Chapter 771
What is a Defense Tower?
"Brother Mozi is split pushing again! He's ignoring the front line, he's just going to take down the tower!"
Zika's Riven quickly returned to defend the bottom lane.
"I'll defend him, you guys push mid." Zika gritted her teeth and stood under the second tower.
Su Mo glanced at Riven but didn't retreat. He activated his W [Eclipse], enduring the damage from the turret and Riven, and slammed a Divine Separator-buffed auto-attack into the turret!
"boom!"
The bottom lane's second tower collapsed with a roar!
After destroying the tower, Su Mo used the explosion damage from Eclipse to slow down Riven and retreated into the jungle with great ease.
"That's too arrogant... They completely disregard the turrets and defenders." Doll shook her head repeatedly as she watched this scene.
Fourteen and a half minutes.
EDG's respawned members returned to their lanes. Although they lost kills in the mid and jungle, they secured the second turret in the bottom lane, so the situation wasn't completely ruined.
At this moment, the third dragon (fire dragon) is about to spawn.
This is a crucial resource.
"We can't let them get rid of this dragon. If we do, they'll be close to getting the Fire Dragon Soul, and it'll be even harder to win later on." Mingkai frowned on the coach's bench backstage.
"Receive the group," Su Mo said succinctly in the voice message.
Fifteen minutes.
Both sides began vying for vision near the Xiaolongkeng pit.
LNG's formation is very compact, with Alistar and Lee Sin at the front, and the two carries safely providing damage from the back.
On EDG's side, Maokai and Braum were at the front, but due to their equipment disadvantage, they seemed somewhat powerless.
"Mozi's Leona needs to initiate a good team fight, otherwise EDG will have a hard time winning this wave," Miller analyzed.
Fifteen minutes and twenty seconds.
The battle is imminent!
Tarzan's Lee Sin was extremely decisive. He hit Braum with a Q skill, and the moment he kicked him with the second Q, he used his ward-hopping W skill in mid-air to reach EDG's backline!
Ultimate move: Dragon Tail Sweep!
With a beautifully executed Dragon Tail kick, EZ was sent hurtling into the LNG crowd!
"Beautiful roundhouse kick! JackeyLove... no, EZ got kicked back!"
Gala's Varus immediately followed up with his ultimate to root EZ, and LeBlanc followed up with burst damage, instantly killing EZ!
"AD carry dead! EDG suffers a crushing defeat!"
In a desperate situation, Chen used his ultimate ability, Nature's Grasp, to forcefully control the LNG front line, attempting to cover the retreat of his remaining teammates.
But at that moment, Su Mo's Leona made a move!
Instead of protecting his teammates, he activated his scanner and used Flash from the bush behind the red buff on the flank!
"Leona has entered the fray! Her target is LNG's two carries!"
The instant he flashed and landed, his ultimate ability, Solar Flare, crashed down!
The golden sunlight precisely covered LeBlanc and Varus, who were dealing damage!
"Dizziness! Both C's are stunned!"
Su Mo used his E skill [Zenith Blade] to fly up and land on LeBlanc's face, then used his Q skill to stun her again!
Tiamat's active effect is activated, and the damage of the Divine Separator bursts forth instantly!
The fragile LeBlanc didn't even have time to use any skills before her health bar was reduced to zero!
"EDG.Mo has killed LNG.Scout!"
After killing the Enchantress, Su Mo immediately turned his attention to Varus.
However, Gala reacted extremely quickly. After waking up from the stun, he immediately used Flash to create distance and then unleashed a barrage of attacks on Leona.
Zika's Riven also activated her ultimate and charged in.
Faced with the combined fire of the three, Su Mo activated W [Eclipse] and managed to withstand the burst damage!
The moment the eclipse exploded, he used a basic attack combined with the healing from Divine Strike to bring Varus to low health!
However, due to being isolated and without help, Leona's health finally ran out, and she fell in the river.
