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

Ming Jing sat down in the lounge, took out his tablet as usual, connected to the video conference, and discussed the strategy for the next game with his teammates.

At this moment, the MVP of the game is being selected on the broadcast screen next to us.

Unsurprisingly, Viper's official photos appeared in the picture.

Park Do-hyun is wearing EDG's black team uniform and makes a "1" sign in the picture. This pose for the official photo was suggested by Myung Kyung.

To the left of the official promotional photo is the original artwork for the comedic hero Bomb, along with various stats.

KDA:8-0-6
Damage: 57551
Output percentage: 38.25%
At that moment, the voices of teammates could also be heard in the video conference.

"Holy crap!" Meiko gasped. "It dealt almost 60,000 damage? That's maxed out."

Viper glanced at the data and then laughed, "No, no, it's all thanks to the brothers who protected us."

Park Do-hyun wasn't one to take credit; he knew perfectly well how much credit his teammates had for his performance.

Putting everything else aside, Ivern's Flowing Water Staff and Sion's Abyssal Mask alone add a significant amount of extra damage to him.

Not to mention Ming Jing was also helping to draw fire.

To put it dramatically, Viper only got one kill from Vi during the entire game, in the final Baron fight.

This shows how strong Mingjing's presence was on the field, and also how comfortable Viper's output environment was.

In this situation, it would be shameful not to be able to deliver that kind of burst of damage.

Ming Jing didn't dwell too much on the MVP topic, because such output data was just commonplace for him.

He quickly steered the conversation back on track, discussing the draft picks for the next game.

GEN has chosen red and blue once each in these two games, which makes Mingjing a little unsure of their next move. Therefore, he tries to make as many contingency plans as possible to prevent any unexpected situations from happening.

Maokai and the factory manager listened in the voice channel, but neither of them said a word.

They are completely unable to speak now.

This only proves that Jing's brain is still too sharp. Just these two games as a coach made both of them feel a little ashamed!
What else is there to say? Just hand it all over to Mingjing.

The break between the semi-finals was short; after just a few minutes, both players returned to the stage to prepare for the match point game.

As usual, the director's camera switched back and forth between the two contestants' seats, allowing viewers to observe the contestants' condition.

It's clear that the GEN players seem to be in worse shape than when they left the field.

Chovy kept her head down and didn't say a word, while Little Peanut started munching on his hand.

The one with the worst expression was undoubtedly Emperor Chi. At this moment, he had a completely stern face. Because he was looking down, the shadow on his face gave him a somewhat murderous look.

The chubby guys from JDG looked at the camera and burst out laughing.

"Hey, Ruler looks so uncomfortable." Toothpaste chuckled at the sight, "It looks like he's about to get up and leave any second now."

"They must have been arguing in the break room," Zoom said cheerfully. "Good thing they argued!"

Everyone has emotions. Even a group of close friends sitting together in an internet cafe can have arguments and pressure, let alone professional gamers who have even higher standards.

Zoom has been a professional player for many years, and it's not uncommon for arguments to break out in the locker room. Although most of the time he's persuaded to leave by his teammates or coaches, there are always times when they can't be persuaded.

GEN is clearly the latter.
Seeing this, the JDG players truly felt that this game was probably already won.

As we were chatting, the BP panel was officially brought up.

Standing on the edge of the cliff, GEN eventually returned to the blue side, probably intending to use the blue side's first move advantage to bring out a strong lineup that fits the current version.

Fortunately, Mingjing had made ample preparations for this, and BP remained swift and stable, without any flaws.

After a few rounds of draft picks, the lineup was quickly finalized.

Blue side GEN: Top laner Renekton, jungler Fryego, mid laner Ryze, bot lane Varus and Nautilus.

Red side EDG: Top lane Gragas, Jungle Xin Zhao, Mid lane Ahri, Bot lane Xayah and Rakan.

Looking at the lineups, there isn't much to say about either side, with no clear advantage or disadvantage in any lane. It's more about the players' IDs.

Ming Jing didn't feel much pressure. For him, a disadvantageous lane matchup was equivalent to an even matchup, and an even matchup meant he had the advantage.

Needless to say, in a lane where you have an advantage, you're considered to be at a disadvantage if you don't get a 20-CS lead.

After the first two games, Mingjing had thoroughly figured out Chovy's abilities, and even his positioning habits and general playstyle.

He can't lose in this kind of matchup.

that's the truth.

After the laning phase began, Mingjing played quite aggressively, repeatedly challenging Ryze to trade blows.

