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

Chapter 255 Nature
The camera cuts to the mid lane, where Malzahar is almost out of health and is recalling to base under the tower.

Meanwhile, Olaf and Jarvan IV were nearby, but the two junglers were mutually restrained and neither could do anything to the other, so they could only split up in the end.

"How did he manage to get a solo kill?"

Roaring Emperor was stunned and looked at his partner CT beside him.

Because the solo kill in the mid lane and the tower dive in the bottom lane happened almost simultaneously, the director did not show the mid lane.

His partner was also a little confused at this moment.

Seeing the solo kill, not only the Korean commentators but all the viewers were stunned, followed by endless murmurs of doubt from the audience.

No one could understand how LeBlanc could be solo killed.

If this hero doesn't want to die, who can kill him?
At this moment, countless viewers in the Korean live stream room were in an uproar, with countless question marks filling the entire screen!
Deft was equally puzzled, but he didn't ask Chovy what had happened. He simply said softly:

"It's alright, take it slow, the advantage is still in our hands."

Despite a minor hiccup, Deft remains confident in this game. After all, Malzahar is ultimately a somewhat passive champion who is useless without his ultimate, and his ultimate has a long cooldown, limiting his impact on the game.

Chovy gave a disappointed "hmm," pinged Malzahar's Flash and Ultimate, and then went back to laning.

Meanwhile, in EDG's voice chat, everyone reacted differently to the solo kill in the mid lane.

Saint Gun and Jie Jie both said "Awesome!" while Viper breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much less pressure.

It has to be said that HLE's bot lane tower dive was truly ingenious. He timed his tower dive perfectly to reach level six, using minion dematerializers to steal level six and completely catches him off guard.

It's fortunate that the one who suffered the most was the support player, not him.

If he dies under the tower, then this game can really be said to be over prematurely.

Of course, the death of the support is also very damaging, which means that the gap between the two bottom lanes has widened significantly!

Fortunately, the kill in the mid lane saved the team.

After securing the solo kill, Mingjing said in voice chat as he returned to base, "Come on, let's take the Vanguard, we can get it."

"Alright!" Viper had just finished last-hitting the tower and teamed up with Meiko, who had respawned, to head to the upper river.

After a brief delay, the director finally brought up the replay of the mid-lane solo kill.

While a fierce battle was raging in the bottom lane, the duel between the two mid laners was also reaching its climax.

Malzahar's three basic skills are all wave clear skills, and he also has a Flash advantage, making it incredibly easy for him to suppress LeBlanc in lane.

The grasshopper only needs to use EW to clear out a wave of minions.

However, after pushing the lane into the tower, Malzahar did not leave. Instead, he continued to press forward and suppress LeBlanc who was farming under the tower.

It wasn't that Mingjing didn't want to travel, but that he couldn't.

Because at this moment, it can still be clearly seen that Olaf is in the mid lane, scanning and clearing Malzahar's wards.

But Mingjing wasn't worried, because Jie Jie was nearby.

Jie Jie didn't make a big show of himself; instead, he hid in the darkness.

Ming Jing looked at Olaf, who was cleaning the river, and then at Jie Jie, who was not far away, and increased his pressure.

He wasn't afraid of a 2v2 mid-jungle match, after all, he still had Flash available, and the combination of Malzahar and Jarvan IV was more than enough to take down one enemy at a time, so he couldn't lose the 2v2.

If his dominance in the mid lane can induce the opposing jungler to stay in the mid lane for an extended period, it can be considered a way to alleviate the pressure on the bottom lane.

On the other side, although Chovy didn't have the prince's view, he could still guess the general idea from the grasshopper's movements.

After all, if it weren't for the jungler, how would Malzahar dare to show off in front of Olaf?

Convinced of this, Chovy became even more hesitant, and didn't even dare to use W to clear the lane anymore.

After the first two games, Chovy had fully grasped the terrifying nature of Mingjing's B.

B's reaction was incredibly fast, and it wasn't just a brief burst of speed when focused; it was a consistent and steady speed throughout!
In the previous game, he used W to clear the wave, but he was hit by Lissandra's ultimate halfway through the wave and was then kicked to death by Lee Sin who suddenly appeared.

He had every reason to believe that if he dared to go up again, the result would be the same.

However, when facing Ming Jing, simply backing down is useless.

Once Mingjing observes his opponent's retreat, he will take a step forward without hesitation until he forces his opponent to the edge of a cliff.

Seeing that his passive skill was ready, he even pushed into the turret, seized the opportunity when LeBlanc was auto-attacking to last-hit minions, and threw a QE combo at LeBlanc!
Chovy reacted quickly, using a short W dash to dodge the Q.

But there was nothing E could do afterward; he could only watch as the [Demon Star Illusion] enveloped his head, slowly whittling down his health.

To ensure efficient lane pushing, players usually max out their E skill, as the damage from a single E is definitely not low.

