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

As both sides tacitly ended the team fight, countless viewers immediately turned their attention to the economic panel above their heads.

"Although the team fight resulted in a three-for-three exchange, EDG has recovered a lot of their economy this time!"

I remember looking at the data above my head, my face showing surprise, "Doran is just too valuable!"

Doran was the core of the GEN team that they nurtured for 30 minutes. With a huge economic lead in their lane, Doran's kills amounted to a whopping 800!

Plus, Ruler is a 450-gold Ezreal.

In contrast, EDG's top, mid, and support players who died were just casualties on the sidelines, receiving no bounty whatsoever. In fact, Mingjing had a 0-3 score when he died, with only 246 kills.
The fact that Flandre died with a score of 0-4 is even more outrageous, costing 217 yuan.

The two of them stacked together barely exceed the ruler's 450, let alone compared to Dolan's 800.

This resulted in a three-for-three exchange, but the economy recovered by more than a thousand in one go!
"And most importantly, we even got the dragon!" The Umbrella Emperor looked at the thriving situation and felt extremely pleased.

With three dragons in hand, even if we can't control the dragon soul, we can at least buy ourselves five more minutes.

Umbrella King and Ming Jing had different ideas. He didn't think Dolan's Fiora could pose much of a threat. He just felt that the longer the game dragged on, the easier it would be to fight!
The director acted quickly, and as soon as the battle ended and both sides took a break, he quickly brought up the replay of the dragon fight.

The North American Riot Games director was quite clever, specifically setting the speed to 0.5x and focusing the camera on Lucian.

How Lucian entered the fray, how many skills he dodged, and how his skills were seamlessly linked were all displayed in meticulous detail.

Moreover, luck always seems to favor the brave. With Lucian only having three critical strike items, the final crucial double guns landed a critical strike, just enough to empty EZ's health bar, which was quite a close call.

Upon seeing this, the entire screen was flooded with comments, except in the LCK tournament live streams around the world!

[Goddamncrazy! What a terrifying performance!]

That's just Phi for you—a man who's always creating miracles.

[As it turns out, Phi's performance is unrelated to his record; as long as he's on the field, he can never be ignored.]

Why does it seem like his Lucian deals more damage?

[That's normal. Lucian is actually benefiting from Ivern's Ardent Censer, so his damage is higher than normal.]

Now GEN is going to panic.

It's normal to panic. Does nobody watch LCK matches? Doran is just not trustworthy.

[I didn't watch the match, but after watching this team fight, I know what happened.]

After that team fight, the GEN players were indeed a bit panicked.

Because it's not just commentators and viewers who are questioning Dolan.

Even GEN's four teammates were full of doubts about Dolan.
Some things may not be said aloud, but everyone understands them perfectly well.

If we pin our hopes for victory on Dolan, then we're truly doomed.
The 800 bounty given to the bomber is the best proof of this.

The Bomber was already fed, and this wave he got over a thousand more. He'll be able to build his Zhonya's Hourglass when he goes back to base. How are they supposed to fight him?
Most importantly, Lucian got the kill.

GEN has always been extremely wary of Mingjing's Lucian, and they've actually done a pretty good job of it, giving Mingjing a dismal 0-2 record, which is unprecedented.

But to my surprise, Ming Jing's behavior was something that couldn't be judged by common sense.

Lucian, who was 0-2, used Vi's ultimate to dash into the enemy camp and killed Ruler all by himself.

Is this really human?
If they were already this strong from 0 to 2, and then they even got a bounty, wouldn't they be even stronger?
And putting everything else aside, even if Lucian just picks up a stopwatch, they'll still have a headache!
"What do we do next?" Dolan, unaware of what his teammate was thinking, asked expectantly.

"There's no other way." Peanut shook his head. "You go and push the lane first, draw their attention, and once Jaehyuk's Flash is ready, we'll go for Baron!"

In this dragon fight, Lucian took advantage of Ruler's lack of Flash, which is why he dared to flash in so aggressively and self-destruct.

But after a minute or so, Ruler's Flash was ready again, and GEN had the opportunity to take advantage of Lucian's lack of Flash to start Baron.

It can be said that things have changed.

The rest of the GEN members nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

It can only be the.

In the following period, GEN made a series of arrangements around Baron.

Doran's Fiora, relying on her economy and champion strength, pushed deep into the bottom lane.

Meanwhile, the other four players placed true sight wards all over the upper half of the map.

Ming Jing saw all of this, and of course he could guess GEN's specific ideas.

All I can say is that GEN has finally figured it out.

Relying on Dragon Soul to force a team fight and win is ultimately not what their lineup should be doing.

