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

Chapter 208 Bloody Match, Crushing Team Battle!
The heroes for both sides were finally determined at this point.

Blue side LNG: Top lane Jax, Jungle Fryego, Mid lane Galio, Bot lane Syndra and Leona.

Red team EDG: Top lane Irelia, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane Kennen, Bot lane Aphelios and Thresh.

On the Douyu platform, several chubby guys from JDG were chatting on their microphones.

"That Irelia pick was pretty good!" Zoom nodded in admiration as he looked at both teams' lineups. "That Kennen mid pick is really something, isn't it?"

To be fair, in late-game team fights, Kennen is actually countered by Galio.

After all, Galio's ultimate ability provides a group magic shield to people within range, followed by the control and counter-control of heroes.

If Kennen's initiation fails to land on Galio, then the effectiveness of his ultimate will be greatly reduced!
But EDG's current rhythm is clear to everyone. Usually, by the late-game team fights, they have a lead of at least 4,000. At that point, does it still matter how well Kennen initiates?
Kennen, as a mage, can supplement AP damage and suppress Galio in the early game, which is exactly the hero EDG needs right now!

"Indeed." Toothpaste lay back in the chair, his eyes half-closed as if he were asleep. "Mingjing, it seems like your champion pool is a bit deep now? Do you just pick Kennen mid whenever you want?"

"I guess it's just copying LNG, right?" Kanavi explained from the side, "I know he practiced it in two ranked games yesterday. We were even teammates in that game."

"Oh?" Green Hair was a little surprised. "How was the effect?"

Kanavi softly uttered two words: "Invincible."

The two coaches exchanged punches in the ring, and after a brief reload, the second round of the match officially began!
Both mid laners followed the minions to their lanes.

The director immediately switched the camera to the middle lane.

It was still a case of short-range minions fighting long-range minions, but fortunately, Leng Shao had learned his lesson after suffering a loss once. This time, he simply gave up the experience from the first wave of melee minions and chose to preserve his health and wait for the minion wave to arrive.

This strategy is quite unethical, but it is indeed the optimal solution; it's the only way to play when you're at a disadvantage in the laning phase.

A Kennen with a Doran's Blade can deal more damage to enemies than Syndra did in the previous game!
Ming Jing remained calm, focusing on farming minions and switching between different screens to anticipate the minion waves on the side lanes and formulate his next move.

If it were during the MSI phase, he might be at a loss against an opponent who would rather suffer losses than compromise on stability.

Fortunately, after going through the trials of the entire regular season, he now has countless ways to achieve victory through indirect means.

Mingjing didn't waste any wave control. After his first push into the tower, he turned around and disappeared from the mid lane, helping Jiejie to push straight into the jungle.

It has to be said that the Kennen and Lee Sin combination is quite something. Mingjing had his W passive ready in lane, and after finding Foygo in the jungle, Mingjing first used AW to apply two stacks of his passive, and then used Q.

Tarzan reacted quickly and decisively, immediately flashing away!

Ming Jing was prepared and immediately activated his E skill and flashed in, forcibly colliding with the target and stunning him!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, JieJie's Lee Sin used his Q skill to get close to Fryego's face, followed by his E skill to slow him down and then repeatedly hit him, while holding onto his W skill. Fryego had no chance of survival!

But he was quite self-aware; after crippling Foygo, he stopped and gave the kill to Big Daddy, who had used Flash.

Kennen unleashed his Arcane Star, securing First Blood!

"First blood!"

Looking at the now-gray screen, Tarzan felt a surge of frustration.

This wave of casualties was really too devastating. Even Tarzan, who is usually good-tempered, couldn't help but clench his fists and take a deep breath.

He had a significant advantage in the bot lane, and he could have easily farmed down to tower dive.

As a result of his death, the entire rhythm was disrupted!

But he didn't vent his negative emotions. He just slowly exhaled and then said, "Mine, mine."

