LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

The Rift Herald's mournful cry signaled the collapse of RNG's early game rhythm.

Jiejie didn't rush to release the Herald's Eye. Instead, he controlled Foygo and brazenly invaded RNG's upper jungle right in front of Wei.

"This isn't just a bunch of bandits, it's like bandits invading a village!" Miller couldn't help but tease as he watched Jiejie wipe out Wei's entire raptor family. "But there's nothing we can do. The pressure from Riven in the top lane is too much. Lee Sin doesn't dare to fight Riven one-on-one in the jungle. If Riven jumps over the wall, he won't be able to escape."

The time came to 11 minutes and 20 seconds.

After Su Mo's Riven returned home to upgrade her equipment, she was now equipped with a luxurious set of [Bloodthirsty Battle Axe] and [Boots of Lucidity].

In contrast, Bin's weapon master only had a pitiful Radiant aura, a longsword, and a pair of cloth armor shoes.

With this equipment gap, if it were a squishy top laner, they probably wouldn't even dare to stay under the tower.

"Brother Mozi, I've put you in the mid lane. I think you can easily solo the top lane turret plating," Jiejie said in the voice chat.

"Release her." Su Mo said succinctly, controlling Riven to log back in.

In the middle lane, with a loud "bang," the vanguard crashed headfirst into RNG's mid-lane tower.

Scout's Ahri, in collaboration with Jiejie, happily devoured two and a half layers of plating, causing their economy to soar instantly.

Meanwhile, Bin is facing hellish torment in the top lane.

Su Mo didn't rush to push the tower. He blocked the minion wave in front of his own tower, using Riven's mobility to not only prevent Jax from farming minions, but also prevent him from even entering the experience zone.

"This... this is too difficult for the top lane." Guan Zeyuan looked at the miserable state of the top lane. "Bin can only stand in the bush and sniff out experience points? This is Bin! When has he ever suffered like this?"

In RNG's voice chat, Bin's breathing sounded somewhat heavy.

"I can't take it anymore," Bin gritted his teeth. "I can't get into the minion wave, and I can't farm. Am I just supposed to AFK like this?"

Wei glanced at the situation in the top lane, his brows furrowing: "Don't rush, I'm coming. Xiaohu, you move too. This Riven is too cocky, we have to kill her once, otherwise we can't play this game."

"Here they come!" Xiaohu's Galio cleared the mid-lane minion wave and immediately disappeared into the fog of war. "I have my ultimate, we can coordinate!"

12 minutes 45 seconds.

A large net targeting Su Mo was quietly being cast.

Wei's Lee Sin reached the top lane river bush, activated his scan, and confirmed there were no wards.

Xiaohu's Galio is also moving towards the top lane, ready to use his ultimate to provide support at any time.

Bin's weapon master seemed to have received a signal, and his positioning suddenly became bolder, attempting to move forward and finish off a cannon minion.

"His acting was terrible."

Su Mo watched the weapon's slightly stiff movements and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Instead of retreating, he charged forward with his E skill and used his Q skill to strike the weapon!

"He's taken the bait! Attack!" Bin shouted, immediately activating his E [Counter Strike] and Q [Leap Slash] to pounce on Riven!
Almost simultaneously, in the river bushes, Wei's Lee Sin used his W ward-hopping dash and his Q skill [Sonic Wave] precisely kicked Riven!

"RNG is going all out! A three-man gank on one!" Rita exclaimed. "Lee Sin is out! Galio's ultimate circle is lit up too!"

A massive magic circle, "Heroic Appearance," centered on the Weapon Master and covered the area where Riven was located!

This seems like a hopeless situation!

However, Su Mo's gaze became incredibly focused at that moment.

His fingers blurred across the keyboard.

Faced with Lee Sin's Q kick, Su Mo was stunned by the weapon and had no choice but to take the hit!

But the instant Lee Sin's second Q flew over, he pressed W [Soul Roar]!
"drink!"

