LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

In the battle arena, Kanavi stared at the gray screen, a layer of cold sweat beading on his forehead.

His level 3 gank on top lane was intended to use the combined crowd control of the top laner and jungler to secure a kill on Fiora, or at the very least force her to use Flash to help Ornn escape. But he never dreamed that Su Mo's reaction would be this monstrous.

In a fraction of a second, with extreme composure, he determined the number of frames where the two controls overlapped, and perfectly neutralized it with a W [Laurent's Mind's Eye], even freezing him in the opposite direction!
"Damn it, this is my fault." Kanavi gritted his teeth in the voice chat and said quickly in Chinese with a Korean accent, "369, you need to go back to base and use TP to get out and farm the lane. I won't be able to come to the top lane for a while."

369, controlling the low-health Ornn under the turret, nodded with lingering fear: "It's alright, you focus on the bottom half of the map."

3 minutes 20 seconds.

Su Mo used his Q [Skybreaker] skill in perfect coordination with his basic attacks to quickly push the minion wave into JDG's top lane tower.

Without the threat of the jungler, he didn't even bother to recall. He just stood at the edge of the turret and brazenly took a layer of turret plating. Ornn could only watch helplessly until Su Mo finished pushing the lane and retreated. Only then did 369 dare to press the B key to recall and then use TP to farm the lane.

"That's too domineering. The pressure from this Fiora is suffocating." In the commentary booth, Guan Zeyuan looked at the big screen. "369's TP was a helpless move, but if he hadn't used it, the wave of minions that went into the tower would have been lost, and his Ornn would have been completely disconnected this game."

At this point, the game time is 3 minutes and 30 seconds.

The Swift Crabs in the upper and lower river channels spawn on time.

EDG jungler Chen's Vi had just finished clearing his own bottom half of the map and reached level three. Seeing Kanavi die in the top lane, he keenly sensed an opportunity.

"Brother Mo is awesome! I took the river crab, and I can even invade his jungle!" Ah Chen shouted excitedly in the voice chat.

“Go and take his Krugs.” Su Mo glanced at the minimap while recalling in the bushes. “After he respawns, he’ll definitely go to the bottom half of the jungle to find his rhythm. After you finish taking his top jungle, recall and head to the bottom half.”

"understand!"

At 3 minutes and 45 seconds, Su Mo returned to the fountain.

With the 400 gold bounty from First Blood, perfect last-hitting, and a tower plating, Su Mo immediately bought a Pickaxe and a Longsword. In less than four minutes, Fiora with this build had already reached an incredibly terrifying attack power threshold.

At the same time, the director switched the camera to the middle and lower channels.

"JDG truly lives up to their reputation as a super team. Although they had a bad start in the top lane, their pressure in the mid and bottom lanes is still at its maximum!" Miller analyzed the situation.

In the mid lane, Knight's Orianna demonstrated exceptional laning fundamentals. Utilizing his long range, he skillfully positioned the Orianna in the middle of the minion wave, constantly using his Q (Command: Attack) to harass Xiaoyue's Ahri.

Although Xiao Yue was sweating profusely, Ming Kai's pre-match instructions kept echoing in his mind. He didn't try to tank damage for a few last hits, but instead used the healing from his passive [Vastayan's Grace] and the maximum range of his Q [Orb of Deception] to finish off minions, keeping his health at around 70%.

"Knight's Orianna is putting a lot of pressure on me, but I can hold my own!" Xiao Yue reported in the voice chat.

The bottom lane, on the other hand, is the most competitive lane.

Ruler's Zephyr, paired with Missing's Leona, aggressively crossed the minion wave at level three to launch an attack!

"Missing's aim is on! Leona's E [Zenith Blade] is aimed at Meiko's Rakan!" Remember shouted.

But JackeyLove and Meiko's teamwork was exceptional. The instant Leona pointed her finger at them, JackeyLove's Xayah immediately spread feathers at her feet, activated her W [Deadly Feather Robe], and unleashed a flurry of auto-attacks on Leona. Meiko's Rakan, on the other hand, used a nimble W [Grand Entrance] to lift Zephyr, who was trying to follow up with damage, and then used her E [Dancing Together] to step on Xayah and create distance.

Both sides traded blows, and neither gained the upper hand.

"Both sides are locked in a fierce battle!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed, watching the intense bot lane fight. "JDG is trying to create an opening in the bot lane, but EDG's bot lane duo is far too experienced!"

The time has reached 5 minutes and 00 seconds.

The first small dragon, the Infernal Fire Dragon, let out a low roar in the dragon pit and spawned right on time.

After a minute and a half of catching up on farming, Kanavi's Sejuani had reached level 4. He cleared out the lower jungle and marked the dragon pit.

“We can take this dragon, Knight has lane priority,” Kanavi said in the voice chat.

"Chen, let them go." Su Mo glanced coldly at the minimap from the top lane. "They have lane priority in the mid and bot lanes. If you go to engage, you'll not only lose the dragon, but you'll also give away the game's tempo. Go farm your top side of the map and get to level six as soon as possible."

Ah Chen immediately turned the car around and drove into his own upper field without looking back.

