Chapter 767
Vigilance
Just before the second laser strike from the defensive tower!
Su Mo pressed AQ, killing the enemy dog head instantly and leaving the tower at the same time.
"EDG.Mo has killed LNG.Zika!"
First Blood!
"Solo kill!!! A level 2 Fiora tower-dived and killed a level 1 Nasus!!" Guan Zeyuan shouted hoarsely on the commentary stage, "That Mind's Eye Blade blocked the tower damage at the perfect time! Mozi's damage calculation was accurate to single digits!"
After killing the dog's head, Su Mo calmly walked out of the turret's attack range.
At that moment, Tarzan's Xin Zhao had just finished clearing the red buff and hadn't even had a chance to glance at the top lane when Zika's screen went black and white.
“This… I can’t help you.” Tarzan swallowed hard over the phone.
“Mine.” Zika’s hands trembled slightly. “He was too ruthless with his experience points, and I couldn’t resist taking that sports car.”
Four minutes.
After securing the first kill, Su Mo returned to town and immediately bought a [Pickle] and a pair of [Sandwiches].
Back online. Nasus has finally reached level three and learned his W skill, [Wither].
Zika felt that as long as he had W in hand, Fiora wouldn't be able to harass him as recklessly as before.
But he was very wrong.
five minutes.
Su Mo's Fiora reached level five. He pushed into LNG's top lane tower again with a wave of minions.
Zika's dog head stood under the tower, watching Fiora warily.
The opening appeared directly in front of the dog's head.
Su Mo used his Q skill to slide forward and expose an opening.
"Now!" Zika's eyes flashed coldly as she swiftly applied her W skill, [Wither], to Fiora!
Visibly, Fiora's movement speed and attack speed became extremely slow, as if she were stuck in a quagmire!
"Nasus used W! Fiora is severely slowed, she's going to take tower damage this wave!" Wawa exclaimed.
But Su Mo's expression remained completely unchanged.
He didn't rush to retreat the moment he was slowed down.
Because he saw it: Tarzan's Xin Zhao was using his scanner to sneak up from the river bushes!
"Zhao Xin is here! LNG is about to counterattack!"
Tarzan immediately used his E skill, Fearless Charge, to stab the slowed Fiora, hoping to secure a kill with the help of the turret and Nasus!
Just as Zhao Xin made his move.
A cruel sneer curled at the corner of Su Mo's lips.
“Flaws are everywhere.”
W skill [Laurent's Eye of the Heart]!
This wasn't to block the turret, but rather an extremely accurate prediction of what would happen after Xin Zhao's E skill landed, followed by an instinctive Q skill followed by the first knock-up auto-attack!
"Ding!"
A crisp sound of blocking rang out!
Not only did the Heart-Eye Blade block Zhao Xin's attack, but more importantly, a sharp sword aura pierced Zhao Xin's chest with unerring accuracy!
Dizziness! Zhao Xin was frozen in place!
"Blocked it! And stunned the jungler instead!!" PDD roared.
Taking advantage of the stun duration from the block, Su Mo, though still slowed down, calmly controlled Fiora, landing a basic attack on Xin Zhao, and then using the extremely short dash of his Q skill to expose an opening on Xin Zhao's side!
True damage combined with the extremely high attack power of the pickaxe!
Zhao Xin's health bar dropped by more than half in an instant!
Tarzan woke up from his dizziness and, startled, quickly used his ultimate ability, Crescent Guard, to sweep Fiora away before flashing away.
Meanwhile, the dog under the tower, seeing that the jungler had been driven away, cowered in the deepest part of the turret, trembling with fear.
"One against two! Despite being severely slowed by the withered buff and still on the edge of the turret, Mozi used a perfect Mind's Eye to stun the jungler, forcefully repelling LNG's top and jungle ganks!" Miller exclaimed in amazement. "His mental fortitude is insane! He wasn't flustered at all!"
Six and a half minutes.
Level 6.
This is a pivotal moment that brings about a qualitative change for both Fiora and Nasus.
Zika's Nasus now has his ultimate ability, "Death's Descent," which greatly increases his health and halves the cooldown of his Q skill. He feels that he can finally hold his head high under the tower.
"Tarzan, one more time! He doesn't have Flash, I'll use my ultimate to tank the tower, I'll definitely kill him!" Zika shouted in the voice chat.
Tarzan gritted his teeth, finished clearing the Krugs, and headed towards the top lane again.
Seven minutes.
The minion wave was firmly pushed back by Su Mo in front of LNG's top lane tower.
This time, LNG's killing intent was extremely resolute.
Zhao Xin circled around from the triangular bushes, cutting off Fiora's retreat!
Nasus activated his ultimate, "Death's Descent," under the tower, his body instantly swelling up like a demon god, and his W skill, "Wither," was applied to Fiora once again!
