League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 463 Sword Demon, Sword Demon, and still the Sword Demon!

While QG was securing Baron Nashor, the director quickly switched to a replay of the team fight.

Although it was the second time I had watched it, countless viewers were still stunned by Aatrox's crazy performance.

What is this "gouba" thing?

Why can this Aatrox take down five people by himself and still be at full health after the team fight? Is this really a champion in League of Legends?

When Aatrox was first reworked, countless people jokingly called him a mini-Riven, saying that he didn't have Riven's burst damage or agility, and that he was a pure copy of Cao Cao.

But now it seems like it was all nonsense.

What little Riven? Super big Riven!

【6666】

[Who says Aatrox isn't a powerful champion? I'll flame them!]

This is truly outrageous; I dare say there's no other champion in League of Legends that can achieve this level of performance!

It seems Tree Bro is fine; Sword Demon is indeed strong.

[Damn, what happened to the rule that heavy armored warriors aren't suited for matches?]

[What kind of tank is Aatrox? His two consecutive dashes with E make him much more agile than most top laners.]

The camera cuts back to the match, where the QG players have already returned to base to replenish their supplies and upgrade their equipment.

At this point, we can see that the economic difference between the two sides has exceeded 10,000. QG's four core heroes, Aatrox, Yasuo, Lucian, and Gragas, have all completed three items. It's hard to imagine how QG can lose!

From some point onwards, the audience began chanting the team name QG in unison, their shouts resounding and deafening!

This outcry reached the ears of both teams and greatly affected their morale!

After faintly hearing the shouts, the QG players were filled with fighting spirit. They were determined to win this final team fight!

The KZ players, on the other hand, had lost their fighting spirit. They lowered their heads, mechanically operating their characters, not even knowing what to do.

With such a huge disadvantage, how could there possibly be any chance of a comeback? We're just waiting to die.

At times like this, everyone in KZ would involuntarily start cursing Riot Games.

Damn it, why can't we surrender in a match?!

Soon, QG's final push brought them to their doorstep.

Without any fancy moves, the team fight started the moment the minion wave pushed into the high ground tower!

This time, Chen Dongqing was once again the first to charge into the fray. This overpowered Tyrant Sword Demon with superior equipment is an insurmountable obstacle for KZ!

Xiangguo used his ultimate to shatter KZ's formation, and Xiaohu used his ultimate on Xayah, putting her in the air!

Chen Dongqing activated his ultimate skill and rushed into the arena with Youmuu's Ghostblade, securing a kill on the low-health Xayah with a single QE combo!

Then Chen Dongqing, the Sword Demon, rampaged through the arena like a god descending to earth! With sword energy, he interrupted Sion's Q with Q2, and then hit both Sion and Galio with Q3E, dealing explosive AOE damage, and remained standing thanks to lifesteal!

In the next round of Q, Chen Dongqing killed Sion with two slashes, and then killed Lee Sin with a sword strike, successfully securing a triple kill!

Uzi and Xiaohu each took one of Galio and Lo, respectively.

"ACE!"

After the sound of the entire team being wiped out, another voice rang out.

"—Legendary!"

The voice of the Sword Demon's godlike performance also appeared in the arena, announcing who the real overlord was in this game!

At 26 minutes, Chen Dongqing slashed with his sword, gaining 50 gold coins and turning the KZ base into countless fragments!

"Let's congratulate QG!" Guan Daxiao beamed with joy. "In their first match of the Intercontinental Cup, they achieved a crushing victory across all three lanes through their signature early-game aggression! A brilliant start for our LPL!"

"Yes!" Wang Duoduo looked at Chen Dongqing, who was celebrating on the screen, and said with a smile, "What's most gratifying is Shu Ge's stable performance after returning from his long absence from the competition! Although he hasn't played a match for almost a month, Shu Ge still proved with this game that he is still the greatest player of all time, at his peak!"

When it comes to Brother Shu's status as the greatest player in history, even Wang Duoduo, who is a commentator, can proudly puff out his chest!

