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

While Mingjing in the mid lane was still looking for an opportunity, things were also not peaceful in the bottom lane.

In fact, T1's bot lane was also affected to some extent by the initial setup.

Seraphine, who learns E at level one, is obviously less direct in terms of suppression than someone who learns Q.

Fortunately, the impact was minimal.

Xiao Lu Bu is definitely a top-tier AD carry in lane. When playing a champion like Ashe, he plays with incredible power and speed, taking advantage of his range to directly cross the lane and poke people. Even if he loses health, it doesn't matter because in the long run, the EDG duo will definitely lose more health!

Viper and Meiko are definitely not a weak duo in lane. On the contrary, many of EDG's decisions are made smoothly thanks to their laning abilities.

But today, facing the T1 duo, their laning skills seemed somewhat lacking, their health kept dropping and they kept missing last hits!
Even at level three, Meiko made a fatal mistake. Due to a problem with distance control, after being slowed by Ashe's [Volley of Arrows], he was hit by Seraphine's E [Amplified Beat] and was immediately rooted!
This is the power of the Ice Songstress: an extremely simple yet powerful immobilization. It leaves the opponent with an absurdly low margin for error!

The imprisoned Lena was reduced to less than half health in a single encounter, and Meiko had no choice but to use Flash to save her health.

This wave might not actually kill her, but Meiko really didn't dare to lose any more health.

With that much health, he's at least good enough to last-hit under the tower.

Looking at the situation in the bottom lane, LPL supporters frowned in unison.

At this moment, even Colonel Guan felt that things were getting difficult. "The pressure on the bottom lane seems to be even greater than I expected!"

“Yeah,” Miller couldn’t help but sigh, “There’s really nothing we can do about it, the opposing duo’s reach is just too long.”

The only good news is that T1's playstyle isn't as aggressive as EDG's; they still focus on pressure. Their goals are to pressure their opponents, secure CS, plating, and dragons.

This was already decided during the draft phase; their jungler was Lee Sin, not tower-diving champions like Xin Zhao or Maokai.

Therefore, the EDG bot lane duo is still capable of finishing off opponents, and won't completely collapse.

But everyone understands that EDG urgently needs someone to step up and bring about change in the bot lane.

A champion like Kalista, if she gets a 20-CS deficit in lane, she's practically useless for the rest of the game.

And soon, the person who would bring about change finally appeared.

At this moment, the camera suddenly cuts to the middle lane!
Because Sylas did not control the lane, it was currently a two-level vs. three-level situation.

However, Ming Jing did not flinch at all because of the level difference. Instead, he took the initiative to step forward, seized the opportunity when the Tsar was finishing off the enemy, and lashed out with a Q [Chain Whip].

The Q skill hits reliably and applies a slight slow effect.

But it was precisely this slowdown that allowed the subsequent comets to hit their targets, resulting in a considerable depletion of resources.

Mingjing has always looked down on Comet, believing that its damage output is not as good as Electrocute, and that its potential is not as high as Phase, even though it is also a magic-type star.

However, this lineup was unusual, almost forcing Mingjing to gain an advantage in lane, which forced Mingjing to choose Comet to improve his laning strength.

And that's not all.

This Q not only dealt full damage to the Tsar, but also killed the ranged creeps, allowing Sylas to break through the experience threshold and reach level three!

Ming Jing was prepared. As soon as he used Q, he used E to dash forward. Almost as soon as the second Q exploded and he reached level three, he was close to the Tsar!
He quickly invested skill points into W, followed by the [Kingslayer Thrust], which landed right in front of the Tsar!

Faker frowned slightly.

Because he knew that this battle was not a good one to prolong.

Sylas timed this opportunity perfectly because the fourth wave of minions hadn't even arrived yet, and there weren't many minions around the Azir to help him. It was impossible for the Azir to fight Sylas head-on, which would have meant certain defeat.

Faker didn't think much of it, just took a small step back behind the minions to avoid Sylas getting hit by E, and then used WE to create distance.

But Ming Jing was highly focused, his thoughts were like lightning. He saw the Tsar summoning sand soldiers and seized the opportunity to make a diagonal E move!

As the Tsar moved with the sand soldiers, he had just flown out of the cover of the minions when Sylas's chains, like a lock, hooked directly into his face, forcibly stopping him.

The timing and the angle were perfect!

"Interrupted!" The three commentators on the LPL commentary booth exclaimed in unison, full of excitement, "There's something to this!"

Sylas followed the chains, forcefully closing in and unleashing a barrage of passive attacks!

Lee Sang-hyeok didn't have many options at this moment. He could only use Q to summon sand soldiers to slow down Sylas, and then fight and retreat.

At this moment, Ming Jing displayed a relentless fighting spirit, relentlessly pursuing the Tsar with powerful attacks.

He waited until his Q skill was about to be ready before turning around to create distance from the Sand Soldiers' attack range, and then landed another Q at the Azir's feet.

There's not much to say about this Q, because the distance was too extreme and it didn't hit the second explosion, but it doesn't really matter.

