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

Chapter 323 Doomed

"Flying God confidently turns back! Is the damage enough?"

"That's enough, that's definitely enough, Fei Shen won't miscalculate!"

"Killed them! A solo kill against two opponents!"

The sound of the first blood being drawn, accompanied by the exclamations of the three commentators, echoed loudly in the Wukesong Arena, stirring up a wave of cheers from the thousands of spectators below the stage!

The enthusiasm of thousands of spectators could not be completely blocked by mere noise-canceling headphones; their cheers easily penetrated the headphones and reached the athletes' ears.

"However, Fei Shen is still a bit injured! He's in terrible shape right now and can't handle the minion wave. If he recalls now, he might lose a lot of minions!"

"Probably not, Jie Jie will be here soon!"

Zhao Lijie hurried to the middle of the road.

JieJie originally had no intention of going to the mid lane.

After all, in his opinion, there was really nothing to say about this mid-lane play.

The opposing team called for their jungler to come to mid just to clear the lane, which was obviously a bad move. JieJie was even thinking about whether he should take the opportunity to go to the enemy jungle and show off two camps of jungle monsters.

Unexpectedly, Ming Jing was ruthless and didn't talk much. He directly took on two opponents and killed Taliyah right in front of the jungler.

How exactly was he killed? Zhao Lijie was completely baffled.

Shouldn't the mid lane be a disadvantageous matchup in the early game?
But now that things have come to this, JieJie naturally has to hurry up and support the mid lane. After all, he can't let his mid laner get a solo kill and still lose lane points, otherwise it would really be a difference in jungle strength.

The two worked together to push the minion wave into the tower, and then Ming Jing finally retreated to the city to replenish his supplies.

Only at this point did this wave finally come to a temporary end.

The director quickly brought up the replay, allowing viewers to enjoy Ming Jing's move once again.

The JDG guys were full of admiration when they saw Zed's precise calculations and solo kill on Kakashi.

"One against two, and a double kill." Zoom was speechless. "That's too exaggerated! He was mainly at a disadvantage in the laning phase!"

Before the laning phase began, Yagao even thought Zed was completely unplayable in lane, given how greedy his runes and item build was.

But who would have thought that after a few minutes of laning, not only was there no pressure in the laning phase, but he was also able to turn the tables and get a solo kill?

What else is there to say? The championship is yours!

"It was mainly Zhuo Ding who gave him the opportunity." Toothpaste lay on the chair, his tone somewhat wistful. "His mistake at level one was enough to seal his fate in the laning phase."

At this moment, the live stream chat for toothpaste was filled with comments.

[What nonsense! He lost a Q at level 1 with his left hand, so he sent it, right?]

That's the truth, didn't you see it all?

[That's normal. When laning against a mid laner like Fei Shen, you can't afford to make any mistakes.]

[Hooray! A first-strike Zed with a longsword can still get a solo kill? That's pretty dirty!]

[Isn't this what a coward is like? A notorious bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong. If he saw the opponent's ID was Phi, he probably couldn't even hold the mouse properly.]

【It really is】

TES players on the bench.

"Mine," the left hand mumbled, "I made a mistake."

Knight's face didn't show much expression, but his heart was filled with frustration.

He certainly understood why the laning phase had escalated to this point.

Indeed, he failed to seize the opportunity.

If he had handled things better at the first level, the situation would never have escalated to this point.

Xiao Tian was also a little frustrated at the moment, but of course he couldn't put pressure on his teammates. He just said, "It's okay, take it slow. I'll try it when I reach level six."

"Ah."

Meanwhile, the EDG players were also singing and dancing in the stands.

"Wow, that's awesome!" Flandre exclaimed in admiration. "How did he manage to solo kill that?"

Everyone understood how crucial this solo kill was!

According to the normal timeline, it would take Zed at least eleven or twelve minutes to suppress his greed.

Even if Ming Jing accelerates his progress by attacking first and using his longsword at the start, he can only speed things up to about ten minutes at most.

EDG's teammates were prepared to exchange resources and start their rhythm again after ten minutes, but who could have expected the surprise to come so suddenly?
"It's alright." Ming Jing remained calm. "The opposing team didn't handle things well at the start and made some mistakes."

Mingjing hadn't expected to achieve anything significant in the laning phase.

After all, he chose such an aggressive playstyle; it's impossible that he was aiming for an advantage in the laning phase—that would be too overpowered.

He simply felt that his laning skills were good enough, and that he could survive even if he was a little greedy, that's all.

I just didn't expect the opponent to start acting up at level one, so I can't blame him for being ruthless.

When he went out again, Ming Jing was holding a vampire scepter in his hand, and he was only one step away from the hydra of greed.

