LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

This incredible 2v1 comeback not only ignited livestreams worldwide, but also dropped a bombshell of despair in DK's team voice chat.

"Damn... how can this survive?" For the first time, Canyon's voice showed a slight fluctuation.

Looking at his almost empty mana bar and Riven's calm back as she last-hit minions under the tower, a deep sense of powerlessness welled up inside him.

They designed the perfect gank route and executed the most coordinated skill combos, but they couldn't even trade a single Flash with the opponent.

Top laner Khan fell into a long silence.

After returning to the city, he looked at the store interface and felt an unprecedented sense of confusion.

He should have built Glacial Shroud to counter Riven, but his recall just now cost him a huge wave of minions and tower plates, putting him behind in gold.

If he builds tank items, he will completely lose lane control; if he focuses on damage, he simply doesn't dare to fight a Riven wielding Caulfield's Warhammer.

In the end, he could only humiliatingly buy a cloth armor and a ruby ​​crystal, and then awkwardly teleport back to lane.

Meanwhile, after returning to the city, Su Mo immediately pulled out a Caulfield's warhammer and a longsword, instantly boosting his attack power.

He didn't teleport, but instead slowly walked back to the lane.

He knew that DK was the one in a hurry, not him.

Sure enough, upon seeing Riven return to her lane, DK's mid and jungle players immediately changed their strategy.

"Give up the top lane," Canyon decisively ordered. "Khan, you hold the pressure under the tower, don't die. ShowMaker, let's accelerate the pace! Go to the bottom lane! EDG's bottom lane is their weak point!"

This is DK's only option.

Since the top laner has become an unstoppable monster, the only option is to completely destroy EDG's other lane before he reaches his full potential.

At six and a half minutes into the game, the first dragon has spawned.

Canyon's Nidalee and ShowMaker's Zoe began to gank the bottom lane.

Jiejie's bear also sensed the danger and immediately abandoned the upper jungle to rush to provide support.

"DK is going for the dragon!" Miller's voice became tense. "And they're going for a fight! Zoe and Nidalee's poke is too strong, EDG's bot lane duo is in a dangerous position!"

A small-scale team fight is about to break out in the bottom lane river.

ShowMaker's Zoe used her Q skill [Starburst] at the maximum range to pull the enemy out, and then used a precise Sleepy Bubble [E] to put Meiko's Alistar, who was positioned slightly forward, to sleep.

Canyon's Nidalee understood perfectly and landed a javelin strike with pinpoint accuracy!
DK's bottom lane duo immediately followed up with damage, and Earthshaker's health instantly dropped to zero!
"Meiko's going to get wiped out in seconds!" Doll exclaimed.

However, just as Alistar was about to fall, Viper's Kai'Sa made an extremely bold decision!

Ultimate skill: Hunter's Instinct!
Instead of retreating, she activated her ultimate ability and flew right into the face of Xayah in the back row of DK!

"Viper flew in! She's going to replace Ghsot!"

Ghsot's Xayah reacted extremely quickly, instantly activating her ultimate [Storm Blade] to avoid damage while simultaneously pulling out her barb.

Just at this critical moment, Jiejie's bear arrived and unleashed a powerful attack, "Heavenly Roar," which descended from the sky and pounced directly on DK's two carries!

The bottom lane instantly turned into a chaotic battle!
While the world's attention was focused on the fire dragon in the bottom lane, in the top lane, Su Mo's Riven had already pushed the minion wave to Khan's tower.

"No one's watching the top lane!" Miller's camera sharpened as he switched to the top lane. "Khan's Gragas is trembling under the tower! Mo's Riven is already level six, he has a chance for a solo kill!"

Su Mo gave Khan no chance to catch his breath.

He stayed within the turret's attack range, constantly harassing the enemy using his Q skill's mobility.

The moment Khan used his Q skill to clear the minions, Su Mo moved!
Start with E skill, then follow up with the third part of Q to knock up the enemy!

W is dizzy!

Unleash your ultimate skill, [Exiled Blade]!
Light speed QA!

