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

Chapter 256 What kind of monster are you?

At this time, many popular streamers on various domestic live streaming platforms were broadcasting the match.

The JDG players couldn't help but smile when they saw that the mid lane match had turned out to be a 50/50 affair.

This is already the best news imaginable for EDG!

Zoom laughed and said, "It feels like EDG's Luna is really something now. Just give her some resources and she can make a difference!"

"Indeed," Toothpaste nodded. "Both of them played very well; you could tell they were quite skilled!"

At this point, it's clear that Viper is still more than 700 gold behind. Viper has only just built a Windfury item, while Deft on the other side already has Eclipse Boots of Speed.

After all, falling so far behind in the laning phase isn't something that can be made up for with just one first turret. At most, that first turret just allows Lucian to get back to normal farming.

Even though we were so far behind, we still managed to tie!
"It feels like we've got this in the bag," Green Hair said, arms crossed. "As long as we can hold our mid lane, this game can easily drag on into the late game."

Although EDG is still behind in the economy, JDG feels optimistic and sees the situation looking very promising.

Moreover, this is a relatively conservative assessment.

Inside their hotel in Iceland, the DK and T1 teams, watching the match, offered more direct assessments.

Looking at the situation before him, Showmaker had already sentenced HLE to death.

The DK players understood that for HLE to defeat EDG, they needed to snowball from the very beginning, and they had to keep making that snowball bigger and bigger.

The moment the snowball stopped was the turning point that led them to failure.

When Deft fails to seize control of the mid lane using his advantage, their defeat is inevitable.

Faker was the most dramatic one. Looking at the situation before him, he said softly, "Looks like Hekkwi is going to collapse."

"Huh?" This made the rest of T1 turn to look at their leader, their tone slightly puzzled.

Kim Hyuk-kyu is Deft's real name. Faker and Deft came from the same high school and have known each other for many years, so naturally they call each other by their real names.

Although Deft has lost his previous dominance in his matchups, he is still the richest player in terms of economy, and far ahead of the other nine players.

With such a huge advantage, how could it collapse?

Only one person understood what the elder brother meant, and that was the team's support player, Keria.

Keria is a support player personally mentored by Deft; he possesses exceptional talent and is incredibly gifted.

Deft felt it was a waste to keep Keria by his side; this younger guy deserved a bigger stage, which is why he put him in T1.

If it weren't for this move, Keria might still be partnering with Deft, so he certainly understands what his older brother's problem is.

The more tense the situation becomes, the more impatient Deft becomes.

The more impatient you are, the more flaws you will make.

Against a team of EDG's caliber, having any weaknesses is tantamount to instant death.

Soon, this scene inevitably unfolded.

Viper memorized the cooldown of the enemy Titan's ultimate ability and began to consider his next move.

If Nami's ultimate and the enemy Titan's ultimate were swapped, then they would obviously benefit more.

Without the threat of Titan's ultimate, Viper can act more recklessly, and he's already thinking about the next showdown.

Of course, he wasn't in a hurry. After all, the margin for error was too low at half health. He cleared the lane first, then returned to base to replenish his supplies. After that, he upgraded the Magical Boots he had just received into Cloth Armor Boots.

Lucian is a unique champion because his skills and basic attacks are linked together, which means he doesn't benefit from attack speed. Therefore, pairing him with two Cloth Armor champions to further seize the initiative is the right move.

After going outside, the power of the whirlwind in Viper's hand had just recovered.

The cooldown of Gale Force is 90 seconds.

Titan's level 1 ultimate has a cooldown of 120 seconds. If you have cooldown reduction items, this cooldown will be further reduced. For example, Titan has built cooldown reduction boots.

Viper knew that if he wanted to take action, he had to seize this time difference.

Just then, the enemy Miss Fortune, who had also returned to base to heal to full health, made her move.

Deft's positioning was quite aggressive, clearly showing he was itching to fight. Miss Fortune stepped up and seized an opening in Viper's movement, using her Q to kill a ranged minion and bounce towards Lucian!
The armor-piercing female gunner's ricochet damage is not low; when the damage increase mechanism is triggered by killing minions, this shot deals a third of the damage!