He understood that his teammates had no way to help him.

It was an accident.

While the two mid laners were recalling to base to replenish their supplies, the director first switched the camera to the top and bottom lanes to take a look.

On the top lane, Flandre's Irelia was actually playing quite comfortably.

While Irelia isn't good at fighting against champions, she just lacks initiative. If Irelia wants to protect herself, she has absolutely no problem. There's no champion in this game who can completely shut her down.

If all else fails, max out W (Bloodlust), slam it under the tower, and instantly kill the minions as soon as they arrive. What's the difference between that and absolute defense?

In the bottom lane, Viper was under some pressure. Aphelios couldn't fight back against Syndra at all. Syndra had TP this game, so she had plenty of supplies and could throw out her skills like she didn't care about mana. Even though Viper had excellent positioning, he couldn't help but take the hits and his health dropped rapidly!
Fortunately, Foygo had already been intercepted and killed by EDG's mid and jungle in the bottom half of the map.

If Foygo successfully farms to the bottom lane, Viper is doomed, no doubt about it.

Now that Foygo is dead, it is JieJie who supports the bottom lane, allowing Viper to push the lane out and get a chance to recall, which is a great relief!

"However, the bot lane is still at a significant disadvantage. EDG won't be able to secure the dragon if they play like this." On the commentary desk, Wang Duoduo crossed his arms. "LNG might be able to find a way to overcome this by leveraging their bot lane advantage!"

LNG is indeed considering its next steps.

Besides taking the dragon, what else can they do with their bot lane advantage?

The answer is simple—grab the middle.

When playing against EDG, if you're unsure what to do, just gank mid – it's always a safe bet!

Just over four minutes later, Foygo and the Sun Woman surrounded Ming Jing from the upper and lower river channels, intending to kill him on the spot.

But Mingjing's thinking was incredibly clear; he first turned around and used QW to hit Galio, who was responsible for keeping the enemy in place.

The moment Galio flashed in with his E and charged his W, Mingjing decisively used his E.

Although Galio taunted Mingjing's Kennen, Mingjing turned around and stunned Galio with his E.

After the brief taunt ended, Mingjing took advantage of the E skill's speed boost to move as far away from Leona as possible, escaping towards the side of Fryegwart who hadn't flashed.

Without Flash, Tarzan couldn't stop the fast-moving Kennen. He used his W, but Kennen easily dodged it, so Tarzan could only watch as Kennen rode away.

This latest LNG investment has resulted in another huge loss!
This gank in the mid lane even affected Light in the bottom lane.

Taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the Japanese player's presence in the middle, the EDG duo also made a decisive move.

Thresh flashed, used his E to bounce back, and then hooked right in the face.

This close-range hook leaves almost no room for movement, and Aphelios is also using his purple blade. If Thresh hooks the target, he can immediately follow up with an AQ root!
Light brought TP this game, but didn't have Cleanse. He didn't dare to take the hook and could only quickly use Flash!
A golden light flashed, and Syndra dodged.

But Meiko's hook seemed to have eyes, extending straight and diagonally, aiming at Syndra's Flash landing point!

Light's expression changed.

"Giggle"

The pleasant sound of Thresh's hook hitting Syndra rang out as the hook snagged Syndra's delicate body, dragging her back step by step.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Viper quickly followed up with an AQ!

At this moment, Syndra pushed the ball towards him, and Viper actually used Flash to dodge it. Then he used the purple blade with the slowing effect to chase Syndra and attack repeatedly.

He waited until Syndra was low on health before switching to his blue blade, then finished her off with an AQ combo, securing the kill!
"A lane kill!" The JDG fans watching the match couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Well done, Meiko!"

First, Thresh flashed and countered with his E to put pressure on the opponent, forcing them to use Flash. Then, he predicted the Flash landing point with his hook, executing a smooth and seamless combo. Next, Aphelios flashed to dodge the push and secured a kill.

