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Just as Oner's Prince stepped into the river bush, a ward that had been placed there beforehand clearly revealed his figure on EDG's minimap!
"I saw it! Jiejie's vision is crucial!" Wawa said.

Oner's gank failed, while Jiejie's Xin Zhao took the opportunity to invade T1's lower jungle.

As a result, the development gap between the two junglers gradually widened.

The time has reached six minutes.

During this period, both sides were very cautious, and no kills were recorded.

Faker in the mid lane has finally reached level six.

"Faker's reached level six! T1's momentum is about to kick in!" Miller warned. "EDG's bot lane needs to be careful!"

As if to prove his point, Faker's Twisted Fate quickly cleared a wave of minions in the mid lane and then activated his ultimate ability, Fate!
A giant eye lit up above the heads of all the EDG players!

At the same time, Oner's Prince also flanked from behind, aiming directly at EDG's bot lane duo!

"A four-man gank on two! T1 pulled off their most classic four-man gank on two!"

However, EDG's response was equally perfect!

"Meiko placed a control ward in the bush behind the tower beforehand and spotted the Jarvan IV flanking from behind!" Wawa spoke very quickly. "Viper's Miss Fortune and Meiko's Leona abandoned the minion wave and retreated to the second tower the moment they saw Twisted Fate activate his ultimate!"

Faker's card landed, and all that could be seen were two receding figures.

Oner's Prince's EQ combo only managed to stir up a wisp of air.

Their own bot lane duo couldn't keep up, so they had to give up. After all, Scout from mid lane had also arrived, and being counter-ganked would be even more dangerous.

T1's strongest offensive push was easily neutralized by EDG's perfect vision and discipline!
"T1 lost out!" Miller analyzed. "Faker used his ultimate to fly in, but not only did he fail to catch anyone, he also lost some minions and gold in the mid lane! And on the other side..."

The director's camera then switched to the top lane at the opportune moment.

Su Mo's Irelia had already pushed a large wave of minions to T1's tower.

Under the cover of Jiejie's Zhao Xin, the two began a fearless tower dive and kill!

Su Mo activated his ultimate skill, and a magnificent blade curtain instantly enveloped Jayce!

With her Q skill dash and the mark applied, Canna was taken down by Su Mo and Jiejie in one combo before she could even deal much damage!
Without Flash, Jayce had no ability to resist.

"First Blood!"

First Blood, secured by Mo's Irelia!
After killing Canna, the two pushed down the plating of the top lane tower and secured the first Rift Herald.

"EDG's momentum is on fire!" Miller exclaimed excitedly. "They not only neutralized T1's mid-jungle synergy, but also created a huge opening in the top lane! Mo's Irelia is unstoppable!"

EDG took control of the game's pace due to Su Mo's unstoppable growth in the top lane.

T1 is in a dilemma.

They wanted to gank Irelia, but Su Mo's awareness and mechanics were top-notch. With Jiejie's counter-gank, sending too few people would be suicide. Sending too many would result in a loss of other resources.

After securing the Rift Herald, EDG did not rush to expand their lead in the top lane, but instead maintained impeccable operational discipline.

"Go back to mid lane, let the mid lane go!" Meiko gave the order in the team voice chat. "Put pressure on Faker, free up Scout, and don't give him a chance to use his ultimate to support the side lanes."

"Understood!" Without any hesitation, Jiejie immediately grabbed the freshly acquired Rift Herald and headed towards the mid lane with his teammates who had returned to base to resupply.

At this moment, Faker was in a passive position because of the previous failed four-man gank on the second lane.

Scout's Orianna has already chipped away at nearly half of the mid-lane tower's health, and the minion wave is being pushed firmly under the tower.

"T1's mid lane is going to be in big trouble!" Miller said rapidly as he watched EDG's four-man push. "Mo's Irelia is continuing to pressure Canna in the top lane, preventing him from escaping. EDG has created a 4v3 situation in this local battle! T1 simply can't defend this Rift Herald!"

For the first time, the atmosphere in T1's team voice chat became serious.

Faker glanced at the Rift Herald charging menacingly from the top lane river on the minimap, and the imposing formation of EDG's four players behind it, and calmly made a judgment: "The tower's been given up, we can't defend it. Oner, Keria, you guys back off, don't let them engage."

This is the most rational, yet also the most helpless, decision.

Faced with EDG's Leona and Xin Zhao's strong engage, any defense seems pale and powerless.

"Ow—"

With a loud bang, the Rift Herald crashed headfirst into the already precarious T1 mid-lane tower.

