LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

"Welcome back to the S13 World Championship! Game 3 of the decisive battle!"

The camera cut back to the commentators' booth, where Guan Zeyuan's voice was filled with anticipation: "EDG, holding three match points, is just one step away from defending their title! T1, on the other hand, is pushed to the brink. With the loser choosing sides, T1 chose the blue side in the third game!"

"Yes, after losing the first two games, T1 must get strong enough heroes on the blue side to stabilize their position," Miller analyzed.

The screen flashed and entered the ban/pick (BP) interface for the third game.

"The ban/pick phase has officially begun! Blue side, T1, first ban, first pick!"

"when!"

T1's first ban was unhesitatingly given to Widowmaker, who had been a nightmare in the previous game.

Immediately afterwards, the second ban was given to Tryndamere, who had dominated the first game.

"T1's strategy this game was very clear: they absolutely wouldn't let Mozi pick such an unreasonable hero again," Ji De said.

On EDG's side, Mingkai disabled Orianna and Neeko, further limiting Faker's champion pool.

T1's third ban was given to Kai'Sa, limiting JackeyLove's performance.

EDG took down the big tree with their third move.

"Let's see T1's first pick!" Guan Zeyuan stared intently at the screen. "They locked in... Jarvan IV! Oner got Jarvan IV again. It seems T1 still wants to maintain their early game jungle rhythm."

It's EDG's turn to pick players on the first and second floors.

"Take Xia and Luo," Mingkai decisively commanded.

EDG quickly locked in the Phoenix Legend duo to ensure lane control and team fight survivability in the bottom lane.

Without any hesitation, we went to the second and third floors of Terminal 1.

"My blade is ready to serve you!"

"Autumn review of troops on the battlefield!"

Irelia, the Blade Dancer!
Azir, the Emperor of the Desert!

"Irelia and Azir!" Miller's voice rose. "Zeus has picked his signature Irelia! He's going to completely dominate the top lane! Faker has also picked his most confident Azir! T1 is going to play an extreme mid-top-jungle offensive game!"

On EDG's third floor, A-Chen locked in Vi as the jungler to counter Azir and Irelia's engage.

The second round of business matching (BP) has begun.

EDG targeted the bot lane, banning Caitlyn and Varus, thus severely limiting Gumayusi's champion pool.

T1 then gave their last two bans to the top laner!
"Ban Fiora! Ban Jax!"

"It's targeting the top lane again!" Guan Zeyuan gasped. "Even after T1 picked Irelia first, they still banned two warriors who could compete with Irelia in split pushing on the side lanes! They're trying to maximize Zeus's laning advantage!"

T1 picked Aphelios and Lulu on the fourth and fifth floors. A classic late-game carry-protected bot lane composition.

On the fourth floor of EDG, Xiaoyue chose Syndra for the mid lane.

All the pressure once again fell on the fifth-floor counter position for the red team, EDG.

Faced with Zeus's deadly Irelia, there are very few regular warriors left who can fight back. Renekton is easily kited by Irelia, and Darius is too short-legged and easily caught by Jarvan IV.

"Mozi, what should we get?" Mingkai looked at the screen, his brows furrowed slightly.

Su Mo rested his chin on one hand, his gaze sweeping across the hero list.

The opposing team's lineup has Azir's push, Lulu's polymorph, and Jarvan IV's ward, creating a very strong crowd control chain. If you pick a clunky, heavy-armored fighter, they won't even be able to get into team fights.

He needs a champion who can dominate Irelia on the sidelines and, in team fights, ignore crowd control and dive straight into the backline.

"Take that one," Su Mo said softly, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Following Su Mo's suggestion, Meiko locked onto that hero.

"Precision is the difference between slaughter and surgery."

Camille, the Blue Steel Shadow!

locking!

A burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the crowd.

