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The game time is 9 minutes.

The smoke from the battle on the top lane had not yet cleared when the presence of the Rift Herald became the focus of everyone's attention.

This vanguard is crucial for both sides.

EDG wanted to use this opportunity to speed things up and directly destroy the top lane tower to free up SuMo;
DRX desperately needs this vanguard to relieve pressure on the sidelines or to open up the game in the mid lane.

"The vanguard team, they're definitely going to engage." Su Mo returned to town to resupply, his damage output now at its absolute maximum. "Scout, keep an eye on Zeka, don't let him ambush us."

Zeka's Sylas stealing Aatrox's ultimate makes him a terrifying presence in team fights.

EDG initiated the takedown of the Rift Herald. Jiejie's Graves used smoke grenades and high burst damage to quickly reduce the Rift Herald's health.

The DRX's response time is undeniably fast.

Despite the recent loss of players in the top lane, Beryl demonstrated exceptionally skillful command abilities.

He and Deft's Varus let go of a wave of minions in the bottom lane, roamed to the mid lane ahead of time, and, together with the top and jungle who had just respawned, formed a pincer movement around the dragon pit.

"DRX doesn't want to give up!" Guan Zeyuan said quickly. "This decision was very decisive. Deft also came over directly. Varus has strong early-game fighting ability, and Beryl's Lena has an ultimate ability, which is a great weapon in the narrow terrain of the dragon pit team fight!"

With the Vanguard's health about to drop to zero, Pyosik's Sejuani took the lead, using her Q skill to charge into the dragon pit, attempting to steal it with Smite.

"Punish them!" Remember to shout it out.

Jiejie's eyes narrowed, and the punishment in her hand fell steadily.

"EDG Jiejie has killed the Rift Herald!"

Pyosik was not given any chance.

But DRX showed no sign of retreating. Even though they lost their vanguard, they had to keep their men!

"Kill them!" Beryl calmly commanded over the voice chat.

Beryl's Lena flashed over the wall, and from this extremely tricky angle, the yellow poison mist from her R skill [Honest Acquisition] instantly spread out, covering EDG's jungler and support in the dragon pit!

"That's huge! Beryl's ultimate move was perfectly angled!" Cat exclaimed.

At this moment, Jiejie's Graves uncontrollably raised his gun and frantically auto-attacked his teammates.

Zeka's Sylas entered the fray, stealing Scout's Akali's ultimate ability, "My Secret Technique! Inside and Outside Kill," and used his ultimate to directly cut into the backline, targeting Viper's Lucian.

A chaotic battle erupted instantly!

Deft's Varus drew his bow from behind and unleashed his Q skill, Piercing Arrow, which accurately pierced through the controlled Nami.

DRX executed a perfect combo in that instant, throwing EDG's formation into chaos.

"Damn it, EDG's positioning was terrible this time, they were trapped in the dragon pit and attacked!"

At this critical moment, from the shadows above the Dragon Pit, that familiar Darkin figure descended once more.

Instead of heading straight in, Su Mo took a long detour and arrived at the rear wing of the DRX.

"You want to buy my soul? Not even death can do that!"

R [Great Annihilation] activated!
Su Mo's Sword Demon didn't rush to use Q, but instead activated W [Fiery Chains] and attached it to Varus, who was charging up to shoot an arrow.

Deft reacted extremely quickly, immediately stopping his charge and moving backward.

But Su Mo's goal was not to kill people, but to divide the battlefield!

He stood alone with his sword, positioned between the back and front rows of the DRX.

Q1 strikes down, forcing back Camille who was trying to follow up with damage.

Q2 sweeps, knocking up Lenata who was trying to protect the AD!

Because of Su Mo's entry, Deft's output environment instantly became zero, forcing him to retreat.

Without the sustained damage output of AD, Pyosik and Zeka, though fierce in the front line, lacked staying power.

After forcing back the back row, Su Mo immediately switched his attack to the front.

E skill [Shadow Dash] moves forward, Q3 slams into Sylas in the crowd!
"This is how you divide the battlefield!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed excitedly. "Brother Mozi doesn't even need to kill anyone. Just by standing there, Deft doesn't dare to deal damage! Zeka in the front line can go in but can't get out!"

Scout's Akali found an opportunity, unleashing a burst of damage with her second R, and combined with Su Mo's Q3, she directly secured the kill on Zeka.

Although Meiko's Nami was traded in the chaos, EDG won the team fight by trading 1 for 2, killing Zeka and Sejuani, and taking the Rift Herald.

"Beryl's initiation was perfect, but there's nothing we can do, the gap in top lane is just too big." Remember shook his head. "Kingen's Camille is still barely scratching the surface, while Mozi's Aatrox is already a god of war."

Game time is 11 minutes and 20 seconds.

Su Mo returned to the top lane and, together with Jiejie, released the Rift Herald.

"Collide!"

The top lane tower, already low on health, shattered instantly.

After Su Mo finished the first blood tower, his economy was overflowing with wealth.

But DRX demonstrated the resilience expected of an LCK team.

Since we can't control the road, let's switch resources.

