Occupation? I won’t even hit a dog!

When the light of the punishment claw fell, Baron Nash's body disintegrated, providing all EDG members with enhanced BUFF and 1525 gold coins. The economic gap between the two teams officially exceeded the six thousand mark.

The 6,000 economic gap in 22 minutes was the slowest for EDG with Ye Tian on the field.

but.

This time the meaning is completely different.

Previously, EDG only took the route of strong attack. Before Ye Tian led the team to sweep three LCK teams and thoroughly proved their strength, even if the economic gap was 10,000 in 20 minutes, it would make the audience feel like they were walking on a tightrope, fearing that the rhythm would be interrupted and the opponent would turn the game around.

In this game, after EDG used Ice Fist, Hourglass and Viktor to restrict Xayah, their team battle ability was firmly superior to KT. Although it is hard to say how valuable the lineup is, the longer the game goes, the greater the advantage.

In this situation, EDG still had two Earth Dragons and a Baron in their hands, and had already pushed KT into a dead end!

When EDG returned to the city to prepare, the director switched to the previous replay.

Viktor used Hexflash to enter KT's jungle from the river, and then used the normal flash that had just been activated to come to the blue buff camp. He used a set of skills to severely damage Xayah, and then used the Ice Fist deceleration field to kill Xayah, helping EDG to crush KT, which once again caused exclamations.

[Fuck, this is going around]

[It feels so good]

[The pilot is being watched closely by Brother Tian. If he dares to attack someone, he will be killed. How does KT play? ]

[Tell a joke: Mata, the sacred cow that protects the country]

【Mata? ta! 】

[Is it normal for the LPL third seed to be stronger than the LCK first seed? We still have two such strong teams! ]

The LPL audience was in high spirits.

In contrast, LCK audiences saw the Gen.G and AFS teams suffer a series of setbacks and placed all their hopes on KT.

When KT got Galio and Urgot, two powerful heroes that were must-ban and must-pick in this version, and were beaten by EDG's top lane Viktor without any chance of fighting back, the mentality of the LCK audience collapsed.

[LCK's game style and ideas are too old-fashioned. Are they really just going to rely on their past achievements for the rest of their lives?]

[What's the point of having two wards? They can't even prevent Viktor from flanking them. Just like last year's Samsung, they are just trying to impress themselves with their ineffective efforts.]

[Mata still had the nerve to say KT was strong yesterday, so strong hahaha]

[League of Legends in Korea has become a pariah]

[Wake up, it was never the LCK region that was strong, it was just Lee Sang Hyuk alone, but that is also a thing of the past.]

[Tian's strength is too terrifying. Even though his online performance was weakened by Riot Games, he was able to lead EDG to become the strongest team in the world through support and teamfights]

KT player seats.

The five players went from being all smiles when they got the lineup, to being confident of victory when they successfully fished in the bottom lane and established an advantage, to being dead silent at this moment.

Especially Deft who came out of EDG.

The reason for leaving EDG is that Deft felt that EDG, a team that was always in a state of internal war, had no hope of going further. When he was interviewed, Deft made it very clear that he returned to LCK to win the world championship.

result.

In just one year, EDG won the Summoner's Cup at the Bird's Nest.

Deft, who formed the Galaxy Battleship but failed to make it to the World Championship, has mixed feelings when facing his old team, old teammates, and new AD player Iboy.

If Deft can lead KT to victory in this game, he won't be subject to any rumors.

With the situation now, Deft couldn't imagine what kind of comments would emerge.

"Victor's damage is complete, we can't stop him."

Smeb shook his head and sighed.

After getting Urgot, Smeb chose Ninjago Tabi + Black Cleaver + Spectral Cloak as his equipment.

It seems to cover all aspects, but in fact none of its attributes stand out.

Especially compared with Viktor with three speed shoes + ice fist + hourglass + full level core + 10 layers of dark seal, the equipment gap is almost two big pieces, and the role in team battles is completely in another dimension.

and.