The turret's red line was locked on the grasshopper's head, but due to the attack interval, the basic attack was not delivered immediately. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the grasshopper turned around and left the turret, completing a free trade of health.

As Ming Jing watched the Demoness's health slowly drop to 60%, he narrowed his eyes slightly, his heart already secretly set on killing her.

The possibility of Malzahar solo killing LeBlanc is very low, but definitely not zero.

Mingjing needs to accurately calculate all the factors that can be utilized.

For example, CDs.

With her W and R abilities, LeBlanc is almost impossible to kill in a one-on-one fight, since she can always escape no matter what.

The enemy LeBlanc is using a W-max build, and currently at level 7, she has level 4 Q. With the ability speed boost provided by [Lost Chapter], her cooldown is around ten seconds.

For example, damage.

Combining his own skill stats with the opponent's health and magic resistance, Mingjing only needed to do a little calculation to determine that the opponent's LeBlanc's health had entered his kill threshold.

However, this is contingent on dealing maximum damage, including damage from the comet.

The comet flew out immediately after the E skill hit.

However, because the heroine was too agile, the comet missed its target, and then the area entered a cooldown period of more than ten seconds.

Logically speaking, the cooldown of this comet should be much greater than the cooldown of the LeBlanc's W.

However, the comet has a special mechanism that continuously reduces its cooldown while dealing damage.

Skills like Malzahar's E reduce Comet's cooldown by 5% for each instance of damage dealt.
At this moment, it can be clearly seen that the turret is bombarding the minions with its basic attack.

This is a melee minion with 70% health. A single turret shot will take away 45% of the minion's health. The remaining 25% health is far from enough for LeBlanc to finish it off with a basic attack.

Seeing the soldier's health bar, Ming Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that his opportunity had arrived.

Given Chovy's knife-loving nature, he would never miss this soldier.

And that was indeed the case; Chovy was incredibly greedy looking at the low-health soldier.

He glanced at his skill bar.

W has two seconds left on cooldown.

If he uses Q to last-hit a minion, his ultimate will be copied as Q. Without Flash or W, he will lose his mobility.

but.
He had 60% health left, standing under the tower, and the jungler was there to protect him.

So what if he can't move?

Unable to resist any longer, Chovy immediately unleashed an AQ combo on the melee minion. Watching the melee minion turn into gold coins and fall into his pocket, Chovy felt a surge of exhilaration and immense satisfaction.

As long as he doesn't fall behind in last hits, he hasn't lost the lane yet!

But in that instant, a golden light flashed, and the grasshopper teleported forward, unleashing his QW combo on the LeBlanc!

Having confirmed that LeBlanc had no mobility, Mingjing even boldly launched a basic attack first, then repeatedly pressed E and R, targeting LeBlanc with all his attacks!
The single-target pressure from [Nether Grip] helps ensure the subsequent Q skill hits reliably, and the target selection of [Shadow Phantom] allows [Void Swarm] to charge directly and devour LeBlanc's body!

All of this skill damage is rapidly reducing the cooldown of Arcane Comet.

The comet, which had a few seconds of cooldown left, quickly came back on and was then summoned by the skill, landing squarely on LeBlanc!

The damage was fully unleashed, the damage calculation was flawless, and almost the instant the ultimate skill ended, LeBlanc's health bar was completely emptied, turning her into a pile of corpses!
After the kill, Ming Jing felt elated and turned to leave the tower.

After taking the last hit from the turret, he managed to walk out of the turret with low health.

At this point, it can be clearly seen that the grasshopper's health is in the single digits.

Not only is its own damage calculation perfect, but it also calculates the health of the defensive towers.

On the other side, Willer's Olaf charged out of the river with his Ghost and ultimate abilities, trying to finish off the low-health Malzahar.

However, JieJie was also there, and the prince rushed up from the other side, trapping Raf inside the circle with a powerful ultimate.

Olaf's ultimate ability grants immunity to crowd control, but it's really not effective against this kind of terrain restriction. He helplessly throws out a Q that's obviously impossible to hit, and then watches Malzahar walk away.

"Ah, so that's how he died." The Roaring Emperor couldn't help but scratch his head as he looked at the scene before him.

He didn't even know what to say.

If I had to describe it in one word, it would be "natural".

I went in, I used QWER to face-roll the keyboard, I got a solo kill, what's there to say?

There's not much to say about how it's played, but I have to say, Phi's damage calculations are incredibly accurate.
He flashed in, executed a perfect combo to secure the kill, and then escaped the tower with low health, as if everything was planned.

There's not much we can do.

"The other side is just too strong."

"yes."

The three commentators in the LCK commentary booth said the following.
However, the viewers in the live stream were unable to empathize with this and instead launched a barrage of criticism.

All they knew was that while Deft was doing his best, someone in the mid lane was feeding!
What was so great about that lowly soldier? He risked his life for it, was it worth it?

