LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

23 minutes 00 seconds.

"Although EDG secured the Baron, they lost two frontliners, the top laner and jungler. JDG could have easily used their numerical advantage to push down the mid lane's second tower!" Zz1tai analyzed.

As expected, JDG pushed down EDG's mid-lane second tower with the minion wave, and even approached the high ground.

24 minutes 00 seconds.

With the Baron buff on Orianna and Varus, EDG managed to hold their high ground with a difficult time, thanks to their range advantage.

The duration of the Baron buff was gradually worn down during the intense back-and-forth between the two sides.

"This game is too intense!" Miller shook his head. "Both sides are going back and forth, and neither side can crush the other in one fell swoop. Now the situation is deadlocked again."

24 minutes 30 seconds.

The economic difference between the two sides remains a mere thousand dollars.

With a kill score of 10:8, EDG is slightly ahead.

Su Mo revived and bought an extremely unpopular tank item—the Abyss Mask.

This item not only provides magic resistance, but also reduces the magic resistance of surrounding enemies, perfectly complementing Clockwerk's AOE damage.

24 minutes 50 seconds.

The next small earth dragon will spawn in twenty seconds.

If JDG secures this dragon, they will be one step closer to the Earth Dragon Soul, posing a fatal threat to EDG's lineup.

Both sides regrouped in the lower reaches of the river.

At this moment, the director's camera focused on the road ahead.

Because of the constant fighting around the mid and bottom half of the map, the minion wave in the top lane has been pushed to JDG's high ground tower.

25 minutes and 00 seconds.

Su Mo's Amumu did not engage in direct team fights.

He led a wave of cannon minions and brazenly appeared in front of JDG's top lane inhibitor turret.

"Mozi is split pushing again?! Amumu split pushing?!" Wawa's eyes widened. "He's a tank, his tower-pushing speed is pitifully slow, what's the point of split pushing?"

But JDG's coach, Homme, broke out in a cold sweat when he saw this.

"Oh no! He's not going to push the tower!" Homme shouted backstage. "He's going to cut off the minion wave!"

As expected, Su Mo's Amumu didn't touch the high ground tower at all.

He walked straight past the high ground tower and brazenly entered JDG's high ground!
He was stuck between JDG's top lane inhibitor crystal and nexus turret, enduring the turret's laser beam and stopping the newly spawned minion wave!
"Cut off the high ground minion wave!!" Zz1tai slapped his thigh on the commentary stage, his voice trembling. "He's using his own body to forcefully block JDG's defensive forces in the top lane!"

With the burning effect of Sunfire Aegis and the extremely frequent refresh of his E skill, a wave of minions was wiped out by Amumu in just a few seconds.

The high ground tower's lasers, when used on this monster equipped with [Bambi's Slag], [Thorn Armor], [Nature's Force], and [Abyss Mask], caused it to lose health at an absurdly slow rate.

"If he disconnects like this, our top lane inhibitor tower will be pushed down by super minions!" 369 shouted anxiously in the voice chat. He glanced at the dragon that was about to spawn in the river and was caught in an extreme dilemma.

If we focus on Amumu, we'll be outnumbered and the dragon will be lost; if we ignore Amumu, we'll definitely lose the top lane inhibitor turret and crystal.

"Never mind him! Let's get the dragon!" Knight gritted his teeth and made an extremely decisive decision.

JDG's five players forcefully rushed the Earth Dragon.

25 minutes 20 seconds.

EDG's four players did not initiate a direct engagement.

"Take it easy, don't fight," Su Mo said calmly over the voice chat. "Buy time."

Ah Chen's Lee Sin and Xiao Yue's Orianna constantly used their skills to harass JDG above the dragon pit, creating psychological pressure and slowing down their dragon takedown.

25 minutes 40 seconds.

"boom!"

JDG's top lane inhibitor tower collapsed under the constant erosion of EDG's super minions!

At this moment, JDG had just won the Earth Dragon and successfully got a winning hand.

"Back up! The top lane high ground is gone!" Kanavi shouted.

JDG's five players quickly returned to base.

But when they emerged from the spring, they witnessed a scene that filled them with despair.

Su Mo's Amumu neither destroyed the crystal nor ran away.

He was standing right in front of JDG's fountain! On that staircase that stretched between the turret and the fountain!
"What is he trying to do?! Fountain spawn abuse?!" Doll was stunned.

Su Mo was certainly not spawn-camping.

He was like a green demon god, blocking the vital passage for JDG's five players to leave!
"Kill him!" Olaf from 369 activated his ultimate ability and charged forward first.

Vi, Syndra, Xayah, and Rakan unleashed all their skills on Amumu.

25 minutes 50 seconds.

However, this is due to the extremely exaggerated dual resistance and damage reduction mechanisms.

