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

Chapter 238 is now!

With his noise-canceling headphones completely shut out the shouts from the audience, Mingjing manipulated Clockwork to buy a Doran's Ring and a potion, then rushed out of the fountain with the rest of the team.

The conversation between JieJie and Holy Gun could still be heard through the earphones.

"Help me clear the jungle, I need to farm quickly, I feel like I can go and invade their jungle directly."

"OK."

Monkey's ability to stand and fight is quite considerable. With Conqueror and his passive fully stacked, he can stand and fight anyone.

Of course, whether the jungler can invade or not depends on the jungler's own combat ability; the teammates are the key.

Since Mingjing joined the team, JieJie has never missed an opportunity to invade.

Because JieJie always believed that Mingjing would definitely have a line in the middle lane and be able to provide him with enough support.

Mid and jungle are another pair bound by fate. With the world's best mid laner backing you up, the difficulty of jungling is much lower.

Mingjing listened to Ueno's conversation without saying much. He simply returned to the mid lane when it was almost time and went online with the minions.

When playing Orianna against Ryze, the key is distance control. Orianna's basic attacks and skills have a longer range than Ryze's, and she also has a slowing skill that makes it easier to kite him. With the frequent triggering of Aery, she can easily put pressure on Ryze's health.

It can be said that the higher the skill level, the easier the match becomes.

Of course, the opponent in this match was no easy task. Faker's Ryze was a legendary skill, and even those who didn't experience that era had heard of it.

So Mingjing still needs to test the waters first and see if there's any fuel left in the GOAT's tank.

As soon as the minion waves met, Mingjing pushed forward, trying to use his 815-yard Q to gain a health advantage.

However, Orianna's Q movement speed is indeed a bit slow, and in the eyes of a true master, it is a piece of cake.

Faker easily dodged the Q skill's trajectory with just a slight twist of his body.

But Mingjing was prepared. Taking advantage of Ryze turning his head to dodge the skill, Orianna pressed forward and quickly brought Ryze into the range of her basic attack, then lightly tossed Orianna over.

The moment the basic attack was launched, Ming Jing immediately turned and moved away.

On the other side, Ryze followed up with a Q [Overload] and an auto-attack.

Orianna's twisting movement showed great foresight, narrowly dodging the Q that wasn't far away. The two mid laners essentially traded auto attacks!
However, compared to other builds, Orianna, with her passive ability, will definitely deal more damage with her basic attacks.

And it's not over yet.

After the heroes from both sides exchanged basic attacks, the minions on both sides also reacted.

The minion on T1 glanced at Clockwerk, but didn't use its basic attack before turning back.

Mingjing's laning skills have now reached a high level. He can now manipulate minion aggro at will and use basic attacks to steal the opponent's health.

On the other side, the minions on EDG's side glanced at Ryze, and the ranged minions focused fire on him!

Seeing this, Mingjing had already assessed the laning skill level of this GOAT.

In the laning phase, Faker is no longer considered top-tier, and he no longer possesses the dominance of his peak. He is clearly no match for Mingjing, whose laning dominance is comparable to that of peak Faker.

Ming Jing knew what was going on, and then took two more steps forward, increasing the pressure.

Mingjing was slightly disappointed that he wasn't facing Faker at his peak, but that didn't stop him from beating up the old folks!

Faker could clearly sense the sudden increase in pressure from Orianna's positioning.

Lee Sang-hyeok pursed his lips. He understood that this was the result of their recent probing each other. Although it was just a simple exchange of basic attacks, it exposed his declining laning ability.

The ensuing laning phase inevitably resulted in a one-sided affair.

Mingjing not only has stronger laning ability, but also has an advantageous hero matchup, so it's normal for him to dominate the lane.

Orianna maintains a highly threatening position, ensuring that Ryze will have to pay a price if he wants to last-hit minions, either by losing health and using auto-attacks or by losing mana and using abilities.

After just three waves of minions, Ryze's health was noticeably low, forcing him to stand under the tower and wait for the minion wave to finish.

Mingjing licked his lips, pushed the minion wave into the tower, and then boldly pushed forward to the tower, seizing the opportunity for Ryze to last-hit under the tower, further reducing Ryze's health.

