With Luo's death, T1's most important teamfighting method is gone.
This also made everyone extremely uncomfortable.
"They're going to beat the Baron!" Faker's voice wavered for the first time, "We have to interfere, we can't let them win so easily."
However, EDG's decision was more decisive than he imagined.
"Don't worry about the dragon!" Meiko shouted in the team voice, "Just turn around and fight! Jiejie, Scout, look at my position!"
At the moment when the remaining three people in T1 were hesitant to step forward to harass, Meiko's Leona flashed out, and her ultimate move [Solar Flare] fell from the sky, landing precisely on the position of Faker's card!
Scout's clockwork almost at the same time, he threw the devil next to the card and pulled out his ultimate move [Command: Shock Wave]!
Pulled the card and the prince next to it at the same time.
Perfect chain control!
Faker only threw a Q, and his health evaporated instantly!
T1, which had lost its backbone, was defeated like a mountain.
Oner's prince was also killed after a token resistance.
There was only one AD left there, helpless, being chased to death by four EDG people.
Hime Coincidentally, Su Mo also jumped the tower before the high ground on the lower road and was killed by Jace on the opposite side. At the end of the tower jump, he only had a trace of health left.
ACE!!!”
EDG played a wave of 0 for 5 perfect group destruction!
"It's over! It's completely over!" Wawa excitedly waved his fist, "EDG used a wave of perfect vision suppression and textbook teamfights to completely crush T1's hope of comeback!"
"This is the dominance of the LPL's No. 1 seed! Caedrel also sincerely praised, "They performed impeccably from the laning stage to the mid-term operations to the final team battle decision-making! Brother Mozi's Sword Girl even performed like a god!"
After the team eliminated the opponent, the five EDG players did not even look at Baron Nash.
Meiko shouted: "Push the bottom lane and push down the lane. Brother Mozi is killed by the other side. We feel like we can do a wave, brothers!"
The troops they brought with them marched onto the high ground of T1 from the bottom lane.
Push down the bottom lane high ground, the crystal, and the incisor tower...
At this point, SKT has only resurrected one Luo, and the others still have at least five seconds.
Luo rushed out and activated his ultimate move to try to stop everyone, but everyone ignored him and focused on SKT's low-level crystals.
Under the level A of five people, the base of face T1 is as fragile as a thin piece of paper.
Luo's eyes turned red as he watched this scene.
He felt so incompetent. Five people were standing in front of him, attacking his own base crystal without restraint, but he could do nothing.
Finally, with the clear and loud explosion of the main crystal, the end of the game was announced.
This much-anticipated S11 opening game came to an end with a hearty crushing performance by EDG.
【VICTORY】
A huge victory emblem slowly appeared in the center of the screen among the five EDG players.
「Nice!」
Jiejie was the first to take off his headphones, hugged Scout who was still calm next to him, and shook him vigorously.
Meiko and Viper also smiled at each other and high-fived each other in celebration.
Su Mo also raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Everyone was obviously in a good mood. There were basically no problems in this game from beginning to end. It can be said that winning was relatively easy.
But on the other side of the stage, in the T1 battle seat, things were different.
The atmosphere there was dead silence.
Canna leaned back on the chair weakly, staring blankly at her dismal record of 0 kills and 3 deaths.
He didn't seem to die much, but in this whole game, he was suppressed and beaten by the opponent's sword girl, and his economy was stretched by thousands.
The image of the knife girl operating smoothly under his tower lingered in his mind like a nightmare. It was an all-round crushing from operation to consciousness, which made him feel deeply powerless.
He felt that he was the biggest problem because he lost this round so easily.
After all, I chose the counter position on the fifth floor, but was defeated by the opponent.
He secretly glanced at Faker next to him. At this moment, Faker was just looking at the gray screen quietly with no expression on his face.
His fingers are still resting on the keyboard. No one knows what he is thinking, but from his tight lips and eyes as deep as the sea, a sense of unwillingness can be felt.
Two seconds later, Faker also sighed slightly.
He did not lose to Scout, but he lost to the impeccable EDG team as a whole.
Then, five people from EDG came over and shook hands.
The T1 team members stood up, holding on to their spirits, with disappointment on their faces.
When Su Mo walked up to Faker, Faker raised his head and looked seriously into Su Mo's eyes. There was no fierceness in his eyes, only pure recognition.
Faker did not speak, but after shaking hands with Su Mo, he slowly gave him a thumbs up.
