LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

After a few days of adjustment, the semi-finals began!

First up is EDG vs. IG!

The two teams are now very familiar with each other having played against each other in the league.

At noon, the EDG team had a quick bite to eat, then left the hotel and headed straight to the game venue.

However, when they were about to enter from the side passage, they suddenly found that the IG members were at the door, as if waiting for someone.

Noticing that everyone from EDG and IG were coming over together.

Prince Ning took the lead: "Brother Mozi, here we come."

Su Mo responded: "Prince Ning, what advice do you have? You seem very confident."

Ning Wang smiled and said, "I was thinking, don't you have a chance to win three consecutive championships this year? Just like SKT in S7, if you lose and lose the chance to win three consecutive championships, will you cry like Faker?"

Su Mo smiled and said, "Then you may never have the chance to see such a scene in your lifetime."

Rouji interrupted: "Brother Mozi, are you going to play today? Or will you wait until the last game?"

Su Mo took out his phone and checked the time: "I'm in a hurry to eat dinner, so I may not have time to play for too long, so I plan to end it 3-0."

"Fuck!" Jackeylove was shocked by Su Mo.

He just said, "Brother, are you so good at pretending? Brother Mozi, I didn't see that."

Su Mo said, "It's not that I'm pretending, it's just that I know you IG too well, I know someone will give it to you."

After hearing this, everyone on IG looked at each other.

Jackeylove looked at Theshy, and Theshy asked back: "Why are you looking at me? I didn't give it away."

Jackeylove looked at Ning Wang, who was also staring at him. Ning Wang spoke first: "How dare you look at me? You are the one who gave the most gifts."

Jackeylove retorted: "Me? Go check your KDA yourself."

Ning Wang laughed angrily: "You are an ADC, and you want to compare KDA with me, a jungler? How did you come up with that?"

Baolan started to mediate: "Alright, alright, we haven't even started fighting yet and you're already quarreling. This is not good."

Prince Ning turned around and said, "Brother Mozi, you..."

It turned out that the person was missing!

All the EDG people are gone!

Ning Wang turned around and saw that the EDG people had already gone in and the factory manager was still waving at them.

The EDG players went straight to the lounge, put down their things, and waited for the game to begin.

Su Mo took out his cell phone and wanted to check the pace online.

Now everyone in the forum is discussing today's game.

#EDG and IG should be the BO5 with the strongest overall strength in recent years.

#EDG's discussion, faced with IG's recklessness, feels like both have a chance to win.

#That’s enough. IG has never beaten EDG in the country. What are you dreaming about now?
#The Battle of Tianwang Mountain, EDG VS IG.

At the same time, the group became lively.

EDG, Meiko: "Now there is a question, who will host FPX? Player Jin, do you support us?"

FPX, Doinb: "Play well, we in FPX support you. We are all from the same region, right?"

FPX, Crisp: "Let's play all five games."

FPX, Gimgoon: "If you play all five games, we will be able to see the weaknesses of both of your teams."

FPX, Doinb: "GimGoon, why are you saying this? Are you crazy?"

IG, Rookie: "FPX is so insidious."

IG, Jackeylove: "Just go to bed, we two teams can play against you FPX."

However, three hours later, everything was settled.

"As IG's crystal explodes, let us congratulate EDG for defeating IG 3-0!"

"From the moment Mozi appeared on the field in the first game, I felt that today's EDG was not simple. Sure enough, Mozi used his absolute strength to tell us that EDG's dynasty has not ended, but has just begun!"

“As for IG, I hope they don’t get discouraged and fight again next year.”

In the audience, the audience was cheering: "EDG! EDG! EDG!"

Su Mo took off his headphones and enjoyed it all.

Just like he said in the group before, he knew IG too well, which made IG very desperate.

In the three games, IG had no hope of winning and was at a disadvantage from beginning to end.

"Let's go and shake hands." Su Mo called out and brought his teammates to IG.

The first one is the top laner Theshy. At this time, Theshy has a blank expression on his face and seems to be thinking about something.

Next, jungler, Ning Wang.

As soon as Ning Wang saw Su Mo, he started to complain: "Brother Mozi, you are going too far. Are you specifically watching my games to study them? You know where I go to play jungle, and you come to arrest me every time."

Su Mo smiled and said, "I can't help it. Your jungle is too formulaic."

After hearing these words, King Ning hesitated to speak, as if something was stuck in his throat!

This is Su Mo's evaluation. If it was a media interview, Su Mo's words could nail him down! He couldn't turn over. Unless he could win an S-League championship, he would not be able to get rid of this sentence.

