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

Chapter 187 Double Flight Combined!

Inside the DK base at this time.

The DK team did not stay in Iceland. They returned to Seoul the day after the finals and immediately began intensive training.

Because of the long MSI journey, their ranked points have automatically dropped significantly. What DK needs to do next is to climb back up their ranked points.

DK's mid and jungle players' scores remain as outrageous as ever. Before heading to Iceland, the two still held the top two spots in the Korean server. Now, their goal is to return to where they belong.

It was originally just an ordinary qualifying match.

When DK's mid and jungle players were picking their heroes, they were still delighted that they had been matched together.

After all, high-level games at Master rank and above on all servers no longer allow duo queues, and players can only play solo queues, which has caused the teamwork and execution in high-rank games to drop by a whole level.

Now that the two of them are lined up together, they're unstoppable!
They confidently selected their most trusted mid-laner and entered the game, but the result surprised them.

Faker?

Phi?

Are those two people on the other side?

Upon seeing the opposing mid and jungle players' IDs, the DK mid and jungle duo exchanged a glance, then simultaneously sat up straight, as if transported back to the finals in Reykjavik.
Meanwhile, in Mingjing's live stream room.

As 100,000 viewers watched Mingjing's Lee Sin stand still at the red buff, the chat began to flood with comments like "[Subject 2]".

The Lee Sin driving test, part 2, was a great trick that Ning and SofM came up with last year. Both players started with Lee Sin on the blue buff, but managed to create a difference of more than ten seconds, which inspired countless players to imitate and practice.

If I remember correctly, SofM started from the blue buff, cleared the bottom jungle, and cleared all the camps, including the F6 camp, a total of four camps, at 2 minutes and 47 seconds.

"But it's impossible to pass the second part of the driving test now, right?" Ming Jing looked at the comments and laughed, "There aren't any broadswords anymore, are there?"

Before the S11 Mythic patch, junglers had two great jungle clearing tools: the Machete and the Talisman. The Machete would add 35 extra damage to basic attacks while jungling, which was a huge boost for a champion like Lee Sin who had high attack speed.

However, in the Mythic version, both items were removed and replaced with Hailblade and Ashbringer, which provide omnipotent lifesteal and burn effects. Lee Sin can now clear jungle camps without taking much damage, but his speed is also slower.

In this version, the river crab still spawns at 3 minutes and 15 seconds. Generally speaking, when a Lee Sin with a single Smite finishes clearing six camps, it will be more than 3 minutes and 30 seconds later.

In contrast, junglers like Udyr, Morgana, and Diana in this patch typically reach around 3 minutes and 10 seconds.

This is why Lee Sin is rarely seen in the jungle role, and even the designers had to step in to reduce the cooldown of his E skill, which is because his jungle clearing speed is too slow.

However, now that the E skill's duration has been shortened, it's not like it's completely powerless.

Ming Jing planned out a route in his mind and then said, "Then I'll give it a try."

Ming Jing was positioned on the blue side in this game, and he chose to start with the red side in the bottom half of the map.

At this point, the bot lane duo was quite sensible, knowing that the mid and jungle players would have to carry this game, so they came to help clear the jungle.

Ming Jing learned the E-level Thunder Strike skill and, with the help of the duo, quickly rose to the top.

This might seem counterintuitive, but in reality, when Lee Sin is soloing in the red zone, he should level up his E skill at level 1.

After all, the red buff area has Krugs and F6, which are jungle monsters that need AOE to clear. The first two levels are essential for the AOE ability of the E skill. However, if you learn Q at level one and E at level two, you will lose half your life after clearing half of the jungle. If Nidalee counter-jungles you, you will be completely wiped out.

From a comprehensive perspective, the best approach is to learn E at level 1 and W at level 2, which provides above-average jungle clearing speed and minimizes health loss.

Although Ming Jing hadn't played Lee Sin jungle much, he could still deduce the logical chain involved with a little thought.

However, Canyon's Nidalee did not come this time either.

In the mid lane, Faker played with great focus. His Syndra traded blows with Showmaker at level one, sacrificing half his health to gain an advantage in the mid lane, and also placed a crucial ward in the enemy's F6 camp.

Through this ward, Mingjing successfully spotted the enemy's Nidalee, and then confidently pulled Lan and Gromp together to duo-open.

With a single Smite, all six jungle camps were cleared, and the timer stopped at 3 minutes and 15 seconds.

Anyone who knows Lee Sin knows how fast he is.

At this moment, the live chat was filled with comments saying "Pass".

If every Lee Sin had this jungle clearing speed, Lee Sin wouldn't be in the bottom tier. Because of this passable speed, Mingjing quickly ganked mid lane after clearing his jungle, catching the Nidalee who was planning to gank mid!

Given the intense trade of blows in the mid lane and the presence of a point-control champion like Twisted Fate in the DK mid and jungle, this gank in the mid lane was highly probable and not difficult to predict.

Mingjing's rapid farming and support for the mid lane clearly caught Canyon off guard. By the time he saw Lee Sin and Syndra surrounding him from both sides, it was too late.

