League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 465: Speedrun it!

After the kill in the bottom lane, the director gave Xiangguo a special shot.

At this moment, we saw our teacher Guo ruffle his greasy hair that he hadn't washed for two days, confidently press B to return to town, and then take his hands off the keyboard and start gesturing wildly to the people next to him.

"How would you put it? Wasn't that a great performance?" Xiangguo patted his thin chest, excitedly boasting, "I completely crushed them!"

Although the audience couldn't hear what Xiangguo was doing, they could roughly tell what he was doing by watching him boast.

A cheer erupted from the audience, with countless spectators applauding Xiangguo's move!

But Chen Dongqing had no time to deal with the hot pot at the moment.

Because he's doing it too.

The director then quickly switched the camera to the game screen.

In the top lane, the minion wave had already pushed into the tower. Jayce, who was almost at full health and still drinking potions, was sharpening his blade against Gangplank, who was at half health and at level two, under the tower.

The audience was astonished by the laning situation!

Why is the top lane matchup like this? Is Gangplank really that bad?

The captain's matchup against Jayce wasn't actually that bad; it was mainly due to the skill gap between the two top laners.

At the start of the game, the captain lost experience from three melee units and also lost a lot of health.

Once Jess reaches level two, the captain's disadvantage will be even greater.

When Hanabi was at level two, he wanted to place barrels to protect himself and clear out the minions, but Chen Dongqing seemed completely unafraid and kept probing back and forth within the extreme range of the two barrels.

After observing for a long time, Hanabi felt he had seized a good opportunity and decisively launched a double barrel combo!

But Chen Dongqing reacted quickly, swiftly switching to his ultimate move and turning his head to narrowly dodge the double barrel attack!

Chen Dongqing waited a few seconds, then turned back and switched back to cannon mode.

From that moment on, the captain never had another chance to use two barrels to bombard Jayce.

Choosing a captain from Chen Dongqing was a mistake from the start.

Because his success rate in stealing barrels is so high, if the captain loses two barrels in the first three levels, it's basically game over.

Hanabi finally managed to build up a double barrel combo, but this time he didn't even intend to blow up Jayce. He just planned to finish him off with the double barrel combo. However, Jayce landed a perfectly timed auto-attack, taking him down almost at the exact frame when the barrels were about to lose health.

The two buckets I'd painstakingly saved up are gone again.

Hanabi's heart sank, and he retreated again, waiting for another wave before stepping forward.

As a result, I got tagged again.

Hanabi, exasperated by Jayce's constant attacks, decided to use his Q skill while Jayce was attacking him.

But the next second, Jayce fired a shot and then smashed the captain's hammer in the face, instantly reducing the captain's health to less than half!

And then, it became what it is now.

The main problem right now is how this two-tiered captain can survive Jess's hammer-like negotiations.

The problem is that they didn't survive.

Chen Dongqing didn't even need to do anything. He switched to hammer form first, and after his ultimate skill was off cooldown, he jumped up with a single [Sky Leap]!

Land A, then E to hammer the captain, then switch to the cannon, A followed by W to unleash a series of basic attacks on the captain!

The captain's health, which was less than half, dropped rapidly under Jayce's burst damage, and he was about to be killed!

Hanabi watched his rapidly decreasing health and then looked at his experience points that were about to reach level three. An idea popped into his head.

If he teleports next to the cannon, kills it with one strike, and then uses the Orange skill to heal, wouldn't he survive?

just do it

The captain dodged to the side of the gun carriage and killed the nearly dead gun carriage with a single slash!

A beam of light emanated from the captain, signaling an upgrade.

The upgrade means the plan is halfway done!

Next, allocate skill points to W, and then...

Boom!

Jess fired a cannon shot that instantly emptied the captain's health bar.

Chen Dongqing couldn't possibly misunderstand Hanabi's little scheme, could he? He hadn't fired the cannon even though he had enough damage, he was just waiting for the captain to make a flash!

"QG.ilex has killed FW.Hanabi!"

The news of the solo kill caused another explosion of cheers from the audience!

The camera then focused on Chen Dongqing, who was also turning his head and smiling as he spoke to the person next to him.

