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

Chapter 162 FMVP
The moment the RNG base exploded, the lights at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center immediately blazed on!
Countless spotlights swung wildly, then focused on the EDG players' bench.

At the same time, the large screen on site began to flash, and EDG's newly taken group photo appeared on the screen.

Below the official photos are the words "Champion" written in gold foil!
"It's another year of the finals between EDG and RNG!" Miller exclaimed from the commentary booth. "But this time, EDG will still emerge victorious!"

Congratulations to EDG! They defeated RNG 3-1 and won their sixth Silver Dragon Cup in team history!

Everyone's eyes were on the stage, where the five members of EDG couldn't wait to take off their noise-canceling headphones and stand up.

Mingjing and Jiejie exchanged a glance, then tacitly extended their right fists and lightly punched each other.

But at that moment, Park Do-hyun rushed up, wrapped his arms around them, and hugged them tightly.

Flandre and Meiko joined in at this moment, and the five starters of EDG put their arms around each other and formed a circle.

The Optics Valley International Tennis Center was already bustling with activity.

Some supporters took out their phones to capture the scene, and countless flashes created a craggy sea of ​​lights in the audience.

Meanwhile, some enthusiastic supporters waved their flags, and EDG's black team flags fluttered back and forth in the arena.

"Awesome! Awesome!" Viper said in fluent Chinese, his face beaming with undisguised joy.

Viper debuted in the secondary league in 17 and entered the LCK with GRF in the summer split of 18. He was at his peak right from the start, and his first game was the runner-up in the LCK summer split.

In the era before LPL won the championship, LCK's dominance was absolute. They debuted as the runner-up in the top region, and Viper was full of pride, believing that the future belonged to them.

But in 19, their performance showed no improvement, and they won two more runner-up titles, achieving a three-peat as runners-up.

In the 20 jungle carry meta, the situation worsened further. With teammates leaving one after another, GRF's performance plummeted, and they were relegated to the secondary league!

It was precisely because of 20 years of stagnation that Viper left for the LPL and joined EDG, where he couldn't speak the language.

But as it turns out, he made the right decision!

Here you have the best teammates in the world, bar none!

As for the other three teammates, their emotions were similar.

Some of them had either experienced a slump, while others had never really gotten going and hadn't tasted the joy of being a champion in a long time.

Perhaps due to their prolonged slump, their attitude towards victory had become lax. When they lost to RNG for the second time in the winners' bracket final, everyone thought their spring season journey was coming to an end.

Fortunately, Mingjing's return to the team was like a shot in the arm, hitting the team right in the heart!
Sure enough, nothing solves the problem better than a solo kill in the mid lane.

If one kill isn't enough, then kill it twice.

All I can say is that he truly deserves to be the youngest FMVP in history.

Mingjing nodded to his teammates and then walked towards RNG's player bench.

Walking to the center of the stage, Ming Jing flashed a bright smile and waved to the audience.

The cheers from the audience suddenly grew louder, as if in response to him.

The parents looked at their son on stage, eager to enjoy the cheers, and smiled with satisfaction.

For parents, seeing their son shine on stage is the happiest thing.

Wang Hao couldn't help but chirp a few times, thinking to himself that this guy's act had gone wrong again.

Watching the live stream, Song Xuan patted his chest and let out a long breath.

Thankfully, it was a close call!
Seeing Ming Jing's spirited appearance on the field, Song Xuan began to regret not going to the scene.

She is about to head to Beijing to participate in the IMO pre-competition training, which will last until August, by which time the summer finals will be almost over.

If you miss the Spring Finals this time, who knows when you'll be able to watch the games live again!
Then we'll just have to wait until the World Championship.

Song Xuan sighed regretfully, took out his phone, and sent a congratulatory message to Ming Jing.

At this moment, Mingjing had already walked to the RNG players' bench.

Standing at the head of the line, Xiao Hu looked at the handsome young man in front of him and couldn't help but feel admiration.

It can only be said that in competitive sports, talent always comes into play. The championships and FMVPs that he had worked hard for many years but never won seemed to be taken out of the bag by his opponents, who got them right from the start.

