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

Chapter 307 Promotion!

The moment the match ended, the stadium lights came on!
Both players got up and walked backstage at the same time, but their expressions were quite different.

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, everyone wore solemn expressions, as immense pressure weighed on their shoulders.

On the other side, the EDG players looked relaxed and walked briskly back to the backstage lounge.

Looking at the renewed expressions on the faces of the EDG players, Guan Daxiao smiled and said, "I can only say that this is the EDG we know and love."

"Yes," Miller nodded. "It's fair to say that Fei Shen's role in EDG is no less important than Faker's role in T1, right?"

During this year's Summer Split, Faker took a month off due to a hand injury.

但就在Faker不在的一个月的时间里，T1从6-2一路俯冲，直接打到了7-8。

This record was too much for Faker to bear. He was so shocked that he sat up in a panic, rushed onto the stage, and led T1 into another winning streak.

How similar this plot is to what's happening now?
It's often said that the mid laner is the absolute core of a team, but only T1 and EDG seem to have regressed this much after changing their mid laner.

Guan Daxiao continued with a smile: "EDG fans can rest assured after watching this match. Feishen's strength has not been greatly affected despite his long absence from battle."

This match truly brought a sigh of relief to countless EDG fans.

This is inevitable, after all, this is the summer playoffs.

If you fail before entering the double-elimination stage, it could mean the end of the season.

For a team that completed its journey to the top last year, it would be too unrealistic to fail to qualify for the World Championship this year.

The camera followed the EDG team backstage, where Abu, Maokai, and Clearlove had been waiting for a long time at the backstage entrance.

All three of them had relaxed smiles on their faces.

"Not bad, I played quite steadily this game!"

The factory manager gave his cousin a thumbs up.

To be honest, this game is actually quite difficult to operate.

After all, they can't engage in direct team fights this game. They can only rely on superior lane switching and picking off isolated targets to slowly accumulate an economic advantage, which is somewhat similar to the Korean style of play.

Under Ming Jing's command, the team operated flawlessly.

"Of course," Ming Jing said with a smile. "The other side isn't very good."

Since they were in private, Mingjing spoke more casually.

BLG ultimately only ranked tenth in the regular season, which is considered a lower-middle level in the league. They are far inferior to EDG in every aspect.

If Ming Jing were to lose, he might as well announce his retirement on the spot.

Maokai nodded in agreement; he actually thought the same thing.

However, he didn't celebrate much and quickly steered the conversation towards TP in the next game.

"Next game we'll be playing as the red side," Maokai said, looking at his teammates. "Any ideas?"

Ming Jing thought for a moment, "I feel that constantly avoiding battles and focusing on strategy is too tiring. It would be better to pick some strong team fight heroes to play, which would be easier."

Maokai nodded, having no objection.

At this moment, the MVP of the game is being displayed on the screen in the lounge.

It's obvious that the MVP of this game can't be anyone else.

Although Mingjing's Ahri didn't get any solo kills or have any flashy plays like the health bar disappearing trick, he was undoubtedly the core of the tempo. Every kill for EDG was inseparable from his participation, making him the top choice for MVP.

With a perfect KDA of 9-0-6, a 100% teamfight participation rate, and a 34.4% damage share, even for Mingjing, these figures are considered excellent.

The break time passed quickly.

Both contestants stepped onto the stage.

The EDG team sat on the stage, all looking relaxed, but their hearts were filled with seriousness, determined to win this match.

The playoffs, starting from the first round, are a long road, and teams cannot afford any losses before entering the double-elimination semifinals.

Just as Mingjing had planned, the team focused on laning strength and targeted BLG's Azir-Poppy combination, directly locking in Galio and Trundle in the mid and jungle.

At first glance, there seems to be nothing special about this midfield matchup, but in reality, every matchup is an advantageous one.

For EDG, as long as the mid and jungle have a matchup advantage, and the side laners each have skills to lock down enemies and tower dive, that's enough.

All that's left is to go through the procedures.

Mingjing stayed out of the lane for a while in the early game, since Galio wasn't much of a threat in the early levels.

Once Mingjing reached level five, the situation immediately underwent a dramatic change.

Galio delivered a straight punch that sent Azir flying, then unleashed a full QW combo, bringing Azir to near-death!

Icon's survival was threatened, forcing him to return to base for supplies, while Mingjing took this opportunity to quickly push the lane into the tower.

As the minion wave pushed into the tower, Galio also leveled up to level six!
Mingjing wasted no time, quickly returned to the city to buy a Killing Ring, and then headed straight for the bottom lane!

On the bottom lane, the minion wave was also pushing towards the enemy tower, and at the same time, JieJie's Trundle was already in position in the bottom lane.

A tower dive came suddenly.

With the troll pillar blocking their retreat, Meiko's Riel charged into the tower, and a mounted volley sent Doggo's Aphelios flying!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Galio unleashed his ultimate ability, and the Colossus crashed to the ground!

