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

Chapter 304 Why hasn't this guy regressed?

Blue side EDG: Top lane Gnar, Jungle Vi, Mid lane Ahri, Bot lane Lucian and Nami.

BLG (Red Side): Top lane Fiora, Jungle Wukong, Mid lane Lissandra, Bot lane Kalista and Renata.

Ming Jing looked at the opposing team's lineup and couldn't help but sigh.

It's been quite a long time since I've played a match, and there are quite a few new faces on the field.

Fiora needs no introduction; she's a darling of the durability meta. With everyone becoming tanky, champions with percentage-based damage have become the meta's best.

As for the enemy bot laner, Lena, she is a new hero that has been around since the beginning of the year. She has two super strong mechanics. One is her W, which can give a friendly target a state similar to Sion's passive. After death, the target enters gray health, but the difference is that as long as they participate in the kill, they can immediately revive.

Another one is the ultimate skill, which is a wide-range skill that engulfs all enemies within the area, causing them to fight each other.

It not only provides wide-area crowd control, but also indirectly deals high damage, making it a super move that can change the course of a battle.

This is a support hero of Brahman blood, destined to shine in the professional arena from birth.

In short, the opposing team not only has several strong laners, but also has a terrifying potential even during team fights due to the combination of various team fight ultimate abilities. It can be said to be a pretty perfect lineup under ideal conditions.

Maokai closed his notebook and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he patted Mingjing on the shoulder and said, "It's up to you this time. Don't let the other side snowball."

"I understand," Ming Jing said with a smile. "Don't worry."

The opponent's potential still depends on the ideal situation where they have an advantage.

Fiora, Lissandra, and Kalista are all champions who can deal damage only when they have an advantage.

If you're in a losing situation, then the opponent has a terrible lineup with no front line and no damage output!
Therefore, Mingjing's strategy in this game is very simple: to exert maximum pressure in the early game, directly disrupt the rhythm of the opponent's mid and jungle, and then victory will be within reach!

The two coaching teams exchanged fist bumps in the center of the stage, and the camera lingered on Ming Jing's face for a long time, switching back and forth between the two teams' seats.

When the camera finally switched back to the match, both players had already rushed out of the fountain!

Colonel Guan looked at the rune data provided by the director and took the opportunity to interpret it.

"Icon's Lissandra is still locked in aftershocks, no problem."

Last year at the World Championship, Icon used Electrocute Lissandra against LeBlanc, but was completely outmatched, leading LNG to the top 16 and creating the legend of Feng Yiqi.

Having learned his lesson once, Icon has become wiser and no longer blindly confident.

"But Fei Shen's runes are a bit interesting. He didn't choose the fox's usual electrocution, but instead locked onto Aery!"

"That's fierce!"

Commentators are gamers, after all. Even if their understanding isn't as good as professional players, they can still figure out the advantages and disadvantages of Aery compared to Electrocute.

In mid-game split pushing and late-game team fights, Aery's role is almost zero, not even close to Electrocute.

However, Aery's superiority becomes apparent in the early laning phase.

With its high frequency of triggers, Aery can deal creative damage in lane.

Is this an attempt to completely crush the icon in the lane?

On the commentary stand, Colonel Guan noticed the two men's thoughts were wandering.

If it were last year's FMVP version of Mingjing, the two of them would undoubtedly believe that Feishen could definitely do it.

But now, after being away from the competition for half a year, can we really play like this?

On the other side, Icon also noticed Ming Jing's talent, and a sense of solemnity flashed through his heart.

That's some seriously overpowered talent allocation.

Are you really that confident that there won't be any late-game team fights?
icon sat up straight and logged in with the minions.

No matter what, we cannot allow our lane to be completely destroyed in this game.

As long as they can safely develop to level six, the initiative will be theirs!
He really didn't believe that Phi could beat him after a six-month hiatus!

On the other side, Mingjing also went to lane with the minions. By observing the enemy Ice Maiden's slightly back positioning, Mingjing quickly deciphered the enemy's laning strategy.

Want stability? Want to develop your character?

