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

Why can't I suppress Chapter 252?

"The Blue Legion has slain the Mountain Dragon!"

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"The Blue Legion has destroyed the first tower!"

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For the next few minutes, the audience was overwhelmed by EDG's continuous expansion, their eyes almost spinning from watching it all.

No, what is Han Wha doing? Why isn't he fighting back?

Of course, Hanwha did fight back.

Just as EDG was pushing down the bottom tower, their mid and jungle players ran to the top lane, trying to take advantage of Flandre.

As I said before, when the opposing team can only target Flandre, it means they are at a complete disadvantage and have nowhere else to go.

The crocodile without Flash was kicked back by Lee Sin, followed by Yasuo's ultimate.

The problem is that HLE's top, mid, and jungle players are all out of sorts, and they really don't have a way to deal with Flandre's bloodthirsty crocodile!
This time, Flandre didn't give them a chance. The crocodile activated his ultimate to heal, and then used his empowered Q and thirst for blood to continuously heal, managing to withstand the damage from three people and stumble back to the tower!
The most outrageous thing is that Renekton's ultimate and Bloodthirst Q are both large AOE attacks. Three people chased him all the way down, but their health was actually a bit low. If a more daring person were to play Renekton, they might even be able to turn the tables and kill one of them!
Seeing this, the three commentators in the LCK commentary booth were speechless.

Three people can't even take down a crocodile without any shimmering effect, that's enough.

The kill efficiency is so much worse than the opponent's!

Why is this card on the other side being played everywhere?

At 14 minutes, just before the second Vanguard spawned, Twisted Fate's ultimate ability, [Fate], lit up again!
This time the target is crystal clear: Rumble on the top lane!
This was completely unexpected by HLE, catching everyone off guard.

The card landed and immediately gave Rumble a yellow card, followed by Eternal Frost, leaving him standing still.

Taking advantage of this time, Flandre slowly followed up, using a red-rage W to stun Rumble, a Q to cripple him, and finally Twisted Fate to finish him off with a Q!

At this point, it can be clearly seen that the card's Killing Ring has reached level seven.

Mingjing immediately bought a Killing Ring after his first tower dive and kill on Rumble, because he had a feeling that he would get a lot of kills in this game.

that's the truth.

It's only been 14 minutes, and he already has a score of 4-0-1, setting the pace incredibly fast!

Taking advantage of their numerical superiority, they secured the vanguard and destroyed the middle tower, further increasing their lead.

When the game reached the 16-minute mark, after a team fight around the dragon, the score became 5-0-3, and the kill ring was fully stacked.

By the 23-minute mark, EDG already had the Water Dragon Soul, and Twisted Fate's Mejai's Soulstealer had been upgraded to Mejai's Soulstealer, which had been stacked to 18 stacks.

"With the power of the Water Dragon Soul, EDG can freely use Baron to create space, giving Xiaofei space to split push. Now Xiaofei has pushed the minion wave to the enemy's bottom lane high ground! Hanwha needs to send someone back to defend!"

In the video, EDG split into two groups. On one side, four players brought the Baron Nashor down to half health, while on the other side, Twisted Fate brought the enemy's high ground down to half health. Both sides were in dire straits.

The main problem is that the card's equipment is too good. If you count the Mejai's Soulstealer, it's a three-item build. Han Hua going back to fight is useless, and he simply can't defend the tower.

But what if two go back? That's even more risky. Twisted Fate could easily use his ultimate to return to the front and control Baron Nashor!
Dizzy from being torn between the two sides, Hanwha finally decided to fight to the death and do everything in their power for the dragon before them!
Unfortunately, this made it end even faster.

Even a card that has already built a cannon is good at destroying towers. The cannon's attack speed combined with the high spell power of the Everfrost Reaver can almost destroy the high ground tower in one go, and then launch a fierce attack on the high ground crystal!

Under Mingjing's command, EDG's Flandre also teleported to the minion wave, and the two of them directly stole the base!
HLE was immediately thrown into a panic, desperately trying to return to the city, but at this point, returning was not so easy.