A loud shout!
The Lee Sin, who had just flown into the air, was stunned by Riven's W mid-air before he even landed! He couldn't land the second part of his Q!
Immediately following, facing the Weapon Master's impending counterattack storm, Su Mo made an extreme reaction—

He took a small step to the side and rear, then quickly unleashed AQ, using the third part of Q, "Broken Wings Dance," to slam the character into the ground!
"collapse!"

The Weapon Master was knocked away!
At the same time, Galio crashed to the ground in the sky!
0.1 seconds before Galio landed, Su Mo activated the active effect of [Bloodthirsty Battle Axe]!

A blood-red slash circled around him!
This Bloodthirst hit three people at the same time: Lee Sin, Jax, and Galio who had just landed!
Riven, who had lost half her health, instantly regained a large portion of it!

"It's back! This is the Blood-Coughing Battle Axe!!" Guan Zeyuan shouted.

After Galio's knockback ended, Su Mo did not choose to run away.

His goal was clear—only a level 6 Lee Sin!

R activated!
Reforged the Broken Sword!

Su Mo's Riven, surrounded by three opponents, moved like a dancing demon.

The E skill's shield refreshed, blocking a W attack from the weapon.

Flat A, Q1, Flat A, Q2!

Every strike was precisely aimed at the Lee Sin's major artery!
Wei panicked. He wanted to kick Riven away, but he was also afraid that if he did, Riven would be kicked away and he would be able to run away. He was in a dilemma.

But seeing his health rapidly decreasing, he had no choice but to press R.

"Dragon's Tail Swing!"

Wei was forced to use his ultimate move, kicking Riven away.

But just as he was kicked away, Su Mo unleashed his ultimate move, the second stage R [Swift Slash]!
The green sword energy predicted the Blind Monk's movement path after being kicked away, or more accurately, it was the energy Su Mo unleashed the moment he was kicked away.

"Shh!"

The Lee Sin, with low health, was instantly killed by the sword energy!

"RNG Wei has been killed!"

After killing someone, Su Mo used the distance he was kicked away to flash away and escape with one-third of his health remaining!

Galio and the Weapon Master were left standing there, bewildered in the wind.

"My God!" Ji De exclaimed excitedly, "They're still alive?! A three-on-one gank, they used all their ultimates, and Riven still managed to kill one of their junglers and escape! Lee Sin's kick not only failed to save himself, but also sent Riven away. That was a slightly misguided play!"

"This is the Bloodthirsty Axe! This is Mozi!" Guan Zeyuan slammed his fist on the table excitedly. "That one sip of Bloodthirsty Axe restored at least several hundred health! And he handled it so calmly, using W to interrupt Lee Sin's second Q, and killing the squishiest Lee Sin first. His thinking was terrifyingly clear!"

The barrage has gone completely crazy:

【66666666】

【god!!!】

[What kind of monster is this? Three people couldn't kill Riven?]

[Wei: Who am I? Where am I? Why did I embark on this journey?]

[Abin was stunned. Is this the true value of being called the world's best top laner?]

RNG's mentality has collapsed!

In-game, RNG's voice chat did indeed fall into a brief silence.

After a long while, Xiaohu sighed: "My... I didn't manage to land my E on him this time, he's too slippery."

Wei looked at the black and white screen and gave a wry smile: "This Riven, I can't understand the damage. That Bloodthirst is too deadly."

Bin didn't speak, but silently controlled the weapon master to clear the minions.

His palms were sweaty.

Just now, he truly experienced what it means to be speechless.

Most importantly, just as RNG's top, mid, and jungle players were in the top lane, EDG's bot lane and jungler made their move.

Although Jiejie's Foygo didn't go to the top lane to provide support, he directly secured the second dragon that had just spawned.

Furthermore, Viper and Meiko directly tower-dived and forced GALA and Ming in the bottom lane to retreat, taking down RNG's bottom lane tower.

First blood tower!
At 14 minutes, EDG's economic lead reached 3,400.

"RNG really lost big this time!" Miller analyzed. "To catch an unkillable Riven, they used three ultimates, lost a jungler, lost the dragon, and even lost the first tower. This deal was a complete disaster!"

