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

Chapter 342 Give Me the Snake Woman
Saint Gun scratched his head and turned to ask, "Can Top Esports still finish first in their group?"

Ming Jing thought for a moment, then said, "If Topsports wins all their remaining matches, it will be 4-2. Then it depends on whether Rogue and Dragon Fork lose."

"Still thinking about finishing first in the group?" Meiko shook her head helplessly. "Whether they can even advance is still uncertain!"

Top Esports has two tough matches ahead, and if they lose either one, they will likely be eliminated.

"Who knows?" Ming Jing lay back in his chair, taking a bite of his hamburger. "Top Esports is a team that's hard to predict."

The EDG members nodded.

It's hard to say.

Ming Jing chuckled and lowered his head, continuing to browse the anti-racism forum.

It was late at night in China, but amidst this comedic Vietnam War, the anti-Japanese online forum was quite lively.

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To everyone's surprise, Top Esports actually advanced as the top team in their group.

Because the Western storyline has begun.

GAM, who had just had a close match with Top Esports, seemed to have found their rhythm, and their teamwork was excellent in their subsequent match against RGE!
In this game, Captain Levi picked the classic jungle carry Graves, and in just 33 minutes, he got a full build. Then, he took down opponents one by one, handing RGE another defeat!
Upon seeing this, the EDG players widened their eyes in astonishment.

Is it true? Vietnam can still win?
Although GAM had no hope of advancing from the group stage, they still brought a lot of unpredictability to Group A.

That's when Top Esports' opportunity will come!
Top Esports did not miss the rare opportunity created for them by their Vietnamese brothers. After their defeat in Vietnam, they regrouped and returned in top form, winning two consecutive games against DRX and RGE!

With two wins, Top Esports has changed the score from 2-2 to 4-2, and jumped from third to first place in the rankings!

Immediately afterwards, DRX secured another point against their Vietnamese counterparts.

At this point, the suspense comes down to the final match between DRX and RGE.

With one team trailing 3-2 and the other trailing 2-3, if DRX wins, they can challenge TES for first place in the group.

If RGE wins, then the two sides will play a tiebreaker to compete for second place in the group.

In this match, the European and American drama continued, with RGE still performing terribly.

Scout really went all out, first securing a solo kill against his lane opponent with Sylas, and then ganking relentlessly in both the top and bottom lanes.

In the later team fights, Sylas even stole Gnar's ultimate and entered the fray, delivering perfect crowd control. He practically made RGE lose their minds, and they pushed the game down in just 28 minutes!

It has to be said that Scout really made a name for himself after returning to South Korea.

He is now undoubtedly the absolute core of DRX.

After winning this crucial match, DRX took another step forward and quickly began a tiebreaker against TES.

However, Scout, who was playing aggressively in the previous game, immediately fell silent after facing Knight.

The left hand is not so easy to control. Although this person can easily disappear in the World Championship, he can often drag the opposing mid laner into silence as well, which can be considered a kind of equality for all.

Meanwhile, JackeyLove began a killing spree!
JackeyLove found his rhythm after two consecutive wins, a stark contrast to his previous performance against GAM. His Draven wielded double axes, once again handing DRX a bot-like game.

With three consecutive wins and a double victory over DRX, TES put aside their loss in Vietnam and showed their prowess in today's match.

This is normal, of course, since one side is the second seed and the other is the fourth seed, which matches the audience's expectations for the first region.

Ming Jing glanced down at the anti-Taiwanese online forum, and even the forum's viewers breathed a sigh of relief.

I told you, Top Esports would be fine!

Is there really no problem? A team that can lose to Vietnam, does it really deserve to win the championship?

[I remember in the first round, it was my brother who stole RGE's Baron Nashor and turned the tide. That point was crucial; otherwise, we would have been eliminated if we had lost to Vietnam.]

Team B has always had good luck, which has given them a much-needed respite.

I never expected that Europe wouldn't even have a single team reach the quarterfinals this year; North America even managed to get one.

[That's too early to say. Isn't there G2 tomorrow?]

[You're letting G2 compete with EDG and DK for a spot? Humorous!]

With this, the rankings for Group A are finally set.

Group 1: TES
Group 2: DRX
The suspense naturally led to the final Group B.

The night passed, and it was October 17th, the last day of the group stage, when the Group B matches finally began.

The group featuring last year's champions and runners-up is the one that truly attracts everyone's attention, which is why Riot Games saved this group's matches for the final Sunday.

