League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 457 Crossing Boundaries Again!

After narrowly losing to Mongolia in DOTA2, they then went on to crush Japan in a game, much to the amusement of countless viewers.

"Fine, fine, you're all meek and submissive when fighting the Mongols, but you strike hard when fighting the Japanese, huh?"

Maybe this is something etched into our DNA—we can't lose to the Japanese, no matter who we lose to.

OK, OK, it was a close loss. We won't blame you for losing to Mongolia, but don't lose again next time.

It's true that we won't lose again.

After that, AME seemed to have found his way, and performed brilliantly in the next four games, achieving four consecutive godlike performances. He crushed his opponents with invincible momentum and also qualified as the first place!

With this, the esports qualifying rounds have officially concluded.

In this qualifying tournament, the Chinese team did not make it to the finals in Hearthstone, failing to even qualify for the official competition. In all other competitions, the Chinese team qualified with the highest score in the qualifiers!

Including Clash Royale, the Chinese team achieved four first-place finishes in the qualifiers.

Perhaps because this play was so brilliant, the news was even featured in a special report by CCTV News, which fully showcased the official list of esports competitors for this Asian Games.

Clash Royale Team: Huang Chenghui

StarCraft 2 Team: Chen Dongqing

League of Legends Team: Chen Dongqing, Liu Shiyu, Li Yuanhao, Jian Zihao, Shi Senming, Tian Ye

Honor of Kings (International Version) Team: Peng Yunfei, Xie Tao, Liu Jieming, Pan Jiadong, Wang Tianlong, Zhang Yuchen

DOTA2 Team: Wang Chunyu, Lu Yao, Zhang Ruida, Xu Linsen, Lu Chao, Yang Shenyi

It has to be said that being featured on CCTV is a huge step forward for the development of esports in China.

After all, the views of parents in China are outdated. In their eyes, games are a scourge that will only ruin their children's academic performance. They turn pale at the mention of "games" and simply refuse to play them.

But now they also know that games can be elevated to competition and can bring glory to the country!

And this is just the first step. I believe that once the gold medal is won, the image of "e-sports" in the eyes of parents will change even further!

Moreover, one club played a significant role in these athletes' list!

Three players from Honor of Kings, five from League of Legends, four from Dota 2, and one from StarCraft. QG Club alone occupies thirteen of the spots!

With such terrifying overall strength, the No. 1 esports club truly deserves its title!

Meanwhile, Chen Dongqing, as the only athlete to compete in two events, is also very impressive.

Chen Dongqing has shown people that e-sports, like track and field and swimming, can actually be done across disciplines!

That evening, Chen Dongqing's parents were overjoyed to see their son's name on his name.

Although Chen Dongqing was quite famous in the surrounding area, in the eyes of some stubborn parents, he was just "that guy who was good at playing video games".

But now, when Chen Dongqing appears on the evening news, everything changes.

That kid who was "good at video games" has suddenly become an athlete who "brings glory to the country"!

Then everything would be different.

Even in remote mountains, wealth attracts distant relatives. At this moment, countless friends and relatives even sent messages to Chen's parents, discussing when to meet Chen Dongqing and ask him to play games with their son.

Although Chen's parents knew that e-sports was not something just anyone could do, he still responded enthusiastically and they chatted quite happily.

Nothing else, just showing off!

Meanwhile, our beloved athlete had already returned to Shanghai by plane the following morning.

After finishing MSI, Chen Dongqing will have to prepare for the qualifiers. After being busy for so long, he can finally enjoy a proper vacation.

Sadly, it's already June 6th, and the Summer Split will start on June 11th.

Although Banbazi showed great mercy this time by letting the players rest until the day before the match and then return to the team to gradually adjust during the regular season, even so, they won't be able to rest for long.

Chen Dongqing had finished packing her luggage in her room and was considering whether she should ask for leave when someone suddenly came looking for her.

It's Ame

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow and followed Ame out of the room: "Is there something you need?"

"Um..." Ame hesitated for a second before speaking, "That night, I asked you if you wanted to come and play position one for me, do you remember?"

"I remember," Chen Dongqing laughed. "Wasn't that just something you said when you were drunk? I didn't take it seriously."

"I'm actually serious," Ame said, taking a deep breath. "I want you to play position one."

"what?"

Chen Dongqing was somewhat surprised.

Chen Dongqing attributed Ame's drunken words a few days ago to alcohol and guilt after losing the game, and didn't take them seriously at all.

After all, who would willingly give up a promising future to become a substitute? Especially since Ame is a top-tier point guard in China!