Urgot's characteristics are similar to those of a heavy warrior. Even if he gets an advantage, he can only carry the mid-term team battle. When he falls into a disadvantage, he can only use the R skill + flash into the crowd to cause group fear. This is a life-changing move. Although it is not a complete wait and see death, the probability of success is much lower than kicking the C position back from the middle of a huge army.

What's more, Xayah doesn't even have an output environment in front of Viktor, so how can Urgot kill the remaining health?

"From now on, it's time to fully enter EDG."

"KT played a standard early game lineup, but was beaten by EDG's late game lineup. There was basically no suspense in the game."

Su Xiaoyan's words were relatively neutral, and everyone could tell from her tone: "KT's way of starting a team fight is to have Niu or Xin Zhao bring Galio in, but these three heroes can't deal with Viktor and Tristana, and Xayah's attack range can only hit the front row. To be honest, even from our perspective, we don't know how KT can pull off a miracle team fight that can turn the game around."

"EDG pushed forward from the middle lane, very steadily!" Wang Duoduo praised: "Since we can win the frontal team battle, there is no need to split push to give KT a chance. Tian Ge has all three pieces of equipment, and any sweep of his E skill can cause very high damage, even Galio can't handle it!"

"Ucal used AP Galio, who didn't have much magic resistance, and Zhao Xin's Bloodthirster wasn't combined." Ze Yuan compared equipment: "Although Tian Ge had an Ice Fist that didn't increase spell power, the Ice Fist had special damage when it was attacked, and it also made the second stage of [Death Ray] easier to hit. The full-level [Death Ray] can hit once every five seconds, which put too much pressure on the KT team."

From the front, KT is hard to resist.

On the side, there is a Void Gate placed in the wild area that continuously summons small insects.

Just after half a minute, KT's middle and upper second towers were all destroyed, and EDG blocked them at the entrance to the high ground, forming a de facto closed-door attack!

Mata knew that if he dragged on, he would surely die, so he used the skills that he had been reluctant to use in the previous wave to hit WQ to avoid the team fight.

but.

The charge action of Lao Niu's W [Wild Charge] is very obvious.

Ye Tian leisurely laid the [Gravity Field] under his feet and shot out R [Chaos Storm] towards the crowd to block Zhao Xin and Urgot's follow-up. When Lao Niu was about to enter the Q flash distance, he predicted and pressed Zhonya's Hourglass.

Ding--

Viktor's body was covered in golden quicksand, and he entered a stagnant state where he could not be selected and would not be affected by any damage or control. Tristana also used W [Rocket Jump] to offset the control, turning Viktor's surprise attack across a thousand yards into a door-to-door delivery!

Galio [Hero Appearance]?
Being a hero comes at a price!

Taliyah pressed E [Stone Array] + W [Rock Rush] to push Galio back from the ground, and together with Tristana, forced out Galio's stopwatch.

Sion was at the forefront, separating Xin Zhao, Urgot, and Xayah. When Viktor returned to the battlefield, the five EDG players attacked the trapped Lao Niu and Galio together!

Galio, who only had the Staff of Time and most of the hourglass, was the first to be solved. Even with Niu's R to reduce damage, he could only hold out for two more seconds. When the two real front-line heroes fell, the two pseudo-front-line heroes, Xin Zhao and Urgot, could no longer withstand EDG's advancement.

At 24 minutes and 39 seconds, KT's middle high ground was breached.

All EDG members moved to the top lane, and with the help of the accumulated advantage of the military line through the portal, they took the second lane high ground, then harvested the jungle and obtained the fire dragon. After completing the preparations, they pushed forward to the bottom lane.

[Death Ray] swept across one after another, lowering the status of KT's front row.

The KT team, which was overwhelmed by the super soldiers in the upper and middle lanes, had to withdraw its defense line and gave up the third lane high ground.

EDG drove straight in, blocked the two hub defense towers and pressed KT's bursts, using a blunt knife to cut meat to drive KT's heroes back to the fountain one by one, winning the victory without bloodshed!

"Congratulations EDG!"

