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Although TES secured Baron Nashor, Su Mo's perfect entry and control avoidance resulted in a 2-for-1 exchange, costing them one of their two carries, Aphelios, and their jungler, Jarvan IV.

The remaining three could only flee in disarray with the Baron buff, unable to mount any effective advance.

"Is this...is this the dominance of a seven-time champion?" Guan Zeyuan gasped as he looked at the ghost knight on the screen, standing on the enemy's corpse and covered in blood.

"He flashed to dodge the Malphite's ultimate in a desperate situation, then used his ultimate in conjunction with Orianna's ultimate to cause a cataclysmic explosion! The skill level of this play is terrifying!"

The game between the two sides, spanning twenty minutes, showcased the highest level of tug-of-war and strategic maneuvering in the LPL.

Although TES managed to secure Baron Nashor with a miraculous Smite, they paid a heavy price due to Su Mo's ghost-like Flash-dodge and perfect entry into the fray. JackeyLove and Tian both perished, leaving Rookie, 369, and Meiko with low health, forced to retreat hastily towards their own top jungle.

"Chase them! Don't let them go back safely with the Baron buff!" Su Mo's deep voice rang out in the voice channel, carrying an undeniable determination.

The centaur's iron hooves shattered the tranquility of the river. Although he had already used Sprint and Flash, the extremely short cooldown of his E skill, Devastating Charge, allowed Su Mo to maintain terrifying mobility.

He was like a hungry wolf that had smelled blood, relentlessly pursuing the three retreating TES players.

"Protect him! Keep Rookie safe!" Meiko's Titan decisively stopped, his massive body blocking the narrow pass in the jungle, trying to buy time for the Tsar to retreat with his bare hands.

Titan's Q ability, Clear the Channel, is suddenly thrown out, attempting to hook the pursuing centaur.

However, Su Mo's movements seemed to be on autopilot. With an extremely subtle sidestep, the heavy anchor grazed the centaur's shoulder and crashed into the wall behind him.

"Trying to keep me here?" Su Mo sneered, his battle axe, imbued with the cursed blade effect of the Divine Separator, slamming into the Titan.

Meanwhile, Ah Chen's Lee Sin and Xiao Yue's Orianna, who had respawned and rushed to the battlefield, also flanked the enemy. Under the focused fire of the EDG team, Meiko, who was already low on health, was instantly melted, without even having time to use Gargoyle Stoneplate.

"EDG has defeated TES!"

Twenty-one minutes and ten seconds.

The chase ended with EDG taking down another player. Although TES secured Baron Nashor, the remaining Baron buff only applied to Azir and Malphite, making it impossible for them to mount an effective push. The Baron Nashor, which could have turned the tide of the game, had its strategic value drastically reduced by Su Mo.

"What a pity!" Wawa sighed in frustration on the commentary stage. "TES fought desperately to steal the Baron, but Mozi's chase was too fatal. Three people died, and two were left with low health. By the time they regained their full health from the Baron buff, half the time would have passed. EDG's defensive counterattack was absolutely perfect!"

Miller pushed up his glasses, his expression grave: "That's what makes Mozi so terrifying. He can not only launch devastating team fights, but also make the most ruthless and precise judgments in the aftermath of team fights. He understands all too well the significance of the Baron buff to TES, so he will stop at nothing to kill the person with the buff."

Twenty-two minutes.

The two sides entered a brief period of stalemate.

With the Baron buff, Rookie and 369 could only cautiously clear the pushed minion waves in the mid and bot lanes. Meanwhile, EDG took the opportunity to counter-push, not only taking down TES's bot lane turret but also looting all of their jungle resources.

At this point, the director switched to the economics panel.

EDG has overtaken TES by 1,500 gold. In particular, SuMo's Hecarim is a full 2,000 gold ahead of 369's Malphite!
"The equipment gap is huge." Zita looked at Su Mo's equipment bar and gasped. "Divine Separator and Death's Dance! With these two items, Hecarim not only deals explosive damage in team fights, but also has an extremely high margin for error. TES's physical damage dealers might not be able to kill him even after a long time due to the bleeding effect of Death's Dance!"

