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Karsa frowned as he looked at the deep minion wave in the top lane: "I'm coming right away. Don't get hit by him. Try to stay back and wait for me to counter-gank."

"Alright!" 369's spirits lifted. With his teammates' support, he felt much more confident. He began to consciously retreat, even abandoning a few minions, creating the illusion that "I'm chickening out and don't dare to eat them," in an attempt to lure Aatrox and Nocturne into a trap.

In EDG's team voice chat, Jiejie had already controlled Nocturne to bypass the enemy and arrive at the bushes in the top lane.

"Brother Mozi, I'm here!!" Jiejie's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

“Don’t rush,” Su Mo glanced at the minimap. “Karsa should be nearby. 369’s retreat was a bit too deliberate. He might be putting on an act.”

"Act?" Jiejie was taken aback. "Should we still go on?"

"Go for it, why not?" Su Mo's lips curled into a confident smile. "If he wants to act, we'll act with him to the end. We're not afraid of two against two."

"Follow my instructions," Su Mo continued. "I'll go first, wait for my signal before you come out. If he tries to counter-gank, we'll kill them both!"

"Alright!" Jiejie's blood boiled instantly upon hearing this.

In the commentary booth, Miller's brows furrowed: "The battle in the top lane has entered a heated phase! Jiejie's Nocturne is in position, but Karsa's Graves has also ganked from the jungle! Both junglers have sensed danger! This is a 2v2 duel! Who will make the first move?!"

Just as everyone was holding their breath, Su Mo made his move!
Instead of initiating with his Q skill, he controlled Aatrox and walked heavily towards Gnar behind the minion wave!
That posture, as if completely unaware of the potential danger lurking in the bushes, seemed somewhat reckless.

369 was overjoyed to see this!
"He's taken the bait! Karsa!" he shouted into the voice chat. "He's coming!"

"Wait for him to get closer! Wait for him to hand over the Q!" Karsa's voice was calm.

Su Mo's sword demon drew closer and closer. Finally, he raised his greatsword and unleashed the first part of his Q, accompanied by a whistling sound, as it slammed down towards Gnar!

Missed!
A smile had already crept onto 369's face; he was ready to launch a counterattack.

He turned around and decisively used his Q skill to try to slow down the Aatrox.

Fortunately, the speed was reduced.

On the other side, Karsa's Graves also came from the river, using his E skill to close the distance, and then throwing his Q skill [Desperate Shot] at Aatrox, while simultaneously using his W skill [Smoke Screen] to try and restrict Aatrox's vision and movement!

Su Mo remained calm and pretended to run down the tower.

Gnar immediately used his E skill to teleport over and follow up with damage.

The Sword Demon's health was instantly reduced by half. At this distance, there was still a distance between him and the turret. Even if he used Flash, the Sword Demon would not be able to escape death, especially with Graves' red buff slowing him down.

However, this is only when the Sword Demon is alone.

Su Mo glanced at the Nightmare in the bushes ahead, then at the refreshed Q skill, and smiled: "Jiejie, get ready to counterattack!"

After saying that, Su Mo turned around and used his Q skill to knock Gnar into the air.

Seeing this, Jiejie acted decisively, throwing a Q skill directly at Gnar's face, and then using the speed boost from Q to try and attack Gnar.

But the moment 369 saw Nightmare, he hurriedly used Flash to retreat because he only had less than 100 health points left.

However, the Sword Demon also used Flash at almost the same time, and came over with a basic attack that killed him instantly.

First Blood!

After killing Gnar, Su Mo turned around and threw W at Graves, while simultaneously using his second Q to knock him up. After pulling him back with W, he used EQ3 to smash him down, instantly taking away half of Graves' health.

At the same time, Jiejie used his E skill on Graves, then flashed behind Graves and auto-attacked to apply a slow, preventing Graves from flashing away.

At this distance, even with fewer Graves, one cannot dodge the fear effect of Nocturne's E skill.

Unless he flashes towards EDG's turret, but even then, he'll still be doomed.

Ultimately, Graves didn't choose to use Flash. After being feared by Nightmare's E, he was quickly ganged up on and killed by Su Mo and his companion.

Su Mo gave the kill to Nightmare, after all, he couldn't let Nightmare come for nothing.

A perfect 2-for-0 exchange in the top lane!

"It's over! In this 2v2, EDG pulled off a perfect 0-for-2 exchange!" Wawa excitedly summarized, "Brother Mozi not only saw through TES's counter-gank, but also turned the tables on them, burying TES's top and jungle players here!"

TES's team voice chat was completely silent.

369 was speechless.

Karsa also sighed; this failed gank was a huge blow to TES.

