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

Chapter 167 The Performance!

"—Killing Spree!"

The news of the Tsar's 3-0 rampage resounded throughout the arena. Canyon, who had just finished pushing the bottom lane and was preparing to control the dragon, saw the pop-up message and his vision went black.

dead again?
"Ah," Canyon finally couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Play it safe, mid lane."

Canyon is actually the youngest member of the DK team, so he shouldn't be criticizing his older teammates.

But this time he simply couldn't hold back anymore.

Take your time delivering, bro!
Dude, you only had time to get one kill, and you've already given away three?

The Tsars are up 3-0 in ten minutes, how are we supposed to play against them?

Most importantly, with Syndra's death again, EDG's top, mid, and jungle trio cleared the mid lane without any pressure and then moved towards the bottom river.

This means that the little dragon he was talking about is going to be lost!

The offensive pressure was already high, and now the dragon's rhythm has been disrupted. What's the point of playing?
Under Canyon's verbal pressure, DK's voice channel was slightly quiet at this moment.

Showmaker listened to his teammates' complaints, pursed his lips slightly, but didn't say anything.

But the profuse sweat pouring down his forehead had already betrayed his state of mind.

In fact, he was already sweating when he was hit by seven consecutive Qs at the start of the game, and now he's just taken it a step further.

He didn't know why he played so badly today.

Or rather, he never imagined that Phi would become so twisted.

He dodged seven Qs without even putting his shoes on?

If he had known this guy's laning phase was so overpowered, he should have focused on controlling the lane and winning through coordinated attacks!
At least, it shouldn't have collapsed like this.

Ghost, on the other hand, seemed to harbor the least resentment.

Because he fully understands the situation his teammates are going through.

When facing Phi, you need to have the right mindset from the very beginning.

When you take a risky step in an attempt to gain extra benefits, you've already lost.

This monster will never miss any opening you make.

He suffered greatly from it last year!

The pain hasn't disappeared; it's just been transferred to his teammates.

Ghost sighed inwardly as he thought about this.

The biggest reason for last year's failure was his lack of talent, which led to his crushing defeat against Phi.

He had hoped that Showmaker, who was more talented than him, could bring about some change.

Unexpectedly, in front of Phi, all beings are equal.
In that case, winning will be very difficult.
Being pressured in the mid lane is far more fatal than being pressured in the bottom lane!

"The Red Legion killed the Infernal Dragon!"

The second dragon was secured by Jie Jie.

For Death Knights who need to snowball early on, having their dragon rhythm disrupted is fatal.

Now, the DK has almost only one path left to choose from – to start a chaotic war.

There's no point in talking about strategy or development, because this lineup is destined to lose in the late game.

They must disrupt the entire situation and escalate the bloodshed to the extreme in order to gain that sliver of hope!
But this really depends on the player's adaptability.

After all, in this chaotic fighting style, if someone makes a mistake, the game might speed up.

In the following time, DK's coordination became much closer, with the jungler and support almost inseparable, running around all three lanes and constantly stirring up battles!
Moreover, it must be said that DK's jungler and support are top-notch at seizing opportunities. Even under such immense pressure, their decisions are flawless.

The two first seized the opportunity when Sett in the top lane didn't have Flash, and launched a surprise attack on the top lane.

Leona started with her long-range ultimate, taking advantage of Sett's lack of mobility. She precisely stunned Sett with her ultimate, followed by Morgana's Q, and then Leona's close-range combo.

Saint Gun Bro didn't move an inch from beginning to end, just watching his health drop rapidly.

He was beaten down to low health before he finally regained his freedom of movement, and used an EW combo on Nuguri's Lee Sin.

However, Canyon timed his magic shield perfectly, preventing Flandre from applying any crowd control effect with his E, and Nuguri easily dodged his subsequent W!

Taking advantage of Sett's W animation, Nuguri landed a Q, and after Sett's white shield disappeared, he used Echo Slash to kill Sett on the spot!

This move opened a gap in the top lane.

After returning to base, the Blind Monk also held the Bloodthirsty Axe in his hand.

At this stage, Lee Sin only needs to use E followed by Bloodthirst to clear a wave of minions, leaving Sett far behind!
Nuguri was also freed up to participate in the jungle-support synergy.

This time, their target is Rumble in the jungle.

The jungler and support had already spotted Rumble's jungle route and, along with Nuguri, were lying in ambush in the jungle.

Nuguri's skills are indeed reliable. Even though he was just practicing Lee Sin, his gameplay was incredibly smooth. He used a ward hop and R flash to kick Rumble back to his teammates, followed by a steady Q.

Canyon followed Rumble's movement trajectory, and Morgana followed up with a Q, which hit her squarely!
The two of them alone are more accurate with Q than Ghost Foot Seven.

