LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

Chapter 266 EDG, heroes appear!
At this time, in the official live broadcast room of the Intercontinental Championship, the comments were boiling:

"Ah? UZI vs. Deft? Is it such a coincidence?"

"Here we go, a classic matchup, I hope Uzi can't win again."

"I feel very uncertain. It seems that Mr. Dai specializes in Uzi."

"Uzi, show some of your strength and let them see your progress in the past two years!"

After knowing that this was the first game between these two teams, the mentality of many viewers changed.

They used to focus on winning or losing, but now they pay more attention to the show effect, especially the show effect of the bottom lane.

Players from both teams came on stage, and the director gave a close-up of UZI and Deft. The two shook hands in the middle of the stage, and the atmosphere was a bit subtle.

After shaking hands, the players took their positions and began the first BP session.

At this time, in the LPL lounge, Zzitai muttered, "Can we win? Brother Mozi, RNG should be able to win this game."

Su Mo responded: "I'm not from RNG, and I can't go up to help them fight. How would I know if I can win?"

Meiko said: "I feel it's a bit difficult. RNG is still mainly relying on the bottom lane, but Deft knows UZI very well. It's difficult for RNG to gain an advantage in the bottom lane."

Entering the game screen, it was similar to what Su Mo said. RNG's desire to attack the bottom lane was indeed very strong and they really wanted to gain an advantage.

But KT's bottom lane was no pushover either. They were not weak at all and kept pulling the strings and operating the defense without any difference.

In this way, KT will not be in a hurry, and Smeb can slowly expand his advantage in the top lane.

Doinb commented: "It seems like RNG is going to lose. Their teamfight lineup is not as good as the opponent's."

Su Mo took out his mobile phone and took a look at the pace online. Now the whole network was paying attention to this game.

Many people are optimistic about KT, after all, Deft still has a lot of fans in LPL.

Ten minutes into the game, Smeb suddenly took advantage of the TP difference, TPed from the top lane to the bottom lane, cooperated with the jungler to cross the tower, and helped the bottom lane get a double kill.

"It's over! KT has gained an advantage in the bottom lane, and it looks like Uzi can't hold on." Meiko was worried. Even though they were opponents before, they are now teammates.

KT's advantage expanded rapidly, and they formed a group in the mid-term, which RNG was completely unable to defeat. Although the bottom lane seemed to be able to output well, there were gaps in other lanes, especially the top lane.

As a result, RNG was unable to handle the opponent's team battle and began to lose.

KT took advantage of the victory and eroded the defensive towers bit by bit, then forced a team fight at the big dragon, but RNG still couldn't handle it, and the first game ended like this.

RNG coach Hear could only sigh: "Everyone, I'm sorry, we RNG didn't bring back the victory."

Abu comforted him, "It's okay, we still have a chance, it's not a big problem, KT is very strong, after they come out to play now, KT will not play in the next three games."

When everyone heard this, they felt that this statement was somewhat familiar.

Then I realized, isn’t this Tian Ji’s horse racing?

Abu told others not to do the Tian Ji Horse Racing as it would affect the team, but he ended up doing it himself?
The RNG team returned to the lounge and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

IG is preparing for the second game.

Soon, Abu brought back the news: "SKT will play in the second game of LCK."

After hearing this, everyone in IG breathed a sigh of relief and seemed to feel no pressure.

SKT does look quite weak now.

However, for Su Mo, if it is an international competition, SKT cannot be underestimated.

There is a saying about this team playing foreign games. If they are too relaxed, there is a high possibility of problems.

Su Mo took a look at the rhythm on the Internet:

"LPL is still not good enough. RNG was beaten by KT."

"Uzi must be in a state of panic right now, hahaha, he still can't beat Deft, how many years has it been?"

"Uzi should go back and understand the concept of League of Legends first. You know, you don't have the ability to do this."

"It's okay, RNG is a lower-class horse, it's normal to lose to the middle-class."

Suddenly, Su Mo received a group message.

Luo Xin: "Brother Mozi, LPL lost the first game. When will EDG play? I feel like only EDG can win."

Su Mo: "We're on the third court."

Luo Xin: "Okay."

A moment later, the game between IG and SKT began. Players from both sides came on stage, shook hands, and then BP.

This time, it was obvious that Abu was under a lot of pressure.

