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Five minutes and ten seconds.

The air in the lower reaches of the river seemed to freeze due to extreme tension.

Xiaotian's prince, wielding a spear, decisively plunged it into the Hextech Dragon's body, initiating the first wave of map resource contention. Behind him, the bot lane duo of JackeyLove and Meiko had already pushed the minion wave and were forming a pincer movement around the Dragon Pit, while Rookie's Azir was ready to close in at any moment.

On the EDG players' bench, A-Chen's Lee Sin was crouching at the exit of his own bottom jungle's blue buff, staring anxiously at the dragon's health through the wall.

"Brother Mo, they've started the dragon. The bottom lane minion wave is bad. If we try to fight it head-on, we might get into trouble," A-Chen quickly reported the situation in the voice chat.

Su Mo's gaze swept across the minimap in the lower right corner, looking at the suppressed minion waves in the middle and bottom lanes. In a fraction of a second, his brain came up with the optimal solution.

"Release them, go to the upper half of the zone and get the Voidbrood." Su Mo's voice was calm and even, without a single inflection. "Don't let them lead you by their rhythm, just focus on resource exchange."

Upon hearing Su Mo's command, Ah Chen did not hesitate at all. He immediately abandoned his attempt to spy on the dragon and controlled the Blind Monk to turn around and head straight for the top half of the map.

Five minutes and thirty seconds.

With a mournful cry, TES secured the first Hextech Dragon with remarkable ease. The entire TES fanbase erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Beautiful! TES's early game strategy was executed flawlessly! Commentator Wawa loudly praised them from the commentary booth, noting that they used their strong bot lane to force out both summoner spells, extending their influence into the jungle and securing the first dragon. This team displayed terrifying dominance on the grand finals stage!
Miller nodded in agreement, but EDG's response was equally astute, with Lee Sin immediately ganking the Voidwalker in the top half of the map. TES secured the dragon, while EDG took the Voidwalker, resulting in a fairly even first skirmish. However, the next crucial moment would depend on whether Mozi could capitalize on the Voidwalker's tower-pushing advantage in the top lane to gain an edge.

Six minutes exactly.

Both top laners have reached level six.

This is a qualitative leap for Malphite. With his ultimate ability now unstoppable, 369's confidence has instantly soared.

The coach made me a punching bag, but if I get the chance, I can smash your horse's head too! 369 looked at the people and horses constantly moving in the distance ahead, and a fighting spirit ignited in his eyes.

He glanced at the minimap and saw that after taking the dragon, Xiaotian's prince had returned to base to replenish his supplies and was heading towards the upper jungle.

"Xiaotian, I'm level 6, I have my ultimate ability," 369 whispered in the voice chat. "Come to the top lane and gank him, he's pushing really hard."

"I'll be there soon, wait for me at my spot." A cold glint flashed in Xiao Tian's eyes.

Meanwhile, Su Mo, having acquired Boots of Lucidity and Tear of the Goddess, had extremely short skill cooldowns. He controlled Hecarim like a tireless ghost knight, activating his E skill, Devastating Charge, whenever Malphite dared to approach for a last hit.

The dark blue warhorse accelerated its charge, and Su Mo controlled the distance with exquisite precision. Instead of crashing into it directly, he used his extremely high movement speed to rush into the melee minion wave the moment the stone golem was forced back. He unleashed his Q skill, Rampage, twice in succession, and then quickly pulled away.

The extremely short cooldown keeps the Berserk stacks at two, resulting in increasingly higher damage.

Although 369 has a passive granite shield, his health was still reduced to about half under such high-frequency attacks.

Seven minutes and ten seconds.

An extremely fierce battle suddenly broke out in the mid lane!

The moment Rookie's Azir reached level six, he launched an extremely decisive attack! He first used Sand Soldiers to poke Orianna and slow her down, then his figure was like a golden lightning bolt, using WEQ to drift through the air and draw an extremely long trajectory, directly passing Xiaoyue's Orianna!
The ultimate move, the Forbidden Army Wall, has been launched!

A row of golden imperial guards, shields in hand, forcefully pushed Orianna towards TES's turret!

Rookie made his move! A perfect Tsar Drift pushes him back! Guan Zeyuan shouts excitedly, "Xiao Yue is in danger!"

However, as EDG's starting mid laner, Xiaoyue reacted extremely quickly. In the fraction of a second that he was pushed by the Sand Soldier Wall, he did not hesitate at all and immediately used Flash to forcibly change his fate of being pushed back to the tower, flashing to the side of the river.

The moment he landed, Xiao Yue calmly controlled the puppet, and the ultimate skill command shockwave exploded under the feet of the Tsar, pulling and slowing Rookie, and then shielding himself, escaping in a thrilling manner.

My God! Such an incredibly close trade! Miller wiped away his cold sweat. TES was too proactive today! Everyone was on the offensive, every lane was looking for a solo kill opportunity!
Eight minutes exactly.

All eyes were once again focused on the top lane.

Because Xiaotian's Prince, carrying a scanner, patiently bypassed the river's vision and lurked in the triangular bush between EDG's top lane first and second towers!

