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

Chapter 327 LCK's Public Enemy!

Taliyah's small pebble landed lightly on the TES base crystal, becoming the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The TES base exploded with a roar, and under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, it coalesced into the prominent word "Victory".

Colonel Guan then recited his prepared lines: "When this team was performing poorly in the regular season, perhaps none of us would have imagined that the return of the Flying God would bring such a dramatic change to the team!"

"From seventh place in the regular season to the playoff championship, EDG overcame strong opponents all the way, delivering a perfect 18-0 record in six consecutive best-of-five series!"

"This is the first LPL champion to start from the first round. Congratulations again to EDG!"

On the EDG players' bench, all five players had stood up and hugged each other in celebration.

"Not bad," Ming Jing laughed. "Awesome, guys."

"What does this have to do with us?" Meiko said, not taking credit for it. "It's just that you're awesome."

After a slump in the regular season and a triumphant run in the playoffs, Meiko has come to understand the meaning of this championship.

A complete and effortless win.

Especially in the final BO5, Meiko found it hard to believe that one person's individual ability could be brought to such a level.

Let's not even talk about their overwhelming dominance; anyone can be shameless when they have an advantage.

Only a hero's performance in times of adversity can truly showcase their individual ability.

A disadvantageous laning phase? No problem, kill!

Get caught and left with low health? No problem, just go all out!
The situation is dire? That doesn't matter at all. Just let the enemy AD carry kill you twice, and that's it.
When Meiko debuted, he was already considered a very daring player, with a unique style among support players. However, his long professional career and immense public pressure gradually smoothed out his edges, making him more and more stable.

That is why Meiko has such great admiration for Meiko.

He's both capable and daring to operate; you could say this guy was born to be the protagonist.

Mingjing, on the other hand, felt it was alright.

In the finals environment, he was indeed more serious than before, and his performance naturally became more intense.

But besides that, there was another key reason why he performed so well today: the opposing team really gave him enough opportunities.

After several disadvantageous plays, if you switch to a weaker team, you might not necessarily achieve the same results.

It can only be done when playing against Top Esports.
But he didn't say that; he just smiled and said, "Let's go shake hands."

Offstage, thousands of spectators cheered continuously, and the camera followed the EDG players' steps, slowly moving towards the TES players' seats.

Although the match was over, the faces of the TES players were still full of resentment.

Damn, we almost won one game.

Although winning one game doesn't mean much, and the probability of coming back from a 0-2 deficit to win 3-2 is still extremely low, winning one game is still a win!
How embarrassing is it to have your head shaved?

JackeyLove's mind was still replaying the Dragon Soul team's attack.

That group fight was the turning point in the situation.

JackeyLove still doesn't understand how the Taliyah, who was facing him just moments before, suddenly appeared behind him and delivered a Rock Slash.

Is it TP?
Or is it the ultimate move?

Nightmare's ultimate ability turns off the lights for seven seconds, giving Taliyah a lot of room to maneuver.

But how did B dare to do that?
JackeyLove looked so frustrated that he punched with extra force.

Ming Jing felt a slight pain in his fist and laughed, "Good luck in the World Championship!"

Yu Wenbo was a little down, but he still nodded: "Let's keep going."

Ming Jing didn't say much, he just kept punching the air, and then he and his teammates went to the center of the stage.

The cheers from below grew louder and louder. Ming Jing and his teammates surrounded the Silver Dragon Cup, raising their hands to lift it.

EDG has won the Silver Dragon Cup several times before, so they are very familiar with the process.

But when Mingjing scanned the area, he saw several people enter his field of vision at the stage entrance.

"Wait a minute." Ming Jing gestured to his teammates to wait, then quickly waved his hand, "Come on!"

Zeka felt a little embarrassed under Mingjing's gaze.

After all, from the perspective of controlling variables, he is the culprit behind EDG's poor performance in the regular season.

If he had played better, EDG wouldn't have had such a difficult time qualifying for Worlds.

But since Ming Jing was waving like that, he couldn't possibly refuse, so he could only quickly run up and stand in the empty spot that Ming Jing had left.

However, as soon as Zeka stood there, Mingjing began to regret his decision.

This guy is almost 1.9 meters tall and has a huge build from years of working out, which is a bit intimidating.

Doesn't this make him look shorter than his buddy?
He should be placed between Li Xuanjun and Tian Ye.

Ming Jing smiled, exchanged a glance with his teammates, and then together they lifted the Silver Dragon Cup high above their heads!
The already powerful cheers inside the Wukesong Arena reached their peak in an instant. At this moment, it seemed as if the whole world was focused on the stage, and everyone was celebrating EDG's return to the top.