The right approach is to leverage Fiora's strengths to kite and control the game in a 4-1 formation.

But Ming Jing wasn't flustered.

It's too late to understand now.

Fiora is no longer invincible.

After the last team fight, Mingjing's equipment has improved significantly. He has upgraded to a Stopwatch and a Chain Vest, which is almost as good as a Guardian Angel.

He's not quite at the level to easily defeat Fiora yet, given the equipment gap and the lack of Flash, so if Fiora gets close and uses her ultimate, it's quite dangerous for him.

However, if you lower your expectations a bit and just focus on split-pushing with Fiora and defending the second tower, then there's no pressure at all.

"I'll go guard Fiora," Mingjing said. "You guys keep an eye on the top side of the map and don't give the enemy a chance to kill Baron."

“OK.” Park Do-hyun nodded.

Emboldened by their team fight victory, the EDG players are riding high and show no fear even when facing this back-and-forth battle.

On the side lane, Mingjing's Lucian was not flustered at all when facing Doran's Fiora. He always kept the perfect distance to kite her, and even took advantage of the extra range of the cannon to actively go up and deal free damage.

Doran repeatedly tried to close the gap with his Q, but it didn't pose any threat. Instead, he found himself low on health and had to retreat into the jungle to use his Greed ability to heal.

The jungle has many blind spots and is fraught with danger, so Ming Jing didn't intend to chase down Fiora. He was already satisfied with holding the side lane.

Ultimately, he's only a 1-3; he's not the one consuming resources.

The vast majority of the team's resources were focused on Viper, not just on last-hitting, getting kills, or staying under the tower.

Meiko got Knight's Vow, JieJie got Ardent Censer and Water Stream, and even Holy Gunner got Abyss Mask.

The mythic version of the Abyss Mask, in addition to health and magic resistance, has an extra effect: after immobilizing an enemy hero, it increases the damage they take by 10%.

With these support items stacked up, Viper received truly royal treatment this game.

Viper certainly deserves this treatment. Ziggs has not died once so far. Although we can't see the output data, it is obvious that Ziggs is definitely leading the game by a wide margin. Ruler's Ezreal can't even see the taillights.

Facing the GEN team's direct attack on Baron, Viper felt no pressure and relied on his stopwatch to stand in the river and start throwing grenades like crazy.

GEN touched Baron twice, but it didn't make EDG feel any tension. Instead, they were hit by Ziggs' skills and their health was in danger.

GEN pushed down the lanes in 41 minutes, but not only did they fail to make any breakthroughs on the side lanes or exert any influence, they were also pushed back in the head-on battle! With the dragon fight getting closer and closer, and Lucian's flash countdown entering its final minute, GEN simply went all in.

After clearing the vision around the Baron pit, Doran secretly teleported to the front, and the five players went all out to attack the Baron!

This move seems to have a do-or-die attitude.

In the late game, GEN's four-core lineup can actually take down Baron Nashor quite quickly, in just over ten seconds.

But even in such a short time, he could not escape Mingjing's discerning eye.

Mingjing in the bottom lane also teleported to the front, and Flandre's Sion activated his ultimate and charged into the Baron pit. A Baron team fight came out of nowhere!

However, in this team fight, EDG's two carries had a double survival combination: one had a Guardian Angel and a Stopwatch, and the other had a Zhonya's Hourglass and a Stopwatch. GEN's charge-and-fight strategy posed no threat whatsoever.

Viper used Zhonya's Hourglass to dodge Vi's ultimate, then flashed to dodge Ahri's charm the moment he stood up. With the help of Nautilus's crowd control, he used a center ultimate followed by AQEA to instantly deplete Vi's health bar.

Mingjing, with Ivern's shield, slid into the back row, used his dual pistols to drive EZ away, and then turned around to attack Nami.

W followed by dual pistols, then instantly followed by the ultimate skill's sweeping attack!

While dealing damage, Mingjing didn't even forget to dodge skills, using a Gale Force to dodge both the Water Bubble and the Arcane Shot.

Finally, he canceled his ultimate skill, and while taking down Nami with his dual pistols, he refreshed his E skill again!

Then another slide brought EZ back into range.

With a burst of fire from both guns, EZ was also sent back to the fountain!

"Double kill!"

Lucian and Ezreal's equipment is actually quite similar, but Mingjing is able to single-handedly take down both Ezreal and the support.

Nothing special, just pure, skillful gameplay.

Throughout this entire battle, Ruler didn't get hit by a single Q.

There's no need to elaborate on the combat power of an Ezreal without Q.

