LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 538 Quick Push Game, You're Easier to Beat Than VIT
The game continues.

While Korean viewers had already given up on the match and imagined the score to be a comeback from a 1-0 deficit to win 3-1, the LPL livestream felt strangely familiar.

Is this what the World Championship semifinals look like? It's just like how they watch LPL.

If you covered up GRF's team name, you'd think they were some bottom-ranked team in the LPL, given the huge gap in less than 15 minutes. This is a tactic EDG uses to bully relegation-threatened teams in the LPL.

[GRF, hold on! Most LPL matches against EDG usually last 25 minutes. Don't let yourselves get pushed down in 20 minutes!]

[It's over. If GRF can't last 25 minutes, they'll be even worse than the relegation teams in our LPL.]

[Pah! How can you mock the LCK's number one seed like that? No malicious insults allowed! How could they be worse than a relegation team? They're at least on par with relegation teams.]

[Yes, yes, GRF is on the same level as relegation teams; it's even more insulting than an insult.]

LPL viewers always speak with facts, and at least based on the current situation, GRF is indeed not even as good as the LPL's relegation-threatened teams.

Because in less than 20 minutes, GRF's outer towers had been completely destroyed.

The second tower in the middle had already been hit by the Rift Herald, so EDG only needed a simple team fight to take it down.

As for the second tower, its collapse was already declared the moment Viktor was captured.

With all three outer turrets gone, the situation for GRF was no different from a horror game. They didn't dare to go out without Flash, because if they did, they might get slaughtered like pigs.

At this point, EDG only has one strategy left.

It's over for being reckless.

The opponent's late-game lineup is already more than 6000 gold behind in gold; at this point, playing against them is no different from a college student bullying an elementary school student.

They start hitting you as soon as they see you, giving you a good beating right away. When will they ever get any more treatment?

Therefore, GRF's situation became even more difficult.

Without even needing to fight for Baron, EDG grouped up and directly confronted the high ground turret. iboy immediately unleashed his Holy Lance, sweeping through the enemy with a barrage of bullets to pressure GRF's defenses.

GRF simply couldn't withstand it.

Therefore, Lehends, acting as a support, chose to take the initiative.

He believed that EDG had revealed a weakness: it was very easy for Lucian to suddenly engage during the gap in Lucian's ultimate, since Lucian had to be at the forefront.

Flash followed by WQ combo.

This is Lehends's strategy for launching a group purchase.

As long as Lucian can hold his own and coordinate with his teammates to quickly eliminate one of the enemy's carries, this team fight is worth fighting even if there is a large economic gap.

But if we don't manage to get there, that would be a bit bad.

Other ADCs would be easy to obtain.

But unfortunately, this ADC is iboy. You can say he didn't lane or team fight, but you absolutely cannot say he didn't react.

As the team battle was about to erupt, the entire audience watched in astonishment.

iboy really dodged it.

Moreover, he didn't use Flash; instead, he used his incredibly agile E skill to slide backward and successfully dodge the knock-up.

Lehends' decisive attack only managed to knock up one Braum.

Braum, who has always been protecting Lucian.

That would undoubtedly be a bit bad.

By failing to engage Lucian and using Flash to retreat, Lehends saw him as nothing more than lambs to the slaughter.

Moreover, the prey was completely isolated and helpless.

Lin Ruo, who had been watching closely from the sidelines, used Zhao Xin's E skill to reposition himself with Alistar, and then swept away the other GRF members who came up to him.

It effectively isolates restaurants serving fresh beef from the area.

With the brief ultimate shield and the fact that Xin Zhao was already very fed, he was able to withstand the damage, leaving GRF completely helpless.

Xin Zhao can withstand their attacks, but Alistar doesn't seem to be able to withstand EDG's attacks.

So Lehends collapsed very quickly.

They clearly found a great opportunity, but it inexplicably turned into a point where they went up and gave away their lives.

Niu Tou died.

GRF had no choice but to relinquish the high ground tower, and the mid-high ground tower was quickly reduced to ruins.

With the economic gap widening, the members of GRF, who could only cower in their highlands and tremble with fear, were forced to feel immense pressure.

The situation is getting a bit difficult.

They didn't know how to design the game to keep going.

In the current completely closed environment, it's likely that EDG won't make any moves even if they suddenly start attacking Baron Nashor.

Because not only is there no vision in the dragon pit, but the entire upper half of the jungle is completely without vision.