Su Mo activated W [Despair Aura], and the little mummy frantically shook its head amidst the five people's attack.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Because of the frequent physical attacks, the cooldown of the E skill is practically non-existent!
Every E skill that landed, combined with the burn from Sunfire Cape and the damage reflection from Thornmail, was relentlessly draining the health of the JDG players!
"Unkillable! Absolutely unkillable!!" Miller stared at Amumu's incredibly slow health bar drop, his scalp tingling. "This tankiness defies the physics of League of Legends!"

Even more terrifying is that Su Mo's resurrection armor was triggered.

"Ding!"

After enduring a full ten seconds of concentrated fire from five people, Amumu's health bar finally reached zero, but a white resurrection glow appeared on his body!
While he was disconnected and returning to base to replenish his equipment, he somehow pulled out a resurrection armor!

"Resurrection Armor! He's not only tanky, he has two lives!" Zz1tai screamed in despair, clutching his head.

26 minutes 05 seconds.

Amumu slowly stood up at the entrance of JDG's fountain.

Take advantage of this extremely dangerous period of restraint.

The four EDG players on the front line, along with a large wave of minions, pushed straight in, destroyed JDG's second mid-lane tower, and directly approached the mid-lane high ground!
"Trading high ground for high ground! We might even be wiped out in one fell swoop!"

JDG was plunged into utter despair. They had used too many crucial skills in their attempt to kill Amumu and had wasted extremely valuable defensive time.

After Amumu respawned, he immediately used Flash to jump over the wall of JDG's inhibitor turret and escaped with a sliver of health!

"He escaped!!! He withstood over ten seconds of damage while surrounded by five people on the high ground, used his resurrection armor, and then flashed away!!!" Wawa roared hoarsely, "Brother Mozi's maneuver was simply miraculous!!!"

26 minutes 30 seconds.

Because JDG's defense was severely hampered, EDG easily pushed down JDG's mid-lane inhibitor tower and crystal with four players.

They then retreated safely.

At this moment, the economic gap was instantly widened to 6,000 yuan by EDG!
"The course of this game was completely controlled by Mozi alone." Miller wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "A bottom-tier Amumu was turned into a strategic nuclear weapon that could sway the battle."

27 minutes 00 seconds.

Both sides entered a long period of rest and adjustment.

JDG faced immense pressure from the super minions in the top and mid lanes after both lanes were breached, leaving them scrambling to clear waves at home.

EDG, on the other hand, looted all the jungle resources.

At this moment, the fourth dragon is about to spawn.

28 minutes 00 seconds.

"Don't drag this out, we have the resources to force a team fight at Baron." Su Mo recalled to base and fully restored his health, then commanded, "Go straight for Baron vision control."

28 minutes 30 seconds.

EDG's five players gathered at the Baron pit.

Due to lane pressure, JDG couldn't group up as a five-man team to contest vision as before, and Vi and Rakan had to cautiously scout ahead. 29 minutes and 00 seconds.

EDG immediately and decisively started the dragon!
The dragon's health dropped rapidly.

"We can't let it go! If we let it go, we'll have no chance at all!" Knight gritted his teeth and led the remaining three JDG players to rush towards the river.

29 minutes 20 seconds.

The dragon's health has dropped to 2,000!
Kanavi's Vi made an extremely decisive Q-flash into the dragon pit, attempting to steal the dragon!
But Ah Chen's Lee Sin landed his Smite steadily!

System notification: EDG.Achen has killed Baron Nashor!

"We got it! EDG has secured Baron!" Wawa shouted.

But JDG's counterattack was extremely fierce.

Although Vi was instantly killed after going into the dragon pit, Missing's Rakan activated his ultimate, transforming into a streak of light and rushing into the dragon pit, charming Lee Sin and Orianna!

Knight's Syndra unleashed a barrage of attacks above the dragon pit, and with Olaf's entry, they managed to pull off an incredibly brutal 2-for-2 trade in a desperate situation!

29 minutes 40 seconds.

"There's still a chance! JDG held on to this wave!" Zz1tai exclaimed, "Although EDG took Baron, they lost their jungler and mid laner. The remaining Amumu, Varus, and Lena are simply unable to push the high ground!"

30 minutes 00 seconds.

As Zz1tai said, the remaining three members of EDG could only retreat to their own jungle with the Baron buff, unable to make an effective push.

The game was dragged on for a full thirty minutes!
This is an extremely dangerous sign for JDG's roster.

Syndra and Xayah have already completed their four-item build, and their burst damage has reached a terrifying threshold.

31 minutes 00 seconds.

The next dragon—the Elder Dragon that will decide the outcome—will spawn in one minute!
"The ancient dragons are going to decide the winner." Mingkai clenched his fists tightly backstage, his palms sweating profusely.

31 minutes 30 seconds.

All ten players from both sides gathered towards the lower river channel.

This is a true life-or-death battle.

JDG's formation was extremely tight, with Olaf at the front, Vi and Rakan roaming on the flanks, and the two carries tightly protected in the middle.

"Keep an eye on Amumu, don't let him flank you!" Knight kept reminding him in the voice chat.

31 minutes 45 seconds.

Su Mo's Amumu did not choose to flank this time.

He stood at the very front of the group, like an unshakeable mountain.