Both Ahri and Ryze are champions with a 550-yard attack range, and their skill casting distances are also similar. This kind of laning phase tests both sides' ability to control distance.

Mingjing, who started as an AD carry, had already mastered this skill. In addition, Ryze didn't have much fighting ability in the first three levels. So, after just a few skirmishes, Chovy gave up lane control and obediently camped under the tower to farm minions.

Ming Jing smiled helplessly as he watched Ryze give up on the lane.

Right now, he doesn't have much room to maneuver, so he can only push the lane and pressure the enemy, trying to get a slight advantage in last hits.

But to be fair, Chovy's last-hitting was still solid. He kept getting last hits under the tower, and he didn't miss a single one, keeping up with Mingjing's last-hitting.

This also demonstrates a solid foundation in basic skills.
Ming Jing knew that there was no point in staying in lane all the time, but fortunately he was prepared for this game and specifically chose the [Minion Dematerializer] rune to increase his wave clear ability.

He returned to base to buy a Killing Ring and two Amplification Tomes, maximizing his ability power. After reaching level 7 and unlocking level 4 Q, he gained the ability to one-shot ranged minions, resulting in a qualitative leap in his lane-pushing ability.

Mingjing didn't rush to leave. Instead, he made a slow push, waiting until the siege minions came online before unleashing his full firepower to push the minion wave into the tower!
Given Chovy's aggressive farming style, he wouldn't give up this thick minion wave with the cannon minion; it would be enough to keep him locked down in the mid lane for half a minute.

That half minute was enough for Ming Jing to go to the side lane and kill his teammate.

Mingjing's ultimate goal is the bottom lane.

On the bottom lane, Viper also used Xayah's backdoor to push the minion wave into the tower.

However, after using the barb to push the lane, it might be less effective for tower diving later on.

Fortunately, Xin Zhao, Ahri, and Rakan can also form a stable control combination. Jie Jie used his Q skill to poke the turret twice, and then directly used EQ to knock Ruler's Varus into the air.

Following closely behind are the fox's allure and Rakan's W.

Even a durability patch couldn't save Ruler from the pressure of a four-man tower dive.

Lehends on the other side started brainstorming. He seized the opportunity when Rakan used W to hook, and even tried to break the control chain.

However, Mingjing was on the third level. After using Charm, he activated W to accelerate while adjusting his position and actively stood in front of Titan.

Titan's hook, though it landed, only hooked a fox; it was meaningless.

With Rakan knocking Varus into the air again, Ruler was clearly doomed and was ultimately killed by Ahri's Q.

"First blood!" The news of the first blood rang out in the arena, but EDG's tower diving this round was clearly far from over.

Titan has already hooked out his aftershock, and EDG can't possibly miss out on such a lucrative kill.

EDG players stepped out of the tower, and then the mid and jungle players cut off the newly arrived minion wave behind the tower.

"Keep going, keep going!" Umbrella King shouted. "Titans don't have aftershocks!"

The wait wasn't long, as Viper's Barrel was already ready. The team simply waited for Xin Zhao's Q cooldown before launching another tower dive.

The same opening move as last time: Xin Zhao first Qs the turret twice, but this time Meiko's Rakan first uses a basic attack to tank the turret, followed by Xin Zhao's final knock-up.

Viper seized the opportunity, used WAQE to pull out the hook, contributing crucial damage, and finally followed up with two basic attacks to secure the kill.

"EDG Viper has killed GEN Lehends!"

The kill notification sounded again; in this perfect dive, EDG's two carries each secured a kill.

This match seems to have already entered a phase where both carries are exerting their strength.

And it's not over yet.

Mingjing returned to base to replenish supplies before teleporting back to the mid lane.

When he returned to the game, his Killing Ring had been stacked twice, and his Little Yellow Book had been upgraded to Lost Chapter. With his equipment advantage, Chovy's laning phase became increasingly difficult.

Now, with just a little push, Chovy could be utterly destroyed.
This is usually when Flandre starts to unleash his inner genius.

Even though Flandre is currently running a high fever and his energy has been significantly depleted after playing two games, he can still clearly tell that there is an opportunity in the mid lane.

Using recall as a disguise, Flandre Gragas leisurely wandered into GEN's top jungle, circled around to the mid lane, and suddenly unleashed his ultimate!

Chovy's attention was entirely focused on the laning phase and last-hitting, and he didn't immediately respond to the Gragas that emerged from the jungle.

When he saw the Gragas' ultimate ability hit his face, it was too late; he was blasted away!

The angle of this ultimate move wasn't perfect; it was difficult to deliver Chovy into Mingjing's mouth, and it even went quite far off course.

