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Chapter 621: Reclaiming the MSI title for the third consecutive time! An unprecedented four-time champion!

"Duoduo, take a look at the riverbed and make an eye in Xiaolongkeng."

"Old Jie, let's go, we can go beyond."

"Coming, coming, wait a moment, I'm on my way."

"No, Yao-ge, did you do this artillery vehicle on purpose?!"

"..."

The atmosphere in EDG's team voice chat was incredibly heated.

In contrast, G2's voice chat was rather quiet.

This can also be seen from the expressions on their faces in front of the camera.

On one hand, he was full of vigor and looked energetic.

On the other side, they appeared somewhat listless and lacked morale.

With all three lanes' first towers down, EDG has entered a 4-1 split push mode, starting to attack the second towers in the mid and top lanes to accelerate the pace of the game.

G2, on the other hand, was exhausted from defending and couldn't even establish any vision control in the jungle!
And just then.

"Huh? Hanbing made an incense burner?"

In the commentary booth, Colonel Guan's eyes widened slightly.

Yes.

On the big screen, in Hanbing's equipment slot, there was a familiar support item—the Ardent Censer!
Strictly speaking, although this item has been significantly nerfed and no longer enjoys the glory of being the Ardent Censer monster in Season 7, it is still one of the must-have items for enchanter supports.

but……

When it appears in an ice-cold equipment slot, it looks incredibly strange!

It can't be triggered after all!
The incense burner only activates when it provides healing or shield effects to teammates!
However, it is clear that Hanbing does not possess such an ability!
"Forehead!"

Beside him, after thinking for a long time, he hesitated before finally saying:

"Does this require a talent to trigger? I remember there's a talent that can heal teammates?"

"probably."

Colonel Guan nodded slowly, his tone full of uncertainty: "Can it be triggered?"

To be fair, as professional commentators, their understanding of the game is certainly not bad.

However, when it comes to niche items like Ashe support, it still somewhat touches on their blind spots.

At this moment, the chat in the official live stream was filled with question marks!
"???"

"What kind of new item build concept is this?!"

"Um, is Yao-ge just making sarcastic remarks because he thinks victory is a sure thing?"

"Isn't it a bit exaggerated?"

"As a professional Ashe support player, I must tell you, Yao made the right choice!"

"No, this can't be triggered at all. Are we just trying to be greedy and take a little extra cooldown?"

"..."

Before the discussion could expand further...

On the field, a sudden team fight near the Dragon Pit answered everyone's question: why did Ashe support build Ardent Censer?
"Hey! Jhin made a positioning mistake this time! Jiejie was so decisive, EQ flash into his ultimate, hitting three people!!"

"But Flandre wasn't there, and EDG was facing a 4v5 situation again! G2 started to counterattack!"

"Rakan uses his ultimate and flashes in, charming Syndra in a flash, Akali flanks from the side, EDG might be in danger! Syndra gets instantly killed first!"

That's when.

When Wang Yao's Frostbite used W to slow down the enemy, the red light effect of the Ardent Censer appeared on the bodies of Ah Shui, Jiejie, and others!

"Hey! Xayah! Xayah's damage output! My god, Irelia is completely melted!!"

Remember's voice carried a hint of disbelief: "Skarner tried to Flash and use his ultimate to catch Xayah, but Ashe stunned him with her ultimate and repositioned herself. It looks like Xayah is going to get a full kill!!"

on the screen.

Ah Shui's Xayah looks like a god of war, constantly kiting and attacking, with feathers falling everywhere and her damage output reaching the sky!

A Xayah with both summoner spells and her ultimate ability, and who is ahead of the game in terms of development, can be almost devastating to a team fight if the player is skilled enough!

Kill notifications started flooding the screen!
"EDG-Jackylove has killed G2-Wunder!"

"EDG-Jackylove has killed G2-Jonkos!"

"Double Kill!"

"Rampage! (Rampage!)"

G2's top laner and jungler, who were at the forefront, were quickly eliminated!

"Hey! We can't win this! G2 is retreating!! Is Akali still trying to take down Xayah?! But Xayah still has her ultimate!"

"Feathers fly everywhere, a backstab! Flash to reposition, and it's game over!!"

A classic backstab flash, countless backstabs pierced through, instantly emptying Caps' Akali's health bar!
"EDG-Jackylove has killed G2-Caps!"

"Triple Kill!"

"Unstoppable!"

As the system notification appeared.

on the screen.

Only G2's duo managed to retreat in a sorry state, especially Perkz's Jhin, who even used Flash to escape over the wall.

