LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

The game continued, and Canyon's Widowmaker was still farming in the jungle, already leading in CS.

Guan Zeyuan commented, "Did you guys notice? Canyon's jungling is remarkably methodical."

“I’ve watched all of DWG’s matches. His jungler wouldn’t do what happened with Nidalee in the top lane just now. He insisted on trying even when he had no chance, and ended up ruining himself.”

Su Mo explained, "Actually, it's mutual. If your teammates in lane are strong, you'll be much more relaxed as a jungler."

"On the other hand, if teammates don't handle the laning phase well, the jungler can easily get anxious, and this isn't just a matter of the jungler's skill level."

With six minutes remaining in the game, the solo laners have all reached level six.

In the top lane, Fiora activated her ultimate to initiate an attack, while Ornn activated his ultimate to counterattack, but Fiora managed to counter his ultimate.

With no other option, Ornn had to Flash away, and Fiora took advantage of the opportunity to push the minion wave and take tower plates.

In the mid lane, Sylas stole Twisted Fate's ultimate.

Su Mo explained, "Actually, Sylas isn't as easy to deal with as you might think when laning against Twisted Fate. Like right now, even though Scout stole Twisted Fate's ultimate."

"But if you can't find the rhythm, and your ultimate ability wears off, you won't be able to steal for a while. Twisted Fate can take this opportunity to use his ultimate to support.

Sure enough, after his ultimate ability was stolen, Showmaker focused on farming minions and didn't rush to create any momentum.

Seven minutes into the game, Nidalee ganked top lane again.

This time, Ornn initiated with his ultimate, and Sylas used his ultimate to fly to the top lane, resulting in a 3v1 gank!

However, Fiora used her Q skill to dodge Ornn's ultimate, flashed back to pull herself away, and used her W to counter Sylas's second E skill, thus escaping.

Guan Zeyuan commented, "He's too hard to catch. Nuguri is a perfect example. He's not only the king of solo kills in the top lane, but he also has a very low success rate when ganked. It's terrifying."

"Personally, I feel that unless you can find a top laner who is just as good as Nuguri in lane, you have absolutely no way to counter him."

Miller became increasingly alarmed as he looked at the scene, gradually losing his energy and becoming less inclined to speak.

Inside the EDG rest room, Abu and Clearlove were also shaking their heads. Although the kill score was still 0 to 0, they felt that the game was going to be over.

Ten minutes have passed, and the score is zero to zero.

At this point, Canyon finally came to the bottom lane to cause trouble. The ADC and support pushed the minion wave and went into the bush to recall to base for supplies.

The EDG duo came up to clear the minion wave, completely unaware of the danger.

However, from God's perspective, Twisted Fate has already moved to the bottom lane, and Pantheon is also using his ultimate.

Meanwhile, Widowmaker is in the bottom lane "toilet," waiting for her teammates to make a move.

The moment the card activated its ultimate ability, the Virtuoso also activated his ultimate ability, making a perfect finale!

Miller exclaimed, "The bottom lane is being ganked! Pantheon's ultimate came down from the sky, cutting off their escape route. Twisted Fate's ultimate landed, and his yellow card hit Senna. Evelynn rushed in to follow up with damage, and Senna was instantly killed!"

"Moreover, Titan didn't have an easy time either. He flashed back, and Jhin made a perfect finale with a Fatal Brilliance. Titan was trapped in front of the turret, while Evelynn continued to deal damage. She finished him off with her ultimate, resulting in a double kill!"

Guan Zeyuan exclaimed in amazement: "After ten minutes of silence, Widowmaker didn't gank once. When she finally made a move, it was a double kill! This trap was too much for the EDG duo, even though they were already positioned quite far back."

DWG fans at the scene went wild:

"DWG! DWG! DWG!"

DWG can also take down the Rift Herald while they're at it.

On the other side, Jiejie chose to immediately attack the Rift Herald.

Scout's Sylas first took a tower plate in the mid lane, then moved up to prepare for a three-man gank.

Nuguri was quite alert; as soon as Sylas left the mid lane, Fiora appeared in the mid lane to farm minions.

Rita commented, "This Fiora's awareness is terrifying. She just set up the bot lane and she's already heading to the mid lane, which saves the mid lane from wasting a wave of minions."

"At the same time, Fiora won't get tower dived. Top lane will definitely get tower plates taken, but it doesn't matter, since bot lane is taking them too."

After this fight, EDG's bot lane could only turret under their tower, as they were too easy to die without Flash.

Thirteen minutes into the game, Jiejie ganked the bottom lane, this time bringing Sylas from the mid lane with him, hoping to coordinate with the bottom lane Nautilus's crowd control to create some opportunities.