22 minutes and 50 seconds.

The fourth dragon, the key resource that will determine whether TES can secure the Earth Dragon Soul, will spawn in ten seconds!
The atmosphere in the stadium tensed up once again. This was not just a battle for a small dragon, but the ultimate clash of strategic intentions between the two sides.

TES's five players have assembled. They abandoned the defense of the mid-lane second tower and pushed towards the lower river.

"We must take this dragon! With the dragon soul, we'll have the strength to go toe-to-toe with Hecarim in team fights later on!" Rookie said in a deep voice in the voice chat. His Azir had already built Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Nashor's Tooth, and his combat power was at its peak.

EDG was equally determined. Su Mo's team took the lead, leading his teammates to occupy the narrow pass above the dragon pit.

Twenty-three minutes exactly.

The earth dragon let out a deafening roar and descended into the canyon!
This time, TES's formation was extremely tight. Tian's Jarvan IV and Meiko's Nautilus were at the forefront, 369's Malphite was hidden in the shadows on the flanks, and JackeyLove and Rookie were in very safe positions at the back looking for opportunities to deal damage.

"Their formation is tight, it's hard for me to get in." Ah Chen's Lee Sin wandered around the jungle, trying to find wards to flank, but Meiko's extremely experienced scanning cleared them out completely.

Su Mo sat upright in his gaming chair, his gaze sharp. He knew all too well that if he tried to charge through this impenetrable defense, he would be instantly melted if the Prince or Titan caught him.

"Pull them apart, force them to make the first move," Su Mo calmly gave the order.

EDG's bot lane duo used Varus's Q skill to harass, while Orianna used her puppet to constantly probe the edge of the dragon pit.

TES clearly didn't want to prolong the game either. Xiaotian's Prince decisively used his EQ combo to knock up the dragon and started a forced rush!

"TES is taking the dragon! They're taking the dragon incredibly fast! How is EDG going to respond?!" Guan Zeyuan shouted.

The dragon's health dropped rapidly.

Six thousand, four thousand, three thousand!

"Now!" Xiao Tian's eyes turned cold and sharp. He suddenly turned around in the dragon pit and keenly caught a slight flaw in Xiao Yue's clockwork movement!
The German flag was thrown again, and the dragon crashed into it!
The prince's target is none other than Clockwork!
Almost at the same moment the prince made his move, 369, who had been lurking on the flank, also launched his attack!

"As solid as a rock!"

The Stone Golem's ultimate ability, Unstoppable Force, crashed into Varus, who was dealing damage!

"TES is using a two-pronged approach!! This is an extremely lethal three-dimensional attack!!" Doll exclaimed in surprise.

Faced with this devastating double blow, EDG's backline is in grave danger!
But Su Mo was prepared.

At the critical moment when Xiaotian initiated his EQ combo, Su Mo's Centaur didn't protect Orianna, nor did he pay attention to the Malphite who was crashing into Varus.

He started sprinting!

A ghostly blue afterimage left an extremely long trail in the river. His objective was crystal clear, and utterly ruthless!
Target the enemy's backline dual carries!

Rookie and JackeyLove initially thought their frontline's initiation was enough to hold off EDG's firepower, and were preparing to follow up with their own damage. But when they saw the Centaur charging towards them like a demon, their hearts skipped a beat.

"He's coming for us! Protect us!" Ah Shui exclaimed, immediately using Flash and Gale Force to pull back.

Rookie reacted just as quickly, immediately unleashing his ultimate ability, "Forbidden Wall," the moment the centaur approached, attempting to keep the mad horse at bay.

But Su Mo's positioning and reactions have reached a level that is unpredictable!

At the last second before the sand wall was about to strike, Su Mo pressed his ultimate move, [Shadow Strike], at an extremely critical moment!
Not only did he perfectly pass through Azir's wall push using the unstoppable power of his ultimate, but he also landed directly between Rookie and JackeyLove, who had just used his dash ability!

