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

Chapter 161 The Champion!

As the minions slowly made their way to the lane, the director switched between the three camera feeds, showing the viewers the laning results on each lane.

The key point is still getting on the road.

With Lucian being picked, RNG had no choice but to lock in Tristana in order to maintain their advantage in the top lane. This was a champion that RNG had already proven in the Spring Split regular season, and it was a perfect alternative to Lucian.

This time, Flandre no longer simply endured the pressure, but instead locked onto Kennen and engaged in a direct confrontation.

Kennen builds Doran's Blade early on, making him a formidable opponent against Tristana in lane. There's no doubt about that. Moreover, Flandre's strategy was very clear: he aggressively pushed forward and traded blows with Tristana as soon as he entered lane!

If a player uses QW (likely referring to a specific skill or ability), they will never be able to beat Kennen and will definitely be suppressed.

To maintain the advantage in trading blows, Tristana must learn her E skill.

But this is exactly what Flandre wants to see.

Seeing the Tristana with the [Explosive Spark] above his head, Flandre nodded in satisfaction, exchanged blows with Tristana twice using AQA, and then stood in the minions, letting the Explosive Spark hit an entire wave of minions.

This might prevent Flandre from reaching level two and thus lose lane control, but that's not the end of the world. He'd rather his minions have even less health!
While Tristana's E ability is powerful for trading blows, its weakness is also obvious—she can't control the lane.

The large amount of active and passive AOE damage made it impossible for Xiaohu to slowly accumulate lanes as usual, and then use the three-wave lane formula to call for help and tower dive.

At the current pace, the minions will push into the tower in at most two waves.

At this stage, Wei has probably only finished clearing one half of the area.

That's enough.

Based on the experience of the previous games, as long as you are not overtaken at level three, it can be considered a great success.

Soon, after only two waves of minions, the top lane pushed into the tower.

With the help of Doran's Blade's healing, Flandre finished off the enemy under the tower, restoring his health to around 70-80% and leveling up to level three.

At this stage, as long as Ming or Cryin doesn't roam over, he's basically going to be very difficult to kill.

Now, just leave it to your teammates!
At this moment, the camera suddenly cuts to the middle lane.

Lucian seized the opportunity when the turret fired its cannon, used W to follow up with two shots, and then quickly turned around and left the turret.

The turret's red line was locked on Lucian, but even after Lucian pulled out of the turret, the cannon fire was delayed.

At this moment, Syndra under the tower only had one-third of her health left!

After leaving the tower, Lucian used the movement speed bonus from his W to come back and landed an auto-attack followed by a Q on Syndra's face!
Cryin sensed a deathly aura and immediately pushed the ball out with his backhand. However, Ming Jing reacted quickly and slid sideways. Although he was still pushed away by Syndra's E, he successfully dodged the spell ball with a stun effect!

Cryin's heart was pounding. He didn't dare to hold back his skills and quickly used his Flash to pull away, narrowly escaping death.

But he can forget about getting any kills from this wave of tower attacks.

Cryin had no choice but to retreat to the second tower and recall to base.

However, the time it takes to die in the early stages is actually shorter than the time it takes to return to town, not to mention that it also takes time to retreat to the second tower.

When Cryin re-TP'd back online, the tower kills had already been wiped out by the tower.

With this crucial experience gap as a foundation, Ming Jing was confident and already had a plan for the future.

At this moment, both junglers were clearing their jungles, returning to base to replenish supplies, and then entering the second round of jungle clearing. Therefore, neither side made any moves, and the situation entered a period of silence for more than a minute.

But neither of their junglers are exactly quiet players.

Wei played quite rationally this time. The situation of being flashed in the mid lane and losing a lot of minions made him realize that something was wrong. After clearing the two groups of jungle monsters in his half of the map, he immediately changed his strategy and ganked the mid lane!
The timing of this attack was quite ingenious. It was not only unconventional but also precisely timed to catch Ming Jing out of sight, making it a tricky and deadly move.

Udyr activated Bear Form and charged out, flashing to hit Mingjing with a shot. Cryin followed closely behind, using a push to control the situation.

Ming Jing looked at the two people in front of him who were attacking him relentlessly, but he was not flustered at all, and didn't even bother to use Flash.

Because he was certain that he wouldn't die in this round.

Ming Jing first dodged Syndra's Q with an E, then turned around and fired a WAA shot, before dodging Syndra's W with a sideways movement.

