LOL: My talent is top-tier, my professional skills are unparalleled.

Chapter 505: Useless! Nobody knows Kshine's trump card!
Soon, the game reached the mid-to-late stage, around the 25-minute mark.

During this period, the two sides entered a strange period of peace.

The rhythm of both sides suddenly came to a halt, and they went silent.

Wang Yao's Sylas was also focused on farming in the jungle and didn't rush to cause any trouble.

G2 is also steadily defending the second tower line and developing their resources, focusing on that single tower line.

However, this was tough on Jonkos's Prince. Although G2 could easily coordinate their attacks by guarding the second tower, the main "gates" in the jungle were essentially open to EDG.

The excavator's jungle clearing efficiency is only so-so, resulting in a significant loss of jungle resources.

The fourth dragon is about to spawn; it's a fire dragon!
Neither side dared to touch the dragon for the time being, so they both set their sights on the fire dragon.

The four players from both sides arrived at the Dragon Pit at almost the same time and started pulling at each other, while the Captain and Fiora did not come and were split pushing in the top lane.

This is exactly how G2 envisioned the game!

However, there was one slight difference: the original plan was for Wunder's Fiora in the top lane to be able to dominate EDG in the side lanes.

Fiora has been completely destroyed and can only cower under the second tower now.

Watching the captain act with impunity, producing equipment at a speed comparable to a rocket, Wunder was anxious and worried.

The seemingly impenetrable defense that G2 had envisioned also began to show cracks.

Varus's damage output is decent, but Caps' Orianna is still a bit too weak!

In the early to mid-game, Clockwerk died a lot, which slowed down his item progression.

Moreover, in this game, Orianna built Mercury's Treads to counter the double AP mid and jungle of Ryze and Sylas.

This made his injuries even more difficult to manage.

This puts immense pressure on Varus, who relies on a single core, to deal damage!

"Jankos!!"

Suddenly, Ah P changed his usual carefree and smiling demeanor.

He called out to Jankos in his earpiece with unusual seriousness, and Jonkos, understanding the implication, subtly increased his attention.

Meanwhile, in the game, Varus, who was pulling back and forth near the dragon pit, began to draw his bow and charge up.

At this moment, the EDG players opposite Perkz didn't pay much attention to Varus's charging Q animation.

In this game, Varus wasn't playing armor penetration Varus, but rather attack speed Varus.

The damage of a single Q skill, Withering Arrow, is not as high as that of an armor penetration build, so it falls into the category where it is optional to dodge.

However, EDG clearly underestimated Perkz's determination. The moment Varus's Heart Piercing Arrow was released, Perkz seamlessly followed up with his ultimate.

A QR combo hit Ryze in front of him, locking him in place.

Scout was caught off guard by Varus's sudden QR initiation.

Even the Titan next to him was affected, as Varus's ultimate ability spread through his area of ​​effect.

Jankos reacted quickly, almost at the same time Varus initiated the team fight with QR, he followed up with EQR to deal damage and control, trying to kill the mid laner Ryze.

What sets European and American players apart is that no matter how disadvantaged they are, they remain determined and daring to fight.

For example, in this game, Rek'Sai was already in this state at this point in time, but he still didn't build tank items to save his life.

The item build focuses on a warrior jungle item, plus Black Cleaver.

Although he hasn't gotten Black Cleaver yet, Jankos' damage output is still very impressive.

Combined with the ball that the clockwork had attached to the excavator, it instantly pulled Ryze and Nautilus back into the fight.

This initial move, initiated by Ap's Varus, successfully caught two EDG players.

However, suddenly, the G2 team realized that even when facing the combined fire of four people, Ryze still had so much health.

It still has nearly a third of its health remaining!
You know, if so many skills were thrown at you, even a warrior would die!
Let's take a look at Ryze's equipment.

Good guy!
After Abyss Mask and Mercury's Treads, the next item was Righteous Glory.

As a mid laner, Scout had no ability power at all, only health, armor and magic resistance. Scout was completely played like a dog by Wang Yao in this game!
With Sylas having developed ahead of the curve, EDG's lineup doesn't lack AP damage sources; what they lack is a frontline tank capable of withstanding damage.

Therefore, Scout actually learned a build for being a dog for the big boss from Doom!
The G2 players were somewhat speechless.

After G2 finished using their abilities, Ryze easily used his Flash to retreat behind Sylas and Kai'Sa.

At this moment, Fiora in the top lane wanted to teleport to the dragon pit to support her teammates.

His Fiora split push is no longer effective; it's better to look for opportunities in team fights.

But Wunder didn't see the captain's teleportation beam, and a little scheme immediately formed in his mind.

"Since the captain didn't teleport down, there's no need for me to use teleport either. Besides, if I teleport down, then this top lane tower will belong to the captain."