Meanwhile, Viper also finished off GEN's mid and jungle, allowing EDG to easily win a team fight.

At this point, the outcome was no longer in doubt.

"Looks like we can go for it in one fell swoop!"

I remember looking at the minimap, "Before Fei Shen arrived, he pushed the bottom lane minion wave!"

Mingjing's command in this game was like a god's-eye view. The bottom lane minion wave was a foreshadowing he had laid out long ago, and now it was time to reap the rewards.

Saint Gun and Viper simultaneously teleported to the bottom lane minions, initiating the push.

Although GEN's second bot lane tower was still standing, the team wipe at over thirty minutes was more than enough to end the game!
Sion used Demolish, Ziggs used W, and the second tower, which was originally at a relatively healthy level, collapsed with a bang.

When the minion wave pushed up to the high ground, Mingjing also joined up with the jungler and support.

Lucian and Bomb are both top-notch tower pushers; normally impenetrable turrets crumbled one after another like paper.

As the minion wave pushed into the nexus, Viper's W [Targeted Demolition] was off cooldown. He placed W between the two nexus turrets, and the EDG team coordinated to severely damage both turrets. Then, with a single Demolition, both of GEN's nexus turrets were reduced to rubble.

"Ah!!!" On the LCK commentary booth, the three commentators still couldn't accept the outcome. Even the Roaring Emperor was frantic, "The tower push was too fast! There's no time to defend!"

When they saw the team wipe, the three LCK players didn't think the game was over; they just thought they had lost a Baron.

But unexpectedly, GEN's tower-pushing speed was so fast.

Right now, GEN has a full ten seconds left to respawn!
Victory is a foregone conclusion!

The three LCK commentators had a thousand words in their hearts, but in the end, they could only helplessly express them in unison: "G-G-!"

At this moment, the game screen has shrunk to the bottom right corner, and the view of the players' seats from both sides now occupies the main screen.

It was clear that Ruler's expression had completely changed. He stood up, threw his headphones down, and headed straight backstage.

It's fair to say that GEN's performance today wasn't exactly pleasant.

In the two games, one was a complete and utter defeat, and the other was a comeback victory despite having a significant advantage.

Any one of these would be a huge blow to morale; if two come in turn, it's doubly devastating!
This directly resulted in the fact that Ruler's departure did not attract the attention of the GEN members.

Chovy glanced at Ruler, then turned to look at the damage panel.

Although Ruler was playing Ezreal this game and had Nami protecting him, the problem is that in the last two team fights, Ruler was killed by Mingjing in one go. He died at the beginning of the game, so how much damage could he deal?

It's no exaggeration to say that Ruler was the culprit behind this comeback.

Why are you still giving me attitude?
Chaowei's performance in this game wasn't great either. He was completely suppressed by Lucian in lane, and his performance in mid-to-late game team fights was just average with no outstanding moments. Calling him invisible would be a very apt description.

But it's still much better than the ruler.

At this point, the GEN members got up one after another and walked backstage.

The group of people all had their heads down, not exchanging a word, clearly showing a lack of harmony and even a disconnect between them.

It can only be said that some BO5 matches are already over after two games, and the game is only over in the third game.

The camera then cuts to the EDG players' bench.

The two centers, relieved to have won another victory, stood up with smiles of relief on their faces.

For both of them, this game was not an easy victory.

Fortunately, the ending was good.

With a score of 2-0, they are just one step away from the final!
Below the stage, countless spectators saw the two and cheered.

The two carries not only conquered GEN in this game, but also the more than 10,000 North American spectators in the audience.

Viper's ability to achieve a godlike status without dying once makes him an undisputed mainstay and the only choice for MVP.

This one game alone has already redeemed Viper's terrible performance in the quarterfinals.

If Viper hadn't had a fever during the quarterfinals, DRX probably wouldn't have made it to the fifth game. They would have been considered a success if they had even won the fourth!

Mingjing's performance was also noteworthy. Despite being targeted from start to finish, he not only did not disappear but rose against the odds, securing two consecutive solo kills against Ruler, making him the biggest contributor to the victories in both team fights.

Of course, the audience is already used to Ming Jing's performance.

It would be abnormal for this person not to have C.

Mingjing turned his head and exchanged a glance with Viper. The two of them tacitly extended their fists and gently touched them together.

The cheers from the audience below the stage rose even higher, with wave after wave rushing towards the stage!
Photographer Ichimura, who was waiting by the stage, was so excited when he saw the two men punching each other that his eyes lit up. He immediately pressed the shutter button repeatedly to record the scene.

Ichimura knew this scene would become a famous moment passed down for many years to come. (End of Chapter)