Correspondingly, EDG seemed too lazy to chase after them, and instead quietly turned around to prepare to take the third dragon.

"Wow, in this 4v5 team fight, EDG once again achieved a resounding victory with a 3-for-1 trade!"

Remember to shout loudly, "Xayah got three kills in one go! Jackylove!!"

When he called out Ah Shui's ID at the end, he deliberately dragged out the last syllable to express his shock.

no way.

Ah Shui's performance in this wave was truly terrifying; he almost single-handedly wiped out the entire opposing team!

On the contrary, Colonel Guan, who was standing to the side, kept staring at the big screen, seemingly looking at something, and only said:
"Let's take another look at the replay of this team fight."

Soon, the director provided the replay.

There's not much to say about the beginning; it's simply that EDG has a vision advantage.

When A-P made a positioning mistake, Jiejie launched an extremely decisive team fight.

What followed was a classic 4v5 situation, where G2 countered and eliminated Scout's Syndra, only to have her all taken down by JackeyLove.

But it was at this moment that everyone discovered the blind spot.

That is... all the players on the EDG side have the Incense Burner effect on them!
"Hiss, it actually triggers..."

Colonel Guan took a breath: "No wonder Han Bing wanted to leave the incense burner!"

As he spoke, he continued to explain to the camera, "Some viewers may not know this, but Kshine probably selected the Life Spring talent to trigger the healing effect on her teammates, and then the Incense Burner was activated."

The source of life.

A very unremarkable little talent in the tenacity category.

Effect: Applying a movement impairment effect to an enemy hero will mark them for 4 seconds.

When an allied hero attacks a marked enemy, they will receive a healing effect of 5 + 1% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.

The effect seems rather mediocre.

Nothing is as practical as explosions or bone plating.

But even such a small therapeutic effect.

However, this resulted in a terrifying boost to the functionality of support heroes like Ashe!

It's important to know that Ashe, whether it's her basic attacks or her skills, has a built-in slow effect!

In other words, with just one W, she can apply the mark to all the opponents!

The next process is simple.

When a teammate attacks the enemy, the talent mark is triggered to heal, and then the incense burner is activated.

In the official live stream chat, on the public screen.

The barrage of comments was incredibly dense, with question marks flying everywhere!
"????"

"No way, this works?! This actually works?!"

"Holy crap? The process of creating incense from ice is so intricate?!"

"My goodness, I thought Yao-ge was just messing around..."

"Good, good, good! You've shattered my expectations once again. You're truly amazing, Yao-ge!"

"Got it, I'm going to play Ashe support now!"

"Don't go. Your boyfriend will most likely curse every single one of your relatives on your household registration."

"..."

Clearly, this interpretation of the Incense Burner Ice has once again brought a bit of shock to many viewers.

strictly speaking.

The support item "Incense Burner Ice" has always been popular.

Just like the previous support hero, you're bound to encounter him eventually if you play a lot of ranked games.

However, as mentioned earlier, this playstyle, which is extremely unpopular even in ranked games, means that most people are completely unfamiliar with it.

The best way to quickly boost the popularity of a strategy or gameplay is undoubtedly through competition.

Just like now!

There is no doubt that this game is attracting the attention of countless league fans from all over the world!

After one match, the previously unpopular "Support Ardent Censer Ashe" strategy will likely become a popular playstyle.

……

The game continues on the field.

Although it was said to continue, everyone knew that the game was already over.

It was a four-on-five situation. Even with EDG's top laner Jayce, who was doing extremely well, not participating in the fight, they were defeated in a team fight, resulting in a one-for-three exchange!

G2 is basically out of the game now.

Next, it's just a matter of going through the necessary wrap-up process, a process that everyone at EDG is extremely proficient at.

In short, the simmering process is over, and now it's time to reduce the sauce over high heat!

A wave of team battles is over.

Ah Shui and Wang Yao, along with the mid-lane minions, directly destroyed the second mid-lane tower.

Meanwhile, the second turret on the top lane was also destroyed by Flandre.

Later, Jiejie took on the third dragon one-on-one and easily secured it. Seventeen minutes later.

"We can't hold on! Top laner Flandre alone requires at least two G2 players to defend! That means our second bottom tower will fall too!"

Amidst the commentators' shouts, EDG launched a 4-1 split push, and G2 retreated after a brief defensive maneuver, surrendering their second bottom tower.

This also means that all three outer turrets of G2 have been lost!

Eighteen minutes.

"The second Herald has spawned! G2 chose to let it go! This decision was correct. If they had fought another team fight at this point, they might have been wiped out in one fell swoop!"

