LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

Jiejie's tree suddenly turned around, and his R skill [Nature's Grasp] was thrown directly at the T1 crowd!
Huge, dead tree roots swept in, blocking all of T1's advance and retreat routes.

"The big tree initiated the team fight! T1's positioning is terrible this time, they're stuck in the choke point!" Miller shouted. "Keria's Nami countered with her ultimate to try and stop EDG's follow-up! But..."

However, everyone is searching for the figure wielding the broken sword.

"Where's Riven?! Where is Riven?!" Doll exclaimed.

On the front lines, there were only four players from EDG.

The war god, clad in heavy armor and wielding a runic greatsword, has vanished.

In T1's back row, Gumayusi's Lucian was intently focused on Azir and Aphelios in front of him, his fingers gripping his E skill and Gale Force.

at this time.

Suddenly, a golden light shone from the shadows of the wall.

Su Mo's Riven had already jumped over the Baron pit and circled around to the side and rear of T1, ambushing in that blind spot.

He stepped directly onto the Blast Fruit to get over the wall!

At this moment, time seemed to stand still.

Riven, with her ultimate ability activated, descends from the sky like a Valkyrie descending to earth.

It landed right next to Gumayusi!

"Behind you!!!" Keria screamed shrilly.

But it was too late.

Su Mo's movements were so fast that they were impossible for the naked eye to perceive.

In mid-air, ER+WA (Greed Passive)!

Lucian didn't even have time to react before he was stunned by the green rune!
Gumayusi's Lucian, who was at full health, was instantly depleted before he could even cast Heal!
"Instantly melted!!!" PDD's pupils shrank sharply. "What kind of damage is this?! Lucian was instantly vaporized! Gumayusi didn't even see Riven's face before he was gone! Is this the burst damage of the Bloodthirsty Black Cleaver Riven?!"

After killing the AD carry, Su Mo did not stop.

Press the active skill button on the Bloodthirsty Battle Axe!
"Shh!"

A circular, blood-red slash swept past Nami and Foygo.

Su Mo's health instantly recovered significantly, and his Conqueror stacks were fully stacked!
At this moment, Riven was radiating golden light, like an invincible war goddess.

"AD is dead! We can't escape either!" Oner was in despair.

On the main battlefield, Scout's Tsar, along with Jiejie's giant tree, pressed forward.

Viper's Aphelios, despite lacking Gale Force, unleashed devastating damage under Thresh's protection.

T1 was caught in a pincer attack and suffered a complete defeat.

Zeus's Aatrox activated his ultimate to try and save Riven, but his pitiful damage was like a tickle to Riven who had drunk the Iron Elixir.

Su Mo countered with a Q3 combo, knocking the Sword Demon into the air, and then, with the help of his teammates, took him down.

Although Faker's Lissandra used her ultimate to save herself, she couldn't escape being ganged up on by the five players after her invulnerability ended.

ACE!

A perfect team fight where 0 could be exchanged for 5!
Su Mo's Riven secured a triple kill, bringing his score to a terrifying 7-0!

"A god descended to earth! This is a true god descending to earth!" Miller exclaimed excitedly, almost incoherently. "Not Aatrox, but Riven! On the S12 stage, Mozi used Riven to tell the world that as long as your skills are top-notch, there are no heroes that are out of meta!"

Wawa: "Right now, Baron Nashor is practically in EDG's hands, this game is basically won!"

As he said, after the opposing team was wiped out, Su Mo and his group immediately began attacking the dragon.

In the canyon, Baron Nashor let out a mournful cry, transforming into a purple buff that surrounded the five members of EDG.

"With this Baron secured, it's basically a one-way push." ​​Miller looked at the 7,000 gold lead on the screen, trying to remain objective but unable to hide his excitement. "T1 can't handle Riven anymore."

EDG players returned to base to replenish supplies.

Su Mo went home and immediately pulled out the [Dance of Death].

At this moment, his equipment was extremely luxurious: Bloodthirsty Battle Axe, Black Cleaver, Ravenous Hydra, Dance of Death, Boots of Clarity, plus a stopwatch.

On the other side, Zeus's Aatrox was so pathetic that he only had Bloodthirster and Cloth Boots, and he hadn't even completed the Black Cleaver components.

"131 split push." ​​Su Mo said succinctly in the voice chat, "I'll go bot lane to push, Scout will go top lane, and the three of you will apply pressure head-on. As long as the minion wave gets in, I can dive."

The atmosphere in T1's voice channel was terrifyingly oppressive.

Faker switched screens to look at the almost fully equipped Riven, his brows furrowed into a deep frown.

"We can't let him continue like this." Faker's voice was deep and calm. "We have to find an opportunity. As long as we can take down Aphelios, we still have the ability to defend our high ground."

Oner gritted his teeth: "I'll find an opportunity to Flash in. As long as we can kill the AD carry, we'll have a fighting chance even if Riven enters the fray."

Gumayusi didn't say anything, but silently bought a Whisper, his only hope of pleasing Riven.

