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While RNG was focused on attacking EDG's formation, their backline—GALA's Kai'Sa and Wei's Lee Sin—were exposed on the flanks.

Su Mo moved.

Activate R [Exiled Blade], and the broken sword's charge will instantly surge!

E [Charge Forward]! Flash!

Riven's figure darted out of the bushes like a ghost, covering hundreds of yards, and instantly appeared in GALA's face!
W [Soul-Suppressing Roar]!
"boom!"

GALA's Kai'Sa and the Lee Sin next to her didn't even have time to react before they were stunned on the spot by this sudden W!

Basic attack, Q, basic attack, ultimate R2!

There are no fancy combos, just the purest and most violent infusion of damage!
GALA's Kai'Sa's health bar was as fragile as paper, it was emptied instantly!

"EDG Mo has killed RNG GALA!"

After instantly killing the AD carry, Su Mo did not stop.

He used the two subsequent hits of his Q skill to dance around Lee Sin.

Wei kicked out with an R kick, trying to kick away this killing god.

But Su Mo had anticipated this and Q3 pounced the moment the blind monk raised his foot!

He interrupted his ultimate skill, and then with a basic attack, the Lee Sin was left with only a sliver of health.

However, Lee Sin didn't give Riven a chance to land the final hit; his ultimate finally sent Riven flying.

Upon landing, Su Mo ignored the Blind Monk and, seeing that his Q skill had only two seconds remaining, charged back into the battlefield.

At this moment, the RNG front-line trio had just heard the bad news from the back line.

They turned around and saw a Kai'Sa corpse and a Riven at full health, exuding a murderous aura.

"It's over." That was the only thought in Bin's mind.

Without AD carry output, RNG's three frontliners were essentially three punching bags under EDG's focused fire.

Viper's Zephyr, protected by Lulu, re-entered the fray and unleashed her ultimate, dealing massive damage.

Su Mo then flanked from behind, cutting off RNG's escape route.

With a flick of his Bloodthirsty Battle Axe, he regained another large amount of health.

Riven charged through the crowd, each swing of her sword taking away a large amount of health.

Bin's weapon master wanted to replace Zeli, but was punished by Meiko's Polymorph and ultimately fell to Riven's sword.

"Double Kill!"

Xiaohu's Galio was also taken down by Scout.

0 for 3!

In this Baron fight, Su Mo used a perfect flanking maneuver to directly destroy RNG's last hope!

"That's terrifying..." Guan Zeyuan watched the replay. "This burst damage is incomprehensible! The Death's Dance item is practically a bug in Mozi's hands. He can kill someone and then recover a life. Who can kill him?"

As the triple kill notification sound faded, EDG effortlessly secured the newly spawned Baron Nashor.

A purple Baron buff aura surrounded the feet of the five EDG players, and the recall effect light pillars lit up in unison.

At that moment, everyone knew that RNG's fate was sealed.

"Twenty-three minutes, a 10,000 gold lead, plus the Baron buff." Guan Zeyuan looked at the stark data comparison on the screen, his tone tinged with pity. "For RNG, this is no longer a disadvantageous situation, it's a hopeless one. The current Riven is like an unstoppable demon king."

Back at the spring, Su Mo didn't hesitate and immediately pulled out his third piece of equipment.

Bloodthirsty Axe, Death's Dance, Black Cleaver, Boots of Lucidity, plus a Stopwatch.

Wearing this gear on a Riven who is the highest level in the game and has developed beyond the timeline, any squishy hero on RNG's side would feel like they're about to be crushed just by looking at it.

"Let's split push," Su Mo said calmly in the voice chat. "I'll go bot lane and push, you guys push mid and top. If they dare to gank me, just push for one last push."

"Understood." The teammates understood immediately.

EDG demonstrated the breathtaking operational capabilities befitting a championship team.

The siege minion, enhanced by the Baron buff, advanced like a steel monster.

RNG's mid-lane second tower fell almost instantly, and the high ground tower was also on the verge of collapse due to the minion waves.

What gives RNG the biggest headache is the figure wielding a broken sword in the bottom lane.

Su Mo's Riven didn't rush to the high ground. Instead, she pushed the minion wave to the bottom lane high ground tower and stood brazenly at the edge of the tower's attack range, even dancing and taunting.

Bin's weapon master stood beneath the tower, his face full of bitterness.

His current equipment consists only of Divine Split and Cloth Shoes, plus half a Bloodthirster item.

Faced with Riven's full gear, he didn't even have the courage to go up and clear the minions.

If he dares to use his E skill to clear minions, Riven will definitely tower dive and kill him.

"I'll go defend." Xiaohu's Galio cleared the mid lane minion wave and had to move to the bottom lane. "One person can't hold him off."

