LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

Chapter 108: Incarnation of the Devil! Battle against King Pilsen!

Rita came in and started complaining.

Hearing this, everyone in EDG started making faces.

This statement seems ambiguous, even a bit explicit.

"Wow!" A Guang started to act weird and made strange noises.

Meiko said, "Then let's go first and give them some private space."

At this moment, Rita hurriedly explained: "I mean I can't meet Brother Mozi, and there is no chance for an interview!"

Su Mo suddenly asked: "Are you sick?"

"Sick?" Rita didn't seem to understand Qingliang.

"Why else are you blushing?" Su Mo asked back.

"So Brother Mozi, you are..." Rita didn't finish her words.

Su Mo took two steps back and joked, "Keep a distance of one meter and don't talk to me. Droplets can spread!"

[Get Torture Points from Rita +20]

"Brother Mozi!" Rita rolled her eyes, "You want to piss me off to death, right?"

"It's just a joke, don't get so excited." Su Mo smiled.

"Brother Mozi, you are so... so... so..." Rita stammered.

"So handsome?" Su Mo added, "I knew that a long time ago."

Rita's mouth twitched.

Originally she wanted to say "It's so infuriating", but now...

"How shameless!" she amended her tone.

After that, Rita said seriously: "Brother Mozi, stop making trouble. Let's start the personal interview now. I want to ask..."

Rita thought she could start the interview, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Su Mo took half a step back.

"Brother Mozi, are you serious about taking a half step back?" Rita blinked.

"You must have seen it wrong. I just changed my standing position." While speaking, Su Mo took another half step back.

[Get Torture Points from Rita +30]

"I surrender! It's so hot!" Rita's mind exploded.

After being tortured by Su Mo for a while, Rita was finally able to start the interview. She recorded the interview with her mobile phone, obviously preparing to post it online.

"Brother Mozi, now you have won all the group matches and will face TSM in the knockout stage. Do you have anything to say? Do you feel any pressure?"

Su Mo felt this question was a bit outrageous. They were both first in their groups, and TSM was fourth in the group stage. How could there be any pressure?

But on second thought, there have indeed been too many unexpected events in the LPL World Championships in recent years, so it is not completely understandable that everyone is worried.

"This question mainly depends on the factory. He is the captain, our absolute core, the soul of EDG! If he doesn't have confidence, then we definitely don't have it, and vice versa."

Su Mo kicked the ball to the factory director.

The factory manager was stunned after hearing this: "What's going on? Why is it involving me?"

Rita smiled and asked, "Director, what do you think about this question? Are you confident?"

The factory manager originally planned to give a normal answer and say some polite words, but Su Mo had just spoken so bluntly, it seemed inappropriate to be timid at this time.

"No problem, we can win!" the factory manager said confidently.

So Rita ran back to ask Su Mo: "Brother Mo, will you continue to change positions in the knockout stage? You played top, mid, and jungle in the group stage. What about the knockout stage?"

Su Mo suddenly became serious: "This is our tactic, it is confidential, so it is not convenient to disclose it now. Of course, you can go to Coach Abu, he should be able to decide whether to tell you or not."

Now Rita is even more curious about the gossip and secrets about EDG and Mo!
Rita thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Manager Abu, is what Brother Mozi just said true? Is this your strategy? Have you arranged the elimination rounds?"

Abu looked at Su Mo with a question mark on his face. What the hell?

Su Mo made the decision to change lanes suddenly every time, without any warning. If Su Mo had not proven himself so many times, Abu would not have been likely to agree to such behavior.

Su Mo winked and asked Abu to make up a story.

"Um... that's about it. It's indeed our tactic, but it's not convenient to reveal it now because it may affect whether we can win the game." Abu said seriously, making the matter sound very serious.

"Is that so? Well, if fans are curious, they can analyze EDG's previous games themselves, maybe they will find the answer."

The EDG members walked out while being interviewed, and by the time they reached the door, the interview was basically over.

There were many EDG fans waiting outside, and the EDG members were warmly welcomed.

