Chapter 748
Dry Through!
“They want to engage in team fights,” Su Mo said calmly. “Then crush them in lanes and prevent them from even initiating team fights.”
Mingkai was taken aback: "But the soldiers outside..."
Who said warriors are all banned?
Su Mo put down the thermos, held the mouse with his left hand, and typed in pinyin in the search bar.
A Darkin figure wielding a greatsword and wearing a shattered mask appeared on the screen.
"Follow me...and plunge into destruction!"
[Aatrox, the Darkin Blademaster]!
locking!
"Sword Demon!!!"
In the commentary booth, Wawa jumped up: "Brother Mozi locked in Aatrox! In this version where warrior items have been greatly nerfed, and in this desperate situation where top laners are being targeted by five bans, he brought out the purest, most skill-intensive heavy armor warrior!"
Miller was also shocked: "That's too tough! You want to team fight? I'll pick Aatrox, the strongest team fight champion, to meet you down! But this champion is really weak in this version. After the Bloodthirster was nerfed, Aatrox's sustain has been greatly reduced!"
Rita's eyes gleamed with absolute trust: "No matter how the version changes, in Mozi's hands, Aatrox will always be the Darkin Demon God who can decide the outcome with a single blow!"
At this moment, all the pressure instantly shifted to the fifth floor of the red team, to BLG's counter position!
Bin sat in the battle seat, looking at the locked-on Aatrox icon, and took a deep breath.
The crushing defeat of the previous game was still fresh in his mind; he knew that choosing tanks was a slow death.
"I'm going to fight him to the death." Bin's voice was hoarse, but it carried a resolute and ruthless edge.
Coach BigWei patted him on the shoulder: "Good! Use your best skills! Go for it with him!"
The BLG fifth-floor icon lights up.
"I long for a worthy opponent!"
【Fiora, the Unrivaled Swordswoman】!
locking!
The entire audience erupted in uproar!
"Fiora!!! Bin picked Fiora in the counter-pick position to counter Aatrox!" Guan Zeyuan roared. "A clash of titans! This is a feast of skill from top laners! Mozi's Fiora shone brightly at MSI, and today, Bin is going to show off his skills in front of Mozi! He's going to prove his Fiora prowess in front of Mozi!"
"That was so exciting! This is definitely the most thrilling top lane matchup so far in the Summer Split!"
Game loading.
The director was very considerate and immediately split the screen, showing one half to Aatrox and the other half to Fiora.
Su Mo bought the Doran's Blade and a red potion, and calmly walked towards the online platform.
Bin on the opposing team also bought a Doran's Blade.
Fiora versus Aatrox is one of the most classic counter-pick scenarios in League of Legends. Fiora's Q ability, Riposte, can easily dodge Aatrox's Q, while her W ability, Insightful Blade, can perfectly block Aatrox's third fatal knock-up.
It can be said that as long as Fiora plays well, Aatrox will have a very difficult time in the laning phase.
……
At one minute and thirty seconds, the entire army launched an attack.
With the resounding bugle call, the battle in Summoner's Rift officially began.
The director kept the camera fixed on the road.
Bin's Fiora leveled up her Q skill, [Skyfall], at level one and positioned herself very aggressively. She positioned herself next to the melee minions, her eyes fixed on Su Mo's Aatrox, trying to find the first opening.
brush!
The opening appeared directly in front of the Sword Demon.
This presents Fiora with an excellent opportunity to harass.
Just as Bin was about to use his Q to dash forward, Su Mo moved.
Instead of retreating to avoid an opening, he walked towards Fiora, used a basic attack to finish off a low-health melee minion, and at the same time unleashed his Q1 [Darkin Blade]!
A massive, dark red sword blade enveloped the Sword Maiden.
Bin reacted extremely quickly, instantly unleashing his Q skill [Sky Slash], not only shattering the opening in front of him but also narrowly escaping the edge of Aatrox's Q1 knock-up!
"Beautiful! Bin's maneuvering was very precise!" Guan Zeyuan shouted.
The speed boost and health regeneration from bursting the weakness greatly increased Bin's confidence, and he took the opportunity to land a basic attack on the Sword Demon.
But Su Mo had no intention of backing down.
The moment he failed to pass Q1, he didn't pass Q2, but instead took a step forward.
This seemingly simple step made Bin's heart leap. Because the opening had been refreshed, this time, it appeared behind the Sword Demon!
Fiora lost her optimal angle for trading blows, and her Q skill was still on cooldown.
Taking advantage of this four-second window of opportunity, Su Mo delivered a powerful basic attack imbued with the passive ability [Death-Giving Sword Qi], slamming it into the Sword Maiden!
"Clang!"
