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

Chapter 98 Promotion!

"Two to zero! Another clean, easy victory!" Miller roared. "Let's congratulate JD.com once again for another victory! They're just one step away from the semifinals!"

On the side, Wawa joked, "But with what happened to FNC yesterday, I think we should be a little more cautious. Let's put the champagne aside for now. It won't be too late to celebrate once we're confirmed to advance."

"Yeah, that's right." Miller also responded, "Hold on, Jingdong! Don't get carried away!"

Of course, several members of JD.com are not arrogant.

They left in a hurry, and the urgency was obvious on everyone's face.

They don't want to repeat FNC's mistakes.

The camera now shifts to G2.

The expressions of several people in G2 were completely abnormal at this moment.

I lost the last game, but I could still deceive myself by saying that I was tricked by the opponent's tactics.

So what about this game? This game also gave the bottom lane a counter position, allowing Perkz to pick a hero with an advantage in the lane.

As a result, he was beaten even worse!
Even when they were two against one, they were killed.

That's really hard to understand.

Ah P also knew that he had played these two games too abstractly. He had nothing to say and lowered his head and returned to the backstage lounge with his teammates.

As soon as I got back, I saw GrabbZ's gloomy face.

"Hey! What's wrong with you, Luka?" Coach GrabbZ frowned, his expression too gloomy for a white man. "What's going on today?"

Ah P, who was already depressed, felt indescribably aggrieved when he heard this. His blood rushed to his head, his face flushed, and his facial features twisted.

"I can't do anything! I've been fighting very hard! But I just can't win. What can I do?"

There was a hint of pain in Ah P's words.

To put it in an exaggerated way, the game in front of us is a critical moment in life. Who doesn’t want to play well?

But what can I do if I can’t win!
Ah P's career is not a failure. He has won eight European league titles, even more league titles than Faker. He also has the honor of MSI champion in world competitions. Overall, he definitely wins more than he loses.

Even if he occasionally loses in the S game, he is rarely beaten by his opponents. Looking at the whole of Europe, he is also a very outstanding talent.

But until today, a chariot called talent ruthlessly ran over him and crushed him to pieces.

He didn't know who Phi was, but after two games, he only knew that he was no match for him.

Whether it's laning or team battles, the opponent's operations can only be described as exaggerated.

He didn't even realize until now that AD could be played like this!

So what has he been doing these past two years?
There was even a brief silence in the G2 lounge.

GrabbZ felt the atmosphere, sighed inwardly, and then looked towards the corner of the lounge.

There was a slightly plump contestant who was standing in a corner in a daze.

In fact, Perkz is not the only ADC he has.

The substitute player P1noy that they brought with them to the World Championship this time also happens to be an AD player.

But
GrabbZ felt that there seemed to be no need to change the general.

"Adjust yourself, Luka." GrabbZ patted A P's shoulder. "We still have one last chance."

"Yes." Top laner Wunder also patted A-P's shoulder. "Come on! Who said we can't come back from 2-0 down?"

Like A-P, Wunder is a veteran player of G2 and the two have known each other for many years.

Feeling the team's trust, Ah P finally gained confidence. He clenched his fists tightly to let the strength return to his hands.

Come on then!

At worst, come back next year!

At this time, the MVP selection for this game was being broadcast on the TV in the lounge.

This time there was obviously no surprise, it could only be Kalista.

The terrifying KDA of 12-1-4 and the exaggerated damage share of 40.5% make Kalista completely ahead of everyone!

This time, the audience finally had no objections and filled the screen with "reasonable".

If this MVP is not given to the bottom lane, they will really start cursing!

At the same time, in the JDG lounge on the other side.

Ming Jing, who had just finished discussing the next game's BP with Hongmi, looked at his final photo with a smile on his face.

Although MVP is a secondary thing, it is better to have it than not.

"Come on, play well!" Lan Boqing also came up and patted Ming Jing's shoulder as he sat in a chair. "You performed really well today, keep it up! If we win today, I'll treat you to a good meal tonight!"

"Really?" The eyes of the fat guys from JDG lit up when they heard this.

This is indeed too tempting!
After all, the protection measures for this year's World Championship are extremely strict. Not to mention eating good food, you can't even leave the hotel when there are no games. You can only eat meals in the hotel restaurant. It's so torturous.

Even though the hotel restaurant is of high standard, it certainly cannot compare with a regular restaurant.

"I've already reserved it in advance." Lan Boqing said with a smile, "If we can get this one, it should be delivered just in time for us to return to the hotel."

After hearing this, the eyes of the JDG players became determined, as if they had a reason to win.

Soon, the players from both sides sat back in their seats and BP started again!
In the third game, G2 still locked on the blue side, but the ban position changed again.