After securing First Blood, Mingjing can likely activate Ravenous in about eight minutes.

In terms of game rhythm, this is undoubtedly a qualitative leap in rhythm.

Time is running out for Top Esports.

The next two minutes were still TES's turn.

Left Hand knew he couldn't control Zed except for his lifesteal, so he simply teamed up with Xiaotian to go to the side lanes to find opportunities.

Their target this time is, of course, the bot lane duo.

Taliyah used her ultimate to block the path, and Vi appeared from the river.

But EDG's bot lane duo gave them no chance at all. Viper's Zephyr used E to jump over Taliyah's wall, and Meiko's Lulu even used Flash!
Watching the EDG duo run back to their tower, the TES mid and jungle players sighed in unison, their faces somber.

Because both of them understood that this might be their last chance.

When the left hand returned to the middle lane, the time had reached exactly eight minutes.

With Tiamat, Zed can clear the wave so quickly.

Taking advantage of the opportunity while Zuo Shou was roaming, Ming Jing not only cleared the mid lane minion wave, but also took a layer of plating before returning to base.

The economy is just right.

With a flick of his hand, Ming Jing conjured a hydra of greed in his palm.

This version of Ravenous Hydra not only provides high attack power, skill speed, and noble all-around lifesteal, but its passive [Cleave] AOE effect can also be triggered by skills.

This is the key reason why Zed can still be played in the current version.

Zed has even been nerfed twice because of this item, with his health and E damage reduced respectively.

The classic hero was nerfed because of the equipment. I don't even want to think about how bad Zed will become after this equipment is changed or removed.

After he went online again, Zuo Shou was no longer qualified to face Ming Jing in lane.

With the added damage from Minion Dematerializer, Zed can clear a wave of minions with a single Q followed by a few auto-attacks, and he can also recover a large amount of health through OmniValve.

Taliyah hadn't even gotten her Mythic items yet, and it would take her two or three Qs to clear a wave. Plus, Zed's presence was too intimidating, so Knight didn't dare use WE to clear the wave and could only watch as Zed cleared the wave and disappeared into the mid lane.

The one who will suffer is the teammate on the left. This time, Mingjing's target is the top lane.

After all, it's been more than eight minutes now, the vanguard has already spawned, and Mingjing can get the resources of whichever half of the area he goes to.

In comparison, the Vanguard is clearly a much higher priority than the Dragon.

As for the heads, that's a sure thing.

Saint Gun picked Sejuani specifically for this moment. Sejuani's reliable crowd control was enough for the mid and jungle to follow up and deal full damage. Even if Renekton's fighting power was amazing at this point, he couldn't withstand the siege of three people and was eventually killed by Zed's passive!

"After securing the kill, EDG was also able to take the Rift Herald! Their tempo was excellent!"

The camera then cuts to the bottom half of the map, where TES is also taking steps to mitigate their losses, with their mid and jungle players attacking from there.

But Viper was truly disciplined this game, giving no chance whatsoever and retreating to the bushes early on.

Actually, Viper played quite well in the laning phase. Although he was constantly pushed, he managed to last-hit almost every minion under the tower with Zephyr. With his solid fundamentals, he not only didn't fall behind in last-hitting, but even took a few minions ahead!

The scene of him consistently farming under the tower and even having a CS lead is something that only happens when laning against JackeyLove.

However, TES's mid and jungle kept roaming to the bottom lane, and his laning phase was still difficult.

But Viper didn't care.

Because he understands how great the team's current advantage is.

TES failed again, and could only angrily control a fire dragon.

In the current situation, this fire dragon is hardly enough to quench the thirst, and its value is incomparable to that of the vanguard.

After EDG secured the Rift Herald, they didn't seem inclined to release it in the bottom lane.

Zephyr has no chance of taking the lane from Sivir; there's a significant difference in their wave clear efficiency.

Even if Viper takes a tower and moves to the mid lane, he will still be suppressed.

Therefore, EDG's strategy was clear: they made their move directly in the mid lane!

JieJie seized the opportunity when the left-hand Taliyah didn't have Flash. Wukong emerged from the darkness, flashed, and instantly used EQR to knock up the enemy!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mingjing used his WQE combo to finish off the enemy, then used his passive ability at close range to secure the kill!
"Killing Spree!"

3-0, a complete massacre!

As the minion wave pushed into the tower, JieJie ignored Vi standing nearby and immediately released the Rift Herald.

The vanguard crashed through the remaining two plating layers of TES's mid tower, securing the first tower bounty for the mid and jungle.

At this moment, it is clear that in just over ten minutes, the economic gap between the two mid laners has reached a terrifying 2200!

This is an exaggerated economic advantage built up by the first attack, three kills, the first tower bounty, Magical Boots, and a 20-kill lead!

