League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 493 Brother Tree is Indispensable

"Double kill!" In the Tencent-affiliated livestream room, Wawa's voice was quite loud, and the excitement in it was clearly perceptible: "The Chinese team's top and jungle players had such a beautiful synergy in those two plays!"

"This is QG's top and jungle! These two are top-tier players in any competition!" Miller said with a smile. "Xiangguo's aggressiveness only reaches its peak when Shu is on the field!"

Inside the live stream, countless viewers excitedly spammed the chat with comments.

[Good! Good! It's safe!]

[Take it down!]

[Tree Bro got three kills in three minutes, I can't even imagine how brutal he was.]

[Xiangguo comes alive when he teams up with Shu Ge; Shu Ge is definitely indispensable.]

[Gold medal!]

Although only three minutes into the first game, countless spectators were singing and dancing, as if the championship was already in sight.

The main reason is that this batch of hot pot was performed exceptionally well.

One proactive gank, one reactive counter-gank, and three assists at level two! Xiangguo practically maximized Sejuani's level two combat capabilities this game!

This was a scene that had never occurred before during the regular season.

It has to be said that Xiangguo's performance in this summer season was not top-notch.

Because of his overly simplistic playstyle, Xiangguo's regular season stats were mediocre, and he was even relegated to the second team after Ning took his place as the first-team jungler. This was the first time in the last two and a half years that he had been relegated to the second team.

But with Chen Dongqing's return, Xiangguo's stats immediately began to climb, and his playing style returned to what the audience was most familiar with.

As for the last comment in the live chat, it came from a recent commentary by a streamer: "Brother Shu is indispensable, but Xiangguo can be replaced."

There's nothing wrong with it.

In the scene, after achieving a double kill, Chen Dongqing no longer has to worry about the minion wave and can finally push the minion wave into the tower with Xiangguo.

After Xiangguo helped push the lane, he managed to reach level three, and his jungle was still full of monsters. He still had a bright future ahead of him.

Chen Dongqing, meanwhile, grinned and pressed B to recall, saying, "Luckily, Irelia got buffed in health and armor, otherwise I'd be done for!"

Chen Dongqing had been keeping a close eye on his health, and at one point, his health even dropped to double digits.

If the designers hadn't given Irelia some extra stats, he might have actually lost this round!

It can only be said that this wave had an element of luck involved.

Of course, even if he dies in this round, it will definitely be a one-for-one trade, and Chen Dongqing will still come out ahead no matter what.

After returning to the city, Chen Dongqing looked at the more than a thousand gold coins in his hand and pondered for a long time, not knowing what to do next.

Normally, Trinity Force would be the strongest item for Irelia, but with this thousand-plus gold, you can only buy a Sheen and a Long Sword at most, which won't bring any qualitative change to Irelia.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Dongqing finally decided to go all out.

Attack speed boots plus Cull.

As an auto-attack-based hero, Irelia is a perfect match for attack speed boots, and the subsequent Cull rune can make her spend all her gold, leaving her with no coins, which is perfectly fine.

This item build shocked all the viewers.

Isn't this a bit too arrogant, my tree!

Meanwhile, on the other side, Smeb was also feeling down.

He was killed again as soon as he teleported back to lane, and he will lose a lot of minions in this wave.

At this point, the enemy Irelia was close to level four with three kills, while he was still only level two, still using his starting items. The difference was obvious.

Clearly, the top lane laning phase is over.

He wielded a level 2 Aatrox and rushed to the lane, feeling a little gloomy. He wondered what kind of items the Irelia with those three kills would have after she came online.

A gleaming light? A small curved knife? A small wooden hammer?

No matter how you look at it, his laning phase is incredibly difficult.

Then, he saw the Berserker's Greaves and Cull on Irelia.

Smeb frowned, momentarily unable to comprehend the significance of these two items.

Berserker's Greaves and Cull are definitely viable damage-dealing items, since attack speed and attack damage are essential attributes for Irelia.

But are you completely disregarding the issue of tankiness?

These three pieces of equipment only add 80 HP? That's a bit too arrogant!

But as it turns out, some people are just arrogant, and there's not much you can do about it.

Because Chen Dongqing logged in on foot, a wave of players was being pushed in just as he logged in.

Chen Dongqing pushed forward, blocking the minion wave in front of the tower.

For champions like Irelia and Yasuo, who have continuous chasing abilities and need to constantly deal damage with basic attacks, the most comfortable time is when the minion wave is blocked in front of their own tower.

After all, the top lane is long, and it's a long chase distance from your own tower to the enemy tower.

Chen Dongqing certainly wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.

He first farmed minions to reach level four, and once he had two levels of Q skill, he suddenly launched an attack. He seized the opportunity when several minions were at half health at the same time, and directly used Q on the low-health melee minions to move forward. Then he immediately used W to lower the health of the ranged minions in front of him, and then used Q on the ranged minions to move further. He arrived close to Aatrox and stacked his passive skill!

At this moment, the Sword Demon didn't even have a pair of straw sandals, while Chen Dongqing had a pair of level 2 boots. His movement speed advantage was quite obvious. The Irelia took three steps at a time and easily caught up with the Sword Demon, then slashed with her sword!

