League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 510 Enjoying Tranquility

The time has reached sixteen minutes.

Because of the excessive silence of the audience, the sounds of the game and the commentary seemed particularly jarring at that moment.

Besides the loud howls of the Roaring Emperor, Olaf's roar was also quite loud!

"Bromacia!"

"Bromacia!"

With Black Cleaver and Righteous Glory as his two core items, Olaf activated his ultimate and charged alone into SKT's ranks, hacking and slashing wildly with his axe!

Olaf casually swung his axe a few times, quickly reducing Bang's Ashe to below half health, which scared Wolf's Tahm Kench so much that he quickly swallowed Bang's Tahm Kench!

Under the pressure of equipment and level, SKT's output seemed like a joke. They tried their best to focus fire, but could only barely take down Olaf to half health!

But Chen Dongqing wasn't intimidated. He immediately turned his attention to Kindred! After a few more strikes, he forced Kindred to unleash his ultimate move!

It has to be said that SKT's lineup is indeed solid in team fights. The two protective mechanisms of Kindred and Tahm Kench make it almost impossible for their carries to be killed instantly!

But it's not a big problem; when faced with absolute numbers, all mechanisms are a joke.

Chen Dongqing stood inside Qianjue's circle, practically slashing anyone he could get his hands on.

The instant Kindred's ultimate ended, Chen Dongqing immediately followed up with an auto-attack and an E, instantly killing Kindred!

"——An enemy is Legendary!"

In just sixteen minutes, Olaf's score had reached a terrifying 8-0-3.

After killing the enemy, Olaf made a quick profit through Triumph, and then abruptly turned and ran away right in front of SKT.

SKT's players were being chased and attacked by the other heroes of QG, and they had no ability to chase down Olaf, so they could only let Olaf leave.

But Chen Dongqing had no intention of letting the SKT people off the hook.

He turned around and grabbed a fruit platter, then returned with only half his health remaining. Relying on Olaf's ability to fight stronger as his health decreased, he managed to come back and chase down and kill the remaining Tahm Kench and Irelia!

After finishing off the enemy, Olaf's health had returned to more than half.

"Legendary"

"ACE!"

The sound of "Godlike" echoed throughout the stadium once again. Countless Korean viewers watched as Olaf finished fighting and went to the top lane to push the lane, then destroyed SKT's second top lane tower.

Inside the commentary booth above the stadium, the three Korean commentators kept shaking their heads. Kim Dong-jun sighed and exclaimed, "We really couldn't find a chance to fight back from start to finish! Olaf is too strong; this match was completely dominated by Ilex!"

"The main problem is that our lineup is countered by Olaf," the Roaring Emperor forced an analysis. "Our three carries, Kindred, Irelia, and Ashe, all need items to unleash their full damage potential, and they're all AD carries. Olaf only needs to build armor to easily stack up his tankiness!"

SKT's lineup expectations are good. With the three core damage dealers of two marksmen and Irelia, they can ignore the problem of the single damage output attribute brought by physical damage teams.

However, they overlooked one problem: both shooters need time to develop.

Kindred only has a Warrior jungle item and its passive stacks are still at 1. Kindred's damage output is no different from that of a Gromp, so how could it possibly damage Olaf!

Chen Dongqing only has the resistance from Justice of Glory and Cloth Armor Boots, but with these two armor items and the high amount of health provided by Black Cleaver and Bloodthirster, he can run around like crazy in team fights!

In the LPL live broadcast room, countless viewers were overjoyed to see such a fierce Raven!

[Ten kills in seventeen minutes! Are they really treating SKT like pigs to be slaughtered?]

[This is what Brother Tree is like]

Got it, I'll choose Raf for this year's championship skin.

Twenty minutes into the game, Olaf had already returned to base and bought his third Bloodthirster.

In this version where there aren't many ways to earn money and everyone is poor, having a three-piece set in twenty minutes is like riding in a Gundam.

At this point, we can see that the economic gap between the two sides has exceeded 10,000.

21 minutes, Gundam takes off!

A gasp rang out from the Busan Convention Center as Olaf activated Righteous Glory, using his ultimate ability to grant immunity to crowd control to charge into the fray once again!