This time, they didn't even ban the jungler, but directly banned Caitlyn, Kalista and Pantheon, and gave all three bans to the bottom lane.

From the 0ban in the first game to the triple ban in the third game, we can see how G2's mentality has changed.

Of course, the JDG team was happy to see this scene and chose to stick with it to the end. They also did not ban the jungler, but in this way, they could ban all three heroes: Volibear, Syndra, and Sylas.

I have to say that Caps' Sylas did put a lot of pressure on them, so it would be best to ban him.

After entering the selection stage, G2's choice also changed. They no longer pursued the mid and top lane rights in the first two games, but directly locked on Ornn in the first hand.

This hand of Ornn is a way to grab instead of ban, but it also exposed their tactical focus.
G2 also shifted its focus to the bottom half of the zone.

"Oh." Green Hair was a little surprised, "So excited?"

I have to say that the Europeans are still optimistic. After being hung up and beaten twice, they did not retreat but advanced instead and took the initiative to draw their swords!
When Hongmi saw this move, he immediately had an idea.

"So we pick Sion and Nidalee first? Then on picks three and four, we go for Senna and Ezreal, leaving the final counter position for mid. Okay?" Hongmi said. "Let's strengthen mid lane control this time to prevent Toothpaste from having a hard time."

"Okay." Ming Jing also nodded and had no objection.

Since the opponent has banned two ADs, it would be an overreaction to choose other ADs. Just choose Senna, which is a regular version.

The first two rounds of Toothpaste's mid lane was indeed a bit miserable, with no sound at all. It would be nice to give him some visuals.

Anyway, when it comes to playing against A-P, Mingjing has already gained some experience and can basically never be at a disadvantage in the laning phase.

If it were the other players, they would be very happy to hear that the team was going to give them the counter position, because this is a good opportunity to show their skills.

But Toothpaste was the complete opposite. When he heard that he would be in the counter position this time, he looked bitter.

What are you doing? Can’t you just let your buddy live in peace?
Caps is the No. 1 mid laner in Europe, and you want me to play for him?

Of course, he couldn't say this out loud, he just nodded crookedly.

After JDG locked onto Sen and Nidalee, G2 also quickly locked onto Graves and Clockwork.

Ornn, Graves, and Clockwork, in terms of lineup selection in the upper half, G2 is completely on the side of the version.

As long as they can drag the game to the late stage with more than three pieces of equipment, these three heroes are enough to hold up the sky.

But JDG was not panicked, they just locked onto Senna first.

Entering the second round of BP, Toothpaste originally wanted to choose Galio to fight against Clockwork, but G2 banned him in return. He had no choice but to be forced to be tough and directly lock on Zoe. The lineup was confirmed!
Zoe is not good at fighting against Clockwork, but she can lock the double POKE formation with Nidalee, and with Senna's milk behind her, it can only be said that this lineup can also be self-consistent, and the consumption ability before the team is quite good.

On the other hand, G2 locked in the combination of Lucian and Thresh to strengthen the bottom lane.

The two sides exchanged blows and the lineup was quickly determined.

Blue side G2: Ornn on top, Graves in the jungle, Clockwork in the middle, Lucian and Thresh in the bottom lane.

JDG on the red side: Sion on top, Nidalee on the jungle, Zoe in the middle, Senna and Tamer on the bottom lane.

In the LPL commentary booth, Miller looked at both teams' lineups and nodded, "Both teams' lineups are leaning towards the late game this time. It looks like this game will be a bit longer than the previous two."

"Yes." Zzitai nodded. "But the initiative is definitely still on our side. After all, Nidalee is good at dealing with Graves, and Zoe's power-up period is earlier than Clockwork's. This game depends more on the rhythm of the mid and jungle."

"That's right!" Wawa tried to smooth things over, "Then let's see how Toothpaste and Kanavi perform!"

The camera followed both coaches to the center stage, then switched back and forth between the two players' seats. In the JDG voice chat, everyone was discussing the general direction of the game.

Zoe's laning skills are the key when fighting against Clockwork. Although she is at a disadvantage in the fight after level 6 because of the lack of her ultimate skill, she still has the advantage in laning before level 6.

So Kanavi is asking Toothpaste for his thoughts, asking if he can create some advantages to facilitate his invasion of the wild area.

But the toothpaste highlights one thing: it doesn’t take responsibility. If you ask, they are not sure and you will only know after you use it.

This made Kanavi quite helpless.

If you are not sure about this, how can I plan to start the game in the wild?

There was no other way, Kanavi could only give up the invasion at the beginning and choose to go for a quick four-game stabilization first.

As it turned out, this decision was correct.