The high percentage of magic damage combined with the attack power of Doran's Blade caused Fiora's health to drop by one bar instantly!
Immediately afterwards, Su Mo's Q2 was thrown diagonally, hitting the path that Fiora was bound to take as she retreated with extreme precision.
Knocked away!
Bin was forced to take the hit from Q2, and his health dropped again. He could only use his Q skill, which had just come off cooldown, to create distance and retreat behind his own ranged minions.
"What a composed response!" Miller exclaimed from the commentary booth. "Mozi knew that Fiora was very mobile with her Q at level one, so he didn't gamble with Q2 at all. Instead, he used his passive auto-attacks to trade damage. In this psychological battle, Mozi had the upper hand!"
Bin knocked out the healing potion at the foot of the tower and gritted his teeth. He knew he had been too hasty; facing this man, any slight flaw would be magnified infinitely.
Two and a half minutes.
The jungle routes for both sides are gradually becoming clear.
Ah Chen started with the red buff in the top half of the map and farmed all the way down, intending to protect the development of the bottom lane duo.
Xun's Sejuani started with Blue Buff, clearly aiming to find opportunities in the top half of the map.
"Brother Mo, Xun is probably up there, be careful," Ah Chen reminded him while attacking the blue buff.
"Yeah. He came here just to deliver a double kill." Su Mo's tone was as calm as if he were stating an objective fact.
In the mid lane, Knight's Sylas and Lu Xiaoyue's Annie were farming steadily; in the bottom lane, Elk's Zephyr, in coordination with Rakan, slightly suppressed Aphelios and Lulu in the early laning phase.
Three minutes and ten seconds.
Both top laners reached level three. This marked the first turning point in the laning phase between Fiora and Aatrox.
Bin's Fiora had about half health left, while Su Mo's Aatrox had about three-quarters health left.
Just then, Xun's Sejuani finished clearing the red buff and, taking advantage of the blind spot in the river, sneaked into the top lane bush.
"I'm in position! He didn't dodge, keep him here!" Xun shouted in the voice chat.
Bin understood immediately and deliberately made Fiora take a step forward, revealing an opening.
Su Mo did not back down and smashed Q1!
Bin sneered and used his Q skill [Sky Slash] to slide forward, not only dodging Q1 but also shattering the opening on Aatrox's side!
In that instant, Sejuani, hiding in the bushes, launched her attack!
Q skill [Frostbite] brings a biting cold wind and crashes directly into the Sword Demon!
"T1... no, BLG has made their move! A coordinated attack between the top laner and jungler!" Wawa shouted excitedly.
Faced with this sudden encirclement, Su Mo's eyes were as cold as ice.
He didn't use Flash.
In the split second that Sejuani charged at him, Su Mo activated his E skill, Shadow Dash!
The Sword Demon slid his body backward by an extremely small step, just managing to avoid the center of Sejuani's knock-up!
However, Sejuani's slow effect still applied to Aatrox.
Bin's Fiora seized the opportunity, activating her W skill [Laurent's Eye] to block Aatrox's follow-up damage and stun him!
This is an extremely intense psychological battle!
If Su Mo uses Q2 or Q3 and it is blocked by the Mind's Eye Blade, he will be stunned on the spot and will surely die.
But how could Su Mo make such a basic mistake?
The moment Fiora activated W, Su Mo didn't press Q at all!
While controlling the Sword Demon and slowing down, he actually pressed the S key (stop moving) on the spot!
A single second of the Mind's Eye Strike parry feels like an eternity.
Parry complete! No dizziness!
"He didn't use Q!! Mozi held back his Q skill and tricked Fiora into using W!!" Miller shouted, clutching his head.
Without her W ability, Fiora is like a lamb stripped naked in front of Aatrox.
Su Mo moved!
Q2 [Darkin Blade] was slashed diagonally, accurately knocking Fiora, who had just finished her Gwen form, into the air!
Immediately afterwards, the W skill [Chains of Inferno] was unleashed, binding Fiora tightly as she tried to escape!
Seeing this, Sejuani quickly stepped forward and used a basic attack, trying to stack her passive to freeze Aatrox.
But Su Mo completely ignored Sejuani. He took a step back and pulled Fiora to the center of her W ability.
"boom!"
The fiery chains suddenly contracted, pulling the Fiora back!
Q3 crashed down!
The massive Darkin greatsword, carrying devastating power, slammed down on the head of the Fiora who had been pulled back!
"Crack!"
With a dull thud, Fiora's health bar was instantly emptied!
"EDG.Mo has killed BLG.Bin!"
"First Blood!!! Counter-kill!! Despite being surrounded by the top laner and jungler and slowed down by Sejuani, Mozi used a standing S key press to bait out Fiora's W, and then a perfect combo to counter-kill Fiora!!" Guan Zeyuan shouted hoarsely on the commentary stage.