"Why?" Chen Dongqing asked. "I feel this is unfair to you."

"There's no such thing as fairness or unfairness; this is something I did willingly," Ame said. "I don't think my current strength is enough for me to win in the end, but I think you definitely can."

Although Chen Dongqing hasn't shown much skill in DOTA2, Ame, as a member of the same club, has firsthand experience and knows how strong the person in front of him is.

OG's carry Ana is already very strong, but compared to Chen Dongqing's almost monstrous skills and reactions, he is still insignificant.

Ame added, "If you're willing, I can submit the application right now and give you the TI and Asian Games spots. I'm willing to play as a substitute."

Chen Dongqing took one last look at Ame.

It has to be said that Ame really surprised Chen Dongqing.

They are even willing to sacrifice themselves for the team's victory.

However, to be fair, Chen Dongqing is actually quite interested in winning the TI championship, after all, it is a super e-sports event that can be compared with the World Championship.

Chen Dongqing smiled and said, "Okay, you stand behind me and watch how I win the championship."

After the two finished communicating, they quickly found the manager, Linko.

"What? You guys are serious?" Linko looked at the two core players from different divisions in front of him, his tone full of surprise.

Let Chen Dongqing play DOTA2?

Linko thought about it carefully. Hmm. It doesn't seem like a bad idea.

Chen Dongqing played both StarCraft and League of Legends last year. After winning StarCraft, he felt it wasn't challenging enough and stopped playing. This year, he simply switched from StarCraft to Dota 2.

"But DOTA2 is a five-player game, isn't it?" Linko frowned and said, "Wouldn't it be a bit lacking in teamwork if Chen Dongqing played?"

Ame replied, "This problem would exist for players in other positions, but it's not a big issue for the point guard position."

Ame certainly considered the issue of teamwork as well.

In the game DOTA2, the carry position is the one that participates in the least amount of tactics.

Even if your four teammates are fighting all over the map during the first twenty minutes of the game, and they're practically brain-dead, you, the carry, still have the right to go invisible and farm gold, enjoying your own little world.

As long as you can get the highest economy in the game, no one will blame you.

This position is more like a fighter. All you need to do is play well in lane, avoid feeding your opponent, farm up in the mid-game, and then come out and end the game!

Although there are some coordination issues, they are not major problems, and Chen Dongqing will be able to adapt quickly given his abilities.

"Then I have another question," Linko asked again, "What about the Asian Games? Will you or Chen Dongqing go?"

"Of course, it goes without saying," Ame answered without hesitation. "I can wait until next year to win this gold medal!"

Ame believes he is far from reaching his peak, and he also believes that the esports event at the Asian Games will not be limited to just this one edition.

It is even quite possible that the next Asian Games will no longer be a demonstration event, but an official competition.

Then he can just wait until the next main competition to try and win the gold medal!

After the three finished communicating, a phone call quickly reached Mr. Huo.

"What? You're serious?" Mr. Huo's reaction was exactly the same as Linko's earlier, his tone full of surprise.

"This is a difficult situation," Mr. Huo replied. "If it were a few days ago, I might have been able to arrange for you to try out for the DOTA2 qualifier team and see if you could handle it. But now the official roster has been released, and the qualifier results prove that our current player roster is fine. I have no reason to make any changes."

Mr. Huo's words make sense.

After all, DOTA2 teams are very dominant in Asia, and changing players would be unnecessary given that the roster has already been confirmed.

Nobody knows what will happen if the player is replaced, and nobody knows how good Chen Dongqing's DOTA2 skills are.

"So, what if I win TI?" Chen Dongqing asked. "If I win TI, will I qualify for the Asian Games?"

Both The International (TI) and the Asian Games are in August this year, but TI is at the beginning of the month and the Asian Games are at the end of the month, so there is room for this maneuver.

Mr. Huo was well aware of the prestige of the TI championship, so he fell silent for a moment.

"It seems you're really confident."

After a few seconds, he said, "If you can win the TI championship, it means your skills are definitely there. Then I can approve your entry into the Asian Games."

Chen Dongqing smiled and said, "OK, no problem."

It's quite interesting, actually.

Is it a bit of putting the cart before the horse to win the ultimate TI championship in DOTA2 just to qualify for the Asian Games?

Actually, that's not quite right. It's more like going with the flow and killing two birds with one stone, since winning the TI championship is a goal that everyone should strive for.

The brief chat ended there. After hanging up the phone, Mr. Huo stared at his phone in deep thought for a long time.