Wunder found a reason for himself.

But the next moment.

"Broadside fire!"

Countless cannon fire covered the entire Xiaolong area.

Although the captain didn't teleport down, he can easily provide support with his ultimate!

Moreover, in this game, Flandre's Captain was having a very smooth run, with top-tier equipment, and his ultimate ability had already been upgraded to Death's Daughter and Unleash Fire at Will.

Daughter of Death: R [Cannon Barrage] Fires an additional giant cannonball at the center of the cannon barrage, dealing 300% damage.
Deals true damage and slows enemies within range by 60% for 1.5 seconds.

Fire at will: R [Cannon Barrage] fire rate greatly increased (fires an additional 6 waves during its duration).

Meiko's Titan, before dying, also fulfilled his duty by unleashing his ultimate ability.

R Deep Sea Impact, a shockwave closely followed Varus!
With cannon fire from the sky and shockwaves from the ground, Verus had nowhere to run.

When Titan's ultimate ability charged in, knocking up Orianna, Varus, and others, it also provided Kai'Sa with her Plasma passive!

"take off!"

iboy shouted passionately.

next second.

iboy's Kai'Sa used her ultimate ability to fly into the enemy team!

Orianna had no skills, so she used all of QWER. Rek'Sai used her crowd control skills, and Varus used his QR.

There are no skills left to stop Kai'Sa, so are we relying on Tahm Kench?!

If not now, when?

After Ryze used Flash, he started attacking from the spot. Although his health was low, no one could threaten him anymore.

And the most important thing is.

Wang Yao's Sylas, along with Kai'Sa, started charging into G2's backline!
The first target was this ADC Varus.

Seeing that things were going badly, Tahm Kench swallowed Varus whole and started to run away!
But Tahm Kench can only devour one person at a time. If he devours Varus, what will happen to Caps' Clockwerk?!

Without any hesitation, Kai'Sa and Sylas, as if on the same wavelength, turned around and began to focus fire on Orianna.

Kasha AQAA.

While ADCs deal damage slowly, Sylas's damage output becomes much more explosive.

Sylas used his E to get right up to Orianna's face, and his Q skill landed mid-air. At the same time, a chain entered Orianna's body, and Sylas stole Orianna's ultimate.

Caps acted decisively, immediately using Flash!
But the next moment, Wang Yao's Sylas didn't hesitate at all. He pressed his ultimate and then Flash at the same time, followed by an R-Flash combo that was beyond explanation: WAEAA.

Coincidentally.

Sylas's ultimate flash hit three people: Varus, Tahm Kench, and Orianna were all sucked in, and a massive amount of AOE damage struck all three.

"Silas the Liberator has killed Orianna the Clockwork Demon!"

The clockwork was instantly destroyed!
"Kai'Sa, the Daughter of the Void, has killed Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower!"

Jonkos's excavator rushed in too aggressively and couldn't retreat, falling to Kai'Sa's damage output!

Varus and Tahm Kench each used their Flash!

Varus didn't even dare to attack Sylas. Sylas, who was stacked with Conqueror's Armor, was disrespectful to even glance at.

Therefore, G2's bot lane duo decisively sold their Rek'Sai and Orianna who had entered the fray, and ran away without looking back, putting distance between themselves and the three EDG players.

Wang Yao did not continue to chase Varus, who did not have Flash, but instead turned around and attacked the dragon.

After the mid and jungler were eliminated, G2 was no longer in a position to contest the Fire Dragon, and EDG successfully secured it!
"Wow, in this dragon team fight, EDG got a 2-for-1 trade and successfully secured the dragon! That was a great win!"

The doll exclaimed in surprise.

Miller chimed in, "Yeah, Poseidon's Mejai's Soulstealer is almost full stacks, and Kai'Sa also got a kill, which is a huge boost to her health."

Meanwhile, Ah Shui couldn't help but complain, "Damn, G2's ADC is as slippery as an eel, he's already sold!"

As an ADC who relies on self-destruction against opponents, JKL has a certain disdain for Varus's behavior.

Meanwhile, Fiora, who didn't use Teleport to get down in the top lane, wasn't having an easy time either.

Knowing that everyone was concentrated near the Dragon Pit, Flandre's captain could confidently and boldly press down on them.

The second turret on the top lane also lost most of its health to the captain.

The final battle was faster than G2 had anticipated; in less than thirty minutes, the top lane second turret was still destroyed by the captain.

Furthermore, after the captain returns to base, he will have Trinity Force, Mana Drain Blade, and Bloodthirster to boost his health and resistances.

Unlike Wang Yao, Saint Gun Bro isn't as confident and doesn't dare to play a pure burst damage captain, since the margin for error is too low!

