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Without their frontline and jungler, T1's formation completely collapsed. Gumayusi's Varus managed to kill Vi, who was tanking the tower, under the cover of Lena's tower, but facing a full-health Cassiopeia and the arriving Kai'Sa, he could only use Flash to flee back to the mid-lane tower in a sorry state.

14 minutes 20 seconds.

A team fight triggered by the Rift Herald ended with EDG trading 1 for 2 (Vi for Maokai and Quesant) and successfully taking control of the Rift Herald.

"That was amazing! This team fight was full of twists and turns!" Wawa exclaimed excitedly on the commentary stage, her face flushed. "T1's counterattack was already perfect, but Mozi's unpredictable flanking maneuver shattered T1's defenses! At this moment, the Liandry's Torment Cassiopeia was truly invincible!"

Miller nodded repeatedly: "Mozi's handling of this wave was too calm. He didn't blindly try to kill the AD protected by Lenata, but dealt with Maokai first, and then used his ultimate to stun Quesant. This clear mind in the midst of a chaotic team fight is what makes him so terrifying."

In EDG's voice chat.

"Brother Mo is awesome!! That poison fog was so damn cool!" Although Ah Chen was killed, he shouted excitedly.

Su Mo picked up his thermos and took a sip of water, his expression remaining calm and gentle.

"Everyone coordinated very well. Ah Chen's timing for initiating the team fight was perfect." He didn't take credit for himself, but instead gently encouraged his teammates, "Put the vanguard in the middle lane and take the first tower."

15 minutes 00 seconds.

The Rift Herald smashed T1's mid-lane tower.

EDG's economic advantage has expanded to 2,500 yuan.

The atmosphere in the T1 battle room was somewhat heavy.

"Oh no. I accidentally stepped into the poisonous fog while moving," Oner said with some self-reproach.

Faker pushed up his glasses, his eyes fixed on the data panel at the top of the screen.

"It's okay. The longer our lineup drags on, the higher our margin for error will be. We'll avoid fights and focus on farming until I get my three core items." Faker's voice remained calm, like a pillar of strength, stabilizing the somewhat agitated mindset of the T1 players.

16 minutes 30 seconds.

The third dragon – the Hextech Dragon – has spawned.

This is also the key dragon that determines the dragon soul attribute in this game.

T1 knew the importance of this dragon. They started setting up vision in the bottom river a minute in advance. Faker's Azir, Oner's Maokai, and Keria's Lena formed an impenetrable defensive line.

“They want to fight a positional war with us.” Mingkai gripped the tactical board tightly backstage.

The five EDG players gathered and lingered at the intersection of the blue buff jungle and the river.

Su Mo's Cassiopeia had already completed her second core item – [Rylai's Crystal Scepter] (Ice Staff).

With the combination of Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Liandry's Torment, Cassiopeia's sustained damage and ability to stick to targets reach an extremely terrifying level.

17 minutes 00 seconds.

T1 decisively broke the dragon.

"We can't let them get it." Su Mo's gentle voice sounded in the voice chat. "Chen, find an opportunity. Xiao Yue, pass me the ball."

The clockwork spirit's puppet silently attached itself to the snake woman's body.

EDG began to push forward.

T1's defense was extremely tight. The tree's saplings constantly harassed from the bushes, while the Tsar's sand soldiers relentlessly attacked at the pass. EDG's formation was trapped in the narrow terrain, making things very difficult.

The dragon's health dropped to half.

"I'll find an opportunity to kick Verus back!" Achen's Vi was somewhat impatient, trying to find an angle to enter the field.

"Don't rush. Let them make a mistake." Su Mo pulled Ah Chen back.

He controlled the snake woman, and under the cover of his own front line, he was like a venomous snake waiting for its chance to strike. He did not blindly rush forward to wear her down, but instead constantly used small movements to dodge the Tsar's attacks.

Just as Xiaolong's health dropped to two thousand!

Faker's Tsar has moved!
He astutely spotted a tiny opening in EDG's backline positioning. With a WEQ drift, Azir transformed into a golden lightning bolt, directly bypassing EDG's frontline, and unleashed his ultimate, [Imperial Wall]!
"Faker has initiated the team fight! His targets are Kai'Sa and Orianna!"

If this push lands, EDG's backline will absolutely melt instantly!

But just as the Tsar was about to take off!
Su Mo's reaction speed has once again broken the limits of human capability!

He didn't use Flash to escape.

"Highly poisonous fog!"

A pool of deep purple venom, with extremely precise prediction of the Tsar's drift landing point, spread out in mid-air!

"Ground binding effect!!"

The moment Faker's Azir came into contact with the poison mist in mid-air, all of his movement abilities were abruptly cut off!

The ultimate skill, which could have pushed EDG's backline, was interrupted and only pushed into thin air!

"What?!" A hint of disbelief flashed in Faker's usually calm eyes.