However, just as the two reached the river, a card ultimate ability icon appeared above their heads!
Then there's the mark from Widowmaker's W skill!

This isn't the end; the Great Wilderness Starfall has begun!
Pantheon descended from the sky!

Nidalee flashed and used her W skill to escape over the wall, but Sylas wasn't so lucky and was chain-controlled to death.

Miller commented, "DWG has completely taken control of the second half of the map now. We can't go there at all. Evelynn is so fed, Nidalee could easily be ambushed and killed, not to mention she has teammates to support her."

As soon as she finished speaking, the director gave the Widowmaker a close-up. The Widowmaker had already invaded the lower jungle, circled around, and caught Nidalee who was farming. Nidalee didn't have Flash and was solo killed by the Widowmaker!

Miller commented, "This is Canyon's tenth solo kill in this World Championship, maintaining his position as the solo kill king. Keep in mind, he's a jungler."

Guan Zeyuan chimed in, "This could be the first time in history that a jungler has achieved a solo kill. This DWG team is terrifying!"

The director gave a close-up of the EDG team. Jieijie was staring at the screen with a vacant look in his eyes, which had lost their light.

On the other hand, DWG's players were all in high spirits and extremely confident.

Inside the EDG rest room, Clearlove, who was watching the game, couldn't sit still any longer and suddenly stood up, saying:
"I'm going to use the bathroom."

Abu could only shake his head as he watched the factory manager's retreating figure.

The game continued, and Canyon's Widowmaker immediately crafted the Mejai's Soulstealer and began her slaughter.

Jiejie's Nidalee entered jungle farming mode, able to help both top and bot lanes, while Showmaker in mid lane was very cautious, giving her no opportunities at all.

There's not much a jungler can do.

Fifteen minutes into the game, EDG's bottom lane tower was taken down.

Seventeen minutes into the game, EDG's top lane tower was also taken down.

The Widow's presence in Canyon is everywhere, as if he's all around.

He can even hide in the bushes in front of the second tower and solo kill the ADC!

The live stream chat was filled with negative comments:

"What is Jiejie doing? Do something useful!"

"Can't this Nidalee do anything else besides farming jungle monsters?"

"Doesn't EDG have a jungler? Look at the state of their teammates, they're still talking about farming?"

"Even if the factory attacked, it wouldn't have been this bad."

Twenty minutes into the match, the economic gap between the two sides reached seven thousand.

Canyon's Widowmaker also achieved a godlike performance, effectively ending any suspense in the match.

In the commentary booth, Guan Zeyuan was giving a monologue; the others were mostly silent.

However, after praising Canyon at length, Guan Zeyuan felt he had nothing more to say, so he looked at the others:

"Huh? What's going on here? Are you leaving me to explain all by myself?"

Miller then said, "Let's... think of a way to help EDG win, or maybe we should just give up on this game and think about how to win the next one."

Everyone started to think about it, but after thinking for a long time, they still couldn't come up with a suitable solution.

Guan Zeyuan analyzed: "To be honest, DWG had some problems during the group stage. We could find their weaknesses, but they played better and better and became more and more stable as they progressed. I just can't think of any way to deal with them."

Rita agreed, saying, "This DWG team feels like SKT and EDG at their peak, with dominance that made it very difficult for other teams at the same time to challenge them."

"Perhaps TES is the closest, but unfortunately..." Miller sighed, then forced himself to cheer up and joked:

"It would be great if Brother Mozi could go up and fight, right? Hahaha."

Miller knew it was unlikely, so he could only manage a forced laugh.

Outside the EDG rest room, Clearlove was lost in thought. He glanced towards the commentary booth, seemingly hesitant.

"DWG has secured Baron Nashor. It's now 21 minutes into the game, they're about to push forward..."

The commentary continued, indicating that the second match was drawing to a close.

The factory manager took out his phone, opened the photo album, scrolled down, and the timeline jumped to November 2019...

In the last photo, the entire EDG team holds the championship trophy high, with ribbons falling from above. This happened just a year ago, yet it feels like a lifetime ago.

"With EDG's base crystal exploding, let's congratulate DWG! The score is now 2-0, and EDG doesn't have many chances left!"

……

The factory manager closed his eyes, and many sounds filled his ears.

"It's such a pity. With EDG being wiped out, they are about to lose this game... EDG only has a theoretical chance of advancing."

"EDG got wiped out; they still couldn't hold on. It looks like the enemy is about to push for a kill... EDG is about to be eliminated from this World Championship..."

"EDG, on whom we placed high hopes, has once again fallen in the quarterfinals..."

In the commentary booth, after the director switched the camera away, all four commentators fell silent, and only Miller's sigh could be heard.

"DWG! DWG! DWG!"

