Chapter 9

1:1!

QG won back a game.

The teamfight lineup gave them an early advantage, making it hard to lose.

The MVP of this match goes to UZI KogMaw.

He could call this game a smooth one, with his output accounting for nearly 40%.

Including Xu Dongmen, everyone was setting things up for him.

He himself is perfectly developed, and in teamfights Braum is holding up a shield in front.

Doinb's Lulu is even more like a thoughtful little babysitter, with every single W, E, R being thrown onto him.

Even Xu Dongmen's barrel is constantly standing guard and breaking sieges for him.

"Holy shit brothers, this game is really awesome…… This feeling, it's been a long time!"

After getting off the stage, the stain was still savoring.

Since leaving Royal, he hadn't had this kind of game experience in a long time.

It's not that OMG and QG have never played a 4-1 protect; for UZI, those teams' 4-1 protect just didn't have the feel…

OMG excels at the top-mid-jungle iron triangle, while QG mainly focuses on a single mid-jungle.

How could their 4-1 protect compare to the old Royal?

But today, everything has come back!

This jungler named Xu Dongmen is very savvy.

UZI gave him an approving look: "Believe me, brother, next time you bring a Thresh male gun or something, we'll have a better chance winning 3-2."

"Alright, first agree: if I play Thresh male gun, you have to let me get the kills." Xu Dongmen was mischievous.

"No problem, we're brothers, right?" The stain readily agreed, putting on an airs of an elder brother.

Although he is still young, Xu Dongmen is actually two years younger than him.

In front of others, UZI can be willful and throw tantrums.

In front of his younger brother who is two years younger, he naturally has to show the demeanor of an elder brother.

"Brothers, we played great!"

"This is what we QG are!"

At the lounge door, Lin Ke patted each person's head and shoulder.

When it was Xu Dongmen's turn, he gave him a bear hug!

For the regular season, this is just a small game victory, not even the deciding game of this BO3.

But winning this small game directly secured QG's first place in the group.

Even if they lose the deciding game afterward, it won't affect the final ranking.

First in the group means a direct ticket to the semifinals!

At this moment, only two BO5s stand between them and the spring season championship.

As the club manager, how could Lin Ke not be delighted?

Where there is joy, there is sorrow.

In the whole lounge, Swift's complexion was the worst.

He sat with Dade, crossing his legs with a scowl, as if everyone owed him eight million.

He hated!

He hated Xu Dongmen for taking his position, and also hated himself for missing the opportunity.

And that mid laner!

Swift firmly believed that in the first game today, he was played.

As soon as Doinb left the stage, he shot him a gloating look, full of provocation.

This further confirmed Swift's guess; at this moment he only wanted to utter the first complete Chinese sentence he had learned after coming to China.

NMSL, WSND!

"Alright, break time is almost over, it's time to go on stage."

"Brothers, come on!"

"Come on!"

Returning to the stage, the QG members appearing before the camera again were relaxed, chatting and laughing, their postures becoming lazy.

The toughest bone has been gnawed down; next it seems we can have a happy game?

Even if we let the other side win, it wouldn't matter.

"Wait, if we let the other side win, what about my promise?"

Xu Dongmen realized, this game cannot be lost.

Only by winning would he have the confidence to demand the coaching staff fulfill their promise, to avoid later wrangling.

"Brothers, don't pop the champagne yet, be serious, the match isn't over." Xu Dongmen was urgent.

"Exactly, exactly, Dongmen is right!" Doinb chimed in: "We will definitely win today, we can't lose, brothers!"

"That's a must…" The stain imitated the Baiyun Heitu accent, showing his goofy side: "Whoever doesn't play well, brother I'll just report them for passive gameplay."

"OKOK…"

Game 3, QG took the blue side.

WE adjusted their strategy, banning Lulu and Viktor.

They wanted to target Doinb!

"Since we can't shut down the jungler, I'll change my approach and go after your mid laner!" Su Xiaoyan gave an analysis.

"Doinb, they say Lulu and Viktor are his two sides, so I'll ban them all, letting your coin only be able to stand for me." Guan Zeyuan made a strange analogy.

The tough problem was tossed to QG; what can still be picked for mid lane?

Over the whole spring split, only three champions have been picked by Doinb three or more times.

Aside from the two sides, there's only the Trickster Succubus left.

"If I remember correctly, Doinb last picked the Succubus a few weeks ago in the match against RNG; he lost two straight games when they snatched the Succubus from Xiaohu, and in the second game Xiaohu's plane almost went super god." Guan Zeyuan recited the details.

After being swept 2-0 by RNG, QG's state plummeted, becoming a turning point in the regular season.

The jungle-mid conflict intensified, and Da B became the target of everyone's anger.

"Condi took the spider this game; WE's last pick is surely being saved for a mid lane counter."

"Currently usable mid lane champions in the meta still include the plane, Sand Emperor, Ryze, etc."

"But Doinb seems not to like playing these champions…"

"……"

The atmosphere became utterly awkward, both on the commentator's desk and the player's bench.

Da B feels terrible!

WE really doesn't know when to quit; the rankings aren't affected anymore—is it necessary to expose people's shortcomings like this?

Damn it, even the Ice Maiden got snatched by them!

"Ryze, just Ryze." Xu Dongmen gave him the suggestion.

"Huh? Ryze?" Doinb hesitated.

Yes, he had trash-talked before the match, saying he would crush the opposition with Ryze.

But talking is one thing; actually picking it is another.

