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

Chapter 175 The King of Lilliput!
It can only be said that some heroes are born to be superstars.

The moment these heroes are locked onto on the field, they are destined to be greeted with cheers.

Fiora, Vayne, Pyke, and Yasuo are all included in this list.

The moment Yasuo locked onto the champion, EDG had already earned the respect of all the viewers.

They really know how to pick heroes!

"Top lane Rumble, jungle Diana, mid lane Yasuo!" Zoom, watching the match, marveled at EDG's top, mid, and jungle lineup. "You know what, this is the right combination! Their team fights are pretty strong!"

Once these three heroes unleash their ultimate abilities in tandem, the damage output is unimaginable!

"Indeed!" Toothpaste nodded. "And there's also Rui'er and Little Cannon! Are they planning to go head-to-head with DK? That confident?"

It's important to know that DK's greatest strength lies in mid-game skirmishes, and EDG's draft strategy was clearly aimed at directly confronting DK.

Looking at the lineups on both sides, Green Hair laughed and said, "The question now is whether DK dares to take the hit."

On DK's side, several people were also frowning.

Clearly, EDG's final two picks, Diana and Yasuo, put considerable pressure on them.

Who would have thought that Rumble would be the first pick for top lane?

How can we engage in mid-game team fights then?

Zoe and Nidalee going to fight Yasuo and Diana?

Wouldn't it get dried out and shredded?

"But... there's not much room for draft picks, is there?" Kkoma forced a smile. "As for top lane Rumble, Xia Quan can handle him, right?"

“No problem.” Nuguri nodded. “Get me Irelia.”

Rumble is a standard top laner, and Nuguri can only count the number of champions who can beat Rumble on two hands.

Kennen is definitely the easiest champion to play against, since Nuguri has the highest proficiency with him. However, there are too many AP champions in the mid and jungle, and the team doesn't need to initiate team fights, and even tries to avoid them as much as possible, so Kennen is not suitable for the current situation.

Therefore, all things considered, Irelia is the best choice.

Just look for a single-line breakthrough.

With that, the lineups for both sides are finalized!
Blue side EDG: Top lane Rumble, Jungle Diana, Mid lane Yasuo, Bot lane Tristana and Garen.

Red team DK: Top lane Irelia, Jungle Nidalee, Mid lane Zoe, Bot lane Kai'Sa and Leona.

The three LCK commentators frowned deeply as they looked at the lineup chosen by EDG.

"EDG's lineup is too strong in team fights, isn't it?" Kim Dong-jun imagined it in his mind and felt a chill run down his spine.

It's fair to say that once the lineup was finalized, DK had little chance of engaging in direct team fights and could only rely on the mid and jungle's poke damage and Irelia's split push to kite and create space.

This strategy is certainly feasible, and teams like GEN and T1 might even choose this system.

But DK is not that kind of team.

That's the problem.

If we can't fight them in the mid-game small skirmishes where they excel, wouldn't that be using our weaknesses to attack their strengths?
"Oh my god, how could EDG's people be so mean!" CT exclaimed in frustration, "How could they make such a draft?"

"It's alright, it's alright." Roaring Emperor was still trying to calm his teammate down. "Let's trust the player. Nuguri's split-pushing is absolutely amazing!"

At this point, we can only trust DK's adaptability and the individual abilities of its players.

At this moment, the camera slowly zooms out, taking a rare look at the audience seats.

Five thousand spectators waved their support items in response, creating a very enthusiastic atmosphere.

The director even gave a close-up shot of the front row, showing that the eliminated MAD members had not left but were watching the match live.

Ironically, when MAD's mid-laner Humanoid saw the camera switch towards him, he pulled out an EDG cheering stick from the side and waved it repeatedly at the camera, clearly showing his stance.

After a brief delay, the first game officially began!
In EDG's voice chat, all five players rushed out of the fountain to discuss their opening strategy.

Although the ban on Lee Sin caught EDG off guard, the team was well-prepared, and Diana and Yasuo were also their trump cards, so there wasn't much of a problem.

As everyone knows, Yasuo's father is Malphite, because Malphite's strong initiation can provide Yasuo with a stable opportunity to enter the fray.

The person who nicknamed Diana "Mother Stone Man" was Yasuo's biological mother.

