Chapter 821 Finale (Part 2)
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Once again, it caused a huge uproar.
Compared with previous rumors, the photos taken by passers-by in front of the EDG base can be said to be ironclad evidence of the return of the legendary top laner.
After all, no matter how rich EDG boss Ed Zhu is, he can't afford to let a billionaire worth 30 billion stand guard at the door.
really.
On August 5, when JDG defeated LNG 3-1 in the LPL Summer Finals, the EDG club released the pre-match poster that they had made early on.
The knight was wearing heavy armor.
The spear in his hand pointed at Qilin.
The word 'General' was engraved in golden artistic font on the tip of the gun, forming a sharp contrast with the black names of the others.
The meaning of this picture was quickly explained by a guy on the forum.
——UZI is the knight’s sword.
The sword has two edges.
If it can hurt the enemy, it can also hurt yourself.
General is the knight's spear, indestructible and invincible!
The prices of the tickets, which were originally snapped up, quickly skyrocketed when the news was confirmed.
Front row seats once sold for six figures.
You have to know that there is no agency behind the hype. It is purely the personal behavior of rich men and women, and the prices are basically not diluted.
August 6th.
The first bubble match was held at the Qujiang E-sports Center in Xi'an.
More than an hour before the official entrance, the venue entrance was already crowded with spectators.
Look around.
Almost all of them are in black and white, representing the EDG team's support items.
When everyone was seated, the host Yu Shuang walked onto the main stage and read out the 'General' ID in an excited voice. The shouts from the audience drowned out all other sounds.
Although third-party live streaming platforms such as Menghu, Dousha, and Bilibili were well prepared, they still experienced lag due to the huge amount of barrage.
Some technical personnel from other competition areas did not have enough awareness of the influence of the legendary top laner. The network was once collapsed by the explosion of popularity, and they were scrambling to add servers amid the roars of their leaders.
All contestants appear, after the Ban/Pick phase.
A BO5 match begins.
The game lasted ten minutes.
Ning Wang, who was in charge of commentary on the second channel, shook his head with regret: "Alas, my senior brother is so weak. He used the crocodile to attack the weapon in the counter position. He only got two kills in ten minutes and took four platings. In the 1v2 situation, the two opponents even ran away."
"???????"
"????"
"Isn't that enough?"
"Human language?"
"In this version, crocodiles are no longer considered counters when it comes to weapons."
"What's the use of that? If it's peak brother Jie, Zi Ka can't even get experience at this time."
"Here @ Da Mu."
"Has the wood become a week?"
"grass!"
"Many people may not know what peak Jie Ge is. Let me put it this way. If you make a mistake once in front of peak Jie Ge, you will die. If you make two mistakes, you can't even defend the tower. Now there are so many players making mistakes online that they are just robots in front of Jie Ge."
"Yes, after Jie Ge retired and The Shy declined, these LPLs are simply making mistakes highlights."
"I wouldn't have thought it if MD hadn't said it, but now that I've said it, there have been a lot of mistakes in recent years."
"If Brother Jie comes on earlier, EDG will probably win the summer championship."
"Of course. What's the difference between a big king and a small king? He is a big king in front of others, but a clown in front of Brother Jie!"
“…”
Accompanied by audience discussion.
LNG top laner Zika was forced to abandon the crumbling outer tower and return to the second tower to face off.
Eleven minutes.
Destroy the first blood tower in the top lane.
Combined with the lead in kills and last hits, the single-line economic difference reached more than 2,600 yuan!
The legendary 'bringing a big item into the game' reappears in LPL!
The crocodile, which has one more piece of equipment and two to three levels more than other positions, was absolutely invincible in the team battle twenty minutes ago, and 1v3 was not a problem at all!
"After finishing off the front row, he looked for the back row, killed the back row in seconds, and then turned back to harvest the front row. Brother Jie was a dragon in the LNG formation!"
"Scout was killed instantly, GALA used his mobile ability to escape, Zika used his stopwatch to delay the ward and escape... Tarzan and Hang, who had no mobile ability, couldn't escape either, so they all had to be killed!"
"EDG fought a 0-for-3 teamfight, and they were able to take both the Electric Dragon and the Baron!"
Ze Yuan commented on a fierce but not tense team battle, and joked enthusiastically: "I think it's not a good season for Jie Ge to come back, because this version is unfair to him - it's easy for him to not enjoy the bonus of Dragon Soul."
The first half of the sentence made the audience feel a little confused.
When the second half of the sentence was said, all the old viewers before S8 showed a knowing smile.
