LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

With the group results finalized, the atmosphere at the event was less like a tense esports competition and more like a combination of a grand fan meeting and a comedy sketch.

Today's event also invited Wawa and Miller to provide online commentary, and both of them are already in place.

Looking at the "outrageous" group assignments on the big screen, Wawa laughed so hard she almost couldn't breathe: "I declare that this might be the most lopsided match in the history of the S-series, but the most balanced in terms of looks! On the Blue Star team, four world champions are leading one top idol, a veritable galactic battleship! And on the Red Star team... how should I put it, one god leading four immortals?"

Miller couldn't help but chuckle: "I think the people under the most pressure right now aren't Mozi, but the five players on the Blue Star team. If they win, it's only fair, an unfair victory; if they lose, well... they'll be laughed at by the whole internet for the rest of their lives!"

The audience was already laughing so hard they were doubled over.

Among the thousands of spectators in the stands, there were very few light sticks supporting the Blue Star team, while on the Red Star team, the "Goddess Guard" composed of fans of Dilraba, Gulnazar, and Yifei was in a grand manner, with all kinds of support signs forming a colorful sea.

"Dilraba, fly high! Mozi will always be with you!"

"Nazha, don't be afraid, we are your strongest support!"

"Go, fairy! I love you!"

On the Blue Star team's bench, Jiejie had completely given up on controlling his expression. He wailed into the team's voice chat: "Brothers, listen to what's going on outside! We've become the villains! We're the LPL champion team, for crying out loud!"

Meiko also looked indignant: "I feel the malice of the whole world. I'll deal with them properly later!"

Wang Yuan stood awkwardly to the side, trying to fit in with the group of world champions who were "full of resentment": "Brothers, don't be like that, let's play well, I'll try my best not to hold you back."

Scout, already in the zone, calmly analyzed, "The enemy only has one Mozi, and with our mid-jungle synergy, we can completely dominate the early game. But isn't that a bit too cruel..."

Jiejie revealed a wicked smile: "It has to be cruel, after all, Brother Mozi is all alone with so many fairies!"

As everyone discussed it, the countdown to this unconventional exhibition match began.

"Now, both sides enter the Ban/Pick phase!" With Wawa's shout, the match officially began.

As an entertainment competition, the Ban round was also full of "human relationships and social dynamics".

The Blue Star team symbolically banned a few strong heroes in the current version, and the Red Star team did the same, mainly by banning randomly.

Soon, the selection process began.

“I…I’ll jungle.” Jaylen spoke first, his voice carrying a cool confidence. “I’ll play Master Yi, I should be able to farm up pretty well.”

"Great, brother, you're invincible as a sword saint!" Su Mo immediately affirmed.

“Then I’ll play support,” Dilraba said immediately, her voice sweet but tinged with a hint of nervousness. “I only know how to play healer, is that okay? I’ll try not to feed…”

"Of course you can. Healers are very protective. You just need to follow behind and heal everyone." Su Mo reassured them gently.

Naza whispered, "Then I... I'll play Ashe. I've practiced her a few times, so my ultimate shouldn't miss."

"No problem, the ice has a slowing effect and is very functional," Su Mo continued to encourage.

Finally, it was Yifei's turn. She thought about it quietly for a moment, and then said softly, "I've played that hero called Malphite a few times before. He seems pretty powerful. Can I play him?"

"Stone Man! Great choice!" Su Mo's eyes lit up. "Sister Xixi, this is an excellent choice. Our lineup needs a front-line tank who can initiate team fights."

Therefore, Malphite was locked in for top lane.

Now, only Su Mo is left.

"Brother Mozi, do you play mid lane? What are you going to play?" Dilraba asked curiously.

Su Mo looked at the screen, then at his team's simple lineup, and said, "I'll play LeBlanc."

"Huh?" Dilraba was taken aback. "How could Brother Mozi say such a thing?"

"Ahem," Nazha secretly patted Dilraba, "Brother Mozi said he's going to play as a witch..."

"Oh... I'm sorry." Dilraba was a little embarrassed.

On the Blue Star team's side, Scout looked at the LeBlanc locked by the opposing team, paused for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile. He knew that Su Mo was "greeting" him.

Jiejie, always eager for drama, yelled in the team voice chat: "Mid laner, he's going to play LeBlanc right in front of you! How can you stand for that?"

Scout calmly said, "Help me get Syndra, I'll hold my own in lane, and we'll team fight."

Well, no matter how confident Scout is, he doesn't think he has any advantage over Su Mo...

Ultimately, Blue Star team locked in Syndra as their mid laner.

With this, the lineups for both sides are officially finalized:

【Red Star Team】: Top lane Malphite (Yifei), Jungle Master Yi (Jay Chou), Mid lane LeBlanc (Su Mo), ADC Ashe (Nazha), Support Soraka (Dilraba).

[Blue Star Team]: Top laner Tryndamere (Wang Yuan), jungler Lee Sin (Jiejie), mid laner Syndra (Hope), ADC Kai'Sa (Hope), support Alistar (Meiko).

