Chapter 725
Dried Bamboo Shoots Melting
1 Just as EDG's frontal formation was thrown into chaos, Bin's Jax activated his ultimate from the shadows on the flank, wielding a lamppost and unleashing Counter Strike. He then flashed and Q'd towards Kalista, who was standing on the edge!
"Bin has made his move! His target is Mozi!" Miller roared.
Faced with this deadly leap, Su Mo reacted with superhuman speed.
The instant Jax leaped into the air, he didn't choose to slide backward, because there was a blind spot of a wall behind him. He activated a healing spell, and Kalista slid forward a short distance, narrowly avoiding Jax's landing hitbox and dodging the initial stun!
But Bin came with a do-or-die mentality. Although the stun missed, he immediately activated Blade of the Ruined King to slow down Kalista and relentlessly auto-attacked her. Late-game Jax's damage was ridiculously high; with just two auto-attacks followed by his W, Kalista's Shield Bow shield was forced out!
"Brother Mozi is in danger! The distance is too close, and the space for pulling that skateboard shoes are so proud of has been compressed infinitely!"
Su Mo's eyes were cold as his fingers furiously tapped on the keyboard.
Basic attack, then slide to the side! Basic attack again, then slide again!
The Quadruple Lifesteal effect displayed terrifying regenerative power at this moment, with Kalista's health fluctuating wildly between decreasing and recovering.
Just as the two were locked in a fierce battle on the flank, a sudden change occurred on the main battlefield.
Elk's Aphelios switched to Infernal (Rapid Fire) and Shadow Blade (Purple Blade), and under Thresh's protection, he unleashed a perfect ultimate, "Radiant Nightfall," into the slowed-down crowd of EDG!
Blue flames exploded everywhere!
"Elk's fireworks have been set off!! The damage is terrifying!!"
Xiao Yue's Syndra melted instantly, and Leave's Xayah was forced to use her ultimate [Storm Blade] and Flash to barely save a sliver of health, but she was then killed by Wukong who followed up with a single blow.
"A complete rout! EDG's two carries are dead!"
Su Mo glanced at the grayed-out avatars of his teammates at the top of the screen.
At this point, his Kalista finally had eight spears stacked on Jax.
"laugh!"
Tear it open!
With the high damage from the equipment, Jax's health bar instantly dropped to zero, triggering Bloodthirster's shield. Su Mo followed up with a piercing shot, finishing him off.
"EDG.Mo has killed BLG.Bin!"
But after killing Jax, Su Mo faced a counter-encirclement by the remaining four members of BLG.
Monkey, Sylas, Aphelios, and Thresh surrounded Kalista in the middle of the river from four directions.
"Retreat, we can't fight anymore." Su Mo took a deep breath, controlling Kalista, using the river crab attack to create a passive movement path, and retreated with difficulty to his own jungle. Achen's Sejuani, to cover him, bravely took Thresh's hook and sacrificed herself.
At 33 minutes, BLG pulled off a devastating 2-for-4 exchange, not only saving the match point but also securing the crucial dragon that gave them a much-needed boost.
"My God... BLG held on!" Rita took a deep breath on the commentary stage. "The resilience of this all-Chinese team is frightening. After thirty minutes, Aphelios and Sylas's burst damage in team fights has completely made up for the economic gap."
In the lounge, Abu's face was ashen: "The thing I was most worried about has happened. Kalista is in the very late game, and her margin for error in team fights is too low. The enemy team has a full-on dive composition, and if Su Mo is restricted for even a second, the team fight will collapse."
The game time was slowly and painstakingly advancing, second by second.
At the 35-minute mark, after clearing the vision, BLG even took the initiative to set up defenses near the Baron pit.
As time went on, the economic advantage of 10,000 yuan was gradually diluted. Both sides' carries were fully equipped with top-tier gear, and the competition was no longer about numerical values, but purely about positioning, decision-making, and vision control.
In the apartment, Luo Xin and Xiao Yu held each other's hands tightly, their palms sweaty.
"How could this happen... We were so far ahead." Xiaoyu's voice was trembling.
Yu Shuang's gaze was fixed on the big screen, her usually gentle face now tense: "Because this is the finals. No one will easily relinquish their throne."
Thirty-seven minutes.
Baron Nash refreshed the rankings again.
This is a dragon that can decide life or death. Whoever takes it down will end the game.
The battle for vision along the river reached an appallingly brutal level. Every bush and every corner was a battleground for both real and fake wards.
Su Mo's Kalista changed his trinket to the Vision Modification. He walked in the middle of the team and no longer recklessly suppressed the team as he had in the early game. He knew very well that if he got hooked by Thresh or engaged by Wukong, his Guardian Angel would be destroyed and EDG would be doomed.