This is the value of two S championships and three MSI championships!

Su Mo continued walking forward and came in front of Rookie, only to find that Rookie's eyes were red and he seemed to want to cry.

After shaking hands with Rookie, the next one is Jackeylove.

Jackeylove was still sitting on the chair at this time. The damage calculation panel was displayed on the screen. Su Mo naturally had the highest score in the whole field.

The key is that Jackeylove's damage is almost the same as that of the jungler. In this game, he was badly targeted by Su Mo. He TPed around frantically during the laning phase and was also targeted in team fights, leaving him no room to output.

Bao Lan on the side reminded: "It's time to shake hands, Jack."

Jackeylove then stood up and turned around, looking very lonely and lost.

Su Mo and Jackeylove shook hands, and last was Baolan. Baolan was in relatively good condition and did not have too many emotions.

After shaking hands with everyone from IG, Su Mo led his teammates to the center of the stage and bowed towards the audience.

The host came on stage and Su Mo was left behind to be interviewed.

After some preparation, the host said, "Now let's interview EDG's starting top laner, Mo!"

Su Mo took the microphone from the host and said, "Hello everyone, I am EDG's starting top laner, Mo."

The audience went crazy: "Brother Mozi! Brother Mozi! Brother Mozi!"

The host began to ask questions: "First question, Mo, why did you start playing in the first game of this BO5?"

Su Mo asked back, "Like you said just now, I'm the starting top laner, so I should start from the first game."

The host was stunned for a moment, as if he was confused by Su Mo's logic.

After sorting out her thoughts, she said, "What I mean is, you weren't like this before. You usually only go out when the team needs you most."

Su Mo replied: "Because the team needs me since the first game today."

"Okay..." The host was speechless and the audience laughed like crazy.

The host continued to ask: "Second question, now you have entered the finals, and the other semi-final, FPX vs. T1, will start tomorrow. Who do you think is more likely to enter the finals? Who do you hope for?"

Su Mo responded: "Although I also like FPX as a team, I have to say that T1 with Faker has a kind of magic. He always explodes when you don't think highly of him."

"So I think T1 has a greater chance of entering the finals. Of course, FPX also has a chance, so, Player Jin, you have to work hard." At this time, everyone in FPX was watching the game together in the hotel room.

Hearing Su Mo's words, the other members of FPX looked at Doinb, who smiled:
"Why are you looking at me? This is a five-player game. Do you want me to fight five of you alone? You don't really think so."

Xiaotian muttered, "Brother Mozi has spoken. You told him to prepare well, which proves that he thinks the gap will be in the middle."

Doinb was upset: "Xiaotian, what do you mean by that? Is that what Mozi said? Can you stop making a scene for yourself? That's not what Mozi meant. Can't you see he's joking?"

Seeing that Doinb seemed really angry, Gimgoon advised, “Alright, alright, let’s think about how to beat T1.”

On the other side, in T1’s hotel room, everyone from T1 was also watching the game.

Hearing Su Mo's words, Clid muttered, "He actually said he was optimistic about us. Is he deliberately trying to flatter us?"

Teddy responded: "It is possible. They will definitely discuss with FPX in private how to deal with us."

Faker said: "He is serious."

Everyone in T1 was stunned after hearing this.

Faker repeated: "He is serious, he really thinks highly of us, he is not kidding."

"Huh?" Everyone in T1 was completely confused. They always felt that Faker and Su Mo had a special relationship, and it was even more obvious now.

Faker continued: "Prepare well, beat FPX first, and then compete with EDG in the finals!"

On the other side, Su Mo returned to the lounge after finishing the interview.

Abu greeted, "Everyone has worked hard. Now we only have one step left. Whether the opponent is T1 or FPX, I know them well enough. As long as we play normally, there will be no problem!"

Although the EDG team has just finished a BO5, they are now in high spirits and are only one step away from winning their third consecutive championship!

Glory is the best stimulant. At this time, there is no need for coffee or energy drinks.

Just thinking about winning three consecutive championships, everyone was excited.

The next day, another semi-final began!

T1 vs. FPX!

The EDG members were watching the game in the hotel room.

Meiko bought a lot of snacks and everyone ate while watching.

Su Mo sent a message in the group.

EDG, Mo: "Can we win, Kim?"

FPX, Doinb: "Thank you for your support, Mozi-ge. Thank you!"

IG, Ning: "It feels difficult, Silver Coin, can you break through Faker in the middle lane?"

