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

Chapter 336 The Perfect Timeline!

Both players rushed out of the fountain and stood at the entrance to the jungle area.

Taking advantage of the temporary calm in the canyon, the director quickly switched to an interesting statistic.

"Hmm?" Wang Duoduo glanced at the data and laughed, "We can see that Fei Shen has chosen Yasuo three times since his debut, but what's interesting is that all three of them were in international tournaments! One was against DK in the group stage of last year's MSI, another was against T1 in the group stage of last year's World Championship, and now this is the third time, also in the group stage, and also against an LCK team!"

Upon seeing this data, the live stream chat exploded with comments.

[So you reward yourself with a Yasuo game every time you play against the Korean team in the group stage, right?]

[Skin Management Bureau, do you even know what that means?]

[The Yasuo skin is the right choice; it will definitely be a bestseller]

[Wasn't it supposed to be Prince Galio this year? Flying God lied again!]

Korean mid laners love playing long-range mages, which also gives them a higher margin for error in the group stage. Yasuo is definitely the right choice.

【It really is】

“But most importantly, Flying God won both of his first two Yasuo matches!” Rita added from the side, “That’s the most important thing.”

“That’s right.” Wang Duoduo nodded, about to reply, but suddenly noticed a change in the scene. His expression changed, and he said, “Hey, it seems like DK has something in mind!”

In the video, DK members charged straight into EDG's bottom blue buff area just before the jungle monsters respawned.

However, EDG's discipline was still fine. Viper and Meiko, who were defending at the entrance to the jungle, noticed this, quickly pinged a signal, and then turned around and moved away.

On the EDG players' bench, Ming Jing's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this.

This invasion wasn't a complete economic loss.

After all, JieJie wasn't even in the bottom half of the bracket this time.

Saint Gun picked Malphite this game. Before he reached level six, the team wouldn't even glance at the top lane. So, as usual, JieJie started farming from the top side of the map and went down to protect the bot lane.

Faced with the invasion, all JieJie can do is go to the enemy's jungle to trade jungle monsters.

However, the DK's purpose was clearly not for the economy from neutral monsters, but for subsequent decisions.

With both sides swapping jungle camps, JieJie was completely unable to protect the safety of the bot lane duo. So how could Luna survive the laning phase?

In particular, DK's jungler is a champion like Maokai or Braum who can tower dive recklessly. Even with the current durability patch that increases the difficulty of tower diving, the chances of EDG's bot lane duo surviving are extremely slim.

That's the real problem.

The match had barely begun when DK used a jungle invasion to set a dead end for EDG's bot lane duo.

Can JieJie go to the bottom lane to protect the enemy? Of course he can, but he will lose half of the jungle monsters.

The only ones who can break this deadlock while controlling the losses are the duo themselves and Mingjing in the mid lane.

Mingjing pressed TAB, looked at the three lanes, and kept deducing in his mind. Soon he came up with a solution.

"Try to preserve your health in the bottom lane," Ming Jing said. "It's better to lose experience than health. I can help you."

Upon hearing this, Viper felt reassured: "OK, OK."

Just then, the soldier logged in.

Viiper looked at the pitch-black lower jungle, where he didn't even dare to farm minions, and stood far away outside the experience zone.

I waited until the melee minions were low on health before moving in, trying to use W to finish off the three minions.

But Braum blocked it with his bare body.

Viper had anticipated this, and calmly stood at the back, waiting for the minion wave to push over.

The sound effect of the first strike triggering rang out. Although Lucian didn't manage to land the last hit, he still managed to gain a few gold by using the first strike.

Anyway, as long as I don't get tower dived, everything is fine.

Soon, the second wave of minions appeared, and Viper followed them, finally gaining the opportunity to last-hit minions.

However, we still need to be extremely careful, since Ashe's range is too long and Braum's ability to seize opportunities is also quite strong. If we're not careful, we might have to use Cleanse.

Viper was exceptionally focused at this moment, carefully controlling the distance between himself and Ashe, while also paying attention to Braum's movements. He was ready to dodge Braum's Q at any time, while trying to farm minions and slow down the opponent's lane push.

The only good news is that Ashe's wave clear efficiency is generally poor, making it difficult for her to push the wave into the tower before the enemy can push it out.

With just a little interference, Viper can easily make the third wave of siege minions block the minion wave in front of the tower, allowing them to survive much longer and possibly not even need their teammates' help!

Of course, this is obviously just wishful thinking.
Since DK dared to make such a decision, he must have been prepared.

At this moment, the director gave DK's jungler Canyon another shot.

Canyon's main hero is Tree.

