League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 477: Using QG as the hypothetical enemy!

Chen Dongqing packed up his peripherals and then happily walked backstage with his teammates.

Just like the LOL division, the DOTA2 division's manager, coach, and substitute Ame were already waiting at the lounge entrance.

This match not only excited the audience, but also the members of the DOTA2 training department!

After all, OG had just defeated them twice. Now that the two sides are facing off again, the members of the DOTA2 division are still a little apprehensive.

If they get killed again, the QG team will start to doubt themselves.

But thankfully, there's no "what if".

"Let's go eat! Are you all hungry?" Coach Xiao Ba said with a smile. "Eat first, then we'll prepare for the afternoon's match!"

The morning matches are over, and the next match is at 3 PM. There's a long interval, and the opponents aren't particularly strong, so there's not much pressure.

There was a match in the afternoon, so they couldn't have a big meal and just grabbed a quick bite at KFC.

While the KFC staff were preparing the food, Chen Dongqing took out his phone and checked the online forum.

The post-match forum discussion is a must, even for DOTA2 players.

Chen Dongqing couldn't wait to click into the DOTA2 forum.

Sure enough, as soon as I entered the forum, I saw countless celebratory posts, with all the forum members extremely excited about the two exhilarating victories!

After all, this match is of great significance.

It's not just about winning a BO2 and getting two points.

Most importantly, QG also defeated OG, their arch-rival!

I don't know why.

After watching these two matches, this QG team inexplicably looks like a champion.

[An enemy Ame couldn't handle, Ilex just swept through in two straight games? Are they really that tough?]

Seriously, do you guys even understand the value of the StarCraft World Championship?

Indeed, Tree Bro has a lot on his plate. If he wasn't confident, would he have switched to Dota 2?

[Haha, you're carrying a burden, aren't you? You certainly are.]

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but grin as he looked at these posts.

The word "burden" is actually quite accurate!

I'm the greatest player in League of Legends history. If I wasn't confident, why would I be playing Dota 2?

I want to become the greatest player in history in DOTA2 as well, only then will I be worthy of my status!

Chen Dongqing browsed the DOTA2 forum twice but felt it was boring. After thinking for a while, he simply clicked into the Anti-DOTA2 forum for a look.

Today is the day of the regular season matches for League of Legends, but there are hardly any posts discussing the regular season on the Anti-League forum; all the posts are about Dota 2.

If outsiders see this, they might think that the Anti-DOTA2 forum has been taken over by DOTA2 players, which would be quite frightening.

Breaking news! Tree Bro dominated two games, crushing OG!

[Brother Tree, forever a god!]

[If you don't understand, just ask: what's the significance of these two games, Brother Tree?]

[The real value of winning the game is waiting for the Uzi three-piece set.]

In recent matches in the QGLOL division, Uzi has been carrying the team single-handedly, leading the team to push forward when in an advantageous position, and waiting for Uzi to get his three core items before pushing forward again when in a disadvantageous position.

Recently, this has even spawned the popular meme "Waiting for the Puppy Three-Piece Set".

Thanks to Uzi's perfect performance, QG has yet to lose a major match, which is quite reassuring for the fans.

It can only be said that QG's two "fathers" are shining in their respective fields.

[Could it be that Tree Bro actually won the championship?]

[You guys said the same thing last year at the StarCraft competition, but he really did win the championship!]

The foreigners are going to be furious!

As Chen Dongqing scrolled through his phone, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

He suddenly remembered something and quickly opened the forum.

He recently learned that there seems to be considerable opposition to him abroad.

With that thought in mind, he quickly launched Twitter!

Once you click in, you'll see that countless discussions are currently flooding the trending topic "#ilex"!

As soon as Chen Dongqing clicked in, he saw countless foreign players making memes.

As you know, I've always been a fan of Ilex.

Ilex is truly an insane player! Maybe from today onwards, I'll start supporting QG too.

Yes, it now appears that QG's roster change was a genuine strengthening move!

Among these tweets, there were also some participation from professional League of Legends players.

The most abstract comment came from G2's Perkz, who said, "I didn't watch QG's match because I was playing in the regular season. But there really was no need to watch it, because I knew it was going to be a victory. Yes, I'm a die-hard ilex follower!"

In addition, the senior brother's remarks were extremely arrogant: "Do you know that in the first game, the hero that Ilex played only had one active skill, but he only needed to farm well and find the right time to enter the fray to kill all the enemies with one click. This proves that DOTA2 is indeed a game without any skill requirements."

