League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 507 The Ultimate Licking Technique of a Fist!

"Huh? It really is SKT?" In the voice channel, Shi Senming, Uzi and the others were dumbfounded.

Xiangguo also started speaking Tibetan, complaining that Flame was really bad at it.

Chen Dongqing glanced at Lin Yuanhua beside him.

This wave, this wave is called Murphy's Law.

"It doesn't matter," Lin Yuanhua said with a smile from the side. "You guys are QG, you have to beat all the teams anyway."

Chen Dongqing shrugged and said with a smile, "That's true. I like what you said."

"Besides, you guys have experience playing against SKT," Lin Yuanhua said, pointing at the screen with a smile. "Look at Flame's expression; his expression is much worse than yours."

In the live stream, Flame's face was as dark as a rock.

SKT was drawn into the QG group?

Didn't I send it already?

For the LPL, drawing SKT into the QG group might just be a matter of bad luck, but nothing more.

After all, everyone has confidence in QG's strength. SKT is a strong opponent, but definitely not a big problem.

But in the LCK, it's a different story.

Countless South Koreans looked distressed and cried out that God was going to destroy South Korea!

You absolutely can't pick QG!

Fortunately, while SKT suffered a terrible defeat, KT actually fared better.

In the third draw, Flame drew Vietnamese player PVB into the KT group, much to the relief of countless Korean viewers.

As teams were drawn one by one, the number of teams in the second seed pool gradually decreased.

With the eighth draw, FPX was drawn into Group D, and the group stage draw was finally finalized.

(At the end of the previous chapter, I wrote that FPX was the first team to be drawn into Group A, but later I found that there was a plot hole and the plot I had envisioned could not be realized, so I revised it. IG was the one who entered Group A, and FPX was the one who entered Group D in the end.)

Group A: FNC IG MAD (Curve 2)

Group B: QG SKT VIT (Euro 2)

Group C: KT PVB 100T (USA 2)

Group D: FW FPX TL

Chen Dongqing glanced at the group assignments, but his face remained expressionless.

Actually, this draw was alright.

Both IG and FPX have been drawn into very favorable groups, making their chances of advancing very good.

Group B is known as the "group of death," but QG is like the Grim Reaper himself, so they're not exactly innocent either.

KT, on the other hand, are having a great time. With a Vietnamese player and a North American number two in the team, it's practically a life-or-death squad.

Those who were drawn into Group C in the subsequent qualifying rounds are in luck; they might be able to compete for a spot in the quarterfinals.

As for the situation in the qualifying rounds

A total of four teams from the five major regions have entered the play-in stage: GRX (Taiwan), C9 (North America), G2 (Europe), and GenG (Korea).

There is still a significant gap between wildcard teams and teams from major tournaments. Based on the results of previous years' qualifying rounds, the qualifying spots will most likely be dominated by these four teams.

Since Group C already has North American and Korean teams, only G2 and GRX have a chance to enter Group C. As for who will benefit from this advantage and advance to the quarterfinals, that depends on fate.

The epic League of Legends S8 season has finally reached its climax. For all the players, this may be the most important month of their lives, and no one wants to regret it for the rest of their lives because of a moment of carelessness.

In the blink of an eye, the comfortable time before the World Championships flew by.

The date is May 25th.

After celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, the QG team arrived at Pudong International Airport, checked in, and waited for their flight to begin their 40-day World Championship journey.

With a few days to go until National Day, and today not being a weekend, there weren't many people at the airport.

Chen Dongqing found a seat, then took out his phone and started browsing Tieba (a Chinese online forum).

The World Championship has not yet arrived, and the Anti-Japanese War Bar is currently in a short off-season. Every year during the off-season, the Anti-Japanese War Bar is busiest.

Once you click in, you'll find a dazzling array of posts of all kinds.

Some netizens have become super detectives, constantly browsing OPGG or esports forums, checking the ranking records of Korean players one by one, and monitoring their performance.

Others rely on their diverse experience in rating and posting, some rating Chinese provinces and cities, and the posts inevitably turn into regional wars of dissent, while others rate Heisei Kamen Riders, with the recently released Kamen Rider Zi-O receiving the lowest score.

Chen Dongqing scrolled through the posts one by one, grinning from ear to ear.

He refreshed the page, and another bunch of posts appeared before his eyes.

[I'm sharing the recent plays by Tree, who seems to have a knack for being a "father" to Riot Games. You guys rate them.]

The rating system has evolved to this point; it's astonishing that such things can be rated.

Chen Dongqing liked this kind of thing, so he immediately clicked on the post.

Every year, Riot Games invests a lot of effort in promoting the World Championship, and this year is no exception.