Game time is 22 minutes and 30 seconds.

EDG, with the Baron buff, pushed forward in a massive wave of minions across all three lanes.

Su Mo used his Q skill to clear the minions in front of the bottom lane's second tower, and Zeus's Aatrox didn't dare to stand under the tower for even a second longer, and could only retreat to the high ground.

The second tower in the bottom lane has fallen.

However, just as EDG's mid-lane trio was pushing the second tower, T1 made their move.

This was an extremely tricky time.

Viper's Aphelios was about to step forward to attack the tower with his Green Blade, and he moved slightly forward by one body length.

In the shadows, Faker's Lissandra made a move.

E [Glacier Path] Slid out while stuck to the wall, and just as the crampons reached their limit, a flash of golden light appeared!
E Flash W!

Faker's hand speed is still top-notch.

Viper didn't even have time to use Purify before being instantly frozen in place by Crystal Maiden!

Immediately afterwards, Oner's Fryego activated his E skill, Black Mist, and charged out, followed by W Flash to control the enemy!
Keria's Nami uses her ultimate to knock up enemies, then uses her Q to knock them up again.

"They've got it!!!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed. "Faker! Look for an opportunity in this desperate situation! Viper didn't use Flash! He got CC'd and died!"

T1 focused all their fire.

Gumayusi's Lucian glided forward, instantly filling up with the Holy Lance.

Even though Meiko offered him a lantern and salvation, Viper still melted instantly.

"EDG Viper has been killed!"

End!

Gumayusi took down the big guy.

"Nice!!" Oner roared in the voice chat, as if he saw a glimmer of hope for a comeback.

"We've held on! Clear the wave! Delay the Baron buff!" Faker quickly gave the order.

With one less player, EDG's momentum was instantly disrupted.

Jiejie and Meiko had no choice but to retreat, and T1 managed to hold onto the mid-lane second tower, which was on the verge of falling.

“My…” Viper said with some annoyance, “I was careless.”

"It's alright." Su Mo's voice remained calm, even carrying a hint of a smile. "They used all their ultimate moves to kill you, so the rest of the time is my turn."

Su Mo glanced at the bottom lane inhibitor turret.

Zeus stood there, trembling with fear.

"Jiejie, come to the bottom lane with me, I'm going to push the high ground."

"Here comes brother!"

23 minutes 40 seconds.

Although Viper died, the Baron buff is still on Su Mo and Scout.

Su Mo led his enhanced sports car troops straight towards the bottom lane high ground.

At this moment, all T1 members' ultimate abilities were on cooldown. Apart from the bottom lane duo who were in good condition after just getting a kill, the others were not in good condition.

Faced with Riven's attempt to break through the high ground alone, T1 had to split their forces to defend.

"Zeus, you can't hold on by yourself, I'm going to help you." Keria's Nami rushed to the bottom lane.

Gumayusi also came closer.

Three people guarding one Riven.

Su Mo looked at the three people below the tower, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Only three people? Who do you think you are?"

The troop line enters the tower.

Instead of retreating, Su Mo activated his ultimate move!

The broken sword was reforged, and the green runic energy surged!

"He's going to tower dive?! One against three tower dives?!" The doll's eyes widened.

Su Mo moved. He used his E skill to shield himself from tower damage, and then used Q1 to close the distance with the Sword Demon.

Zeus instinctively slammed his Q1 into the ground, trying to discourage the opponent from retreating.

But Su Mo dodged Sword Demon's Q1 with a slight sidestep and countered with W [Soul-Suppressing Roar]!
This time, instead of stunning Aatrox, he used Flash + W to directly stun Nami and Lucian who were trying to apply crowd control!
Make a sound in the east and attack in the west!

"Oh my god! He's knocked out the duo!"

A connects to Tiamat, then Q2!

Gumayusi's Lucian was about to use his E to create distance when this terrifying burst of damage took away half of his health.

Keria countered with a weak shot.

Su Mo pressed the stopwatch!

"Ding!"

The invincible body avoided the tower's aggro and the first wave of focused fire from T1.

At the same time, Jiejie's Tree finally arrived and used his ultimate skill [Nature's Grip] to block the path, forcing T1's subsequent damage dealers to retreat.

The golden statue is finished.

Su Mo stood up and activated the Bloodthirsty Battle Axe's active skill!
"Shh!"

My health instantly recovered by a large amount!

At this point, Conqueror stacks are full, and Death Dance triggers damage reduction.

This isn't Riven, this is practically a god of war!

Q3 knocks three people into the air!

R2 [Swift Slash] is unleashed!
This enormous green sword energy swept across like the scythe of death.

Nami was completely melted!
Lucian used Flash to escape back to the fountain with a sliver of health remaining.

Only the thick-skinned Sword Demon barely withstood this attack, but he was left with only a sliver of health.

Su Mo didn't even bother chasing Lucian, but instead chased after Aatrox and slashed him twice.

"EDG Mo has killed T1 Keria!"

"EDG Mo has killed T1 Zeus!"

Double Kill!