With Bloodhand around, the captain can join the raid now!
Sylas's build was even more extravagant: an AP jungle item and a nearly fully stacked Mejai's Soulstealer. After building a Magic Wand, Sylas skipped Morellonomicon and went straight for Lich Bane, followed by a Stopwatch, leaving no space for vision!

With the three-piece set, a stopwatch, and a gem, Sylas has reached his prime.

Wang Yao also lost interest in continuing to drag things out with G2 and began to actively lead his teammates to force team fights against G2.

G2 absolutely cannot win in 5v5 team fights; the boost that Fiora and Gangplank provide to the team is completely incomparable.

However, G2 definitely didn't want to give up Baron, so they could only passively fight for vision in the jungle and near the Baron pit, reacting to EDG's moves.

However, Wang Yao, taking advantage of his equipment, ambushed G2 in their jungle.

When encountering Tahm Kench who comes to provide vision, the first move is to use AQAA to unleash a combo, and then use E to create distance.

Before MIKYX could even react, two-thirds of his health had been taken away, while Sylas had already finished dealing damage and retreated. This scene caused a gasp from the audience.

If Wang Yao hadn't been unsure how many people were behind Tahm Kench, he would have been dead the moment he unleashed all his abilities on Tahm Kench.

However, it's not a complete loss, as Tahm Kench was badly damaged and couldn't complete the task of setting up vision on his own.

Jankos's excavator can only use its Listening ability to monitor Baron Nashor.

However, although the excavator heard what was happening near the Dragon Pit, Wang Yao also spotted Rek'Sai in his field of vision.

This allowed Sylas, who was originally retreating, to turn around and steal Rek'Sai's ultimate.

Meanwhile, because Tahm Kench's health was already low, he had no choice but to return to town to replenish his health.

EDG showed no intention of waiting and immediately went for Baron!

With four champions—Kai'Sa, Gangplank, Sylas, and Ryze—all skilled at rushing Baron Nashor.

The dragon's health dropped very quickly.

Meanwhile, G2, thanks to Rek'Sai's Sensei ability, also noticed that EDG had started the dragon pit, so the four of them immediately moved towards the dragon pit.

Tahm Kench, who had originally planned to return to base to replenish his health and mana, immediately canceled the return.

Although his health was very low, he had to be there for this team fight, otherwise the two carries without Flash wouldn't know how to survive!
His role is simply to protect the backline! As long as he positions himself a little further back, that's enough.

But although his idea was wonderful, reality was harsh!

As the Baron's health continued to drop, G2's five players maintained their formation and headed towards the Baron pit!
But Wang Yao wouldn't give the other side a chance to steal the dragon!
"Attack first!"

Wang Yao's signal was directed at the back row of the opposing team.

At this moment, Wang Yao had absolute authority. As soon as Wang Yao's voice came out, the rest of EDG immediately stopped what they were doing and prepared to engage in team fight!
Immediately, Wang Yao's Sylas led the charge.

The first E skill closes the distance, the second E skill binds Sylas, and the Q skill is unleashed at the same time.

Logically speaking, Sylas shouldn't use his skills so recklessly and carelessly.

But by sheer coincidence, Sylas's Q skill hit Tahm Kench with the tip!

What Wang Yao just stole was Rek'Sai's ultimate move!

The next moment, it surged through the void!

Sylas lunged at Tahm Kench from the void, landing with W and A, instantly killing him and depleting Tahm Kench's health!
Tahm Kench, who hadn't even managed to get the Gray Shield, was dumbfounded!

Ah this!

The next moment, Varus threw his ultimate!

"Ding!"

G2 was not given a chance to counterattack, and Wang Yao stopped the clock on the spot, turning it into a golden statue to buy time.

Meanwhile, the rest of EDG charged forward.

The enemy Tahm Kench is dead, and neither Orianna nor Varus have Flash. They can't just engage however they want!

Oh, right, Varus missed his ultimate!

The captain's ultimate ability and the double barrel combo exploded in the center of the crowd, causing massive AOE damage.

Meanwhile, Titan mindlessly hooks people and unleashes his ultimate, while tanky Ryze charges forward like a reckless brute with Righteous Glory active, showing no trace of the old mage's demeanor.

iboy's Kai'Sa has already used her ultimate to dash forward, flying over the excavator and landing right in Varus's face.

iboy hadn't forgotten the grudge from Ap's arrow, so he used R to face Varus and followed up with Q Icathian Rain, unleashing a massive amount of damage on Varus and Orianna.

However, G2 had no means of counterattacking and was simply on the defensive!

With all the back row members down, G2's team fight completely collapsed.

In the end, only Wunder's Fiora managed to escape by flashing over the wall, while the others were sent back to the fountain by EDG.

As expected, Fiora enthusiasts all have such similar ways of escaping.

EDG then naturally secured the Baron!

After resupplying, EDG resumed their advance.

