Chapter 664
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At 1 minute and 30 seconds, the entire army launched an attack, and the lines of troops converged.
Kiin's Poppy cautiously followed the minion wave forward. He had leveled up his Q skill, [Holy Hammer Smash], at level one, intending to quickly use Q to smash a few melee minions before Vayne showed herself, and then retreat to a safe distance.
However, just as Poppy raised her hammer, intending to finish off the first low-health melee minion...
The die is cast.
A cold, detached line rang out.
A dark red figure slid out of the bushes like a ghost!
Su Mo's Vayne didn't give Poppy any chance to last-hit, and immediately launched a basic attack!
"Snapped!"
The crossbow bolt struck Bobby precisely.
Kiin was startled and instinctively tried to back away. But Su Mo's mouse clicks were incredibly fast, and Vayne used the speed boost from her passive [Night Hunter] to stay close to the enemy champion.
Q skill [Dodge Strike]!
Vayne rolls forward, resets her basic attack, and fires another arrow!
Immediately afterwards, another basic attack!
Triple ring triggered!
"Press Attack!! Mozi's talent is Press Attack!!" Miller shouted excitedly from the commentary booth, "He immediately used Press Attack on three auto-attacks at level one! Poppy's health dropped a bit instantly! That hurt!"
In just one exchange, Poppy, who hadn't even had the experience of a melee soldier, lost nearly a quarter of her health, which scared Kiin so much that he quickly drank the only health potion he had.
"My god, this pressure is suffocating." Remembering the miserable Poppy on the screen, I couldn't help but exclaim, "Mozi is stuck in front of the minion wave. If you, Poppy, dare to come up, I'll PK you. If you don't retreat, I'll keep PK'ing you. This isn't laning, this is practically military training!"
At 2 minutes and 15 seconds, both sides reached the second level.
Su Mo instantly upgraded his W skill, [Sacred Silver Arrows]. With the added true damage, Poppy completely lost the ability to watch the minion wave.
He was like a ruthless executioner, firmly controlling the minion wave in the middle of the river. The moment Kiin dared to take a step closer to the experience zone, Su Mo would immediately unleash a basic attack followed by a Q followed by another basic attack, triggering the true damage burst from his W.
In less than three minutes, Poppy's health had been reduced to less than half.
Meanwhile, the situation on the other two routes was also proceeding smoothly.
In the mid lane, Xiaoyue's Akali played very cleverly against Bdd's Orianna. He took Doran's Shield and Second Wind runes, leveling up Q (Shadow Strike) at level 1 for last-hitting and W (Twilight Shroud) at level 2 to avoid poke. Although he was behind in last-hitting, his health remained extremely healthy.
"Keep Yue calm, he can't do anything to you before level six." Su Mo glanced at the mid lane and offered a calm word of encouragement.
"Got it, Brother Mo! I'm going to stick with this clockwork!"
At 2 minutes and 50 seconds, the top laner is about to reach level three.
At this point, KT's jungler Maokai had finished clearing the red buff in the top half of the map and reached level three.
"Kiin, I'm here! This Vayne is too deep, can we let her go?" Cuzz asked urgently in the voice chat.
"Yes! I can still withstand one more set of attacks!" Kiin gritted his teeth, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.
3 minutes 10 seconds.
Su Mo's Vayne had just reached level three and unlocked her E skill, "Demon Judgment".
Just then, Cuzz threw a sapling from the river bushes, blocking Vayne's retreat route, and then his main body emerged directly from the bushes!
"Here it comes! KT's jungler's classic level 3 gank on top!" Guan Zeyuan spoke rapidly, "Mozi is positioned very deep, Cuzz has flanked!"
KT's kill plan was perfectly executed.
Kiin's Poppy saw Maokai in position and didn't hesitate to use Flash!
"A flash of gold! Poppy flashes E [Heroic Charge]! He's trying to pin Vayne against the river wall!" Miller yelled.
If Vayne is stunned in one hit, combined with the tree's crowd control, a level 3 squishy Vayne will definitely die!
But in that fraction of a second of reaction time when Poppy flashed and crashed into him!
Su Mo's eyes were as cold as ice blades as his fingers lightly tapped the keyboard.
"Trying to knock me out?"
Q skill [Dodge Strike]!
Instead of retreating, Vayne boldly rolled a short distance to Poppy's side!
"boom!"
Although Poppy's E skill hit Vayne, Su Mo's extreme side roll changed the angle of force, so Vayne was not hit by the wall, but slid out along the edge of the wall!
"The wall didn't stun him!! Mozi used his Q skill's dash to dodge the wall stun!!"
But the crisis was not over! Cuzz's giant tree was already close in, and he immediately used his W skill [Twisted Thrust], transforming into a clump of magical roots that locked onto Vayne!
Just as the Great Tree W was about to bind Vayne and immobilize her!
Su Mo used his newly upgraded E skill!
"Devil's Judgment!"
The massive crossbow was suddenly raised, and a huge bolt was fired with a roar!
