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

Chapter 241 Achieving Complete Success
The moment T1's health bar reached zero, the entire arena was instantly illuminated, and countless spotlights moved simultaneously, focusing on the EDG players' bench.

"Congratulations to EDG! They defeated their strong group opponent T1 and won this crucial match!"

The commentators from different sections of the competition gave similar commentary at the same time, but their expressions were different.

On the LCK commentary desk, although the "Roaring Emperor" congratulated EDG on their victory, his tone was as if he had eaten shit.

The neutral European and American commentators spared no praise for Ming Jing, and everyone was glad to have witnessed this great individual performance.

Domestic commentator Wang Duoduo was relatively restrained, not praising Ming Jing excessively, but instead reciting a poem: "He fought across three thousand miles, his sword once faced a million soldiers! Xiao Fei's performance in this game was perfect!"

This match was truly a one-man show by Orianna.

Whether it was the solo kill at the start, the one-man team fight in the mid-game, or the instant kill of the two carries during the Baron fight, Orianna's presence was undeniable in this game!

Inside the live stream, countless viewers were incredibly excited, with the screen filled with comments marveling at Ming Jing's power.

On the EDG player bench, several players had already stood up and were exchanging fist bumps in celebration.

"Awesome! Awesome!" Saint Gun gave Ming Jing a straight thumbs up. "Big Five is really awesome!"

Even though that team fight happened ten minutes ago, Flandre still remembers it vividly.

After all, he was standing in the middle of the ultimate ability at that time, watching as five opponents were swept up to his side by Orianna's ultimate ability.

"It's alright, it's alright," Ming Jing chuckled. "It's also good that you seduced me."

Flandre played a crucial role in this five-man R wave, as he drew the fire and dribbled deep into the enemy territory.

If Flandre had been cowardly in that wave, none of this would have happened.

"Am I not awesome?" Meiko chimed in, boasting, "Wasn't my ultimate follow-up fast enough? I followed up with my ultimate immediately, and the enemy couldn't even use Flash!"

Upon hearing this, JieJie became unhappy, "You're trying to take credit, but I also flashed and hit five targets, and I didn't even take credit!"

"You're all awesome, you're all awesome!" Viper laughed and patted his teammate on the back, signaling his teammate to go and punch the other side first.

Viper really had a blast this game.

If you don't play well in lane, you'll be useless in team fights.

In the team fight where Orianna used her ultimate to kill five opponents, he was sniping from a great distance and only managed to fire one shot before the team fight was already over.
In subsequent team fights, he was either chased down by the enemy and dared not deal damage, or he was completely crushed and had no chance to deal damage at all.
The post-match stats were even more outrageous; he was second to last in damage output on the team, only slightly higher than the support Bard.

This was actually quite difficult for Viper to accept.

He didn't come to the World Championship for this.

After entering the World Championship, Viper could clearly feel that his performance was not as good as in the Summer Split.

Ultimately, it comes down to the version number.

In previous matches, Mingjing's draft picks had a huge impact, and it was common for the opposing team to ban three mid-lane champions. With Mingjing's sacrifice, Viper didn't need to worry about his champion pool at all, because he could get the champion he wanted.

This version is different; Mingjing's heroes are no longer as threatening, and the opposing team has started to focus their bans on the bottom lane.

Moreover, at the same time, he hadn't yet mastered the current meta champion, Luna.

In this version, he can only pick Aphelios, and with Aphelios banned, he is in a predicament where he has no heroes to choose from!

The Jhin and Bard picks in this game were a forced choice, but the result was exactly as expected—they performed terribly!
If he had been more proficient with his champion, or had gotten a better champion, that tower dive in the bottom lane would have been a resounding victory, and the course of the game would have been completely transformed.

He needs to practice more.

In this condition, he is not qualified to win the championship.

Viper took a deep breath, lingered at the back of the team, and walked towards T1's player bench.

At the front of the team, Mingjing had already clashed fists with a T1 player.

Gumayusi and Keria looked at the handsome young man who had just punched them, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

After the match, both players had only one feeling about Phi—he truly lived up to his reputation.

This is Phi, whose talent is no less than Sang-hyeok's, and who currently holds the title of the world's number one player.

The two believe that if this clockwork mechanism were replaced with any other clockwork mechanism in the world, T1 would definitely win this game!

The result was that they lost.

