League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 464 Speedrunning Lightning Wolf in Less Twenty Minutes?

When the Sword Demon locked onto the target again, the reactions from all sides were different.

In the LPL backstage lounge, everyone immediately felt that this was a sure thing.

This version of Aatrox has unreasonable wave clear. Once his Q skill is leveled up, and he gets Youmuu's Ghostblade and Tier 2 boots, he can basically expand his threat range to the entire map!

With these abilities, FPX is even the team with the best synergy with Aatrox, and IG doesn't use him as smoothly as they do!

Chen Dongqing lay on the chair, arms crossed, smiling.

You let the Sword Demon go three times, giving yourself three losses on the first day of the group stage, right?

LCK, you've really got something!

Meanwhile, in the LCK backstage lounge, their expressions were a mix of emotions upon seeing the Sword Demon.

Upon seeing the ID "Doinb" of FPX's mid laner, everyone suddenly realized how big a mistake they had made.

As expected, FPX locked in Aatrox for mid lane, Kled for top lane, and their strategy for bot lane was correct, locking in Karthus.

Karthus is one of the unconventional bot lane picks in this patch. He takes Smite and plays like an orphan, farming aggressively in the bot lane. He's a good pick when the team is focusing on the top side of the map.

However, this playstyle is too extreme and unhealthy, and it lacks the spirit of AD carry, so Uzi has never played it yet.

Placing it in this round can only be described as a stroke of genius.

As soon as the match started, the two sides fought fiercely in the upper half of the map. With Aatrox in the mid lane and Kled in the top lane, FPX's jungler Karsa could do whatever he wanted. He would gank top first, then gank mid, and then gank top again with the mid laner, taking full control of the tempo!

Ten minutes later, FPX took the lead in the top lane. AFS only glanced at it, but as soon as Kled's ultimate was activated, he charged into the enemy formation with Aatrox. The two of them directly destroyed AFS's top, mid, and jungle!

Karsa stood between two muscular warriors, looking exactly like the Shield of Argus.

With such a huge advantage in the top lane, there was naturally nothing for the bottom lane to do. Lin Weixiang even felt that Liu Qingsong was sharing his experience, so he directly sent Liu Qingsong away and defended the tower by himself, farming minions and jungle monsters. He could also use his ultimate to get kills from time to time, which was incredibly enjoyable!

After Liu Qingsong joined the team, the team's strength increased even further, and FPX ultimately dominated the mid and top lanes!

At 26 minutes, the two sides had a 10,000 gold lead. At this moment, Lin Weixiang's Karthus also made his appearance. In the Baron team fight, his Requiem dealt explosive AOE damage, and together with Kled and Aatrox's charge, the victory was secured!

Take it!

This match can only be described as a complete rout!

"Alright, let's congratulate FPX on winning this match!" On the commentary desk, the new commentator, Remember, laughed loudly, "And congratulations to the LPL for achieving a perfect record on the first day of the group stage!"

With a perfect record on the first day, the entire LPL community, from the commentators and the audience to the teams, was filled with joy!

This perfect record wasn't achieved by stomping weaker opponents; it came from three genuine LCK matches!

As soon as Doinb returned, he boasted to his teammates in the region: "Brothers, I can't even mention it, I completely crushed those Koreans!"

Doinb was probably too excited; he even forgot that he is also Korean.

"Awesome, Coin!" Uzi exclaimed, switching his tune. "When I saw you pick Aatrox, I knew you guys were going to win!"

This is Uzi's true thought, after all, Doinb's performance with Aatrox in scrims has been evident to all.

Banbazi smiled and said, "Everyone performed exceptionally well today. With today's results as a foundation, our first place in the group stage should be secure."

Everyone present nodded in agreement.

Getting first place in the group stage of the Intercontinental Championship is extremely important!

Because this is a major battle between three regions, the group stage does not eliminate anyone; everyone will advance to the knockout stage.

The difference is that the first-place team in the group stage will directly advance to the finals, where they will wait for the second and third place teams to battle it out.

At this moment, the MVP of the game is being played on the TV in the lounge.

