Chapter 759
Survival is Important
Ning stroked his chin: "When fighting Olaf, survival is the top priority. Olaf's Q skill, the axe slow, is too annoying. Once you get slowed and stuck, Teemo, with his small frame, will be gone in two axe swings."
At one minute and thirty seconds, the entire army launched an attack.
Su Mo controlled Little Teemo, hopping and skipping towards the top lane.
Zika's Olaf learned the Q skill "Reverse Throw" at level 1 and played extremely aggressively. He positioned himself next to melee minions, ready to smash Teemo's face with an axe the moment Teemo dared to come forward to last-hit.
But how could Su Mo possibly give him that opportunity?
At level one, Su Mo learned the E skill, [Poison Shot]. He positioned himself at the flank of the minion wave at its maximum range, and just as Olaf was about to last-hit a melee minion, a poison-laced auto-attack "whoosh"ed onto Olaf!
Zika frowned and swung his Q skill, the axe, at Teemo.
But just as the axe was about to strike, Su Mo controlled Teemo to make an extremely small lateral movement.
The axe flew past Teemo's heel! It missed!
"Good move!" the doll shouted.
The instant he dodged the axe, Su Mo didn't retreat. Using the movement speed bonus triggered by Swift Footwork, he followed up with another basic attack! The continuous damage from the venom kept pulsating on Olaf, causing Zika's health to drop a small chunk before the first wave of minions was even finished.
Two minutes.
The broadcast director switched to show the jungle routes for both sides.
Ah Chen's Lee Sin chose to start with red buff, preparing to farm down the lane as usual, protecting Varus and Lena's lane priority.
Tarzan's Xin Zhao, after being humiliated by being treated like an ATM in the previous game, played extremely strategically this game!
He started with the red buff, and after clearing the F6 camp, he didn't even glance at the blue buff. He leveled up to level three and, carrying his spear, headed straight for the top lane river bush!
"Tarzan is here! He's even abandoning the bottom half of the bracket, going straight for the top three!" Miller's voice was tense.
Two and a half minutes.
At this point, Teemo and Olaf had both just reached level two. Su Mo learned the Q skill [Blinding Dart] at level two.
Seeing Zhao Xin in position, Zika deliberately created an opening by moving forward.
"I'm going!"
In the bushes, Tarzan's Xin Zhao used his E skill, Fearless Charge, to stab Teemo!
Zika's Olaf also threw out his Q skill, an axe, at the same time, attempting to slow down Teemo!
"Sandwiched between two sides! Teemo is too squishy, he's definitely going to die if he doesn't have Flash!" Wawa shouted.
Faced with this sudden gank.
Su Mo's eyes remained as still as a stagnant pool, completely devoid of emotion.
The moment Zhao Xin lunged at him, he calmly activated his Q ability, Blinding Dart!
"call out!"
A poison dart hit Zhao Xin precisely.
Blinding!
Zhao Xin's next three Q skills, Triple Claw, all turned into laughable "Miss" when enhanced by auto-attacks!
No knock-up control was achieved!
At the same time, Su Mo took a hit from Olaf's axe, slowing him down, but he didn't use Flash to escape.
He took a step to the side bushes, entering the first bush on the top lane, just 0.5 seconds before the blind ended.
Due to Teemo's passive ability [Guerrilla Invisibility], he will enter invisibility if he stands still in the bushes for 1.5 seconds!
Tarzan and Zika lost sight of their target and could only blindly approach the bushes.
The moment they stepped into the grass.
Su Mo moved!
Instead of attacking Zhao Xin when he was healthy, he directly applied Ignite to Olaf, who already had half his health depleted!
Emerging from stealth, attack speed increases dramatically!
Basic attack! Basic attack!
Zika was terrified and tried to fight back. But he was horrified to discover that the grievous wounds effect from being ignited slowed down his passive lifesteal, and because his health was so low, Teemo's E skill's poison damage was rapidly devouring his last bit of life!
"Help me!" Zika quickly used Flash to pull back.
But Su Mo followed with lightning speed!
A basic attack followed by a confident turn!
"EDG.Mo has killed LNG.Zika!"
First Blood!
"First Blood!!! A counter-kill!!!" Ning slammed his fist on the table in the commentary booth. "Under Zhao Xin's gank, Mozi used the bush to hide and break vision, and managed to kill Olaf! Teemo's damage calculation was too precise!"
After killing Olaf, Su Mo glanced at the embarrassed Xin Zhao beside him, and using the speed boost from Swift Footwork, he hopped back to the tower.
Tarzan was furious, but facing a Teemo under the tower, his level 3 Xin Zhao was completely helpless and could only slink back to the jungle to farm the blue buff.
Three minutes and fifteen seconds.
The mid and bot lanes developed steadily. Xiaoyue's Syndra, with its longer range, steadily suppressed Scout's Azir. Thanks to Achen's Lee Sin's protection, the EDG bot lane duo also secured lane priority.
Meanwhile, on the top lane, Zika, who had revived and teleported back to the lane, was completely wearing the mask of pain.
Su Mo took the word "disgusting" to its extreme.