The turret's red line would occasionally lock onto Clockwork's head, but it never made a move.

After a series of tower dives, Ryze's health was reduced to just over 30%.

The tragic scene in the middle lane was shocking to countless viewers.

That's only three lines.

Is it so stressful?

This is only because EDG's Orianna and Wukong mid and jungle didn't have much killing ability before level six.

If the jungler were replaced with someone like Xin Zhao or Jarvan IV, Faker would probably die under the tower!

At this point, comments such as "[Locust]" had already begun to appear in the LPL live stream chat.

In the current LPL, Faker's reputation is still very high, and many people still call him the Great Demon King.

Only a few people call him Locust, but the name isn't actually offensive.

On T1's side, several teammates switched screens to see their senior's miserable state, and were also surprised for a moment.

Although the veteran's laning skills have declined, he's still a force to be reckoned with, and his performance hasn't actually dropped that much. He can still easily handle most mid laners, and even against top-tier players like Showmaker, he can withstand the pressure.

I've never seen a team get pushed back to base in just three waves like today!

"Bro," Oner asked, "Can we gank mid? It feels like we have a chance; he's been pushing the lane the whole time."

Oner is actually an extremely skilled micro-management player with top-notch fighting ability, but he lacks a bit in terms of strategy. He usually follows Faker's commands in almost all actions, even in a simple gank.

This is Faker's role in the team. Even if his skills decline to the point where he can't beat anyone, T1 still needs him to sit in the mid lane and command the overall situation.

T1 was only a true professional team when he was there.

Faker didn't refuse after hearing this, saying, "Let's wait for him to teleport back online; there'll be a chance."

Mingjing's recall time was much later than Faker's, after all, his condition was still quite good, and he was fully capable of fighting for two lives with one life.

In the subsequent fourth and fifth waves, Mingjing relied on having TP to try to reduce Ryze's health as much as possible.

It wasn't until the sixth wave of siege minions arrived that Mingjing took advantage of the minion wave to return to base for supplies, and then teleported back online.

At this point, the enemy Ryze only had a little over 70% health and mana left. Mingjing had better equipment and was slower to recover. If nothing unexpected happened, his laning advantage would only grow!
Of course, surprises are bound to happen, after all, T1 had been planning this gank in the mid lane for a long time.

After Mingjing TP went online, he had just pushed the sixth wave of cannon minions into the tower when Faker's Ryze suddenly crossed the lane and pushed forward!
Ming Jing immediately realized that someone had arrived.

He used QW to slow down Ryze, then pulled the ball back and ran away!
At the same time, Oner's Lee Sin also ganked from behind.

T1's mid and jungle knew they couldn't kill Orianna this time, since Lee Sin wasn't level 6 and his ganking ability was limited. They considered it a success if they managed to get a flash.

Lee Sin used his E to slow down Ryze, helping him catch up. Ryze then used EW to root him, and the mid and jungle chased down Orianna and beat her up!
But Mingjing's thinking was still clear; he knew that he absolutely could not use Flash.

Once Orianna loses her Flash, it's truly a dead end. Lee Sin coming to mid lane at level six is ​​just asking for a free kill!

He calculated the damage output of Lee Sin Ryze, knowing that he could kill two people but not himself, so he held onto his Flash and refused to use it. Instead, he relied on the speed boost and slow effect of his W to run towards the tower.

After dodging Ryze's crucial Q with skillful positioning, Orianna still managed to use Flash and returned to the tower with low health.

"Wow, Xiaofei really has a big heart! He didn't use Flash until the very last sliver of health!"

In the commentary booth, Tong Xi felt her heart pounding in her chest, her tone filled with a hint of relief, "With this Flash saved, T1 will still have a hard time catching him!"

"Yes! It's crucial!" Wang Duoduo nodded emphatically. "But I have to say, being severely damaged right after logging in is a big blow. Going back to base to replenish supplies will definitely result in a loss in lane!"

At this moment, the Clockwerk, who was reduced to low health, did not return to base. Instead, he drank the two unused health potions in his hand, intending to continue laning with low health!

