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Chapter 399 Prehistoric Giant Crocodile! An Unstoppable Massacre!

The mid-lane minion wave entered the turret, and EDG's four players aggressively pushed forward.

However, the barrel arrived in time to help defend the mid lane.

Kai'Sa, with her short reach, didn't dare to go up and clear the minion wave, so Gragas decisively used his ultimate to blow up the minion wave and prevent EDG from pushing the tower.

"Push it onto the road." Su Mo's thinking was very clear.

Let the duo go to the top lane, he can defend the mid lane by himself, and the bottom lane minions are still far away.

So the EDG duo moved up, and the Vladimir retreated in advance, clearly sensing the danger.

Rita commented, "EDG is now playing a more strategic approach again, mainly because T1 is too passive and doesn't engage in team fights, so EDG has no choice but to push towers."

“EDG’s biggest advantage right now is their lane control in the bottom lane. They’ve already reached the high ground, which means T1 has to spend a lot of time pushing the bottom lane every time.”

Soon, EDG took down the top lane tower, and their economic advantage had reached 6,000.

At the 18-minute mark, the third dragon spawned—a water dragon—and T1 still didn't intend to engage in a team fight.

EDG easily won.

With twenty minutes remaining in the game, Su Mo continued to push the bottom lane, moving the minion wave towards the high ground.

Meanwhile, the jungler and support invaded the enemy's lower jungle and controlled vision.

Qiyana took down EDG's top lane turret, while Kayle defended the second top lane turret.

Miller analyzed, "If T1 goes to gank the top lane now, in exchange they will lose the bottom lane inhibitor, which I feel is unacceptable to T1."

"Their current strategy is still to drag it out. With Kai'Sa and Vladimir, there is indeed a possibility of a comeback in the late game. EDG needs to speed up the pace."

Inside the EDG rest room, Abu exclaimed, "T1 truly lives up to its reputation. If it were any other team, they would have been swept aside by Xiao Mo's huge advantage earlier. It's no wonder T1 was able to hold on."

Abu said, "Now that Lucian's cannon is out, as long as his teammates support him, he can use his E skill to harass Kai'Sa without thinking. It won't be that easy for T1 to hold on."

In the mid lane, Teddy is indeed under increasing pressure. Although his equipment is already quite good, his range is short, and he doesn't dare to fight to the end in one wave, so he is often harassed by Lucian.

"The crocodile is gone." Khan suddenly signaled from the bottom lane.

In the mid lane, Iboy built up a wave of minions and waited for the mid and jungle to approach from the jungle before pushing the mid lane minions in.

T1's duo guessed EDG's plan, so Nautilus came up to hold off the minions while Kai'Sa cleared them, seemingly not wanting the minions to get under the tower.

Thresh then decisively used Flash and E to follow up with the hook, controlling the enemy Nautilus. Lucian used his E skill to poke twice, then retreated to maintain distance from Nautilus, and used his ultimate, Divine Rapier.

Titan turned around to unleash his ultimate, but the distance wasn't enough!

Miller commented, "Lucian's damage is very high, and it feels like Nautilus can't hold on and has to use Flash. The minion wave enters the turret, Lucian goes up to attack the turret, Gragas comes to the mid lane, but Renekton and Elise also arrive!"

"The crocodile and spider are attacking from behind the turret; are they planning to dive the turret directly?"

The pressure from the crocodile and the spider made the barrel hesitant to make a move; he was waiting for the crocodile and the spider to strike first.

But Su Mo wasn't in a hurry. He was there to put pressure on them. Kai'Sa on the other side was already scared and retreated along the wall.

The turret is about to be taken down, and the unlucky one is the enemy Titan, who has nowhere to go.

Titan used the hook to climb up the wall, and the crocodile and spider approached.

The turret is gone, and Lucian and Thresh are pressing in from behind.

Therefore, Gragas decisively used his ultimate ability to try and stop the crocodile and the spider from getting close to Titan.

However, the spider had webs, so it switched forms and used its E skill to avoid Gragas' ultimate, landing on Nautilus. Su Mo's Renekton used its E skill, and Gragas' ultimate exploded behind him, sending him to Nautilus's face.

"Axi..."

Effort was dumbfounded and could only watch as he was controlled by the crocodile and then killed.

Miller laughed and said, "It seems like Gragas gave an assist. Of course, I'm just kidding. Even without that ultimate, Nautilus would be dead anyway. Now that Baron has spawned, I think EDG should consider taking Baron."

Rita agreed, saying, "It's something to consider. EDG is currently leading by 7,000 gold, and with a 5v4 advantage and the opponent not having a mid-lane tower, they can definitely win."

Sure enough, the EDG team headed straight for the Baron pit. Su Mo commanded, "Go straight for the kill. If the enemy comes, engage in team fights. I'm invincible in team fights right now."

The pressure is now on Clid and Faker; they both need to make a decision.

Giving up Baron Nashor could very well result in them being pushed back, as their lineup struggles to clear minion waves.