The cheers of the audience continued, making the stadium, which held tens of thousands of people, seem deserted.

Su Mo's phone kept vibrating. He took it out and saw that it had 99+ messages.

Chovy: "Ah, so you still can't do it? EDG, if Mo were still here, things wouldn't be like this. We were hoping you guys could help us get revenge."

Chovy: "But don't worry, Mo, next year, I'll carry your share of the fight and avenge you!"

UZI: "Brother Mozi, to be honest, I really want to play against you on the field again. It's okay, I was just kidding. Should I call you Boss Mo from now on?"

Jackeylove: "My question is, if we hadn't let DWG in, the championship would still have gone to our LPL."

Zoom: "It's tough. DWG seems much stronger than they were in the group stage. I estimate we'll get a 3-0 score against them. Winning one game would be a good result."

Faker: "After watching the live stream, I really believe you're willing to leave the competition like this."

……

Su Mo was looking at her phone when suddenly she heard a noise behind her: "Is anyone there?"

Su Mo turned around and saw the factory manager standing not far away, saying, "Come out for a moment, I need to talk to you."

Su Mo then got up and walked towards the door.

Rita, Guan Zeyuan, and Miller looked at each other in bewilderment.

After Su Mo left, Miller muttered, "What's going on?"

Guan Zeyuan guessed, "Maybe he wants to meet up and have a heart-to-heart talk... No, he wants to get Mozi's advice! EDG has exhausted all their options and can only resort to last-minute solutions. It seems like it's going to be very difficult."

Miller nodded: "Indeed, a player's skill level cannot be improved in a short period of time. Sigh, EDG should have found a strong top laner back then."

Guan Zeyuan said, "Now, strong top laners are all treasures. Before Mozi retired, strong players didn't want to be substitutes, right? There's nothing we can do. This is the growing pains of EDG's transformation."

The two of them chatted wordlessly.

A pessimistic atmosphere has spread on Baidu Tieba.

Congratulations to DWG! They are definitely one of the top three most dominant teams in history.
#I told you guys, the semifinals between DWG and TES are the real finals.

#Some people actually think EDG can beat DWG, they must be dreaming.

#I declare that the LPL has entered a dark age! LCK dominance has returned!

#I'll come back to watch the game when LPL wins the championship.

The short break will be over in a moment.

Some spectators had already left the venue; these were naturally LPL viewers.

In the front row, on the TES side, the TES players are arguing.

369 complained: "Ugh, why did we lose to DWG before? If we had made it to the finals, the championship would have been a piece of cake!"

Karsa complained, "You have the nerve to say that? Is it really that hard to master Camille in a season?"

Yuyanjia said, "It's a real pity. Let's keep trying next year, everyone."

Just then, the big screen showed the commentary booth.

He muttered to himself, "Hmm? Why are there only three people?"

Everyone else noticed that at this moment, only Rita, Guan Zeyuan, and Miller were in the commentary booth.

Jackeylove glanced down at his phone screen; Su Mo hadn't replied.

"I guess he's... feeling unwell, that's normal," Jackeylove guessed.

Miller commented, "Welcome back. The third match between the two teams is about to begin. The score is currently 0-2. Hopefully, EDG can make some adjustments."

Guan Zeyuan chimed in, "I think it's already quite an achievement that EDG made it all the way to the finals. As their fan, I hope everyone can be more forgiving..."

Suddenly, Rita, who was sitting next to her, was startled. After a second of stunned silence, she said in disbelief:

"I...I received news from the front...EDG has activated their emergency substitutes, and they will be using them in the next match..."

Rita took a deep breath and then said, "Brother Mozi, Brother Mozi is coming back!"

These words caused an uproar throughout the room.
"Huh? Did I hear that right? What do you mean?"

"No, buddy, you can't make jokes like that."

What does "emergency replacement" mean?

"Isn't there only one substitute? It's not Mozi."

The TES players looked at each other in confusion. 369 muttered, "I guess emergency substitutes are only used when other players can't play."

"What happened to Aodi? Is he dead?"

Jackeylove suddenly smiled and said, "Brother Mozi is certainly not an honest person."

Karsa muttered, "I think this is too risky. Coming up at this point, with the score at 0-2, isn't that giving the other side an opportunity? If the other side wins, Mozi will be ruined."

Everyone realized what was going on after hearing that.
Indeed it is!
It's fine if Su Mo doesn't participate, but as long as he does, we can't afford to lose.

Otherwise, the cost would be extremely high.

He originally had a perfect record of three appearances in the World Championship (S-series), three championships, and three FMVP awards.

He is undoubtedly the greatest legend in the history of League of Legends.

However, if they lose to DWG, the prestige of this legend will be diminished, and it will be tarnished! (End of Chapter)