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

When Faker finished controlling the dragon and returned to the mid lane, it was already seven and a half minutes into the game.

EDG certainly wouldn't sit idly by and wait to be defeated. Now that they've lost the dragon, they'll try their best to make up for it elsewhere.

Pioneer is the best target for stop loss.

At this moment, Meiko also asked, "Should I turn up?"

Because T1 wasted time on the dragon, EDG's mid and bot lanes could easily push the minion wave forward.

EDG's bot lane duo has now pushed the lane into the tower and recalled to base to replenish their supplies, giving them an opportunity to initiate an attack.

“No need.” Ming Jing shook his head. “You two just keep going down and continue to suppress the ice. Don’t let him finish you off.”

"Huh?" Faker was a little confused by this command. "Don't we want the Herald anymore?"

At this moment, it is clear that only Gumayusi is taking the tower kill in the bottom lane. Keria's Seraphine has already disappeared and has obviously recalled to base and is heading to the top lane.

The Vanguard still has a full thirty seconds left to spawn, which is clearly time that T1 has deliberately reserved for it; they have no intention of giving up.

If Meiko doesn't rotate upwards, the upper half of the map will face a three-on-four situation, and the vanguard might have to be handed over to someone else!

Of course, there are often trades in professional leagues where players intentionally release the vanguard to take the bottom lane turret plating, but those are only forced by circumstances when the team is at a disadvantage. In the current situation, there is obviously no need for that.

“Of course we need a vanguard,” Ming Jing said meaningfully, “but if you come up there, how will the enemy dare to engage in a team fight?”

“Oh,” Meiko understood what Mingjing meant.

All I can say is that they have great ambitions.

Ming Jing didn't just want to be a vanguard; he wanted to kill people.

EDG's top half of the map features a formidable trio of Ornn, Jarvan IV, and Sylas, whose fighting prowess is off the charts. They're not afraid of losing; they're afraid of not having a chance to fight.

On the T1 side, Gragas, Lee Sin, and Azir were much weaker, and even Keria's Seraphine wasn't much of a threat. After all, Seraphine was only level four due to her frequent roaming, and could only play a control role.

If both supports go to the top lane, creating a 4v4 situation, then T1 will definitely give up without hesitation.

But if Meiko doesn't go, then there's a reason for that.

Seeing their numerical advantage, T1 might harbor malicious intentions, which would give EDG the opportunity to make a move!

However, it's still a bit too arrogant to actively engage in a fight where there are fewer people than you.

If this team fight fails, it won't just be a matter of losing the vanguard; several lives will be lost, and then they'll truly never be able to recover.

If Meiko were in command, he would never have made such a risky move.

However, since Mingjing is the team's only commander at the moment, Meiko naturally wouldn't share the responsibility. Putting aside irrelevant thoughts, she simply ran to the bottom lane.

"Then good luck to you guys, it's up to you now."

Meanwhile, on T1's bench.

Keria was still leisurely walking towards the upper half of the bracket.

For T1, this Vanguard title isn't really that important; they didn't even seem interested in taking it.

Keria's move to the top lane was mainly to annoy EDG.

After all, EDG's top half of the map is significantly stronger. If Keria doesn't move, then EDG's bot lane duo definitely won't move either, and will simply head down, allowing EDG to easily control the Rift Herald.

This is definitely not what T1 wants to see.

The essence of Korean-style operations lies in annoying the opponent. Even if the vanguard should have belonged to EDG, T1 will still make EDG go through some trouble to take it.

But as Keria moved to the upper half of the bracket, he noticed something amiss.

Why is nobody coming to the upper half of the bracket?

At this moment, it can be clearly seen on the minimap that the EDG duo has appeared in the bottom lane together. The two of them immediately pushed forward across the lane, once again depriving Xiao Lu Bu of the right to last hit!

The T1 players were all bewildered by what they saw.

What are you doing? Don't you want the vanguard anymore?
Or do you think the four of us wouldn't dare take on three?

Although T1 is lagging behind in the upper half of the bracket, with an extra player now, they have no reason to send out the vanguard!
Seeing this, Faker made a quick decision: "Minxi, come to mid and help me push the lane. Xuanjun, go help top and steal the minion wave. We'll go for the Rift Herald!"

Upon hearing this, the two support players immediately acknowledged that they understood. They then split up and headed towards the mid and top lanes, quickly pushing down both lanes before regrouping at the Baron pit.

Throughout the entire process, EDG showed no intention of putting up a fight.

This scene left LPL viewers extremely anxious, with countless questions swirling in their minds.

What are they doing?

BP was designed to lose the dragon, and they didn't even want the Herald?
Just to suppress the bottom lane's CS?