The Tsar, like a bird with a broken wing, fell awkwardly into the poisonous fog, into EDG's encirclement!
"Beautiful!! Mozi interrupted Faker's drift with his ground binding!!" Guan Zeyuan jumped up from his chair in excitement.

The Tsar, having fallen into enemy territory, became a sitting duck.

Su Mo did not hesitate at all.

"Command: Shockwave!"

The clockwork puppet attached to Cassiopeia burst into a dazzling light. The ultimate ability exploded at Azir's feet, pulling Faker back from his attempt to Flash away.

With the slow effect of Rylai's Crystal Scepter combined with the burn effect of Liandry's Torment, Cassiopeia's E skill is always on her side.

Even the Tsar, who possessed a golden body, could not escape the terrifying baptism of venom after waking up from his golden body.

"EDG.Mo has killed T1.Faker!"

Without their core mid-laner and initiator, T1's formation instantly fell into disarray.

Achen's Vi seized the opportunity to lock onto Varus with her ultimate, and with Kai'Sa's entry, T1's backline was also shredded.

A perfectly executed 0-for-3 exchange!

EDG not only acquired the Hextech Dragon, but also widened the economic gap to 4,000 gold.

"That's incredible..." Ah Chen gasped over the voice chat, "Brother Mo, your prediction of Faker's ground-binding ability is insane! I didn't even see how Faker flew over."

Su Mo picked up the thermos, took a sip of water, and a gentle smile appeared on his lips.

“The Tsar’s drift trajectory is a fixed straight line,” he explained calmly. “As long as you calculate his takeoff angle and speed, and lay the poisonous fog in his path, interrupting his displacement is just a simple physics problem.”

These casual words deepened the EDG team members' awe of their captain. In this man's eyes, those earth-shattering, extreme maneuvers seemed like simple math problems that could be solved through calculation.

20 minutes and 00 seconds. Baron Nashor spawned precisely on time. Accompanied by a deep roar that seemed to pierce the entire Summoner's Rift, the purple Void Beast slowly coiled up in the dragon pit.

The atmosphere on the field instantly became even more tense, as if even the smell of gunpowder in the air had intensified.

At this point, the economic difference between the two sides remained around 3,000 gold, with EDG slightly ahead, but T1's lineup had gradually shown its terrifying late-game resilience.

"They're about to engage in a Baron fight." Mingkai stared intently at the screen backstage, arms crossed. "T1's lineup isn't fast at taking down Baron, but their ability to defend the Baron pit is unparalleled. We can't rush this fight."

On the EDG stage, Su Mo was controlling Cassiopeia, clearing minion waves in the mid lane. In his item inventory, besides Liandry's Torment and Rylai's Crystal Scepter, there was also a Stopwatch and a Needlessly Large Rod.

"Ah Chen, Vamp, light up the vision in the top half of the map." Su Mo's voice was calm and even, without any fluctuation due to the upcoming crucial team fight. "Don't face-check the bushes, use your skills to scout. Their Maokai and Lena are definitely lying in ambush near the Dragon Pit."

"Understood, Brother Mo." Vamp, controlling the Minotaur, cautiously approached the Dragon Pit together with Ah Chen's Vi.

T1's response was equally quick and skillful.

Oner had already placed saplings in the bushes behind the Red Buff and in the triangular bushes above the Dragon Pit. These saplings not only provide vision but also slow down enemies and deal damage, making them a powerful tool for T1 positional warfare defense.

Keria's Lena and Gumayusi's Varus pushed the minion wave across the river and quickly disappeared into the shadows of the jungle.

"Don't let them wear us down. We'll control the vision at the entrance to the Baron pit," Faker calmly commanded in the voice chat. His Azir had already built Nashor's Tooth and Rylai's Crystal Scepter, making him a completely different beast.

"I'll try to find a position. If they try to force their way into my vision, I can push their backline back." Zeus's Quesanti already had two items, making him incredibly tanky.

The two sides engaged in a close battle for visibility near the river.

Ah Chen's Vi tentatively dashed into the bush with her Q skill, triggering a sapling. Her health dropped slightly instantly, and she was also slowed down.

"Ugh, these saplings are disgusting." Ah Chen frowned and took two steps back. "Brother Mo, they've blocked the entrance to Dragon Pit. We can't get in."

Su Mo glanced at the minimap. T1's defenses were like an iron barrel. If they charged in, they would likely be countered by the ultimate abilities of the Tree and Lena, and melted instantly.

“We’re not going in.” Su Mo stopped pushing the lane. “Xiao Yue, you and A Chen go push the middle lane. Vamp, come with me.”

Su Mo, controlling the Cassiopeia, did not head towards the Baron pit. Instead, he led Alistar and turned to walk towards T1's upper jungle.

"What is Brother Mozi going to do? Is he going to invade the jungle? It's too dangerous to invade the jungle at this time!" On the commentary panel, Wawa was a little confused as he watched the Cassiopeia's movements.

