League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 451 Ilex is indeed a god

"Absolutely stunning! QG's rhythm in this game is as perfect as ever!" Wawa shouted from the commentary booth. "It's only been nine minutes, and they've already got a 6-2 kill score!"

"QG's mid and jungle played exceptionally well this game!" Miller commented generously. "Xiangguo has a K/D ratio of 1-1-5 and a 100% teamfight participation rate, while Xiaohu has an even better K/D ratio, achieving 4-0-1, which means he's practically dominating the match!"

The European commentators at the scene were quite exaggerated, shouting Xiaohu's ID, but with their English accents, it sounded more like "closing the account".

Vegeta was incredibly excited after getting two kills in one run down the bottom lane, and he wanted to shout, "I've never had such a wonderful start!"

"Sorry, I've already taken the MVP for this game!" Xiaohu shouted excitedly. "Could I be today's FMVP?"

Chen Dongqing watched this scene from the sidelines, simply shaking his head with a wry smile, and said, "Then why don't you win this game first? 4-0 is nothing!"

Xiao Hu patted his chest, quite confidently: "Don't worry, don't you trust my ability to carry?"

Xiangguo chimed in from the side, "I'm not comfortable with that."

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Xiao Hu paused for a second, then said, "Liu Shiyu, stop barking. You'll see how I perform later."

Xiaohu proved with facts that his ability to carry the team is indeed seriously questionable.

At eleven minutes, Uzi in the bottom lane had gained the upper hand and was ready to push the lane and take the first tower.

At this moment, Xiangguo's Prince also came to the bottom lane to stand guard, ensuring that the first tower was taken safely and without worry.

On the other side, FW's support and strategist, Snake, saw this scene and knew that the next tower had already been forced to fall. So he simply stopped defending it and instead turned his attention to the mid lane!

Right now, in the mid lane, Xiaohu, who's up 4-0, is taking advantage of his lead and is practically shoving Galio in the face.

The next second, Galio's WE combo followed by Rakan's RW and Lee Sin's Q completely stunned Xiaohu.

"Huh? Why isn't the enemy defending the bottom lane and instead ganking mid?" Xiaohu yelled as he was beaten. He used his EWE combo, relying on his W damage reduction to withstand the damage and pull out [Twin Blades], and even tried to escape.

The next second, the Blind Monk used his "Dragon Tail" move to kick him to death.

"Shut down!"

With a score of 4-0, Xiaohu handed over his final prize, vividly illustrating what it means to act recklessly and fearlessly.

On the road, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but sneer at the scene: "So it's started, Li Yuanhao?"

Upon hearing his uncle's scolding, Xiao Hu's face turned red, and he was speechless.

At this moment, Second Uncle said with a grin, "It's alright, you did a good job. I got the first tower kill, so it's not a loss. You come to the bottom lane, and I'll take the mid lane."

Actually, if Xiaohu hadn't died in that wave, Uzi would probably have farmed in the bottom lane for a while longer.

After all, a 4-0 Irelia in the mid lane is quite a threat.

Unfortunately, Xiaohu died, so Uzi still chose to switch lanes.

Xiao Hu understood this, and he walked listlessly to the bottom lane, entering a slow period of single-lane development.

Fortunately, Irelia's equipment advantage still exists, and Xiaohu's advantage over other mid laners lies in his excellent split-pushing awareness. He can, like Chen Dongqing, keenly judge the movements of several opponents and thus decide when to retreat, drawing fire to the maximum extent.

In the mid lane, Uzi also applied immense pressure, and the huge pressure on both the mid and bottom lanes forced the Flash Wolves to roam back and forth in the bottom half of the map.

Fortunately, QG's mid laner is Vayne, who isn't very strong at pushing towers, and Xiaohu in the bot lane doesn't dare to push too far, so Flash Wolves' defensive pressure isn't too high.

They shuttled back and forth between the middle and lower flanks, and holding the situation together wasn't a problem.

Chen Dongqing observed the current situation, his eyes slightly narrowed.

It's true that the opposing team has held firm against the current situation.

