League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 516 We will win!

"Congratulations to IG!" Wawa's voice was very loud in the commentary booth, and his tone was full of excitement!

"They defeated the LCK's number one seed 3-0, securing the last ticket to Gwangju!"

Beside him, Changmao excitedly shouted, "After this match, there are no Korean teams left in the World Championship!"

"In this tournament held in South Korea, the Korean division actually stopped at the quarterfinals! This is truly unimaginable before the world championships!"

The three commentators exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise!

Before today, they did feel that FPX and IG had a chance to win, and they did consider the possibility that both teams would advance.

They never expected that they would not only win both games, but win them quite spectacularly!

Two 3-0 victories sent the Korean region packing!

The doll took off her headphones, let out a long sigh, and forcibly suppressed the excitement in her heart.

At that moment, he could clearly hear the painful wails coming from next door.

In the LCK commentary booth, all three commentators had completely lost their composure.

The Roaring Emperor began his signature wail once again.

It's not just the Roaring Emperor.

Kim Dong-jun and CloudTemplar also had pain written all over their faces!

The thought that the LCK region would be eliminated in the quarterfinals on their home turf filled the three of them with sorrow!

For the past few years, people have been saying that LCK is declining, but they don't believe it. They always think that QG is just too strong.

But now, with two quarterfinal finishes and one round of 16, they have no choice but to acknowledge this stark reality!

The Roaring Emperor was no longer in the mood to commentate. He temporarily turned off his microphone, then took off his glasses and began wiping away tears.

This scene is strikingly similar to the LPL in 2015, which can be described as the darkest year for the LCK.

But after 15, LPL welcomed QG. What will they welcome this year and beyond?

At this moment, the screens of live streams around the world were flooded with comments!

[Three LPL teams in the semifinals? Oh! LPL is ruining League of Legends!]

We used to be able to say that the LPL was a pseudo-strong region with only QG, ​​but now we can't say that anymore.

[Is this the driving force of leadership? LPL teams have grown so rapidly in recent years!]

This is the true number one region, absolute dominance!

These are all the comments from the live streams of other regions.

Of course, this excludes China and South Korea.

In the Korean live stream, countless Koreans had completely broken down. The collective defeat of the entire region made it difficult for them to shift the blame, so they could only rant and rave indiscriminately.

In this environment, perhaps only KZ's fans can breathe a sigh of relief.

Before the World Championship, KZ was considered the most disgraceful Spring Split champion in LCK history, failing to even reach the MSI finals and consistently underperforming in the Rift Rivals.

Now it seems it wasn't KZ's fault at all! Everyone else was pretty much terrible; KZ was just the one who was sent out!

As for the LPL livestream, needless to say, everyone was popping champagne.

All three teams from the LPL region have made it to the semifinals, which is definitely the biggest event in the history of the LPL!

Chen Dongqing got excited and eagerly took out his phone, then went back to the anti-racism forum.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the forum was similar to that in the live stream chat, filled with champagne-themed posts!

[My family is moved to tears! After watching the competition for five or six years, I never imagined this day would come!]

[Can we pop the champagne now? It's practically a sure thing they'll meet in the finals!]

Once QG eliminates FNC, there will only be three LPL teams left in this year's World Championship!

[Tree Bro: I told you, IG and FPX are the strongest, but you didn't believe me.]

Holy crap, IG is amazing!

[IG and FPX are both pretty strong; I really didn't expect them to sweep both teams 3-0.]

[FPX's match was alright, SKT was visibly underperforming, they were definitely capable of winning. My main surprise was that IG could easily sweep KT.]

Indeed, although IG finished all three games quickly, they were all played very narrowly, and they almost lost each one.

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but praise the post as he read it.

IG's BO5 series was indeed very close. Although it ended 3-0, every game was hard-fought.

Neither IG nor KT are cowardly teams; the two teams fought almost non-stop from start to finish!

In the first two games, the two sides fought fiercely until the mid-game 5v5, when IG finally gained an advantage with their signature miraculous team fights and quickly won the game.

As for the third game, it was a huge disadvantage from the start. Only TheShy's Fiora was developing normally in all three lanes and the jungle. They were already 6,000 gold behind in 20 minutes!