He doesn't push the lane at all; he just stands in front of the minion wave. If Olaf dares to come up and last-hit, he'll just get a basic attack.
Olaf threw his axe, and Su Mo used small, quick steps to dodge it; Olaf tried to charge in, but Su Mo used his Q skill to blind him and teach him a lesson.
"This is unplayable!" Zika almost cried in the voice chat. "I just finished off a siege minion, and half its health was gone."
five minutes.
The first dragon (Alchemy Tech Dragon) and the Voidbrood spawn at the same time.
Tarzan looked for an opportunity in the bottom half of the map and, together with the bot lane duo, forcefully secured the dragon.
Meanwhile, on EDG's side, Ah Chen's Lee Sin comfortably took down three Voidlings in the top half of the map.
The two sides exchanged resources for a smooth transition.
However, the ecosystem along the route underwent an extremely terrifying change.
Six minutes later, both sides reached level six.
Su Mo's Teemo recalled to base and immediately bought a pair of [Mage Boots] and a [Amplification Tome].
After reaching level 6, Teemo's ultimate ability, "Plant Mushrooms," turns the top lane into a minefield.
Six minutes and thirty seconds.
Zika's Olaf finally reached level six and gained his ultimate ability, Ragnarok, which grants immunity to all crowd control (including blinds and slows). He felt that his time to turn the tide had come.
"Tarzan, come on! He doesn't have Flash, I'll use my ultimate and he's dead!" Zika gritted her teeth in the voice chat.
After clearing the Krugs, Tarzan, equipped with a scanner, headed back to the top lane.
Six minutes and forty seconds.
Su Mo's Teemo is pushing the lane, positioned slightly forward.
Zhao Xin activated his scan in the bushes, but didn't find any mushrooms, so he immediately used his E skill to dash in!
Zika's Olaf also activated his ultimate ability, Ragnarok, without hesitation. His body glowed red, and he charged towards Teemo like a mad dog!
"LNG is ganking again! Olaf has used his ultimate, Teemo's blind is useless! This wave is a guaranteed death!" Wawa shouted.
Facing Olaf and Xin Zhao in their berserk mode.
Su Mo's lips curled into a faint, cold smile.
He didn't use Flash or his Q skill in vain to try and blind someone.
He simply pressed the W skill [Run] to give himself a speed boost and ran towards the river.
"Trying to run? No way!" Zika was about to catch up with Teemo when she threw her Q skill, the axe, precisely slowing him down!
Olaf caught up with Teemo and unleashed a barrage of auto-attacks! Teemo's health plummeted.
But just as Olaf unleashed his third strike...
"boom!"
A muffled explosion rang out.
A cloud of purple poisonous mist exploded at Olaf's feet!
It's a mushroom!
Although Olaf's ultimate ability made him immune to the mushrooms' slowing effect, the mushrooms' high magic damage and continuous poison burn still had a real impact on Olaf!
At this moment, Zhao Xin also caught up closely.
"boom!"
Another explosion! Zhao Xin stepped on another mushroom, instantly slowed down, and his health bar dropped significantly!
"What's going on?! How come there are mushrooms here?!" Tarzan exclaimed in shock. He had clearly activated the scanner!
Ning, the commentator, gasped and pointed at the replay, shouting, "It's a minion! Mozi's mushroom wasn't planted in the bush, but directly in the path of the minion wave in the river! Scans can't detect a mushroom detonating! This prediction is terrifying!"
The moment you step on two mushrooms, the situation instantly reverses.
Olaf, whose health was already low, was further reduced to almost zero by Teemo's Ignite and mushroom venom.
The ultimate skill's duration has ended.
Su Mo turned around and delivered a light, casual auto-attack. "EDG.Mo has killed LNG.Zika!"
After killing Olaf, Su Mo used his Q skill to blind Zhao Xin, who was slowed by the mushrooms, and then used his Swift Footwork to accelerate back to a safe position.
Tarzan looked at Olaf lying in the poisonous fog, then at his own health which had dropped by half, sighed in despair, and could only slink away again.
"Top lane... we've cleared it." Miller shook his head repeatedly. "This isn't Teemo, this is practically a biological weapon."
Eight minutes.
The Rift Herald spawns in the river.
At this moment, Su Mo's Teemo had already destroyed the first layer of the top lane tower's armor.
Instead of going for the vanguard, he continued to set up his "mushroom formation" on the top lane.
Due to two consecutive deaths in the top lane, LNG's vision control in the upper half of the map was completely lost.
Tarzan didn't dare to control the Vanguard at all, and could only watch helplessly as Achen's Lee Sin, in coordination with Xiaoyue, took down the Vanguard.
Eight and a half minutes.
The director switched to the top lane. The audience burst into laughter at that moment.
Zika's Olaf didn't even dare to stay under the tower anymore.
Because Su Mo's Teemo had the audacity to plant mushrooms under the LNG top lane tower!
If Olaf tries to farm the minions under the tower, he'll step on a mushroom. If he doesn't, he'll get poked and harassed by Teemo's auto-attacks.
"This is too torturous... It's like killing someone by breaking their spirit!" The doll felt her scalp tingle.
