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Chapter 142 The Divine Ball! Advancing to the Knockout Stage!
The final day of the MSI group stage matches has begun!
In the first crucial match, EDG did not disappoint, playing steadily and successfully defeating the LMS region's Flash Wolves with Li Fan's consistent dominance in the mid lane!

"They won! EDG has another point! Their record is now 4 wins and 5 losses!" Wawa's voice was completely different from yesterday.

He was in despair after being beaten up a few days ago, but now his voice is incredibly loud, and his commentary is much more energetic.

If EDG gets eliminated, there won't be any LPL teams in the remaining matches, and we'll only be watching teams from other regions show off at the Mid-Season Invitational. How can we accept that?
米勒迅速分析局势：“这一分太关键了，我们来看一下目前的积分形势……SKT8-1锁定第一，G2 6-3排名第二，我们EDG现在是4-5，而TSM在刚刚结束的欧美大战中输给了G2，战绩是3-6！”

Rita added, "This means that even if EDG loses to SKT in the last match, they will still have the same record as TSM, 4-6. According to the rules, a tiebreaker match will be held to determine the last qualifying spot!"

Miller emphasized: "Yes! EDG has freed themselves from the desperate situation of needing to win all their matches! They've at least secured a tiebreaker opportunity! But... I think..."

Wawa's tone became serious: "Nobody wants to play a tiebreaker, especially against TSM, whose performance is so inconsistent. There are too many variables."

To truly take their destiny into their own hands, EDG must defeat the formidable SKT in their next move!

“That’s right!” Miller chimed in. “As long as EDG defeats SKT, their record will be 5-5, which will put them ahead of TSM based on head-to-head results, guaranteeing their advancement to the group stage without having to rely on anyone else!”

Defeat SKT and advance directly!
Even if they lose to SKT, they're guaranteed at least a chance to play a do-or-die tiebreaker against TSM.

This crystal-clear goal was placed before all the EDG team members.

It seems like there are two choices, but for Li Fan and his group, there is only one!
When playing a match, you must win. You need to have the confidence to win, instead of relaxing just because you feel you have a way out.

However, the fans in the live stream seemed much more relaxed and less on edge than before.

You have to advance through the elimination rounds before you can even plan for the championship. If you can't even get into the elimination rounds, you're going straight home. What does the championship have to do with you?

In some ways, first place and fourth place are about the same...

Last year, SKT also qualified for the Mid-Season Invitational as the fourth-place team. Everyone thought they were finished, but in the end, they still won the Mid-Season Invitational championship.
Not only that, they also continued to defend their title in the World Championship, achieving a back-to-back championship.

[As expected of Unreal Engine, they've secured the minimum score and then added another round; I'm so relieved!]

Having to play a tiebreaker isn't something to be happy about; it's best to win outright to avoid all the trouble later...

[If they can directly defeat SKT and advance, they'll have a very good chance of winning the championship. If they can't even win a best-of-five series, then their chances are even slimmer.]

[Can they beat SKT? But if EDG is in this form today, they might have a chance!]

[Fan Ge! Carry the team again! Let's take down SKT too!]

[Never mind, let's go all out! If we win, it's a huge bonus; if we lose... at least we still have one more chance!]

At this moment, the viewers in the live broadcast room had long since lost interest in watching these matches and were now focused on the sixth match, the game between SKT and EDG.

This isn't a big deal for SKT, since they're already firmly in first place and it won't have much impact on their future performance.

The two coaches outwitted each other, each selecting a lineup they felt most comfortable with.

Blue side EDG: Top lane Shen, jungle Sejuani, mid lane Syndra, bot lane duo Kog'Maw and Lulu.

Red side SKT: Top lane Galio, Jungle Jarvan IV, Mid lane Taliyah, Bot lane duo Caitlyn and Karma.

Both sides played very cautiously in this match, giving the impression that they were testing each other. After all, SKT, watching from the sidelines, could also sense how much EDG had changed since changing their starting mid laner.

They went from being a nobody to becoming a formidable opponent in the championship race.

Therefore, the lineup selected for this match was more based on skill level...

They wanted to figure out exactly what kind of strength they possessed.

It's impossible for them to immediately unleash their most powerful weapon.

Although it was a test, both sides played very cautiously.

Not a single person has appeared in these ten minutes...

However, both junglers shared the same idea: to relentlessly pressure the mid lane.

However, as Syndra levels up, her overwhelming dominance becomes fully apparent.

Even when the princes were in the middle, he was not afraid of fighting two against one.