Morgana's Q skill's crowd control is enough to kill Rumble twice!
Nuguri deliberately used a skill combo, finishing with his E and Bloodlust to secure the kill on Rumble.

After two waves of farming in the upper half of the bracket, DK secured kills, forcibly leveling the score to 3-3.

"Nice!" On the LCK commentary booth, Roaring Emperor exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the kill score that had been tied. "That's it, slowly getting the momentum back!"

At this point, the time had reached fourteen minutes, and the second Rift Herald spawned. DK's top, mid, and jungle players grouped up again and secured the Herald safely.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this vanguard will definitely be used to destroy EDG's top lane turret and continue to farm Lee Sin's economy.

"That's the rhythm!!" Kim Dong-jun nodded and laughed, "Nuguri's Lee Sin is already 2-0, he has absolute dominance on the side lane. If we fight around Lee Sin, we can definitely turn the tide!"

The third commentator, CT, looked at the scene before him, but he couldn't feel happy at all.

He didn't actually think those two kills would help the team in any way.

If we only look at the kill count, DK's situation seems to be thriving, and a comeback is possible.

However, if you look at it more closely and take the economic disparity into account, you'll see that DK's economic disadvantage has not eased at all.

The gap is even widening!

In the LCK region, DK is actually an outlier because their playstyle is very different from the more strategic Korean teams. They are more like LPL teams, with a very aggressive early game and an itchy, fighting spirit.

Therefore, even when at a disadvantage, they will take the initiative to attack and seek victory in the chaos of battle.

If they encounter other LPL teams, even JDG, they might readily accept the chaotic battle and turn the match into a free-for-all.

However, coincidentally, EDG is also an absolute anomaly in the LPL region.

Since its inception, this team has been emulating the operational style of Korean teams, and now it has achieved great success, developing its own unique gameplay system.

At a time like this, EDG won't engage in any fights with you.

We don't care how many heads of Ueno we give you, we're not going to lose out anyway.

While DK continued to farm in the upper half of the map, EDG didn't sit idle either. They launched a fierce attack on the turret plating, taking down the middle and lower turrets one by one and filling up the plating!
The extra gold from a single tower with plating is far greater than the gold from two kills.

Even though DK managed to take down the top lane tower with the Rift Herald, the gold from that tower was limited once the plating was gone. Moreover, the gold advantage from the tower was very weak, as EDG could quickly make up for it by pushing back the top tower.

Only the extra gold from kills, plating, first blood, and first blood towers—which don't last long—represents a real lead.

And Mingjing possesses all of these qualities!

Mingjing received royal treatment this game, with the jungler, support, and top laner taking turns ganking Syndra in the mid lane, feeding him kills, and taking all the plating and bounty from the mid and bottom lane turrets.

Even last-hitting minions are being monitored, and now the number of last-hit minions has exceeded the timeline!
It's no exaggeration to say that EDG was essentially feeding a monster with the full strength of the team in this match!

Under these circumstances, Mingjing's equipment was naturally so luxurious that it was beyond comprehension!
At 17 minutes, Azir made a final push down the mid lane before returning to base, where he received a new set of items, including Nashor's Tooth.

"Tsk tsk." Even Saint Gun couldn't help but gasp. "A Tsar with two pieces of gear in seventeen minutes."

Saint Gun Bro's Sett only has Bloodthirst, Cloth Armor Boots, and a Small Hammer at this moment, which is still a long way from two pieces!
In all his years as a professional player, this was the first time he had ever seen Azir gain such a huge early lead!
"So, is it time to start C?" Meiko chuckled from the side, "Don't let your brothers' help go to waste."

Upon hearing this, Ming Jing laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll get you a solo kill first, okay?"

With proper communication within the team, EDG successfully switched lanes, with Mingjing heading straight for the top lane.

The top lane is actually a dangerous lane, since the team's vision is all in the bottom half of the map, and the top lane tower is gone. If you go to the top lane to farm, you are likely to get ganked.

But Mingjing wasn't afraid of any of that.

He only managed to get ahead with the help of his teammates, so now it's time for him to give back to them.

It was his turn to perform.

Actually, this is something he just learned recently.

Mingjing, being an AD carry by training, has always believed that the carry should be protected by teammates to continuously farm gold and then deal as much damage as possible.

If it's Mingjing who just switched to the mid lane, and he encounters such a favorable situation, he will most likely keep farming gold and then wait for the team fight to end the game.

But after playing against RNG, Mingjing learned something from Xiaohu, realizing that there is a difference between mid lane and AD.

This position, which requires individual leadership, sometimes necessitates making sacrifices.

Moreover, the opposing Lee Sin, who's 2-0, seems pretty arrogant; it's time to teach him a lesson. Mingjing clearly remembers that when Lee Sin ganked JieJie at 14 minutes, he used Flash and wouldn't be able to recharge until 19 minutes.