Ming Jing and the two of them exchanged fist bumps before he came to Faker.

Ming Jing glanced at the legendary GOAT.

This was his second meeting with Faker, since the two had exchanged glances before the match.

It has to be said that Faker, as the greatest player of all time, is still as sharp as ever.

Unlike those comments on Tieba that say the Great Demon King has become a locust.

After time has worn down his edge, Faker's laning skills have declined significantly, but his rich experience in matches has allowed him to make up for it in other aspects.

In terms of overall strength, Faker is not much weaker than he was at his peak.

Based on this single battle, Mingjing is confident that T1 is fully qualified to join the championship race.

Seeing is believing, indeed.

Ahead, Faker was also looking at Mingjing, and suddenly said, "Let's do it again in the second round."

Faker believes the reason for this loss was that he didn't play well enough in the mid lane.

If they could do it again, and he handled the mid lane better, they could win.

Ming Jing smiled and nodded, "Let's do it again in the second round."

The two lightly bumped fists and then passed each other.

After the punch, Mingjing and his teammates went to the center of the stage and bowed to the audience.

This time, the audience cheered even louder than ever before, celebrating the winner.

This match was indeed exciting.

Only a competition like this truly deserves the name of the global finals.

After packing up his equipment and leaving the stage, Sjokz, the European host, had been waiting backstage for a long time, but he couldn't find Ming Jing for the interview on the main stage this time.

After all, we just looked for it yesterday, so it's not really appropriate to look for it again today.

Today I found Mingjing's interview on the LPL Chinese streaming platform.

Ming Jing first returned to the lounge to set up the peripherals, and then went with Yu Shuang to a small interview room to test the equipment.

After putting on my headphones and confirming that the audio and video were working correctly, I waited for the interview to begin.

In the interview room, besides a small camera, there was also a small screen broadcasting the live stream.

The live stream was currently showing the MVP selection for this match.

The MVP of this match undoubtedly belongs to Ming Jing.

This Orianna achieved a terrifying 41% damage output and a 3400 gold lead over her lane opponent, truly dominating the game. Seeing the MVP awards being presented, Yu Shuang knew the interview was about to begin. She exchanged a glance with Ming Jing, and then started recording the interview.

"Congratulations to EDG for defeating the formidable T1 in their group!" Yu Shuang smiled and said, "This is Xiaofei's second time participating in the World Championship. How does it feel?"

“Not bad.” Ming Jing smiled and said, “The last World Championship was undoubtedly a perfect journey. After all, my JDG teammates and I made it all the way to the end. If I had to compare the two, I can only say that I have grown a lot this time, so it was easier for me to play.”

Relaxed—that's how Mingjing feels in the present moment.

Last year in the group stage, JDG was placed in the group of death. In the first round, they barely managed to turn the tide against DK by 10,000 gold. In the second round, they were crushed in two consecutive games and finally advanced as the second-place team in the group.

At that time, JDG faced internal troubles, including the uncertainty of the game's future direction, as well as external troubles, including ridicule from countless viewers.

These memories are certainly pleasant, but in the context of the time, Mingjing was truly sweating profusely and under considerable pressure.

No matter what, EDG has not lost a single game this year and has not felt much pressure.

"Because of personal growth, it's easier to play now," Yu Shuang echoed, then continued, "After today's match, EDG will officially take first place in Group B with a 2-0 record. So, what are Xiaofei's goals for the upcoming group stage?"

"Then there's nothing more to say," Ming Jing said with a light laugh. "Let's try to win all our group stage matches."

As soon as Ming Jing said this, the barrage of comments was filled with "crazy".

This is Brother Fei!

This EDG team is really different from the one before.

A rollover? Not a chance. Right now, it's both ruthless and stable!
"Then let's do our best. I can't wait to see EDG win all their group stage matches."

Yu Shuang chuckled and then asked a third question: "In the upcoming matches, the other two LPL teams, RNG and FPX, will also be playing. Do you have any words of blessing for these two teams?"

"Actually, there's not much need for blessings," Ming Jing said with a light laugh. "They are all very strong teams, so qualifying shouldn't be too difficult for them."

The interview ended there. Ming Jing said goodbye to the domestic audience through the camera, then exchanged microphones with the team and left the venue together.

Sitting on the bus on the way back, Flandre patted his stomach and asked Abu what good food was available today.