Judgment, tacit understanding, and execution are all indispensable.

JDG members really have to admit that there aren't many duos capable of pulling off that lane kill.

This is what Mingjing's teammates need to do.

When Mingjing is on the field, he is a taunting minion, always the one who draws the enemy's fire.

Ming Jing's personal abilities ensure that he will not collapse even if he is besieged.

As a teammate, you need to try to gain something in return while Mingjing draws fire.

In the previous game, EDG's top and jungle did this, and in this game, the bot lane duo did the same.

Last year, JDG did the same thing, but they didn't do it well enough, which is why DWG won so many games.

This wave is the turning point for the entire situation.

Syndra's lack of Flash and subsequent death introduced a huge variable into the upcoming dragon fight.

JieJie set his sights on Syndra. When Galio was being restrained by his teammates and had no time to spare, Lee Sin decisively used his ward to enter the fray and used his R-flash to kick Syndra right into his teammate's face!

Mingjing reacted quickly, decisively activating his ultimate skill to catch the ball, encompassing Syndra and the others who came to protect her within the ultimate skill's range.

The thunderbolts crashed down, and although the damage was limited without equipment, it was more than enough to kill Syndra with the help of teammates!
"LNG's counterattack was also strong; their mid, jungle, and support found Aphelios without Flash! Viper had little room to maneuver and was killed!"

"Tarzan was forced to collect a soul to save himself! But Aphelios's soul is too weak! Tarzan is completely powerless after transforming!"

The Aphelios in the trench was damaging both teams simultaneously. Tarzan, who was not yet level six, was unable to use his ultimate to prematurely end his transformation. The transformation only allowed him to live for two more seconds before he was focused down and killed.

With their bot laner and jungler both dead, LNG only had Galio and Leona left, and neither could mount a proper fight, so they had no choice but to retreat and flee.

"LNG has withdrawn, so EDG can take the dragon! Wow, that's not going to work!"

It's not just wrong, it's downright broken.

It's unbelievable that a bot lane pick like Syndra against Aphelios could still fail to secure the dragon!
Seeing this situation, LNG was also not in a good mood. There was nothing they could do at the moment, except to quickly increase the pace and frequency of their attacks in an attempt to recover the losses they had incurred in the previous few minutes.

EDG is not afraid of fighting and is ready to take the blows.

At 8 minutes and 30 seconds, the vanguard team engaged in a chaotic five-man battle on the river.

Saint Gun Bro once again became the key player, with Irelia hitting four people with her ultimate, and then entering the fray to absorb a lot of damage with her W.

Mingjing didn't rush into the fray, saving his ultimate ability and treating Kennen like a mage.

After all, the mid-laner naturally has to take on more damage output responsibilities, and even Mingjing would find it difficult to be completely confident if he were the first to engage in a team fight.

Once Viper is fully equipped and the team is under less pressure to deal damage, Mingjing can consider being the first to engage.

He waited until both sides had traded two kills and entered the late game before decisively using his ultimate to knock the remaining enemy carries and jungler off their feet!

EDG secured a 3-for-5 exchange, further increasing their advantage!
Eleven minutes later, the two sides engaged in another 3v3 skirmish in the mid lane and jungle.

LNG clearly anticipated this fight. On the surface, it was a 3v3, but in reality, Cold's Galio ultimate was used immediately to create a numerical advantage.

But Mingjing's awareness is now exceptional. He predicted this move early on by observing the enemy jungler's jungle pathing, so he provided support in advance, arriving at the front almost simultaneously with Galio.

The 3v3 quickly turned into a 4v4 battle, which resulted in a draw for both sides. The match ended in a 3v3 with all four of their carry players eliminated, leaving neither side with a clear advantage.