"LNG.Gala has killed EDG.Mo!"
"One for two! LNG won this team fight!" Guan Zeyuan shouted. "Although Mozi's Leona killed the enemy like a god of war, EDG's frontal collapse was too fast, and he couldn't turn the tide alone!"
LNG seized the opportunity to win their third dragon (Fire Dragon), successfully drawing their first Fire Dragon Soul!
At this point, the economic gap had been completely leveled off by LNG, and even surpassed by a thousand dollars!
The LNG fans erupted in thunderous cheers, seeing a glimmer of hope for a comeback.
Sixteen minutes.
"Oh no, I positioned myself too far forward and Lee Sin caught me off guard," EDG's AD carry said apologetically.
"It's alright, stay calm, wait for me to get my gear." Su Mo's tone remained as calm as still water, as if his recent death had no effect on him.
He opened the shop after he was resurrected.
I bought my third piece of equipment—the Ravenous Hydra!
Divine division, the Hydra of greed, and the Mercury Shoes.
This is an extremely powerful build that maximizes lifesteal and area-of-effect damage.
Seventeen minutes.
The Baron Nashor is about to spawn.
LNG is riding high, and they believe that as long as they fight a positional battle around the two Cs, they have a very high chance of winning.
"Clear the vision in the top half of the map and force them to engage in a Baron fight!" Coach U excitedly waved his fist backstage.
LNG's five players gathered at the Baron pit, clearing out all of EDG's vision.
Seventeen and a half minutes.
EDG is plunged into darkness.
"Without any vision, going into the jungle is just feeding." Chen's Maokai could only linger near the second tower.
"I'll go split push." Su Mo didn't go to the top side of the map, but went directly to the bottom lane.
"I dare not look at the dragon, the vision is completely dark, going into the jungle is just feeding." Ah Chen's Maokai could only linger near the second tower.
"I'll go split push." Su Mo didn't go to the top side of the map, but went directly to the bottom lane.
"Brother Mozi is split pushing again! But this is Baron Nashor! If LNG tries to fight it, can EDG's four players hold it?" Wawa said with some concern.
Seventeen minutes and fifty seconds.
Su Mo pushed the minion wave into LNG's bottom lane second turret. At this time, there were still two minutes left before Baron Nashor spawned.
LNG's formation hovered in the mid lane. Instead of rushing to rush vision in the top half of the map, they sent Zika's Riven to the bottom lane to defend.
"I'll hold him off, you guys set up vision around Baron." Zika's Riven has already built [Divine Separator] and [Black Cleaver], making her a formidable opponent.
Eighteen minutes and thirty seconds.
Su Mo's Leona and Zika's Riven met in front of the bottom lane's second turret.
Without any further probing, Zika immediately activated her ultimate ability, "Exiled Blade," unleashing a devastating three-part Q, "Broken Wings Dance!"
Faced with Riven's outburst, Su Mo calmly activated his W [Eclipse].
"boom!"
Although Riven's third Q knocked up Leona, the damage was greatly reduced due to Eclipse's high armor and magic resistance.
The moment she landed, Su Mo countered with a Q [Dawnbreaker Shield] to stun Riven, followed by a basic attack and Tiamat to reset her basic attack!
The true damage combined with the vulnerability state from Press the Attack caused Riven's health bar to drop significantly!
Zika was terrified and tried to use her W to stun and create distance, but Su Mo's E skill [Zenith Blade] accurately predicted Riven's movement and rooted her again!
The solar eclipse exploded, causing devastating damage!
Despite the double life drain from the Greedy Hydra and Divine Intervention, Leona's health barely dropped!
Seeing that he couldn't win the fight, Zika had no choice but to use Flash to escape back to the base of the high ground tower in a sorry state.
"Single defense failed! Zika's Riven is completely helpless against Leona!" Miller shouted.
Nineteen minutes.
