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

Chapter 130 Questions
At this moment, the MVP of this game is being announced on the big screen.

Ming Jing and Kasha appeared on either side of the screen, and the data below them was even more astonishing.

With a K/D ratio of 11-0-5, a damage per minute of 777, and a damage share of 39.46%, it was nothing short of an insane individual performance!

And the most eye-catching thing is the MVP count at the bottom.

9.

On the LPL commentary desk, Wawa promptly presented the data that the director had just sent over.

"The MVP record for the S-series was set by Tian last year, who won 9 individual game MVPs through his winning performance last year!"

In the commentary booth, Wawa's tone carried a hint of wistfulness, "And now, Phi has already equaled this record, and there's still room for improvement!"

The final match was only played once, but he has already tied the MVP record.

Mingjing's C-level performance this year is self-evident.

The data speaks for itself.

Even if Phi loses today's match, he is still an absolutely respectable player.

Don't forget, he's only sixteen years old, and his professional career has only just begun.

Shan Ni Ruo was slumped in a chair, looking extremely weak, and muttering, "Don't C anymore."

His pathetic appearance amused the viewers in the live stream.

Now there's a compelling reason to support JDG.

The break time passed quickly, and the two finalists returned to the stage.

"Come on, come on!" Zoom wiped the sweat from his forehead with a hand warmer. "If we win this second round, it'll be in the bag!"

Ming Jing, standing nearby, chuckled and said, "Then you should try harder in the top lane! If you get solo killed by Niu Bao in the top lane, then we can just take the game, right?"

This is true.

If Zoom gains an advantage in the top lane, then there's no way we can lose this game.

Zoom, upon hearing this, simply smiled wryly: "It's very difficult."

Every time Zoom faced DWG, the laning pressure was always exceptionally high, to the point that Zoom felt suffocated.

Even in training matches against Suning, Zoom had never felt this way before.

The pressure of this journey made Zoom realize that it was no match for them.

Fortunately, they still managed to win the first game, which made Zoom marvel at the strength of his teammates.

It's okay if he loses in lane, as long as the team wins!
Zoom's response left Ming Jing slightly helpless, but he could indeed understand Zoom's current predicament.

He really can't help the top lane, so all he can do is try to create a bigger advantage in the bottom lane and lead the team to victory!
The second draft phase began quickly.

Redmi wasn't stubborn; once he confirmed that DWG would play Ziggs, he promptly banned the champion.

However, the trade-off is that one of the three bans in the first game—Nidalee, Twisted Fate, and Tahm Kench—has to be allowed to be played.

After discussion, the only option left was to release the cards.

DWG didn't hold back and locked the cards directly.

Redmi didn't think much and chose to lock in Senna's Sun Girl.

On the other hand, DWG made a quick choice, directly picking Jhin and Pantheon!

These two choices are basically heroes that will be banned in the second round if not picked in the first. They even chose to forgo Canyon's signature hero, Graves, just to secure these two picks!

This is enough to show that, in DWG's eyes now, the importance of bot lane champions has even surpassed that of junglers.

Mingjing looked at DWG's first three picks and pondered for a moment.

With Graves gone, Canyon will most likely pick Lee Sin or Hecarim, junglers with higher early-game strength. Combined with DWG's first three picks, the bottom half of the map will obviously be incredibly strong!

He had long understood that after the loss in the first game, his opponent would inevitably shift their attention to the bottom lane, making it more difficult for him to break through the bottom lane than in the previous game.

But the intensity was far beyond their expectations.

It seems this is destined to be a tough battle.

Facts have proved that it is true.

Redmi wisely opted not to pick Graves, instead locking in the Azir and Jarvan IV combination, while DWG locked in Lee Sin jungle. In terms of the strength of the bottom half of the map, both sides were quite formidable.

Mingjing's early laning phase was relatively easy. Senna could easily suppress Jhin, and Senna's W also countered Pantheon's W dash. So, the laning phase was as usual: first lower the enemy's health, then chip away at their farm, push the lane into the tower to farm plating, and steadily expand the advantage.

Although they didn't manage to get into a tower-diving rhythm this game, their laning advantage was still quite considerable.

The laning phase had only lasted five minutes when the bottom laner had already secured double-digit CS and taken down one of the turret plates.

It's terrifying to give Senna an early advantage. Countless viewers can already imagine Senna activating Youmuu's Ghostblade in the mid-game, chasing people with Infinity Edge and full burst damage.

