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"T1 has locked in Jarvan IV as their first pick!" Guan Zeyuan quickly analyzed. "With Oner getting Jarvan IV, T1's early game pace will be very tight."

It's EDG's turn to pick players on the first and second floors.

"Jack, Field, get Xayah and Rakan," Mingkai commanded.

EDG has locked in the Xayah and Rakan combination.

Without any hesitation, we went to the second and third floors of Terminal 1.

"My yellow sand, a barrier against wind and sand!"

"For Piltover!"

Tsar, Jess! Lock on!

"Azir and Jayce!! T1 has brought out their signature mid-top poke composition!" Miller's voice rose a few decibels. "Zeus has picked Jayce, the champion he's most proficient with! This champion has extremely strong lane pressure and a lot of room to maneuver. It seems T1 is going to focus on protecting their top lane this game!"

EDG's third pick was Vi, the jungler, for Achen, to counter Azir.

The second round of business matching (BP) has begun.

EDG targeted the bottom lane, banning Gumayusi's Varus and Kalista.

T1 then gave their last two bans to the top lane!
"Ban Darius! Ban Renekton!"

"My God..." Guan Zeyuan gasped, his voice trembling, "Five bans on top lane!! In the first game of the finals, T1 directly gave up five bans on Mozi!! And all of them were lane bullies and heavy armor warriors! Plus, with their own Jayce being picked as a substitute for bans, Mozi's champion pool was drastically compressed!"

T1 fourth and fifth floors locked down: ADC Caitlyn, support Lux.

"Caitlyn and Lux! T1's lineup this game is terrifying!" Remember said quickly. "Top lane Jayce, mid lane Azir, bot lane Caitlyn and Lux! All long-range, all poke! If this lineup gains an advantage in the early game, their tower-pushing pace will be suffocating!"

On the fourth floor of EDG, Xiao Yue took a deep breath and locked in Syndra for the mid lane.

All eyes were once again focused on the fifth floor of the red team, EDG.

Mingkai frowned as he looked at the screen: "Mozi, this game won't be easy. The enemy team is all ranged champions, and if you pick a melee fighter, you'll get harassed a lot by Jayce in lane. Ornn? Or Sion? Try to tank the pressure and wait for Chen to gank?"

Su Mo leaned back in his gaming chair, half-closing his eyes as he looked at the Jess avatar on the other side.

"Playing tanks is too tiring. I keep getting hit and have to farm under the tower." Su Mo sighed softly, revealing obvious disdain. "And with this lineup, after thirty minutes I can't even touch Caitlyn."

"Then what do you choose?" Meiko asked anxiously, hovering her mouse over the hero list.

“Since they want to stall and wear me down…” Su Mo yawned and sat up straight, “then let’s choose one that doesn’t require stalling. Whoever picks me, I’ll hack my way to their high ground.”

Su Mo turned to look at Meiko and uttered three words.

"King of the Barbarians".

Meiko paused for a moment, then gave a wry smile and moved the mouse over.

"Do whatever you want!"

Tryndamere, the barbarian king wielding a greatsword! Locked on!!
boom!
The Korean audience at the scene gasped in astonishment. The LPL commentary booth erupted in chaos.

"Tryndamere?!?" Guan Zeyuan's eyes widened in disbelief. "In the first game of the finals, facing Zeus's Jayce, Mozi picked Tryndamere in the fifth-floor counter pick?!"

"This is so unexpected!" Miller exclaimed in shock. "Tryndamere will have a very tough time against Jayce in the early game! But... as long as Tryndamere can reach level six smoothly and has his ultimate [Endless Fury] for five seconds of true manhood, Jayce's poke will be meaningless to him!"

"This is going to be a head-on clash!" Remember shouted. "You think you have long reach? You think you can use your kiting ability? I, Tryndamere, only have one move. I'll E in, activate my ultimate, and just slash! Mozi is going to take 'unreasonableness' to the extreme!"

Inside the T1 match booth.

