League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 524 A Perfect Curtain Call

After QG won the team fight on IG's turf, viewers around the world knew what was going to happen next.

QG is going to win the championship!

"One wave!"

"One wave after another!"

In the QG voice channel, the players had all become repeating machines and ruthless tower-destroying machines, with all the survivors unleashing their damage on IG's inhibitor turrets!

One, two!

"Awesome! Awesome awesome!" Uzi, who had not yet revived, took off his headphones, stood up, clenched his fists, and was flushed with excitement!

Chen Dongqing and Xiangguo didn't care anymore. Just like the previous two championships, they right-clicked and let the heroes attack the base crystal. They then ejected themselves to their feet, and the people next to them embraced passionately!

Uzi, Xiangguo, Chen Dongqing.

The three are QG veterans who have been with the team since 2016.

During this period, the mid laner kept changing, and the support also changed once, but these three never left. As the three pillars of QG, they have always been there and supported this three-time champion dynasty!

"We've won!" Shi Senming was the fourth to stand up, shouting with a grin, "Two-time champions!"

Xiao Hu was the slowest to get up. He didn't stand up until the base exploded. He excitedly rushed to his four teammates, and the five of them hugged each other tightly!

"Let's all congratulate QG!" The three LPL commentators in the commentary booth were also visibly excited. Wawa shouted at the end, "They defeated IG 3-0, winning their third championship in team history, and their third consecutive championship!"

At that moment, the live stream reached a new high in popularity, with countless viewers from both inside and outside the industry crowding into the live stream to witness this legendary moment!

This is the first team in League of Legends history to win three world championships! And it's an incredible three-peat!

Three championships may be surpassed by others in the future, but a three-peat is an unparalleled achievement that audiences all over the world should look up to!

There will never be another like it!

The live stream chat was already flooded with comments!

QG is awesome!

We are the champions! We are still the champions! We will always be the champions!

Three-peat! Three-peat!

[QG: If we don't show you our skills, you won't know who carried the LPL.]

"This is QG! The most dominant team in League of Legends history, without a doubt!" Looking at the five players embracing, Colonel Guan couldn't help but sigh, "One year, two years, three years—with our collective witness, they achieved a Grand Slam for three consecutive years! They swept all the championships of the past three years, leaving all other teams in the dust!"

"But we should also be thankful," Miller laughed. "We should be thankful that QG is an LPL team, and we should be thankful that we were able to witness QG's journey to the championship!"

In the audience, the parents looked at their son on the screen with smiles on their faces.

Seeing their son win the championship, they were just as excited as their son.

They were also very fortunate that they hadn't stopped their son from going down this path.

Four years have passed in the blink of an eye. The internet-addicted teenager who only knew how to play games and made them frown every day has become a glamorous world champion who is praised by the whole audience!

Beside her, Lin Yuanhua held her camera and stared intently at the screen, her eyes also filled with a strange brilliance.

On the large screen, the door to the soundproof room suddenly opened, and countless people filed in.

Amidst the excited cheers of the audience, Linko, Banbazi, Park Unyong, and others rushed into the dressing room, their faces beaming with excitement.

"Nice, nice, guys!" Banbazi immediately gave each player a fist bump, "You played the best in the last game!"

In the first two matches, IG and QG were evenly matched in the early stages, and Banbazi was watching with bated breath backstage.

IG is really strong!

But the third game was different.

From the two-minute team fight at Kashgar, QG profited from every single wave! A two-for-one exchange in the bottom lane and a solo kill in the top lane at nine minutes sealed the victory. It was incredibly satisfying!

"Let's go, let's shake hands!" Linko patted Chen Dongqing on the back. "We'll celebrate properly after the awards ceremony!"

Chen Dongqing then called his teammates to leave the soundproof room and walk to the other side of the stage.

After stepping out of the soundproof room, the cheers from the audience below the field increased significantly, with everyone chanting the team name "QG".

The camera followed Chen Dongqing's footsteps, slowly moving to the other side of the stage.

Inside the soundproof room, the IG players were all hanging their heads.

It's not a pleasant feeling to have a championship snatched away from you.

But this year marks the third time that IG has experienced this feeling.

TheShy was still replaying some scenes from the third game in his mind.

Fiora and Akali are actually top lane champions that he is quite good at.

TheShy thought that with his understanding of these two heroes, he could go toe-to-toe with Ilex.

But the result can only be described as regrettable.

Ilex remains the one that wins in the end.

Whether it's Fiora or Akali, the opponent's skill level is far superior to his.

TheShy sighed, and for the first time, a feeling of "admiration" welled up in his heart.

"But at the same time, let's give a round of applause to IG!" Wawa said, looking at the screen. "In this World Championship, they defeated LCK's number one seed KT, helping the LPL region bite off the toughest nut to crack! Although they fell to QG, they and QG still gave us three exciting matches today!"

Miller continued, laughing, "IG's five players are still young, and they have a bright future ahead of them! I believe they will continue to chase the championship in the upcoming matches!"