"EDG used a completely different tactical system in this game, using a solid late-game lineup to defeat LCK's No. 1 seed KT, leading Group C and giving the LPL region a perfect record in the first round of the group stage!"

Wang Duoduo was in high spirits: "This year, we have the top seed RNG who won the annual championship, the trident IG who never works overtime, and EDG who came back with the momentum of defending the championship. We have only one goal, and that is - to reach the pinnacle!"

Anyone who knows a little about the game can see that the version used in the S8 finals requires each position to have sufficiently outstanding combat power, which is not suitable for a team like EDG that relies entirely on the performance of the top laner, especially KT's old captain Score, who successfully targeted the bottom lane twice, exerting unprecedented pressure on EDG.

After all, Taliyah can't catch Xayah who has all her skills in hand, Sion can only muddle through the field, and it is far from the time for Viktor to exert his strength, and his combat power curve is at its lowest.

Unthinkable.

Even Viktor, who was at his lowest level, still showed the effect of turning decay into magic in Ye Tian's hands. He used the extreme movement speed + double flash to chase and restore the rhythm. In the subsequent team battles, he even strangled KT's throat by himself, making KT unable to even put up the most basic resistance.

"That wave in the bottom lane was such a pity."

In the Korean commentary channel, the roaring emperor's voice was full of regret: "I can only say that Tian is worthy of being the only U-level player. He seized the flaw of KT's bottom lane that was not a flaw."

"That's true," agreed Kim Dong-jun, a former StarCraft player. "In the past, we might not have given a high evaluation to Tian's high-risk fighting style. We used to think that operations were more important and pursued flawless and perfect wins, but Tian won every fight perfectly, winning the game in an unstoppable way and dominating teams all over the world... It's really amazing!"

"Things have changed since last year's World Finals. Our LCK region has indeed changed from the former ruler to the challenger. We are facing the strongest player in the world. It's great that the KT guys can see the dawn of victory." The roaring emperor turned back: "I hope the KT team will not be discouraged, adjust their state, and play better in the next round of group matches."

Live in Seoul.

The KT members took off their noise-isolating headphones and their emotions calmed down a little after hearing the commentator's encouragement on the stage.

indeed.

Ten minutes ago, KT had done everything they could. As long as they could defend Tian, ​​defeating EDG would not be an impossible task.

"That wave is my fault. I pushed too deep."

Deft took the initiative to reflect: "I didn't maintain the advantage that Dongbin helped me build. If it weren't for that wave I gave up, the snowball could have continued to roll."

“No, no, no, it has nothing to do with you.” The old captain Score shook his head. “With Xia who has R, flash and healing, and Alpaca who has full skills protecting her, it would be a problem if we didn’t push the line. It’s just that we all underestimated Tian’s strength. In the future games against EDG, as long as Tian’s position is unclear, we should not take any action.”

"Yes." Mata agreed: "EDG only has one strong point, Tian. The level of other positions is very average, especially that Meiko, who is even listed as an M support. I can play Rakan better than him with one hand."

This is not conceited.

Most of the audience and commentators, and even professional players with less vision, could not see the problem with Meiko. Mata saw it clearly and was sure that Meiko's Rakan was chosen to separate Xayah and Rakan without revealing any flaws in the BP, and he did not have the strength to fight against high-intensity opponents.

In the next round, I will definitely give my opponent a good beating!
Looking at the EDG members coming over to shake hands, Mata's heart was filled with fighting spirit, determined to get the first victory against Ye Tian in the LCK region.

Ye Tian's eyes did not linger on Mata. He returned to the backstage after completing the process. While Scout was being interviewed, he organized what he wanted to say in the review phase and held a brief meeting in the training room.

Problems that arise during the game cannot be discussed on the spot.

Even if this problem is extremely outrageous, it must be pointed out in the post-match summary and must not affect the mentality of teammates on the court.

There is another key point, that is, there is no need to reverse the process based on the results. As long as everything is reasonable before the results come out, it is not the decision maker's responsibility even if the results are bad.