The crossbow bolt struck the tree precisely where it was using W to dash into the air!
Because of the awkward position that Vayne was pushed into by Poppy earlier, this E skill directly pinned the tree to the thick rock wall above!
"Boom!"
A crisp, dizzying sound rang out!
Not only did the tree fail to apply the immobilization effect, but Vayne also managed to stun it by pinning it against the wall!
"My God!! What kind of godlike reaction is that?!" Remember exclaimed, almost jumping up and down. "Using E skill to interrupt Maokai's W dash and then successfully pinning him to the wall in the opposite direction?! The angle calculation is so precise, it's like he's using a cheat code!"
The large tree that was pinned to the wall instantly became a sitting duck.
Su Mo didn't even look at Poppy, who had no skills left. He just kept moving, auto-attacking, using Q to reset his auto-attack, and then auto-attacking again!
The true damage from the three rings exploded on the level 3 tree, and combined with the true damage from Ignite, the tree's health plummeted like an avalanche!
The moment the dizziness ended, Cuzz panicked and tried to use Flash to escape.
"late."
Su Mo calmly uttered two words, and then followed up with a precise basic attack.
"First Blood!"
"EDG.Mo has killed KT.Cuzz!"
First blood secured!
Kiin, watching Vayne secure First Blood with full health, turned and cast a cold glance at him, terrified. He scrambled towards his own turret, too afraid to even walk in a straight line, lest Vayne catch up and unleash her ultimate.
A perfect 1v2 comeback kill!
The entire Busan Gymnasium was deathly silent, with only the cold sound of Vayne loading her heavy crossbow on the screen.
"This..." Guan Zeyuan, the commentator, swallowed hard, his voice trembling. "Without a jungler counter-ganking, he used the terrain and his superb micro-management to fight two opponents and kill the jungler... Kiin is probably starting to question his life now when he sees this Vayne."
4 minutes and 15 seconds. Su Mo, having secured a 400 gold bounty for First Blood and a significant CS advantage, recalled to base.
A flash of light, and Vayne stepped out again, her inventory now containing a pair of straw sandals, a longsword, and a shortsword.
At the four-minute mark of the game, having so many extra pieces means a complete dominance in movement speed and attack speed.
"Now the journey has completely turned into a prison." Miller shook his head with a wry smile.
4 minutes 50 seconds.
Su Mo's Vayne returned to the lane. Due to the previous wave of minion push, the minion wave was now stuck between EDG's top tower and the river.
This is the most despairing position for a top laner – controlling the lane.
Su Mo has reached level five.
Meanwhile, Poppy, having died once and lost experience to the jungler, and having been pressured in the early game, was pitifully only level four.
Su Mo, controlling Vayne, stood in front of the three ranged minions. He didn't need to use skills to harass or tower dive for a solo kill. He was like a demon god; if Poppy dared to approach the edge of the experience zone, he would take a step forward.
Kiin sat at the gaming table, his fingers gripping the edge of the mouse tightly, his eyes red-rimmed.
He tentatively took a step forward, wanting to get a whiff of the gunner's experience.
"Snapped!"
Su Mo reacted quickly, unleashing a basic attack.
Kiin quickly used his W skill, "Unwavering Demeanor," to accelerate and try to escape.
However, Su Mo activated his Q skill and rolled, using the movement speed advantage from his boots to chase Poppy down and hit her three times, unleashing the true damage burst from his W skill!
Poppy, at level 4, lost half of her health!
"I can't watch this, it's too cruel." Remember to cover your eyes. "Four minutes, thirty-five stabs to eight stabs. Poppy feels dangerous even standing under the tower now."
In KT's team voice chat, Kiin's voice was tinged with tears: "Cuzz... I can't play top lane anymore. I can't even get experience, he's blocking me."
Cuzz was struggling to farm the Krugs in the bottom half of the jungle. Looking at his grayed-out screen, he said bitterly, "I can't go top. My top jungle is being completely destroyed by Chen's Lee Sin. You... just try to AFK under the tower."
The time has reached 6 minutes and 30 seconds.
A suffocating sense of tension filled the air in Summoner's Rift.
In the bottom lane, EDG's "Xayah and Rakan" duo displayed extremely strong lane dominance. JackeyLove's Xayah used the piercing effect of her feathers to push the lane aggressively, while Meiko's Rakan, like a wary cheetah, frequently probed the edges of the bushes, putting immense pressure on Aiming's Kai'Sa's positioning.
"Jack, push this wave and move towards the river to cover me while I take the dragon," Achen's Lee Sin calmly commanded in the voice chat.
Under Su Mo's godlike dominance over the top lane, A Chen felt an unprecedented sense of freedom. He no longer needed to worry about being tower-dived in the top lane, nor did he need to worry about his jungle being invaded—because Cuzz's Maokai was now barely able to defend his own jungle.
6 minutes 45 seconds.
The first dragon (the Infernal Dragon) let out a mournful cry and was easily captured by the Blind Monk's Smite.