Chen Dongqing pushed open the door of the soundproof room and walked up to the IG players.

Despite his gloomy mood, TheShy saw Chen Dongqing, still extended his right hand, and forced a smile, saying, "Impressive, Tree Pot."

Chen Dongqing smiled and stepped forward to give TheShy a gentle hug: "Keep going, the future is yours."

TheShy's Chinese wasn't good enough, and he didn't quite understand Chen Dongqing's meaning for a moment. In the blink of an eye, Chen Dongqing had already moved on to the next person.

"Well done." Chen Dongqing and Prince Ning hugged lightly. "I'll treat you to dinner when we get back to China."

"Damn it, you're getting a good deal and then acting innocent, huh?" After the hug, Prince Ning punched Chen Dongqing and said angrily, "I'll fucking kill you next year!"

"Sure, I'll wait." Chen Dongqing smiled, patted Prince Ning's arm, and walked to the next person.

After shaking hands with each of the IG players, his heart began to race, and his steps quickened involuntarily.

He strode out of IG's soundproof booth and walked to the center of the stage.

As he walked, several of his teammates quickly caught up with him.

In the center of the stage, their familiar Summoner's Cup was placed on a pedestal.

From Chen Dongqing's perspective, the trophy gleamed under the spotlight, and behind it was a sea of ​​lights made up of flashbulbs and glow sticks, which looked like twinkling stars in the Incheon night sky.

The trophy, shining brightly amidst the sea of ​​lights, resembled a radiant moon.

Chen Dongqing took a deep breath, stepped forward with his teammates, and placed his hand on the trophy.

At that moment, he felt as if he had touched the sky.

"Three, two, one!" Chen Dongqing and his teammates counted down together, then raised the trophy high!

At that moment, golden rain fell from the sky, and the stars began to twinkle. Countless people captured this beautiful scene together!

Offstage, Lin Yuanhua smiled broadly, capturing countless photos with her camera.

"Congratulations!!!" The Roaring Emperor relinquished his commentary duties and took the stage as the host, roaring, "Let's shout out the name of the champion team!"

The Roaring Emperor's voice was destined to receive little response, because not many audience members could understand his Korean.

But the Roaring Emperor seemed to have anticipated this, and he continued shouting, "Next, let's welcome Riot Games co-founders, Ryze and Tryndamere, to the stage to present awards to our champions!"

The two CEOs, dressed in suits, led a group of hostesses onto the stage.

Several hostesses were holding several coats, which were the award ceremony outfits from the S8 World Championship.

The award ceremony attire was predominantly black, with the World Championship logo printed on the left chest and "2018 WORLDS CHAMPIONS" on the right.

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The QG members put on their award ceremony outfits and then stood in a row in the center of the stage.

The two CEOs came forward with medals and placed them around the necks of the contestants one by one.

Ryze stood in front of Chen Dongqing, looking at the familiar Asian face with a hint of helplessness: "What, it's you again?"

Chen Dongqing allowed Ryze to award him the medal, then looked up and said with a grin, "Isn't this exactly what you wanted?"

This year's version of the game, featuring the character Nakano, is practically tailor-made for Chen Dongqing.

Riot Games clearly hopes Chen Dongqing will win the championship and that QG can achieve a three-peat, further promoting the popularity of League of Legends.

Ryze shrugged and laughed, "We didn't do anything."

After Ryze left, Tryndamere came over and shook hands with Chen Dongqing.

"Keep up the good work next year," Tryndamere laughed. "But I certainly don't want to run into you again this time next year."

Creating a "god" is necessary for a league. If the creation of a god is successful, that god will be directly related to the popularity of the league system.

But this god certainly can't live too long.

If a team can maintain its dominance for a long time and keep winning championships until the game goes out of business, it will inevitably discourage other teams from competing.

This is a very complicated situation.

Right now, the game is in a dilemma: it needs a god-like figure to boost popularity, but it also doesn't want that god to live too long.

Ideally, the two gods would take over the baton.

In recent years, the success of Faker and Chen Dongqing has propelled the World Championship to new heights, quickly making it the most popular esports event in the world, bar none.

But who can take over Chen Dongqing's mantle now?

"Don't worry," Chen Dongqing chuckled, "You definitely won't run into me next year."

These words sounded like the whispers of a demon to Tryndamere.

Tryndamere's expression changed upon hearing this: "What do you mean by 'I won't run into you'? Are you planning to retire?"

Chen Dongqing laughed and said, "You said it yourself, you don't want to see me again next year."

"But that's not what I meant!" Tryndamere exclaimed, "I don't want you to retire!"

I just wanted you to lose so I could pass the baton, not for you to win!

You're just going to run with the baton right away? Are we even going to hold this relay race anymore?!

Chen Dongqing did not answer, but smiled and bowed slightly to the president, thus concluding the awards ceremony.

At this moment, the Roaring Emperor finally stepped forward and shouted, "Alright, next up is the much-anticipated FMVP segment! Let's welcome Mr. Tryndamere to announce the FMVP winner!"