Abu glanced at Flandre and said, "What time is it? What kind of food can we possibly have? Let's just grab something at the hotel. We have free training this afternoon and can eat out tonight."

"Ow"

There are advantages to playing a game early. After the game, the new day has just begun, and there are still plenty of things to do.

Viper is itching to get started and plans to practice Luna with Meiko in the afternoon's ranked matches.

The two players haven't reached Master rank in the EU server yet, so they can still duo queue.

Ming Jing, meanwhile, leaned back in his seat on the bus, scrolling through Tieba (a Chinese online forum).

At this moment, countless members of the Anti-Japanese War forum were enthusiastically discussing the match that had just ended.

Even the newly posted rating thread has already received over a thousand replies.

After clicking in, Ming Jing sorted the results by popularity and scrolled down casually, and was somewhat surprised.

Generally speaking, rating posts are used for the winner's fans to vent their emotions, and the content is usually uniform: praising the winner and criticizing the loser.

But this time, the rating posts were unusually rational and objective.

The second floor is where Mingjing posted his own ratings.

[Holy crap, let's fly!]

[Who says EDG can't be trusted at Worlds? Speak up! With Xiaofei in the mid lane, how can you not believe them?]

[Xiaofei's pure toughness in international matches cancels out EDG's weak performance, right? There's a reason for that.]

[The footage of five wind-up clockwork mechanisms is enough for me to compile a whole series; it's truly exhilarating!]

[Only one tube? Are you trying to maintain your health here?]

It's no surprise that Mingjing received so much praise for his outstanding performance.

Scroll down to find Faker's floor.

[I heard Feihuang has never been cowardly, even when feeding? He's never been cowardly at all; I almost forgot what champion he was playing this game.]

[That's enough, upstairs. Li Guapi is getting old, his laning ability can't keep up anymore, it's normal that he can't beat Xiaofei, it's already quite good that he can still play at this level.]

Actually, I think Faker did pretty well this game. Although he got solo killed, he quickly ganked bot lane and fought back. T1 also had an advantage in the early game.

Indeed, it's mainly because Xiaofei is too overpowered; he directly used R on five opponents, and no one else could stop him.

Nowadays, the fans of the Anti-Faker forum are quite tolerant of Faker, after all, Faker has a lot of achievements and there are no major flaws in him.

The only blemish is that top laner Canna showed off a rat during a special period recently, but that has nothing to do with Faker.

Below Canna's floor, you won't find any good reviews.

[The Rat Man died easily; picking Jayce afterwards couldn't suppress Graves. You're something else.]

[T1's only weakness; I can't imagine how strong T1 would be if they had Nuguri instead]

If the top laners were swapped in the Summer Finals, T1 would have won 3-0.

Keep it up!

In contrast, the comments below Flandre's post were much better.

[China has guns!]

So, Flandre's gun is Graves' gun?

[There's definitely something going on after Pi Gun got Graves, right? He can even sneak in some advantages while playing solo in the top lane.]

[Didn't anyone see his last-hit? He got more last hits than Xiaofei, and he even has more Rapid Firecannons than Jayce because of those last hits, can you believe it?]

[Top lane Graves is actually pretty good, I feel like he's going to become popular at Worlds]

[The player we least expected to win was actually one of our best performers today. Without your performance, we would have truly lost. Keep up this form, and the championship is ours!]

Saint Gun performed exceptionally well this game, serving as a pillar of the team in the mid-game, so it's only natural that he received praise.

Correspondingly, Viper's posts didn't have as many positive reviews.

After all, Viper was practically invisible this game. If you don't think about it carefully, you might even forget what hero he was playing!
Moreover, this is not the first time Viper has gone invisible. Even in yesterday's match against 100T, Viper's performance was quite average. He was suppressed by Luna in the mid-game and had to rely on Mingjing to clean up his mess.

Compared to Viper's smurf-level performance in the LPL, this is far inferior!
Of course, most of the comments from the forum members were encouraging and supportive.

At such a crucial moment in the World Championship, the audience didn't know what had happened to Viper; they just hoped that Viper could quickly regain his form.

Ming Jing looked at the comments in front of him and glanced at Viper, but he wasn't too worried.

With such drastic version changes, it's normal for teammates to fall behind.

But the charm of professional teams lies in the fact that the five players will support each other, giving teammates who fall behind ample time to catch up.

Mingjing believes that Viper will not fall behind forever.

(End of this chapter)