"It's mainly because Mozi is so meticulous," Rita said with a smile. "He single-handedly tied down most of RNG's energy, allowing his teammates to freely acquire resources. That's the tactical value of a top-tier top laner!"

15 minutes later, the second Rift Herald spawned.

This time, RNG faces a difficult decision: accept or reject?

If we accept the challenge, the equipment gap is too large.

Riven had already pulled out the Black Cleaver, the two-piece set in hand.

At this point in time, this equipment is practically invincible.

The Weapon Master had just managed to create the Divine Separator.

If they don't accept the offer, EDG will keep pushing and ramming with the Rift Herald, and they'll be out of the game.

"Take the hit! We have to take the hit!" Ming gritted his teeth and gave the order. "We have both Nautilus and Galio in this wave. As long as we can control Riven, we have a chance! What does GALA say?"

“I don’t know, right now I only have the Siren and the Collector’s equipment.” GALA looked at the equipment inventory.

"Enough! Let's launch a Miracle team fight!"

RNG's entire team gathered at the Baron pit.

The EDG team had already taken their positions.

Su Mo's Riven stood at the very front, like a war god.

"I'm watching Riven, I'm watching Riven!" Ming's Titan stared intently at Su Mo's position.

The two sides were pulling at each other in the river.

Suddenly, Scout's Ahri seized the opportunity, using her R [Spirit Strike] for a dash and her E [Charm] to precisely hit the Lee Sin who was positioned in the front!

"Cool!" Su Mo couldn't help but praise Scout for his decisive move.

The Lee Sin was charmed and instantly crippled by Viper's Zephyr.

Seeing that things were not going well, Ming decisively used Flash and Q to hook the wall and move into the fray, and then used his ultimate to lock onto Zeli in the crowd!

"Kill the AD carry first! Kill the AD carry first!"

Galio activates his ultimate ability, "Heroic Appearance," once again, targeting the incoming Titan!

RNG's goal is clear: as long as they can eliminate Zeli, EDG will lack sustained damage output!

However, they overlooked that most terrifying point.

Just as the RNG players rushed towards Zeli, Su Mo's Riven also made her move.

Instead of protecting the AD carry, he activated his ultimate and charged directly at RNG's backline – GALA's Kai'Sa!
"You're going to target my AD carry? Then I'll target your whole family!"

Su Mo used Q to dash, then used his E skill shield to negate Kai'Sa's Icathian Rain, followed by Flash and W!

There's almost no reaction time!

GALA's Kai'Sa didn't even have time to press Flash before Riven's W-Flash stunned her instantly!
A, Q, A, R2!

A smooth and fluid combo!

Before the control was even over, Kai'Sa's health bar vanished!
"EDG Mo has killed RNG GALA!"

Instant kill!

Without their AD carry, RNG instantly became a toothless tiger.

Although they rushed in and traded kills with Viper's Zephyr, the remaining four felt a deep sense of despair when facing a Riven with full health and Conqueror stacks.

After Su Mo's second Q refreshed, he charged straight into the crowd.

Jiejie's Fryegor picked up Kai'Sa's soul and began to cooperate with Riven to reap the rewards on the battlefield.

"Double Kill!"

"Triple Kill!"

Ultimately, this team fight resulted in a 1-for-4 exchange.

Aside from Bin's escape by jumping into a ward, all four other RNG members perished.

EDG then secured the Rift Herald.

In 16 minutes, the economic gap reached 7,000.

In the commentary booth, Guan Zeyuan shook his head: "RNG is in trouble. Riven is too fed this game, RNG simply can't handle her. As soon as Riven enters the team fight, the backline is instantly vaporized. How can they possibly win?"

"Is this Mozi's first game back?" Ji De exclaimed. "Using the most aggressive heroes, fighting the toughest battles, and winning the most decisive matches. This is the attitude of a king!"

Rita couldn't help but smile as she watched Riven's dashing return to base on the screen.

Sixteen minutes in, with the buff from the Rift Herald and the momentum from their recent team fight victory, EDG's push down the mid lane was practically effortless.

"Deploy the vanguard! Charge straight into the second tower!" Jiejie shouted in the voice chat.

