LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

Chapter 295: Quarterfinals, against FNC!

Immediately afterwards, the match between IG and KT began.

This is the second time the two sides meet, and everyone on EDG is looking forward to it.

Zzitai is already gearing up: "If IG can beat KT, then we can easily beat KT, right? Guys, the championship is secured."

Meiko joked: "What if IG really beats KT and transforms, then they beat us and IG becomes the champion...how about that?"

The factory manager seemed to be more open-minded: "I think it would be acceptable if IG won the championship in the end. It's better than LCK winning the championship. We are all brothers."

However, when he said this, Abu looked over with eyes full of resentment.

"Mingkai, can you be more ambitious? Can you accept IG winning the championship? Have you ever thought that neither my boss nor I would accept it?"

The factory manager quickly explained: "Hey, am I not assuming that we can't beat IG? If we can't beat IG, there's nothing we can do even if IG wins the championship."

Abu ordered: "No assumptions allowed! No assumptions, we must win the championship!"

Abu had his reasons for saying this. The boss had a chat with him before the S game started, and he expressed his determination to win the championship.

Of course, I also got some promises from Ed Zhu. If I didn’t win the championship in the end, it would be troublesome. How could I report to Ed Zhu?
However, soon, everyone in EDG realized something was wrong. KT did not have anything new in terms of BP or playing style in this game, and it did not feel very proactive.

IG was full of momentum and finally defeated KT head-on in less than 30 minutes.

Of course, because IG lost two games before, even though they beat KT, they are still second in the group. KT only lost this one game and is firmly in first place in the group.

"Ah? What is KT doing? It feels like they are hiding something." Zizi was very disappointed.

Su Mo teased, "Like to hide things? Be careful, you might hide until S9."

Abu greeted, "It seems that KT did not give their best. It is probably because they have secured first place in the group, so they deliberately reserved their strength. It is understandable."

"Now it all depends on what FNC and RNG say."

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps at the door.

A tall and strong figure rushed in and cheered:
"We won! We beat KT! Take off! Wuhu take off!"

Everyone in EDG was stunned on the spot.

The person who came was none other than King Ning!
Ning Wang’s face turned red, he was so excited, dancing with joy, people who didn’t know him would have thought he had won the S League three times in a row.

Abu reminded: "Ning Wang, you walked into the wrong door, this is EDG."

Ning Wang said: "You didn't go wrong. I came here to find you. How is our IG? Is it strong? Is the pressure too much?"

Everyone in EDG was scratching their heads. Although the players of EDG and IG had visited each other many times and communicated frequently, their relationship was not as good as that of brothers.

No one knew what to say when Prince Ning suddenly did this.

Su Mo teased, "King Ning, do you mean that your IG team is confident of winning the championship?"

Ning Wang was full of confidence: "Of course, we have already defeated KT, who else can stop us?"

Su Mo nodded: "OK, we'll see how you perform then."

"But to be honest, I don't really want to meet you in the quarterfinals. It's boring to have a civil war so early."

Prince Ning laughed loudly: "Brother Mozi, you are scared! You are scared! Hahahaha."

"Uh..." Meiko and the factory manager couldn't stand it anymore, wondering why this person has such low EQ?
It seems that he doesn't care about other people's feelings at all. He thinks whatever he wants and says whatever he wants.

"Okay, okay, just go back quickly." Abu advised.

"Hey, don't be anxious, we are all brothers. What's wrong with me staying for a while? Will it put a lot of pressure on you?"

Suddenly, two figures appeared at the door.

Baolan and Jackeylove.

When the two men saw Prince Ning, they walked up quickly, one holding the other's arm and walking towards the door, saying at the same time:
"I'm so sorry to have let him out again. Sorry for disturbing him."

"Hey, what are you doing..." King Ning wanted to struggle, but was eventually dragged away by the two men.

Everyone in EDG is ashamed.

Zizi complained: "This guy has such a low EQ, it's hard to stand up to him."

Meiko said: "It feels like you and him are two extremes."

The extra game between FNC and RNG will not start until the other games are over. The EDG players chose to go back to the hotel first and have a meal, and the time was almost up.