After this double Q combo, Tsar's health dropped by more than half!
Even though Ming Jing's own health was also low, with less than half health remaining, it goes without saying who was in greater danger when Sylas and the Tsar both dropped to half health.

The Tsar could very well be killed!
"And most importantly, Faker pushes the lane!" Miller exclaimed excitedly. "It's not easy for Faker to recall!"

Faker originally planned to wait for the fourth wave of siege minions, then push the lane into the tower to recall without taking damage.

But now that he's been reduced to below half health, he doesn't dare push the lane, nor can he recall to base; he's stuck in this awkward position.

Right now, Faker doesn't seem to have many options other than calling for help to clear the lane.

Of course, Faker often calls for teammates during T1's matches.

Especially when he faces strong mid laners like BDD and Chovy, T1's mid lane is almost a three-man lane, with the jungler or support always present.

What's more, Faker is facing the world's strongest mid laner today, who is at his peak and poses a direct threat to his historical status.

It would be strange if 26-year-old Lee Sang-hyeok could win against 18-year-old Myung Kyung.

But, unexpectedly, Ming Jing, who had the advantage, actually played the victim and preemptively picked Jie Jie!

Faker had just called for Oner to clear the lane in the voice chat when he was suddenly startled to see jiejie's Jarvan IV emerge from the bush.

What does this mean?
Everyone in the world knows that T1 has a lot of mid laners, so how could EDG not know?

It's not enough to just gain an advantage in the mid lane; once Oner arrives, Mingjing's advantage will be wasted.

Therefore, EDG had taken precautions in advance, with JieJie acting as a bodyguard, waiting in the mid lane for a long time.

Even if Oner arrives in the mid lane a few seconds later, it won't change anything; instead, it will only make the situation in the mid lane more awkward.

When Azir is in a 2v2 situation in the mid-jungle, his fighting power is practically zero. Oner wouldn't dare to push the lane against the mid-jungle duo of Prince Sylas.

If you dare to push, you dare to die.

In this situation, Faker had no choice but to pull out his ultimate weapon.

Shake it again.

In the bottom lane, the T1 duo still had a considerable advantage in the laning phase. The two of them had a greater advantage in the laning phase, pushing the minion wave into the tower in just three waves before recalling to base to replenish their supplies.

At this moment, Keria had already stepped out of the high ground. Seeing the situation in the mid lane, he didn't even need his older brother to say anything; he took the initiative to move towards the mid lane.

Not long after, Seraphine appeared in the mid lane.

One isn't enough, so we'll have two; two aren't enough, so we'll have three!

Under the threat of the three-man lane, EDG's mid and jungle stopped insisting and obediently let the mid lane minions out, allowing T1 to push a large wave into the tower.

But it's clear that T1 still suffered a loss in this round.

The arrival of the jungler and support both represent a loss in terms of mobility. In addition, the three of them pushing the lane together also took away Azir's experience, which is also a loss for Faker.

On EDG's side, after the minion wave pushed into the tower, Zhao Lijie obediently retreated, allowing Mingjing to enjoy the experience from that large wave of tower minions. With this shift in power, Mingjing gained an experience lead and reached level four first!

Most importantly, Seraphine's move to the mid lane gave the EDG bot lane duo a chance to show their true colors.

We absolutely must seize this opportunity, otherwise the bot lane will be at a disadvantage again once Seraphine returns.

Meiko used the bushes to pull the ice back, and the Hexflash rune he had chosen in his talent tree proved to be incredibly effective. Hidden in the bushes, Meiko used Hexflash followed by Q, managing to pull Ashe back at the last possible moment!
With both summons still available, it's impossible for Hanbing to secure a kill.

But as long as you can force a Flash and deal some damage, it's considered a success.

Meiko moved the mouse and turned around to apply W [Timely Rescue] to Viper's Kalista, giving her a speed boost.

Viper understood immediately. Kalista attacked minions repeatedly before jumping up and followed up with a QE combo.

When Q hits Ashe, E pulls out the spear to kill the minion while slowing Ashe down. At this moment, Ashe is already within range.

Gumayusi knew that he couldn't avoid using Flash this time, so he gritted his teeth and dodged, trying his best to preserve his health.

Viper didn't press the matter further and turned to leave.

The fact that they used Frost Flash and also lost 300 health points has made a qualitative change in the bottom lane situation!

After all, Viper still has two summoner spells, and the Karthus-Lich combo's chasing ability is extremely abnormal. As long as Viper holds onto Cleanse to remove Seraphine's E, he can completely forcefully Flash in and burst down Ashe who doesn't have Flash.

Under these circumstances, Gumayusi naturally dared not order people up as arbitrarily as before.

This result was unexpected by everyone.

Keria only made one trip to the mid lane, which took less than twenty seconds, but the pressure on the bottom lane was halved.

That's just how it is in truly top-tier matches; a single move can have far-reaching consequences.

Ultimately, this is the price T1 paid for their mid-lane disadvantage.

In order to clean up Faker's mess, Xiao Lu Bu became the victim instead.

