League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 488 They are the champions

The moment the hero was locked in, a storm of cheers erupted from the audience!

The on-site commentators were even more exaggerated in tone, shouting phrases like "NONONO!" and "OMG!"

Everyone was stunned!

"Huh? Mibo? That's too arrogant!" YYF and his friends, as well as Luwei from another live stream, all immediately expressed their doubts.

Is Meepo really a suitable hero for the TI finals?

Are they having a blast?

The shock that Meepo brought to the audience was no less than when Wings pulled out Pudge and Techies at TI6, and perhaps even greater!

When Wings pulled out the Pudge and Techies combo in the playoffs at TI6, it shocked everyone.

Of course, they lost that game.

Because the Butcher Bomb is genuinely a bit ridiculous. These two brothers, one responsible for planting the landmines and the other for hooking people onto them, are all about creating an entertaining and abstract concept.

But now, this tenth-hand Meepo is even more abstract than Butcher and Bomber!

It's not that Chen Dongqing doesn't know how to play this hero.

On the contrary, Chen Dongqing is actually quite proficient with this hero.

After all, when Chen Dongqing was climbing the ranks last year, he achieved the top spot in the national server by playing Meepo, Arc Warden, and Invoker.

Chen Dongqing knew the mechanics of the hero Meepo by heart. It was simply that each level of the ultimate ability summoned a clone, and with the ultimate ability maxed out and Aghanim's Scepter, there were four clones, for a total of five characters to control.

Furthermore, the five clones can interact with each other, teleport to support one another at any time, and basic attacks can restore health to all clones.

If you can operate it well, it's feasible for five dogs to farm three lanes and two jungle areas at high speed. As long as you catch someone, the five dogs will rush in and beat them up!

This hero develops quickly and kills quickly. When playing against low-ranked players, this hero can almost always hit a target with one shot, and can even take on five opponents at once!

However, it is clear that this hero also has obvious weaknesses.

First, all copies and the original are mutually dependent; if one dies, the others die together.

Secondly, the clone only has the attributes of the original body, cannot use equipment, and its skill mechanism determines that its individual combat power is slightly weaker.

These two weaknesses are quite fatal in professional competitions where execution is crucial.

Because the clone cannot use Black King Bar (BKB) and lacks magic immunity, Meepo has no way to retaliate against many first-strike control abilities.

In the late game, the opponent only needs to focus fire on one of the clones to easily kill Meepo.

Picking a hero like Meepo in the TI finals is like strapping a time bomb to yourself.

If we can't crush the opponent in 25 minutes, then the bomb will explode and send us packing!

Seeing Meepo selected, the OG players on the opposing team couldn't help but frown, feeling that they were being underestimated.

We all agreed that they chose a Pokémon as their secret weapon, and that Pokémon was indeed amazing.

But this time, you play Meepo, isn't that just plain disrespectful?

Is it possible that OG can't handle a Meepo with a well-defined playstyle?

court death!

Even QG's own people felt it was unstable.

Maybe's heart raced slightly, and she turned her head to say, "Aren't we being too arrogant, Brother Tree?"

"What's so arrogant about this? Don't you trust me?" Chen Dongqing said confidently, without any panic. "If you feel uneasy, then hurry up and kill more people, try to crush Topson on the other side, and carry me to victory."

"OK, OK, let's start this round."

Actually, even without Chen Dongqing saying it, Maybe was already going to start killing.

He had said long ago that he was going to crush Topson on the other side.

But Chen Dongqing was too strong in the first two games, dominating every game from the start, which led to him winning without any effort. In the last game, he only had a brief moment of enjoyment as the little elf's mount in the last ten minutes.

This time, it's really time to go all out!

The match began quickly.

Chen Dongqing bought her outfit and headed online, humming a little tune.

But as soon as the minions came online, Chen Dongqing quickly realized something was wrong.

Ok?

At this point, we can see that OG actually chose to swap lanes this game. At the start, they moved the two players from the safe lane to the top lane and also brought in JerAx for the position 4, openly starting a three-man lane!

OKOK.

Chen Dongqing consciously retreated to the back.

There's not much to say about level 1 Meepo. He hasn't even learned his ultimate yet. Meepo's skill mechanics are simple, requiring almost no skill to master. Plus, he's a melee fighter. Against a three-man team fight, he should just patiently endure the pressure.

Of course, Chen Dongqing wasn't flustered.

If he picked Io last time and the opponent chose a three-man composition to suppress him, then it might still be somewhat useful.