Fortunately, TheShy also gave back his advantage to his teammates, helping the team create space for development by split pushing in a desperate situation.

Thanks to TheShy's distraction, IG managed to get through to the 35-minute mark, and it wasn't until then that JackeyLove's Xayah finally reached her full potential!

In a mid-lane team fight at 38 minutes, with neither side's top laners participating, JackeyLove's Xayah flashed forward at half health, took down Deft with an auto-attack, and then finished off Mata and Ucal with an AQE combo, melting KT's front line and winning the crucial team fight!

The game took a turn from this point on, with IG taking control.

At this point, KT had no choice but to band together and go all out for one last push!

But in this wave of the game, TheShy took a risky move. He pushed all the way to the side lane, killed Smeb, and then, in the final base exchange, he took the lead and destroyed KT's base with a single blow!

A flash forward, a deadly split push, helped IG complete the comeback!

The breakdown of LCK viewers' morale also stems from this.

In all three matches, I was just a hair's breadth away from winning each one, but I lost every single one!

In the final game, if TheShy's attack had been even 0.1 seconds slower, the winner might have been different!

This kind of regrettable failure is truly unacceptable.

Chen Dongqing recalled the match just now and had to nod in agreement.

Regardless of how close they came to victory, IG did indeed sweep the LCK's number one seed.

This team seems to have grown a lot since the group stage.

They have grown into the people they were meant to be.

Chen Dongqing lowered his head and continued browsing posts.

Refresh the page, and a post comes into view.

[Transferring some Korean jokes about crying at graves]

Chen Dongqing's eyes lit up when he saw the post title!

My favorite episode is here!

When Chen Dongqing clicked on the post, he saw countless Korean viewers cursing him!

[West 8 Rome! Can't these KT bastards just die already? They might as well not come back at all, just jump into the Han River and apologize!]

[LCK's number one seed can't even beat someone's number two? They've really lost all sense of shame!]

[What the hell?! What are you talking about? Why is only KT voting for Hanjiang? Why isn't SKT voting? Why isn't GenG voting?]

[Faker deserves to jump into the river! He was completely outclassed by Doinb for three games!]

Why did Lee Sang-hyeok want to jump into the river? He was a meritorious player who made great contributions to our Korean team! Didn't you praise him when he won the championship? Now that he's lost, he wants to jump into the river? Lee Sang-hyeok was countered in three games, so being countered and suppressed is normal, right? If the spring breeze has pity on the flowers, may I be young again. The road down the mountain is noisy, just like the applause when I went up. The peak breeds false supporters, the twilight witnesses devout believers, but luckily I knew you before the rumors and gossip.

LCK's journey in S8 has ended, and so has my youth. I've uninstalled the game. It's time for me to go back to facing life.

Chen Dongqing couldn't stop laughing as he watched these demons and monsters wailing at the grave.

So this is how Koreans' youth ends too?

A while ago, when Chen Dongqing said that QG's biggest rivals on their road to the championship were FPX and IG, this Korean online forum was filled with criticism.

They definitely can't spew any more criticism now.

Because this is already a fact.

After QG defeats FNC, only these two teams will remain to stand in their way.

"Both best-of-five series ended pretty quickly, and now the timing is perfect," Banbazi said cheerfully. "Let's go eat."

The QG members stood up with smiles, planning to try the Korean BBQ restaurant they had their eye on a few days ago.

They're leaving Busan soon, so if they don't eat now, they won't have another chance.

However, quite by coincidence, the group had just stepped off the elevator when they encountered the returning FPX players.

The FPX players probably just came back from dinner, as they all smelled of hot pot.

As soon as the two teams met, all five FPX players unconsciously raised their heads, their faces full of pride.

Doinb, in particular, was holding his head high like a swan, extremely proud of himself.

He had no recollection that he had just brutally beaten up his fellow countrymen in his hometown.

Chen Dongqing chuckled and nodded, saying calmly, "Yes, you haven't disappointed me."

Chen Dongqing was certainly not afraid of the other party showing off, after all, he had said FPX would win before, and more than once.

FPX has won now, so there's no reason for him to brag. Instead, it just shows that Chen Dongqing had good judgment, and his words came true!