The bottom lane inhibitor turret collapsed under the attack of Riven and super minions.

"This is outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous!" PDD exclaimed. "This isn't even a game in the same league! She's weakened, tanking the tower, taking on three opponents, killing two and driving one away! Is this Riven a monster?!"

When Faker finished clearing the mid lane and rushed over, all he saw were corpses scattered all over the ground and Riven destroying the Nexus.

He was silent.

At that moment, he seemed to see himself at his peak during Season 5, with that unstoppable dominance.

After EDG destroyed the inhibitor crystals in the mid and bottom lanes, they retreated and looted the enemy jungle.

Baron Nashor spawned again at 26 minutes into the game.

Although T1 managed to kill Viper once and delay the game for a few minutes, all tactics seemed pale and powerless in the face of overwhelming power.

EDG regrouped and, with the advantage of having broken through one lane, gathered at the Baron pit.

This time, Su Mo did not go for a solo carry role.

He stood on top of the dragon pit, blocking the T1 position like a gatekeeper.

"Force them to come. If they don't come, we'll fight them; if they do come, we'll kill them," Su Mo said.

There was no choice but to go with T1.

This is their last chance. If EDG gets the second Baron and all three lanes are minions together, they will undoubtedly lose.

"Let's go all out." A resolute glint flashed in Faker's eyes. "Zeus, flank from behind, we'll charge head-on."

The five members of T1 charged into the river with a death-defying spirit.

But this time, Su Mo didn't give them any room to maneuver.

He was stuck in the F6's blind spot in the bushes.

The moment the back row of the T1 appeared.

Su Mo's Riven moved.

There are no fancy combos, just the most basic and unadorned violence.

Activate your ultimate ability: Q1, Q2, EQ3R!

"jump!"

Riven descended from the sky and crashed directly into the T1 team.

Gumayusi, Faker, and Keria were all knocked away at the same time!
W is dizzy!

Hydra + Bloodthirsty Battle Axe + R2 Gale Slash!
All the AOE damage bursts out in an instant.

The screen displayed a dense barrage of critical hits and red numbers.

The fragile Lucian and Nami died instantly.

Faker's Lissandra didn't even get to use her ultimate before collapsing.

"Three people instantly killed?!" Miller shouted hoarsely. "One-man kill! This isn't Riven, it's Malphite! It's exploded! T1 is exploded!"

The remaining Ueno and Jungle players were completely powerless against the encirclement of EDG's five players.

Penta Kill!

Pentakill!

The system's notification sound echoed throughout Madison Square Garden.

Su Mo's Riven stood amidst the corpses, her broken sword still dripping blood, with the EDG team logo lit up above her head.

The entire stadium was silent for a second, then erupted into a thunderous roar of cheers.

EDG's five players, along with the minion wave, pushed down T1's base crystal in one fell swoop.

The image freezes on Riven's imposing back view.

Time: 26 minutes and 43 seconds.

The ratio of people to people is 21:4.

Su Mo's record: 13-0-5.

Damage conversion rate: 240%.

In the commentary booth, Wawa let out a long sigh: "That was too brutal. This is the number one seed from the LPL, this is the value of the FMVP. T1 wanted to use the Aatrox system, but they were completely crushed by Mozi's Riven."

Miller chimed in, his voice strong and clear: "This autumn, we will build a dynasty for EDG!"

T1 players' bench.

Faker stared at the shattered crystal, remaining motionless for a long time.

He pushed up his glasses and glanced at the young man who was standing up to celebrate not far away.

"He's still the same, just as strong," Faker murmured to himself, sighing softly.

Zeus slumped in his chair, his eyes vacant, as if he hadn't yet recovered from that nightmarish laning match.

He knew he would have nightmares when he got home tonight.

My dreams are filled with that broken sword.

The stage lights focused on the five EDG players, while the T1 players' bench on the other side appeared dim and lackluster.

Su Mo took off his headphones, and the tranquility that had isolated him from the world was instantly shattered by the deafening roar of the crowd.

He shook his slightly sore wrist, a signature calm smile on his face, and walked with his teammates toward the T1 players' bench.

Because it's a group stage round-robin tournament, it's a best-of-one format, with each game counting as one point, so there are no more matches today.

During the handshake, Su Mo's first approach was to Zeus.

This 18-year-old prodigy, hailed as the future face of LCK top laners, is currently looking troubled.

When Su Mo walked up to him and extended his hand, Zeus jolted as if he had been electrocuted. When he looked up, his eyes were slightly red and filled with confusion.

The suffocating feeling of being completely outmaneuvered during the laning phase, and having to calculate health even when last-hitting minions, put him under immense pressure.

"Keep it up!" Su Mo said casually in English, giving Zeus's cold hand a firm squeeze.

Zeus's lips moved, but he couldn't utter a single word for a long time. He just nodded mechanically.

Next up are Oner, Faker...

When Su Mo held Faker's hand, he felt a surge of power.

The three-time champion remained calm, but his eyes behind his glasses were sharp as a knife. (End of Chapter)