The day of decisive battle has arrived as scheduled.
In the early morning in Reykjavik, the sky showed a clear deep blue, like a huge sapphire.
The air is cold and pure. Inhaling it into the lungs can instantly refresh you.
· EDG's players have already finished their morning practice and breakfast, and are currently sitting quietly in the hotel's tactical conference room, conducting a final tactical review.
There was no more fun and fun in the past few days, and there was a solemn atmosphere in the air.
Everyone knows that today, what they will face is one of the greatest monuments in the history of this game.
Abramovich stood in front of the tactical board and explained over and over again: "The core of T1's tactics is still Faker. But we must be clear that T1 is no longer a team of Faker alone. Oner's offensiveness, Gumayusi's stable output, especially Keria's game They are all the ones we need to be on guard against. Remember, don’t be carried away by their rhythm, hit our own things, and trust everything we have practiced in the past few months.”
His eyes scanned every team member, and finally landed on the figure who had his eyes closed from beginning to end.
"Brother Mo Zi."
Su Mo slowly opened his eyes, his eyes as calm as water, but bottomless.
"Today, it's up to you." There was a hint of solemnity in Abu's voice that was hard to detect.
Su Mo didn’t speak, just nodded slightly.
Two simple actions, but they seem to contain the magic power to calm people's hearts.
Jiejie took a deep breath and nodded vigorously. The last trace of nervousness in his eyes was replaced by a high-spirited fighting spirit.
On the other side, in the lounge of T1, the atmosphere was equally solemn.
Legendary coach kkOma was making the final tactical arrangements. His voice was hoarse and full of passion, trying to optimize the condition of the players.
Faker sat quietly in his seat, with his hands crossed and his eyes closed, like a statue in meditation.
He blocked out all the noise from the outside world, and his mind was rapidly replaying all the game videos of Mo since his debut.
From Sword Queen's unparalleled challenge, to Kenan's Ten Thousand Thunder Heavenly Prison, to those incredible solo kills...
He has met and defeated countless geniuses in his life.
But the opponent in front of him seems to have gone beyond the scope of genius.
He is more like a... BUG.
An existence that takes this game to another dimension and cannot be understood by common sense.
"Xianghe," kkOma's voice pulled him out of his thoughts, "Are you ready?"
Faker opened his eyes, and in those eyes that had witnessed the rise and fall of three generations of dynasties, there was no fear, only the purest fighting spirit.
"Yeah." He replied calmly.
…
The exclusive bus leading to the stadium slowly drove into the venue surrounded by countless fans.
When the five EDG players stepped onto the player channel leading to the main stage, cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami swept over like a stormy sea.
The lights on the stage are as bright as the stars, and the huge Summoner's Cup stands quietly in the center of the stage, reflecting the dazzling light, as if waiting for the coronation of its new owner.
Under the spotlight, the contestants from both sides took to the center of the stage.
Su Mo and Faker, two players who belong to different eras but are both at the top of the pyramid, finally had a historic handshake on the highest stage of the World Championship.
Faker's eyes showed the calmness and desire for victory after thousands of sails.
Looking at the boy in front of him who was slightly younger than himself, he seemed to see the shadow of his own youth, but sharper and more...impeccable.
Su Mo’s eyes were calm.
He looked at the person in front of him, feeling a sense of excitement about meeting his opponent.
This is not just a game, but more like a dialogue across time and space.
"Come on." Faker said softly in slightly jerky Chinese.
"You too." Su Mo nodded in response.
No more words are needed, the will of the two gods completed the confrontation at this moment.
"Hello audience friends! Welcome to the final battle of the 2021 League of Legends Global Finals!" Miller's voice was already trembling slightly with excitement, "New kings and old gods! Legends and myths! Everything will be decided today, here, to the final answer!" Mo! On the other side, Faker, who has won three championships and returned to the finals after four years, is determined to rebuild the glory of his dynasty! This is definitely the most topical and anticipated final showdown in the history of the S game!" Guan Zeyuan adjusted his glasses and forced himself to calm down: "Let us focus on BP! This battle of the century will begin from the first second of the ban!"
Amid the passionate analysis of the three commentators, the players from both sides sat down, and the huge screen instantly switched to the heart-racing interface.
In the first round, BP begins!
EDG is on the blue side and has priority in choosing sides.
"EDG banned the blind monk on the first floor!" Miller spoke quickly, "Very decisive! He directly disabled the rhythm engine that Oner played so well in the semi-finals!"
T1 They banned Kenan on the first floor! Even though they know that Mozi’s heroic sea is bottomless, T1 definitely doesn’t want to experience that heaven-destroying thunder again! ”
The back-and-forth of BP between the two sides is full of calculations and games.