It will be very troublesome if we lose this game.

First of all, the score was 0 to 2. The bad thing was that the medium-level horse lost to the opponent's inferior horse, and it was difficult to deal with the follow-up.

Entering the BP, IG continued their strong laning strategy in this game.

The Sword Demon and the Irelia are fighting.

At this moment, SKT directly took out Yasuo in the middle lane to face Rookie's Irelia, coupled with the jungler's Gragas.

"Oh my god, is it so brutal? He directly attacked Yasuo?" Meiko exclaimed.

Iboy speculated: "SKT is just throwing everything away, even picking Yasuo."

Su Mo had a different opinion: "I feel like they came prepared. It's hard to predict this match."

Entering the game screen, I thought the same as Su Mo. First of all, the middle lane was difficult to fight, and Irelia was suppressed by Yasuo.

Meiko muttered: "Is Yasuo so advantageous against Irelia? His wind wall is so easy to use to block the twin blades. Irelia feels so uncomfortable, and she will be kited by Yasuo's Q skill."

Both sides reached level 6. Ning Wang ganked the middle lane, but was counter-ambushed by Gragas. Gragas' ultimate hit two people. Yasuo followed up with his ultimate, and IG was directly split apart.

Doinb began to chant: "This is Faker. He is showing off again. Faker in the world championship!"

Entering the mid-term group stage, because IG has more short arms, it is easy for two or three people to be knocked up at the same time by Yasuo's ultimate. Although IG's operation is very powerful and various miracles are performed, Faker does not fall into a disadvantage.

As a result, the most unfavorable situation for LPL occurred, and the score became zero to two!

"This..." Zizhi was embarrassed. Everyone was very happy and optimistic before the fight. Why did it become like this now?
Abu comforted everyone: "It's okay, there is still a chance, we still have a chance, stay calm."

Abu gathered all the EDG members and said:

"It's our turn to play in the next game. They're either Kingzone or Afreeca Freecs. I won't mention Kingzone, they're our old rivals. We will definitely have no problem beating them."

"As for AFS, overall they are not as strong as Kingzone. We can win as long as we play well. There is no need to pay too much attention to their BP and play style."

Everyone nodded. When facing an unfamiliar opponent, the best strategy is to focus on your own playing style and not be led astray.

Soon, everyone got the news that the next LCK game would be against AFS!

At this moment, Xiaohu said: "Come on EDG, come on Mozi!"

With his encouragement, everyone else started moving.

Doinb danced on the spot: "Come on, Mozi, you are the best. EDG, the glory of our LPL!"

Jackeylove said: "There is no reason for EDG to lose to AFS. They are only the third place in LCK."

Ah Guang walked over and said, "Brother Mozi, we haven't fought yet, you should at least give us a chance to go up and fight."

Su Mo smiled: "Don't worry, we will play a fourth game for you."

A Guang responded, "No problem. We are relieved when Brother Mozi says so."

In the LCK division's locker room, everyone was overjoyed.

"They must be very anxious now, hahaha, I didn't expect the result to be 2-0."

"They will definitely arrange EDG for the third game, there is no doubt about that. We will arrange KZ for the fourth game to keep it in reserve."

KZ's team members looked unhappy. To put it bluntly, they thought they couldn't beat EDG, so they let them avoid the battle.
Although it's a bit embarrassing, there's nothing we can do about it. The fact that they were swept by EDG at MSI is there and cannot be denied.

"In short, we are now in a state where we must win. If AFS beats EDG, it will be a direct win. If we lose, we can still win the fourth game."

A moment later, on the LPL side, Abu called out: "Okay, it's almost time, get ready to play, EDG, you must win!"

"EDG, must win!"

On the other side, at the competition venue, the audience in the stands were already wailing.

"What is LPL doing? They got first place in the group stage, but were swept 3-0 in the final?"

“Is it because this random mode is very disadvantageous to LPL?”

"Why don't we let EDG come out and play a game? What are you planning to do if you don't let EDG?"

"Who decided the order? He's a genius."

"That's not right. Even if EDG can win a game, if RW fails in the next game, then it will all be in vain."

In the commentary booth, three commentators were ready.

The three of them looked unhappy, especially Rita.

The competition system this time is too weird. Rita believes in Su Mo and EDG, but it's useless. EDG alone cannot change the outcome.