Seeing this, the audience couldn't help but laugh.

Is claiming credit after killing someone a necessary part of QG's strategy?

Chen Dongqing said with a grin, "Liu Shiyu, what's your opinion on my solo kill?"

"So-so." Xiangguo scoffed, grinning, "It's not even as good as a single hair of mine."

"What's that?" Chen Dongqing scoffed. "Camille is a champion anyone can gank with, and anyone can kick people. My tower dive solo kill is the real deal!"

"Awesome, awesome, awesome!" Little Tiger quickly interjected, "Don't rush to argue, let's quickly discuss how to fight next."

"Is this even up for discussion?" Chen Dongqing waved his hand. "You guys can play whatever you want in the bottom lane. I'll clear the top lane by myself. Once we get the Rift Herald in ten minutes, we'll group up and push their mid lane. Let's pick up the pace! I said we'd win in twenty minutes, and we absolutely have to win!"

Backstage, everyone in the LPL was slightly taken aback by Chen Dongqing's arrogant remarks.

The statement that QG defeated Flash Wolves in less than 20 minutes was actually a joke.

Flash Wolves are quite strong in BO1 matches, after all, they are the team that won three consecutive BO1 games against KZ.

Do you think QG can sweep Flash Wolves in under 20 minutes? It's possible, but unnecessary, as the chances are slim.

But judging from the advantage they've built up in those three minutes, it seems they really have succeeded.

It's only been three minutes, and the score is already 3-0. QG has secured kills on every lane, including two tower dives.

Now all three lanes have gone from a slight advantage to a significant advantage. All we need next is one more push to break through!

The rest of the match continued to unfold according to Chen Dongqing's script.

The Flash Wolves' bot lane duo never farmed properly. Every time the minion wave reached the tower, Camille would always appear nearby and chase them away.

They retreated into the grassy thicket again and again, becoming completely withdrawn.

They drafted a jungle duo of Mordekaiser, Pyke, and Skarner, aiming to withstand pressure until level six and then stage a comeback.

They've used this tactic a few times in the LMS region, and it's been consistently successful.

The LMS region's weak offensive capabilities allow their bot lane duo of melee champions to comfortably transition into their power spike.

But now facing QG

LOL, I can't even reach level six.

The Flash Wolves' jungler was watching the situation in the bottom lane, but there was really nothing he could do about it.

There's no way around it, his scorpion is too weak. It takes 33 Qs to kill someone, so he has almost no combat power. He has to wait until level six.

But clearly, his bot lane won't be able to wait for him to reach level six.

Within five minutes, with the help of the bottom lane, Xiangguo secured the Fire Dragon.

Within six minutes, Xiaohu and Xiangguo's mid-jungle synergy officially began.

Xiaohu pushed the lane into the tower, and then roamed to the bottom lane with Xiangguo.

The two targeted Mordekaiser, who had no Flash. Camille stunned him with a kick and then used Twin Blades. In one exchange, the two instantly killed the level four Mordekaiser. The two bot laners didn't even get an assist!

Pyke, witnessing his teammate's death, tearfully used EW to escape.

The camera then shifts to the top lane, where Flash Wolves' mid and jungle players are seen trying to gank top to mitigate their losses.

But Chen Dongqing didn't panic at all. He first switched to hammer to escape, waited for the cooldown, and when his ultimate was ready, he took the initiative to dash to Scorpion's face with his hammer. Then he triggered Phase Rush with WE, and then switched to cannon form to step on the portal to accelerate. His movement speed reached 700 and he ran back to the tower in a flash!

The Flash Wolves mid-jungle duo, unable to hold back their opponents, watched Jayce run away and couldn't help but blink.

Damn, it can run so fast!

The camera then cuts back to the bottom lane.

With the support of his teammates, Uzi successfully pushed down the Flash Wolves' bottom lane tower in seven minutes.

The tower was destroyed even earlier than Uzi had expected. Uzi then switched lanes to the mid lane and launched an attack on the mid lane tower.

This premature push made it difficult for Flash Wolves to adapt, so they had to shift their forces back to the mid lane to defend the mid tower first.