On the large screen at the scene, a group photo that had been prepared in advance was also displayed.

Beneath the five EDG players are eight stars, neatly arranged.

This is not just for decoration; it's a real number of championships.

Since its founding in 2014, EDG has won eight league championships in 2022!
The factory manager, acting as a coach, also came to the stage. He looked at the six people holding the cups in front of him, crossed his arms, and smiled.

Behind him, today's host, Liu Hang, finally took the stage and shouted loudly, "Summoners in the audience, tell me loudly! Who is the champion this summer!"

"EDG!"

Receiving enthusiastic responses from tens of thousands of spectators, Liu Hang smiled and continued to shout, "Let's congratulate EDG for standing at the end and becoming the champions of this summer! They've returned to the championship throne they know best!"

This wasn't Liu Hang's first time presenting an award, so it was a familiar routine for him and the rest of EDG. They simply exchanged a glance before lining up in front of the camera to begin their post-victory interviews.

Liu Hang first approached the top laner, Flandre, to ask about his feelings on winning the championship.

There wasn't much for Flandre to say, except to thank his teammates. He didn't really do much in this BO5.

The other teammates from EDG gave similar answers.

If you ask them how they feel about winning the championship, all they can say is that Jing Zhen is amazing.

The awards ceremony quickly moved on to the next segment.

"Next, let's welcome Mr. Jin Yibo, CEO of Tencent Sports, to present the prize money to our champion team! And to announce the winner of the 2022 Summer Finals FMVP!"

Jin Yibo, accompanied by a hostess, handed a two million yuan prize medal to the EDG team. After taking a group photo with everyone, he walked to the center of the stage and slowly opened the envelope in his hand.

But the audience wasn't having any of it; their cheers quickly rose and then coalesced into three familiar English letters.

Hearing the cheers from the audience, Jin Yibo smiled helplessly and decided not to press the issue any further, simply announcing, "The LPL 2022 Summer Split FMVP winner is .EDG.Phi! Congratulations!"

Ming Jing's official portrait suddenly appeared on the big screen, followed by highlights of his performance in the BO5 finals.

In the first game, Zed faced a gank from the enemy mid and jungle alone, but calmly executed his maneuvers and secured the kill.

In the subsequent team fight, Zed single-handedly entered the enemy camp, fought four opponents, and took the head of the general.

In the second game, Sylas stole Sivir's ultimate ability and then activated the Infinite Firepower mode, chasing down and eliminating the TES players one by one.

In the final decisive game, Taliyah took advantage of the darkness, stepped on the stone wall and glided through the depths of the dragon pit, just outside the sight of the TES team, and arrived at the rear of their camp.

This bold move was both daring and meticulous, and it certainly had a miraculous effect.

After JackeyLove was forced to use both summons by Flandre's Nightmare, Taliyah quietly made her move, securing a crucial kill with a Rock Slam.

Backstage, JackeyLove, who was packing his bag in the lounge in preparation for leaving, also saw this scene, and his doubts were finally answered.

That's it
At this moment, the screen was filled with comments. 【Ha Ren, just bluffing!】

[I'd believe it if you told me it was scripted, but it turns out it was all typed by hand, and all on the same day!]

[It has to be said, Flying God is really good at catching birds; every time he kills a peeing bird, it's a perfect operation.]

[Hey bro, this AD carry debuted and already made it to the finals with a birdie! That's impressive!]

Jin Yibo handed the trophy to Ming Jing, looked at the young man in front of him, and nodded with satisfaction, "Keep it up, win the World Championship this year too!"

Jin Yibo's words were a genuine expression of his feelings; he truly hoped Mingjing would win the championship. No other LPL team winning the title would be as meaningful as Mingjing winning.

To put it dramatically, the LPL, which has already won four consecutive championships, is not lacking in champions. Even if a new champion team were to join, the benefits would not be significant.

What the LPL lacks is a leader, a figure like Faker.

If Ming Jing can win the championship this year, he will officially surpass Ke to win three consecutive championships and become the first person in history to do so.

This is what can truly bring about change.

Ming Jing didn't understand what Jin Yibo was planning, so he just nodded.

He's going to win the championship, of course; he doesn't need anyone to tell him.

Holding the trophy, Ming Jing stood expertly beside Liu Hang and began the FMVP interview.

"Feishin is a regular at our FMVP award ceremony, so let's start with a standard question."