Faker's play was quite bold. Relying on Cleanse, he ignored the threat of the Yellow Card and forced an EQW combo to deliver Electrocute to Nidalee. He then Cleanse to break the stun and turned to escape.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mingjing steadily logged in with Q and then went up to the Nidalee, punching and kicking her.

Canyon understood that Lee Sin still had his W and Flash available, so even if he used Flash, he wouldn't be able to escape and would only be waiting to die.

As his health dwindled and Lee Sin stacked Conqueror, Canyon's mind raced as he recalled the decisions he had made in the past few minutes.

His decision was flawless. Ever since Canyon observed that Lee Sin was on the fast-four route, he immediately devised a plan to rush the mid lane.

Nidalee is definitely faster at level four than Lee Sin. Even his Lee Sin takes more than 3 minutes and 22 seconds to reach level four, which is almost 10 seconds slower than his Nidalee!

Canyon wanted to take advantage of this time difference to catch the opponent off guard.

But who would have thought that Lee Sin could clear jungle camps so quickly? It was even faster than his speed, which caught Lee Sin off guard!
At this rate, Lee Sin should finish farming in at least 3 minutes and 20 seconds, right?

Canyon was a little confused for a moment.

Could it be that Phi is actually a seasoned Lee Sin jungler?
Judging from his proficiency with Lee Sin in the finals, it seems very likely!
Regardless, after this play, Canyon's matchup became quite difficult.

Nidalee cannot accept dying when playing against Lee Sin.

Once Lee Sin kills Nidalee, he can use his super-powered Mercury's Treads and Warrior Mythic items to show her what absolute power is.

Right now, all DK's mid and jungle can do is avoid fights and look for opportunities on the side lanes.

However, Mingjing and Faker's duo of flying would certainly not give the opponent such an opportunity. Both of them are the type to go crazy and act arrogantly once they have an advantage.

Mingjing doesn't have any special jungling strategy; he just clears out the jungle before ganking.

His target this time is still the mid lane.

Faker understood immediately. Syndra flashed forward, and WEQ launched two orbs, blocking all of Showmaker's movement paths.

Looking at the scene before him, Ming Jing suddenly had an idea. Still far away, he quickly reached out and used Q [Sonic Wave] to attack.

Showmaker dared not take the hit, so he could only keep pressing the flash button!
Fortunately, the Lee Sin was too far away and had to use a ward jump to catch up, which slowed down his Q activation slightly, perhaps giving him a chance to escape.
A golden light flashed, and Twisted Fate used Flash to escape towards the tower.

But it was at this moment that Showmaker was surprised to discover that Lee Sin's Q skill predicted the location of his Flash!

"Snapped!"

The sound effect after Lee Sin's Q skill hits is quite pleasant. Then, Lee Sin activates [Echo Slam] and kicks Twisted Fate in the face!
Showmaker was heartbroken.

The damage from the two of them wasn't enough to finish off Twisted Fate, but it wasn't a big problem. Mingjing used his second E to slow him down, then chased after Twisted Fate and kept attacking him until he killed him in front of the tower!
Ming Jing casually pinged the card's Flash twice, and also memorized the cooldown.

At this moment, the screen showed another message from Canyon's Nidalee securing a kill. This time, he went to the top lane and successfully tower-dived.

All I can say is, don't expect a high level of discipline in ranked matches. Even ranked matches full of professional players can be full of flaws due to a lack of teamwork and poor team composition.

In terms of ganking benefits, tower diving is definitely much more profitable than simply trying to catch people on Mingjing's side.

But Ming Jing remained calm.

"It's alright, we'll just kick another wave of cards next time." Ming Jing chuckled, "Watch closely, brothers! Here comes the ultimate move!"

When Mingjing was practicing Lee Sin, he specifically searched for a lot of Lee Sin tips and tricks, all kinds of useful and useless ones, and practiced them a lot!
Now that the card doesn't have Dodge, it's just a sitting duck, which is perfect for having a trick up my sleeve.

The time came to 6 minutes and 25 seconds.

In the mid lane, although Faker didn't get any kills, he still managed to maintain his advantage by having Twisted Fate die once, and he was pushing the minion wave towards DK's mid tower.

Logically speaking, Syndra should retreat after pushing the lane into the tower, since Syndra at this stage cannot fight two opponents at once.

But this time, Faker unusually walked under the tower, seemingly ready to receive a skill at any moment.

Showmaker immediately realized something was wrong and turned to run behind the tower.

But by then it was too late.

Sure enough, the Blind Monk appeared behind the tower and, without hesitation, launched a [Sonic Wave] at him.

Showmaker blinked and suddenly saw a flash of golden light. The Blind Monk had used Flash to dodge the ward and appeared beside him in an instant.

That displacement speed was even faster than the [Heavenly Sound Wave]!

And it seems that Lee Sin's previous [Sonic Wave] hit missed?

Did it miss?
"Ichiku!"

