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

Chapter 263 The Ruler Emperor pursed his lips slightly, knowing that he had gone far away again.

"Then let's congratulate EDG!" On the commentary desk, Guan Daxiao, the main commentator and stage controller, said his congratulations with difficulty, "They won the first game of the series in just twenty-seven minutes!"

While the victory of the region's last hope is certainly gratifying, the home team's defeat is equally frustrating.

At this moment, Guan Zeyuan was almost crying and laughing at the same time.

But the two on either side of Colonel Guan, including Wawa and Miller, didn't care about all that. They just kept laughing and couldn't stop.

"This was truly a complete victory! The opposing team didn't seize any opportunities at all throughout the entire game!"

"There's nothing we can do. The main problem is that the start was too disastrous. The mid and bot lanes died right at the beginning, which meant that GENG had no chance to drag the game into the late game. They could only fight with EDG and look for opportunities, but they definitely couldn't beat EDG!"

"Let's hope EDG can maintain this momentum! This is the most comfortable rhythm!"

In the live broadcast, both players turned and left the arena.

Judging from their expressions, there was not much difference between the two sides.

Although EDG won a game, the BO5 has only just begun, and it's not time to celebrate yet.

GEN had a similar idea. Although the players seemed a bit confused in the game, they realized that the game was already lost after only ten minutes.

Having anticipated failure, everyone remained relatively calm, only wanting to return and discuss countermeasures in detail.

After all, the problems exposed in this game are quite significant.

Back in the rest room, Coach Ggoong looked at the players in front of him and slowly said, "After this game, you should understand. EDG's players are terrifyingly skilled."

Even from God's perspective, the coach had nothing to say about the series of deaths in the bottom lane at the start of the game.

They were completely outmatched in terms of skill.

Although the GEN players were a bit annoyed, they had to admit that they did lose because of their poor execution.

Who would have thought that BDD would make three consecutive mistakes without any obvious errors?

Who would have thought that the enemy Miss Fortune could use her W's speed boost to dodge Rakan's ultimate?

Who would have thought that Poppy would find such a perfect blind spot, brush past Lee Sin, and complete a flanking gank?

Of course, the other side probably didn't expect this.

"So," the coach continued, "let's try to avoid too many mechanical clashes with the opponent next game. Our strength has always been in strategy, hasn't it?"

At this moment, the MVP of the game was being announced on the broadcast TV in the lounge.

The MVP of this game clearly belongs to no one else.

The LeBlanc with a score of 12-0-7 was practically crushing the GEN team!

Looking at the MVP in front of him, the coach emphasized again: "Especially Pu Cheng. The enemy mid laner is a monster, you must not get carried away."

"I understand," BDD replied sullenly.

Every professional player who makes it to the World Championship is an exceptionally talented individual.

Even in the LCK, BDD is confident that he can hold his own against any mid laner in lane, as laning is one of his strengths.

But today's match truly opened BDD's eyes and showed him what it means to be attacked from the sky.

He still vividly remembers the Enchantress's leisurely movements and skill releases.

No wonder he can't even beat Faker.
"No matter what, we can't lose the next game." The coach emphasized: "The loser chooses sides, and if we lose the next game, we really won't have any chance at all."

"understand!"

The members of GEN responded in unison, their voices filled with determination.

They are, after all, the second seed from LCK, and are definitely contenders for the championship!
No matter how strong EDG is, as long as their opponents are still human, they will always have a chance to win!
After a short break, both teams returned to the stage.

Having lost the first game, GEN opted for the loser's side and unsurprisingly ended up on the blue side.

The biggest advantage of the blue side is that they can ban LeBlanc, which reduces the pressure on BDD a little.

The first game has already proven that this LeBlanc is beyond BDD's capabilities.

After all, BDD can't just pull out some grasshopper to fight like Mingjing does.

It's true that this thing is good against LeBlanc, but in the semifinals, who would dare to randomly pick a champion they haven't practiced much?

"GEN has chosen to ban Twisted Fate, Lucian, and LeBlanc. That means Graves will be available, and they'll probably first-pick him!"

"EDG doesn't have anything to say about that. They'll just pick Kennen for top lane and Lee Sin for jungle, no problem!"

Kennen is a standard ban for Graves, and then you pick Lee Sin, a champion the opponent is good at, which is essentially a way to ban him by picking him.

"Then EDG's strategy is very clear. They will probably still choose a bot lane and give the counter pick to Xiaofei, letting him utilize his champion pool!"

After joining the blue team, BDD was relieved of the pressure from LeBlanc, but he had to face an even stronger concept god—Counter-position Mingjing.

As for how to handle it, that depends on his own fate.

BDD's final choice was to pick Zoe, the lane bully mage, and aggressively engage in the laning phase.