Wawa commented: "Welcome back. The third match between the two sides is about to begin. The score is now 0-2, which is very unfavorable for LPL. The good news is that EDG has not yet played, and they have not used hi."

Rita suddenly became excited: "It's decided! The LPL team is EDG! And their opponent is AFS."

Miller analyzed: "LCK is deliberately holding back. They know that in this situation, LPL will definitely arrange EDG to play in the third game. KZ is their current number one and a top horse, but KZ lost to EDG in MSI. If KZ is allowed to play, the chances of winning are very low."

"They chose to keep KZ in the fourth game. If AFS wins the third game, that would be the ideal situation. If they lose, they still have a backup plan."

Wawa sighed and said, "It can only be said that we didn't seize the opportunities in the first two games, which is why LPL is in such a passive position now."

Rita said: "But no matter what, we should continue to support LPL. EDG is coming up, I believe they can give LPL a chance to win the fourth game."

On the competition stage, players from AFS and EDG appeared.

The big screen displays the ID and data of the players from both teams.

AFS team: top laner Kiin, jungler Spirit, mid laner Kuro, ADC Kramer, support TusiN. Both sides stood face to face in the middle of the stage, Su Mo faced AFS's top laner, Kiin, who is also the strongest top laner in LCK.

After shaking hands and turning around, Su Mo returned to his seat, put on his headphones, and was ready.

Entering the BP stage, EDG is on the red side and AFS is on the blue side.

Just then, Su Mo noticed that someone seemed to be waving at him from the side.

So he looked to the side and found that Luo Xin was holding a cheering sign of his and waving it wildly.

Su Mo gave her a thumbs up to reassure her.

BAN position situation:
EDG: Xia, Vampire, Kindred
AFS: Shen, Zoe, Taliyah.

Entering the hero selection stage, EDG on the blue side got Sejuani on the first floor.

Wawa analyzed: "Now that Sejuani is the T0 jungler, there is indeed nothing wrong with this choice. We can see what the opponent will choose."

AFS got Lucian and Minotaur on the first and second floors.

EDG got Karthus and Pike on the second and third floors.

Miller was stunned: "What's going on? Karthus? Mid laner Karthus or jungler Karthus?"

"Is Pike the top laner? Or the mid laner? The Pike that Mozi got the pentakill on was the mid laner before. Will he be switched to the mid laner this time?"

Wawa muttered, "I don't understand. EDG's lineup is flexible and changeable. No one can guarantee how EDG will arrange it. We can only wait and see."

AFS's speed in selecting heroes has indeed slowed down. Now that I think about it, they probably can't understand EDG's lineup.

AFS got the barrel on the third floor and entered the second round of BP.

AFS banned Nightmare and Kindred.

EDG banned Rumble and Poppy.

AFS got the Sword Demon on the fourth floor.

Wawa commented: "As expected, it's still Aatrox. This hero is very strong. After being promoted by Mozi, he is almost a must-ban."

"Now it depends on how EDG will deal with Aatrox. So far, it seems that no hero is very good against Aatrox. They may be able to suppress him in the early stages of the laning phase, but they are far inferior in teamfights."

At this moment, EDG got Fiora and Yasuo on the fourth and fifth floors.

Rita was extremely excited: "Swords were revealed! Brother Mozi revealed his sword in the crucial third match! This Sword Lady must be handled by Brother Mozi, Sword Lady versus Aatrox! Too hard-working."

Wawa agreed, "This is indeed too much. It is impossible for these two heroes to develop peacefully on the line. They must fight to the death. It's purely a matter of operation to see who has better operation."

"Of course, this Yasuo pick is also very risky, because Gragas was picked by the opponent, and there are no heroes that work well with Yasuo. Although Sejuani and Pike's Q also have a knock-up effect, they are far less useful than heroes like Gragas and Alistar."

AFS finally locked Galio on the fifth floor.

Miller was a little surprised: "It's Galio? Galio is not easy to play against a physical warrior mid laner like Yasuo. He gave up his laning advantage just to protect his teammates."

"I feel like it's mainly to protect the Sword Demon. I'm worried that the Sword Demon can't win. In turn, Mozi-ge will be under a lot of pressure. The Sword Demon is already very strong, and there is also a Galio on the opposite side to protect him."

