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

"Drink!"

Yone, with low health, used Q3 to forcefully knock up Sylas, who had used Flash to escape.

Although this knock-up won't kill Sylas, it can still annoy the opponent's mentality.
After feeling disgusted, Mingjing turned around and pulled away, cooperating with his jungler and support teammates to quickly clear the minion wave and return to base to replenish supplies.

"Flash out and leave, no problem, very calm!"

In the LPL commentary booth, the three commentators were incredibly excited, their laughter ringing out. "That was perfect!"

"Yeah!" Miller clenched his fist excitedly. "This was a huge win! We got First Blood and forced the enemy mid and support to use their Flash!"

"The key is that we can also take the dragon! Oner is dead!"

In the LPL live stream room, the chat was flooded with comments.

[Holy crap! Fly!]

[It's Fei Shen again!]

[Wow, what kind of Yone is this?! He single-handedly held off three people for ten seconds, then used his ultimate on three more, grouped up enemies for his teammates, and did everything he could!]

【Gathering monsters, huh? No problem at all!】

[Purely based on skill!]

The director acted very quickly, taking advantage of the moment when Jie Jie was controlling the dragon without any pressure, and quickly brought up the replay of what had just happened!
Watching T1's mid, jungle, and support surround Yone from three directions, even though it was the second time the audience had seen this scene, they still couldn't imagine how Yone managed to do it.

How can anyone possibly survive this? Even with one person controlling each character, they'd all be controlled to death, right?

In slow motion, Yone's actions gave everyone a clear answer.

Use E to dodge Sylas's close-range E, then use the second part of E to cancel out the control effect, knocking off Maokai's W, and then use Q3 to knock off Maokai's Q.

Finally, by adjusting the angle of Q3, an R hit three people, and the control effect of the ultimate was used to cancel Karma's W.

In other words, of the four crowd control abilities used by the three members of T1, none of them actually worked on Yone.

It wasn't until the very end that Sylas's stolen [Sealed Soul] finally hit Yone, but by then Oner's Maokai had already been killed, so the ultimate was no longer very effective.

The replay ended, and the camera switched back to live footage, showing JieJie using Smite to kill the Earth Dragon, the news echoing throughout the arena.

"The Red Legion has slain the Mountain Dragon!"

Oner, who had just entered the jungle, looked at the news in front of him and felt a little annoyed.

If we only look at the loss in kills and summoner spells, then this wave is at most a small loss.

But if you factor in Xiaolong's losses, then it's a huge loss.

After all, at the normal pace, this dragon is definitely a Tier 1 dragon!
"So this guy still got to operate it," Oner said, speechless.

"We can't give Phi a chance to make a play," Faker emphasized after the first game.

According to T1's original plan, they didn't intend to fight Yone in any way. The jungler and support only planned to push the mid lane and then control the dragon.

But who would have thought that Yone, fighting three against one, wouldn't be afraid?
And he actually managed to hold out until his teammates came to help!

Isn't this too perverted?
"What should we do, bro?" Oner couldn't help but turn around and ask.

"What else can we do?" Faker's tone was tinged with helplessness. "Let's take it slow. The game has only just begun. Let's prepare the vanguard."

Faker has a clear understanding of the situation; this loss shouldn't be enough to defeat T1 outright.

At the very least, the vanguard is still theirs.

Yone's ultimate has an extremely long cooldown; if he uses it now, the vanguard team definitely won't have time to recharge it.

In contrast, Sylas is much more flexible. He can regroup during the Vanguard fight and even steal Sejuani's or Rakan's ultimate, which are more suitable for small-scale team fights.

In addition, the top laners of both sides are also a key factor in determining who gets the Herald. EDG has locked in Graves for the top lane, which naturally stabilizes one lane, but the Herald will definitely not be related to EDG, as Graves is a champion with no strength in small team fights in the early game.

In contrast, the river group is Zeus's comfort zone.

These two key differences are enough for T1 to secure control of the Vanguard.