Thirty-eight and a half minutes.
The two sides were locked in a deadlock near the grassy area along the middle of the river.
Knight's Sylas hid in the shadows of the F6 camp, trying to find an opportunity to flank. Meanwhile, Chen's Sejuani held firm at the front of the formation, using her body as a mobile vision point.
"We can't delay any longer. If we wait for the Elder Dragon to spawn, the Kalista's output environment will be even worse." Su Mo made a decision in the voice chat. "Let's attack the dragon first and force them to engage in a team fight."
EDG's five players decisively turned around and focused their fire on Baron!
The dragon's health dropped rapidly.
"EDG is taking the dragon! They don't want to play this drawn-out game anymore!" Guan Zeyuan shouted. "BLG has to go check it out! Xun's position! He's circled around to the top of the dragon pit again!"
The same script seems to be playing out again.
But this time, Su Mo didn't give them a chance.
"Chen, stop! Turn around and hit someone!"
With the dragon pit's health reduced to half, EDG suddenly stopped attacking. Vamp's Ryle flashed over the wall and activated her ultimate, [Honest Acquisition], slamming it into the faces of Aphelios and Thresh who were trying to close in!
Another team fight breaks out!
Seeing this, the monkey had no choice but to use his W to stealthily enter the dragon pit, and then activate his ultimate, aiming directly at Su Mo's Kalista!
Su Mo's eyes were cold as he faced the monkey who was causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
A basic attack followed by a sideways jump!
This time, instead of being forced back, he used the effect of the Split Bow to unleash a barrage of spears on the monkey and Jax on the front lines while dodging the knockbacks.
But BLG's damage was too high!
Although Elk's Aphelios was briefly controlled, he immediately switched to Fahrenheit after Cleanse removed the control effect, and together with Sylas's entry, they relentlessly tore apart EDG's front line.
Ryle instantly fell to the ground, and Sejuani was forced to use her passive ability, leaving her with very low health.
"Chen, come back!"
Without hesitation, Su Mo activated his ultimate skill, "Call of Fate," absorbing the low-health Sejuani into his body.
"Smash their double Cs, don't worry about me!"
Sejuani transformed into a cannonball and slammed into Aphelios, sending him flying.
Taking advantage of this opening, Su Mo unleashed his full power. Kalista was like a tireless meat grinder, the tearing sounds echoing throughout the canyon.
The monkey is down! Syndra has traded kills with Sylas!
Jax activated his electric fan, leaped up, and slammed heavily onto Kalista, forcing Su Mo to activate his Resurrection Armor!
"Brother Mozi is down! His resurrection armor has been triggered!!"
Within two and a half seconds of Kalista's resurrection, Xayah from Leave stepped up, showering down feathers and using her backstab to desperately trade kills with Jax, but she herself was also killed by Aphelios's fatal blow.
When Su Mo stood up from his resurrection armor, the area around the Dragon Pit was a complete mess.
On EDG's side, only Kalista and a low-health Sejuani remain.
On BLG's side, Elk's Aphelios was down to half health, while Thresh was almost at full strength. It was a 2v2 situation!
Without any hesitation, Su Mo stood up and used his Q skill, Pierce, to pierce Aphelios, while simultaneously using his displacement ability to create distance between himself and Thresh.
Elk, blinded by rage, flashed forward, applied a slowing effect with his Purple Blade, and tried to forcefully kill the skater who had no resurrection armor.
At this critical moment, Chen's Sejuani shielded Kalista with her body, taking the most fatal bullets from Aphelios before tragically collapsing to the ground.
Taking advantage of the half-second that Ah Chen bought, Su Mo created a fatal distance, basic attack, slide jump, basic attack, slide jump!
Even when slowed down, its eerie green form maintained absolute combat rhythm.
Three, four, five spears were embedded in Aphelios's body.
"Tear!"
Aphelios's health bar instantly dropped to zero, and he collapsed in a pool of blood!
But ON's Thresh landed a precise Death Sentence, hooking Kalista when her health was almost depleted.
"Got it! ON hooked Mozi!"
Thresh leaped forward, his Doom Pendulum swung backward, and a basic attack with bonus passive damage slammed heavily into Kalista.
The screen turned gray.
"Team wipeout!! A devastating five-for-five exchange occurred between the two sides!!!"
Miller's voice was hoarse from speaking. "Ten men, all dead! This match was too agonizing! Too exciting!!"
Thirty-nine minutes and ten seconds.
The entire Summoner's Rift fell into a deathly silence, with only Baron Nashor slowly regenerating its health in the pit.
Both teams waited in the fountain for the long countdown to their respawn.
Some audience members were panting heavily, while others clutched their chests tightly.