Viper sets up his sniper rifle and snipes whoever presses B!
Han Huaye stood in front, attempting to physically assist the two carries in returning to base.

But Meiko's Leona's long-range ultimate skill interrupted it again!
Chovy's blood pressure spiked, so he simply set up a wind wall and then teleported to the front tooth tower!
"But JieJie is here too, and Zhao Xin has his ultimate ability!"

JieJie's Xin Zhao is just like Zhao Yun at Changban Slope. Xin Zhao hits Nautilus with a W, uses his ultimate [Crescent Guard] while moving in from a distance with E, and then flashes to switch positions!

Zhao Xin swept his spear, interrupting Yasuo's teleport and Miss Fortune's recall once again.

In the entire HLE formation, only one Rumble returned to the fountain!
Morgan rushed out desperately, even using his ultimate to clear the wave, but Twisted Fate only flashed golden light for a moment before the yellow card with its cannon was sealed to his forehead!

The crocodile flashed in and used its red-rage W to bite Rumble, kicking him to death!
"Rumble's ultimate is pretty good at clearing waves! But it didn't clear them all; there are still siege minions and melee minions! Is it enough to push the tower? It doesn't seem like it!"

"I'm hungry!"

Flandre's Renekton activated his ultimate ability, transforming into a human cannon minion to absorb damage from a turret for the minions.

Mingjing then drew and dealt cards in succession, removing both front teeth towers!
During the process of having a front tooth extracted, news of EDG's heroes dying kept coming in.

Enraged, Han Hua and his men sent the disgusting Zhao Xin and Ri Nu back to the spring.

But so far, no one from Hanwha has been able to return to the city.

The outcome was no surprise after that; EDG's top and jungle pushed forward and easily won the game!

As the Hanwha base exploded before their eyes, commentator Wawa's voice was filled with joy: "Let's congratulate EDG! They've secured their first victory in the quarterfinals in just twenty-four minutes!"

At this moment, the live stream chat exploded with comments!
[Great win! Let's pop the champagne!]

Who said EDG underperformed at Worlds? Speak up!

[Case solved! It turns out the team that couldn't break through the quarterfinals wasn't EDG, but Mr. Dai. And Mr. Dai is on the opposing team this game.]

This is a bit of an overreaction. Even though Deft wasn't there in S8, and we still only made it to the quarterfinals, let's not criticize each other.

[It doesn't matter, EDG is definitely going to win today anyway. I've never seen such a crushing defeat. Even Peanut didn't beat Clearlove this badly back in the day.]

【really】

At that moment, the camera focused on the EDG players' bench.

Mingjing took off his headphones and stood up, immediately feeling the powerful roar surging towards him!

Even though the audience wasn't filling the entire venue, it didn't stop countless Europeans from giving EDG the most enthusiastic congratulations!

This match was indeed a pleasure to watch.

This isn't a competition; this is one-sided humiliation!

On the other side, the HLE members were staring blankly, their minds elsewhere.

Actually, this was the first time the two teams had faced off; they hadn't played any training matches before.

After all, EDG is a top contender for the championship, and they receive countless scrim invitations. Naturally, they will choose the best teams to practice with.

Before the match began, the HLE members believed that they might have the ability to fight back.

After all, EDG's strongest point is its mid laner, and HLE's mid laner is one of the best even in the LCK.

But now it seems.
Morgan seemed a bit frustrated with the game, and walked back to the backstage lounge with his head down.

It has to be said that EDG's mid laner is truly freakish; playing against him was almost nauseating.

Chovy, on the other hand, was also looking dejected.

This was truly a case of having no outlet for one's strength. He had prepared for so long with Yasuo, all for the sake of defeating EDG in the quarterfinals, but in the end, he punched empty air. This sense of disappointment was bound to be disheartening.

Even from Chovy's post-match analysis, the decision to switch lanes was brilliant.

Considering the overall team composition and the jungler's jungle pathing, it's not hard to see that EDG clearly made arrangements the moment they saw him lock onto Yasuo.

Ban Kennen and Gwent, then lure them to lock in Rumble, allowing Twisted Fate to comfortably lane, and then lock in Renekton mid to reliably suppress Yasuo.