"But to be fair, Brother Shu's choice of Aatrox this game is worth mentioning!" Colonel Guan couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Shu's Aatrox performance this game was just too outrageous! He was already 1v2 or 1v3 in the laning phase, and then he charged into five opponents in team fights. Who could stand that?"

"The most outrageous thing is the team fight margin for error of this Aatrox!" Wang Duoduo couldn't help but laugh: "This Aatrox with Bloodthirster and his ultimate resurrection doesn't need to think about dodging any skills in team fights. He can just charge in and take all the damage. By the time he resurrects, his teammates have already killed everyone."

Now the audience understands why QG locked in Aatrox.

With something this powerful, who wouldn't want to have some fun?

What, Little Riven?

This is Goddess Riven!

Seeing this, Colonel Guan smiled and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, the Darkin Blade will likely be a key factor in this Intercontinental Tournament."

After the game ended, Xiaohu glanced at the damage list with great interest, wanting to see how much damage he had dealt.

He played Yasuo so well this game, his damage must be incredibly high!

But I glanced at the damage.

First place: Aatrox; second place: Lucian; third place: Gragas, leading his Yasuo by 7 points in damage.

Fourth in damage?

Xiao Hu's face froze instantly. He stood up in a daze, only to see his smiling father.

Perhaps infected by his uncle's smile, Xiao Hu immediately slapped his thigh and laughed happily again.

Damage numbers don't matter at all, as long as we win!

Chen Dongqing patted Xiaohu on the shoulder and praised his solo kill.

Little Tiger smiled even more happily after receiving praise from his uncle.

The cheers of the 18,000 audience members were not as pleasant as Brother Shu's single praise!

"Let's go, time to shake hands!"

"Okay!"

The QG players moved quickly, striding to the other side of the players' bench.

Chen Dongqing didn't talk much with the people from KZ, but lingered a little longer in front of Khan.

Because the expression on the other side was just too ugly.

Khan was clearly hurt by the disastrous outcome of this match; he kept his head down, his face dark, as he recalled the events of the game.

To be honest, he had never been in such a miserable situation in his life.

I was outmaneuvered twice at the start of the game, and then it was a dark three minutes where I couldn't get any last hits.

Even after seven minutes, his last-hit count was still a paltry 15.

Then, for the rest of the time, he had no rights whatsoever. Whether it was Yasuo or Aatrox on the other side, he was always on the defensive and getting beaten up.

I stood under the tower for twenty minutes, and every now and then I'd get knocked away by Gragas's E-Flash.

As for team fights, they're basically just getting beaten up.

By the end of the match, his record stood at 1-6, which was incredibly miserable.

Is it normal for a top laner to have a 1-6 record?

Khan looked up and saw the perpetrator standing right in front of him.

The person in front of you had a cheerful, sunny smile that made you want to punch them.

Damn it!

Khan's eyes sharpened, and he subconsciously clenched his fist, but then instantly relaxed it, raised his hand to shake hands with the other person, and his whole demeanor became smiling again.

You can't hit him, you can't hit him.

Chen Dongqing was a little confused about Khan's sudden change of expression. He shook hands with him, feeling both amused and exasperated, and said, "Keep it up."

Khan is a player who has trained in the LPL youth system, so he understands this kind of simple Chinese.

After the handshake, Chen Dongqing and his teammates bowed in the center of the stage to acknowledge each other, and then returned to their seats to pack up their peripherals.

Chen Dongqing had just wrapped his keyboard and mouse with his mousepad when he saw a hand reach out in front of him.

Chen Dongqing remained calm and casually placed the mousepad in this hand.

With his rich experience, Xiao Hu casually tucked the mousepad into his arm and leaned it against his waist, and Daddy's peripherals were securely held in his hand!

Chen Dongqing and Xiao Hu walked side by side to the backstage passage, where they saw Ren Dong reach out and stop them.