But this was clearly not the scene DWG wanted to see, and the situation in the bottom lane quickly caught the attention of DWG's mid and jungle.

In just over six minutes, Twisted Fate's ultimate ability, Fate, lit up the entire map, and then he and Lee Sin launched a surprise attack on the bottom lane!
JDG's defense was perfect. Kanavi's Jarvan IV was counter-ganking in the bottom lane, and Yagao had also reserved TP, so he teleported directly to the bottom lane!
With Flash and Purify available, and protected by his teammates, Ming Jing's life is not in danger.

"But what about Green Hair? Pantheon flashed in and jumped in, he has no way to escape!"

Pantheon flashed and used W, followed by Jhin's long-range W root, immobilizing Toothpaste. Lee Sin then used W to poke Pantheon and dash in, followed by an auto-attack and an E.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Twisted Fate unleashed his ultimate ability, throwing a yellow card at them!
Knowing he was doomed, Green Hair stopped running and used his Q to hit Lee Sin, triggering Aftershock. With the added resistances from his W, Leona really wouldn't die in a short time!

Mingjing instantly understood what Green Hair meant. Senna used her W on Lee Sin, and Kanavi's Jarvan IV used his EQ combo to follow up. The three of them focused their damage on Lee Sin!
But Lee Sin isn't that easy to kill. Besides, Senna's burst damage isn't that high to begin with.

After a full chain of control moves, Lee Sin only lost half his health!

During this time, Green Hair was also suffering inhumane beatings.

After the aftershocks subsided, Lee Sin landed a [Echo Slam], Pantheon followed up with a red-rage Q, and Jhin landed a Q followed by a fourth critical strike, instantly wiping out Leona's health bar!
"First blood!"

The sound of blood being drawn echoed throughout the entire venue!
Just then, Toothpaste landed via Teleport, and Azir immediately targeted Lee Sin, using WEQ to stab him!

Canyon's W skill wasn't ready yet, so he flashed backward, trying to delay the last two seconds of W's cooldown.

But Toothpaste was determined to kill. Tsar and Flash pushed, sending Lee Sin back into the crowd. Mingjing followed up with two basic attacks and also took down Lee Sin!
"Toothpaste is also being focused down, but DWG's damage output isn't enough, so he's not going to die. The two sides then split up! This small team fight ended with both sides trading one for one!"

The doll analyzed the situation on the field, "That's not a loss! It's a one-for-one trade of kills, and it's the support's life being traded for the jungler's life!"

Doll continued, "As long as we don't lose, it's the same as us winning, right? After all, we have the Ornn, Azir, and Senna combo. These three heroes automatically have a 5,000 gold lead in the late game!"

"No problem." Miller adjusted his glasses, unusually acknowledging the economics of the team composition: "As long as we maintain stability, the late game will definitely be ours."

Before he could finish speaking, the scene abruptly switched to the top lane!
When the three cousins, including Wawa Miller, saw the situation on the road, their expressions immediately changed.

Zoom's Ornn was already down to one-third health and was using his E to escape.

However, while Kennen was escaping using his E skill, he used his W skill to stack his passive on Ornn and stun him!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kennen activated his E skill and quickly charged forward, unleashing his ultimate ability, "Thunderbolt Prison"!
A thunderbolt descended from the sky, mercilessly striking Ornn!
They actually killed Ornn, who had a third of his health left, on the spot!

"Wanla!" Seeing the miserable state of being solo-killed in the top lane, Wawa's expression turned mournful. "Ouch, how did you get solo-killed? I was a bit careless!"

Neither of the top laners used Flash, and Ornn's ultimate was still available.

But a solo kill did happen.

Emphasizing a natural feel.

"And the key point is that Kennen also has Flash!" Miller couldn't help but frown. "And Kennen's ultimate has a short cooldown, so he can get it back in time during the Vanguard team fight!"

Miller has hit the nail on the head.

If Zoom's life could be exchanged for Kennen's Flash, or prevent Kennen from using his ultimate in the Herald fight, then there might be a reason for it, and he might even be able to help the team get a Herald.

But this wave resulted in nothing being traded, and Kennen was just given free money, which is a big loss! Kennen, who got the kill, pushed the lane into the tower and took the top tower's plating.

Most importantly, Nuguri started with Cull and chose Unsealed Spellbook as his rune, so Kennen didn't need to spend money on boots.

