League: I really didn't tank!

489 simple game

After everything was finished, the QG team, rubbing their rumbling stomachs, went into a Chinese restaurant.

Ame patted her stomach and exclaimed that she was starving and was ready to have a big meal.

These words drew sidelong glances from his teammates.

Maybe grinned and said, "You've been sitting in the back for two hours, you must be exhausted, right?"

"Of course I'm tired!" Ame replied, seemingly naive. "I was clapping and cheering with Brother Shu the whole time. Isn't that more tiring than you, who just lay around on stage and won? I think you don't realize how tired you are."

Maybe didn't deny it: "OK, OK, you're right."

In the professional leagues of DOTA2, best-of-five (BO5) matches are very rare. Maybe has played no more than double digits of BO5 matches throughout his entire professional career.

Today was definitely the easiest game he'd ever had.

He was completely carried in the first two games, and carried a little in the early stages of the third game, but after Meepo got going, he was still carried.

Even Maybe is at her wit's end.

It's not that I wanted to be carried, it's just that my teammates killed me too fast!

Chen Dongqing did not participate in the chat, but instead buried her head in her phone.

After winning TI, Chen Dongqing's WeChat and Weibo accounts exploded with countless messages.

As soon as Chen Dongqing clicked in, he saw congratulatory messages from Lin Yuanhua, his parents, Luwei, and several teammates from the LOL division.

Chen Dongqing smiled and replied to each of the messages. Then, he familiarly posted a series of photos of himself with the Champion Shield on his WeChat Moments, creating a nine-grid layout.

In the center of the 3x3 grid is a close-up of the Champion's Shield.

Like other trophies, the original Aegis of Champions cannot be taken away; it has been taken back by Valve employees. However, Valve is a little better than Riot Games; after taking back the Aegis of Champions, they immediately issue an identical replica.

This replica is new and doesn't have the names of other champions engraved on it; it only has TI8 and QG engraved on it, making it a shield exclusively for QG.

The moment the post was published on WeChat Moments, it received countless replies. Chen Dongqing sent a unified reply, and then switched to WeChat to check out various forums such as Tieba and NGA.

At this moment, countless members of the DOTA2 forum were celebrating the New Year with great fanfare, rejoicing in yet another even-numbered year championship!

[Great! These three games were so enjoyable to watch!]

QG is really going all out; they played OG three times, and each time they went more ruthlessly!

[The story of Meng Huo's seven captures is that each capture was faster than the last.]

[You really captured him seven times, right?]

[Holy crap, I thought QG had it in the bag after watching one game, so I went to a meeting. I didn't expect them to come off so strong!]

【You've really lost out, you missed the two most exciting games】

Ugh, I'll watch the recorded broadcast during my lunch break later, but it just doesn't feel the same. It's so frustrating.

Chen Dongqing looked at the comments from other users and couldn't help but laugh.

The majority of the LOL gaming community is still students. Students always have many ways to watch the games, so after LOL matches, you rarely see these kinds of "office worker comments" on forums.

But DOTA is different. This game has a longer history, and the average age of its players is also older. Most of the players are working professionals, so the forums have a completely different flavor.

Chen Dongqing scrolled through the comments, then suddenly remembered something, opened the mysterious app, and clicked on Twitter.

As expected, Twitter is now even more lively, with countless DOTA2 players discussing the recent finals.

Among them, the speech of a professional player was quite eye-catching, but it was not a DOTA2 professional player, but a LOL professional player.

[TL.Doublelift: As expected, Ilex won, and with incredible ease. Perhaps now DOTA2 players understand what kind of opponent we've been facing. Perhaps you can also understand now that DOTA2 is indeed a simple game.]

This play, known as "the Malphite flashes and uses his ultimate to initiate a team fight when the game is going well," has garnered a huge response from countless League of Legends players as soon as it was posted on Twitter!

I declare that in this League of Legends vs. Dota 2 match, League of Legends has won a resounding victory!

Ilex conquered Dota 2 in just 11 days, but it took him two years to conquer League of Legends. I don't need to elaborate on which game is more difficult, right?

DOTA2? Easy game!

Of course, many people are also fighting back.

Wake up, that's Ilex being strong, what does that have to do with you League of Legends players?

Ilex's success isn't very convincing. If they want to prove themselves, let Doublelift try it himself.

[Haha, you have the nerve to say "we've been fighting against such and such opponents." Wake up, you've never been qualified to be Ilex's opponent.]

