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

Chapter 213 Towering Colossus!

"The blue team's defensive tower has been destroyed!"

News of RNG's bottom tower collapsing also echoed in the arena, and the economic gap between the two sides widened slightly again, but not by much.

Compared to a first-blood tower, the economy of a regular defensive tower is obviously not worth it.

"Right now, the kill score is 3 to 2, and the gold difference is 600!" Wawa crossed his arms, looked at the situation above, and nodded. "RNG's counterattack this game was actually quite good!"

"Yes!" Miller couldn't help but praise, "It's obvious that they caught up with EDG's early game pace this time."

Keeping up with EDG's pace is easier said than done.

Because EDG in the Summer Split relied on their powerful early game tempo to push through the competition and achieve a perfect record in the regular season.

Even FPX, who were also known for their early-game prowess, were ultimately defeated in one fell swoop.

While RNG hasn't quite achieved a complete draw yet, their late-game composition allows them to only be slightly disadvantaged against EDG, which is quite impressive.

If we're only 600 gold behind after ten minutes, and things continue like this, it will be a game of GALA Aphelios's dominance!

In the late game, Gwengalio Ezreal has no chance of killing Aphelios!
The current RNG seems to have the feel of the Korean teams of yesteryear.

While Korean teams may not be able to beat LPL teams in laning and head-to-head battles, they had a million ways to take down LPL's strong teams.

With a well-balanced lineup, their dominance in resource exchange and split pushing is unparalleled, making it difficult for LPL teams to push high ground no matter how big their advantage, leaving them feeling utterly exhausted and helpless.

In the live stream, many RNG supporters sensed a glimmer of hope for victory, and comments flooded the chat.

[Well, Xiaofei and Galio are just so-so, I don't think they've even gotten the rhythm going.]

[You're really watching this game on a slacker's watchlist. Wasn't a 2-0-1 score for Galio in ten minutes enough? What more do you want?]

You don't actually think Galio is useful for getting kills, do you? Isn't he just a toy in the late game?

[The RNG fans are really barking like dogs. If you didn't know better, you'd think RNG was leading. Even when they're behind in kills, gold, and dragons, they still jump out and yell about Galio's 100% teamfight participation rate. I didn't expect that.]

[The royal trolls shouldn't be blamed for this; isn't this just plain stupid?]

It's okay, they'll shut up when Little Fei punches Gala in the face.

【really】

The camera then focuses on the EDG players' bench.

The EDG players didn't seem flustered at all; Mingjing was still chatting and laughing.

Mingjing could certainly calculate that the team's economic lead was not much, after all, the opponent was not far behind in last hits and had also taken the bounty from the first tower.

But, it doesn't matter.

The dragon's rhythm is the eternal core of EDG.

As long as the dragon doesn't break, the team's win rate will still be over 90%!

With this point in mind, the subsequent thought process becomes clear.

Conserve your firepower and wait for the dragon to spawn.

Therefore, Mingjing deliberately paused his roaming rhythm and chose to focus on farming and developing, occasionally venturing into the jungle to put pressure on RNG's top and bottom lanes.

At this point, he could certainly coordinate with the prince to kill the grasshopper who had no Flash.

However, the cost of doing this is that Xiaolong will not have any ultimate abilities, which would be a loss.

Meanwhile, Mingjing also reminded Flandre on the side lane not to get caught.

He knew that RNG's target was definitely the side lanes.

Gwen is an easy champion to gank, especially against a jungler and support like Xin Zhao and Leona who are strong at ganking the side lanes. If RNG wants to contest the dragon, they will definitely gank the side lanes before the dragon spawns, trying to create a numerical advantage.

Upon hearing this, Flandre nodded in agreement. His years of experience as a top laner had made him realize this as well, and he certainly wouldn't make such a mistake.

Facts have proved that this is indeed the case.

At 12 minutes and 30 seconds, the dragon entered its 30-second countdown. From the perspective of the top player, it was clear that RNG's jungler and support had already made their way to the top lane in the dark, and were even trying to take down Flandre.

Undercurrents are surging.

But Flandre was on high alert at that moment, and Gwen consciously crouched behind the second tower, leaving RNG's jungler and support empty-handed.

This made Ming slightly depressed.

Is your awareness really that good?

RNG had been planning this gank for over a minute, clearing out vision early on. They were certain that no vision had been exposed on this lane.

EDG has a full roster, and both Jarvan IV and Galio have their ultimate abilities ready. EDG's lineup is incredibly strong in this state. RNG has no ability to engage in team fights until Aphelios gets farmed up.

"Let it go," Wei sighed helplessly. "Let's focus on developing our resources first."

A Wind Dragon spawns after 13 minutes.

EDG players guarded the dragon until it spawned, and after quickly securing the dragon, the dragon soul attribute for this game was set as the fire dragon soul.

Having already cleared out the incorrect options by selecting Earth and Wind, this Dragon Soul should be pretty good.

