LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

EDG completely controlled the pace of the game due to Su Mo's unstoppable development on the side lane.

LNG is in a dilemma.

They wanted to find an opportunity to initiate a team fight, but Su Mo's Kayle always managed to push down a lane of minions in advance, forcing them to send players back to defend.

They wanted to gank Kayle, but Sion alone couldn't handle her, and even with two people, they couldn't beat EDG's four-man squad in a head-on team fight.

The atmosphere in LNG's team voice chat was extremely tense.

"What should we do?" Ale's voice carried a hint of anxiety for the first time. "I can't stop him from pushing the tower at all. He's leveled up and can clear waves faster than me."

"We can't let him lead us by the nose anymore!" Icon, the team's strategist, took a deep breath and made a difficult decision. "Prepare for the third dragon! This is our last chance! We must force them to engage! Tarzan, save your ultimate. Wait until they group up, then we'll force it!"

This is a decision that involves risking everything.

They will use their strongest mid-game teamfight ability to counter EDG's still-developing late-game composition.

At the sixteen-minute mark, the third dragon—the crucial Infernal Dragon—spawned.

This dragon's attributes represent a significant power boost for LNG's Aphelios and Clockwerk. They are determined to obtain it.

"Both sides are starting to gather near the Dragon Pit!" Miller's voice was tense. "The vision is intertwined! This could be a team fight that decides the outcome of the game! LNG is fully in position, and they're determined not to give an inch!"

EDG continued to employ their kiting tactics.

Scout's Syndra and Viper's Ezreal stood behind the dragon pit, using their long range advantage to constantly whittle down the health of LNG's front line with their abilities.

Meiko's Tahm Kench acted like a guardian deity, standing in front of the two carries and providing them with a strong sense of security.

Su Mo's Kyle still did not join the team immediately.

He sent a massive wave of minions to the front of LNG's high ground tower.

"Mo is still split pushing!" Wawa saw through EDG's tactical intentions. "They're using the pressure of the bottom lane minion wave to force LNG to make a choice! Either defend or engage! This is a fatal choice!"

LNG has no other choice!

"Open! We can't wait any longer!" Icon gave the final command over the voice chat.

Tarzan's nightmare—without the slightest hesitation, he turned off the lights!
Darkness descends for the third time!

This time, his target wasn't the slippery Ezreal, but Jiejie's Evelynn! Just then, the support's placed control ward revealed her for a fleeting moment.

Nightmare, like a sharp arrow in the darkness, hurtles straight at the phantom that is looking for an opportunity on the flank!

At the same time, Ale's Sion also activated his ultimate, abandoning the top lane high ground and transforming into an unstoppable train, roaring towards the dragon pit!

"LNG has started a group purchase! They've even reached Jiejie!"

However, just as darkness fell, Meiko's calm voice rang out in EDG's team voice chat: "Don't panic, protect Jiejie, spread out your formation!"

Meiko's Tahm Kench swallowed Jiejie whole, managing to withstand the first wave of nightmare and fear!

Scout's Syndra used a QE combo to stun Sion, who had just charged into the dragon pit, against the wall!

LNG's perfect attack was once again neutralized by EDG's impenetrable formation!
"They didn't get it again! EDG's formation is too solid!" Rita exclaimed.

Just then, a figure that filled everyone at LNG with despair teleported.

Su Mo's Kayle pressed the teleport button after destroying the top lane inhibitor turret!
The teleport landed at a ward that Meiko had already placed in the bushes behind the battlefield!
A level 12 Angel of Justice, wielding "Nash's Tooth" and "Canyon Creator," descended upon LNG's crumbling formation like a true deity!
"Mo has teleported! He's here to clean up the battlefield!"

The moment he descended, Su Mo didn't even pause for a moment, immediately activating his ultimate move, [Moment of Holy Judgment]!
A golden rain of swords descended from the sky, enveloping himself and Viper beside him, granting them a brief period of invincibility!
"Holy Flame!"

With her passive skill triggered, Kayle's attack speed increased to the extreme. Her flaming sword swung in a blur of motion, and her basic attacks, imbued with fire waves, rained down on Braum and Orianna, who were closest to her, like a machine gun!
Crisp's Braum raised his massive shield in an attempt to block the damage, but faced with overwhelming gear and level advantage, his tankiness was as fragile as a sheet of paper.

In less than two seconds, Braum's health bar evaporated instantly!
Next up was Icon's Orianna. He used Flash, but was still slowed and hit by Kayle's Q skill, ultimately being auto-attacked to death while trying to escape!
Double Kill!

Light's Aphelios was terrified at the sight and switched to Blue Blade to try to create distance, but Su Mo's Kayn ganked and activated his E skill, a sword aura with execute damage that brought him to low health!