Perhaps this can help them last up to thirty-five minutes.

But in this game, if he picks Meepo, and you try to suppress him again, it's basically pointless.

Once the Mibo reaches level four, the pace will take off immediately, and you still think you can stop it?

Chen Dongqing then moved FY to the top lane as well, and the two sides engaged in a passionate 3v3 battle.

FY's arrival in the top lane couldn't reverse Chen Dongqing's laning disadvantage, but with the two supports protecting him, Chen Dongqing was at least able to farm under the tower, which was quite crucial.

Under wave after wave of tower attacks, Meepo's level continued to rise, getting closer and closer to level four.

Meepo is a rather unique hero, as he gains his ultimate ability at level four.

The simultaneous attack of the two clones can be simply understood as every strike being a critical hit, dealing double damage, resulting in a small qualitative change in combat power.

The period of dominance is getting closer.

But at this time, the team began to report good news frequently.

This is truly good news.

The camera had only been on for three minutes when it suddenly switched to the middle lane!

Countless people saw Topson's Invoker standing under the tower with low health.

Maybe's Bloodseeker, spurred by his low health, ran incredibly fast with the passive [Thirst] buff, chasing after Karl and slashing him twice, successfully securing a solo kill!

At the same moment that Karl was killed, Bloodseeker also recovered 10% of his maximum health thanks to his passive ability [Thirst], and successfully escaped the tower by restoring his health!

"First Blood!"

The first blood was drawn, and the cheers from the crowd exploded!

Everyone in the QG voice channel was incredibly excited.

"Holy crap!" Chen Dongqing, standing at the foot of the tower, was shocked. "They're really going to start killing?"

"The other side made a mistake," Maybe said with a smile. "I managed to sneak up on him and land two hits, which triggered his speed boost. Of course I killed him."

Chen Dongqing switched screens to check the mid-lane situation, nodded, and said, "OK, OK, let's continue. I'm going to lie low this game!"

Maybe pushed up his glasses, didn't reply, and continued arguing.

Bloodseeker's passive ability, Thirst, is quite powerful. In addition to providing a high amount of movement speed, it also allows him to recover 10% of his maximum health for every unit he kills, making him almost invincible in lane!

In the few seconds that Karl died, Maybe only last-hit and denied two or three creeps, and his health was already half restored.

In the early game, Invoker's poke damage was so high that he couldn't even heal as quickly as Bloodseeker's last-hitting.

But Topson was probably really desperate. He saw that the half-health Bloodseeker who had killed him once was still able to lane, so he went up and launched a crazy offensive to suppress him!

But Maybe wasn't flustered at all; instead, she smiled.

You don't actually think you can kill me, do you?

Maybe had played Bloodseeker three times and was in hot form. He clearly knew the damage output of the enemy Invoker and his own, and he knew he couldn't possibly die this time.

So in this wave, he deliberately last-hit minions and sold his health to lure the opponent into a deep suppression, and then directly counterattacked with low health!

A blood array was drawn, and then the Blood Demon killed the lava spirit summoned by Karl with a single strike. Thanks to his passive ability, he recovered 10% of his health. At the same time, the blood array erupted, silencing Karl. Maybe the Blood Demon, with low health, finished him off with two strikes and completed the counter-kill!

"Another solo kill!"

At that moment, countless spectators in the audience were incredibly excited, cheering loudly.

Four minutes, two solo kills, achieving a one-life-for-two-life feat!

Topson felt a little frustrated after being killed while low on health.

He never expected that the lava sprite he summoned would become the enemy's health pack and the key to their counterattack.

He glanced at his teleportation cooldown, then at the minions pushing the Blood Demon's turret, and felt a pang of bitterness.

Although the TP cooldown in DOTA2 is short, it can't withstand being used like this!

Without TP to respawn, Topson will inevitably lose a huge wave of minions, and the mid lane is basically already destroyed.

Of course, what he didn't know was that this was just the beginning.

Eleven seconds later, Carl reappeared in the fountain. Topson didn't dare to delay and quickly switched to Triple Thunderball and ran towards the lane.

But he didn't notice that FY's little bull had already silently slipped into the jungle.

This little bull pretended to retreat to farm jungle camps, but in reality, he headed straight for the mid lane!

The moment Karl went online, Bloodseeker rushed forward and unleashed a Blood Array. Earthshaker's counter-attack landed perfectly, stunning Karl!

The Blood Array's delayed activation silences Karl!