Everyone gathered together to watch the game between RNG and FNC.

RNG made a difficult comeback and won, defeating FNC and retaining their first place in the group.

Meiko cheered: "Nice, then we have G2 and FNC to choose from, and there is a high probability that there will be no civil war."

The factory manager was powerless to complain: "What is FNC doing? They didn't even beat RNG? They are such losers."

Su Mo smiled: "You really want to draw RNG now, right? If you can really send RNG home, you can dance in front of Uzi."

The factory manager said, "That's not true."

However, the upturned corners of his mouth revealed his true thoughts.

After the group stage is completed, the draw for the quarter-finals will be held.

The host came on stage and the results of this group match appeared on the big screen.

The first place in the four groups: AFS, EDG, KT, RNG.

The second place in the four groups: G2, TL, IG, FNC.

The host began to announce the rules, which were actually very simple: the first place in one group would beat the second place in other groups.

EDG has three potential options: G2, IG and FNC.

Meiko muttered, "Hey! You know what, Europe and the United States are indeed stronger this year than before. Three European and American teams have entered the quarterfinals, and G2 and FNC both have a chance to compete for the first place in the group, but they just fell short in the end."

Zizi began to flatter him: "Brother Mozi said before that Europe and the United States are strong this year. Can I lie to you? Right, Brother Mozi."

The draw begins, and the order of the first four groups is determined first.

The guest just drew one from the pool of first place in the group and spread it out.

"KT!" the host read out.

Then he took out another one.

"EDG!"

It's EDG's turn!
Next up are AFS and RNG.

Then they started drawing the second place in the group, and everyone in EDG became nervous.

The second place of the first group is announced.

"TL!"

The factory manager made a judgment: "TL is gone, they will never be able to beat KT."

Su Mo asked back: "Which group leader can TL beat?"

“Hey…you know what, it seems like no one can beat him.” The factory manager muttered.

"Shh..." Meiko made a gesture to silence the crowd.

The second place in the second group was drawn.

"FNC!"

Seeing this result, everyone in EDG suddenly became calm.

Mainly, the other two choices, G2 and IG, don't seem to be better than FNC.

I felt quite nervous before I drew the lottery, but I felt calm after seeing the result.

The drawing is still going on, and the second place in the third group drawn is IG!

That means AFS vs. IG!

Meiko muttered, "AFS vs. IG? Their big brother KT is struggling so much, it feels like AFS is going to be black."

Iboy nodded: "I think it should be fine. IG will definitely make it to the next round."

You don’t even need to draw to know the last one, G2.

So the four BO5s were determined:

KT vs. TL.

EDG vs. FNC.

AFS vs. IG.

RNG vs. G2.

As soon as the result came out, the 2018 World Finals LPL group became lively.

IG, Ning: "What kind of rotten fish is AFS? It's easy to deal with!"

RNG, UZI: "We RNG have no pressure, G2 is a very easy team to play against."

RNG, Xiaohu: "Nice! Take off! Wuhu take off!"

IG, Jackeylove: "We feel like IG is pretty good too."

RNG, UZI: "What does EDG say? Mingkai, stop playing dead. Are you scared? FNC is much stronger than you think. You will know it after you play. Don't let them get eliminated in the quarterfinals."

EDG, Clearlove8: "Haha, you guys are no good so don't say the other team is strong. It takes so much effort for a European and American loser."

Su Mo looked up at the factory manager, who looked unconvinced. It wasn't that he had any problem with FNC, but he just couldn't stand UZI's attitude.

Abu greeted, "Now that the opponent has been determined, we will spend the next period of time studying FNC's play style."

"If we beat FNC, the next opponent will most likely be KT. If KT doesn't give up to TL, that's fine. We've already studied KT."

Everyone in EDG nodded, and the next step was to study FNC's game and review all of FNC's games in this S game.

The next morning, Su Mo got up, washed up simply, and went straight to the training room to start training.

When I entered, I saw Rita and Luo Xin.

The factory manager was chatting with two people.

"Brother Mozi is here!" Suddenly, Luo Xin noticed Su Mo, and Rita turned around.