"Nice, Brother Shu," Ren Dong bumped fists with Chen Dongqing, then smiled and said, "I have your interview today."

Chen Dongqing smiled and nodded, stopped in place, and glanced at the post-match data panel.

I glanced at it and saw that, unsurprisingly, my damage was number one.

In 26 minutes, Chen Dongqing dealt 26,000 damage, averaging over 1,000 damage per minute!

I dealt so much damage to Sion this game, and my AOE in team fights was absolutely devastating. No one can match my damage output.

If he uses Q3E, how many slides would Uzi's Lucian have to make to catch up?

It's not just about output.

Once a Sword Demon gains an advantage, its damage absorption capacity becomes terrifyingly high!

Following the post-match statistics, the next step is the selection of the MVP.

Chen Dongqing took a close look at the data, and then couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.

As expected, the stats of this sword demon are absolutely phenomenal, even by historical standards!

The godlike Overlord Sword Demon with an 8-0-4 score.

A massive 38% reduction in damage share.

Furthermore, the damage taken is even more outrageous, starting with 4 and reaching as high as 42%!

"This damage taken percentage..." In the commentary booth, even Colonel Guan was stunned. "This is the first time I've ever seen a damage taken percentage starting with 4! The damage taken percentage plus the damage dealt to the enemy adds up to a terrifying 80%!"

This data is riddled with inconsistencies.

The main focus is on damage taken data, which is generally dominated by junglers.

Because junglers have to follow the fluctuations of jungle monsters, their health bars go up and down, so their damage taken is naturally much higher than that of laners.

Want to steal 40%+ of the damage taken from the jungler? How much damage would you have to take in a team fight?

It can only be said that Colonel Guan ultimately didn't understand the Sword Demon.

For the Darkin Blademaster, having 3,000 HP and being able to withstand 6,000 damage is commonplace. In addition, Chen Dongqing can often withstand five attacks at once without dying, so it's hard for his damage taken to be low.

Upon seeing this, Chen Dongqing couldn't wait to open the forum and see how this maggot was bragging about himself.

But now is not the time to go to the toilet.

Ren Dong gestured to Chen Dongqing, who understood and followed him onto the main stage.

"For today's post-match interview, we have invited ilex, the top laner of our QG team." Before Ren Dong could finish speaking, the audience below the stage couldn't wait any longer and gave a huge cheer, and then shouted ilex's iconic ID in unison!

Clearly, on his home turf, Chen Dongqing doesn't need to introduce himself; the audience will be eager to introduce him.

Chen Dongqing smiled, waved, and bowed to the audience. Only after the cheers gradually subsided could the interview finally continue.

"First question," Ren Dong said with a smile, "QG represented the LPL region in this match and won a beautiful opening victory! What are your thoughts, Brother Shu?"

This is a well-worn topic. Chen Dongqing, holding the microphone, smiled and said, "I can only say I'm very happy. I had a very enjoyable match, and the result was pleasing. I hope this victory can set an example for the other brothers in the region. Let's strive for a clean sweep today!"

Backstage at LPL, everyone who heard this couldn't help but feel a tightness in their chest.

Hey, you like to make threats, but don't drag us into it!

Everyone turned their attention to today's match schedule.

Today, all four LPL teams will be playing.

Apart from EDG, whose schedule is relatively easy as they only need to play against Taiwanese teams, the other three teams all have to play against Korean teams.

Wouldn't it be very embarrassing if someone lost today?

Of course, this has nothing to do with QG.

Chen Dongqing happily returned backstage, lay down on his chair, and then entered a state of slacking off.

That's the downside of the opening match; everyone plays together, and it's inconvenient for them to leave early, so they have to wait until all six matches are finished.

This meant that Chen Dongqing had to wait in the lounge for a long time.

At this moment, the second team to take the stage today, EDG, also stood up. Their opponent today was the fourth seed from the LMS, so the pressure wasn't too great.

The people on both sides stood up and saw the EDG team out of the lounge.