The first three bans of T1 were all given to Jace and Dao Mei, who were in the upper unit, in an attempt to limit Su Mo's hero pool to the greatest extent.
EDG, in response to T1's midfielder auxiliary linkage system, banned Ryze and Thresh.
"The first round of banning is over! The blue team EDG grabs the first prize on the first floor!" Miller's voice suddenly rose, "What will they win? Is it the female gun that is the answer to the version?"
The hero's portrait flashed rapidly, and in the end, EDG did not hesitate and directly locked the existence that was either banned or picked in this world championship!
"Ranger of the Holy Lance - Lucian!" Miller shouted, "EDG grabbed Lucian! Is this a mid-swing? This move was very confident, putting the pressure on T1!"
T1 coach kkOma frowned slightly. EDG's choice disrupted his original plan.
In the end, T1 locked the prince and Luo in the first and second hands, a wild assistant combination with strong ability to start a team.
EDG, on the second and third floors, captured Nami and Xin Zhao!
"Luna! EDG has determined the Luna combination in the bottom lane!" Wawa instantly understood EDG's intention, "They are going to absolutely suppress the line in the bottom lane! At the same time, Xin Zhao can also ensure the strength of the jungle confrontation in the early and mid-term!"
In the second round of BP, T1 once again gave the ban position to Gwen and Sword Girl in the top lane.
The top order in the fifth class!
The whole stadium was in an uproar instantly!
【Fifth class top order! Is this how the best person in the world is treated? Faker has never enjoyed this kind of treatment! 】
【T1: I don’t know how to win, but I know how to make you uncomfortable! 】
【Brother Mozi is probably going to take out a Galen top laner...】
Facing T1's "crazy" attack, EDG's last ban was like clockwork.
Finally, the lineups of both sides are determined!
Support: Tidecaller Samehime-Nami
Red Square T1:
Top laner: Barrel-Gragas
Jungler: Prince of Demacia-Jarvan IV
Mid laner: Card Master-Twisted Fate
Marksman: Trickster-Jhin
Assistant: Huan Ling - Luo
"The lineup is confirmed!" Miller concluded, "EDG has come up with a lineup with explosive early and mid-term combat effectiveness! All three lines have extremely strong laning capabilities! And Brother Mozi confidently took out his male gun when being placed in the top lane by the fifth ban! This is to use his absolute personal ability to crush T1's target!"
"T1, on the other hand, has chosen their most classic global support system!" Wawa added, "Cards, barrels, and princes, all three points can support the wing in an instant! Their goal is very clear, which is to avoid a head-on confrontation with male guns and use the most extreme operations to bring down EDG!"
The ultimate showdown has officially begun!
The game begins!
"Welcome to Summoner's Rift!"
The moment the game was loaded, the entire venue was quiet for a moment, and then erupted into even louder cheers!
On the road, Su Mo's male gun and Canna's wine barrel launched the first round of testing the moment the military lines intersected.
Facing the man who pulled out a gun after being targeted five times, Canna was full of vigilance.
He played extremely conservatively, only daring to use the edge of his Q skill [Rolling Barrel] to hit the target.
However, Su Mo's suppression was still pervasive.
He took advantage of the unique basic attack mechanism of the male gun, stuck in the gaps in the army line, and constantly used Q skills and basic attacks to consume the blood of the wine barrel.
Canna felt as if he had returned to Khan's perspective in the semifinals. The suffocating feeling of being seen through every step and having to pay a health price for every last hit made his scalp numb.
"Brother Mozi's laning suppression is too terrifying," Watanabe lamented. "No matter which hero he gets, he can always find the most extreme suppression method. Canna's laning match will be a long torture."
In the middle, Scout's Vigus and Faker's cards also had a fierce battle.
· Faker continued to use red cards and Q skills to push the lane, putting pressure on Scout while looking for opportunities to support the wing.
However, Scout's response was equally good. He used Vigus's passive and the fear effect of his skills to resolve Faker's suppression time and time again, locking him firmly in the middle.
The first rhythm point of the game broke out at 6 minutes and 30 seconds.
Faker's card has been upgraded to level six, activated his ultimate move, and flew directly to the bottom lane!
"Faker flew! His first big move went to the bottom lane! T1 is about to attack EDG's strongest Luna combination!"
At the same time, Oner's prince also came out of the grass EQ from behind, aiming directly at Viper!
However, at the moment when T1 was about to form four packs of two, EDG responded incredibly quickly!
Meiko's Nami uses an extremely precise R skill [Howl of the Raging Waves], which directly knocks away cards and charging princes!
Jiejie's Xin Zhao seemed to have anticipated this scene. He instantly burst out of the grass in the river and dispersed T1's formation with a big move!