In the lounge, no one dared to breathe.
When the game time jumps to 39 minutes and 50 seconds.
A chilling roar erupted from the bottom right corner of the map.
The ancient dragon, representing the ultimate power of League of Legends, descends from the dragon pit with an execute buff that guarantees a one-hit kill!
Meanwhile, heroes from both sides revived one after another from the fountain.
Su Mo bought a bottle of steel potion, his eyes fixed on the screen like unyielding ice.
He picked up the thermos next to him and found that the water inside was already empty.
He casually placed the cup aside.
Forty minutes in total.
Forty minutes in total.
Both teams revived in the spring water.
At this stage of the game, the numbers on the economy panel have become meaningless. All ten players are fully equipped with their full gear, and every move and every skill used will directly determine the outcome of the entire best-of-five series.
Su Mo opened the shop, glanced at the Resurrection Armor that was on cooldown, and sold it at the original price without hesitation.
He swiped his mouse and bought a piece of equipment that shone with a silvery light—the Mercury Scimitar.
Faced with Thresh's hook, Sylas's engage, and Jax's stun, this item that can instantly remove crowd control effects is his only guarantee to continue dancing in late-game team fights.
"Brother Mo... my hands are shaking a bit." Ah Chen took a deep breath over the phone, his voice trembling slightly. Fifty minutes of high-pressure competition is a huge test of a young athlete's physical and mental stamina.
Su Mo took his hands off the keyboard, picked up a pack of tissues on the table, pulled out a tissue and handed it to Ah Chen next to him.
"Wipe your sweaty hands." Su Mo's voice was very gentle, without any condescending command or confident promises. He was just like an ordinary older brother next door. "Take it easy, don't feel pressured. It's okay if the Baron is stolen. Just treat it like a normal ranked game. I'll be watching you from behind."
These gentle words of comfort were like a warm current, instantly calming the anxious atmosphere in the EDG team channel. Xiao Yue and Leave's previously tense shoulders also relaxed slightly.
Forty-two minutes.
An ancient dragon flapped its wings in the middle of the river, letting out a deafening roar.
This is a deadly dragon that can end the game for whoever gets it. Its true damage execution effect is enough to melt any front-line enemy.
The two sides engaged in a breathtaking battle for visibility in the lower half of the river.
Every inch of grass was repeatedly exposed to true sight wards and scanners. The entire Summoner's Rift seemed to have become a dark labyrinth, where whoever revealed a weakness first would be doomed.
"This vision control is so grueling." Miller's voice was already a little hoarse as he stared intently at the screen. "It's been forty-three minutes, and both sides are still trading blows. Bin's Jax is an absolute monster right now. With Bloodthirster and Iceborn Gauntlet, even a short-range ADC like Kalista can barely scratch him and will have her attack speed reduced. Mozi's output environment is extremely difficult right now."
Guan Zeyuan nodded repeatedly: "That's right, this is the fatal weakness of Kalista in the late game. Insufficient burst damage and too short range. If Jax or Wukong gets close, even with Quicksilver Sash, it's hard for her to survive."
Forty-four and a half minutes.
The stalemate finally showed a slight easing.
Knight's Sylas used his scan to clear a crucial ward EDG had placed behind the F6 wall. BLG's command was decisive; taking advantage of the brief moment when EDG's vision was incomplete, all five players grouped up and pushed into the dragon pit, decisively attacking the dragon!
"BLG made the first move! They don't want to drag this out any longer!"
The ancient dragon's health is starting to drop.
Su Mo glanced at the dark riverbed and said calmly, "Move closer, don't rush, make sure you see Aphelios's location."
EDG's five players cautiously made their way into the river. Achen's Sejuani was at the forefront, followed closely by Vamp's Ryle.
The moment Sejuani's massive body plunged into the river bushes, she was met with a preemptive hook from ON Thresh!
With a "crack," the hook struck Sejuani squarely!
"Fight to the end! Forget Sejuani, watch Kalista!" Xun shouted in the voice chat.
A team fight erupted instantly!
Bin's Jax completely ignored the front line, activated his ultimate to increase his armor and magic resistance, and immediately used Teleport to teleport to a ward behind EDG's formation!
A beam of teleportation light shot into the sky and lit up behind Su Mo.
"Bin has flanked! This is a desperate flanking teleport! Mozi is under attack from both sides!" Rita clenched her hands nervously.
Su Mo's eyes were as calm as a deep pool, without any sign of panic.
"Xiao Yue, you watch the front, I'll take care of the back," he whispered.
Teleported to the ground!
Jax activates Counter Strike, swings a lamppost, flashes in, and uses his Q skill, Leap Slash, crashing headlong into Kalista with a death wish! (End of Chapter)