Ralph is like Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, wielding two large axes and hacking away at anyone he sees! Not only is he incredibly tanky and impossible to kill, but his damage is also extremely high. One QAE combo and a squishy character will lose half their health!

Chen Dongqing focused on attacking Kindred, determined to get rid of this guy's ultimate move first.

After forcing Kindred to use their ultimate, Shi Senming's Alistar seized the opportunity to Q-flash into the fray, and then used W to knock Kindred out of the range of [Lamb's Breath]!

In that instant, two golden lights flashed.

The little wolf reacted quickly, flashing over the moment Kindred was knocked away, and even trying to eat Kindred!

But Chen Dongqing reacted faster. Olaf flashed over first and used his E [Reckless Swipe] to send Kindred flying!

What followed was a crushing defeat!

Chen Dongqing slashed from start to finish, easily cutting through SKT without even breaking their Bloodthirster shield!

After winning the team fight, they pushed forward in one wave, and the game ended at exactly 22 minutes and 00 seconds.

Chen Dongqing stood up and bumped fists with Xiangguo next to him.

Uzi then stood up and said cheerfully, "Hey, SKT is still easy to beat."

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow: "Is that so? Is it that easy to beat?"

"Of course!" Uzi replied matter-of-factly. "We've never lost to SKT!"

"Indeed." Chen Dongqing smiled and patted Uzi on the shoulder, then greeted Xiao Hu beside him, "So, how was your first World Championship experience?"

Xiaohu, still beaming with excitement, nodded quickly and said, "It's alright. The World Championship isn't as tough as the LPL, is it?"

Xiaohu has now personally experienced the difficulty of the World Championship.

SKT is already the toughest opponent in the group stage.

But Xiaohu's assessment of SKT is that they are not as good as IG.

Every time Xiaohu plays against IG and goes up against Song Yijin, he gets sweating profusely!

Xiaohu is a research-oriented player. He studied Song Yijin day and night, but he still suffered a loss when it came to a real fight!

As for Faker, Xiaohu didn't actually study him for very long, since the draw was only a week ago.

Even so, he didn't have a particularly difficult time.

Xiaohu recalled the situation when he faced SKT at the Intercontinental Cup, and it was a similar situation back then.

Is this the greatest mid laner of all time?

It seems he's really getting old.

Of course, it's also possible that the carry was too strong in this game. He helped the carry get two kills at the start, and then just stayed in the mid lane to farm minions and win. It really wasn't difficult at all.

After everyone walked to the SKT players' bench and shook hands with Untara and Blank, Chen Dongqing smiled and extended his right hand to Faker: "We meet again, Sang-hyeok."

"We meet again," Faker said calmly. "You guys are stronger this time too."

Chen Dongqing looked at Faker: "It will still be the same in the future."

"No," Faker said seriously. "Sooner or later, I will win back."

Faker learned to accept defeat as early as 2014. He is not afraid of losing; he is only afraid of not being able to get back up after losing.

"Perhaps." Chen Dongqing smiled and walked to the next person, shaking hands with Langbang in succession. Then, he led his teammates to the center of the stage and bowed to the audience.

Just like when they took the stage, the audience's support was pitifully weak, with only a very small number of Chinese audience members shouting things like "QG is awesome".

As for the South Korean audience, they were all silent, their faces downcast, and some extreme viewers were even starting to leave.

There are no Samsung matches today. KT and SKT have already finished their matches, so there's no need for them to continue watching.

For the first time, Chen Dongqing found the silence from the audience to be so pleasant. He waved to the audience and then walked away.

As they left, hosts from all over the world came up to them, dividing the QG team members into different small rooms.

Chen Dongqing was led away by Lin Yuanhua to participate in an interview for their own Chinese-language media outlet.

Chen Dongqing's performance in this game definitely earned him the MVP award, but he didn't get a chance to be interviewed on the main stage, which is quite rare.

South Koreans will probably hate him to death.

Chen Dongqing and his girlfriend walked into the LPL interview room. While waiting for the signal to connect from the live broadcast room, the two joked and laughed together.

The live stream screen next to it was displaying the post-match data panel.

Chen Dongqing scored an outrageous 13-0-5 in this game, dealing 20,000 damage in 22 minutes, with an average damage per minute approaching 1,000!