Miller pushed up his glasses, his eyes fixed on the screen: "It's not counter-jungling. Look at his position... he's trying to flank!"

That's right, flank them!
Without any mobility skills, Su Mo, accompanied by a Minotaur, chose the most dangerous and unexpected route. They silently crept along the edge of the ruins of the T1 top lane second tower and into the bush above the T1 red buff.

This is a blind spot for T1's vision. Because all of T1's attention is focused on defending the Baron pit.

“We’ll wait here,” Su Mo said gently, controlling the snake woman to crouch quietly in the grass.

On the main battlefield, Xiaoyue's Orianna and Achen's Vi pushed the mid lane minion wave across the river, putting pressure on T1's minion wave.

"They've shown up in the mid lane, only two of them," Keria keenly picked up on the information. "The Cassiopeia and Alistar are gone."

Faker frowned slightly: "They might be attacking our red buff, or flanking us. Oner, throw a sapling towards the red buff to scout."

Oner immediately threw a sapling into the red buff bush.

The sapling landed, bounced a couple of times, and found nothing. This was because Su Mo had calculated the sapling's field of vision with exquisite precision; his and Minotaur's crouching positions were precisely at the edge of the sapling's blind spot!
"There's no one in the red zone," Oner reported.

"They might be above the dragon pit. Zeus, go up there and keep an eye on their position. If they try to force a Baron fight, just use your ultimate to disrupt them," Faker commanded.

Zeus's Quesanti accepted the order, activated the scan, and headed towards the top of the dragon pit.

The situation had now shifted to three T1 members facing the dragon pit, Zeus above the dragon pit, while Su Mo and the Minotaur remained quietly lurking behind T1.

"Chen, go to the Dragon Pit and show your face, pretend we're going to fight the dragon," Su Mo said softly in the voice chat.

Ah Chen understood immediately and controlled Wei to swagger into the dragon pit and punch the dragon.

The dragon let out a roar.

"They've disturbed the dragon!" Gumayusi shouted.

"Don't rush, they can't fight fast. Slowly push forward." Faker remained calm.

Just as the three T1 players moved forward, preparing to surround the dragon pit...

A sharp glint flashed in Su Mo's eyes.

"Vamp, do it."

Before he could finish speaking, Vamp's Alistar immediately used Flash!

"boom!"

With a flash of golden light, the massive Tauren Chieftain appeared directly from behind the wall, standing on the flank of the T1 three-man formation!
WQ's double combo: Savage Charge followed by Earth Shatter!
The team was launched with extreme decisiveness and without any warning!
Faker and Gumayusi reacted extremely quickly, flashing away the instant Alistar used his Flash to create distance. However, Oner's Maokai, due to slightly forward positioning, was solidly knocked into the air by Alistar!
"EDG made their move! Alistar flashed to initiate, but only managed to engage Maokai! Faker and JackeyLove used both summoner spells and disengaged!" Guan Zeyuan shouted excitedly.

This appears to be a failed team fight, as not only did they fail to engage the enemy's carry, they also ended up sending their support into the enemy's encirclement.

But just as T1 was about to focus fire and instantly kill the Minotaur!
"hiss--"

A jet of deep purple venom, like the scythe of death, sprayed out from the edge of the wall behind us!

[Highly Toxic Mist]!
The poison mist covered Azir and Varus with pinpoint accuracy, who had just used Flash and were preparing to counterattack!
"Bind to the ground!!"

"Brother Mozi!! This is the moment he's been waiting for! He'll use the Minotaur to force out the enemy's two carries' movement abilities, and then use the Earthbind skill to seal off all their subsequent actions!" Miller roared hoarsely.

As the poisonous fog descended, Su Mo's snake woman activated [Ghost Step].

A ghostly blue afterimage streaked across the night. Su Mo ignored the minotaur who was being focused down; his target was the two squishy carries trapped in the poison mist, stripped of all mobility.

Q skill [Plague Explosion] accurately hits Azir, triggering Phase Rush.

The snake woman's movement speed reached a terrifying threshold.

Look me in the eye!

Ultimate move: Earth-shattering!
In this narrow passageway, the Tsar and Verus, slowed and unable to move, had nowhere to escape. A cold, petrifying beam swept over them, and the two instantly turned into two cold stone statues.

"My God! Perfect ultimate move! Double petrification!" The doll jumped up excitedly.

What follows is a one-sided massacre with no suspense whatsoever.

The continuous damage from the Liandry's Torment and Rylai's Crystal Scepter, combined with the machine-gun-like spitting of her E skill, Twin Fangs, rendered the two carries, lacking Flash and mobility, as fragile as paper in the face of Cassiopeia's venom.

Just two and a half seconds.

"EDG.Mo has killed T1.Faker!"

"EDG.Mo has killed T1.Gumayusi!"

"Double Kill!" (End of Chapter)