These two are top-tier initiators. Although Chen Dongqing has won over many European and American viewers with his skills, there are still quite a few stubborn people who don't agree.

These words from the two once again drew a furious attack from countless die-hard DOTA2 fans!

Chen Dongqing only just realized now that the discussions about him on the internet had reached this level.

Okay, okay, bigger is better, bigger is better.

The more discussion there is, the more shocked you'll be when I win the championship!

The food finally arrived, and everyone stuffed chicken nuggets into their mouths while chatting about all the problems that had occurred during the competition.

If you fall behind in the early stages of the first game, it means you didn't handle the pressure well and there are still some problems.

The main reason for such a big disadvantage in the first game was that Maybe was a bit careless in the mid lane and was caught and killed twice by the opponent. Also, Charles' laning phase was not good enough, allowing the enemy to seize two opportunities.

QG's DOTA2 division is not as invincible and prestigious as their LOL division; they still need to work hard and move forward.

Let's talk about yesterday and then tomorrow.

The QG players started discussing their strategies for the afternoon's match.

This afternoon's opponent is VGJT, a Chinese team, and also one of the top eight directly invited teams, making them a strong team.

However, their direct invitation slots are very limited, meaning they barely made it into the team, barely reaching eighth place, so their status as a strong team is not entirely secure.

As a Chinese team, they often practice against QG, so Chen Dongqing has a certain understanding of the team's style.

Like other teams, their number one player, Sylar, is the core of the team. As a werewolf specialist, he can guarantee a victory for the team whenever he plays the werewolf.

But this is a competition after all, and werewolves can be banned. Without werewolves, he loses his dominance.

Meanwhile, their offlane positions 3 and 4, Yang and Fade, are somewhat weak and often disappear during matches.

The third and fourth positions are crucial to the early and mid-game tempo. Once they disappear, the entire VGJT team's rhythm will naturally suffer.

QG could exploit this weakness.

Xiao Ba asked, "These kinds of official competition opportunities are rare. Should we practice our weaknesses in a major tournament?"

Teams that want to win the championship cannot have any obvious weaknesses. After all, in the later stages of the competition, every weakness is fatal and will be exploited by the opponent.

QG's weakness is also obvious: Chen Dongqing, as a new player, lacks synergy with the team and cannot bring out early-game fighting carries like Corki or Io, or Lifestealer or Juggernaut, which require synergy.

Taking advantage of VGJT's weak offlane, QG could try picking a fighting carry to break through and practice their teamwork.

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow, indicating his approval.

The training effect of the main competition is indeed valuable and obvious, much more useful than training matches or ranking matches. Chen Dongqing agrees with this and also thinks it is a good practice opportunity.

In the afternoon matches, Chen Dongqing chose Phantom Assassin in the first game, focusing on a push strategy.

Airplane Sprite is currently the most popular 1-5 combination. It has enough burst damage in the early game, is fierce in fights, and has high-powered artillery in the late game, so its output in team battles is also sufficient.

Seeing QG pick the airplane, countless people were filled with anticipation once again.

In the morning's match, Chen Dongqing had already demonstrated his laning and farming abilities to the audience. However, he consistently chose to blame his teammates and then exert his strength only after he came out of retirement. This approach is actually not very healthy, because if your teammates are completely outmatched, then no matter how much you farm, it won't make a difference.

Take the first wave of the game as an example. If OG had a bigger advantage, they might not even need to use their ultimate skill, Chaos Blade, to win the team fight. In that case, even if Sven was fed, it wouldn't have mattered. He would be stunned by Chaos Blade as soon as he entered the fray, and even Black King Bar wouldn't be able to protect him.

In the current version, a combination of grinding and attacking is the key to success!

Relying entirely on the development and carry ability of the point guard position would be a risky gamble.

This game will depend on how well Tree Brother performs as the push-and-fight core.

As for the result of this match, there was nothing particularly surprising.

Chen Dongqing's laning ability is beyond doubt. Relying on the strength of the hero combination, he still achieved excellent last-hitting and denying data. He gradually gained a level lead over the opponent and had the highest economy in the game.

Up to this point in the competition, everything had been thriving.

But soon, as the game entered the mid-game, FY also switched lanes and started grouping up with three other players, and some problems arose.

The lack of teamwork began to show. FY had just gained an advantage when they found a good opportunity. Tusk decisively started the snowball and tried to lead his teammates to push the tower.

However, due to insufficient communication, their action was a little slow, and there was also a slight mistake in the skill combo sequence. In the end, the opponent's support landed, and QG's entire team perished under the tower.