……

Meanwhile, after securing a double kill, Su Mo and Jiejie pushed a large wave of minions into the tower before calmly returning to base.

After returning to the city, Su Mo immediately took out the [Burning Gem] and a [Longsword], while Gnar, with a stat of 369, could only buy a pair of straw sandals after respawning.

The laning phase in the top lane was already quite evenly divided just four minutes into the game.

For the next few minutes, the top lane completely became Su Mo's solo show.

He used his absolute advantage in equipment and level to firmly control the minion wave in front of his own tower. Whenever 369's Gnar dared to take a step forward and try to last-hit minions with his Q skill, Su Mo would immediately press forward and relentlessly harass him with the edge of his Q skill.

369 was suffering terribly, and he could only watch helplessly as Su Mo widened the gap in last hits.

"Karsa, I'm about to poop from being crushed! Can you help me?" 369's voice was full of helplessness.

Karsa was also at a loss: "Don't worry, I'll come over and help you push the lane after I finish clearing the bottom half of the map. You absolutely mustn't die now, or the top lane will be completely destroyed."

However, Su Mo didn't give them that chance at all.

Six minutes into the game, Su Mo's Aatrox cleared the minion wave, a golden light flashed around him, and he leveled up to level six. Meanwhile, Gnar, trembling under the tower, had only just reached level five.

"Mozi is level 6! Nar is only level 5! This is an absolute kill threshold!" Wawa keenly caught this crucial information.

Su Mo glanced at Gnar, who stood alone under the tower, and then at his rage bar, which was about to fill up. A cruel smile appeared on his lips.

He knew that 369's only chance of survival was to grow larger and use his tankiness and control to stay alive.

Therefore, he cannot wait.

"He's about to make a move! He's about to make a move!" 369's heart jumped into his throat when he saw the Sword Demon's movements become extremely aggressive.

He frantically pulled backward while continuously auto-attacking minions, trying to build up his rage as quickly as possible.

Su Mo saw through his thoughts and immediately took action.

He stepped forward and used his Q skill directly, but it didn't knock up Gnar because Gnar took a step forward.

However, this was exactly what Su Mo wanted. He immediately pressed the W skill and unleashed [Fiery Chains]!
The crimson chains drew a strange arc in the air, precisely binding the slowed Gnar! Seeing this, 369 knew he would die if he didn't use his ultimate, so he immediately used his E skill to the side, trying to jump away and break the chains!
Just as Gnar used his E skill to jump, Su Mo used EQ2 to smash him down!
boom!
Gnar, who had just jumped up, was instantly slammed down. At the same time, the second stage of Aatrox's W skill was triggered, mercilessly dragging him back to Aatrox's front!

"It's over!" 369's mind went blank.

"I am God!"

Su Mo let out a low growl in the voice chat and pressed the R key at the same time!
Ultimate move [Great Annihilation] activated!
Suddenly, a pair of enormous demonic wings unfurled from the back of the Sword Demon, his size increased dramatically, his movement speed soared, and he transformed into a true Darkin Demon God!

He raised his greatsword high and brought it crashing down on the center of his third Q attack towards the desperate Gnar who had been pulled back!
boom! ! !
Gnar's health bar was instantly emptied!

They don't even have the chance to grow bigger!
"Solo kill!!! Another solo kill!" Miller shouted. "Under the tower! Just before Gnar was about to transform! Mozi used a flawless combo to instantly kill him! His timing and prediction of skills have reached the pinnacle!"

In EDG's team voice chat, Jiejie had already become Mozi's number one fan: "Awesome! Mozi! So handsome! No wonder he's the number one top laner in the universe!"

After securing the solo kill, Su Mo's Aatrox calmly walked out despite being hit twice by the turret, his health still at half full.

He pushed the minion wave to the tower before returning to base to replenish his supplies.

At this moment, the game time was just seven and a half minutes.

Looking at the screen, Wawa shook her head helplessly. "I declare that the top lane matchup in this game feels over. What we need to see next is how Mozi will extend his advantage across the entire map."

The pace of the game began to pick up noticeably.

Ten minutes later, the Rift Herald spawned.

"EDG's five players are starting to gather in the upper half of the map; they're determined to take this vanguard!" Miller said.

"Brother Mozi, should I start now?" Jiejie's Nocturne had already arrived at the Vanguard Pit.

"I'll push the lane first, you guys wait for me." Su Mo controlled the Sword Demon, cleared the minion wave in a few seconds, and pressed 369's Gnar firmly under the tower, then swaggered towards the river.

TES, on the other hand, was naturally unwilling to give up the vanguard just like that.