Liu Hang looked at Ming Jing and smiled, "This is Phi's third LPLF MVP trophy. How do you feel about it now?"

"Not bad." Ming Jing chuckled. "For me, the championship means much more than the FMVP itself. This championship is of great significance to everyone in EDG, so I feel pretty good."

"Yes. A champion who starts from the first round is more meaningful than a previous champion!" Liu Hang nodded in agreement. (Continuing with the question:)
"After winning this final, EDG will qualify for the 2022 World Championship as the number one seed! What are Phi's goals for this World Championship?"

Upon hearing this, Ming Jing didn't say much, only uttering three words:

"Three-peat".

Upon hearing this, countless viewers reacted in various ways.

The audience was naturally thrilled, cheering and applauding continuously.

Mingjing never says nice things like "focus on the present"; his goal is always the championship.

Moreover, he always manages to do it.

The JDG players watched this scene with a sense of melancholy.

EDG won the championship as expected.

Another resounding 3-0 victory.

At this moment, the live chat was filled with comments like "On the contrary".

These are the comments that often appear in the live streams of several JDG members.

Ming Jing has won championships and FMVP awards left and right, but what about his former teammates?

"Don't worry, all I can say is don't worry." Zoom looked at the comments and laughed, "It's not like we can't get into the World Championship, we also have a chance to win the championship."

At this point, the live chat was filled with question marks again.

After setting the pace, Zoom didn't linger: "Let's go, we have a scrim tonight."

After saying that, the JDG team all ended their streams. The chubby guys prepared to go get something good to eat before heading to their practice match that evening.

As the team ranked fourth in the overall standings, JDG's chances of making it to the World Championship are not optimistic, and there are still challenges ahead for them.

Meanwhile, in Seoul, South Korea.
All four South Korean teams that made it to the World Championship were watching this match closely and had all heard Myung Kyung's declaration of victory.

Looking at Ming Jing, who was full of vigor in the video, all four clubs felt immense pressure.

Since Season 10, the main theme of LCK has been the showdown with Mingjing.

And without exception, they all lost.

Last year at the World Championship, Mingjing even defeated LCK 11-0!

The biggest victim of this was, of course, DK.

At this moment, everyone in DK looked at Ming Jing holding the cup, their eyes filled with a touch of melancholy.

This guy can still win the championship?

Generally speaking, a professional player's peak lasts only two or three years.

DK's peak was in Season 10-11.

Without Mingjing, the DK team would have been guaranteed at least one championship in the last two years.

Unfortunately, the peak of the DK team coincided with the sudden emergence of Mingjing, making them the biggest backdrop of the new era.

But what's most disheartening is that the man who defeated them twice doesn't seem to have reached his peak yet.

They declined while watching their rivals grow stronger.

The hope of revenge is dwindling.

Can we do it this time?

The second victim might be GEN.

GEN hasn't faced off against Mingjing this year, not even in a scrim.

But just watching Ming Jing raise the cup already put them under immense pressure.
Because they still vividly remember how they were defeated by EDG last year.

Especially Chovy, who was still with HLE last year, met EDG in the quarterfinals.

The result of that match was, to put it mildly, devastating, and nearly crushed Chovy's resolve on the spot.

So much so that even though Chovy finally became the king of LCK this year, he is still a little intimidated.

"Go for it, Zhixun!" Ruler also said, "We're counting on you to beat EDG."

Chovy nodded, her expression serious.

In addition, there are two other teams: DRX and T1.

These two teams didn't suffer much at the hands of EDG.

After all, one of them didn't make it to the World Championship last year, and the other only played two games against EDG in the group stage, so they didn't have a deep understanding of the competition.

But they are much more serious than the previous two teams.

This seriousness mainly came from the mid laners of both teams.
One is Scout.

With Ming Jing's sudden emergence, Scout was the real biggest victim. Not only did he play as a substitute for a year, causing his value to plummet, but he was also sent back to South Korea.

Scout absolutely cannot allow himself to lose to Mingjing!
And of course, there's Faker.

Everyone in the world knows that if Mingjing wins his third championship, he will officially surpass Faker and become the greatest player in history.

Although Faker often says he doesn't care about these honors and enjoys the game more, this is actually based on the fact that he is already the greatest of all time.
If anyone could shake his position, he would be the first to disagree!

Oner, looking at his serious older brother, said, "You have to win this time, Sang-hyeok hyung."

Faker nodded. "Let's do our best together."

Every team in the LCK has a reason not to lose to Mingjing.

With the combined strength of the entire region, they are determined to end Mingjing's winning streak!
(End of this chapter)