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

Chapter 251 Crushing Victory!

"It seems HLE has changed the cables again! They want to switch them back!"

"But it doesn't seem to work. After Flandre pushed the lane, he's also moving up. I think he's figured it out!"

"Huh? Holy Gun didn't move! What's going on?"

"Oh! EDG is on the third floor! HLE has switched back!"

The European director was quite professional, showcasing the back-line battle between the two sides vividly through camera transitions.

Countless LPL viewers watched as the top and mid laners of both sides ran around, but the lane matchups remained unchanged, which was quite amusing.

This is pure intellectual dominance!
Why keep switching cables back and forth? It'll only make things worse!
Zoom, seeing the favorable situation before him, couldn't help but laugh and said, "To be honest, this game is purely thanks to the commander. He even saw through Hanwha's dirty tricks."

“Indeed.” Toothpaste nodded. “I don’t know who was in charge, but I have a feeling it was Ming Jing.”

“Indeed.” Green Hair nodded. “This crocodile’s crouching posture to deceive people seems like a trick he pulled off.”

The viewers in the live stream thought the same thing.

Indeed, I also feel that it was that cunning Xiao Fei Ge.

The King of Lilliput wasn't called that for nothing; he's always up to some underhanded tricks.

[He tricked Feifei like this during the group stage, and now he's tricking DaChao, right? He's practically fooled every LCK top laner in the league.]

[The main problem is that they all used the same trick; the opponent really fell for it, they were so stupid.]

[Don't scream, you'll get numb too if you go up there.]

【It really is】

As we all know, Flandre is a pure damage dealer in the team and could not possibly make decisions about lane swaps, let alone pull off a fake lane swap. There must be someone else behind him.

The way this crocodile burrowed into the darkness and stayed still is strikingly similar to Mingjing's Yasuo crouching in the bushes during the group stage to bait out Faker's Twisted Fate ultimate.

It can only be said that this moment is just like that moment, and it's obvious that it came from the same person!

Morgan has lost his way of playing the game; he feels like his opponents and teammates are deliberately sabotaging him.

First, the draft pick was Rumble, a champion that was easy to target. Then, the lane swap resulted in a huge disadvantage in the laning phase. As a result, when the enemy was tower-dived, the jungler was too busy farming to get there in time, and the game started off very poorly.

What followed was even more outrageous. The resurrection time at level two is not long. He could have TP'd back to lane, farmed some minions, and reduced his losses. However, because the mid laner was playing a complex game with the opponent, he kept switching lanes.

In the end, nothing changed; everything remained the same except that he was losing a lot of minions!

Not only did he not get a single minion kill under the tower, but the minion wave also pushed forward after being reset by the tower. Unless Twisted Fate agrees, he doesn't even have the right to get a minion kill!

He's still only level 2, with a paltry 3 CS (creep score). Two of those were tower kills, earned at the cost of his life just before he died, and the other was a desperate, calculated last-hit with a harpoon, sneaking through the opponent's fingers after a fierce battle.
In contrast, the opposing Twisted Fate slowly farmed minions while pushing back the lane, letting the minion wave come over and blocking the wave in front of the tower. He not only leveled up to level four, but also approached the 30-man CS mark.

The difference in skill level is so vast that they don't even seem to be playing the same game!

When has Morgan ever suffered such an injustice?
"This lane is impossible to play," Morgan said, watching the minion wave push further and further forward. "Could you come help me clear this wave?"

If no one were to untangle the conflict, it's hard to imagine how badly Morgan would fare.

Twisted Fate can easily control the lane, slowly push the tower, and then call for teammates to tower dive, giving Rumble a pleasant send-off!

If this move can be executed, it might not be Rambo who gets taken away, but the entire HLE.

"Yes, yes, don't worry."

Fortunately, his jungler teammate Willer was still there.

Because JieJie was severely weakened after diving the tower, he lost the ability to clear the jungle.

Therefore, Willer was able to control the river crab and then clear the remaining jungle monsters in the top jungle, thus staying in the top half of the map a little longer, which is now perfect for helping the top laner clear the wave.

Willer didn't hold back; his Lee Sin charged straight out of the river, helping Rumble whittle down all the minions, and while assisting his teammates in farming, he pushed the minion wave into the tower.

"Play it safe, don't get caught." Willer hid in the bushes to recall, and then said, "I'll recall to base and farm a wave first. I'll come back to protect you when the enemy minion wave pushes over."

Even if Twisted Fate pushes the lane quickly, he still has to wait for at least two waves of minions before he can push the lane into the tower.

A little over a minute is enough time for him to return to base and farm the top lane again.

Hearing the jungler's assurance, Morgan responded emphatically.

If we can survive the next wave of tower dives, then we've basically made it through.

Of course, everyone at HLE knows what the price will be.

If the jungler is tied to the top lane for too long, then the bottom dragon is definitely out of the question.