After returning to the hotel from the competition venue, the EDG team went to have a meal together, and then went back to review today's game.

At the same time, after Rita posted the interview video online, it sparked heated discussion!
"Is there such a thing? I thought EDG's substitutions were all made on the spur of the moment."

"Are you kidding me? How can such an important matter be decided at the last minute? Do you think you are playing house?"

"Brother Mozi hasn't played in the bottom lane yet. Will he start playing in the bottom lane in the knockout rounds?"

"You know what, if he really does this, the other party will definitely not be able to react."

"Do you really think Mozi can play every position? Bottom lane is about teamwork, not individual strength."

"..."

In SKT's training room, the SKT players reviewed today's game.

Little Peanut was confused by what Kkoma said. He shrank his head and said nothing.

Kkoma breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down, and continued:

"On the bright side, this is the group stage, it doesn't matter if we lose, we still have a chance to make up for it."

"The biggest problem right now is this Mo. This is the first time I've seen a player of this type."

"Kerry can play in the three positions of midfield, top and jungle, and we may need to spend a lot of time on him."

Suddenly, Huni, who was secretly playing with his phone nearby, said:

"Coach Kkoma, I suddenly saw something good! It's about Mo!"

Kkoma looked over and asked, "What good stuff?"

Huni explained: "A female host from their LPL region went to interview them after the game today, and asked Mo a few questions, asking him if he wanted to continue to switch positions in the knockout stage."

As soon as they heard this, everyone became interested. This is very important.

Right now, the most difficult thing for SKT to deal with is the lane swap.

It is difficult to formulate a complete targeted plan if you don’t know which position the opponent is playing.

If we develop three sets at the same time, the workload will be too heavy and it will be a thankless task.

"What did he say?" Kkoma asked.

"He said this was their tactic and it was inconvenient to disclose it. Then their coach admitted that it was indeed a tactic that was planned in advance and was not something that came up on the spur of the moment."

"Some people also speculated that Mo might play in the bottom lane in the knockout stage and catch us off guard."

Huni was a little excited, feeling that he had discovered the secret and might be able to make a great contribution!

"Attack the bottom lane?" Kkoma frowned. He had indeed never considered this aspect.

If he was in a game right now and suddenly heard that Mo was going to play in the bottom lane, his mind would go blank and he would not have any plans in this regard!

Fortunately, I thought of it now! There is still time to prepare.

Suddenly, Faker said, "Impossible. The reason why the mid, top and jungle positions can be played alternately is because they are often integrated, with frequent coordination and a good understanding of each other."

"However, whether it's ADC or support in the bottom lane, it's completely different from the mid, top and jungle, and no one can switch freely."

Wolf agreed: "I think what Xianghe said is right. I don't believe this person can play support. Really, you may think that playing support is a simple thing, but it is not simple at all."

Wolf was also tough for once. In fact, there is a chain of contempt among professional players.

The support position is at the bottom of the contempt chain, with the lowest salary and the lowest requirements for players.

Huni reminded: "But are there any professional players who can play the three positions of mid, top and jungle? No, before meeting him, if someone told you that there is such a player who can carry the three positions, you must think the same as you do now, that it is impossible."

Kkoma suddenly felt that this made sense: "There is indeed such a possibility..."

Suddenly, Kkoma had an idea: "Training match! We can observe their situation through training matches!"

"There are only four teams left now, us, them, FW and TSM. They will play TSM in the semi-finals and we will play FW. They will definitely not invite TSM to the scrims, so they can only invite us and FW!"

Faker interjected: "I don't think they will come to us. They will definitely regard us as their last opponent. Even if they come to us, it is to test our cards. They will definitely hide their own cards."

Kkoma summed it up: "So, they will bring out the real stuff when they play the scrims with FW! He must need to practice in advance if he wants to change positions, and we can know what they are practicing through FW!"

The next morning, the EDG team got up, ate something, and started a day of training.

When Su Mo arrived at the training room, others had already started preparing.

