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Doran's weapon master was clearly well-prepared. He knew that if Gwen leveled up her E skill at level one, she would have excellent kiting ability, while if she leveled up her Q skill, she would have high burst damage but be clumsy.

Doran crossed the minion wave at level one, activated his E skill [Counter Strike], and spun the lamppost in his hand, attempting to suppress Gwen's last-hitting.

"Doran is so aggressive! He's set a deadly rhythm, trying to trade blows with Mozi right from level one!" Miller said, looking at the screen.

Faced with the menacing weapon, Su Mo did not retreat, but calmly manipulated Gwen to pull to the side and back.

Just as the weapon's E skill was about to end its stun, Su Mo instantly learned E.

Take a small step back, getting out of the weapon's E skill's maximum range.

Doran's E skill missed!
Although he was dizzy, Doran still managed to come up and hit Su Mo twice with a stick.

Su Mo countered with his E skill, which provided an enhanced basic attack, and combined with the passive effect of Doran's Ring, he fought and retreated simultaneously.

In this first-level personnel exchange, both sides are evenly matched.

"Doran is definitely in a different form this game, he's paying great attention to the details," Guan Zeyuan commented. "I just don't know if he can withstand Mozi's attacks after reaching level three."

3 minutes 15 seconds.

Both sides have been upgraded to level 3.

The tension on the road grew increasingly palpable.

Su Mo used his fully stacked Q [Quick Cut] to try and harass, but Doran reacted extremely quickly. Every time Su Mo raised his hand to cut, he would Q-jump to a minion to avoid Gwen's central true damage area.

The two players were pulling back and forth between the minion waves, and their health dropped to about two-thirds.

Neither side gained a clear advantage, and Doran demonstrated the fundamentals of a top LCK top laner, holding the game firmly.

Meanwhile, the battle in the jungle is also quietly taking place.

Peanut's Maokai didn't opt ​​for the conventional bottom jungle clear to protect the bottom lane; instead, he went against the grain, rushing to level three and heading straight for the top lane.

"Peanut is going to gank top! He knows the top lane is going all out and wants to help Doran get first blood!" Remember's voice became tense.

However, Jiejie's Pig Girl seemed to have gained supernatural insight.

"Brother Mozi, their jungler might be up there, I'll be right there."

Jiejie came to the top lane to counter-gank.

3 minutes 45 seconds.

A murderous intent suddenly arose.

Peanut's large tree emerged from the river bushes, and he decisively used Flash and W to transform into a tree root and charge towards Gwen.

Almost simultaneously, Doran's Jax followed up with Q and activated his E skill to prepare to initiate a control chain.

Two against one!

"We've been caught! The tree flashes and uses W to stun! The weapon follows up with a stun! Are we going to die?!" Wawa exclaimed.

At this critical moment.

Su Mo W [Silk Thread Entanglement] activated!
A sacred mist unfolded instantly.

Although the tree's W was guaranteed to hit, Su Mo was positioned at the edge of the mist the moment he was imprisoned.

Even so, he was still hit squarely by the weapon's stun effect.

Gwen's health plummeted to a mere hundred.

But just as Dolan was about to secure the kill...

"Humph!"

Jiejie's Pig Girl bursts out from the bushes!
Q【Extreme Cold Assault】Instantly revives the Weapon Master who is currently dealing damage!

The control over Su Mo ended.

He did not run away.

E shifted to the side, dodging a heavy blow from the weapon, while simultaneously adjusting his angle.

The scissors in his hand gleamed fiercely!

Full layer of Q [quickly cut and messy]!
"Chachachachacha!"

With her passive fully activated, Gwen's scissors blurred into a blur, each slash precisely striking the weapon's vital points, unleashing a burst of true damage in the central area!

Conquerors stacked high!
The weapon, which originally had a healthy amount of health, had a large portion of its health evaporate instantly under Gwen's full Q combo and Sejuani's burst damage.

Doran was shocked and used Flash to try to escape.

Su Mo and Shan!

One last cut!
"First Blood!"

A burst of blood!

Su Mo managed to secure a kill on Doran with a sliver of health remaining!
Seeing that things were going badly, Peanut had no choice but to abandon his teammates and retreat.

"Wow!! That counter-gank was brilliant!" Miller exclaimed excitedly. "That's the teamwork of EDG's top top and jungle!"