This scene of slow death without firing a shot... doesn't it remind you so much of RNG? Have they been possessed?

However, EDG quickly provided their answer.

The top and mid laners, whose lanes were being pushed, were not bothered by the minion wave. They simply used their AOE skills to clear the wave, blocking it in front of their towers, and then headed straight for the Baron pit.

This scene alone may not prove anything; it even seems like a hasty action that only occurs when the pace is off.

However, by combining this with the jungler's movements, we can understand something.

JieJie's prince somehow emerged from T1's top blue buff area, stood in the river with his halberd, and single-handedly blocked T1's retreat to the jungle!

The three people attacked from three directions, blocking all escape routes for the four members of T1!
The T1 players' expressions turned serious as they watched this scene unfold.

I knew it wouldn't be that simple.

How could a team of EDG's caliber simply give up the vanguard without any logic?

They're trying to use a vanguard to create an opening and then launch a coordinated attack!
Countless viewers stared wide-eyed at the sight.

Holy crap, EDG was playing this big game!
Using the vanguard to scout and proactively arrange three-on-four team battles?
Isn't this going too far?

"But to be honest, there's something to it!" Miller's voice became noticeably excited. "EDG's three team fights were really strong; they all had powerful ultimate abilities!"

"But we still need to be careful, T1's ultimate abilities are very strong at preventing us from engaging! If we don't find the right opportunity, we won't be able to get into the fray!"

T1's top, mid, and jungle picks were chosen specifically to prevent team fights from being initiated upon; Gragas, Lee Sin, and Azir all possess the ability to push back opponents.

Even though EDG is strong in team fights, they still have to engage in a back-and-forth battle with T1's players who can counter their ultimate abilities. As the Rift Herald's health dwindles, EDG's top, mid, and jungle players are closing in from three directions.

Although Ming Jing had a powerful move in hand, he wasn't in a hurry to steal it.

It has to be said that T1's big moves are all pretty good, and Mingjing even has a bit of a problem choosing which ones to use.

We still need to observe the situation first.

As the Vanguard's health continued to decrease, it was only down to two thousand HP, and the situation became increasingly tense.

As Zeus's wine barrel poured wine, it walked towards Jie Jie, attempting to block him with its large belly.

Flandre's teamfight instincts are still sharp; he knows that right now, JieJie needs someone to stir things up.

Without hesitation, Ornn activated his ultimate ability, and the lava elemental slowly passed through the entrance of the Baron pit, applying the Fragile mark to the T1 mid, jungle, and support trio.

When Flandre used his ultimate, he deliberately maintained a certain distance and also had his W ability ready, so T1 couldn't interrupt him even if they wanted to.

T1 could only quickly spread out to avoid being knocked up by a single ultimate move.

But at that very moment, a flash of golden light appeared!
JieJie knew that he couldn't get past the giant Gragas with just EQ, so he directly chose to Flash and use his ultimate to engage!

The Prince skin for Lu Bu is the true embodiment of bravery. When the Prince uses his ultimate skill, he traps the three T1 mid, jungle, and support players within the ultimate skill's area!
However, T1 was prepared. No sooner had Jie Jie landed his ultimate than Oner followed up with Dragon Tail, Lee Sin's Big Foot Roundhouse Kick sent Jie Jie flying again!
Zeus, on the other hand, understood perfectly. Gragas used his E skill to stop the ball perfectly, and then immediately used his ultimate!

Just after being kicked away, Jie Jie was knocked unconscious by the big belly of the barrel.

Immediately afterwards, another exploding barrel exploded behind him, sending him flying a great distance!

In a single glance, Jie Jie was already sent tens of thousands of miles away.

Of course, as a jungler with the threat of smite, JieJie certainly deserves this treatment.

And don't forget, T1 didn't give it their all either. Faker's Azir still has his ultimate ability in hand. If Mingjing dares to enter the fray, he will definitely unleash his ultimate ability as well!
T1's strategy is simple: hold onto their ultimate abilities, use them whenever someone comes, and once they get the Rift Herald, they group up and retreat, not giving EDG a chance to fight!
To be honest, once EDG's top, mid, and jungle players get their control chain working, they can be quite formidable.

However, Mingjing was also well aware of this.

Seeing Jie Jie being knocked away and watching the slowly moving lava goat, Ming Jing already had an idea in mind.

Sylas used his E [Sneak Attack] to dash forward, and during the dash, his ultimate chain extended and connected directly to Lee Sin, stealing his ultimate [Dragon Tail] from him!
Immediately afterwards, the second stage of E [Strong Grab] was also released, targeting the barrel who was in a stunned state while using his ultimate move!

The chain struck precisely, pulling Silas straight toward the barrel.

