LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

In this game, GRF got Mercy in the top lane, but was pinned to the ground and beaten by Theshy's Vampire.

The factory manager laughed: "The pressure this guy's Jayce puts on Theshy's Mercy is not as great as the pressure Theshy's Vladimir puts on his Mercy."

"It's all about individual ability gap. I feel like the other GRF players are being dragged down by the top lane."

So after being completely defeated in the top lane, Angel was switched to the middle lane, leaving Sion to go to the top lane to withstand the pressure.

After changing the line, at least I can play it.

In the mid-game Rift Herald team fight, Rookie's Qiyana's ultimate was in vain, and Chovy's Sion knocked four people into the air with one Q skill, directly defeating IG!
The factory manager said: "You see, she should play top lane. She is actually quite good at playing tank heroes."

After this wave, GRF will have a chance to drag the game on.

There is the late-game core output Angel, and there is the tankiest Sion.

The game dragged on until the 30-minute team fight, and IG was no match for the opponent at all, allowing GRF to win the game.

The director gave Chovy a close-up, and Chovy's eyes were very determined at this time.

The factory manager lamented: "If he goes to play top lane, he will definitely be a super top laner."

Su Mo smiled and said, "The version will change. He is not used to the mid-lane heroes now, so it is hard to say what will happen in the future."

After IG lost the third game, Ning Wang went invisible and stopped talking.

Others were too lazy to provoke him, as they might end up quarreling.

A moment later, the fourth game began.

In this game, Chovy continued to pick Sion in the middle lane, and the jungler chose Karthus.

The factory manager understood: "It feels like Chovy sacrificed his hero choice for the team. Their lineup needs a front row, and the jungler chose Karthus, so the only choice is to let the mid laner come."

Meiko said: "But on the other hand, the coach thinks Tarzan is better at carrying than Chovy, so he chooses to sacrifice the mid position instead of letting the jungler take the tank hero?"

Abu nodded: "It's all possible. We are not their coaches and we don't know how they make the decision."

However, IG directly took out the Aatrox and let Rookie's Aatrox face Sion in the middle lane.

The factory manager exclaimed: "Hey! I seem to have seen this routine somewhere... Xiao Mo, you recommended Scout to use Aatrox to fight Galio in the middle lane before. It's the same principle, right?"

"Whether it's Galio or Sion, they are good against mages in the mid lane, but it's hard to go against Aatrox."

Su Mo responded: "Well, Sion will definitely be drawn in this mid-lane matchup. There's nothing you can do. You're using the same tactic twice. It definitely won't work against a team like IG."

However, what no one expected was that although they got Sion, Chovy still had the advantage in the early laning phase.

Su Mo analyzed: "Rookie's Sword Demon proficiency is not that high. Moreover, Sword Demon will only be strong after reaching level nine and the CD of his Q skill is reduced. It is normal for him to be suppressed in the beginning."

There was some friction between the two sides in the early stage, and the gap did not widen, it was fifty-fifty.

In the first Rift Herald team fight, GRF's lineup's lack of output was exposed.

After this team battle, the rhythm was basically controlled by IG.

Tarzan's Karthus can only deal damage with his ultimate, but he hasn't developed yet.

Su Mo made a judgment: "It's over. GRF's lineup can't win in the late game. Now it's at such a big disadvantage in the early game."

Sure enough, just as Su Mo said, GRF began to lose ground.

Every time his teammates were killed instantly, Chovy was beaten in despair.

The director gave a close-up of Chovy. At this time, Chovy's face was cold and expressionless, like a ruthless competition machine.

Meiko joked: "I suddenly feel a little sorry for this student. I feel like he has strong personal abilities, but there is no room for him to display his heroes."

The factory manager said: "The coach also formulates tactics based on the situation of the players. If he himself does not have the trust of the coach, then there is nothing he can do."

The game turned into an operation show by IG and it ended in more than 20 minutes, with IG defeating GRF 3 to 1.

Soon, the group became lively.

IG, Ning: "I told you that Tarzan is no good, but you still don't believe me. Isn't he just killing people randomly?"

FPX, Tian: "Ning Wang, you are almost there, you don't have an advantage in the jungle."

IG, Ning: "I don't have an advantage yet? How much pressure will I put on the lane if I gank like crazy in front?"

EDG, Meiko: "GRF needs a good top laner. This top laner is really lame."

IG, Ning: "I also caught them in the top lane."

Ning Wang acted so seriously that everyone thought they were watching the wrong game.

Su Mo was reading various comments online. GRF was indeed being badly criticized:

"What's up with this Chovy? He only dares to pick a tank when facing Rookie?"