Even before the Chinese and Korean teams took to the field, and with the G2 vs. EG match just the appetizer, the LPL official live stream was already packed with viewers, with countless people sending messages urging the two teams on the field to hurry up.

Meanwhile, today's competition also attracted the attention of countless professional players.

Because the Group B matches were specifically reserved for last, and all the teams in the other three groups had already finished their matches, all six teams that had secured their spots in the World Championship chose to stay in the hotel to watch today's matches together.

Even RNG, whose fever has not yet subsided, is no exception.

The RNG team has survived the two most difficult days. Although they still have a low-grade fever, it no longer interferes with their daily lives.

At this rate, there shouldn't be any problem with him fully recovering before the quarterfinals.

It has to be said that RNG is quite lucky.

After all, if one had to choose a specific time for infection, getting infected during the group stage would undoubtedly be the best outcome.

As the competition progressed, the teams that hadn't been infected became increasingly panicked.

After all, if they did this in the semifinals or even the finals, they probably wouldn't forget it even after they're buried.

Inside the T1 lounge, Faker was sitting around a computer screen with his four teammates, watching the match.

On the field, the battle between Europe and the United States is coming to an end.

This match was like a replay of the European and American drama, with each side feeding the other one kill, and even a miraculous four-for-four exchange in a river skirmish where none of the players survived.

The two sides fought fiercely for thirty minutes, producing nearly forty kills in total, a feat that could be described as obliterating the very foundations of the Dao.

In the end, G2 proved to be the stronger team, securing a crucial victory at the Baron Nashor pit and ultimately winning the game.

However, the China-South Korea match still cannot begin.

Considering the time difference, the matches between China and South Korea will have to wait until after sunrise in East Asian time; it's still too early now.

Next up is the big battle between DK and G2.

There's not much to say about this match. Although DK, who come from the LCK region, has a playstyle somewhat similar to the LPL, they have still inherited the stability of the LCK, making it difficult for them to lose to European and American teams.

The game lasted only 28 minutes before DK easily pushed through and took another point.

However, the DK players who won the game didn't show much joy on their faces.

The victory was expected and did nothing to help them achieve their goal of finishing first in their group.

The real focus is on EDG's match.

Following that, players from EDG and EG took to the stage one after another to begin the second battle.

There's obviously nothing to say about this one.

LPL teams are notoriously inconsistent, but EDG is clearly an exception. Their exceptional individual skills mean that even when they have inconsistent performances, their overall strength is still several levels higher than that of European and American teams.

This game was a breeze with an advantage in all three lanes. JieJie didn't even have time to gank. He was already sweating profusely and running around just farming jungle camps, controlling dragons and Rift Heralds.

In the 23-minute team fight around the Baron, Mingjing's Akali first coordinated with Jiejie's Jarvan IV to initiate the fight with RQA to instantly kill the jungler, and then used a smoke bomb to QEER to instantly kill the AD carry. While completing the "disappearance" of the health bar, she used her ultimate to escape the battlefield, demonstrating that she was completely unscathed.

EDG won an easy 5-for-1 team fight and then secured the dragon.

In the 26th minute, a decisive push leveled the score, securing another victory.

EDG and DK are so strong in this group that it's hard to believe they could lose to teams from Europe and North America.

The next two games followed a similar pattern.

The two teams switched opponents, with DK immediately taking on EG.

Then EDG took to the stage to face G2.

The result was exactly as expected.

Both teams won easily, increasing their winning streak and securing their spots in the knockout stage.

The only problem now is the ranking of the two teams.

"Let's congratulate EDG on taking another point!"

In the commentary booth, Guan Daxiao shouted loudly, "Then the match has come to a crucial moment! EDG vs. T1! A battle for first place in the group between the two teams that have already qualified!"

Finally, we've arrived at the grand finale.

EDG, with a 5-0 record, will face DK, who has a 4-1 record.

If EDG wins, they will advance as the top seed with a perfect record; if DK wins, they will have to play overtime to compete for first place.

The break was short, and soon both sides stepped onto the stage.

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As Ming Jing stepped onto the field in the center of the team, he immediately received a thunderous roar from the audience below.

Ming Jing waved slightly to the audience below the stage as he sat down in his seat.

The equipment had already been tested during installation. Now, all Mingjing needs to do is join a custom room and wait for the competition to begin.