At 5 minutes and 20 seconds, JDG secured the first Fire Dragon.

"JDG made a smart decision this time. Kanavi slightly made up for the disadvantage of dying in the top lane in the early game by exchanging resources in the bottom half of the map." Miller nodded. "But... everyone look at the top lane! 369's health is about to drop to almost zero again!"

The director abruptly switched the camera back to the upper road.

At this moment, Su Mo's Fiora had reached level 5, while 369's Ornn was only level 4.

Facing Fiora wielding a pickaxe, Ornn's prized armor becomes as fragile as paper in the face of his vulnerability and true damage.

Every time a vulnerability appeared on Ornn's body, Su Mo would Q forward without hesitation, pierce it with his sword, use the speed boost from the vulnerability to dodge Ornn's Q skill, then casually auto-attack, and then leave.

"369 is like meat on a chopping board now. Mozi's Fiora's distance control is too abnormal. He always stays outside Ornn's attack range. As long as you dare to get close, it's a free combo!" Remember looked at the screen and gasped.

"Don't rush, wait for me to reach level six." Su Mo's calm voice rang out in EDG's voice chat.

Just then, a golden light flashed across Fiora's body.

The game lasted 6 minutes and 10 seconds.

Su Mo's Fiora has reached level 6 first! Unlocking her ultimate skill, [Peerless Challenge]!
At this point, Ornn was only a pitiful level 5 with less than half his health.

“He crossed the line.”

A cold glint flashed in Su Mo's eyes. He didn't bother clearing the minion wave that was pushing into the tower. Instead, he led a wave of full-health cannon minions and swaggered into JDG's top lane tower!
"Brother Mozi is going to tower dive!! A level 6 Fiora is going to overpower a level 5 Ornn!!" The entire audience held their breath instantly.

When 369 saw Fiora enter the tower, his heart skipped a beat. He frantically pressed his fingers on the keyboard, unleashing his Q skill, Volcanic Rush, directly at Fiora's feet to slow her down.

But Su Mo didn't dodge at all.

Fiora braved the first laser beam from the turret and walked up to Ornn.

Ultimate move, [Unrivaled Challenge]!
In an instant, four fatal openings appeared around Ornn, and Fiora, whose movement speed had increased dramatically, moved like a ghost!
A basic attack, exploiting the opponent's weakness!
Immediately afterwards, Su Mo didn't use Q. Instead, he used the speed boost to move to the side and used his E skill [Deadly Strike] to reset his basic attack and exploit the opening on his side!

Two openings shattered in just one second! The true damage instantly reduced Ornn's health bar by a large chunk!

369's eyes were bloodshot. He knew he absolutely couldn't hold back his skills, so he immediately activated W [Bellfire Breath], unleashing a burst of fire that granted him immunity to crowd control, intending to apply the Brittle effect and then knock her back with a basic attack!

However, just as Ornn unleashed his fire...

Su Mo used his Q skill, [Sky-Piercing Slash]!
Fiora passed right through Ornn's massive body at an extremely tricky angle, not only perfectly dodging the final, fragile flame attack, but also precisely exploiting the third vulnerability behind Ornn!
"laugh!"

Finally, Su Mo almost glued himself to Ornn's model, using the 100% critical hit rate of the second stage of E to turn around with extremely smooth movements and shatter the last weakness!
One and a half seconds!

In just one and a half seconds, all four weaknesses of the ultimate move [Peerless Challenge] were broken!
A giant healing array suddenly bloomed beneath the defensive tower!

"Crack!"

With the final burst of true damage, Ornn collapsed in despair beneath his own turret.

"EDG.Mo solo-killed JDG.369!" Meanwhile, Su Mo's Fiora, bathed in the green light of the healing circle, withstood the last attack from the turret and calmly walked out of the turret's range, with her health still above one-third!

"Solo kill!!! Another solo kill!!!" Guan Zeyuan pounded the table frantically on the commentary desk. "Four openings in one and a half seconds! Mozi's Fiora didn't even have to use her W, she just used her positioning and Q skill to dodge Ornn's W! What kind of monster-level hand speed and proficiency is that!!"

"369's dice have shattered! He got solo-killed once in 6 minutes, and there are still two waves of minions under the tower. This top lane is completely over!" Miller's voice was trembling.

JDG backstage lounge.

Coach Homme closed his eyes in anguish. Before the match, he had repeatedly instructed 369 to play it safe. But some laning phases aren't as simple as just playing it safe. When the skill gap becomes overwhelming, the tower becomes just another execution ground.

"I...I didn't do it right." 369's voice was hoarse and his face was full of dejection in the voice chat.

"Forget about top lane, 369, go farm the Krugs at the second tower after you respawn." Kanavi took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. "Ruler, Missing, we need to free up the bottom lane to prepare for this push before the Rift Herald team fight!"

8 minutes 00 seconds.

The first Rift Herald roared in the river, officially spawning.

This should have been a crucial moment for both sides to seize the early game tempo, but because of Su Mo's overwhelming advantage in the top lane, JDG didn't even have the right to glance at the Herald.