But now, when you go to pick up a group at Dalongkeng, the giant crocodile alone is terrifying.

The rest of the EDG team are all doing well in terms of development, except for Kayle, who is a little underdeveloped. However, she has her ultimate ability, and as long as it is used well, she can still be very effective.

Faker glanced at the crocodile's equipment: Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver, Rainbow Fist, and Ninja Tabi.

The Blood Hand hasn't been made yet!
There's a sliver of a chance; if the crocodile is too aggressive, it might be able to kill the enemy instantly.

"Go and engage the team." Faker made his choice.

"Watch out for the crocodile. He has Flash. He might try to burst someone down. This is our chance."

The remaining four members of T1 gathered together and headed towards the Dragon Pit.

At the Baron pit, EDG has already started fighting, clearing vision as they go.

Mieko warned, "They're coming."

Su Mo commanded, "Let them get closer, then open fire anywhere. You can shoot anyone you encounter."

EDG continued to fight Baron Nashor. When Baron Nashor's health was reduced to half, a divination orb fell into the Baron pit.

Immediately afterwards, the four members of T1 approached the Dragon Pit from the river.

The entire audience and commentators tensed up; this team fight could very well decide the outcome!
Rita commented, "EDG is still fighting. For them, taking down Baron or initiating a team fight is acceptable. Just stopping Gragas is enough. Thresh is lying in ambush, waiting for a lucky one."

Mieko's Thresh was leaning against the wall of the Baron pit. On T1's side, Vladimir and Nautilus were leading the charge, frantically moving around, knowing that Thresh might be lying in ambush.

"Tianye, it's up to you to perform," Su Mo instructed.

Mieko didn't make a move, knowing that the opponent would definitely come over to place wards, and he couldn't keep moving like this forever.

Sure enough, the barrel is getting close! (Place ward)

As the ward landed, Thresh's hook hit Gragas!

"Go!" Mieko threw the lantern behind her and used her second Q skill to fly over.

Rita passionately commented: "Thresh flew over, a team fight is about to break out, Renekton activates his ultimate, picks up the lantern and enters the fray, Thresh activates his ultimate, and interrupts Gragas's E with a single E skill."

"Gragas flashes back, he doesn't want to be controlled by Renekton. Qiyana's Water Element Q skill controls Renekton, Kai'Sa deals damage! Crazy damage, Vladimir uses his ultimate, are they trying to kill Renekton instantly?"

T1's strategy is very clear: Renekton's damage output is now higher than Lucian's, so there's no need to cut through the backline; just take down Renekton.

Su Mo's health dropped rapidly, and Qiyana used her ultimate skill to control Su Mo's crocodile once again. But at that moment, golden light appeared on the crocodile's body.

Miller commented, "Tian used his ultimate to save the crocodile, and the crocodile is still alive! On the contrary, the Baron is about to be taken down. I feel like T1 has been tricked?"

Su Mo didn't choose to flash in and kill someone this time. It wasn't necessary. The opponents were all quite agile, and if he used flash now, he wouldn't be able to kill them next time.

Su Mo continued to apply pressure to the opponent, and when he felt it was enough, he retreated. At the same time, news came that the dragon had been killed!
The dragon is gone!

Faker shook his head slightly. He had been waiting for Su Mo to make a mistake, and he used W to steal another water elemental.

If the crocodile used Flash, he could control it and let his teammates kite it. Vladimir and Kai'Sa are both quite agile and could easily outmaneuver the crocodile, but unfortunately, the crocodile didn't fall for it and managed to hold on.

T1 had no choice but to retreat, and EDG didn't pursue them either, as their lineup was inherently weak in chasing.

Rita commented, "It was a close call. EDG took down Baron Nashor without paying any price in a fight. Now the gold difference is approaching 10,000. The EDG team is heading back to base to replenish their supplies."

"Once we get all the buffs, we push all three lanes and then group up in the mid lane. T1 can't split push; they only have one TP. Qiyana has to go to the mid lane without TP, so it still depends on team fights."

EDG's five players gathered in the mid lane and pushed the minion wave towards the mid lane's second tower.

Now that his ultimate ability is almost off cooldown, Lucian moves forward to chip away at the turret's health.

The most awkward thing for T1 happened: they all had short-ranged minions, and no one could go up and clear the minion wave.

If it were a normal minion wave, Gragas' Q and ultimate could have stalled it, but that's no longer possible.

The second tower in the middle lane was quickly taken down, and the minion wave pushed into the high ground.

Rita commented, "Should T1 consider initiating a team fight? Faker's Qiyana had an awkward problem at MSI; this champion is difficult to play effectively in open terrain."

"We can still fight on the high ground, but once the high ground is gone and EDG gets there, it will be difficult for Qiyana to find an angle to unleash her ultimate."

Miller's eyes lit up: "Hey! Rita's words seem to make a lot of sense! If EDG chooses to push forward and gets to the inhibitor turret, it will be too difficult for Qiyana to land her ultimate. We still have a chance now."

