League: I really didn't tank!

026 The Vanishing Smile

"Nice!" Everyone in the training room couldn't help but exclaim.

Chen Dongqing's solo kill completely tore apart EDG's defenses, which were barely holding on.

After killing everyone, the captain pushed down the bottom lane's second tower and then charged straight towards the high ground!

There was no other way for EDG to send Pawn's Lulu to defend the bottom lane high ground, but on the other side, the other four members of QG, under the command of Xiangguo and Doinb, directly rotated to Baron!

With the big tree dead and Lulu absent, the remaining three members of EDG dared not look at Baron Nashor at all, and could only try to gank Gangplank in the bottom lane.

But Chen Dongqing clearly wouldn't give them that chance; the captain had already slipped away and disappeared without a trace.

In this way, QG secured the Baron Nashor with almost no losses, turning their advantage into a victory, and the rest of the game became garbage time.

[Everyone] Clearlove: GG

This message in the public chat indicates that the training match has ended and the opposing team no longer wants to play.

It's impossible to fall behind by 10,000 economic points and still expect to turn things around, right?

Chen Dongqing quickly pressed ALT+F4 to exit the game, then cheerfully lay back in his gaming chair and shouted, "Whoosh! Successfully reopened the wound!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingsong's smile vanished, and he began to think of something unpleasant.

"Nice, Dongqing!" Xiangguo said excitedly, patting Chen Dongqing on the shoulder. "I won without doing anything this time."

This player, Xiangguo, didn't have a high presence, but he successfully made the factory manager invisible by using a counter-gank.

Based on this alone, there are actually not many people who can do it. If Graves and Lee Sin go into stealth to farm jungle together, Graves will definitely come out ahead.

The game ended with Chen Dongqing's score at 3-1-4. As the captain, his ability to get assists is always top-notch. In this game, his participation rate was as high as 88%, perfectly completing his mission.

In comparison, A-Guang's big tree seems unremarkable, with a record of 0-1-1 that clearly shows his lack of skill.

"Well played!" Doinb and Uzi, standing nearby, also cast approving glances at Chen Dongqing.

This game is only halfway through, but if it continues, Chen Dongqing will most likely be the MVP.

Not only the early-game support, but also the mid-game solo kill in the bottom lane were crucial moments.

"Not bad, not bad." As a newcomer, Chen Dongqing didn't feel comfortable showing off, so he just said cheerfully, "It's all luck. The other side was probably just playing a practice match and not really taking it seriously."

Manager Linko smiled and said, "That was a good performance. Take a good rest. The next practice match starts in five minutes."

As he spoke, he pointed to the doorway: "There's a kitchen about ten meters to the left after you go out. There are drinks in the refrigerator; you can help yourselves. I don't know what drinks you like, so please help yourselves."

"I'll go take a look myself." Chen Dongqing was a little thirsty and decided to get up to get a bottle of Coca-Cola.

Xiangguo immediately got up and followed.

Doinb is also very outgoing; he got up and put his arm around the two of them as they headed towards the kitchen.

In just one training match, he had already accepted this teammate.

There's no way around it. They can carry even a captain who was still studying the skills before the game. If they got their own signature champion, they would definitely crush everyone.

Manager Linko saw this and smiled with satisfaction.

Last year, when Swift was still on the team, there were always conflicts between the mid and jungle players. Although the problem had not yet fully erupted, the high pressure in the training room inevitably had some impact.

However, the team underwent a major overhaul this year, with all four players except Doinb replaced, giving the entire training room a completely new atmosphere.

Linko is very satisfied with this.

Hopefully, no new problems will arise...

...

Meanwhile, on the other side...

EDG is finding it hard to be optimistic.

"What kind of game is this?" Abu frowned in the training room. "You guys started by targeting the bot lane, why is Uzi still the carry?"

"Their defense was too good," Meiko explained. "Their support was pretty good in both vision and mechanics, especially that hook..."

Abu shook his head: "Sigh, all I can say is to be more careful next time. Actually, you should be able to tell that the enemy team knew you were coming back to gank bot lane, and they had already placed TP wards."

"Yeah, I noticed that too." The factory manager nodded. "Actually, the game became unplayable after that wave. I underestimated them."

"Good that you understand. It's worth the loss if you can identify the problem." After saying that he was leaving the game, Abu turned to look at A-Guang on the top lane.

This time, the one with the biggest problem was the one who caused the most trouble in this game.

Abu asked, "Yuhao, what happened to you in this round?"

At this moment, Ah Guang sat in his chair, looking somewhat sullen.

Being outmatched like this, even though A-Guang is a cheerful boy with the warmest and most healing smile in the entire league, he couldn't smile at this moment.

Abu looked at A-Guang, who didn't reply, and suddenly felt a little guilty.

Am I being too strict...?

It was just a practice match; fluctuations in form are normal...

Abu thought for a moment and then said, "It's okay, Yuhao, keep up the good work next time."

...

Five minutes later, the second game of the training match began.

This time, the coaching staff gave Lin Weixiang a trial opportunity and replaced Uzi.

"Get serious, everyone. They lost the first game, so they're definitely going to take the second game seriously," Linko encouraged from behind.

Coach Banbazi thought so too, and Lwx is a complete newcomer to the competition, so there is still a considerable gap between him and Uzi, who has been famous for a long time.

This time, he decided to try letting the bottom lane roam freely, while giving the top lane some attention.

On the other side, EDG, on the blue side, still chose the top laner first, but the top laner still focused on resisting pressure and chose the top lane Nautilus, without changing their tactics due to the loss in the previous game.

Titan is similar to Maokai; they are incredibly tanky while also being functional. Although Titan isn't as tanky as Maokai, he has more crowd control and possesses an unstoppable headshot ultimate.

Compared to Maokai, Titan is a tank top laner who is easier to carry with, mainly because he has more crowd control.

Back then, EDG's second team, EDE, which later became IM, had a top laner named AJ who led the team to a three-level jump into the World Championship thanks to his top laner Nautilus.

Coach Banbazi said to Chen Dongqing, "This time, you can play whatever you want."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dongqing immediately understood and said, "Then give me Fiora."

Using Titan to fight his Fiora, Chen Dongqing was confident that no one in the world could beat him.

In this game, Chen Dongqing wasn't going to play the farming game anymore; he even directly chose Fervor of Battle as his talent.

Fervor of Battle was buffed in the official version of Season 6, with its maximum stat increased from 80 to 112 at max level, all in an effort to shred the Titan!

Furthermore, coupled with EDG's long-standing practice of not helping the top lane, while QG focused on helping the top lane this game, this disparity made A-Guang's situation even worse.

Xiangguo's Lee Sin quickly ganked top lane, catching A Guang's Flash and forcing him back to base.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Dongqing, at level six, used Flash to initiate the attack, relentlessly stabbing the Titan who hadn't used Flash.

Just as Ah Guang was about to escape using Q, Chen Dongqing used Q + reverse W to stun Titan, then quickly used four Breaks, and easily took down Titan with the full stacks of Battle Fervor.

Although the factory manager arrived shortly afterward and took Chen Dongqing away after he had carried the tower, it had nothing to do with A-Guang; he was completely out of luck.

Immediately afterwards, the match turned into a solo showcase for Chen Dongqing.