So after logging back in, Mingjing didn't hesitate at all and went straight for the kill, pressing W to summon sand soldiers and stabbing them into the Lee Sin!
Nuguri didn't expect EDG to send Azir to face him, but he had to admit that he was still no match for Azir.

There's no way around it, the Tsar's two-piece suit is just too tacky.

Even though he has two kills, he was constantly pressured in the early game and was still some distance from getting two items, so it was best to retreat first!

Nuguri didn't think much of it, quickly used a ward hop to retreat, and even tried to sneak under the tower.

But the Tsar gave him no chance. He pressed W again, and with an EQ combo, he charged at Lee Sin's face with two Sand Soldiers, relentlessly poking him!

Nuguri frowned deeply at the Tsar's arrogance, filled with bewilderment.

Isn't he afraid of my teammates?

But it must be said that he really had no teammates around him.

Even DK's jungler and support didn't expect that the 2-0 Lee Sin would suffer in the side lane.

After building Nashor's Tooth, Azir's DPS has undergone a qualitative change. With continuous stabs, Nuguri watched his health plummet. He could only press R and kick Azir away!

But the moment he turned around, Ming Jing immediately became alert.

Lee Sin's ultimate is difficult to deal with by relying on reaction time, since the ultimate animation is very fast and the control effect is instantaneous after the cast bar is finished.

However, Mingjing could have observed the blind monk's turning around a step earlier.

Lee Sin is always on the move, so if he suddenly turns around, it's definitely because he's about to unleash his ultimate move.

Just like in those police and gangster movies, it's too late to dodge once you see a bullet being fired, but you can observe the way the other person pulls the trigger and react in advance.

Sure enough, after the blind monk turned around, he immediately unleashed his ultimate move, Dragon's Tail, kicking him in the body.

At the same time, Ming Jing also completed the input of the ultimate skill command, and the Tsar also turned his head to complete the casting of the ultimate skill [Forbidden Army Wall]!

"Soldiers, heed my command!"

The Desert Emperor, with his commanding presence, summoned his royal guards, and similarly pushed the Blind Monk backward!
This scene was quite surprising, as both Azir and Lee Sin were affected by each other's skills at the same time and were sent flying backwards!

Although the knockback distance of [Dragon Tail] is slightly farther than that of [Imperial Guard Wall], it doesn't matter much, because Lee Sin didn't escape Azir's attack range!

Moreover, the Blind Monk is blocked by the [Forbidden Wall] and has to take a short detour!

The three commentators in the LCK commentary booth were shocked by what they saw!
"Pizza! Completely pizza!" CT couldn't help but yell, "How can she escape? Nuguri doesn't have flashbangs!!!"

Seeing the scene before him, Ming Jing revealed a smug smile of complete control. After landing, he immediately pressed W to summon sand soldiers and relentlessly stabbed the blind monk!

"Hey, looks like he can kill him!" Wang Duoduo's voice grew louder and louder in the LPL commentary booth: "The Azir's equipment is too good, his damage is extremely high!"

The Nash effect keeps triggering, and the mask keeps getting hot!

Moreover, Azir had Conqueror rune, which was already fully stacked. With the high ability power from the two-piece Conqueror set, Azir's attacks were incredibly powerful, quickly bringing Lee Sin to low health!

Moreover, with the support of the Mask and Nash, Tsar's cooldown cycle is extremely fast!

Mingjing stabbed several times and soon the Q skill cooldown was over. The three Bifang birds drew three fire trails and slowed down the Lee Sin again!
Then another round of simultaneous attacks completely emptied the Lee Sin's health bar!
"Shut Down!"

The 450 bounty has been claimed.

"Rampage!"

4-0, almost a rampage!
"Brilliant!"

Inside the EDG voice chat, several teammates were laughing and chatting, clearly in high spirits.

I can only say that this is Mingjing.

When we say solo kill, it's a true solo kill!
Of course, Jie Jie and Meiko weren't idle either, and quickly headed towards the bottom lane.

The third dragon was just spawning, so they naturally had to take advantage of the numerical advantage to secure it!

"Solo kill!" Toothpaste, who was streaming a second channel, immediately shouted, "Awesome!"

"That was pretty cool," Zoom chuckled in praise. "Was that a reaction? Or a prediction?"

If it were anyone else, Zoom would definitely think it was a prediction, since it's almost impossible to react to Lee Sin's ultimate.

If you can do all that, you're invincible. Just play Fiora and slash Lee Sin, since his W will always block.

However, considering that it is Mingjing
"That's hard to say." Kanavi also clicked his tongue in amazement. "The main thing is that Mingjing is too confident. He just rushed in to fight. I feel like he was sure of himself."

“Indeed!” The rest of JDG nodded in agreement.

At this moment, EDG has already started attacking the dragon.

DK knew that the dragon was no longer a possibility for them, but they still grouped up and went to put pressure on them.

