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

Chapter 246 The King of Lilliput lives up to his name!
Mingjing pressed TAB, glanced at the difference in last hits between the two sides, and laughed: "Stay calm, brothers, we're already leading by more than 500 gold. If we keep playing at this pace, it'll be a push game!"

The EDG members also chimed in, their voices full of confidence.

The start of this match was almost as smooth as the match against DFM.

In that game, all three lanes were significantly advantageous, and both sides played aggressively. JieJie was everywhere he went, and with just a little coordination, they achieved a decisive victory in less than twenty minutes.

In this game, Flandre's laning phase wasn't as good as in the previous game, but his performance in the mid and bot lanes was just as good.

For the EDG team, capitalizing on this advantage was incredibly easy.

For example, you can control a small dragon five minutes in advance to start the Dragon Soul rhythm.

This game is best played in team fights, not split pushing. The Dragon Soul is the best tool to force team fights!

With the strategy in place, it became clear what to do. The EDG players scattered, some returning to base to replenish supplies, others going back to mid to continue laning, preparing for the dragon to spawn at five minutes.

On the other side, T1 certainly wanted to delay EDG's dragon takedown as much as possible, but with no lane priority in the mid lane and a huge loss of cannon minions in the bottom lane, they were powerless to do anything, like an incompetent husband.

Five minutes later, the Wind Dragon respawned and slowly coiled on the ground, but less than a second after landing, it was hit on the forehead by Monkey King's staff.

JieJie didn't need any help from his teammates; he took on the dragon solo.

In fact, the Wind Dragon's damage is very high. Not only is its attack speed fast, but it also deals percentage-based damage based on the target's current health. It is essentially a built-in "Ruin" effect, making it extremely dangerous in one-on-one combat.

However, with the mid-to-low lanes in a stable position, T1 had no time to pay attention to the dragon pit.

In just half a minute, the wind dragon was reduced to ashes by the power of punishment.

This timely control of the dragon was like a death knell for T1.

This means that they might be forced to take over the Dragon Soul Squad in just over twenty minutes.

This was a devastating blow to T1's split-pushing and kiting composition.

Therefore, they must take action to temporarily halt EDG's already surging train.

There was no other way; they had to start the collaboration ahead of schedule.

While JieJie was controlling the dragon, the T1 duo had already returned to the game after a round of recalling to base for supplies.

Gumayusi teleported to the lane alone and ended up taking a hit under the tower.

With JieJie confirmed to be taking down the dragon, Gumayusi confidently tanked tower kills alone.

Where did Shen go?

Judging from EDG's information, Shen is probably on his way to the bottom lane. After all, Shen doesn't have Teleport, so he's destined to arrive later.

But in reality, from God's perspective, it's clear that Keria's Shen has made straw sandals and has already run to the top lane.

There's a reason behind this decision: the support roaming to the top lane five minutes in is something almost only RNG could do.

As a sudden, unexpected attack, it is indeed difficult to defend against.

Flandre was hit hard. He wanted to exchange a few blows with Jayce, but when he saw Shen on roller skates rushing towards his face, he was stunned.

Without much thought, Saint Gunner decisively pressed the dodge button.

He was particularly careful with his Flash, waiting until Shen was almost right in front of him before pressing Flash, giving the opponent no time to react.

But Keria was both bold and meticulous; he had anticipated this and used Flash in advance!
Two golden lights shone simultaneously, and the two sides flashed at almost the same time. Shen managed to taunt Kennen!
Next up were Lee Sin's [Sonic Wave] and Jayce's hammer.

A Kennen without Flash was obviously no match for this combo and was ultimately killed by Jayce's E [Thunder Strike] with a single hammer blow.

"First blood!"

The news of the birth of the first blood resounded throughout the venue.

EDG's previous advantage in the mid and bottom lanes, which they had painstakingly built up to a 600 gold lead, was instantly wiped out by this first blood.

In the commentary booth, Colonel Guan couldn't help but gasp as he watched the scene unfold. "Oh dear, what a pity!"

“There’s really no other way.” Rita shook her head. “Keria was too decisive.”

Remember frowned slightly, "That's a bit of a blow. The person's gone, and they used Flash! Doesn't that make them a weak point?"

It's hard to imagine what kind of targeting Kennen would face without Flash.

Especially considering that the T1 jungler is still Twisted Fate and Lee Sin.

The most obvious problem is that after respawning, Flandre didn't even dare to teleport back to the lane.

If T1 were a bit too overpowered, they could easily capitalize on his teleportation opportunity and quickly encircle him using Twisted Fate's ultimate!
If Flandre gets tower-dived again, then the game is truly over.

"But thankfully, Xiaofei has a lane." Colonel Guan looked at the minimap. "Yasuo has finished pushing the lane and is already moving up, probably to help Flandre stabilize the situation."