In previous years, Riot Games would usually release player interviews or matchups for each group, allowing fans to predict who would advance.

But this year is different.

This year, while I was frantically praising Chen Dongqing, I also took the opportunity to publish some interviews.

With Chen Dongqing's consecutive victories at TI and the Asian Games this year, his popularity in the e-sports circle has also jumped several levels and risen to new heights!

Unfortunately, this is the esports scene, not the League of Legends scene.

The higher Chen Dongqing climbs, the further Riot Games feels he's drifting away from League of Legends. So, of course, they have to try their best to flatter him, create hype, and tightly link the ID "ilex" with "League of Legends"!

The operations girl accompanying the team had just posted photos of everyone in the waiting room on Weibo a few minutes ago, and in the blink of an eye, Riot Games stole Chen Dongqing's photo and posted it on Twitter, with the caption: "[on the way!]"

This move was so swift and skillful that countless netizens gave Riot Games a perfect score of 10.

Of course, the most ruthless thing was the tweet Riot Games posted a few days ago during the League of Legends anniversary celebration.

League of Legends was officially announced in 2008, and now in 2018, it has been ten years. At this momentous occasion, Riot Games has released a special chronicle of League of Legends.

QG won the championship at the Bird's Nest in 2017; LPL was established in 2013; global monthly active users exceeded 10 million in 2012; FNC won the championship in 2011; closed beta testing began in 2009; and the project was officially launched in 2008.

The timeline keeps moving forward, clearly telling the story of League of Legends over the past ten years.

However, the formal initiation of the project in 2008 was not the starting point for this chronicle.

The starting point of the chronicle is February 4, 1997 – “ilex” is born.

This chronicle is an amazing feat, leaving countless netizens astonished and exclaiming that there was such a way to praise something, giving it a score of "divine among divine."

As is well known, the highest score in a rating post is not a perfect score; above the perfect score, there are also "God" and "God of Gods".

Chen Dongqing was speechless for a moment when he saw the brutal move the fist had made.

It's clear that Fist is really in a hurry because of Chen Dongqing's many cross-industry ventures.

Chen Dongqing chuckled and continued scrolling, wanting to see if there were any other ways to lick the fist.

It really does.

This is a new thing that Riot Games just did today.

The theme song for the S8 World Championship, "Rise," and its music video have been officially released!

The video function on Baidu Tieba wasn't working properly, so the original poster didn't provide any content this time, but instead asked other users to rate the videos.

The forum users seem to be quite satisfied with this music video, with many shouting things like "God of Gods" and "Brother Tree is so cool."

As Chen Dongqing looked at the comments, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, and some memories surfaced in his mind.

He did remember that the music video for S8 was different from previous years; the character appearing in the music video was no longer a game character, but rather Master Ambition.

Could it be that I'm the main character this time?

Chen Dongqing was just about to search for MVs on Bilibili when Linko suddenly stood up and signaled to everyone to get ready to board the plane.

Chen Dongqing could only pick up his backpack, stand up, and take the first-class express lane to his seat.

After everything was settled, Chen Dongqing put on his headphones and started watching the music video intently.

The mournful cawing of crows filled the air, and countless tattered battle flags came into view.

Sunlight streamed through the holes in the battle flag, blurring the image for a brief moment.

This place appears to be a battlefield, with countless heroes' weapons scattered around: the prince's halberd, Riven's broken sword, and Ryze's spellbook.

A figure suddenly sat up and entered the frame.

Chen Dongqing narrowed his eyes slightly, somewhat surprised.

This figure had bangs and a slightly round face; it was Faker!

Isn't he the main character?

A look of pain crossed Faker's face, and the image began to flicker and zoom out.

Several flags stood around him.

Rox Tigers, EDG, Snake, G2

These are all the teams that participated in the 2016 World Championship.

"Faker" stood up, suddenly feeling something, and looked at the mountain peaks not far away.

He seemed to have made up his mind, picked up the magic book at his feet, dusted it off, and started climbing the mountain.

At this point, the verse of the song also begins.

"Welcome to the wild no heroes and villains"

"Faker" quickly walked into a wheat field, and suddenly there was movement around him.

The blazing sun seemed to intensify, and a few beads of sweat appeared on Faker's head.

A figure dressed in golden armor, holding a sword and shield in each hand, appears in the picture.

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but squint as he looked, and for a moment he really couldn't tell who this person was.

After looking for a long time, Chen Dongqing finally had an answer.

This person was IgNar, the support player for the Rabbit team last year.

This likely refers to the quarterfinals match between SKT and the Rabbit team last year.

In this BO5 series, Team Rabbit demonstrated remarkable resilience, snatching a point from SKT and nearly going to a fifth game.