Row.

Then don't finish them off.

Ming Jing remained calm and boldly pressed down on him!
The opposing icon doesn't want to trade blows, so try to stay outside the 550-yard range, which is the attack range of both mid laners.

But this is something you can't escape just because you want to.

Ming Jing simultaneously observed the frequency of the soldiers' attacks and the fluctuations in distance between the two sides as they moved back and forth, not missing the fleeting opportunity that followed.

Just before the minion made its move, and as the Ice Maiden turned around, the distance between the two was exactly within the 550-yard limit. Mingjing instantly pressed W to accelerate, and then fired a basic attack!

The basic attack simultaneously channels Aery and Foxfire, all hitting the Ice Maiden at once!

The soldier turned around immediately, but due to the interval between normal attacks, before he could even launch an attack, the aggro was transferred back to Ming Jing's soldiers.

It's the same classic technique: using minions to control aggro.

Although Mingjing had been out of the battlefield for a long time, this skill had been deeply ingrained in his bones, and he had regained it during his rehabilitation.

The icon was helpless against this WA (Wrong Answer) error.

The most ridiculous thing is that after Ahri finished attacking, she used the speed boost from W to pull away, and he didn't even have time to fight back!

Icon already understood what kind of opponent he was facing today.

This B did not regress in the slightest despite the six-month break.

That one move of stealing A was already a pinnacle of distance and timing control.

It's no exaggeration to say that no one else in the world could pull off this feat.

On the other side, Ming Jing's lips curled up. He didn't intend to give Icon any chance to breathe. He only waited for two seconds for the cooldown before pressing forward again.

Having realized just how powerful his opponent was, Icon felt the pressure increase even more as he watched the fox press forward again.

But his gaming experience told him that this was a place where he absolutely could not retreat.

With health already at a disadvantage, retreating like this could mean being pushed back outside the experience zone.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and charge forward, exchanging basic attacks with the fox.

If they swap basic attacks, then the opponent can no longer control minion aggro.

This is what makes it so frustrating to face Mingjing.

Ming Jing's unforgiving and relentless approach to confrontation, where he takes an inch and then a mile, will inevitably lead to his utter ruin if he backs down.

But if you go in and try to outmaneuver Mingjing? It won't be much better, since no one can outplay Mingjing in terms of skill.

Both mid laners exchanged a basic attack and then retreated.

This is actually what Mingjing wanted as well.

First of all, Mingjing brought Ai Li, so a single shot against A would definitely be profitable.

Secondly, in order to maintain an advantage in health and because Mingjing learned W at level one, he is destined to be slower than Lissandra who learned Q in terms of reaching level two.

The two mid laners have already exchanged a single auto-attack, completely spreading out the minion waves. Even if Lissandra uses her Q, she won't be able to deal any significant AOE damage.

This ensures that Mingjing can smoothly advance to the second level without being suppressed.

"Get ready to tower dive," Ming Jing said. "Come on, we'll take you there." His four teammates were taken aback by this.

The second wave of minions just came online, didn't they?
JieJie switched screens and glanced at the mid lane.

At this point, the Ice Maiden's health had only dropped by a little over 200, leaving her with 70% remaining.

Is this the plan to cross the tower?

This version of the tower is really hard to climb!
EDG, who once reached third place in the Spring Split, suffered such a slump in the Summer Split, partly due to the impact of the durability patch.

The increased health of the characters made it difficult for EDG to launch their famous tower diving snowball attack. Sometimes, even a three-tower dive or a four-tower dive would fail, resulting in many team fights that they shouldn't have lost.

Jie Jie was actually very afraid that Ming Jing would repeat the mistakes they had made before, due to his habitual behavior.

But then Jie Jie thought about it again and put the idea aside.

His main concern was that Ming Jing's calculations of damage never seemed to rely on feelings or experience.

Instead, it relies on solid mental calculation. This method shouldn't make the mistake of relying on empiricism.
Without much thought, JieJie also changed his jungle route, planning to quickly reach level 3 and move towards the mid lane.