"Should I come?" Keria asked.

"No need." Faker shook his head. "You can come if the other side comes. Try to stabilize the bottom lane. We need Minhyung to carry this game."

Faker also had his own considerations.

If Keria comes, then Meiko will definitely come too.

Meiko's Rakan got a kill and extra experience in the mid lane this time, and he might even reach level 6 in the Rift Herald fight. He's too much of a threat, so it's better to leave the team fights to the top, mid, and jungle.

However, Gumayusi was still moved to tears upon hearing this.

The eldest brother finally remembered that the team still had a bot lane.

After all, the enemy team has a Bomber. If Keria goes to the top side of the map again, the bottom tower might be lost!
However, Gumayusi clearly didn't expect that the bottom tower would eventually be lost.

Eight minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

With the Vanguard spawning, T1 seized the opportunity during the final 30 seconds of Yone's ultimate ability countdown and immediately made their move!

However, Ming Jing had anticipated this. Unlike T1, he didn't try to annoy the opponent every now and then. Instead, he chose to stop the bleeding in the other half of the map.

Since the team has a Bomber, sending out the Vanguard to push down the tower was the absolutely correct decision.

Yone quickly pushed the mid lane and openly headed towards the bottom lane.

The T1 duo realized something was wrong and retreated quickly, but they were powerless to turn the tide once they reached the bottom tower.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the T1 tower is still at full health; against the Bomber, it's really just a matter of one wave of siege minions.

As the minion wave pushed into the tower, Mingjing and Jiejie appeared from behind the tower on time, not giving the opposing duo a chance to clear the wave from a distance. Then, the four of them launched a fierce attack on the tower!
To ensure he could take down the tower, Viper didn't even learn his ultimate after leveling up to level six. Instead, he leveled up his W skill twice to increase its kill threshold against towers.

"The Blue Legion has captured the Rift Herald!"

The kill announcement echoed throughout the arena. T1, having secured the Herald, quickly moved towards the mid lane with the Herald's Eye, intending to use the Herald to push the mid tower!
But the four EDG players ignored this and quickly chipped away at the bottom lane turret plating until only the last layer remained, before Ziggs used his W to shatter it!

"The Red Legion destroyed the first tower!"

Another message came in.

The camera then cuts to the mid lane, where the vanguard charges headlong into EDG's mid lane tower, smashing it to pieces.

Both sides completed a series of exchanges on the defensive towers.

But clearly, this is not the situation T1 wants to see.

After all, T1 has control of the Vanguard, which is equivalent to setting the condition for the first tower, so pushing the first tower is a logical thing to do.

In contrast, the first tower that EDG pushed down seemed too easy. It was just a matter of four people seizing the opportunity to push and easily destroy it, and they even got the bounty for the first tower!

"But the good news is, we pushed the middle tower." Roaring Emperor was still trying to salvage the situation for his team, "Actually, this push wasn't a loss."

These words sparked a flurry of questions in the LCK livestream chat.

Isn't this a good deal?

Couldn't we have defended the bottom tower while simultaneously pushing down the middle tower?

Furthermore, the strategic significance of the middle tower is indeed much higher than that of the bottom tower, but whether it can make up for the economic loss of the first tower remains to be seen.

Both sides tacitly chose to return to their respective cities to rest and then switch lanes.

EDG's lane rotation this time was relatively special because their own mid tower had been destroyed, so Viper naturally couldn't stand in the mid lane. Mingjing's choice was to let Viper go to the top lane to farm safely, let Flandre stand in the mid lane, and as for himself, he went to the bottom lane to farm dangerous lane.

Both Yone and Graves rely on gold for carry potential, but Yone is currently at his strongest in combat, so even if there's a lot of pressure in the bot lane, Mingjing can hold his own.

Taking control of dangerous lanes is the responsibility of a leader-type solo laner; this was true for Xiaohu last year, and it's true for Faker today.