With such outrageous data, the MVP award is practically guaranteed.

Chen Dongqing's official photo quickly appeared on the screen, next to which were the terrifying statistics he had achieved in this game.

With a 34% damage share and a 36% damage taken share, the combined total exceeds 70%, and the lead over the opponent is a staggering 4639! This lead was achieved in just over twenty minutes!

After the MVP award was presented, the photographer immediately made a hand gesture to Chen Dongqing and Lin Yuanhua, and the two immediately got ready. After the small light in front of the camera came on, Lin Yuanhua immediately asked a question.

"First of all, congratulations to QG on winning the first game!" Lin Yuanhua looked at the person next to her and smiled, "How do you feel after winning the game?"

"I'm in a great mood," Chen Dongqing said with a smile. "It's probably because of the competition in South Korea. I really like the atmosphere of the audience here. The Korean audience is very enthusiastic, and winning the match made me very happy."

Upon hearing this, countless viewers in the LPL live stream burst into laughter.

You like the atmosphere here, right? So enthusiastic, right? Having fun, right? You're a real freak!

Lin Yuanhua couldn't help but smile, and then asked, "So, Brother Shu, how do you plan to repay the audience here?"

Chen Dongqing thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since the audience is so enthusiastic, I can only encourage them to be even more enthusiastic. This year, I'll strive to win another championship with the audience as my witness!"

Lin Yuanhua felt a little helpless after hearing Chen Dongqing's answer.

She was originally going to ask Chen Dongqing about his outlook for this World Championship, but you just told her about the champion, so what was the point of asking?

Lin Yuanhua thought for a moment, then changed the question: "If QG sets its sights on the championship, which team do you think will be the biggest obstacle on your path to victory?"

"IG and FPX," Chen Dongqing said calmly. "These two teams are from the same region as me, and I know very well what makes them so strong. I believe their strength is top-tier even on a global scale."

Lin Yuanhua tilted her head and asked again, "Is that the truth? There aren't any Korean teams?"

"That's the truth," Chen Dongqing replied calmly. "All three South Korean teams have obvious weaknesses, and I don't think they have the strength to compete for the championship."

Chen Dongqing's words surprised even LPL's own viewers.

Isn't this a bit of an exaggeration?

SKT is indeed quite bad, but KT is really not bad, right?

[Have you forgotten about the Intercontinental Cup? KT can't even beat IG, that's enough.]

Are intercontinental tournaments and world championships the same?

[What's the difference? KT was sweating buckets against G2 just now. What kind of trash team is G2? Enough already!]

Many viewers still think that Chen Dongqing is just talking nonsense and making empty promises.

After all, LPL's biggest rivals have always been Korean teams, and this has been the case in every major tournament finals.

Even if the Korean region declines, it won't immediately fall to the point where no one exists; it always takes time.

QG has always been the dominant force in the LPL, and even LPL's own viewers don't think their second or third seeds have the world-class level.

Of course, Chen Dongqing wouldn't go so far as to explain for IGFPX.

Let the results of the competition speak for themselves.

Even if IG and FPX falter, the boomerang will hit them, not Chen Dongqing.

This move is putting pressure on the brother team.

In today's fifth match, IG took to the stage to face C9.

The North American region is currently the worst of the five major regions. Even the legendary Doublelift struggles to reach the top eight every year, let alone the teams below him.

C9 is the last seed from the North American region, and IG, who are known for their ability to crush weaker teams, will certainly not hold back against such a team!

In 27 minutes and 55 seconds, IG easily defeated their opponent with a kill score of 18-6!

In this match, IG dominated all three lanes, proving their strength as the LPL's second seed.

Many South Korean viewers frowned at this, feeling a bit of pressure.

Is the LPL this strong this year?

October 11th, the second day of the group stage.

At 2 p.m., Chen Dongqing followed his teammates to the hotel restaurant, intending to have lunch first.

To ensure a better viewing experience for global audiences, the group stage matches will be played from 4 PM to 9 PM, one match per hour, for a total of six matches per day over eight days.

QG's match today is the fifth game, which won't start until 8 PM, so the QG players have no worries and can enjoy a leisurely lunch.