Mingjing's move was also quite decisive, and he immediately picked out another classic hero.

Malzahar.

As a hero with a shield that grants immunity to crowd control and the ability to apply crowd control for extended periods, Malzahar is perfect for countering flashy heroes like LeBlanc and Zoe!
Anyway, with Kennen picked for top lane this game, the team doesn't lack damage, so this choice couldn't be better.

BDD was all geared up for a new challenge when he saw the grasshopper appear, and immediately slumped into his gaming chair.

How disgusting! How disgusting!
Meanwhile, the audience and commentators exchanged knowing smiles, unsure of what to say.

This guy, Xiaofei, really doesn't have any airs of a master. He's a slacker who'll pull out his weapon whenever he wants.

At this point, the heroes of both sides are determined.

Blue side GEN: Top lane Graves, Jungle Fryego, Mid lane Zoe, Bot lane Miss Fortune and Garen.

Red team EDG: Top lane Kennen, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane Malzahar, Bot lane Jhin and Leona.

The two coaches punched each other in the center of the stage, and the match began quickly.

As the new soldier was spawned, Ming Jing logged in along with him.

There's not much to say about the laning phase in this game. It's the standard Aldor Peacekeeper and two health potions. Focus on farming until level six first.

Malzahar counters Zoe far more effectively than LeBlanc, making it a 91/10 matchup.

LeBlanc at least has a delayed chain that can ignore Malzahar's passive shield and keep him in place, giving her room for maneuver.

Zoe, that means there's really no other way.

Whether it's bubbles or shooting stars, hitting the grasshopper's shield is like throwing a stone into the sea!

After level 6, it becomes unplayable; Zoe's ultimate will just get her killed by another ultimate.

When Zoe is under crowd control, she can't use her ultimate ability back.

As for wave clearing efficiency, needless to say, Zoe is not the type to clear waves quickly, and she is completely incomparable to Malzahar!

Before level six, Mingjing played cautiously, since Malzahar was a relatively unremarkable hero before level six. Even the director found it boring and didn't bother to show the mid lane, instead frequently switching between the top and bottom lanes.

The junglers on both sides were locked in a fierce battle, initiating multiple skirmishes in the bottom lane.

However, this time the two sides were not significantly different in combat strength, so after several rounds of fighting, no results were achieved.

Therefore, in the end, it still comes down to Ming Jing.

You can tell if someone's skill is something just by looking at them.

Six minutes later, Mingjing pushed the lane and headed straight to the bottom lane.

The hero Malzahar is not flashy at all. Mingjing flashed forward and used his ultimate to pin Ruler under the tower.

Ruler stared longingly at the turret so close at hand, then at the Flash and Cleanse lights going gray, utterly despondent.

Damn it, I was careless!

Malzahar's ultimate ability provides ample crowd control, allowing nearby jungle teammates to easily follow up with their skills.

Even if Ruler had returned to the turret's range, there was absolutely no chance of him surviving. He could only watch as Lee Sin kicked him to death with a single Echo Slam, then used Golden Bell to pull him out of the turret's range and left.

After being defeated once again, Ruler sighed softly in the voice channel, his tone full of helplessness.

That soft sigh, however, felt like a thousand pounds to BDD.

Because he understood that this bot lane gank was his fault again.

If this grasshopper keeps wandering around like this, it'll probably have to be sent again!

Fortunately, Malzahar used Flash and his ultimate in the bottom lane and is currently in a weak phase.

He has a chance to turn the tide right now!
Without much thought, BDD quickly communicated with the jungler to discuss ganking mid.

GEN's mid and jungle players hit it off immediately, and the moment to make their move was when Foygo reached level six and came to the mid lane.

BDD's Zoe first used her ultimate (R) to break Malzahar's shield with a basic attack, and then waited for her jungler teammates to arrive before using her ultimate (R) and her E to hit Malzahar with Sleepy Bubble.

Foygo posted the [Scorched Earth] debuff on the wall, then charged forward stealthily, intending to coordinate with the mid laner to take down Malzahar.

But clearly, this move won't be easy to succeed.

Given Mingjing's personality, how could he possibly give the opponent the range to throw a sleep bubble when he has no flash or passive ability?

It's just baiting the hole.

On the eve of being put to sleep, Ming Jing quickly moved the mouse and pressed Q and W repeatedly.

The Q skill was thrown into the vast scorched earth, accurately hitting the invisible Foygo through prediction, preventing him from following up with W immediately.

The worms summoned by W rush straight towards Zoe—because Zoe had just used her R to cast her skill and was hit by Malzahar's E, thus providing the worms with a clear target.

The small insects and minions together formed a wide human wall. Without his ultimate ability, BDD couldn't pull the flying star in a short time and could only move forward.