"Flanking! Xiaotian's flanking!" Wawa whispered, as if afraid of alerting the players in the game. This was a deadly two-pronged attack! The Malphite had his ultimate, and the Prince had his ultimate. As long as the chain of crowd control hit, even the tankiest Hecarim would die!

As 369 watched the prince take his place, his previously cautious movement under the tower suddenly became aggressive. He even crossed the minion wave and approached the Centaur.

Su Mo continued his finishing blows, seemingly oblivious to the impending danger.

Do it!

Xiao Tian roared in the voice chat, and the prince suddenly rushed out from the triangular bushes, directly cutting off Su Mo's retreat.

Faced with this sudden encirclement, Su Mo's eyes turned cold.

The moment the prince appeared, 369's Malphite unleashed his ultimate ability without hesitation, becoming unstoppable!

boom!
The enormous rocky body, like a meteorite launched from its shell, crashed into the centaur with a devastating force!
Just when the audience thought the centaur was about to be knocked away, at the critical moment...

Su Mo's fingers tapped the keyboard with extreme lightness.

Ultimate move: Shadow Strike!

With a chilling neigh of a warhorse, the man and horse summoned countless ghostly cavalry, which transformed into a terrifying torrent of dark blue energy, charging straight forward!

This charge wasn't aimed at escaping to their own turrets, but rather, incredibly, it headed straight at the Stone Golem's ultimate ability!

Unstoppable!

Centaur's ultimate ability also grants immunity to crowd control during the charge!

Amidst the stunned gazes of the entire audience, the colossal body of the stone golem and the torrent of centaurs' ghostly figures crisscrossed wildly in mid-air!

The Stone Golem's ultimate skill landed on the empty ground behind Centaur Warrunner, hitting nothing!
Su Mo's men, using the displacement of their ultimate skill, not only perfectly avoided the fatal knock-up, but also charged directly into the face of the prince who was intercepting them from behind!
He dodged it! My God! Mozi used his unstoppable ultimate to become immune to the Malphite's ultimate! Zz1tai was frantically grabbing his hair on the commentary stage; his reaction speed is monstrous!
The fear effect was triggered the moment the ultimate skill landed. Xiaotian's prince was forced to flee backward uncontrollably.

Without any hesitation, Su Mo activated his W skill, Spirit of Terror, and his E skill, Devastating Charge, and unleashed a flurry of blows at the Prince with his battle axe.

Xiao Tian awoke from his fear, enraged, and immediately unleashed his ultimate move, "Heaven Collapse and Earth Shattering," trapping the Centaur in a massive circular obstacle, attempting to coordinate with the arriving Stone Golem for a decisive kill.

But just then, a golden light flashed! Ah Chen's Lee Sin had somehow found his way to the river bush and used an extremely precise ward hop W to pass through the wall of Jarvan IV's ultimate and land next to Hecarim!
I'm here, Brother Mo!
Ah Chen roared and unleashed Lee Sin's ultimate move, Dragon's Tail, with extreme decisiveness. He kicked the approaching Malphite away, sending him flying and crashing into the Prince in mid-air, skewering the two of them like candied hawthorns!
Counter-attack! EDG's top and jungle have coordinated perfectly! Miller shouted hoarsely, "Tian's Prince can't hold on any longer!"
Under the combined fire of Hecarim and Lee Sin, even though Xiaotian used Flash, he was still caught up by Su Mo's terrifying movement speed after activating Ghost, and a brutal Devastating Charge shattered the prince's health bar.

EDG has defeated TES!

After killing the prince, Su Mo turned to look at the stone man who had used Flash to escape back to the tower, but did not pursue him further.

A dangerous 2v2 situation in the top lane ended perfectly with EDG getting a zero-for-one exchange.

This was incredible! The game was so intense it was almost unbearable. Guan Zeyuan took a deep breath. TES's tactical setup was extremely tight, but Mozi's individual skill and Achen's keen sense of support completely tore apart their defenses.

Nine minutes and twenty seconds.

Leveraging the advantage gained from eliminating the jungler, Ah Chen easily secured the first Rift Herald.

Meanwhile, Su Mo's minions relentlessly pushed the minion wave under the Stone Golem's tower, using the accumulated Voidling passive to frantically devour the tower's plating.

369 was in dire straits. His mana was almost depleted, and facing a Centaur with extremely fast movement speed and amazing health regeneration, even last-hitting minions under the tower had become a luxury.

"Why is this Centaur's proficiency so high?" 369 said bitterly in the voice chat. "His distance control is too perfect. I feel like a clumsy bear being played with."

"Don't rush, focus on farming and wait for our mid-game team fight." Rookie's calm voice rang out in the voice chat, reassuring his teammates.

Ten minutes exactly.

The game time jumps to two digits.

The director very considerately switched to the economic and last-hitting panels for both sides.

The audience couldn't help but gasp in amazement when they saw the data.

Although EDG secured first blood and turret plating in the top lane, TES, thanks to the extreme dominance of JackeyLove and Meiko in the bottom lane, also managed to secure two turret platings, and Azir was slightly ahead in CS in the mid lane.