Doran revived and teleported back online. Although he died once, he did not collapse. Instead, he bought a longsword and his fighting spirit was even stronger.

"Again," Doran gritted his teeth.

The camera pans to other roads.

In the mid lane, Chovy displayed astonishing dominance.

Using his superior range, Tsar relentlessly pinned Scout's Akali under the tower.

Although Scout dodged many of the Sand Soldiers' thrusts with his positioning, he was still a little behind in last-hitting.

"Chovy's last-hitting fundamentals are too solid, Akali really has a hard time in the early game," Guan Zeyuan analyzed. "As long as Azir doesn't give her an opportunity, it will be difficult for Akali to roam."

The bottom lane saw even more intense firefights.

Ruler's Aphelios, equipped with the red and white blades, combined with Nami's E skill to slow down Viper's Lucian, once put Viper under immense pressure.

However, Viper and Meiko seized on Nami's mistake of positioning too far forward, and Lucian used his E to engage in a strong combo. Although no kill was achieved, Nami was forced to use her Flash.

Both sides are walking a tightrope in the bottom lane; neither dares to say they have a sure win.

The time came to 6 minutes and 30 seconds.

On the way up, both sides reached level 6.

Doran went back to base and bought Sheen, resulting in a significant increase in damage output.

He's been looking for an opportunity, a chance to kill Gwen one-on-one.

Su Mo was also intentionally controlling the lane, letting the minion wave push directly into the tower.

However, when Su Mo was last-hitting a minion under the tower, the weapon suddenly made a move.

Doran timed a gap in the turret's attack, activated his ultimate [Grandmaster's Might], stacked his passive, and immediately used Q to jump into the turret, then activated his E skill!
He wanted to tower dive and harass, or even get a solo kill!

"Doran is really going all out this time! He's trying to use his ultimate's double resistances to tank tower damage and force a trade!"

Su Mo's eyes turned cold.

"You dare to attack me under the tower?"

Just as the weapon's E skill stun was about to trigger.

Su Mo used his E skill to pull himself back, and then immediately activated his W skill [Silk Thread Entanglement].

The placement of this W was extremely tricky, placing himself right at the edge of the turret's attack range while keeping Jax out of the fog of war.

Doran's E skill stun is invalidated due to the fog of war mechanic!

"She dodged it! The weapon's E skill can't stun Gwen!"

Doran felt a chill and wanted to retreat, but the turret's aggro had already locked onto him.

Su Mo immediately activated R [Needle Cluster Shot]!
"Trying to show off and then run away? That's not fair!" Su Mo sneered.

First R, decelerate!
Su Mo chased after the weapon and walked out of the tower.

A-click on a minion, then R2!

Several silver needles pierced the weapon's body, and the slowing effect made it impossible for Doran to move an inch.

Doran could only use his Q skill to jump to the ward and escape.

Su Mo didn't pursue the matter further; he simply stood in front of the tower and flashed a Teemo thumbs-up emoji.

Although he didn't get the kill, Doran used all his skills and was brought back to base with low health. Without a Teleport, he would inevitably lose another large wave of minions.

"That's the difference in fundamentals," Ji De sighed. "Doran tried to make plays, but Mozi anticipated every single one of his moves. After this fight, the level difference in the top lane will widen again."

7 minutes 45 seconds.

The first Rift Herald is about to spawn.

At this point, Su Mo had already crafted the individual pieces of [Nash's Tooth], making him one level ahead of Doran.

"Vanguard, should we take on Gen.G?" Doll asked, looking at the minimap.

Gen.G clearly doesn't want to let go.

Peanut's Maokai, along with Azir and the bot lane duo, positioned themselves in the river early. Chovy, taking advantage of Azir's lane push, even arrived before Scout.

“They want to fight,” Jiejie said. “I have my ultimate move; I can use it.”

After clearing the top lane minion wave, Su Mo headed straight down.

"Here I go. Doran has no ultimate and no Flash, let's see who can stop me."

8 minutes exactly.

The Rift Herald has spawned.

The two sides, consisting of ten people, faced off in the river.

Peanut's big tree wanted to use the sapling to explore the field of vision.

Just then, Su Mo's Gwen peeked out from the bushes in the top lane river.

He didn't hesitate at all.