At this moment, Shi Senming once again displayed his ingenious ideas.

Eight minutes later, Galio reached level six and used his ultimate to fly up, helping Chen Dongqing to dive the tower once again.

After this tower dive, Flash Wolves' top tower was also destroyed!

Ten minutes later, the Herald spawned, but QG didn't rush. They first grouped up four players and pushed down the low-health mid tower before heading to the top river to secure the Herald.

On the LPL commentary booth, Wawa was caught off guard by the rapid turn of events.

No, this pace is too fast!

Looking at the match information at the top of the screen, he could see that the economic difference between the two sides had reached as high as 5,000 points.

Miller, suppressing his joy, continued commentating on the situation: "Okay, QG isn't rushing to deploy the vanguard. They need to return to base to replenish their supplies and convert their economic advantage into equipment!"

"Then, they should be going to control the little dragon, which is an earth dragon and will respawn in thirty seconds!"

In the video, the four members of QG advance side by side, guarding the dragon pit as it spawns, and easily control the earth dragon.

After securing the Earth Dragon, their tower-pushing speed increased even further. Without further ado, the QG players grouped up and pushed down the tower!

This time it's a forward push led by a vanguard!

The Rift Herald received a buff in the Mid-Season Invitational patch, increasing its damage when hitting towers.

This change allows the Vanguard to take away nearly half of a turret's health with its first hit, and subsequent hits will also deal at least 1500 damage, which is a significant improvement over the previous version.

As the vanguard charged forward, the QG team followed decisively, and the Flash Wolves' bottom lane second tower collapsed!

And that wasn't all. The group transported the Herald to the high ground, and the moment the Herald hit the tower, Xiangguo hooked the high ground tower and entered the fray. He then used his E-Flash-E combo to kick Mordekaiser right in the face, and then locked on with his ultimate!

In that instant, Galio's ultimate magic circle unfolded, and Xiaohu's Irelia also used R-flash to enter the fray, using her ultimate sword array to separate the battlefield!

The crowd erupted in cheers again, with Miller even standing up on the spot. "Is QG planning to initiate a team fight right under the high ground tower? Is this for real?"

In the scene, after Xiangguo used his ultimate to clear the turret's aggro, the red line re-locked on the second Irelia to enter the fray.

But Xiaohu seemed unaware that he was tanking the tower, while Irelia nimbly moved back and forth in the enemy formation.

As they moved, the Twin Blades drew a long line, stunning both Iron Man and the vampire.

The next second, Galio's ultimate skill landed, smashing all of FW's players away with a bang!

Next, a big battle ensued between the two sides. Although FW was behind in economy, they still had a tower, making the fight quite dangerous!

QG quickly eliminated Mordekaiser, and then FW used Tauren Chieftain's counterattack and Pyke's ultimate to kill Xiaohu's Irelia.

QG then killed the Vladimir, and Pyke then killed Camille who was tanking the tower.

Both sides have two players left.

Uzi's health was still close to full, enough to clean up the battlefield. The policewoman took down Pike with one shot each, first with two normal attacks to kill him when his health was low, and then with the help of Shi Senming, she reduced Scorpion's health, and finally took him down with a sniper shot, clearing the battlefield!

"ACE!"

The sound of the word "total annihilation" rang out, startling countless people in the audience.

Huh? How did an ACE suddenly appear?

The camera cuts to the top lane, where the captain has died under the tower again, and Jayce, wielding his hammer, quickly walks out of the tower.

A 2-0 Jayce tower dive needs no further explanation; it's simply a matter of pushing the minion wave to the tower and then using two sets of skills to finish it off!

In just thirteen minutes, they wiped out the entire team with attacks from both top and bottom! Can you handle that?

The cheers from the sidelines were now incredibly loud. Uzi, his face flushed red, started yelling and shouting. Together with the still-surviving Vanguard, they pushed down the Flash Wolves' bottom lane high ground in one fell swoop!

Seeing the bottom lane inhibitor destroyed in just over thirteen minutes, the audience suddenly realized something.

QG seems to be aiming for a big win this game.

After all, under normal circumstances, you shouldn't destroy the high ground crystal at this time, because the spawning of super minions would reduce the number of minions in your lane.