The moment he killed Fiora, Aatrox triggered his talent [Triumph], restoring a bit of health.
At this moment, Sejuani had stacked four passive stacks to freeze Aatrox, but facing an Aatrox who still had his passive [Death Sentence] and a third of his health remaining, Xun was utterly desperate.
Freezing is complete.
Su Mo countered with a basic attack that was powered up by his passive, slamming it into Sejuani and restoring her health by a significant amount!
Xun was terrified and used Flash to escape under the tower.
Su Mo didn't give chase. He coldly watched the fleeing Sejuani and pressed recall. "I'll take her jungle fate later."
Four minutes.
Having secured the first kill, Su Mo returned to base to replenish his supplies, immediately pulling out a [Serrated Dagger].
This is an extremely aggressive item build for a sword demon. In this version that nerfed warrior items, Su Mo has forged a path of armor penetration build.
Meanwhile, Bin, staring at the gray screen, had his palms covered in cold sweat.
His prized Fiora, in front of this man, not only failed to gain any advantage in terms of skill, but was instead made a fool of like a clown.
"My... I submitted it too early," Bin apologized regretfully over the voice message.
"It's okay, stay calm, I'll come back when I reach level six," Xun comforted him, but he knew in his heart that the top lane had become a no-go zone against a Sword Demon who had secured first blood and built armor penetration.
Four and a half minutes.
Both junglers began contesting the river crabs in the upper and lower river lanes.
Ah Chen's Tree easily controlled the river crab. Meanwhile, Xun's Sejuani carefully attacked the river crab.
After pushing the lane, Su Mo's Sword Demon did not choose to harass under the tower, but instead disappeared from sight.
"Sesame, watch out, Aatrox is gone," Knight warned.
Xun was startled and was about to punish and remove the censor.
A dark red figure emerged from behind the jungle wall!
Su Mo's Aatrox directly used Q1 to smash Sejuani!
Xun reacted quickly, using his Q skill to pass through the wall in an attempt to escape.
But Su Mo's E skill, Shadow Dash, was still available. He used E to dash over the wall, then used Q2 to precisely knock up Sejuani, followed by W to attach the chain!
Sejuani, who didn't have Flash, was firmly chained and pulled back, then landed her Q3!
With the armor-piercing damage from the Serrated Dagger, Sejuani didn't even learn her ultimate before letting out a scream and falling into the river.
"EDG.Mo has killed BLG.Xun!"
"Another solo kill!! Mozi caught the jungler in the jungle and took the kill! The top and jungle are in an uproar!" Wawa shouted.
Su Mo casually collected the low-health River Crab, stepped over Sejuani's corpse, and leisurely returned to the online lane.
five minutes.
This is an extremely crucial resource node. The first dragon (Wind Dragon) spawns in the lower half of the map, and in the dragon pit in the upper half, six Void Larvae have also opened their eyes.
"Chen, go get the dragon. Their jungler is dead, and the bot lane has lane priority," Su Mo commanded methodically over the voice chat.
"Alright, Brother Mo!" Ah Chen's big tree immediately started attacking the wind dragon.
On the BLG side, due to Sejuani's death, they completely lost control of map resources.
Five minutes and thirty seconds.
EDG secured the first Wind Dragon.
Meanwhile, Su Mo walked alone into the Dragon Pit and began soloing the Void Larva.
Although Aatrox wasn't particularly fast at clearing jungle monsters, he still managed to take down three larvae without much difficulty thanks to the attack power of his two longswords and his passive health regeneration.
The time has reached five minutes and fifty seconds.
The top lane minions were controlled by Su Mo in front of their own first tower.
This is a desperate situation.
Bin's Fiora is only level 5, while Su Mo's Aatrox has already reached level 6!
“He’s level six.” Bin looked at the Sword Demon with demonic wings on his head, his Adam’s apple bobbing with difficulty.
He didn't even have the courage to go up and use his Q skill to eat the sports car; he could only stand far away at the edge of the experience zone, lost in thought.
"Don't eat it, just let it go," Xun sighed in the voice chat. He was barely able to take care of himself, let alone go to the top lane to clear the wave.
Six minutes exactly.
The director switched to the economics panel.
Game time: 6:00.
EDG has a 1,500 gold lead.
Su Mo's Sword Demon had a score of 2-0-0, with 55 CS, out-farming Fiora by a full 25 CS!
Game time: 6 minutes and 15 seconds.
Su Mo led a massive wave of cannon minions, like an approaching dark cloud, slowly closing in on BLG's top lane tower.
At this moment, Bin's Fiora was only level 5. Although her health was good, his fingers couldn't help but stiffen slightly when he looked at the Darkin Demon God with two horns on his head and a giant sword in his hand.