Upon seeing this scene, countless viewers in China were shocked.

Seriously? Don't mess with me, FY!

Fortunately, although QG suffered a significant loss in this wave, their advantage still remains.

Seeing that his attack was thwarted, Chen Dongqing decided to resort to his old tricks—first retreating to the jungle to farm and regroup for a few minutes.

The Pokémon's farming speed is quite fast because it has a skill mechanism similar to Aurelion Sol's passive, and combined with the Pokémon's [High-Pressure Cannon] jungle clearing ability, the jungle clearing speed is quite fast.

After Chen Dongqing cleared several large mines in the wilderness, his economy was still leading the entire field when he returned to the game.

After adjusting and returning, the plane once again rallied its teammates to launch an attack. This time, there were no major problems. With FY and Charles initiating several team fights in succession, they won one after another and finally secured the first game without any major incident!

Seeing QG ultimately win, domestic viewers breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it was an all-Chinese battle between two teams, the audience still hoped that QG would win, since they had the highest profile and were the strongest team in the country on paper.

After winning the match, the QG players and their opponents, VGJT, exchanged glances and gave each other a thumbs-up. Then, in the backstage lounge, they discussed the reasons for the problems that arose in the previous game.

The reason is actually quite obvious: it's a communication problem.

Chen Dongqing didn't expect FY to make a move and wanted to clear the lane first, but FY thought it was best to take action directly, since the opponent was unprepared and their burst damage was sufficient.

There was no communication between the two sides, and problems arose immediately.

It's hard to say whose fault it is, since both sides have their reasons.

"In this situation, all I can say is to communicate more," Chen Dongqing said with a smile. "You guys have a better understanding of the game than I do, so I'll listen to you guys when it really matters."

Upon hearing this, the other contestants were all startled and quickly said, "That's not true."

Chen Dongqing shook his head and said, "No, I'm serious."

Chen Dongqing had a clear understanding of his own role: he was simply a mercenary henchman, and in terms of game decision-making, it was indeed not his place to make decisions.

Even in League of Legends, Chen Dongqing rarely participates in decision-making; his job is simply to carry the game.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the DOTA2 division was deeply moved.

Greatness needs no further explanation!

Coach Xiao Ba was quite pleased to hear this.

He had originally planned to make a summary and encourage the players to communicate more.

As a result, Chen Dongqing finished speaking for him.

And they even said things he couldn't say himself.

Having a player like this on the team is really a relief.

Although there are still some hidden dangers in the team, I believe that as long as these five people are on the right track, these hidden dangers will be resolved soon!

In the second match, Chen Dongqing came up with a unique idea and chose the Dominator.

Juggernaut is the same as Juggernaut in DOTA2. His skills are simple and straightforward. His first skill is Blade Storm, which is similar to Garen's E. However, the advantage of Blade Storm is that it deals extremely high damage in the early game and comes with magic immunity, making him very annoying in the early laning phase.

The second skill places a movable totem that lasts for 25 seconds and continuously heals nearby friendly heroes, healing them at 5% per second at max level.

It produces an extremely high amount of milk; feeding it a full dose can give you more than one extra life!

Because of his high milk production, many people jokingly say that the Sword Saint's true form is actually a milk stick, hence the nickname "Milk Stick Man".

The third skill is a passive skill that has a 35% chance to deal a 1.9x critical hit when attacking.

The ultimate skill is simple; it's called "Invincible Slash." The skill effect is similar to the old version of Fiora's Blade Waltz. You enter an invincible state and then automatically chase after people and slash relentlessly!

But this is obviously much stronger than Blade Waltz, because this skill will increase attack speed and attack power. If no one shares the attack, a level 6 character can easily kill a full-health character with one ultimate.

They're all about supermodels.

But this thing is only strong in the early game. After all, DOTA2 is a battle of overpowered skills with all sorts of absurd mechanics. You might unleash a powerful attack, only to have the opponent use a small skill or a certain item to dodge it all without losing a single drop of health.

These skill sets are all strong in the early game, establishing the Healer's dominant position in early-game fighting.

There were no further problems for either side in this match.

Chen Dongqing is paired with Lion as support in this game. This hero has two relatively reliable crowd control abilities, as well as an ultimate ability that can be directly cast on people and has a very high kill threshold.

Lion's ultimate ability is called "Death Finger," and this skill does have some connection to League of Legends.

In 2011, Ruofeng, then a professional DOTA2 player, faced off against Pis, one of the top mid-laners in China at the time. During their encounter, Ruofeng had Pis at half health and only needed one ultimate skill to secure a solo kill in lane. However, his hand trembled, and he used the ultimate skill on a creep next to Pis.