This QW combo completely disrupted the skill synergy between GEN's mid and jungle. Although Foygo followed up with a quick W after the silence ended, the control time of the quick W was too short, and Malzahar was about to escape!

BDD had no choice but to bypass the minions, pull Fei Xing diagonally, and then use Flash to forcefully smash Fei Xing up!
But no sooner had he activated Flash than there was movement in the bushes.

Then Kennen, his body crackling with electricity, charged forward at an accelerated speed!
Flandre was afraid that Mingjing would die, so Kennen flashed in and used his ultimate to enter the fray, covering both of them within the range of his ultimate and quickly stunning them!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, JieJie's Lee Sin followed up from behind Malzahar, used Golden Bell to close the gap, and then unleashed a full QERQA combo, which, together with Kennen, instantly wiped out Fryegor's health bar!
Seeing this sudden and dramatic turn of events, BDD was a bit dizzy, but given the current situation, he had no choice but to run away first.

Fortunately, he wasn't the first target to be focused down. He used the speed boost from his W ability to pick up Flandre's Flash, then Flashed again, escaping with low health.

"Oh dear, Zoe got away!" Doll pouted as she watched Zoe escape with low health. "What a pity!"

"It's alright, one kill is enough!" Miller laughed. "If we kill the jungler this time, we can control the dragon directly. One more kill won't make a difference!"

"Right!"

Watching Jie Jie rushing towards the Dragon Pit, the two felt exhilarated, thinking the situation was excellent and they had no idea how they could possibly lose this game.

Just after securing the dragon, the timer reached eight minutes, and the Rift Herald spawned.

In the context of the World Championship, both sides are extremely competitive, and the Vanguard is certainly a resource that cannot be missed.

Both sides pushed their lanes one after the other, and then moved to the top half of the map.

Although GEN's bot lane is at a disadvantage, they know that Kennen doesn't have his ultimate yet, which is their opportunity.

But EDG was fearless, relying on Malzahar's ultimate ability to directly initiate the vanguard.

So what if Kennen doesn't have his ultimate? The enemy top laner Graves is useless in team fights anyway. With Malzahar's ultimate blocking the way, there's no chance of losing the team fight!

that's the truth.

Finally, the Vanguard arrived at low health, and Clid, supported by his teammates, rushed to the close point. After a double WE combo, Foygo emerged from the [Scorched Earth] with a fully charged W, wanting to fight JieJie with Smite.

But as soon as he appeared, and even before W made his move, Grasshopper glared at him and used the [Netherworld Grip] to pin him down.

Summoner spells can be forced to be cast amidst most forms of crowd control, but [Smite] is not among them.

Clid felt numb as the punishment screen darkened.

No, you're moving way too fast!

The next instant, JieJie secured the Herald with a Smite, and then all five members of EDG charged straight in!
If Miss Fortune reaches level six, then EDG's five-man lineup is practically feeding.

However, because Chi Di was killed by Ming Jing once, he was still far from level six and had no way to deal with the current situation. He could only lead his teammates to retreat and sell out!

After a wave of vanguard team fights, EDG secured one kill and one vanguard, making a small profit again.

After securing the Herald, EDG then deployed it to the bottom lane, easily taking the first tower.

Ming Jing still had a score of 0-0-3, but after taking the first tower bounty, he still managed to build a Liandry's Torment and Sorcerer's Shoes after returning to base.

After taking down the first tower, EDG's mid and bot lanes switched lanes.

As Mingjing walked down the lane, he dragged the mouse to calculate the burn value of the large mask.

He used Flash a little over five minutes ago, and it's ready to go again right now.

Zoe used her Flash at around seven minutes past the hour, so there was still some time left.

And he was in his power spike right after getting his Mythic item, so it would be unreasonable for him not to get a solo kill.

The camera then focused primarily on the mid lane, where the bottom laner, jungler, and support from both sides were scheming and fighting for lane control.

As for the bottom lane, the two mid laners were pushing the lane back and forth, and no one paid any attention to them.

But at 10 minutes and 45 seconds, the camera suddenly cut to the bottom lane, which no one seemed to care about.

Just as everything was over, the grasshopper flashed forward and unleashed a QEWR combo on Zoe, who only had 70% health left.

Zoe's health plummeted under the onslaught of various abilities, and by the time Malzahar's ultimate ended, Zoe's health had dropped to near zero.

The last basic attack went in, and combined with the burn from the mask, it completely emptied Zoe's health bar!
There's no explanation; it's simply a matter of superior equipment and a difference in summoner spell cooldowns.

Everything is calculated.

Seeing the kill notification pop up, Ruler pursed his lips slightly, knowing that he was going to lose again.

(End of this chapter)