Jiejie's Evelynn emerged from Tahm Kench's mouth, followed by a Charm, easily securing the kill.

【ACE!】

Destroy the group!

A crisp, cold warning sound echoed through the canyon, announcing that LNG's all-or-nothing charge had come to an end in the most tragic way.

"It's over! The match is over!" Miller's voice was hoarse but full of passion. "EDG used a textbook-level maneuvering and counter-attack to completely shatter LNG's hopes! And Mo, with his Kayle, at the most crucial moment, was like a god descending to earth, single-handedly judging the entire battlefield!"

The LNG team members stared at their gray screens in the fountain, their faces filled with despair.

EDG executed a perfect 4-0 team fight, securing the Infernal Dragon and immediately turning their attention to Baron Nashor.

At this moment, LNG only had Ale Sion left, who had just finished clearing the minion wave in the top lane and hadn't yet arrived at the battlefield. He looked helplessly at the four blue arrows converging towards the Baron pit on the minimap, his heart filled with despair.

"They're going to take Baron." Ale said hoarsely in the team voice chat, his voice filled with undisguised frustration.

"Let it go." Icon's voice came from the fountain, filled with deep weariness. "Hold the high ground and hold out for as long as you can."

At 22 minutes, EDG, now with the Baron Nashor buff, began their final assault on LNG's base.

Instead of rushing things, they demonstrated a breathtaking operational pace.

"EDG's strategy is too solid!" Miller, the commentator, kept his eyes glued to the minimap. "Instead of grouping up and pushing mid lane, they used the most classic and unstoppable 1-3-1 split push tactic! Viper's Ezreal used his long range advantage to constantly whittle down the mid lane inhibitor tower's health, while on the flanks, Jiejie's Evelynn and Mo's Kayle, with their empowered minions, pushed towards the top and bottom lane inhibitors respectively!"

Wawa added, "LNG is in a really tough spot right now! They have to split up to deal with the minions on the side lanes, but as soon as they dare to get alone, Jiejie's Evelynn will appear like a ghost in the dark and instantly kill them! On the front, Scout's Syndra and Meiko's Tahm Kench are like two mountains, making it impossible for LNG to find any opportunity to initiate a team fight!"

The live stream chat was now flooded with comments like "suffocating" and "tortured".

[This is EDG's strategy; LNG can't even leave their high ground.]

[Like a frog being slowly boiled in water, LNG is currently trapped in a pot, forced to watch helplessly as the water temperature rises.]

[I feel sorry for Ale. His Sion is just a super minion wave clearing tool right now; he doesn't dare to take a single step forward.]

[Mozi's Kayle is basically a mobile defensive turret now, who dares to mess with him?]

The atmosphere in LNG's team voice chat was so tense it felt like water could drip from it.

"The bottom lane minions are coming in! I have to get there!" Light's voice carried a hint of anxiety.

"Don't go!" Tarzan immediately stopped him. "Going there alone is suicide! Evelyn is definitely nearby!"

"What do we do? The bottom lane inhibitor is about to be worn down!"

“We can only send Ale…” Icon said helplessly.

Thus, a comical scene unfolded on the field.

LNG's top laner, Sion, was like a firefighter, constantly running between the top and bottom lanes, clearing out the super minions that kept pouring into the high ground.

Their two carries were pinned down in the mid lane, without even a chance to catch up in gold.

EDG's team voice chat, however, was filled with calm. "Brother Mozi, we can whittle down the bottom lane inhibitor now," Meiko said, precisely calculating the time. "Jiejie, go to the top lane and apply pressure. Don't let their people come over."

"Received." Jiejie's voice carried a hint of amusement. "Don't worry, they won't dare come over if they can't see me."

"Viper, Scout, keep applying pressure in the mid lane and draw their players into the mid lane."

"OK."

The instructions were clear and the execution was decisive.

Every component of the EDG is functioning perfectly.

After 24 minutes of relentless attrition by Su Mo, LNG's bottom lane inhibitor crystal fell with a crisp, mournful cry.

Next, we set off.

"Both lane inhibitors have been destroyed!" Miller's voice suddenly rose. "LNG's operational space has been further compressed! Now, for them, the entire jungle is a dark forest where you can't see your hand in front of your face!"

With two crystals lost, LNG's defenses completely collapsed.

With the Baron Nashor buff and two lanes of super minions, EDG finally gathered in front of LNG's mid-lane high ground, ready to launch their final assault.

"The moment of decisive battle is coming!" The doll held her breath.

The five members of LNG stood with their backs against the last bastion of the tower, each with a resolute expression on their face.

They knew this was their last stand, with no way to retreat.

