LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

When the huge "ACE" logo on the screen burned like a blood-red brand onto everyone's retinas, the EDG team erupted in volcanic jubilation.

"Nice! Nice!" Meiko's eyes instantly reddened, her voice trembling with disbelief. "We played that wave perfectly!"

Jiejie's chest heaved violently, the adrenaline rush making his cheeks flushed. He breathed heavily, staring at his Lee Sin on the screen, barely clinging to life, feeling as if his heart was about to leap out of his throat.
"Brother Mozi! That EQ flash you used, oh my god, I thought you were going to get instantly killed!"

Scout, the usually composed three-time world champion mid laner, couldn't hide his excitement at this moment. He took off his headphones and shook his hands vigorously, as if trying to shake off the muscle tension from the extreme operation just now: "Syndra's ultimate damage is too high. Fortunately, Meiko, you managed to hold him off for a bit."

Hope was equally excited, her face beaming with joy.

Su Mo calmly took off his headphones and said to his teammates, who were still shouting excitedly into the microphone, "Don't get excited yet. Go to the enemy jungle and control all their resources. Don't leave a single one alive. They still need time to respawn."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was like a stabilizing force, instantly calming his ecstatic teammates and getting them back to focus on the game.

But everyone looked at Su Mo with eyes full of trust.

In stark contrast, the DWG soundproof room was deathly silent.

Showmaker stared blankly at his fallen Syndra corpse, the god-like figure of Aatrox on the screen replaying repeatedly in his pupils.

His prized skills and awareness appeared so fragile and vulnerable in the face of that devastating sword strike.

His fingers were still on the keyboard, but he couldn't feel any warmth, only a bone-chilling cold.

Nuguri covered her face with her hands, her shoulders trembling slightly.

He couldn't understand why a seemingly perfect defensive counter-attacking lineup could lose so decisively.

That sword demon ruthlessly tore apart all their tactical arrangements.

Canyon stared intently at his hands. He felt there was nothing wrong with his actions, and the timing of his ultimate was perfect, but the result was indescribable.

The sword demon who flanked them dealt them a lot of damage.

Moreover, this fight seemed a bit rushed. If they had stalled a little longer and waited for the Sword Demon's ultimate to end, would the outcome have been different?
But it's no use saying anything now.

That feeling of powerlessness welling up from the bottom of his heart almost swallowed Canyon whole.

“My…” After a long silence, support player BeryL finally spoke, breaking the suffocating silence, “My vision wasn’t good enough, and Aatrox got behind me.”

“No, it’s not your fault.” Showmaker slowly lowered his hand. His eyes had lost their previous sharpness, leaving only a bottomless weariness and confusion. “He was too cunning. Who would have thought he would run such a big circle to flank us? Wasn’t he afraid that his teammates would be caught out by us? He’s too reckless. Sigh… We can’t blame him for losing this round.”

The commentary booth was already a sea of ​​excitement.

"ACE! A perfect team fight where zero could be exchanged for five!" Miller was ecstatic, his voice hoarse from shouting. "Orianna pulled three! But the one who truly changed the course of the battle was Mozi! His Aatrox, he used EQ flash to unleash the third part of his combo, dealing devastating AOE damage!"

Guan Zeyuan adjusted his glasses, his eyes behind the lenses filled with shock.

He took a deep breath: "We have to admit, in this team fight, everyone on EDG performed at their absolute best. Meiko's initiation, Jiejie's control, Scout's perfect ultimate, and... Mozi's incredible flanking maneuver and terrifying damage..."

"We have to admit that DWG's roster is theoretically perfect, but in the face of absolute, unreasonable individual skill, all perfection seems so pale."

The commentators were overjoyed by EDG's huge advantage, and of course, the chat messages from the viewers in the live stream had already turned into a sea of ​​joy.

"A god descended to earth and struck four with one blow! No, he struck five with one blow!!"

"I declare that this team fight will go down in the history of League of Legends! A textbook example of a team fight!"

"I cried, did you? From 0-2 down to seeing hope, now hope is right in front of us!"

"Colonel, please stop talking, let me enjoy this a little longer!"

"DWG's expression, hahaha, it's like they're saying, 'Who am I? Where am I? What happened?'"

"In Mozi's hands, the hero Sword Demon is a completely different hero!"

"That flank was absolutely brilliant, otherwise DWG might have pulled off a perfect team fight, after all, DWG's lineup is really good."

"Brother Mozi is awesome!"

"..."

In addition to online viewers, tens of thousands of spectators at the venue spontaneously created a human wave, with wave after wave of sound converging into shouts of "EDG, keep going!" that resounded throughout the entire venue.

The game continues.

After wiping out their opponents, EDG did not hesitate at all.