Xiaohu's understanding of Mingjing comes almost entirely from last year's World Championship.

After watching last year's World Championship, he felt that Ming Jing's skills were simply unreasonable. He was not only quick-witted and fast-handed, but also as steady as a machine.

Although JDG won with difficulty, Mingjing's performance can definitely be described as the most insane AD performance in history.

But now that Xiaohu has actually faced Mingjing, he can clearly feel that he still underestimated his opponent.

What is a sense of oppression?
It's when you stand on the edge of a cliff, concentrate all your fighting spirit, exert all your strength, and manage to win a round against your opponent with great difficulty, thinking that you have finally seen the dawn of victory.

The other person nodded slightly, and then finally began to use all their strength, kicking you away.

Perhaps the opponent didn't even use their full strength.

"Awesome." Xiao Hu's hoarse voice had a strange sense of humor. He stretched out his right fist. "Go MSI! I feel like you guys have a great chance of winning."

Xiaohu is well aware of RNG's strength, given that they've scrimmed with LPL and LCK teams. Even against LCK's Spring Championship team, DK, the result would be a 50/50 chance.

But Xiaohu also knew very well that even if the BO5 was restarted ten times, RNG would not win even once.

He absolutely refused to believe that EDG would lose to DK.

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem." Ming Jing smiled and bumped fists with the other person before moving on to the next one.

The three young men behind Xiaohu didn't have Xiaohu's open-minded attitude. They were still unable to extricate themselves from the defeat. When they saw Mingjing walking over, they had to pretend to be relaxed, but in reality, their expressions were extremely conflicted.

With a smile, Mingjing and the rest of RNG exchanged fist bumps before stepping to the center of the stage.

The cheers from the sidelines never ceased.

On the stage, the Silver Dragon Cup gleamed with a silvery-white luster under the spotlight.

Compared to the Summoner's Cup, the Silver Dragon Cup is much smaller.

At this moment, there was finally movement from behind. Several members of the EDG uniform team stepped onto the stage, all of them with smiles on their faces.

Abu and Mingkai had the biggest smiles, looking at the starting five in front of them with great relief.

The story of EDG's rise may begin with last year's youth training camp.
Ming Jing deliberately turned his gaze over to take a look.

Scout was not seen.

If Scout is willing to go on stage, Mingjing will definitely invite him to join him in raising the trophy.

After all, Scout has made a significant contribution to EDG's success so far.

If it were another mid-laner, EDG might not have lasted until he debuted at the age of seventeen.

Moreover, Mingjing never considered Scout a competitor.

But since Scout was unwilling to go on stage, Mingjing did not force him. He just exchanged glances with his teammates, and then they all placed their hands on the Silver Dragon Cup and lifted the trophy high together!
Off the field, cheers erupted instantly. From Mingjing's perspective, black flags fluttered in the wind, and flashbulbs were constantly going off everywhere, making the audience's hearts surge with excitement.

Mingjing knew that his parents and friends were somewhere in the audience.

After raising the trophy together, before the host came on stage, the EDG members enthusiastically took turns raising the trophy to celebrate.

Saint Gun was also winning a championship for the first time, and he was so excited that he lifted his arms very high. However, he was a bit short, and Ming Jing, watching from the side, felt that he didn't have much of an imposing presence.

Jie Jie also raised the cup once later, but he was somewhat concerned about his image, and he remained composed while holding the cup, showing no signs of losing his composure.

Park Do-hyun couldn't wait. As soon as Jie Jie put down the trophy, he immediately rushed over and lifted it up, drawing cheers from the audience.

This is the league trophy he's been waiting for for three years!

In three years, the title of the number one region has shifted from LCK to LPL, and he has finally achieved his wish.

Meiko, who has won the trophy many times before, showed little interest in this one and was not even in a hurry to win it, instead letting Akira go first.

Ming Jing placed both hands on the trophy, but did not rush to lift it. Instead, he weighed it slightly.

It's a little light.

Compared to the 60-pound Summoner's Cup, the Silver Dragon Cup is indeed much lighter, and can even be easily lifted with one hand.