[I really can't stand this mid laner anymore. Can't he just play it safe for one game? Why does he get crushed every single time?]

[Damn, is this guy really a traitor? His teammates are all working so hard, does he just not want to win?]

[That's normal. Chovy is always like this. He's fearless against anyone in his region, but he becomes a pushover at Worlds. In S9, he even picked Sion and Poppy to lane against Rookie when playing against IG. This is just him repeating the same mistake.]

[That's true, Chovy and Deft are a match made in heaven, I suggest they be permanently locked together!]

The impact of this solo kill was actually quite profound.

When the game switched back to live footage, the camera had already switched to the Baron pit, where the five members of EDG had gathered in the top half of the map and steadily secured the Rift Herald.

Logically, this Herald should have been a sure thing for HLE. After the HLE duo secured a kill in lane, they would have recalled to base to replenish their supplies, and then, with the help of strong heroes like Renekton and Olaf in the top half of the map, securing the Herald should have been a piece of cake.

But as soon as Deft finished his kill and returned to base, Chovy died. With fewer players, it wouldn't have made any difference for Deft to rush to the top side of the map.

He just used his ultimate ability. Without his ultimate ability, the female gunner's combat power is limited, and she can only play a supporting role.

As a result, there are not enough people right now, and the venue can't be filled, so going there would be a waste of time.

Deft simply returned to the bottom lane to continue farming turret plating.

So, naturally, this vanguard position fell into the hands of EDG.

As usual, Flandre also began to sacrifice himself, teleporting directly to the bottom lane to withstand the pressure after securing the Rift Herald.

Even if Gnar teleports down, he can still get tower kills. Miss Fortune on the opposing team without her ultimate doesn't have the ability to kill Gnar.

As soon as Gnar landed, he unleashed his ultimate, and with the help of WQ, he wiped out a wave of minions pushing into the tower, forcibly delaying the HLE duo's tower push by half a minute!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, EDG switched to the top lane and released the Herald to push the first tower.

For Viper, this pioneering initiative was like a timely rain after a long drought.

After all, his bot lane matchup was extremely unfavorable. If both sides played this fairly, he might not be able to reach his power spike for a long time.

Now that the vanguard has been secured, the pace of the game has obviously slowed down considerably!

In the mid lane, Mingjing quickly pushed the minion wave and then moved to the top lane to protect the duo.

With the jungler's escort, the vanguard crashed headfirst into HLE's top lane tower. With the help of the prince's banner, Viper fired with both guns, securing the first tower!
When Viper returned to the city, he already had the power of Gale Force.

Although she still can't compare to Miss Fortune who has three kills and has also taken down the bottom lane tower, at least with her Mythic item, she has the ability to fight back.

"Should we switch lanes?" Mingjing asked. "Will we be able to win next?"

“Let’s change it.” Viper looked quite nervous, and his tone was serious. “It should be fine.”

"OK."

Without much further communication, EDG switched lanes again, and Lucian, with the power of the whirlwind, arrived at his loyal mid lane.

When he returned to the mid lane, Viper's equipment was still behind, but this time he was not afraid and even dared to take the initiative to attack!
Lucian, with blisters on his body, immediately used his E to engage Miss Fortune in a duel.

Luna's burst damage is unmatched. Even with a gear advantage, Deft was still reduced to below half health by a single combo from Press the Attack!

Viper even went so far as to falsely accuse Miss Fortune, applying Weakness to her while unleashing a burst of damage.

Deft didn't back down, he immediately used Purify to remove Exhaust, and then activated W to trade blows with Lucian!

With the blessing of Eclipse, Miss Fortune used two shots to create a shield, and then a few basic attacks brought Lucian down to below half health!

Meanwhile, the support Titan quickly made his move, throwing his ultimate [Deep Sea Impact] at Lucian, seemingly intending to go all in!

The combination of Titan's ultimate and Miss Fortune's ultimate is an absolute killing move. The control and damage make killing a squishy target a piece of cake.

Viper knew what was going on and immediately used a strong wind to create distance.

At the same time, Meiko also seized the opportunity, and Nami used her ultimate skill, Wave, to surge towards Miss Fortune!

The timing of this ultimate move was perfect. Just as Nami's ultimate was about to hit Lucian's face, Nami's wave was also crashing into Miss Fortune.

With Nami's ultimate ability blocking the way, Deft had no room to unleash his ultimate ability and could only take two steps back before being knocked up by the same ultimate!

With both supports exchanging their ultimate abilities, the fight came to an end, ending with both AD carries trading half their health.

The two sides traded blows and fought to a stalemate, so it didn't seem like there were any major problems.

But for HLE, the biggest problem is that there are no problems.

Looking at the bleak situation before him, Deft was in a state of turmoil and felt immense pressure.

As it turns out, the impact of the previous incident was much greater than imagined.

He seems to have lost his lead in his position.

(End of this chapter)