Even if the dragon's refresh time is reduced to five minutes, the maximum time for controlling four dragons in a row is still around twenty-one minutes. A little interference will drag it to twenty-five or twenty-six minutes.
The game was quite intense, and it was possible that the fourth dragon could be seen after thirty minutes.
When EDG was dominating the League of Legends, they could finish a battle in an average of 24 minutes, and they still used a top lane-centric style of play. If they perform the same as before, it is really unlikely that they will get the Dragon Soul...
"When Brother Jie was on the court, EDG's average playing time was too long." Rita still remembers it clearly.
"That's right." Miller said seriously: "What I said may be bad for LNG, and as a commentator, I shouldn't say this. I may be scolded after saying this, but I still suggest that the LNG coaching staff prepare for the next BO5 with all their heart. For them, the hope of winning the BO5 with EDG is really slim."
"I said this before - EDG has succeeded in relying on its parents again." Ze Yuan changed the subject: "Now it seems that EDG has no problem relying on its parents... The old guys are so strong that it's unreasonable!"
22 minutes and 17 seconds.
EDG easily defeated LNG.
Get the first victory in BO5.
At the same time, this poses an unsolvable problem for LNG - which side to choose.
The blue team bans and grabs first, and can get relatively strong heroes of the version, but the top lane will inevitably be countered, and being countered in the top lane is almost equivalent to destroying the lane.
The red team has a counter position on the fifth floor, so they may be able to keep the top lane.
But.
What about other locations?
After some heated discussions, LNG decided to switch to the red side as it failed to choose the blue side online.
The one who appeared in the top lane was the Weapon Master.
LNG imitated the first game, giving Zika the crocodile and performing a hero swap.
However.
Zika's explosion was even worse than in the first game.
Even though the mid lane had a big enough economic lead and even got a solo kill, it was still unable to make up for the huge gap in the top lane.
The third game.
EDG took out the enhanced policewoman system and allowed UZI to show his talents.
As a hero who can destroy half of the enemy if she fails to push the tempo quickly, Caitlyn has been abandoned by almost all new generation AD players in LPL, so much so that there was a joke that the LPL region was going to ban Caitlyn in the World Championship.
today.
The uncrowned king UZI, with the support of the legendary top laner, took out the policewoman with his old body.
Not only did he use perfect range control to defeat the young players of the LNG team, but he also killed his way through LNG's bottom lane with the help of the mid laner and jungler.
The more terrifying thing is... EDG concentrated all their energy on the bottom half, but the economy of top laner Fiora was still the highest in the game!
The outcome was no surprise.
The EDG team once again launched a fast push without even starting a Dragon Soul fight, returning to the S8 dream!
The whole venue and the entire network were immediately in an uproar!
The vast majority of viewers believe that EDG has the strength to defeat LNG.
But I never expected it to be so easy.
The return of the legendary top laner seemed to have brought the strength of every team member back to six years ago, turning them into that super strong team that was hard to lose.
"Congratulations to EDG for defeating LNG 3-0 and getting their third ticket to the World Championship!"
Miller's voice was excited: "This is probably the strongest and most legendary No. 3 seed in history."
"What's even more exciting is that this year's World Championship uses the 'Swiss Round' system." Ze Yuan began to introduce: "The so-called 'Swiss Round' system means that all teams compete against teams with the same points. The specific grouping process is a bit complicated. In simple terms, teams with a total of three wins will advance to the quarterfinals - whether it is 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2, you can advance. The difference is that 3-0 only requires three games, 3-1 requires four games, and 3-2 requires five games."
"A team that loses three games, even if the record is 0-3, 1-3, or 2-3, will be eliminated."
"This kind of competition system will allow teams of similar strength to compete against each other, which will minimize the gap between the strong and the weak. It can also prevent the remaining games from becoming garbage time after the rankings are determined."
"Let's look forward to EDG's performance in the World Finals!"
…
The hot searches in major media outlets exploded again.
Before the game started, some people doubted whether EDG was just trying to hype up the popularity, some doubted whether the top laner who had not played a game for nearly six years still had some strength left, and some thought that the so-called comeback was just to test the waters in a small game, and all the remaining games would be handed over to Fifty True Lords Ale.
After all, Ale showed the strength of the first tier of LPL in the playoffs, and his performance was not inferior to any top laner of a strong team.
After the game.
These doubts were completely shattered.
The entire LPL region, the entire League of Legends circle around the world, and even singers, celebrities, and corporate CEOs outside the League of Legends circle have all paid close attention to the EDG team.