Unless they want to use super soldiers to do things.

As expected, taking advantage of the super minions pushing down the bottom lane, QG's five players grouped up and pushed down the top lane!

What followed was an unremarkable 50-minute push. Relying on the super minions' side lane distraction and Jayce's cannon bombardment from the front, QG quickly pushed down Flash Wolves' top lane high ground and then continued to push the minion wave inwards!

In 15 minutes, Flash Wolves' second top lane turret was also destroyed.

At 16 minutes, QG continued their momentum and destroyed Flash Wolves' top lane inhibitor.

After taking down two lanes, the QG team wasn't in a hurry and went back to base to rest.

At 17 minutes, QG secured another Fire Dragon.

This game, with two fire and one earth dragon, seems like even the heavens are helping QG.

At 18 minutes, all three lanes of minions pushed onto the Flash Wolves' high ground.

While Flash Wolves were distracted clearing out the top and bottom super minions, Xiangguo seized the opportunity and initiated another team fight!

In the end, after a team fight where three players traded for five, QG's remaining players, Chen Dongqing and Uzi, joined up with the super minions in the top lane and pushed down the Flash Wolves' base.

The time was frozen at 18 minutes and 51 seconds.

Congratulations to QG!

Chen Dongqing had just taken off his headphones when he heard Wawa's loud shout, "They've brought this Intercontinental Championship group stage to a perfect close with a resounding victory that lasted less than twenty minutes!"

"Now it seems QG's lineup wasn't just randomly picked!" Miller summarized with a laugh. "Although they're a physical damage team, it's also a three-lane combination with maximum early-game strength. This is the combination best suited to their playstyle. Under this offensive pressure, Flash Wolves had absolutely no room to fight back!"

Listening to the narrator's praise, Chen Dongqing felt completely satisfied.

Xiangguo and Xiaohu rushed over and punched Chen Dongqing in celebration!

Among boys, nothing is more gratifying than turning a boast into a reality.

Can we speedrun Flash Wolves in under twenty minutes?

Speedrun it!

With this joy, Chen Dongqing walked over to the Flash Wolves' bench with a big smile and shook hands.

The Flash Wolves members were no longer laughing.

They didn't really understand why QG seemed to be playing exceptionally well this time.

Let's not even talk about the top lane; it's the same every game, nothing surprising.

It would be surprising if Hanabi ever managed to withstand Ilex.

The jungler was the one who really got going this game.

They used two Flashes to gank mid, then immediately dove to the bottom lane, the bottom lane inhibitor, and the mid lane inhibitor, initiating team fights by diving the towers.

QG's jungler mlxg took almost every risky move in this game, which resulted in his K/D ratio not being very good, ending up at 3-2-9.

But you have to admit, his impact in this game was truly terrifying; he was the primary driver of this fast-paced victory!

"I have to say, the Flash Wolves' performance this year has been quite impressive!" Wawa couldn't help but comment, "They defeated KZ twice in the MSI group stage and ultimately advanced to the finals. In the current Rift Rivals, they are the only winner from the LMS region. They truly deserve the title of 'shining light of the region'!"

Many people used to jokingly say that Flash Wolves is like Xiao Yan, the last surviving ancient Dou Di bloodline in the LMS region.

Now it seems that this is indeed the case.

In this year's Rift Rivals, the other LMS teams struggled to secure a single victory, with Flash Wolves being the only team to defeat KZ and earn the region's only point.

It's truly not easy.

But we've almost reached the end of the road.

With the BO1 rounds over, tomorrow will see the BO5 regional relay matches, where the overall strength of the regions will be tested, and LMS will have no chance of winning.

Chen Dongqing understood this as well, and when he shook hands with Maple, he politely said, "Keep it up."

Maple's eyelids drooped, and his dark circles were obvious, making him look listless. He sighed and said, "No need to cheer anymore, see you at Worlds!"

Chen Dongqing didn't say much. He and his teammates bowed in the center of the stage and left the stage amidst the thirteen thousand spectators.

At the post-match tunnel entrance, today's host, Yu Shuang, stopped Xiang Guo, indicating that he wanted to give an on-site interview.

