's Lee Sin quickly warded behind Lulu and kicked her back!

If you can't get Vayne, then killing Lulu first isn't a bad option!

Knowing he was doomed, Shi Senming stopped running. He used Weakness on Xayah, then his ultimate on Vayne, and was then killed by Lee Sin's E!

At this moment, Vayne was left alone in the bottom lane, facing the Flash Wolves' mid, bot, jungle, and support!

The 200-pound Vayne, carrying Lulu's ultimate, swelled up even more in her already massive size. However, her movements were completely out of character for her size. Her round body twisted left and right, first forcing out Xayah's ultimate, then dodging the follow-up hook with a Q, and then pulling towards the river!

The first reaction of the four Flash Wolves was, of course, to continue the chase.

"Behold my divine might, invincible and unstoppable!"

A warrior in blue and white armor charged out, flashed with golden light, and unleashed a powerful ultimate attack in the middle of the Flash Wolves' formation, covering Galio, Lee Sin, and Rakan!

Xiangguo seems to not know how to spell the word "coward," but he's determined to fight even against four opponents!

With his teammates backing him up, Uzi became increasingly daring, and Vayne turned around and stood there to fight!

At the same time, Xiaohu's Irelia support finally arrived. Irelia appeared from the river, used R-Flash, and a perfect ultimate to disarm the three people in the circle of Jarvan IV's ultimate at the same time. Then she quickly Q'd in and used two E's in a fast attack!

Xiao Hu's E skill was also learned from Chen Dongqing; it releases two segments at lightning speed, making it difficult to dodge.

Moreover, Xiaohu's E skill was also cleverly placed at the far end, silently positioned at the feet of the enemy Xayah!

Betty was startled by the E, and he quickly flashed backward to create distance, but this caused him to lose his offensive positioning.

Xiaohu then turned around to help his teammates deal with melee heroes, and Irelia was able to roam freely in the midst of the enemy formation!

Uzi dealt damage from start to finish, and the three QG players combined their efforts to completely wipe out Flash Wolves' Galio, Lee Sin, and Rakan!

(End of this chapter)