Finally, a Swift Slash [R2] was unleashed, a massive green sword aura roared out, precisely slaying the barrel beneath the tower!

Single kill!

Without any jungle assistance, Su Mo achieved a solo kill in his lane thanks to his terrifying laning skills and damage calculation!

"Another solo kill!" Wawa exclaimed excitedly. "While the entire DK team was focusing on the bottom lane, Mo, in the top lane, delivered the most brutal blow to DK! Khan has completely collapsed!"

The 4v4 team fight in the bottom lane ended with EDG's support Alistar and DK's jungler Nidalee trading one for one, with EDG successfully forcing DK back and securing the first Infernal Dragon.

The result was a draw.

But everyone knew that DK had fallen into a huge strategic disadvantage. They had traded the death of their jungler for the mere kill of their support.

Their top lane was completely breached.

The game has entered EDG's favorite operational rhythm.

After Su Mo's Riven completed Tiamat and Burning Gem, and combined the items into Bloodthirster, he officially began his "ruthless split push" mode.

He was pushing the bottom lane alone, and Khan's Gragas didn't dare leave the second turret. DK had no choice but to send ShowMaker's Zoe to check on SuMo.

However, a well-developed Riven is a natural enemy to squishy mages.

Fifteen minutes in, Su Mo seized on Zoe's slight misstep in positioning in front of the bottom lane's second tower, immediately initiating with his E skill and unleashing a lightning-fast combo. Even after ShowMaker used Flash, he still chased after her with three Qs, ultimately securing a solo kill with Flash!

"Another kill! This time it's ShowMaker!" Miller's tone was filled with awe. "This Riven is unstoppable! DK will have to send two, or even three, people to deal with this monster! But that means they'll completely lose their frontline position!"

DK is in a dilemma.

Guan Sumo, the dragon and the mid lane are about to be lost.

Regardless of Su Mo, the bottom lane high ground is about to be cleared by one person.

Finally, at the 22-minute mark, EDG took advantage of Su Mo's pressure in the bottom lane and successfully rushed down the first Baron.

With the Baron buff, four EDG players gathered in the mid lane, while Su Mo's Riven continued to push down the bottom lane.

DK was forced to make a choice: they sent their top and jungle players back to defend the bottom lane high ground, leaving only three players to defend the front.

However, EDG gave them absolutely no chance.

Meiko's Alistar found an opportunity, flashed and used WQ combo to precisely engage on the support Rakan who had made a positioning mistake!

Scout's Viktor unleashed a perfect ultimate, and Viper's Kai'Sa flew into the backline to unleash a barrage of attacks!
On the main battlefield, RNG's three players were utterly routed.

EDG successfully destroyed RNG's mid-lane inhibitor.

Meanwhile, Su Mo in the bottom lane, with his overwhelming equipment advantage, took on two opponents under the high ground tower, killing Khan and Canyon who were defending, and destroyed the bottom lane crystal!

Double Kill!

When the notification sound for the double kill rang again, the outcome of the match was no longer in doubt.

At 25 minutes, EDG pushed down DK's base with a single minion wave, crushing it completely.

2: 0!

EDG swept through the competition, taking the lead in the match!

The moment the Death Knight's base crystal exploded, the entire world seemed to fall into a brief silence.

Immediately, the LPL's official live stream was completely flooded with a tidal wave of "EDG is awesome" and "Congratulations" comments!
"Congratulations to EDG!!" Miller's roar echoed through the sky. He stood up excitedly, raising his arms and shouting, "2-0! We've cleanly and decisively taken the match point! Despite DK banning five top laners, Mo, with his textbook-perfect Riven, showed the world who the true world's best player is!"

On stage, Su Mo slowly removed his headphones, his expression remaining calm, as if he had simply won an ordinary ranked match. He stood up and high-fived each of his teammates who rushed up to surround him.

On the other side, in DK's booth, the atmosphere was incredibly tense.

Khan covered his face with his hands and remained seated for a long time. As the backdrop for being killed twice in solo queue, he bore the most pressure.