Upon hearing this, Xiangguo immediately became arrogant and told Xiaohu to take the peripherals back.

But Xiaohu pretended not to hear and turned to leave.

Xiangguo immediately glared, about to speak in Tibetan.

Chen Dongqing didn't seem to care, and casually took back the hot pot's peripherals, saying, "Alright, I'll take it for you."

At this moment, Xiaohu suddenly turned around and said with a grin, "How can we let Brother Shu bring two sets of peripherals? Come on, give me yours."

Chen Dongqing:

Spicy pot:

Xiangguo was immediately amused, and he said helplessly, "You're really outrageous."

Yu Shuang watched this farce from the sidelines and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

Chen Dongqing was also speechless. Of course, he couldn't really hand the peripheral to Xiaohu. He quickly urged, "Gouba, why are you passing this peripheral around? Hurry up and go back. It's only a few steps."

Xiao Hu then stopped insisting, and everyone quickly returned to the lounge.

Back in the lounge, as expected, there were quite a few people waiting to greet me at the door.

"That's amazing, Brother Tree!" Lin Weixiang couldn't help but praise, "You just said you'd sweep it like that?"

"Of course, our QG team is all about keeping our word!" Chen Dongqing grinned. "But I'm not the one who deserves the most credit for this game; there are others who haven't come yet."

The television screen was currently displaying the MVP selection for this round.

QG.mlxg

Clearly, the director understands the game. Xiangguo had the lowest KD and the lowest damage output, and his damage taken was also average, but the MVP was still undisputedly given to him.

As I said before, the effects of hot pot can never be fully reflected in data.

In the subsequent interview, Xiangguo answered Yu Shuang's questions with a smug look.

"In today's match, QG drafted a lineup that heavily emphasizes the early game and won the match very quickly. What was your strategy at the very beginning of this match?"

Without even thinking, Xiangguo blurted out, "Because before the match even started, Lin Weixiang asked us backstage if we could push Flash Wolves to victory in twenty minutes. So we tried it out, picked a lineup that was very strong in the early game, and then we pushed them to victory."

Xiangguo's words showed absolutely no respect for his opponent.

But the audience clearly loved it, and cheers erupted from all sides.

Okay, okay, I tried it and it worked, right?

[Such humiliation?]

No problem, the strong are meant to humiliate the weak!

"You think you're the king of BO1? Watch how I sweep you clean!"

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but laugh out loud while listening to the interview.

The people on the other end can understand Chinese. How defensive must they be after hearing this interview?

At this moment, in the LMS lounge across the street.

The questions on TV continued.

"After the group stage ends, the knockout stage will begin tomorrow. Spicy Hot Pot, what are your thoughts on tomorrow?"

Maple simply walked forward and reached out to turn off the screen.

With the only source of sound shut off, the lounge fell even more silent.

The four LMS teams were packing up their things, planning to go home, when they heard on TV that Xiangguo was causing this mess.

You're so cruel, QG!

How disgusting!

And that's not the only disgusting thing about it.

The next question Yu Shuang asked still disgusted them.

The thought of having to play against South Korea in the knockout stage tomorrow after today's match made everyone feel even more distressed.

How the hell can we win this?

North.

After the interview, Xiangguo felt light on his feet and jogged back to the lounge.

Xiangguo was still worried throughout the journey.

Chen Dongqing, that jerk, did he use up all my cool moments? I might have to teach Lin Weixiang a lesson!

Fortunately, Chen Dongqing knows about hot pot.

As soon as Xiangguo returned, he surveyed the situation and immediately understood everything. He shouted loudly, "Lin Weixiang, say something!"

Lin Weixiang knew the importance of Xiangguo's move, so he immediately stepped forward and said, "I was wrong, I was wrong, Brother Xiangguo. I shouldn't have provoked you. I'm useless!"

This has left Xiangguo completely stumped.

He thought Lin Weixiang was going to say something stubborn, and he had already prepared his words.

So you just called me a piece of trash?

After thinking for two seconds, Xiangguo could only say, "OK, OK."

"Alright, no matter what, we won the match, that's enough," Linko said with a smile. "We can start preparing for the finals now."