No matter what new anime episodes or anniversary performances, they are not enough.
The top of the recent hot search list belongs to - The legend is back!
…
October 19th.
South Korea.
KBS Stadium in Seoul.
The one-week qualifying round ended and entered the 'Swiss round' phase which replaced the previous group stage.
EDG's first opponent is the 100T team, which is composed of the ancient Korean aid Ssumday (Sunday), jungler Closer, mid laner Quid, North American big brother Doublelife, and support Busio.
Ssumday was a strong man . In the S4 season, he defeated Save, Marin and others to win the OGN League Championship.
For a long time, he was known as one of the four top laners in LCK.
His personal style is extremely radical.
Facing the peak three-star blue, they dared to use a hero like Riven who was determined to succeed or die.
Big brother Doublelife does not need much introduction. As a veteran who has been ranked first in North America since ancient times and can still carry the game today, he undoubtedly has a pivotal position.
therefore.
The fight between the upper and lower routes became the focus of everyone's attention.
After several fierce confrontations, Xing Dao used Lao Hei to counter-kill Ssumday and Gwen three times in a row in the top lane and cleared the level alone.
UZI and Meiko used the Xayah and Rakan combination to beat the Jinx + Rell of Doublelife and Busio without any chance of fighting back.
23 minutes and 45 seconds.
The last wave of team annihilation was fought, and the score came to 20-2!
…
Second round.
EDG easily defeated Europe's G2.
The G2 team, known as the "European Optimistic Family", is the best at making fun of people. Before the game, they released a poster of a man laughing wildly towards the sky.
After the game, a poster with a bruised face was released...
…
Round three.
EDG and JDG, which was previously listed as the 'King of LPL', are at odds with each other.
This battle is a BO3 competition.
The winner advances to the quarterfinals.
369, who used to be a starter in EDG but was replaced due to poor performance, knew Xing Dao's strength very well. In the first game, he took out Ornn to face Fiora, hoping to maintain stability without seeking any merit.
But Korean aid Kanavi said he didn't believe it.
Use the double-buff Poppy to gank the top lane.
result.
Kanavi opened the [Determined Style] aperture, but was hit by Xing Dao's QW + A flash, breaking his weakness and killing him.
369 stared.
A little silly.
After this wave of fighting, the situation in the top lane changed from one where Fiora was chasing Ornn and cutting his flaws to a 50-50 situation... Fiora broke four flaws in one second, and Ornn ran towards the tower with his head covered.
In a little over twenty minutes, Fiora's three major items were completed.
JDG had no means to stop Fiora's advancement, and in a small-scale team battle where three people worked together to catch a single enemy, two of them were killed, and they lost the Nash Baron, completely collapsing.
Second game.
JDG was forced to make the decision to sacrifice another precious ban position to target Fiora, and gave 369 the lane-dominant Crocodile, hoping that the top lane could maintain a balance, or at least a small disadvantage that was not too exaggerated.
Unexpectedly.
369's crocodile turned into a grilled lizard in front of Rambo.
Entering the team battle, Red Temperature Rambo's [Constant Temperature Burning] was sprinkled, instantly making the two C positions, Golden Left Hand and Ruler Emperor, lose their combat effectiveness. All the advantages accumulated during the laning period turned into clouds!
EDG won all three major games and four minor games, becoming the first to advance to the quarterfinals of the S14 World Finals!
…
November 2nd.
Busan Sajik Indoor Stadium.
EDG easily defeated South Korea's KT.
Kiin, who once replaced Khan as the short-lived No. 1 in LCK and has now gone from a talented teenager to the twilight of e-sports, was defeated again and became an insignificant embellishment in the legendary top laner's record.
…
November 11th.
Semifinals.
EDG faced the DRX team, which was led by Beryl, the 'Genshin Brother' who has won two championships and one runner-up and has become the current No. 1 support, and had fought back all the way. This was the battle between the 'Genshin Brother' and the 'Genshin Dad' that everyone loved to see.
Before the game.
The off-site attention is full.
Many players are discussing whether 'Genshin Impact Dad' will use his authority to block the account of 'Genshin Impact Brother' to influence their mentality.
certainly.
This is just a joke.
On the day of the game, after four battles, EDG defeated DRX with a score of 3-1.
Proves that dad is always dad.
…
November 19th.
Seoul.
Gocheok Sky Dome.
EDG faced its opponent in the finals - T1 led by the elderly Faker.
This battle is also known as the final battle between two generations of legendary players!
