Chapter 637
Turning into a Spinning Top
Welcome to Summoner's Rift!
As the system notification faded, ten heroes descended into the fountain.
In this game, Su Mo used Flash and Ghost as his summoner spells, chose Lethal Tempo as his mastery, and confidently started with Doran's Blade and a health potion.
"If we don't fight at level 1, we'll have to watch the top lane matchup." Guan Zeyuan's voice rang out at the right time. "369 is starting with Doran's Shield and Second Wind, which is extremely resilient. He's clearly prepared to be tortured."
At 1 minute and 40 seconds, the minion waves converged on the top lane.
369 didn't go live immediately; instead, he would stay on the edge of the experience zone, even if it meant missing the vision of the first three melee units.
If Ornn dares to peek out and last-hit Vayne at level one, he's essentially trading his health for gold.
Su Mo controlled Vayne, directly crossing the minion wave and getting stuck at the edge of the bush in front of the red team's first tower.
"Don't want to consume soldiers? Then don't consume experience points."
Su Mo's eyes were calm as he pressed the S key, freezing Vayne in place.
When the front-line minions were low on health, 369 finally couldn't hold back and tentatively stepped forward to try and finish off a low-health minion with his Q [Volcanic Eruption].
Just as Ornn raised his hand to slam the floor and froze in mid-air...
Su Mo moved.
Start with a basic attack!
369 reacted quickly, using his Q skill to last-hit minions and immediately retreating.
But Su Mo immediately followed up with Q [Dodge Strike], Vayne rolled diagonally forward, reset her auto-attack, and fired a second crossbow bolt!
Immediately afterwards, taking advantage of Vayne's passive [Night Hunter] which grants increased movement speed when facing an enemy champion, Su Mo took a step forward and landed his third auto-attack!
In just one exchange, Ornn lost nearly a fifth of his health.
At 2 minutes and 45 seconds, both sides reached level two.
Su Mo quickly leveled up to level two and instantly learned W.
At this moment, Su Mo had meticulously controlled the minion wave near the river mouth, which was Ornn's most difficult position.
If you go in, Vayne will chase you from a long distance;
If we retreat, we'll lose the experience of this large wave of soldiers.
Kanavi's Blade of the Ruined King had just finished clearing the bottom half of the jungle's wolves. He switched screens to look at the top lane, his brow furrowed: "69, hold on, I'll go check it out after I finish clearing the red buff."
"Don't come. You know how hard he is to catch." 369's voice was bitter. "I only need to rely on experience."
As they were talking, 369 tried to use his Q skill to hitch a ride on the sports car.
Su Mo seemed to have anticipated his move, and moved laterally to avoid Ornn's rock pillar slowdown, then countered with an arrow.
369 subconsciously wanted to use his E skill [Fiery Charge] to collide with Vayne, who had made a positioning mistake.
But just as Ornn charged forward with his head down, Su Mo didn't even use his E skill. Instead, he used his Q skill to roll sideways and brush past Ornn.
Two more basic attacks followed by a three-ring combo.
At this point, Ornn's health was below half, forcing him to use the only refillable potion he had.
At 3 minutes and 30 seconds, the battle for the river crab begins.
Jiejie's Sejuani started in the top half of the jungle and managed to secure the top lane river crab.
Taking advantage of his lane control, Su Mo moved directly towards the river, forcing Kanavi's Ruined King to give up the contest and turn to his own jungle.
"The pressure from the top lane has spread to the jungle," Ji De analyzed. "Kanavi is also having a tough time this game. He has no lane priority in the top lane, and his upper jungle is vulnerable to invasion at any time."
At 4 minutes and 10 seconds, a collision occurred in the middle lane.
Knight's Syndra, with her longer range, significantly outfarmed Scout's Galio. Knight attempted a QE combo to stun Galio and coordinate a gank with the jungler.
But Scout was very experienced. He used his W [Duran's Shield] to charge up and reduce damage, taking a full combo from Syndra before using his E [Righteous Punch] to dash back under the tower.