Jiejie and Meiko charged straight into DWG's upper jungle, sweeping away the red buff, raptors, and stone golems like a locust swarm.

Su Mo and Scout, with the minion wave in hand, easily took down DWG's crumbling mid-lane tower.

Immediately afterwards, Jiejie secured the Rift Herald.

At this point, the game had only been going on for 12 minutes and 30 seconds, and EDG's economic lead had already expanded to a terrifying 6,000 gold.

After being resurrected, the DWG team faced their own jungle, which had been completely looted and was now pitch black.

They could only cower near the high ground, passively clearing the incoming minion waves, watching helplessly as EDG easily took down the second dragon (Earth Dragon).

“DWG is in a very difficult situation right now,” Miller analyzed. “All of their outer towers are under tremendous pressure, and EDG has completely controlled the vision in their jungle. They dare not go out easily, otherwise they may be caught out. Right now, their only hope is to stall.”

Yes, drag.

In DWG's team voice chat, Showmaker's voice rang out again, though tired, it carried a resolute determination: "Cheer up! We haven't lost yet! Our lineup is stronger than theirs in the late game! Ornn can farm items in the late game, Kindred has percentage damage, and Ashe has sustained damage! As long as we can hold our high ground and drag it out to thirty minutes, we still have a chance! Don't make mistakes, wait for them to give us a chance!"

“That’s right! Hold on!” Nuguri said emphatically, as if encouraging himself.

In the next few minutes, DWG demonstrated the incredible resilience of a world champion team.

They abandoned the defense of all outer turrets, using Ashe's ultimate and Syndra's QE to clear waves from a distance, resolutely avoiding any direct confrontation with EDG.

Although EDG used the Rift Herald to take down all of DWG's outer turrets on the top and mid lanes, they couldn't find a good opportunity to push onto DWG's high ground for a while due to DWG's impenetrable defense.

The game seemed to have reached a stalemate once again.

However, EDG's economy continued to grow, and the gap between them and their opponents widened considerably, because DWG's jungle had basically become EDG's backyard.

Nineteen minutes had passed. Su Mo looked at DWG, who were holed up on the map, and a thought suddenly struck him. He thought it was time to give them some hope.

"I'll lead the bot lane, the four of you apply pressure in the mid lane, look for opportunities to push the high ground, or set up vision around Baron Nashor and wait for it to spawn," Su Mo said in the voice chat. "Jiejie, you can protect me a little."

He wants to use his most valuable asset to break through DWG's defenses.

DWG's second bot lane turret is still standing. Su Mo's job is to take it down and lure DWG players to see if they'll come after him.

When Su Mo's Aatrox appeared in the bottom lane with a wave of minions, alarms blared in DWG's command center.

"Aatrox seems to be alone in the bot lane!" Showmaker's eyes lit up instantly, with the gleam of a hunter spotting his prey. "He's too confident! This is our chance!"

"What do you mean?" Canyon asked immediately.

"Everyone!" Showmaker's voice was resolute, filled with the madness of a gambler. "Five people! Let's go together! Use all our skills, no matter the cost, to kill this Aatrox! If we kill him, we can stall for longer, and maybe even take down Baron Nashor."

“Okay!” Nuguri, Canyon, BeryL, and Ghost all said in unison.

This was their last desperate measure! Nuguri's Ornn teleported directly to the bush behind the bottom lane's second turret, cutting off Aatrox's attempt to flank Lucian.

Canyon's Kindred activated her scan and sneaked into the jungle, followed closely by Showmaker's Syndra and bot lane duo.

A tight encirclement of five people is quietly tightening around the figure who was acting recklessly in front of the bottom lane's second tower.

Su Mo seemed completely oblivious to this, still casually attacking the enemy's bottom lane second tower, again and again.

"They're about to make their move!" Miller's voice suddenly rose from the conference table. "All five DWG players have gone to the bottom lane! Their target is Mozi! This is a desperate siege!"

The operation unfolded in an instant!

Nuguri's Ornn was the first to launch an attack!
He emerged from the bushes behind him and unleashed a powerful attack without hesitation!
A colossal lava beast surged in from afar, blocking Su Mo's retreat!
Immediately afterwards, Ashe, thousands of miles away, also fired that deadly [Magic Crystal Arrow], R!

Showmaker's Syndra had already circled around to Aatrox's side and rear, and her QE combo was ready to be unleashed!

Canyon's Kindred and BeryL's Braum pressed forward head-on!

Dragnet!

At that moment, Su Mo's lips curled up slightly.

This was the moment he had been waiting for.

Just as Ornn's ultimate was about to hit, Su Mo did not choose to use Flash to dodge, nor did he use E to dodge.

He ran headfirst into Ornn's ultimate ability and took the slow effect.