But Viper felt his opportunity had arrived, and Lucian rose to the challenge, using his E [Relentless Pursuit] to bring Miss Fortune into attack range!

Meiko's skills followed up quickly, and her E Water Ball immediately followed!
Lucian's dual pistols, combined with his subsequent Q skill, struck Miss Fortune, instantly filling her with three water orbs.

But Deft wasn't unprepared. The moment Lucian charged in with his ultimate, Miss Fortune immediately countered with E-A, using Eclipse's shield to mitigate some of the damage. After that, every shot landed squarely, and they engaged in a fierce firefight!
Luna's initial burst was indeed exaggerated, but on the other side, Miss Fortune, having stolen a Q first, also had the shield from Eclipse to protect herself, so she was not afraid of fighting back at all, and both sides dropped to half health almost simultaneously!

While the two AD carries were battling it out, the two supports were also making their own moves.

On HLE's side, the support Titan needs no introduction. Seize the opportunity when Lucian is firing his dual pistols and use a hook to strike!
But Viper was highly focused, and Lucian quickly used a whirlwind slide to dodge the deadly hook!
After dodging the hook, Viper had no more worries and decisively unleashed his ultimate skill, "Holy Lance Baptism," shooting it straight at the female gunslinger!

On the other side, Deft was equally fearless, immediately unleashing his ultimate ability, [Bullet Time], to engage in a firefight!
Deft knew that this was the perfect opportunity to regain control of the situation, so he had no choice but to make a move!
Just then, two golden lights shone almost simultaneously!
HLE's support Titan flashed forward and landed a basic attack on Lucian!

Titan's basic attacks have a root effect. Although the root cannot interrupt the skill being cast, being able to keep Lucian inside Miss Fortune's ultimate and block Lucian's ultimate bullets with your own body is already a key to victory!
On the other side, Meiko's Nami also used Flash at the same time, throwing a Q bubble at Miss Fortune's feet!

This bubble was also crucial. Deft had already used Cleanse in the previous wave, so there wasn't much he could do about the bubble. However, he didn't intend to cancel his ultimate. Instead, he maintained his ultimate until the bubble was almost upon him before using Flash to dodge it. Then, he fired another shot at Lucian!

By this point, the audience had realized that this battle was not going to stop there; it was a fight to the death!
But it's clear from the current situation that Viper has less health, and the outcome seems to be decided.

In the bottom lane, Ming Jing was also switching screens to watch the situation in the mid lane. Countless data surged into his mind like a storm, and he quickly calculated the result.

He knew that Viper had won this time.

The root effect of Titan's passive was short-lived, and Viper was also pressing Flash repeatedly. Lucian also Flashed to switch positions immediately, shooting the last few bullets of his ultimate into Miss Fortune's face!
After his ultimate ability ended, Lucian, wielding his dual pistols, once again struck Miss Fortune!
Meanwhile, on the other side, Miss Fortune unleashed another AQ combo, nearly bringing Lucian to low health!

But before he could unleash his final basic attack, Lucian had already reset the cooldown of his E skill, Relentless Pursuit, using his dual pistols.

Lucian performs a short slide, resetting his basic attack, and then fires his dual pistols first!

"EDG Phi has killed HLE Deft!"

In a shootout, victory or defeat is always decided by the smallest of margins.

This time, Viper came out on top, not only avenging his previous defeat but also firing the most lethal shot!
After the kill, Lucian used Nami's speed boost to create distance and easily escaped Titan's pursuit.

This wave of kills was like a heavy hammer blow, giving LCK supporters a huge shock.

The DK members looked at the scene before them and sighed in disappointment.

It ended sooner than I expected.

On T1's side, Keria couldn't help but slap his forehead, momentarily at a loss for words.

Is this a self-fulfilling prophecy?
On the LCK commentary booth, the commentator, Roaring Emperor, was pale and his voice trembled slightly. "If that's the case, then it seems like our chances of winning have been reduced even further."

This is already a relatively euphemistic way of putting it, according to the Roaring Emperor.