This is obviously bad news for RNG, after all, the strength of the Fire Dragon Soul EZ is still a bit too exaggerated.

At the same time, Ming Jing finally had the opportunity to unleash his long-awaited ultimate move.

Taking advantage of the five-minute countdown for Xiaolong, Mingjing quickly set the pace.

This time, Mingjing chose to bait the nest.

At 14 minutes, after pushing a wave of minions in the bottom lane, Mingjing headed straight for the mid lane.

Galio on the side lane pushed the lane and then looked towards the mid lane, which was a standard decision and didn't surprise the RNG players.

Furthermore, RNG quickly made their next decision based on Galio's move.

Whether Galio is on the receiving end or in his sights, there's one spot he definitely can't reach.

That's it, let's hit the road!
In the darkness, RNG's jungler and support grouped up again and headed straight for the top lane!

For them to win this game, Xiaohu must gain an advantage in the split-push phase.

If you can't even get your products sold, then there's no point in talking about operations.

Therefore, RNG must ensure Xiaohu's advantage in the side lane!

However, in the darkness unseen by everyone, Galio, after running out of RNG's sight, did not stop for a moment, immediately recalled to base, and headed straight for the top lane.

The action of returning to the city was unremarkable, and even though the director gave it a special shot, it did not spark any discussion among the commentators.

On the contrary, toothpaste, seeing the recall animation, glanced at the minimap, and his already small eyes narrowed into black lines, making him look like he was asleep.

“Mingjing is about to make a big splash this time,” Toothpaste said.

"Oh?" Zoom glanced at the minimap upon hearing this, and then raised an eyebrow.

It really is.

The camera quickly switched back to the top lane. RNG's jungler and support had already reached the top lane river, but Flandre seemed completely unaware, with Gwent even bouncing around as he went to cut the minions.

Upon seeing this, countless viewers who hadn't checked the minimap immediately felt a pang of anxiety.

Oh no! Didn't I already send it?

If they die in this wave, we'll lose two vanguards!
RNG's jungler and support didn't hesitate when they saw this, and the two quickly launched a charge from the river.

Xiaohu's Kennen quickly activated his E, followed by his ultimate with Force Staff, bringing Gwen into the range of his ultimate.

Saint Gun looked at Kennen on his face and the jungler and support rushing over from the river, and slightly grinned.

Ha, they've taken the bait!
He quickly pressed W, bracing himself against Kennen's ultimate to engage in a one-on-one fight.

With W's presence, Xin Zhao and Leona couldn't provide support in a short time. With the help of Mercury's Treads, Gwen was still able to hold her own against Kennen for a couple of rounds.

Of course, RNG didn't panic. The jungler and support cut off Gwen's retreat and then quickly moved into Gwen's circle.

As soon as Zhao Xin entered the circle, he quickly made his move, relentlessly stabbing Gwen with his spear, followed closely by Leona's EQ combo!

Flandre was finally targeted and his health plummeted, almost reaching zero!
But at that moment, a giant magic circle, centered on Gwen, suddenly unfolded and occupied the entire screen!

"Galio's here!" Miller exclaimed with delight from the commentary booth. "Support from Little Fei!"

Even from the commentator's God's-eye view, Miller had no idea when Galio had gotten into the top half of the box.

Not to mention the players from RNG.

The three of them stared at Galio's magic circle, their hearts filled with countless questions.

Wasn't this person running towards the middle lane?
But at this moment, they had no time to think; they had to be killed by Gwen!
The Leona unleashes her ultimate ability, Solar Flare, and then controls Gwen.

However, RNG's top, jungle, and support had already used up their full skill combo, so with only basic attacks left, their damage output was indeed limited.

With the dual resistances provided by her W and the magic shield from Galio's ultimate, Gwen managed to withstand the burst damage with low health and then countered with R3 + full Q to recover a significant amount of health!

The next moment, Galio makes his heroic entrance!

boom!
The Colossus of Justice crashed to the ground, sending three RNG players flying into the air!

Taking advantage of the knock-up, Ming Jing immediately followed up with a fully charged W+Q combo, continuing the control and explosive damage!

At the same time, Jie Jie's prince also came to provide support. Ming Jing had arrived, so how could Jie Jie not be absent?

The prince followed up with a QE combo, knocking up three more enemies, then followed up with his ultimate and Bloodthirst.

EZ's [Precision Barrage] swept across the screen. Under the continuous control of Galio and Jarvan IV, RNG's top, jungle, and support players remained motionless for several seconds. This ultimate skill hit all three of them squarely!

Kennen, who had the lowest health, was hit by this ultimate and died instantly!

As for Zhao Xin and Ri Nu, although they have a lot of health, they are still easy prey.

Mingjing used his E [Righteous Punch] to knock Zhao Xin into the air, followed by a passive heavy punch!
Wei was under control throughout the entire process, and before he could even unleash his ultimate ability, he was sent back to the fountain by Galio's punch.