The champion Maokai received a crucial minor rework in the World Championship patch. The percentage damage of his E skill was moved to his Q skill, and he also received additional damage bonus against jungle monsters, which propelled Maokai's jungle clearing ability to the top tier!

In just the time it takes to clear two waves of minions, the tree had already cleared three camps in the blue buff area and quickly leveled up to level three.

Canyon's move was incredibly audacious, ending up right behind EDG's next tower.

At that moment, the third wave of siege minions arrived, and the Tree of Life used its own body to forcefully hold this wave of siege minions outside the tower.

Upon seeing the large tree with the broken wire behind him, Viper's expression immediately turned tense.

If the connection is lost.
"The minion wave is about to push into the tower!" Wang Duoduo, a commentator in the LPL commentary booth, said with concern, "The two bot laners are still level one, it seems like they can't make any plays!"

The duo lost experience from three melee units at the start of the game, and are still a little short of level two.

Of course, even if the magnitude is raised to two, it may not mean much in the face of a major aftershock.

Seeing the three players closing in from both sides, the EDG duo was on high alert, already planning their next move.

"I have two low-health soldiers. Can I level them up to level two first? I can learn the Water Bubble skill."

"It should be possible. I have purification equipment; I'll go up and sell it."

Amidst their conversation, an untimely voice rang out:

"I can T."

"Yasuo's gone home, he can teleport!"

Showmaker's urgent voice also rang out in DK's voice channel at the same time!

The moment Mingjing saw DK's decision to switch jungle camps, he anticipated that his teammates in the bottom lane might face this predicament, so he decisively changed his laning strategy, using his Q to aggressively poke the minion wave as soon as the minion waves met.

Yasuo is actually a champion with extremely strong wave clear ability. As long as he is focused on pushing the lane, few champions can match him.

After leveling up to level two and learning E, Yasuo's wave clear efficiency improved even further. In just a few back-and-forth movements, Mingjing quickly pushed two waves of minions into the tower and then immediately retreated to recall!
That's how this opportunity to provide support came about. But in the current situation, that statement is meaningless.

This was a carefully planned decision to tower dive, and at this point there was no possibility of stopping.

The DK players understand all too well how difficult it is to compete against EDG. Against a team of this caliber, it's impossible to win easily by making risk-free decisions all the way.

Now is the best chance to win!
Without hesitation, Maokai landed a basic attack on Lucian, and a tower dive came right away!
Since jungle Maokai is usually paired with Phase Boots, Canyon opts to auto-attack to tank tower damage, saving his Q skill for moments when it can reliably hit.

In that instant, both sides made their moves.

A TP light unexpectedly lit up the mango.

However, four seconds of TP time is enough for the DK player to make a move.

Braum dashed in, granting Maokai resistances to tank the tower, while simultaneously landing a Q that landed perfectly, applying his passive to Lucian.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, each of the three DK members landed a basic attack, triggering Braum's passive crowd control in one fell swoop.

Canyon finally managed to use his Q ability, hoping to follow up with another control ability!
But this is exactly what Viper has been waiting for.

A purifying light shone above Lucian's head, instantly relieving his dizziness and Ignite, followed by a flash of golden light!
Lucian bypassed Braum and the old man on his face and fired a basic attack at the low-health ranged minion.

Meiko's Nami was also playing the same minion, and the two coordinated perfectly, both targeting the minions and each killing two low-health minions with a single basic attack.

A swirling light of upgrades shone on both of them simultaneously, and the duo both leveled up to level two!
The increased health, combined with Nami's W and healing, caused Lucian's health bar to jump up significantly in an instant!

More importantly, these extra skill points give the duo the ability to fight back!

Without a second thought, Viper immediately used an E slide to create distance between himself and Bryan Tree!
At the same time, Meiko instantly put his skill point into Q, throwing a bubble towards the base of Braum's tree.

Canyon is currently holding the tower, so of course he doesn't dare to take the hit from the bubble. He can only use his W to grab Lucian.

Now, it's time to test the DK's coordination.

Although Maokai used W to avoid the turret's aggro and cause the turret to re-lock onto the minions, Maokai's W still deals damage.

If no one takes over the turret's aggro, the aggro will transfer back to Maokai when Maokai's W lands.

The tree had already withstood two hits from the tower, but it couldn't withstand the subsequent damage.

But the question is, who can withstand it?

Braum was far away, and with the water bubble right in front of him, he couldn't just force his way up to tank the tower.

Then only ice remains.

In a fleeting moment of inattention, DK's new AD carry, Deokdam, figured out the key point. Ashe raised her hand and fired a basic attack, hitting Lucian and taking over the turret's aggro.

In fact, from that moment on, DK's tower dive had already failed.