Then Maybe, in coordination with FY, unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks, sending Topson back to the fountain for the third time at the five-minute mark!

The audience burst into laughter upon seeing this.

Kill Karl three times in five minutes?

So it turns out the one who's going to be slaughtered this time isn't Meepo, but you, kid!

And that's still not the most terrifying thing.

Time flew by and it was 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Topson, who was resurrected for the third time, finally had Teleport, and this time he Teleported directly online.

But before he could play for long after he went online this time, another major disaster struck.

This time it's not the Mavericks.

Mibo has arrived.

Six minutes later, Chen Dongqing, who had been bullied in the safe lane, had already reached level four. While the original Meepo was still laning in the top lane, the clone Meepo had already quietly arrived in the mid lane and, with a net from afar, caught Topson once again!

A love story between gods and demons!

Topson was on the verge of a breakdown.

I've died three times already, and the Blood Demon is two levels ahead of me. Are you still going to try and catch me?

The gap between the two sides in the mid lane is too large now; Meepo's net alone is enough to spell the death of Topson.

Maybe Bloodseeker will immediately cast his ultimate ability on Karl!

Bloodseeker's ultimate ability causes enemies to lose health continuously based on the distance they move.

Simply put, the faster you run, the faster you die. The only solution is to teleport away. Bloodseeker is a hero without crowd control, so he's vulnerable to being teleported away by the enemy.

You can either stand still and fight, or you won't lose health if you don't move.

But Topson only recently launched TP, so there's no TP available.

If you let him stand still and fight a Blood Demon who is two levels higher than him, it's no different than him dying!

Blood Demon caught up with Karl in two steps, and with four swift strikes, secured another kill!

Six minutes, four catches!

Topson, a mid-laner whose level should be far ahead of the rest of the team, is only level four so far, and has even fallen to the same level as Meepo in the three-man lane!

Clearly, he can quit the game now.

(This isn't a fabricated story; it's actually the fourth game of the original TI8 finals. LGD's pace was even faster back then, killing Topson four times in five and a half minutes, leaving him at level five by nine minutes. But then Ame's reverse wave resulted in a loss.)

The huge gap in the mid lane could no longer be ignored. OG had no choice but to quickly adjust their strategy and call for reinforcements to help in the mid lane.

Where can we shake it from?

Clearly, the only option is to try and shake the rock from the three-person road.

But by sending players out, they actually stabilized the mid lane.

JerAx directly occupied the mid lane, openly engaging in a duo lane matchup.

This decision is not wrong. Although Maybe has a huge advantage, it is still a bit difficult for one to fight two.

The situation in the middle lane was gradually stabilized.

However, it is clear that the manpower issue that OG has had to pay to stabilize the mid lane is a situation that they cannot ignore.

With JerAx gone, Chen Dongqing was immediately freed up.

So, you three just pinned me down on the road?

Now that I'm at level four, we have one more Mibo, while you have one less. So what are you even fighting for?

Now we're the righteous four against two!

Immediately afterwards, Chen Dongqing launched a frenzied attack!

JerAx had just established himself in the mid lane, first helping Topson secure a rune, and then chipping away at Bloodseeker's health. But the moment he switched the camera to the top lane, he saw two Meepo, a Earthshaker, and a Deer Enchantress from QG charging under OG's tower, punching and kicking Ana and N0tail.

The young man stunned two players with a single rebound, followed by two Meepo taking turns throwing net shots to control the game.

Immediately afterwards, the three of them chased after him with a flurry of basic attacks, and Chen Dongqing easily secured a kill and an assist.

Although Chen Dongqing was bullied in lane and was behind in CS, his score had unknowingly reached 1-0-2, showing no signs of being pressured.

Of course, this is just the beginning.

Chen Dongqing had a strategy in mind this time.

Since the Blood Demon in the team is so rich, why not just follow along?

Chen Dongqing continued to have his main body farm minions online, trying to control every minion. At the same time, he also used his StarCraft champion's strong micro-management skills to control the clone to roam around the jungle, and with the help of xNova, he accumulated jungle monsters in the jungle.

After hoarding the jungle monsters, Chen Dongqing leisurely took control of Meepo and headed to the mid lane, where he and FY attacked from both sides of the upper and lower river!

OG's duo lane was completely ineffective. Little Maverick hit a rebound, Meepo hit a net, and then Chen Dongqing's Meepo arrived on the scene using [Deception], resulting in another righteous four-on-two!