Just as Willer was climbing the ranks, news of Xiaolong's death rang out in the arena.

"The Blue Legion killed the Infernal Dragon!"

Generally speaking, an advantage in the top lane is unlikely to affect the dragon in the bottom half of the map.

However, the top lane advantage was simply too great, and everyone in HLE had to clean up the mess for the top lane. It wasn't just the dragons that affected all positions.

When Flandre saw the enemy jungler showing up in the top lane, he simply stopped pretending.

Previously, they either didn't have level three or were afraid of being ganked by the jungler, which is why they didn't fight you.

You don't really think your pathetic Yaso can overpower me, do you?

After enduring five minutes of humiliation, the crocodile suddenly began to exert its strength. It used its E to move in, used its red-rage W to bite Yasuo and break his shield, and then followed up with a relentless attack. It used its A and E to build up its second red rage, and finished off the remaining Yasuo with a red-rage Q. The combo brought Yasuo down to less than half health!

Yasuo actually has stronger sustained combat power. Although Chovy lost half his health, with the Conqueror rune, he may still have the ability to fight back.

However, since JieJie had just taken the dragon, no one knew his location, so Chovy had no choice but to accept the loss and quickly ran back to his tower.

Of course, it wouldn't matter if he ran, because Jie Jie would be watching him closely. If he ran even a little slower, Jie Jie's spear would be thrust into him.

As a result, Flandre successfully gained control of the lane.

Of course, in this game, whether or not there is lane priority in the mid lane is no longer important.

It's unrealistic to expect Flandre, a player who started as a top laner, to create any momentum through lane control. His biggest contribution is simply maintaining the advantage in the mid lane.

The rhythm still needs to be set by the cards.

Ming Jing set up vision in the top lane and watched as the enemy jungler came to the top lane again, escorting Rumble to push the turret over, without any change in expression.

If we consider every roam by the jungler as a resource expenditure, then what is the point of the jungler making two trips to the top lane just so that the top laner can farm?
Besides, even if it can absorb the thread, what's the point?

You can't control the cards.

After finishing the attack, Ming Jing was enveloped in a glowing light, and his card instantly reached level six.

The card-playing rhythm started quickly without much waiting. [Fate] lit up, and a vertical eye appeared above the heads of all five HLE members simultaneously.

As for the target, there can be no one else.

As a top laner, Twisted Fate can only gank the mid lane!

In the mid lane, Flandre was using his advantage to push the minion wave into the tower, and Twisted Fate's ultimate and Lee Sin were just in time to form a gank!
This gank in the mid lane was almost a gamble, and HLE's jungler Willer was aware of it as well, so he counter-ganked in the mid lane.

But given the huge gap between the two sides, Willer couldn't do anything; he hadn't even reached level six yet.

The crocodile activated its ultimate ability, using a red-rage W to bite, but Chovy reacted quickly, using his Wind Wall just before being bitten, blocking the path of Twisted Fate's Yellow Card.

But there's still Zhao Xin to contend with.

Zhao Xin used his E to poke three times, followed by a knock-up. Ming Jing, with a yellow card hanging above his head, passed through the wind wall, followed by another control, and finished off with a Q, easily securing the kill!
After killing the man, the three members of EDG – top, mid, and jungle – walked away triumphantly in front of Willer, much to the delight of their supporters.

The three LPL commentators were incredibly excited, chatting excitedly.

"A very easy three-on-one situation!"

"Chovy has suffered a huge loss; it's a real blow!"

"The economic gap between the two sides has widened to 2200! And this has only been going on for a little over six minutes!"

The three LCK commentators were heartbroken and didn't know how to commentate anymore.

I told you, we can't let EDG's lineup snowball, so why did they collapse so quickly?

Inside the EDG voice chat channel, everyone was laughing and having a great time.

Flandre was still asking, "Should we switch lanes back? You should be able to play against Yasuo now, right?"

Yasuo lost a huge wave, Twisted Fate went 2-0, and the gold difference between the two sides widened to more than 1,000. No matter how big the hero difference is, it can't catch up with this 1,000 gold difference.

"There's no need," Ming Jing shook his head again. "Don't rush."

Ming Jing could definitely beat Yasuo in the mid lane now, but the main problem is that winning wouldn't make a difference, since he just used his ultimate and even if he pushed the lane, he would just be AFK in the mid lane.

At this point, when the opposing mid and jungle are about to reach level six, it's easy for them to make mistakes.

It's better to wait a little longer.

The two sides continued to maintain a staggered laning phase until the eight-minute mark.

Meiko was well-prepared, and her Leona roamed to the top lane on time, securing the Herald thanks to the advantage in the upper half of the map.

It wasn't until this point that EDG finally switched lanes again, repositioning the minions.

Chovy finally got her wish and matched up against the card.