"Good morning." Su Mo greeted and sat down in front of his seat.

"Brother Mozi, are you confident in winning against FNC in the quarterfinals? Can I interview you?" Luo Xin couldn't wait to ask.

Su Mo nodded: "Okay, what do you want to interview?"

Rita spoke first: "Brother Mozi, you just got up and haven't had breakfast yet, why don't you eat something first? We are not in a hurry here."

The factory manager said, "It's okay, you won't starve to death."

Abu's voice came: "There is food here, Xiao Mo, you eat something first."

Su Mo took a lunch box from the table, which contained noodles with soybean paste, and said while eating:

"Just ask."

Luo Xin asked, "Brother Mozi, aren't you going to play against FNC in the quarterfinals? FNC seems to be quite strong, and they are tied with RNG in the group stage. Do you feel any pressure?"

Su Mo replied, "I can only say that the pressure is not great. FNC is indeed very good and should be the strongest in recent years, but in the end, EDG will win." Luo Xin smiled and continued to ask, "You should know FNC's mid laner Caps. He said in the media yesterday that he wanted to play against you and asked you to go to the mid lane. What do you think?"

Su Mo was stunned, he didn't know about this yet and thought Caps was just joking and having a friendly interaction.

Su Mo said, "Playing in the middle is also one of my tactics. If the conditions are right, I will consider it."

Su Mo's answer was more official, because the content of the interview would be posted online by Luo Xin later, so he couldn't be too casual.

So Luo Xin asked again: "FNC's ADC player Rekkles once said that he is your fan. He also said last night that he wants you to play in the bottom lane. How do you respond?"

Su Mo smiled: "How about this, let him team up with Caps and go to the top lane to fight me together, it will save a lot of trouble."

Su Mo finally understood that FNC was playing a round-robin game and was trying to drag him into the trap.

Luo Xin and Rita smiled when they heard this answer. Rita asked:

"Brother Mozi, you said before that European and American teams would be harder to play against than LCK teams. If FNC loses to you, TL loses to KT, and G2 loses to RNG, they will be completely wiped out. Was that a wrong prediction?"

Rita's eyes looked a little playful, as if to say that she had finally caught Su Mo's mistake.

However, Su Mo was very calm: "Where we can go in the end does have a lot to do with the group, but if AFS is eliminated, there will only be one team left in LCK. If RNG is eliminated by G2, there will still be one team left in Europe and the United States."

As soon as Su Mo said this, the factory director jumped up from his chair: "Xiao Mo! I heard you! I heard what you said, don't quibble, you just said it!"

Su Mo spread his hands: "Yes, I said it, and then what?"

The factory manager gave Su Mo a thumbs up: "I knew you had good vision. You're right. How could RNG beat G2? Right? I thought so too, hahahaha."

The factory manager is happy now. Once RNG loses to G2, he can take off in front of UZI.

Rita and Luo Xin were much calmer. They were the hosts and commentators of the LPL, so they naturally stood on the side of the LPL and didn't want RNG to lose to G2.
Of course, they also believed in Su Mo's judgment.

The two asked Su Mo a few more questions and then left.

Just as Su Mo thought, after this interview was sent out, it caused an uproar on the Internet:
"I used to like Brother Mozi very much, but I didn't expect him to be this kind of person. Now I like him even more!"

"What do you mean? RNG lost to G2? It seems a bit outrageous and unlikely."

"I think Mozi thinks too highly of G2. It's not that RNG is really that strong, G2 doesn't have that ability."

"You guys don't listen to what Brother Mozi says, fine, let's see who gets slapped in the face then."

Three days passed quickly and the quarterfinals began!

First, KT played against TL. The EDG players gathered together to watch. In the end, as expected, KT defeated TL 3-0.

Next up is EDG vs. FNC!

At noon, the EDG team set out from the hotel and headed all the way to the competition venue.

After getting off the car, Su Mo was about to go in when he suddenly heard someone shouting, "Brother Mozi! Brother Mozi!"

And he was shouting in very poor Chinese.

Su Mo looked over and saw Caps and the FNC members walking towards him quickly.