It offers more reliable entry and control than Malphite, and also has a built-in crowd control effect, allowing Yasuo's ultimate to hit everyone.

Meanwhile, Yasuo's ultimate's follow-up knock-up control also ensures that Diana's ultimate's second stage can hit reliably, making them a complementary and perfect pair.

The strategy for this mid-jungle setup is quite simple.

Before level six, it all depends on your skill. Both heroes are quite strong in the early game, and as long as you play them correctly, reaching level six shouldn't be too difficult.

After reaching level six, you're unstoppable!
“I don’t need to worry about the mid lane; the enemy mid and jungle can’t kill me,” Ming Jing said. “But you have to be careful in your jungle; don’t let them invade your jungle.”

Although Diana's combat strength is in no way inferior to Nidalee's, the jungle is different from the lane. The situation is ever-changing. If Nidalee steals the initiative, even if the stats are high, she will still suffer.

Jie Jie nodded in agreement, indicating that he understood.

Whether this match can develop as expected depends on his position.

Moreover, the team doesn't have high expectations for him; he just needs to develop steadily.

If he can't even do this, then he's really too incompetent.

Let’s go!
Minions spawn, monsters respawn, and the ten players from both sides begin their respective missions.

Yasuo is actually at a disadvantage against Zoe, but Mingjing is not afraid and still goes to lane with the melee minions to Q the minions to reach level two as soon as possible.

If Yasuo can secure level two, he can still hold his own against Zoe.

However, Zoe was not seen immediately after the game went live.

Ming Jing immediately understood and deliberately moved away from his own minions to continue attacking them.

The next second, Zoe emerged from the darkness beside her, carrying Fei Xing.

Ming Jing spotted the direction of the flying star, took a small step, and continued attacking the minions.

He could tell at a glance that Showmaker's flying star wasn't meant to hit him; its main target was the minions, so he just needed to get out of the AOE range.

The flying star struck the minion directly, but Yasuo was standing outside the range and was unaffected. He then used Steel Tempest to stab the minion again, gathering a gust of wind in his hand.

Relying on the wind in his hand, Ming Jing waited two seconds before decisively pressing forward!

On the other side, Showmaker had no choice but to avoid a direct confrontation and retreat two steps.

Ming Jing looked at his Q skill cooldown and suddenly had an idea. He quickly pressed T.

A red JDG team logo appeared above his head.

Moreover, this is a championship version of the JDG team logo that comes with the purchase of the 2020 championship skin, with a gold border around the three letters JDG.

When Showmaker saw this icon, he even paused for a moment while moving.

Half a second later, he pressed T, and a DWG team logo lit up above his head.

But at the same time, Yasuo suddenly swung his sword, and a tornado roared out!

The tornado blew away three ranged soldiers from his face, which then rushed straight towards his face!

Showmaker immediately moved the mouse, but was still a step too slow and was blown into the air!
A burst of laughter erupted from the audience.

The chubby guys from JDG were all grinning.

[Turtle, show us the championship team logo!]

[Precise etiquette, huh? A double-bang kick actually causes real damage!]

[So, when Xiaofei can't win in lane, he resorts to these dirty tricks? What a despicable person!]

[You just found out? Little Fei used the green Bomber skin to trick Left Hand into stepping on a landmine last year; he's already a confirmed Lilliputian king!]

That's it, Xiu Shen's mind is in turmoil.

Of course, chatting in the bullet comments is just for fun.

It's just a gust of wind; it won't have much impact on the laning phase.

Showmaker quickly adjusted his strategy and re-entered the laning phase.

However, he certainly shouldn't even think about taking that level two spot.

Ming Jing's combination of praising the minions and praising the player has essentially secured his advantage on the minion wave.

The moment he leveled up to level two, Mingjing immediately learned E and went in to trade blows.

However, Showmaker's positioning was quite cautious, not giving Mingjing a chance to get close and stick to him. The two mid laners exchanged a QA combo and then created distance between them.

Mingjing didn't gain anything from this roster overhaul, but he secured more control of the lane.

After all, Yasuo's E is also a powerful wave-pushing tool. Mingjing used his own health bar to absorb Zoe's Q, and then used E to keep pushing the wave, which further expanded the advantage of the minion wave.

Having reached this stage in the laning phase, Mingjing has essentially achieved his goal.