"EDG secured the first Fire Dragon! Their early game rhythm is too comfortable!" Guan Zeyuan stared at the big screen, speaking rapidly. "Cuzz's Maokai is currently very confused. He can't go top lane, and Meiko has cleared all the vision in the bottom half of the map. He can only try his luck in mid lane!"
The director immediately switched the camera to the middle lane.
At this point, both Xiaoyue's Akali and Bdd's Orianna had reached level 6.
Bdd, a veteran mid laner in the LCK, has extremely solid fundamentals. He used Orianna's long range advantage to keep the minion wave in front of Akali's tower, trying to find an opportunity to get a solo kill.
7 minutes 10 seconds.
"Shh-"
From the grassy riverbed above the middle lane, a ghostly green magical root suddenly shot out! It was Tree's W [Twisted Thrust]! Cuzz finally couldn't resist making his move!
At the same time, Bdd's Orianna instantly pulled the puppet to Akali's feet, and without hesitation, he pressed his ultimate [Command: Shockwave], wanting to use Maokai's root to directly strangle Akali!
"Danger!! Xiao Yue has been arrested!" Miller shouted.
Faced with this near-perfect control chain, Xiao Yue, sitting on the battle seat, had a sudden drop in his pupils, but he did not panic. His mind was filled with Su Mo's instructions to him before the match: "When facing a top mid laner, don't be afraid, stand up straight and play your game."
Just as the tree's roots were about to entangle Akali, and Orianna's ultimate was about to shrink by a fraction of a second!
Xiao Yue's fingers thundered across the keyboard!
Akali's W skill, "My Own Secret! Twilight Shroud," is unleashed, creating a dense cloud of smoke that instantly bursts open, allowing Akali to disappear into stealth and rendering Maokai's W targetless!
Immediately following, R1 [Dazzlingly Deadly]!
Akali transformed into a swift afterimage, not fleeing towards her own turret, but instead boldly passing through the tree's body, using it as a springboard to slide out of Orianna's ultimate's pull range!
"It missed!! Orianna's ultimate missed!! Xiaoyue used the invisibility mechanism of the shroud and the displacement of R1 to perfectly resolve this doomed gank!!" Remember was so excited that he slapped the table and exclaimed in amazement.
Instead of retaliating after escaping, Xiao Yue calmly used his E skill [Falcon Dance] to attach to the minions behind him, and then used the second part of E to easily pull back to a safe distance from the turret.
"Phew..." Xiao Yue let out a long breath in the voice chat, his palms were sweaty. "Brother Mo, Chen, I'm out of Flash, but the enemy mid and jungle have used all their ultimates."
"Well done, Xiao Yue." Su Mo was still controlling the minion wave in the top lane, his voice calm but with a hint of approval. "They're getting desperate. Without their ultimates, how are they going to engage in the Vanguard team fight?"
8 minutes 00 seconds.
The Rift Herald roared in the river and spawned right on time.
This was a crucial team fight that would determine the outcome of the early game. For KT, if Vayne secured the Rift Herald and took down the top lane's first turret, Kiin's Poppy wouldn't even be able to stay under the second turret.
"We have to take this! If we don't, the top lane will be completely destroyed!" Coach Acorn gripped the tactics board tightly backstage.
KT's five players quickly converged on the upper river. Even the bot lane's Kai'Sa and Alistar abandoned their minion wave and walked towards the Rift Herald.
Meanwhile, Su Mo in the top lane finally pushed the minion wave, which had been frozen for four minutes, to KT's top tower.
Vayne, Level 7.
Poppy, a pitiful level 5.
"Holy crap, this Poppy isn't even level 6 yet, how is he supposed to team fight without his ultimate?" Ah Chen glanced at the top lane and couldn't help but gasp.
"Ignore him, control the river vision." Su Mo went home, retrieved the [Midday Quiver] and a pair of attack speed boots, and walked gracefully towards the river. "Jack, you have your ultimate ready, watch Alistar's position; Meiko, keep an eye on Kai'Sa, don't let her fly into the fray."
8 minutes 30 seconds.
The two sides formed a standoff outside the Xianfeng Pit.
EDG's positioning was very spread out. Achen's Lee Sin was pulling the Rift Herald in the pit, while Sumo's Vayne was like a ghost wandering in the shadows on the flanks.
"KT is trying to force an engagement! Lehends' Alistar is looking for an opportunity!" Guan Zeyuan keenly caught the details on the screen.
Suddenly, a burst of golden light appeared!
Lehends' Alistar used Hexflash from behind the F6 wall to jump over it, and immediately used Q upon landing. Due to the extremely close distance, he attempted a combo of Q to knock up the enemy and then W to knock them back, targeting JackeyLove's Xayah who was slightly ahead!
"It's about to start!! The Alistar initiated a great team fight!!" The Korean commentators roared deafeningly.
But JackeyLove's reaction was incredibly fast! As a top-tier AD carry, his finger remained hovering over the R key!
"Feathers flying everywhere!" (End of Chapter)