Chapter 17

Dongmen, you are my savior!

In the QG lounge, Lin Ke was overjoyed.

Despite losing the first point, he won two straight games.

2-1, match point secured!

At this moment, he wanted nothing more than to kiss Xu Dongmen on the face.

I said we could come back from one down to three, guys, give it your all—just one more game!

Shh, don't jinx it.

My goodness, no jinx, no jinx...

After Xu Dongmen said that, Lin Ke immediately shut his mouth.

When we were down one game, saying we could come back from one down to three was to boost morale, but after winning two back and still shouting, what else is that if not jinxing?

"Dongmen, take me to the finals!" Ai She Jiayi transmitted energy.

At this moment, Xu Dongmen had become the team's hope.

By comparison, Swift and Dade, sitting on the bench, seemed somewhat redundant.

"Duoxun, you have to admit, this XDM player is really strong." Dade said.

His tone was somewhat low; this once-prominent mid lane emperor, upon seeing Xu Dongmen and Doinb consecutively crush opponents in two matches, felt a vague premonition.

Swift hurriedly explained: "Brother Yuzhen, believe me, he's just having a temporary burst of strength; next game he might lose his form and reveal his true self."

"Is that so? Since I joined the team, you've said this countless times…… Wake up, Duoxun, Duoxun; as a pro player, if you lack the courage to face reality, what do you have left to pursue supreme glory? Duoxun, a temporary setback isn't scary; what's scary is burying your head in the sand after a setback and turning into an ostrich."

"Brother Yuzhen, I swear, it's really not what you think..."

Swift was at a loss for words; he knew that although Dade wasn't young, he still burned with a chuunibyou soul and a desire for the championship.

Such a person may appear plain in daily life, but when facing matches, opponents, and any strong players, they always retain a heart of reverence.

"There's something I don't understand, Duoxun; may I ask you directly?" Dade's tone softened considerably.

"Of course." Swift nodded firmly.

Dade asked for confirmation: "At the start of the season, when I was resting in Korea, I once heard a rumor that Zai Xian, who came to China with the coaching staff at the end of last year, was kicked out of the team by you less than a month after joining."

Lin Zaixian, in-game name Tom, former SKT jungler, once during the S5 Spring Season had Bengi on the bench.

In the previous transfer window, Pu Longyun brought Tom to QG.

Originally, the idea was to let Tom and Swift compete for the starting spot, just like at SKT—whoever played better would get the spot.

But the result was that after joining QG, Tom didn't play a single match before being kicked out.

It is said that after Tom joined the team, Swift directly issued an ultimatum to management: if they didn't send this guy away, he would refuse to participate in practice matches!

Tom was kicked out straight away!

Next, Swift pushed further, presenting management and coaching staff with an even more excessive demand: he would not accept the existence of substitutes.

As long as QG had any other jungler, he would go on strike!

That's how the nickname 'team tyrant' came about.

Seeing the other party acquiesce, Dade asked a question that had long puzzled him: "Since you've already kicked out Tom, why not go all the way and kick out XDM as well?"

"Brother Yuzhen, you don't understand; I was deceived by him!"

Swift was hysterical, his voice even trembling with a hint of tears.

Why could he tolerate Xu Dongmen's presence?

There's only one reason: he was fooled!

A jungler who had never reached a top-tier league, so bad he's like a master, what gives him the right to threaten me?

It's not like I haven't watched Xu Dongmen play ranked and practice matches; saying he's of second-tier level is already giving him too much credit!

In Swift's view, such a harmless little cutie, keeping him on the team not only bolsters his own image but also washes away the team tyrant's infamous reputation—why not?

"Second-tier? You call that second-tier?"

Dade laughed in anger: "Do you believe it? If Clearlove heard that line, he'd rush over and fight you right away!"

"Brother Yuzhen, believe me, I really haven't lied..."

Swift was like a mute eating coptis—suffering in silence.

No one wants to know more than he does how a second-rate jungler could overnight become the top of the jungle food chain.

If I had known earlier that this guy had such potential, could I have kept him until now?

"Brother Yuzhen, you have no idea how good this kid is at pretending; with his act of playing the pig to eat the tiger, even if the three great horses of Korean cinema came, they'd have to bow down!"

「.......... 」 -> ".........." (just keep the dots)

………… -> ".........." (maybe five dots? We'll keep as is)

"Yawn!"

On the match stage, Xu Dongmen sneezed.

It was already match point, and he was fully focused on the present game.

This game was on the red side.

"Haha, Wheel Mom got banned again; the enemy can't target our jungler, so they're going after our bottom lane." UZI's tone was excited, his voice high-pitched.

In the two games we won, the first game Wheel Mom didn't feel much involvement, but in the second game Lucian was absolutely satisfying.

With a jungler who comes to help push tower in the bottom lane within five minutes, who wouldn't be thrilled?

Wheel Mom, Bull Head, Victor

EDG realized they couldn't ban all of Xu Dongmen's junglers, so they simply opened them all up and first gave the factory head the male gun.

"Leopard Woman?"

When it was QG's turn to pick people, Xu Dongmen on the second floor showed off a leopard woman.

He lost the first game with the Leopard Woman, of course he wanted to regain face!

Anyway, the enemy jungler is already set, so there's no need to rush the pick.

Xu Dongmen first secured Lulu for mid lane.

"Dongmen, I think picking Thousand Edges this game would be better than picking Leopard Woman; what do you think?" Cui Jiaolian said in a consultative tone.

"Hmm, with Lulu, picking Thousand Edges would indeed be a better fit." Xu Dongmen spoke factually.

"Then… can you play Thousand Edges?" Cui Jiaolian said uncertainly.

On the other hand, head coach Pu Longyun also hesitated similarly.

Xu Dongmen had never used Thousand Edges in official matches, though he had tried it in practice games, but the results were not ideal.

Come to think of it, this guy plays practice games and official matches like two completely different people!

It cannot be measured by common sense!

"No problem, I can play Thousand Edges."

Xu Dongmen spoke quickly: "For bot lane, pick Rat or Big Mouth, or Vayne also works; Uzi, what do you want to play?"

"Really? Can I play Vayne?" Uzi's eyes lit up, instantly revealing Night Hunter.

The venue erupted in enthusiastic cheers!

The stained Vayne, no matter when, is always highly anticipated.

Backstage, Lin Ke almost had a heart attack.

"My little ancestor, you could play Vayne anytime, but you had to pick now!"

We've already got one foot in the finals; can't you be a bit more steady?

"Come on, big guy, hurry up and persuade him!"

The QG coaching staff's salary wasn't wasted; at the crucial moment, both coaches advised together, which made Uzi give up the idea of playing Vayne.

In the current version, bot lane lane strength isn't too high, but picking Vayne is still a bit too risky.

Finally, Uzi chose Lucian to face Deft's little blond.