Although Udyr's stats were terrifying, and he used Phase Boots to relentlessly attack him, causing his health to plummet, he ultimately fell short.

When Mingjing returned to the base of the tower, he had only 77 health points left.

Wei could have chased after Lucian and secured the kill, but he would have died as well. Trading kills like that would have been a bad trade, and Wei didn't dare give Lucian any extra gold, so he had to give up in the end.

"Ugh."

Cryin looked at the low-health Lucian under the tower and sighed helplessly.

At least give me a flash of light!
"Ugh."

Backstage at RNG, Tabe also sighed in unison.

Unfortunately, it was just a little bit short!
Syndra only needs one of her abilities!

"Udyr didn't flash, 9 minutes and 30 seconds." Ming Jing pressed recall on the spot and gave the information to his teammates.

This gank didn't really bother him, since he already had a TP advantage. After he returned to base and TPed back to lane, he still had an advantage, just a slightly smaller one.

On the contrary, Udyr, after showing up in the mid lane, will inevitably go to the top half of the jungle to clear the remaining two camps of jungle monsters. With his whereabouts being monitored, he is no longer a threat.

Next, we can leave it to Jie Jie.

JieJie did not disappoint MingJing's trust. His Centaur never showed himself. When he saw Udyr gank mid, after clearing the F6 camp, he skipped the bottom Krugs and went straight into the Dragon pit, securing the Dragon.

The news of Xiaolong's death resounded throughout the venue. Without hesitation, JieJie quickly sent Hecarim into RNG's bottom jungle.

The news about the dragon was that RNG's bot lane duo was too afraid to fight the minion wave as it was pushing into their tower, so they had to retreat to their second tower instead!

The cost of ganking mid is losing the dragon and a huge wave of minions in the bottom lane!

In this exchange, RNG lost everything!

And this is just the beginning.

At this moment, exactly 6 minutes have passed, and the camera has switched back to the mid lane, where Lucian, who has re-entered the game, has pushed the minion wave into the tower again.

Because Syndra had previously lost a large wave of minions and still had a wave of tower minions to farm, the two sides were now in a level 6 vs. level 5 situation.

Syndra with only 70% health left, level 5, and no Flash.

Now is the perfect time to take action!
Without the slightest hesitation, Mingjing Lucian strode forward, initiating with W, followed by E with both pistols, and directly pressed himself against Syndra's face!

Cryin didn't have much room to maneuver at that moment; he could only use a QE push to try and get Lucian to move away.

However, Mingjing deliberately used E to get close to Syndra, of course he had already prepared to use Flash to push her away. When Syndra's Q skill orb began to gather, he decisively used Flash to get behind her, used both guns and Q to push out, and then followed up with his ultimate [Holy Lance Baptism]!
Countless bullets struck Syndra's chest, rapidly reducing her health!
Mingjing pinpointed Syndra's lack of Flash, firing while retreating until he reached the 500-yard limit distance, then pressed R again to cancel his ultimate, followed by dual-wielding burst fire, confidently turning and pulling away.

With precise calculations, the last two guns completely depleted Syndra's health bar, completing a tower dive solo kill!

First blood!

"First blood has been secured! A perfect tower dive solo kill!"

"Wow, Xiaofei's reaction was quick! He flashed to dodge Syndra's push! Then he unleashed his ultimate!"

"Cryin has no room to maneuver and can only watch herself die!"

"Xiao Wei's Udyr is approaching, but Jie Jie's minions are in RNG's bottom jungle. With his teammates protecting him, Xiao Fei retreats calmly!"

Inside the EDG backstage area, the voice chatter of the players could be heard in the lounge connected to the voice channel. Several teammates were praising Mingjing's solo kill!
The uniformed staff clenched their fists in excitement, their smiles undisguised!
"Awesome! Mingjing!" Maokai's praise carried a hint of genuine emotion.

The more critical the moment, the more it becomes the stage for geniuses to showcase their abilities.

Maokai had long believed that Mingjing would not be quiet in this game!
Behind everyone, Scout lay on a chair, watching the replay of the tower dive solo kill on the screen. He blinked, then simply lowered his head and started scrolling through his phone.

Everyone knows that after this solo kill in the mid lane, RNG is in a tough spot.

"The main problem is that it's harder to secure the Vanguard now!" Guan Daxiao was analyzing the situation at the moment. "RNG's top and jungle duo isn't working very well this game. Flandre isn't being pressured at all! Kennen has his ultimate and Flash, so he'll be very effective in the Vanguard team fight!"

