League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 470 The acting skills of the older generation of e-sports players!

Korean online forums are the most entertaining thing, and that's exactly what Chen Dongqing has been waiting for!

As expected, once I clicked in, I saw the wailing and howling of LCK viewers.

[Damn it, what on earth is KZ doing?]

[Just wondering, has KZ won a single match against the Chinese team in international competitions this year?]

[We haven't won a single game; we lost to Flash Wolves, QG, and FPX.]

This team is truly incompetent in international competitions; my suggestion is to strip them of their LCK qualification!

[I can only hope they play terribly in this summer split and don't go to Worlds; it would be embarrassing for them anyway.]

But they're the Spring Split champions, it's hard for them not to go to Worlds, right?

[Hehe, looking at their current state, they probably can't go even if they wanted to, right? Their mentality has been completely shattered.]

There was a photo posted on the ground floor, showing a picture of the Intercontinental Games.

In the picture, the necks of the five members of KZ are almost bent at a 90-degree angle, and they can't even lift their heads. They look like zombies walking forward.

The international matches over the past two months have truly broken the mentality of these five young men.

Their dismal record of failing to win a single crucial game made them doubt their abilities more than anyone else.

Chen Dongqing felt a pang of heartache upon seeing this.

Of course, despite feeling sorry for KZ, Chen Dongqing was powerless to help him with his current situation.

Why can't they beat Flash Wolves and FPX?

Besides those criticizing KZ, there were also plenty of people criticizing other teams.

KT, who were defeated twice by IG, were also criticized. Even AFS, who didn't play in the finals and were virtually unknown, were attacked and labeled as "cowards".

Of course, these are all minor issues.

The majority of the profits still go to KZ and SKT.

In fact, SKT performed very well in this Intercontinental Cup. They contributed the only win against LPL in the group stage, and even defeated LMS big brother Flash Wolves in the semi-finals, helping their own region gain a huge advantage.

It's no exaggeration to say that they are even the best performing team in the LCK.

However, after the semi-finals, the Korean online community went too far, with comments like "fake No. 4, real No. 1", "ceiling champion", and "QG's arch-rival" appearing everywhere.

Being too arrogant before the game always backfires afterwards.

【QG's arch-rival? That's hilarious. These kinds of jokes are always so classic.】

[Fake number four, real number one]

Hahaha, this is hilarious!

[Hehe, even if SKT loses, it's against QG, which is better than you guys losing to Flash Wolves or FPX, right?]

[Fun fact: SKT is the only one of the four teams in this competition to have a championship title, and Faker's individual achievements exceed those of the other fifteen teams combined.]

[The past is the past, the present is the present. If you keep using the past as a comparison to the present, why don't you compare it to when you were born?]

Chen Dongqing and Lin Yuanhua almost died laughing when they saw this.

He didn't know why, but after losing the game, the Korean netizens were even more furious with Faker than the anti-fans on the Korean online forums.

So you're focusing your attacks on your own people?

Chen Dongqing wanted to say something on behalf of Faker: "If the other team is beating us, go and criticize them instead of us."

At this moment, the bus slowly came to a stop in front of the restaurant.

After getting off the car, Chen Dongqing smelled the salty sea breeze, which was full of familiar scents.

As a native Shanghainese, Chen Dongqing couldn't be more familiar with this Shanghai flavor.

Although both are coastal cities, the seafood industry in Shanghai and Dalian is definitely not comparable.

Chen Dongqing licked his lips and rushed into the restaurant without waiting.

Because they had booked the entire restaurant in advance and ordered their food beforehand, the restaurant was currently empty, but the tables were full of food.

The group sat around different tables according to their assigned groups and immediately began to enjoy their meal.

The leaders and coaching team then began to clink glasses and drink a few glasses of wine.

To the left of QG is IG, and everyone is discussing JackeyLove's seafood allergy, expressing regret and saying things like it's a pity.

"Damn it, stop yelling!" JackeyLove clearly didn't want to continue the conversation and took a big bite of the chicken foot in front of him.

To QG's right is FPX. Doinb is currently sitting in the middle of the FPX team, streaming live on his phone, shouting loudly: "Brothers, are you ready to mourn today?! Come on, let's celebrate our championship win! Let's have a giveaway! Sign up for a membership and win 12,000!"

Doinb fiddled with his phone for a while, then seemed to realize something after sending the red envelope. His expression suddenly changed: "Huh? This is 120,000? I made a mistake! I sent 120,000! Can this be changed?"