"Here we go again! LNG's top laner is determined to kill Mozi! There's Nasus slowing him down with his ultimate in front, and Xin Zhao flanking him from behind! He really can't escape this time!" Guan Zeyuan's voice was tense.
Su Mo was caught in a pincer movement and found himself in dire straits.
An intense fighting spirit erupted from his deep eyes.
"I am Wushuang!"
The ultimate move, [Peerless Challenge], is now activated!
Four huge openings instantly appeared beneath Zhao Xin's feet as he charged forward!
"He used his ultimate skill on the jungler!!" the doll screamed.
When slowed down to an extremely low speed, Fiora's movements appear somewhat clumsy.
But Su Mo's actions took the concept of "details" to its extreme.
He didn't rush to expose any weaknesses.
The instant Zhao Xin used his E skill to charge in.
Su Mo took a small step to the side, narrowly dodging the armor-piercing array of the E skill [Soul Flame] thrown by the dog head!
Immediately afterwards, the Q skill [Sky Slash] was unleashed, precisely piercing the first weak point directly in front of Xin Zhao!
The movement speed bonus provided by the vulnerability effectively offset part of the slowing effect of the withering!
Basic attack, followed by E skill [Deadly Thrust] to reset basic attack, instantly puncturing the second weakness on the left!
Zhao Xin's health bar dropped by half!
At this moment, the Nasus, who had activated his ultimate, had already rushed to Fiora's side and unleashed a powerful Q skill!
Su Mo did not dodge.
He withstood the attack from the dog's Q, taking advantage of the dog's momentary stun during the attack.
He controlled Fiora and circled around to Xin Zhao's back!
Basic attack! The third opening is shattered!
Tarzan was horrified; he discovered his health was almost gone! He tried to use Flash to escape, but in the very same frame that he Flashed, he failed!
Su Mo's Q skill has finished cooling down!
Follow me!
The Sky-Piercing Slash glided along its final arc, precisely piercing the last weakness on Zhao Xin's right side!
"Crack!"
Accompanied by the crisp sound of all four flaws shattering.
Zhao Xin's body fell heavily to the ground!
"EDG.Mo has killed LNG.Tarzan!"
A massive healing spell burst forth beneath Zhao Xin's corpse!
"The healing array was activated!! Despite being severely slowed down, Mozi managed to unleash a perfect quadratic attack in less than two seconds!!" PDD was pounding the table on the commentary stage, almost jumping up and down.
Standing in the healing circle, Fiora, who had lost half her health to Nasus, had her health bar rapidly restored to full like a fountain!
Moreover, the healing array provides a significant movement speed bonus, completely ignoring the slowing effect of the remaining withered state!
At this moment, Nasus, who had activated his ultimate ability, was completely dumbfounded when he saw Fiora, who was at full health and standing in the healing circle like a god of war.
He wanted to run away.
However, Fiora's movement speed is incredibly fast when she's in her ultimate ability state.
Su Mo turned around, his icy gaze locking onto the dog's head.
Use Q skill to slide forward, and then use a basic attack to expose the weakness!
Chase after them and hack them all the way!
In the last second before the healing array disappeared, Su Mo unleashed a fatal basic attack, dealing true damage and wiping out the last bit of health from the dog!
"EDG.Mo has killed LNG.Zika!"
Double Kill!
"Double kill!!! A 1v2 comeback with two kills!!!" Miller roared hoarsely, "That speed of a quadra kill! That calm counterattack in a desperate situation! Mozi's Fiora is still the world's number one Fiora who inspires despair!!!"
The audience erupted in cheers, which were deafening and nearly lifted the roof off the Hongqiao Performing Arts Center.
Seven and a half minutes.
This was accompanied by a breathtaking double kill in a one-against-two situation.
Su Mo stepped over the corpses of LNG's top laner and jungler, and calmly removed two layers of plating from the top lane tower.
The director switched to the top lane matchup panel.
The game lasted seven and a half minutes.
Fiora's score was 3-0-0, with 75 CS.
Doghead's score is 0-2-0, with 21 last hits.
The economic gap has reached a terrifying 2,500 yuan!
In LNG's backstage lounge, Coach U slumped helplessly in a chair, covering his face in anguish.
"It's over. This dog's head is ruined, the top lane is completely destroyed."
He had thought that using the withering of the dog's head would limit Fiora's gameplay.
But he forgot a crucial premise.
Faced with absolute manipulation and calculation, any restraint in terms of mechanisms is nothing but a joke.
That man, with his unstoppable rapier, once again declared to the entire alliance:
His skills have no limits!
With that stunning double kill in a 1v2 situation, Su Mo not only destroyed two tower plates in the top lane, but also psychologically shattered LNG's top and jungle defenses. "Chen, go control the resources in the bottom half of the map. The top half is mine now." Su Mo's cold voice rang out in the voice chat, carrying an undeniable domineering air.