Anyone with eyes to see can see that HLE's chances of winning this game are almost gone! In contrast, the situation is completely different for LPL supporters.

The crowd erupted in cheers from the sidelines.

JDG's players, like countless LPL supporters, cheered excitedly, celebrating this unexpected kill!
In the commentary booth, Wawa couldn't stop smiling!
"A beautiful lane kill!" Wawa clenched his fist, his tone clearly excited. "Viper didn't let his teammates down, completing a crucial redemption with a lane kill!"

Using the word "redemption" to describe Viper's lane kill this time is the most accurate description.

Ultimately, the reason for this disadvantage is simply the collapse of the bottom lane.

The team suffered two lane kills in the bottom lane, causing them considerable trouble.

If it weren't for Xiaofei's solo kill in the mid lane that brought a turning point for the team, they probably would have been snowballed to death!
Therefore, after seeing Viper take the first tower kill, countless viewers had high hopes.

It's one thing for Luna to have a weak laning phase and fall apart, but now that she's in her power spike, she can't afford to fall apart again!
But thankfully, it didn't collapse.

Not only did it not collapse, but it also brought unexpected and huge gains!
At this moment, countless comments filled the entire screen in the LPL live stream.

[Holy crap, this is broken!]

[Misunderstanding cleared up!]

[I told you, it doesn't matter if Luna is at a slight disadvantage in lane, she can quickly catch up in the mid-game. I don't know why the people in front are in such a hurry.]

I believe Viper3's Lucian; he definitely has substance.

[This is ridiculous. Isn't this all thanks to Mr. Dai? Mr. Dai likes to feed big losses in the mid-game, and here it is.]

[Mr. Dai, I'm devastated! He's been away from EDG for so many years, yet he's still contributing to the team!]

[Deft: Mingkai, I don't owe you anything anymore]

The live chat was filled with joy and various memes, including praise for Viper's Lucian proficiency.

Viper's growth in this World Championship has been evident to everyone.

From failing to pick Lucian in the first round of the group stage, to dominating T1 with Lucian in the second round, and now putting on a crucial lane-kill performance.
EDG's bot lane even seems to be subtly becoming the best Luna in this World Championship.

In this Luna Tier 0 patch, the skill level of the duo gives the team a huge advantage!
Xiaofei's Lucian got nerfed, so Viper's Lucian has risen to prominence, right?
Does this hero absolutely have to be banned by the opposing team?

The director acted quickly, switching to the replay to give countless viewers a second look at the kill, before switching the live stream back to the match.

After Deft, a key pillar, fell, the entire HLE team lost its fighting ability.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, JieJie teamed up with MingJing, who was controlling the bottom lane, and easily secured a dragon, disrupting HLE's dragon rhythm.

And this isn't the end of it.

Deft used Flash in the last wave, which was seen by everyone in EDG.

Mingjing is playing such an overpowered hero like Malzahar this game, it would be a bit unreasonable if he didn't go to the mid lane to try and pick him out.

Just 14 minutes later, the second vanguard spawned. Taking advantage of Deft's slightly forward positioning while he was pushing the mid lane, Mingjing rushed out from the darkness and used Flash and his ultimate to pin Deft to the spot!

This powerful move made HLE quite anxious!
HLE's jungler and support were guarding the area, but they really couldn't do anything about this grasshopper!
Olaf in the jungle needs no introduction; he has absolutely no ability to interrupt skills. As for Nautilus, he's even more awkward. Malzahar's passive grants him immunity to crowd control, so his hook is completely ineffective. As for his ultimate, it's incredibly slow; by the time it arrives, it's already dark!
The two waited until Olaf broke the shield with a Q before Nautilus hooked out and interrupted Malzahar's ultimate.

But such a long delay is enough for Deft to die a hundred times over.

Prince Jie used his EQ combo to knock Miss Fortune into the air, and Lucian glided in and quickly unleashed a powerful attack, easily securing the kill!
The pilot is still pushing hard.

After securing the kill in the mid lane, EDG took control of the second Rift Herald and used it to push down the mid lane tower.