Chen Dongqing still reaped rewards this time, securing a kill and an assist, and also gaining a lot of experience, leveling up.

After the fight, Chen Dongqing teleported to the top lane to farm, while his clone went into the jungle and accumulated a small amount of jungle monsters.

During this time, the two clones moved as if they were two separate people operating them.

Of course, this is just the basics; the real show is yet to come.

After the wild monsters had accumulated a sufficient amount of ore, Chen Dongqing finally began to collect it.

Meepo has a key strategic ability called "Deception," which allows any Meepo to teleport to another Meepo after a short cast time.

At the same time, this is also a damage skill; after the teleportation is completed, it can cause area-of-effect damage.

This is the key skill for Meepo to clear jungle camps. Chen Dongqing used two Meepo to distract each other, and with the help of two area-of-effect damage and xNova, Chen Dongqing cleared three large mines in the jungle!

Immediately afterwards, Chen Dongqing did the same thing again, his main body returning to the lane to farm minions, while his clones wandered around.

This time, the clone, like a traveling frog, wandered all the way to the lower half of the game.

In the bottom half of the map, a plump and juicy Ceb is farming jungle camps.

I didn't get to lane against Ceb this game, and I actually miss it!

Without any hesitation, Chen Dongqing's clone cast a net, while the original body was directly teleported away by [deception]. Then, the original body cast another net, immobilizing Ceb.

Immediately afterwards, two Mibos surrounded Ceb and began punching and kicking him!

Taking advantage of this moment, Charles's Brewmaster caught up and activated his ultimate ability, splitting into three little pandas on the spot!

Charles was incredibly skilled; he simultaneously controlled the Earth Panda to smash rocks and deal damage, controlled the Wind Panda to blow away JerAx who was coming from OG to provide support, and controlled the Fire Panda to go up and smash everything in!

Ceb looked around at the two mice and three pandas, feeling completely disoriented.

Although there were only two heroes on the other side, they managed to create the effect of ganging up on each other.

In the end, Chen Dongqing and the others, with low health, pulled away the clone in advance, allowing the main body to finish off the clone. Then, the main body tricked the clone and escaped thousands of miles away.

After killing the enemy, Chen Dongqing repeated the process, teleporting to the top lane again, where he encountered another wave of fertile minions!

After clearing the lane, xNova moved into the jungle and stockpiled several more waves of jungle monsters, allowing Chen Dongqing to enjoy another satisfying feast!

Killing, farming lanes, clearing jungle camps—all at the same time!

This is Meepo. The clone + cross-map teleportation mechanism allows this hero to easily achieve the top-tier development speed in DOTA2 without any farming items or much skill!

The main strategy is to dominate the economy and level after gaining an advantage!

Only 14 minutes into the game, Chen Dongqing's Meepo had already reached level 11 and acquired the crucial Blink Dagger item.

Since Meepo lacks a close-range attack skill, Blink Dagger is the key item that transforms Meepo's gameplay.

Meanwhile, Meepo, now at level 11, finally unlocked his ultimate skill at level two, and a second clone slowly appeared.

With three dogs and a Blink Dagger, Meepo's second power spike has finally arrived!

Chen Dongqing's operating speed has reached a new level. He simultaneously controls three Mibos, spreading them out and circling around the entire map to make arrests.

At 15 minutes, Chen Dongqing's Meepo was lurking in the shadows of the small grove on the top lane when he caught Ana as she pushed the lane.

Ana is playing Ember Spirit this game. Cat-type heroes are all about agility, and if there's even a slight gap in your control, they'll escape.

But Chen Dongqing was confident and decisively let the two clones [deceive] the original. While the skill was casting, Chen Dongqing jumped in and rushed in, and then a net that hit the target right in the face!

Ana was startled when she saw this.

Then he realized that he was probably already dead.

The next instant, two clones teleported over, unleashing a double dose of [Deception] damage!

Immediately afterwards, Chen Dongqing controlled the No. 1 clone to continue online, while the No. 2 original body chased after the opponent and hammered them. At the same time, the original body deceived itself and dealt another skill damage!

In just one exchange, Ana's Ember Spirit's health dropped to less than half.

Immediately afterwards, the third clone cast another net, controlling the cat once more. Then, the three Meepo chased after Ember Spirit and relentlessly attacked him, eventually controlling him to death!

That's right, this is the Mibo.

Once you gain the upper hand, the seamless chain of control and the exaggeratedly damaging multi-target attacks will leave you with no way to escape or fight back!

