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

Chapter 326 Fighting to the End
"The Red Legion killed Baron Nash!"

With Da Long's team gaining 1500 in economic revenue, it's now clear that the economic gap between the two sides has widened to a full 7,000.

For EDG, a 7,000 gold lead after 30 minutes is actually considered a relatively slow start.

Even for many teams, a 7,000 gold lead doesn't guarantee a win.

But this doesn't stop EDG from having the victory firmly in their grasp.

Because in addition to their economic lead, EDG's implicit lead is the more crucial factor.

For example, the Fire Dragon Soul is guaranteed to be worth at least 5,000 yuan.

In addition, Flandre's Ornn has also started to upgrade equipment for his teammates.

With each successful trade, EDG's implicit lead increases by another thousand.

In this situation, even if each member of TES were given 2,000 gold, they wouldn't have much of a chance to win.

So, it's time to end the game.

At 32 minutes, EDG, with the Baron buff and the Fire Dragon Soul, pushed all three lanes of minions onto JDG's high ground simultaneously, forcing Top Esports to split up their formation and defend the top and bottom lanes separately.

This time, TES couldn't take the initiative to back down. The top laner, Flandre, was incredibly arrogant and charged into the top lane high ground right in front of 369's Gnar, heading towards the mid lane.

Mingjing's actions were also very similar. He stole the fox's ultimate skill, then crossed TES's high ground and headed towards the mid lane.

"Woo~"

With a shout of "Sheep, come!", Saint Gunner Ornn immediately initiated a team fight with his ultimate!
369 was extremely anxious and tried desperately to interrupt Ornn's ultimate, but as a mere Gnar, he was helpless and could only follow behind Ornn, throwing boomerangs frantically, just like a useless husband.

The rest of EDG's teamwork was superb. Vi, Sylas, and Zeli each used their mobility skills from three directions to leap into the fray, and the sound of the Fire Dragon Soul exploding rang out!
In almost a single exchange, the three TES defenders in the mid lane had their health bars instantly depleted.

The outcome was no longer in doubt. The remaining Gnar and Ahri were clearly no match for the advancing EDG team. Seeing no hope of victory, 369 simply charged in with his rage and unleashed a powerful ultimate move, like a moth drawn to a flame.

Meanwhile, Zuo Shou returned to the far corner of the fountain, watching the base explode with a deafening roar!

"2-0! Congratulations again to EDG for winning the second game!" Miller shouted from the commentary booth, "Match point is in their hands!"

"EDG's performance was as perfect as ever!" Guan Daxiao recalled the game, praising them highly. "It felt like they didn't show any weaknesses from start to finish!"

"It's more accurate to say that Flying God's performance was flawless," 957 chuckled from the side. "His performance today was truly outstanding."

"Indeed." Colonel Guan had nothing more to say.

Rather than saying EDG crushed TES, it would be more accurate to say Phi crushed Knight.

If you separate the mid laners from the two sides, the other four players on both sides are not significantly different.

But if you look at the two mid laners individually, there are countless instances of Phi completely dominating Knight!

In the first game, he countered the enemy's lead, secured lane control, solo-killed the jungler right in front of him, and easily killed enemies on the side lanes.

The second game was even more outrageous. A low-health Sylas went up to fight and managed to trade Flash and ultimate with a full-health Ahri, completely disrupting TES's rhythm!
This guy is getting more and more twisted.

Last year, Ming Jing completed the Golden Road and won the FMVP Grand Slam, which has been hailed by countless people as the highest mountain in the history of the competition.

Clearly, for Ming Jing, last year's performance was not the peak of his career.

Despite having debuted less than two years ago, he continues to improve.

"In that case, Top Esports will be under tremendous pressure."

Miller watched the two players leave the court and said helplessly, "Hopefully they can regroup during this break! After all, this is the final!"

Although Miller is known for being a "pig-lover" (a derogatory term for someone who criticizes others), as an LPL viewer, Miller still hopes the finals will have more interesting moments.

What's the point of crushing them three times to zero?
Inside the Topsports lounge, an eerie silence reigned.

The contestants huddled in their chairs, refusing to communicate or utter a word.

Faced with this situation, White Crescent frowned, unsure of what to do.

There's really nothing else I can do.

The draft picks for these two games were generally fine. White Crescent believed that his team did a good job, holding their own in all three lanes and having the potential to drag the game into the late game, giving his teammates a lot of room to maneuver.

But there were monsters on the other side.

This EDG team is so skilled and tactically proficient. From individuals to the team, they have completely integrated into a cohesive unit, leaving no room for error.

There are even superhuman beings like Phi, whose abilities seem to transcend the human realm.

How can we win against a team like this?
Just when White Crescent was at a loss, it was team manager Guo Hao who spoke up.

"Brothers, let's relax a bit," Guo Hao said. "I know you must be under a lot of pressure facing a 0-2 deficit in the finals."

"We all understand what kind of opponent EDG is. They are the same team that went through the Golden Road and the most dominant team in history."

"To put it bluntly, we were destined to lose this game."