Is this really EDG? Their adaptability is so strong?
Back in the backstage lounge, Coach HLE looked at his dejected players and felt a sense of helplessness. They had lost, but the defeat was so utterly humiliating that even the coach didn't know who to blame!
After much deliberation, the coach said, "I hope that after this game, you will understand that EDG is not an opponent that can be defeated easily. All decisions need to be made with urgency!"

Upon hearing this, everyone at HLE nodded in agreement.

Without the coach saying anything, they could feel this themselves during the game.

HLE's jungler felt this most deeply.

If he had been more aggressive in that initial tower dive and had come to counter-gank top lane earlier, the game might not have collapsed so quickly.

It can only be said that they do not yet have the mindset that a championship-contending team should have.

Perhaps, subconsciously, they never thought they could win the championship.

With a sigh, the HLE members readjusted their mindset and entered into the second round of discussion.

Regardless, they will definitely have a better chance of winning if they choose sides in the second game.

Now, it remains to be seen whether they can seize this opportunity.

The break time passed quickly, and the players from both sides took to the field. The second round of ban/pick began, and both sides were well prepared, quickly exchanging bans in the first three rounds.

"Now we can see that after Hanwha joined the blue team, their two ban slots for Lucian and Yuumi remained unchanged, but in exchange, they banned Yasuo! Hmm, there's something fishy about this ban!"

Chovy certainly knows how to play Twisted Fate, and his proficiency is quite high, but in the current version, if you want to pick Twisted Fate, you have to consider the Yasuo issue.

Even Mingjing couldn't escape the fate and was forced to go to the top lane by Yasuo, let alone Chovy.

This essentially reduces the priority of cards.

It's kind of funny, considering that the card was created by Ming Jing himself. But seeing that the card had too high priority, he created a Yasuo to counter the card.

So you really produce and sell all of it yourself?

Meanwhile, EDG's ban list became clear: they banned Sylas, Jarvan IV, and finally banned Twisted Fate, following the opponent's Yasuo, thus completing the ban swap.

"Did EDG change their ban on LeBlanc to Twisted Fate this time? Then Hanwha will probably first pick LeBlanc!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Demoness appeared on the first floor of HLE.

"In that case, EDG could pick Lee Sin and Lissandra? The mid-jungle skirmishes would be very comfortable!"

Maokai thought the same way. He discussed it with his teammates and, after confirming that it was okay to prioritize the mid and jungle, the decision was made.

There wasn't much to say about the draft picks in this game. Neither side came up with any surprising strategies; they just used standard lineups based on the current meta.

After some back and forth, the lineup was finalized.

Blue side HLE: Top lane Renekton, Jungle Xin Zhao, Mid lane LeBlanc, Bot lane Varus and Nautilus.

Red team EDG: Top laner Gwen, jungler Lee Sin, mid laner Lissandra, bot lane Aphelios and Thresh.

Maokai looked at the lineup in front of him, nodded in satisfaction, and then said, "We are much stronger than the opponent in the late game this time, you should be able to see that, so there is no pressure to attack, just take it slow."

Both Gwen and Aphelios are late-game powerhouses; once they have three core items, they're guaranteed to win.

As for how to drag it out, that depends on the rhythm of the midfielders on both sides.

"Don't worry," Ming Jing said with a smile, "I know how to play this round."

Regarding this match, Mingjing can only say that he had a lot of room to perform.

The two coaches exchanged a fist bump in the center of the stage to signal the end of the loading time and the start of the match!
There was no level 1 team fight or any unexpected lane swaps this time; both sides started the second game in a very even and predictable manner.

Chovy finally got to face Ming Jing in lane, and the match was incredibly exciting.

Chovy dared to not ban Lissandra and instead lock down LeBlanc, which shows he was confident enough. In fact, he always believed that Lissandra was not a counter to LeBlanc at all.

Against a LeBlanc with strong lane dominance, Lissandra simply can't survive until her power spike and roaming phase before collapsing!
To this end, he deliberately increased the frequency of blood exchanges, attempting to suppress Mingjing in the laning phase.

