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Chapter 305 We’re back, all back!

Whether it was a premeditated bluff or the result of precise calculation, the fox landed her last basic attack just before the control ended, which just depleted the Ice Maiden's health bar.

If the basic attack had come a little later, perhaps Crystal Maiden could have used her Ice Ring to withstand the attack with the high resistance from Aftershock, and then Flash away.

Vi, who is imprisoned, will surely die under the tower.

Everything is at such a limit.

Fortunately, it was a close call.

"EDG Phi has killed BLG icon!"

This time, without the noise of the audience, the cold announcement could be clearly heard throughout the venue.

Countless piglets breathed a sigh of relief as they watched a kill emerge in the mid lane.

To be honest, when they saw the bottom lane getting tower-dived, countless viewers had already turned their attention to the next game.

After all, viewers have seen too many games in this summer split where EDG collapsed at the start and then never recovered.

They thought this would be the same.

"Fortunately, the return of the Flying God has brought about changes to this team!"

Colonel Guan also laughed and said, "This tower dive was really an opportunity he created!"

Why does Crystal Maiden consume all three stacks of Corruption Potion after three waves of minions, and only stand under the tower with 60% health remaining?
Undoubtedly, this is the result of the mid-lane laning disadvantage.

It's very difficult to suppress a versatile hero like Crystal Maiden.

If it were another mid laner, they might not even be able to secure lane control, let alone suppress the Ice Maiden's health.

It can only be said that once Fei Shen makes a move, you know he's got the skills.

"And JieJie's move was also very decisive!" Miller praised, watching the replay provided by the director. "Taking advantage of the moment when FeiShen was drawing attention, he immediately flashed and used Q, giving Icon no chance to react!"

"It's true, it seems like Jie Jie has become much more confident since Fei Shen came back!"

Backstage at EDG, the other members looked at the situation before them and temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness for Mingjing.

If we switch to a different mid laner, I don't know how to play this game anymore.

EDG's other mid laner, Zeka, shared a similar idea.

Wow, Mingjing is amazing!

Unlike Scout, he didn't become discouraged after being relegated to the bench.

On the contrary, after sitting on the bench, he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that his mission was finally over.

Being in the mid lane of a top-tier team is truly a nightmare!

Although Zeka still harbors a desire for the championship, he is clearly not yet mentally prepared to win.

Right now, he just wants to stay on the bench and try to learn something from Phi.

From Zeka's perspective, although the kill count is currently even, the situation is clearly not good.

After all, the Karsa-Callie duo is quite formidable, with a snowballing ability that is in no way inferior to Draven and Caitlyn, and perhaps even surpasses them.

If there are no restrictions, then this game will still be lost.

But how exactly should these restrictions be implemented?

At this moment, EDG was also discussing this point in their voice chat.

Unlike Zeka's confusion, the rest of EDG knew exactly what to do next.

After clearing the minion wave, Ming Jing placed a ward at the enemy's F6 camp before returning to base.

In the previous tower dive, Lena used Flash to dodge the water bubble, which was obviously the perfect opportunity.

Moreover, the timing is quite clear.

First of all, Mingjing in the mid lane is fine.

Icon's item build is quite abstract; after recalling, he upgraded to a Doran's Shield.

The use of Corruption Potion and Doran's Shield clearly indicates an intention not to contest lane control with Mingjing.

In contrast, Mingjing, who got the kill, returned to town to buy a Killing Ring and a Tome of Harmony, and combined them with the Doran's Ring he started with to achieve a high amount of spell power.

Of course, from a numerical point of view, Mingjing is well aware that if both sides reach level seven, Mingjing's slight equipment advantage is meaningless, because both can clear a wave with two Qs, so their efficiency is still equal.

This is why Icon can build defensive items without restraint.

However, before Ice Maiden reaches level seven and has a level four Q, Mingjing's equipment still has a slight numerical advantage, allowing him to roam at any time.