It's almost impossible for Yasuo to kill Zoe in lane, especially without Conqueror and Ignite.

In order to ensure stability and fit the rhythm of the game, Yasuo players almost always use the combination of Fleet Footwork and Teleport. This combination can control the lane, has the ability to coordinate and fight, but has almost no ability to kill in a single situation.

After pushing the lane, you can go help your teammates.

And the teammates really do need help.

Canyon knew they couldn't let EDG's lineup smoothly transition into the mid-game, so they played extremely aggressively from the start.

Nidalee had only just reached level three when she ventured into EDG's bottom jungle to make a risky move.

Moreover, Canyon's control over JieJie's jungle route and timing was indeed precise. He went straight to the blue buff area and caught Diana farming the blue buff.

Canyon saw the white shield on Diana and knew that Diana wouldn't have her W for a while, so he boldly pushed forward, healed himself to increase his attack speed, and then chased after Diana, attacking her repeatedly.

What makes Nidalee so annoying is that she is extremely mobile in the jungle and often appears in unexpected places and times. Then, she takes advantage of her long range to catch your skill gaps and relentlessly auto-attack to apply pressure!
After your health is reduced by his auto-attacks, Nidalee will use her Q to smite and take down your jungle monster, then chase you down a lane where you have no chance to fight back.

Without his teammates' help, this would have been the same outcome for JieJie.

Fortunately, EDG's teammates arrived quickly enough.

Canyon had barely landed a few auto-attacks when a yellow question mark appeared quickly in the mid lane, indicating that Yasuo had arrived.

Mingjing's laning phase was as perfect as ever, classic strategy of trading health for mana and then using his pushing ability to contest lane control.

With the advantage of lane control, Mingjing's support was naturally swift.

Meanwhile, Flandre, the top laner, also disappeared. He didn't get lane priority, but that didn't stop him from contributing, directly sacrificing minions to support other lanes!

The moment Flandre used Rumble as a flex pick, he was destined to be a sacrifice. His task this game was simple: protect his teammates, and then follow up with his teammates' crowd control to unleash his ultimate in team fights.

Canyon frowned as he looked at the question marks that appeared simultaneously on both the mid and top lanes.

Is this how you provide support?
Canyon really wanted to fight to the end, but unfortunately his teammates couldn't get there in time. He had no choice but to switch back to leopard form and turn away!

But at this point, Jie Jie disagreed.

You think you can just leave whenever you want?

Diana took two steps forward, then used a QE combo to dash straight to Nidalee's face, landing several auto-attacks on her.

Generally speaking, if a Diana without her W ability dashes into Nidalee's face, she has no chance of winning, since W is Diana's core dueling skill and has an extremely long cooldown in the early game.

However, there were people behind Diana, and Canyon didn't even dare to fight back. He could only use his W to jump over the Baron pit and escape back to his own jungle at the cost of half his health.

"Phew!" Jie Jie breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and then a smile appeared on his face. "OK, OK!"

JieJie knew that if they could get through this wave, the early game would probably be secure.

It has to be said that Canyon's Nidalee is truly intimidating; her sense of invasion is incredibly sharp.

Fortunately, he had teammates.

Ming Jing smiled and said, "No rush, let's keep grinding first, and then we'll gank mid when we reach level six."

"Okay!" Jie Jie nodded, cleared the jungle and river crab together, and then immediately returned to the city to replenish supplies, starting the second round of jungle clearing.

Diana is quite an expert in jungle clearing. At this rate, and with some experience from the lanes, she should be able to reach level six in about seven minutes!

At that time, EDG's momentum will begin!
The situation is excellent!
EDG is in a comfortable position, which naturally makes DK anxious.

After being driven away, Canyon could only clear out the jungle monsters in the upper half of his own territory before quickly returning to base and taking the river crab in the lower river first.

However, the fast three-man invasion did not come without a price. In the first round, he skipped the three wolves and went straight to farm the red.

Since he didn't get anything from the invasion, the three wolves he missed this time were a real loss.

Sensing the increasingly dire situation, Canyon had no choice but to further increase its speed.

Five and a half minutes later, Canyon, having finished clearing the second round of jungle monsters, quickly crouched in the mid-lane bushes.

From God's perspective, Canyon's gank in the mid lane was a completely undetected operation, as EDG had no vision of him throughout the entire game.

