The river breeze brought a hint of coolness, brushing against Su Mo's cheek, and also blew away the last distracting thoughts in his heart.
The fire, of course, is still there.
Otherwise, he will not come back at all.
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The much-anticipated LPL spring playoffs have officially kicked off amid a tsunami of anticipation.
· In the first round of the playoffs, SN and WE, FPX and RA, the four teams took the lead in fighting each other. The war is raging, some families are happy and some are sad.
In the end, FPX relied on Doinb Ryze's perfect performance to cleanly sweep RA 3:0; on the other hand, SN fought fiercely with WE for five games, and finally relied on Huanfeng's harvest of Jinx in the decisive game to advance thrillingly.
In the second round, JDG faced SN. This game became a personal show for jungler Kanavi. He used a perfect-tempo bear to turn SN's jungle upside down. In the end, with a score of 3:1, he advanced to the next round and became EDG's first opponent in the semi-finals.
On the day of the competition, the Shanghai Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center was packed with seats.
When the EDG players walked out of the player tunnel, the cheers erupted from the scene, almost toppling the dome of the entire venue.
"Welcome back! This is the scene of the semi-finals of the 2021 LPL spring playoffs!" Miller's voice was impassioned in the commentary box. "The two sides facing today are EDG, the king of the regular season, and JDG, who have just been in hot form and eliminated SN! This is destined to be a battle between dragons and tigers!"
Wawa also added: "Yes! EDG showed unparalleled dominance in the regular season, while JDG is known for its tenacity, especially in the BO5 arena. They have rich experience and a big heart! More importantly, EDG today The starting top laner is still Holy Spear Brother Flandre! Brother Mo Zi is still on the bench! "
This news made countless viewers who were looking forward to the appearance of "God" feel a little surprised, but more of them understood.
Backstage, in EDG's exclusive lounge, Su Mo was leaning on the sofa, wearing tactical headphones. The huge screen in front of him clearly displayed the BP picture of the main stage. His expression was very relaxed, as if what was about to begin was not a life-and-death BO5, but an ordinary training match.
"In the first game, our blue side has little pressure on BP." Abu's voice came from the headset, calm and steady, "Brother Holy Spear, what do you want to play? Zoom will most likely use Ornn or the big tree to resist the pressure."
"I'll take Jace," Brother Holy Spear's voice was full of confidence, "I want to take the initiative to attack."
Hearing this, Su Mo raised the corner of his mouth slightly.
It seems that those words before really awakened him.
The game begins.
In the first game, Jace from Holy Gun Brother lived up to expectations, creating a strong sense of oppression on the line and constantly consuming Zoom Ornn's health. In the mid-term team battle, he hit several precise electric energy shocks, which directly disabled JDG's back row, creating a perfect harvest environment for Viper's Kai'Sa.
EDG, win the first victory without any danger.
However, JDG's resilience was clearly revealed in the second game.
They seemed to have caught on to the mentality of Brother Holy Gun who was eager to prove himself. The jungler Kanavi gave up controlling the map, selected Xin Zhao, and began to conduct crazy military training on the top lane.
"Gun brother, be careful, he may catch you directly at the second level."
I was looking at the screen in the lounge, and almost subconsciously wanted to give a warning. But I held back. This is Brother Saint-Gun's own battle. He must experience it personally and grow.
As expected, at two minutes and thirty seconds, Kanavi's Xin Zhao appeared in the grass on the top road like a ghost, and combined with Zoom Crocodile's Red Fury W, directly killed Jace who was pressing the line.
This wave of deaths became the turning point of the second game. Brother Shengqiang's mentality fluctuated. He became more and more eager to regain his advantage online. His operations began to deform and his mistakes increased.
In the end, JDG seized the opportunity. In a 20-minute wave of dragon team battles, Yagao's Zoe hit Viper with a precise hypnotic bubble, instantly killing EDG's core C position and ending the game in one wave.
1:1, the two sides drew.
In the third game, the two sides went back and forth, and the battle became fierce.
EDG relied on superior teamfighting and Viper's unresolved performance to win the third game with difficulty and took the lead in getting the match point.
But in the fourth game, JDG once again had jungler Kanavi step up. His men were like gods of war in the late team battles, with seven in and seven out, breaking up EDG's formation and evening the score again!
2:2!
The game was dragged into the final round!
In the lounge, the atmosphere was extremely solemn. Brother Shengqiang lowered his head, clenched his hands tightly, and his palms were full of sweat. For two consecutive games, he became the team's breakthrough point, and the huge pressure almost made him breathless.
"My problem..." His voice was hoarse and full of self-blame.
Abu and the factory director were about to comfort him, but Su Mo stood up.
He walked up to Brother Holy Spear, patted him on the shoulder, and then looked around at his teammates who also looked nervous.