After forcing Riven to retreat, Su Mo easily destroyed the bottom lane's second turret and then pushed the minion wave towards LNG's high ground.
At this moment, the Baron Nashor is about to spawn.
The four LNG players had cleared out all the vision around the Dragon Pit.
"Baron is about to spawn, we have to take this wave, otherwise if Baron is lost, we'll be stuck on our high ground." Mingkai clenched his fists tightly backstage.
Nineteen minutes and fifty seconds.
The four EDG players gritted their teeth and approached the river.
At this moment, Su Mo's calm voice rang out in the voice chat: "You guys hold them off, don't let them force their way through. I'll put pressure on the high ground."
Twenty minutes exactly!
Baron Nashor let out a deafening roar and descended upon Summoner's Rift!
LNG didn't hesitate at all and started the attack immediately!
"LNG has taken down Baron! They're making a very decisive move!" the commentator exclaimed nervously.
Twenty minutes and fifteen seconds.
The dragon's health dropped to half.
EDG's four players arrived at the river pass, and A-Chen's Maokai immediately used his ultimate [Nature's Grasp] to block the dragon pit!
The LNG formation was cut off by the roots of a large tree and forced to stop.
In that instant, the LNG-assisted Minotaur seized the opportunity!
Flash + WQ combo! He decisively engaged Syndra, who was positioned far forward!
"The fight has started! The Alistar has engaged on Syndra!"
Lee Sin followed up with a ward jump, then used his ultimate to kick Syndra back into the LNG team, followed by Varus's ultimate to root her. Xiao Yue didn't even have time to use Cleanse before being instantly killed!
"Mid laner instantly killed! EDG suffers a crushing defeat!"
In dire straits, Chen's Tree and Braum desperately covered Ezreal's retreat, but they were also surrounded and killed by the LNG team.
"One for three! LNG has won this Baron fight decisively!" PDD shouted. "They can now secure Baron!"
But just as LNG turned around to continue fighting Baron, the camera suddenly switched to the bottom lane!
"Boom!" LNG's bottom lane inhibitor turret was destroyed by Su Mo's Leona!
Without pausing, Su Mo immediately began dismantling the bottom lane crystal.
"High ground for Baron! Who wins and who loses in this exchange?!" Miller's eyes widened.
Twenty minutes and forty seconds.
LNG takes down the dragon.
Su Mo successfully destroyed the bottom lane crystal and retreated calmly.
“This is too suffocating.” Ning shook his head repeatedly. “Although LNG got Baron, they lost their bottom lane inhibitor. The pressure from the super minions will greatly reduce their Baron buff push.”
Twenty-one minutes.
With the Baron buff, the five members of LNG surged towards EDG's second mid-lane tower.
EDG held their ground tightly, relying on EZ's poke and defensive formation.
Meanwhile, in LNG's bottom lane, super minions were already at the inhibitor turret.
"Zika, go back and clear the bottom lane. The four of us will chip away at the mid lane inhibitor." Scout gave the order helplessly.
Without Riven's pressure, LNG's push seemed somewhat sluggish. The Baron buff's duration was gradually worn down in the back-and-forth battle between the two sides.
Twenty-four minutes.
The Baron buff has ended.
LNG only managed to take down EDG's mid and top lane second towers, failing to reach the high ground.
The fourth dragon (fire dragon) is about to spawn.
This is LNG's winning streak!
"We must take this dragon!" Tarzan gritted his teeth in the voice chat.
Twenty-four and a half minutes.
The two sides once again engaged in a fierce battle for vision control at the Xiaolongkeng (small dragon pit).
This time, Su Mo didn't go for a solo run, but instead went to the front.
"Leona is in the front! This is a full 5v5 team fight for EDG!" Wawa shouted.
The battle is imminent!
Leona took the lead, activating her W [Eclipse] ability to tank at the very front.