"But I also want to say that this match is not the end. Anyway, we have already secured our spot in the World Championship. This defeat is the most valuable experience and lesson for us. Once we get to the World Championship, we will have a chance to win back."

Guo Hao's words were essentially nothing more than a pessimistic statement, and were practically equivalent to surrendering with a French military salute.

But in the current environment, the results are remarkable.

"Since you've said that, I have nothing more to say."

White Crescent shook his head helplessly and laughed, "It's the last round, brothers, so relax and play it your best. Fight until you have no regrets."

Since the game has already reached a classic point of no regrets, there's not much to say about the third game.

In the third game, TES still chose blue, remaining unchanged.

"Still choosing blue?" My cousin was a little surprised by this choice. "Are you that stubborn?"

Generally speaking, after the opponent on the blue side gets crushed by Mingjing in the counter position for two games, they will usually choose red in the third game and leave the counter position for the mid laner to relieve the pressure on the mid laner.

"It's not necessarily stubbornness," Saint Gun said cheerfully. "Maybe he thinks he still can't beat Ming Jing even if he gets the Counter position, so he might as well just give up."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt that this possibility was more likely.
After all, the left hand's performance in these two games was really bad.

However, after the draft phase began, the EDG players realized that TES had another reason.

The blue team has a better chance of selecting the lineup they want.

In this final game, TES's draft picks became less structured. As the blue side, they picked Vi first, but after EDG picked Zephyr and Lulu, they suddenly made their move and locked in Draven.

Draven against Zephyr is JackeyLove's signature counter.

Zephyr, a champion with neither control nor kiting ability in the early game, is completely outmatched by Draven.

With just this one move, TES's intentions were made crystal clear.

Classic Dezi, right?

EDG wasn't surprised by this pick; the training team had prepared for Draven before the match.

For their third pick, EDG didn't choose Wukong anymore, but instead directly picked Taliyah, moving on to the second round of draft picks.

In the second round of draft picks, EDG first picked Sejuani, making a top-jungle flex pick, while TES locked in Cassiopeia to counter Taliyah, and then locked in Kennen for top lane.

EDG, on the other hand, picked Nightmare as their last pick, officially finalizing the lineups for both teams.

Blue side TES: Top Kennen, Jungle Vi, Mid Cassiopeia, Bot Draven and Nautilus. Red side EDG: Top Nocturne, Jungle Sejuani, Mid Taliyah, Bot Zyra and Lulu.

Following his top lane Sejuani pick, the acrobatic top laner Flandre pulled out another stunt, pulling out a long-prepared top lane Nocturne.

But it must be said that this choice was quite ingenious.

TES's top, mid, and bottom carries are all short-legged carries, so they really don't have a way to deal with Nightmare's close-range attacks.

Seeing this lineup, the three commentators knew that this match would be even more intense than the previous two.

The two coaches exchanged a third punch in the center of the stage, and the match quickly began.

The outcome of the match was exactly as predicted.

JackeyLove was really into this game, picking up the bottom-pants Devil and starting to act aggressively from level one, trying to push Viper out of the experience zone.

But they did indeed succeed.

Zeli is too weak in the early laning phase, and has no way to fight back against a lane bully like Draven.

EDG certainly couldn't stand idly by and watch this happen. Jiejie also played with a speed-up strategy this game, and after Sejuani reached level 3 in half of the map, he went straight to the bottom lane.

However, Xiaotian, being a jungler himself, had anticipated this change, and Vi happened to be counter-ganking in the bottom lane.

JieJie's surprise attack only resulted in Draven using Cleanse, while he himself was caught by Nautilus and Vi, ultimately losing his life.

For Draven, nothing is more wonderful than getting first blood at the start of the game. JackeyLove did not miss this rare advantage, and gathered his mid and jungle brothers to have a big meeting in the bottom lane. They steadily tower-dived, took the turret plates, and controlled the dragon. The situation was very promising!
Of course, EDG isn't one to just give up and accept defeat. Mingjing also took steps to mitigate the damage in the upper half of the map, leading JieJie to tower dive and control the Rift Herald in the top lane, which helped them recover a significant portion of their losses.

Of course, disadvantages are inevitable; going up is not as profitable as going down.

As the game progressed to the 20-minute mark, EDG gradually fell behind by 4,000 gold.

With three dragons in hand, TES is just one step away from the Wind Dragon Soul.

Offstage, countless TES fans were completely surprised by the outcome of the game, and they began to cheer and wave their support sticks vigorously.

The familiar TES rhythm, isn't it here again?
When you were down 0-2, it was match point, and you finally started to put in the effort?

Winning at least one game is good, but getting completely wiped out is just too painful!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the ten players from both sides gathered at the entrance of the Dragon Pit. As the Dragon's health continued to decrease, a team fight was about to break out.

Although EDG was far behind, they never backed down in team fights. Flandre's Nightmare turned off the lights and flew towards Draven!
TES remained calm. Kennen and Cassiopeia were both excellent at counter-engaging, and by simply blocking the way, the rest of EDG struggled to follow up.

Taking this opportunity, Vi's Titan double lock further restricts Nightmare's movements, providing virtually impenetrable protection!

