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Chapter 395 Sapphire Blue? Deep Blue! A Fatal Mistake!

In this process of repeated pulling and stretching.

Yu Wenbo panicked and immediately used his ultimate skill to forcefully freeze Wang Yao in place!
IG had actually planned this in their team voice chat long beforehand: Varus would flash and use his ultimate to lock down an enemy, and then Braum would immediately raise his shield to block Varus from being focused down.

That's how they operate too.

However, IG made a mistake during the coordination process.

Gragas unleashed his ultimate ability towards the crowd, attempting to blast Varus back, while Braum raised his shield and charged forward.

But for some reason, Baolan was pacing back and forth next to Varus, shield in hand.

Just as Gragas' ultimate landed, Braum actually took a step back, raising his shield and standing behind Varus. Gragas' ultimate then blasted Varus back into the crowd.

"Huh?" The commentators were completely dumbfounded.

Inside the IG team, Yu Wenbo was also completely bewildered, "Wait, Lan Ge, what are you doing!"

Bao Lan looked a little embarrassed. "I thought I was standing in front of you."

At this point, there was no time for explanations. IG's overall formation was pushing forward, and EDG chose to engage directly!
The crocodile activated his ultimate on the spot and charged forward with his teammates. Alistar used his WQ combo to knock up Xin Zhao who was charging in. The crocodile immediately followed up with a basic attack and a red-rage W to add control. Gragas then finished off the enemy with a devastating combo!
The Bomber and Jayce behind them dealt a little more damage.

Zhao Xin was instantly killed by the chain of crowd control and extremely high damage, without even being able to use his ultimate.

Despite LeBlanc using W followed by R to stomp into the crowd and accurately hitting Ziggs with QE, Aatrox also activated his ultimate to accelerate and rush to Ziggs' face.

But the Bomber used his W ability to bounce himself away and create distance.

Jayce immediately switched forms and charged right into Aatrox's face.

IG has already lost two players, with both their ADC and jungler dead. Lacking their core damage dealers, LeBlanc and Aatrox alone simply cannot generate enough damage.

As a result, LeBlanc used her W to fly back to her original position and escape with Braum.

The Sword Demon was ganged up on and killed.

With a 0-for-3 exchange, EDG also secured the Rift Herald.

Before IG could respawn, EDG went straight to the mid lane and used the Rift Herald to smash down most of the mid lane tower's health.

Then the Bomber used his W ability to push down the mid-lane tower, which was already low on health!

"It feels like IG will have a very hard time turning this game around."

Miller frowned. "The mistakes in that team fight were too big. Was it Varus who got carried away and forced his ultimate to hold the enemy, or was it a mistake by the support? In any case, the IG bot lane duo was in terrible form today."

"With EDG gaining such a huge advantage, it's unlikely they'll be able to turn the game around."

The commentators immediately declared IG's demise.

The overall process is similar.

After gaining an advantage, EDG began to push forward with a dual poke composition of Jayce and Ziggs.

They quickly destroyed IG's top and bottom lane towers, gaining a 5000 gold advantage by the 15-minute mark!
EDG always sticks together, giving IG no chance to pick off isolated players.

Soon all six outer turrets of IG were destroyed.

When the game had gone on for 20 minutes, EDG's lead had exceeded 10,000!
At 22 minutes, under Wang Yao's command, the entire EDG team gathered near the Baron pit and forcibly rushed Baron.

Due to insufficient vision, IG was unable to provide immediate support. By the time they approached the dragon pit, EDG had already secured the dragon.

EDG then retreated in time, denying IG a chance to make a desperate final push.

After returning home to upgrade their equipment, EDG utilized the Baron buff to strengthen the minion waves, combined with the poke damage from Jayce and Ziggs. They pushed straight down the mid lane!

Lacking strong initiation tools, IG couldn't even touch EDG's players. Relying solely on a poorly farmed Varus to poke was completely ineffective.

Finally, the mid-lane high ground tower and the base crystal were pushed all the way down.

IG launched a desperate attack, and Varus once again used Flash and his ultimate to lock down the enemy. This time, Braum managed to protect Varus.

However, the huge economic gap left IG with no room for maneuver.

24 minutes!

EDG pushed down IG's base crystal, securing a crucial match point!
Only one step away from the championship!
"Congratulations to EDG for winning the crucial match point game and taking a 2-1 lead over IG! They are just one step away from the championship!"

Wang Ji appeared very excited, saying, "Both sides are very strong, but I think EDG showed a better performance!"

“Indeed.” Miller nodded in agreement. “The main problem is that the mid laner Rookie is completely silent. Maybe we shouldn’t pick LeBlanc. Every time we pick LeBlanc, she gets completely countered by Renekton.”

IG lost because of their early game tempo, or more precisely, because of their mid-lane tempo.

Wang Yao was able to secure lane control and then coordinate with the jungler to make plays on the side lanes, while Song Yijin was constantly pulled away by the minion wave in the mid lane.

IG lacks operational capabilities, so they place great emphasis on the early and mid-game tempo.

A team that focuses on the early and mid-game tempo ended up having its tempo completely manipulated by the opponent; isn't that a clear sign of defeat?

The entire EDG team seemed very happy. Wang Yao took off his headphones, smiled, and gave Xiaotian a high-five.

"Well done, Gao Tianliang! Your rhythm this game was amazing! You completely crushed Ning on the other side."

"Keep it low-key, keep it low-key," Xiao Tian said with a smile.

Taking the lead again put the players at ease.

Being in the lead doesn't guarantee you'll have the last laugh, but the pressure you face is on a completely different level.

EDG has a margin for error, while IG has no margin for error. The pressure they face on the field is not even on the same level.

As I said before, smiles don't disappear, they just shift.

The atmosphere among the IG team was somewhat subdued. The first two games were evenly matched, but in the third game, they were simply crushed.

With a perfect early game tempo and the advantage of their long range in the poke system, EDG gave IG no chance to fight back throughout the game.

This is also related to IG's lack of strong initiation ability. Strong initiation counters poke, and they have no strong initiation ability at all, so how can they counter EDG's poke system?

The most crucial moment came during the Rift Herald fight, where Baolan's Braum made a huge mistake, resulting in Yu Wenbo's Varus being instantly killed, which led to the defeat of that team fight.

But that's the kind of skill Baolan has; it just goes to show they shouldn't have trusted him in the first place.

In the backstage dressing room, Jin Jingzhu remained silent for a long time before speaking.

"I have to admit that EDG is a very strong opponent, stronger than any opponent we have ever faced before. The responsibility for the last game lies with me. I was too conservative in choosing the lineup, which led to this situation."

"I know we have no way out. I hope everyone can let go of their burdens and strive to leave no regrets."

Even if they don't win the Summer Split championship, IG will still have a very high chance of securing a spot in the tournament.

After all, if EDG wins the Summer Split championship, they will automatically become the number one seed, and the second seed qualification based on the highest league points throughout the year will be passed on to the next highest seed.

(End of this chapter)