There was no other way; they had to force the Tsar to comply.

Sure enough, just as the DK group pressed forward, the Tsar used a teleport to take them down.

With EDG's five players assembled and a fully-equipped Azir on the team, DK dared not confront them head-on and could only retreat.

Although the dragon is definitely gone, the top tower was barely saved.
However, under such adversity, this strategy cannot even be called stop-loss.

All I can say is that I'll lose less money.

The blind monk, whom they had painstakingly helped up, was then kicked to death by the Tsar.

He looked as pathetic as a stray dog ​​on the roadside.

It has ended.

Even the DK members themselves understand this.

The moment Azir solo-killed Lee Sin and teleported to secure the dragon, they had no chance of winning this game.

In the following time, Mingjing continued to farm minions on the dangerous lane, and even boldly pushed the lane into the tower, taking down the DK's low-health top tower.

DK put up a token resistance, even trying to get Mingjing to kill them once more.

But Ming Jing was not afraid at all, and even began to fight back.

Because his tower-pushing action was actually a sting operation.

His teammates were waiting in the back.

Seeing DK's players ganging up on them, EDG's players stopped hiding and even Flandre used his Teleport, resulting in a 5v5 situation!

With such a huge advantage at the moment, team fights are almost effortless. Rumble, Azir, and Xayah's three carries are practically unstoppable, melting anyone they encounter instantly!

DK risked everything to take down Meiko's Titan and JieJie's Rumble, but at the cost of four players dying, with only one Lee Sin managing to escape with low health using a ward hop.

After a 2-for-4 exchange, EDG launched a long-range attack, pushing down two of DK's top towers!

At 24 minutes, EDG grouped up again and secured another Earth Dragon.

With the Fire, Earth, and Earth Dragons in hand, EDG is only one step away from the Earth Dragon Soul!
But at this point, EDG couldn't wait for the Earth Dragon Soul.

Because Mingjing's Tsar has already crafted his third hat, his equipment has undergone another qualitative change!

Generally, the third item for Tsar is Void Staff, but considering that there is Rumble in the team who is good at reducing magic resistance, and that the DK team does not have a big tank, then Rabadon's Deathcap is naturally the most explosive choice!

The damage output of the three-piece Tsar build was quickly proven in the Baron fight.

EDG's royal treatment of Azir hasn't stopped yet. Several players are sticking close to Azir, while Sett and Nautilus provide front-line protection. They absorb damage in front of him, and control whoever comes near, ensuring the safety of the carry.

Rumble forms the magic penetration rod for the Tsar, standing by and helping to reduce magic resistance!
As for Viper?

All I can say is wish him good luck. Anyway, Xia has big attacks, flashes, and gales; as long as he doesn't die, that's fine.

With his teammates taking meticulous care of him, Ming Jing's survival pressure was minimal. He simply followed the team like a bulldozer, easily securing a five-for-one exchange!

In the end, he didn't even have a chance to use his ultimate move.

"Except for Meiko, the other four members of EDG are all alive and in good condition! They can take down Baron Nashor without any pressure!"

With the Baron buff secured, the economic gap between the two sides officially widened to 6,000, and this economic gap quickly expanded to 10,000 with the push of the Baron buff!
At 29 minutes, the Earth Dragon spawned again. For EDG, this would be a crucial dragon to complete their Dragon Soul, but EDG didn't bother with it and instead started pushing into the final stage!

At this point, the main force had already acquired three items, DK's power spike had passed, EDG's lineup was stronger, and with a 10,000 gold difference between the two sides, this push had no chance of failure!
DK has set up their defense and intends to defend.

Ming Jing remained silent, simply manipulating three sand soldiers and landing a Q on the jungler Morgana.

Ming Jing had no idea how Morgana, who had no mobility skills, dared to rush into his skill range.

Canyon realized he was in the wrong position, so he quickly cast a magic shield on himself and turned away.

But it was too late. The three sand soldiers only stabbed him twice in a row, and he was left with almost no health!

Canyon had no choice but to use Flash to escape!

But Mingjing gave him no chance. The Tsar decisively used WEQ to enter the fray, flashed to dodge Syndra's push ball, and then immediately used his ultimate and Zhonya's Hourglass at the same time!

The Imperial Guard charged out, and the terrifying damage directly pushed the low-health Morgana to death, and then pushed the Lee Sin, Leona and Tristana who were in front of her away!
After unleashing his ultimate ability, Azir entered a state of invulnerability, dodging the ultimate abilities of Leona and Syndra!

"Wow, perfect entry! The Tsar pushed four enemies away! And the damage was insane!"

Amidst the commentators' gasps of horror, the EDG team swarmed forward and devoured all their opponents.

EDG pulled off a crushing 5-0 team fight, pushed forward, and easily ended the game!

(End of this chapter)