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

"Q hit! JieJie's Q was incredibly tricky!"

"Flying God is also caught up in fear! It seems that Ruler Emperor has no intention of using purification, so he must have given up."

Ruler's decision not to use Cleanse was definitely the right one. After all, he hadn't even spawned any minions yet, so dying wouldn't be a loss. In the words of a legendary LPL commentator, it was just a dry kill.

Giving up Cleanse and Flash would be the real deal. Without Flash, it's hard to imagine how crazy EDG's mid and jungle would be in the next five minutes.

The next issue is simply how to allocate the manpower.

Ming Jing used a basic attack to trigger Braum's passive stun, and then said, "Give me the head."

Mingjing rarely asked for heads so directly, but this time was an exception.

At this moment, it can be clearly seen that in Ming Jing's equipment inventory, there is a Dark Seal and a bottle of reusable potion lying quietly.

Since the decision to invade the jungle was made before the start of the match, and there was not much pressure in lane against Azir, Mingjing directly chose to start with a Killing Ring, gambling on his potential.

And clearly, he won his gamble.

EDG's teammates naturally had no objections. After bringing Varus to low health, they tacitly stopped attacking, allowing Mingjing to secure the kill with a single basic attack.

"First blood!"

The announcement of the birth of the first blood echoed throughout the venue, but was quickly drowned out by the audience's roar!

Ming Jing's mind was incredibly clear. The moment he completed the kill, he ducked into the bushes and immediately pressed the recall button.

There are still more than ten seconds until the minions spawn, which is plenty of time to return to base and buy equipment.

Seeing Vigus return to the fountain, countless viewers simultaneously turned their attention to the equipment bar, wanting to see what Mingjing had turned the 400 gold from the first blood into.

It was only at this point that everyone realized that Vigus's outfit was actually a murder ring.

Dark Seal, a 350-gold item, only provides 15 ability power and 40 health, and does not provide mana or health regeneration, making it far less cost-effective than Doran's Ring.

However, if you get First Blood and have two extra stacks, which is ten points of ability power, then it's a different story.

These ten points of spell power alone are worth 217 gold coins!

Moreover, Ming Jing was not greedy at all. When he couldn't afford the Amplification Tome worth 435 gold coins, he directly bought a Doran's Ring, which gave him another 15 spell power and 70 health!
In total, he has 40 spell power and 110 health.

This value is sufficient even in a level 6 environment, let alone level 1!
Just then, the soldier spawned, and Mingjing logged in along with him.

Meanwhile, EDG's other teammates were stationed in GEN's bottom jungle, taking advantage of the situation to start the red buff, clearly intending to swap jungle camps.

On the GEN player bench, Chovy kept switching screens, looking at the dark bottom jungle and Vigus's equipment, his expression was extremely serious.

Of course, what actually put pressure on Chovy wasn't Vigus's equipment.

After all, he picked a long-range champion like Azir, so even if Vigus has good items, he should be able to hold his own in lane.

Chovy is very confident in his Tsar. His experience this year has taught him that no one in the world can beat his Tsar in lane.

What's really causing the pressure is the current situation.

If the enemy jungle is invaded at the start of the game, no one can provide support to the bottom lane.
Next, it all depends on the luck of the bottom lane teammates.

Chovy didn't think much of it and followed the minions to the lane, entering the laning phase.

Confidence is one thing, but we still need to take the current matchup seriously.

Chovy hasn't forgotten the experience of being swept 3-0 by EDG in the quarterfinals last year.

He absolutely will not allow this to happen this time!
The laning phase between the two sides was relatively peaceful.

Mingjing had a significant equipment advantage, but he didn't rush to suppress them.

Vigus isn't exactly a champion with strong lane dominance.

This hero is mainly effective against melee assassins with dash abilities; she's a top-tier hero.

However, its effectiveness is quite limited when facing ranged heroes like Tsar.

Ming Jing chose this hero mainly for the sake of roaming rhythm and anti-dive in team fights; he didn't really expect to exert strong pressure in the laning phase.

Just let nature take its course.

However, Mingjing's laning ability is still undeniable. Even if he doesn't focus on laning, he won't miss any opportunity as long as he sees it.

And the opportunity came soon.

With the arrival of the second wave of minions, both mid laners leveled up to level two almost simultaneously.

Ming Jing, controlling Viguska, repeatedly probed from an ambiguous distance, trying to find a flaw in the Tsar's positioning and finishing moves.

He quickly seized the opportunity when the Tsar raised his hand to finish off the enemy, and his own passive ability had just finished resetting, and he unleashed a Q!

Vigus's passive ability is the core mechanic of this hero. When the passive is ready, her basic skills will be enhanced, fearing the enemies hit and interrupting their movement. This is a deadly counter to heroes who dive in.

The timing and angle of this Q skill were perfect, aimed directly at the Azir who was raising his hand to last-hit the enemy. Even with Chovy's superb reaction, there was absolutely no room for him to maneuver.