Even with headphones on, I could hear Maokai and the factory manager discussing things in the voice channel.

"Why are they choosing red too?" Maokai scratched his head, looking somewhat confused. "Are they doing something funny?"

Since EDG chose sides in the first round, according to the rules, the right to choose sides will go to DK in the second round.

"Didn't we also pick red in the first round?" Ming Jing laughed. "Probably because we wanted to have a more comfortable laning phase in the mid lane."

Generally speaking, there's only one reason why EDG's opponents pick the red buff: they're afraid of being crushed in the mid lane and want a second pick.

In this version, apart from Aatrox, there aren't any overpowered heroes. DK probably isn't too afraid of Flandre's Aatrox either, since EDG is still playing a fast-dragon strategy. Picking Aatrox in the top lane isn't a big threat, and Nuguri can handle it.

After the referee confirmed the condition of both players, the match began quickly.

EDG's bans were normal, mainly targeting the jungler position, banning Graves and Maokai, and then respecting Deokdam's Caitlyn pick.

With the increased headshot damage in this version, the female police officer's priority is now second only to Luna.

As expected, DK was banned.

With Showmaker having a counter pick, they don't need to target the mid lane too much, making their ban phase much easier.

They even released the cards themselves and banned Lucian, Yuumi, and Galio instead.

Clearly, in DK's current view, Galio is a more troublesome hero than Twisted Fate.

Of course, Mingjing really doesn't know how to pick cards; there are heroes with higher priority.

"Let's take Aatrox first." Maokai didn't have much to say. Since Aatrox had been released, it would be a crime for the blue team not to take him.

On the other hand, DK deliberately let Aatrox through, but of course they also had countermeasures in place. They then locked in Camille and Sejuani, one a reasonable counter pick and the other a strong jungler in the current meta.

Moreover, these two Ueno players, who have the ability to initiate attacks, are extremely strong at charging into battle, making them a good pair.

Upon seeing this top and jungle pairing, the EDG players pondered for a moment.

"So, should we still try to take the dragon this game?" Mingjing asked. "I feel like the top lane will be very difficult."

It's no exaggeration to say that with DK's tempo control, if JieJie dares to appear in the bottom half of the map, Flandre in the top lane will most likely die once.

Sejuani and Camille initiated the attack, and Aatrox's crippled mobility made it impossible for him to escape.

If the hero Aatrox falls behind, he's really no different from a super minion.

"So what do you mean?" Maokai glanced at the notebook in his hand. "Should we pick a big carry, let the dragons run, and drag the game into the late game?"

"Huh?" Saint Gun was startled by this. "There's no need for that. If I can't win, I'll just build warrior gear. I can manage."

EDG's greatest strength is of course their lane control and dragon speed. They can also drag the game into the late game, but it's not as easy for them to do.

"What the hell are you talking about? What kind of team do you think the other side is?" Clearlove glanced at Flandre.

"It's alright, we all believe in you, and you should believe in yourself too," Ming Jing said with a smile. "Just don't try anything weird."

"..." Flandre scratched his head, and could only nod in the end: "Hesitate."

Now that the strategy has been decided, the choice is clear.

In their second and third picks, EDG directly locked in the Aphelios + Lulu duo.

With this duo chosen, Xiaolong has basically been abandoned.

This choice made DK's eyes narrow slightly.

What, you're playing a late-game strategy when you're fighting us?

Do you look down on people that much?
DK didn't think much of it and picked Kalista as their third pick, entering the second round of drafting.

"In the second round of bans, EDG banned Lena and Nautilus, which is fine. DK banned Twisted Fate and Akali to limit the Flying God."

"Then came the fourth pick, DK locked in Leona directly, as expected leaving the counter pick for the mid lane."

"Now it's EDG's turn to finalize their roster. Let's see what they choose!"

As soon as he finished speaking, EDG's selection lit up continuously.

If the support picks a soft support, the jungler should naturally try to pick a front-line tank.

Moreover, when facing DK's Camille, Sejuani, and Leona triple engage, it's best to have some ability to defend against or counter-engage in the last two moves.

So Jay didn't hesitate at all when he met Bobby.

As for the mid lane, in addition to needing to defend against engages, it also needs to provide AP damage output, and the answer is obvious.

It's nothing more than the Tsar and the snake woman.

"Give me the Snake Woman," Ming Jing said. "The invincible one."

(End of this chapter)