Toothpaste really couldn't beat Caps. Zoe's several key Q skills were all dodged by Clockwork, and then he was chased and attacked by Clockwork, his health dropped rapidly, and he was a big idiot in the laning phase.

Under tremendous pressure, Toothpaste gradually lay down on the gaming chair, not showing any seriousness at all.

This made Kanavi feel helpless for a moment.

What's wrong? Are you sleepy?

Fortunately, Kanavi doesn't just have one mid laner to rely on.

The bottom lane is his eternal harbor.

No matter how well Ah P mobilized the team before the match, if the team’s strength was not enough, they would still be at a disadvantage in laning phase.

Anyway, with Tam waiting behind him, Mingjing was not afraid of being hooked. He used the deceleration and range advantage of Glacial Amplification to make the G2 bottom lane duo feel like they were in heaven!
With the support of the bottom lane, Kanavi was able to break into the opponent's jungle when the second round of wild monsters refreshed and got a group of stone beetles.

Of course, compared to the three-minute formula of tower diving and five-minute timely dragon control in the first two games, it took more than four minutes in the third game to counter a group of jungle enemies. The pace was obviously much slower, which also fits the tone of the late-stage lineups of both sides.

But it’s not a big problem. With Senna in the later stage, we can’t lose.

In the seventh minute, Kanavi decided to take the initiative to lead the pace. The Leopard Woman first went to the middle lane to help Toothpaste push the line, and then the mid and jungle duo went straight to the bottom lane without any concealment.

In the bottom lane, the soldiers are about to enter the tower. From G2's perspective, this is an obvious four-on-two attack!

Fortunately, G2 was also prepared. Caps in the middle lane was holding TP and ready to defend the T tower at any time.

Jankos's Graves also quickly ran to the lower zone, ready to provide support at any time.

But on the dark side, the reality is not so.

JDG's mid and jungle didn't go to the bottom lane at all, but hid deep in G2's bottom jungle area.

Jankos had just walked to the red BUFF camp when he heard a movement in the darkness. A hypnotic bubble was thrown out from the grass next to him and hit him directly in the face.

Jankos's face changed and he realized that something was wrong, but it was obviously too late.

Graves' passive skill [True Man] does not increase magic resistance, and his initial magic resistance is relatively low. He is already restrained by AP heroes. Now that two AP heroes are on his face, he is naturally dead!
When Zoe's hypnosis was triggered, the javelin and flying star were in place at the same time, and she was almost killed instantly by the male gunner.

There was naturally no suspense in the follow-up. The Leopard Woman pounced on him and bit the Male Gun to death!

"Beautiful! A perfect siege!" Miller shouted excitedly from the commentary booth. "And this isn't over yet! The bottom lane troops are also entering the tower. We can get past them this time!"

After the jungler died, it was obvious that Caps' TP in the middle lane alone was not enough to protect the two people in the bottom lane.

Perkz stood under the tower, trembling as he watched the four people coming towards him.

All I can say is, what is coming will come.

With the G2 bottom lane duo dying under the tower again, the situation between the two sides became unbalanced again and fell into JDG's control!
Fortunately, this slightly slower situation gave G2 a lot of room to fight back.

It took JDG nine minutes to control the first little dragon.

But in exchange, G2 also took the vanguard in the upper half.

Then G2 directly changed lanes, letting Ornn go to the bottom lane to withstand the pressure, and the two Cs gathered in the middle lane!
Because Caps did not move during the tower dive in the bottom lane, he took a lot of plating in the middle lane. Now the double Cs cooperated with the vanguard to push forward and unexpectedly took down the first blood tower in the middle lane first.

Looking at the current situation, the three LPL commentators discussed it.

My cousin didn't shy away from pointing out that JDG's players weren't doing a good enough job. With such a huge advantage, the First Blood Tower shouldn't have been lost.

In the JDG backstage, Hongmi looked at the situation and fell into deep thought.

Obviously, the team's control of the vanguard rate is not good enough.

Not only in this game, but in these three games, the vanguard was controlled by G2.

The first two games were okay. It can be said that it was a trade-off made in order to destroy the bottom lane tower. After all, in the first two games, we did take the first blood tower without relying on the vanguard.

But this third one doesn’t make sense.

But fortunately, the bounty of a first-blood tower is not enough to change the situation.

Develop slowly and wait for Senna's strong period.

Senna's strong period is relatively special. The first strong period is more than 20 minutes, when the Mana Cut is fully stacked.

Mingjing had a big advantage in this laning phase, and he got a kill while crossing the tower, so he made the Demonic Monk move very early and stacked up the layers very quickly.

In just twenty-two minutes, Ming Jing completed the evolution of Demon Sect. With the second piece of Phantom Dream, his damage has undergone a qualitative change.