"But... wait?" Remember also turned his gaze to the minimap, then paused slightly: "Why did Brother Xiaofei stop?"

The footage clearly shows that Yasuo didn't actually leave the mid lane; he was just crouching in the mid lane bushes and hadn't gone far at all.

"Oh!" Colonel Guan instantly understood what he meant. "He's lying!"

At the same time, it can be seen that Faker in the mid lane is continuously pinging "Miss".

T1's jungler and support reacted extremely quickly. The two of them abandoned their attempt to encircle the top lane and instead rushed straight to the river, hoping to find Yasuo who was coming to provide support.

Upon seeing this, the commentator immediately understood Ming Jing's intention.

If Yasuo really goes to the top lane, he'll probably be intercepted by T1's jungler and support very quickly, right?
Then it's hard to say who died.

Yasuo just crouched down in the bushes, tricking T1's jungler and support into leaving the top lane, and he didn't lose any lane gold either. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?
That's an idea!
Faker was the most decisive one. He quickly used his red card and Q to clear out the remaining minions that Yasuo had pushed into the tower, and then decisively activated his ultimate [Fate], wanting to guide his teammates.

That's Faker's playing style; if he thinks something is right, he'll do it without hesitation.

Killing Kennen was just for fun; killing Yasuo was the real key.

As long as we can find Yasuo's position and coordinate with our two teammates to surround him, this kill is practically guaranteed.

But the vertical eye of [Fate] looked down over the entire field and found the positions of the five EDG players.

The duo is pushing the lane in the bottom lane, about to push it into the tower and enjoy the plating.

Kennen had just been resurrected and was using his Teleport ability to prepare for his return to lane.

After controlling the dragon, the monkey returned to town and was almost at the top road.

As for Yasuo, he didn't leave the mid lane at all; he was standing in the mid lane bush, less than a thousand yards away from Twisted Fate.
Different people reacted differently to the scene before them.

On T1's side, Faker's face darkened instantly upon seeing Yasuo's position.

The T1 jungler and support also had stiff expressions.

They realized they had been completely fooled!

On the LCK commentary desk, the "Roaring Emperor" slapped his forehead, his voice clearly audible in the live stream.

The three commentators in the LPL commentary booth sounded extremely surprised.

I didn't expect there to be an extra bonus?
Countless viewers in the audience and live stream were filled with confusion as the card suddenly unleashed its ultimate ability, question marks flooding the screen. [???]

[What kind of ultimate move is this? Did I press the wrong button?]

[The keyboard malfunctioned and ruined my chances; I'm requesting a rematch!]

[What were they thinking when they watched the game? They were obviously trying to catch Xiao Fei, but Xiao Fei never left at all.]

[It's tough, you've been fooled and you're numb, haven't you?]

[Little Fei is a real scoundrel; all he knows is these underhanded tricks. He truly lives up to his title as the King of Lilliput!]

【It really is】

On the EDG players' bench, several people were having a great time watching Twisted Fate use his ultimate to farm minions in the mid lane.

"Wow, they've already used their ultimate abilities?" Ming Jing exclaimed in surprise, "That's incredibly aggressive!"

Ming Jing hadn't really thought of that. He had only intended to put some pressure on T1's jungler and support to help the top laner out of trouble.

But who could have imagined that the other side would be so aggressive, or rather, react so quickly, and directly use their ultimate move to surround and attack reinforcements?

It can only be said that T1 was underestimated.

In Mingjing's opinion, T1 is a team with real drive. The players are all at a high level, and under Faker's command, they work together as a team and execute decisions with unwavering determination.

This is what is called the "champion's look".

Even though EDG benefited from this, Mingjing felt that T1's decisive and resolute playstyle was not wrong, it was just an occasional problem.

Of course, this did not stop Ming Jing from ruthlessly beating a dog when it was down.

Twisted Fate's ultimate ability is the only thing EDG is currently worried about. Once Twisted Fate loses his ultimate ability, EDG will have no pressure left!
In the bottom lane, Viper and Meiko pushed the minion wave into the tower and widened the economic gap again by taking down the turret plating.

It can be clearly seen that T1's bottom tower is now down to half health after being pushed by multiple waves.

At this point, almost eight minutes had passed, but the EDG players had no intention of taking the Rift Herald; they only planned to group up and push down the tower manually.

Since the card was unable to move around without its ultimate ability, the team didn't hinder Flandre's safety at all. His death only proved that he was bad.

As expected, T1 then targeted the top lane. After Canna pushed the minion wave into the tower, the jungler and support appeared from behind the tower and launched a tower dive.

But this time, T1's top, jungle, and support were facing a level 6 Kennen protected by the tower.

Without the card's lethal control, Kennen is not so easy to catch.

As the three surrounded him, Flandre's mind was perfectly clear, and he focused his attention on Lee Sin and Shen.