"Go team! Go team!" Xiangguo said. "No one should lose to the Taiwanese team, right?"

Scout adjusted his glasses, waved his hand, and said, "Don't worry, we can't possibly lose."

The LMS region is actually somewhat similar to the LPL, with one team standing out and winning the championship for more than two consecutive years.

The difference between the two regions is that the top teams in the LPL are world champions, while the three teams behind them, although not as good as the top teams, are still at the world's top level.

The top teams in the LMS have a ceiling of reaching the quarterfinals. The three teams behind them are obviously not much stronger.

My great EDG can't beat Brazil, can't beat Korea, can't beat QG, but how could we not beat you, Taiwanese number four?

Watching the EDG team leave with high spirits, Chen Dongqing sat back down in his seat, took out his phone, and checked the anti-fan forum.

Sure enough, the forum was filled with praise for his sword demon.

[Tree Bro is truly invincible! This is the first time I've ever seen damage output and damage taken combined exceed 80%!]

[That's really outrageous. Generally speaking, if the damage taken exceeds 50%, it's already considered very outrageous.]

[The main issue is that QG had a four-core lineup this game, with all four players except the support building damage items, yet the Aatrox still managed to deal over 30% of the team's damage, which is truly outrageous.]

[Wow, this Aatrox is so good at dealing damage. In team fights, he just throws out two rounds of Q skill, and his AOE is maxed out.]

[I can't take it anymore, EDG's matches aren't very interesting, I'm going to play a ranked game now.]

[Alright, alright, let's ban Aatrox then.]

Chen Dongqing licked his lips, inwardly exclaiming how comfortable he felt.

The praise from the forum members is always so pure and direct.

In addition, it was filled with mockery of Khan.

[Picking a useless tank like Sion in front of Tree Bro? You really don't consider Tree Bro a human being?]

[This was a great choice; keep it up next time!]

There's nothing we can do. The blue side picks first. If they pick a carry top laner, they'll get slaughtered; if they pick a tank top laner, they'll just feed the enemy. It's not their champion's fault, it's the other team's fault.

【really】

[Five games at MSI, one at the Rift Rivals. KZ has been completely dominated by QG in five consecutive games, unable to even fight back. I suggest that in future matches between the two teams, a one-click sweep function should be implemented, automatically awarding the win to QG.]

[One-click scanning makes no sense]

The comments from the forum members about Khan stopped at the point of being joking and sarcastic. After all, everyone was in high spirits after winning the game and was full of understanding and tolerance for Khan.

But it's different in the LCK.

In Korean online forums, many people claim that Khan is an undercover agent sent by the LPL, and that Khan's debut in the LPL is irrefutable proof.

When South Korean audiences thought about the contrast between Khan's abilities at home and abroad, the more they thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. This abstract argument actually gradually gained traction!

Chen Dongqing laughed.

If you accuse your teammates of being undercover agents or spies after losing a game, who would dare to play for you? It's incredibly disheartening.

In addition, the mid laner also received a lot of criticism.

The reason the mid laner got flamed was naturally because of that solo kill.

He had full Flash, so how did he get solo killed by Yasuo? It just doesn't make sense!

As for the bottom lane, it receives slightly less firepower, but it does exist.

Korean netizens probably couldn't find anything wrong with the two veterans in the bottom lane, so they simply started digging into the past.

Is it reasonable for the bot lane duo, currently the most crucial in the game, to be completely silent throughout every match?

[The team managed to get Xayah and Rakan for you guys, and you're already two levels behind. It's really hilarious.]

From 2016 to now, how many times have these two people shown filial piety to QG? You two have shown filial piety the most times.

[That's just baseless criticism. In terms of the number of times they've shown filial piety, Pary and GorillA should be about the same as Faker, right? They've all lost one MSI and one World Championship, and they also lost the Rift Rivals together last year. Nobody should look down on anyone else.]

[But don't forget, in last year's Intercontinental Cup finals, KZ was defeated by QG with a record of 1639 points. In terms of dedication, they are number one!]