"I'm going too." Wei's Lee Sin followed.

RNG's current decisions are a helpless situation.

If you ignore Riven, she can solo one lane and take down the Nexus; if too few people go, it's a suicide mission; if too many people go, the mid and top lane inhibitors will definitely fall.

But this is the last gamble in a slow death.

At 24 minutes, RNG's three key players—top laner Bin, jungler Wei, and mid laner Xiaohu—gathered at the bottom lane inhibitor turret.

The three stood in a triangular formation, their eyes fixed on Riven in front of the tower.

"Three people came." Su Mo glanced at the mini-map, a slight smile playing on his lips. "You think highly of me."

Instead of retreating, he took a step forward.

"What is he trying to do?! He's trying to take on three opponents at once?!" Remember exclaimed in surprise. "This is the high ground tower! RNG has excellent crowd control!"

"Can we kill him instantly?!" Bin shouted through gritted teeth. "I have a stun, Galio has a taunt, and Lee Sin has a kick! As long as we control him, no matter how well he farms, it won't matter!"

"Give it a try! Otherwise, we're just waiting to die!" A resolute glint flashed in Xiaohu's eyes.

RNG has made a move!

Bin's Jax initiated the attack, activating his E skill [Counterattack Storm] and using his Q skill [Leap Slash] to dash towards Riven in front of the tower using the minion's movement ability!

At the same time, Xiaohu's Galio uses his E skill [Righteous Punch] to dash forward and charges up his W skill [Duran's Shield], preparing to follow up with a taunt control chain!
Wei's Lee Sin is also using W on the flank, ready to follow up with Q and R at any time!

This is a deadly net targeting Riven!
However, the moment the weapon master jumped over, Su Mo's fingers slammed on the keyboard!

E [Go Forward Bravely!]
Riven slid to the side, landing precisely at the very edge of Jax's stun range, thus dodging Jax's E.

After Bin's E skill ended, Riven used her extremely fast hand speed to quickly AQ the weapon!

What horrific damage that was!
With just one AQ, the Weapon Master's health bar instantly dropped by half!
At this moment, Xiaohu's Galio used his E to taunt Riven with his W!

"We've got it under control! Fire!"

The turret's laser locked onto Riven, and Lee Sin's Sonic Wave also came flying in!
Su Mo's Riven was mocked and stood still, taking a full combo from the turret, Galio, and Lee Sin, her health instantly dropping below half! "Oh no! I've been too careless!" Rita's palms were sweating with tension as she stared intently at the screen.

But the moment the taunt ended, Su Mo pressed that crucial key – [Bloodthirsty Battle Axe]!
A scarlet ring of blood exploded!

At the same time, it hit three people: the weapon, Galio, and Lee Sin!

With the damage reduction and slowed health loss mechanism of [Dance of Death], Riven's originally precarious health instantly recovered by a large margin!

"He's not dead yet!" Guan Zeyuan roared. "That sip of blood is crucial!"

The moment your health is restored is the start of the hunt!
Su Mo activates his ultimate skill, R!

Reforged the Broken Sword!

He ignored Galio, and his Q2 went straight through Galio's body, heading straight for the low-health Weapon Master!
Bin panicked and tried to use Flash to create distance.

But Su Mo immediately followed up with Flash, Q3 knocked up AR's second stage, and directly described it.

"EDG Mo has killed RNG Bin!"

Kill! Recover!

[Dance of Death] Passive triggered!
After Riven participated in the kill, she instantly cleansed herself of all the bleeding debuffs and recovered a large amount of health!
Riven, who was originally at half health, visibly gained a significant amount of health!
"He's still healing! What kind of monster is this?!" Wei completely lost his composure as he watched Riven's health increase with each attack.

After Su Mo killed the weapon, he turned to look at Galio and Lee Sin.

Although the Blind Monk tried to escape by touching his ward, Galio was knocked away hard due to his massive size!
Su Mo followed up with a series of basic attacks, stacking the armor penetration effect of Black Cleaver to its maximum. Galio, a tanky mage, was like paper in front of Riven.

After the second Q refreshed, he unleashed a lightning-fast QA combo, and Galio fell to the ground!

"Double Kill!"

At this point, only one blind monk remained, trembling as he fled back to the fountain.

Su Mo did not pursue them further, because at this time, the main force of EDG in the middle and top lanes had already pushed down the high ground crystal and were at the gates of the city.

"It's so hopeless..." Miller shook his head, his tone full of sympathy for RNG. "Three people, backed by the high ground tower, used all their skills, and two of them were killed. Riven didn't even get to use her Stopwatch..."

"This is the crushing power of level and equipment, as well as the crushing power of skill," Guan Zeyuan exclaimed. "Bin and Xiaohu's teamwork was actually quite good, but Su Mo's calculation of damage and timing of Bloodthirst were simply godlike."

