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"Zed?! Top lane Zed?!"

The doll's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and she clutched her head tightly with both hands. "Brother Mozi was on the fifth floor of the red team, facing TES's extremely brutal early-game dive composition, and he picked Zed to go top lane?!"

"This is insane!" Miller gasped, his voice trembling. "Zed is an extremely squishy champion with long skill cooldowns in the early game. Going top lane against any heavy fighter is like being in jail! And TES's jungler is Xin Zhao! When Xin Zhao ganks Zed, there's really nowhere to run!"

Guan Zeyuan shook his head repeatedly: "This is extreme confidence, even... arrogance! You choose an early-game lineup to take me down, I'll just choose the purest assassin and crush you in the single lane!"

In TES's match booth, 369 stared at the masked assassin icon with bloodshot eyes, momentarily stunned, before a surge of uncontrollable rage welled up within him.

"He's insulting me." 369 gritted his teeth, his eyes reddening. "Coach, get me Sett! I'm going to smash this squishy assassin into a pulp!"

Coach Homme's eyes darkened. Top lane Zed—this completely defied the logic of conventional drafts. But against a mobile assassin like Zed, Sett was indeed an excellent choice. His high shield, extremely strong melee burst damage, and ultimate's pinpoint slam made him a nemesis of all melee assassins.

"Alright! Sett will take it!"

The TES fifth-floor logo lights up.

"What am I doing? I'm beating you up!"

Sett, the Sett! Locked in!

"Sett is Zed! This is a real clash of titans!" Zz1tai rubbed his hands excitedly on the commentary stage. "Wow, 369 is really angry this game. Sett is Zed. If he can get close before level six, two punches will take half of Zed's life!"

The lineups for both sides have been finalized.

Blue side (EDG): Top lane Zed, Jungle Vi, Mid lane Taliyah, Bot lane Kai'Sa + Nautilus.

Red side (TES): Top lane Sett, Jungle Xin Zhao, Mid lane Syndra, Bot lane Draven + Pyke.

"The match begins! This is definitely going to be a bloody match from the very first minute!"

Accompanied by an exciting system announcement, both sides were born in Summoner's Rift.

The director immediately focused the camera on the road ahead.

Su Mo's Zed started with a very standard build: a Long Sword and three Health Potions. His Summoner Spells were Flash and Ignite.

"A Zed with an ignition on him! Mozi is clearly going to fight to the bitter end in lane!"

At 1 minute and 30 seconds, the lanes meet.

369's Sett, relying on the champion's absolute strength in the early game, directly crossed the minion wave, his fists flashing with light, arrogantly blocking in front of EDG's melee minions, not allowing Zed to get even a single bit of experience.

"Trying to suppress my experience?"

Su Mo sat upright in the gaming chair, his eyes as still as a stagnant pool, devoid of any emotion.

He controlled Zed, standing at an extremely safe distance. Just as Sett attempted to reposition and finish off a low-health melee minion, Su Mo raised his hand.

"Shh!"

Q skill [Shadow Technique! Double-Edged Sword]!
An extremely precise shuriken pierced through the gap between two minions, not only finishing off the low-health minion but also grazing Sett with remarkable sharpness!

"The damage calculation is absolutely perfect!" Miller exclaimed. "Not only did he get the last hit, but he also chipped away at Sett's health. But 369 has passive health regeneration, so this damage is negligible."

In the first three levels, Su Mo displayed breathtaking resilience and distance control. He never greedily used auto-attacks to last-hit minions, acquiring all his gold through shurikens. While 369 played extremely aggressively, Su Mo's machine-like precision caused him to miss his E skill, [Skullbreaker], twice in a row!
3 minutes 10 seconds.

At this moment, Xiaotian's Zhao Xin had finished clearing the lower jungle and directly abandoned clearing his own F6 and Krugs, carrying his spear straight to the top lane!

"Xiaotian is here! Level 3 Xin Zhao with the red buff!" Wawa shouted. "Sett's minion wave is pushed very deep, Zed is being pushed under the tower, this is an extremely dangerous tower dive kill!"

"I'll go first! I'll tank the tower!" A fierce glint flashed in 369's eyes.

3 minutes 15 seconds.

Zhao Xin emerged from the triangular bushes, directly blocking Jie's retreat.

Sett activated his Q skill, "Intimidate," without hesitation, accelerating towards Zed under the tower!
At this moment, the tribulation is only at level three!
"Kill him!" 369 judged the distance precisely and unleashed his E skill, [Skullbreaker], with a sudden burst!
This time, the distance was extremely close, making it impossible to dodge with movement!

But just a fraction of a second after Sett raised his hand!
Su Mo's fingers tapped the keyboard with extreme lightness.