Without a doubt, it's still the Sword Demon.

It's clear that Sword Demon played a significant role in their success today!

Aatrox played three times today and won three MVPs. It's been a long time since we've seen such an overpowered hero in professional matches.

However, the fact that they were able to take advantage of the Sword Demon's first-mover advantage is a testament to Chen Dongqing's keen insight.

Everyone couldn't help but glance at Chen Dongqing.

This person, who had never played Aatrox before, quickly determined the hero's strength by just glancing at his stats and skill set, and gave the order to "practice him hard."

He then quickly became the best sword demon user.

This person's talent is disgustingly strong!

As everyone was leaving, they saw the LCK team hurrying towards the parking lot, seemingly in a rush to get back to their hotel.

Clearly, today's match has put the LCK region in a very difficult position.

Three consecutive losses against LPL teams, they've completely lost all face!

Moreover, not only that, KZ also lost to Flash Wolves after losing to QG today.

KZ is indeed going to be nailed to the pillar of shame. Now, they have not only lost six games to QG in a row, but also three games to Flash Wolves. In total, they have been beaten 0-9 by the Chinese!

Whipped by their defeat, they will conduct an ultimate study on the Sword Demon tonight, striving to master it before the knockout stage!

Chen Dongqing watched the backs of the LCK players, smiling without saying a word.

Training the Sword Demon? Wait until you've mastered it, then I'll let you feel fear!

He leisurely boarded the bus and began his journey back to the hotel.

Although today's competition is over, his mandatory tasks for today are not yet finished.

He has to continue giving Xiaohu special training today.

In addition, Uzi also wanted to drag him into a Yasuo solo match.

Since someone genuinely wants to be tortured, he certainly can't refuse!

That night.

The players from the other teams were divided into two groups, standing behind Chen Dongqing and Uzi, watching the two's solo duel.

But to put it another way, the solo matches in this game were unequal from the very beginning.

Surely no one really thinks Uzi's Yasuo is that good?

He's not even as good as Xiao Hu yesterday!

In just a few solo matches, Uzi was beaten until he was red all over and covered in sweat. If you put a mechanical wheelchair on him, he could easily cosplay as a mechanical enemy.

After Chen Dongqing dodged two consecutive Qs and used the extra wind to kill the opponent with half health, Uzi was completely stunned and stood up.

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "What, not fighting anymore?"

"That's enough," Uzi waved his hand, wiped the sweat from his brow, and said, "I'm going to take a shower."

As soon as he said those words, Uzi realized he had said something he shouldn't have. He quickly ran back to his room, weaving through a group of smiling players.

It wasn't until this moment that Xiao Hu finally couldn't hold back anymore and slapped his thigh and laughed, filling the training room with a joyful atmosphere.

Chen Dongqing sneered and said, "Still laughing, Li Yuanhao? Come on, let's continue the special training! Today we'll be training you with Irelia!"

Xiaohu's Aatrox is actually decent, but his Irelia and Yasuo are really bad, so he should prioritize practicing those two.

Li Yuanhao's smile vanished instantly, and he sat down in his seat with a bitter expression.

Most of the people around immediately left, leaving only a few mid-lane players standing behind Chen Dongqing, carefully studying the Irelia's gameplay.

July 8th, the second day of the Intercontinental Championship.

QG's match today is the last one. Before the match, Chen Dongqing has to sit in the rest room and watch his brother teams put on a show.

Chen Dongqing is not worried about the result of today's competition.

Chen Dongqing is now full of confidence in the LPL.

Chen Dongqing understood very well that the LCK in 18 was in a painful period of transition, with players not adapting to the new version and the older generation of players no longer at their peak, making them far weaker than in the previous two years!

The LPL is different. The champion QG is still strong, and FPX, which separated from QG, is also competitive. This year, IG has emerged as a dark horse!

In terms of overall strength, Chen Dongqing knew in his heart that the current LCK was no match for the LPL!

Chen Dongqing even thought it would be perfectly fine to let their third seed FPX play against the opposing first seed KZ!