Although he lost half his health, as long as Galio doesn't die, he can still push lanes and roam after returning to base and buying magic resistance boots and Doran's Ring.
"Viper and Meiko are playing very aggressively in the bottom lane," Guan Zeyuan said, shifting his gaze to the bottom lane.
Ruler's Zephyr is agile, but against the Aphelios + Nautilus combination, his early wave clear is still too slow.
Meiko's Titan attempted to hook several times, forcing Missing's Yuumi to use her shield.
Viper used the range advantage of the Green Blade to occasionally steal points from Zeli, keeping the minion wave firmly under JDG's tower.
At 5 minutes and 10 seconds, the top lane minions pushed into the tower.
At this moment, Su Mo had already pressed down 369 a full 20 times.
This was a major pushback, but Su Mo didn't choose to go home; instead, he continued to exert pressure.
Ornn, with only one-third of his health remaining, cowered under the tower, trembling.
He held W [Bellfire Breath] in his hand, which was his only means of immunity to crowd control and damage mitigation.
"Jiejie, come on."
Su Mo said calmly in the voice message.
"coming."
Jiejie's Sejuani emerged from the bush near the red team's Golem.
Seeing Sejuani appear, 369 felt a chill in his heart, but as a professional player, his brain was working at lightning speed.
"If Sejuani isn't level 6, she can only initiate with Q-Flash or E. I can use W to block Sejuani's crowd control, and then Flash will give me a chance to escape!"
The minion wave pushes towards the tower.
Su Mo's Vayne took the initiative, auto-attacking the tower to reset the aggro rhythm, and then suddenly auto-attacking Ornn.
369 was on high alert. When he saw Vayne raise her hand, he instinctively wanted to back away.
Jiejie's Sejuani used her Q [Arctic Assault] to charge at Ornn.
369 reacted extremely quickly, activating W [Bellfire Breath], which made him unstoppable and negated Sejuani's knock-up, while also applying Fragile to both of them.
"Great! 369's move was very precise!"
But Su Mo didn't care at all.
The instant Sejuani tanked the tower, he used his Q skill to roll into the tower, followed by a basic attack and his E skill [Demon Judgment]!
"boom!"
The massive crossbow bolt slammed Ornn, who had just ended his W invulnerability state, into the ruined wall of the turret!
dizziness!
"It's nailed to the wall! This angle is too tricky!" Miller shouted.
Su Mo didn't greedily deal damage. After unleashing the true damage of the three-hit combo, he used the speed boost from Swift Step to pull away from the tower and avoid its aggro.
Jiejie's Pig Girl followed up with W [Winter's Wrath].
Although Ornn is tanky enough, his armor seems so thin in the face of Vayne's true damage.
369 woke up from his dizziness and used Flash to try and take down the Sejuani who was tanking the tower.
But Su Mo had anticipated this, and once again entered the tower, using his passive speed boost to catch up, and finally secured the kill with a basic attack.
First Blood!
First blood erupts!
Su Mo used his Q skill to roll out of the tower again, only taking a bit of tower damage, and his health was still very good.
"Perfect tower dive coordination!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed. "This is EDG's top and jungle synergy. Jiejie's timing in tanking the tower and Mozi's E skill angle were like playing against bots. 369 did his best, but there was really nothing he could do; he had to defend against this wave of minions pushing into the tower."
5 minutes 50 seconds.
369 is back online with TP resurrection.
By this time, he had already lost two large waves of resources and was one and a half levels behind Su Mo.
Su Mo went home and bought [Attack Speed Boots] and [Vampire Scepter].
At this point in time, this equipment is a game-changer for Ornn.
Back online, Su Mo didn't give 369 any chance to catch his breath. He used the vision in the bushes to block 369's position on the lane.
As soon as Ornn shows his face, he's hit with a barrage of basic attacks without explanation.
369's mentality was starting to crumble. He didn't even dare to use Q to last-hit ranged minions, and could only stand at the very edge of the experience zone, watching the minions fall one by one.
