You've only been playing for half a year, and you've already reached the finals?

Chapter 129 Critical Hit is the Reward for the Brave
"The economic gap has widened completely! DWG has fed three more kills to Kai'Sa, and Xiaofei is almost godlike!" Miller exclaimed excitedly. "That reaction was incredibly fast!"

The director quickly showed a replay of the team fight. Facing Alistar's surprise attack from the shadows and his flash combo, Kai'Sa used Flash to dodge, securing the victory!

"Holy crap, what a reaction!" The child almost knelt down. "Is this how a sixteen-year-old is?"

“Hey, hey, hey, that’s not how it is at sixteen.” Miller immediately corrected, “It’s just that Xiao Fei is like that.”

At this moment, Shan Ni Ruo was slumped in the gaming chair, his voice weak: "Damn, Fei."

At this moment, the comments section flashed by.

[666! Awesome!]

[Such a quick reaction! Are you really never going to eat beef head soup twice in a row?]

[Beryl is dizzy, how can she play if she can never get the first move?]

Seven kills in sixteen minutes, ruthless!

[Stun the giant turtle!]

Having reached this point, the rest of the match is quite simple.

JDG sticks to their old strategy: when Kai'Sa doesn't have Flash, they first tighten their formation, set up vision in the bottom half of the map, and let their two carries farm the mid lane and the bottom lane's safe lane.

Time quickly reached 21 minutes, and the dragon spawned.

Mingjing's Flash has a little over a minute left on cooldown, and he's also a little short of gold for his third item, Hurricane. JD Gaming isn't in a hurry to take the dragon; they're just focusing on pushing the mid and bot lanes.

Soon, Mingjing returned to base and built his third Hurricane, entering the three-item state. He also regained Flash, and a dragon team fight was about to begin.

DWG was still on high alert for this team fight, but against a Kai'Sa with three items, everything was meaningless.

Forget about flanking the backline; without the ability to flank, they don't even have the capacity to get close to Kai'Sa. They can only grit their teeth and rely on tankiness and firepower.

Zoom must be having a blast right now. Ornn is firmly at the front, and even when Clockwerk and Bombardier throw their abilities at him, his health bar doesn't budge. Only Black Cleaver Graves' auto-attacks can deal a little damage.

However, Graves' range isn't long either. Zoom used his ultimate to push him in, and with the help of his teammates, Graves was instantly killed. After that, he became a solid wall, unbreakable!
Meanwhile, Mingjing unleashed a barrage of basic attacks without any pressure, and finally used his ultimate to dodge the Clockwerk's [Shockwave], finishing off the wrath with two critical hits!

With a 1-for-5 exchange, JDG secured the Fire Dragon Soul and Baron, officially widening the gold gap to 10,000!
Next, JDG slowly advanced, first using the Baron buff to destroy two lanes of high ground, then Mingjing recalled to base to buy his fourth Guardian Angel, and finally grouped up to push down the bottom lane!
"But the Baron buff is gone now," Wawa said, arms crossed. "The Ziggs and Orianna are still pretty good at clearing waves, so we won't be able to take down this second tower anytime soon."

My cousin nodded: "But it shouldn't be a big problem. The super minions in the mid and top lanes are already pushing, and DWG won't be able to hold on for long!"

But Mingjing didn't seem to want to wait.

"Come on, get ready to follow me," Ming Jing said.

He seized the opportunity when the Bomber moved forward to use his skills to clear the wave, decisively used his E to become invisible and close the distance, and then attacked the Bomber with a critical hit!
With the combined boosts of the three-piece set, Overload, and Hail of Blades, Kai'Sa's attack speed instantly reached 2.5, but Mingjing still maintained lightning-fast auto-attacks and landed another critical hit!

On the other side, Beryl's Minotaur immediately charged in with a double charge.

However, Ming Jing did not use Flash in the previous team fight, so...
Another golden light flashed, and Ming Jing dodged the double attack once again, followed by another critical hit on the bomber.

After three critical hits, the Bomber couldn't withstand the damage and his health bar was instantly emptied!

A triple critical hit with a 50% critical hit rate is a reward for the brave and also helps Mingjing save a powerful ultimate skill.

"Legendary!"

The voice of the god once again resounded throughout the stadium.

At this moment, Orianna's ultimate ability landed directly on his face, and with Graves and Sett following up, Mingjing's health bar was instantly emptied, and Kai'Sa fell to the ground, entering resurrection mode!
"But the Ziggs is gone! Orianna's ultimate is gone too!" Miller roared. "We're going to win the team fight!"

The DWG players surrounded Kai'Sa, who was in a resurrected state, and tried to force her to get up.

But how could the JD team give them that chance? Several of them rushed forward, and Ornn and Azir unleashed their ultimate abilities at the same time, creating a no-man's land around Kai'Sa.

Kanavi's Prince took advantage of the chaos to use his EQ combo to engage, and thanks to the jungle carry Prince's advanced development, he instantly killed Orianna.

Mingjing got up and used his ultimate skill to dash into the backline, where he and his teammates killed the Graves with two shots!
"ACE!"

The sound of the entire team being wiped out rang out again.