With such a gap in strength, we cannot afford to lose this intercontinental championship!

Of course, things are always unpredictable.

It is a fact that the LPL is stronger than the LCK overall.

It's a fact that EDG likes to pull off some crazy antics.

This team never disappoints when it comes to being disappointing.

Today, EDG is the only team that needs to compete against an LCK team; their opponent today is SKT, the fourth seed from the LCK.

EDG is the only team besides QG that can flexibly place Aatrox in the top or mid lane.

At the start of the game, everyone agreed that if SKT dared to let Aatrox go, they would lock him in and then knock SKT unconscious!

But when the competition started, countless people were dumbfounded.

SKT did release Aatrox, but SKT ended up stealing him themselves.

This scene made Chen Dongqing frown.

Can SKT master Aatrox in just one night?

That's impossible. Huni doesn't have that kind of ability.

Could it be that...

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but look at the man in the mid lane of SKT.

If there's anyone in SKT who can master a champion in one night, it's probably Faker in the mid lane.

As expected, SKT eventually moved Aatrox to the mid lane and then picked Darius in the top lane, who crushed EDG's top laner Mundo.

As for the bot lane, they gave Bang a Vladimir to supplement his AP stats.

The bottom lane is responsible for withstanding pressure, while the focus is on controlling the lanes of the top, mid, and jungle.

SKT's lineup today is almost a carbon copy of FPX's strategy from yesterday!

But it must be said that the results were remarkable!

Although the junior student can play Aatrox, he actually doesn't know how to play Aatrox effectively.

In the current version, even though there are some heroes that theoretically counter Aatrox, his overwhelming strength makes them seem less of a matchup.

He played Irelia against Aatrox, but the results were mediocre. He couldn't take control of the lane from Aatrox and could only watch him roam around.

Meanwhile, Huni was also playing aggressively in the top lane. His God-King Darius relentlessly chased after Mundo, and with the help of the jungler, he finally managed to kill Mundo with a single strike at level six.

With Mundo's death, EDG fell into a disadvantage, which eventually widened and they lost the game.

Chen Dongqing watched as the EDG team returned to the backstage dejectedly, and then looked at the screen showing Darius winning MVP. He pondered for a moment.

As a veteran championship team, SKT's foundation is actually deeper than imagined, thanks to Faker's presence.

Faced with the Aatrox storm unleashed by LPL on the first day of the group stage, they quickly found the path that best suited them and adapted it accordingly.

Faker's mid-lane Aatrox pick today, while not exhibiting the same rhythm and performance as Doinb yesterday, was actually quite solid.

At the very least, Faker genuinely helped the team solve the Aatrox problem—we don't know if the EDG players can play Aatrox, so we'll just grab him first!

"It's not a big problem," Abu reassured his players. "Even though we lost this match, we're still firmly in first place in the group stage. We'll get our revenge in the knockout stage!"

"That's right," Linko added with a smile. "Now we just have to see how our brother team performs."

With EDG out of the picture, the rest of today's schedule is much easier.

After all, the other three teams have all played against LCK teams. Today, their opponent is a Taiwanese team, so it's safe to say that anyone with a hand can handle it.

In the third and fourth matches, IG and FPX took to the stage one after another.

Both teams are aggressive and adept at beating weaker opponents. The two matches combined didn't even last 50 minutes, and the victories were easily secured.

In the fifth match, LCK teams launched a powerful attack on the Taiwanese region, vying for points.

However, these points are obviously meaningless, because their three consecutive losses against LPL teams yesterday have eliminated their chances of competing for first place in the group.

Up until the sixth game.

Chen Dongqing stood up and began packing up the peripherals in his hands.

People from IG and FPX immediately came over.

JackeyLove, with his head held high, greeted us, "Brother Tree, we all speedrun this game, you guys aren't slower than us, are you?"

Xiangguo scoffed from the side, "It takes you twenty-five minutes to beat a GRX, what are you guys pretending for?"

"Heh," Lin Weixiang chuckled sarcastically from the side, "Exactly, exactly. If it were you guys, you probably could have wiped out the Flash Wolves in less than twenty minutes, right?"