It was not Iboy and Meiko's responsibility that they were lured by Lao Niu by selling blood at the beginning. Even Ye Tian did not expect Zhao Xin to use a desperate approach to catch the bottom lane. But when he was tower dived for the second time, Iboy was standing against the wall and was interrupted by Lao Niu's delayed WQ [Rocket Jump], which was a typical handling mistake.

In addition, Scout also has certain shortcomings in the mid lane and has not brought out the hero advantages of Sion. Although it does not affect the overall situation, it can be improved.

"Wow, this position!"

"This is totally retarded!"

Iboy's eyes widened as he complained about himself crazily: "I didn't feel anything when I was playing. I looked back and realized how could I be so close to the wall when playing against Lao Niu? This is a professional league? Pure gold and silver! Not even as good as gold and silver!"

"I should have been more proactive." Scout reflected, "During the laning phase, I should have reached level 6 before Galio, moved down a bit, and relieved the pressure on the bottom lane. When I had the van first and Galio couldn't fly, KT's bottom lane had to pull back... Mainly because of Tian Ge, I was too focused on playing it safe. In fact, Sion has a tolerance for mistakes, and it doesn't matter if he's caught by Xin Zhao. It's not so easy to catch the bottom lane after Xin Zhao has caught the mid lane."

“I also have problems with this wave…” Karsa found his own flaws from the replay.

The review is over.

All EDG members, including Manager, Ray, and a group of analysts held another small meeting.

The game against KT seemed to be an unstoppable crushing victory, but if KT's bottom lane was careful enough after gaining the advantage, Ye Tian's double flash failed to catch the bottom lane, and the following battle would be extremely complicated.

——In order to ensure that the damage can threaten Xayah, Viktor, who cannot get enough advantage, cannot use the high-tolerance equipment of Ice Fist + Hourglass, and has to use traditional AP equipment. Facing KT's charge system, accidents will occur if he is not careful. It can be said that most of EDG's wins and losses depend on a wave of extremely difficult raids that are almost impossible to replicate.

the most important is.

Compared with last year's trump cards, EDG does not have a good tactical system to use this year, and has to compete with three strong teams, KT, IG, and RNG in terms of hard power.

I'm not really afraid.

But it’s not that easy to win if you try two or three times in a row.

"There doesn't seem to be anything special this year. There are only a few strong heroes in each position."

Karsa grabbed his hair, very distressed: "Kassa in the bottom lane must be picked or banned, Xayah and Varus can be used, Caitlyn Morgana can counter, and the other is the two mothers to speed up; the middle lane is Lissandra and Galio, two teamfight heroes, and Syndra and Leblanc, two laning heroes, the top lane situation is even more restricted, if Irelia and Akali are banned, they can only follow the team."

"The main reason is that Viktor also has a position ban. The designer is really too much." The factory manager was indignant: "It's normal to be weakened after winning the championship, but you can't just target Ye Tian and make changes. Why don't you weaken me too?"

"Is there still room for 4396 to decline?" Meiko criticized his old teammate.

"What do you mean there is still room for decline? I used Lee Sin but didn't C you?" The factory manager rolled up his sleeves and said, "I think you little bastard is itching for trouble!"

"Stop, stop, a gentleman won't attack at the entrance of a cave!" Meiko quickly changed the subject: "Speaking of Ye Tian, ​​the designer is really disgusting. All the usable split-push heroes have been nerfed. Only Fiora has been strengthened a little bit, but Fiora can't go through the line of Aatrox and Ornn, right? One of these two can revive, and the other can hit the iron in the line. Letme also came up with a move to exchange for clarity under the tower. If you can exchange for clarity, you can also exchange for treatment and weakness. It's really hard to kill."

"Split push..." Ye Tian half-lay on the e-sports chair, tapping the armrest with his fingers: "I do have a trick up my sleeve. Split push and single combat are basically invincible, but you have to use it at the critical moment. If you want to use it again after using it once, you will have to take an extra ban in the first round." (End of this chapter)