But as the fight went on, he soon realized something was wrong.

No, why can't I suppress it?

Actually, there weren't any fancy maneuvers for Crystal Maiden in this game. Her hero's skill mechanics are what they are, so there's no way to pull off any fancy plays.

It's simply a matter of perfect distance control, preventing Chovy from freely whittling down Chovy's health, and forcing Chovy to engage in a trade of health will inevitably come at a price.

It's all about quick reaction. Every time LeBlanc uses her W to stomp on LeBlanc's face, Lissandra will decisively use her Q and W to counter. The two skills are released quickly, which not only ensures that the Q skill can hit reliably, but also ensures that the W can hit LeBlanc and trigger the aftershock, greatly reducing the damage from LeBlanc's stomp.

It's simply a matter of quick movement; LeBlanc's E skill almost never hits unless she's right in front of him!

Taken together, this is called manipulation suppression.

After several waves of minions, the mid laners on both sides were getting higher and higher, and it looked like Lissandra was about to reach her power spike, but Chovy still couldn't establish any advantage in the lane!

Pressing TAB revealed that he was even a few hits behind!

Chovy felt a chill run down her spine, a sense of unease that things were spiraling out of control.

With the game evenly matched, the game reached the eighth minute when the vanguard was refreshed.

In a balanced situation, neither side dared to claim absolute control over the vanguard, so both teams' duos took their positions, and a 5v5 vanguard battle ensued.

However, in this team fight, Mingjing's roaming ability hadn't been fully demonstrated yet, but his team fight ability had already been showcased.

Taking advantage of the Vanguard's low health, Morgan's Renekton activated his ultimate and stood in front, working in tandem with Xin Zhao, who also had his ultimate available. Hanwha's front line was quite solid, and they aimed to take down the Vanguard first.

But looking at Hanwha's lineup, Mingjing had already made up his mind.

The vanguard can be given, but the people must remain.

Seizing the moment when Vanguard was low on health, Mingjing also pressed Ice Claw to enter the fray.

The ice claw had only extended halfway when Ming Jing decisively switched positions in advance, using Flash to cover the last stretch of distance, catching Han Hua off guard.

Ming Jing's thinking was clear; he simply couldn't be bothered with the back row.

LeBlanc is inherently agile, Varus has Flash and Cleanse, and both of them are positioned far back, making it unrealistic to kill them instantly.

However, neither of these two heroes are particularly strong in team fights, so there's no need to pay them any attention.

The Ice Maiden landed a W that stomped on three of HLE's front-line units, and then immediately followed up with her ultimate, unleashing a near-explosive AOE attack!

Even though HLE's teamfight composition is slightly stronger, with Mingjing's perfect initiation, there is clearly no possibility of them losing the teamfight!

JieJie's Lee Sin then entered the fray, taking advantage of Lissandra's root control, and used his ultimate to hit the front-line Renekton, while simultaneously knocking up the nearby Nautilus and Xin Zhao, completing a delicate chain attack!
Viper dealt the final crucial damage, and Aphelios unleashed his ultimate, Firefly, which also hit three opponents!

"Aphelios' ultimate hit three targets! Xin Zhao was instantly killed!"

"And neither the crocodile nor the titan has much health left! We can still chase this wave!"

"But Xiaofei needs to be careful. Varus used his ultimate to pressure her after she got up, and LeBlanc also dealt full damage in one combo! But she didn't kill her instantly, because Lissandra is very tanky!"

Fortunately, Mingjing had built Mercury's Treads this game, and Lissandra herself is a type with a relatively high health bar. LeBlanc's full combo didn't wipe out his health bar. Mingjing, with low health, clicked on the lantern given to him by Meiko's Thresh, thus narrowly escaping death.

Both DPS characters focused all their damage on the Ice Maiden, but failed to secure a kill. For HLE, this was undoubtedly a fatal blow!
At the same time, JieJie and Flandre each made their moves, emptying the health bars of HLE's top and support heroes.

A 3-for-0 exchange turned the tide of the game once again!
(End of this chapter)