But at this point, he was down 2-0, and with his last-hitting following the timeline, he had already crafted the Everfrost Twisted Fate card in eight minutes.
With the stats boosted by Mythic items, hero counters are nonexistent. Even if the yellow card is confiscated, so what? Twisted Fate counters with a Frostbite followed by a Q, then engages in a close-quarters auto-attack with Yasuo. Relying on the tankiness of Frostbite, he manages to stall until the second yellow card is used, then unleashes another WQ combo to deal full damage, completely overwhelming Yasuo!

Chovy, with low health, ran back to the tower, only to be beaten so badly he was completely stunned.

Damn it, how are we supposed to fight like this?

Chovy had no other options but to try to get the jungler to make a move and try to take down the card.

Willer, the jungler, nodded in agreement and quickly moved to the mid lane to ambush after clearing the jungle.

But facing the encirclement of the mid and jungle, Mingjing was not afraid at all. He quickly drew a yellow card, but did not give it to Yasuo. Instead, he seized the opportunity when Yasuo used E. Yongshuang predicted the landing point of Yasuo's E, first immobilized one of them, and then gave the yellow card to the Lee Sin who came up to ward and wanted to use his roundhouse kick.

With one Eternal Frost and one Yellow Card, Cards remained unperturbed, easily breaking through the encirclement.

And it's not over yet.

The team had barely broken through in the middle lane when the camera suddenly switched to the top lane.

Upon confirming that the jungler was in the mid lane, Flandre reacted quickly and decisively!

Just as they finished speaking, they saw Flandre's crocodile cleaver strike Rambo.

Under the shield-breaking mechanism of Rumble's W, the white shield that Rumble had just activated was instantly shattered, and he was stunned on the spot!
Seeing that W successfully broke the shield and used the stun to buy time for Rumble's speed boost, Flandre knew his chance had come.

He decisively activated his ultimate to build up rage, and with his red-rage armor-piercing E, he pierced through Rumble's body, followed by two auto-attacks to build up more rage, and then finished him off with another red-rage Q!

The underdeveloped Rambo couldn't withstand such a combo, and his health immediately dropped to near zero!

Morgan was completely numb. He could only turn around, slow down the crocodile, and then use Flash to escape.

But Flandre immediately flashed in, and Renekton used his ultimate to burn Rumble to death under the tower!

"EDG Flandre has killed HLE Morgan!"

The top lane solo kill left countless viewers stunned.

In the EDG voice chat, several teammates were also thrilled by Flandre's solo kill.

Wow, Li Xuanjun can even solo kill? How can we possibly lose this game?
Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say, just push through and be done with it!

In the mid lane, Mingjing recalled to base to replenish his supplies, fully restoring his health and mana. After using his equipment advantage to force Chovy to retreat again, his roaming rhythm resumed.

Twisted Fate is that kind of hero; as long as the team has a significant enough advantage, the pace of the game is unstoppable!
This time, Mingjing's target is the bottom lane!
The bot lane teammates locked in Jhin and Leona specifically to coordinate with Twisted Fate's rhythm; they'd been itching to play for a while.

Now that JieJie is also leading the vanguard, it's the perfect opportunity to destroy the bottom lane in one fell swoop!
The card's ultimate ability, combined with Xin Zhao's, can block the road.

The HLE duo stood trembling at the foot of the tower.

Fortunately, Deft was playing Miss Fortune this game, and Miss Fortune unleashed her ultimate barrage, clearing out a wave of minions that had pushed into the tower!

EDG's next wave of minions will be guaranteed in 30 seconds. At that time, HLE's mid and jungle will definitely be able to provide support!
"But it's no use! EDG has a vanguard!"

Xin Zhao shattered the Herald's Eye, and a Rift Herald appeared under HLE's tower, drawing the tower's aggro.

EDG's mid, bot, and jungle players quickly rushed into the tower and launched a relentless attack!
Deft was stunned by Leona's Q and never moved again, until Xin Zhao happily finished him off with his W [Wind Slash]!

The support wasn't much better; EDG didn't even need a second wave. After killing Miss Fortune, they immediately switched their focus to Nautilus.

After Meiko left the tower, JieJie switched tanks. Zhao Xin was also thirsting for blood at this time, making him incredibly tanky, and he chased after the Titan and kept poking him!

Finally, Jhin fired his fourth bullet, and Twisted Fate finished him off with a WQ combo, securing the kill on the Titan!
"They've successfully tower dived! Now even if HLE wants to provide support, it'll be too late. Oh, HLE isn't even trying to provide support; Chovy is just farming turret plates in the mid lane!"

"No doubt about it, EDG will be able to easily secure another dragon!"

The first ten minutes of the bot lane matchup were relatively peaceful. Although there were occasional skirmishes and exchanges of summoner spells, no kills were achieved and neither side gained the upper hand.

But EDG's mid and jungle delivered a powerful blow, shattering the balance in the bottom lane for the past ten minutes.

After this battle, HLE's three-way road system collapsed, and it is now on the verge of defeat.

(End of this chapter)