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

Chapter 272 Siren Killer

The decisive team fight at the small dragon pit, if told to someone who didn't watch the game, might make them think it was some kind of crucial dragon soul fight.

Of course, most people who watched the game probably didn't understand it either.

It's only been less than ten minutes, how did we get to the final team fight?
Isn't it?

However, none of the EDG members had any objections to Mingjing's words.

Anyone who understands the pressure on both sides knows how important the next dragon fight is.

The dragon is secondary; the key is the outcome of the team fights on both sides.

For EDG's lineup of two enchanter supports, two marksmen, and Ornn, as long as they can win this crucial team fight at the key moment when both marksmen have all their Mythic items, they can comfortably transition into the late game and start dominating the game with the quality of their lineup.

Even if they don't win and DK's Camille and Twisted Fate duo gets some gold, they can completely dominate EDG in the side lanes!

You have to believe that DK's players are fully capable, after all, they are the second favorite after EDG, and they also made it to the finals undefeated, relying on their top half of the bracket that made them famous.

On DK's side, although they couldn't hear EDG's voice chat, their thoughts were surprisingly similar to EDG's, and they decided to take the next dragon fight seriously.

Therefore, instead of placing the Herald in the bottom lane, they unusually gave it to Nuguri in the top lane.

Flandre played exceptionally well under pressure this game. He not only kept up in last hits but also protected the tower's health. This Herald didn't help DK secure the first tower kill, but it gave Nuguri extra gold.

This extra income also allowed Nuguri to make a timely Divine Intervention before the Dragon Squad.

On the DK side, Qiyana, who also has two kills, and Twisted Fate, who has two assists and a passive that grants extra gold, also have Mythic items.

Regardless, the next dragon fight will be three Mythic heroes against two Mythic heroes, giving the Death Knight the advantage!

In the blink of an eye, 11 minutes had passed.

A hellish dragon flapped its wings from the sky and landed in the dragon pit.

The ten players from both sides had been waiting for a long time, and stood in serious confrontation in front of the small dragon pit.

The audience did not expect that both sides would attach so much importance to this, and a full-team battle broke out in just over ten minutes.

But regardless, if both sides are willing to engage in a team fight, the audience is naturally happy to watch.

Before the director put away the equipment panel, Colonel Guan was still analyzing the equipment differences between the two sides.

"DK has already built three Mythic items: Divine Shield, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Eternal Frostbite. Their top, mid, and jungle players are incredibly strong! In comparison, EDG is a bit lacking."

Upon closer inspection, Colonel Guan noticed something amiss.

There's not much to say about Aphelios's equipment; it's the standard Gale Force.

However, Lucian's equipment is a bit of a story.

"Lucian the Siren?" Colonel Guan was a little surprised. "Wow, that's explosive!"

It has to be said that Lucian is indeed suited to Siren, after all, the passive of dual pistols can frequently trigger Siren's true damage, and with Siren's high value, Lucian's damage can easily undergo a qualitative change.

Furthermore, without Nami, it doesn't really rely on Gale's initiative.

But aren't you afraid of being instantly killed?

The enemy team, consisting of Camille and Qiyana, actually has a very strong ability to eliminate carries.
EDG quickly provided the answer with facts.

I'm really not afraid.

A team fight was about to break out. Nuguri's Camille circled around from behind the dragon pit and, right in front of Flandre's Ornn, used her E to hang on the wall and then E-flashed to kick Mingjing's Lucian.

At the same time, the entire DK team coordinated their efforts.

Nami's ultimate wave clears the way, Jhin sets up a sniper rifle, Twisted Fate has a yellow card hanging above his head, and Kiana also enters the fray by using the grass element to become invisible.

Their targets are all aligned, all pointing at Lucian!

Mingjing actually had Cleanse to remove the stun from Camille's kick, but he didn't rush to use it because Camille had a follow-up ultimate, so his Cleanse wouldn't be very useful.

Taking this opportunity, Qiyana flashes in and uses her E to unleash her ultimate. Since Mingjing is in the river, the ultimate hits easily and freezes Mingjing!

Immediately following was the card's yellow card being used to slam into his face!

Under normal circumstances, let alone Gale Force, even if you were equipped with Berserker Armor, you wouldn't survive!
Fortunately, EDG's lineup was strong enough for this game.

"Woo~"

The sound of Ornn's ultimate ability rang out, and the lava goat slowly flowed over the bodies of the DK members.

"Get bigger quickly!"

Lulu then unleashed her ultimate ability, causing Lucian to suddenly grow larger and knock away Qiyana and Camille.