Zeus frowned slightly when he saw the Barbarian King lock onto him.

"He picked Tryndamere?" Zeus sneered. "Sanghyeok, I'm definitely going to pressure him in the early game this time."

Faker didn't laugh; his gaze remained calm: "Be careful. He definitely didn't pick this champion to lane against you normally."

Welcome to Summoner's Rift!

The competition has officially begun.

Su Mo bought a Doran's Shield and a health potion, then controlled Tryndamere to head to the top lane. His runes were Lethal Tempo and Resolve, and his summoner spells were the extremely aggressive Flash and Ghost.

The lanes converge.

Zeus' Jayce was as ferocious as expected. He learned W [Lightning Field/Supercharge] at level 1, switched to ranged form, and started auto-attacking Tryndamere while holding the minion wave.

Su Mo seemed very "laid-back".

He doesn't fight or compete. When Jayce targets him, he retreats, using Doran's Shield and Second Wind's healing to tank the damage. If he can't last-hit a minion, he doesn't even glance at it, just quietly standing at the edge of the experience zone to soak up experience.

"Looking at the top lane, Mozi is playing very steadily this game." Guan Zeyuan looked at the screen. "It's been three minutes, and Tryndamere has been down by almost ten CS, but his health is still relatively healthy."

"When Tryndamere plays against Jayce, the first few levels are basically a waste of time. Mozi's mentality is really good; he's not impatient at all," Miller analyzed.

Zeus said in the voice chat, "He doesn't dare to farm. Oner, you don't need to come top. Go counter-gank mid and bot. I can crush him in top lane on my own."

However, just as the game time reached 4 minutes, and both sides were about to reach level four.

Su Mo, who had always acted like a coward, suddenly changed.

At this moment, in order to suppress Tryndamere, Jayce had pushed the minion wave across the river and was approaching EDG's top turret. Zeus had just switched to Warhammer form and used his Q skill to hit a low-health cannon minion.

It's now!

A glint of light flashed in Su Mo's eyes. The barbarian king, who had been building up his rage, moved without warning!
Sprint, activate!
The Tryndamere was enveloped in a pale blue light, and his movement speed suddenly increased. His E skill, Whirlwind Slash, passed right through two melee minions and instantly landed on Jayce's face!
"What's going on?! The Barbarian King has activated Sprint?!" the commentators exclaimed.

Zeus reacted quickly, immediately using his Warhammer form's E skill, Thunder Clap, in an attempt to repel Tryndamere.

"boom!"

The barbarian king was pushed back a short distance.

But Su Mo didn't care at all! With his Sprint activated, the Tryndamere's movement speed far surpassed Jayce's, who had just used his abilities. He only took two steps forward before closing the distance to Jayce again!

Flat A!

With each strike, his anger intensified.

Another basic attack!

"Critical hit!! Tryndamere's early-game mystical critical hit!! This strike took away a huge chunk of Jayce's health!!"

Zeus panicked and quickly switched back to ranged form, using Flash to try and escape back to the tower.

"Trying to leave?" Su Mo asked expressionlessly, clicking precisely on the spot where Jayce had flashed to land.

W skill: [Contempt]!
Jayce, who was running away with his back to Tryndamere, suddenly had a mocking icon light up above his head, and his movement speed was greatly reduced!

Su Mo strode after him, slashing down fiercely with his broadsword.

Another slash! Another critical hit!!

"Two consecutive critical hits!! Lethal Tempo has been triggered!! The Barbarian King's attack speed has increased!!"

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Zeus had no choice but to use his heal and turn back to try and trade some damage. But against a Tryndamere with maxed-out attack speed and deadly strikes, Jayce's body was as fragile as paper.

"Crack!" With the final heavy slash, Jayce screamed and fell to the edge of his own defensive tower.

"First Blood!"

"EDG.Mo has killed T1.Zeus!"

The entire venue erupted in cheers!