With the added gold from kills and plating, Kennen already had a 2600-gold Force Staff by the time he joined the Vanguard team at eight minutes.

At this point, just like in the first game, Green Hair secured level six early by soloing a wave of mid-lane experience.

But at this point, even if he were promoted to level six, it wouldn't make a difference.

While the two sides were locked in a fierce battle, Kennen used his ultimate, Flash, and Force Staff to enter the fray, instantly electrifying several JDG players and sending them sprawling!
The bottom laner Mingjing reached level six in time, and Senna provided support to the top river with her ultimate, but the disadvantage in the team fight could not be reversed. Canyon's Lee Sin kicked one with his left hand and another with his right hand, resulting in a smooth two-for-four exchange, and they also secured the Rift Herald.

After securing the Herald, DWG adapted flexibly and decisively moved to the top lane to make their move. With the help of Nuguri, who had already gained a huge advantage, they pushed forward and easily took down the first tower!
At this point, Kennen had already completed his Cull, and with the bounty from the first tower, his economic lead was becoming increasingly terrifying. He would recall to base and immediately buy Sorcerer's Shoes and Obliterate Orb.

While others haven't even managed to get their first item yet, Kennen already has one and a half ridiculously powerful items.

This is also where Kennen's strength lies. The three-piece armor set of Hextech Protobelt, Ghostblade, and Penetration Blade are all cheap items costing around 2,000 gold. As long as you have enough gold, you can easily achieve a crushing situation where you have three items against two, making snowballing an absolute game-changer.

The two sides then engaged in constant close combat. Ming Jing's development was not greatly affected at first, and he gained a significant advantage in the lower half of the map, achieving a score of 3-0-1. He even helped his team control two dragons in a row.

But once the 5v5 team battles began, the situation started to subtly change.

With such a fed Kennen standing in front, Mingjing's damage output is naturally not as carefree as before.

The main problem is that Senna is too clunky and has no mobility. Once Kennen gets close, even if she flashes, she might not be able to escape!

What's more, Beryl always manages to make tricky wards behind Kennen's back, allowing Kennen to flank and enter the fray!
"I'm hungry!"

Kennen uses his ultimate (R) to flash into the fray from the darkness!
Mingjing reacted quickly, flashing out of the electric circle, but Kennen quickly followed up with E and Force Staff, and then used W to stun Mingjing on the spot!
Ming Jing cleansed himself of the dizziness, but his health was now down to half.

Kennen, with his superior economy, poses an exaggerated threat to AD carries!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Beryl's Pantheon flashed and used his W to get close, and Canyon's Lee Sin followed up with two Qs and an E to kill Mingjing.

“Shut down!”

At this moment, inside the EDG base in Shanghai.

Because the transfer window opens immediately after the World Championship, Huang Xiang, Luo Wenjun, and other youth training members have all returned to the base.

Not only them, but also a team of non-Korean players, such as JieJie and Meiko, have returned to the team.

At this moment, everyone is gathered in front of the big screen in the training room, watching the final match together.

"Oh dear." Huang Xiang couldn't help but rub his forehead upon seeing this. "Mingjing is dead, so shouldn't we send it?"

Meiko shook her head, "It was indeed sent, so there's no point in playing team battles later."

DWG relentlessly targeted Mingjing in both games, finally managing to kill him once in the middle of the second game.

But it was this termination that caused JD.com's overall situation to collapse.

"It's alright, let's see how it goes," Luo Wenjun said, pursing his lips. "There's still a chance."

"Oh." Huang Xiang couldn't help but laugh as he watched this scene. "So you really want Ming Jing to win? Didn't you dislike him?"

Luo Wenjun listened to Huang Xiang's teasing without saying a word, just staring intently at the screen.

The rest was a foregone conclusion. DWG snowballed their lead, taking control of both the Baron and Dragon, and their gold advantage quickly exceeded 10,000!
In the final high ground team fight, Nuguri's Kennen flashed in again. Mingjing was quick to use his flash this time and didn't even get hit by Kennen's Statikk Shiv. But Yagao wasn't so lucky. Without his flash, he had no chance to fight back and was directly killed by Kennen with three items!

"Nuguri!" From the LCK commentary booth! The Roaring Emperor drawled out, "That's amazing! You are the hope of Korea!"

Mingjing fired shot after shot from behind, but his output was clearly no match for the enemy's, and he eventually died in DWG's charge.