At 18 minutes, EDG, having gained a significant advantage in the bottom half of the map, initiated another dragon fight.

This dragon soul is the Earth Dragon Soul. For EDG's lineup, the Earth Dragon Soul has limited effect, and this is only EDG's second dragon. HLE doesn't actually have much pressure.

However, HLE couldn't afford to delay, so they chose to confront them head-on.

The economic gap between the two sides is not actually that large. If Miss Fortune plays to her full potential in team fights, HLE still has a good chance of winning.

The problem is that EDG's team fight ability is what it is, and Deft simply doesn't have the potential to reach his full potential.

In particular, there was someone in the team who was invisible, and no one was there to share the firepower with him.

Chovy's performance this time was also quite frustrating.

In team fights, LeBlanc's role is really just to harass the enemy at the front lines. She can use her W to throw out some skills and lower the enemy's health.

But there's a grasshopper in front of him, and this grasshopper's reaction speed is like a monster's. How can he dare to use W to rush in?
Finally, when the team fight broke out and both sides were grappling, and Malzahar used Flash to pin down Miss Fortune, Chovy finally seized a rare opportunity. LeBlanc used W and R to step on Lucian, and even tried to cooperate with his teammates to instantly kill him!
But Mingjing saw this scene clearly. With his teammates already following up with crowd control, he decisively canceled his ultimate and cast a Q [Void Summon] centered on his teammate Lucian!

The moment the skill was released, LeBlanc also used her ultimate skill to step in, essentially sending herself into the range of [Void Summoning]!
The two doors release void energy, silencing all enemies within their range.

Chovy had just stepped on the ground when she was silenced before she could even unleash her QE, leaving her completely dumbfounded!
what?
With a question in mind, Nami used her Q bubble to knock him away, and then Lucian and Malzahar's damage came pouring in, sending him happily on his way!

Of course, Ming Jing's decision to act as both father and mother came at a price.

He was already deep in the enemy base to use Flash + R on Miss Fortune, and now he disregarded his own safety and used his skills to protect the AD carry. The rest of HLE took this opportunity to swarm him and send Mingjing back to the fountain.

But Viper played exceptionally well in this fight, Lucian slid left and right, and fired consecutive shots with both guns, securing a quadra kill and helping his team win the team fight!

After this exchange, the economic gap between the two sides widened to 5,000, and EDG was incredibly close to victory.

24 minutes later, it was another dragon fight.

HLE's two carries were terrified of this grasshopper, so one of them built Mercury and the other built Banshee, just to limit the grasshopper's effectiveness.

But as the saying goes, Malzahar's ultimate (R) is only effective when the opponent doesn't have defensive items.

Even if the enemy team builds defensive items for Malzahar, Malzahar will still be effective even without using his ultimate.

After all, these aren't cheap.
With the economy leading to this extent, Mingjing doesn't need to go in and target Miss Fortune anymore. He just needs to use his ultimate to protect the AD carry, and then they can't lose!
Chovy emerged from the darkness with the Banshee's Shield, intending to wear them down.

However, Ming Jing's reaction was extremely fast, and he instantly used E+R to apply the attack!
LeBlanc's E skill breaks the Banshee's Veil, and her ultimate skill provides a crowd control effect, pinning LeBlanc to the spot the moment her W skill lands.

Chovy watched as her screen went back to black and white, and she felt numb.

What kind of monster are you!

The mid laner was the first to be eliminated, and HLE's team fight collapsed. EDG pushed forward and secured the third dragon and the Baron.

At 26 minutes, EDG pushed the minion wave onto HLE's high ground.

Deft's Miss Fortune unleashed her ultimate ability, forcibly clearing the minion wave.

But this is of little significance. Under such a huge disadvantage, this move of clearing the lane is only enough to help the team stay alive for another thirty seconds.

On the contrary, once Miss Fortune loses her ultimate, HLE has absolutely no chance of winning the team fight.

In 28 minutes, EDG broke through two lanes of high ground and then took control of the Earth Dragon Soul.

In 30 minutes, with the help of two lanes of super minions, EDG pushed forward and easily ended the game!

(End of this chapter)