Beryl directed his duo to rotate directly to the mid lane, using Varus's wave clear advantage to aggressively chip away at EDG's mid-lane turret. Meanwhile, Kingen, upon respawning, didn't return to the top lane but instead cleverly teleported to the bottom lane, securing the first dragon of the game with the help of the newly spawned dragon.

"DRX is smart. They know that going head-to-head with Aatrox right now is suicidal, so they've started using minion wave management to trade resources with you," Cat analyzed. "Kingen's TP to protect the bot lane and minimize losses was a relatively wise choice."

13 to 16 minutes.

The competition entered a relatively stable but turbulent development period.

Su Mo crafted the smaller items for [Star Eclipse] and [Black Cleaver], and began to put immense pressure on Kingen on the side lanes.

Kingen's Camille had just completed Trinity Force, but she was still powerless against Su Mo. Whenever Camille dared to use her E to kick against the wall, Su Mo would immediately pull her back with a Chains of Infernal, followed by a high-burst Q combo, forcing Kingen to run away with his tail between his legs.

"The top lane's second tower is about to fall too." Guan Zeyuan looked at the minimap. "Kingen is completely locked under the second tower, and EDG has all the vision in the jungle."

However, DRX's counterattack came quite suddenly.

16 minutes 40 seconds.

Viper and Meiko are clearing the mid lane.

A chain suddenly emerged from the bushes.

Zeka!

The young player had been lying in wait in the bushes for a long time, and Sylas stole Nami's ultimate ability, [Raging Tides]!
A wave swept in and knocked Viper away.

Immediately afterwards, Pyosik's Sejuani followed up with a Q-flash to control the enemy.

Deft Varus's ultimate ability, Chains of Corruption, precisely hits Lucian, who has been knocked into the air.

Chain control!

Viper couldn't even activate the purification function before being instantly defeated.

"Zeka! This Sylas is something else!" Remember exclaimed. "That steal of Nami's ultimate to initiate the team fight was brilliant! With Viper down, EDG's mid-lane tower is about to fall!"

After taking down the mid-lane tower, DRX's morale soared, and they immediately set out to take the second Rift Herald that had just spawned.

At this point, Viper had not yet respawned, and the situation on the field became 4 vs 5.

"Did you give in?" Scout asked.

Su Mo glanced at his equipment—Eclipse, Black Cleaver, and CD boots.

"Give way my ass."

Su Mo's voice carried a hint of coldness.

"As long as I'm here, we can fight."

At this moment, Su Mo was dealing with the minion wave in the top lane when he heard the bad news in the mid lane. Without hesitation, he teleported directly to the ward behind the river.

That ward was placed by Jiejie at the cost of his life, right behind the DRX team!

"TP is here! In this position!" Guan Zeyuan shouted until his voice was hoarse. "Brother Mozi is going to flank! But Viper hasn't arrived yet. This is a 4v5, or even a 3v5, because Jiejie is not in good condition!"

DRX has clearly also noticed this fatal TP.

"Retreat! Create some space!" Beryl shouted.

But as the pillar of light from the TP landing dissipated, the demon-like sword demon had already charged out.

The Great Annihilation has begun! Movement speed has skyrocketed!
Su Mo's goal was very clear—Deft without Flash!

Seeing this, Kingen's Camille had no choice but to grit her teeth and use her E on the wall to try and stun Aatrox, buying time for her teammates to retreat.

"Go away!"

Su Mo was not deterred by the control effect. The moment Camille kicked over, he activated Q1 on the spot. Although Su Mo was stunned for a moment, he also threw out W, triggering the Star Eclipse Shield.

After W was given to Camille, Su Mo used the movement speed bonus from his ultimate to rush straight to the backline!

"He doesn't care about Camille! He only cares about AD!"

Deft used Flash to create distance.

Su Mo followed up with a flash! Q2 knocked the enemy into the air!

A connects to E connects to Q3!

Even though Beryl provided W [Timely Rescue] in time, Deft's health bar was instantly depleted, turning him into the grayed-out state of the Alchemist Baron.

"Revived! But Deft has no room to deal damage!"

At this moment, Scout's Akali entered the fray.

Without AD's protection, DRX's formation was as fragile as paper.

Although Viper was absent, Su Mo's "taking the enemy general's head from among ten thousand troops" momentum directly shattered DRX's psychological defenses.

In the end, even after Deft revived, he couldn't escape the fate of being killed by Jiejie with a single shot.

EDG, outnumbered, pulled off a miraculous 1-for-3 team fight and secured the second Rift Herald.

"This is a superstar!" Cat exclaimed. "Where did that one point come from in your 3-1 prediction, Colonel Guan? I don't see any chance of DRX winning!"

The game time is 19 minutes.

EDG did not rush to use the Rift Herald to push forward, but instead began to set up vision before the Baron Nashor spawned at 20 minutes.

Su Mo's Sword Demon has become the biggest BOSS on the map.

He single-handedly took down DRX's second top lane turret and began invading the jungle.

The atmosphere at DRX was extremely tense.

"We have to catch him once," Zeka said through gritted teeth. "If we don't kill Sword Demon, this game is unplayable."

“But this Sword Demon…” Pyosik looked at the terrifying equipment slots and felt a chill in his heart.