"The strongest mid laner in LCK was beaten by Rookie."

"He picked the tank four times in four games. He is also a god."

"All the pressure was put on his teammates, and he was just a mess in the middle."

Su Mo could already imagine what the LCK fans would say about it.

Fans don’t care about the coach’s arrangements or anything like that; they can only watch the performance on the field.

So, Chovy will definitely be attacked crazily.

Nothing happened overnight, and the next day, the last BO5 of the quarterfinals began.

DWG vs. FPX.

The game hasn't started yet, but there are already various rhythms online:

"DWG is the worst, right? Won't they be beaten badly by FPX?"

"DWG's bot lane is a mess, worse than GRF."

"But DWG's top laner seems to be quite strong."

"Can he be better than Theshy? Theshy can't even break through against Gimgoon."

Just as Su Mo thought, after GRF lost, DWG, the third seed, has been looked down upon.

The other members of EDG felt the same way.

Ten minutes before the game started, the group became lively.

IG, Ning: "FPX took advantage of the situation. It's easy to beat DWG."

FPX, Tian: "Don't be a bad healer, DWG is strong, their mid and jungle are very strong."

IG, Jackeylove: "It's okay. If you can't beat them, we IG will help you clean up the mess."

FPX, Lwx: "Forget it, we can do this ourselves."

IG, Baolan: “We must win.”

IG, Ning: "Princess Blue, you are an idiot. They won and are a threat to us."

EDG, Meiko: "Are you all so relaxed? It won't end up being a civil war among our LPL, right?"

Soon, the game began and players from both teams came on the field.

Everyone watched it with the intention of watching a show, and no one thought DWG could win.

However, four hours later, everyone was stunned. DWG and FPX tied 2-2!

In the commentary booth, the commentator was also very excited:
"As the crystal in FPX's base exploded, the score became 2-2, tied!"

"The performance of DWG's three young players in the midfield, top and jungle was jaw-dropping! They took turns to carry the ball and managed to tie the score!"

The director gave a close-up of the five DWG players. At this time, the mid, top and jungle players all had red faces and thick necks, which is the state caused by long-term high concentration.

Meiko exclaimed: "Did you see that? The operation of DWG's mid, top and jungle? They, their ADC doesn't seem to have much presence, and the teamfights are all about hard operations from the mid, top and jungle."

This time no one in the group spoke, probably because they were all stunned.

In the fifth game, the battle song sounded and players from both teams came on stage.

Entering the BP, Doinb showed off his unique skills, mid lane Titan!
Meiko complained: "Start playing disgusting things."

Doinb used the characteristics of the Titan hero to quickly push the line of troops and provide crazy support and roaming.

Canyon is very aggressive and has been playing invasions, but it is always Titan that starts things off.

The more you fight, the more you lose.

The factory manager analyzed: "It feels like this jungler is too forceful and his teammates can't keep up at all."

Meiko agreed, "Yeah, that's understandable. After all, you're a newcomer, and it's not easy to get to this point."

"In the fifth game, it mainly depends on who can keep a steady mind and not rush. FPX is far ahead in this regard."

Sure enough, DWG became more and more anxious as the game went on. Although they were at a disadvantage, they still had to fight and try their best.

FPX is much more greasy, playing more and fighting less.

However, just when everyone thought that DWG would be easily crushed, FPX chased too deep, DWG fought back, Nuguri's Angel and crazy output, pulling, and knocked FPX out!
FPX, which had a great advantage, was wiped out by DWG and the Baron was even taken!
Meiko exclaimed: "No, how can this be reversed? We had such a big lead in the beginning, and the middle lane tower was pushed down, my god."

The factory manager said: "The cooperation between the midfielder, top laner and jungler was so good. They covered each other and pulled the opponent left and right. FPX was in great trouble."

Abu analyzed: "We must practice the hero Angel. Now it seems that Angel is too strong after the enhancement."

The situation has completely reversed. FPX was the one taking the initiative to attack before, but now it is DWG that is taking the initiative to attack.

Nuguri, Canyon, Showmaker, the IDs of these three people became the focus of the whole audience, and many audiences kept shouting.

Soon, DWG reached FPX's high ground, and FPX had to find ways to delay them.

However, just when everyone thought that DWG could win the game smoothly, Doinb hit Angel with a fatal hook.

"Hey! The angel is out of touch!" Meiko exclaimed.

Sure enough, the angel was hit with a big move, and the situation suddenly became different.

The FPX team took advantage of this opportunity to counterattack, directly exchanging zero for five, and then pushed back all the way from the middle lane.