Doinb immediately covered his face with his hands and cried out mournfully, "I'm going bankrupt, brothers! My wife is going to beat me! Waaaaah!"

Chen Dongqing turned her head and saw Doinb covering his face with his hand, his lips almost unable to hold back his smile.

See that? That's the acting skill of the older generation of esports players! It's so good!

Chen Dongqing smiled and turned back to deal with the oysters in front of him.

Towards the end of the dinner, Jin Yibo, slightly tipsy, stood up and said a few more words.

At the end of his speech, Jin Yibo continued, "After the Intercontinental Cup, it's the Asian Games! I have a lot of confidence in our performance at this year's Asian Games! I hope both QG and EDG teams can do their best!"

This didn't concern most of the people present, but the QG members still raised their glasses and shouted, "No problem!"

The next day arrived quickly, and without lingering in Dalian, everyone present embarked on their journey back to Shanghai.

The Intercontinental Cup is, after all, just a small to medium-sized tournament inserted in the middle of the regular season, and it can't compare to the scale of MSI or World Championship.

The LPL only paused for seven days for the Intercontinental Cup, but this competition took up four of those days.

Including the time spent traveling to and from the destination, the rest time is pitifully short.

Both IG and FPX, who are currently pursuing regular season points, immediately resumed their preparations after returning to Shanghai, ready to face their next regular season match.

This hard work impressed even Chen Dongqing.

If they don't win, who will?

In contrast, EDG and QG are relatively relaxed. Both teams have had their glory days and dominated the LPL for a period of time, so they are no longer pursuing regular season results.

QG has already won every honor, so it's really unnecessary for them to fight tooth and nail for a regular season game.

EDG, on the other hand, didn't have much of a solution. They couldn't beat the other three teams in the top tier, and they could easily dominate in the bottom tier. They were stuck in the middle, so they simply decided to play it safe and wait for the playoffs to try again.

After returning to the base, Chen Dongqing and his teammates, as usual, sat down in the lounge, turned on their computers, and settled down.

Not long after, Banbazi also entered the lounge, holding two printed A4 sheets of paper, which he attached to the whiteboard in the lounge using a magnet.

This is also one of QG's habits. Banbazi will specifically pick out QG's upcoming schedule and print it out so that the players can adjust their condition in advance according to the schedule.

After posting the schedule, Banbazi specifically said, "Everyone, take a look at this schedule. All the matches for the second half of the year are here. Let's try to win all the matches on this paper!"

Upon hearing this, the QG members all stood up and looked at the schedule for the second half of the year.

Today is July 11th, and the summer season regular season will run until August 21st.

The regular season was actually scheduled to end on August 28th, but the league specially adjusted QG's schedule, allowing their matches to end a week earlier, so that QG would not miss the Asian Games.

After the match on the 21st, QG will fly directly to Jakarta the next day to participate in the final training camp for the Asian Games.

Then, from August 27th to August 29th, the League of Legends Asian Games main event will take place.

After the Asian Games main event, the LPL Summer Playoffs will be held from September 5th to September 14th.

Then, there's the S-series tournament, which runs from October 1st to November 3rd.

Once the competition ends on November 3rd, 2018 will come to a close.

In the end, there are only three and a half months left.

In three and a half months, QG's goal is to win the Silver Dragon Cup, the Asian Games gold medal in League of Legends, and finally the Summoner's Cup!

Of course, Chen Dongqing might need to take a little more.

Chen Dongqing pondered for a moment.

His immediate goal should be to win the TI8 championship?

TI8 will begin just half a month after the Intercontinental Cup ends.

He also needs to make some preparations.

The Intercontinental Championship has finally come to an end, and countless fans are still talking about the champion.

Meanwhile, countless fans are also looking forward to the upcoming regular season games.

After such a long rest and the Intercontinental Cup is over, shouldn't Brother Shu return to the team by now?

But around noon the next day, QG's official Weibo account posted another message:

[Regarding ilex's continued rest during the regular season:]

Due to the approaching International 8 (TI8), QG's League of Legends and Dota 2 player, ilex, will continue to suspend his regular season activities to fully prepare for TI8. We sincerely apologize to the League of Legends Pro League and all QG fans.

[With dreams as his guide and youthful vigor as his endeavor, ilex, who won both the 2017 Global Finals and the 2017 WCS StarCraft championship in 2018, became an unprecedented crossover player.]

After achieving such great success, ilex has once again crossed over into the DOTA2 professional league and is still working hard towards his ambitious goals. We hope everyone can be understanding and tolerant. We believe that our Brother Tree will repay everyone with a resounding victory, just like last year!

