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

Chapter 179 The Overarching Hand!
"EDG Phi has killed DK Nuguri!"

The news of Xerath killing Gnar flashed on the screen, and the three commentators in the LPL commentary booth couldn't help but raise their arms and shout!

"Wow, that's a three-man gank on the top lane! EDG's tempo is excellent this game!"

Miller said with a smile, "Little Fei is really drawing a lot of firepower in the mid lane!"

If viewers who don't pay attention to the pace of the game watched these few minutes, they might not understand what kind of game the two teams went through. They might just think that Canyon is really stupid, unable to even protect the top lane, and always seems to be wandering around aimlessly.

However, if you look closely and pay attention to the laning situation in all three lanes, you can understand why EDG was able to win consecutive battles in the top lane.

This is the significance of the commentator's position; Miller certainly needs to point out the impact of the mid-lane on the situation.

Colonel Guan nodded in agreement: "Yes! Showmaker's laning phase in the mid lane is really too weak, which caused Canyon to waste a lot of time in the mid lane! This also gave JieJie the opportunity to gank top!"

"And it has to be Xerath, his ultimate has a range of 5000 yards, that's just too long. Xiaofei can restrict the enemy mid and jungle to the mid lane, but he can still support the top lane. That's the coolest thing!"

"The key point is that Xiaofei also got the kill, which makes the mid-lane advantage even more secure!"

Seeing that JieJie got the first blood, the three commentators remained calm and simply nodded.

Seeing Mingjing get the second kill, the third commentator was overjoyed and beamed with delight.

Because all three of them understood the significance of Ming Jing's kill.

Xerath is a champion who becomes increasingly unreasonable the bigger his advantage becomes!
In a balanced match, Xerath's damage output is negligible, and he can only rely on his long-range advantage to chip away at the opponent's health.

Xerath with an advantage, you only see his skills, not him; three hits and he's dead!

Of course, this is only the beginning, and Xerath hasn't shown his full strength yet, but fortunately, the current advantage is enough for EDG to easily snowball!

At this point, exactly eight minutes had passed.

After diving the tower, EDG's top and jungle quickly grouped up in the upper river and, with the help of Mingjing, easily secured the second Rift Herald.

On the other side, DK couldn't stop it and could only go to the bottom lane to take the Water Dragon as a way to mitigate the damage.

However, given the current 0-2 situation and the loss of the vanguard, this water dragon is really meaningless.

If Canyon started by farming downwards and secured the dragon precisely at five minutes when EDG first dove to the top, then there might be some justification. DK only needs to focus on the dragons to manage their economy, and they might actually have a chance to challenge EDG.

But by the time they took the dragon, the game had already reached the nine-minute mark.

The first dragon, which lasted nine minutes, posed no threat whatsoever.

"After securing the Herald, JieJie didn't even bother to take the first tower in the top lane; instead, he placed it directly in the mid lane!"

Miller laughed when he saw the scene before him. "Looks like JJ knows a lot too!"

Of course, JieJie understands, after all, the most important skill for a jungler is finding a support character.

Even if Li Xuanjun's crocodile manages to get the bounty for the first tower, what can it actually do?

In the mid-game, we might still get spun around like a top by Gnar!

It would be better to just give the mid laner three layers of plating; Mingjing will show you what a return on investment is.

After receiving the bonus from the three-layer plating, when Mingjing returned to the city, he already had a luxurious set of equipment including Tear of the Goddess and Luden's Echo.

The myth of completing the build in ten minutes is actually quite exaggerated. Even with a score of 1-0-1 and the same plating, JieJie couldn't achieve that.

In comparison, Showmaker's equipment is far inferior, with only Corruption Potion, Tear of the Goddess, Boots, and Lost Chapter, a far cry from Mythic gear!

Besides the extra gold from a kill and three plating layers, there's another crucial point: Mingjing started with a Tear of the Goddess and then immediately went for a Luden's Echo, without wasting any gold or even buying boots!
At this point in time, what kind of damage does Xerath with this equipment deal?
Showmaker quickly sensed it.

As soon as he logged in, Xerath used WQ on Viktor.

First, use W to force the opponent to move, then use Q to completely block all movement space!
Showmaker reacted quickly; after realizing he couldn't dodge the Q, he simply used the Q skill to generate a shield.

Even so, Xerath's Q still took away a quarter of his health bar!

Moreover, this Q also hit minions at the same time, killing three ranged minions as well.

It can be said that he can both push the lane and roam at the same time.

Showmaker couldn't help but gape.

How can we fight this?

It's no exaggeration to say that the two mid laners are now from completely different dimensions.

Faced with a huge damage disparity, Showmaker completely lost the will to lane and began to obediently stand under the tower to farm.