However, this is based on the premise that there are no problems on the road.

If the top laner can make another breakthrough at this point, then the Flash Wolves' defense will completely collapse.

He knew it was time for him to deliver the fatal blow.

On the way, Chen Dongqing had already crafted the Glowing Gear, Tiamat, and Mercury Boots.

On the other hand, the weapons and equipment were much more underhanded, consisting of cloth armor boots and a small wooden hammer, with the main focus on invincibility.

However, this build lacks initiative, and after Camille's repeated harassment and chipping away at his health, he now only has 70% left.

Chen Dongqing's health was about the same, but he wasn't scared. He used Tiamat's AOE to quickly push the minion wave into the tower. After the tower reset, the minion wave rejoined in the middle.

When the game progresses to this stage, and Camille has a maxed-out Q, the situation begins to reverse.

These days, it's not weapons that give you the upper hand in lane.

Chen Dongqing made no unnecessary moves. When the weapon came forward to finish off the enemy, he immediately stepped forward and charged up with a W [Tactical Sweep].

Now, weapons face only two paths.

Either jump over Camille's face and dive into the inner circle for a head-on clash.

Either take the hit (W) head-on and then run away.

Hanabi is clearly too afraid to confront them directly; he can only take the hits and run away.

Seeing the W skill sweep across the center, Chen Dongqing curled his lips and decisively pressed the Q skill. Taking advantage of the slow effect, he quickly chased after the weapon and kicked it directly with Q!

With the speed boost from his Q skill, it's inevitable that he'll kick the weapon.

With no other option, Hanabi could only use his E to block the kick, and then use his W to strike Camille, triggering Grasp of the Undying and taking away a large portion of Camille's health.

But Chen Dongqing couldn't help but smile when he saw that the weapon dared to turn around and fight back after activating its E skill.

You really don't know your own limitations.

Unlike other Camille players who would run away as soon as they saw Weapon activate E, he strode forward and charged straight at Weapon's face.

Just like last time, I calmed my mind, focused my attention, and kept a close eye on the weapon's movements.

This time, relying solely on Q to negate the weapon's E is no longer enough for Chen Dongqing.

He needs something even more elaborate.

Chen Dongqing felt that the time was about right, so he took the initiative to extend his E and hook it toward the wall in the distance.

At that very moment, the weapon suddenly swung the street lamp in its hand!

Hanabi was quite resourceful this time; he ended his E skill early to prevent Camille from kicking him!

But he still underestimated his opponent.

Chen Dongqing's use of the Capo attack weapon wasn't based on experience, prediction, or luck.

It's all about reaction time and hand speed!

Even though the weapon had pressed E in advance, Chen Dongqing still reacted in time, decisively pressed Q, pulled up his foot, and kicked straight at the weapon!

This maneuver was extremely difficult; even for him, it required complete concentration and could only be executed in a zero-latency gaming environment.

But if successful, the rewards are extremely high!

While in a dizzy state, Camille kicks herself up, triggering her passive shield to protect herself from losing health and also kicking down a significant portion of her weapon's health bar!

Hanabi pursed his lips. He didn't dare to touch the steel shadow that was still protected by a shield, so he could only turn his head away.

But at that moment, Camille's E skill, which she had used earlier, also hooked onto the wall.

Under dizziness, Blue Steel Shadow flew straight toward the wall.

With E controlling the opponent's movement and Q card forcibly kicking out damage, Chen Dongqing's micro-management skills were almost perfect!

The greater the difficulty, the greater the reward. This combination ignores the immunity to basic attacks from [Counterattack Storm] and the stun effect.

Chen Dongqing used his skill to neutralize the weapon's core E skill.

Without E, how could the weapon possibly defeat Camille?

Because Camille has Mercury's Treads and Legendary Tenacity, the weapon's one-second stun is almost completely reduced. Camille was able to move freely again as soon as she was hooked onto the wall.

Chen Dongqing wasn't in a hurry. He hung on the wall for half a second to delay the cooldown of his Q skill, and then launched a flying kick directly at the weapon!