This statement has left the QG team completely bewildered.

Which side are you from? Why are you so confused?

But Xiangguo, wanting to save face, was willing to go all out and said directly, "Okay, okay, just watch how we push it!"

The QG players standing nearby were completely bewildered upon hearing this.

Who can guarantee they can sweep the Flash Wolves in under twenty minutes? That would put us in a very difficult position.

But Xiangguo grinned and turned to walk towards the arena, as if he couldn't wait.

Chen Dongqing also remained calm.

A 20-minute sweep of Flash Wolves? That's a bit of a challenge.

But it's not impossible to complete.

Just do it!

Sitting back down in the players' section, Chen Dongqing wiped his hands with a hand warmer and asked, "So, what do you mean? You just made such a bold claim, shouldn't you go for something more intense with the other team?"

"Definitely!" Xiangguo patted his chest and said, "Just watch my rhythm this game, I'll speed things up for the enemy!"

If Xiangguo dares to make such a bold claim, then he must have a certain level of confidence in it.

After all, as the team's jungler, the pace of the game is always in his hands.

If Xiangguo plays well enough, a complete sweep before the 20-minute mark is entirely possible.

Of course, this also requires some coordination in the draft phase; late-game heroes definitely cannot be selected.

Faced with this situation, Banbazi helplessly tapped his forehead, and then quickly devised a new lineup.

Meanwhile, both sides have completed their first three bans. In this game, QG is on the blue side and has banned Ezreal, Sejuani, and Poppy.

On the other side, the red team's Flash Wolves were holding down Kai'Sa, Aatrox, and Fiora.

The Taiwanese region is ultimately not as stubborn as the LCK; they knew to ban Aatrox.

Of course, this was within QG's expectations.

The ban slot occupied by Aatrox is particularly important.

This led to Flash Wolves releasing Irelia.

Xiaohu trained Irelia all night yesterday! No need to say more, the blue side will pick it first!

This version of Irelia is one of the strongest mid-lane picks, which fits QG's strategy of fast push.

After selecting Irelia, FW thought for a moment and decided to pull off a crazy move.

They picked Pyke and Mordekaiser as their bot lane duo.

This bot lane duo does exist. Both melee champions build two Relic Shields, and once they reach level six, Mordekaiser can control the dragon soul and turn the tide of battle!

(The above is a screenshot of the draft picks for RNG vs. FW in the group stage of the 2018 Rift Rivals. FW did indeed pick the Mordekaiser and Pyke combination, and it was their first pick.)

Of course, the disadvantages of this combination are also obvious, namely, both players are short-ranged, making them too weak in lane and completely lacking in lane control.

The Flash Wolves probably understood this too. They knew that they couldn't get lane priority by playing normally in the bot lane, so they might as well pick a champion who could withstand pressure and quickly become powerful.

At least these two heroes are not easy to be outmaneuvered!

When QG saw this bot lane duo, they were slightly surprised, but they also had a good idea of ​​what was going on.

Banbazi thought for a moment and decided not to rush to lock down the bottom lane, but to directly pick Camille and Galio!

This combination has always been QG's strongest weapon, and it is usually banned in the second round, so it must be picked first in the first round.

In addition, Irelia can be played top or mid, Camille can be played top or jungle, and Galio can be played mid or support.

QG's back-and-forth swaying in the first three picks could have left Flash Wolves dizzy!

The Flash Wolves pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.

Of course, they weren't completely dumbfounded. They added a jungler, Skarner, and entered the second round of draft.

The strategy for playing Skarner is similar to that of the bot lane duo. Once you reach level six, Skarner's ultimate combined with Mordekaiser and Pyke can reliably secure a kill, thus ensuring a stable dragon takedown.

As for the second round of bans, Flash Wolves banned Lucian and Xayah.

No matter what your first three picks are, the fact remains that you haven't chosen your AD carry yet, right? Just ban the AD carry! Anyway, Flash Wolves are on the red side, so they're not afraid of being flexible.