"Solo kill!!!" Guan Zeyuan slammed his fist on the table excitedly. "After being pressured for four minutes, Mozi seized a tiny opening when Jayce switched to hammer form to farm cannon minions, activated Sprint, and went on a rampage! Two critical hits in a row! He directly cut down Zeus's Jayce!!"

"This is unreasonable!" Miller said with a wry smile. "Zeus held back for four minutes, and Mozi endured it for four minutes. Then, he found the right opportunity, activated Sprint, and no matter how you tried to position yourself, he just hacked you to death! This hero, combined with Mozi's aggressive playstyle, is simply Jayce's nightmare!"

On the battle platform, Su Mo casually cleared a wave of minions and pressed the B key to recall to base.

He leaned back in his chair, picked up his thermos, took a sip, and said calmly into the voice chat, "Ah Chen, there's no need to come on the way. He's already disconnected."

Back at the fountain, Su Mo bought a Berserker Greaves and a Longsword. For Tryndamere, early-game attack speed and movement speed are the biggest advantages.

The director moved the camera away from the top lane and switched to the bottom lane.

Unlike the solo kill in the top lane, EDG's bot lane was in dire straits. T1 picked a Caitlyn and Lux ​​composition to maximize lane control. Gumayusi's Caitlyn positioned herself behind the minion wave, using her range advantage to constantly poke, while Keria's Lux stayed at the edge of the bushes, frequently harassing with her E skill, "Radiant Singularity."

JackeyLove's Xayah and Meiko's Rakan were pinned under the turret, their health already reduced to half, and they could only manage to farm under the turret with difficulty.

The game lasted 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Oner's Prince finished clearing the bottom half of the jungle and appeared in the bottom lane tri-bush right on time.

"The prince is heading to the bottom lane, T1 is going to tower dive!" Guan Zeyuan's speech quickened. "Oner just walked out from behind the tower and used his EQ combo on Xayah!"

JackeyLove reacted quickly, flashing to create distance the instant the Prince's flag landed. Meiko's Rakan used his W [Grand Entrance] to try and lift the Prince who was tanking the tower, but Keria's Lux countered with her Q [Light Bind], pinning Rakan to the tower.

With the help of the policewoman's headshot damage, Rakan's health instantly plummeted. After using Ignite, Jarvan IV tanked two turret hits and escaped the attack range with low health. Meiko fell under the turret, giving away a kill.

"T1's bot lane is putting up a lot of pressure." Miller looked at the screen. "Oner, together with the bot lane duo, not only forced JackeyLove to use Flash, but also got the kill. After this fight, EDG will have to give up the first dragon."

At 6 minutes and 10 seconds, Oner secured the first Water Dragon with Smite. Simultaneously, Gumayusi destroyed two plating layers on EDG's bottom lane turret.

T1 quickly erased the economic disadvantage caused by Zeus's solo kill in the top lane through their tight pace in the bottom half of the map.

In EDG's team voice chat, Meiko sighed, "Damn it, I positioned myself too far forward. I didn't expect the Prince to arrive so quickly."

"It's okay, just focus on gaining experience and don't let the policewoman take the first turret." Su Mo glanced at the bottom lane and said calmly.

The time has reached 7 minutes and 30 seconds.

Su Mo pushed the top lane minion wave to T1's first tower. At this time, Tryndamere had reached level six, while Zeus' Jayce, having died once in the early game and missed some experience, was still a little short of reaching level six.

Su Mo glanced at his full rage meter, didn't turn around, and directly led the minion wave into the range of the T1 turret.

"Isn't Brother Mozi leaving? Is he going to tower dive?!" Remember shouted.

Zeus tensed instantly when he saw Tryndamere enter the tower. He switched to Warhammer mode, ready to knock Tryndamere away the instant he raised his hand.

Su Mo tapped the floor, and Tryndamere walked up to Jayce and raised his hand to auto-attack.

The turret's laser immediately locked onto the Barbarian King.

Zeus used his E skill, Thunder Clap, to knock Tryndamere back with a single blow.