He's not afraid of being controlled; as long as he can unleash his ultimate skill the moment he gets controlled, he's guaranteed to survive!

So he had a clear mind, kept a close eye on Shen's movements, and the moment Shen was right in front of him, he decisively pressed R!

As expected, Shen initiated with an E the instant he moved towards Flandre's face, aiming to give him no time to react.

Fortunately, Flandre successfully predicted this move and activated his ultimate skill, [Thunder Prison]!
Kennen's ultimate ability not only provides him with crucial armor and magic resistance, but also has multiple effects such as controlling enemies and clearing minion waves, making him almost like a hedgehog.

The rest of T1 felt the situation was tricky. Oner assessed the situation and had no choice but to use his ultimate move, "Dragon Tail Sweep," to kick Kennen away.

There was no other way but to unleash this powerful move.

Keria's Shen also didn't have Flash. If he E'd into Kennen's ultimate and got stunned twice more, it's hard to say who would die!

Keria didn't dare linger and quickly walked out of the tower while the aftershocks were still lingering.

Even so, he only had half health left when he left the tower and almost died under the tower.

However, with Lee Sin out of his ultimate and Shen low on health, this tower dive was clearly doomed to fail.

"Beautiful!" In the commentary booth, Colonel Guan nodded in satisfaction. "Holy Gun's defense against the tower dive was absolutely perfect!"

"The T1 jungler and support, having failed to tower dive, can only turn around and control the newly spawned Rift Herald. This means their bot lane teammates can push forward with impunity!"

The camera then shifts to the bottom lane, where EDG's three junglers and bottom laners have pushed the lane into the tower and launched a fierce attack on the tower's plating.

In eight minutes, under normal circumstances, a team with a Bomber can safely go to the top half of the map to control the Vanguard, because at this time the Bomber is usually already level six and can easily hold a wave.

However, the gap between T1's bot lane and the opponent was too large in this game. Gumayusi lost a lot of waves at the beginning, and Keria's roaming later made things worse.

He has lost countless waves of creeps by now, and after eight minutes he only has a pitiful forty CS, a full thirty CS less than Viper!

This loss of a last hit has only brought him to level five, and level six is ​​still a long way off.

It's clear that EDG's first tower kill is a done deal.

EDG's three junglers even chose to push forward and cut off the lane, allowing their own minions to advance straight into the enemy's next tower, so that the enemy tower could kill as many of their own minions as possible before collapsing, causing the enemy to suffer even greater losses!

The director then switched to a split screen, displaying both the top and bottom feeds simultaneously.

On the top lane, after T1 secured the Herald, they immediately placed it there, hoping to take down the top tower as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, in the bottom lane, T1's bottom tower was already on the verge of collapse, and they were far ahead in progress.

This ample time was even enough for JieJie and Meiko to retreat early, allowing Viper to enjoy the rich bounty of the first tower kill all by himself!

"The Blue Legion has destroyed the first tower!"

The first tower bounty was swallowed, allowing Viper to develop far ahead of the rest of the game. After returning to base, he immediately built his first item, Gale Force, and entered his power spike ahead of time.

How strong is Lucian, who can unleash a whirlwind in less than ten minutes?
Four words are enough to describe it—it kills gods if it gets in its way.

After pushing down the tower, EDG quickly swapped lanes in the mid and bottom lanes, with the Luna duo moving to the mid lane.

Viper moved forward in the darkness, watching the cards still pushing the lane online, a murderous intent rising within him.

Without any communication, Meiko's Nami immediately applied the E skill, "Tidecaller's Blessing."

The reason Nami and Lucian are a good match is mainly due to Nami's E ability, Bubble Shot.

The buff skill can trigger Lucian's passive damage increase, and the bubble itself is also a perfect support damage increase skill, further increasing Lucian's dual pistol burst while also providing a considerable slowing effect!
The moment Lucian entered Twisted Fate's vision, he used his E and Whirlwind to quickly close the distance, then used both pistols followed by his Q to strike Twisted Fate.

The three-stage damage instantly filled all three stages of bubbles, and the card lost nearly half of its health in just one move!

Viper right-clicked the ground to cancel the Q skill's animation, then fired two guns to trigger a powerful attack, instantly crippling the card!

Faker remained calm under pressure, quickly drawing a yellow card and throwing it at Lucian before flashing away.

Fortunately, a wave of minions happened to be walking by at that moment, and the card was hidden behind the minions, which allowed him to avoid Lucian's subsequent [Holy Lance Baptism].

However, the card was slowed down by Nami's bubble, making it somewhat difficult for it to move.

Viper reacted quickly, instantly cleansing away the yellow card stun, then flashed in to follow up, using W followed by two pistols to poke again!
After firing six shots in quick succession, the card's health bar finally reached zero, and he died on the spot!

"EDG Viper has killed T1 Faker!"

(End of this chapter)