"GG!" The Roaring Emperor danced with joy in the commentary booth: "The score is tied! Both sides are back to square one!"

It's back, everything's back!
The Roaring Emperor knew that this was the rhythm DWG should be playing!
Just like the second round of the group stage, the bottom lane should hold off the situation while the top lane opens up the game, and then crush the opponent in team fights with an advantage!

Smiles appeared on the faces of the DWG members, and several of them quickly walked towards the players' lounge.

Although they won a game, it was really just tying the score.

The finals have only just begun!
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The JDG players remained silent and quickly returned to the backstage area.

But the group was definitely not the type to shut themselves off after a loss; they started discussing things as soon as they got back.

"This time it's mine," Zoom wiped the sweat pouring down his forehead, "I'm the adoptive father now."

"It's okay, relax." Redmi smiled and patted Zoom on the shoulder. "There are a lot of problems this time, let's talk about them one by one."

Standing on the final stage, everyone will inevitably give their best.

Even if you lose the game, it's pointless to blindly criticize the players based on their performance. The right way is to identify the problems, solve them, and avoid repeating the same mistakes.

"In the last game, there were three problems in total," Hongmi said. "First, the bottom lane was too stagnant. We didn't gain a significant advantage. Senna, as the AD carry, still lacked a bit of aggression."

At this moment, Ming Jing suddenly looked up and said, "This is not a problem. We, the blue team, will be able to solve it next round."

The loser chooses sides, and JDG finally gets to play on the blue side in the third game.

In the current ban/pick phase, the red team must ban the Bomber.

JDG couldn't accept Ghost playing Ziggs like crazy.

However, DWG also couldn't accept Mingjing's Ziggs lane dominance and push, as this hero is both offensive and defensive, and DWG didn't want to take the risk.

DWG's three bans of Caitlyn, Kalista, and Draven in the first two games were unwavering. Now that they are on the red side, in order to prevent Mingjing from getting Ziggs, they will most likely let one of these three bans slip through.

No matter which one it is, Mingjing is confident he can dominate the bottom lane!
Of course, this is on the premise that the midfielder doesn't fall behind.

At this point, Hongmi pointed out the second problem: "Next is the mid-jungle. With the opponent picking a strong mid-jungle of Twisted Fate and Lee Sin, Azir's strength is a bit insufficient and he can't keep up with the opponent's pace. So my idea is to bring the mid-lane's power spike forward next game. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Toothpaste nodded: "Indeed, I was thinking that if I could have Zoe or Syndra, the bot lane might be a bit more comfortable."

Redmi nodded, noted down the choice, and moved on to the third question.

Naturally, this is also the road with the biggest problems.

Redmi looked at Zoom: "Is Ornn struggling against Kennen?"

This is indeed a disadvantageous matchup, but in Redmi's experience, this laning phase shouldn't be so bad that it's completely disastrous.

So Redmi needs to find out whether it was Zoom's mistake or the other side played too well.

"It's incredibly difficult," Zoom nodded honestly. "The enemy Kennen is the best I've ever seen played; I can't even get any farm."

Hongmi frowned slightly, pondered for two seconds, and then asked, "Do you have a way to deal with Kennen?"

“Yes, I do.” Zoom frowned slightly, then said, “But if the enemy team goes for red buff next game, they’ll definitely give the counter pick to the top lane. Even if I can handle Kennen, it won’t matter; I’ll always be at a disadvantage in lane.”

"Then we have no choice but to ban him. We've saved a ban slot for Ziggs, which we can use for Kennen." Redmi muttered to himself as he scribbled in his notebook, and a rough draft logic was already in place.

Mingjing listened to the coach's mutterings and understood what the coach meant.

Ban Kennen, pick AD carry, then pick a strong mid laner, and then pick a front-line top laner again.

This draft wasn't particularly brilliant; it was more of a conventional approach of responding to each move, and it temporarily solved the problem thanks to the blue side's draft advantage.

However, the problem persisted even after they returned to the red side.
Moreover, no one can guarantee that Nuguri won't pull out some other top laner and achieve the same effect as in the previous game.

Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind and then quickly spread out.

Ming Jing's eyes lit up at this thought, and he immediately spoke:
"I do have an idea."

Upon hearing Mingjing's speech, the JDG members immediately turned around and focused their attention on Mingjing.

(End of this chapter)