It has to be said that the appearance of Chen Dongqing was quite unexpected for him.

After all, to be fair, esports, an intellectual sport, is completely different from physical sports like track and field and swimming.

In physical competitions, you might also be able to use your versatile physical abilities to complete some similar cross-disciplinary projects.

For example, Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps have both won multiple gold medals in a single major competition.

But intellectual competitions are different. These competitions are usually extremely competitive and require long-term training. Behind every gold medal is a huge amount of sweat and effort.

You probably haven't heard of a Go player winning a gold medal in chess, have you?

Even though Ke Jie is already at the level of a chess master, winning a small Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) tournament is his limit. His performance in the crossover game against Genting was even more disastrous.

He never expected that, under such circumstances, there would be a genius named Chen Dongqing who wanted to hold three positions simultaneously!

Is this even possible? Is he even human?

Meanwhile, Chen Dongqing's foray into DOTA2 didn't cause much of a stir; he was discussing taking leave with Linko.

"Huh? Another day off?" Linko said speechlessly, "You're the club's biggest draw right now. If you take leave, nobody will watch QG's matches."

"Impossible, what are you talking about?" Chen Dongqing said with a grin, "You have to understand me. After MSI, I have to play in the qualifiers, and in a few days it's the Summer Split, then I have to prepare for the Dota 2 TI, and then the Asian Games. Even an iron man can't handle this. You have to be considerate of the players!"

Linko knew Chen Dongqing was indeed working very hard, and said helplessly, "Okay, if you want to rest, then rest. How long do you plan to take this break?"

Chen Dongqing thought for a moment, then boldly asked, "A month? How so?"

"A month!?" Linko's voice suddenly rose: "The regular season is only two months long, and you're just going to take it all off like that? And you won't even get a month off, the Intercontinental Championship is about to start, you know that?"

Because of the Asian Games in August this year, the continental competition has been brought forward and will start directly in early July.

"So early?" Chen Dongqing pouted. "Then I'll come back after the Intercontinental Cup. In the meantime, I'll go play with the DOTA2 team and get some practice."

Linko suddenly realized that sending Chen Dongqing to play in TI was a mistake.

Because of his crossover career, he has lost a lot of opportunities to appear in his main profession. If he doesn't win the TI championship in the end, there will probably be a lot of rumors and gossip.

"Whatever you say," Linko said helplessly. "I've agreed to your leave. You should take some time to rest and recover. You've been really tired lately. Is it okay for you to play directly in the Intercontinental Cup?"

Chen Dongqing jokingly saluted and said with a smile, "Roger that!"

After chatting, around noon, Chen Dongqing ate lunch and then hurried home with his suitcase.

He doesn't necessarily have to spend the whole month at home. He wouldn't be able to stand being idle at home for a month.

But I still have to go home eventually.

As soon as Chen Dongqing opened the door, he saw four or five people sitting in the living room. In addition to Chen Dongqing's parents, there were his aunt and uncle, as well as his aunt's son.

Seeing Chen Dongqing return, his aunt immediately stood up with a smile and greeted him, "Oh, our athlete is back!"

Chen Dongqing's relatives have never had any conflicts. Chen Dongqing still remembers that this aunt used to often take him to buy snacks.

"Oh, it's just an exhibition match, you can't really call them athletes," Chen Dongqing said with a grin. "They still have a long way to go."

"An exhibition match is enough!" My aunt clearly didn't understand what an exhibition match was, and she said with a smile, "At least it was on CCTV!"

Chen Dongqing smiled and greeted his cousin next to him.

He wasn't very close to this cousin because they were seven or eight years apart in age. The cousin was about fifteen years old and would be graduating from junior high school soon.

"Chen Dongqing is really promising!" Auntie said with a smile. "Look at my son, he plays games all day long and says he wants to be as successful as his brother, but I can tell from his daily bouts of frustration at home that he's probably not very good at games. Otherwise, why would he be in such a hurry?"

Upon hearing this, my cousin immediately became agitated and said, "It's normal to get angry after playing games too much! What's the big deal?"

My aunt laughed again, "Then tell your brother how well you're doing with the game!"

My cousin blushed and said, "Of course I can't compare to Brother Dongqing."

Chen Dongqing laughed and said, "It's nothing. Tell me, I heard from my aunt that you're pretty good at games?"

"It's only a little over two hundred." My cousin scratched his head and said, "It's not even enough to qualify for youth training."

"More than two hundred points?" Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. "I remember you don't usually play games much."

"Yeah, we can only play for a few hours on Saturdays and Sundays. We didn't have many opportunities to play games when we were in school."