Fourth pick: Flash Wolves lock in Vladimir for mid lane. This champion is neither afraid of Irelia nor Galio.

"Alright, now it's QG's turn to lock in their lineup!" Commentator Miller shouted loudly, "QG's first three hero picks and their positions will be determined in these two picks!"

QG certainly knows which positions these three heroes will play.

If you want to play a fast-paced game, then Irelia should definitely be in the mid lane to bully mages, and Camille should definitely be in the jungle, as she is the most aggressive jungler!

In that case, Galio can only be a support.

Chen Dongqing and Uzi are the only ones who haven't chosen a hero yet.

Uzi didn't hesitate and immediately targeted his signature female cop, which, paired with Galio, would be a pretty good combination!

As for the top lane, Chen Dongqing chose the top lane first this time, so he didn't think too much and chose Jayce.

"Jayce?" Miller asked, somewhat puzzled. "If Jayce is picked, doesn't that turn the team into a melee-heavy team? That doesn't look good!"

Beside Miller, Doll was equally puzzled. "Yeah, I thought Tree was going to pick something like Viktor, which didn't seem like a problem! Why did he have to pick Jayce?"

Meanwhile, the Flash Wolves were also pondering this question.

But to be fair, if Ilex picks Jayce, then it seems like they really don't have many other champions to play against.

Hanabi searched through his entire champion pool but couldn't find a champion that could easily counter Jayce!

Moreover, the key point is that if the mid and bottom lane picks Vladimir Mordekaiser, he still needs to add some AD damage!

As their final choice, the Flash Wolves thought long and hard before finally deciding on a captain.

The lineup is finalized!

Blue side QG: Top lane Jayce, jungle Camille, mid lane Irelia, bot lane Caitlyn and Galio.

Red team FW: Top lane Gangplank, Jungle Skarner, Mid lane Vladimir, Bot lane Mordekaiser and Pyke.

Looking at the lineups of both sides, Miller rubbed his chin and couldn't help but say, "To be honest, although QG is a physical damage team, their lineup isn't actually that bad!"

"It's more than just not bad," Wawa couldn't help but laugh. "This is a game with a huge advantage in all three lanes! Even the jungler has the initiative! If that's the case, then QG has a lot of room to maneuver in this game!"

After all, it's well known that QG's greatest strength lies in their unstoppable offensive capabilities once they gain a lane advantage.

If they were given a lineup with advantages in all three lanes, it's unimaginable how fierce their offense would be.

"But their lineup also has significant weaknesses. What if," Wawa paused for a moment, then continued, "I mean, what if QG's early aggression is hindered, allowing Vladimir and Mordekaiser to farm up? Then their weakness as a physical damage dealer will be exposed, and victory will become extremely difficult!"

"Since you said it's just a possibility, then it's a low-probability event," Miller laughed. "What we need to do is trust QG!"

Miller felt there was no such possibility.

He was terrified when he saw QG's lineup! How could they possibly lose?

Backstage at the LPL, everyone was astonished by QG's lineup.

They've already chosen the "cleaver team," so it seems they're serious!

They really intended to crush the Flash Wolves twenty minutes before the weaknesses of the melee team were exposed!

The match began quickly!

Chen Dongqing, carrying the giant cannon, headed towards the top lane, still exchanging ideas with his teammates halfway there: "So, should we go for a level three dive this game?"

In the past, Xiangguo would usually agree without hesitation, since going up three levels was the simplest and most straightforward way to play.

But this time, Xiangguo is going to do something different.

"Let's skip this one." Xiangguo shook his head and said, "I'm planning to gank mid at level two this game."

"A two-level gank in the middle?" Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow. "The enemy will be on guard, won't they?"

It's common knowledge that Camille can gank mid at level two, and now almost every mid laner will try to defend against it.

"It's not a big problem!" Xiangguo said nonchalantly. "He can defend, but he might not be able to stop it!"

OK.

Chen Dongqing didn't chat much and went online with Xiaobing.

Jayce against Gangplank, especially against Hanabi's Gangplank, is not exactly easy, but it's not difficult at all.