"Received, Brother Mo! This Rift is your backyard again!" Ah Chen's Tree happily headed to the bottom half of the map to control the dragon.
Eight minutes.
Su Mo returned to the city and opened the shop.
Using the 400 gold bounty from the double kill and the substantial economy from the three tower plates, he immediately built Fiora's core early-game item—[Tiamat]! Plus a pair of [Mercury's Treads].
Eight minutes later, Tiamat gets the Mercury Shoes and a pickaxe.
For a Fiora, this not only provides her with extreme wave clear speed, but the tenacity provided by Mercury's Treads also significantly reduces the slow effect of Nasus's only reliance—his W [Wither].
"This build is too targeted," Miller analyzed on the commentary stage. "With Mercury's Treads, Zika's Nasus is almost unable to survive under the tower. As long as the withering effect is short, Fiora can easily dive the tower."
PDD nodded repeatedly: "That's right. And look at Mozi's movements, he bought Tiamat, which means he's going to start completely locking the top lane minions under LNG's tower."
Eight minutes and thirty seconds.
Zika is back online. At this moment, Zika has just respawned and walked to the first tower.
Looking at the luxurious equipment on Fiora, Zika swallowed hard, and didn't even have the courage to approach his own ranged creeps.
Su Mo controlled Fiora, using Tiamat's AOE effect, and with a few basic attacks combined with her Q skill, she instantly cleared a wave of minions and headed straight for LNG's top lane tower.
“Zika is really having a tough time this round. He’s playing a game called ‘Tower Survival Simulator’ right now.” Doll looked at the screen, her tone full of sympathy.
Nine minutes.
The first wave of Voidbrood is about to disappear.
Because Tarzan's Xin Zhao died repeatedly in the top half of the map, LNG completely lost the right to contest the Broodmother.
After pushing the minion wave under the tower, Su Mo did not choose to attack the tower. Instead, he swaggered into the river and easily soloed the remaining three Voidbrood.
EDG has collected all six Nerubian buffs!
Nine minutes and thirty seconds.
"He went to fight the bugs, I can take the wave." Zika was overjoyed when she saw Fiora disappear and quickly went forward to use her Q skill to finish off the cannon minion.
Just as he raised his axe!
A flash of cold light appeared in the bushes against the wall on the way up the road!
Su Mo didn't go far at all! After defeating the nest bugs, he sneaked back by using the bushes to cover his blind spots!
The Q skill, [Sky Slash], is swiftly unleashed, piercing the opening on the side of the dog's body!
Basic attack followed by E skill [Deadly Thrust], Tiamat's active effect is a cleave!
A super-fast combo, with true damage combined with Tiamat's AOE, instantly reduced Nasus's health by half!
Zika was terrified and quickly used his W [Wither] on Fiora in an attempt to escape.
But Su Mo was prepared. He didn't rush to use his W skill [Laurent's Eye] to block the slow, but instead used the tenacity of Mercury's Treads to withstand the slow, and then used the extremely short cooldown of his Q skill to slide forward again and expose the second vulnerability that had spawned!
The dog's head is almost dead!
In desperation, Zika had no choice but to use his ultimate skill, "Death's Descent," to forcefully prolong his life, and scrambled back to the second tower.
"Brother Mozi's oppressive aura is suffocating! He won't even let Gou Tou eat a cannon!" Guan Zeyuan shouted.
Ten minutes exactly.
The director switched to the economics panel.
EDG has an overall lead of 3,500 points.
The top laner's lead has reached an astonishing 2,800 gold!
Zika's dog head, 10 minutes, last hits: 35.
This is an extremely rare and tragic statistic in professional esports.
Ten minutes and twenty seconds.
Su Mo led a wave of sports cars and once again pushed into LNG's top lane tower.
At this point, the tower's health had dwindled to just the last two layers due to Su Mo's previous damage and the erosion from the nest worm buff.
"I can't hold on anymore, the first tower has fallen," Zika said painfully in the voice chat, his dog head could only retreat to the vicinity of the second tower to sniff out experience points.
"Don't worry, I'll help you gank him!" Tarzan's Xin Zhao finally reached level six. He gritted his teeth and, with his scanner, circled around from the jungle to the top lane.
Meanwhile, Scout's Azir cleared the mid lane and moved towards the bottom half of the map, trying to put pressure on EDG's bot lane and restrain Chen's Maokai.
LNG attempted to alleviate the immense pressure on the top lane by employing a diversionary tactic.
Ten minutes and forty seconds.
Tarzan's Xin Zhao cautiously made his way to the top lane's triangular bush.
He didn't act immediately, but crouched in the bushes, waiting for the moment when Fiora was stunned while destroying the tower.