"But on RNG's side, Cryin was solo killed again, and Tristana's role in small team fights was also limited. RNG didn't even qualify to participate in the contest for the Rift Herald!"

And that was indeed the case. RNG had absolutely no interest in the Rift Herald, and even Ming's Titan didn't move, staying in the bottom lane.

Wei was too lazy to fight for the penalty, so he just farmed jungle monsters in the jungle.

But RNG never expected that EDG's primary target was not the vanguard.

The EDG players clearly remember that Udyr's Flash wouldn't be ready again until 9 minutes and 30 seconds!

Wei was having a great time farming in the jungle when a Centaur was seen using Sprint to kick him and then spinning wildly after him!
Behind him, Lucian also slid up and chased after him to fire a shot.

At this moment, Hecarim used his ultimate to trigger fear, and Lucian took the opportunity to use his ultimate to steal the kill on Udyr!
After killing the jungler, Mingjing returned to the mid lane, while JieJie easily secured the Rift Herald without any interference!

In the previous games, the Herald Dragon was basically taken by each side in a resource exchange.

But in this game, the fragile balance was finally broken, and EDG seized the absolute initiative!
JieJie was also very sensible. Seeing that he couldn't break through the situation at all, he simply placed the vanguard in the middle lane to give MingJing extra gold.

Mingjing received the extra gold from the two plating layers. After returning to base to replenish supplies, when he went out again, Gale Force was already in Lucian's inventory.

What is the true value of a Lucian with a ten-minute whirlwind?

Cryin understood quickly.

Ming Jing waited for his ultimate skill to be ready, then used E to slide forward and fired AAQAA in quick succession!

Syndra then used WQE to push the ball over, and Mingjing reacted quickly, dodging with a horizontal whirlwind attack, and then chasing Syndra and firing repeatedly!
Cryin quickly used Flash to create distance, and Mingjing then accurately hit Syndra with WR, using his ultimate to move and shoot while using the movement speed bonus from W to close the distance between them, chasing her all the way into the tower.

The dual pistols struck Syndra's face again, successfully refreshing the cooldown of her E skill. Mingjing then used a short E to reset her auto-attack, followed by another dual pistol strike, securing another solo kill!

"EDG Phi is on a killing spree!"

"Solo kill!" Xika from De Yun Se immediately shouted, "Serves you right, RNG! You got angry at PH for stealing, so this time we're going all out for a kill!"

Xiaoxiao was speechless at her partner's spending spree, only shouting to herself, "Such fast guns! They've completely wiped out the mid lane!" "And they even got the first turret; the mid turret doesn't have much health left!"

On the secondary screen next to it, the live stream chat was also scrolling wildly!
【send! 】

[It was already over when Xiaofei got his first solo kill, didn't you think?]

[Cryin is just not good enough, isn't he? This kind of mid laner can't handle tough battles!]

Indeed, Cryin is alright at playing hard carries and dealing damage, but it would be a bit difficult for him to face off against Xiaofei.

【It really is】

"The Blue Legion has destroyed the first tower!"

Cryin watched as Lucian monopolized the first tower bounty and couldn't help but scratch his head, feeling somewhat lost.

Lucian mid is so strong? Wow!
"It's eleven minutes in, the second dragon has spawned!"

In the commentary booth, Guan Daxiao's voice boomed, "With the key solo kill in the mid lane, EDG can easily control another dragon. The rhythm is too ideal!"

"The key is that no one can contain Lucian anymore!" Remember chimed in, "Even Tristana has a hard time dealing with Lucian!"

“Yes!” Miller nodded. “As we enter the mid-game, how to deal with Lucian’s split-pushing is the primary issue RNG needs to address!”

Lucian's split-pushing ability has always been a trump card for RNG.

Xiaohu's Lucian has maintained a 100% pick/ban rate and a 100% win rate since the start of the playoffs.

Take what you can get, and you'll have it.

But now, Lucian has become a spear, piercing RNG's throat instead.

They also experienced what it felt like to be driven to the brink of despair by Lucian.

"Time is running out for RNG," Miller said quietly.

After the two dragons were killed, the dragons in this game were once again fixed at the Fire Dragon Soul.

When the two mid laners met again, Cryin, who didn't have Flash, even had difficulty farming the lane. He needed the jungler to watch over him so he could safely farm under the tower.

The key is that when the jungler comes, there's nothing you can do but stand guard for him.

Mingjing didn't have to do anything; he just pushed the lane in the mid lane and restricted the enemy's mid and jungle duo.