The game time reached 23 minutes, and the little dragon had 30 seconds left to refresh. The JDG team pushed the middle lane soldiers into the tower. Caps thought he was qualified to defend the tower, and threw a Q at the soldiers!

But Mingjing's Senna activated E and Youmeng, rushed up at high speed, and hit him in the face with an AQ!

With the help of Demon Lord Youmeng, even though these two normal attacks did not have a critical hit blessing, they still directly dealt nearly one-third of the damage to Clockwork!

Caps's face changed. Seeing Senna was near his puppet, he immediately used his ultimate skill.

But Ming Jing reacted quickly and countered with a W flash. While flashing to avoid the ultimate move, he also used W to accurately hit Clockwork, directly sentencing him to death!
Caps tried his best to escape, but he couldn't get away no matter what. After Senna's W was triggered, Nidalee's javelin and Zoe's flying star followed closely behind and rushed towards him!

Biu~
chua!

The two skills came together, instantly clearing out the remaining two-thirds of Clockwork's health!
"Beautiful!" Miller jumped up and down in the commentary booth. "What a crucial kill! Brother Xiaofei took the initiative again!"

"But then the little dragon spawned, and G2 immediately started going for it. But who cares! You took the little dragon, but what about the big dragon?"

JDG was also in a bad mood. Seeing that it was too late to rush to the dragon pit after killing Clockwork, they simply gave up and went straight to the river!

This decision was indeed decisive enough. G2 looked at the little dragon in front of them and the big dragon in the distance, and even fell into confusion for a moment.

But the death of Clockwork made them really afraid to take on this wave of the big dragon. They could only take the small dragon and destroy JDG's bottom lane tower in exchange.

Obviously, this wave of losses is numb.

"The Red Legion killed Baron Nash!"

After JDG got the Baron, they were like a tiger with wings, and they started to advance in a group.

The troops pushed into the tower, and Zoe and Nidalee were singing and dancing beside them, trying to get various prizes. If they were hit by one of their skills, the opponent would lose half of their health!

After Poke suppressed the opponent, Mingjing boldly pressed forward and attacked the tower fiercely!
During the duration of a big dragon buff, JDG was unstoppable and took down all three outer towers of G2, forcing G2 to move only in their own base!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mingjing followed Kanavi around the G2 jungle, clearing all the wild monsters while picking up a lot of souls!
Soon, the time came to 33 minutes.

Ming Jing returned to the city again and combined the Storm Sword in his hand into the Infinity Edge.

At this time, he already had the four-piece set of Mana Cut, Phantom Flame, Cannon, and Infinity Edge in his hands, and with the attribute bonus of Soul Pickup, he achieved a 100% critical strike rate.

This is Senna’s second period of strength.

Senna during this period not only has a long reach and explosive damage, but also has extremely strong recovery ability with the help of his passive and Q. It is no problem for him to recover one-third of his health with one Q.

During the group stage, JackeyLove's Senna was in his strongest period, chasing the five players of DRX from the first tower to the base, and pushing the opponents all the way even when the team was lagging behind economically!
This time, G2 could not escape this fate.

Mingjing activated Youmeng in the middle lane, and just chased Jankos's Graves and shot him twice, which directly reduced his health to low, forcing him to quickly use E+R and run away.

Ming Jing waited until the opponent had finished displacing, then followed up with a big move, which scared Xiaoyang so much that he quickly used his flash.

The Graves, who was low on health and had no way to dodge, had to return to the city for supplies. JDG did not hesitate and went straight for the Baron!
G2 knew that they could no longer lose the dragon, so they had no choice but to fight and try to delay the fight until the jungler arrived.

"But Zoom started the group chat right away! JD.com people don't want to wait!"

Zoom Sion's driving skill was a sure kill. After all the opponents were attracted to the river, Sion drove over from the lower river and broke straight into the center of G2's camp, acting as a troublemaker in team battles!

Not only is the economic lead big enough, but he is also ahead of one person, and even performs well in team battles!
Then there would naturally be no suspense in this team battle.

After a cool zero-for-four exchange, JDG didn't even need a big dragon, and they drove straight into the middle lane!

Jankos paid tribute to the legendary top laner Marin, and wanted to borrow another thirty seconds from heaven, but he was hit in the face by Zoe's Flying Star as soon as he came up, and then Senna followed up with AQ, sending him away with joy!

"ACE!"

The sound of team wipe resounded throughout the stadium. The game was no longer suspenseful. JDG drove straight in and destroyed the G2 base again!

G2, which was highly expected by European audiences, was swept by LPL's second seed JDG!
"Then let's congratulate JD!" Miller's tone was filled with uncontrollable joy. "We swept G2 3-0 and successfully advanced to the semifinals!"

(End of this chapter)