"Xun, can you take a look at Shang? He might be trying to overtake me." Bin's voice trembled slightly, a tremor he himself didn't even realize.
Xun's Sejuani had just respawned in the bottom half of the map. He glanced at the minimap and sighed in despair: "I can't go. Maokai is attacking my F6 camp. I have to defend the bottom half. Good luck to you."
Six minutes and twenty seconds.
The minion wave pushes towards the tower.
The turret's laser lights up and it begins attacking the red team's minions.
Su Mo controlled the Sword Demon, stepping into the turret's attack range. He didn't rush to attack, but coldly stared at the Fiora below the turret, who looked like a lamb to the slaughter.
Bin knew he couldn't just sit and wait to die. He had to take the initiative and use the tower's damage to find a way to survive.
"Sky-Piercing Slash!"
Fiora uses her Q skill to try and expose Aatrox's weakness in front, while simultaneously preparing to instantly press W [Laurent's Eye] to block Aatrox's counterattack.
But Su Mo's reaction once again shattered Bin's expectations.
The instant Fiora uses her Q!
"Listen to the deathly silence of extinction!"
The ultimate move, [Great Annihilation], is unleashed!
Huge dark red wings unfurled behind the Sword Demon, his movement speed increased dramatically, and the fear effect instantly scattered the surrounding minions!
Su Mo did not retreat or use any skills. He simply took a step forward using the movement speed bonus from the Great Annihilation skill!
This one step caused Fiora's Q skill to not only fail to hit the opening, but instead slide to Aatrox's side and front!
"He dodged Fiora's Q with his positioning! And he didn't use any skills!" Miller exclaimed from the commentary booth.
Bin missed his attack and was terrified. His finger instinctively pressed the W key.
But Su Mo still didn't submit his QQ number.
He raised the crimson greatsword in his hand and, with the passive [Death-Giving Sword Aura] activated, slashed fiercely at the Sword Maiden!
"boom!"
The high armor penetration damage and maximum health percentage damage directly drained a third of Fiora's health bar! At the same time, a green health bar fully restored the health that Aatrox had lost while tanking the tower.
The turret's aggro instantly locked onto the Sword Demon.
The laser beam strikes down.
Only then did Su Mo press Q1!
The Darkin Blade slammed down, not at Fiora, but at the empty space behind her!
"Sold out? Brother Mozi's Q1 is sold out?!" Wawa's eyes widened.
Bin was overjoyed, thinking he had caught someone off guard. He immediately used Flash to create distance and try to counterattack.
But just as he flashed and landed!
A cold smile curved at the corners of Su Mo's lips.
"madness."
E skill [Shadow Dash]!
The Aatrox's body forcibly changed its trajectory in mid-air, and Q2, with devastating power, slammed into the landing point of Fiora's Flash!
Knocked away!
"It wasn't a mistake! It was a prediction!! He predicted Fiora's Flash landing point!!!" Guan Zeyuan roared, his voice cracking. "The angle of that Q2 was too exaggerated! Bin directly Flashed to take the ultimate!"
Before the Fiora could even activate her W skill, Su Mo's W skill, [Chains of Inferno], had already bound her tightly!
Follow up with a level A.
Fiora awoke from the knockback and desperately activated Mind's Eye, attempting to parry the final, fatal blow.
But Su Mo's Q3 has yet to be released.
He was like a patient hunter, standing quietly in place, watching his prey make its final struggle in the trap.
A mere second of blocking time is fleeting.
"boom!"
The fiery chains contracted, mercilessly pulling the Fiora back to the center!
Su Mo's eyes turned cold.
Q3 [Darkin Blade]!
The enormous sword, carrying earth-shattering power, crashed down!
"Crack!"
With a crisp cracking sound, Fiora's health bar was instantly emptied, and her body fell heavily under her own turret.
"EDG.Mo has killed BLG.Bin!"
"Tower dive solo kill!!! A full-health Fiora was completely dominated by Aatrox under the tower!! She had no chance to fight back at all!!" Rita stood up excitedly, her face flushed.
After killing the enemy, Su Mo withstood the third laser strike from the turret and calmly walked out of the attack range. The massive lifesteal provided by the Great Annihilation skill kept his health above half.
Seven minutes later, another solo kill.
After securing the kill, Su Mo didn't return to base; instead, he turned and walked into BLG's upper jungle.
At this moment, the second wave of Void Larvae has just spawned.
"Chen, go control the river crab. I'll take care of the larvae." Su Mo said casually in the voice chat, easily taking down BLG's Gromp and restoring his health to full.
"Alright, Brother Mo!" Ah Chen was having a great time wandering around the jungle near the big tree. (End of Chapter)