Entering the final twenty seconds of the countdown, the lineups of both teams were determined:
Blue side EDG: Top Fiora, Jungle Sejuani, Mid Yasuo, ADC Karthus, Support Pike

Red side AFS: top single Aatrox, jungle Gragas, mid single Galio, ADC Lucian, support Alistar
Entering the game screen, Zzitai began to set the pace: "I won't go to the front of the bottom lane, Meiko, roam more, we have to get the tempo right in this game. We can't let Galio on the opposite side reach level 6 easily."

Meiko responded, "Understood! I understand what you mean."

The factory manager continued, "If we're on the top lane, Xiao Mo, you won't have any problems laning, right? I'll help you keep an eye on the opposing jungler and mid laner."

Su Mo responded: "Don't worry, I'll take it."

Neither side had any intention of fighting a level one group, so the game started normally.

The soldiers came out, and Su Mo returned to the line to start fighting.

The director's camera is focused on the top lane, mainly to see the laning situation in the top lane.

Rita commented: "Both Fiora and Aatrox have Doran's Blade, it seems they are planning to fight directly."

"After the soldiers came over, Fiora began to look for the position of Aatrox. Aatrox stood in the bushes and was in no hurry to come out."

The melee soldier was low on health, Su Mo stepped forward to finish him off, and the Sword Demon also came out.

The first flaw is refreshed. The location of this flaw is not very friendly to the Sword Demon. It is just in front of the side and can be easily touched by the Sword Lady.

Aatrox's Q1 took down three melee soldiers, Su Mo's Fiora finished off the enemy, then walked forward and suddenly stopped to finish off the enemy again. Aatrox was obviously in the top lane, and he thought Su Mo would take advantage of the situation by using Q directly, so he immediately used Q2 to try to interrupt Fiora's Q. It would be a great win if he could succeed.

Unfortunately, no, Su Mo knew what the Sword Demon wanted to do at a glance.

After the Sword Demon's Q2 landed, Su Mo used his Q to eliminate the flaw and gain a speed-up effect. When the Sword Demon used Q3, Su Mo had already pulled away.

The next flaw was refreshed on the other side. Su Mo positioned himself in advance, and the Sword Demon retreated all the way. Su Mo chased him to the front of the defensive tower and used another Q skill to eliminate the second flaw.

The next wave of soldiers arrived, and Su Mo chose to retreat.

Wawa commented: "So proactive. Mozi's Sword Lady chased after the Sword Demon at level 1. It was a great gain in health. The Sword Demon seems to have a hard time growing against such a flexible melee hero."

The director's camera was directed to the middle lane, and the situation in the middle lane was similar. Yasuo suppressed Galio, and as soon as Galio came up to last hit, he would be consumed by Yasuo's Q skill Steel Flash.

In the bottom lane, it was purely a matter of laning development. The EDG duo let the opponent push the bottom lane troops in, and then slowly last hit them.

Although it will be leaked, there is no way around it, this is the positioning of the bottom lane, to withstand pressure and develop.

The time came to three and a half minutes. In the top lane, the Aatrox was already half health, and the Fiora had only lost a quarter of her health. Now both sides were at level three, and Su Mo once again took the initiative to press forward to put pressure on them.

The location of this flaw is also good, it is also in the front direction and is easy to encounter.

After testing each other, the Sword Demon was obviously unwilling to accept the defeat and this time chose to take the initiative.

The Sword Demon used Q1, but the distance was obviously not enough. Both sides were observing each other's reactions and engaging in a psychological game.

Suddenly, Su Mo used a W Laurent Heart Eye Knife!

"preparation!"

Almost at the same time, the Sword Demon used the E skill, and at the moment Q1 fell, the distance was enough and the sword hit!
But it hit Fiora's W and controlled herself!
Rita cheered, "Nice! Brother Mozi predicted the Sword Demon's move, controlled the Sword Demon, and used his Q skill to poke at him to eliminate the flaw. AEA, retreat, and move! The Hellfire Chain missed!"

"Aatrox used Q2, Fiora continued to retreat, and suddenly turned back. Aatrox used E skill to help enter the inner circle, and Aatrox's damage was not dealt! This is a joke!"