The Baron buff surrounded him, and his full set of six items—Sunfire Cape, Thornmail, Force of Nature, Abyssal Mask, Guardian Angel, and Warmog's Armor—made him look utterly hopeless.

However, he was very clear that EDG lacked the burst damage to initiate team fights in a head-on confrontation. If Vi and Rakan managed to engage Varus, they would undoubtedly lose the team fight.

"Xiao Yue, give me the ball," Su Mo whispered over the voice chat.

The clockwork spirit's puppet silently attached itself to Amumu.

31 minutes 55 seconds.

An ancient dragon let out a roar that shook the canyon and descended into the center of the dragon pit!

"An ancient dragon has spawned! Who attacked the dragon?!" the doll exclaimed nervously.

32 minute and 00 seconds!

Su Mo moved.

He didn't use his Q skill, nor did he use Flash.

He activated W [Aura of Despair], and with heavy steps, walked straight towards JDG's formation!
"Amumu just went straight for the face and engaged?! That's too reckless!" Miller exclaimed.

As soon as Amumu walked straight towards them, the JDG team immediately focused their attacks on him!

Syndra's QE combo, Xayah's barrage of feathers, and Vi's fully charged Q all landed on Amumu!

But just as this storm of attacks was about to engulf Amumu!

"Golden light flashed!"

Su Mo's flash was delivered extremely abruptly!

The direction is still not the center of the crowd!
Instead... towards the side wall!
"Flash gone wrong?! Amumu flashed into a wall?!" Zita exclaimed, his eyes wide.

Just when everyone thought the seven-time champions had made a fatal mistake!
The same frame in which Amumu flashes and crashes into the wall!
The wind-up puppet burst forth with an extremely dazzling light!

"Command: Shockwave!"

Orianna's ultimate skill exploded at the spot where Amumu crashed into the wall!

An extremely bizarre scene unfolded!

Due to the pulling mechanism of Orianna's ultimate, JDG's formation, which was originally positioned somewhat tightly to focus fire on Amumu, was actually pulled by this powerful suction force, bypassing the wall's thickness and being pulled from the center of the river to Amumu's side near the wall!
"A wall-penetrating ultimate?! Orianna's ultimate uses terrain to force JDG's formation to gather together!!!" Wawa screamed hoarsely.

The three people pulled together were none other than Syndra, Vi, and Rakan!

The instant they were pulled to the wall!

Su Mo pressed the mouse button with extreme composure.

Ultimate move: [Curse of the Mummy]!
The golden runes exploded beneath the feet of the three people who had been gathered together!

"It's under control!!! Perfect group control!!!"

In that instant of control, EDG's output poured out like a flood bursting its banks.

Ah Chen's blind monk peeked over the wall and unleashed a powerful kick like a string of candied hawthorns, sending the three men flying towards Varus!
Lena's ultimate ability spreads, and Varus's corruption chains lock on!
Even at the 32-minute mark of the game, faced with such breathtakingly perfect control and teamwork, JDG's mid, jungle, and support trio were instantly melted without even having to use Flash!

"EDG.Leave has killed JDG.Knight!"

"EDG.Xiaoyue has killed JDG.Kanavi!"

"EDG.Achen has killed JDG.Missing!"

Only Olaf with 369 and Xayah with Ruler remained, watching the situation crumble in an instant, and desperately fled backward.

But all of this is now meaningless.

32 minutes 15 seconds.

Under the devastating combo of Orianna's ultimate and Amumu's ultimate, JDG's mid, jungle, and support players were instantly vaporized.

Without the cover of their teammates, 369 and Ruler desperately fled towards the mid-lane second tower, but how could Achen and Varus, who had the Baron buff and full combo power, let them go?

Lee Sin landed a precise Sonic Wave on Olaf, followed by a second Q and a ground slam to slow him down, allowing Varus to easily follow up with damage from behind.

In the end, Olaf fell in front of the ruins of his own mid-lane tower, while Xayah, who had used up both summoner spells, was caught by Xiaoyue's Orianna with an extremely precise QW combo and died on the spot.

"Ace wiped out!"

A cold yet powerful female voice from the system resounded throughout the Hongqiao Performing Arts Center.

32 minutes 35 seconds.

"One wave! EDG has won in one wave!" Wawa exclaimed excitedly on the commentary stage, gesturing wildly. "No one's home, JDG's entire team is wiped out! Syndra, the fastest to respawn, still has a full forty seconds left!"

EDG's four players, along with the minion wave that had already pushed across the river in the mid lane, made a deep run into the enemy territory.

33 minutes 10 seconds.

The two defensive towers collapsed under EDG's concentrated fire.

Su Mo's Amumu stood in front of JDG's fountain, not even bothering to attack the crystal, but instead, holding the extremely pitiful little mummy body, pressed Ctrl+3 to dance.

The little mummy was shaking its head comically in front of the enemy's fountain.

With this mocking dance, the blue crystal nexus shattered violently, turning into a shower of dazzling fragments. (End of Chapter)