Zzitai laughed: "I found that Nuguri is very similar to Thyshy. He played so well in the beginning, but suddenly gave away a wave of attacks. I don't know how to evaluate him."

Both sides lost the mid-lane high ground and continued to group together. This time, while no one from DWG had flash, Doinb took the initiative again, using his ultimate to limit the output of the back row, and he and his teammates dealt with the front row first.

Meiko exclaimed: "Although I usually think that player Kim is unreliable, his ability to find opportunities is really strong! We are going to win! FPX is going to win!"

In a team fight, FPX exchanged three for five and won the team fight, preparing to end the game with a wave of soldiers.

In the commentary booth, the commentator excitedly announced:
"With DWG's team wipe, the game seemed to be over! DWG was at a huge disadvantage in the early stages, but they fought back with the players' operations."

"But a wave of mistakes on the high speed seemed to ruin this game. After many twists and turns... With the explosion of DWG's base crystal, let us congratulate FPX!"

The game is over and FPX won the game.

The director gave a close-up of the DWG members. At this time, several DWG members were sitting on chairs, looking lost.

Abu began to educate the EDG team: "Look, this is a negative example. When you are infinitely close to victory, it is the most dangerous time. Don't let your guard down just because you think you are going to win."

The factory manager said: "Now we have three LPL teams in the semi-finals, and only T1 is left in the LCK. If we beat T1, we will directly lock in the championship."

Su Mo analyzed: "FPX is easy to play against other teams, but it's hard to say against T1. They exposed this problem during the group stage. Doinb's tactics and experience can bully Showmaker, but it's difficult to display them in front of Faker."

Meiko agreed: "I think so too. In my impression, it seems that every time Doinb meets Faker, he can't perform well. It seems that he is restrained."

At this time, the LPL expedition group was already getting excited.

FPX, Doinb: "Brothers! We won, we are in the finals!"

IG, Ning: "You beat T1, we beat EDG, and we'll meet in the finals together."

EDG, Mo: "You are so bold! If you think this way, you may be disappointed."

EDG, Meiko: "Ning Wang, you are not pretending anymore, right? You just came to discuss the problem with us, but now you are suddenly saying this."

IG, Ning: "We can't help it. We were comrades before, but now we are enemies. Hahaha, EDG, clean your neck and wait."

The factory manager exclaimed: "Fuck, Prince Ning changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book."

Su Mo responded: "It's normal, King Ning is like this."

Abu greeted, "Let's go out and eat something first. I think everyone must be hungry."

So everyone in EDG stood up, left the room, took the elevator downstairs, and prepared to go out.

Just then, a group of people walked in from outside, and they were acquaintances!

DWG!

The DWG players walked forward with their heads down, and everyone looked very unhappy.

The EDG players who were originally talking and laughing also quieted down. As fellow professional players, they could understand each other's feelings at this time.

Just when the two teams were about to pass each other, Showmaker suddenly raised his head and glanced at EDG, and noticed Su Mo.

So he hesitated for a moment, then walked over quickly.

"Player Mo." Showmaker greeted.

"Showmaker, I watched your game just now, it was very exciting. You were just a little short. Keep working hard next year." Su Mo comforted.

Hearing this, Showmaker's nose felt sore and he lowered his head. Then he suddenly raised his head with a firm look and eyes as bright as torches.

"We will be back next year, and hopefully we can play against Mo then," Showmaker suddenly said.

Everyone in EDG was stunned, thinking Showmaker was issuing a challenge.

But judging from his current state, it seems more like he is expressing his determination.

Su Mo nodded: "Well, do your best."

Su Mo patted Showmaker on the shoulder, then left with the EDG team.

After leaving the hotel, Meiko said: "Don't you think that if DWG can grow a little bit more next year, especially the bottom lane, and become more useful, they will be very strong?"

The factory manager responded: "It's not that simple. Just because you think he's useful, does that mean he's useful? Why not just say that GRF changed their top laner to a stronger one, and then GRF would take off."

"It's not so easy to improve the players' abilities. Some players don't have much talent at first glance."

Su Mo said: "It depends on the version. If the version makes the bottom lane unimportant, then the situation will be completely different."

The factory manager was stunned, then denied it: "Impossible, the bottom lane is not important? This kind of version is impossible. You might as well say that the bottom lane has become easier to play. I think it is possible."

Abu interrupted, "I think you should think about this S-League first. It's not even over yet, but you're already thinking about next year."

EDG found a hotel to eat, and then went back to continue training. The next step is to prepare for the semi-finals. (End of this chapter)