"Alright! The lineups for both sides are finalized!" Wawa suppressed a laugh, trying to make his commentary sound professional. "We can see that Red Star's tactical intentions are very clear: the top laner and jungler have reached level six, and the mid laner's LeBlanc is responsible for single-target burst damage—it's a very good lineup! On the other hand, Blue Star has a fairly standard professional lineup, with every point exuding dominance! Let's see if Mozi's LeBlanc can fight her way through the encirclement of EDG's four championship players!"

As he finished speaking, the game entered the loading screen.

A few seconds later, the two entered the game.

As soon as we entered, Jiejie typed in the public chat: "Brother Mozi, you picked LeBlanc, are you trying to slaughter us like pigs?"

Su Mo replied, "I didn't say that. Don't try to be the pig."

Jaylen typed back: "Jiejie, see you in the jungle later, my sword is ready."

Dilraba then started acting cute: "Dear warriors, please go easy on me later~"

Meiko and the others were heartbroken when they saw this message.

The atmosphere in the Red Star team's in-game voice chat remained relaxed.

"Brother Mozi, what should I do next?" Yifei asked humbly.

"Just watch and have fun, Sister Xixi. Once you reach level six and have your ultimate skill, if you see a lot of them, just charge straight in and create opportunities for me," Su Mo said casually.

"What about me?" Dilraba asked.

"You stand at the very back and heal all of us. Heal whoever has the lowest health. You are our mobile fountain."

"okay!"

After a brief exchange, the competition officially began, and everyone bought their equipment and went online.

"Alright, let's take a look at the top lane!" Miller's voice was full of interest. "Yifei's Malphite versus Wang Yuan's Tryndamere, this is a very classic matchup! Let's see if Wang Yuan can exert enough pressure in the early game!"

As the match began, Yifei was clearly a novice. She controlled the clumsy rock golem, carefully hiding behind the minion wave, only daring to use her Q skill "Earthquake Shard" to throw it far away to last-hit minions. The small rock flew out and hit the minions, causing no real damage.

Wang Yuan, although not a professional player, is clearly a skilled player.

His Tryndamere played extremely aggressively, learning the E skill "Whirlwind" at level one and constantly using spinning attacks and basic attacks to build up rage.

"Wang Yuan is playing very aggressively!" the commentator said. "He's blocking the minion wave, preventing Yifei from getting experience! Look, Yifei's Malphite is already being pushed back to the tower, and she can barely even smell the experience anymore."

Seeing his suppression was effective, Wang Yuan became even bolder. He even started crossing the minion wave, trying to use his greatsword to whittle down the Stone Golem's health. Yifei panicked and could only keep retreating towards the tower.

In her team's voice chat, her slightly nervous voice came through: "Brother Mozi, this barbarian king is so fierce, I don't think I can beat him."

"Don't be afraid, Sister Qian. Just focus on gaining experience. Last hit the minions if you can, and run away if you can't. Also, if he attacks you, retreat and don't fight him. Wait for me." Su Mo's gentle voice came immediately, giving her great comfort.

Meanwhile, the battle in the middle lane presents a completely different picture.

"Mid lane! Su Mo's LeBlanc versus Scout's Syndra!" Miller's tone suddenly turned serious. "This should be the most technically demanding laning matchup of the game! Scout, as a world champion mid laner, has Syndra as his signature champion! And is Su Mo about to 'lecture' his champion teammate in front of the whole world?"

Scout showed no signs of underestimating his opponent; he knew who he was. From level one, he used Syndra's long range advantage to constantly whittle down Su Mo's LeBlanc's health with his Q skill, "Dark Orb," attempting to reach level two first.

Upon reaching level two, Scout unleashed a barrage of QW combos, pinning Su Mo's LeBlanc against the tower and gaining a CS lead.

"Scout's pressure is really strong!" Guan Zeyuan analyzed. "Mozi's team is having a tough time. LeBlanc's wave clear is not as good as Syndra's in the early game, and it's very difficult for her to be pushed. If Syndra snowballs, our Red Star team will be in danger."

The live stream chat was also scrolling rapidly:
"I feel so sorry for Mozi, this game was really tough training."

"LeBlanc vs Syndra, even when played by a professional player, is a tough matchup in the early game."

"Scout: I'll let you have three goddesses, but I won't give up mid lane!"

Soon, after both sides traded blows, Su Mo's Enchantress seemed to be at a disadvantage, with her health reduced to less than half, making her look somewhat "miserable".

Scout, who still had a little over half health left, saw this and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

The opportunity is coming!

As a minion fell, Scout's Syndra was the first to reach level three.

Without the slightest hesitation, he placed a Q skill at Su Mo's feet, followed immediately by the E skill "Weaklings Begone"!
If this orb can stun LeBlanc, combined with Ignite and his subsequent W skill, he is absolutely confident that he can secure a solo kill!