While eating, Chen Dongqing also opened his phone and browsed domestic e-sports forums.

Yesterday, LPL won both matches by a large margin, and everyone in the anti-LPL forum was beaming with joy.

If FPX can also secure a resounding victory in their first match today, countless viewers can make the "Dion Stone" gesture and shout that they've never had such a wonderful start!

In addition, many viewers were discussing Chen Dongqing's interview yesterday.

Although it was just a short post-match interview, Chen Dongqing's statement that he identified FPX and IG as the biggest rivals on the road to the championship still sparked considerable discussion.

Many people agree that this makes sense, as evidenced by the 3-0 victory in the Intercontinental Cup, which shows that the LPL is indeed stronger now!

Many people also felt this was unreasonable, believing that the Korean region could not have declined to this extent, and that even a weakened giant still has a certain size.

Amid the debate between the two sides, some netizens also shared reactions from South Korean forums to Chen Dongqing's remarks.

Chen Dongqing's interview was broadcast exclusively in the LPL live stream, and it is obvious that someone reposted it to a Korean forum.

In yesterday's interview, Chen Dongqing first made a sarcastic remark about the indifferent reaction of the Korean audience, and then ignored the Korean teams, specifically naming two LPL teams as opponents.

Every word struck a chord with the South Korean audience.

From the screenshots, Chen Dongqing sensed the intense anger of South Korean netizens.

[Damn! Isn't Ilex being a bit too arrogant?]

What's so arrogant about that? Weren't we the ones who were being unfair first?

[That's true. When the champion team came on stage, we didn't even give them a single cheer. Were we being a little too stingy?]

[You little brat, what are you talking about! Ilex is an enemy of South Korea! We will never applaud him!]

[They only beat SKT, do they really think their LPL region is that great?]

[Haha, as everyone knows, the LPL region has only ever had one team, QG; the others can be ignored.]

It's okay, we'll make IG and FPX understand once we get to the knockout stage.

As Chen Dongqing scrolled through the posts, he couldn't help but chuckle.

Elimination rounds?

You'll probably cry even harder then!

Chen Dongqing happily scrolled through the posts, quickly finished his meal, and then packed up with his teammates, planning to go to the training room to play on the computer for a bit before heading to the venue.

At the elevator entrance, Chen Dongqing happened to run into the FPX team members.

All five members of FPX were present, dressed neatly in their team uniforms, and each carried their peripherals.

They're not here for dinner. FPX has their first match today, and they're heading to the venue now.

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow and said, "Keep it up, brothers! Don't embarrass the LPL!"

Upon seeing Chen Dongqing utter such nonsense, the FPX members couldn't help but roll their eyes.

"Brother Tree, what were you saying in yesterday's interview?" Lin Weixiang couldn't help but complain, "You could have just mentioned IG, why did you have to drag us into it?"

Chen Dongqing said cheerfully, "But I genuinely think you guys are pretty strong too, I'm not just flattering you."

"But our first match is against Samsung! They were last year's runners-up!" Karsa couldn't help but say. "It would be so embarrassing if we lost!"

Chen Dongqing rubbed his chin: "Then just win, right?"

The FPX members were speechless.

Whether we win or lose isn't something we can decide, is it?

At this moment, Xiangguo casually remarked, "What trash is Samsung this year? They only got second place last year because the game version was on their side. This year they're going against the meta. They're trash, we can crush them!"

Doinb's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

We're also a team going against the meta, aren't we?

After hesitating for two seconds, Doinb said, "Don't worry, we'll win!"

Chen Dongqing smiled and nodded: "I believe in you."

The two teams passed each other by, and Chen Dongqing and his teammates went to the lounge to sit down.

"Do you think FPX has a good chance of winning today?" Banbazi asked from the side.

Chen Dongqing said calmly, "Don't worry, they will win."

Time quickly came to 4 PM, and the FPX and Gen.G players took to the stage for today's highlight: the battle between the third seeds from China and South Korea.

These two teams have something in common—they were both knockout stage teams in last year's World Championship, and both were eliminated by QG.

One team lost in the semifinals but managed to bite back at QG, while the other team was swept by QG in the finals.

And now, both teams are the third seed.