Ashe, as the key damage dealer, had to take on the heavy responsibility of tanking the tower and couldn't deal damage for long. Braum was even knocked away by the water bubble. How could Maokai, whose health was already low, possibly kill Lucian, who still had 40% health left?
"The more they don't fall, the more they don't fall!" Wang Duoduo exclaimed excitedly from the LPL commentary booth, "EDG's bot lane duo's handling of this tower dive was absolutely perfect!"

Viper cleanses away stuns instantly, Flash dodges Maokai's Q control, then auto-attacks minions to level up to level 2, learns E to create distance.

Meiko coordinated with the minions to level up to level 2, and then used the healing and W's healing to hold until Viper cleansed away Ignite, instantly raising Lucian's health and forcing out Maokai's W with Water Bubble, plus knocking up Braum!

EDG's bot lane duo's tower dive play was textbook perfect!
Even without any support, the duo survived the encirclement!
Then why did Mingjing even get kicked off?
Of course, it's about collecting heads!

The four-second teleport seemed to pass in the blink of an eye. In the light, Yasuo, whose economy was only enough to buy boots after returning to base, landed gracefully.

But in the current environment, Yasuo's straw sandals are clearly proving very useful!

As soon as Yasuo landed, he started sliding, using Braum and minions as stepping stones, and in the blink of an eye, he rushed to the tree and unleashed a combo of AQ!

At this point, Viper wasn't scared anymore. He turned around and used both pistols followed by W, then used both pistols again on the tree.

Canyon was in a tough spot now, but luckily he still had his phase active, so he quickly used Flash to create distance and tried to escape using his phase.

But Mingjing didn't give him a chance. Yasuo decisively flashed in, followed by a basic attack and then E to close the gap again. Then he followed up with an A and Q to hit him, instantly emptying Maokai's health bar!
"First blood!"

The news of the birth of the first blood resounded throughout the venue, and the cheers from the North American audience below the stage instantly became a surging torrent!
Everyone understands that DK has really overextended themselves this time!
"Flying God Teleport lands and secures First Blood! And it's not over yet, there's still a chance to chase!"

Don't forget, Braum's position is deep inside the tower, and he was hit by Nami's bubble, so he lost his W's mobility.

The EDG duo had already started targeting Braum, slowly whittling down his health with basic attacks.

Ming Jing also turned around at this moment. Yasuo, who had stacked four layers of Deadly Tempo, was incredibly powerful and chased after Braum, slashing him repeatedly!

At this point, even if Braum still had Flash, he couldn't possibly escape.

DK's support Kellin also realized this, so he simply gave up and watched as he was attacked by three people until he was low on health. Then, by deliberately letting himself die, he was killed by Lucian with a single shot.

"EDG Viper has killed DK Kellin!"

The sound of a kill rang out again, and the cheers from the audience grew even louder!
The North American audience was completely dumbfounded, utterly astonished.

This is exactly what the audience wants to see.

What kind of crap is the LCS league I usually watch?
In the LPL commentary booth, Wang Duoduo and Maomao cheered one after another for EDG's perfect performance!
"That was amazing! That was truly amazing!" Mao Mao exclaimed. "Not only was Fei Shen's support timely, but EDG's bot lane duo's execution was also flawless! From being tower-dived to turning the tables and killing two, EDG created a huge momentum!"

"These are EDG's players!" Wang Duoduo exclaimed excitedly. "Their opportunities aren't so easy to seize!"

Inside the EDG backstage lounge, the management team members looked at the scene before them and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It has to be said that DK's opening strategy was quite frightening.

From invading to cutting off the lane to tower diving, a situation was created where a level 3 jungler was able to overtake a level 1 AD carry, with each step linked to the next.

If it were a team with slightly weaker skills or more hesitant decision-making, DK would most likely have won a decisive victory and then snowballed their win by exploiting the huge gap created in the bottom lane.

Fortunately, the players are skilled enough.

The team members' voices rang out in the rest room, their congratulations tinged with a sense of relief at surviving a close call.

"We almost crashed, bro." Meiko laughed. "Awesome, awesome, great support."

“It has nothing to do with me.” Ming Jing laughed as well. “You guys are awesome; you handled it so well.”

Mingjing's original plan was just to help the bottom lane get a kill.

However, after watching the duo's actions during the TP process, the plan quickly turned into a counterattack.

The duo really pushed the theoretical limit this time; even if Ming Jing himself came to play, this would be the best they could achieve.

"So what's next?" Viper asked. "Can we win?"

"Does this need to be said?"

Having secured the first kill and an assist, Ming Jing was brimming with confidence, declaring, "Victory is guaranteed!"

(End of this chapter)