The fear effect spread instantly!

The Tsar and Ephelios, like two lambs to the slaughter, fled backward uncontrollably.

At this moment, although EDG's backline suffered heavy damage, Orianna and Varus survived extremely narrowly under the protection of support Milio's ultimate ability, "Endless Life," and began a crazy counterattack!
"The back row held firm!! Mozi single-handedly shattered TES's formation!!!" Miller pounded the table frantically.

Under the merciless swing of the Centaur War Axe, Ah Shui, who had no Flash or displacement abilities, was instantly killed!

Rookie's Tsar used his Zhonya's Hourglass to try and buy time, but against Centaur Warrunner empowered by Death Dance and Divine Separator, the moment the Zhonya's Hourglass ended, he was nothing but a cold corpse.

"EDG has killed TES!" "Double Kill!"

Without their two carries, TES's front line was plunged into despair. Although Jarvan IV and Malphite were extremely tanky, they could only fall in the river under the siege of EDG's five players.

A perfectly executed 0-for-4 exchange!
Twenty-four minutes.

With this stunning 4-for-0 team fight victory, EDG calmly secured their third Earth Dragon.

Even more fatally, the three TES members were dead for more than thirty seconds!

"One wave!! EDG is going to push straight to the finish!!" Zz1tai jumped up on the commentary stage. "They don't have enough respawn time! The distance from the Baron pit to the high ground is too far for TES to defend!"

Su Mo led the four members of EDG, pushing the mid-lane minion wave, and crushed TES's mid-lane second tower and high ground tower like a bulldozer.

But just as they demolished the high ground tower and were preparing to attack the high ground crystal,

Three extremely dazzling lights shone in the TES fountain!
"They're back!! Homeguards!! TES's two carries and Nautilus are back!!" Wawa exclaimed in shock. "They bought back! JackeyLove and Rookie sold their items and bought Guardian Angels and Stopwatches! They're going to sell everything they own to hold this wave!"

Twenty-four minutes and fifty seconds.

With the terrifying acceleration of the Homeguards, the Tsar, Aphelios, and the Titans burst out of the fountain like three mad tigers!
"Keep them here! Leave them all here!" Rookie roared hoarsely in the voice chat. He knew all too well that if EDG managed to retreat safely and resupply at home, TES would be powerless in the next Baron fight.

The Tsar took the lead and decisively used Flash!
WEQ's three-hit drift, followed by the ultimate move [Forbidden Army Wall], was launched with a bang on EDG's inevitable retreat route!

This desperate push not only blocked the retreat of four EDG players, but also pushed Orianna and Milio, who were positioned slightly behind, directly back into the high ground!

"Rookie!! Look to Song Yijin in this desperate situation!! That push was fatal!!" Miller roared.

The moment she was pushed back, Meiko's Titan ultimate [Deep Sea Impact] mercilessly locked onto Clockwerk, and a row of underwater bombs exploded at Clockwerk's feet, sending her flying high into the air.

Ah Shui's Aphelios unleashed the Purple and White Blade, Falling Light, and Folding Mirror, unleashing his ultimate, [Clear Radiance Night Gathering], which exploded amidst the crowd. Falling Light's immobilization effect firmly rooted EDG's backline to the spot.

Under TES's relentless focus fire, Xiaoyue's Orianna was instantly melted without even having to use Flash!

"EDG.Xiaoyue has been killed!"

EDG is in deep crisis after losing their mid laner. Even more critically, Lee Sin's health was already low during the push while tanking the tower, and he could only fall victim to Nautilus' hook.

"Refund! Sell it!" Su Mo's eyes were extremely cold. He knew that if he turned back and tried to take it now, he might even lose his life here.

He activated his E skill, Devastating Charge, and charged out of the high ground without looking back. Varus, on the other hand, barely escaped with his life after using Flash and Heal.