At that moment, the super minion in the middle lane just rushed into the high ground. No further action was needed. Mingjing and his teammates rotated to the middle lane and pushed it down in one wave!
DWG's base exploded, and the fragments pieced together the word "Victory" in the center of the screen.

Congratulations, JD.com!

"Yes, let's congratulate JD.com on their winning start in the finals!"

When the players were brought to their seats, the five JDG players made a synchronized gesture, punched each other in celebration, picked up their water bottles, and strode towards the backstage area!
After opening the door to the soundproof booth, the boy felt the thunderous cheers from the home crowd below, smiled at the camera, and then held up one finger.

"1"

The cheers from the audience grew even louder.

"Xiao Fei's performance today is ridiculously good," Miller laughed. "He didn't even get a single Minotaur combo in the entire game!" Miller's words were indeed an exaggeration, but they were also true.

It's hard to imagine that a hero like Alistar, known for his strong engage abilities, would ever fail to engage anyone!
Talented individuals are truly unreasonable.

In contrast to the jubilation in the LPL, the LCK was completely different.

On the LCK commentary booth, the three commentators had calmed down, but the loss in the first game still left them feeling down.

"Ah, it seems we still need to think more about the draft phase." Roaring Emperor shook his head and sighed, "We should try to avoid picking heroes like Alistar in the future."

The problem with the bull's head isn't just that it can't drive people.

A weak laning phase is also a key factor.

The combination of Bomber and Alistar might seem like a perfect pairing of a mediocre player and a roaming specialist, which fits DWG's playstyle perfectly.

But upon closer inspection, this bot lane duo is actually quite arrogant, because these two heroes have absolutely no synergy and are completely incapable of laning!
Against a strong bottom lane, this combination is almost guaranteed to collapse!

"Don't underestimate your opponent, DWG!" Kim Dong-jun shouted. "You were far too careless this time!"

The commentator, "Roaring Emperor," added, "But I believe this match doesn't necessarily prove that JDG is stronger than DWG! As long as the team adjusts its game strategy, I believe the advantage will still be on our side! Our players are definitely more capable!"

The DWG players backstage at this moment.

The DWG members are also discussing similar topics.

"This game was my fault," Zefa shook his head and sighed. "My draft was terrible; I really shouldn't have picked Alistar."

Zefa was truly surprised that there were players in the world who could completely avoid Alistar's engages; it was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

If you could replace Alistar with a hard CC like Titan, while it doesn't guarantee a comeback, Kai'Sa certainly wouldn't be so easily defeated!
“It’s not a problem with the bull’s head,” Beryl shook his head. “The problem lies with our thinking.”

As someone who experienced the game firsthand and served as the team's commander, Beryl understood the problem even better than the coach.

It's still a matter of tactical focus; they've actually fallen into the same trap they made in the group stage.

In the first round of the group stage, they lost to JDG because they focused on the top half of the map and failed to target Phi, allowing Phi to develop successfully and ultimately achieve a 10,000 gold comeback victory.

In the second round, they decisively adjusted their strategy, shifting their focus to the bottom half of the draw. The effect was immediate, successfully limiting Phi's performance and allowing them to win two consecutive games.

The main reason they shifted their focus back to the top half of the bracket in the finals was because they had too much faith in the champion Ziggs.

The strength of the champion Ziggs in the bottom lane amazed them. They even felt that Ziggs could single-handedly hold the bottom lane, thereby freeing up the mid and jungle to fight.

Clearly, this is an illusion.
If it's Phi from the group stage, then the Ziggs should be enough. After all, JDG's bot lane didn't have that much laning strength in the group stage; they were just a stable late-game carry.

However, three weeks have passed since the group stage, and Phi's strength has clearly improved to another level, making the Bomber a weak point.

That's absolutely unreasonable.
"Let's play the next round in the bottom half of the bracket," Beryl said. "That's the only way we can win."

Upon hearing this, Ghost's face flushed slightly, but he had to admit it was true.

He was completely incapable of going toe-to-toe with Phi.

And this is a two-player route.

If it's a solo lane, then he shouldn't even be eligible to farm minions, right?
Upon hearing this, coaches Zefa and Daeny exchanged a glance and could only nod in agreement.

It seems that this is the only way.

It's a real shame.

If Ziggs can really hold the bot lane, then winning the championship will be a piece of cake.

After all, the first game proved that JDG's top half of the map is really easy to break!
"Then it's up to you, Xia Quan." Zefa patted top laner Nuguri on the shoulder. "You'll need to break through the opponent's defenses alone."

If both sides play mahjong in the bottom lane, the situation in the bottom half of the game will inevitably become deadlocked.

That depends on the outcome of the 1v1 battle between the top laners.

The S7 World Championship was a similar case. In the Ardent Censer meta, when everyone was focused on the AD carry, it became a stage for the top laner to showcase their individual charisma.

“I understand.” Nuguri nodded, his tone quite calm. “Watch me.”

Nuguri believes he is currently at the peak of his career, in incredibly good form, and that no top laner can stand a chance against him.

Moreover, JDG's top lane isn't particularly strong; it didn't even rank in the top three at this World Championship.

To use an old Chinese saying, it's like his top-class horse being matched against the middle-class horse on the other side!

Then he should rightfully carry the team forward!

(End of this chapter)