The director gave Faker a close-up shot. As the health of the high ground turret decreased, Faker's face turned grim, as if he was being forced to make a decision.

"Let's engage, let's launch a team fight." Faker made the decision decisively.

Sometimes making the right choice is more important than making the right choice!
Faker's Qiyana came down from the side of the high ground and approached EDG from the side.

"TP is available here." Suddenly, Effort sent a signal.

There are wards in the Three Wolves pit!

EDG's push went too smoothly, so they didn't waste too much time clearing vision in the jungle.

So the vampire promptly handed over TP.

Guan Zeyuan exclaimed excitedly, "The vampire teleports behind, Qiyana is on top, T1 has surrounded EDG from three directions!"

"The lesson from the last Baron fight is that T1 can't just focus fire on one hero. Kayle's ultimate can save people, so they have to charge in and threaten multiple people at the same time!"

On EDG's side, everyone saw the Vladimir's Teleport.

Su Mo decisively commanded, "Take the tower, charge forward, and get to the high ground."

Lucian then went on a rampage, attacking the turret and eventually destroying it.

Almost simultaneously, Thresh and Nautilus hooked each other and locked each other down!

Titan decisively used his ultimate ability on Lucian!
Kiana attacked from the side and rear, and the vampire entered from behind!

Rita commented: "The team fight has started! Lucian was knocked up by Nautilus's ultimate, Qiyana entered the fray and used her EQ combo and ultimate, Lucian and Thresh were pushed onto the ruins of the turret and were controlled! Vladimir entered the fray, and Kayle used her ultimate on Lucian."

"But what about him? Void Search, Kai'Sa is coming for the angel, Hunter's Instinct, Exia's Rain!"

"Gragas' ultimate, EDG's formation was shattered..."

Guan Zeyuan cheered: "Angel used Flash but was killed by Kai'Sa. Although Lucian was protected by Angel's ultimate, he used continuous crowd control to delay the ultimate's duration. Vladimir was right in his face!"

Just when everyone thought EDG was about to collapse in the team fight, Su Mo made his move.

"Everyone must die!"

Su Mo's crocodile used his E skill to approach Qiyana. Qiyana flashed away, Su Mo flashed and used his red-rage W to control her, then auto-attacked, followed by his red-rage Q, and then auto-attacked again, killing her instantly!
Use E to get close to Vladimir, auto-attack, auto-attack again, refresh W to control him, and finish him off. Vladimir and Lucian trade kills before Vladimir dies.

Meanwhile, Spider cocooned Kai'Sa, Thresh followed with his hook and flew over, Su Mo picked up the lantern and got close, securing the kill!
Rita exclaimed excitedly, "Triple kill! The Crocodile got a triple kill! He's still at full health!"

"Titan and Gragas tried to escape, but EDG chased after them. Elise flashed and used her E! Gragas used his E skill, but it was predicted! Renekton used his E to kill over 1000, then used his empowered W and empowered Q to finish off the enemy, resulting in a quadra kill!"

The entire audience erupted in cheers: "Brother Mozi! Brother Mozi! Brother Mozi! Woohoo!"

"EDG! EDG! EDG!"

When Titan saw that the EDG team was chasing after him, he chose to use his hook on the inhibitor turret and followed up with an E skill to slow them down.

However, a mistake was made!

The distance was miscalculated; it was almost too close!
The director gave Effort a close-up; he was pale and clearly terrified.

"I was terrified! Titan is using his shapeshifting ability, he seems unable to escape. Spiderweb flies over, gets close, attacks first, then switches forms, the next attack is a cocoon, and it hits!"

"Thresh follows up with the hook, gives the lantern, Renekton flies over too, pentakill! Pentakill!"

As Titan fell to the ground, Su Mo's Renekton secured a pentakill!

"Brother Mozi! Brother Mozi!" The EDG fans at the scene were going wild.

Miller passionately declared: "Just when we all thought EDG was about to collapse in the team fight, Mozi's Renekton stepped up, single-handedly turning the tide of the team fight and achieving a pentakill!"

"EDG is about to end the game in one fell swoop. They are about to win the second game. EDG is unstoppable. They are taking the final step towards their goal of a three-peat!"

Rita announced: "With the EDG base crystal exploding, congratulations to EDG for winning the match! The score is now 2-0, and T1 doesn't have many chances left!"

After the match ended, the EDG players took off their headphones and stood up to celebrate.

Mieko cheered, "Nice! Nice, brothers! We won!"

Jiejie came up and gave Su Mo a high five, and that wasn't all; she then gave Su Mo a bear hug.

"Well done, Xiao Jie," Su Mo praised.

The director gave a close-up shot of T1.

Faker stared at the screen, seemingly deep in thought.

Everyone else had left, but Clid came over and patted Faker on the shoulder, reminding him, "Sang-hyeok, it's time to go."

Faker then came to his senses, stood up, and left.

(End of this chapter)