"Find an opportunity! Find an opportunity to engage Viper!" Icon roared in the voice chat. "He doesn't have Flash! If we can kill him instantly, we still have a chance!"

This is their only hope.

However, would EDG give them that chance?

"They're charging," Meiko said calmly in the team voice chat, as if everything was under control. "Viper, you stand behind me. Mozi, it's up to you."

"Understood." Su Mo's voice was lazy and very calm.

Just then, LNG's support Crisp seized what he saw as the only opportunity!
He saw that Viper had moved slightly forward in order to attack the tower, so he decisively flashed forward, used his ultimate (R), and aimed directly at EDG's ADC!

"Crisp made his move! He flashed in to initiate the team fight!"

The LNG fans at the scene erupted in a final cheer!

However, just as Braum flashed and used his ultimate, just as everyone thought Viper was about to be controlled, the man who had been standing at the back of the crowd, as indifferent as a god, moved!

Su Mo's Kyle has moved!

Without any warning, he pressed Flash!

A golden light flashed by, and his figure, like a bolt of lightning tearing through the night sky, instantly appeared in the very center of the LNG formation, right in front of Light's Aphelios and Icon's Clockwork!
"My God!!!" Miller practically jumped out of his chair, his eyes wide with disbelief, his voice hoarse with excitement. "Mo flashed in! All by himself! He flashed right into the faces of LNG's two carries! What is he doing?!"

LNG's two Cs, Light and Icon, looked at the Seraphim that suddenly appeared on their faces and their pupils shrank sharply!
Before they could react, Su Mo's operation had already begun!

The moment he flashed to the ground, his ultimate skill was activated! A golden rain of swords enveloped him, granting him invincibility!
He then unleashed his Q skill, Radiant Impact, precisely targeting Aphelios and Orianna, slowing them down and reducing their armor and magic resistance!

Then start continuously outputting AEAAAA.

Kayle at level 16 has her passive skill fully activated!
The flaming sword in his hand burned like the sun, and his attack speed was increased to the extreme!
A! A! A! A! A!

The normal attacks, accompanied by flame waves, poured out like a storm!

Every swing of the sword takes away a shockingly large chunk of LNG's health bar!
"They're melting! Their health bars are melting!" Doll exclaimed frantically. "Light's Aphelios didn't even have time to use Flash before his health bar disappeared! Icon's Orianna tried to Flash away, but was burned to death by the splash damage of the fire wave! Both carries are dead!!"

Double Kill!

In EDG's team voice chat, the teammates were already in an uproar!

"Holy crap! Brother Mozi!" Jiejie let out a scream like a groundhog.

“NICE!!! NB!” Meiko shouted excitedly.

On the front lines, LNG, having lost its rear guard, suffered a crushing defeat.

Su Mo also turned around and, together with his teammates, began to eliminate the other people.

Five seconds later, everyone on the other side was lying on the ground.

ACE!
Destroy the group!

The brief silence was shattered when the crisp notification sound echoed through the canyon!

A deafening roar of cheers and shouts filled the stadium.

"EDG! EDG!"

"EDG! EDG!"

The unified shouts are the highest praise offered to the victors who are about to emerge!
EDG's players swiftly destroyed the mid-lane inhibitor crystal, followed by two inhibitor turrets.

The LNG heroes had just respawned in the fountain when they faced a devastating minion wave and five enemies who were already bloodthirsty.

Finally, with the crisp and loud explosion of the LNG base crystal, the second game of this BO5 series came to a resounding victory for EDG.

【VICTORY】

The bright red letters of victory were frozen in the center of the screen.

The EDG match venue was filled with jubilation.

"Holy crap! Brother Mo! You're my god!" Jiejie was the first to take off her headphones, her face flushed with excitement. She jumped up from her chair and rushed behind Su Mo. "That flash into the fray! My heart almost stopped when I saw it!"

Meiko also breathed a sigh of relief, her face beaming with an uncontrollable smile: "At the time, I only had one thought: as long as I could hold them off and absorb more skills, Brother Mozi could reap the rewards. But I really didn't expect him to do it this way."

Viper and Scout exchanged a smile, their eyes filled with absolute trust in Su Mo.

Faced with everyone's praise, Su Mo just smiled slightly: "You guys can do it too. With this kind of development, the other side can't beat you no matter how you play."

Everyone started boasting again.

The atmosphere was very joyful.

On the other side of the stage, LNG's battle booth presented a stark contrast to EDG's fervent atmosphere.

Ale slumped helplessly in her chair, staring blankly at her gray screen.

He endured pressure throughout the game, waiting for his teammates to create a miracle, but in the end, what awaited them was the arrival of the opponent's god, which completely crushed their last hope.

This feeling of helplessness is even more agonizing than being solo-killed in lane. (End of Chapter)