This scene has caused countless viewers to worry again.

We really need to be careful.

This time, pushing the lane was a good move; if they had just returned to base, it would have been a small loss.

He drank two bottles of medicine and forced himself to fight; if he dies online, it'll be a real loss.
At this moment, T1's mid and jungle players saw Orianna running back to her tower with low health and felt a pang of regret. This girl is really insane; how could she not use Flash? Isn't she afraid of dying?

“He hasn’t returned to the city yet,” Oner said. “The rest is up to you, bro! Be extra careful.”

Ryze already had 70% health left, and after being hit twice by Orianna's QW combo, his health dropped to only 50%.

Compared to Clockwork, it does have a certain advantage in health, but it's not a gap that allows for reckless play; one definitely needs to be careful.

Faker gave a soft "hmm," said nothing more, and returned to the laning phase.

This little incident did indeed affect the situation in the mid lane.

With his health so low, Ming Jing could no longer push forward and suppress his opponent as he had before, so he had to play more cautiously and focus on self-preservation.

Fortunately, Orianna has a long reach, and Ryze doesn't have much killing ability, so Mingjing didn't really have much pressure and was still able to finish off the minions he needed to.

Once he reaches level six and learns his ultimate, Mingjing can use RW to clear the wave and then recall to base, at which point the advantage will be back in his hands.

However, this inevitably reduced the intensity of the fight in the middle lane and made it less exciting.

The director could only switch the camera to the side lanes to see what was happening on the other lanes.

Because Mingjing drew the fire, Holy Gun Bro, who should have been the target, had a much easier time.

The top laner Graves had already built Vampiric Scepter. With the double regeneration from lifesteal and Fleet Footwork, he pushed the lane effortlessly while tanking Jayce's poke. Canna's Jayce, on the other hand, was having a hard time dealing with him!
This is what makes Graves top lane so overpowered: once he gets his lifesteal, he can push any top laner!

On the bottom lane, the two sides didn't show much difference in their laning phase. After all, both Bomb and Jhin are top-notch laners, so even if they can't gain an advantage, they can easily avoid falling behind.

Fortunately, EDG had an extra jungler. While Oner ganked mid, JieJie also launched a surprise attack on the bottom lane.

The monkey, in conjunction with Bard and Jhin's crowd control, also managed to force out the Flash of the Bomb.

Meiko noted the Flash cooldown of the bomb in the chat box, providing guidance for EDG's next decision.

There's not much to say, just grab them and that's it!
Six minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and Oner's Lee Sin appeared in the top lane, launching a surprise attack on Flandre, who was pushing the lane.

But Flandre didn't give him a chance, retreating early and using his E to dodge the crucial [Sonic Wave], successfully returning to the tower.

It was this gank on the top lane that made EDG's bottom laner and jungler realize the opportunity.

The leap forward, which should have been organized after the monkeys reached level six, was executed ahead of schedule.

The bottom lane minions pushed into the tower, and the level 5 Wukong cut off the T1 duo's retreat, launching a tower dive without warning!
Meiko's Bard took the lead in tanking the tower, using an AQ combo to stun the bomb and give his team the initiative.

However, without the monkey reaching level six, this tower dive lacked some power.

Keria, unrestricted, reacted with incredible speed. Leona decisively flashed forward, stunned Bard who was tanking the tower with a Q, and then followed up with an E to immobilize him!

These two consecutive controls also woke Gumayusi's bomb from Bard's Q stun, and he followed up with an EQ combo!
Another turret shell came crashing down, and Meiko dared not take it anymore, so she had to use Flash to get out of the turret.

The health calculation was quite accurate; Bard took the last hit after leaving the tower, and his health was still almost gone.

But this was the moment Keria had been waiting for. Only then did he finally put Ignite on Bard and confidently turn around!

As Bard moved out of the tower, the tower's firepower was locked onto the monkey who was still firing bombs.

Gumayusi only used his W [Targeted Demolition] at this point, blasting himself away and pushing the monkey a little deeper into the turret.

Just then, the turret fired a shot that, when fully heated up, took away nearly a third of the enemy's health!

