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

"First blood!"

The kill notification sounded in the headsets of all ten players from both sides.

Without any intervention from anyone, this was a simple and straightforward solo kill!

As the North American commentator roared, the entire venue instantly erupted, with countless people chanting "EDG" in unison once again, creating a powerful atmosphere!

EDG's voice chat channel was also swept up in a sea of ​​joy.

"Holy crap, awesome!" Flandre stared wide-eyed at the message, "Stylish solo kill!"

Ming Jing was still focused on dealing with the tower's attack and hadn't actually seen Zeka's move, but he still smiled and nodded: "Awesome!"

The only two people on the team who saw this play were the jungler and support, who didn't have to lane.

After watching the entire solo kill, the two felt only relief.

"That was a little scary," Meiko laughed. "That was really extreme!"

Listening to the endless praise from his teammates, Zeka couldn't stop smiling: "Luck, luck~"

Although Zeka had calculated that Scout was short of energy and deliberately lured him under the tower, his success still involved a bit of luck.

"Just kill him." Jie Jie was also chuckling at the moment. "Li Ruichan is probably going to be furious."

Scout is definitely in a bit of a panic.

Scout stared at the black and white screen in front of him and couldn't help but curse, "It's only a few points short of energy!"

With just ten more energy points, he could kill Sylas with a single Q, and he wouldn't even die himself afterward!
Just a difference of ten points in energy led to a complete reversal of the outcome.

If it had been handled better, they should have killed him.

DRX's four teammates were also silent for a few seconds before one of them spoke.

"It's okay, take it slow," Deft said. "We can still control the dragon. Just stay calm from now on."

Scout was naturally unconvinced. He pursed his lips, gave a soft "hmm," and then made no further comment.

In Miller's words, the first blood was actually a bit dry, since EDG didn't have the right to take the resources. DRX could still control the dragons and even take the Rift Herald whenever they wanted without any pressure.

However, this little incident in the mid-lane added a bit of hidden danger to the otherwise smooth-sailing situation.

In the blink of an eye, five and a half minutes had passed.

Pyosik continued to accelerate the Dragon Soul rhythm, quickly coordinating with the bottom lane duo to control the dragon.

There's no particular reason why this dragon is worth taking; DRX should have gotten it.

But when the eight-minute mark arrived, the hidden danger suddenly erupted.

Eight minutes later, the vanguard spawned.

EDG didn't even want this vanguard.

After all, Jinx and Yuumi's early game strength is too weak, and they are not on the same level as the poke damage of the two marksmen. Engaging in team fights head-on is just a waste of time. It is better to take advantage of the enemy going to the Rift Herald and build up two turret plates in the bottom lane.

This exchange is obviously not profitable, but in the current environment, it is EDG's only solution.

Ultimately, EDG's lineup will win in the late game.

EDG's only task right now is to secure a dragon, disrupt the opponent's dragon soul rhythm, and buy themselves an extra five minutes of development time.

It's no exaggeration to say that every dragon EDG secures increases their chances of winning by 30%!

In the blink of an eye, ten minutes had passed.

Pyosik brought the Herald to the bottom lane and started pushing with the duo.

While DRX's dual marksmen in this game weren't as suffocating as Mingjing's Caitlyn in the previous game, they still managed to take down a tower with the help of the Vanguard.

As the vanguard charged headlong into the enemy, EDG's bottom lane tower collapsed.

DRX finally secured an economic lead thanks to the bounty from the first tower.

But just as the DRX duo finished pushing the lane and were preparing to rotate to the river to control the second dragon, the mid lane suddenly exploded.

While both junglers were in the bottom lane, Zeka's Sylas stole Akali's ultimate and decisively flew forward to challenge her to a duel!
Scout, who was narrowly defeated, was clearly not satisfied and decisively accepted the challenge!

Akali landed a solid RE, then followed up with a smoke grenade and a close-range AQ, and then a second E!

Akali landed a powerful kick, then used her smoke grenade to disappear again. When she reappeared, she was already wielding her passive ability once more.

Scout calculates the damage precisely, and AQR is launched in time to finish off the opponent!

But Zeka was in top form at that moment. He reacted incredibly quickly in his duel with Akali, retaliating every time Akali appeared.

With the economic gap after the first blood, Akali's counter effect on Sylas was no longer significant, and both players entered the kill threshold of R2 almost simultaneously.

But Zeka had a higher stack and reacted faster. He anticipated Akali's R2 animation, dodged it with a dodge, and then finally unleashed the bootleg second stage of [Inner and Outer Kill].

Sylas flashed past, emptying Akali's health bar once again!
"Another solo kill!" Old Pig Miller was practically ecstatic when he saw this. "My god! So lame!"