Hanabi quickly jumped back, but Chen Dongqing had no intention of kicking the weapon. In mid-air while using his E skill, he used his ultimate [Hextech Ultimatum] to slam it onto the weapon's head!

Once the ultimate attack lands, the weapon has no chance of survival.

Chen Dongqing walked over and launched an attack followed by a Q, then chased for two steps, kicked the weapon to its last breath, triggering the Radiant Light again!

Finally, Chen Dongqing applied Ignite to the opponent and confidently turned around.

Under the scorching flames, the weapon's last bit of health was completely consumed.

"QG ilex has killed FW Hanabi!"

At that moment, cheers erupted from the audience, and the live streams around the world were flooded with comments!

Moreover, the audience couldn't understand this wave of kills at all!

Was it really that easy to kill him? How did you do that?

"Beautiful!" In the LPL commentary booth, Wawa exclaimed excitedly, "After gaining an advantage in the mid and bot lanes, the top laner followed up with a solo kill! This is a classic three-lane power spike!"

Seeing this, Wawa couldn't help but laugh and say, "This match is starting to remind me a bit of QG's style from last year!"

Many people say that the 16 version of QG was the pinnacle of the team, with the team achieving the ultimate in coordination and cooperation, and winning the championship through the concerted efforts of everyone.

The 17 version of QG was the pinnacle of online play. The trident of ilex, GodV, and Uzi formed the strongest laning trio in the world. They often killed all three lanes in just over ten minutes, speedrunning the game and winning the championship after a whole year of speedrunning.

This match gave the audience a taste of the 17 version of QG!

As Gao Dewei listened to the conversation between the two people next to him, he couldn't help but fall into reminiscence.

After a two-second pause, he said, "Indeed, I have to say that Xiaohu is actually better than I imagined. Although he doesn't have a special personal style, he is very versatile and can fit into any style of the team, which is actually a very difficult thing."

It's quite a strange sight to see QG's former mid-laner express his approval of the current mid-laner.

But after a moment's thought, Doinb suddenly remembered that he seemed to have said something similar the day before yesterday.

At this moment, the morale of the QG team members was high in the voice chat!

"Nice! Chen Dongqing!" Xiangguo exclaimed, "Your solo kill was crucial!"

This was indeed a crucial moment.

Because during those two minutes, QG, under Flash Wolves' concentrated defense, actually failed to extend their advantage.

Of course, QG's lineup is stronger in the late game, so even if the situation gets awkward, they are guaranteed to win.

But that's not what QG wants; they just want to end the game quickly.

Chen Dongqing's seemingly ordinary solo kill played a crucial role in this.

Stabilizing the mid and bottom lanes has already exhausted all of Flash Wolves' resources. Even if the hole that appears in the top lane isn't big, it's already fatal enough for Flash Wolves!

That's all there is to say.

The Camille in the top lane, with a score of 1-0-1, became the core of the team. While her teammates were drawing fire in the mid and bot lanes, Xiangguo's Jarvan IV made a tricky gank on the top lane, directly attacking Flash Wolves' weak point.

Taking advantage of the minion wave pushing towards the tower, Chen Dongqing made his move, kicking the weapon under the tower.

Hanabi dared not fight back and could only turn and run away, only to end up in the prince's mouth.

Xiangguo is very experienced. He first uses basic attacks to lower the weapon's health and apply pressure. After the opponent uses Flash, he follows up with EQ and, together with Chen Dongqing, easily takes down the weapon!

After the kill, QG's top and jungle players each performed their duties. Chen Dongqing took down the top tower, and Xiangguo took down the Rift Herald. The situation that Flash Wolves had been struggling to maintain for a long time suddenly took a turn for the worse.

The atmosphere in the Flash Wolves' voice chat channel had reached rock bottom.

The five players sat together, and the game grew increasingly silent as it progressed.

Snake looked at the situation where all three routes were being suppressed at the same time, and his brows were furrowed with worry.

To be honest, given their lineup and the current situation, he had no idea where their chances of turning the tide lay!

The enemy team has Vayne and Lulu, who become stronger as the game progresses. Irelia and Camille are also excellent at split pushing, and with a gear advantage, they are simply unstoppable.