But EDG didn't care about all that. Since they said they would crush Draven, they were determined to do it.

Meiko Lulu immediately followed up with a long-range ultimate skill on Holy Gun Bro.

Nightmare immediately grew larger, knocking up all the Vi and Nautilus nearby, then advanced and slowed them down, using its E skill to firmly attach itself to Draven.

With the enemy slowed down, even if Draven flashes, he can hardly break free from Nightmare's chains. JackeyLove can only turn around and fight back. After the fear takes effect, he cleanses it immediately and then flashes away, not giving the opponent a chance to follow up with damage.

But at this moment
In the darkness, a red circle appeared out of nowhere and was released directly at Draven's feet.

It's the Rock Spout from the Rockfly!
When JackeyLove saw the rock protrusion, his eyes widened instantly, and his heart began to pound.

Where did this rock finch come from?
The TES players were under the influence of Nightmare's lights-out and had no idea what Mingjing had done.

However, the commentators and viewers, who had a god-like perspective, could see EDG's actions very clearly.

From TES's perspective, Flandre's solo entry with Nightmare was no different from feeding kills.

But in the eyes of the audience, there is a different story.

The instant the Nightmare turned off the lights, Mingjing's Taliyah activated her ultimate, gliding a thousand yards through the darkness unseen by TES, and landing behind the TES camp.

This stealthy maneuver was the key to defeating JackeyLove.

Draven, without Flash, had no time to dodge the rock spike. After being knocked into the air, he slid across the rock formation, and with Taliyah constantly shooting stones, Draven's remaining 70% health plummeted and he disappeared instantly!

Fortunately, Mingjing still had the will to carry. Knowing that the team lacked damage output in this game, he specially chose the Luden's Echo and Shadowflame Sorcerer's Shoes burst damage build. And this world never fails to reward the brave!
"Shut Down!"

"JackeyLove got wiped out!" Guan Dajiao's shout echoed through the arena. "Top Esports is in trouble!"

In the video, 369's Kennen and Left Hand's Cassiopeia did not retreat to defend, since it was too late to do so at this point. They could only charge forward and engage in a bloody battle with the main force of TES.

TES's economic lead was largely due to Draven. Although 369 and Knight had decent items, it wasn't enough to create a complete domination.

Under the protection of Meiko and Jie Jie, Viper fought and retreated, and his self-preservation was not under much pressure.

In contrast, Taliyah, who stormed into TES's backline and instantly killed their key carry, has entered "dragon mode."

TES's Titan and Vi clearly had no way to deal with Taliyah, and could only be hit by a continuous barrage of rocks without any chance to fight back!

With Flandre's help, Mingjing took care of TES's jungler and support in turn, and then surrounded them to coordinate with his teammates to gank the top and mid lanes.

The two sides ended up in a fierce three-for-five exchange, with EDG sacrificing Nocturne, Sejuani, and Zephyr to wipe out all five TES players in the bottom river!

"ACE!"

"The Red Legion has slain the Cloud Dragon!"

With bounties piling up one after another, plus the Wind Dragon, EDG almost wiped out their disadvantage in one fell swoop!
And this is far from over.

EDG played at an extremely fast pace, giving TES no chance to breathe. They simply recalled to base to replenish their supplies, waited for their ultimate abilities to cool down, and then initiated a team fight around Baron Nashor!
EDG's playstyle changed extremely quickly, shifting from a losing position to an aggressive one.

EDG knows that when Draven doesn't have Flash, that's when their chances of winning are at their highest.

that's the truth.

In this crucial team fight, EDG's victory came much more easily.

When Flandre entered the fray and slowed Draven, Mingjing decisively flashed in and followed up with a precise Rock Slam, bringing JackeyLove back to safety!

Moreover, while flashing back JackeyLove, Mingjing also keenly noticed that Vi and Kennen were both rushing towards him.

Ming Jing was prepared and quickly pressed the stopwatch, dodging all of Vi and Kennen's counterattack ultimates!

"Fuck!"

"Brilliant!"

In EDG's voice chat, several teammates were overjoyed and quickly followed up with damage, sending the low-health Draven back to the fountain!

"JackeyLove got wiped out again!" Colonel Guan said, his joy evident in his voice. "That's a big problem!"

This time, EDG not only eliminated Draven quickly but also maintained their formation and baited out the opponent's crucial ultimate ability, making this a one-sided and crushing team fight.

In the end, both sides traded two for five, and the remaining three members of EDG secured Baron Nashor, extending their economic lead to three thousand.

After securing the Baron, victory became much easier.

At 25 minutes, with the Baron buff, EDG started a 1-3-1 split push. While TES was being pulled back, Taliyah and Nocturne used their ultimate abilities to roam the map and flank the mid lane.

With two global-flow skills, EDG can easily create a numerical advantage when they have the upper hand, and TES simply can't keep up with this pace!
After eliminating three TES mid-laners, EDG grouped up and launched their final push!

"No more suspense!" In the commentary booth, Guan Daxiao began to wrap up the BO5, shouting loudly, "Let's all congratulate EDG! They swept Top Esports 3-0 and returned to the championship position they know best!"

(End of this chapter)