At 16 minutes, the clone caught Ceb again in the bottom lane. Chen Dongqing, while bluffing, walked forward with the clone and landed a net that hit the target. Then, he ganged up on Ceb and easily got a solo kill!

At this point, we can see that Meepo's level has reached 13.

With rapid development and killing, Meepo levels up twice every two minutes, catching up to Maybe's Bloodseeker!

As for the economy, it far exceeds that by an unknown amount!

At 19 minutes, Chen Dongqing repeated the same tactic, catching the poor Topson in the mid lane and making a move to kill him!

But this time, OG reacted exceptionally strongly. The moment Meepo lured them over, all of OG's teammates rushed out!

Clearly, OG was on the second level this time, and they let Topson out as bait, just to take down this evil Meepo!

Unfortunately, QG is on the third level!

The moment OG appeared, QG also broke through the fog!

FY's Little Cow used Blink Dagger to enter the fray and followed up with [Echo Slam]. This skill, similar to Aphelios's Infernal ultimate, immediately dealt explosive AOE damage and crowd control, easily resolving the crisis of Chen Dongqing being focused down!

Charles Brewmaster split up again, one throwing stones, one using Wind Walk, and one having Radiance, turning the team fight into chaos!

Finally, Maybe Bloodseeker activated Black King Bar (BKB), instantly becoming a god and rampaging across the battlefield.

Chen Dongqing was also in high spirits at this point, with three Meepo chasing after the OG players and beating them up wildly!

Every Meepo's basic attack heals all Meepo. If all Meepo can keep attacking, it's like each Meepo gets multiple healing buffs, making them virtually invincible in team fights! (A bit of a mouthful)

After this team fight, OG suffered a crushing defeat with a 0-for-5 exchange. Their ambush was perfectly countered by QG's counter-ambush!

After this wave, Chen Dongqing, who was in the center of the storm, gained a lot of kill experience again. He didn't sit idle. He first went with his teammates to kill Roshan.

With Roshan down, Meepo gained a huge amount of experience again, successfully leveling up to level 18. At the same time, his equipment was upgraded again, and he now had an Aghanim's Scepter in his hand.

The level 18 upgrade is simple and straightforward: one more level of ultimate skill and one more clone.

Aghanim's Scepter's effect is even simpler and more direct—it adds another copy.

After this wave, the Mibo split again, this time from three to five!

At this point, Chen Dongqing's multi-skilled abilities finally reached 50% of their potential.

The five dogs went in five different directions, each moving with remarkable agility, without the slightest hint of stiffness.

At 20 minutes and 55 seconds, the five dogs stood at different jungle spots, each attacking a jungle monster, and then simultaneously lured five waves of jungle monsters out of the jungle camp, instantly creating five waves of double jungle monsters.

Immediately afterwards, the five Meepo simultaneously [tricked] themselves into dealing area damage, and after a few more hits, they took down ten waves of monsters, gaining nearly a thousand gold in the process!

The director was savvy; he specifically gave a shot of the Meepo farming in the jungle, and the audience witnessed Chen Dongqing's crazy maneuvers.

Countless people are numb.

Why does it feel like you're playing Meepo with five people?

Pulling five waves of jungle monsters at the same time, and then clearing ten sets of jungle monsters in ten seconds, is this really something a human can do?

Next, Mibo went even further. Chen Dongqing scattered the three dogs to three different lanes, leaving the remaining two dogs to clear the jungle and develop their resources, effectively turning them into ultimate vampires.

I want all three lanes and two jungle areas!

This is the legendary "Five Dogs Eating Five Roads"!

At this point, you might ask...

Where are your teammates?

What do your teammates eat?

Teammates don't need to farm lanes anymore; they just need to go into the jungle and find enemies!

Chen Dongqing's five dogs are scattered all over the map. As soon as an enemy appears near any of the dogs, the other four dogs will quickly "trick" them into coming to the rescue, and then they will quickly form a righteous gang up to beat them up!

Now that Chen Dongqing has the Roshan's Aegis of the Immortal to revive, he's not afraid of being focused down and killed. He just has five dogs chasing after the enemy and tearing them apart!

OG fought and retreated, getting beaten so badly they had to run away all the way to their high ground!

They couldn't even stay on the high ground; five Meepo rushed up and threw nets at Ceb one after another, directly depriving him of his mobility.

Five meshes of mesh are enough to form a seamless connection.

If Chen Dongqing wanted to, he could control Ceb continuously for as long as time could go by.