Moreover, even when you're developing, you're not safe. You have to constantly endure Xerath's relentless attacks and must always concentrate on dodging his skills!
Mingjing got the blue buff from JieJie, and then the two of them set up vision around the mid lane, making Mingjing's laning phase even more carefree. After a few QW combos, Showmaker was reduced to below half health.

With this health level, Xerath was already within his kill threshold. Showmaker felt bitter and could only obediently return to base to replenish his supplies.

Ming Jing was well aware that with this amount of health, if all three shots of his ultimate skill hit, he could secure the kill.

But he chose not to do so.

He just calculates accurately, he doesn't use a script. Without any skills to interfere with the opponent's movement, the probability of hitting all three shots is too low, so it's unnecessary.

Viktor's return to base to resupply will cost him a huge amount of gold, which is almost equivalent to killing him once.

It's best to save this ultimate skill for supporting the side lanes.

Ming Jing watched Viktor return to base, then observed the overall situation before disappearing into the mid lane.

Meanwhile, on DK's side, Beryl had already left the bottom lane and was roaming in the shadows.

Given the current situation, he has to come out and find some opportunities with Canyon.

With the mid laner already forced back to base, DK's jungler and support had little choice but to focus on the top lane.

Rumble alone isn't particularly strong at ganking, since he only has damage but no crowd control.

But the combination of Lamborghini and Gareth Bale is a bit more complicated.

The two waited patiently at the maximum distance from Flandre's vision, and finally seized the opportunity when Flandre pushed forward, and decisively rushed out!

Nuguri's Gnar was at full rage at that moment. Gnar decisively stepped on a minion and double-jumped to become bigger. In mid-air, he used his ultimate to push Flandre behind him, and then used his W to stun him!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, DK's jungler and support quickly charged in. Ryle used her E to connect with Rumble, and once Rumble got close, she used her E to stun him. Then she used her W and R to stomp him, rendering Flandre unable to move!
"Rumble's RQE combo is incredibly powerful, dealing massive damage! It seems like Flandre is struggling to keep up!"

This version of Rumble's damage is truly outrageous. Even without Mythic items, under the full-power output mode of E reducing magic resistance + Q + R + Red Heat, Renekton's health drops off piece by piece!

Fortunately, Flandre used his ultimate before being stunned by Gnar's W, otherwise, just that combo of crowd control would have killed him on the spot!
Even so, Flandre's health was almost depleted, and he was on the verge of collapse!

Fortunately, the time had already reached 12 minutes, and Holy Gun Bro, who had just returned to town, had now completed the Mythic Bloodthirsty Axe.

At this moment, Flandre was frantically pressing the keyboard, almost breaking it. The moment he woke up, the Crocodile quickly used E to escape the range of Rumble's ultimate, and then unleashed Bloodthirster and Tyrant Strike in quick succession!
Two AOE and healing skills hit three people at the same time. Even with the severe damage from Ignite, the crocodile's health was still restored to 40%!
At the same time, a red circle rapidly extended from the direction of the river, enveloping all three members of DK: top laner, jungler, and support!
The shelling from Xerath followed immediately, targeting Rambo directly.

Canyon was in attack mode at the moment, and because he was a beat slow in his movement, he was hit by this shot!
Neither Renekton nor Rumble are exactly the nice guys at this stage. Renekton's empowered Q followed by Xerath's shot brought Rumble's health down to less than half!
Seeing his health bar decreasing rapidly, Canyon frowned, realizing something was wrong.

How can the damage be so high?
Then, Xerath fired his second shot at him.

Canyon didn't dare to take the hit head-on this time and immediately turned around and repositioned.

But at this moment, a golden light flashed!
Then, Flandre's Renekton flashed forward and used a red-rage W to freeze him in place!

With the help of this control, Xerath's shot hit again!
Rambo's health dropped significantly again, leaving him with very low health!

Offstage, countless spectators cheered continuously.

No one expected that DK's spectacular three-man gank on the top lane would result in DK's own teammate being the first to arrive at low health!
Moreover, the 1.5-second stun from the Crocodile's Red Fury W has only just begun.

Mingjing pressed R repeatedly, and Xerath fired his final shot straight at the tail end of the stun duration, hitting Rumble once again!

All three shots hit, and with the damage stacked up, Rambo couldn't withstand the damage at all and was blasted to death!

On the other side, Flandre got a hit from Triumph and returned to the tower with low health.

"Wow! Awesome!" Wawa couldn't help but exclaim twice, "Brother Xiaofei's ultimate move was so precise, it almost hit the target every time!"

"And Xerath's arms are just too long!"

The camera cuts to Xerath, who has returned to the mid lane and is continuing to farm minions.

This is the true value of Xerath's advantage.