The overall economic difference between the two sides remained stubbornly close, within 500 yuan, almost a complete equilibrium!
This is the true value of the finals! Looking at the panel, Wawa's tone was full of admiration. Ten minutes had passed, and neither side had collapsed! TES used their extremely strong laning ability to withstand the pressure from EDG!
Miller nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right. The mid-game strategy and team fights will be crucial in determining the outcome of this match. Once TES's aggressive engage composition is fully formed, apart from Hecarim, the rest of EDG will struggle to withstand that devastating burst of damage."

After pushing the minion wave under the tower, Su Mo calmly retreated to a safe position and pressed the recall button.

Golden light shimmered in the spring water.

Su Mo sold the Corruption Potion and directly took out an extremely core damage-dealing item, Tiamat, along with a longsword.

Ten minutes and ten seconds.

The second small dragon let out a deep roar in the lower half of the river, and the earth dragon descended.

At this point in the lower half of the map, TES had established an extremely solid vision defense. Meiko's Titan stood like a gatekeeper, positioned at the narrow pass in the river bushes, his heavy anchor ready to be thrown at any moment. JackeyLove's Aphelios had just managed to unleash the combination of Soul Reaver and Mirror Image, representing his peak early-game melee and dragon-slaying capabilities.

"Xiao Tian, ​​move the dragon directly; they dare not accept." Meiko commanded with extreme confidence in the voice chat.

The prince planted his banner in the dragon pit, and three TES players decisively engaged.

On the EDG team's stage, Ah Chen's Lee Sin had just reached his own blue buff area, looking at the dark bottom river with a furrowed brow.

Brother Mo, have you released the Earth Dragon? Ah Chen glanced at the top lane, Ah Shui has a red and white sword, our front line can't hold in this team fight.

After pushing down a wave of minions, Su Mo glanced across the entire map, his tone calm and undisturbed.

Release it. You go up, release the vanguard, and take the first tower.

An extremely textbook example of resource exchange tactics!
Eleven minutes exactly.

With the system notification sound, TES secured their second dragon, successfully closing the gap to level 1. Almost simultaneously, a deafening roar echoed from the top lane river as Achen decisively destroyed the Herald's Eye.

The massive Rift Herald lowered its head, charging towards TES's top lane turret.

369's Malphite had just returned to the tower. Facing the aggressive Hecarim, Lee Sin, and Rift Herald, he gritted his teeth and tried to clear the minion wave that had fallen into the tower using his Q skill Seismic Shard and E skill Earthquake.

Want to defend the tower? Su Mo's eyes turned cold.

Hecarim activated his E skill, Devastating Charge, and a ghostly blue light instantly enveloped his entire body. Su Mo didn't directly kick the Malphite; instead, utilizing his extremely high movement speed, he precisely timed his kick to the side of the Malphite just as it was about to unleash its E skill!

boom!
The rock golem staggered from the immense force of the kick, its movement interrupted. Lee Sin followed up with the sonic wave, delivering a second Q kick.

369's health plummeted, and he knew that if he didn't leave now, he and the tower would perish here. He could only use his ultimate skill in a very frustrating manner and flee towards the second tower.

boom!
The Rift Herald smashed through the already low-health turret.

First blood tower! EDG has secured the first blood tower in the top lane! Wawa loudly commented, "Mozi's decision was extremely decisive. Since the bottom half of the map is unplayable, they'll trade a dragon for the top lane tower and turret plating. EDG is definitely in the better position economically!"
Miller adjusted his glasses, his expression grave, but TES had achieved their tactical objective. With two dragons in hand, their late-game margin for error had greatly increased. Moreover, with the top lane tower down, both sides were about to enter a brutal lane-swap phase.

Twelve minutes.

As the commentators predicted, TES took the initiative first.

They coordinated perfectly, moving Ah Shui and Meiko's bot lane duo to the mid lane to pressure EDG's mid tower using Aphelios' wave clear ability. Rookie's Azir switched to the bot lane to face Su Mo's Hecarim. 369's Malphite remained in the top lane, defending the second tower.

This is an operational method that extremely tests the team's basic skills.

The minion waves in the bottom lane converge near the river.

Rookie, controlling Azir, meticulously positioned his sand soldiers on both sides of the minion wave. As a top-tier mid laner who had once shone brightly in the World Championship, he knew all too well how to deal with a Hecarim.

As long as he can't get going, he'll just be a sitting duck. Rookie secretly calculated to himself.

Su Mo's forces trooped up to the lane, but did not rush to attack. He used Tiamat's passive cleave effect to quickly clear out the melee minions, while using extremely precise movement to dodge the sand soldiers' thrusts.

The game between the two seemed uneventful, but the commentators' demeanor revealed the underlying dynamics.

The distance control these two have is terrifying! Zz1tai's eyes widened. Look at Mozi, every time he last-hit, he's right at the very edge of Azir's Q skill's maximum range, while Rookie's positioning is perfectly positioned outside Hecarim's E skill's safe dash range. When masters clash, they truly don't give even a millisecond of opening! (End of Chapter)