After all, Flandre wanted surprise, not giving Chovy any time to react, so he unleashed his ultimate move almost the moment he appeared.

But it's enough.

Although Ming Jing went to the bottom lane, he did not use his ultimate skill.

Fox quickly used her ultimate to dash in and followed up, then unleashed an E attack!

At this moment, Ryze's movement was not even over yet, but the pink heart seemed to have eyes, perfectly predicting Ryze's movement trajectory and hitting him accurately!
Chovy had barely landed when she was bewitched again and couldn't move!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mingjing steadily filled the QW slot.

Flandre knew Chovy had Mercury's Treads, so he didn't hold back on his skills at all. Gragas was drinking while moving closer, and he immediately used E-Flash to knock up the enemy!
The three controls were perfectly coordinated, and even though Chovy had already created Mercury Shoes, he still had no chance of survival.

Saint Gun Bro unleashed his full QW damage, while Ming Jing held onto two ultimate abilities, chasing Ryze down with auto-attacks until he finally killed Ryze in front of the tower.

"EDG Phi has eliminated GEN Chovy!"

All I can say is that EDG's rhythm in this game was incredibly smooth.

The jungler and top laner ganked mid, and the team rotated around each other, rapidly expanding their advantage!
With such a huge advantage established on the two key paths in the middle and lower regions, the rest is self-evident.

It's nothing more than controlling the dragon, capturing people, controlling the dragon, capturing people, an endless cycle.

The number of dragons is increasing, and their economic lead is growing.

The morale of the GEN members is getting worse and worse.

By the 23-minute mark, EDG already had three dragons and a gold lead of 5,000.

At this moment, GEN's voice channel was completely silent; not a single person could be heard speaking for several minutes.

In the oppressive voice channel, Chovy's already waning desire to win vanished completely, turning him into a numb, wire-driving machine.

It has to be said that Ryze's lane pushing ability is still somewhat threatening. After all, he can push lanes quickly, and his ultimate is very useful for both pushing minions and escaping. Mingjing definitely has to be wary of him.

Mingjing returned to base to replenish his equipment, and while Chovy was still clearing the lane, he first ran to the dragon pit to place a ward before heading to the bottom lane from the river.

Mingjing doesn't have any particular thoughts on Chovy's Ryze for the time being. After all, he's just an Ahri, a notoriously weak champion. Even with a significant equipment advantage, it's difficult for him to kill the enemy Ryze who has Flash and his ultimate.

But Chovy doesn't seem to think so.

The moment he saw Ming Jing, he reacted like a startled bird, instantly unleashing his ultimate attack.

Moreover, he seemed to think that wasn't enough, so after unleashing his ultimate move, he quickly flashed backward to avoid being caught by the fox.

He waited until his ultimate skill was about to complete before turning around, taking a few steps, and using the [Warp Path] ability to teleport back to the tower.

This combo left Ming Jing completely bewildered.

What are you doing?
If even Ming Jing is like this, one can only imagine how the audience, watching the game from God's perspective, must feel.

In the LCK commentary booth, the three commentators were completely stunned by Chovy's incredible play.

"Xiba!"

Even CT couldn't help but get impatient, and even swore, "What on earth is Chovy doing?!"

The Roaring Emperor was still trying to explain: "Perhaps... they're afraid someone's behind the fox?"

"But EDG only has Ahri in the entire bottom half of the map!"

Amidst CT's impassioned voice, even the Roaring Emperor was unusually silent, unsure of what to say.

But what the Roaring Emperor wanted to say was all in the comments section.

[West8 Chaowei, what on earth were you doing today? Your performance was disgusting!]

[Isn't this person incredibly afraid of dying?]

[I told you long ago, Chovy is an utterly worthless piece of trash, and some people didn't believe me. Now you do?]

[Do you even need to tell me? I saw it back in S9 when they played against IG. They were all high and mighty in the LCK, but once they got to Worlds, they turned into maggots wriggling around like crazy!]

[EDG was carrying three injured players, and they still got swept by us? This is a disgrace to Korea!]

[Ugh, the number one seed has been eliminated just like that? What about the finals? Are we going to have EDG eliminate three teams again?]

Don't panic, we still have T1! Sang-hyeok is Korea's strongest weapon!

[Sang-hyeok?]

But regardless of the circumstances, Chovy giving up his Flash is a done deal.

The fourth dragon is now in its final minute countdown, and this Ryze without Flash will undoubtedly be a crucial factor in determining the outcome of the battle. (End of Chapter)