ShowMaker stared intently at the giant "DEFEAT" on the screen, his eyes vacant, his pre-match pride and fighting spirit now shattered.

God not only sheds blood, but God won't even give you the chance to shed blood.

He will only use the cruelest methods to strip away all your hopes, one by one.

At that moment, the whole world realized that the man and his EDG were no longer on the same level as any other team in the world. This was a dimensional reduction attack.

For DK, the break between match point games was an incredibly long and agonizing ten minutes.

The lounge was deathly silent. Coach Kkoma made no further tactical adjustments; he simply watched his players. He knew that in the face of such a vast difference in skill, any sophisticated tactics were utterly ineffective. In the previous game, they had used five bans to "respect" Mo, only to be crushed in a more brutal way by an older hero. This was no longer a tactical contest; it was a one-sided massacre.

"Cheer up, everyone." Kkoma's voice was hoarse, yet unusually calm.

The team members slowly raised their heads, their eyes filled with confusion and self-doubt.

"We are the LCK champions." Kkoma's gaze swept over everyone. "We lost, we lost utterly. But we cannot lose our dignity as professional players."

He took a deep breath and made a decision that surprised everyone.

"We won't ban the top laner in the next game."

This decision startled ShowMaker and Khan.

“Not a single ban.” Kkoma’s voice was resolute. “Let him play all his champions. Jayce, Irelia, Fiora, Akali… whatever he wants to play, let him play. We’ll use our most confident lineup for the final game. Win or lose, it doesn’t matter. We just need to show our DK style, show the fighting spirit of LCK. Stop thinking about how to limit him, just think about how to play our own game well. This is our last shred of dignity as challengers.”

These words were like a thunderclap, cleaving through the gloom that had shrouded the team members' hearts.

Yes, since we're going to lose no matter what, why not lose spectacularly?
Why not unleash your strongest sword before the gods?
A faint but resolute spark rekindled in the team members' eyes.

At the other end of the corridor, in EDG's lounge, the atmosphere was as relaxed as if they were preparing for a weekend outing.

"Brother Mozi, how about I play Lulu jungle next time?" Jiejie grinned and leaned over. "I'll protect you, you can take on five opponents in the top lane!"

Su Mo rolled her eyes at him and leaned back lazily in her chair: "Stop fooling around. Let's finish this quickly. I've heard the lobsters in Iceland are pretty good. I'd like to try them."

The factory manager and Abu exchanged a glance, both seeing a smile in each other's eyes.

They didn't devise any tactics, simply saying, "In the third game, play it safe, don't give them any chances, and it's best to end the match directly."

After a short break, both contestants returned to the stage.

When viewers around the world saw on the draft screen of the third game that DK's first three bans were Kai'Sa, Viktor, and Volibear, everyone was stunned.

"No top lane bans!" Miller's brow twitched. "Not a single top laner was banned! In the final match point game, DK actually chose to completely unleash their restrictions on Mo! Is this... giving up? Or is this their final declaration of war?!"

On the EDG players' bench, Su Mo looked at DK's draft picks and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He understood Kkoma's intention.

This is a kind of do-or-die pride.

"Since you want to die with dignity," Su Mo said softly in the team voice chat, "then I will send you off in the most magnificent way."

EDG, on the blue side, picked Aphelios, a strong champion in the current meta.

DK locked in their most classic mid-jungle duo: Syndra and Nidalee!
When these two heroes were seen, LCK fans all over the world went wild.

This is ShowMaker and Canyon's most confident hero, and their trump card for dominating the LCK!
EDG's second and third floors selected Titan and Lillia.

DK's third pick was ADC Xayah.

In the second round of banning and drafting, EDG routinely banned Ornn and Renekton.

DK, on ​​the other hand, banned Galio and Rakan.

Still no one has been promoted!

Now, it's EDG's fourth pick, which is also Su Mo's turn to choose.

The eyes of the world are focused here.

With DK completely unleashed, which hero will this god use to bring this preview of the MSI finals to a close?