Dominating the mid-lane and controlling the entire field!
In the scrimmage, Showmaker's Xerath completely dominated the wildcard teams.

Mingjing simply returned the favor to DK.

Xerath's support was a microcosm of the mid-game. The ensuing battle between the two sides followed this pattern.

Xerath's mid-lane dominance – Xerath's side-lane support in an endless loop.

At 13 minutes, Xerath, protected by his jungler and support, soloed the first tower kill in the mid lane and then recalled to base to buy Sorcerer's Shoes and a Mejai's Soulstealer.

At 14 minutes, the dragon spawned.

The dragon and the Rift Herald were taken down almost at the same time, but because the dragon's respawn time is one minute shorter, there is a time difference between the two, allowing EDG to choose to take both!
DK originally had the idea of ​​contesting the dragon, but after Xerath used his QW combo several times, Rumble and Riel's health dropped significantly, and DK had no choice but to retreat!

With the loss of this dragon, DK's last hope of victory was also extinguished.

Now, all they can do is hope that the Miracle Team can turn the tide.

In 15 minutes, EDG controlled the entire upper half of the map, taking down the top lane tower and securing the second Rift Herald.

At 16 minutes, the vanguard crashed into the bottom lane again, destroying the bottom lane tower that had lost its plating protection.

During this period, the two sides fought constantly, with small-group brawls as well as tricky one-on-one fights.

DK's mid-game fighting ability is still commendable. In addition, this game is indeed a lineup with strong fighting ability. So, in the back and forth, the economic gap was kept close and did not widen any further!

However, one point that cannot be ignored is that Xerath gets a kill or an assist every time a fight breaks out.

Moreover, throughout the entire process, Ming Jing's positioning was textbook-perfect. He almost always damaged the enemy within the extreme range of his skills. Whenever he sensed the slightest danger, he would immediately retreat to a great distance and use his ultimate skill to deal damage.

The DK players were practically grinding their teeth in frustration, but they were completely helpless against Xerath. They could only watch as Xerath's gear improved and his Mejai's Soulstealer stacks increased!

As long as Xerath lives, all of DK's persistence is meaningless!

In the blink of an eye, 24 minutes had passed.

EDG easily secured the third dragon, but they no longer wanted to delay, as the Earth Dragon Soul was unlikely to be decisive in determining the outcome of the game.

In this game, the later the game goes, the stronger the DK's four cores will become!

"EDG is planning to end the game directly with Baron!" Commentator Guan Daxiao announced loudly from the commentary booth, "A very decisive decision!"

It has to be said that the rebuilt EDG is now much more decisive in its decision-making than before!
Mingjing now has a pseudo-three-piece set of Luden's Echo + 16 stacks of Mejai's Soulstealer + Rabadon's Deathcap.

Hats are not typically a good second item to buy, given their percentage-based ability power mechanic; they're generally more cost-effective once you have higher ability power.

But with Mejai's Soulstealer, things are different. With the high ability power boost from Mejai's Soulstealer, the cost-effectiveness of the item becomes extremely high!

While others might not even be able to complete two items, Xerath has already entered the pseudo-three-item stage, and his damage is naturally devastatingly high!

Seeing the dragon's health plummeting, the DK team had no choice but to rush over and engage in a head-on team fight.

But as soon as he got close, Xerath landed a Q on Nuguri's Gnar.

With just one Q, Little Gnar lost a quarter of his health, and his rage surged!
But EDG won't give Gnar a chance to engage in a team fight while he's in a rage.

As Xerath's Q hit, Meiko's Nautilus immediately flashed and hooked Gnar to his face. He first used his passive to stun Gnar, and then used his ultimate on Kai'Sa, which can be described as attacking from both sides!
With effective communication, the EDG team cooperated very well, and the two frontliners, Renekton and Udyr, rushed in together.

The crocodile used its red-rage W to bite Gnar, continuing the crowd control.

Mingjing landed a single W [Eye of Destruction] in the center, and with the help of his teammates' damage, instantly killed the underfarmed Gnar!

Nuguri didn't even live to see the moment she grew bigger!
"But DK's counterattack has started! Beryl is driving beautifully!"

In fact, focusing fire on front-line heroes in team fights is not a wise decision.

Beryl took advantage of EDG's three frontliners focusing fire on Gnar, and directly flashed and used WER to unleash a full control chain, with EW hitting all three of them.

Showmaker's Viktor used W to set up a gravity field to continue the control, and then used ER to deal an almost explosive AOE!

Even though Viktor is being bullied and underdeveloped, his damage output will obviously be high in this perfect training environment!

At the same time, there's Rambo's RQ's explosive AOE!

The health of EDG's top laner, jungler, and support plummeted, and in the blink of an eye, they were all reduced to near-death!