With Riel and Galio providing ample control, the BLG duo had absolutely no room to maneuver and could only be ganged up on and killed!
Ming Jingxi secured a kill and an assist, and his Killing Ring level immediately increased by three levels after he acquired it!
Actually, the game had already started to change its nature at this point.

Because everyone understands that EDG's momentum has already begun.

As expected, the plot unfolded as follows.

Taking advantage of their bottom lane priority, EDG successfully invaded the jungle, secured dragons, the Rift Herald, the first tower, rotated lanes, and ganked the side lanes.
This is a process that EDG has completed countless times, so they should be very familiar with it by now.

But perhaps because it had been too long since they had played like this, they still seemed a bit clumsy, occasionally suffering losses from failed attempts to gank the sidelines, and being beaten back by BLG in the other half of the map due to insufficient offensive strength and efficiency.

Furthermore, because JieJie's attempt to fight back failed, they even lost a small dragon fight.

Fortunately, their opponent BLG was genuinely not strong enough, so although EDG experienced some setbacks, they were able to steadily expand their advantage.

When the game reached 27 minutes, EDG still had a 7,000 gold lead and forced a team fight again with three dragons in hand.

Ming Jing now has the four-piece set of Eternal Frostbite Mejai's Soulstealer, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap, making him a pure burst damage Galio with explosive combat power!

Galio simply used his ultimate ability to sit down and visibly reduced the health bars of all five BLG players by a large margin!

Using his ultimate's knock-up ability, Mingjing targeted Bin's Jax, who was EDG's biggest threat!
First, follow up with the Eternal Frost control, then QEA quickly follow up!
Galio with a four-piece set hit a weapon with a three-piece set. Even with the weapon having the powerful magic resistance item Force of Nature, it was clearly unable to withstand the damage, and its health bar was instantly emptied!

Bin stared at his gray screen for a moment, then sighed.

No more.

Bin's death foreshadowed the collapse of BLG's biggest pillar. Although the two carries survived, they struggled to even taunt Galio due to Fera's poor economy!
Mingjing used his invincibility to delay for two seconds, and after all his teammates followed up, he pushed forward in one wave, easily achieving a five-for-zero team fight!
"Let's congratulate EDG again!" Miller's voice resounded throughout the stadium through the speakers. "With unstoppable momentum, another point is in hand, and the match point is secured!"

Bin had just taken off his headphones when he heard Miller's excited shouts. He was a little downcast and simply walked backstage with his teammates.

The way the commentators spoke made it seem like BLG was a team from another region. Of course, that's understandable.

EDG's advancement is what everyone expected.

Nobody thought BLG could win.

Even the BLG players themselves.

Back in the backstage lounge, the atmosphere at BLG was almost frozen.

The mid-laner icon pulled out a cigarette and headed to the smoking area. The bot lane duo, who were not familiar with each other at all, sat on opposite sides of the sofa. The jungler, Weiwei, was a rookie and had little influence.

No one wanted to talk.

BLG's players have nothing to say about the next match.

You want us to go and fight the full-strength EDG?

If we can beat them, what's the point of having DKT1?
I'm tired, let's end it here.

The only one who still had fighting spirit was Bin in the top lane, but he didn't say anything at the moment. His face was slightly flushed, and he looked thoughtful.

BLG's coach, Dian, looked at the players' dejected appearance and didn't know what to say for a moment.

He really wanted to say that it's not shameful to lose to Ming Jing.

But these words were too abstract for an opposing coach to say, so he could only keep them to himself.

Dian and Mingjing were practically acquaintances.

In the 2020 youth training camp, Dian had not yet joined the youth team and was still a youth training coach for the SN team.

Like other club coaches, Dian watched Ming Jing evolve from AD20 to the top youth training player, experiencing the entire process of going from doubting to recognizing to admiring Ming Jing.

No one understands how extraordinary Mingjing's talent is better than those youth training coaches.

I reached Master rank within a month of playing the game.

The youth academy dominated the golden age in just two months.

Two months later, this person will have already stepped onto the stage of the World Championship Finals.

This talent is truly unique throughout history.

With such a genius, the only thing you can do is to be his partner, not his enemy.

Thinking of this, Dian couldn't help but glance at Chen Zebin, who had come to BLG from SN with him.

Without a doubt, Chen Zebin is also a genius.

How genius?
In 2020, Chen Zebin was only 16 years old, not yet of playing age. Logically, he should have entered the 2020 youth training camp to hone his skills and become another star of the Golden Age.

However, his talent was so great that the SN club lied about his age and directly put him on the LPL stage to undergo more rigorous training.

In other words, Chen Zebin's talent when he debuted was higher than that of everyone in the 2020 youth training camp.

Of course, Bin's achievements are worthy of his talent. He made it to the semifinals right after his debut, but was narrowly defeated by DWG. After a year of decline, he joined RNG and won the MSI championship. He is a prodigy second only to Phi.