So how should they fight?

"Sigh," Hanabi sighed as she faced the black and white screen, saying, "This is my fault, I shouldn't have been killed in the top lane."

"No, not at all," the Flash Wolves members shook their heads, silencing their top laner's self-blame.

To be honest, you really can't blame the top laner this time.

Compared to the holes in the top lane, their problems in the bottom half of the map are actually much bigger.

A sense of sorrow spread through the hearts of the Flash Wolves.

They also knew that Flash Wolves' journey in this MSI should come to an end.

They will become the biggest backdrop, the stepping stone, supporting QG to ascend to the altar.

At 16 minutes, Xiangguo released the Herald, helping the team to push down the middle tower and then easily take down the Water Dragon with the team.

At this point, the economic gap between the two sides officially exceeded 4,000, and QG held two dragons, making victory a certainty.

Uzi wasn't in a hurry; Vayne hadn't reached her power spike yet, so he continued to draw fire in the mid lane.

Now it's time for Chen Dongqing and Xiao Hu, these two lightly armed warriors, to take the stage.

Both players have top-tier lane-pushing abilities; they can boldly push the minion wave forward and escape even when they are about to be caught.

Once one side draws the fire, the other side will decisively push the lane forward and launch a fierce attack on the Flash Wolves' defensive towers!

At 18 minutes, taking advantage of Chen Dongqing drawing fire in the top lane, Xiaohu's Irelia chased down the enemy Galio in the bottom lane and slashed him repeatedly, forcing him to use Flash, and successfully pushed down the enemy's second bottom lane tower.

Xiaohu has been trying to take down this bottom lane second tower ever since he switched to the bottom lane, and he has finally succeeded now!

At 22 minutes, Xiaohu received instructions from his team and became increasingly daring, even pushing the minion wave directly to the high ground and not retreating until the enemy surrounded him.

This is certainly not because Xiaohu has lost his mind; it's part of QG's plan.

At this moment, Chen Dongqing in the top lane pushed the minion wave to the front of the second tower, and then quickly turned around and met up with his teammates who had pushed the mid lane in the upper river, and went all in on Baron!

Since Flash Wolves dared to gank the bot lane at this time, they must have been prepared in advance, intending to trade Baron Nashor for Irelia's life.

It's a huge loss, right? But actually, the Flash Wolves didn't have much of a choice. They could only try to catch one enemy first, and as for Baron, they could only let their jungler try to fight for it with Smite.

But the outcome of the punishment is destined to be bad.

When Baron Nashor was down to half health, Moojin's Lee Sin was already lingering near the Baron pit, and he was a little panicked because he had no vision of Baron Nashor.

The next second, a Camille kicked out of the dragon pit and landed a kick on his face, then pulled him up and kicked him, taking away half of his health!

Moojin was startled and could only kick the Steel Shadow away, then scrambled to his feet and grope his eyes to pull away!

Chen Dongqing knew that this Lee Sin had no teammates, so he was not afraid at all and chased forward. When his next E was ready, he used ER to lock onto the head and then used AQ after landing!

At this time, the Flash Wolves had finished killing Xiaohu and were heading towards the Ueno area to provide support.

Baron Nashor's roar echoed through the canyon. Chen Dongqing completely disregarded the opposing team, kicking the Lee Sin to death right in front of their reinforcements, and then turned and left with the purple buff.

"Alright! QG will recall to base for a rest now; they need to replenish their health and upgrade their equipment!" Wawa shouted excitedly. "They might be ready to end the game now!"

Even after securing Baron Nashor, QG continued their 1-3-1 split push strategy.

With the Baron buff, the three lanes of minions advanced simultaneously, arriving at the Flash Wolves' high ground almost at the same time.

QG's three laners seemed to have coordinated their actions perfectly, and the moment the minions pushed up on all three lanes, they immediately launched their attack!

In the mid lane, Xiangguo's Prince was the fastest to act, immediately using EQR to stun into the mid lane high ground, trapping the enemy bot lane duo at the same time!