The leopard woman crouched in the grass, quietly waiting for her chance.

If Zoe's Sleepy Bubble hits, and Yasuo doesn't have Cleanse, with both the Starfall and the Javelin arriving simultaneously, Yasuo will undoubtedly die!

but.
Ming Jing, who was farming jungle monsters, silently counted the time, and then suddenly pinged a signal to the bushes in the upper river, "Nidalee might be here."

"Hmm?" Flandre raised an eyebrow. "How did you know?"

"Yes, it counts." Ming Jing was a little speechless. "How did you play in lane? Doesn't that count as playing as a jungler?"

"I've already installed holes in the riverbed, what am I afraid of?"

Jie Jie didn't say anything at this moment, but he agreed with Ming Jing's judgment.

It's about the same as what he calculated.

The Nidalee hasn't shown up yet, so she's most likely farming in the jungle.

At this point in time, it's time for Nidalee to clear the second round of jungle monsters.

Furthermore, by observing Nidalee's initial invasion, it becomes clear that Nidalee spawns from the bottom up.

Overall, Nidalee can only be placed in the top half of the map.

With Flandre warding in the river, Nidalee is either recalling or camping in mid; there's no other possibility.

"Do you need me to come?" Jie Jie asked.

“No need, they can’t kill me.” Ming Jing shook his head. “You should just do what you need to do.”

“Okay.” Jie Jie nodded, and after clearing out the jungle, he simply returned to town to replenish his supplies.

Having guessed that the leopard woman was lying in wait, Ming Jing didn't even intend to back down. Instead, he bravely pressed forward and boldly exchanged blows with Zoe.

Since Mingjing had Flash and Wind Wall in hand, he was confident that with his reaction time, he wouldn't be able to get hit by the Sleepy Bubble, so he simply went up and messed around, trying to hook the enemy Nidalee as much as possible.

When Canyon saw Yasuo's flamboyant appearance, he initially thought it was the enemy and didn't expect to be there himself, so he patiently waited for an opportunity.

But after crouching for more than ten seconds, Yasuo was still constantly teetering on the edge of danger, and Canyon finally realized something was wrong.

Damn, is this person acting?

Canyon stopped pretending, and Nidalee charged out, intending to give Yasuo a good beating!
When Ming Jing saw that the leopard woman finally couldn't hold back any longer, a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

But he was quick to escape, turning around and leaving without the slightest hesitation!

Showmaker was in a slightly awkward position because Zoe couldn't use E-Flash, and if he flashed and then used E, he definitely wouldn't be able to react as fast as Phi, and would most likely be blocked by the Wind Wall.

So he could only try to force the wind wall out first.

If Yasuo stubbornly holds onto his Wind Wall and refuses to use it, then the only option left is to use Flash.

If you can use Flash to lower Yasuo's health at the same time, forcing him to return to base to heal, then this move will be a huge win.

After all, Yasuo was only recently released and doesn't have Teleport.

He pulled the flying star back and then slammed it down on Yasuo!
There were no minions around Yasuo, so he had no way to dodge the flying star.

But Yasuo didn't intend to lose any health at all. He turned around and used Wind Barrier to block Zoe's flying star!
After blocking the flying star, Mingjing turned around and used Q to hit Zoe at the extreme distance, creating a tornado.

Showmaker saw an opportunity in the scene before him.

Use a wind wall to block Q?

How do you dodge the subsequent E attacks?
Showmaker didn't hesitate at all, decisively flashing over the wind wall and throwing an E [Sleep Bubble] at Yasuo!

But in the blink of an eye, Yasuo also turned around and used his E [Striking Forward] to dash away towards Zoe!

Zoe quickly unleashed her Sleepy Bubble, but Yasuo was only halfway through casting his Slash, his figure almost overlapping with Zoe's, so he didn't get hit by the E skill!
The audience was shocked.

Canyon was also feeling quite disheartened.

Can you do this?

How can we kill them then?
As Yasuo used his E ability on Zoe, a golden light appeared around his hand, a sign that his Swiftness had returned to normal.

Yasuo slashed Zoe, triggering her Swiftmend's health regeneration and speed boost, and then used his E to charge towards Nidalee.

Canyon reacted quickly, following the trajectory of Yasuo's E skill, and a javelin hit the target squarely.