Doinb's face instantly darkened.

"Good luck," Chen Dongqing patted the other person on the shoulder, "If you beat IG too, we'll meet in the finals."

Doinb clenched his fist and said confidently, "Don't worry, we'll definitely win!"

A team that defied the meta stumbled its way to the semifinals and even dared to crush SKT, which gave Doinb a surge of confidence.

We will win! (A declaration of victory after awakening)

The two teams passed each other, and Chen Dongqing and his team boarded the team's bus and headed straight for the barbecue restaurant.

10 month 22 day.

The four teams gathered at the hotel entrance and headed to Gwangju, the final destination for the semi-finals.

In South Korea, nowhere is far away, and you don't even need high-speed rail or other transportation. You can just take a bus, and it only takes three hours to get there, so it's quite convenient.

Chen Dongqing put her luggage on the bus and then got off to wait for everyone to arrive.

The three LPL teams planned to take a group photo in front of the hotel before setting off together, emphasizing their close bond.

"Holy crap, what are the IG guys doing? We've been waiting for them for twenty minutes!" Xiangguo complained from the side, "They really are slow at everything."

It's common knowledge throughout the LPL that IG is unpunctual. They are often late for scrims and even official matches.

In terms of sheer amateurishness, IG is truly the worst in the LPL.

But the fact that such a makeshift team could reach this level only proves that Su Xiaoluo's card-drawing ability is truly top-notch.

After waiting for half an hour, the IG players finally emerged from the hotel, each with a relaxed and smiling face.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry," Rookie said apologetically, a little shyly. "Something came up and I was held up."

"It's alright," LPL official photographer Yicun chuckled. "Let's take a group photo quickly, we'll set off after that! Let's stand in the order of the departure ceremony, you should remember your positions, right?"

Chen Dongqing remembered it, because he was standing in the very center.

The three teams stood in the order of IG-QG-FPX, smiled at the camera, and then slowly boarded the car to embark on their journey to Gwangju.

Yicun processed the photo on the road and then sent it to the young lady in charge of LPL's Weibo operations. The photo quickly appeared on the Chinese Internet.

This photo immediately caused a huge uproar on the Chinese internet, with countless fans discussing it extensively!

[Champion, runner-up, and third place!]

[The Golden Age of LPL!]

[This group photo is so satisfying! They've really turned the World Championship into the LPL Autumn Season, haven't they?]

[The LPL Autumn Season is almost here! After QG's matches, it'll all be internal battles!]

It's no wonder LPL viewers are excited.

The main reason is that the upcoming schedule is just too exciting.

In the upcoming semifinals, QG will be the first to play against FNC, their opponent in the same bracket.

If they win this match, only LPL teams will remain in the World Championship.

What followed was all civil war!

The audience had a lot of confidence in QG and knew they would win!

Only then will the audience remember what Chen Dongqing said in an interview after the quarterfinals.

"Turning the World Championship into the LPL's Autumn Season."

Brother Tree is fulfilling his promise.

This scene is about to become a reality!

Three hours later, at 5 p.m., the three LPL teams stopped in front of the hotel in Gwangju.

While the managers of the three teams went to check in, the three teams exchanged glances.

All three teams understood that once they checked into the hotel, they would no longer be teammates in the same region, but rivals who would inevitably clash on the road to the championship.

Chen Dongqing concluded with a smile, "Now, it's up to your two teams to advance. I'll be waiting for you in Incheon."

"Hehe, that's enough." Liu Qingsong teased from the side, "Don't lose to FNC. It would be too boring if we made it to the finals but your QG didn't."

"What are you saying? What are you saying?!" Ning retorted from the side, "How did FPX even make it to the finals? Only IG can make it to the finals!"

Although the match hasn't started yet, there's already a bit of tension between the two teams.

After saying that, Ning turned to his head and said, "Indeed, QG should worry about themselves first. FNC is not weak; be careful not to capsize in an unexpected way!"

Chen Dongqing remained calm and chuckled, "Don't worry, we can't possibly lose."

I have a bold question.

If this book ended here, leaving the ending open-ended, what score would you give this ending?

(Of course, I wouldn't do that.)

(End of this chapter)