Seeing this, LNG's support Alistar tried to use his WQ combo to engage Leona, but Su Mo reacted extremely quickly, interrupting Alistar's W dash with his Q skill!
"Interrupted! Leona interrupted Alistar's combo!"
Immediately afterwards, Su Mo's E skill hit Varus, who was hiding in the back row, with extremely precise aim!
The ultimate attack, [Solar Flare], crashed down!
dizziness!
Varus was pinned to the spot, and Syndra followed up with a QE combo, instantly killing him!
"AD is dead! EDG instantly kills Varus!"
LNG, having lost their damage core, was thrown into chaos. Although LeBlanc traded kills with Syndra, Su Mo's Leona was like a god of war, rampaging through the crowd. The terrifying regeneration from Divine Shield and Ravenous Hydra made him an unkillable frontliner.
Ultimately, EDG achieved a 2-for-4 exchange, successfully securing the dragon and disrupting LNG's dragon soul momentum.
Twenty-eight minutes.
The second dragon is about to spawn.
At that time, the economic gap was so large that the two sides were locked in a fierce battle, with the amount remaining less than two thousand yuan.
"This match was so intense! Both sides were going back and forth, and neither dared to make a mistake!" Miller wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Twenty-eight and a half minutes.
LNG used the mobility of LeBlanc and Lee Sin to gain early vision control of the Baron pit.
EDG's five players grouped up and pushed forward, attempting to clear wards.
Just as EDG reached the vicinity of the red buff wall, Scout's LeBlanc seized upon an extremely minor positioning flaw!
W [Shadow Step] allows the user to step over walls, and the ultimate [Repeat the Trick] copies W, with both dashes landing precisely on Ezreal and Syndra!
E skill [Phantom Chains] has EZ firmly tethered!
"LeBlanc made a perfect entrance! Her damage is too high!"
EZ was instantly left with low health. Although he used both of his abilities to create distance, Tarzan's Lee Sin had already attacked from the flank and killed him with a Dragon Tail kick!
"AD is down! EDG is in danger in this Baron fight!"
Upon seeing this, Su Mo's eyes turned cold, and without hesitation, he activated W, unleashing his ultimate skill, [Solar Flare], towards the center of LNG's formation.
But he alone could not stop the LNG's surging counterattack.
Ultimately, EDG suffered a 1-for-3 exchange, with only Su Mo and A Chen managing to escape in a sorry state.
LNG then secured its second major victory.
Thirty-one minutes.
With the second Baron buff, LNG was unstoppable and directly pushed down EDG's mid-lane high ground.
"EDG is in dire straits! Their high ground has been breached, their economy has been overtaken, and LNG now holds absolute initiative!" Wawa shouted as he commented.
But at that moment, Su Mo once again demonstrated his despair-inducing single-carrying ability.
Taking advantage of LNG's push in the middle, he directly destroyed LNG's top lane inhibitor tower and crystal!
"Another high ground takeover?! Mozi's split push is disgusting!" PDD's eyes widened. "LNG pushed down EDG's mid lane, but they also lost their own top lane!"
Thirty-four minutes.
An ancient dragon has spawned!
This is the ultimate buff that can end the game.
The two sides engaged in an extremely fierce standoff in the river.
At this moment, Su Mo was already equipped with six divine items (Divine Split, Ravenous Hydra, Mercury's Treads, Death's Dance, Resurrection Armor, Bloodthirster).
"Whoever gets this ancient dragon wins." Mingkai was so nervous backstage that he even forgot to breathe.
Thirty-four minutes and thirty seconds.
LNG's support Alistar decisively used Flash and WQ combo to engage Braum, who was positioned slightly forward!
A team fight erupted instantly!
Lee Sin enters the fray and kicks Syndra away, LeBlanc follows up with a burst of damage, and Syndra is instantly melted!
"The mid laner got instantly killed again! LNG's aggressive engages are just too unstoppable!"
But just when LNG thought victory was in the bag!