At the same time, Ornn's ultimate ability, the lava elementals, finally reached Ornn's side.

"Boom!"

With Ornn's headbutt, the Lava Goat flew backward at an even faster speed, heading straight for the mid, jungle, and support trio at the entrance of the Baron Pit!

At this moment, the three were slowed down by Ornn's ultimate and trapped in the ultimate's trap by Jarvan IV. There were not many ways to counter this. Only Faker's Azir managed to pull himself out of the circle with his EQ combo. The remaining Lee Sin and Seraphine were all knocked up without exception!
Ming Jing had been waiting for this moment. Just as Sylas flew to Gragas's side, Ming Jing found the right angle and used his R-Flash to attack!
"Ichiku!"

Sylas transformed into the Lee Sin form and unleashed a powerful Dragon Tail Shot!
As Gragas adjusted his angle with Flash, his massive body flew backward, just like Ornn's Lava Goat, heading straight for the T1 team!

Before T1's jungler and support could even land, they were knocked away by Gragas again!

Don't forget, both of them are still in Ornn's Fragile state. The Fragile state will be triggered when the two of them are under control effects. In addition to dealing extra damage, it will also increase the duration of the control effects by an additional 20%.

Both of their health bars dropped significantly, and they flew high into the sky, where they remained for a long time.

Upon seeing this, the T1 players and countless LCK viewers felt their hearts stop, and even the commentators gasped in shock.

Pizza!!!

When Flandre saw this, his eyes lit up.

"Good kick!" shouted Flandre, flashing forward and directly into the Prince's circle, using his E to crash into the wall!

Ornn headbutted the wall created by Jarvan IV's ultimate, but also successfully followed up with crowd control, knocking up the T1 jungler, support, and top laner Gragas again!

From Ornn's ultimate to Sylas's flying kick, and then to Ornn's E, under this triple control, the T1 players were up and down in the air without moving at all!
This ample time of control was more than enough for Jie Jie to get back to the battlefield.

Even when Jie Jie enters the fray with his health already low after taking a full hit of skills, he never backs down.

The Demacian flag fell, followed by Dragon Strike. Jarvan IV used his E ability to knock up three more enemies!
Keria, who was only level four, couldn't withstand this burst of damage and was instantly killed by the prince's Q.

"First blood!"

The sound of the first blood being drawn was incredibly jarring to LCK viewers.

However, at this moment, Faker's Azir finally returned to the front line, and he unleashed a [Forbidden Wall]!
Saint Gunner reacted quickly, and Ornn used his W [Bellfire Breath] to negate the control effect of the ultimate.

But Jie Jie had no tricks up his sleeve and was pushed away.

Poor JieJie, he took three ultimate skills in this team fight, and his health dropped to almost zero in the blink of an eye.

But what JieJie was concerned about wasn't his own health bar, but rather the Vanguard's.

He clearly saw that Vanguard was also pushed into the Tsar's ultimate, finally entering the execution range of Smite!
A beam of red light descended instantly!

"The Red Army has secured the Rift Herald!"

Although JieJie was immediately killed by Tsar's stab, his entry into the fray resulted in First Blood and Herald, netting him 700 gold – definitely a profitable deal!
Moreover, Jie Jie helped Ming Jing absorb all the ultimate moves, so naturally it was Ming Jing's turn to reap the rewards!

Flandre sprayed Lee Sin with W, then used a basic attack to trigger Fragile, bringing Oner's Lee Sin to low health.

Ming Jing finally caught up at this moment, unleashing his level 1 Q [Chain Whip], accompanied by a second explosion, which happily sent Oner's Lee Sin away!

At this moment, a 2v2 situation has formed on the field, but without their ultimate abilities, Gragas and Azir are completely powerless, while EDG still has Sylas with full health!
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the two players in T1's top and middle positions had no choice but to retreat and flee.

"Chase! Force another Tsar's Flash!" Ming Jing's mind was clear. He moved forward to pick up the Vanguard Eye while initiating the pursuit.

Mingjing's mind clearly calculated the opponent's skill cooldowns. Gragas' E skill was about to be ready, and given his thick skin and high HP, killing Gragas was unrealistic.

But Azir is different. His E skill has a cooldown of 22 seconds, which is much longer than Sylas's E and Ornn's E. EDG can continue to catch up.

Saint Gunner threw out a Q, and the stone pillar passed through Azir's body, causing a slowing effect.

Mingjing followed up with a full combo of AWA, then landed an E right on his face, and released the second E!

Faker had no choice but to use Flash.

Mingjing got the result he wanted, turned around and left instantly, without the slightest hesitation.

The farce is over. (End of Chapter)