Su Mo called out, "Caps."

"Brother Mozi, I never thought I would meet you in the quarterfinals. Sigh..."

Caps was a little melancholy, and then said: "I hope we can play a wonderful game, Mozi brother."

Su Mo nodded: "Well, I hope so. Do your best and leave no regrets."

Then, Rekkles came over: "Brother Mozi."

Rekkles should be more unrestrained and hug Su Mo directly.

"Will you play bottom lane today? Brother Mozi." Rekkles suddenly asked.

Su Mo smiled and said, "Didn't I respond before? It depends on the situation. If the situation is appropriate, I should fight."

"No problem, I'll wait for you!" Rekkles was quite generous.

The two teams walked in together and then parted ways at a fork in the road.

The EDG players entered the lounge, put down their things, and all that was left was to wait for the game to begin.

On the other side, in the commentary booth, Rita, Wawa and Miller were also making preparations.

Although the official live broadcast room is still showing ads, the popularity of the live broadcast room has exceeded 200 million! And it is still rising rapidly.

Soon, the countdown to the advertisement ended and the scene switched to the commentary booth.

The three commentators are ready.

The doll explained:
"Okay, audience friends, the second BO5 of the S League quarterfinals is about to take place, with EDG, the No. seed from the LPL region, facing FNC, the No. seed from the LCS region."

Miller continued: "Both teams performed well in the group stage. I won't say much about EDG. FNC almost got first place in the group and played an extra game with RNG, but was overturned in the end."

"So this is definitely not an easy task for EDG."

At this moment, Rita became excited: "We also received news from the front. That man is going to play!"

At the competition venue, the host came on stage and after a brief opening speech, welcomed the contestants from both sides!

The EDG and FNC teams walked out from the left and right, and the audience went crazy:
"EDG! EDG! EDG!"

There were a lot of EDG fans at the scene, and the cheers were overwhelming.

Although this is the LCK's territory, it is not far away, so there are many spectators coming from China.

As for those who cheer for FNC, apart from FNC fans, most of them are naturally LCK fans.

For them, LEC winning is better than LPL winning.

After a brief appearance, Su Mo came to his seat, put on his headphones, and was ready.

Entering the BP phase of the first game, EDG is on the red side and FNC is on the blue side.

BAN position situation:
EDG: Olaf, Xia, Sivir
FNC: Nightmare, Urgot, Kaisa
Wawa made a serious analysis: "FNC did their homework, mainly targeting EDG's relatively strong and systematic heroes, while EDG banned two ADCs. Sivir is not a popular hero, but Rekkles played Sivir well."

Miller continued, "The biggest feature of Sivir is that her laning mode is simple. You just need to push the troops without thinking. In teamfights, as long as she develops well, her output will not be low, and her lower limit is relatively high."

Entering the hero selection stage, FNC got the Sword Demon on the first floor.

Rita commented: "FNC can play Aatrox in the mid and top positions. Caps' Aatrox is also very strong. He played a carry once in the match against RNG."

EDG got Galio and Lucian on the first and second floors.

Wawa was a little surprised: "Is Galio selected too early? The opponent's Sword Demon can be swayed. If the opponent switches Sword Demon to the middle lane to face Galio, the laning will be very difficult."

FNC got the Barrel and Minotaur on the second and third floors.

Miller commented: "No problem. Minotaur is now a T0 support. He doesn't need too many items. He can be very tanky with his ultimate, and it's simple and straightforward to start a team fight. Gragas is also the jungler with the highest appearance rate."

"Of course, this may be related to the fact that warrior heroes are often used in the mid and top positions, so the jungler needs a hero who can deal AP damage."

EDG locked Thresh on the third floor and entered the second round of BP.

EDG also banned Ryze and Syndra.

FNC also banned Shen and Kindred.

EDG locked Taliyah on the fourth floor, and FNC got Irelia and Great Inventor on the fourth and fifth floors.

Wawa exclaimed: "Great Inventor? FNC suddenly started to develop technology. We all know that European and American teams like to develop. It seems that this is what they prepared for EDG's bottom lane."