Although the audience couldn't understand Korean, they still understood the words "FMVP" that the Roaring Emperor prolonged, and their cheers immediately became surging!

At first, the cheers from the audience were somewhat chaotic, coming from various IDs, but gradually, these cheers became unified and turned into a single shout!

"ilex!"

"ilex!"

"ilex!"

Only then, with a heavy heart, Tryndamere opened the envelope and read the answer from the card: "The FMVP winner is .QG.ilex! Congratulations!"

At that moment, the screen on the big screen changed, showing Chen Dongqing's performance in today's final, as well as some highlights.

In the first game, Chen Dongqing played the Sword Demon and, with a score of 0-2, wielded the greatsword in the river. He fought against five opponents and instead of retreating, he advanced and dealt a total of 5,000 damage in three strikes!

KD：1-2-9，伤害占比：22.28%，承伤占比：26.43%

In the second game, Chen Dongqing used Lucian to continuously slide, sliding from the front to the back of the team fight in the final team fight, breaking through IG's entire defense line single-handedly!

KD：9-0-4，伤害占比：32%，承伤占比：21%

In the final game, Fiora used her W to block Draven's E, and then, in the time it takes to cleanse, she used her A-Flash combo to secure the kill!

KD：7-0-3，伤害占比：31%，承伤占比：26%

World Championship win rate: 100%, World Championship K/D ratio: 28

In all three games, he delivered outstanding performances and impressive statistics. If you look at the entire S-series, the statistics are even more terrifying!

With six consecutive wins in the group stage and a terrifying 9-0 record in the knockout stage, they became the first team in history to win the S-series championship with an undefeated record!

A single short video is enough to prove the value of Chen Dongqing's FMVP award.

Deserved!

On stage, Xiangguo shoved Chen Dongqing to the front, angrily saying, "Damn it, it's you showing off again."

Chen Dongqing did not respond, but walked with a smile between Tryndamere and Roaring Emperor, and took a photo with them in front of the camera.

In the group photo, Chen Dongqing's bright smile contrasted sharply with Tedamir's forced, fake smile.

At the same time, Xia An, the Chinese translator, stepped onto the stage to act as a liaison between Chen Dongqing and the Roaring Emperor.

"First, let's ask a question we've all heard before," the Roaring Emperor said with a smile, "How do you feel after winning the championship?"

"It was a fantastic experience," Chen Dongqing laughed. "Winning the global championship is never boring; every victory brings a completely different feeling!"

"This championship means that QG has won its third World Championship trophy in a row. This is an incredible honor, and perhaps for a long time to come, QG will remain the strongest team in history."

Below the stage, countless people stretched out their hands, and cheers and applause rose up.

While countless fans were excited, they also felt something was off.

Something seems off about the atmosphere.

The "Roaring Emperor" then continued with the formalities, posing the next question: "After winning three consecutive championships, what are your plans for the upcoming 2019 season?"

This is a question that Chen Dongqing asks every year after winning the championship.

Every year when faced with this question, Chen Dongqing would raise his FMVP trophy high and declare his intention to win the championship in advance for the upcoming season, which would elicit a strong cheer from the fans in the audience!

But this time, Chen Dongqing remained silent.

Retiring after this season was something he had planned long ago.

However, in his plan, he should bid farewell to his fans through a notice on Weibo at some point after winning the championship.

Instead of pouring cold water on the fans' enthusiasm at this momentous moment of victory.

This is such a disappointment, isn't it?

Chen Dongqing thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Over the past three years, QG has won every championship we could get: six league titles, three MSI titles, three World Championship titles, two Rift Rivals titles, and an Asian Games gold medal. Along the way, I want to thank my teammates, the club, and also countless fans, friends, family, and my girlfriend for their support."

"But life isn't just about competitions and championships, is it?" Chen Dongqing said to the camera with a smile, "I also have many things to accomplish. I need to spend time with my parents, and I need to travel with my girlfriend to see a wider world. So, I plan to take a break for a while."

"But don't worry, I'm not retiring, I'm just taking a break. Maybe one day, when the LPL needs me, I'll come back."

After speaking, Chen Dongqing bowed deeply to the audience.

At that moment, cheers erupted wildly from the audience, and countless fans raised their arms to bid farewell to their beloved Tree Brother.

Over the past three years, this towering tree has grown strong and has become a pillar of support for the LPL.

Amidst the grand tree, a myriad of trees bloom in spring.

Under his leadership, LPL has gradually grown into the undisputed number one region.

Even without this powerful team, the LPL can still win honors in the World Championship!

See you in the future, Brother Tree.

The legendary story should come to an end.

(End of the book)

This book has always revolved around the competition, and once the competition is over, the main text should also end.

There will actually be some more content coming up, which I'll release for free as a bonus episode, as a little treat for everyone.

I'll grab a bite to eat first, and then I'll write a closing statement soon to summarize this book.

(End of this chapter)