"Everyone, cheer up." His voice was not loud, but it was like a shot in the arm, instantly injected into everyone's heart, "Isn't it just a decisive game? What's there to be nervous about?"
Su Mo paused and turned his eyes to Abu: "Brother, I'll play in the fifth game."
There was no unnecessary explanation, no impassioned mobilization.
It is such a plain and almost natural statement.
But the air in the entire lounge seemed to start flowing again at this moment.
Jiejie was the first to jump up: "It's coming, it's finally here! I knew it!"
Jiejie looked at each other, and both saw the familiar thing called "peace of mind" in the other's eyes.
Brother Shengqiang raised his head and looked at Su Mo with complicated eyes, feeling grateful, guilty, and relieved... Finally, he nodded heavily: "Brother Mo Zi, please."
When the on-site commentator announced in a trembling voice, "EDG will replace Mo with player Mo in the final round," the whole venue was completely boiling!
"God! He's coming!"
"In the life and death situation, it's up to me, Brother Mozi!"
Amidst the cheers like a tsunami of cheers, Su Mo walked slowly onto the stage, sat down on the familiar gaming chair, and put on his headphones.
The world suddenly became quiet.
In Su Mo's eyes, there are only opponents and the Summoner's Canyon that I am about to conquer.
In the final round, we are still on the blue side and have the right to choose first.
BP starts. JDG was obviously disrupted by Su Mo's appearance. Their coach Homme hesitated for a long time during the ban stage.
"Ban Sword Girl, ban Sword Demon, ban Qinggang Shadow." Homme's voice sounded in JDG's team voice, full of fear.
As for us, BP is unusually relaxed and freehand.
"Brother Mozi, what do you want to play?" Abu asked.
Su Mo looked at the locked top laner Ornn, and smiled: "The opponent respects me so much, I have to reciprocate. Get me a Fiona, I haven't played for a long time, stretch my wrist."
"Sword Queen?!"
As soon as this hero appeared, not only JDJ, but also Su Mo's teammates were stunned.
In this tank-dominated version, it is extremely risky to choose a pure single-band, four-point-push hero.
"It's her." Su Mo's tone left no room for doubt.
When the avatar of Wushuang Swordswoman was finally locked, Miller was already excited: "Fiona! It's Fiona! In the most critical decisive game! Brother Mozi took out his champion skin hero!"
Entering the game, from my perspective, the world became extremely clear and focused.
Both sides started the game normally.
At level 1, Su Mo did not rush to go to the A soldier, but used the flexibility of the Q skill to constantly harass Zoom's Ornn, looking for flaws in his last hit.
Zoom's Ornn learned W [Bellows Breath] at level one. This is the most reliable way to play against melee heroes. It can clear troops and apply the "fragile" effect to exchange blood.
Fiona learned Q [Breaking Air Slash].
Sumo did not rush forward when the military lines met. Instead, he controlled Fiona and paced back and forth beside his long-range soldiers, like a patient hunter, observing every move of his prey.
The first wave of soldiers, three melee soldiers. When the second melee soldier had only a trace of blood left, Zoom's Ornn took a step forward and raised the hammer in his hand, just as Su Mo expected.
It’s now!
Su Mo pressed the Q key almost as soon as he raised his hand! Fiona's figure turned into a swift afterimage, and the tip of the sword drew a graceful arc, accurately hitting the flaw on Ornn's right side!
The crisp sound was accompanied by the beating of gold coins. Fiona's blood volume recovered a small amount and she also gained a short-term acceleration effect.
Him without any greed, he succeeded in the attack and immediately retreated, perfectly dodging Ornn's backhand basic attack.
A trivial blood exchange kept his blood volume in a healthy state, while Zoom's Ornn was consumed in vain.
In the commentator's seat, Wa Wa keenly captured this detail: "Oh? Brother Mo Zi's laning suppression power has increased! His control of the distance is so accurate, every Q skill is like measuring it with a ruler!"
Su Mo ignored the noise of the outside world. In his world, there were only military lines, flaws and the opponent's health bar.
Up to the second level, he instantly learns W [Laurent's Eye Sword], which is Fiona's soul skill.
As for Zoom's Ornn, he learned E [Fierce Charge] and gained an additional hand of displacement and control.
He knew that the real game had only begun now.
He began to consciously move forward and press forward, blocking the line of soldiers with his body, preventing him from finishing the attack comfortably.
Zoom was a little irritable after being beaten, and he began to use his W skill to clear troops, trying to push the line of troops over.
But this is exactly what Su Mo wants.
The CD of W skill [Bellows Flame Breath] is as long as 12 seconds. The moment his skill enters the vacuum period, it is the best time for Su Mo to take action.
The time has come to three minutes and twenty seconds, and both sides have reached level three.
The third wave of artillery troops is coming soon.
Su Mo was keenly aware that JDG’s jungler Kanavi had not been seen for a long time.