W skill [Shadow Technique! Clone]!
A black shadow suddenly appeared behind the turret, and Zed's main body instantly swapped positions with the shadow the moment Sett clasped his arms together!
"He dodged it!! He used W's teleportation ability to dodge Sett's pull!" Guan Zeyuan shouted.

But the crisis is not over!

Xiaotian's Xin Zhao was extremely decisive, immediately using his E skill [Fearless Charge] to lock onto Zed behind the tower and thrusting his spear at him. Then, he activated his Q skill [Triple Claw] to knock Zed into the air!

Su Mo remained extremely calm in the face of Zhao Xin's close approach.

Basic attack, then apply Ignite!
Then, an E skill, Shadow Slash, exploded simultaneously on the main body and the shadow that was originally under the tower, hitting both Xin Zhao and Sett and slowing them down!
"Shh!"

It was an extremely crisp sound.

The two shurikens (Q skill) from the main body and the shadow crossed each other, hitting Zhao Xin simultaneously with extreme precision at very close range!

Both Qs hit! Thunder (Electrocute) triggered!
With the added damage from Ignite and the turret, Zhao Xin, who was originally at full health, had more than half of his health bar melted away instantly!

"The damage is so high! Xiaotian can't withstand the tower's damage!" Miller exclaimed.

Xiao Tian was horrified; he never expected a level 3 Zed to have such a terrifying burst. Before he could even land the third knock-up, he could only use Flash to escape the turret's range in utter frustration.

Sett, who was tanking the tower, had no choice but to retreat after using his extremely powerful W skill, [Deliberate Punch].

"One against two! Under the turret, he perfectly avoided crowd control using the shadow of his W, then countered with Electrocute and double Q to cripple the jungler and force him to use Flash! This defense was perfect!" Zz1tai shouted, holding his head.

5 minutes 00 seconds.

Although the top lane defense was successful, TES's early game lineup didn't only focus on the top lane.

In the bottom lane, Ah Shui's Draven, combined with Pyke's hook, exerted extremely terrifying pressure. EDG's Kai'Sa and Nautilus were firmly pinned under their tower.

"Watch my position!" Xiaotian's Zhao Xin had just replenished his health and mana in the jungle and went straight to the bottom lane.

An extremely brutal four-man gank on the two!
Syndra used Teleport, Xin Zhao flashed and knocked up Nautilus, and Draven finished him off with two axe blows! The bounty from the passive [Draven's Alliance] was instantly withdrawn!

Although Kai'Sa used Flash, she was still brutally killed under the tower by Pyke's ultimate ability, "The Fountain of Hatred"!
"TES secured a double kill in the bot lane! JackeyLove's Draven has made a killing!!" Wawa exclaimed loudly during the commentary. "TES's rhythm in this game was suffocating. They were like a pack of mad dogs, giving EDG no chance to breathe!"

6 minutes 30 seconds.

With the bot lane duo eliminated, TES easily secured the first dragon.

At this moment, the director switched the camera back to the top lane.

Su Mo's Zed and 369's Sett both reached level six. For Zed, level six is ​​a qualitative leap; but for Sett, his ultimate's slam is also an incomprehensible single-target control.

"Xiaotian, let's try again. He doesn't have Flash, I'll use my ultimate to grab him, he's definitely going to die," 369 said in a deep voice over the voice chat.

"Coming soon." Xiao Tian's Zhao Xin quietly crept up from the riverbed.

7 minutes 00 seconds.

After Su Mo's Zed pushed through a wave of minions, he positioned himself slightly forward.

Without any hesitation, 369 immediately activated his Q skill for acceleration, and his ultimate skill, [Amazing], fiercely locked onto Zed!

Sett violently picked up Zed's body, leaped high into the air, and slammed him down towards the TES minion wave!
"I got it!! Group buy for 369 is open!" Miller shouted.

The moment he landed, Xiaotian's Xin Zhao burst out from the side bushes and used his E skill to stab the slowed Zed!
This is a hopeless situation where certain death is inevitable!

But the moment he landed, Su Mo's eyes showed no panic whatsoever; instead, a cruel killing intent flashed across them.

At the critical moment when Zhao Xin's spear thrust at him!

"The invisible blade is the most deadly!"

Ultimate Skill [Forbidden Technique! Instant Shadow Assassination Array]!
Zed transformed into several untargetable dark phantoms, perfectly avoiding Xin Zhao's E skill damage and subsequent knock-up, then crossed in an "X" shape and appeared behind Xin Zhao!

"The ultimate ability evaded Xin Zhao's entry!! But Sett's fist is already raised!"

369 remained extremely calm, using his E skill [Skullbreaker] to pull Zed backward, attempting to stun both Zed and the shadow he had just left behind.

But in the very same frame that Sett used his E skill!
Su Mo pressed W, and a shadow abruptly crossed Sett's massive body, landing on Zhao Xin's inevitable retreat path!