Secondly, there's the time difference in jungle clearing.

The enemy jungler, Wukong, jumped directly to the bottom after clearing two camps in the lower half of the jungle. This route was easy to spot from the enemy's last-hitting and the blue buff under their feet.

Since JieJie was already low on health after tower diving, he no longer had the opportunity to counter-jungle and had to reluctantly give up the enemy's jungle monsters in the top jungle.

In this way, after the enemy jungler tower dives the bottom lane, they will inevitably need some time to clear the jungle monsters in the top half of the map to catch up on their farm.

What EDG needs to seize is this time difference and start a tower dive!
This is why Mingjing would place wards at the enemy's F6 camp.

He needs to accurately determine the location of the enemy jungler.

The current version uses a four-package two-package strategy, and we must try to eliminate all possible interfering factors.

Shortly after Mingjing re-entered the game, he saw the enemy jungler already appearing in the wards of the F6 camp. Weiwei's Wukong had his scanner on and cleared the wards left by Mingjing.

Seeing this, Mingjing immediately understood and started pushing the lane.

Of course, even if you find the enemy jungler's location, the enemy might be on the third tier, clearing wards in the upper half of the map and then immediately counter-ganking in the lower half.

But Ming Jing couldn't care less about that at the moment.

There is also a four-man-three strategy, but it is more difficult.

There's never a foolproof decision. If the other side is really that smart, then give it to them!
Mingjing quickly cleared the minion wave with two Qs, and then swiftly moved towards the bottom lane.

Meanwhile, Jie Jie, neglecting to clear out the monsters, also met up with Ming Jing in the river.

JieJie hasn't even finished clearing one round of jungle camps yet, but he's already started a second wave of activity.

But Jie Jie enjoyed it.

Because this is EDG's true playstyle—an extreme offensive strategy based on stable lane control in the mid lane!
In this offensive system, your own jungle monsters are the lowest-tier resource, while the enemy's jungle monsters, kills, and plating are the most valuable.

Mingjing's roaming was no secret, and BLG's bot lane duo naturally retreated and ran away immediately.

However, the two players already had the advantage, and they were currently on the line, so it was clear that they couldn't escape.

"BLG's bot lane duo ran back to their tower, but EDG's mid and jungle were already blocking them from behind! Are they going to tower dive? There are no minions!"

Because they were chasing after the enemy with great speed and time was of the essence, the EDG duo had no time to push lanes, which meant that all four of them would be bombarded by the turrets from the very beginning.

But EDG wasn't afraid. Under Mingjing's command, JieJie charged up his Q and charged into the tower, immediately attracting the tower's attention.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meiko's Nami Healer accelerated and rushed in, throwing a bubble at the feet of the un-flashed Lena!
Without any way to dodge, Liu Qingsong had no choice but to move around and avoid the attack!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jie Jie threw a punch following the trajectory of Lena's movement!
Liu Qingsong countered again, using a Q [Iron Fist Cooperation] to intercept Wei's punch!
In this desperate situation under the tower, Liu Qingsong's performance was truly outstanding.

It wasn't until this moment that Mingjing's fox finally made her move, using her E charm to lock onto Lena, who was unable to move due to casting a skill.

Everyone in EDG was ready at this moment. If Kalista blocked the charm and used Cleanse to instantly remove it, they would quickly switch their focus to Kalista.

However, Lenata can still resurrect, and Kalista won't die anytime soon, which might interfere with this tower dive.

There's no way around it; with such a strong lane combination and no minions, tower diving is extremely difficult.

However, .Doggo's reaction was clearly not that quick.

If BLG's bot lane truly possessed that level of teamwork and individual skill, BLG wouldn't have fallen to tenth place in the regular season. By the time he belatedly realized he needed to help his support block the charm, it was already too late.

The fox charmed Renata with a single kiss, while Viper simultaneously unleashed his attack, using both pistols in a double attack combo, followed by a burst of powerful attacks and water orbs, instantly taking away half of Renata's health.