Moreover, this lane split is also a setup for the dragon a minute later.

If they want to contest the dragon, Mingjing must team up with Sejuani in the bottom half of the map.

Yone can use the AQ stacking freeze mechanic to help Sejuani quickly apply crowd control, making them the strongest duo in the game right now.

Meanwhile, Viper in the top lane was also part of the plan. With his Ziggs holding TP, he used his pushing ability to put tremendous pressure on T1's side lanes.

This 41-point split push will make it difficult for T1 to defend themselves, forcing them to abandon one of their objectives.

Faker was also constantly switching screens, and his years of experience in competitions allowed him to quickly understand Mingjing's strategy.

For T1, this is undoubtedly a dead end.

You can only choose one of Xiaolong and the top lane.

However, there may be a way to break the deadlock.

Faker kept an eye on the Ziggs pushing the lane in the top lane and quickly came up with a plan.

In the blink of an eye, 12 minutes had passed.

The Fire Dragon spawned in the Dragon Pit, and at the same time, the Flash abilities that both sides had previously used in the mid lane had all been restored.

T1 doesn't seem to have given up on contesting the dragon, with several players still lingering in the river.

Faker's Sylas extended his chains to steal Sejuani's ultimate, then disappeared from sight, seemingly planning a grand scheme.

But just then, bad news came from the top lane.

The Bomber quickly pushed the top lane minion wave forward, posing a threat to T1's top tower.

T1's entire team showed up in the bottom half of the map in their pursuit of the dragon. If they continue like this, even if they manage to secure the dragon, they will lose the top tower.

The coating hasn't disappeared yet, so this can hardly be considered a profitable business!
T1 seemed to be stretched thin and exhausted. After some hesitation, they finally decided to let Zeus's Aatrox teleport to the top lane to defend the tower.

But at that moment, Viper didn't hesitate and immediately teleported down to the river.

The purpose of Mingjing is to create a difference in the number of people through division and promotion.

The moment Viper's TP lit up, his plan was complete!
With a clear numerical disadvantage, T1 has no chance of contesting the dragon!
But at that moment, something unexpected happened in the scene!
In the darkness of the distance, an icy flail suddenly flew out, accurately hitting the bomber who was in teleportation mode and interrupting his teleportation.

Faker's Sylas appeared shortly after, eliciting gasps from the audience!
The director had clearly made some arrangements, consistently showing EDG's vision during this period.

After Faker stole Sejuani's ultimate in the bottom river, he disappeared into the darkness, and no one knows when he reached the top lane!

At the time, commentators and viewers all thought Faker was flanking, but they didn't expect him to have gone to the top lane!

It has to be said that this move really hit the nail on the head regarding EDG's plans.

Admittedly, T1's top and mid laners going to the top lane together means they are essentially giving up the fight for the dragon.

But it seems that T1 no longer needs this dragon.

As Sylas drew closer, Viper seemed to have little room to maneuver. He could only use his E to slow Sylas down while simultaneously using Flash + W to escape.

But Faker was not afraid at all. He followed up with an E skill + Flash combo, applied Everfrost at the maximum range, and then used QE to close the gap, followed by AWA!

Faker specifically chose Sylas with Sorcerer's Shoes in this game, and the damage was explosive. In just one combo, Ziggs was killed instantly!

"T1 Faker has killed EDG Viper!"

Single kill!

At this moment, Zeus finally teleported to the ground. He looked at his older brother who had already completed the kill, and grimaced in frustration. He could only use his three-part Q combo to clear out the wave of tower kills.

At this moment, news finally came from the screen that EDG had secured the Infernal Dragon.

But T1 no longer cared about this. The main force had already moved to the top lane and pushed together, quickly taking down EDG's top lane tower!
Although they lost the dragon, T1 quickly caught up with the gold difference by securing kills and turret plating, bringing both sides back to a level playing field. At this point, the broadcast finally provided a replay from a god's-eye view, showing viewers in detail Faker stealing Sejuani's ultimate and then rushing to the top lane.