Su Mo's profile picture lit up.

Without the slightest hesitation, a graceful female hero wielding a silver swift sword was instantly locked on!
The unparalleled swordswoman, Fiona!

"Fiora!" Miller's eyes lit up. "It's Fiora! With DK releasing all their heroes, Mo chose the one that best represents the pinnacle of his individual skill! He accepted DK's challenge! He'll end this battle with a one-on-one duel!"

Although there were no audience members at the scene, the online comments expressed their excitement in the most enthusiastic way!
In DK's final move, Khan locked in Jayce after a long silence.

This is another hero he excels at, and one that can exert pressure in the early game.

He chose to respond to an attack with an attack!
The final lineups for both sides have been confirmed!
Blue side EDG:

Top Lane: Fiora
Jungler: Lillia
Mid Lane: Orianna

ADC: Aphelios

Support: Nautilus

Red side's DK:

Top Lane: Jayce

Jungler: Nidalee
Mid laner: Syndra
ADC: Xayah
Support: Ruier

"Game start!"

Entering the game, the DKs, with a death wish, displayed their ferocity right from the start!
"DK has chosen to invade at level one!" Wawa spoke incredibly fast. "They grouped up all five of them and went straight into EDG's bottom jungle! They're going to have a level one team fight!"

However, Su Mo seemed to have anticipated everything.

"Switch jungle camps," he casually commanded from the fountain. "If they go bot, we'll go top. Jiejie, go steal their blue buff."

EDG remained calm under pressure and perfectly executed their decision to switch jungle areas.

DK invaded aggressively, but their own upper jungle was also completely wiped out by Lillia.

When Su Mo went online, he found that Khan's Jayce was playing exceptionally aggressively.

He frequently switched between cannon forms, using his long reach to whittle down Su Mo's health.

Su Mo remained calm and used the flexibility of his Q skill, [Sky Slash], to continuously look for opportunities to exploit Jayce's weaknesses while last-hitting minions.

The two traded blows, with Jayce reaching level three first. Khan seized the opportunity when Fiora came forward to last-hit minions and the level difference allowed him to use QEW and then switch to hammer form, unleashing a powerful Q skill, Sky Leap!
However, just as Jess jumped, Su Mo pressed the W key!
Laurent's Sharp Eyes!
"Ding!"

A crisp sound of a block! Fiora not only perfectly blocked Jayce's Q skill damage and slow, but her counterattack with Mind's Eye Slash also precisely slowed Jayce!
The call to counterattack sounded instantly!

Su Mo activated his E skill, followed by a QA combo, and relentlessly attacked the slowed Jayce, instantly creating two openings!

Khan's health plummeted, and in a panic, he used Flash to escape back to the tower.

"Another crushing victory in lane!" Miller exclaimed. "Mo's timing with W was perfect! Khan lost terribly in that trade, he's even afraid to last-hit minions now!"

Eight minutes into the game, EDG had a nearly 2,000 gold lead thanks to their more stable early-game strategy.

Su Mo's Fiora has already built Tiamat and Iron Whip, and is now working on Bloodthirsty Battle Axe.

Khan's Jayce, on the other hand, was left with only a broken Tear of the Goddess and a longsword, suffering greatly.

DK's only hope lies in their mid and jungle players, which they are so proud of.

Ten minutes in, Canyon's Nidalee, in coordination with ShowMaker's Syndra, successfully ganked and killed Scout's Orianna in the mid lane, securing a kill.

They tried to roll the snowball.

However, Su Mo did not give them any chance.

Twelve minutes later, after pushing the top lane minion wave deep into DK's second tower, Su Mo's Fiora disappeared from the map.

"Fiora is gone!" Khan immediately became alert. "Did she go home? No! She didn't go home! She must have gone to our jungle!"

At this moment, Canyon's Nidalee had just finished fighting her own Krugs and was not in good condition.

Just as he was about to return to the city, an elegant and composed figure quietly emerged from the bushes beside F6. (End of Chapter)