"We need to go check this out, we can't let them take it so easily," Karsa commanded in the voice chat. "Knight, JackeyLove, push your lanes and move up. 369, clear your minion waves under the tower and come over too. We'll look for opportunities to kite, don't rush into a team fight."

TES's four players began to approach the river from the entrance of the blue side's jungle.

A team fight over the Rift Herald is about to break out!
Jiejie's Nocturne is attacking the vanguard, whose health has already dropped to half.

Meiko's Thresh was setting up vision in the river bushes, looking for an opportunity to initiate.

"They're here!" Scout's Orianna spotted the TES team in the mid-lane river.

TES positioned themselves very cautiously, with support Ryle and jungler Graves at the front, while their two carries, Viktor and Kai'Sa, sought out output positions in the back.

"Don't rush, let them come over." Su Mo's voice was calm and composed. He controlled the Sword Demon and did not go through the river head-on, but instead circled around into TES's upper jungle, silently reaching the flank of TES's formation.

"Brother Mozi has flanked! He's found an excellent position to deal damage!" Wawa's keen perspective captured this moment.

The TES players were completely unaware of this; their attention was entirely focused on the Rift Herald, which was about to die.

Just as TES's support player, Riel, was about to initiate a team fight with her W skill, Meiko made a move!

He used his reverse E skill, "Doom Pendulum," to interrupt Riel's dash and slow down Graves at the same time!

opportunity!

"I'm on it!"

Su Mo gave a warning in the voice message, and like a tiger descending the mountain, he suddenly pounced out of the shadows!
E skill [Shadow Dash] bursts through the wall, and the first part of Q [Darkin Blade] precisely strikes Kai'Sa and Viktor who are dealing damage in the backline!

Jackeylove and Knight were both startled at the same time.

They never expected that the sword demon would attack from this angle!

"Protect the backline!" Karsa roared, immediately turning his gun to try and restrain the Sword Demon.

But Su Mo's target was never them from the beginning!

In the instant he used both Q and C skills, he immediately pressed his R skill [Destroy]!
He transformed into a demon god, his movement speed skyrocketing! He ignored the front-line heroes, Rael and Graves, and charged straight into TES's backline!
"Kill the Aatrox! Kill the Aatrox first!" Jackeylove screamed in the voice chat, as he and Knight unleashed all their skills on the charging Aatrox.

However, a cold smile appeared on Su Mo's face.

He took tons of damage, leaving him with only a little over 200 health, but a Q2 followed by an A instantly restored a large portion of his health.

The TES players were completely dumbfounded.

In the instant they were stunned, EDG's main force had already pressed forward with overwhelming force!

Jiejie's Nocturne activated his ultimate, "Ghostly Appearance," obliterating all vision across the map! Like a vengeful ghost, he charged straight at Kai'Sa, who was being harassed by Aatrox!

Scout's Orianna landed a perfect R [Command: Shockwave], pulling Graves and Riven, who were separated by Aatrox!

Viper's Aphelios switches to Falling Moon from the back, casting moonlight that immobilizes all controlled enemies, then switches to Inferno, unleashing a torrent of flames that deal devastating AOE damage!

The team fight instantly turned into a one-sided massacre!

Su Mo's sword demon charged in and out of the crowd seven times, and as the enemy fell, his health and movement speed increased dramatically.

Ultimately, this team fight ended in a perfect victory for EDG, with a 5-for-0 exchange!

ACE!

"Team wipe! A complete team wipe!" Wawa's voice echoed throughout the arena. "EDG pulled off a perfect team fight in the fight for the Rift Herald!!"

After wiping out the enemy team, EDG easily secured the Rift Herald, then the five players regrouped and pushed down TES's mid-lane tower before looting the enemy jungle.

At this point, the game had just lasted twelve minutes, and EDG had a gold lead of over 5,000.

"The pace of the game is too fast. After this wave, TES probably won't have much of a chance to turn the game around." Miller looked at the data panel and shook his head helplessly.

The subsequent games completely confirmed Miller's judgment.

EDG, leveraging its enormous advantage, began to employ suffocating tactics.

They constantly plundered TES's jungle resources, destroyed the outer turrets on all three lanes, and firmly controlled the map's vision.

At this point, the game had only been going on for sixteen minutes.

In the TES team, Karsa gave a wry smile and said, "Brothers, it seems like we don't have any chance to turn this game around. The other team has a huge economic lead over us, and we played the Herald poorly in that previous wave."

JackeyLove said, "There's nothing we can do. Aatrox is so unsportsmanlike; he came from our flank and rear, we couldn't escape. Let's farm a bit more now. Aatrox is the most fed on the enemy team; if we can kill him twice, we might be able to turn the game around." (End of Chapter)