These two teams seem evenly matched no matter how you look at it, making this match full of suspense.

Whether they are truly evenly matched or not, we'll have to wait and see after the match begins.

What's interesting about this match is that both teams are playing against the meta and are primarily focused on the bottom half of the bracket.

When both sides are playing against the current version, it's equivalent to neither side being playing against it.

This match will be a crazy showdown that ignores the version.

FPX opted for their classic 4v2 strategy, with Doinb picking Aatrox for mid and Karsa's Taliyah for jungle, frequently roaming the bottom lane.

Samsung still uses the same turtle formation, relying on Malzahar in the mid lane and Tahm Kench in the bot lane to protect the King!

The final result was that Ruler was unable to resist FPX's continuous attacks and was caught out in a miserable situation of 1-3 within ten minutes!

Instead, Lin Weixiang's Xia took off, her feathers piercing wildly through the Samsung team!

The game went on for 35 minutes, with FPX leading by 8,000 gold, and the final team fight broke out at the entrance of Samsung's base!

Doinb's Aatrox activated his ultimate, wielding his greatsword freely within the three-star formation!

Aatrox was the least nerfed of the three reworked heroes, so he still has a very high priority in this World Championship.

The most outrageous thing about the hero Aatrox is that he has infinite health and high damage. A three-star Aatrox simply can't suppress his health bar!

Lin Weixiang, meanwhile, stood beneath the Great Sword Demon's legs and unleashed a barrage of attacks!

As long as the AD carry has a good enough output environment, the outcome of the team fight will naturally be favorable!

In the end, FPX executed a perfect team fight with a 4-for-0 exchange, pushed forward, and won the first game!

Chen Dongqing sat in the chair, a confident smile on his face.

His understanding was indeed correct.

Although FPX is somewhat out of sync with the meta, their highly coherent synergy system can offset the impact of this out-of-sync situation to some extent.

After all, in FPX's system, Doinb's mid lane priority is the top priority, and the entire rhythm must revolve around his lane priority.

Although they can't dominate the top, mid, and jungle, Doinb has always maintained control of the mid lane, ensuring his own rhythm can be smoothly executed.

FPX's opponents, however, are not so comfortable. Without initiative in the mid lane, they are unable to implement any of their tactics or strategies!

"Let's go, get ready to head to the stadium!" Banbazi said. "We'll watch the match there."

The competition venue and the hotel are not close, about 20 or 30 minutes apart, so it's fine to go early.

The QG team returned to their rooms, changed into their team uniforms, and put on their peripherals. After confirming that everything was ready, they boarded the bus to the venue.

By the time the QG team finished all the check-up procedures and sat down in the middle of the rest room, the second match had already ended.

The two players in the third match have already taken to the stage.

This match is also an LPL match, with IG facing off against Taiwan's second seed, MAD.

There's not much to say about this match either. The characteristic of IG is that when they face weaker opponents, they go all out.

This game ended prematurely in less than 30 minutes, with a kill score of 19-11. IG only managed a 5,000 gold advantage before ending the game in a single team fight.

The QG members didn't have to wait long.

At 8 PM, in the fifth match, they quickly took to the stage to face their second opponent in the group stage – VIT.

After yesterday's interview controversy, the South Korean audience's hatred towards Chen Dongqing has increased even further.

When QG took the stage, the audience was still deserted, with only a few scattered spectators offering their support.

When QG's opponent VIT took the stage, the cheers from the audience instantly exploded!

This caught the second seed from Europe, Vitória, off guard.

Are they really that popular in South Korea? That doesn't make sense!

Chen Dongqing's smile deepened as he observed the different treatment he received from the audience.

Did these South Koreans not consider the possibility of being hit by a boomerang?

Chen Dongqing gently pushed Xiangguo, whose anger was rising, and sat down with his teammates.

"Ignore these Koreans." Chen Dongqing put on his headphones and laughed into the voice chat, "Hurry up and push it out, let's go eat first."

Six hours have passed since lunch at 2 p.m.

The QG players were all starving, and they were all focused on finishing the match quickly so they could go eat.

Chen Dongqing pulled out the classic Jayce and teamed up with Uzi's Tristana for a fast attack!