At 14 minutes, a team fight broke out around the dragon, resulting in a 5v5 battle between the two sides. LNG secured the dragon, but EDG managed a 2-for-4 trade.
At 16 minutes, LNG grouped up and ganked the side lane, successfully killing Flandre's Irelia, but EDG reacted quickly and caught Cool's Galio in the bottom lane.

The two sides continued to fight wave after wave until the 30-minute mark, when the kill score reached a terrifying 20-17 and the dragon score was 2-3.

EDG is leading by three kills and two thousand gold, but is behind by one dragon.

When the number of kills on both sides exceeds the number of minutes, it means that the game is already very bloody. In a situation like this game, which far exceeds the number of kills, it is an even more brutal battlefield!
Both sides displayed a top-notch level of tactics in this match, with no major flaws in their various operations and support.

The JDG players looked at the situation before them, but their expressions became increasingly relaxed.

Zoom lay back in his chair, looking at Viper's gear. "I feel like if we can stall for another five minutes and Viper gets his full build, EDG will have it in the bag."

As the competition progresses, it becomes increasingly important to consider the team composition and individual player abilities.

It is clear that EDG's players have superior individual skills, and with Aphelios on their side, their late-game strength is significantly stronger than LNG's!
After all, LNG's bot lane is Syndra. As a carry, Syndra is only passable, but she's not on the same level as a crit-based AD carry.

Although Viper played a lot, he actually died very little. His current score is 7-2-8, and he already has the four-item set of Wind Collector, Infinity Edge, and Guardian Angel.

Once you finish the last piece and wear it all, you'll be invincible!

LNG, of course, understood that they couldn't delay any longer, and they decided to decide the outcome in the next team fight.

The timing of the next team fight is self-evident; it will be at 33 minutes, during LNG's Dragon Soul fight!

"The Dragon Soul Team has won the decisive battle." Ming Jing said in the voice chat, "Get ready."

Mingjing's development is certainly not as good as Viper's. At this time, he is still a little short of the four-piece set, but he will definitely be able to complete it in the Dragon Team.

As for Viper, he also hummed in agreement.

He can't get god-tier gear in the Dragon Soul team, but he can have a four-piece set with a watch and potions, which is a level of strength that is in no way inferior to god-tier gear!
33 minutes, Dragon Soul team.

Under the spotlight, the two teams teamed up again, and a crucial team fight that would decide the outcome was about to begin!
This time, EDG showed the audience what teamwork in team fights really means.

Saint Gun Bro confronted Ah Le's weapon from behind the Dragon Pit, not giving the other party a chance to flank.

On the front, Mingjing Kennen didn't hesitate and directly used R-flash and Force Staff to enter the fray!

Leng Shao's Galio was standing to the side, and he was prepared. Galio used his ultimate [Hero's Appearance] to rush over, and even tried to use his ultimate to counter.

But JieJie reacted quickly, or rather, he had been preparing all along. He seized the opportunity when Galio was waiting to use his ultimate, and Lee Sin quickly warded up and delivered a flying kick with his R-flash!
Galio's ultimate was interrupted by a kick, and he flew straight towards the center of his teammates!

Although Galio's ultimate still applied a considerable magic shield, significantly reducing Kennen's ultimate damage, the control effect of hitting four people with it was still very real.

All four people on the front of the LNG truck were stunned and unable to move!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Viper decisively used Blue Blade, Gale Force, R-Flash, and Q to enter the fray!

The ultimate skill hit three people directly, and with the follow-up Flash Q, Aphelios, who had four items and drank potions, put on a fireworks show!

Boom Boom Boom!

Fireworks burst forth, and under the onslaught of multiple bursts of damage, Light Syndra instantly perished!
Mingjing used a Q skill to send Fryego back to the fountain.

Aphelios landed another blue blade basic attack, killing Leona.

JieJie used Q to enter at the last moment and used [Thunder Strike] to kill Galio.

In what seemed like the blink of an eye, four LNG front-line personnel lay dead on the ground!
(End of this chapter)