With the bottom lane inhibitor destroyed, super minions from all three lanes converged on RNG's base.

The remaining three RNG players, seeing the dense minion wave and Riven standing at the forefront like a god of war, completely gave up resisting.

Soon, RNG's base was destroyed under the combined attack of EDG players.

"Congratulations to EDG!" Rita's voice was high-pitched and excited. "In this key match of the Summer Split regular season, they've taken the first game! They're currently leading RNG 1-0!"

"This match was undoubtedly a one-man show by Mozi," Ji De summarized. "He instantly locked in Riven on the first floor, got a solo kill in lane, cut down the enemy carry in team fights, and even took on three opponents in front of the high ground tower. He showed everyone what a meta trap is. The strong are the meta!"

The camera pans to the players' seats.

On RNG's side, Bin took off his headphones, stared blankly at the screen, his eyes somewhat vacant.

Meanwhile, Su Mo calmly picked up his water glass and took a sip.

Jiejie turned around excitedly: "Brother Mozi! Awesome! I was stunned by that last wave! Is this the true value of the Dance of Death plus Thirst for Blood?"

Su Mo smiled and said, "Basic stuff, don't be silly."

Even during the short break, the chat room remained incredibly active.

[Bin got completely crushed this game...]

Is this the dominance of the LPL's best top laner? I'm in love!

The Death Dance gear is ridiculous, but the ID is even more ridiculous.

Rita's voice was trembling while she was commentating; she must have been excited!

[Su Mo: I just wanted to have some fun in the last match, but I didn't expect my opponent to be so weak.]

RNG should ban Riven next game, they've embarrassed themselves too much.

Backstage lounge.

Abu grinned from ear to ear, walked over and patted Su Mo on the shoulder: "It's all thanks to you, Brother Mo! You really boosted morale this round! What about next round? Keep going?"

Su Mo stretched and shook his head: "No, we agreed to play one game. Bin's mentality must be a bit broken this game. Let Flandre go up and clean up next game, give him some confidence."

"That's too wicked," the factory manager laughed from the side. "You cripple them, then send someone else to pick up the scraps."

“That’s called tactical rotation,” Su Mo said confidently.

As expected, EDG made a roster change in the second game, with Flandre taking the field.

On the RNG side, although they tried to adjust their mentality, Bin seemed to still be traumatized by being dominated by Riven in the first game. Facing Flandre's Gangplank, he appeared hesitant and timid during the laning phase, making several crucial mistakes in trading blows.

EDG capitalized on their momentum from the first game, and with the consistent performance of Viper and Scout, they once again defeated RNG in a thrilling and decisive game.

2: 0!

EDG easily defeated their arch-rival RNG in the regular season and continues to lead the standings!

Post-game interview session.

As the MVP of the first game and the biggest draw of the day, Su Mo was naturally invited to the stage.

The person interviewing him was none other than Yu Shuang, who was dressed in a stunning cheongsam today.

When Su Mo walked onto the stage and stood next to Yu Shuang, the cheers and jeers from the audience instantly filled the venue.

Yu Shuang's cheeks flushed slightly, but her professionalism allowed her to maintain an elegant smile as she raised the microphone:

"Congratulations to EDG on winning today's match! Welcome Mozi to the interview area. Say hello to everyone."

"Hello everyone, I'm Mo, EDG's substitute top laner." Su Mo waved with a smile.

The audience immediately erupted in boos.

What the hell is this substitute top laner?!
Which team's substitute top laner is dominating every game?

Yu Shuang couldn't help but chuckle and asked, "Your Riven performance in the first game today was outstanding, especially your instant lock-in move on the first floor. What were you thinking at that time? Were you particularly confident?"

Su Mo picked up the microphone, thought for a moment, and said, "Actually, I didn't think too much about it. It's just that I haven't played in a competition for a long time, and I wanted to choose a hero with a lot of skill to warm up."

"Of course, the main reason is that I want to get off work and go home early, because Riven kills faster."

This inevitably sparked another round of heated discussion.

After the interview, Su Mo was cornered backstage by Rita and Xiao Yu, who had just slipped over from the audience.

The three of them walked towards the parking lot, bickering and joking. There, Yu Shuang and Luo Xin, who had changed into casual clothes, had been waiting for a long time.

As the sun set, its golden rays bathed them, casting long shadows.

For Su Mo, winning the match was certainly exhilarating.

But at this moment, the ordinariness and warmth of being surrounded by love is more touching than the glory of the competition.

At this moment, Su Mo was only thinking about where to eat something delicious tonight, and even better, where to go for a stroll with his few good sisters. (End of Chapter)