Smeb had no choice but to use his E to create distance, while simultaneously using his W [Fiery Chains] to slow down Irelia.

But this is exactly what Chen Dongqing was waiting for!

Although this version of Aatrox can store two E skills, the two E skills still have a certain independent cooldown.

Chen Dongqing seized the opportunity and used [Double Blades] to quickly trap the Sword Demon who had just activated his E skill!

Chen Dongqing's lightning-fast hand speed and precise release made it impossible for him to dodge the [Double Blades]!

Seeing the Sword Demon stunned, Chen Dongqing grinned.

The Sword Demon is already a dead man.

Chen Dongqing decisively charged forward with a Q, his Navori Blade slicing across the Demon's body, adding countless new scars!

At this point, the advantages of attack speed boots begin to show.

Movement speed advantage + attack speed offensive = cleaving through the streets!

Seeing the Sword Demon's second E to create distance, Chen Dongqing didn't even need to use Q to follow up. He easily caught up in just two steps and continued to hack away!

Chen Dongqing chased the Sword Demon all the way to the tower, then rushed into the tower, used an A followed by a Q to clear the Sword Demon's health bar, and then turned around and used a Q to chase the minions out of the tower. It was quite elegant and stylish!

"—Rampage!"

The announcement that Irelia was about to go berserk echoed throughout the venue, causing another climax in the audience and the live stream chat!

This is Tree Bro's Knife Girl!

Do you guys have any Irelia players on the Korean team?

Congratulations echoed through the Chinese team's backstage voice channel!

It's one thing for Xiaohu to be habitually praising others, but this time even Xiangguo couldn't help but exclaim in amazement: "Wow, Chen Dongqing is amazing! Did he get a solo kill as soon as he logged in?"

The game hasn't even been four minutes in, and Smeb's Aatrox has already died three times. It's unbelievable that such a huge gap would appear on the final stage of the Asian Games!

Chen Dongqing laughed and said, "Isn't this my usual way of playing against Smeb? Just keep watching, this is just the beginning."

After this wave, Chen Dongqing pushed the minion wave to the tower, then returned to base and walked back to lane.

This time, Chen Dongqing returned to the city to buy a red crystal and a longsword, continuing to stack up his stats and putting maximum pressure on the Sword Demon!

Smeb was indeed under immense pressure, as evidenced by the two cloth armors he crafted after returning to town.

But Chen Dongqing didn't take the cloth armor seriously at all. He was still eager to try and find an opportunity to trade blows and kill the enemy.

But at this point, the Korean team seemed to have no choice. Peanut's Lee Sin started roaming around the top half of the map, putting pressure on Chen Dongqing, and successfully brought Chen Dongqing to low health through a gank.

Chen Dongqing didn't care. He reminded the Blind Monk to retreat to the top lane, recall to base, buy a small wooden hammer, and then teleport back to lane. He would be a hero again.

Xiangguo understood perfectly, and Sejuani chose to gank in the mid lane, flanking and forcing Faker's Syndra to use Flash and Cleanse.

This Syndra without Flash is no different from a fat sheep in front of the Chinese team. Xiangguo went back to farm the jungle and look for the next opportunity.

Soon, the opportunity will come.

At 7 minutes and 30 seconds, Chen Dongqing in the top lane revealed his true intentions. Having reached level 7, he completely ignored the possibility of Lee Sin and went straight for the bow, forcing his way into Aatrox!

Sure enough, Peanut's Lee Sin appeared nearby, but because he had died once in the top lane and his jungle clearing was affected by counter-ganking in the top lane, he was only level 5 at this time.

You think you can save the Sword Demon when you're only level 5?

Chen Dongqing's Irelia flitted like a butterfly among flowers, and in the short time it took to move back and forth, he had already found the right angle and used his R [Vanguard Blade] to slow down and disarm Lee Sin and Aatrox in the middle of the formation!

Meanwhile, Chen Dongqing's actions didn't stop. The moment R was cast, Irelia used Q to rush towards the nearby Lee Sin. During the dash, she continuously cast [Double Blade], creating a vertical line that encompassed both Aatrox and Lee Sin, who were slowed by their ultimates!

This time, even if Smeb used E to dodge, it was too late.

Because when slowed down by the ultimate skill, Aatrox's movement becomes brief and slow, making it impossible for him to dodge [Twin Blades]!

Just before E merged, Chen Dongqing used his Q on Lee Sin to get to Aatrox's side!

The next second, the Twin Blades converged, stunning the two of them simultaneously.

Chen Dongqing then auto-attacked the Sword Demon, used Q on the Lee Sin to reset his auto-attack, and then auto-attacked the Lee Sin again!

After these two rounds of QA, Lee Sin's health has dropped to less than half!

Chen Dongqing chased after the Blind Monk and slashed him three times, then finished him off with a Q, emptying the Blind Monk's health bar!

Immediately afterwards, the swift blade turned and charged at the sword demon who bore the mark!

Another wave of deadly slashes followed. The Sword Demon used his E to create distance, and Chen Dongqing followed up with another Q!