Without a doubt, Faker had foreseen EDG's decision long ago, which is why he came up with the most correct countermeasure.

"This is really troublesome." The three commentators on the LPL commentary booth were immediately as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

If losing the middle tower was just a minor setback before, then losing the top tower this time is a complete disaster.

Now that EDG's top and mid towers have been destroyed, losing the ability to expand their defensive territory means they have lost control of the top half of the map.

T1 can use this opportunity to invade EDG's top half of the map at will and control the Rift Herald without any pressure.

If we continue to develop along this line, even if the economies of both sides are on par, T1 will undoubtedly be in control of the situation.

Most importantly, the top lane is now considered a minefield for EDG.

Who would dare to go through the minefield?

"I'll go."

In the EDG voice channel, Ming Jing's voice showed no signs of tension and remained relaxed.

Ming Jing didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Anyway, they have both dragons in their grasp right now, and their economies are evenly matched, so there's really nothing to panic about.

If they can't win, they'll just drag it out; they'll definitely win.

The one eager to gain the upper hand should be the other side.

“The enemy team will definitely come to gank me in the top lane,” Ming Jing continued. “But you don’t need to worry about me. Just focus on pushing the towers in the bottom half of the map.”

The EDG members all expressed that they understood.

Mingjing quickly took his position in the top lane and got a tower dive from Faker in front of the second tower.

With the current situation unclear, Ming Jing wasn't in a hurry to push the minion wave forward.

Mingjing believes that Yone will definitely be a key target for T1. If he pushes out of lane, someone will definitely come to gank him.

So before T1's Varus and Aatrox appear, he should try to play it safe.

But the subsequent plot developments still took him by surprise.

It's unclear whether this was because Mingjing had suffered too much and was therefore deliberately avoided, or because T1 was located in the atmosphere.
Ming Jing had just finished last-hitting the tower when he discovered that Oner's Maokai had appeared in the mid lane.

With Karma's shield providing a speed boost, the big tree charged out of EDG's top jungle, flashed, and used an Asian Bind to rush towards Viper under the second tower!

Viper just used Flash in the top lane, and there's really no good solution right now!

Fortunately, Jie Jie and Meiko kept Ming Jing's instructions in mind and stayed in the lower half of the area, and soon came to provide support!
The two split up, and JieJie's Sejuani used her ultimate to freeze the tree.

Meiko's Rakan activated his ultimate and charged straight into T1's backline, limiting T1's subsequent output and allowing Viper to use his W [Point Demolition] to reposition and create distance between himself and the tree.

But the story in the middle lane is far from over.

Although Gumayusi's Varus was charmed by Rakan's RW, he saw the Ziggs' health and decisively used Cleanse to instantly remove the charm. Then he flashed forward and drew his bow!
Viper is currently in the W displacement state, and doesn't even have the ability to move.

He could only watch as Verus's fully charged arrow came hurtling down and pierced his chest!

"T1 Gumayusi has killed EDG Viper!"

Viper, as a representative of Korean AD carries, has always been synonymous with stability. In EDG's matches, you rarely see Viper die three times, let alone when playing a stable champion like Bomb. If he dies even once, it's considered that the opponent played well!
But today, under the combined attack of T1, Viper was killed twice in a row, directly becoming the team's weak point!

Ming Jing glanced at the situation in the mid lane, then looked at Sylas who was still clearing the wave not far away, his brows furrowing.

To be fair, T1's decision-making this game was quite unique. They always managed to attack from tricky angles and achieve good results each time.

Now here's the problem.

What are you pretending for, Silas?

The enemy jungler and support have already left the lane open, and you still dare to farm in front of me?
Mingjing moved the mouse, and Yongen boldly stepped forward.

Faker wasn't surprised to see Yone suddenly become aggressive. He even leisurely used his Q to last-hit the last minion before turning and retreating.