But Ming Jing remained calm and continued to run away. Then, just as Nidalee transformed into a leopard and pounced, he turned around and used his Q ability to attack.

The power of the wind gathered in Yasuo's hand into a tornado, directly blowing Nidalee's pounce off!

At this moment, Yasuo had completely neutralized all of Zoe's crucial abilities. With no further threat in sight, Yasuo walked away triumphantly right in front of Zoe and Nidalee!

"Wow, he escaped!" The commentators were ecstatic. "Xiaofei handled this gank perfectly! Not only did he not use Flash, but he didn't even lose much health! He can still continue laning! DK lost this wave entirely because of Zoe's Flash!"

"Brother Fei's Yasuo has a really clear strategy!" Miller laughed. "He must have practiced a lot!"

From the stands, cheers echoed, expressing their joy.

But the bigger ones are yet to come.

Yasuo had just escaped the pursuit when the camera switched to the bottom lane.

Just look at JieJie's Diana, she has already arrived in the bottom lane and launched a surprise attack on the bottom lane!
Diana's long-range dash combined with Riel's E skill control is also noteworthy.

JieJie waited for Meiko's Reil to apply E to himself, then immediately used QE on the minions, then E on the enemy, dashing right into the face of the enemy duo!

Meiko was right behind them. He quickly pressed E, stunning both of them.

Immediately afterwards, a flash of golden light appeared, and Riel used Flash + W to stomp towards the two of them!

At this moment, Viper's Tristana has also jumped. If Ryle's W lands, none of the DK bot laners will be able to escape!
The DK duo were too afraid to take the skills, but fortunately the control wasn't seamless. They frantically pressed dodge and managed to dodge out just before Riel landed.

"Ah!" Seeing this, the three commentators in the LPL commentary booth were filled with regret.

That was a close call!
But everyone on EDG's side laughed.

This gank went incredibly smoothly; both flashes were used!

Once they catch them in the next wave, those two without Flash will surely die!

In professional competitions, opportunities are created gradually by oneself.

The first wave might just be about gaining an advantage in health and minions, while the second wave is about forcing out Flash.

The third wave will be a world-destroying, decisive punch!
JieJie quickly retreated to the jungle and started his third wave of jungle farming.

The time came to 7 minutes in a blink of an eye.

After clearing the red buff in the bottom jungle, JieJie had already reached level six. He didn't even plan to continue clearing the top jungle camps. He figured he could just let the jungle monsters in the top half of the jungle go, since Yasuo doesn't benefit from the blue buff anyway.

The key is to seize the opportunity!

At this moment, Mingjing in the middle lane blocked Feixing with the Wind Wall and quickly pushed the minion wave.

Moreover, Mingjing's behavior was quite arrogant. He didn't bother to hide his purpose at all. After pushing the lane, Yasuo went into DK's bottom jungle right in front of Zoe and headed straight for the bottom lane!

On DK's minimap, Showmaker was spamming yellow question marks, and the duo didn't dare stand in the lane, quickly retreating.

But at this point, it's no longer a matter of the two of them running away at will.

Yasuo and Diana traversed DK's bottom jungle, blocking the DK duo in front of the second tower, forcing them to retreat to the first tower and turret.

At this moment, DK's mid and jungle players also regrouped and headed straight for the bottom lane.

However, a mid-jungle duo like Nidalee and Zoe is completely ineffective in situations where physical strength is crucial!
EDG's mid, bot, and jungle players completely disregarded DK's players, and once the bot lane minions reached the tower, they immediately initiated a dive!
Without hesitation, JieJie used his QE combo to enter the fray, followed by his ultimate, Moon Descent, which pulled the two of them to his side!

Upon seeing the dotted line, Ming Jing immediately pressed R and quickly followed up with his ultimate move, "Whirlwind Slash"!
Taking this opportunity, Meiko also used Q to break armor, followed by EW combo for crowd control!

Viper then applies [Explosive Spark] and activates Q, Hail of Blades, for rapid-fire!

Boom!

As Ryle stomped down, Yasuo's blade followed closely behind, along with Diana's lunar energy!
The DK bot lane duo was under control the entire time, their health dropping step by step!

Finally, Viper's basic attack detonated the [Explosive Spark], simultaneously wiping out the health bars of both players!
(End of this chapter)