From then on, "Ruofeng's Wizard Death Finger" became famous in the CNDOTA community.

This might be why Ruofeng chose to switch to League of Legends.

But in hindsight, the career change wasn't a problem at all.

In four minutes, relying on Ryan's two consecutive crowd control abilities, Chen Dongqing chased after the opponent's Tiny and slashed wildly. The moment the crowd control ended, Chen Dongqing immediately activated [Blade Storm] and chased Tiny around wildly!

The final blow secured the kill on the opposing player!

Seven minutes in, Chen Dongqing reached level six and took the initiative to use Blade Storm to clear the lane and harass the enemy!

At the moment Blade Storm ended, there were no minions around the two enemy heroes.

This ensures that his Invincible Slash will definitely hit the hero. Chen Dongqing slashed Xiao Xiao with his sword and then instantly used his ultimate move, Invincible Slash.

Because Tiny's health was already very low, it was no use for the two opponents to share the damage. Under the continuous slashes of the ultimate skill, Tiny died again!

The audience erupted in applause, with countless people praising Chen Dongqing's laning skills.

So far in today's match, I haven't seen him at a disadvantage in lane yet!

However, the audience's joy wouldn't last long.

Soon, VGJT launched a counterattack, with their mid laner and support roaming to the bottom lane to launch a counterattack!

Chen Dongqing reacted quickly. Facing the enemy's deadly control in the dark, he managed to react in time and used a perfect [Blade Storm] magic immunity to ignore the enemy's control and keep him in place. Then he turned around and left!

But while he could dodge, Xnova wasn't so easy to deal with. Lion was caught by Tiny's Rock Smash and then focused down and killed by the enemy!

Immediately afterwards, VGJT pretended to gank bot lane, but actually coordinated a gank mid lane, sending Maybe back to the fountain.

This was quite fatal, because with the consecutive deaths of Xnova and Maybe, QG not only lost the kill score, but also had their mid lane suppressed, which greatly affected their rhythm!

Fortunately, QG also has its own game strategy.

Looking at the situation in the mid lane, FY said, "Ye Jianwei, can you help me gank mid?"

Xnova hesitated for a moment, then said, "I have to protect my older brother."

Xnova knows how to win games. As a center, he knows that as long as he protects Ilex, he can win the game.

But it's clearly an overcorrection.

Chen Dongqing quickly said, "Go ahead, it's okay. I'm invincible. I'll confront them fiercely in the bottom lane, they definitely won't dare to touch me."

At this point, ten minutes into the game, Xnova's Lion reached level six.

Chen Dongqing lived up to his word. Without any support, he relentlessly attacked the two opponents, even going so far as to farm and deny kills, displaying an arrogant attitude that terrified the audience backstage!

But you have to admit, this was really convincing!

Seeing the Lord acting so arrogantly, the two or four people on the opposite side immediately realized that someone was there, so they quickly retreated!

At this moment, Xnova and FY had already sneaked into the mid lane.

Using the stealth effect of the Fog of Deception to get close to the enemy, then launching an attack from a distance, followed by Lion's stab and Death Finger, combined with Maybe's damage, successfully killing the enemy mid laner and winning the game!

Seeing QG's two supports in the mid lane, VGJT's third and fourth players were furious!

So you were just pretending all along, you idiot?

But their anger is destined to remain unvented.

Seeing that his plan had been exposed, Chen Dongqing immediately retreated. Relying on the magic immunity effect of [Blade Storm], Chen Dongqing safely slipped back to the tower without any pressure.

After that, the game's pace returned to normal.

After being freed, Maybe and FY launched a surprise attack on the enemy carry, successfully halting the carry's development momentum.

Meanwhile, Chen Dongqing ambushed the enemy support in the bottom lane jungle and used his "Invincible Slash" to achieve a one-click solo kill!

After that, the outcome of the match was no longer in doubt, and Maybe, now free, began to team up with Chen Dongqing to advance.

Chen Dongqing fulfilled his role as a healer very well, directly upgrading the secondary skill to maximize healing output and coordinating with teammates to complete multiple waves of pushes.

The game ended at 35 minutes, and the incredibly fed Juggernaut activated Black King Bar and wreaked havoc around VGJT's base!

VGJT's players barely survived Juggernaut's Black King Bar (BKB) duration, and were just about to focus fire to kill him instantly when Juggernaut suddenly vanished from the screen with an invincible slash.