Thus, EDG also acquired the second vanguard.

Furthermore, almost all the resources in the entire jungle were completely drained.

Nineteen minutes.

"The vanguard was released directly in the bottom lane! EDG is going to push the high ground! Xayah's positioning is very forward, forcibly pushing the tower, which is honestly a bit dangerous... But G2 doesn't dare to engage! Then the bottom lane inhibitor tower will be gone!"

Without a doubt, Ah Shui was a bit overconfident during this push to the high ground.

Relying on the fact that he had his ultimate ability in hand, he swaggered in front of the enemy's tower and started attacking it.

Fortunately, G2 is indeed afraid to engage in team fights right now, and is only focused on stalling. In the end, they can only watch helplessly as their bottom lane inhibitor tower is destroyed.

twenty minutes.

The enormous black shadow swam across the river and finally broke through the surface of the water in the Great Dragon Pit.

Baron Nashor has spawned!

Another crucial juncture has arrived!
"There's no vision in the jungle. To be honest, I feel like G2 really can't go in this wave, right? Should they force it? Jonkos doesn't seem willing to give up, but if EDG ambushes them, it'll probably end the game right away!"

"Ah... as expected, they still chose to let them go."

On the field, after hesitating for a long time, G2 finally chose to give up.

That's understandable, actually.

Some things can only be done zero times or countless times.

From initially releasing the dragon and the vanguard, then releasing the outer towers, and finally releasing the high ground.

Having already yielded so much along the way, this one more dragon wouldn't make a difference.

There's really no other way, because if we give up, at least we can buy some time to catch up on our development, and maybe we can pull off a miracle team fight and have a chance to turn the game around.

If you don't give in, there's a very high chance it will directly lead to the end of the game!

This is why many teams are criticized by viewers for 'giving up, you can give up anything, why not give up your base too!'

"EDG has already started the fight! Baron's health is dropping very quickly! If G2 doesn't come, EDG can easily secure this Baron!"

Seeing that G2's players weren't coming, EDG gave up on ambushing and decisively started the dragon.

In reality, whether G2 comes or not is completely irrelevant to them.

They're here, let's start a team fight and end the game right away.

If they don't come, it's just a matter of taking the Baron and pushing the high ground. If they can't take down the base, then it's just a matter of waiting for the Dragon Soul.

To put it bluntly, the advantage is too great; we can win no matter how we play!

So, what happens next?

With the Baron buff, EDG once again employed a 4-1 split push, aiming directly at the blue team's mid and top lane high ground.

G2's defense was very determined at the beginning.

After all, they knew better than anyone what would happen if all three high ground towers were destroyed—it would basically mean the base would explode.

But nothing.

The gap between the two sides is simply too large!
Don’t say anything else.

A few shots from Jessie the Radiant Gunner can take away half the health of squishy heroes, and even front-line heroes will lose a fifth or more of their health!

Not to mention, they also have to be constantly on guard against EDG initiating team fights.

Jiejie's prince stood on the side, ready to pounce, while Wang Yao's Ice Blade was poised to unleash its ultimate attack.

Once someone gets the first move, it's basically game over.

In this situation, the difficulty of defense is extremely high.

It held out for only a minute before the mid-lane inhibitor tower exploded in front of countless people.

EDG took advantage of the situation to push down the high ground crystal, then moved to the top lane to meet up with Flandre, and pushed down the top lane high ground again.

"All three routes have been breached!"

Guan Daxiao shouted, "The Baron Nashor cooldown is still active! The fourth dragon has spawned! Should EDG take advantage of this time to secure the Dragon Soul? Or should they just push straight down?"

In a normal team, there would be no such doubts. They would almost certainly choose the safer option of taking the Dragon Soul, leaving the opponent no chance to turn the tide.

But this is EDG!

As soon as Guan Daxiao finished speaking, the five members of EDG pushed the minion wave and headed straight for the inhibitor turret!

"Brothers, wave after wave!"

"Their tanks can't hold on! Flandre, just go straight for their front line! Our damage is too high!"

"Jack, don't stand so far forward, the enemy Scorpion has Flash!"

"It's okay, buddy, I've removed the mercury."

"It's really okay, we can still win even if AD dies."

As it turns out, EDG certainly has the capital to "play recklessly".

The economic difference of over 10,000 between the two sides, if spread evenly across each position, would allow them to acquire one more major item than the opponent!
Add to that the still-present Baron buff and the level advantage, and the two sides are on completely different levels.

Even more uncomfortable.

G2's lineup is clearly a late-game teamfight offensive lineup, rather than a defensive one.