Then Jie Jie can go wherever he wants!
This time, it's EDG's turn to team up.

JieJie and Meiko teamed up, and Centaur and Leona headed straight for the top lane!

Centaur's ultimate fear followed by Leona's ranged root allowed Flandre to easily secure the kill without even needing to use his ultimate.

Fourteen minutes later, the second vanguard spawned, and EDG once again firmly controlled the bottom lane, then released it in the bottom lane, destroying the bottom lane tower in one fell swoop!
During this period, Mingjing did not move at all, and stayed in the mid lane the whole time, farming both lane and jungle.

As an AD carry, Mingjing has always been good at last-hitting and farming. Since Jiejie was busy and didn't have time to farm the jungle, he didn't mind doing it for him and cleared all the nearby jungle monsters such as the F6 and the three wolves.

Now, just over 15 minutes in, his CS has reached an astonishing 170, coupled with three kills and the first tower kill, giving him a significant economic lead over the other nine players!

By the 16-minute mark, Lucian had already completed his second Mana Dagger.

The Mythic version of the Mana Drain Blade has been greatly revamped. In addition to retaining the original four attributes of attack, cooldown, critical strike chance, and mana regeneration, it now also has an additional Cursed Blade effect that can deal extra damage.

For burst heroes who rely on critical strikes, this item offers extremely high value for money.

At that moment, the third dragon spawned, and Mingjing immediately teleported to the front.

RNG's team initially intended to engage, but after glancing at Lucian's equipment, they decisively chose to give up.

Sixteen minutes for a two-piece outfit including shoes? I'll fight you for a second!

Syndra hasn't even gotten Luden's Echo yet!
RNG made a decisive retreat and gave up the Infernal Dragon, planning for the future.

But EDG isn't going to engage in any long-term planning with you.

Didn't you guys have a blast stealing Baron Nashor last game?

What if we steal a trick too?
EDG had planned ahead, pushing the three lanes of minions as early as 19 minutes in advance, while their jungler and support had already set up vision control in the top half of the map.

When the timer reached twenty minutes, just as the dragon was about to be taken over, Flandre, who had finished pushing the bottom lane, decisively teleported up to the river!
This TP was conducted entirely in the dark. RNG saw Kennen disappear in the bottom lane after pushing the lane and assumed that Kennen had recalled to base to buy items.

With all five players present, Lucian, Xayah, and Kennen unleashed their full power, and the Baron's health plummeted!
As habitual dragon thieves, RNG reacted quickly, immediately placing a Foresight Modifier on their team!
But at this point, the dragon only had half its health left!

"It seems we're too late!" Guan Zeyuan glanced at the positions of the RNG players. "Lucian's damage output is too high!"

Lucian, who was in a skill cooldown period, even unleashed his ultimate on Baron Nashor, dealing explosive damage!
Seeing Baron Nashor about to enter the execution range, Wei was extremely anxious and even pressed the [Turbo Alchemy Jar] button, and Udyr charged straight towards Baron Nashor!
On the other side, EDG's counterattack was also quite swift. Meiko's Leona retreated early, walked over, and stunned Udyr with a Q.

Along with Leona came Lucian, who had just used his ultimate and was now wielding two guns.

Taking advantage of Leona's E skill stunning her, Lucian used Whirlwind to close the distance, then quickly used his dual pistols followed by his E to finish her off.

The E skill's slide is completed while the bullets are in flight, and the bullets arrive shortly afterward, reducing the cooldown of E.

Immediately following was another round of dual pistols after the E skill!
Dot to E, dot to Q, dot to W, dot to dot!
A total of ten hits were unleashed on Udyr in just over a second. Even though Udyr was tough and resilient, he couldn't withstand such damage from Lucian, who had two and a half items, and was quickly reduced to low health!

After unleashing a full combo, Lucian refreshed his E skill, used a short dash, and then fired two more shots, instantly killing Udyr!
Wei didn't even survive the Japanese woman's time control technique!
"The Blue Legion killed Baron Nash!"

News of the Baron Nashor being killed also came at the same time, and the five EDG players who took down the Baron Nashor immediately returned to base to replenish their supplies.

When I went out again, 22 minutes had passed, and the Fire Dragon had entered its refresh countdown.

Taking advantage of the Baron buff, EDG secured the Infernal Dragon Soul on time.

At this point in the match, the game was practically over.

The rest is simply a matter of proceeding step by step.