Seeing this, countless EDG supporters couldn't help but panic.

No, no!

But just then, Titan's ultimate ability, Deep Sea Impact, flew forward segment by segment, finally reaching Kai'Sa's feet.

Kai'Sa had absolutely no way to avoid the ultimate, and Ghost could only watch as he was launched into the air by Titan's ultimate.

But at that moment, Xerath spread his arms, rooted himself to the ground, entered his ultimate state, and then fired a shot directly at Kai'Sa!
With the three-piece set bonus, Xerath's shot took away nearly a third of Kai'Sa's health!

At the same time, Viper's Tristana seemed to be guided by Xerath's ultimate, and immediately used W [Rocket Jump] to rush towards Kai'Sa!

Although EDG's three frontliners were badly beaten, they did make some contributions.

At the very least, they absorbed all of the DK's damage-dealing skills.

At this moment, Viper's arrival is like a tiger entering a flock of sheep!

Mingjing fired another shot, bringing Kai'Sa to low health. Xiaopao then casually landed a few basic attacks and secured the kill on Kai'Sa!
Without hesitation, Viper jumped again with W, applying [Explosive Spark] to Viktor in mid-air, and then sat down on Viktor's head!
Ming Jing also moved the mouse and fired a quick shot, instantly headshotting the target!
Viper's Kraken cannon damage is also not to be underestimated. After applying Explosive Spark, it quickly explodes with three hits of Hail of Blades, bringing Viper to low health.

At this moment, Ming Jing unleashed the fourth shot, which was added after his two-level ultimate, and was about to send Viktor to his death.

Showmaker gritted his teeth and had no choice but to use Flash to escape.

But as soon as he pulled away, Viper jumped over with another W, landed, and used two basic attacks to send him away!

The crowd cheered loudly, and the three commentators in the commentary booth raised their arms and shouted!
That’s right!

"Perfect coordination from EDG's two carries!" Wawa roared. "DK's two carries have been killed!"

Of course, DK's first wave of damage was still effective, managing to kill Udyr and Nautilus, two junglers and supports who weren't particularly tanky.

But the two-piece set with the bloodthirsty crocodile claws is an insurmountable mountain for them.

With the extra shield from Bloodthirster, Flandre easily withstood DK's burst damage. He then used a red-rage W to bite Rumble in the face, followed by an E followed by a Bloodthirst and a Q, instantly filling his health bar to full, making him seem like an immortal god of war!

Viper was on a killing spree at this moment. Tristana used her W to jump into the crowd and charged at Rumble!
Mingjing followed up with a Q, instantly wiping out Rumble's remaining third of health!

Just a few seconds ago, DK looked like they were about to turn the tide with a miracle team fight, but in the blink of an eye, all three of their carries fell one after another, and there was no chance of victory left!
With the last one, Riel, also being taken down by Mingjing's W, DK suffered a team wipe!

Ming Jing secured two kills and three assists in this exchange, causing his Mejai's Soulstealer to instantly reach 25 stacks.
"Although JieJie is dead, the remaining three are still in good condition! They can secure the Baron Nashor!"

"The Red Legion killed Baron Nash!"

The news of the dragon's demise resounded throughout the stadium.

With a 2-for-5 exchange and the Dragon, the economic gap that DK had been struggling to maintain was instantly widened to 10,000!
Taking advantage of the EDG team's return to base to replenish supplies, the director quickly brought up the match replay and damage display.

EDG's perfect synergy between their two carries became the key to team fights.

The damage list clearly shows that although Tristana appears to charge into enemy ranks more often, her damage is only half that of Xerath.

At the end of the team fight, Xerath's damage was a terrifying 7155.

It's obvious who Big C is!
【7155! 】

[Wow, you know what, Showmaker's damage isn't low either, it can even do over 4000?]

[What's the use? If his equipment were even slightly better, it's hard to say which side would have won.]

【Finish! 】

[Wow, Xerath just pulled out a Void Staff outright when he recalled? How rich is that?]

So, Brother Fei just gave up over a thousand yuan for the raid, right?

[A four-piece set in 26 minutes? That's invincible!]

When the camera switched back to the live match, EDG had already pushed the Baron Nashor super minions to DK's high ground.

With Xerath having four items, DK was powerless to resist EDG's push.

The current Xerath can take away half of a squishy champion's health with just one Q!

In the final team fight that followed, Mingjing didn't even need to rush in to use his Q skill. He could just stay in the back and use his ultimate skill, targeting whoever his teammates controlled, and steadily dealing full damage with his ultimate skill. That was enough for the team to achieve a crushing 5-0 wipeout.

After 28 minutes, EDG easily destroyed DK's base and won the second game!

(End of this chapter)