At the same time, a thick shield, longer than a life, appeared on Lucian, thanks to the combined power of Lulu and Ivern.

Nearby, Jhin fired bullets from Nami's water balloon, which, along with Twisted Fate's flying card, struck Lucian simultaneously, but the damage was minimal and failed to even penetrate Lucian's shield.

It was only after Camille delivered a genuine kick that Lucian's shield was barely broken.

"DK unleashed a burst of fire, but Xiaofei didn't die!" Miller's voice boomed from the commentary booth, "The double shields are incredibly protective!"

In the video, Lucian is being focused down by five people, but thanks to the protection of his two shields, he still has 40% health left!

At the same time, Jhin's ultimate skill's final bullet also came straight at us!

Mingjing is waiting for this moment.

He quickly cleansed away the yellow card's control effect, then used an E to slide sideways.

A giant bullet glowing red shot straight at Lucian, just missing him!

At this point, DK's first wave of explosive growth has come to an end.

The next few seconds will be a period of vulnerability for the opposing team's skills!

"Boom!"

Another clang of metal clashing rang out from the distance of the battlefield, and Ornn's second ultimate finally arrived, knocking Qiyana and Camille away from his face once again!
Although Ming Jing only had 40% health left, he was fearless and directly fired at Kiana with both guns.

Kiana is currently without Flash, R, or W, making her the perfect target for attack!
Lucian fired six shots in quick succession, triggering the Siren twice and his passive six times!

With a support providing a shield, Lucian's damage output is incomprehensible, not to mention the added buff from Siren.

Kiana didn't even get to withstand the full damage before her health bar was instantly emptied!
Ming Jing was prepared for this. After firing the last two shots, he confidently switched targets and used his ultimate skill, [Holy Lance Baptism], to shoot directly at the other side of the Steel Shadow!
Viper was also attacking Camille from behind. Under the combined fire of the two marksmen, Camille, who only had a Divine Strike ability, obviously couldn't withstand the damage, and her health plummeted!
As Camille was brought to low health, JieJie also made his move, with Ivern hitting Twisted Fate in the distance with a Q, immobilizing him.

After Ivern's Q hits, it allows nearby allied champions to quickly teleport to the target's location, up to the limit of their attack range. Mingjing's eyes lit up at this sight; he decisively canceled his ultimate and right-clicked to teleport forward!
The sight of Lucian, with only 30% health remaining, still daring to charge forward filled countless viewers with trepidation.

Take it easy, bro!
But it's clear that Ming Jing is aware of the situation.

AD's output never depends on health, but on the environment.

If the environment is unsafe, even if you are at full health, you will still die instantly if you face-check into the bushes.

As long as the environment is safe, even if you're at low health, you should have the courage to teleport forward.

Right now, there are only two seconds left before the opponent unleashes their second round of skills.

enough.

You can't kill him just by using basic attacks.

With the Siren's twin pistols, Lucian once again slammed them into the card's face. Although Lucian was temporarily in a skill cooldown period, the damage was still considerable under the Siren's stats!

Lucian unleashed his dual pistols, used a short E to quickly reset his auto-attack, and then fired his dual pistols again!

In a single encounter, the entire top four were defeated, and the card almost instantly lost half of its health!

After the attack, Ming Jing did not retreat. He used the Siren's attack speed to chase after the card and keep attacking!

Meanwhile, Flandre's Ornn has finally reached the front line.

Flandre didn't play well in this team fight. He stayed behind the dragon pit to prevent Camille from flanking, but instead of preventing her, he got separated from his teammates and almost caused a big problem.

Fortunately, Ornn has a long-range support ultimate ability that saved the day.

The timing is just right. I used E to rush to the front line, used W to spray Fragile at the card, and then used both hammers to clamp down and quickly create a small control effect!
Taking this opportunity, Mingjing stepped forward, allowing Ivern's shield to explode onto the card, then fired a final shot before quickly flashing away!

Just as he flashed away, Twisted Fate quickly drew a red card above his head, clearly intending to instantly kill Lucian. However, Mingjing's damage calculation was extremely precise, and he did not give Lucian this opportunity.

But as Lucian flashed away, the red card above Twisted Fate's head was obviously rendered useless, and even if it was thrown at Ornn, it seemed to have little effect.

At the same time, Viper's Aphelios with his white blade also finished off Camille. Then, he used his Whirlwind to dash in, unleashed two basic attacks, and sent the card with almost no health back to the fountain in the blink of an eye!

"Double kill!"