With a huge advantage, EDG dominated all three lanes, and even Flandre's Kennen was able to give the enemy a hard time, not even letting two people run away.

Middle two towers, lower two towers, upper two towers.
RNG's defensive towers collapsed one after another.

In just the time it takes to complete one Baron Nashor run, all of RNG's outer turrets were destroyed!

Meanwhile, Lucian's killing spree continued.

When Lucian went out again, he already had his third Infinity Edge in hand. At this stage, Lucian was unstoppable, and his damage was so high that it was unbelievable!
Ming Jing simply calculated the damage and knew that the enemy's full-health Tristana was already within his kill range, so he didn't hesitate and used his E skill, Gale, to get close to her and fired both guns at her.

At that moment, there was a sudden commotion in the nearby jungle, and Udyr and Nautilus rushed out at the same time.

Udyr activated the Turbo Alchemy Jar, and Titan flashed over to unleash his ultimate attack, clearly determined to kill him!
Ming Jing had anticipated the jungler and support's ambush, and he was certain that the opponent did not have the ability to kill him.

He will kill Tristana between Udyr and Nautilus' ultimate abilities!
Xiaohu didn't dare to fight Lucian with three items head-on, so he directly used W to jump back.

But while W was charging up, Lucian hit him with a Q!

Mingjing fired two shots at the little cannon that had just jumped up, then used W to flash forward and fired two more shots!

Six shots were fired in quick succession. With the endless buff, Xiaopao's health bar dropped piece by piece, and he was finally killed by a headshot!

Udyr finally arrived late, knocking Lucian unconscious with a single paw, but it was clearly too late!

"Little Tiger got wiped out in an instant!" Miller's voice was filled with shock, even cracking slightly. "What kind of damage is that?!"

With Tristana killed, it's pointless for Udyr and Nautilus to have any control abilities; at most, they can only spit on Lucian's face.

"Holy Gun immediately used Teleport to support, and the rest of EDG's teammates also arrived. Xiao Fei is practically unkillable this time!"

With Mingjing creating a numerical advantage through a solo kill, EDG had nothing to say but to group up and push forward!
EDG pushed straight in and easily broke through RNG's bottom lane high ground.

With the support of the super minions in the bottom lane, EDG had more freedom in their decision-making. They simply stopped split pushing and grouped up as a five-man team to push the top lane.

Once the minion wave pushed into the high ground, Flandre's Kennen flashed in with a Force Staff. Although he didn't achieve a great initiation, at least the team fight was started.

that's enough.

Mingjing's Lucian immediately activated Dragon Mode in the midst of the battle, frantically firing his dual pistols. He first used Whirlwind to rush in and kill Syndra with three shots, then used Stopwatch to dodge Nautilus' ultimate, and then used E to finish off Kai'Sa with dual pistols, easily securing a double kill.

Unfortunately, it's too early now, and we haven't finished killing everyone, so it's not enough to win the game.

EDG recalled to base to rest, and precisely at the right time, they started the Baron that had just respawned at 26 minutes.

Poor Da Long, his two lives combined didn't even last for more than half a minute!
With Baron Nashor in their grasp, EDG launched their final push down the mid lane!
RNG didn't hold back this time and took the initiative to initiate a team fight, attempting to group up and kill Lucian.

"But initiating a team fight like this is pointless! Xiaofei has a Guardian Angel, and his damage is just too high! A Lucian with four items at 26 minutes!"

Lucian was followed by Nautilus's ultimate, but with his E-Flash and various other movement abilities, Nautilus's ultimate couldn't catch up in a short time!

Amidst various movement options, Lucian unleashed a barrage of dual pistol shots, eliminating Udyr and Tristana in quick succession!

At this moment, Titan's ultimate ability finally caught up and sent him flying into the air.

On RNG's side, Syndra and Kai'Sa quickly followed up with damage, putting Mingjing into resurrection mode.

But this was obviously of limited significance. As soon as Mingjing fell to the ground, the rest of EDG rushed over and took both of them down one after another!

At this moment, Mingjing revived and got up, then used E followed by dual pistols to kill Titan.

"Legendary!"

"Triple kill!"

"ACE!"

The shouts of "Godlike", "Triple Kill", and "Team Wipe" rang out one after another, completely igniting the entire Optics Valley International Tennis Center, and the cheers from the audience reached a new peak!

EDG's actions never stopped. Following the super minions that had already advanced into the high ground in the top lane, they pushed down RNG's base in one fell swoop!

(End of this chapter)