After QG won their last match, the group stage officially came to an end.

With a total score of 7-1, LPL proudly holds the top spot. According to the rules, they will directly advance to the finals, where they will wait for the remaining two regions to fight to the death.

As for the remaining two divisions, the scores don't really matter, since they all have to play in the semifinals, but they are still worth mentioning.

The LCK region came in second, having won one point against the LPL but lost three, and won three points against the LMS but lost one, ultimately finishing second with a 4-4 record.

The third place naturally belongs to the LMS region. Of their eight matches, only Flash Wolves won against KZ, while the rest of the teams failed to secure a single victory. Therefore, they ultimately ranked third with a score of 1-7.

It's often said that the Intercontinental Championship is a competition that showcases the overall strength of a region, but actually, the best indicator of a region's strength isn't who wins the championship, but rather the results of the group stage. The group stage is a fair and straightforward competition where seeds of the same rank face off – the strongest team plays against the strongest, and the second-strongest against the second-strongest.

While the knockout stage allows for a chance to win the championship, it also carries the risk of a "Tian Ji horse racing" scenario (a Chinese idiom referring to a strategy where a player's horse is outmaneuvered by another player). The addition of extra rules, while increasing suspense, can actually make the competition less fair.

Based on the two days of group stage matches, the LPL's 7-1 record truly lives up to its reputation as the top region, demonstrating unparalleled strength.

The LMS region, with a score of 1-7, is in a class of its own, trembling between the two major regions.

These three regions are not in the same league; each is in its own tier. The matches are not interesting at all, and the outcome can be basically determined by looking at the matchups.

Perhaps only the knockout stage is somewhat interesting, where the weaker side might be able to use a strategy similar to Tian Ji's horse racing to see if they can create an opportunity.

July 9th, the third day of the Intercontinental Championship.

Today, the competition officially enters the knockout stage.

The LPL teams didn't go to the venue this time; instead, they watched the entire match from their hotel rooms.

As the teams from both regions took to the stage one after another, LPL fans discussed amongst themselves, searching for a possibility of Flash Wolves winning the match.

Everyone is definitely hoping that LMS will advance and replicate the glory of the MSI finals.

The final conclusion reached was that it would be extremely difficult for LMS to win.

The only possible theory is to have the fourth seed face off against KZ, wear down the toughest LCK team in the final showdown, then find a way to have Flash Wolves take down the opponent's second seed, and then have the second and third seeds go to fight the opponent's third and fourth seeds.

With the addition of a slight surge in the performance of the second and third seeds, there's a chance to win.

But is that even possible?

At the start of the match, the LMS region thought for a moment and decided to send out Flash Wolves directly.

Generally speaking, it's best to field the second seed in the first game. This ensures a higher win rate in the first game and prevents the opponent from deceiving you into revealing your strongest player.

This is like rock-paper-scissors; nobody can predict the outcome, so it's all about luck.

Unfortunately, LCK is in the third tier, and they sent SKT, the fourth seed, in the first round.

Upon seeing this scene, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but cover her eyes.

send!

Some matches are lost right at the start of the first game, but it takes a long time before the final score is achieved.

The strongest Flash Wolves team was wasted by the fourth seed. It's a pity that LMS has no chance of winning this match.

To put it another way, Flash Wolves might not even win.

Although Flash Wolves have never lost to KZ, when it comes to international competition, SKT is the strongest team in the LCK region. No matter when, as long as they come to the World Championship stage, they have strong competitiveness.

as predicted.

The first game progressed quickly, and Flash Wolves' anti-Korean heroism disappeared without a trace, as they were completely crushed by SKT from start to finish.

After a crushing victory, SKT and the LCK region behind them have secured a resounding win!

Flash Wolves have lost, so there's not much to say about what happens next.

SKT then sent out KZ and KT in succession, resulting in two consecutive "pig slaughter" games.

LCK secured three consecutive wins in three BO1 matches, easily defeating their opponents and advancing to the finals!

They will launch their final challenge against the LPL region at this time tomorrow!

The finals won't be long, just a couple of chapters.

(End of this chapter)