Miller continued: "I personally think Caps is more likely to play Irelia. Relatively speaking, Irelia requires more skills than Aatrox. I think Caps is more stable playing Irelia."

At this time, EDG's fifth floor was left without a choice.

Su Mo didn't hesitate at all and called out, "Give me a hammer form Poppy."

So EDG got Poppy on the fifth floor!

Wawa explained: "Wait a minute, this is not right, where is this Poppy going? Is Poppy easy to beat against Aatrox? Or is Poppy mid-lane?"

Rita analyzed: "I think Poppy is most likely used to counter Irelia, which means she plans to go to the middle lane. Of course, if FNC sees through this and exchanges heroes between the middle and top lanes..."

"Theoretically, it is possible, but if Bwipo is not proficient enough in playing Irelia, there may not even be a need for Mozi to exert any effort, and FNC will just ruin themselves."

Both sides were exchanging heroes and adjusting the line situation. Suddenly, Irelia was replaced in the top lane and Aatrox was in the middle lane.

EDG did not respond at all, and Su Mo was still holding Poppy.

Time passed by minute by minute, and it was almost the last twenty seconds. Once that happened, neither side could continue to adjust the line-up and the lineup would be fixed.

At this time, FNC adjusted again, Irelia switched to the middle lane and Aatrox went to the top lane, while EDG remained motionless, responding to all changes with the same strategy.

The lineup is confirmed:

Red side EDG: Top single Poppy, jungle Taliyah, mid single Galio, ADC Lucian, support Thresh
Blue side FNC: top Aatrox, jungle Gragas, mid Irelia, ADC Inventor, support Alistar

At this time, Su Mo on EDG's side had already started laughing: "They still want to play psychological tactics with us, switching back and forth, thinking that we will be fooled."

Meiko smiled and said, "You're overthinking it. Everything is under our Brother Mozi's control."

Su Mo said, "Play well this time and get off to a good start."

The factory manager was full of confidence: "I'll be the carry this time, you guys hold steady in the laning phase."

Entering the game screen, Su Mo communicated with the system: "Raise Poppy's proficiency to the maximum for me."

[Use one Ultimate Proficiency Card to raise the proficiency of Holy Hammer Poppy to the maximum level. 】

Su Mo went out and headed straight for the middle road.

The director even gave him a special close-up.

Wawa commented: "Although EDG did not exchange heroes, they were able to directly exchange positions. This is where EDG is ahead. No team is better at switching lanes than them."

"FNC didn't react at all. It seems they didn't realize that EDG successfully swapped lanes."

Rita commented: "I suddenly remembered that Caps had said on social media that he wanted Mozi to come to the mid lane to fight him, didn't he?"

"Although Mozi played as a top laner in this game, he is actually a mid laner right now. I wonder if Caps is mentally prepared."

The first wave of soldiers came out, and Su Mo hid behind to avoid being discovered by the opponent.

If the opponent finds out that he has changed positions too early, they might grit their teeth and change back.

Caps's Irelia appeared in the middle lane, standing next to the minion line. She was not in a hurry to push the minion line, as if she was waiting for Su Mo to go.

After the soldier's health was reduced to low, Su Mo walked over.

So, FNC found a problem:
"The opponent's mid and top lanes changed!"

Caps suddenly laughed: "I asked him to come to the mid lane to fight me, and he really came."

In the middle lane, Su Mo walked forward to last hit, using one skill to kill three melee soldiers, and at the same time he was able to get a handle on Irelia.

In the top lane, Galio was laning against Aatrox, and Scout could only withstand the pressure. There was nothing he could do, he was totally defeated.

Of course, even if he switched to the middle lane, he still couldn't beat them, as Irelia and Aatrox were too strong in laning.

The only good news for Scout is that Bwipo's personal strength is not as good as Caps, which reduces the difficulty for him. It can be said that he has no pressure at all in this game.

There was no fighting at level one in the middle lane, everything was peaceful and harmonious.

At the same time, Poppy and Irelia continued to push the line. Irelia was the first to reach level 2, and decisively used the double blades to hit!
Wawa exclaimed, "What a fast pair of blades! Bobby is in danger!"

(End of this chapter)