Then, the shadow of the ultimate, the shadow of W, and Zed's main body formed a perfect equilateral triangle, trapping Xin Zhao firmly in the center!
"Shh!"

Three shuriken!
There's no angle to dodge it! There's no way to turn the tide!
Three extremely sharp shuriken pierced Zhao Xin's body perfectly in the same instant!
"Three Qs all hit!!! Zhao Xin's full health bar evaporated by more than half in an instant!!!" Zz1tai jumped up on the commentary stage.

A basic attack ignites the fire!
"Bang!" The ultimate skill mark exploded!
Xiaotian's Zhao Xin didn't even have time to unleash his ultimate skill before he screamed and fell to the ground!
"EDG.Mo has killed TES.Tian!"

After killing the jungler, Su Mo casually pressed the R key, instantly returning to the position before activating his ultimate. He not only perfectly dodged Sett's W true damage, which was fully charged with rage, but also calmly walked back to the turret.

"My God!!! What kind of divine tribulation is this!!!" the baby screamed hoarsely, "Taking the enemy general's head from the midst of a thousand troops! Not only did he counter-kill Zhao Xin who came to gank, but he also made 369 run around like a monkey!!!"

8 minutes 00 seconds.

With this incredibly impressive counterattack, Su Mo returned to the city and immediately bought a [Serrated Dagger] and a pair of [Boots of Clarity].

However, the situation remains extremely dire for EDG.

TES's early game tempo was too strong. Syndra dominated Taliyah in the mid lane, and Draven in the bot lane even secured three kills, his items were already extremely powerful.

10 minutes 30 seconds.

TES assembled their five players and immediately activated the first-generation Rift Herald.

EDG made the extremely wise decision to let him go, because Draven's damage was too terrifying at that moment, and engaging him head-on would be suicide.

"Let the Vanguard go, stabilize your development, and wait for my two items." Su Mo's voice was calm in the voice chat, without a trace of anxiety.

12 minutes 00 seconds.

TES used the Rift Herald to directly push down EDG's mid-lane tower, then four players ganked the bottom lane, forcibly diving the tower to kill the Titan and taking down the bottom-lane tower.

The economic gap was instantly widened to 3,000 yuan!
"TES's snowballing with this lineup is terrifying," Guan Zeyuan analyzed. "Draven now has Star Guardian (Note: in the current version, Mythic items such as Siren/Windbreaker are assumed here to be extremely high-output marksman items) and Bloodthirster components. One axe strike from him could take away half of Taliyah's health."

15 minutes 00 seconds.

The third dragon, the fire dragon, has spawned.

TES arrogantly dominated all vision of the river. Draven stood in front of the dragon pit, his double axes spinning wildly in his hands, like a god of death.

"We can't let this dragon go. If they get the Fire Dragon Soul, we won't be able to fight them later on." Mingkai clenched his fists tightly backstage.

The five EDG players cautiously made their way into the river.

"Keep an eye on Draven's position, Chen, find an opportunity to lock him down. I'll follow up with my ultimate and Rock Smash." Xiao Yue's Taliyah was looking for an angle at the edge of the wall.

15 minutes 20 seconds.

A team fight breaks out!

Ah Chen's Vi decisively used Q-Flash to unleash her ultimate, bypassing Sett's defenses and directly targeting Ah Shui's Draven!

"They've made their move! Vi has locked up Draven!"

However, Meiko's Pyke reacted extremely quickly, using his E skill [Phantom Wave] to stun Vi who was flying in mid-air, while Syndra's QE combo pushed Vi away!

Not only was Ah Shui not instantly killed, but he also fiercely unleashed his Gale Force forward, slashing his axe directly at the controlled Wei.

Critical hit! A major artery ruptures!

Chen's health bar instantly dropped to zero, and he was brutally killed by Pyke's ultimate ability!

"Vi got instantly killed!! The team fight failed!!" Miller exclaimed in alarm. "Draven is hacking away! Kai'Sa doesn't dare to go forward to deal damage either, EDG's formation is about to collapse!"

Just as TES was preparing to press their advantage and wipe out EDG,

A red scanning halo suddenly appeared on the flank and rear of the TES formation! It was the thick wall where the F6 pit met the river!

"Brother Mozi!! Jie has circled around from behind!!" Zitai exclaimed in surprise.

At this moment, everyone on TES was focused on the crushing defeat of EDG, and they didn't notice that an extremely ruthless killer was lurking in the shadows on the flank.

A chilling stream of data flashed in Su Mo's eyes.

Syndra used her E, Pyke used his E and ultimate, and Draven didn't have Whirlwind Power.

"The hunt begins."

Without any hesitation, W skill [Shadow Technique! Clone] was thrown directly over that extremely thick wall!

"Shh!"

Zed's true form passed through the wall and appeared directly in front of TES's two carries! (End of Chapter)