The remaining half tube of blood was naturally given to Mingjing.

Even without Electrocute and with limited damage output, Ahri can still land a full combo and reduce a support's health to half.

The last Q [Deception Orb] pierced through the enemy's health bar, completely emptying it!
Liu Qingsong didn't even have time to revive himself.

"EDG Phi has killed BLG Crisp!"

"Liu Qingsong died under the tower, while JieJie stepped out of the tower with his health still quite good! Doggo didn't have much of a chance to trade kills either!"

At this moment, Guan Daxiao's voice was like a machine gun, delivering a high-intensity barrage: "In that case, BLG is in serious trouble! EDG seized the opportunity when Weiwei went to the top side of the jungle to farm and catch up on development, and immediately accelerated their attack!"

"Feishen's fox has already secured two kills, putting immense pressure on the BLG players!"

The BLG players are indeed under a lot of pressure, and the voice channel is somewhat quiet at this moment.

Everyone understands that BLG needs to snowball in the bottom lane if they want to win, and the bottom lane must be protected.

The people at BLG certainly understand this too.

The problem is that Weiwei's early gank on the bottom lane is already very damaging, so in order to keep up with his level, he has to farm jungle camps in the top half of the map to catch up on his development.

BLG's duo understood this as well, and they set up a meticulous vision control system and played very conservatively, rushing to the tower the moment the mid laner disappeared.

But it still didn't work.

In that one minute when the jungler was away, the bottom lane was in serious trouble!

No one would have expected that EDG's mid and jungle, who had just returned to base to replenish supplies after diving the tower, would launch a second wave of attacks less than half a minute after going online.

Initiating two tower dives within a minute—this almost insane pace is something only EDG could pull off.

Looking at the world, there are very few teams that can keep up with this pace, and BLG is clearly not one of them.

EDG's bot lane duo quickly turned around and pushed the minion wave into the tower.

The best news for BLG is that it's not even five minutes into the game yet, so EDG can't control the dragon and can only take a layer of plating.

But that doesn't stop BLG from being quite difficult to play now.

Being tower-dived in the mid lane is relatively harmless, but being tower-dived in the bottom lane is a serious and devastating blow.

Although Doggo is not dead, it has lost a lot of lanes and also had its plating stolen by Viper, so it's practically dead.

And the most unfortunate one is undoubtedly icon.

He didn't understand why the fox's killing ring had increased by two levels simply by going down one path.

Can this Doran's Shield hold up?

However, Mingjing isn't really interested in the icon right now; he's just focused on controlling the lane and helping JieJie invade the enemy jungle.

JieJie needs to farm jungle camps to catch up on levels. Since he has such a big advantage in the mid lane, farming jungle camps in the enemy's jungle is the best strategy.

Weiwei lost the Magic Swamp Frog and the later-respawned F6 monsters one after the other, making the game even more difficult for him as his experience level was already behind.

Ming Jing didn't gain any extra benefits during this period; he just farmed minions as usual. He quickly returned to the city to replenish his supplies and upgraded the Little Yellow Book to the Lost Chapter, giving him an even greater equipment lead.

In the blink of an eye, six minutes had passed.
Just before Ice Maiden's level 7 power spike and at the crucial moment when the dragon was still alive, Mingjing's roaming rhythm started again.

BLG was well-prepared this time. Weiwei's Monkey King was counter-ganking in the bottom lane, while Icon quickly cleared the minion wave and moved towards the bottom half of the map!
We must defend the bottom lane no matter what!

But arresting him was Ming Jing's lie.

From God's perspective, it's clear that Mingjing's fox didn't go to the bottom lane, but instead made its way through the darkness and reached the top lane.

Bin was clearly unaware of this. After his Fiora had stacked up a Grasp of the Undying, he immediately used Q to poke at her!

What awaits him is certain death.