"EDG's counterattack! It's so beautiful!" Miller shouted excitedly, "They seemed to have completely predicted Faker's first big move! This is a perfect trap!"
Viper's Lucian seized the opportunity and used a set of skills smoothly, combined with Xin Zhao's damage, to instantly kill T1's support Keria!
First Blood!
First blood, won by Viper!
When Faker and Oner saw this, they could only hand over Flash and escape in embarrassment.
T1's first wave of offensive was not only perfectly resolved, but also delivered first blood!
In EDG's lounge, Abu and the factory director looked at each other, and both saw a smile in each other's eyes.
"It's just as we expected," the director said softly, "The rhythm point that T1 relies on most is Faker's first big move. As long as we can prevent this wave, our early stage will be stable."
From this moment on, the rhythm of the game began to be gradually controlled by EDG.
After the Luna combination in the bottom lane got first blood, their suppression became even more terrifying, and they quickly pushed down the first tower of T1 in the bottom lane.
On the road, Su Mo's male gun has already pinned Canna's wine barrel under the tower and cannot move, and the gap between last hits has been widened to a terrifying forty knives.
T1's global flow system cannot be used at all in the face of the powerful laning capabilities of EDG's three lines.
· Every time Faker wants to maximize his cards, he will find that EDG players are already prepared.
The turning point of the game occurred in the fifteen-minute Canyon Pioneer team battle.
· EDG took the lead in occupying the river position by virtue of their tower-pushing advantage in the bottom lane.
T1 was forced to come to pick up the group.
While the two sides were fighting in the river, Su Mo's male gun made an unexpected move.
He gave up the large wave of troops on the top road, went directly around the middle, and appeared on the flank of the T1 formation!
"Brother Mozi has circled back! Who is his target? Is it Faker's card?"
Faker immediately handed over Flash, trying to distance himself.
However, Su Mo's target was not him at all!
Flash!
E skill [quickly draw gun]!
The figure of the male gun turned into an afterimage, and with an unreasonable attitude, he rushed directly towards the core output point of T1's back row - Gumayusi's Jhin!
AQA’s ultimate move—[Ultimate Explosive Bomb]!
A bomb from a near-zero distance hit Jhin’s face firmly!
Gumayusi didn't even have time to react, and the health bar evaporated instantly!
"Second!! Brother Mo Zi flashed in and knocked out T1's ADC!!!" Guan Zeyuan almost jumped up from the commentary table, his voice broke with excitement!
Without the ADC's T1, the team battle was completely defeated.
In the end, EDG played a perfect 0-for-4 team battle and took down the Rift Herald!
The economic gap was instantly widened to 5,000!
"It's over, basically it's over." Miller let out a long breath, "Brother Mozi told T1 in the most unreasonable way how fragile the so-called operations and tactics are in the face of absolute strength. In exchange for the top laner of the fifth ban, he was a god of death that roamed the whole map."
The next game completely entered the crushing rhythm of EDG.
Twenty minutes later, EDG won the Baron.
At twenty-three minutes, EDG took advantage of the huge military line and set foot on the high ground of T1.
With the crisp explosion of the main crystal, the much-anticipated first game of the final came to an end with EDG's crushing victory.
【VICTORY】
When the victory emblem lit up, the EDG players calmly took off their headphones and high-fived each other.
On the other side of the stage, in the T1 battle seat, the atmosphere was frozen to freezing point.
Faker leaned back on his chair weakly, his eyes filled with incredible confusion. He felt that his proud understanding of the game was completely torn to pieces in front of the male gunman.
It feels like a chess player who is good at calculation and encounters an opponent who directly overturns the chessboard.
All layouts and calculations have become meaningless.
In the lounge, kkOma looked at the same confusion on the faces of the team members, and felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
He knows that this is not a problem at the tactical or operational level, but a dimensionality reduction attack at the cognitive level.
He took a deep breath and seemed to have made an extremely difficult decision.
"Next game," he said slowly, "let's... play in a different way."
His eyes swept over Canna, then Oner, and finally fell on Faker, who kept his head down and said nothing.
"Xianghe, in the next game, just play whatever you want. Forget all our previous tactics, forget about operations, forget about rhythm. Just play in the way you like and are best at. Let's... let's go crazy on the final stage."
In the EDG lounge, the atmosphere is relaxed.
"Next time, I guess they are going to compete with us." Su Mo took a sip of water and spoke calmly.
Abu smiled: "That's good, it depends on whose fist is harder."
He turned his head and looked at Su Mo: "Brother Mo Zi, what do you have in mind for the next round?"
Su Mo smiled, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.
"Since he wants to fight, let's fight with him."
"In the next game, get Yasuo for me." (End of this chapter)