"Camille! Mozi's signature Camille is here!" Remember shouted excitedly, "This top lane is going to be interesting! Zeus's Irelia versus Mozi's Camille! This is the purest blade fight between mechanical geniuses!"

The lineups for both sides have been finalized.

Blue side T1: Top lane Irelia, Jungle Jarvan IV, Mid lane Azir, ADC Aphelios, Support Lulu.

Red team EDG: Top lane Camille, Jungle Vi, Mid lane Syndra, ADC Xayah, Support Rakan.

Welcome to Summoner's Rift!

The game has finished loading.

Su Mo bought a Doran's Blade and a health potion, then controlled Camille to go to lane. This game he took Grasp of the Undying, and his summoner spells were Flash and Teleport.

At 1 minute and 30 seconds, the lanes meet.

Zeus's Irelia played very aggressively, crossing the minion wave at level one and using her Q skill [Blade Impact] to constantly weave between low-health minions. After stacking her passive [Ionian Fever], she charged directly at Camille.

Su Mo did not back down. He attacked with a basic attack the instant the Irelia's Q came in.

"boom!"

Camille's passive, Adaptive Defense, triggered, providing a physical shield that blocked Irelia's high damage. Simultaneously, a perfectly timed Q skill, Precision Etiquette, landed on Irelia.

Su Mo used the brief speed boost provided by his Q skill to create distance and wait for the true damage from the second part of his Q to charge.

Zeus persisted, continuing to follow up with a basic attack.

One and a half seconds later.

Su Mo turned around and unleashed a powerful second Q kick! Accompanied by the green glow of [Grasp of the Undying], true damage exploded on Irelia!

After the blood transfusion was completed, both sides withdrew.

"In this exchange, although Irelia had stacked her passive to the maximum, Camille had a passive shield to absorb the damage, and the true damage from the second part of her Q kicked out, so Mozi actually gained a little bit of health." Guan Zeyuan analyzed the details of the top lane.

3 minutes.

Oner's Prince finished clearing the bottom half of the map, leveled up to level three, and went straight to the top lane river.

“I’m here, he’s crossed the line,” Oner said in the voice chat.

At this moment, Su Mo had just used W [Tactical Sweep] to clear out three ranged minions and positioned himself slightly forward.

The prince emerged from the river bushes and immediately used his EQ combo to stun Camille.

Su Mo reacted extremely quickly, without using Flash, and instead shot his E skill [Hook Hook] towards the wall behind him.

Camille's figure traced a graceful arc in the air, and just as she slammed against the wall, she narrowly avoided the prince's knockback!

Then, instead of running away, the second E [Wall Bounce] kicked Irelia, who had just used her Q to clear minions!
"Brother Mozi counterattacked! After dodging the prince's EQ combo, he directly knocked Zeus unconscious!" Miller shouted.

The moment Su Mo stunned Irelia, he auto-attacked and then used his Q to deal damage, before using the speed boost to walk towards his own tower. Oner's Jarvan IV could only helplessly follow for two steps, abandoning his gank.

"This player's anti-gank awareness is too strong. They hold onto their E skill tightly, and the Prince can't catch them at all," Ji De exclaimed.

The race proceeded smoothly until 6 minutes and 30 seconds had passed.

Both top laners reached level six simultaneously. Zeus's Irelia cleared a wave of minions under the tower and, taking advantage of Camille's recall, went back to base to buy a Vampiric Scepter and two Long Swords.

Su Mo then took out the [Radiant] item and a pair of straw sandals, and teleported back to the starting line.

With the addition of the Radiant Camille, her damage output has undergone a qualitative change.

7 minutes 15 seconds.

Zeus's Irelia weaved through the minion wave, maintaining a very healthy health level. He seized the moment when Camille positioned herself forward to last-hit a minion, and unleashed her ultimate, Vanguard's Blade!
Countless sword blades formed an impenetrable barrier, slowing Camille down!
Zeus went all out, using his Q skill to charge directly at Camille, while his E skill, Twin Blades, intertwined beneath his feet!