"He's waiting for an opportunity! LNG's top and jungle have a big move coming up. If they coordinate well, they might be able to end Fiora's bounty!" Miller stared nervously at the screen.
Just as Fiora's basic attack was about to destroy the last layer of tower armor!
Tarzan has moved!
Xin Zhao uses his E skill, Fearless Charge, to stab Fiora, then activates his Q skill to knock her up!
Zika's Nasus also activated his ultimate and Sprint from the second tower, charging over like a mad beast!
"LNG has made their move! Zhao Xin initiated, Nasus used his ultimate to flank! Mozi is positioned very deep in this wave!" Wawa shouted.
Faced with the sudden attack from Ueno and his companion.
A hint of extreme coldness flashed in Su Mo's eyes.
"Full of flaws."
The moment Zhao Xin used his E skill to charge in, Su Mo made an extremely subtle small movement to the side and back, not only creating distance between himself and Nasus, but also ensuring that Zhao Xin's first auto-attack after landing hit a minion!
Immediately afterwards, the Q skill was used to expose the opening next to Zhao Xin!
Tarzan was shocked and immediately activated his ultimate skill, Crescent Guard, in an attempt to sweep Fiora away.
But just a fraction of a second after Zhao Xin swung his spear!
"Ding!"
An extremely crisp sound of blocking!
Su Mo's W skill, [Laurent's Eye Blade], was perfectly executed! Not only did it block Zhao Xin's ultimate knockback, but it also delivered a counter-attack with a sword aura that precisely pierced through the charging Nasus's head!
"Blocked it! And stunned the dog head that was about to unleash its ultimate attack!!" PDD slapped his thigh. "The angle of that Mind's Eye Strike was too tricky!"
Taking advantage of the brief moment when the dog was dizzy, Su Mo locked his attention completely on Zhao Xin.
The ultimate move, [Peerless Challenge], is now activated!
Four weaknesses appeared beneath Zhao Xin's feet!
A basic attack pierces the first one! The E skill resets the basic attack and pierces the second one!
Tarzan was terrified and quickly used Flash to try and create distance!
But Su Mo's follow-up was as fast as lightning! His Q skill, a slide step, smoothly exposed the remaining two weaknesses!
"Crack!"
Fourth breakthrough complete!
Zhao Xin's health bar was instantly emptied, and his body collapsed to the ground!
"EDG.Mo has killed LNG.Tarzan!"
A massive healing spell bloomed beneath Zhao Xin's corpse.
At this moment, the dog head, who had just woken up from his dizziness, looked at the Fiora who was standing in the healing circle and whose health had been instantly restored, and stopped in despair.
He knew that he was already a corpse.
Su Mo turned around, slid in with a Q skill, and easily took down the enemy's head.
"Double Kill!"
"Another 1v2 double kill!!!" Guan Zeyuan shouted wildly on the commentary stage, "With the opponent coming prepared, Mozi used a perfect Mind's Eye to parry and stun, instantly dealing four hits and killing the jungler! Then he killed the top laner! This is simply a dimensional attack!"
With the system notification of a double kill, Su Mo casually used a basic attack to destroy LNG's shattered top lane tower.
"EDG.Mo has destroyed the first turret!"
Eleven and a half minutes.
Completely clear the level on the road.
Su Mo stepped over the two corpses and returned to the city.
At this moment, he held an extremely terrifying amount of bounty and tower-pushing economy.
Open the store.
In a flash of golden light, the mythical equipment [Holy Separator] was instantly formed! Along with a [Vampire Scepter].
Eleven and a half minutes in, Divine Separator, Tiamat, Mercury Shoes and Vampire Scepter.
This build makes Fiora an unstoppable monster in split-pushing. Whether fighting tanks or squishy targets, her percentage-based true damage and sustain are enough to make any opponent despair.
Twelve minutes.
"Give me the Vanguard, you guys control the bottom half of the map," Su Mo calmly gave the order over the voice chat.
"Got it, Brother Mo! Vanguard will be ready for you right away!" Ah Chen was overjoyed in the big tree.
12 minutes and 20 seconds.
Su Mo soloed the Rift Herald and obtained the Herald's Eye.
Instead of grouping up in the mid lane, he took the Herald's Eye and went straight to LNG's bottom lane second turret.
"Brother Mozi is about to execute the ultimate 4-1 split push." Miller looked at the screen. "He's holding onto the Rift Herald. If LNG dares to defend the mid lane, he'll just release the Rift Herald to crash into the high ground in the bottom lane; if they don't, EDG's four players can easily take down the mid lane tower."
"That's the power of the Divine Fiora. Who on LNG dares to go bot lane to defend against her now? If you go, you'll die; if you go, you'll just get a double kill." Ning shook his head repeatedly.
Twelve minutes and fifty seconds. (End of Chapter)