The massive Rift Herald rammed into RNG's mid-lane second turret, instantly collapsing the already low-health tower.

After respawning, RNG players were forced to defend in front of the high ground, not daring to step out of the tower at all.

At this moment, Su Mo's Riven did not push with the team, but instead went to the bottom lane's second tower by herself.

Facing Riven, who possesses two and a half items and is two levels ahead of the rest of the team, Bin, with only a Divine Emblem and Cloth Armor Boots, appears weak, pitiful, and helpless.

“Bin doesn’t dare to defend,” Ji De observed the situation in the bottom lane. “As long as Riven uses her Q skill on cooldown and stands under the tower, Jax will have to retreat to the high ground. This second tower is practically free.”

"There's no way around it, Riven's damage is just too much right now," Guan Zeyuan analyzed. "A full QA combo will take away half of Jax's health, even with his ultimate and double resistances active. Plus, Riven has Bloodthirst and Death's Dance for damage reduction and healing, so she's not afraid of turret damage at all."

In seventeen minutes, EDG effortlessly destroyed all of RNG's outer turrets, extending their economic advantage to nine thousand.

In professional esports, this is almost a despairing number.

The next three minutes saw EDG enter their most suffocating phase of "vision suppression".

Meiko's Lulu was equipped with a scanner, which, together with Jiejie's Foygo, completely cleared the vision in RNG's upper jungle.

“It’s pitch black.” Miller looked at RNG’s vision from God’s perspective. “The Baron hasn’t even spawned yet, and RNG’s jungle has already fallen. Wei doesn’t even dare to go into his own red buff bush, because he doesn’t know if there’s a Riven lurking there looking to kill someone.”

At 19 minutes and 50 seconds, Baron Nash is about to descend into the canyon.

The entire EDG team began to move towards the Baron pit.

Su Mo went home and bought Death's Dance, which was Riven's most unstoppable item at this point in time—it had both damage and resistance, and the passive that turned bleeding into healing made it practically a perpetual motion machine in team fights.

"Baron Nashor has spawned! EDG moves immediately!" Rita stared at the screen. "They're playing very fast! They're forcing RNG to come and fight!"

The atmosphere in RNG's voice chat was extremely tense.

"We can't let them go, or we'll be pushed to the brink." Ming took a deep breath and gave his final command. "I'll scout ahead. Xiaohu, watch my position and use your ultimate. Abin, find an opportunity to flank Chesley. We have to go for it!"

"Okay!" everyone responded.

This was a do-or-die team fight.

At exactly twenty minutes, the five RNG players grouped up and cautiously made their way into the river.

Ming's Titan led the way, activating the scan, each step fraught with danger.

"They're coming. Let's ambush them," Meiko commanded.

The EDG team immediately agreed.

Viper and Meiko hid deep in the Dragon Pit, Scout hid in the river bushes, and Jiejie was above the Dragon Pit.

Su Mo's Riven, like an assassin, crouched alone in the bush behind RNG's red buff—the flank of RNG's only way into the river.

Ming's Titan had just reached the river mouth and hadn't even had time to place a ward yet.

Suddenly, a captivating pink heart flew out from the grass!
"Scout! Ahri has used her E to reach the Titan!"

Ming reacted extremely quickly, instantly dispelling the cauldron attack and immediately using Q [Clear the Channel] to hook Ahri. Then, his ultimate [Deep Sea Impact] locked onto Ahri, creating a chain of crowd control!

"It's on! RNG has countered!" Guan Zeyuan shouted, "Galio immediately uses his ultimate to enter the fray!"

A massive magic circle covered the river mouth, and Xiaohu's Galio descended from the sky, knocking Scout's Ahri away!
At the same time, Bin's Jax activated his E skill and ultimate, then flashed and leaped into the fray, charging straight at Viper's Zephyr!
In this wave, RNG's teamwork was perfect; they unleashed the strongest control chain in a desperate situation!
Viper's Zeli tried to come up and deal damage, but the weapon jumped right into her face and chased her down.

"Does RNG have a chance?! They've cut into the backline!" Remember's voice trembled. (End of Chapter)