"Jiejie, he may be here." Su Mo calmly reported the information in the team voice.
"Roger it, Brother Mozi, I'm leaning on it too." Jiejie's troll responded immediately.
Su Mo looked at Zoom who was eager to push his troops under the tower to cooperate with the jungle gank, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
If he wanted to act, Su Mo would accompany him to the end.
Su Mo deliberately sold a flaw, pretending to be eager to make up for the remaining health of the artillery soldier, and took a step forward.
Zoom saw Su Mo enter the range of his E skill, and he took the bait! He used his E skill [Fierce Charge] and slammed into Su Mo!
However, at the moment when he rushed forward, Su Mo pressed the W key!
【Laurent's Heart-Sighted Sword】!
Fiona's figure assumed an elegant blocking posture on the spot.
「Ding!」
A crisp sound of metal collision! Ornn's charge was perfectly blocked!
But he did not get dizzy. Because he knew that this was just the appetizer. The real fatal thing was the jungler who was about to appear in the grass.
As expected, the moment Su Mo blocked Ornn's E skill, Kanavi's bear activated his Q skill and roared out of the river grass like a tiger descending from a mountain!
"They took action!" Miller's speaking speed increased instantly, "Kanavi's level 3 capture! Very decisive! But Brother Mo's reaction was too fast! He blocked Ornn's control with W!"
Faced with the two men's flanking attack, Su Mo did not panic at all.
At the moment when the bear was about to shoot him, he used his Q skill with his backhand to poke Ornn, and used the acceleration effect to pull away to the side and rear, accurately dodging the bear's fatal shot!
At the same time, Jiejie's troll also emerged from the grass behind his tower. A huge icicle was accurately stuck between the bear and Ornn, dividing the battlefield!
"Hit, hit, hit!" Jiejie shouted excitedly in her voice.
The situation was reversed in an instant!
It turned into a 2V2 encounter!
Su Mo’s goal is very clear, that is, the undisplaced Ornn!
Turn on the E skill [Deadly Stabs], the first sword will slow down, and the second sword will hit critically!
He chased Zoom with crazy output, and as soon as the CD of his Q skill was good, he immediately poked at the constantly refreshing flaws in him.
Zoom's health bar dropped rapidly. He handed over Flash and wanted to escape back to the tower.
But Su Mo followed up the flash almost at the moment he flashed, and the last Q skill accurately punctured the flaw in his chest!
First Blood!
At three minutes and 20 seconds, on the road, when the opponent's jungler was ganking, Su Mo cooperated with Jiejie to complete a perfect counterattack, 0 for 1!
The baby was stunned, "Brother Mozi not only predicted Kanavi's gank, he even wrote the script for counterattack! His W, which seemed to be just blocking Ornn's E, was actually waiting for the bear to appear! He never The goal from the beginning was to keep all JDG’s upper and jungle forces here!”
After killing Ornn, Su Mo and Jiejie forced the remaining health bear back, then pushed a large wave of troops into the tower and calmly returned to the city.
He directly took out a handful of Tiamat, while Zoom's Ornn could only buy a pair of straw sandals and a true eye after his resurrection.
The laning is over.
In the next few minutes, the road turned into a personal show for Su Mo.
He took advantage of Tiamat's push to push the line of troops firmly under JDG's tower.
As long as Zoom dares to step forward for a last-ditch attack, he will seize the opportunity to hit a full set of hits.
Ten minutes later, the first canyon pioneer was refreshed.
JDG knew that the top lane was completely lost, so they decisively chose to exchange resources. The four of them gathered and started to fight the first dragon.
"Release the dragon, take the vanguard." Su Mo commanded calmly in his voice, "Jiejie, you just drive, I'll be there after pushing the line."
He pressed the line of troops into JDG's second tower on the top road, then swaggered into the river, and cooperated with Jiejie to easily accept the canyon vanguard.
· EDG used an insignificant vanguard to replace a small dragon on the opposite side. At the same time, Su Mo also ate a full five layers of plating on JDG's top tower. The economic gap has been further widened.
Fourteen minutes later, the second dragon spawned.
This time, JDG did not dare to let go.
The five of them gathered together to compete for this key drawing dragon.
Su Mo, on the other hand, still did not join the team. He controlled Fiona and appeared in JDG's bottom lane.
"They are going to solo the bottom lane! Brother Mozi's Fiona has already made Greedy Hydra, what should JDG do with his single belt?!"
JDG is in a dilemma.
If they send one person to guard, Su Mo will easily cross the tower and kill him alone.
Send two people, and a frontal 4V4 team battle cannot defeat EDG's well-developed Viper and Scout.
“Leave him alone! Let’s force the front!” LokeN, the captain of JDG, roared in his voice and made a final struggle.
JDG's assistant LvMao found an opportunity, and Riel flashed W and lifted up EDG's forward Meiko.
Team battle breaks out instantly!