Chen Dongqing didn't even need to play any tricks; he just pushed forward from the start and forced the captain out of the experience zone.

First, force the captain to lose experience from his three melee soldiers, then Chen Dongqing lets the captain come over and takes advantage of the captain's finishing blow to steal points like crazy.

Hanabi managed to land two Qs on minions with great difficulty, but Jayce had already poke him three times and landed a Q, causing him to lose nearly 300 health points!

As the situation unfolded on the top lane, countless viewers squinted their eyes.

Is the disadvantage so great right from the start?

But at this moment, the director seemed unwilling to show the top lane, and the camera switched to the mid lane in an instant!

It seems like Xiangguo had already communicated with the director. As soon as the camera switched to him, Camille kicked out with her E skill, sending her flying over the wall!

His target was the vampire in the mid lane.

A level 1 vampire, who hasn't even had time to learn W yet, is at their most vulnerable!

Maple was immediately shocked!

Maple was actually on guard the whole time. He calculated the timing of Camille's two-level gank and deliberately retreated a few seconds to leave the wave open, not giving her the opportunity.

But he certainly couldn't keep laying the line indefinitely. He waited for a long time behind him, and only when he felt that Camille should be gone did he finally step forward.

But to his utter surprise, this Camille was truly patient!

After finishing the red buff, he would squat in the mid-lane bushes for more than ten seconds.

Don't you farm jungle monsters?

Maple gritted his teeth and quickly used his Flash to retreat.

But in the next instant, Xiangguo's Camille also flashed in sync, forcibly flashing behind him and kicking him a distance towards Xiaohu!

That kick was enough to sentence the vampire to death.

Xiaohu quickly followed up with his E [Double Blades], and Xiangguo followed up with AAQ to launch a strong attack. Xiaohu also walked up and swung his double blades at the vampire. Finally, Xiangguo kicked AQA and successfully secured the first blood!

Xiangguo grinned.

A true hunter is always patient.

As long as I can get the first blood, I don't mind how long I have to wait!

After killing the enemy, Xiangguo didn't move the minion wave, but instead went down to the river.

At this point, the time has reached 2 minutes and 15 seconds, and the river crab has been refreshed.

In fact, according to the current version's mechanism of two river crabs spawning at the same time, the two river crabs at the start of the game are usually taken by the two junglers, one on each side.

However, with Flash Wolves at a disadvantage in all three lanes, the opposing jungler obviously couldn't expect to secure the river crab.

Moojin, the jungler for Flash Wolves, was right there. Watching Camille go on a rampage against the Scuttle Crab, he hesitated for two seconds before shaking his head in resignation.

But Xiangguo's crazy plan didn't end there.

The camera then cuts to the bottom lane.

Because the Flash Wolves' bot lane consists of two melee champions, they don't even have the chance to touch the minion wave at the start of the game.

Therefore, the minions in the bottom lane pushed into the tower early on.

The moment the minion wave reached the tower, Xiangguo's Camille arrived in time.

Without the slightest hesitation, QG's three junglers immediately activated Galio's W ability.

At this point, a test was placed on the Flash Wolves' bot lane duo.

Should I use my Flashbang or not?

If Galio uses Flash, he can simply walk away, leaving them with a wasted Flash and no chance to farm the minions.

If you don't use Flashbang.

Betty thought quickly; without hesitation, he immediately flashed and pulled away!

The next second, Galio flashed over with a fully charged W, leaving Pyke behind, and then unleashed a QA combo!

Galio's W also triggers an aftershock, which can withstand countless tower attacks!

Taking advantage of this control time, Uzi set up a trap, and Camille took the opportunity to hook the tower, landing and launching a strong attack with AQA.

Uzi landed a headshot with a QA combo, and Pyke was killed in one combo before Camille even had a chance to land a true damage kick!

After killing the person, Xiangguo calmly left the scene.

The level 2 Camille only cleared two camps of jungle monsters, but still managed to kill two people.

This is the true value of Camille jungle.

This is the true value of being the world's best jungler!

Sorry for the slightly rushed situation; please excuse any bugs.

(End of this chapter)