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

"EDG Phi has eliminated GEN Chovy!"

After securing the kill, Vigus still had the white shield from her W ability, and she walked out of the turret without any trouble.

Chovy watched the screen turn gray and then slammed her fist on the table in frustration.

It's still too difficult to beat!
Chaowei thought that with his laning ability and the stability of the Azir champion, he would be able to withstand Vigus who had secured first blood.

But now it seems he was too arrogant.

Phi is a complete monster.

Chovy recalled the last two or three minutes of the laning phase, and actually didn't expect Vigus to make any amazing plays.

After all, it's only the early stage, and before the character's abilities have fully developed, even if you have the skills, you can't use them effectively.

But it's at times like these that the real test of basic skills is revealed.

This is also when positioning, distance control, and skill release come into play.

Phi has reached perfection in this regard.

This is what terrifies Chovy the most.

Even if Vigus hadn't gotten the first blood, with such perfect execution, the Tsar would still have been at a disadvantage.

And it's extremely bad!
Why is this so?
Chovy was completely baffled.

This year has been a year of enlightenment and transformation for Chovy.

Since joining GEN, he has never been suppressed in lane. LCK mid laners, including Showmaker and Faker, are no match for him in lane.

It was precisely because of his performance that GEN was able to sweep through the Summer Split and win the championship.

This invincible atmosphere and the outstanding performance of the mid laner reminded countless people of EDG and Phi last year.

This is why everyone in LCK is jubilant, believing that LCK has made a comeback.

Unexpectedly, when Chovy and Phi met again, reality slapped Chovy and all LCK supporters in the face like a slap in the face.

There are also differences between top mid laners.

Chovy recalled the moment she had just jumped over the tower.

He was already within Vigus's kill range, but Vigus did not rush to make a move.

Looking back now, there's a reason behind that restraint.

Even Flash + W can be dodged by Flash.

The duel between top mid laners is always decided by the smallest margins; never doubt the opponent's reaction and operation.

The safest way to kill is to trust your own reaction and wait for Azir to use his EQ combo before flashing in and using your W to interrupt.

This requires a high level of responsiveness, but for Phi, it is clearly not a problem.

He was still too greedy.
If you use Flash to create distance, you definitely won't die.

Thinking of this, Chovy felt endless regret and wished he could turn back time and do it all over again!
But time cannot be turned back, and with his death, the entire team had to pay the price.

On the LPL commentary booth, the three commentators watched the replay shown by the director and couldn't help but praise it.

"Wow, Flying God's reaction!" Umbrella King also saw the essence of this tower dive. "He was waiting for Tsar to use his EQ combo before making his move. He really trusted his reaction!"

“After all, he’s the Flying God.” Rita looked at the scene before her, her eyes sparkling. “Then the rhythm will be very comfortable from now on.”

The camera cuts back to the live match, and it's now clear that the economic gap between the two sides has widened to 1K.

And this 1,000 gold difference is almost entirely due to the mid laners on both sides!

Moreover, the four-layered killing ring in Vigus's possession is not worth money, so the gap between the two sides is only greater than it appears!
The gap in mid lane is so large that even viewers with a god-like perspective have no idea how Superway can turn things around.

The chat room of JDG's chubby guys was overflowing with comments.

[This is the P-Cross that Korean fans have been hyping up for half a year! What happened to the LCK's invincibility? What happened to breaking records like it's nothing? Why is he just crawling under the tower when facing Fei Shen?]

[Otherwise what? He's only won one LCK Summer Championship in over four years since his debut, and now he's trying to piggyback on Fei Shen's success, who has a two-year career on the Golden Road and is the FMVP in both positions. It's really ridiculous.]

Haha, looking at it this way, the gap in honors between the two sides is truly outrageous!

[It's been said that LCK is just a bunch of weak teams fighting each other. The second-best region should stay on the sidelines and not try to take advantage of LPL.]

[This is unfair! This solo kill after getting first blood has no real value!]

[If they try to cheat again, I'll kill them!]

[If you don't understand, just ask: what does the host think of Chaowei's skill level?]

Gao Gao lay back in her chair and saw the last comment. She said cheerfully, "Chao Wei is alright, but I don't think his skill level is that high."

These words immediately sparked a flurry of question marks in the live stream chat.

Although I find this very unpleasant to hear, there's really no reason to refute it.

Although GEN eliminated the team in the round of 16 this year, looking back at the match, Chovy really didn't get any advantage over the feverish toothpaste.

Furthermore, in the League of Legends environment where only the S-rank champion reigns supreme, toothpaste, as a champion mid-laner, still has a lot of influence.