With a few basic attacks from EDG players, the turret's health was instantly depleted!
EDG easily took down the mid-lane tower.

"EDG's rhythm is amazing!" Wawa exclaimed excitedly. "They used their advantage in the top lane to successfully secure the Rift Herald and took down T1's most crucial mid-lane tower without any risk! Faker's Twisted Fate will have his movement space and roaming safety severely restricted after this tower falls!"

After taking down the mid tower, EDG didn't linger in the fight and retreated immediately, taking the opportunity to control vision in T1's lower jungle.

They had completely seized the initiative.

The time has reached fifteen minutes.

Taking advantage of their vision, EDG began to set up their strategy for the second dragon.

T1, on the other hand, is facing a severe operational crisis.

Oner's Prince struggled in the jungle, risking stepping on EDG's wards with every move. Jiejie's Xin Zhao, on the other hand, was like a ghost in his jungle, appearing and disappearing unpredictably and constantly eroding his resources.

The key issue is that Zhao Xin is always followed by a Sun Maiden, making it impossible to defeat him.

Meanwhile, on the side lane, Su Mo's Irelia had already completed her first major item - Bloodthirster.

His development is already far ahead of Canna's, and the top lane matchup has long since lost its balance.

However, Jess didn't give Su Mo a chance to get a solo kill, preferring not to last-hit minions rather than go in for a fight and trade blows.

Helpless, Su Mo could only say in the voice chat, "I'll put pressure on them. The four of you group up and push in the mid lane, then prepare to take the dragon."

“Understood!” Meiko replied immediately. “We’ll take care of the field of view, you can rest assured.”

When Su Mo's Irelia, whose development was unmatched in the entire game, brought the minions to the enemy's second top tower, T1's alarm bells went off instantly.

"Irelia is too arrogant, farming so aggressively!" Gumayusi shouted in voice chat immediately, "Should we go and take him down?"

Faker's brows furrowed tightly.

His brain was racing. If they let Irelia split push, the bottom lane inhibitor would be destroyed very quickly.

Sending only one person to defend is tantamount to handing Irelia a kill, since Irelia is currently quite overpowered.

"Go catch him!" Faker's voice was resolute. "If we can kill him even once, we can slow down their pace and still have a chance to turn the game around! Oner, Canna, Keria, the four of us go together!"

T1 abandoned their defense of the mid lane minions and their fight for the soon-to-be-spawned dragon, and like four hungry wolves, pounced on the top lane from all directions!
During EDG's team voice chat, Meiko immediately noticed T1's movements.

"They've all disappeared! They went to capture Brother Mozi!"

"Jiejie!" Scout's voice rang out, "Can you go?"

"Hehe," Jiejie's laughter came through the voice chat, carrying a hint of hunter's cunning, "Didn't you see I'm right behind Brother Mozi? Brother Mozi, get ready to close the net."

Su Mo looked at the four people surrounding him from all directions on the minimap, a playful smile curving his lips.

He pretended to retreat, while calmly speaking into the voice chat: "Let them come. I'll try to kill two first, and the rest are yours."

Before the words were even finished, T1's offensive had already begun!
Canna's Jayce took the lead, unleashing a powerful energy cannon!

"They're here! T1 has a four-man squad!" Miller's voice instantly rose to his throat.

However, just as the energy cannon was about to hit, Su Mo used a nimble Q skill, using a minion as a displacement, to instantly dodge this fatal blow!
At the same time, Oner's Jarvan IV used his EQ combo from the flank to directly target Irelia!
Faker's ultimate card has been deployed, and he has a yellow card in his hand!
Keria's Luo also came over with E, and W was ready to enter and lift people up!

The four people's skills enveloped Su Mo like a net from heaven and earth!

Despite being in dire straits, Su Mo's actions were as calm as those of a cold, mechanical machine.

Just as the prince was about to knock him away, he pressed W [Dance of the Distance]!
The resolute blade array blocked tons of damage!
The moment the control ended, he only had one-third of his health left. He immediately used Flash to retreat and used his ultimate at the same time!

The magnificent blade-like iron curtain spread out in a diamond shape, slowing down and marking the four opponents!
Su Mo's goal is very clear!
Q!

Using the marked prince as a springboard, he instantly rushed to the back of the T1 formation, heading straight for Canna, who had the lowest health!

Canna was terrified and hurriedly switched to hammer form to try and knock Irelia away, but Su Mo's E skill [Double Blades] had already been used!
The two blades crossed, precisely stunning Jess in place!
AQAAQ!