In that instant, the audience below the stage erupted in commotion. Maple, in the bottom lane, dared not delay and quickly used his ultimate skill to support the team.

But Xiaohu used several Qs to dash in and then used an E to interrupt Galio's ultimate ability cast!

As for the top lane, there's no need to say more. Chen Dongqing kicked straight into the top lane high ground, actually intending to single-handedly take down the weapon!

Of course, Chen Dongqing has the ability to do so.

It's been a little over twenty minutes now, and the underdeveloped Hanabi hasn't even completed three Bloodthirster moves yet.

However, Chen Dongqing already possessed three items plus Greed, Storm Sword, and Stopwatch; the three-piece set was within reach.

With this equipment gap, weapons are clearly outmatched.

Camille first used Q on the tower, then stuck close to the tower and delivered a swift wall-mounted flying kick, knocking out Jax's E skill before he could even use it, and he lost nearly half his health!

Hanabi quickly activated his E to counterattack, but Chen Dongqing wasn't in a hurry. With such a big advantage at this point, there was no need for him to make any fancy moves. He used his ultimate to clear the turret's aggro and let the weapon stun him.

Once his Q skill is ready, he can unleash a second set of Q skills and easily secure a solo kill!

QG's split-up tactics on three lanes really put the director through the wringer, with the camera constantly switching between the three lanes.

As the battle in the top lane finally ended, the camera switched back to the mid lane.

Uzi also activated his ultimate at this moment, and with the support of Lulu's ultimate, the 200-pound Vayne was like a god of war, first cooperating with Xiangguo to focus fire on the enemy AD!

Betty was trapped inside the prince's circle. He had no choice but to use his ultimate ability, Invincibility, and then Flash away to save his own life!

Uzi wasn't in a hurry. He used his E to push away the Lee Sin next to him, then rolled and went invisible to clear out Lee Sin and Rakan first.

This dull, lackluster sunset will find its own savior.

Behind them, a grappling hook caught onto the Lightning Wolf's high ground crystal wall, and then a red light flew along the grappling hook!

Everyone saw that Camille seemed to have already charged up her Q, and while hooking the hook, she released [Tactical Sweep] and kicked straight at Xayah!

With a precise skill execution, the outer edge of W hit Xayah's body perfectly, followed by a kick that stunned her, then a kick that lifted her up, and then an instant activation of Zhonya's Hourglass!

This triple injury from a kick is something a fragile AD carry can't withstand.

Xayah's remaining health vanished instantly, turning into a dead soul beneath Camille's feet!

"Double kill!"

On the other side, Maple's Galio support arrived late, and Galio used E+W flash to get close, actually trying to protect his own AD!

But this was also within Chen Dongqing's field of vision.

The moment Camille was killed, with a "ding" sound, she transformed into a golden statue, directly dodging Galio's W-Flash.

The moment the steel shadow pulled up was frozen in time, exuding elegance!

Backstage, Uzi had already dealt with Lee Sin and Rakan. He rolled closer, and Xiaohu's Irelia also came over. Together with Uzi, they sent the last Galio back to the fountain!

"ACE!"

In a devastating team fight, QG pulled off a perfect 5-0 wipeout thanks to the combined efforts of Camille and Vayne!

After being wiped out, QG was left with Flash Wolves' undefended base!

Highland Tower, Highland Crystal, Teeth Tower

Flash Wolves' buildings are collapsing one after another! The cheers from the audience are growing louder and louder!

"Let's witness the birth of a legend together!" At the scene, the European commentators dropped their pretense, revealing the true faces of QG fans: "QG defeats FW 3-0, winning the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational!"

The moment the Flash Wolves base exploded, the screen on the big screen suddenly switched, displaying the official photos of the five QG players at the top, with a large "champion!" displayed below.

Chen Dongqing stood up and passionately embraced Xiangguo next to him!

Uzi and Shi Senming were sitting close together, and they both stood up at the same time and immediately hugged each other!

The first time he won the championship, Xiao Hu was the slowest to react. He sat on the chair for two seconds before he finally realized that he had won the championship!