The only one on the team with any wave clearing ability was Jhin, who had already been destroyed early on.

Other champions, like Irelia, may be fast at clearing minions, but would they dare to do so?

Jayce, Syndra, Xayah – EDG's carries are no joke when it comes to damage output!
It simply can't withstand it!

If you dare to go up there, your health bar will be completely depleted within three seconds!
The game was essentially over the moment all three lanes of high ground were breached, because the arrival of the three lanes of super minions alone would be enough to keep G2 players from leaving their high ground!
EDG's current actions are simply accelerating the process a little further.

"G2 is going all out! They have to defend the last inhibitor turret! But... oh no, Flandre's shot! It took Akali down by half her health!"

In the commentary booth, Ji De stared intently at the screen, speaking rapidly and tirelessly as he described this final and most crucial moment:
"They can't even clear the minion wave, it feels like they're really going to push for one last push! There's absolutely no way to defend against it! The first inhibitor turret has been destroyed! G2 has no choice but to retreat to the right!"

"Hey! They're in! The Prince uses EQ to dash forward and unleashes his ultimate! That was a huge blunder! G2 reacted quickly, trying to counter-attack... but the damage was too high, and Irelia was instantly killed!"

"Xayah gets caught in Skarner's Flash and ultimate, but instantly uses Quicksilver Sash to break free! She lands and uses her ultimate to dodge Akali's engage! Akali tries to escape but gets stunned by Ashe's ultimate! This team fight is over!!"

A series of kill notifications kept flooding the screen.

Although the last remaining turret was still fulfilling its final duty, constantly attacking EDG's team, it ultimately appeared weak due to the terrifying gap between the two sides.

Even so, he was still considered G2's MVP in this team fight, dealing the highest damage and almost getting killed by Jiejie who went in to tank the damage!

In just over ten seconds, this massive team battle came to an end.

"Ace!"

The final team wipe notification appeared.

The bodies of the five G2 players were piled up almost everywhere around their base.

"It's over!! Xayah gets another triple kill, EDG achieved a crushing 0-for-5 in this final team fight!!"

"Now we can push the base and end this game!!"

The three official commentators were all staring intently at the screen, their breathing slowed, as if afraid of missing any exciting moments.

And actually.

This wasn't exactly a thrilling team fight; it was more like a one-sided massacre.

The outputs on both sides are not even in the same order of magnitude!

G2's front-line Irelia and Skarner were melted within seconds.

Looking at their own damage output... the only one that's still somewhat threatening is probably Akali.

As for A-P's Jhin, after Flandre rushed over and flashed to close the distance, he was instantly killed by a Thunder Clap. His role was probably less than that of a super minion.

Jhin, the AD carry, well, those who know, know.

He's a hero who's good at disrupting the game, but he got targeted several times in the early game and was completely shut down, so it was like he didn't exist in the game.

In short.

A devastating team fight finally brought this highly anticipated decisive game to a close.

"boom!"

The last tooth tower collapsed with a roar.

The exposed blue crystal was then immediately targeted and attacked by all five EDG players.

3000, 2000, 1000...

Finally, the health bar was reduced to zero!
Base exploded!

"Victory!"

A blue victory symbol rose on the screens of the five EDG players.

On the big screen, all images freeze and shrink.

Then a new line of text appeared: EDG3-0G2!

The dust settles!

It was like lighting a fuse; in an instant, the entire venue erupted in cheers!
"It's over!! It's completely over!!!"

Colonel Guan shouted passionately, his cheeks flushed, "Come on! Let's shout that phrase again!"

The three official commentators and countless spectators almost unanimously exclaimed: "Congratulations to EDG!!"

"Yes, we are the champions, we are still the champions!!"

"This victory belongs not only to EDG, but also to the LPL and all the viewers who support them. Come on! Let's cheer and applaud them once again!!"

It's not just them.

In other regions, such as Europe, America, and LCK, the commentators' emotions were also at their peak in the official live streams!
"In the finals of the 2020 MSI Mid-Season Invitational, EDG defeated G2 with a score of 3-0, once again lifting the championship trophy that rightfully belonged to them!! Completing their three-peat!!"

"EDG! They continue to maintain their dominance! They have lifted their fourth MSI championship trophy in their team history!"

"Perhaps, to defeat them, God himself would have to don his armor and sit opposite them! Otherwise, they will maintain their victory indefinitely!"

"Three years ago, they rose like a comet and swept everything away!"

"And three years later, they still stand alone on the mountaintop, unable to see their pursuers! Come on, congratulations EDG!! All the glory tonight belongs to them!!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)