With her exceptional reflexes, she dodged the Prince's EQ combo and unleashed her skills on Taliyah, who was trying to carry her back.

They easily defused this potentially fatal gank!

The Brazilian audience didn't hold back their screams at all.

Li Fan also left a deep impression on them.

After all, they just won the Street Fighter tournament and snatched Brazil's spot for the world championship...

He recently played CrossFire on BD and received recognition from the other players for his strong skills, which made the Brazilian audience even happier.

The reason is simple: CrossFire is incredibly popular in Brazil!
It became incredibly popular, to an extent that no one could have imagined...

It is currently the number one competitive game, and it will gradually be replaced by League of Legends in the future.

So these Brazilians really like Li Fan, the League of Legends player who plays CrossFire.

Once they pull off a brilliant play, it feels like EDG's home turf.

"Unreal's Syndra is too oppressive! Faker's Taliyah is even somewhat passive in front of him..."

This move forced Taliyah to use Flash.

Everyone had considered the laning phase in the mid lane, but no one expected it to turn out like this.

But in reality, Syndra, as a lane bully, only gets easier to beat Taliyah as her level increases...

If it were a mid-laner of Wu-Zhuangtai's caliber, Li Fan would have solo-killed him in that situation long ago.

The turning point of the match came in the 11th minute.

SKT's jungler and top laner coordinated to launch a 3v2 gank on the mid lane. Jarvan IV used his EQ combo, and Galio's ultimate hero entry mark lit up in the mid lane!

"Watch out! SKT is determined to kill us! Unreal is in danger!" Wawa's voice suddenly rose.

At this critical moment, Li Fan demonstrated his terrifying instantaneous reaction and skill.

Faced with the prince's sudden advance, she didn't panic but instead raised her hand and used a QE combo to stun him!

The prince's advance, which hadn't even begun, was thus interrupted.

"That push interrupted the prince's dash, Galio's ultimate landed, but the control chain was broken!" Rita screamed excitedly.

Galio landed but could only taunt the air; Li Fan's Syndra had already seized the opportunity to retreat. At the same time, EDG's support arrived instantly!
Mouse's Shen's ultimate ability, Merciful Soulfall, cast a shield on Syndra, while Clearlove's Sejuani also rushed out from the side and headbutted the stunned Jarvan IV!

"They've turned the tables! EDG can counter-attack this time! Clearlove has been waiting in the mid lane for so long, and this opportunity has finally come. Shen landed and immediately taunted Jarvan IV, Syndra unleashed her ultimate... Jarvan IV was instantly killed!"

First blood!

The first blood only came out at this moment.

EDG scored a 0-for-1 trade, completely shattering SKT's aggressive encirclement...

"Wow, Unreal's reaction was crucial. If they hadn't reacted so quickly, Syndra would have been instantly killed." Miller excitedly pumped his fist.

Once you gain this advantage, you can slowly snowball your success!

After this wave, EDG can use this victory to control the Rift Herald.

With the help of the Rift Herald, they successfully took down the mid-lane tower.

In this way, EDG gradually took control of the game's pace.

However, in the mid-game, SKT managed to stabilize the situation by relying on their rich experience and the support capabilities of Galio and Taliyah, managing to keep the economic gap very close.

The game dragged into the late game, and SKT's Caitlyn + Karma composition began to show its powerful poke and tower-pushing capabilities.

At the 34-minute mark, both sides were locked in a tug-of-war over the fifth dragon, the Fire Dragon.

"We can't let this fire dragon go, otherwise SKT's poke damage will be too high," Wawa said nervously.

Just as both sides were probing each other around the Dragon Pit, and SKT was gradually wearing down their opponents with Caitlyn's Rapid Firecannon, seemingly gaining the upper hand, Li Fan's Syndra stepped up once again!
He maneuvered Syndra into an extremely tricky blind spot...

SKT's attention was drawn to Sejuani and Shen, who were poised to attack from the front, and they never expected that the deadly threat would come from the flank!

"SKT is still discussing whether to go for the dragon or engage, their formation is a bit too close together... Wait! Unreal's position!" Miller's voice suddenly rose.

Syndra silently condensed a dark orb within the wall, and the next second, the weak were pushed out!
The dark orb hidden in the wall instantly flew a straight line over an extremely long distance, accurately hitting the policewoman who was moving to pick off people. Along with the fan-wielding mother next to her, they were both stunned on the spot by this powerful dark energy!

"My God... that push! That was so far! A super long-range push! Unreal was stunned! Caitlyn and Sona were both stunned!" Doll's commentary instantly turned into a roar.