And this will certainly not be the only time this happens.

If the laning issues between the mid laners on both sides are not resolved, this cost will remain unavoidable for T1.

This problem is clearly difficult to change, and it even seems to be getting worse.

Don't forget, Faker is behind in experience.

The camera then cuts to the mid lane, where Sylas has already reached level five and immediately initiated a trade!
Mingjing seized on Faker's movement habits, and with a perfect second E, he hit Faker's heel and dashed to his face!

JieJie's Prince had recently cleared wards in the mid lane, which made Faker hesitant to engage in prolonged battles, forcing him to quickly use EW to create distance.

But Mingjing knew what was going on and immediately used Q to land on the Tsar's landing spot.

At this moment, Sylas has level 3 Q. This Q not only pierced through the shield on Azir, but also reduced his health by a large margin!

One full combo, and it took away almost half of his health.

The hole in the middle seems to be getting bigger and bigger.

At this moment, several players on the T1 bench realized the seriousness of the problem and were discussing it amongst themselves.

The biggest victim of the previous wave was undoubtedly Xiao Lü Bu, but he was still relatively calm at the moment and even felt that the problem was not serious.

"The last wave was my fault; I shouldn't have given them another chance. But it's not a big problem. Our bot lane just can't pressure their health or farm, but we can still push the lane."

Little Lu Bu took the initiative to take the blame, saying, "After you finish pushing the lane, Minxi, go back to help the mid lane and stabilize Xianghe's lane control. I'll stabilize the bottom lane."

The only word to describe what Little Lü Bu said was "great".

If it were one of those spoiled AD carries in ranked games, and their support suddenly went to mid lane when they had a huge advantage in the laning phase, causing them to get attacked, then a flame war would most likely break out.

However, he chose to continue sacrificing himself, indirectly giving up his laning advantage in the bottom lane to the mid lane.

All I can say is that he deserved to win.

The rest of T1 responded in unison.

Without a doubt, if Lu Bu is willing to sacrifice himself, this is the best solution at present.

In the following period, T1 once again started the classic three-man lane, with Oner and Keria seamlessly switching places in the mid lane.

This left Mingjing with no choice but to retreat under the tower, focusing on farming and developing his strength, as his laning advantage gradually disappeared.

Xiao Lu Bu also suffered a similar fate. Due to the frequent roaming of the support, Xiao Lu Bu had to obediently retreat to the second tower after pushing the lane, often resulting in missed kills and experience.

After several rounds, Viper even started to overtake in last hits.

However, T1's arrangement is indeed not without reason. After all, as long as Keria returns to the bottom lane, the duo can quickly seize lane control and push the minion wave forward with their long range and AOE advantage!
With lane priority in the bottom lane and the laning issues in the mid lane alleviated, the dragon is naturally T1's for the taking under the combined attack of the bottom and mid lanes.

At the seven-minute mark, T1 pushed the lanes into the towers in both the mid and bottom lanes simultaneously, and then quickly moved to the bottom river to start the dragon.

As the red side, EDG could only fight head-on to contest the dragon, but Azir and Seraphine were too good at controlling the terrain, making it impossible to squeeze through under normal circumstances. In the end, they had no choice but to give up and let T1 take the dragon.

"The Blue Legion killed the Infernal Dragon!"

The sight of a dragon being donated like that is disgusting to LPL viewers.

[Classic Three-Person Road]

[Dafei's laning phase is really bad right now, and he's unwilling to sacrifice himself, making him annoying not only the opponent but also his teammates!]

[I'm Xing Daorong, and I'm speechless. Every time the bot lane gains an advantage, the support disappears. What's the point of playing an AD carry like this?]

"So, we've already sent it, haven't we? If we pick Kalecgos but can't control the dragon, isn't dragging this out just a slow death?"

Don't rush, trust in the Flying God.

[I don't know how I believed that the mid laner was facing two or three opponents the whole time. They couldn't possibly have let the enemy mid, jungle, and support all of them kill him, could they?]

A sense of unease permeated the LPL live broadcast room, with even the three commentators constantly discussing and trying to find a solution for EDG.

In the context of the entire game, a single dragon may not mean much.

However, for a team like EDG that emphasizes early-game aggression, choosing an early-game composition and then losing the dragon is a big problem.

It has to be said that T1 is indeed a very strong team. They understand Faker's laning problems better than anyone else, so they made ample preparations in this regard long ago.

This kind of three-man lane isn't something everyone can do. If another team tries to play it this way, either the bottom lane will get tower-dived, the top lane will get ganked and killed, or they simply won't understand how to play the three-man lane at all, and the mid lane will be completely crushed in a 3v3, resulting in a lightning-fast GG.

Even GEN won't work.

Only T1, under Faker's command, could execute lane rotations so efficiently and flawlessly.

Now here's the problem.

Faced with this situation, how can EDG break the deadlock?

Ming Jing was also pondering this question at that moment.

The answer is actually not hard to come up with.

The only way to defeat it is by force. (End of Chapter)