The two sides are still more than a thousand yards apart, and Faker has no idea that he will die.

But, the next second...
Yone used his Q to poke a minion, and then immediately used his ultimate!
Faker was stunned when he saw this ultimate move.

This ultimate ability does have enough range, but it's too extreme. He only needs one E dash to easily move out of range, making it absolutely impossible to hit him.

In that instant, Faker was deep in thought, feeling that an opportunity had arrived.

In this version, Yone cannot build Shieldbearer because Shieldbearer no longer provides attack speed. Therefore, Yone usually builds Kraken Slayer directly and then adds the Mythic item Infinity Edge.

With Yone now equipped with Siren Boots of Speed ​​and a Cloak of Critical Strike, his 90% critical strike chance and sufficient attack speed result in explosive damage, but his tankiness is almost zero.

In contrast, Sylas's equipment is much more comprehensive, including the Frostbite Spell Vault Boots and two stacks of the Killing Ring.

Even if Sylas loses his Flash, Yone is now missing his ultimate. Who can say who will win or lose?
Like Myung Kyung, Lee Sang Hyeok never misses an opportunity to end a match.

Come on, let's have a one-on-one fight!
Thinking of this, Sylas used his E to dash out of the skill range, while simultaneously extending his ultimate chain to steal [Sealed Dust Slash], and then quickly turned around to release Everfrost!
The next instant, Yone used his ultimate ability to teleport, deliberately placing himself in front of Sylas.

At that very moment, Eternal Frost took effect, instantly imprisoning Yone.

Faker knew Yone had Flash, so he didn't even greedily use Q's damage and immediately followed up with his ultimate!
The 1.5-second stun from Eternal Frost is more than enough time for the ultimate skill to charge up!
Ming Jing looked at Sylas charging up his ultimate move, but he wasn't flustered. He used Q [Mistake Jade Slash] to thrust out, creating a gust of wind in his hand.

The next instant, Sylas flashed past, his high-damage ultimate severely wounding Yone, and then landed to continue his combo with Eawa!

Yone is just too squishy. Sylas only needed one Evasion Wake combo to quickly reduce Yone to almost no health!

If Sylas follows up with another QA combo, Yone will be dead for sure!
But Mingjing is waiting for this moment.

He had already calculated that Sylas's control combo wouldn't kill him instantly, and would leave him with a sliver of health.

That's enough.

Ming Jing had long since realized that the opposing side had been deliberately avoiding his position in the battle.

Clearly, they didn't want to give him a chance to showcase his skills.

If you don't deliberately reveal any weaknesses, how can the other side possibly take the bait?

Yone brandished his twin swords, moving away with a gust of wind, directly knocking Sylas away from his face, and then creating a short distance between them.

At that moment, Sylas quickly unleashed a Q [Chain Whip].

However, Yone also used his W [Sword of the Gods], using his shield to block the first part of the Q's damage, and then took a small step to dodge the second explosion.

At this moment, the two sides began to pull at each other in unison.

Faker had 70% health left, but all his abilities were out, so he remained calm and just wanted to wait for his EW combo to finish off Yone.

Ming Jing's health was only slightly over 10%, but his combat power was at its peak, and he was the one who took the initiative to attack.

Yone, positioned at perfect distance, unleashed another Q [Misaligned Jade Slash]!
Faker tried to dodge, but failed and was hit by another critical Q!

Mingjing pressed S, and Yone gracefully stopped, always maintaining a distance of 175-450 yards, which is the range outside Sylas' passive range but within Yone's Q range.

Faker, seeing that his W skill cooldown had only two seconds left, wasn't in a hurry to leave. He was only thinking about rushing in and killing Yone in three seconds.

Yone's Q is 450, while Sylas's W is 400, a difference of only 50.

If you catch Sylas using his Q the moment he does, you can easily close the gap with a W!

But the next second, Yone stabbed again with his Q, hitting him right in the head!
A gentle breeze once again enveloped Yongen.