The Q skill flashed past, dodging the Tsar's body and inflicting a fear effect.

Mingjing quickly invested his skill points into E, and took advantage of the fear to unleash an EA combo.

The basic attack triggers the mark applied by the E skill, dealing additional damage, and the three hits also trigger Electrocute!
A bolt of red lightning struck down, and the Tsar's health bar, which was originally at full health, was instantly reduced by nearly half by this QEA combo!
hiss.
Chovy couldn't help but gasp when she saw the injury.

What's this?
You accidentally eat a Q and lose half your health?

Chovy quickly drank the medicine from the bottle and retaliated with a QA poke.

Although the situation was somewhat unexpected, it was still under control.

We need to be even more careful going forward.
At this moment, the camera cuts to the bottom lane.

In the bottom lane, Ruler is under just as much pressure as Chovy.

Luna already struggled against Ashe and Braum in lane, and with the jungle swap at the start of the game, Ruler had to be constantly on guard against jungler attacks, further increasing the pressure on him in lane.

At this moment, Ruler could clearly see that after Meiko's Braum reached level two, he directly jumped up from the minions and threw a Q [Winter's Bite] at him!

In that instant, the Ruler Emperor's mind raced, and he quickly came to a conclusion.

"Can fight!"

Ruler shouted in the voice chat, and Lehends understood immediately. The two of them each used a basic attack on a minion, and then leveled up to two levels!
Lehends' Nami instantly learned Q and threw a bubble at Braum's feet.

This Q skill is actually quite straightforward and not tricky at all. If Meiko were in better condition, he should have been able to prepare in advance and dodge it by moving around.

However, perhaps due to his condition, Meiko completely failed to anticipate this move. By the time he saw the skill and started to move, it was already too late.

Although Ruler was slowed by Braum's Q skill, he was not afraid at all and directly used AQAEA to unleash a full combo!
Nami's W healing can also trigger Lucian's passive. With this full combo, Braum's health will be reduced by half in one hit!
On the other side, Viper's Ashe also drew her bow and fired repeatedly, triggering Braum's passive stun effect.

But Ruler was prepared. The two summons he had saved earlier came in handy at this moment. He cleansed himself of the stun and then raised his gun to fire again, intending to kill Braum!

Meiko didn't seem to have many options at this moment. In poor condition, he could only use Flash to create distance and preserve his health.

However, it's clear that with him using Flash, EDG's bot lane duo has already lost out in this trade. Even without Flash, Braum's subsequent rhythm is affected; without Flash and in low health, it will be difficult for JieJie to initiate a tower dive.

But just then, a sound effect rang out.

At the same time Meiko was forced to use Flash, Viper's Ashe also activated Ghost!

Hanbing moved with lightning speed, chasing Ruler and firing two more shots in quick succession, simultaneously unleashing Lethal Tempo and Q [Marksman's Focus], her combat power reaching unprecedented levels.

Master Ai is indeed famous for his gua sha, but that was only in the later stages.

In the early laning phase, who dares to challenge Master Ai?

With its lethal tempo triggered, Ashe's range reached a whopping 675 yards, leaving GEN's two short-ranged bot laners utterly helpless and forced to flee in panic.

But Viper was determined to kill at this moment. He used W to slow down the two, and then followed up with an AQ combo that hit Lucian!

One person was chasing and beating two people!

This scene thrilled the audience, who cheered enthusiastically.

Fortunately, the current environment doesn't require him anymore. At this moment, Ashe's attack speed and movement speed are at their maximum, and she also has a range advantage, making it easy for her to take on two opponents at once!

Ice Queen raised her hand and fired again, reducing Lucian's health to only 30%.

At this moment, Ruler was extremely embarrassed because he was still quite a distance from the turret, and even if he went into the turret, it wouldn't make much difference. With Ice's long reach, she could hit him several times from outside the turret.

In a flash of thought, the Ruler Emperor did not hesitate for long and decisively delivered the flash!

This time we really need to get out of there. If Hanbing kills him by herself, the game will be over.

Seeing Lucian flash away like that, Viper, who had expected it, didn't chase after him. Instead, he immediately turned around and fired at Nami, shooting her down to below half health before stopping!
With Lucian at 30% health and Nami at half health, EDG's bot lane situation couldn't be better!

This situation was almost entirely achieved by Hanbing single-handedly!
The Ice Queen wasn't even touched the entire time; she simply lost a third of her health to minions.

This lane dominance is already subtly reminiscent of Ming Jing's style.

Looking at the situation before her, Meiko felt a little regretful.

"Oh dear," Meiko sighed, "I shouldn't have used Blink to leave."

If you flash in and apply the passive to Nami as well, you can get another flash in this wave, making the rest of the fight easier.

"It's nothing." Viper shook his head, not taking it to heart. "Come on, let's get ready to tower dive."