"That's amazing!" Chen Dongqing couldn't help but praise, "I wasn't any better than you at that age, we were about the same."

Chen Dongqing added in his mind: Of course, I hadn't died yet back then.

Chen Dongqing thought for a moment, then asked, "So how are your grades now? You'll be taking the high school entrance exam soon, right?"

This is where my aunt gets all cocky. She says with a hint of pride, "It doesn't matter whether he passes the high school entrance exam or not. He was already pre-admitted to Huazhong No. 2 High School last month."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but give a thumbs up again: "Impressive, impressive, much better than me."

Huazhong No. 2 High School Zizhu Campus is the Zizhu Campus of East China Normal University Affiliated High School No. 2. It is a top national high school with a first-tier university admission rate of over 90%. Even if Chen Dongqing's middle school entrance exam score were doubled, it would still be difficult for him to get into the school.

My cousin was able to get pre-admission, which clearly shows he is one of the best among his peers.

Seeing that his cousin had actually reached Master 200 points and pre-recorded Hua 2 Purple Bamboo, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but sigh.

That's really impressive.

"That's why we're asking you," the aunt concluded. "Do you think your cousin has a chance to play professionally with you?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Dongqing immediately shook his head: "His gaming skills are actually at the professional level. But compared to his academic level, they are insignificant. Studying hard is the right path for him."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the aunt's family members were all different. The aunt showed a happy face, while the cousin looked gloomy.

Clearly, he also wants to follow in his cousin's footsteps on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Chen Dongqing noticed his cousin's expression and felt a slight pang of sadness.

Although this path looks glamorous, it's not that easy.

Reaching Master level 200 points by playing casually in one's spare time every day is indeed a great talent, but so what?

Chen Dongqing had seen many talented people like this in the youth training camp. These people practiced diligently every day in the youth training camp, and they were fighting tooth and nail to barely get a spot in LDL.

But this is clearly far from enough.

You still need to become the most dazzling one in LDL, control the lightning, and stir up the winds and clouds before you can finally get a chance to play in LPL.

Then he was crushed by Chen Dongqing with one hand in the LPL.

Genius is just the threshold to meeting Chen Dongqing.

It feels like you're a super genius from the lower realm, sweeping all the way through, and finally breaking the highest historical record, successfully ascending to the celestial realm and becoming one of the Ten Heavens' Ten Thousand Soldiers and Generals, only to be killed by Sun Wukong with a single blow.

Reality is just that cruel.

Could my cousin have the talent to be a top-tier player in the LPL? Maybe, but given his current academic level, it's really not worth taking that chance.

Trying it out briefly is no problem.

Chen Dongqing thought for a moment, patted his cousin on the shoulder, and laughed, "But it's not like you have no chance. Summer vacation is almost here, right? There's no summer homework or tutoring this summer, so just give it your all one last time!"

"I'll give you a super account with all the heroes in the Korean server. If you can reach 1000 points in the Korean server Challenger tier this summer, then come find me and I'll personally arrange youth training for you."

"If you can't get in, then just focus on your studies, okay?"

A player with 1000 points in the Korean server's Challenger rank is barely at the same level as my cousin in academic subjects.

My cousin's eyes lit up, and he nodded excitedly!

To be honest, his account doesn't even have all the heroes yet!

My cousin is so generous!

In fact, Riot Games has very strict control over super accounts; each player has only one, and even Chen Dongqing cannot be an exception.

But Chen Dongqing didn't care, because he hadn't logged into his Korean server super account yet.

My cousin can play with it for a while; he'll only be able to play with it for two months anyway.

After discussing his cousin's issues, the conversation returned to Chen Dongqing.

The aunt chattered on and on, asking Chen Dongqing if he had a girlfriend.

Mom laughed and said, "Yes, they've been dating for over a year."

Who is it?

"It's that girl downstairs, the one who fought with Chen Dongqing the year it snowed!"

"oh!"

My aunt also remembered that girl. On New Year's Eve during the massive blizzard of 08, that girl pinned Chen Dongqing down in the snow and beat him fiercely.

My aunt then asked, "Wasn't that too fierce?"

"You don't know this, girls change a lot as they grow up!" Mom said with great satisfaction. "That girl is so gentle now, beautiful and tall, and very sensible. I'm extremely satisfied."

My cousin was watching the game, so he knew who they were talking about. He immediately took out his phone and showed his mother a picture of Lin Yuanhua.

"Wow! That's great!"

Chen Dongqing didn't want to get involved in this matter, so he simply picked up his bag and went back to his room.

