Mingkai, if you're this cowardly, you should just go home and raise pigs.

The semifinals were completed on August 25th, and a review and discussion of the draft picks and tactics were held on August 26th.

On August 27, we went to the venue arranged by the competition organizers to film the promotional video for the finals.

Training will be conducted from August 28th to August 30th.

The only good news is that OMG, IG, and WE still have to play in the gauntlet, so there are still teams that can practice against each other.

EDG wants to play against RNG, not scrims.

The same logic applies to the three teams in the qualifying rounds; they are unwilling to play practice matches against each other.

On August 31, EDG and RNG traveled separately to the Wukesong Arena in Beijing.

September 1, Wukesong Arena in Beijing.

Both teams arrived at the match venue early in the afternoon, but the fans of both sides arrived even earlier than the players, with many having come to wait in the morning.

Upon arrival at the venue, amidst cheers from both sides' fans, they entered the conference room backstage.

The competition started promptly at 5 p.m.!

After a grueling 32-minute opening monologue, the two contestants finally took to the stage. [The author used to fill in 4 words like this, but not anymore! Love you all, muah!]

After taking the stage, it took about 20 minutes before the image finally appeared on the big screen.

The highly anticipated trash-talking segment has arrived.

Uzi's voice rang out first: "After so much preparation, we have finally made it to the finals."

Next up was Letme: "I think Attack has been playing really well lately, consistently. Yeah, consistently dominating, hahaha... But I feel like he's using too many heroes, isn't that a bit too eclectic and not proficient enough?"

At the end, Letme couldn't help but laugh.

"It's true that you're a jack of all trades and master of none. I think you're right." Zhou Hanyang appeared on screen with a teasing smile.

"But that's only relative to myself. Pick one. Pick a hero I've used, and tell me which one couldn't completely dominate you in lane?"

As soon as Zhou Hanyang said this, a deafening roar erupted in the room.

After all, that was said with far too much confidence.

"If you pick Malphite and crush me three times, I'll be completely convinced," Letme responded to Zhou Hanyang.

"6!" Zhou Hanyang raised his thumb and little finger, making a 6 gesture: "You know how to choose, this one is really not good."

"So you have your off days too?" Letme chuckled. "I almost thought you were going to say that even a rock golem could crush me. Well then, I'll have to prove myself!"

The audience burst into laughter at their exchange.

"Since you're determined to prove yourself, your jungler might be in for a rough time this best-of-five series," Zhou Hanyang teased, raising an eyebrow.

"We need to counter-gank in the bot lane, help establish an advantage in the mid lane, and help prevent the top lane from falling behind. I feel a little sorry for Spicy Hot Pot!"

"With great power comes great responsibility. I think Mala Xiangguo is stronger, so making more is no problem at all." Letme's voice gradually faded.

Mingkai's voice rang out: "As for Mala Xiangguo, I think his style has changed quite a bit recently. He's gone from a carnivorous jungler to a herbivorous jungler."

"On the surface, I appear to be a herbivore jungler, but in reality, I'm a carnivore jungler," Mala Xiangguo said with a confident smile.

"I can eat grass or meat. Sejuani eats grass, Ezreal eats meat." Clearlove's smile widened wildly.

"Everyone saw our performance in the last Bo5. As for playing against RNG, it's actually very simple: just gank bot at level 2, just like we did against IG by ganking top at level 2."

"I think I'm better than Xiaohu, maybe 20% better!" Scout was next.

“Scoring games are for kids. I’m asking you guys, were you scared of that plane in the last best-of-five series?” Xiao Hu said, shaking his head. “Remember to ban my plane. I’m really good at playing planes.”

As soon as Xiao Hu said this, bursts of laughter erupted from the audience.

"How about this, I'll set a small goal for you guys: win a best-of-one match against us first," Meiko said seriously. "While I'd be happy to send you off 3-0, it would be a waste of the audience's money. I hope you won't disappoint our countless viewers."

"Can't you be a little more humble?" Ming's voice rang out. "Look at me! I would never use the excuse that I'm better than you!"

"I think Uzi is a bit abnormal. He has a lot of consistent CS, is strong in team fights, and is strong in lane. I've always wanted to be an AD carry like Uzi."

Iboy appeared on screen: "I will definitely prove myself in this final. The future belongs to me."

"When playing against EDG, I think it's all about who has the better tempo," Uzi laughed. "It's about whether Attack in the top lane can take off and kill me first, or whether I can gain an advantage and go in to take him down first. That's really important!"

"come on!!!"

All ten contestants shouted encouragement together.

The trash talk subsided, and BP's image appeared on the big screen.

RNG won the game by flipping a coin, gaining the first-choice side in the first game.

RNG did not choose blue, but instead chose red.

EDG, on the blue side, banned Jarvan IV, Twitch, and Kog'Maw right away!

The Prince was banned at Zhou Hanyang's request, and the remaining two AD carries were to limit Uzi's ability to carry in the late game.

If you give Uzi an early-game AD carry, he'll be in a lot of rushes during the laning phase.

RNG, on the red side, banned Kalista, Rakan, and Elise!

Skateboard shoes are a must-ban, otherwise they might even be picked in the top lane. Rakan is to prevent the enemy from initiating team fights.

Let's not even talk about Spider; Ueno and Letme are practically inseparable, so Letme can't play against them at all.

EDG, on the blue side, first-picked the Gragas.

RNG countered with a bot lane duo of Ezreal and Alistar.

"Huh? The bot lane duo is coming out so early?" Commentator Wawa was a little surprised.

"I mean, is it possible that this Ezreal might be a jungler?" Miller couldn't help but ask.

"Now that you mention it, it's actually quite possible! Ezreal against Gragas, hahaha... using EDG's strategy against EDG. No wonder RNG chose the red side!" Wawa burst into laughter.

EDG immediately chose the Tristana and Lulu bot lane combination.

RNG locked down the big bug on the third floor of the red side.

In the top lane, you're going to be under pressure anyway; it's just a matter of choosing the more suitable one from a few tanky options.