“Yeah, I’m right here.” Zhao Lijie responded quickly, “I’ll be there just as you guys push the lane into the tower.”

Since the bottom lane has such a big advantage, JieJie naturally has to speed up accordingly. He doesn't even go back to his own blue buff area. He plans to farm three jungle camps in GEN's bottom jungle to reach level three quickly, and then tower dive!
EDG's bot lane duo has clearly increased their pushing pressure, and a tower dive after three waves of minions is inevitable!

Three waves of waves aren't enough for the duo to reach level three. This tower dive is a bit too early, but the opponent is already in such low condition that we won't argue anymore, let's just go for it.

Under GEN's bottom lane turret, Ruler watched as the EDG duo started pushing the lane, sweating profusely and cursing under his breath.

Still careless!
He really didn't expect that the enemy Ashe would be so aggressive, using Ghost to engage when the support was flashed!
In the current situation, they can no longer get through it on their own in the bottom lane; they need the help of their teammates.

"Can you lend a hand?" Ruler asked. "It looks like we're about to be tower dived."

But who can help the bottom lane?
Mid laner Chovy was focused on his gameplay and didn't have time to check on the bot lane.

At this time, Peanut, the jungler, was still trading jungle monsters in EDG's top jungle area, and was out of reach of the enemy.

Top laner Doran understood what his senior meant, gritted his teeth and nodded, "I can tank."

Actually, he has a significant advantage in the top lane, after all, Camille is a good matchup against Ornn, not to mention that Flandre is currently injured.

If things don't go wrong in the bot lane, he'll have at least a 20-CS lead and three turret plates in the top lane!
But right now, he doesn't have much of a choice.

If the bottom lane gets ganked, it won't matter how big his advantage is in the top lane, since the dragon isn't in the top half of the map.

"Alright." Emperor Chi relaxed slightly and nodded in agreement.

Although it's a bit embarrassing to have the top laner teleport down to protect you after only three minutes, it's the only solution.

Soon, the minion wave pushed into the tower, and Sejuani took her position behind the tower, quickly initiating a tower dive.

Dolan didn't even dare let his older brother raid the nest, and immediately used teleportation to deter the enemy.

On EDG's side, the three junglers and bottom laners were dumbfounded when they saw the teleport.

"Can it still be skipped?" Jie Jie asked. "It seems like it can't be skipped anymore."

Camille's strength should be respected. If she tries to tower dive, she might be able to take down Ruler, but it's hard to say how many of her own teammates will survive, since her bot lane duo doesn't have much health and her support doesn't have Flash.

"Forget it, forget it," Viper quickly said. "Let's retreat, a TP is enough."

Consider it a way to relieve Flandre's stress.

"Hmm." Jie Jie responded softly, and Sejuani used her Q to disappear into the darkness, then turned and left.

On the LPL commentary booth, the three commentators watched JieJie leave, their voices filled with regret.

"Wow, Dolan is such a good team player!" Even Umbrella King was speechless.

These days, who still manages to gank a top laner in three minutes?

Anyone who didn't know better would think you were Uzi! The Divine Child has even learned this, huh!

"But it's alright," Remember said helplessly. "Dolan is going to lose a lot of things this time."

The camera then cut to the top lane, where the minion wave was blocked in front of Flandre's tower. Flandre wasn't in a hurry to push, so he kept the minion wave in front of the tower.

Dolan will lose at least two waves of minions in this wave, and if you take into account the difference in teleportation between the two top laners, the loss will only be greater!
But everyone understands that even if Dolan suffers further losses, it won't do much to help the situation.

You can't expect Flandre to single-handedly overpower Camille with Ornn, can you? He'll still be at a disadvantage!
But just then, the camera suddenly switched to the middle lane!

Meanwhile, in the mid lane, the minion wave was also pushed into the tower.

Chovy's Tsar was now down to only 40% health and was trembling under the tower.

Meanwhile, Vigus's health was down to 80%, and she had already started drinking the last potion in her hand.

The killing intent was extremely obvious!
Chaowei was now sweating profusely, just like Ruler. He knew that his health had entered Vigus's kill threshold, and he dared not be careless. He could only summon sand soldiers and use WEQ to escape.

But the Tsar's movement had barely begun when a flash of golden light appeared!
Mingjing has been waiting for this moment!

Flash forward, and immediately unleash your W!

Vigus burst forth with a burst of cyan energy, and with her passive W ability, she instantly interrupted Azir's E skill's movement!

While Azir's E provides a shield, Vigus deals additional damage to displaced enemies, thus canceling each other out, keeping Azir within the kill threshold.

With the enhancement of two layers of the Killing Ring, Vigus is all about numerical beauty.

After W inflicts fear, Mingjing follows up with a full combo of AEQA!
The damage calculation was still perfect. With the final basic attack hitting, the Tsar's health was immediately depleted, and he died under the tower!
"EDG Phi has killed GEN Chovy!" (End of Chapter)