Abu greeted, "You are the only one missing. We have a training match scheduled with FW. Let's start when we are ready."

"FW? Didn't they decide not to play training matches with us? Have they changed their minds?" Su Mo asked curiously.

"They can only play training matches with us. They can't play against SKT. As for G2, they probably won't look down on them," Abu explained.

"Don't like G2? They don't seem to be better than G2." Su Mo said as he sat down and prepared to play a training match. After saying that, Su Mo suddenly noticed A Guang standing behind the factory manager, looking eager.

During this period, A Guang has not been on the stage, and has been guarding the water dispenser...

"Brother Bu, why don't we let A Guang play? It seems like he hasn't practiced for a long time. Let him practice a few times to keep his hands in shape." Su Mo said.

"Me?" A Guang's eyes suddenly lit up, as they had been dull.

"Yes, that's you."

A Guang looked at A Bu, and he still needed A Bu to make the decision.

"Then you go ahead." Abu replied.

"it is good!"

So Su Mo stood up and gave A Guang his seat.

The factory manager glanced at Su Mo and asked, "Are you being lazy again?"

Su Mo walked behind the factory director and said, "I'm here to supervise you, factory director. You'd better be able to win the game."

"Of course!" the factory director said confidently.

The training match started, and Zzai picked Lee Sin in the first game. It seemed that he really wanted to practice.

The first game was hard to win, and it was obvious that the factory manager hadn't played for a while.

In the end, it was Scout's perfect performance in the middle lane that won the game.

Originally, Abu only planned to let A Guang play two or three warm-up games, but he found that the effect was quite good when A Guang was on the court. Without Su Mo, it was a better training for the others, so he continued to let A Guang play.

Four days passed quickly, and on May 5th, the semi-finals began!

First, SKT plays against FW.

The EDG members gathered together to watch the game.

Abu said: "Although the gap between the two teams is quite obvious, let's still take a look at it carefully, maybe we can learn something."

Players from both teams came on the field and shook hands.

The factory manager muttered: "It seems that the relationship between FW and SKT is very good. Have you noticed it?"

Meiko speculated: "After all, SKT is a three-time champion, and many professional players are fans of SKT. This is normal."

The course of the game was pretty much what the EDG team had expected. FW was able to fight back occasionally, but there was basically no hope of winning.

In the end, SKT won easily with a score of 3-0. The two teams even stood in the middle of the stage and bowed together. Their relationship was extremely good.

The game is over, and what disappointed everyone is that there was basically no gain, as SKT easily won with their regular lineup and regular style of play.

Nothing happened that night, and at noon the next day, the EDG team arrived at the competition venue again.

Today's opponent is TSM!

The car entered the venue's parking lot, and everyone got out after it stopped.

Abu said, "Check your stuff, don't forget."

As soon as he got off the car, Su Mo saw a group of people coming towards him.

The leader was a handsome young man with golden hair, fair skin, and polite manner.

Pilsen!
King of North America!

Following behind him are four moving wards... Oh no, four teammates.

They are naturally the TSM team.

After getting closer, the coach of TSM took the initiative to greet Abu. The players on both sides were not very familiar with each other, so they just exchanged glances, which was regarded as a greeting.

[Detected the presence of the 'King of Magic' in the host's hostile team, triggering a hidden task:

Mission 1: Surrender, admit your sins, ask for forgiveness, and turn over a new leaf. Reward: The Prodigal Son

Task 1: Use a demon hero randomly selected by the system to participate in the game and go to the middle lane. Reward: Ultimate Proficiency Card.

Task 3: Perform hand-washing 100 times on site, and the reward is title: Glue-applying God of War! 】

"Task two, Task two, System, could you please be more serious with the other tasks?" Su Mo was speechless.

But this demon hero... Su Mo had no idea.

The panel suddenly appears:

[Demon Heroes: Evelynn, Secret Demon Swain, Greed Demon Tahm Kench, Nightmare Demon Mordecai, Fiddlesticks]

There were actually five more, which Su Mo didn't expect.