Instead of having the Captain carry the bottom lane, Wang Yao's Sylas did it. With the Lich Bane buff, Sylas could push towers with incredible ease!
As long as you sandwich the basic attack between skills, you can instantly take away a large amount of the turret's health, not to mention the help of the Baron buff!
Forced into a corner, G2 made an irrational decision and initiated a team fight after their two high ground towers were breached.

Needless to say, the difference in equipment was enormous!
Sylas, who was just half an item away from getting his full build, instantly killed Orianna with a single combo of his skills!

Team fights were nothing short of one-sided massacres!

The final time was 32 minutes and 28 seconds, and EDG destroyed G2's base.

In the commentary box.

The doll said, still savoring the moment, "It's over! It's over."

"In the first game of the MSI Mid-Season Invitational finals, EDG won the first game of the finals with an absolute crushing advantage."

Miller was also somewhat surprised: "It was both unexpected and expected!"

"EDG takes a 1-0 lead. Kshine's jungle Sylas continued his consistently excellent performance, dominating the entire match and carrying the team like a god!"

"G2's Fiora pick for Wunder didn't perform much. Kshine's Sylas was ganking from the early game and completely crushed Fiora in the laning phase."

"Yeah, is this the fate of all Fiora fans?!"

Looking at the five G2 players who walked off the stage with heavy expressions, Ah Shui said, "G2 needs to quickly eliminate the impact of the first game on them before the second game begins."

Ah Shui joked, "If they all look dejected, Brother Yao will have to give them a good hard time later."

The doll nodded and said, "Yeah, G2 doesn't seem like they can give Caps any more wind-up items."

"In this version, the mid and jungle players still need to step up in the early game and set the pace. This means that whichever side gains an advantage in the early game may not be able to catch up by the mid-game."

"That's right, you're at a natural disadvantage against Kshine in the jungle position. If Caps in the mid lane doesn't step up, who's going to carry? That's how SKT lost!"

Miller nodded in agreement: "Yes! With this tower plate mechanism, you can tell at a glance whether someone is a freeloader or not."

"Whoever is inferior in the early stages will remain inferior in the long run. It's just like the saying goes, 'When the tide goes out, you find out who's been swimming naked!'"

Miller then added, "I don't know who's swimming naked or who's a slacker, but Kshine is the only true god!"

……

……

After a short rest and adjustment, the second game followed immediately.

G2, who had the right to choose sides, still chose the blue side, which allowed the blue side to ban and pick first.

It seems G2 still wants to keep the initiative in their own hands and wants to pick some overpowered heroes in this patch.

G2's performance was also noticeably better than at the end of the first game.

At least their expressions weren't so bad anymore, which shows that G2's mental fortitude is quite good.

Of course, G2's optimistic nature also plays a part in this.

After a brief preparation, the business plan (BP) between the two sides officially began.

After switching from the blue side to the red side, EDG's draft strategy remained clear and unchanged from the previous game.

They banned Taric one after another, preventing the opposing team from getting Taric and Sona in the bot lane.

Next, let's look at the champion pool in the mid and top tiers, specifically LeBlanc and Irelia.

G2, on the other hand, took a considerable amount of time to consider their options, as they had a lot of heroes to ban.

You can't ban them all, you simply can't ban them all.

The first champion banned was Sylas.

Wang Yao's Sylas in the last game was absolutely phenomenal. You really can't let Wang Yao play such a popular hero in this version.

Then G2 suddenly banned Ryze, probably because they felt Scout's tanky Ryze was too ridiculous and didn't want to be annoyed anymore.

The last ban was given to iboy's Kai'Sa.

This Kai'Sa is so annoying! No matter how bad she is in lane, as long as she gets a kill with her ultimate in a team fight, she can immediately get her items at lightning speed.

"Wow! EDG and G2 both picked a lot of strong champions in this game's draft!"

"Jayce is outside, Akali is outside, and the meta jungler Rek'Sai is also outside. Is this going to be a real, head-to-head battle?"

Miller exclaimed in surprise. G2 had changed their strategy from targeting Wang Yao's hero pool to targeting other aspects of EDG, which surprised even the commentators.

If you don't ban Wang Yao's hero pool, aren't you just asking to get crushed?!
The commentators didn't find anything wrong with G2's draft picks; in fact, it was this very G2 that piqued their interest.

After all, this is the MSI Mid-Season Invitational finals. Wouldn't it be too boring if it were just a one-sided victory?

If a team has too many heroes that they can't release or can't handle once released, then they are clearly outmatched in strength by their opponents, and it's normal for them not to win.

EDG's winning streak is not only due to the outstanding performance of the players, but also to Wang Yao's unfathomable hero pool, which has long squeezed the draft pool of other teams.

But as I said before, no one knows what Wang Yao's trump card really is!
(End of this chapter)