As for Flandre, he didn't leave empty-handed either. He finished with a Q and also took down the enemy's head!
RNG launched a massive gank on the top lane, only to end up losing all their units and suffering a dismal defeat!
In the first ten minutes, RNG painstakingly managed to stop the loss and maintain an economic advantage of less than 1,000 gold. However, with this 3-for-0 exchange, the lead was instantly widened to 2.2K!

And the real gap doesn't stop there.

After securing the first blood in the first wave, Mingjing returned to base and bought Predator Boots and Killing Ring.

After killing Kennen in the top lane, getting an assist from Leona in the bottom lane, and securing one kill and two assists in this wave, his Kill Ring has reached seven stacks!

35 points of ability power is equivalent to an extra 761 gold for Galio!
The colossal figure of justice blotted out the sky; with just a slight flap of its wings, it shattered RNG's hopes of victory.

"Wow, Xiaofei's ultimate move was amazing!" In the commentary booth, Wawa was practically kneeling in awe. "It changed the entire course of the battle!"

Let's not even talk about how Gwen would have died if this ultimate move had been delayed by even a second.

The key question is, how did Galio end up in the top lane?
Did they foresee this calamity in the top lane? That's incredibly strange!

"That's the strategic vision of a top-tier mid laner!" Miller chuckled. "It's absolutely crucial!"

At this moment, everyone in the live stream who had been shouting earlier fell silent and couldn't say a word.

Everyone understood that RNG was likely in trouble this game.

On RNG's side, the atmosphere in the voice chat channel suddenly became extremely somber.

Xiao Hu and Xiao Ming were both deeply troubled and couldn't understand why things had turned out this way, no matter how hard they racked their brains.

Recalling Galio's previous maneuvers, the two naturally understood that Galio's actions were all a smokescreen.

What support for the mid lane? It's all fake!

In order to provide support to the top lane so quickly, Galio must recall to base immediately and rush to the top lane as fast as possible!
Were their grabbing movements that obvious? Did they even anticipate that?

Seeing the scene of utter defeat before them, the two's sealed memories began to stir, and a memory buried for many years gradually shook off the dust.
This Galio reminded them of someone.
The two shook their heads, clearing their minds of all irrelevant thoughts, and began to re-examine the current situation and consider their next decision.

Sadly, no matter how much they thought about it, they could not find a solution.

Having reached this point, EDG no longer needs many tricks or schemes.

Even a mediocre operational advantage would be difficult for them to withstand.

"The Red Legion has captured the Rift Herald!"

The news of the second vanguard's death resounded throughout the arena. Without plating, this vanguard was not very valuable, so EDG didn't keep it and put it in the mid lane instead.

The vanguard charged headlong into RNG's mid-lane tower, destroying it with a deafening roar.

Viper had a great time this time. He did nothing in the mid lane but got a kill and the gold from a tower, greatly accelerating his development.

When the time reached 18 minutes and another fire dragon spawned, Viper already had Divine Shield and Manamune in hand.

Although the Demonic Sect set is not yet fully stacked, just having two pieces of it already makes its combat power outstanding.

EZ simply used his Q a few times, followed by his ultimate, and RNG lost their ability to fight head-on, forcing them to retreat. EDG easily secured their third dragon.

At this moment, the economic gap between the two sides has widened to 4,000, and with EDG holding three dragons, RNG has reached a point where they have to fight tooth and nail.

The most crucial moment came during the Dragon Soul team fight at 24 minutes.

The time came to 24 minutes in a blink of an eye.

The dragon that would decide the outcome of the game slowly circled in the dragon pit, watching the two groups of people chasing each other.

Viper now has the Manamune, but unfortunately she's still missing a little bit of the three-piece set. However, her dominance is already more than enough.

As for Ming Jing, his equipment was by no means inferior.

Eternal Frost + Golden Body + 20 stacks of Mejai's Soulstealer, the only three-piece set in the entire game, making him both tanky and high-damage, like a god of war!
Prince Jie took the lead, using his own body as an anchor point to help Ming Jing fly into the arena!

Galio landed with a thud, immediately taking Malzahar's [Grip of the Underworld], but RNG's disadvantage was too great. With two AP champions and an underfarmed Aphelios, they had no ability to kill Galio.

After Galio took a full hit, he still had nearly a third of his health left.

Instead of retreating, Mingjing advanced, flashing forward and taunting three people with a W, then using a reverse EQ combo to hit Malzahar to the full extent!
Galio activates Zhonya's Hourglass the instant he uses Q, maintaining a forward-winging pose while simultaneously unleashing his Q ability, "Righteous Gale," to slash and cut through Malzahar. Combined with his teammates' damage, they easily take him down in one combo!

After the key position of Malzahar was taken down, Viper naturally began his dragon-riding show, with EZ freely jumping and shooting, demonstrating EZ's dominance at this stage.

EDG executed a perfect 5-0 exchange, securing the Fire Dragon Soul and Baron Nashor before recalling to base to regroup and ultimately ending the game!
(End of this chapter)