Miller's last shout was truly expressive, even cracking in his voice.

But the excitement of EDG's teammates was no less than that of Miller.

Because this solo kill was absolutely crucial!
"Holy crap!" Meiko was stunned. "Zeka's awesome! Quick, go back to base and farm some more dragons, get ready to help us control the dragon!"

This time it wasn't a dry, one-on-one kill.

At this crucial moment when the dragon spawns, this kill is undoubtedly enough to change the course of the game!
Zeka's hands were trembling with excitement. He immediately returned to base to buy a Mythic item, Force Staff, and then teleported to the front.

Although Sylas has lost his ultimate ability, the combination of two kills and the Sorcerer's Shoes and Hextech Protobelt is enough to make Sylas the most powerful boss.

DRX had no courage to engage in team fights and could only send Pyosik to try and risk everything to get the Punisher.

Anyway, there are no other resources besides the dragon right now. If we can get the dragon, it will be a huge profit. If we can't get it, it won't have much of an impact.

However, the result was obviously not ideal. EDG's discipline made it impossible for Pyosik to have a chance to use his spell. After the Maokai entered the fray, everyone stopped attacking, focused fire on Maokai and killed him first, and then steadily secured a dragon.

"The Red Legion has slain the Cloud Dragon!"

Although it is just a wind dragon with ordinary attributes, its significance is extraordinary.

Next, even if DRX keeps pressing the Dragon Soul tempo, it will still take 27 minutes to control the Dragon Soul.

At this point in time, it's enough for the Mingjing three-piece set + Ornn artifact to come out and end the game.

No one doubts Ming Jing's ability to end the game.

Moreover, it's uncertain whether Jinx will even have a chance to shine this game.

Because Sylas got another Treant kill, making it 3-0.

In this chaotic situation, the DRX players could no longer remain calm, and their words were tinged with complaints.

"Why are we having to switch bloodlines at a time like this?" Pyosik finally snapped. "Wouldn't it be better to control the dragon with us?"

In the hierarchical environment of DRX, Pyosik's behavior can be described as extremely disrespectful! But when Scout was questioned, he strangely remained silent, simply controlling Akali as she headed to the bottom lane.

"It's okay, take it slow," Deft could only say, trying to smooth things over. "There's still a chance."

For the remainder of the match, no more kills were recorded.

DRX has been racking its brains to increase speed, but it just can't seem to pick it up no matter what it tries.

After all, EDG has an Ornn in the top lane, so there's no point in touching him, and a Sylas who's 3-0 in the bottom lane, so they don't dare to touch him at all.

If they want to make a move, they can only go to the mid lane to gank Jinx.

But in this game, JieJie acted like a bodyguard, hanging around in the mid lane all the time, not ganking or farming, valuing Jinx's life more than anything else.

In addition, Mingjing's own operation was also fine. With Whirlwind, Flash and Cleanse in hand, and Yuumi protecting him, DRX's several attempts to gank mid were all unsuccessful. They could only angrily control a Fire Dragon at the 17-minute mark.

EDG showed no intention of contesting the dragon, instead grouping up to push down a mid-lane tower to allow Mingjing to catch up on his farm.

Despite facing two marksmen in this match, Ming Jing's development was even considered excellent.

Because he started with a Longsword, he naturally saved the resale price difference of a Doran's Blade, and then went back to base to buy Cull. This meant that his equipment was not at all behind Deft's, and they were almost always getting their items at the same time.

If this trend continues, Jinx might even get an extra stopwatch during the Dragon Soul event!
That would make things even more difficult!

The DRX members were getting more and more anxious, but the more anxious they were, the more anxious they became.

At 19 minutes, Kingen's Gragas arrived in the mid lane, and a four-man gank in the mid lane was about to erupt!
But Mingjing only glanced at the minimap and, after confirming that Akali was not there, he stopped panicking.

Jinx, fueled by the cat's speed boost, weaved through the surging sea of ​​skills like a butterfly among flowers.

First, she dodged Ashe's ultimate with her positioning. Then, facing Varus's ultimate, she used Cleanse to instantly remove the control effect, and then quickly used Whirlwind to dodge Gragas's ultimate and Varus's charged arrow with WQ!
In a single exchange, he dodged almost all of the key control skills!
Even if Maokai flashes in to grab him later, it won't make much difference, because EDG's reinforcements have already arrived.

"Woo~"

Saint Gun used his ultimate to open the gates of heaven, and the second stage of his ultimate knocked down DRX's backline.

Then came the moment when Fryegor and Jinx reaped the rewards!
The two first killed the tree on the face, and then JieJie stole the tree's soul, and used Flash W to hug Varus who did not have Cleanse.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jinx, who triggered the "Guilty Pleasure" ability, unleashed a barrage of attacks, and the two of them wiped out all four members of DRX!
Both sides ultimately achieved a miraculous four-for-zero exchange.