E forward, activate W. He stood at the very front of the team, like a god of war.

Ruler's Aphelios wanted to deal damage to Gwen, but all his basic attacks and abilities hit the mist without getting any damage.

"I can't hit her! I can't hit her at all!" Guan Zeyuan shouted. "Gwen's circle is too unfair! Gen.G's two carries are both long-range, they have no way to deal with this Gwen!"

While Gwen was absorbing the firepower, Scout's Akali entered the fray!
RE!

Scout aimed directly at Aphelios in the back row!
A team fight broke out instantly.

Doran's weapon was about to enter the fray and cut through the backline, but Jiejie's Sejuani used her ultimate to freeze him in place.

Su Mo had already fully stacked his Q skill the moment the fog dissipated.

R1 deceleration tree.

Use E to dash in, then unleash a full Q to cut down!

True damage burst!

Peanut's tree, though tanky, couldn't withstand this percentage-based damage and instantly lost half its health.

"Let's get started! Brother Mozi is getting started!"

Ignoring the front row, Su Mo used R2 to penetrate the crowd and head straight for the Tsar behind him.

Chovy had no choice but to use her ultimate move to push Gwen away.

But this was exactly what Su Mo wanted.

The moment he was pushed away, Su Mo made his move with R3!

Five enormous silver needles shot out like a rain of pear blossoms, striking the three Gen.G members who were standing close together!

Terrifying AOE damage!

Although Su Mo didn't get a kill, his entry into the fray completely shattered Gen.G's formation, leaving all of them with low health.

Viper's Lucian followed up with the Holy Gun, easily reaping the battlefield.

"Retreat! Retreat now!" Ruler shouted.

Gen.G suffered a crushing defeat.

EDG secured the Rift Herald with a 2-for-0 trade.

Su Mo stood in the middle of the river, the scissors in his hand gleaming coldly. Although he hadn't taken a single kill, everyone knew that he was the true mastermind in that previous wave.

Doran watched the girl with scissors walk away, the light in his eyes gradually dimming.

He knew that he couldn't get over this mountain on the road again.

8 minutes 30 seconds.

With the Rift Herald Eye she had just acquired, Jiejie headed straight to the top lane without any hesitation.

"This vanguard must be fully utilized by Brother Mo," Jiejie said firmly in the voice chat. "Top lane must be cleared."

Doran was having a very tough time right now. He had just used his Teleport to return to lane and bought Sheen and Ruby Crystal in an attempt to increase his lane sustain.

However, Su Mo's Gwen had already built Nashor's Tooth. The significant increase in attack speed and AP meant that every basic attack from the Scissors Girl dealt a large amount of magic damage.

"Collide!"

With a roar, the Rift Herald slammed into Gen.G's top lane turret.

Doran watched as the turret, which still had three layers of armor remaining, was instantly reduced to low health, and his heart bled.

He tried to activate E to clear minions and defend the tower.

Su Mo's eyes narrowed, giving Doran no chance to clear the minions.

E [Intermittent Sprint] forward, then activate W [Silk Flow]!
Ignoring the turret's aggro, Su Mo attacked Doran directly under the turret!

"Da da da!"

The scissors, empowered by Nash's Tooth, swung wildly.

Doran tried to stun Gwen, but Su Mo used the short cooldown and attack range of his E skill to create distance, along with the intimidation of Sejuani standing behind him, and managed to drive Doran out of the experience zone during the gaps in the turret's attacks.

"boom!"

Three seconds later, the previous tower fell.

Su Mo enjoyed the full economic benefits of the first blood tower, and his gold coins exploded once again.

"That's too domineering!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed. "Doran didn't even dare to eat the creeps under the tower, and could only watch the tower fall. In less than 9 minutes, Gwen's economy was already unstoppable."

However, Gen.G is, after all, the number one seed from LCK, and they are extremely resilient. They will never sit idly by and wait for their doom.

9 minutes 40 seconds.

Peanut demonstrated a seasoned sense of smell.

He knew the top lane was already in disarray, and blindly helping the top lane would only disrupt his own rhythm.

Therefore, he focused his attention on the middle lane.

Scout's Akali was agile, but against Chovy's Azir, lane control was constantly suppressed.

Peanut used the blind spot to get around to the F6 bush behind EDG's mid lane tower.