“I have a way,” Beryl suddenly said, “but I need you to sell.”

19 minutes 40 seconds.

Su Mo had already moved to the bottom lane to push the lane and was approaching the high ground.

Kingen's steel shadow trembled beneath the tower.

Suddenly, all the DRX players on the map disappeared.

“Miss,” Scout reminded him.

Su Mo, with her keen sense of smell, immediately retreated, preparing to disappear into the bushes to return to the city.

Just then, Varus' ultimate ability suddenly flew out!
Deft predicted Su Mo's position in the bush from the limit of his vision range!

"boom!"

The chains of corruption have imprisoned the Sword Demon!

Immediately afterwards, Camille used her E-Flash to enter the fray, and Hextech Ultimatum was immediately applied, locking Su Mo in the area in front of the tower.

Zeka's Sylas stole Graves' ultimate and unleashed a burst of damage with his EQ combo.

Pyosik unleashes her ultimate move.

Beryl uses her Flash Q skill to tether to Aatrox, then pulls him back!
The five DRX members assembled! They unleashed all their control skills on Su Mo without restraint!

What utter despair and targeting this is!
"Five against one! That's giving Mozi way too much credit!" Ji De exclaimed. "Can he survive this wave? If he survives, it'll be a miracle!"

Su Mo's fingers danced wildly across the keyboard.

He was waiting for a gap in the control chain.

The first wave of control has ended.

Only one-third of your health remains.

"die!"

Su Mo suddenly pressed the R key!
The Great Annihilation has begun! Fear effects have been triggered!

The surrounding soldiers scattered and fled.

He didn't run because Camille's ultimate ability restricted him from leaving the area.

Since we can't escape, let's kill!

Q1!

It slammed into Camille and Sylas, who were facing it head-on.

Star Eclipse Shield triggered!

He sucked a mouthful of blood!

He used his E skill to reposition himself and dodge Sejuani's W.

A!

The passive "Death Sentence" sword aura struck Sylas, restoring a significant portion of his health!
"He's sucking blood! He's manipulating things!"

However, two fists cannot fight against four hands.

Deft's armor penetration Varus dealt too much damage; one charged Q was enough to cripple Aatrox.

Before Su Mo died, he unleashed his final Q3 attack.

Three people were hit in the center!

Reduce Zeka and Kingen to almost no health.

Finally, with Deft's basic attack, Su Mo fell.

End!

Deft secured the kill.

"He's dead! Mozi is finally dead!" Guan Zeyuan breathed a sigh of relief. "DRX used all five of their ultimate abilities, and with the entire team mobilized, they finally managed to kill this big demon king once!"

Although Su Mo was killed, DRX paid a huge price for it.

The top lane inhibitor tower was whittled down to half health by super minions.

Most importantly, EDG's four main players took advantage of the gap when DRX's five players were ganking the bottom lane to push down the second mid-lane tower and set up vision around the Baron pit.

"This wasn't a bad trade!" Cat laughed. "Although Mozi gave away a big kill, he dragged it out for too long! DRX used all their key abilities, and now that Baron Nashor is spawning, what are they going to use to fight back?"

Su Mo looked at the black and white screen, but a smile actually appeared on his lips.

He said calmly in the voice message:
"If it were the old DRX, they might have already surrendered by now. But the fact that they can still organize such a five-on-one attack shows that their mentality hasn't collapsed."

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for going even further."

20 minutes exactly.

Baron Nash refreshed.

EDG's four players immediately attacked Baron Nashor.

With their ultimate abilities unavailable and in poor condition, the five DRX players could only watch helplessly as Baron Nashor's mournful cries echoed from the dragon pit, but dared not take a single step closer.

Because the newly resurrected Aatrox had already teleported to the ward in front of him.

With full health, maxed skills, and upgraded equipment, the Sword Demon stands like an insurmountable gatekeeper in the middle of the river.

"Want to try again?"

Su Mo took a step forward, carrying the giant sword.

The DRX members instinctively took two steps back.

"They really didn't dare to move..." Ji looked at the stalemate on the screen and said with a touch of emotion, "Brother Mozi just stood there, holding a greatsword. He didn't use any skills, but the five DRX players stopped in unison as if they had seen a traffic light."

That's what deterrence is.

The DRX voice channel was filled with noise.

"Can we even watch? Even if we can't get it, it would be good to at least get some health." Zeka said anxiously.

“We can’t watch.” Beryl’s voice was calm to the point of being cruel. “He has Flash, his ultimate, and Stopwatch. We’re out of abilities. Going over there would just be a team wipe, and then we’d be pushed to the brink of defeat.”

Ultimately, reason prevailed over impulse.

DRX opted to concede the dragon and retreated to defend their high ground.

"Roar!"

With Baron Nashor's mournful cry, the purple Baron buff was applied to all five members of EDG.

Return to the city for repairs.

Su Mo went home and immediately bought a Death's Dance item. His current equipment was: Eclipse, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Last Whisper, and Boots of Lucidity.

This armor set, which reduces cooldowns, deals true damage to squishy targets and inflicts significant damage on tanks. (End of Chapter)