When Jie Jie saw this, his heart sank, realizing that this was probably going to backfire.

But in this situation, he had no choice but to strike the bomb with his stick.

Viper's Jhin seized the opportunity, executing a QA combo, and finally managed to kill the Ziggs on the spot with the final bullet.

But JieJie was also taken down by a single shot from the turret!
"EDG Viper has killed T1 Gumayusi!"

"T1 Keria has killed EDG Meiko!"

"T1 Gumayusi killed EDG Jiejie!"

One for two!

This descent ended in a crushing defeat for EDG.

Below the stage, countless Icelandic spectators applauded, praising the T1 duo's performance.

On the LCK commentary booth, the "Roaring Emperor" also started cheering, exclaiming that T1's duo's handling of the tower was perfect!

Not only was Keria's counterattack decisive, but Gumayusi's W was also perfectly timed. Both players performed to the extreme, resulting in this perfect one-for-two exchange!

"This is our Korean bot lane!" the Roaring Emperor shouted. "It's not as easy to move around as you think!"

Just as they were shouting, the scene suddenly changed.

Suddenly, the camera switched to the middle of the field.

Faker's Ryze seemed to have seized an opportunity. As the two were close in distance, EEQ triggered a speed boost, and he charged straight at Orianna's face.

After closing the distance, Ryze opened his spellbook and used his W to slow down Orianna again!
At this moment, Orianna was still low on health. The slow effect from her W skill gave Ryze a chance to get a solo kill!
With that much health, Orianna couldn't even withstand Ryze's WQEQ combo!

Seeing this, the Roaring Emperor was startled again, and then roared, "Are you going to make a move too, Daesang Hyeok!"

In the video, Faker's Ryze plays calmly, taking advantage of the slowdown to throw out a Q first, and then immediately follow up with a basic attack!

On the other side, Orianna's handling was also perfect. The moment she was slowed down, Orianna pressed W to give herself a speed boost, and then immediately moved sideways, narrowly avoiding Ryze's Q.

Immediately afterwards, a QR code was sent over!
[Command: Shockwave!]

Taking advantage of Ryze's sluggishness while he was casting a basic attack, the ultimate skill hit him squarely, killing Ryze on the spot!

Taking advantage of the knock-up effect of the ultimate skill, Ming Jing first attacked with a basic attack, and then quickly created distance!

Faker was also clicking on Orianna with his right hand, but he couldn't land a basic attack and could only watch as Orianna created distance!

At this moment, Mingjing's health was less than 10%, but he did not retreat. Instead, he maintained a safe distance and waited for the cooldown to expire before unleashing another QW combo.

After a full QRQW combo, Ryze's health started to drop, and he was left with very low health!

The two mid laners then engaged in a back-and-forth battle, with Ryze unable to touch Orianna, while Orianna was on cooldown and unable to attack.

Faker looked at his own Flash and E, and for a moment he also sighed at how difficult his opponent was to deal with.

Orianna always held onto her Flash, preventing him from ever having the chance to initiate with EW.

He managed to close the gap using EEQ, but it still ended up in such a stalemate!

Even if he flashes in now to use EQ, he will definitely be dodged by flash.

It can be said that the opposing side is now in an invincible position.

Faker moved the mouse, controlling Ryze to retreat.

So, is he going to run away?
Obviously no.

He's currently outside Orianna's QW range, so if the enemy wants to kill him, they'll have to Flash in to use QW!

That's when he'll turn around and counterattack!
In the video, Orianna uses her E to recall the puppet to the top of her head, then suddenly flashes forward and releases a Q!

It's now!

Faker was extremely focused at that moment, and Ryze decisively flashed sideways, moving his position while ensuring that Orianna was still within the skill's range.

Ryze activated his spellbook and threw a spell orb at Clockwork!

But at that very moment, Orianna seemed to have eyes, and aimed straight at Ryze's Flash landing point, crashing straight into him!
[Command: Attack]

[Command: Noise]

QW, which had been executed much earlier, was significantly faster than Ryze's EQ combo. With the two-hit combo, Ryze's last bit of health was immediately depleted.

"EDG Phi has killed T1 Faker!"

(End of this chapter)