In the past 5 minutes, apart from ganking Viktor in the bottom lane, EDG has focused almost all their attention on the top jungle.

Lin Ruo spent 3 out of 5 minutes camping in the bushes, changing the method of camping in each bush, putting unacceptable pressure on GRF.

With vision control proving difficult, EDG's lineup is also incredibly fast at taking down Baron Nashor; Lucian alone is enough to quickly rush Baron.

Moreover, EDG displayed the most swift and decisive approach in dealing with this Baron Nashor.

We're not going to lure you out to fight; there's no need for that.

Because we've finished fighting the dragon, and you might not have even arrived yet.

At exactly 20 minutes past the hour, the newly spawned Baron Nashor let out a painful howl. As Aatrox teleported down, EDG went all out to attack Baron Nashor.

iboy's Lucian didn't hesitate to unleash his Holy Light, sweeping away the dragon's health to quickly whittle down its health and help him acquire the dragon buff faster.

By the time the entire GRF team arrived, trembling with fear, and with their slow pace requiring them to carefully consider each step through the bushes, they were already greeted by the sound of the so-called Baron Nashor being annihilated.

EDG secured the Baron Nashor and escaped unscathed, leaving GRF with absolutely no chance.

The desperate members of GRF waited with bated breath.

Are we going to have to defend the high ground towers again? No, we should say the gate towers.

But everyone's two-piece sets are still pretty overheated right now, how can we abide by the rules...?

I'm afraid even if the Sword Demon came in and unleashed his ultimate skill while just strolling around, it would still take them a while to finish him off.

GRF can't block it at all.

EDG didn't even plan to use a slow death strategy of pushing all three lanes to the high ground. Instead, they quickly launched the final team fight when the bottom lane reached the high ground.

Who wants three lanes of super minions pushing your inhibitor turret? It's unnecessary.

Wouldn't it be better to wipe out the entire enemy team right in front of the high ground and then launch a massive attack?

Before getting wiped out, poke first. Who to poke? Naturally, it's the Alistar at the front.

In other competitions, Niu Tou was incredibly muscular, but in today's competition, he was so weak he didn't look like a cow at all.

With no money to buy any equipment, the skinny Alistar stood in front of the high ground tower, and somehow the LeBlanc on the outside stole his QRE combo.

His health plummeted by half. Startled, Lehends immediately activated his ultimate ability to increase his tankiness.

Is it useful? Sorry, it's completely useless.

Braum used Flash and his ultimate, Cataclysm, to charge in, and Lin Ruo, with her Guardian Angel active, followed up with another attack, then used her ultimate and Flash to dive into the backline.

There was no need for any Sword Demon to come in or any god to descend to earth; Lin Ruo, who was far ahead in level, was already chasing down GRF's two carries all by himself.

Tazan thought he had avoided everything by blowing up the Sword Demon with the explosive barrels, but little did he know that when he turned around, Zhao Xin was already making waves behind him, staging a dramatic seven-in-seven-out play like Zhao Zilong of Changshan.

GRF could only be chased and attacked from start to finish, especially when their only front-line tank, Alistar, was the first to fall.

Regardless of whether there is any output at this stage, the real focus is clearly whether there is any output at all.

The prerequisite for being able to output damage is, of course, to be alive. GRF's two carries survived; well, they were pushed back into the fountain, so they survived.

Meanwhile, under the outer turret, EDG had already swept away all obstacles and was heading straight for GRF's exposed crystal, taking the first game victory with unstoppable momentum.

"Congratulations to EDG! There was no suspense whatsoever. This was a match that went from start to finish. EDG demonstrated what it means to be aggressive and what it means to fight without hesitation!"

On the LPL commentary desk, Miller, watching the match end, was as passionate as ever.

He was worried before the match that EDG might not be in their best form today.

As it turns out, he was overthinking it.

Does EDG need to adjust their form? If they adjust again, they'll be on fire!

With Lin Ruo around, there's no need to adjust the timing and state of mind; just start the torture at the right time.

We're going to play VIT in the quarterfinals, you don't actually think we're weak, do you?

"Haha, today's semi-final seems a bit different from what we expected. EDG won the first game so easily."

The doll's daily routine has started to turn into a two-faced affair.

Before the match, many European, American, and Korean commentators, based on EDG's performance in the quarterfinals, concluded that EDG was only slightly stronger than the other team in this match.

In other words, EDG has a better chance of winning, but it will most likely go to a decisive final game.