Although QG had previously announced Chen Dongqing's foray into DOTA2, there was no follow-up after that. Chen Dongqing continued to participate in LOL competitions, as if the DOTA2 foray was just a joke.

After all, when Chen Dongqing made his official announcement, the DOTA2 competitions were almost over.

All that's left this year is TI and the Asian Games.

You can't expect to debut at TI without ever playing a single small tournament, right? That's too unrealistic.

Without any further developments, the matter was quickly forgotten.

But now, Chen Dongqing's true intentions have finally come to light.

Holy crap, this guy is actually planning to debut at TI8! And he's aiming to win the championship!

With the e-sports industry constantly evolving, Chen Dongqing is now an absolute top influencer. This Weibo post about him has been trending ever since it was published, even reaching the top of the trending search list at one point!

Upon seeing this Weibo post, fans' first reaction was inevitably disappointment, but this disappointment was quickly followed by understanding.

After last year's incredible 1v7 performance in StarCraft, people now have more trust in Chen Dongqing's seemingly unprofessional behavior.

It's just a regular season game, so it doesn't matter whether we participate or not. QG's regular season ranking is already solid, and if Shuge comes back for the playoffs, they'll still dominate.

But what if we actually win TI?

Then the god of esports will truly be born!

All we can say is, let the bullets fly a little longer.

This news even spread overseas, sparking heated discussions in various esports circles.

Countless players who play both Dota 2 and Dota 3, or even Dota 2, Dota 2, and StarCraft, reacted to this news with the immediate thought: "DOTA 2, your emperor has been born!"

Of course, this attitude of the players has aroused dissatisfaction among many foreign DOTA2 professional players.

No, Ilex is indeed very talented, but if you really think that the TI championship is something you can easily win, then you are seriously underestimating people!

Even OG's position 5 player, N0tail, openly stated: "If they face ilex, they will definitely win."

This statement is very convincing when made by N0tail.

Because in the previous SuperMajor, it was OG, where N0tail played, that defeated QG twice.

Moreover, it has always been well known that AME, QG's number one player, is the core of QG.

The audience present did not believe that Ilex could be stronger than the original core AME.

This tweet also received unanimous approval from other international DOTA2 professional players. RAMZES666, the carry player from VP, even boldly left a comment: "Haha, I even think that if ilex were to play carry for QG, it would be a good thing for us. Maybe we wouldn't lose next time."

In the last competition, VP was eliminated by QG, ​​a strong team that is currently the top-ranked DOTA2 team with the highest points.

These arrogant remarks have drawn criticism from some netizens abroad, with many expressing their support.

Hey! You don't really think Ilex is weak, do you?

[He's a super-powerful player who climbed to the top of the Chinese server and broke 10,000 points by playing high-difficulty mid-lane champions like Meepo, Invoker, and Arc Warden!]

Ilex's skills are in a league of their own in League of Legends; I think he should be fine.

Of course, this argument is not very tenable, and it was quickly refuted by others.

Meepo? Invoker? Dude, you need to understand, Ilex isn't playing ranked, he's playing TI. Against pro players, these heroes are nothing; micro-management is just the basics.

[Furthermore, these are all mid-lane heroes, while Ilex is going to play carry. Do you really expect him to pick a carry Meepo at TI and dominate all four lanes, crushing the pros?]

Haha, this is hilarious!

The online discussions surrounding this event were quite heated, but Chen Dongqing was completely unaware of them.

After all, he only occasionally checks Twitter during the World Championship; he doesn't use it at all otherwise.

At this moment, he was already sitting in the DOTA2 division's training room with his peripherals, making final preparations for special training.

Although Chen Dongqing has always been a henchman in the team and rarely participates in tactical decisions, basic teamwork is still necessary.

"So, who are we going to play against in today's practice match?" Chen Dongqing logged into his account and asked the DOTA2 coach.

Coach xiao8 immediately replied, "Today is a bit special. Go to Steam and delete the Chinese server code. We'll play on the international server today."

"OK." Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow and nodded in agreement.

Switching between DOTA 2 servers is very convenient. Simply add "-perfectworld" or "-Worldwide" to the launch options to freely switch between the Chinese and international servers. Your ranked MMR and all items (skins) in your account will also be transferred with one click.

Chen Dongqing switched to the international server as required, and then selected the Eastern European server.

Inside the room, Chen Dongqing also saw his opponent for today's training match.

VP, the Russian Big White Bear, is currently the top-ranked DOTA2 team.

(End of this chapter)