This simple action contains a thousand words.
This is the recognition of one legend to another legend, the king of the old era, and the tribute to the ruler of the new era.
Su Mo also understood this respect, and he nodded solemnly in response.
This scene was accurately captured by the on-site cameras and made the audience scream for a moment.
The handshake session ended, and everyone in T1 left the stage in despair.
The MVP of this game was undoubtedly given to Su Mo.
In the post-game interview, Su Mo’s answer to the host Sjokz’s question was still concise and to the point.
"What were you thinking about during that wave of 1V4 counterattack?"
"I was thinking...how to make the operation more handsome."
"Faker gave you a thumbs up when shaking hands. Does it mean a kind of inheritance? "
"It's not about inheritance," Su Mo smiled, "I just did what I should do. However, I am very happy to get his approval."
The interview ended, and everyone in EDG returned to the lounge.
"Great game!" Abramovich and the factory director greeted them at the door, with proud smiles on their faces, "A good start! Perfect! This is how we tell everyone that we, LPL, are here to defend our title!"
The lounge was filled with jubilation, but Abramovich quickly calmed everyone down.
"Just be happy," he coughed, "This is just the first game of the group stage, our goal is the final championship trophy. Go back and have a good rest today, continue to review tomorrow, and prepare for the next game against 100T!"
"Understood!"
At the same time, the news that EDG defeated T1 with a crushing force in the opening game also swept the global League of Legends community like a storm.
LPL’s forums and social media are in a state of flux.
The words "Moshen", "Shiyishang", etc. flooded every comment area.
The LCK forum was full of grief. While fans expressed their disappointment, they also had to admit the terrifying strength shown by EDG. Many rational viewers even began to worry about DK who would face EDG in the future.
That night, Su Mo returned to the hotel room and did not rest immediately.
He opened the sculpture Aker gave him and placed it on the bedside table.
Under the light, Jace and Syndra looked at each other from a distance, not to mention they felt quite at ease.
What Su Mo was thinking was, others had given him gifts, should he consider returning a gift or something?
But would two grown men giving each other gifts give others a wrong impression...
After thinking about it carefully, Su Mo still thought that he should forget it for now and let’s talk about it later.
…
The victory in the opening game gave EDG a perfect start to their World Championship journey.
The next day, the EDG players who had no competition tasks did not relax.
After breakfast, everyone gathered on time in the tactical analysis room specially prepared for them in the hotel.
There are electronic screens here that can broadcast the game in real time.
Abramovich stood in front of the screen and looked around at the energetic team members: "Let's watch the games of other teams today. FPX will play DK and see who can win."
On the screen, the game has entered the BP stage.
FPX vs. DK, this focus battle known as the "Group A Finals" was full of gunpowder from the beginning.
"DK clicked off Doinb's Kled and Ryze. It's obvious that they want to limit FPX's mid-jungle rhythm." The director said, rubbing his chin.
Abu nodded: "FPX also retaliated by banning Aker's Syndra and Canyon's Lee Sin."
In the end, the lineups of both sides were determined.
FPX has come up with a lineup of top laner Jayce, jungler Prince, mid laner Galio, bottom laner Aphelios and Thresh, focusing on support and strong opening.
DK, on the other hand, chose a system of top laner male gunner, jungler Xin Zhao, mid laner Enchantress, and bottom lane bomber plus Lulu, highlighting the line suppression and late-stage pulling.
The game begins.
FPX's midfielder linkage was extremely powerful. In just three minutes after the start, they forced out Aker's flash and gained the initiative in the middle.
In the next ten minutes, the game entered a suffocating rhythm.
FPX is constantly looking for opportunities to fight. Doinb’s Galio used several big moves to support the side, trying to drag the game into the chaos they are best at.
But DK can always discern FPX's intentions in advance.
Canyon's Xin Zhao appeared in every corner of the map like a ghost. Through vision control and anti-crouching, he defused FPX's offensive time and time again.
The economy of both sides has never been open, and the number of kills has not exploded yet, but all EDG players watching the game can feel the invisible pressure.
"DK's operation is too strong," Scout frowned. "They don't give you any chance to make mistakes. It's like a big net, slowly tightening."
The turning point of the game occurred in the fourteen-minute Canyon Pioneer team battle.
FPX seized the opportunity when DK jungler returned to the city to replenish supplies and decisively attacked the vanguard.