He sprang to his feet, looked at the people on his left and right, and decisively joined his father's embrace!

"Nice, I'm closing my account!" Chen Dongqing shouted cheerfully. "You played the best this round."

Actually, this statement is a bit of an exaggeration. Xiaohu's initial four kills remained unchanged until the end of the game, resulting in a final score of 4-2-7.

However, it must be said that Xiaohu's bot lane pressure helped the team secure the Baron, which was a significant contribution.

Xiao Hu didn't care about any of that. All he knew was that his uncle had praised him, and he also believed that he had done a great service!

Uzi and Shi Senming joined in, and the five QG players hugged each other to celebrate their championship victory!

At that moment, countless spectators below the stage were chanting the name of the QG team, and this torrent of voices clearly reached Chen Dongqing's ears.

"QG! QG! QG!"

On the LPL commentary desk, Wawa was incredibly excited, his voice brimming with enthusiasm, much to the delight of the LPL viewers: "Congratulations to QG! After 2016 and 2017, they've lifted the Mid-Season Invitational trophy for the third time!"

"This trophy win is truly incredibly prestigious!" Miller's voice was filled with excitement. "They fulfilled their pre-tournament promise, achieving an unprecedented undefeated record at MSI! They've also secured their third consecutive MSI title! This further solidifies their position as the world's number one esports club!"

At the aisle, Linko was ecstatic, shouting as he rushed onto the stage: "Let's go, let's go, let's go up and lift the trophy!"

As QG Club grows larger, Linko's influence within the club diminishes, and even the owner was replaced this year.

This actually puts pressure on Linko.

After all, the club originally belonged to him, and he could accept bearing the losses himself.

But now that QG belongs to someone else, he feels pressured after losing.

But thankfully, QG won't lose.

Linko rushed up to his teammates with a smile and gave Xiao Hu a thumbs-up.

Xiaohu's performance in this final victory was truly impressive!

When Xiao Hu heard the manager praising him, he immediately puffed out his chest excitedly!

"Alright, go shake hands," Linko laughed. "You all did a great job this time, so you'll all get bonuses, and we've even cancelled some events for you—you're getting a long vacation!"

"Yay!" With the championship in hand and the holiday in sight, Xiao Hu was full of energy and walked with a powerful stride!

The camera followed the QG players to the Flash Wolves' bench.

With his extensive commentary experience, Wawa immediately praised Flash Wolves' performance at this year's MSI.

"I think that although Flash Wolves lost today, it's not that hard to accept," Wawa said with a smile. "Because their progress at this MSI is quite encouraging."

What the child said makes sense.

While being crushed three times in a row is certainly painful, if we put that process aside, this runner-up result is enough to make them return to the LMS region with a smile.

Since Season 2, this runner-up finish is the best result the LMS region has achieved on the international stage.

Flash Wolf stood up, gave a wry smile, and sighed.

Ironically, their runner-up finish was largely due to QG's support.

Maple watched as Chen Dongqing walked up to him and said, "Thank you."

Maple had actually wanted to thank Chen Dongqing for a long time, but since she hadn't met him in person, she hadn't had the chance to say it, so she decided to do so now.

The match result is already settled, and Maple doesn't seem to harbor any hatred towards the QG players.

But Chen Dongqing was completely baffled by what he said.

Why is the other side saying thank you even though they lost?

He politely said "It's nothing" before shaking hands with Moojin and Hanabi.

During the final handshake, Chen Dongqing politely said to his opponent, "You played well, see you at the World Championships."

Hanabi was quite pleased with these words.

For top laners worldwide, Ilex is a god.

Hanabi didn't initially think so. After all, everyone's a gamer, a professional player, so who's more noble than whom?

But after today's match, Hanabi didn't have much to say.

Ilex is indeed a god.

And now, this person is actually praising him for playing well?

Hanabi felt quite honored watching ilex walk towards the center of the stage.

MSI has come to an end.

The second half of S8 is coming to an end.

Brothers, let's follow Chen Dongqing and walk up this last long staircase to the divine realm!

(End of this chapter)