Zika's CS (creep score) was a paltry 30 by the nine-minute mark, while Su Mo's Teemo had already reached 80. The gold difference between them was a whopping 1,500.
Nine minutes.
The second wave of Voidbrood spawns.
LNG abandoned the top half of the map, allowing EDG to easily take it and collect the six-nest buff.
Nine and a half minutes.
A small-scale team fight broke out in the mid lane.
Tarzan's Xin Zhao, in coordination with Scout's Azir, attempted to gank Xiaoyue's Syndra.
But Ah Chen's Lee Sin reverse squat was extremely well executed.
The moment Azir used his dash to engage, Lee Sin emerged from the F6 bush, using a ward to dash out and deliver a beautiful Dragon's Tail kick, sending Azir flying back to the turret!
Syndra followed up with crowd control and unleashed a burst of damage that instantly killed Azir.
With their mid laner gone, LNG had no choice but to retreat, and EDG took the opportunity to release the Rift Herald they had just secured in the mid lane.
"boom!"
LNG's mid-lane tower was knocked down by the vanguard, losing most of its health and becoming teetering on the brink of collapse.
Ten minutes exactly.
Su Mo returned to the city and opened the shop.
Taking advantage of his huge economic advantage, he directly pulled out Teemo's first core mythic item - [Liandry's Anguish] (Mask of Liandry)!
A Teemo who gets a Liandry's Torment within ten minutes will experience a qualitative change in the damage of his mushrooms.
At this point, EDG's overall economy was leading by 3,000 gold on the economic panel.
He has a 2,000 gold lead in the top lane matchup.
Su Mo picked up his thermos and took a sip of water, looking at Olaf's image on the screen, which had gone gray again, and spoke calmly.
"Chen, go control the dragon in the lower half of the map."
"Received, Brother Mo! This is another easy win!"
Su Mo's Teemo bounced out of the fountain, clutching a poisoned blowgun in his hand.
The real torment is only just beginning.
Su Mo picked up his thermos and took a sip of water, looking at Olaf's image on the screen, which had gone gray again, and spoke calmly.
"Chen, go control the dragon in the lower half of the map."
"Received, Brother Mo! This is another easy win!"
Su Mo's Teemo bounced out of the fountain, clutching a poisoned blowgun in his hand.
The real torment is only just beginning.
Ten minutes and twenty seconds.
Wearing a large mask, Su Mo returned to the upper route.
At this moment, Zika's Olaf inventory contained only a small wooden mallet and a pair of straw sandals, looking pitifully at Teemo's [Liandry's Anguish], which was burning with eerie green flames. Zika's mentality was on the verge of collapse.
He couldn't even defend the defensive towers anymore.
After pushing the minion wave to the tower, Su Mo blatantly started planting mushrooms under the tower.
The passive effect of the Mask of Madness, combined with the mushroom's own venom damage, transforms the mushroom from a slowing harassment tool into a truly deadly mine.
Ten minutes and forty seconds.
Zika is trying to add a siege engine.
"boom!"
The moment he stepped on the mushroom, a purple poisonous mist spread out. The burning effect of the mask pulsated wildly on Olaf, and visibly, Olaf's health bar dropped by almost half!
"This damage!?" Zika retreated in horror, abandoning even the minions, and shrank directly into the passage between the second and first towers.
"The top lane outer turret is gone, I can't defend it." Zika announced dejectedly in the voice chat that the top lane outer turret had fallen.
Ten minutes and fifty seconds.
Accompanied by Teemo's swift blast of his arrows, LNG's top lane tower collapsed with a deafening roar.
"EDG.Mo has destroyed the first turret!"
Eleven minutes.
Meanwhile, in the bottom half of the map, Ah Chen's Lee Sin, in coordination with the bot lane duo, secured the second dragon (Earth Dragon).
Both sides secured a dragon, but EDG had gained absolute control of the map.
"With the top lane tower down, Mozi's Teemo has been completely unleashed," Miller analyzed on the commentary stage. "He can now not only push lanes, but also plant mushrooms in LNG's upper jungle. This is a nightmare for Tarzan."
Ning nodded in deep agreement: "Indeed, the annoyingness of Teemo in a winning game increases exponentially. You dare not enter the jungle, dare not clear wards, because you don't know which bush is hiding a deadly mushroom."
11 minutes and 30 seconds.
Su Mo did not continue pushing the top lane second tower.
He plunged headlong into LNG's upper jungle.
Using Teemo's passive invisibility and ultimate, he frantically "sowed seeds" at key chokepoints such as the Red Buff, F6 camp, and Krugs.
Twelve minutes.
Tarzan's Xin Zhao was struggling to catch up in farm. He carefully activated his scanner and entered his own red buff jungle area.
The scanning red light swept across the bushes behind the red buff, revealing two mushrooms side by side.
Tarzan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to step forward to finish.
Just as he reached the spot between the two mushrooms, a very crisp explosion suddenly came from the grass beneath his feet.
"boom!"
The poisonous fog has dissipated!
This is a mushroom that scans the edges and corners!
Zhao Xin was instantly slowed, and the Liandry's Torment burned his body. (End of Chapter)