"Aatrox used Q3 and E to adjust the position, but Fiora used her Q skill to move behind, knocked out the flaw, absorbed life, and accelerated. This was a completely one-sided attack!"

Miller agreed, "That's right. Mozi's Sword Lady is too flexible, and he is an expert at using the Sword Demon. He knows exactly how to deal with the Sword Demon and can even predict the Sword Demon's actions. This is quite unsolvable."

The factory manager's Pig Girl came to the top lane to help with vision on a daily basis.

"Can we go over the tower?" The factory manager suddenly felt that there was a chance, as the opponent's Sword Demon had little health.

"Okay, I'll push the line." Su Mo pushed the line of troops into the defensive tower, preparing to cross the tower with the factory manager.

The factory manager circles around the opposite triangle grass and leaves an eye position in the triangle grass.

But here comes the barrel!
The factory manager walked over from the bushes, and the barrel followed back into the bushes, and the situation suddenly became a little complicated.

Doll explained:
"What should we do in the top lane now? Should Zhazi hide or attack Gragas? This Gragas is moving towards the river from the triangle grass. I feel like there's a chance. Zhazi is circling behind! Fiora is coming, we'll double-team him from the front and back!"

Su Mo's Fiora came over from the lane, and the opponent's Sword Demon was dealing with the minion line under the defensive tower. Now is a good time for a two-on-one fight.

Just approaching the river, Su Mo met Gragas. At the same time, the Sword Demon came up and seemed to be dealing damage.

Su Mo decisively used his Q skill to take the initiative, removing the flaw on the Barrel, and then used AEA to deal damage around the Barrel.

Gragas uses his Q skill on Su Mo to slow him down.

"Pig girl!" Suddenly the factory director's Pig girl appeared, and the Barrel realized that he was the one in danger.

The most embarrassing thing is that the Sword Demon doesn’t dare to attack casually now.

If he attacks, Fiora may use his skills to control Gragas.

"Go!" Kiin asked Gragas to retreat.

So when Sejuani came over, Gragas chose to use flash to dodge.

However, Zz1tai's Sejuani and Flash still controlled him. Moreover, Gragas used Flash E to pull away, and Sejuani's Q Flash also blocked Gragas' E skill.

Sejuani used her W to slow down Gragas and Aatrox at the same time, and Fiora came up to follow but lost.

Wawa commented: "Zz1tai's Sejuani is so good at flashing Q! She caught up with him, and Gragas' E skill was interrupted. It feels very dangerous."

Aatrox used a Hellfire Chain to attack Sejuani, who used E to control Gragas again. Su Mo's Q came up and was dealing crazy damage, so Aatrox used a Q1 and Su Mo dodged.

The moment the Aatrox used Q2, Su Mo took action, using his W skill to counter the Aatrox and control the Gragas.

"Thank you." Su Mo never forgets the person who dug the well.

Rita commented: "It seems that Aatrox gave Fiora an assist, and Gragas is about to be killed by him!"

"Fiora dealt damage and took down Gragas' head. First blood broke out. Fiora got first blood in the top lane!"

On the EDG side, Su Mo praised: "Nice factory, this wave and flash were very timely, very cool."

The factory manager was delighted after hearing this. It was not often that Su Mo praised his operation.

But he still chose to keep a low profile.

“It’s just normal operation.”

At this time, everyone in the LPL lounge was having fun.

Doinb cheered, "Nice! Nice Fiora, Nice Seiya, Nice Aatrox, Nice All!"

Abu also felt reassured. This was crucial. As long as Su Mo got the advantage, EDG would be safe. As long as the others didn't let down, everything would be fine.

The director's camera turned to the middle lane, where Galio and Yasuo were laning normally, and Galio was already half health.

Suddenly, Kuro heard the sound of Pike diving and becoming invisible, proving that Pike was nearby!
So Galio used his E skill, Justice Charge, and wanted to retreat, but Yasuo came up!

Yasuo used the minions to get close to Galio and stop Galio.

Wawa explained: "Galio's Justice Charge was blocked, Pike appeared, started with the E skill, Galio flashed back, Pike followed up with a flash to control! Pike used the Q skill, Galio was pulled back, Yasuo J blew the wind to knock him up, and set off Ignite, and Galio was killed!"

"EDG is now blossoming in many areas, with gains in both the mid and top lanes."

(End of this chapter)