"This top lane game is over." Remember looked at the gold difference between the two top laners and made a conclusion. "It's only been less than six minutes, and Vayne has almost 30 CS ahead of Ornn and even got first blood. When she reaches level six and has her ultimate, 369 won't even be able to stay under the tower."
At this point, Knight in the mid lane had lane priority, but Scout's Galio was known for his steady play and didn't give him any chance to get a solo kill.
Although Ruler in the bottom lane was doing well, Viper's Aphelios had already acquired the Red and White Blades (Soul Breaker + Mirror Image), making him extremely powerful in combat.
JDG's voice chat was completely silent.
Kanavi sighed, "I'll gank top lane when I reach level six, otherwise Vayne will be done for." 369 gave a wry smile, looking at the figure standing in front of the minion wave like a demon hunter: "Be careful, he has Ghost, Flash, and E... Don't get double killed."
At 6 minutes and 40 seconds, the tranquility on the road was broken.
Kanavi's Blade of the Ruined King finally reached level six. Although he was spotted by vision in the river for a moment, he still went around to the top lane tri-bush without hesitation.
“I’m here. He’s on the line. There’s a chance,” Kanavi said in a deep voice over the phone.
He also knew he couldn't let Vayne develop so freely, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with her later.
369 took a deep breath; even with only two-thirds of his health remaining, he had to cooperate.
"R—The Call of the God of Forging!"
With a roar, Ornn unleashed a massive fire elemental lamb charging towards them from afar.
At the same time, Kanavi's Ruined King activated his E skill, "Scorched Earth," and accelerated out along the black mist on the wall.
Faced with this deadly pincer attack from both sides, Su Mo's expression remained completely unchanged, as if it were all part of his script.
"Are you here to deliver double buffs?"
Just as Ornn's second R [Impact] was about to be unleashed.
Su Mo pressed the R key.
The final moment!
Vayne's giant crossbow instantly charged, and she disappeared into the darkness.
Q [Dodge and Ambush]!
Invisibility!
369's ram head slammed into the air, only to hit a wisp of air! Su Mo used invisibility and the displacement of his Q skill to pull himself towards the river with an incredible right-angle dance, perfectly avoiding Ornn's knock-up!
Revealed!
Snapped!
An arrow struck the broken king who had just emerged.
Kanavi reacted extremely quickly, charging up his W [A Thousand Years of Sighs] and flashing to try and freeze Vayne.
But Su Mo's fingers left a blur as they typed on the keyboard.
E [Devil's Judgment]!
"Trying to arrest me?"
The massive crossbow bolt blasted out the instant the Ruined King landed with Blink, shoving Kanavi away and even interrupting his stunned arm-raising motion!
Although no nails were nailed to the wall, this was enough to create a fatal distance.
Vayne's attack power is terrifying when she activates her ultimate ability.
A! Q stealthily pulls! A!
The Ruined King couldn't touch the hunter who was lurking in the shadows, but his health bar was dropping rapidly.
369 tried to use E to help, but Su Mo easily dodged him using the high movement speed of Sprint.
The Third Ring Road explodes!
Kanavi stared at his nearly depleted health bar, despairingly realizing he couldn't escape—Vaine's passive pursuit speed was too fast.
"Retreat! Retreat! We can't win!" Kanavi shouted.
But it's too late.
Su Mo landed a final basic attack, securing the kill on the Ruined King, and was now buffed with both red and blue buffs.
The Double Kill notification didn't sound because 369 had already scrambled back under the tower the moment he saw the jungler die.
"My God..." Guan Zeyuan clutched his head in his hands, "This isn't a gank, it's delivering takeout to Vayne! With Kanavi dead, the top lane is completely ruined!"
8 minutes 20 seconds.
The Rift Herald has spawned.
At this point, the top lane had become a dead end.
Su Mo went home to buy some new equipment, and then logged back in.
He controlled the minion wave in front of the tower, only last-hitting minions.