The fox flanked and cut off Bin's retreat. Flandre took the opportunity to auto-attack and build up his rage. Then, Gnar flashed in and unleashed his ultimate!
Bin reacted quickly, pressing W the instant he saw Flash, which actually blocked Gnar's R. But Ahri immediately followed up with R and a Charm that landed, sealing his fate.

Saint Gun used his E to dodge the sword energy, and then followed up with a W, helping Mingjing get another kill!
3-0, Ming Jing has already achieved a killing spree!

On BLG's side, everyone only realized the situation belatedly and quickly took down the dragon to stop the loss.

But EDG was prepared for this and didn't even bother to look at the dragon. The mid and top laners directly attacked the top lane turret plating and easily took down two turrets.

BLG has Kalista, Wukong, and Lissandra on their side, and they're incredibly aggressive in team fights. If EDG were to engage them head-on, that would be truly unwise.

Ming Jing had long anticipated that this head-on team battle would not be evenly matched, so trading resources for economic gains was the right strategy.

Although BLG secured the dragon, Bin's death directly caused the team to fall behind by nearly a thousand gold.

For BLG, this was clearly an incredibly unprofitable deal.

Fortunately, BLG still has room for error.

The Rift Herald is about to spawn, and they still have a chance to take a tower and catch up in terms of economy with it.

But it was precisely in this wave of events that Ming Jing made another extraordinary contribution!

Just as BLG's bot lane duo was pushing the lane and recalling, preparing to rotate to the top side of the map, the live stream camera suddenly switched to the mid lane.

Suddenly, there was another unusual movement in the mid lane. JieJie's Vi emerged from the darkness and used her ultimate to lock onto Lissandra!
The strength of the Fox-Vi mid-jungle duo lies in the fact that both champions possess powerful engage capabilities, and their control chains are seamlessly integrated.

If one control is controlled, the other control will definitely be able to follow up.

Under the threat of the ultimate ability, Icon had no choice but to use his ultimate to protect himself first.

"But then what? The Flying God's fox has caught up!"

The fox unleashed two powerful attacks, closing in on the ice sculpture's face, ready to charm and seduce it.

Icon had no doubt about Ming Jing's ability to get up; he could only keep pressing the dodge button to try and dodge the control that made him get up.

He absolutely cannot afford to lose points before the Vanguard spawns.

However, Ming Jing was on the second level, and he had no intention of pressing down. He pressed his face against the ground simply to apply pressure.

Seeing that the Ice Maiden's ultimate had ended, she unsurprisingly flashed away. Only then did he use his third ultimate to close the gap again, first auto-attacking and then steadily following up with an E charm!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wei followed up with a fully charged punch!

The combination of Doran's Shield and Mercury's Treads on the Ice Maiden is still quite strong, even though Mingjing had a 3-0 score, the damage output wasn't particularly impressive.

Fortunately, Vi's damage was also real. With a fully charged Q and a heavy punch, she finished off Icon with a final blow, sending him back to the fountain once again!

"EDG Jiejie has killed BLG icon!"

The kill notification popped up again. Although there were no spectators at the scene, countless people around the world, separated by thousands of miles, were still amazed by EDG's mid and jungle's surprise attack.

The strong teams watching the match shook their heads, greatly disappointed with BLG's performance.

Inside the DRX base, Scout watched the kill feed and even shut down his stream, ignoring the match altogether.

There's really nothing to see; the two teams are on completely different levels.

If Phi hadn't left, BLG wouldn't have been qualified to compete against EDG in the playoffs.

They watched this match simply to see how much of EDG's strength remained.

But judging from the current results, EDG's strength has recovered ideally, and Phi does not seem to have regressed at all due to his long absence from the battlefield.

Knowing this information is enough.

They didn't care about the outcome of the match.

As long as Phi remains the FMVP, BLG has no chance of winning, and EDG's victory is inevitable.

(End of this chapter)