There's absolutely no problem in giving a sharp critique to Chovy, a mid-laner without a championship title.

"There's no point in discussing this one." Toothpaste waved his hand. "Ming Jing is so fed, he's guaranteed to win."

JDG's former teammates always had complete faith in Mingjing.

And Mingjing never lets his teammates down.

When he went out again, Mingjing had two more pornographic books in his hand, and his legal strength had reached three digits.

By this point in the game, Ming Jing no longer considered the opposing Tsar a threat.

A stunted Tsar who could only afford to buy a pornographic book at home posed absolutely no threat.

The mid-lane laning phase that followed was nothing short of a long positioning practice session. Vigus used her skills frequently, and Azir spun around like a top, dodging and weaving.

However, if Azir doesn't position himself well enough and gets hit by a Q skill, he will immediately experience what it means to have four stacks of the Killing Ring.

After two minutes of torment, Chovy was down to half health again, crouching under the tower, barely clinging to life.

However, the Tsar still has Flash and is almost level 6, so it will be a bit difficult for Mingjing to solo kill Vigus without Flash.

Ming Jing wasn't dwelling on the lane kills; he was already frequently switching screens on the side lanes, thinking about his future roaming plans.

In the bottom lane, Viper still maintains control of the initiative.

Actually, at this stage, GEN's Luna already had considerable fighting power. However, Meiko's Braum also started to play a role at this stage. Luna's burst damage couldn't hit Viper at all. She was powerless to use her strength and could only be slowly whittled down by Frostbolt, making her fight quite frustrating.

If we can maintain control, things will be much easier.

There is a lot of room for maneuver.

Mingjing acted quickly, pushing the minion wave into the tower as he leveled up to level six.

Vigus's skills are all AOE, and when she has a gear advantage, her wave clear efficiency is quite outstanding.

After pushing the line, Mingjing didn't waste any time and immediately disappeared into the darkness.

In that instant, countless signals appeared on GEN's minimap.

Not only Chovy sent a signal, but even the jungler and support who had been observing the whole situation pinged a signal at the same time, with yellow question marks covering the mid lane!
This reveals the extent of GEN's morbid concern for Mingjing.

Of course, this is normal; as an opponent, no one is unafraid of Ming Jing. On the bottom lane, Ruler is already sweating profusely again.

With over a hundred spell power from Vigus, whoever isn't going to die from R?

Moreover, this time no one can provide support to the bottom lane.

The GEN duo didn't dare to linger and quickly retreated to the second tower.

Ruler had a clear understanding of the situation. The dragon had already spawned, and EDG's move was clearly aimed at putting pressure on the bot lane in order to control the dragon.

Vigus saw that no one was on the road, so she definitely wouldn't continue.

Therefore, he only needs to wait for EDG to control the dragon before returning to farm the lane; he won't actually lose too much gold.
Moreover, the team is not entirely without countermeasures.

At this moment, Peanut's monkey was already moving closer to it.

With Camille about to reach level six, GEN's top and jungle lanes also have a chance to kill Ornn and mitigate the damage.

If we can kill Ornn and create an opening in the top lane, then we'd be willing to give up even a dragon in the bottom lane.
Standing in the self-isolated bushes, Ruler saw the situation clearly. With nothing else to do, he simply switched the camera to the top lane to see what the outcome was.

On the top lane, Doran is two minions away from level six because he lost two waves of minions.

Peanut is cleverly blocking Flandre's vision range, ready to make a move as soon as Camille reaches level six.

Meanwhile, Flandre seemed completely unaware of the crisis. The level 6 Ornn was leisurely farming minions, seemingly planning to push the minion wave while still having a level advantage.

He even used his Q to last-hit a minion, creating a perfect wall for Camille's E.

He's already dead.

Ruler had already made up his mind about Ornn.

Dolan didn't waste the opportunity, using his E skill to hook the stone pillar Ornn had summoned with his Q, and then launching a flying kick at it.

During the flying kick, the minions were killed, and Camille was surrounded by an upgrade glow, quickly leveling up to level six!
Flandre was still trying to make a move, attempting to use his W to block Camille's E, but his condition was so bad that he couldn't even manage such a simple maneuver and was knocked unconscious by Camille's kick!
Doran lands and unleashes a full combo with AQ, followed by his ultimate.

Peanut's monkey also appeared from the side and rushed up with an "E".

Saint Gun Bro has no choice but to unleash his ultimate move, Sheep.

But by the time Camille's ultimate ability flew to his side, he had already been reduced to low health by Camille's double kick.