Ornn, with 369, was trapped under the tower, caught in a dilemma.
Going out will get you destroyed, staying under the tower... the tower is being worn down by minions.
"This scene is too jarring." Remember smiled wryly. "In just 8 minutes, Vayne has almost pushed Ornn out of the experience zone. Jiejie's Sejuani didn't even need to go to the top lane; she took the Rift Herald right in front of 369. JDG didn't dare to even glance at it."
The atmosphere in JDG's voice chat was extremely tense.
Knight: "69, hang in there, I'll help you when I'm leveled up."
369: "It's okay... I'm numb to it now. Don't worry about the top lane this game, you guys focus on the bottom half. I'll just pretend I don't exist in this game."
At 9 minutes and 45 seconds, good news came from the bottom lane.
Perhaps it was a case of learning from their mistakes and then striving to improve, but JDG finally managed to mount an effective attack in the bottom half of the map.
After pushing the lane, Knight's Syndra used the teleport advantage to flank the bottom lane.
Missing's Yuumi hooks onto Zephyr and uses her ultimate to hold the enemy in place.
Meiko's Titan attempted to block Viper's retreat by using his reverse Q to hook the wall, but was instead stunned by Syndra's precise QE combo.
Ruler Zeli followed up with damage and secured the kill on Titan.
"JDG finally got a win!" Miller perked up a bit. "Although this four-man gank only killed one support, it still gave Ruler a big boost. Zeli's development hasn't fallen too far behind."
Scout's Galio provided support with his ultimate, but landed a little late, only managing to save Viper's Aphelios.
10 minutes 30 seconds.
The director switched the camera back to the top lane, and everyone gasped.
Su Mo's last hit count: 108.
369's last hits: 42.
This is a despairing number.
To make matters worse, Jiejie's Sejuani came to the top lane and released the Rift Herald.
"They've sent out the vanguard! They're going to take down the first tower right away!" Rita exclaimed. "369 hasn't even finished using his ultimate, how are they going to defend?"
Su Mo moved into the tower with the minion wave.
Although the Siren Killer hasn't been fully upgraded yet, its terrifying attack speed and three-hit damage make the defense towers look like paper.
"boom!"
The Rift Herald crashed into it headfirst, the sound of the plating shattering crisp and pleasant.
369 tried to clear the minions with Q, but Su Mo used Q to roll in and auto-attacked him with a three-hit combo, instantly taking away half of his health.
"Go home! Go home now! Forget about the tower!" Kanavi shouted in the voice chat.
369 retreated with tears in his eyes, only able to watch helplessly as Su Mo and Sejuani pushed down the top lane tower in less than 11 minutes.
11 minutes 15 seconds.
After taking down the first tower, Su Mo didn't switch lanes to the bottom lane as usual, but instead made an even more arrogant decision.
He went home and crafted his first mythical item – the [Siren Slayer].
Then, I bought two control wards and headed straight for the top lane second turret.
"Isn't he switching lanes?" Guan Zeyuan was taken aback. "A Vayne with Siren Slayer, is he going to... clear the top lane?"
11 minutes 50 seconds.
JDG's top jungle has been completely overrun.
Su Mo treated Kanavi's Golem and Red Buff as if he were strolling through his own backyard, happily accepting them all.
At this point, JDG had no choice but to respond.
Knight's Syndra and Kanavi's Blade of the Ruined King simultaneously moved towards the top lane, attempting to stop the now "demon-like" Vayne from pushing further towards the second tower.
"JDG doesn't want to give up the second turret this time; they've grouped up three players!" Miller analyzed. "But Scout's Galio is also gone, and his ultimate is ready to provide support at any time. And... can the three of you really kill Vayne now?"
On the screen, Su Mo looked at the disappearing red dot on the map and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
"Come on, the more the better."
"This game has only just begun."
At this point, Vayne had reached level 9, while the opposing mid and jungle were only level 7, and the top laner Ornn was a pitiful level 7.
Level advantage and superior equipment. (End of Chapter)