With such a large economic lead, how easy would it be for Jie to kill someone?
TES quickly felt it.

13 minutes later, the second dragon spawned.

EDG's mid and jungle players made a preemptive move, ganking the bottom lane with a four-man gank on the second lane.

TES absolutely cannot allow their bot lane to be tower-dived, and their mid and jungle players are taking this seriously, quickly moving towards the bot lane.

But EDG's mid and jungle were feigning an ambush, their real intention was to attack reinforcements. Xiaotiancai had only taken a few steps into the jungle when he suddenly saw a shuriken flying straight towards him.

Following closely behind were the three shadows of Zed's ultimate move.

Mingjing's strategy was incredibly clear: after landing his ultimate, he would chase after Vi with AE, wait for her to charge up her Q to create distance, and then land a WQ combo to secure the kill. Combined with the explosion of his ultimate, he could easily take her down!
"Rampage!"

"Solo kill! Almost a rampage!" Miller shouted. "Xiaotian got ambushed, what about the bot lane? No support!"

This was purely a solo kill by Mingjing; JieJie has never left the bottom lane.

The monkey has now blocked the retreat of the TES duo. With its ultimate ability, the monkey is excellent at blocking people, and the TES duo has no chance to break through!
TES's duo could only retreat under their tower, attempting to turn the tide with Lena's ultimate and resurrection ability.

However, EDG has an abundance of tower-diving skills, and in a four-man gank on two opponents, there is simply no possibility of making a mistake.

"Kill Lenata first!"

Under Mingjing's command, Meiko's Lulu rushed into the tower and immediately used Polymorph on her.

No matter how many strategies a duo has, they are helpless against such an unreasonable point control ability as Polymorph!

JieJie followed closely behind, and Monkey ER knocked both of them away!

Mingjing seized the opportunity, and WEQ exploded instantly, sending Lenata away with pleasure.

Lenata had a plethora of skills, but she didn't unleash a single one before she died.

"Mark got wiped out instantly, what about JackeyLove?!"

What else can be done? What can a Sivir do?

JackeyLove looked at the four burly men who had returned to the scene, and took both hands off the keyboard.

EDG's four players rushed in and took JackeyLove down with them!

This time, Mingjing was merciful and gave the kill to Viper as a small compensation for him enduring the pressure in the bottom lane.

At this point, the timer has reached 14 minutes, the dragon has spawned, and the plating has just disappeared.

After eliminating three enemy players, EDG took down the bottom lane tower and a water dragon with ease!
"The Red Legion has destroyed the defensive tower!"

"The Red Legion has slain the Ocean Dragon!"

Watching the constant stream of news popping up on the screen about EDG's expansion and the fact that the economic gap between the two sides had widened to a full four thousand gold, I felt a surge of excitement.
"To be honest, Top Esports is no different from us, is it?" Zoom said cheerfully. "Isn't it just as fragile as us?"

"Aren't EDG easy prey against anyone?" Toothpaste said frankly and cheerfully, "What's the difference between playing V5 and RNG?"

Toothpaste clearly understands that Top Esports' chances of winning this game have almost dropped to zero.

It's roughly a 99:1 ratio.

Of course, you can't surrender in a professional match. As long as the base hasn't exploded, TES still has to try to make a move.

At 15 minutes, with both sides swapping lanes in the mid and bottom lanes, TES decisively raided the mid lane, attempting to eliminate Viper.

This was their third attempt to capture Viper, and this time they finally succeeded.

At the cost of using three ultimate abilities from Taliyah, Sivir, and Vi, as well as Taliyah's Flash, TES finally secured a kill on Viper, marking their first victory.

But EDG's counterattack came incredibly fast.

Given the huge gap, it couldn't be easier for EDG to seize the opportunity.

Just one minute later, Mingjing targeted Taliyah who had no Flash, flashing and using R to close the gap, followed by WQ to gather three flowers on top, and then using R to switch positions and create distance.

Taliyah, with Zed's killing mark hanging above her head, wandered around aimlessly for a couple of steps before being taken away by the mark's explosion.

"——An enemy is Dominate!"

6-0, dominating the game!
"Of the six kills by Fei Shen, three were solo kills! I think that's the best illustration of dominance!"

"He's destroying Top Esports' defense with one solo kill after another!"

When he returned to base, Zed's equipment was upgraded again.

While others were still using Mythic items and Tier 2 boots, Zed already had an outrageous build of Ravenous Hydra, Mercury's Treads, and Duskblade.

With this equipment, Zed is no longer just a humorous dart thrower, but a terrifying dart thrower!

JackeyLove is doomed if he dares to be on the same screen as Zed!
(End of this chapter)