But who would have thought that EDG would slap them in the face right from the start?

Whether there was a decisive game is unknown, but GRF was completely outmatched in the first game.

Based on this performance, it's clear that there's no possibility of the two sides going to a decisive game.

Perhaps what GRF needs to think about more urgently now is how to win a game to ensure they don't get completely wiped out.

This is also what the three Korean commentators, led by "Roaring Emperor," were thinking on the LCK commentary panel.

Before the match, they thought they had a good chance of winning, but now it seems like they're on the verge of collapse.

at this point.

Who cares if it goes to a decisive game? GRF should try to win back a point in the second game, at least to make the match look a little more suspenseful.

The first game was completely one-sided.

Judging from the timing of that ending, it was definitely not a good sign.

23 minutes 18 seconds.

This is the final time taken for the first game.

GRF still couldn't withstand EDG's average 25-minute stomping time in the LPL.

The chat in the LPL official live stream room had been buzzing with excitement for a long time.

[Holy crap, I take back what I just said. GRF is nothing like an LPL relegation team. They're not even as good as our LPL relegation teams.]

[That makes sense. GRF came from the second division, so it's perfectly normal for them to be weaker than relegation-threatened teams.]

GRF is so bad. Playing like this makes me feel like I could do a much better job.

[This Alistar is as squishy as Rakan, what's the point of playing him? Other teams try their best to cut through the backline in team fights, but EDG's Alistar against GRF is all about the backline.]

[Hilarious! This cow's udon is even easier to chew than beef.]

I wonder if GRF can hold on a bit in the second game. If they keep this up, I'm quitting. What's the point of a stomp? It's just a waste of my time.

Indeed, it seems the team that was supposed to be the top team in the LCK only had a fighting chance in the first three minutes of the game, and then they started to falter.

...

What kind of semi-final is this? The champions from China and South Korea are at their peak, and this is how it turned out?
While LPL viewers were still feeling bored, the Korean audience at the scene had long since shown signs of numbness, their faces devoid of joy, only displaying a calm indifference on the verge of collapse.

GRF really takes good care of their fans. Apart from the first few minutes of the match when they could let themselves scream hysterically, the rest of the time was just silence for Cambridge tonight.

What's the difference between this and GEN, and what's the difference between this and KT?

There's absolutely no difference.

The South Korean fans, unable to contain themselves, couldn't sit still any longer and got up to go to the toilet to relieve themselves and clear their heads.

If they play like this in the second game, there's no need to wait for the third game; we might as well just pack up and leave.

You can't expect me to watch you get crushed in three consecutive games.

Am I too carefree, or are you all too carefree?

From the moment KT was defeated 3-0, the Korean audience had already gained a lot of experience.

We'll get thrashed in two matches at most, and if we don't watch the third match, there's no chance we'll get thrashed.

It's absolutely impossible for them to make us watch three consecutive games get thrashed.

...

"Let's adjust our lineup for the second game. We need to be competitive in the early game. If we choose a late-game lineup, we won't be able to hold out at all."

In the GRF lounge, the group quickly began to adjust, with head coach Mai Zi having already devised a plan before the first game was even over.

After all, the time after the first 10 minutes is just wasted time, so he has to think about other things even if he doesn't want to.

He originally intended to use his laning advantage to drag the game into the mid-to-late game, but he still couldn't withstand Lin Ruo's onslaught and was quickly eliminated.

A bit outrageous...

Mai Zi believed he had never seen a jungler who was so good at ganking. Of course, the advantage they gave to EDG by switching lanes was also a harbinger of a very disastrous collapse.

Anyway, if he were in charge, he would never have picked a pure early-game lineup like EDG did, but it was precisely this pure early-game lineup that brought out a huge advantage.

Are they just too weak to resist?

It seems we still need to increase our strength and suppress the jungle matchup environment as much as possible.

Wheat had to temporarily set aside his lane-pushing advantage and instead prioritize jungle initiative in the upcoming match; otherwise, even with advantages in both lanes, he might get caught out and get wiped out in the next second.

At least for now, that puts his mind at ease.

In terms of champion pool, Tazan has a remarkably wide champion pool, and he's even adept at picking off jungle farm champions like Karthus.

In that case, they would have a fighting chance in the jungle duel in the second game, starting from the draft phase.

It's definitely not like EDG just banning a few mainstream junglers and forcing their jungler to be subservient and at the mercy of others.

(End of this chapter)