Just when the vanguard was about to die, Aker's Enchantress entered the field from a blind spot with the W skill [Shadow's Trace]. With a precise Q skill, she snatched the canyon vanguard!
EDG and the others were stunned.
"Can it still be like this?" The director twitched his lips, "The punishment is too early."
After seizing the vanguard, DK all fought back. Canyon's Xin Zhao broke in from the flank and divided the battlefield with his ultimate move, causing the FPX formation to instantly collapse.
In the end, DK played a perfect team battle of 0 for 3, completely taking the initiative in the game.
"It's probably over." Su Moping sighed, "FPX's rhythm is broken, and the next step is DK's favorite suffocation time."
As expected, DK, which had the advantage, did not give FPX any chance.
They used Rift Herald to push down the middle tower, continue to encroach on wild area resources, and fill half of FPX with vision.
Everybody in FPX was trapped on high ground and unable to go out, and the economic gap gradually widened like a snowball.
At twenty-seven minutes, DK took down the baron without any pressure and advanced with a wave, ending the game.
"DK... is still so strong." Jiejie said.
"Their discipline and control of map resources are indeed top-notch in the world." Abramovich concluded, "The midfielder and jungle combination of Aker and Canyon are still one of the strongest on the planet."
After watching this focus game, everyone in EDG went on to watch several games from other groups.
In Group C, LPL’s third seed RNG faced off against LEC’s giant Fnatic.
· RNG demonstrated their classic four-guaranteed-one tactic. Gala’s Aphelios in the bottom lane was protected by his teammates and suffered tons of damage in team battles. In the end, he won the game without any danger.
In Group D, LEC’s No. 1 seed MAD faced LCK’s No. 2 seed GEN.G.
MAD selected top laner Pike, a black technology, and caught GEN.G off guard in the early stage. However, GEN.G relied on their extremely tenacious operational capabilities to drag the game to the later stages. In the end, Ruler's EZ took over the game and completed the comeback.
After watching the day's game, the EDG players have a clearer understanding of the overall pattern of this World Championship.
"It seems that this year, it will still be a confrontation between LPL and LCK." Jiejie said with emotion, "Other regions are still average."
"We cannot take it lightly," Meiko reminded, "Teams like MAD and C9 have very high ceilings, and it is easy to get upset in BO1."
After the discussion, Abramovich looked at the tense nerves of the team members and said with a smile: "Okay. That’s it for today. If you have nothing to do, you can go for a walk and relax, and don’t tighten your muscles too much. It’s the other teams that should be worried, after all, our strength is also in the first tier.”
This proposal was immediately agreed upon by everyone.
So, EDG and his team traveled lightly and went to a nearby hot spring center under the recommendation and guidance of the official guide.
Everyone put on their swimming trunks and stepped into the warm lake water. They instantly felt that the fatigue of the journey and the pressure of the competition were swept away.
"Holy shit! This is so comfortable!" Jiejie was the first to dive into the water and screamed with pleasure.
The team members played and had fun in the hot springs and completely let themselves go.
Just when everyone was having fun, a familiar and exaggerated English accent came from not far away.
"Oh! My God! Look who I found? Isn't this the Mo who gave Faker a thumbs up?"
Everyone looked around and saw Perkz and Armut not far away, waving to them with smiles on their faces.
"What a fate!" Jiejie smiled and swam over, greeting the two of them with his broken English and rich body language.
Perkz swam directly to Su Mo like a familiar player and said: "Mo, your sword girl yesterday was so cool! I went back and watched the video three times! To be honest, you are the strongest top laner I have ever seen, bar none!"
"You are also very strong." Su Mo responded politely.
"Hehe, of course!" Perkz puffed up his chest immodestly, then lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "But seriously, Mo, you must work hard in the group stage and try to kill T1, so that we C9 have a chance to qualify as second in the group!"
His words caused everyone to burst into laughter.
In this blue lake far away from the hustle and bustle, there are no divisions between divisions and opponents.
This group of e-sports teenagers from all over the world are enjoying this rare tranquility and relaxation just like ordinary tourists.
They chatted about anecdotes about their respective regions, complained about Iceland’s high prices and dark cuisine, and shared each other’s love for games.
It's a pity that some people can't understand English and it seems a little embarrassing.
After soaking in the hot spring, everyone in EDG returned to the hotel.
After a short period of relaxation, what awaits them will be the second round of the group stage. (End of chapter)