In this match, Chen Dongqing first smashed through the top lane with a sledgehammer, and then bombarded the entire field, making the five VIT players not dare to breathe!

Uzi also performed exceptionally well, picking the Cannon to push at full speed and taking down one defensive tower after another!

最终，7-1-6的陈冬青与4-0-3的乌兹齐发力，将比赛定格在21分07秒。

In the quiet, Chen Dongqing waved goodbye and left the stage, ending the second day of the group stage.

In the two days of competition, LPL achieved a perfect record of 5-0!

The match then continued.

10 month 12 number.

Day 3 of the group stage.

IG is taking a day off today, and only QG and FPX from the LPL will be playing.

QG took to the stage very early this time; in just their second match, they quickly went on stage to face Taiwan's third seed, GRX.

The group stage is a double round-robin format within each group. Today is the last match of the first round of the group stage, and also the easiest one.

GRX, as a team that advanced from the play-in stage, really doesn't have much strength to speak of.

However, QG wasn't very hungry today. They weren't in a hurry to win. Out of consideration for their compatriots, they waited until the game was over in 28 minutes.

In this match, Chen Dongqing chose Kennen as his top laner, which slowed down the pace of the game. At the end of the match, his score was 4-0-6.

After this match, QG officially ended the first round of the group stage with a score of 3-0. They will rest for a day tomorrow, and then start the second round of the group stage the day after tomorrow!

Next, countless LPL viewers turned their attention to the remaining two LPL teams.

After a few breaks in the middle, FPX took to the stage to begin their second group stage match.

This match will be a bit challenging, as we'll be facing TL.

TL is, after all, the number one seed from North America, so they still have some strength.

The two sides battled fiercely for 45 minutes, exchanging blows and fighting neck and neck!

Fortunately, Doublelift made a fatal mistake and was caught by Liu Qingsong's Thresh hook, allowing FPX to take advantage and end the game in one fell swoop!

October 13th, the last day of the first round of the group stage.

In the first game today, IG went straight to the stage to face FNC!

IG sticks to their usual strategy, prioritizing securing strong champions like Syndra for the mid lane, allowing the mid lane to influence the jungle, and then the mid and jungle to influence the top lane, thus establishing a rhythm between the top, mid, and jungle.

In the first few minutes, IG indeed took control of the game, achieving a 2-1 kill score.

Just when Chen Dongqing thought the game was about to be won, FNC suddenly launched a counterattack!

Caps' LeBlanc was unpredictable, first ganking and killing TheShy in the top lane, and then cooperating with the jungler to kill Rookie, helping the team turn the tide!

In the subsequent matches, Caps delivered outstanding performances, leading his teammates in a fierce and evenly matched battle against IG!

Ultimately, the match went on for 39 minutes, and IG's weakness in late-game strategy began to show.

FNC made mistakes due to a split push and poor vision control. After TheShy was caught out on the side lane, FNC took the Baron and then ended the game in a team fight.

FPX then quickly took to the stage to play their final match of the first round.

FPX's opponent in this match is also the group leader—Taiwan's number one seed, Flash Wolves.

The Flash Wolves' strength in BO1 matches should not be underestimated.

In yesterday's match, they once again demonstrated their prowess in fighting against Korean opponents, easily crushing Samsung.

In this game, Flash Wolves played at a faster pace than expected, first establishing an advantage in the mid and jungle, and then taking the initiative to surround the bottom lane, further expanding their advantage.

FPX didn't back down and engaged in team fights despite being at a disadvantage, but unfortunately, the results weren't good.

At the 15-minute mark, Flash Wolves had already built a 9-3 kill score.

The game ended at 31 minutes, and FPX's desperate attempt to take Baron Nashor failed. After being surrounded and ganked by Flash Wolves, they unfortunately lost the game.

Seeing this, countless LPL viewers sighed.

As expected, it's unrealistic to expect the other two teams to finish the first game 3-0 like QG.

Fortunately, IG and FPX only lost one game to secure the top spot in their group, and their chances of advancing are still bright. Losing one game is not a big deal.

If you lose the first round, you can win the second round and that's it!

Let's speed things up in the last two chapters; the elimination rounds are coming up soon.

(End of this chapter)