Oh, what you said makes so much sense!

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but laugh and cry when he saw this.

Why are we starting to compare ourselves to each other?

Chen Dongqing smiled and exited the post, continuing to browse the Anti-Japanese Forum. He didn't know how long he had been scrolling when he suddenly heard a gasp.

Chen Dongqing heard a hint of worry and disbelief in the exclamation.

No way?

Chen Dongqing looked up and saw a message pop up on the game screen saying that MAD's top laner had gotten a double kill.

MAD's top laner, playing Gnar, was standing under his own tower with low health, surrounded by the corpses of EDG's top and jungle. He probably managed to kill the two who tried to dive the tower thanks to the tower.

"What's going on?" Chen Dongqing asked, turning his head.

"How would I know? Haro's gone mad," Xiangguo said bluntly. "It's hard to say, you'll know once you watch the replay."

Soon, the playback started.

Haro really went crazy. He managed to miss a Gragas E shot right in front of him, which tricked GimGoon. GimGoon used a basic attack to draw the turret's aggro, and then Gnar flashed away, using the turret as cover to kill two of them.

Chen Dongqing was speechless after seeing this.

If you don't know how to tower dive, don't do it. Why try to imitate others?

If we give the enemy top laner a 2-0 start, wouldn't that mean we're just handing over the top half of the map?

Sure enough, after the enemy Gnar recalled to base, he immediately upgraded to a Vampiric Scepter, instantly making the laning phase much more aggressive.

From this moment on, Kim Gung entered his familiar rhythm of dealing with pressure.

MAD's jungler also knows a bit about the game. He took advantage of the top lane priority to suppress Haro's Gragas and completely invaded the top jungle!

EDG's top and jungle are at a huge disadvantage!

"No way, are we really going to lose to Taiwan?" Seeing how badly things were going, Xiangguo was speechless. "Don't mess with us, Yidi Chicken!"

"Don't worry," Chen Dongqing said calmly. "EDG understands how to play from behind; this mistake is a minor issue."

When it comes to playing from behind, who can compare to EDG? After all, they've been through so many tough times, and their main strength lies in playing from behind.

Although EDG's top and jungle players went crazy, they still have their mid laner.

The junior player, playing Irelia, initiated a strong attack in the mid lane, forcing the enemy mid laner Ryze to use Flash through solo laning. He then called for the jungler to gank mid, successfully securing a kill and alleviating the disadvantage in the jungle.

Next, Haro regained his form and focused on playing the game around the mid-lane carry. He killed the enemy jungler with a mid-jungle synergy and then secured the dragon.

Immediately afterwards, the mid-jungle advantage spread to the bottom lane, helping the bottom lane secure two kills in the mid-jungle skirmish!

At this moment, the camera cuts to the road.

Then you are surprised to find that although GimGoon is short-ranged against long-ranged opponents, and although his opponent is 2-0, his CS is not far behind!

Chen Dongqing looked at the screen, his heart filled with praise.

Kim Jong-un remains as stable as ever.

The game then became much simpler.

EDG has the initiative in the game. All they need to do is to advance steadily, avoid mistakes, and do a good job in their operations. Victory is just around the corner!

The game ended at 34 minutes, with EDG extending their gold lead to 8,000 points. In a final team fight in the jungle, they successfully traded one for five and won the game!

"Nice!" The rest room staff greeted the EDG team with smiles as they returned. Uzi grinned and said, "You played well, Tianye."

In the final team fight, it was Meiko's Rakan who played the role of ending the game.

Meiko smiled politely, but didn't say anything more.

This win wasn't exactly honorable, so Meiko was too embarrassed to brag about it.

Suddenly, Xiangguo spoke up, "What happened to you guys at the start? Why are you at such a disadvantage against a Taiwanese team? Shouldn't you be able to easily crush them?"

The EDG players froze, and Scout looked particularly strange.