However, just as Syndra raised her hand to release her E skill, the LeBlanc who had been passively taking hits moved!
Su Mo seemed to have anticipated all of Scout's movements. The moment Syndra used her E skill to push the ball, he decisively pressed E and then Flash.

E flash!
LeBlanc used her E-Flash to pass right through a minion in front of her, dodging Syndra's Q-E combo, and successfully reached Syndra's face, chaining Syndra with her E skill.

Then, Su Mo turned around and attacked a minion, leveling up to level three.

Scout was greatly alarmed, realizing something was wrong.

Before he could react, the Beast Queen's Ignite had already landed on Syndra's head!
Syndra's health was instantly reduced to just over one side after being hit by the Q skill "Symbolic Mark".

Scout used Flash to try and break the chains, but Su Mo's chains were too firmly attached!

With a "bang!", the chain was activated at its second stage, immobilizing Scout in place!
Su Mo then pressed WA, taking away Scout's last bit of health!
"First Blood!"

When the notification sound of First Blood echoed throughout the Rift, the whole world fell silent.

Scout stared blankly at his gray screen, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.

He didn't expect that his small mistake would give him the opportunity to be solo killed.

He seriously suspected that Su Mo had deliberately let him push the minion wave forward...

In the Blue Star team's in-game voice chat, Jiejie and Meiko were also dumbfounded: "No way, junior? You're... overdoing it! This isn't how you show respect to Mozi!"

Scout said with a wry smile, "I wasn't acting... I really never beat him..."

After securing the solo kill, Su Mo pushed the minion wave to the tower and immediately recalled to base.

Without pausing, he replenished his supplies and headed straight for the top lane.

"Mozi has moved!" Wawa shouted excitedly. "After he solo-killed Scout, he didn't go back to mid lane; he's going to top lane!"

Wang Yuan, who was on the road, was completely unaware of this, as he was immersed in the pleasure of suppressing the fairy sister.

He pushed the minion wave under the tower and even started dancing to taunt them.

"Sorry, Sister Yifei, I don't know how to be gentle with women in the game!" he said smugly in the team chat.

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a strange figure wielding a magic wand emerged from the grass behind him, stepping on a trail of shadowy shadows.

"Holy crap!" Wang Yuan exclaimed in surprise.

Su Mo's LeBlanc landed a precise E skill, and Yi Fei's Malphite also understood and threw out a Q skill.

Imprisonment, acceleration, and deceleration!
Wang Yuan's Tryndamere was instantly immobilized. He frantically pressed his ultimate, but LeBlanc's smooth burst combo, combined with Malphite's damage, instantly killed him on the spot, without even having to use his ultimate!

Wang Yuan stared blankly at the screen, his own boastful words still echoing in his ears, feeling a little embarrassed.

I feel like a clown.

In the Blue Star team's in-game voice chat, Jiejie sighed helplessly: "Bro, I told you not to put so much pressure on yourself. Mozi is a jerk."

Meiko comforted her, saying, "It's okay, it's just a fun match, as long as you're having fun."

Wang Yuan was on the verge of tears, feeling as if he had been subjected to a devastating blow from the world champion.

Unlike the fierce battles in the top and mid lanes, the bottom lane was unusually harmonious.

Meiko's Alistar and Hope's Kai'Sa, with their absolute strength, kept Nazha's Ashe and Dilraba's Soraka pinned under their towers.

Meiko's superb wave control skills kept the minion wave firmly within a step of the blue team's turret.

Naza and Dilraba could only watch helplessly as wave after wave of minions were mercilessly devoured by the defensive tower.

Naza mustered her courage and tried to use her W skill "Volley of Arrows" to hit a minion, but Meiko's Alistar immediately stepped forward, his massive body blocking the arrows.

Dilraba wanted to heal Gulnazar, but Meiko's Alistar activated his E skill "Stomp," scaring her into retreating.

"Meiko and Hope are playing too 'gentlemanly'!" Miller laughed. "They had countless opportunities to tower dive and kill, but they just didn't, instead torturing them like this. It's more painful than killing them!"

The comments section was bursting with laughter:

Meiko: I can spare your life, but you won't get a single last hit on a minion!

"Please, just give the goddess a quick death! She can't even finish off the enemy anymore, it's so tragic!"

"Dilraba: I have never suffered such a humiliating disgrace!"

"Jay Chou, hurry and save your goddesses! Where's your sword?"

Meanwhile, Jay Chou's Master Yi was happily farming the F6 camp in the jungle, humming his own song: "I I I ra ra ra ra ra ra ra... Ouch, this bird is pretty strong..."

The entire situation of the match became incredibly strange.

The Red Star team only has an advantage with their mid-lane LeBlanc, while they are at a disadvantage in the top and bottom lanes. In addition, their jungler has been sleepwalking since the beginning of the game, never leaving the jungle.

Fortunately, Jiejie on the opposing team was quite considerate and didn't specifically invade the Sword Saint's jungle. Instead, he went to the top lane and killed the Krugs. (End of Chapter)