"Zeus has made his move! The first attack after Irelia reached level six!" Guan Zeyuan spoke rapidly.

Facing the aggressive Dao Mei, Su Mo's eyes turned slightly cold.

Just as Irelia's E skill was about to hit.

Ultimate ability: Hextech Ultimatum!
Camille leaped high into the air, not only dodging the stun from the Twin Blades, but also locking Irelia firmly within the hexagonal absolute territory!

The instant you land, auto-attack followed by Q! The extra damage from Sheen is triggered!

Zeus reacted extremely quickly, activating his W skill, "Dance of the Distance," to reduce damage.

Su Mo didn't rush to use his second Q. Instead, he used his positioning to kite and wait for Irelia's W skill to end.

The instant Irelia's W ended.

The second true damage Q kick landed hard!

Irelia's health dropped significantly in an instant. Zeus used Flash to try and escape Camille's ultimate range, but was bounced back from the edge.

Su Mo followed up with a basic attack, then used W [Tactical Sweep] on the outer edge to slow down and heal, and finally finished with a basic attack.

"EDG.Mo solo-killed T1.Zeus!"

"Solo kill!! Another solo kill!!" Miller slammed his fist on the table in excitement. "Mozi used his ultimate to dodge Irelia's most lethal E skill stun, and then completed a solo kill in his own territory! His skills were off the charts!"

Backstage T1 lounge.

Bengi closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.

On the way, it cracked again.

7 minutes 30 seconds.

“My…” Zeus’s voice was a little hoarse in the voice chat as he stared intently at the black and white screen. His maneuver just now was flawless, even the timing of his ultimate was perfect. But Su Mo’s Camille was like a precision instrument without emotion, using the untargetable frames of her ultimate to precisely avoid the most fatal stun control.

Faker glanced at the top lane, his tone still calm, but his speech was a bit faster than usual: "Don't rush, focus on farming. Oner, go to the top lane and help him clear the wave. Be careful in the bottom lane."

At this moment, Su Mo, who had secured the solo kill, did not covet the tower plates. He quickly pushed the minion wave into the top tower of T1 and then pressed the B key to recall.

At 7 minutes and 45 seconds, a flash of light appeared.

In Su Mo's equipment inventory, besides the Radiant Blade and Straw Sandals, there was now a new item: [Caulfield's Warhammer].

"Less than eight minutes later, Camille with Sheen and Warhammer." Guan Zeyuan looked at the data panel and couldn't help but click his tongue. "With this equipment, Camille's second Q deals true damage. Irelia's fragile body can't withstand more than two hits. Zeus is under more laning pressure now than in the previous two games because Camille has hard CC and the ability to keep enemies in place."

8 minutes 00 seconds.

The first Rift Herald spawns in the river.

T1 faces a difficult choice: if Oner's Jarvan IV helps Irelia clear the wave in the top lane, EDG's jungler Vi can easily secure the Rift Herald; if Jarvan IV goes to contest the Rift Herald, the minion wave in the middle of the river in the top lane will become Zeus's grave.

"I'll take the lead, you guys keep an eye on the people." Ah Chen's Vi said confidently in the voice chat.

Thanks to Su Mo's absolute lane control in the top lane, EDG's top, mid, and jungle players had absolute control over the river. Xiao Yue's Syndra also pushed the minion wave across the river, moving towards the Rift Herald pit.

"Let it go." Faker made a decisive decision in the voice chat. "Oner, go to the top lane and push the minion wave. Zeus can't get experience now."

Oner's Prince had no choice but to abandon the Rift Herald and circle around from the jungle to the top lane, where he and Irelia forced the minion wave into EDG's turret.

At 8 minutes and 30 seconds, Ah Chen reliably smite the Rift Herald.