Unfortunately, Bin's career was not as smooth as Phi's.

His performance has finally improved, but he is now wandering around due to the manipulation of capital, and he may well become the first player in history to win the MSI championship but fail to qualify for the World Championship.

Bin noticed the coach's gaze and asked, "Can we play on the red side next game? I want a counter pick."

Clearly, in this life-or-death situation, Bin chose to trust his sword.

Whether you can do it or not, believe it first.

"Alright." Coach Dian nodded gently. "Then it's up to you, Ben Ge."

Although Bin still had fighting spirit, with all four of his teammates having lost confidence, the outcome of the third game was not much of a surprise.

When EDG learned that BLG had chosen the red side, they roughly understood their opponent's intentions and quickly prepared a countermeasure.

Since you want to play in the upper half of the bracket, then I'll play along!
This time, the team directly targeted Aphelios and Lulu, leaving Viper to cover for them.

Meanwhile, the top, mid, and jungle players focused on Renekton, Sejuani, and Sylas, launching a decisive attack on the top half of the map.

EDG's lineup in the top half of the map can be said to be at its peak in terms of fighting strength.

Bin's top lane performance remained as aggressive as ever. This time, the team gave him the counter pick, and he lived up to expectations, successfully securing a lane advantage by locking in Camille. He even managed to force Flandre's Flash by trading blows in lane, creating the perfect ganking opportunity for the jungler.

It's not very meaningful.

Because his jungler simply didn't have time to gank top.

Compared to Bin's advantage in the top lane, EDG's mid-jungle advantage is significantly greater.

Sylas and Sejuani are considered a classic combination. Sylas can quickly max out Sejuani's E skill with his passive attack speed bonus. The two not only have smooth control combos, but also incredibly high burst damage, capable of one-shotting opponents at level three.

Just over three minutes in, the two precisely caught Weiwei in the jungle. Sejuani used Q-Flash to knock up Weiwei, and Sylas followed up with E to trigger his passive. After Sejuani froze the enemy, Sylas finished off Weiwei with a Q-A combo, easily securing the kill.

In the subsequent process, jiejie became even more aggressive after gaining the advantage, treating Weiwei's jungle as his own backyard!

Weiwei didn't even have a chance to farm in the top half of the jungle, let alone gank top.
The initiative was in EDG's hands from beginning to end!
In the end, Bin will be the only one to suffer.

At 7:30, Sejuani, who had reached level 6, and Sylas, who had reached level 7, ganked the top lane together. Despite Bin's perfect maneuver with his back to the turret, he was still wiped out by Renekton's Tyrant Strike.

Bin's death, along with the loss of the vanguard, signaled the complete collapse of BLG's upper half of the map.

BLG's mid and jungle couldn't keep up with the pace, so they had to go to the bottom half of the map to stop the loss, but the results were very average. They only managed to get one dragon and two plating plates.

This dragon will be the only neutral resource that BLG can obtain in this game.

EDG's fighting ability was off the charts this game. They engaged in team fights whenever possible, making it impossible for the opponent to gain any more resources.

By the 26-minute mark, EDG already had a lead of 10,000 gold and the Wind Dragon Soul, and were just one step away from victory.

Inside the BLG voice channel, icon had even lost his fighting spirit and was still thinking of putting on an act to get the push to end the torture.

After all, everyone understands that BLG has no chance of winning.

But Bin still wanted to try. He had Icon's Orianna pass him the ball, and Camille dribbled forward with an E-flash, kicking the ball into the center of EDG's formation!

Although icon lacked fighting spirit, he was still capable of maneuvering. He decisively activated his ultimate move, [Command: Shockwave], which caused the puppet to manipulate space and directly annihilate the four people, including Ming Jing!

This team fight was initiated quite perfectly. Although Ming Jing wasn't instantly killed, he was brought to low health and didn't have much fighting power left.

Only Flandre was in good condition. The crocodile activated his ultimate, then used his red-rage Q followed by Bloodthirst, which greatly increased his health bar!

Fortunately, Viper, the team's second pillar, was not restricted in any way. His blue and green blade Aphelios fired continuously from a distance, and finally seized an opportunity to use his blue blade [Clear Radiance Night Glow] from a distance, hitting three people directly and dealing an explosive AOE!

Mingjing was hit by Lulu's ultimate skill before she died, and Sylas regained his fighting power. Taking this opportunity, he E-flashed to Zeli's face, forced Zeli to flash with WA, and then steadily followed up with E followed by Everfrost. He finished with a Q, directly performing the magic of disappearing health bar!

After securing the kill, Mingjing activated his invulnerability skill to dodge the enemy's follow-up attacks, leaving the rest to his teammates!

With the remaining three members of EDG, they crushed the enemy team in one fell swoop, easily winning the team fight that had been thrilling but ultimately harmless. Then, they pushed forward and ended the game!

(End of this chapter)