"Double kill!"

"—Dominate!"

That three-minute wave was absolutely fatal. In fact, the game was already over from that point on, because with Faker completely suppressed in the mid lane and unable to move, the Korean team couldn't solve the predicament in the top lane with Peanut alone.

The news that the jungler died in the top lane undoubtedly gave Xiangguo a spur. His Sejuani had just reached level six after clearing the red buff, and without saying a word, he headed straight for the mid lane!

There wasn't much skill involved in this move. Xiangguo ran to the mid lane and unleashed his ultimate!

Faker tried to dodge, but unfortunately it wasn't 2016, and Jakarta wasn't New York. His positioning was no longer as sharp as it had been at its peak. [Frost Prison] accurately hit Syndra's body, directly sentencing him to death!

With Xiaohu's [Flying Star Invasion] depleting Syndra's health bar, the Chinese team's advantage has further expanded!

Seeing this, Kkoma and Edgar couldn't help but shake their heads helplessly backstage.

This match really lived up to that meme—if you don't handle the start well, you're doomed.

The mid lane is relatively easy to handle. Although Faker died once, his Cleanse is almost ready again, so laning in the mid lane shouldn't be a problem.

But how do we deal with this Irelia in the top lane?

Eight minutes in, a 6-0 Irelia, easily crushed by one person, even two could fight her.

Three people?

The South Korean team simply can't find a third player!

Normally, Ruler might be able to AFK for a while while Koji goes to the top lane to help, but in this match against the Chinese team, not only was the mid lane unable to move, but the bot lane was also heavily pressured by 20 CS and couldn't move under the tower.

Even with his penis clenched, there was no chance for it to move around!

This is a dead end!

Upon seeing this, a subtle sense of regret flashed through Kkoma's mind.

Shouldn't they have banned Akali?

To be honest, if Akali were allowed, they would definitely ban Irelia.

In order to limit a potentially strong Akali, choosing to release the indeed very strong Irelia was a bit foolish.

But it's no use saying that now.

The current overall gap between the two sides has exceeded what the players and rosters can withstand, and there is no possibility of a comeback.

As expected, the plot unfolded in the next few minutes.

In the top lane, Irelia remained invincible. Smeb managed to hold his own in the lane only after building a small Thornmail and Ninja Tabi.

Clearly, by building these two items first, Aatrox has essentially given up on the future.

In the mid lane, Faker was still being harassed by Xiangguo, which forced him to move Peanut to the mid lane to initiate multiple 2v2 mid-jungle skirmishes.

At 9 minutes, Faker's Cleanse was ready again. Facing the gank from the Chinese team's mid and jungle, he remained calm and used Cleanse to instantly remove Zoe's bubble, then pushed Sejuani away, giving Peanut a chance to provide support!

Then the two launched a pincer attack and managed to kill Xiangguo first!

But before Xiangguo died, he froze Xiaohuasheng, and Xiaohu took the opportunity to ignite him with a flying star, and then took down one of them!

At 11 minutes, Peanut took the initiative to attack the mid lane, and with a smooth Q-Q-Ward-R-Flash combo, he took down Xiaohu!

It has to be said that the Korean team's mid and jungle are still tough. Under the power of the classic strong combination of Lee Sin and Syndra, they actually managed to do something and gradually stabilize the situation in the mid lane.

But it's not a big problem.

Because Uzi in the bottom lane has made a strong push.

While Peanut was ganking mid, Shi Senming's Rakan in the bottom lane seized a perfect opportunity, using R-flash-W to initiate the team fight, immobilizing and knocking up both enemy players!

Uzi used his W ability to charge forward and unleash a fierce basic attack, then used his ultimate to dodge Alistar's headbutt, and landed with an E-flash to secure Ruler's kill!

The last calf couldn't escape either, and the two chased it all the way into the tower to share the beef!

"Double kill!"

The news of Uzi's double victory resounded throughout the stadium!

This double kill means that the South Korean team is at a disadvantage across all three lanes.

This was the final straw that broke the back of the South Korean team. After that, they never put up any decent resistance again and watched their disadvantage widen.

At 18 minutes, Luo initiated another team fight, and the Chinese team achieved a perfect 1-for-4 exchange, directly destroying the Korean team's mid-lane high ground!

At 22 minutes, it was Luo who initiated the team fight again! The Chinese team made a brilliant ambush and killed Peanut, and then took down Baron Nashor!

At 24 minutes, it was Sejuani who initiated the team fight. Sejuani used her Q to rush onto the high ground and fired a sniper shot, which ignited the final team fight!

All the spectators watched as Chen Dongqing unleashed a flash-R combo, and Irelia entered the fray, throwing out a sword array that instantly disarmed all four members of the Korean team!

The Emperor was completely numb.

I've already positioned myself quite far back; how can you possibly disarm me?

Immediately afterwards, Ruler saw a bunch of demons and monsters rushing towards his face, and the screen quickly turned black and white!

Two for five! The Chinese team won another team fight on the high ground and then pushed down the Korean team's base crystal.

(End of this chapter)