He had played Mordekaiser before and was familiar with him.

But now that it is said to be random, it depends on luck.

After greeting the TSM players, the EDG players entered the lounge and began preparing for the game.

Su Mo suddenly said, "Brother Bu, I want to play in the middle lane in this game."

"Huh?" Everyone looked over together, and everyone was in a state of confusion.

The factory manager muttered, "It seems that Bjergsen didn't have a conflict with you just now. Did he give you a hard time? Did we not notice it?"

Su Mo explained: "Of course not."

The factory manager asked, "Why did you suddenly change positions? You didn't tell me before. Could it be that Bjergsen asked you again? Is this true?"

The last time they played against G2, the factory manager suspected that Su Mo was making up a story, but since they won that time, they didn't dwell on it afterwards.

Su Mo began to make up a story on the spot: "Of course it's not for these reasons. Actually, it's for Guang's own good."

Originally, A Guang had already sat in the corner playing with his mobile phone. He felt that he would definitely not play in the game.

A Guang suddenly raised his head, as if he heard something.

"Am I hallucinating? It sounds like someone is calling me?" A Guang muttered.

"I'm not hallucinating. I'm just calling you. Play top lane in this game!" Su Mo responded.

"Ah, is it true?" A Guang seemed unable to believe his ears.

In fact, he had wanted to play for a long time. He saw EDG double-kill SKT, take first place in the group stage, and advance triumphantly. He hadn't even played a single game, so it was impossible for him not to have had these thoughts in his mind.

But I didn’t dare to say it before, after all, we had been winning and there was no need to change players.

"Of course it's true. If you don't play now, what if I'm not good enough in the finals and Brother Bu suddenly asks you to play? You won't be able to adapt. So it's good to play one or two games now." Su Mo explained and looked at Abu, "Don't you agree, Brother Bu?"

"Oh, so that's why! I know what you mean. Although A Guang played in a training match, a formal match and a training match are two different things. It's best to take him out for a walk so we can know whether he is a mule or a horse." Abu had no objection to Su Mo's suggestion.

"That's what I mean." Su Mo continued.

It's done.

Ah Guang ran over happily: "Mo, you really are my brother, and you understand me!"

Seeing A Guang's grateful face, Su Mo scratched his head. This was actually the system's requirement that he must play in the middle lane, so he had to find an excuse not to go to the top lane, so he said that.

[Start random hero drawing...]

After the location was determined, the mission made progress!
【The Widowmaker, Evelyn.】

"Ah? This can play in the middle? Change it."

[Do you want to consume 1000 torture points and re-randomize? ]

"Yes"

[Randomly...]

[Strategist Commander, Swain, remaining torture points: 1365. ]

Crow! It's actually a crow!

Now you can randomly select it once.

But among the remaining choices, Evelynn is definitely not as good as Crow, and Tam is not good either. What about Nightmare?

As for Nightmare, it depends on what hero he is laning against.

The last one is Fiddlesticks Scarecrow, this hero is not good in laning phase either.

Although Crow seems to be unpopular, he is the most suitable hero for mid lane among the five heroes, and his original positioning is mid lane.

so be it!
At the commentary booth at the game, Rita, Wang Duoduo and Jide were ready.

Wang Duoduo explained: "The semi-finals of this MSI are about to begin, with EDG from the LPL region facing TSM from the LCS region."

"So far, EDG has not lost a single game, which is very good. I hope they can continue their previous performance."

Remember to continue: "As for EDG's opponent, TSM, they had some bumps in the group stage, but they managed to catch the last train. It was a big adjustment for them to face EDG, but in e-sports, everything is possible!"

Rita suddenly said: "I received news from the front. EDG adjusted the starting lineup for this game. Mouse will play in the top position, and our favorite Mozi will play in the mid position!"

　Double monthly tickets at the end of the month, please give me your monthly tickets!

　　Then I would like to thank the big boss “林隐宁010” for the reward of 5000 coins. He is awesome!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)