The bed has been made.

Chen Dongqing lay on the bed, scrolling through her phone for a while, before she heard farewells coming from the living room.

Chen Dongqing got up and left the room, seeing his aunt out the door.

"Go for it!" my auntie exclaimed with a smile. "We'll definitely watch your live stream when the Asian Games start!"

"Alright!" Chen Dongqing saw off the visiting relatives, and then the house returned to silence.

Mom then got up and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Chen Dongqing was quite lazy, lying directly on the bed to enjoy her vacation.

It has to be said that after experiencing the Spring Finals, MSI, and the qualifiers, Chen Dongqing now feels a sense of peace lying in his own bed.

With the system's support, Chen Dongqing is practically an iron man. As long as he's on the field, his competitive state is always at its peak. But after playing so many matches, he still gets mentally exhausted.

This is actually one of the important reasons why he agreed to cross over to DOTA2; he wanted to find some novelty in the new game.

Now that things have come to this, Chen Dongqing has even started thinking about taking a break for a while.

He is now the greatest of all time. If he can win another title this year, he will completely leave the gap between himself and others. There may be no point in him continuing to play. After all, he should leave some room for others to catch up.

Moreover, since his rebirth, he seems to have spent little time with his parents. He started playing PUBG to climb the ranks right after moving back from LGD, then went on to become the first Challenger in S6, and finally entered the professional scene. In total, he spent less than a month at home throughout the year.

Chen Dongqing closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, recalling every little thing since he traveled back in time, while making a decision in his heart.

"Come on, dinner's ready!" Mom opened the bedroom door, looked at Chen Dongqing lying on the bed with his eyes closed, and said sternly, "Don't lie on the bed if you haven't showered! It took me ages to make this bed! Get up and eat!"

Chen Dongqing rolled her eyes and strode into the living room: "Here it comes!"

The holiday time flew by while we were resting.

For the next week, Chen Dongqing stayed at home with his parents, and also took some time to visit his apartment in Tomson Riviera with Lin Yuanhua.

The renovation of the apartments in Tomson Riviera is almost complete. They are all simple black and white, without any fancy decorations. As long as they are comfortable to live in, that's all that matters.

The only downside is that it's never been lived in much, so it lacks a bit of liveliness.

Looking around the room, Chen Dongqing's desire to rest grew stronger.

Once the idea of ​​giving up takes hold, it spreads like wildfire and becomes uncontrollable.

A week passed quickly.

The date is May 14th.

The B round of the TI8 China Qualifiers for DOTA2 has officially begun.

The eight teams that emerged from their respective groups are giving their all for the final two spots in TI.

This has nothing to do with the QG team, because QG performed well in the first half of the year and they were one of the directly invited teams.

But that doesn't stop QG from making some big news today.

On the very day the competition began, QG Club officially announced personnel changes on its official Weibo account:

[Based on the player's wishes and respect for their personal development needs, and after thorough internal communication and consultation, the club announces:]

[QG Esports Club's LOL top laner Chen Dongqing (ID: ilex) has officially established a partnership with the DOTA2 division!]

Starting today, Chen Dongqing will officially participate in The International 8 as the team's carry player!

[Looking towards the future, burning with the flame of sincerity, we hope our Brother Tree can go even further and continue to shine in the world of DOTA2!]

These words shocked the world!

LOL fans were a bit surprised, but also felt it was understandable. Because when Chen Dongqing reached the top of the three servers last year, they had already imagined this day would come.

Has this day finally come?

Meanwhile, DOTA2 was stunned.

Ever since they lost the last match, they've been chanting for Ilex to play.

But this was actually a joke, meant to put pressure on Ame.

Nobody really expects a League of Legends player to save CNDOTA.

But as it turned out, Ilex actually came!

The announcement caused an uproar on all the DOTA2 esports forums. Some were rationally analyzing the change in ilex's role as the carry, while some Ame fans were expressing their indignation on behalf of their player.

Is this a form of bullying?

Ame performed so well in the qualifiers, achieving five consecutive godlike victories, why was he replaced?

Just then, Ame suddenly posted a separate Weibo post.

The Weibo post was very heartfelt. He first thanked the QG club, and then thanked Chen Dongqing separately, saying that he knew and highly recognized Chen Dongqing's strength, and that this player change was a decision he made voluntarily.

Only then did the fans feel a little relieved.

But new problems soon arose.

Just how strong is Ilex that it could make CAme, currently the top domestic brand, voluntarily step down?

(End of this chapter)