No one expected that DRX would suddenly go berserk, instantly throwing the already barely maintained situation out of balance!

Moreover, the solo kill in the bottom lane, though late, finally arrived.

The camera cuts to the bottom lane, where Zeka's Sylas pushes the minion wave and then tries to recall to base to replenish his supplies.

But Scout wasn't going to be left out. He timed it perfectly and threw a Force Staff, interrupting Zeka's recall.

Zeka didn't hold back either, directly using E+R to steal Akali's ultimate, and then countered with a Force Staff + R1 to charge straight at her!

Scout immediately activated the smoke grenade, intending to continue.

But Zeka is a 3-0 Sylas, so if he can't easily crush a 0-2 Akali, then he's really underestimating Sylas's stats.

The battle was uneventful; Sylas crushed Akali like a chick in front of the second tower.

"Rampage!"

With his third solo kill, Sylas was already 4-0 and almost in a rampage!

"ACE!"

This announcement is truly terrifying.

DRX went berserk and suffered a team wipe!
This team wipe completely extinguished DRX's hopes of winning.

On the LCK commentary booth, the roaring emperor listened to the sound of the team being wiped out, his face turned pale, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

The CT on the side was shouting things like "complete pizza," expressing his heartache over DRX's failure!
Why couldn't we stop EDG in the quarterfinals?
In contrast, the situation was quite different at the LPL commentary booth.

Wang Duoduo grinned from ear to ear as he watched the team wipe out!

Holy crap, a team wipe in less than twenty minutes?

What else is there to say? Let's just push it over!
At this moment, countless comments filled the entire screen in the LPL live stream.

Apologize to Zeka!

Scout is such a piece of trash, it's hilarious! He thinks he can compete with Flying God for a starting spot? He can't even beat the substitutes!

I heard DRX gave up on Zeka at the beginning of the year to sign Scout? They're probably regretting it now.

[That's true. If Scout were still EDG's substitute, and the two mid laners were swapped, I don't even want to think about what would happen.]

[They couldn't even win when they were taking advantage of someone's weakness; DRX is really bad.]

[We've advanced!]

The live chat was filled with jubilation, and everyone felt a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.

This match was undoubtedly the most difficult one EDG has ever faced since the team's inception.

After all, the new EDG team has been established for two years, and with Mingjing as the starting player, we've never heard Zhan Ge!
Under the influence of the virus, they were even down by a margin of one to two at one point, just one step away from elimination.

Haters don't care about viruses or anything like that; time only records scores, not cases.

If EDG is eliminated now, then when the audience talks about this match in the future, they will only know that the defending champion super team EDG was eliminated by the fourth seed of LCK and fell in the quarterfinals.

That would be terrible.

Thankfully, that didn't happen.

Once they get through this ordeal and both Cs recover, a bright future awaits them!
Even if more people in the team get infected later, it won't be as difficult as it is today.

The rest of the matches were, of course, without any suspense.

After wiping out the enemy team, Mingjing quickly acquired his second Rapid Firecannon, and EDG no longer needed to give up the dragon, so they decisively engaged in a team fight.

However, Zeka's 4-0 Sylas was just too amazing. Sylas stole Maokai's ultimate and slammed it into the ground, instantly igniting a team fight.

Sylas, with his golden body and the Push Stick, moves like a dragon in team fights, his chains flying everywhere!

Pyosik's Maokai fought tooth and nail for the dragon, and although he managed to secure it with the high burst damage of Maokai's Q-Smite, he quickly became fodder for Jinx's passive.

Then the two carries kept pushing forward and easily won a devastating team fight!

After a satisfying 1-for-5 exchange, EDG moved up the river and easily secured Baron Nashor!

By the 25-minute mark, EDG had already pushed up DRX's bottom lane high ground with a super minion wave.

Zeka stole Gragas' ultimate ability this time and became the initiator once again. He used his E to enter the fray and his R to shatter DRX's formation!
Ming Jing's current condition is extremely poor, but he is indeed under no pressure in team fights. He just follows behind the team and sends out big rockets, and once again he has launched a crushing team fight!

A clean 5-0 exchange was achieved, and Jinx, with her "Guilty Pleasure" ability, ran rampant, quickly destroying two inhibitor turrets, leaving DRX with only their bare base.

Zeka breathed a sigh of relief, controlling Sylas to stand in front of DRX's fountain, with the DRX team logo displayed above his head.

The four teammates exchanged knowing smiles, simultaneously displaying the 21EDG championship logo, and then pushed forward to end the game! (End of Chapter)