In the mid lane, accompanied by a burst of light, both mid laners simultaneously reached level two.

Whether Lissandra learns W or E at level two, she poses no threat to Ahri. Therefore, Mingjing's pressure is even greater. He almost never misses any opportunity to trade blows. As long as Lissandra dares to last hit, he will use Q or WA to finish her off.

Poor Mingjing's little fairy, Aery, had to go out again almost as soon as she returned, crashing into the Ice Maiden.

Icon anticipated significant laning pressure and even bought Corruption Potion to boost his sustain, but it still proved insufficient against such overwhelming pressure.

Before the third wave of minions even arrived, he had already been forced to drink his third potion, leaving his survivability questionable.

If things continue at this pace, he'll have to go home to resupply after the third wave of soldiers ends.

How about we go back home and get a Doran's Shield?

icon is serious about this idea.
With a Potion of Corruption and a Doran's Shield, we might be able to hold out.

Just as she was distracted and thinking, Ahri used the speed boost from W to press forward again, and hit her with WA, triggering Aery again and taking away the little bit of health that Lissandra had just recovered.

Icon was already numb; he was too lazy to even resist and simply retreated obediently under the tower.

Anyway, now that the siege minion is online and the minion wave is almost at the tower, with his health and aftershock protection, he should be able to last-hit a minion under the tower without any problem.

After last-hitting the enemy under the tower, you can simply recall to base, get a Doran's Shield, and then Mercury's Treads. How could he possibly lose the lane?
While waiting for the tower to finish the kill, Icon even had time to switch the camera to the bottom lane.

Not only is EDG making a move, but BLG is doing the same.

With both top laners using Fiora and Gnar to pull each other's hair, and lacking both crowd control and damage, no one would dare to engage in the top lane early on; the only target would be the bottom lane.

In this match, the bottom lane Kalista vs. Luna was clearly much stronger for BLG. Kalista is a lane-dominating champion, and with Luna's control and resurrection effects, they became even more ferocious, embodying a domineering and life-or-death struggle. It can be said to be the most dominant laning combination in the current version.

In contrast, the Luna duo's first three levels are practically nonexistent; anyone can easily take them down. Therefore, the EDG duo has little room to maneuver and, like Icon, is simply waiting for a tower dive.

This gave BLG the opportunity to tower dive.

The increased difficulty of tower diving due to durability issues is not a problem for Kalista, whose tower diving damage is already overflowing.

BLG didn't even bother waiting for the third wave of siege minions; instead, they pushed the minion wave directly into the tower after just two waves.

At the same time, Wukong, who had just cleared his own blue buff and grouse and was only level two, quickly took his position in the bottom lane and launched a tower dive without warning!
"They're here, diving the bot lane tower!" Guan Daxiao's voice boomed loudly in the empty arena, echoing throughout. "All three of BLG's players are level two, but their fighting power is fierce! Let's see how EDG handles this!"

EDG's bot lane duo didn't really have much room to maneuver; they barely touched the minion wave and were only level one at the moment.

Fortunately, Meiko has a good habit of saving skill points. He hasn't even learned any skills yet, but he puts his skill points into Q, which gives him a little bit of fighting back.

When the minion wave pushes into the tower, it's naturally up to Lena to tank the tower. BLG's support Liu Qingsong boldly pushes into the tower, walking right up to Meiko's face, and then delivers a close-range Q!
Lena's Q skill only has a root effect and does not affect the opponent's ability to use skills other than movement skills, so Meiko immediately used a water bubble to hit her!

But Liu Qingsong didn't give him that chance. After tanking the tower, he immediately flashed away, stood at the edge of the tower, and held onto his W resurrection ability, ready to deal with any unexpected situations. He then handed the rest over to his teammates.

On her teammates' side, Kalista and Wukong took advantage of Renata's control to launch a fierce attack on Nami!

The monkey went up and used EAQ to apply an armor reduction effect. Kalista followed up with AQA combo, almost instantly reducing Nami's level 1 health to less than half. Then the two of them auto-attacked once more, and finally Kalista used E to pull out her spear, easily taking down Meiko.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Qingsong stepped out of the tower without even using his W ability.