"The Sun's Choice!"
Su Mo's Leona charged out from the bush near the red buff on the flank like a god descending to earth!
The ultimate ability, Solar Flare, precisely targeted Varus and LeBlanc!
dizziness!
E skill targets the face, Q skill stuns!
With the terrifying boost from six-item gear, this combo, combined with the damage from Hydra and Divine Strike, instantly killed the squishy LeBlanc from full health!
"She's dead!! Leona killed LeBlanc in one hit!!!" Miller roared hoarsely.
Although Varus used Flash to create distance, Su Mo relentlessly pursued him, enduring the damage from Riven and Lee Sin, and brought him to near death with a single auto-attack. Then, EZ's ultimate swept through and finished him off!
"Both carries are dead! The tide has turned!"
LNG, having lost its two core components, has suffered a complete defeat.
Su Mo was like an invincible war god, relentlessly dealing damage and healing himself amidst the crowd. His Bloodthirster and Resurrection Armor provided double protection, allowing him to remain standing even when facing three opponents.
In the end, EDG pulled off an extremely brutal 3-for-5 exchange, wiping out LNG!
Thirty-five minutes and ten seconds.
The remaining Su Mo and A Chen, along with the super minions in the bottom lane, drove straight in.
Amidst the despairing gazes of everyone at LNG, the two front tooth towers were dismantled.
"It's over! It's all over!" the doll shouted.
With the final basic attack landing, the blue crystal nexus shattered!
The game time stopped at 35 minutes and 25 seconds.
2 is better than 0!
"2-0! They won the final match of the Summer Split regular season in an extremely tense and thrilling battle!" Wawa shouted hoarsely. "A perfect finish! Undefeated! EDG declares to the entire league that they are still the insurmountable mountain!"
Miller was also flushed with excitement: "It's incredible! Mozi's Leona top lane performance, from the level 1 solo kill at the start, to the split pushing and control in the mid-game, and finally the godlike descent to kill both carries in the Elder Dragon team fight! He used the most unbelievable champion to deliver the most dominant performance!"
"Damn, this match almost gave me a heart attack." PDD patted his chest. "LNG played incredibly tenaciously, turning the tide several times. But there's nothing you can do; you're facing a man who has mastered the game mechanics to the extreme. This Leona's damage and tankiness are simply monster."
On the field, spotlights flashed.
Su Mo took off his noise-canceling headphones and listened to the waves of sound in the stadium chanting "Mo" like a tsunami.
He rubbed his slightly sore wrist, picked up the black thermos on the table, took a sip of water, and stood up calmly.
Ah Chen and Xiao Yue, who were standing nearby, jumped up excitedly and hugged each other tightly.
"Brother Mo! That last flanking maneuver was so cool! When I saw Syndra get instantly killed, my heart sank. I thought we were going to turn the game around!" Ah Chen exclaimed excitedly, almost incoherently.
Xiao Yue was also still shaken: "Yeah, LNG put a lot of pressure on us this game. Thanks to Mo Ge's split pushing and control, otherwise our mid lane high ground would definitely have been gone during the Baron buff wave."
Su Mo patted the two of them on the shoulder, his tone calm: "Let's go shake hands. Get ready for the playoffs."
As the victors, the five members of EDG headed towards LNG's battle zone.
Inside the soundproof LNG enclosure, the atmosphere was eerily silent.
Zika slumped in his gaming chair, covering his face with his hands, and remained seated for a long time. Being crushed by unconventional heroes in two consecutive games, and even in the second game when he picked his signature Riven, he still lost first blood in the laning phase—this psychological torment was far more unbearable than the actual loss.
Scout sighed deeply, took off his glasses, and rubbed his temples. He had tried his best to create opportunities with LeBlanc this game, but in the final Elder Dragon fight, he was instantly killed by Leona emerging from a blind spot. The despair he felt at that moment still haunted him. (End of Chapter)