"Chovy, push it back!" Peanut commanded.

Chovy understood immediately.

The Tsar pretended to go forward to finish off the enemy, then suddenly performed a WEQ drift!

This drift was extremely fast and at a tricky angle, predicting Scout's retreat route.

R [The Forbidden City Wall]!
A golden sand wall, like a bulldozer, pushed Akali back just as she was about to use her E skill to create space!
"He pushed it! Chovy's push was so decisive!" Miller exclaimed.

Peanut's Tree of Life followed by Flash and W [Twisted Thrust] to control Akali, then Q to knock her back, effectively locking her down to death.

Although Scout used his Twilight Shroud to try and stall, he still gave up a kill under the combined fire of the two.

Gen.G has won a game!
"This is Gen.G's mid-jungle synergy," Ji De analyzed. "They knew very well that they couldn't let EDG dominate across all lanes. By ganking the mid lane, they disrupted Akali's rhythm and freed up Azir to support the side lanes. This move to stop the damage was crucial."

11 minutes 20 seconds.

The second dragon has spawned.

It is a wind dragon.

Because their mid laner had just died once, EDG chose to give up the dragon and instead go for the resources in the top half of the map.

Su Mo took the opportunity to invade Gen.G's upper jungle, clearing out Peanut's Krugs and Red Buff like a bandit.

Peanut, seeing the empty jungle, could only grit his teeth and head to the bottom lane to control the dragon.

Both sides entered a brief period of development, but undercurrents were brewing.

12 minutes 30 seconds.

Doran finally crafted his first Mythic item – [Divine Separator].

With this equipment, the Weapon Master's one-on-one combat ability has taken a qualitative leap.

At this moment, Su Mo pushed the minion wave to Gen.G's top lane second tower.

Doran glanced at the equipment bar, then at Gwen who only had Nashor's Tooth and a few pieces of Rift Maker, and a fighting spirit rose in his heart.

"I have a divine ability, I have an ultimate skill. If played well, I can kill."

Doran wasn't a reckless brute; he positioned himself in the bushes in front of the second tower, waiting for Gwen to finish him off.

Just as Su Mo raised his hand to move the A cannon.

Doran moved!

E [Counterattack Storm] activated!
Q [Jump Slash] – Charge straight at their face!
Doran's play here was incredibly precise. He activated his ultimate in mid-air, and the moment he landed, he followed up with his AoE to reset his auto-attack, aiming to unleash the highest burst damage.

"Doran has made his move! Weapons with divine powers deal massive damage!" Doll shouted.

Su Mo's health dropped significantly in an instant.

But he didn't panic.

Press E!

Su Mo did not retreat, but instead slid to the side and forward, behind the Weapon Master!
This position was just outside the center of the weapon's E skill stun area. Although he was still stunned, Su Mo pressed the Q skill just before he was stunned!
Gwen's Q, Quickcut, is a skill that will continue to be cast even when she is controlled!
"Cha-cha-cha!"

Gwen, who was stunned on the spot, was still frantically opening and closing the scissors in her hand!
The true damage was all dealt to the weapon at point-blank range!

The dizziness has ended.

Su Mo activated W.

Doran doesn't seem to have any intention of leaving; he wants to fight to the bitter end.

But Su Mo's conquests were already plentiful.

R1! Slow down!
A!

The E skill has an extremely short cooldown, so pull back again.

Doran wanted to give chase, but Gwen's ability to hold back was too strong.

Nashor's Tooth's high attack speed makes Su Mo's basic attacks feel incredibly smooth.

R2!

R3!

Su Mo fought and retreated, each silver needle hitting its mark precisely.

On the other hand, Doran's subsequent sustained damage output couldn't keep up with Gwen's healing speed because his initial burst of damage failed to kill her.

Combined with Conqueror, Gwen's health will increase instead of decrease during battles!
"We can't beat them! Even with Doran's Divine Insight, we still can't beat them!" Guan Zeyuan shook his head. "Gwen's Q skill is too damaging when fully charged! And with Mozi's kiting, the weapon can barely land a few auto-attacks!"

With low health, Doran had no choice but to use his Q skill to jump over minions and escape back to the second tower.

Su Mo stood before the tower, not pursuing the matter further, only secretly lamenting the loss. (End of Chapter)