Opportunities are fleeting!
Without any communication, the moment the factory manager saw the orb being released, Sejuani charged out like a wild horse!
Following Syndra's control, the massive ice ropes of the Frozen Prison once again froze SKT's Caitlyn!

"They're frozen again! The policewoman can't move... Kill them! Kill them!" Miller shouted, his veins practically bulging.

The battlefield exploded instantly!

Zet's big mouth activated a bio-barrage, spraying wildly from the spot!

Be cautious when entering the fray with a taunt, and supplement with crowd control...

Almost in the blink of an eye, SKT's core damage dealers, Caitlyn and Karma, were instantly melted!
"The policewoman is down, and the Karma is down too! SKT has collapsed! EDG is still chasing!"

Without the female police officer, SKT suffered a crushing defeat.

Despite Galio and Taliyah's valiant resistance, managing to trade kills for EDG's support Lulu and jungler Sejuani, it was too late to turn the tide.

Li Fan's Syndra secured a double kill with the help of subsequent damage!

With Taliyah's final mournful cry, the system's rousing team wipe notification echoed throughout the entire Mineirão Stadium!
"Two for five! EDG pulled off a miraculous two-for-five exchange! They wiped out the invincible SKT!"

"It's Unreal again! It's him again! He hid a magic orb in the wall and decided the outcome of this match! He decided EDG's fate!"

"One wave! Can we have one wave?! The minion wave is in great shape right now!" Wawa stared intently at the screen.

The three surviving members of EDG – Syndra, Kog'Maw, and Shen – pushed the mid-lane minion wave straight towards SKT's high ground!
SKT's first fallen Caitlyn and Karma had more than 20 seconds left to respawn, which was not enough to stop EDG's advance.

One tooth tower after another fell!

Finally, amidst deafening cheers from the Brazilian audience and all LPL fans, SKT's base exploded!
"Victory!"

"We won! We won! We won!" Miller's voice was hoarse. "EDG did it! They successfully defeated the powerful SKT and, through their own efforts, firmly secured their place in the knockout stage!"

Wawa was equally excited: "From a bad start, to making a last-minute substitution, to chasing points all the way, and finally defeating SKT to secure their advancement! This is the charm of esports! Unreal! His performance was absolutely amazing!"

Rita quickly followed up on what Wawa had said, saying, "Congratulations to EDG!"

In the live stream, the chat was already flooded with comments like "EDG is awesome!" and "Brother Fan is awesome!"

EDG is awesome!!!

【Fan Shen! Fanshen! Fanshen! 】

From 1-5 to 5-5! A miraculous turnaround! This is esports!

But aside from the celebratory comments celebrating the advancement, most of the discussion focused on the final team fight and that incredibly exaggerated ball push!

Holy crap! How did they even push that ball over there?!

Syndra's shot went that far? Is she cheating?

[A ball hidden inside the wall? That's such a cool visual effect!]

[Where's the director? Director, show me the replay! I want to see the first-person perspective of that ball!]

[This distance is outrageous! It feels almost twice as far as a regular QE combo!]

[Bang must be stunned. A ball flew across half the screen?]

[Li Fan is something else; he plays games differently from everyone else, he always manages to come up with something new and interesting!]

Although the match was over, the director thoughtfully fulfilled everyone's wishes by showing the decisive push, specifically using Li Fan's Syndra first-person perspective.

Syndra was positioned in the narrow passage between the Dragon Pit and the bush below the blue side, a spot that happened to be a blind spot for SKT's vision.

Then he cast his Q skill towards the thick wall, and the orb disappeared into the wall.

Immediately afterwards, the weak were pushed out almost without pause!
It was clear that the dark orb seemed to be squeezed out of the wall by a tremendous force, piercing through the narrow wall from an extremely long distance and hitting the unsuspecting policewoman precisely!
"Wow... watching it again, it's still unbelievable." Miller watched the replay. "The choice of location, the understanding and utilization of the wall mechanism, Unreal Engine is so daring, and their ideas are so ahead of their time!"

The doll added with a laugh, "The key is that the effect was outstanding! This one shot is worth a knockout stage spot! I bet the SKT players are still replaying this shot in their minds, wondering where it came from... how it managed to stun them..."

Rita laughed and said, "Everyone is asking how far Unreal shot? I can only say it exceeded many people's conventional understanding. That's the depth of understanding top players have about the heroes!"

The entire EDG team stood up from their seats, all with smiles on their faces, and hugged each other.

I feel so much more relaxed right now. Next, I need to prepare well for the knockout stage!

(End of this chapter)