But the instant he was knocked back, Su Mo pressed his W skill [Contempt] to apply a slow, and then used his E skill [Whirlwind Slash] to spin back, his greatsword slashing down on Jayce once again!

Crit!

Jess's health dropped significantly. Zeus used Flash to escape towards the second tower, and Su Mo followed with Flash and continued to auto-attack.

The turret's damage hit the Barbarian King, instantly reducing his health bar to almost nothing.

"Endless rage!"

Five-second real man activated!
With only a sliver of health remaining, the Barbarian King strode after Jayce and unleashed two consecutive slashes.

Zeus collapsed helplessly behind the tower.

Solo kill!

After killing Jayce, Su Mo used his E skill to pass through the jungle wall, pulling himself out of the turret's attack range, and then hid in the bushes and pressed the B key to recall.

The entire process was seamless, without any unnecessary actions or complex skill-based maneuvers. It was purely a crushing victory based on numerical values ​​and mechanics.

“Another solo kill…” Guan Zeyuan shook his head. “A level 6 Tryndamere against a level 5 Jayce, Zeus didn’t even have a chance to make a move. This top lane matchup is over.”

8 minutes 20 seconds.

The Rift Herald spawns in the river.

T1 knew they couldn't hold their own in the top lane. Faker's Azir cleared the mid lane and immediately led Oner's Jarvan IV towards the top river. They needed to secure the Rift Herald to help Caitlyn take down the first turret in the bottom lane and accelerate their tower push.

"The vanguard can take over, I'll be at level six soon." Ah Chen's Vi was fighting the river crab, and her experience bar was about to be full.

Xiao Yue's Syndra also moved towards the river.

Oner's Prince immediately initiated a fight against the vanguard. Faker's Azir erected sand soldiers at the pass, blocking the positions of EDG's mid and jungle.

At this moment, Su Mo's Barbarian King had just reached the top lane tower.

"You guys hold them off, I'll push the tower." Su Mo glanced at the situation in the river and made a decisive decision.

The Barbarian King, wielding the Noon Quiver and Berserker Greaves, combined with his fully charged attack power, pushed towers at an astonishing speed. His greatsword struck the towers with a dull thud, and plating peeled away layer after layer.

In the river, Xiaoyue's Syndra used her QE combo to push towards Azir, but Faker skillfully dodged it with his E skill.

Ah Chen's Vi finally reached level six. Seizing the opportunity, she used her Q skill to pass through the wall and her ultimate skill, "Skybreaker Raging Bombardment," directly locked onto the Prince in the dragon pit!

But the moment Vi charged forward, Faker's Azir drifted in with WEQ, unleashing his ultimate, "Wall of the Forbidden Army," which pushed Vi and Syndra, who had just walked over, to the edge of the dragon pit!

Oner landed after being knocked into the air and used a backhand EQ combo to knock up two opponents.

With the combined damage from the Tsar's sand soldiers, Chen's Vi was instantly killed. Xiao Yue used Flash to escape with low health.

T1 scored a 0-for-1 trade and secured the Rift Herald.

But just as the system announced T1's kill on the Herald, a loud bang came from the top lane.

"boom!"

T1's top lane tower was destroyed by Tryndamere alone.

"Both sides can accept this resource exchange," Miller analyzed. "T1 got the Rift Herald and controlled the early game team rhythm. But Mozi got the full gold from the first tower in the top lane, and Tryndamere's development was completely unstoppable."

10 minutes 30 seconds.

T1 moved their bot lane duo to the mid lane, and Oner released the Rift Herald, which crashed into and destroyed EDG's mid lane tower. Caitlyn secured the tower gold and quickly completed her item build.

Su Mo returned to base and bought the Mythic item [Siren Killer], then pushed the minion wave to T1's top lane second tower.

Zeus' Jayce stood under the second turret, too afraid to leave the tower to clear the minion wave, only able to harass from a distance with his enhanced cannon. But against Doran's Shield and Tryndamere's Q healing, this harassment was meaningless. (End of Chapter)