The sound of Aphelios's double kill echoed throughout the arena. The remaining duo on the DK side were terrified and unable to fight any longer, so they could only run away quickly.

"Zero for three!"

Amidst cheers, commentator Jide shouted in a high-pitched voice, "EDG has won a resounding victory in this team fight!"

"Wow! What a devastating team fight!" Miller exclaimed, his voice filled with delight. "DK clearly didn't expect that the difference in combat strength between the two sides would be so great in a 5v5 team fight!"

"It's mainly about the lineup!" Colonel Guan also laughed: "The combination of Lulu and Ivern is just too protective! DK's full combo couldn't even kill a single Lucian! After that wave, DK was already in a very difficult position."

The director acted quickly, immediately showing a replay of what had just happened after Jie Jie defeated Xiao Long.

In the video, Lucian took a full combo and still had 40% health left. He then fired forward like a mad dog, and finally flashed away just as Twisted Fate's cooldown was about to finish. His performance was impeccable!
"And Dong Shen is amazing too." Miller never hesitates to praise Ming Jing. "With so little health, he charged forward relentlessly, and he didn't even die in the end! That last Flash to create distance perfectly avoided Twisted Fate's red card, it was obviously calculated!"

"After all, he's an FMVP who started as an AD carry." Guan Daxiao, who also plays AD carry, sighed upon seeing the performance. "Teamfight damage output is his forte! This teamfight really brought back the feel of last year!"

It's probably because after Mingjing switched to the mid lane that EDG has had too many stomp games and very few evenly matched team fights.

The audience forgot that Ming Jing won the FMVP title precisely because of his unparalleled team fight ability.

And you have to admit, there's some truth to the story of Little Fei, this siren.

With two support heroes protecting you, why bother building a Hammer of Despair? You might as well just get a Siren and burst down the damage dealers!

[Holy crap, let's fly!]

[This siren really made the right choice; this attack dealt at least a thousand true damage.]

[One thousand? Two thousand!]

[And that classic CD calculation trick, it even tells you what the opponent is capable of!]

Did DK see Xiaofei playing AD and it brought back some bad memories?

You know what, it's actually quite possible.

[Phi, DK's strictest father]

Countless viewers understood that after this 3-for-0 exchange and the dragon, DK's base was already smoking.

It was just a team fight, but its impact was incredibly profound.

Ignoring Jhin and Nami who were fleeing in the mid lane, the five of them took down the dragon and headed straight to the bottom lane, where they destroyed the first tower.

The economic gap between the two sides, which had been deadlocked, widened to two thousand in an instant during this wave.

The most fatal flaw is that this economic disparity is concentrated on the two shooters.

After the two carries returned to base, they went on a shopping spree, each getting a pair of attack speed boots. Mingjing bought Sheen and headed straight for Essence Reaver, while Viper bought Vampiric Scepter, preparing to build a lifesteal item as his second item to position himself in the mid lane.

Next, it's all about stable operation without any Polish influence.

At 15 minutes, EDG decided to give up on the second vanguard because Mingjing's Flash was not ready yet.

Anyway, we're in control of the situation now, and the plating is gone, so it's not very meaningful for DK to get a Vanguard.

Indeed, this was the case. DK's two vanguards could only be grouped together and placed on the top lane, managing to push down the top lane's first tower with great difficulty, and their effect was negligible.

In contrast, EDG's offensive was much more rapid.

Viper first pushed down the mid-lane tower without plating with his jungler and support teammates, and then teamed up with Mingjing in the bottom lane, who also controlled the lane. With advantages in both lanes, they ganked the dragon pit and easily secured the Earth Dragon that spawned at 18 minutes, directly entering the dragon-securing phase.
At this moment, the economic gap between the two sides is not significant, only widening from two thousand to three thousand, but in terms of the dragon's rhythm, DK is already extremely passive.

"Just one more dragon and EDG will have the Earth Dragon Soul!" Miller licked his lips, full of excitement, in the commentary booth. "DK is under a lot of pressure now; they have to consider the Dragon Soul team fight!"

Upon hearing Miller's words, countless viewers smiled knowingly.

Isn't this exactly what the commentators often say during EDG's matches?

EDG has a lane advantage, EDG controls the dragon, EDG forces a team fight with the dragon soul on time, the opponent feeds, and they push straight down!

This is how we play against LPL teams, this is how we play against wildcard teams, and this is how we play against HLEGEN – it's a pure formula.

Why am I still getting the same results when fighting Death Knight?

What happened to the undefeated favorite?
(End of this chapter)