25 minutes and 10 seconds.

A thrilling base defense battle ended with TES paying a huge economic price to buy back their units, successfully achieving a two-for-zero trade, and holding onto their high ground crystal.

"That was so exciting! This match was so thrilling!" Guan Zeyuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "TES' defense was incredibly tenacious; they pulled the game back from the brink of defeat!"

Twenty-six minutes.

The two sides entered a suffocating period of tug-of-war.

Although EDG failed to end the game in one fell swoop, they still maintained a huge economic and vision advantage. They kept TES firmly under pressure on their high ground and relentlessly plundered resources in the jungle.

Su Mo's Centaur was aggressively pushing the bottom lane. At this point, he had three items: Divine Shield, Death's Dance, and Randuin's Omen, which was extremely effective against physical burst damage.

This geared Centaur is an insurmountable wall for TES, who rely mainly on Aphelios for damage output.

Twenty-seven and a half minutes.

The fourth dragon, the dragon soul that will decide the outcome, will spawn in thirty seconds.

At this moment, the second dragon had already quietly settled in the dragon pit.

An extremely rare situation of two dragons converging!
"How do we fight this?" Xiao Tian frowned as he looked at the dark jungle area.

"We can only fight the Baron." Rookie's voice was filled with a weary determination. "Even if we give up the Dragon Soul, they'll still be unable to defend Baron. With our current equipment, we still have a fighting chance in the narrow terrain of the Baron pit."

Twenty-eight minutes.

Instead of going for the Dragon Soul, EDG decisively gathered all their players at the Baron pit!

They knew very well that for this incredibly resilient TES team, only securing Baron Nashor could truly end the game.

The dragon's health dropped rapidly.

Eight thousand, six thousand!
TES's five players cautiously made their way to the red buff jungle area above the Baron pit.

"I'm going to find Centaur, Xiaotian, see if you can steal the dragon!" 369 gritted his teeth. His Golem's only mission now was to restrain the Ghost Rider, who was like the Grim Reaper.

28 minutes and 20 seconds.

The dragon's health has dropped to 3,000!
Xiaotian's prince decisively used his EQ combo to pass through the wall and plunge into the dragon pit in a blind spot!

"Xiao Tian went down! He wanted to steal the dragon!!"

The moment the prince landed, his ultimate ability, Cataclysm, completely overwhelmed Lee Sin and Orianna, who were fighting the dragon!

Meanwhile, Rookie and Ah Shui, who were above the Dragon Pit, also launched their attack at the same time!
The Tsar's sand soldiers stabbed wildly, while Aphelios's Fahrenheit slashed furiously inside the dragon pit!

"Big Dragon!! Whose is it?!"

It was accompanied by an extremely tragic roar.

System notification: EDG.Achen has killed Baron Nashor!

"Ah Chen!! Ah Chen has very steadily punished the dragon!!" Wawa shouted.

However, the cost of securing Baron Nashor was extremely high. Under the terrifying AOE damage of TES's two carries, the Lee Sin tanking the Baron and the Orianna trapped by Jarvan IV instantly fell to the ground!

"Killer Horse!!" Xiao Tian roared in the voice chat.

At this moment, Su Mo, who had been hovering around the perimeter of the Dragon Pit, finally made a move.

Ignoring the chaotic battle in the dragon pit, he activated Sprint and E skill, charging furiously towards the red buff jungle, heading straight for TES's backline!
369's Malphite kept his eyes glued to him. The instant the Centaur accelerated, his ultimate ability, [Unstoppable Force], crashed down!
"369 has Mozi under his wing!! That ultimate move was a killer hit!!"

But Su Mo's reaction once again exceeded everyone's expectations.

At the critical 0.1 seconds before the Stone Golem's impact, instead of using his ultimate to become immune, he incredibly used Flash to the side and front of the Stone Golem's impact!
Not only did he dodge the Malphite's ultimate, but he even used Flash to get right up to Azir, who was about to follow up with his attacks! (End of Chapter)