With a smooth and fluid combo, combined with the active skill of the Bloodthirsty Axe, Irelia's health instantly returned to more than half, while Canna's health bar evaporated in an instant!
He died on the spot without even being able to use Flash!

Just then, Jiejie's Xin Zhao used Flash to rush out and join the battle!
His E skill was aimed directly at Faker's Twisted Fate! His ultimate, Crescent Guardian, was activated, instantly knocking back Rakan and Jarvan IV!

After killing Jayce, Su Mo refreshed his Q skill and was charmed by Rakan's R, but the opponent had no skills left and couldn't take down much of his health.

After breaking free from the charm, he used a Q to dash towards Faker, who was slowed down by Xin Zhao!

At this moment, the card still has the mark of Irelia's ultimate on it, so Su Mo's Q is refreshed again.

Faker used Flash to retreat, but Su Mo's Irelia followed closely, using Q to catch up.

In the end, Su Mo secured Faker's kill!

Double Kill!
A double kill notification popped up on the screen!

"My God!" Guan Zeyuan stood up excitedly. "One against four! Two kills! Is this Mo's Irelia?!"

"This isn't just a maneuver, it's art!" Miller roared. "T1 sent four players to gank one Irelia, and they ended up killing two of them! That Bloodthirster was crucial!"

Seeing the situation was not good, Oner and Keria fled in panic, but Jiejie's Xin Zhao had already stuck to them. In the end, the prince escaped, but the support Rakan could not escape.

In the end, EDG pulled off a perfect 3-0 exchange!

This counterattack completely silenced T1.

In the crucial other half, EDG took the dragon and also destroyed T1's mid and bottom lane second towers.

The economic gap was instantly widened to 10,000 yuan!

This was a devastating number in the opening match of the World Championship.

“It’s over,” Wawa said with a smile. “EDG’s snowballing ability with this lineup is too strong. T1 has no chance left.”

In the following matches, EDG used their huge economic advantage and vision control to continuously erode T1's jungle resources.

Twenty minutes later, Baron Nashor descended upon the upper half of the Summoner's Rift river with a roar.

Its refresh was like pressing the accelerator button on a tense battle, making the atmosphere even more tense.

"Baron Nashor has spawned!" Miller's voice grew tense. "For T1, this is their last hope. But for EDG, this is the signal that their game is over! Now, the focus of the game between the two sides will be entirely concentrated around this dark dragon pit!"

As the commentators said, EDG's vision advantage established after taking down the mid-lane tower was put to its fullest potential at this moment.

"EDG has started to move!" Wawa looked at the movements of EDG's players on the minimap. "They didn't rush to clear the vision in the dragon pit, but instead pushed all the minion waves out! They pushed the top lane to the second tower, and the mid and bottom lanes have pushed across the river! This is the most standard macro-pressure, forcing T1 to send players to deal with the minion waves, thus creating a vacuum period for them to control the dragon area!"

In T1's team voice chat, Faker's commands remained calm, but his voice carried a deep sense of helplessness: "Clear the lane first. Keria, you and I, try to set up some vision along the river. We can't let them control this area without any pressure."

“Understood.” Keria’s voice was somewhat heavy.

He knew that this was the most dangerous, yet most necessary, job he had to do as an assistant.

Under Faker's Twisted Fate's cover, Keria's Rakan cautiously, as if dancing on a knife's edge, made his way step by step toward the dark river entrance.

He gripped the jewelry tightly in his hand, his heart pounding with fear every time he probed the grass.

However, he was unaware that he was about to face a trap that had already been laid.

Meiko's Leona had already cleared T1's vision at the entrance to the upper jungle with her scan, and then she lurked in a tricky bush, like a patient statue, waiting for her prey to step into the trap.

Keria took a deep breath, stepped into the riverbed, and prepared to plant this crucial sight.

However, in the instant he passed by, he was met with a golden blade of light!

"Meiko made her move! She precisely targeted Rakan with her E skill!" Miller's speech exploded instantly!
Keria was startled and instinctively tried to use her E card to pull away, but Meiko was faster!
As the light of Q skill [Dawnbreaker Shield] shone, Keria's Rakan was instantly stunned in place!

The remaining three members of EDG rushed forward and were killed by Luo in an instant.

Luo is only level 10, making him the worst-developed player on the field, and he simply can't withstand the attacks.

Even though Faker's Twisted Fate had already thrown out a yellow card to buy him time, it was useless.

With Luo Yi dead, EDG immediately went for Baron Nashor, because at that moment Su Mo's Irelia had already pushed the bottom lane minion wave to the enemy high ground. (End of Chapter)