FPX, Doinb: "IG? Didn't IG go home to fish? Why are they still here?"

IG, Ning: "You are almost there, I ask you if you can win?"

FPX, Doinb: "Didn't you fail to qualify? Why do you care about this? What does it have to do with you?"

Su Mo could also see that Doinb was indeed unsure of himself against Faker.

There are restraints in style and playing methods between players.

When Rookie faces Faker, he might be able to carry the whole game with his ultimate.

When facing Doinb's style of play, Rookie often feels very exhausted and unable to use his strength.

But when Doinb faces Faker, many of his tactics are no longer effective.

One thing brings down another thing.

A moment later, the players from both teams came on stage.

Abu urged, "Watch carefully, it's very important. The difference in strength between the two teams is very small, and they will definitely bring out their best."

"Who do you think will win? Who has a better chance?"

Jiejie, Iboy, Meiko, Ray, and Hope all looked at Su Mo and made their choices:

"T1, right?"

Scout had the same idea: "T1."

The factory manager refused to believe it: "No, you all support T1? Then I support FPX."

Meiko explained: "This is not a question of who to support. We definitely hope that FPX will win, but we have to be realistic. If we can't beat them, we can't beat them."

The factory manager doesn't think so: "I still choose to support FPX."

The first game begins and enters the BP phase.

In this game, Faker turned the tables and directly picked Doinb's Titan to deal with Doinb's Ryze.

Su Mo smiled: "This is where Faker restrains Doinb. Faker can play any hero and play well. He is also very good at finding opportunities. This is actually the same as Doinb."

Entering the game screen, in the middle lane, Faker's Titan pushed the line of troops frantically to put pressure on Doinb, making him very uncomfortable.

Scout laughed and said, "Doinb should now know what it feels like when he picks Titan in the mid lane. This hero pushes the lane too fast and is very tanky in the early game."

"It's very difficult for a mage to face this kind of hero. He can't be consumed, otherwise he won't be able to push the line."

Faker first helped the jungler invade and gain an advantage, then turned around and the jungler and support on both sides supported the middle lane and a big fight began.

From three minutes to ten minutes, the time with three people in the middle lane is longer than the time of one-on-one combat!

Everyone in EDG was stunned.

Meiko complained: "What is this doing? When did the mid lane become a three-person lane? The ADC has been here several times."

Su Mo responded: "Both sides know that the quality of the mid laner determines the rhythm, so they must help the mid lane like crazy."

"T1 has studied FPX thoroughly, and this set of TP and challenge is tailor-made for them."

FPX was losing more and more in the mid lane. Titan was much stronger than Ryze in the early stages, especially after he had his ultimate. Ryze's ultimate was mainly used for support. Unless paired with specific heroes in team fights, its effect was very limited.

T1 relied on a big fight in the middle lane to snowball.

The director gave Doinb a close-up, it was very uncomfortable!
After T1 gained the advantage in the mid-term, they continued to snowball. Faker's Titan was so tanky that it was hopeless.

In the end, T1 won the first game.

Now the group became lively.

IG, Ning: "Hahaha, Silver Coin, you got your comeuppance. You liked playing Titan mid lane. Are you comfortable now? Hahaha."

EDG, Meiko: "Faker is a bit of a jerk. He copied your strategy. What should we do now?"

EDG, Jiejie: ​​"I think you should change your style of play. The previous tactics have been thoroughly studied."

FPX, Doinb: “Don’t worry.”

Doinb didn't say much, probably discussing tactics with his teammates.

Abu looked at Su Mo: "Do you think FPX has a chance to find T1's flaws, Xiao Mo?"

Su Mo replied: "It's difficult, at least it's difficult to break through from the middle lane. The bottom lane and top lane can be considered."

"But the key is that Gimgoon is not very aggressive and needs to be taken care of by his teammates. T1's bottom lane is relatively stable and also needs the help of teammates to break through."

Soon, the second game began and the doubles players came on stage.

On the FPX side, Doinb looked solemn, as if facing a formidable enemy!
In the second game's BP, Doinb really changed his playing style. He got the Clockwork in the middle lane, while Titan, Galio and Ryze were all banned.

Meiko muttered, "What's going on? FPX banned their best player? What are they trying to do?"

At this moment, Faker took the initiative to choose Card.

Su Mo smiled: "Now we are in trouble. Player Jin doesn't want to play with the rhythm and wants to develop, but Faker doesn't want to do that now." (End of this chapter)