Ming Jing gave him the answer with the "Dragon's Tail Swing".

Without Flash, the card has no room for maneuver in the current environment and was kicked away by Lee Sin.

The direction was exactly the direction that Tianyinbo had deliberately deviated from!
"Snapped!"

The news that the Heavenly Sound Wave had hit its mark rang out again.

???

Showmaker was dumbfounded.

Does this work too?
Faker also witnessed Lee Sin's amazing play. While shocked, he quickly reacted, sending Syndra with a push ball to intercept Twisted Fate, followed by a W to stun him.

Mingjing followed up with a second-stage Q, unleashing a barrage of AE iron spikes, securing the kill!
"Killing Spree!"

The news of Lee Sin's 3-0 rampage echoed throughout the arena. Ming Jing smiled slightly and said, "How about it, brothers? Not bad, right?"

This bowl is the legendary Ma's Triangle Kill!

After learning about this abstract technique, Mingjing practiced it a few times in the training camp. Once he confirmed that it was a feasible technique, he memorized it and was ready to show off at any time.

He originally planned to show off in the MSI finals, but unfortunately he couldn't find a suitable opportunity to do so, so he had to give up.

Now, this is a great opportunity!

Sure enough, the live stream chat was already flashing by at lightning speed.

[Holy crap, let's fly!]

[The Ma-style triangle kill! So handsome?]

[Is this the legendary Ma's Triangle Kill, which everyone except the founder, Teacher Ma, can execute?]

Wow, Xiaofei's Lee Sin is seriously amazing!

Hey bro, what level of talent does Xiaofei have? Is playing this thing even a challenge?

At this moment, even Faker was amazed by Mingjing's operation and flashed a Teemo thumbs-up emoji above his head.

Mingjing also responded with a Teemo.

Both of them knew that they had probably won this ranked match.

A 3-0 score for Lee Sin is enough to dominate the game.

Mingjing's performance remained quite stable afterward.

In the subsequent battle for the vanguard, Mingjing relied on his superior equipment to chase down the opposing mid and jungle players, punching and kicking them without losing any health!
Canyon's equipment wasn't actually bad. Although he died once, it didn't hinder his jungle clearing. Plus, he had kills, so his gold was actually above the normal range.

However, Showmaker's 0-2 score, especially considering he was playing a Twisted Fate, made him practically a ranged minion in small skirmishes. His skills were like a tickle to the Mercury's Treads Lee Sin!

Mingjing first kicked Nidalee to death, and then cooperated with Faker to kill Twisted Fate, easily taking down the Herald.

Two minutes later, the vanguard destroyed the enemy's mid tower, and the mid and jungle players took off simultaneously!

Next, the game entered a period of dominance for the mid and jungle players.

Mingjing's Blind Monk killed for a full twenty minutes, taking fourteen kills without ever dying once.

Seeing Lee Sin's incredible stats and the seemingly unattainable 1,000 bounty, DK's mid and jungle players realized that the game was probably already decided and had no choice but to surrender.

The teammates were also quite quick, instantly securing all five votes and ending the match.

Phi has always been a strong contender for the top spot on the Korean server, reaching the top ranks with almost the fewest number of matches played.

After their recent match, Phi has likely overtaken them in points.

It’s so uncomfortable!
Watching the enemy base explode, Faker, lying in his chair, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Wow, what an amazing teammate!
Phi is such a good jungler?
Didn't this person debut as an AD carry and then switch to mid lane? How come they're jungling now?
With these questions in mind, Faker simply clicked on the replay and took a look at Lee Sin's jungle strategy.

But after watching at high speed for a few minutes, Faker couldn't help but scratch his head.

To be honest, I have absolutely no idea what to do.

It's the most common and basic beginner's strategy: clear the jungle - gank - recall - clear the jungle, and repeat endlessly.

As for why he could kill so many people? The reason is simply that his skills were exceptional.

Because of his skillful maneuvers, he can clear jungle camps quickly, his skills are accurate, his combos are stable, and then he can just rampage through the jungle, leaving his opponents helpless.

You could say they were just relying on their skills to hold on!
Even Faker couldn't help but sigh.

It's great to be young.

He remembered that when he first debuted, he was the same way. He didn't know anything, didn't have to care about anything, and just relied on his reaction and skills to climb all the way to the top of the Korean server.

He simply can't do it now, no matter what.
After exiting the replay, he looked at Lee Sin's stats, thought for a moment, and then simply sent him a friend request.

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Meanwhile, on the other side.

On Mingjing's side, the screen was filled with comments like "Faker has added you as a friend."

Although Faker's performance in the last two years has been less than ideal, his past honors speak for themselves, and his status as the greatest of all time is still quite popular among casual fans.

Ming Jing's first reaction was that the comments were deceiving him, but after thinking about it, he felt that the comments probably couldn't create this kind of rhythm, so he simply opened the application list and sure enough, he found the account "hide on bush".

Ming Jing was now a little confused.

Why would Faker add me as a friend?
(End of this chapter)