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the discussions on Twitter.

With the ever-present initiator, the online flame war between LOL and DOTA2 seems destined to never end.

The situation is much better in China, because of his existence, there wouldn't be any extreme Doslinists in the country; they would have been unified by him long ago.

Chen Dongqing grinned, then suddenly had an idea. He tapped his phone repeatedly with both hands and quickly sent out a tweet.

This tweet contained three pictures: Chen Dongqing holding the Summoner's Cup, the Aegis of Champions, and the StarCraft Cup.

The accompanying text read, "It's all simple games."

The meaning is simple—they are all simple games.

Chen Dongqing didn't take sides; his stance was absolutely neutral and subjective—it was all just a simple game.

This tweet has offended all three sides.

DOTA2 is doing alright; they've taken the least damage. After all, they're currently at a significant disadvantage and don't care who lands the final blow.

The LOL side couldn't accept this. We regarded you as our vanguard and representative, so why did you stab us in the back?

StarCraft players were even more baffled.

We didn't do anything, we were just watching from the sidelines, so why were we suddenly attacked? And even if we take a step back, does StarCraft have anything to do with simple games?

The players on all three sides were furious, but the most frustrating thing was that they really couldn't refute it.

Because ILEX has achieved the highest honors in these fields without putting in much effort.

I've inexplicably grown to like this player more.

Chen Dongqing put his phone away with satisfaction, and by then, dishes were being served one after another.

Actually, judging from its appearance, this Chinese restaurant isn't very authentic.

But Wu Suo's stomach is satisfied; as long as it's cooked in a Chinese style, that's enough. For the QG team, even if it's not authentic, it's still much tastier than the local Vancouver food.

While eating, everyone was also discussing their next plans.

"Are you going back to China tomorrow?" Ame asked. "Vancouver is so boring, there's nothing interesting here."

The QG team had no intention of staying in Vancouver any longer. They had been there for more than ten days but hadn't found anything fun to do, and they were already eager to go back.

Coach Xiao Ba nodded: "Yes, it's a flight for tomorrow. I booked it yesterday."

Chen Dongqing also strongly agrees with this, saying that staying in Vancouver is not as good as going back to China to show off.

The next day, June 12th.

Chen Dongqing dragged her small suitcase and boarded the plane back to Shanghai.

It was another long journey across half the globe. Chen Dongqing had a good sleep on the plane this time, so he was in high spirits when he got off.

Chen Dongqing arrived at the arrival hall with her suitcase and saw a familiar face who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Hey? Brother Li?" Chen Dongqing laughed, "Why did you come to pick me up at the airport?"

Linko looked at Chen Dongqing as if she were a precious treasure: "Of course we have to accept. You're the treasure of our club, so of course we have to take good care of you."

Chen Dongqing chuckled and said, "It's not that exaggerated."

"Yes, I do," Linko laughed. "You're so important."

Linko's statement is not an exaggeration.

With their DOTA2 division winning TI, QG Club has officially become the only club in the world to simultaneously dominate three games: LOL, StarCraft, and DOTA2.

Meanwhile, QG's Honor of Kings division has won countless championships, making them extremely valuable!

With these titles attached to them, the club's reputation and value will once again soar!

The prize money for the TI championship is already high enough, and the five members of the champion QG will split $11,187,683 equally.

But compared to the reputation gains that QG Club has made this time, this sum of over ten million US dollars is simply insignificant!

And it is obvious that QG Club's achievements are entirely thanks to Chen Dongqing!

After all, Chen Dongqing was an absolute key member in all three championships, and he even single-handedly brought back the StarCraft championship from Anaheim after seven incursions and seven exits.

It's no exaggeration to say that a large part of QG Club's value lies in this young man, Chen Dongqing, so Linko certainly has to take good care of him!

Chen Dongqing smiled and walked with Linko to the parking lot, boarded the bus sent by the club, and slowly drove towards the base.

Sitting in the car, Chen Dongqing turned off airplane mode on his phone and reconnected it to the internet.

Because there was no Wi-Fi on this flight, Chen Dongqing was without internet for more than ten hours, and now a flood of messages came his way.

And this time, it's another major news story!

As soon as Chen Dongqing clicked on the link, he saw a screenshot of the announcement.

[Letter from the Chinese Esports Association announcing the supplementary list of athletes for the esports events at the Jakarta Asian Games]

[In accordance with the principles of openness, fairness, and impartiality in the selection process, and considering the athletes' competitive performance, it is proposed that athlete Chen Dongqing replace Wang Chunyu in the list of athletes participating in the e-sports DOTA2 event at the Jakarta Asian Games.]