Being sprayed and scolded is no big deal, but there are two mid laners in the resting room eyeing him like tigers; if he messes up……

The next match could be the playoffs.

Da B is under tremendous pressure!

"Trust me, Ying Bi Ge, just pick Ryze!"

Xu Dongmen stepped forward: "With me here, don't be afraid."

"OK, if you say Ryze then Ryze it is; worst case I get pressured a little early." Da B went all in.

Blue side QG: Poppy, Male Gun, Ryze, Lucian, Minotaur.

Red side WE: Ekko, Spider, Lissandra, EZ, Giant Monster.

Standard opening!

In this game, neither side's jungler rushed to invade.

Condi acted first, using the Spider Queen's traits to pull off a level 3 mid gank.

The spider's flash and cocoon hit, and Lissandra's ice claw followed up.

Thunder flashed, and Ryze fell into desperation.

Fortunately, Doinb handled this well; a rune immobilization held the spider, then he flashed to escape, thus saving his life.

"Holy shit, the opponents are disgusting; they're running double Thunder!"

Doinb shouted, only then realizing that WE's mid and jungle are both running Thunder.

Mid lane Lissandra running Thunder is understandable, but the spider actually also running Thunder?

This isn't the early season when talents were just revamped; the era of everything Thunder is long past!

Xu Dongmen's spider also honestly brought the 【Time's Power】.

If it were the newly released Thunder, Doinb would likely not survive this wave.

After several version nerfs, Thunder's benefits are nowhere near what they used to be.

All we can say is, WE is really giving it their all!

"There should be another wave coming up." Xu Dongmen's brain raced.

A 180% B+ buff made his game sense extraordinarily clear.

Xu Dongmen's prediction was correct; soon Doinb suffered a second wave of attack.

At 6 minutes game time, Xiye was the first on the map to reach level 6!

Doinb, having been sent back to base once, lost most of a minion wave; he is still a short way from level 6.

"Embrace the cold!"

Iceborne Claw plus a two‑segment flash dash, Lissandra lunged across half the screen to initiate.

In this game WE picked mid Lissandra specifically to combo with the spider to take down Da B!

Glacial Prison followed by Tomb of Ice, leaving Ryze completely immobile.

At the same time, the spider burst from the flank, with Broodlings providing displacement.

Thunder struck, and Ryze's HP plummeted!

Even though Doinb's positioning was already conservative, stepping back one step would have put him under tower, but he couldn't.

Compared to the previous wave, the enemy had one more Ice Maiden's ultimate.

The damage was enough!

"Go blind!"

Just as the kill was about to be secured, Xiye and Condi suddenly went black, seeing nothing.

A black smoke screen enveloped the two of them, and Xu Dongmen rushed over!

"WE fell for it—this wave the Graves is counter‑jungling!" Guan Zeyuan's voice boomed

"It's over, the spider's cocoon was blocked too." Su Xiaoyan's voice showed a hint of panic: "Ryze ran into the tower; this wave we probably can't kill him!"

"We're ahead! WE is ahead, Xiye dives the tower looking to trade hard!"

"But his Q whiffed, Frost Queen's Q missed, and Ryze survived!"

"Under the enemy tower, Frost Queen anticipated her Q would miss, the 1-for-1 trade failed, and she handed over first blood."

"Besides that, Elise is also getting crushed by Graves."

"Condi lacks both Flash and Zhonya's Hourglass; he's completely trapped with no escape."

"After Lissandra, Elise also fed a kill."

"The kill score instantly became 2-0!"

"\"That counter-gank was kinda nice, I can only say. \" Piyuan came up with an inverted sentence."

"\"That's too aggressive, WE; if they get counter-ganked there, they'll definitely blow up. \" Su Xiaoyan found it hard to watch."

"\"No way. \" Piyuan took the middle ground: \"This wave really isn't their fault; we can only say that XDM's sense of smell is too sharp. \""

"The game opened 0-2, and WE started to get anxious."

"First, the bot lane got crushed in a 2v2, and then the usually reliable 957 also started having issues."

"Ekko versus Poppy; these two brothers originally couldn't produce anything of note."

"But 957 made a play under the tower, got hit by Vi's Heroic Charge and stunned under the tower, and only by using his ultimate and Flash did he barely survive."

"One minute later, Honest Man Leg Brother got ruthlessly tower-dived."

"Xu Dongmen showed up at the perfect moment!"

"Refusing to accept defeat, WE organized a bot lane push."

"Condi brought Xiye in strong, but the initial damage didn't manage to kill anyone."

"Uzi ran Cleanse this game, and the Apocalyptic Doom is also a Braum, making him tougher to kill when his ultimate is up."

"This bottom lane gank not only failed to salvage the situation, but actually plunged WE further into a quagmire."

"Xu Dongmen is back again!"

"Graves arrived first, then Doinb's Ryze followed to provide support."

"They traded 1 for 3, leaving only one of WE's four bot lane players alive."

"\"A 6-1 start, this opening is really tough for WE... \""

"Piyuan thought it over: \"With this lineup, even if they stall into the late game, all they can count on is a single Ezreal. \""

"\"Yeah, it's already over! \""

"Su Xiaoyan pointed out the core problem: \"Those two Graves counter-ganks were too deadly; it feels like WE lost these two games due to jungle tempo, Condi's playstyle is a bit too aggressive, every early trade loses them value, so after the game WE's coaching staff needs to help him review properly. \""

"\"No, Sis Xiao Yan, are we already wanting to review after just 10 minutes? \" Piyuan"