Faker repeatedly pressed W, but unfortunately, W's cooldown had less than 0.5 seconds left, so he ultimately couldn't make a move.

Yone clearly anticipated Sylas's W cooldown, and after landing the stab, he quickly turned and pulled away, giving Sylas no chance at all.

Faker pursed his lips slightly, knowing that it was impossible to secure the kill with W alone. He could only stall for two more seconds and wait for his E skill to be ready again.

Of course, the situation is still under control, since he still has half his health left.

However, Mingjing also accurately predicted Faker's thoughts.

In terms of operational strategy and command decision-making, Faker may be a level above Mingjing in some situations.

But when it comes to damage calculation, skill interaction, and distance control, Mingjing is far superior to Faker!
After Yone pulled out of Sylas' W range, he decisively turned around and used Q [Mistaken Jade] to get back in!
Yone once again launched a surprise attack on the wind of the sword, and with Sylas's E having only two seconds left, he landed a precise Q, knocking the enemy up!
Taking advantage of the knock-up, Mingjing unleashed a basic attack and immediately used Flash!

Sylas had just landed and was about to use his W to kill Yone when Yone flashed away to create distance!
Faker was really struggling to keep up, but luckily his E skill was finally ready. He quickly used E to get close to the enemy's face, followed by his W [Kingslayer Strike].

However, this move was also within Mingjing's calculations.

Yone slashed horizontally with his sword, unleashing the [Severing God Slash] once more!
Like Yone's Q, the cooldown of his W skill decreases as attack speed increases.

When the attack speed requirement is met, the cooldown is only six seconds, which is exactly the right time now.

Sylas' W once again generated a shield, but this W still failed to secure Yone's kill.

On the contrary, Yone finally activated his E [Breaking Edge] at this moment, creating distance again and not giving Sylas a chance to use his passive. Then he turned around and used [Jade Slash] again, hitting again!

At this point, the situation finally became somewhat delicate.

At this moment, Sylas's health had dropped below 30%, and he could no longer withstand a few more hits from Yone.

In contrast, Yone is still using the distance advantage of his Q skill to kite the enemy.

It looks like something's going to go wrong!
Faker realized something was wrong and could only pin his hopes on his E-level second skill, [Forceful Abduction].

If this E fails, then he can only run away.

As Silas's chains extended, Ming Jing's attention became extremely focused.

He had even prepared for both possibilities at this moment.

If you can dodge this E, then Sylas, who has missed all his skills, is doomed, because he can completely outmaneuver Sylas and kill him with the movement speed boost provided by the E skill.

But if you don't dodge
Since the distance between the two sides is not far, this E cannot actually guarantee a successful dodge.

that's the truth.

Mingjing realized that there was no time to avoid this E by moving around, so he simply activated Plan B.

He seized the moment his E skill hit and decisively pressed E to revive.

Sylas's E did indeed hit Yone squarely, but it still wasn't enough to secure the kill.

Yone stabbed Sylas multiple times, recovering a significant amount of health using the Doran's Blade's healing. Furthermore, Sylas only had one level of E, so his damage was clearly insufficient.

Yone, on the other hand, used the control cancellation mechanism of E's second stage to create distance while resisting the control!
Even at the last critical moment, Mingjing's actions ensured that he could reliably complete the counter-attack.

Sylas flew towards Yone's location, while Yone flew back to the location of his soul, resulting in a mid-lane position swap between the two.

But the distance remains unchanged.

Yone remained outside Sylas's basic attack range.

【Inlaid Jade Cut】!
Yone thrust out his sword again, the sharp blade causing Sylas to bleed profusely.

1.33 seconds later, Yone unleashed another gust of sword wind.

Faker tried to reposition, but at such close range, there was no room for movement, and Sylas was blown into the air again.

Taking advantage of the knockback, Yone unleashed a powerful basic attack, decapitating the enemy.

"EDG Phi has killed T1 Faker!" (End of Chapter)