Actually, with Mingjing's normal physique of 183cm, lifting the Summoner's Cup wouldn't be difficult. It's just that he was really exhausted after the finals and didn't have much strength in his hands.

Mingjing aims to have the energy to lift the trophy again if he wins the championship this year.

Thinking of this, Ming Jing didn't hesitate and simply raised the trophy high above his head!

Offstage, countless spectators once again cheered and applauded in response.

In the current EDG team, the most crucial figure is undoubtedly Mingjing.

He conquered everyone with just two best-of-five series!

Ming Jing is still fulfilling his unparalleled talent.

After Meiko also won her award, host Liu Hang finally stepped onto the stage and began the awards ceremony.

"Dear audience, please shout out the champion's name!"

"EDG!"

The audience responded enthusiastically!

"Congratulations again to EDG for winning the 2021 LPL Spring Split Championship! They will also represent the LPL region in the upcoming Mid-Season Invitational!"

Guided by Liu Hang, the EDG members lined up in the center of the stage, and Liu Hang then began the championship interview.

The first one they found was Flandre, who was the first player on the team.

Saint Gun was quite excited at the moment, and said with a smile: "As for the feeling of winning the championship, I am quite happy. After all, this is my first championship. I can only say that I thank my teammates. I didn't do anything today. I was just carried by my teammates."

Hearing Flandre's remarks, his teammates and the audience members were all amused.

Admittedly, Flandre's performance today was not good, and he rarely had a positive record. After all, he had to fight against RNG's top and jungle duo alone, and the mid and support players would occasionally come over to join in.

But no one should deny Flandre's contribution to the victory.

It's worth noting that if RNG doesn't target the top lane, they might have to target Mingjing in the mid lane.

Holy Gun is the minion with Taunt, so you have to attack it first.

And he never actually fell down in these matches.

Liu Hang smiled and took over the conversation, then passed the question to the second person, Jie Jie, and so on.

When asked about this, Ming Jing didn't try anything fancy, simply expressing his joy at winning the championship and his gratitude to his teammates.

This is also a true reflection of his inner self.

He is actually quite satisfied with his current teammates.

Some are experienced, some are talented, and they can withstand the situation without holding back, allowing him to perform to his full potential.

that's enough.

Liu Hang took a deep breath and continued shouting, "Let's welcome Mr. Jin Yibo, CEO of Tencent Sports, to present the prize money to EDG! And to announce the winner of this Spring Finals FMVP!"

Jin Yibo, holding an envelope and accompanied by two hostesses, stepped onto the stage and handed a plaque with a prize of two million yuan to the EDG team.

Two million isn't a huge sum, even though the EDG owner had promised that the championship prize money would be divided among the players and coaching staff, with the club not taking a cut. After everyone had taken a group photo, Liu Hang continued, "Next, please welcome Mr. Jin Yibo to announce the FMVP of this year's Spring Finals!"

Jin Yibo then stepped forward, opened the envelope in his hand, glanced at it, and then smiled:
"The winner of the 2021 Spring Finals FMVP was..."

At this point, Jin Yibo kept everyone in suspense, drawing out his words.

But in reality, the answer to the FMVP award didn't need to be revealed long ago; everyone already knew the answer.

Offstage, countless people had already begun spelling out Mingjing's ID, the three English letters appearing in a loop, echoing throughout the entire venue!

Jin Yibo revealed the answer with a smile.

Congratulations, EDG.Phi!

Behind the screen, images that the director had started preparing in advance after the second game were quickly displayed.

Ming Jing's official photo appeared in the picture, and below it were Ming Jing's relevant data for the finals.

Game 1 Crocodile: 7-0-10
Game2 Viktor: 7-0-7
Game 3 Akali: 9-0-5
Game 4 Lucian: 10-0-5
Overall record: 33-0-27
Final KDA: 60
Team damage percentage: 34.4%
Counter-economic difference: 4639
Just looking at this row of data is enough to make it completely incomprehensible.

He didn't die once in the four games of the finals?
Lin Weixiang has also achieved this feat, and on the stage of the global finals.

However, as a tactical peripheral figure, and given the team's overwhelming dominance, Lin Weixiang's achievement was clearly less difficult than Ming Jing's.