Even if Ornn is tough and resilient, he definitely won't be able to escape if chased and attacked by these two warriors.

"Boom!"

Ornn thrust forward, and with a muffled thud, the Lava Elemental was sent flying, simultaneously knocking away both the Steel Shadow and the Monkey King from his face.

But at this moment
Suddenly, a shadow flew out from the mist beside them and rushed towards the two GEN members, Ueno and GEN!

Upon seeing this shadow, everyone in GEN stared wide-eyed.

Oh my god! Why is Vigus on the road?
But it's too late to say anything now. After being knocked away by Ornn's ultimate, GEN's top and jungle had no room to maneuver.

Vigus's ultimate is essentially an enhanced version of Lee Sin's Q, with a longer range, reaching 2000 yards at level one, and higher damage. It also refreshes upon a kill.

It's incredibly useful for both roaming and finishing off enemies in team fights; it's the core skill of this hero.

With his ultimate skill hitting the monkey squarely, Ming Jing decisively activated his second stage, and Vigus flew over a thousand yards to the two of them in an instant!

With the passive W activated suddenly, it feared both the monkey and Camille on the face, and then EQ hit both of them!

Meanwhile, Flandre also unleashed a WA combo on the side, which, combined with Mingjing's exaggerated damage, almost instantly killed the monkey!

Moreover, since both of their skills are AOE, not only did Wukong die, but Camille's health was also almost depleted.

Ming Jing unleashed his ultimate skill once again, accurately hitting Camille.

Dolan knew he couldn't escape, so he stopped running, turned around and used an A followed by a Q to kick the low-health Flandre, managing to secure a kill.

But the next second, Vigus's ultimate skill, in its second stage, rushed at his face again, emptying his health bar as well.

"GEN Doran has killed EDG Flandre!"

"Double kill!"

"Rampage!"

Following the news of Dolan's kill, there was a series of sound effects indicating that Mingjing had secured a double kill and was on the verge of going berserk.

Clearly, GEN suffered another crushing defeat in this clash!
Inside the GEN voice channel, several people were completely dejected.

No one expected that their supposedly brilliant attack would end in such a dismal failure.

Ruler stared blankly at the situation in the top lane. All he could do was quickly return to the first tower to farm tower minions.

Meanwhile, more bad news kept coming in.

"The Red Legion killed the Infernal Dragon!"

The news that Fire Dragon had been killed by Jie Jie echoed throughout the arena, further dampening the morale of the GEN team.

Pretending to control the dragon from below, but actually on the third level, sending the mid laner to counter-gank the top lane?
What a good plan!

For GEN, this was the real devastating blow, giving away both kills and the dragon, dealing more damage than the previous two deaths!
Looking at the level 8 Killing Ring in Vigus's equipment slot, Ruler didn't know what to do.

If he goes out again, killing him would be as easy as crushing a chick.

But GEN members obviously didn't expect that EDG wasn't entirely satisfied with the result.

The player who was replaced, Flandre, sighed and shook his head. "I didn't play well."

All I can say is that Flandre was in really bad shape. He didn't even land his W top-heal, and he still had his E skill unused after he died. If he had used his skills more reasonably, he wouldn't have been traded!

"It's alright, it won't affect anything." Ming Jing didn't take this minor flaw to heart. "You seduced her quite well."

All I can say is that Flandre knows how to bait. He deliberately used his Q to help Camille apply her E, and his acting was so natural that the opponent got completely tilted in a second.

Otherwise, if Ornn had taken two more steps forward and alerted the enemy, this wave might not have happened at all.

After securing the kill, Mingjing did not leave. Instead, he pushed the top lane minion wave into the tower before finally returning to base.

Don't forget, Doran doesn't have Teleport.

This is the fundamental reason why Mingjing took action.

Camille lost two waves of minions in the previous T-wave, causing her to level up to level 6 much slower than Ornn.

If Camille dies again, her stats will be completely ruined.

Even if Camille gets the kill, it's still a huge loss.

For top laners, levels are far more important than gold.

One kill is far less than the loss from these waves of minions.

Even if EDG doesn't gank top lane, Flandre won't be under much pressure.

This allows Mingjing to confidently launch a fierce attack in the lower half of the map.

Vigus returned to the fountain and upgraded her equipment.

With two kills and the minions in the top and mid lanes all taken, Ming Jing returned to base carrying a huge sum of money.

All the gold coins were spent, and the two little yellow books in my hands leveled up twice, directly evolving into Luden's Surge!
In seven minutes, Luden, Doran's Ring, and the Eighth Ring of Murder.

The episode AD fears most! (End of Chapter)