At this moment, Su Mo had already returned home and retrieved the small items [Radiance] and [Purification] from [Holy Separator], along with a pair of straw sandals.

Its level reached an extremely exaggerated level 8, which was two levels higher than Ornn's.

"Chen, take the lead yourself. Jack, Tianye, be careful in the bottom lane, they're heading there." Su Mo calmly switched screens to observe the situation on the field while cutting off the minion wave between JDG's first and second towers in the top lane.

as predicted.

8 minutes 15 seconds.

Seeing that the top half of the map was completely ruined, JDG decisively executed Coach Homme's pre-planned strategy - abandoning the Herald and launching a four-man gank on the bottom!
Kanavi's Sejuani and Knight's Orianna teleported to the bottom lane minions, and together with Zephyr and Leona in the bottom lane, they instantly surrounded EDG's bottom lane tower!

"JDG has made their move! They're going to use the Rift Herald's spawn timer to force their way back in the bottom lane!" Remember shouted. "Jack and Meiko have nowhere to retreat!"

Facing the encirclement of four people, Meiko did not hesitate at all.

"Jack, you go, I'll sell!"

Rakan activated his ultimate [Fleeting Glance] and W [Grand Entrance], attempting to forcefully interrupt Sejuani and Leona's entry. However, JDG had too much crowd control, and Orianna's puppet instantly followed up, pulling both of them in with its ultimate.

Despite JackeyLove using his ultimate [Feathers] and Flash, he ultimately fell in front of his own second tower as Zeli relentlessly pursued him with her ultimate [Lightning Collapse].

"JDG pulled off a perfect 1-for-2 trade! Meiko and JackeyLove both fell! They then took down EDG's bottom lane first turret!" Guan Zeyuan spoke rapidly, "JDG handled this loss mitigation brilliantly!"

But Miller stared intently at the upper half of the minimap and gasped.

"Wait a minute! JDG is getting kills and pushing the tower in the bottom lane, but look at the top lane!! What is Mozi doing?!"

The director immediately switched the camera to the top lane.

When JDG ganked JDG's second tower with four players, 369's Ornn could only cower under the second tower.

Su Mo didn't use Teleport to rescue his teammates in the bottom lane. He knew it was a dead end, and going there would only result in a double kill.

His choice was to dismantle the tower!

With a wave of super cannon minions, coupled with Fiora's terrifying tower-pushing speed and the effect of Sheen's cursed blade, JDG's top lane tower was as fragile as paper, its health plummeting rapidly.

8 minutes and 40 seconds!
"boom!"

JDG's top lane tower collapsed with a roar!

But Su Mo didn't stop at all!
"Chen, go and deploy the vanguard." Su Mo coldly issued the command over the voice chat.

Vi, who had just finished taking down the Herald, emerged directly from the jungle and arrived in front of the second tower, crushing the Herald's Eye without hesitation!

"hold head high--"

The Rift Herald crashed headfirst into JDG's top lane second turret!

Su Mo uses a basic attack, then uses his E skill to reset the basic attack. Accompanied by the effect of Sheen, Fiora's blade becomes a blur.

9 minutes and 10 seconds!
"boom!!"

JDG's second top lane turret is destroyed!

The entire Olympic Stadium fell into a deathly silence, followed by a deafening roar of screams!

"My God!! Is Mozi using an accelerator to push towers?!" Guan Zeyuan held his head, his face full of disbelief. "JDG ganked the bottom lane with four players and pushed down a tower, but Mozi, with the help of the Rift Herald, directly took down JDG's second top lane tower! The minion wave is even approaching the high ground!!"

"This is the ultimate split-pushing strategy!" Ji De exclaimed excitedly, his voice cracking. "If you dare to gank bot lane, I'll completely destroy your top lane! The game is only 9 minutes and 30 seconds in, and Fiora has a kill, the gold from two turrets, and the highest CS in the game. He's going to go back to base and buy Mythic items!"

9 minutes 30 seconds.

Su Mo pushed the minion wave to JDG's top lane inhibitor tower before pressing the B key to recall.

When that red and white figure emerged from the spring again.

A weapon radiating a faint, holy light lay quietly in his inventory.

【The Divine Separator】!
The game lasted less than ten minutes.

10 minutes 00 seconds.

The director very considerately displayed a comparison of the economic stats of the two top laners.

EDG.Mo (Fiora): Divine Separator, Sandals, Longsword. Level 9.

JDG.369 (Ornn): Cloth Boots, Thornmail. Level 7.

Seeing this glaring data comparison, LPL viewers across all the live streams were instantly flooded with comments:

[A Fiora with godlike abilities in 10 minutes? Sorry, this game is already over.]

[369: Coach, I definitely didn't roll a 3 or lower on the dice, but that Fiora on the other side rolled a 9!]

JDG worked so hard to gank two opponents with four players, only to find their base gone!

[This pressure is suffocating! Mozi isn't playing a match, he's attacking people's spirits!]

On the battle stage, Su Mo took a sip of goji berry water from his thermos, calmly looking at the upper jungle area that now completely belonged to him, a faint smile curving his lips.

"The real show is just beginning." (End of Chapter)