After all, EDG's victory this time wasn't easy; the first three games were back and forth.

At this moment, the live chat exploded with comments.

Well deserved!

Wow, a 60 KDA in a best-of-five series?!

This is pure smurfing! I couldn't even get this many kills in Silver rank!

[He's practically the K/DA king, right? Did he learn it from his cousin? Are all members of the Ming family good at protecting their K/DA?]

[It's not about protecting KD; even with Renekton charging like that in the first game, he didn't die. It's simply that RNG couldn't kill him.]

[That's incredible! I remember Xiaofei had a 41 KD in the last BO5, and with today's 60, isn't that over 100?]

[Damn, it’s true! 】

[Achieving a KDA of 101 in two best-of-five series? This is truly legendary!]

[Are you misunderstanding Xiaofei? This is the Finals MVP, and you're still calculating his KDA? Are you treating him like Superman?]

The EDG players couldn't help but applaud, showing no dissatisfaction with the FMVP result.

Seeing the data displayed on the screen, the EDG team realized that Mingjing had been playing all this time without dying even once.

It's so exciting!
Ming Jing was not surprised to receive the award. He simply took a step forward, accepted the FMVP medal from Jin Yibo, and then took a photo with the leader.

Liu Hang watched Jin Yibo leave the stage after the group photo, and then led Ming Jing to his side to begin the interview with the FMVP.

"Congratulations to Phi for winning the FMVP! Before the competition started, did you ever imagine that you would receive this weighty trophy?"

“Of course.” Ming Jing replied without hesitation. “I’ve believed for a long time that EDG would win the finals, and that the FMVP would definitely belong to me.”

The boy spoke without thinking, his tone flat, clearly telling the whole truth.

Everyone knows that Mingjing only loves to tell the truth, and he will always keep his word.

Liu Hang was slightly shocked upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "It's an honor to witness Phi winning the FMVP. Perhaps this scene will not be the last one!"

"After winning the Spring Split Finals, EDG will represent the LPL at this year's Mid-Season Invitational! Does Phi have any goals or expectations for this MSI?"

Upon hearing this, Ming Jing thought for a moment before raising the FMVP trophy in his hand and smiling, "This is also my first time participating in MSI, so I'll try my best to win another FMVP."

Liu Hang and his EDG teammates laughed when they heard this.

At this moment, cheers erupted from the audience!

[Fuck, crazy! 】

【Crazy Little Fly!】

[Xiaofei seems particularly energized since joining EDG, is he really that confident?]

Of course! They won such a difficult game last year, how could they possibly lose this year?

Indeed, I believe you when you say that Brother Fei is aiming for the gold medal this year.

"Then let's hope EDG can get off to a winning start in the upcoming MSI tournament!"

Liu Hang smiled as he closed the awards ceremony, saying, "See you in Iceland, everyone!"

The awards ceremony concluded, and Ming Jing relaxed slightly before leaving the stage with his team.

After stepping down, Ming Jing was dragged by Abula to do another round of group interviews with reporters. Only after everything was over could he finally pick up his backpack, get on the team bus, and connect his phone to the internet.

At this moment, there were countless messages on WeChat. Mingjing asked Abu for the location of the dinner later and forwarded it to his parents so that they could drive there themselves. He also asked his parents to give Wang Hao a ride.

After arranging the relevant matters, Ming Jing opened Song Xuan's chat window and responded to Song Xuan's message.

After all the messages had been replied to, he finally couldn't wait to open the forum.

At this moment, countless traitors peeked out from the anti-Japanese forum, posting countless messages.

[If you don't understand, who was stronger, EDG in S11 or EDG in S5?]

Are they comparable?

[One team is led by an abandoned factory, the other by Brother Fei—are they the same thing?]

[Their dominance in the leagues should be about the same, maybe even slightly stronger in S5, but their ability in major tournaments is definitely stronger in S11.]

Indeed, Xiao Fei is a complete pushover in big competitions, the complete opposite of his brother.

It's hard to say anything without playing against Korean teams; EDG's dominance domestically isn't a recent phenomenon.

With Fei around, there will be no surprises!