With such a significant advantage, the Lord's ultimate skill deals damage that no one can withstand. The enemy's position 5 player only took three hits before being sent back to the fountain!

VGJT managed to hold out until the Lord's ultimate skill ended, but as soon as the Lord landed, he immediately started spinning and, thanks to the magic immunity effect of [Blade Storm], he swept away unstoppably!

Although the Milk Stick Man's late-game capabilities are questionable, this combo killed the enemy's position 5 while drawing a huge amount of firepower and leaving safely, which is enough!

Next, Chen Dongqing's teammates leaped into the fray, each displaying their unique skills, and easily wiped out VGJT, ending the game in one fell swoop!

With this joy, the QG members stood up with smiles, exchanged fist bumps, and quickly went to shake hands with VGJT.

"See you in the knockout stage, okay?"

"No way, let's avoid each other in the knockout stage."

"See you in the finals!"

"Okay then, I admit my perspective is too narrow."

There was clearly no animosity between the two Chinese teams; they shook hands with smiles and then returned to the backstage dressing room together.

Upon seeing the two teams' backs, the Chinese audience cheered with excitement!

VGJT's defeat was certainly disheartening, but QG's success made them even happier!

With two 2-0 victories, QG achieved an impressive 4-0 record on the first day of the group stage, topping the Group A standings!

This team is absolutely amazing!

After the match, the QG team finally got a chance to eat.

The DOTA2 match was too rushed and too long, lasting from morning until afternoon, and everyone hadn't had a proper meal. Now that the match is over, everyone finally has a chance to eat.

Seeing that today's results were so satisfactory, they certainly couldn't be careless when it came to food. The group found a well-known Chinese restaurant nearby and planned to have a comfortable and satisfying meal!

At the dinner table, everyone briefly reviewed today's match.

Judging from the two matches against VGJT, their rhythm problem still exists. This problem has always existed since AME was there, but Chen Dongqing's arrival has amplified it.

After reviewing the match, they determined their strategy for the upcoming group stage.

Strong teams take it seriously, while weak teams use it as training.

As long as we maintain our ranking in the top four of our group, it will remain unchanged.

Without wasting any time, everyone quickly returned backstage after finishing their meal and began intensive practice for the competition.

It has to be said that today's two victories have indeed helped QG make a name for themselves.

As soon as everyone returned to the lounge, they received countless invitations to practice matches.

Teams that were previously uninterested in scrimming with QG are now all proactively sending out applications!

It's worth noting, however, that there are still no OGs among them.

With a smile, Xiao Ba slowly selected his opponent, choosing TL as his opponent.

Team Liquid (TL), as the largest esports club in North America, has achieved good results in various game genres, making them a decent practice partner.

Soon, the training match continued.

Meanwhile, on another floor of the hotel.

After finishing today's matches, the OG players couldn't eat. They ate a quick meal and then hurried back to the backstage lounge to begin a serious review.

N0tail, who was thoroughly humiliated today, showed no mercy to his teammates, pointing out their problems one by one.

As the captain and founder of OG, N0tail is highly respected within the team.

In this recap, Ceb (position 3) and Topson (position 2) became the subjects of the trial.

Ceb needs no introduction. He got completely destroyed in last-hitting in two games and fed the enemy carry in two consecutive games. He's definitely the biggest culprit.

As for Topson, he performed reasonably well in the first game, but in the second game, FY exploited his biggest weakness, which was a major problem for him!

Topson is still a newcomer with limited experience and lacks the flair of the world's best midlaner at TI9. He is at a disadvantage against Maybe.

The two had nothing to say about it and honestly admitted their mistake.

"It's alright, we encountered QG on the first day of the group stage, which is a good thing. Because it made us realize how strong QG is on the first day, giving us plenty of time to study them!"

N0tail said very seriously, "Fortunately, although this QG team is very strong, they also have a fatal flaw!"

Upon hearing this, the rest of the OG members couldn't help but nod in agreement.

From their perspective, QG's weakness couldn't be more obvious—they can't play early-game fighting carries.

In the afternoon match, QG faced off against VGJT. QG picked two aggressive carries in a row, but their rhythm was visibly off, and they even gave the opponent several opportunities.

However, VGJT lacked the strength and let the opportunity slip away!

The OG members believed that if they were in charge, they would definitely be able to seize this opportunity, deliver a decisive blow, and completely destroy QG!

"There are still three days until the knockout stage!" N0tail said seriously. "In these three days, we will use QG as our hypothetical enemy and study every single one of their match recordings!"

"We'll definitely win when we meet again in the knockout stage!"

(End of this chapter)