The instant he was slowed down, Su Mo immediately activated his ultimate skill, [Great Annihilation]!
"boom!"

The demon wings unfolded once more, and a powerful fear effect spread instantly, scaring nearby enemy minions into scattering in all directions.

At the same time, Ashe's magical crystal arrow came hurtling in!

Su Mo seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. With an E skill, he narrowly missed the arrow by the smallest of margins!
"He dodged it! He dodged Ashe's ultimate!" Miller's voice cracked.

Showmaker followed up with a QE combo, attempting to stun Aatrox, while Ornn's second ultimate was also pushed towards him.

Seeing the skills coming from all directions, Su Mo narrowed his eyes and decisively pressed Flash!

call out!
A flash of white light appeared, and when he reappeared, he was already on Syndra's face!
"What!?" Showmaker was shocked.

The Sword Demon not only used Flash to dodge his QE and Ornn's second R, but also Flashed right in his face!

Before he could react, the Sword Demon had already made his move.

Aatrox pressed Q, raised his giant sword, and slashed it hard at Kindred and Braum behind Syndra!
Syndra and Kindred, both squishy champions, instantly lost a third of their health.

After all, the Sword Demon was ahead in development and had a level lead of almost two levels over the entire field, so they simply couldn't withstand the damage.

Showmaker's pupils trembled!

He didn't expect that this Sword Demon, surrounded by five people, would not only show no intention of retreating, but instead launch a desperate charge against him, the core carry, in the most fierce and crazy way!

"Kill him! He's out of Flash! Focus fire!" Showmaker roared in the voice chat, pressing his R key [Power Surge] at the same time!
Several dark orbs, carrying destructive magical power, poured out towards the sword demon who was right in front of him!

However, a cold smile appeared on Su Mo's lips.

The instant Syndra raised her hand to unleash her ultimate, Su Mo calmly pressed W [Fiery Chains]!
The crimson chains bound Kindred precisely as the orb flew out.

Immediately afterwards, the second Q [Darkin Blade] swept out!

"boom!"

The greatsword's blade struck Kindred and Syndra again, while also grazing Braum nearby.

Syndra's ultimate damage and Ashe's output were also thoroughly dealt to Aatrox.

Su Mo's health bar instantly plummeted to half!

But at the same time, his Conqueror talent is fully stacked, and the healing effect provided by his ultimate begins to take effect like crazy!
Ignoring everything else, he used his E skill to get right in front of Kindred, followed by a basic attack.

"die!"

chap!
The massive blade pierced Kindred's frail body, instantly draining her health bar of a third of her original health.

"Huh?" Canyon was completely dumbfounded.

He was originally prepared to use his ultimate to protect his teammates. Even when he saw Aatrox use his E to come over, he didn't immediately use his ultimate because he felt that if Aatrox used his third Q on him, he would definitely be able to react in time. So he wanted to see if he could cooperate with his teammates to kill Aatrox instantly. Otherwise, if he used his ultimate, Aatrox would also benefit from the effect, which would only delay the game for longer.

But who would have thought that the Aatrox who used E didn't use the third part of his Q skill, but instead used a basic attack.

A basic attack with a passive effect!

Just like that, he lost a third of his health.
Is this even playable?
Even though your Aatrox is well-farmed and you're ahead in levels, did you really have to take away a third of my health in one hit?!

It's especially frustrating to die but still have your Flash and ultimate abilities available.

Canyon felt terrible.

When Kindred died, Su Mo's Aatrox recovered a large amount of health, but was also knocked up by Braum's ultimate. At the same time, Braum's basic attack applied his passive, which was triggered the next moment, stunning him on the spot again.

The three opponents focused their fire on the Sword Demon. When the Sword Demon's stun ended, his health was down to only 1,000.

This amount of health seems a bit insufficient against three people.

Fortunately, Syndra has already used all her skills, so now only Ashe can continue to deal damage.

After the control ended, Su Mo immediately rushed towards Syndra, wanting to kill her.

His ultimate ability is still active. As long as Syndra dies, he can recover a lot of health and fight again!

But Showmaker is clearly not stupid; he wouldn't stay in place to give Aatrox an A. While Aatrox was under crowd control, he had already retreated two steps.

Su Mo's gaze sharpened.

He glanced at his skills; his Q and E skills had refreshed, giving him a chance to kill Syndra.

But he knew perfectly well that Syndra was currently in his possession.

If he misses this Q skill, then death is all that awaits him.

Can this be done?
Su Mo watched his health steadily decrease, 800...

700...

500...

Ashe's health drops very quickly under her attacks.

Can this be done?
With that in mind, Su Mo decided to unleash his ultimate move!
He opened his lips and shouted, "Jiejie! Save me!" (End of Chapter)