With ample control, Chen Dongqing's five dogs and Maybe's Blood Demon rushed forward, and Ceb was brought down in just three rounds of attacks.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Dongqing continued to pursue, taking advantage of his respawn time to drive the five opponents all the way back to the base of the nexus tower.

OG's players launched a furious counterattack using their turrets, and after a long and arduous effort, they finally managed to kill one of the clones.

In that instant, all of Mipo's health bars were emptied simultaneously, and they all lay dead on the ground.

But as the delay of the Aegis of the Immortal ended, the five Meepo were fully revived and stood up shouting!

Thanks to Meepo's resurrection buying time, OG's high ground towers and high ground crystals collapsed.

OG's people are in a real bind!

Prosper! Prosper! Prosper!

DOTA2 is such a disgusting game!

Why would such an unbalanced hero be designed?

The outcome of the match was no longer in doubt. On one side was a fully-formed Meepo and a strong QG team, and on the other side was a weak OG team that was in poor form and missing a key initiator.

After OG's high ground collapsed, QG did not hesitate at all and charged forward!

There will be no next wave; the game will end with this wave!

"One wave after another!"

Chen Dongqing shouted with a laugh over the voice message, "We won! We've got the trophy!"

"Let's lift the trophy!" The rest of the QG members also showed joyful smiles and shouted excitedly in response to Chen Dongqing's voice!

Backstage, Xiao Ba and Ame listened to the team's voice chat and felt completely refreshed. They exchanged a glance, then quickly pushed open the door and rushed onto the stage.

The International 8 (TI8) will now come to an end!

In the stands, a small number of Chinese spectators were like madmen, their cheers growing louder with each tower QG pushed down!

They saw that OG seemed to want to make up for lost time and fight to the death, but this kind of battle had too many flaws. FY just jumped in and made a move, and OG's newly replenished health was instantly knocked down again!

Blood Demon's movement speed instantly took off, and he went on a killing spree on the field!

At this moment, Chen Dongqing no longer thought about killing anyone. The five Meepo were frantically attacking the defensive tower, pushing it at full speed!

After the two ivory towers collapsed, only the World Tree remained!

For Chinese DOTA2 players, the summer of 2018 will come to a perfect end.

The moment the OG base exploded, Chen Dongqing had just taken off his headphones and stood up when he saw all four of his teammates rushing towards him, the five of them huddled together!

Outside the soundproof room, the faint sounds of fireworks could be heard.

FY, usually the most refined, was the most excited at this moment. He roared loudly, and the dazzling light of the fireworks shone on his face. This scene was the most touching.

Chen Dongqing smiled as he looked at the excited FY, but many thoughts flashed through his mind.

He knew that in the original world, when LGD ultimately failed and only managed to get second place, FY sat dejectedly in his seat, the light of fireworks shining on his disappointed face, becoming the most disheartening scene for countless DOTA2 players.

(Sound of fireworks)

Today, FY's face is still bathed in the glow of fireworks, but the situation is completely different.

This time, they are the champions!

I'm sorry, I originally planned to gloss over the last two scenes, but I felt that glossing over them wouldn't be enough, so I decided to write them all in detail, gradually building up the pace by writing one scene per chapter.

(But it's not actually that detailed, since my skill level is limited here; it's mainly about the enjoyment of beating others.)

Yesterday, I checked the comments section and saw that some readers said they couldn't understand the DOTA2 content. There's really nothing I can do about that, since it's a limitation of the subject matter of this book. If we were to write about other games, there would inevitably be people who wouldn't understand it.

I've tried my best to simplify the game and explain things in the most concise language possible. If there are still any players who don't understand, I can only apologize. To be honest, my description should be understandable even to people who haven't played Dota 2.

I will update 8,000 words tomorrow, of which 4,000 words are to ensure my perfect attendance record (this is indispensable, please help me, Sister Li).

The remaining four thousand words will be released as a free chapter, as a small compensation for everyone.

Finally, let's talk about the TI8 championship.

Okay, I admit, I did have my own selfish reasons for leading the original LGD team to the championship.

Being the runner-up at TI8 has always been a great regret for me.

When I was watching the live stream, I was deeply moved to see FY sitting in a chair, lost in thought, with the light shining on his face.

But at the time, I didn't expect that this scene would be captured, widely circulated, and become quite popular (laughs).

Now, Chen Dongqing has led these five people to lift the championship trophy, which can be considered as fulfilling one of my regrets.

Don't go away, the next step is the Asian Games.

(End of this chapter)