At the start of the Intercontinental Cup, he was planning to put on a great performance and redeem himself.

The result can only be described as a less than ideal start.

If they were playing against a Korean team, they might have to pay the price for their mistakes at the start of the game!

Chen Dongqing coughed twice, quickly shoved Xiangguo away, and laughed, "It's okay, we won this round no matter what! Go back and rest up, we'll be waiting for you guys to come back."

The EDG members then regained some composure and returned to their seats.

At this moment, the IG players also stood up and began to prepare for their third match.

Ning stood up and bounced around a couple of times, his AJ4s gleaming. He said in a carefree manner, "Come on, guys! We have to win this game beautifully, don't mess up!"

The faces of the EDG players darkened once again.

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Do junglers all have low emotional intelligence?

But it must be said that IG played really well in this match.

The LCK region hasn't fully adapted to Aatrox yet, and now any player who knows how to play Aatrox can take the initiative in the Intercontinental Cup.

Although Rookie couldn't pick Aatrox, TheShy was already fine, as he used Aatrox to counter Smeb's Irelia!

In the fierce battle on the top lane, 19-year-old TheShy prevailed with his superior individual skills. In a level 6 skirmish, he dodged Irelia's Twin Blades with a double QE combo while hitting the outer edge of the blade. Then, he used a triple Q-flash to advance instead of retreating, securing the kill on Irelia!

Solo kill!

The audience erupted in applause, and countless people watched IG's top laner, TheShy, with joy in their eyes!

This is a top laner in the LPL, second only to Tree! Smeb, can you handle it?

Smeb stared blankly at the black and white screen, then at the Sword Demon wielding his sword to clear out the minions in the scene.

For some reason, a figure inexplicably appeared in his mind.

In 2016, at the peak of his career, someone challenged him to a final showdown at Staples Center and ruthlessly snatched the championship from his hands.

Time flies, and it's already 2018.

The man who once stole his championship has risen higher and higher, becoming stronger and stronger, growing from a rookie top laner to the greatest player in history.

Now, at 23, he's past his prime. Not only Ilex, but even Khan and TheShy can dominate him.

Is the gap widening?

Smeb was completely stunned. Needless to say, the rest of the game was predictable. After Aatrox returned to base, he immediately bought Ninja Tabi, and his Irelia was no match for him.

Ultimately, thanks to TheShy's strong performance in the top, mid, and jungle skirmishes with his Aatrox, IG achieved a resounding victory in the top half of the map!

Ultimately, TheShy once again pulled off a one-against-a-hundred team fight, demonstrating to the audience once again the unparalleled potential of Aatrox in the current version!

Ultimately, after the match ended, in the MVP selection process, Aatrox still won the MVP with his extremely high output and damage taken!

Seeing this, Chen Dongqing was completely relieved.

With the Sword Demon on the team, a clean sweep on the first day is not difficult!

After all, Aatrox is not only strong, but more importantly, he puts a lot of pressure on LCK teams in the draft phase.

Because only players in the LPL region know how to play this hero.

And this leads to a fatal problem.

Will FPX, the last team in the LPL, use Aatrox?

Without any information whatsoever, the LCK teams didn't even know whether they should ban Aatrox!

Ban it. If the other side doesn't know how, then they're just stupid.

If we don't ban it, and the opponent knows it, then we'll get nerfed again.

After much deliberation, LCK ultimately decided not to ban it.

As we all know, FPX's top laner, A Guang, is not known for carrying, so the chances of him picking Aatrox are not high.

Soon, it will be the last match of the first day of the group stage.

The FPX team took to the stage; their opponent today was AFS, the third-place finisher from the LCK.

Seeing that AFS had actually released Aatrox, Doinb couldn't help but be overjoyed, grinning like a pot of greed.

You guys don't think our top laner is a noob, so we don't need to ban Aatrox, do you?

Sorry, but I, Doinb, really like playing mid-lane warriors!

Darkin Blademaster, locked on!

(End of this chapter)