The role played by IgNar was the "black technology" that the Rabbit Team pulled out at the time: Zestiria.

Faker, wielding a spellbook, engaged in a magical battle with the Sun Maiden before him.

On one side is the energy of the blazing sun, and on the other side is the energy of arcane magic. Amidst dazzling special effects, the entire wheat field is swept away!

The struggle has come to a conclusion.

SKT defeated Rabbit Team 3-1 to advance to the semifinals.

Faker took another step and continued climbing.

This time he came to a lava cave.

In the lava, Master Ambition, wielding a battle halberd, blocked Faker's path.

In the semifinals of the 2017 World Championship, SKT faced off against SSG.

Faker, with an unwavering determination to win, embarks on a fierce battle against Samsung!

This was another earth-shattering duel. Arcane energy shook the heavens and the earth. Ryze's enormous phantom appeared behind Faker, causing the entire lava cave to tremble!

Sect Leader An was not afraid at all. The prince's phantom appeared behind him. He leaped high into the air with his battle halberd and slammed heavily into the ground. The power of [Heaven and Earth Collapse] caused the entire lava cave to collapse completely!

The song then reaches its chorus, where a powerful rock vocal performance brings the song to a climax!

"RISE! RISE! Make 'em remember you!"

Lava and rocks began to fall, and the entire earth began to tremble!

Just as the lava was about to engulf the entire area, Master An broke through with great difficulty.

SSG defeats SKT 3-0 and advances to the finals!

Everyone thought Faker was the star of the music video, but he was already defeated halfway through the song.

Perhaps this is precisely the cruelty of competitive sports.

The main character in the music video has changed to Master An, who is leaning on his battle halberd and walking towards the mountaintop.

On the way to the summit, Master An stepped over the bones of an ancient dragon, and Xayah and Rakan flew across the sky.

After Master An simply climbed the last steep mountain peak, he was greeted by a circular plaza shrouded in mist.

The square's bricks and tiles are dilapidated, with countless vines spreading out, as if they were some kind of ancient relic.

Around the square, several stone statues stand tall, so tall that they pierce the depths of the mist, making them difficult to see clearly.

After Master An stepped into the center of the square, six stone statues began to light up with different colored lights, and the team logo engraved on them was clearly visible.

FNC, TPA, SKT, SSW, SKT, QG

The halberd in Master An's hand also began to slowly emit a blue light, the same color as the fourth statue.

Just then, Master An seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up at the feet of the sixth statue.

There stood a man, tall and handsome, holding a long spear.

At this moment, Chen Dongqing finally smiled.

He made his appearance.

Riot Games probably felt that Chen Dongqing was competing as the defending champion last year and had dominated his way to victory. If he were the main character in the music video, it would lack some drama, so they set him up as the final boss.

The spear he was holding was the very same hero he used in the first game – Kalista!

In the Ardent Censer patch, Chen Dongqing picked Kalista for top lane and delivered a fatal blow to Samsung!

The battle between the two sides was about to break out, and the song reached its second climax!

"Prove yourself and"

"Rise! Rise!"

Chen Dongqing moved with lightning speed, throwing his spear directly at Sect Leader An!

Master An had just used his halberd to deflect the spear that was being thrown at him when, in the next instant, a foot suddenly entered the frame!

This kick was incredibly swift, striking Sect Leader An directly in the chest and sending him flying!

In the second game of the finals, Chen Dongqing picked Camille and single-handedly defeated Samsung!

After completing the kick, Chen Dongqing bowed slightly, and with a simple stretch of his right hand, a runic greatsword appeared in his hand!

With a swift swing of the rune greatsword, a massive emerald green sword aura shot out!

The green sword energy was extremely fast, covering thousands of miles in an instant, and its size also expanded rapidly!

When the sword energy caught up with Sect Leader An, it had already transformed into a massive screen of sword energy that seemed capable of cleaving the heavens and the earth!

As Sect Leader An looked at the sword energy approaching him, a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes. Before he could react, he was directly blasted away and fell off a cliff thousands of feet high.

In the third game of the final, Chen Dongqing played Riven and won the game with a single shot.

In the scene, Chen Dongqing, having defeated his opponent, plants his greatsword in the ground and raises his right hand.

His right hand radiated golden light, echoing the golden light of the sixth statue.

As night fell and the first rays of sunlight emerged from the horizon, they shone upon the statue.

The statue also began to emit a strong golden light, and at the same time, the QG team logo appeared on the statue's chest, while a huge Summoner's Cup was projected into the sky!

Down the mountain, countless climbers stopped what they were doing and looked up at the trophy in the sky.

「Higher and higher you chase it.RISE RISE」

The theme song abruptly ended.

Sorry I'm a little late, I had something to do today.

(End of this chapter)