I really like one of Xiaofei's trash-talking lines: "Welcome back to the era when EDG dominated!"

Seeing the jubilant scene before him, Ming Jing's mood improved considerably.

He clicked refresh and then found the rating post.

Actually, this scoring post wasn't very interesting; it was far less interesting than the FPX match.

Ultimately, while the "pig vs. dog" rivalry is a good gimmick, the players on both sides actually have no real animosity; they are simply opponents who inevitably meet on their path to the championship.

Mingjing's floor was naturally filled with praise.

[The greatest of all gods, none more than Bo Hun!]

[The last Lucian game made me tear up, it was just too smooth!]

Indeed, with the same equipment, I feel that Xiaofei's Lucian plays much more smoothly than Xiaohu's.

[That's obvious, Xiaohu's performance was terrible, need I even mention it? He was like a maggot.]

[Carry every game, 101 KD in seven games, this is what a top-tier mid laner should do!]

[Fan Xiaofei is really fun! He doesn't play games; he just goes for it!]

【It really is! 】

In addition, the rest of EDG players also received numerous positive reviews.

As for RNG, their evaluation was naturally not good after losing.

Wei, GALA, and Ming were neither particularly good nor bad.

Xiaohu has faced a lot of criticism. After all, he stayed with the jungler all day and consumed countless resources, but he couldn't get any benefits on the side lane. Instead, he was constantly being solo killed, which is really unreasonable.

Countless viewers hope that Xiaohu can practice his skills in the second half of the year and expand his hero pool. In fact, this RNG team has great potential.

As for Cryin, she was the one who suffered the most attacks.

[Getting thrashed four times in a row, are you even human?]

[The biggest weakness of the new RNG is that although Flandre is heavily targeted, he is still useful in mid-game team fights. If you get crushed in lane, you'll be completely invisible in team fights.]

[Playing as a grasshopper and failing to hold down Viktor is hilarious!]

[The comment above is a bit of an overreaction. Guo Huang actually didn't have any problems; the main issue was that he was facing Xiao Fei Ge. Do you even know what "prestige" means to Xiao Fei Ge?]

To be fair, it's true that this young guy, Xiaofei, doesn't know his own strength; going up against him never ends well.

[That's true. Last year at Worlds, they faced A-P, Niao Niao, and Gui Huang; this year they faced Da B and Guo Huang. None of them had a good ending.]

It turns out we all misunderstood the Emperor.

Ming Jing couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at the comments below.

There's a angle to that, isn't there?

At this moment, the bus slowly stopped in front of the restaurant. Upon seeing this, Ming Jing put away his phone and got off the bus.

After putting my luggage in the restaurant, I waited for a while at the door and then saw my old car slowly driving over from a distance.

As Mingjing watched his parents and best friend get out of the car, he immediately went to greet them.

Meanwhile, in Seoul, South Korea.

The five members of DWG, who had previously been defeated by Mingjing, were watching the recording of the recently concluded finals and conducting a tense review.

That's right, the LPL finals just ended, and EDG was still celebrating when DK had already started reviewing the game.

Thanks to their outstanding performance at last year's World Championship, DWG successfully secured sponsorships during the transfer period.

Although the cost was that the DWG team name was lost and they had to change their name to DK, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks. For example, the team finally had a proper base, and Nuguri no longer had to sleep on the floor.

With an excellent training environment and a strong desire for revenge, the five members of DK became even stronger, easily winning the LCK Spring Split championship this year with overwhelming force.

As teams representing the LCK region, DK and EDG are destined for a showdown.

"Xu Xiu," Beryl said softly, watching Ming Jing leave. "It seems you're under a lot of pressure."

Showmaker nodded seriously, feeling a great deal of pressure.

As former rivals, everyone could clearly sense it.

Phi is even more terrifying than when we played against them last year.

Moreover, judging from the opponent's post-match demeanor, this person seemed to be in a relaxed state and hadn't exerted their full strength.

This is even more troublesome.
Amid the tense atmosphere, only one person on DK's side was relaxed.

That's Ghost in the bottom lane.

Although the team is under more pressure, there are also some benefits.

He finally doesn't have to fight this monster anymore.
(End of this chapter)