"Lenata can revive!" Colonel Guan shouted, looking at the scene before him. "It seems like she can even leap over obstacles!"

Viper also realized this. If Lenata still holds onto her resurrection, then BLG's next three-way victory couldn't be easier!
He could only run.

Fortunately, the three BLG players needed to leave the tower temporarily to rest and wait for their skills to cool down for two seconds.

Viper took advantage of the opportunity to quickly use QA to kill two low-health melee minions and level up to level two. Then he learned E and walked behind the tower.

The only thing blocking his escape route is a level two monkey; if Viper is determined to run, he can still escape.

"But this means we'll lose a lot of minion waves." Miller looked at Viper, who had escaped to the second tower and couldn't farm, "This wave looks like it's going to blow up!"

This isn't just about missing a wave of tower kills; the third wave of siege minions is also arriving at this moment.

Judging from this situation, Viper is unlikely to get any of these artillery units.

Losing three waves of minions at the start, and the support is fighting a level 3 opponent at level 1? No one can beat that!
Weren't we supposed to focus on the mid lane? Why are you guys stealing the spotlight from the bot lane?!

But just then, the camera in the middle of the lane arrived, albeit late.

Because the mid-lane minions arrived earlier, Mingjing had already used the minion wave advantage to quickly clear the wave of siege minions and slowly push the wave into the tower.

JieJie's Vi also appeared behind the tower on time, and a two-man gank on the one was quickly launched!

"They're going to tower dive mid! But Icon's health is still pretty good! And he still has Aftershock. Can they really make the tower dive?"

"It won't fall, it won't fall!" Colonel Guan was yelling at the same time, "This damage is really not enough!"

But Jie Jie clearly couldn't hear or obey the colonel's orders. He had already begun to charge up his Q, and Vi's iron fist gleamed coldly, ready to strike.

At this moment, Icon's attention was also focused to the extreme, constantly observing Wei's movements.

If Vi dares to step into or Q into the range of his Ice Ring, he can immediately use W to trigger Aftershock, making it impossible for him to die in this wave, and he might even be able to turn the tables and kill someone.

At the same time, Icon also noticed that the fox on the other side raised its right hand and launched a basic attack.

Fortunately, Icon remained relatively calm, confirmed the basic attack animation, and did not react impulsively with any counterattack.

However, this basic attack did raise a question for icon.

Is this a plan to make the fox tank the tower?

Should I teleport there to stun the fox?

Like Kassadin, Ahri is a champion with 19 armor at the start, making her as fragile as paper in front of turrets. If she can trigger Aftershock and fight back with the help of the turrets, she can succeed.
But, just as icon began to think, a moment of distraction occurred.
Then a flash of golden light appeared!
JieJie's Vi actually used Flash to get right in front of the Ice Maiden, and then threw a punch right at her face!
Compared to the regular Q flash, the flash Q is obviously faster. By the time the icon reacts and presses W, it's already too late.

With a loud shout, Vi stunned Lissandra with a punch before Ahri could auto-attack, then instantly landed a full three-hit combo with her auto-attack and E!

"Beautiful." Ming Jing praised softly, then WA made his move, and finally followed up with an EQ.

The charm was used to follow up the moment the knock-up ended, maximizing control.

JieJie then played another AE.

If it were a version with lower durability, this Ice Maiden would have been certain to die.

Unfortunately, the durability patch increased the base health of each hero by 70, and with the subsequent growth health, Crystal Maiden gained nearly 100 more health, managing to survive with a sliver of health.

But Jie Jie couldn't stay any longer. He didn't dare give the Ice Maiden a chance to trigger an aftershock, so he could only turn around and leave the tower.

icon was practically glued to his W key, thinking he could step on Vi to trigger the aftershock, then flash away so he wouldn't be the one to die!
However, just before the charm ended, the fox finally unleashed her last basic attack.

A simple basic attack landed lightly on the Ice Maiden, instantly wiping out her last bit of health!
(End of this chapter)