"EDG secured the Rift Herald! This early game tempo shift has been a resounding victory for EDG!" Miller analyzed. "T1 was forced to give up the Rift Herald to prevent their top lane from completely collapsing. But even so, Mozi's Camille still out-farmed Irelia by a full level and twenty CS!"

9 minutes 15 seconds.

Su Mo's Camille returned to the online queue.

Instead of mindlessly pushing the lane like a typical winning side, he disgustingly blocked the minion wave at a safe distance in front of his top tower.

This is the "lane control torture" of a top-tier top laner.

Zeus's Irelia stood at a distance, watching Camille leisurely finish off his low-health minions, his heart pounding with anxiety. If he went forward to soak up the experience, he would face Camille's E skill-initiated chase; if he retreated, he would not only miss out on the gold, but also the experience.

"This is suffocating..." In the commentary booth, Ji De watched the screen, "Brother Mozi is just standing in front of these three ranged minions, not using any skills, just blocking you. Zeus doesn't even have the courage to step forward now."

Just then, Oner's Prince reappeared in the river bush in the top lane.

He knew that if he couldn't clear this wave of minions, Irelia's game would truly be over.

"I'll help you push the cable over, get ready to connect," Oner said in the voice chat.

The prince emerged from the bushes and immediately used his EQ combo to knock Camille, who was blocking the minion wave!
However, Su Mo's reaction seemed to have exceeded human limits.

The moment the prince's flag landed, he neither retreated nor used Flash.

E Skill: Hookshot!
Camille moved like lightning, shooting her grappling hook towards the thick wall to her side. The instant she touched the wall, she smoothly pressed the second stage E [Wall Bounce]!
This second E wasn't used to escape, but rather, at an extremely tricky angle, it grazed the edge of the Prince's EQ combo and kicked the Irelia in the face, who had just stepped forward to provide support!
"boom!"

The Irelia was completely stunned in place!

"He dodged it!! Mozi used his E skill to bounce off the wall and dodge the Prince's EQ combo, and even knocked Zeus unconscious with a reverse kick!!" Guan Zeyuan shouted in horror.

In the instant of dizziness, Su Mo used a basic attack followed by a Q, triggering the Radiant effect.

Then, instead of greedily taking advantage of the true damage from the second part of Q, he immediately activated W [Tactical Sweep], using the slow effect and acceleration from the outer ring to calmly create distance.

Oner's Jarvan IV missed his EQ combo and could only watch helplessly as Camille returned to the tower unscathed. Meanwhile, Zeus's Irelia not only failed to clear the minion wave but also lost a significant portion of her health.

"That was terrifying!" Miller's voice trembled. "To be able to so calmly use the terrain to counterattack and kite while being ganked. Mozi's Camille skill has reached a level of perfection!"

The live stream chat was filled with exclamations of amazement:
[My god, how was the angle of that E skill calculated? It stuns Irelia by grazing the Prince's flag?]

Oner: I'm here to untangle the wave. Su Mo: What the hell are you going to untangle?

Zeus is probably numb right now. This Camille not only deals high damage, but she's also as slippery as an eel.

10 minutes 00 seconds.

The game has just reached the ten-minute mark.

Because Irelia was low on health and had to recall, Jarvan IV also went to the bottom half of the map. Top lane became an open lane.

Ah Chen's Wei came to the road very sensibly.

"Brother Mo, have some tart crust!"

With a roar from the Rift Herald, the Herald's Eye was crushed in front of T1's top lane turret.

The enormous void beast slammed into the turret, reducing it to a mere sliver of health, which had already been significantly weakened by Camille.

Su Mo followed up with two basic attacks, dealing damage with a dazzling effect.

"boom!"

At 10 minutes and 10 seconds, T1's top lane first turret fell!
Moreover, this is a fully plated defensive tower!
With the 400 gold from the first blood and the advantage in last-hitting, Su Mo, at this crucial ten-minute mark, recalled and immediately purchased a Mythic item—[Divine Separator]! (End of Chapter)