The list has finally been approved, and Chen Dongqing, who won the TI championship with a dominant performance, has officially become a DOTA2 athlete.

This is also the third esports game he has participated in, following League of Legends and StarCraft!

Linko, standing nearby, also laughed and said, "Keep it up! Maintain your form. The Asian Games are only two weeks away. If you can win three gold medals, that would truly be history!"

"Don't worry," Chen Dongqing said with a smile, "I'm in great shape."

His condition is certainly good, after all, it's constant.

He has more confidence than anyone else about winning these three gold medals at the Asian Games!

Soon, the bus stopped at the entrance of the base.

Half a month later, Chen Dongqing finally returned to the base, and for a moment he missed it a little.

He strode back to his room to put down his luggage, and then strode back to the LOL training room.

As Chen Dongqing pushed open the door, he was about to shout "Fighting Eagles, return to the team!" again, but he noticed that the atmosphere in the training room was a little off.

Huh? What's going on?

If Chen Dongqing remembers correctly, QGLOL was supposed to play against IG today.

Uzi, his face flushed, was pointing at the match replay on the projector: "Seriously, how am I supposed to play this kind of match? My bot lane laning phase hadn't even started before it was completely wiped out. I'm a 3-0 Kog'Maw, am I that weak? Why could the enemy Fiora kill me in three hits? How am I supposed to play like this?"

Uzi didn't mince words, directly pointing out his teammates' problems: "Your team's top half of the map is too bad, I can't play at all!"

Uzi was indeed getting a bit anxious. After all, Chen Dongqing wasn't there, and they were actually defeated twice by IG in the regular season, which made Uzi lose face.

Does that mean we couldn't beat IG without Chen Dongqing?

Upon hearing Uzbekistan's words, Chen Dongqing immediately lost his composure.

Uzbekistan learned to manage its temperature after two years of championships, but it only took two months of regular season to get out of control.

Chen Dongqing coughed lightly, then walked into the training room, cheerfully saying, "What's going on? You really can't do without me, right?"

Everyone turned around and couldn't help but widen their eyes when they saw Chen Dongqing.

"Hey, you're back so soon?" Coach Banbazi laughed. "Great, you're just in time. Let's review the game together and see where we went wrong."

Chen Dongqing rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile, "Alright, I'll come and take a look!"

Chen Dongqing sat down in the coach's chair and started dragging the progress bar.

This game was a classic example of a game where both teams farmed well, with TheShy's Fiora farming on one side and Uzi's Kog'Maw on the other, and both teams had a good start.

Uzi secured three kills during the laning phase, but Letme was incredibly fast. Before Uzi could get those three kills, Letme had already died three times and surrendered the top tower.

Then came the most crucial wave.

In the team fight in the upper river, Uzi's Kog'Maw was chasing after the enemy Varus and spitting it out. It looked like the team fight was about to be won, but then TheShy's Fiora teleported in, landed, used her ultimate, and then used Greedy Shot three times in a row. She only managed to hit two weak points before Uzi happily sent her away.

There's no team voice chat here; if there were, you'd definitely hear Uzi say "Huh?".

Anyone who plays AD carries knows this phrase.

To be fair, Uzi wasn't just trying to shift the blame this game; the Fiora he played was indeed a tough opponent.

Chen Dongqing stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then said, "My assessment is that Jian Zihao has a problem."

"Huh?" Uzi glared. "Is this my problem? Don't make baseless accusations, Chen Dongqing!"

"You asked your teammates to come help you in the bot lane, but then you blame the top lane for losing so badly. That doesn't make sense," Chen Dongqing said, shrugging and laughing. "Why don't you think about why it wasn't you killing Fiora, but Fiora killing you?"

Uz pursed his lips, then fell silent and sat back down, but the redness on his face was growing increasingly intense.

Chen Dongqing's ability to control his temper was top-notch. He knew that he needed to alternate between sweet words and harsh measures. He grinned and continued, "Of course, the other half of the reason is also my fault. If I were here, we would definitely have won."

The blush on Uz's face subsided slightly, and he finally said, "You're finally coming back, right?"

"Definitely!" Chen Dongqing said with a grin. "Alright, lie down, I'll carry you to victory!"

This chapter is still free, consider it my Christmas gift to everyone.

Then, there will be another update soon.

(End of this chapter)