Chapter 196 The semi-finals begin! The end of the jungle!

After the interview, Su Mo went straight back to the lounge.

At this time, the teammates had packed up and were ready to leave. Abu came up and greeted them:
“Xiao Mo, this time it’s really thanks to your many tricks, otherwise we might really be in the quarterfinals again.”

“This MSF is quite strange. They are so powerful. I thought they were easy to deal with before.”

Meiko also came up and said with a smile:
“Brother Mozi, you are so good at playing support. I think I have to learn from you in the future.”

Su Mo replied: “I just understand a little bit.”

“You call this understanding a little bit? You being so modest makes me look stupid.” Meiko looked resentful.

After hearing this, everyone laughed and packed up their things and went back together.

Back to the hotel, let’s go have dinner together first.

While eating, Su Mo took out his mobile phone and took a look. He found that there were many unread messages in the LPL expedition group, so he clicked on it and took a look again.

RNG, UZI: “EDG actually let M0 play support, what was he thinking? Isn’t he supposed to play top lane?”

RNG, Letme: “Is this game going to be lost?”

RNG丶Ming: “I believe in Mozi. He is good at everything he plays.”

Uzi: “I think it’s a bit mysterious.”

Ming: “Looks like I’m going to win, I’m playing really hard.”

WE丶Xiye: “Oh my god, are they so invincible? The opponent’s bottom lane was directly penetrated.”

WE丶957: “Aba…”

The group is very lively, with hundreds of chat records that are too numerous to read.

Su Mo put down his phone and went to eat with everyone.

After dinner, the EDG team prepared to go back to review the game, but they ran into the RNG team who had just come to eat.

“Coach Fox.”

“Manager Abu.”

The adults on both sides greeted each other.

UZI suddenly walked up and said, “What’s wrong with you guys? You put so much effort into beating MSF and even made it to the fifth game. You almost made RNG the only seed in LPL. You guys are the number one seed.”

The factory manager’s eyebrows jumped: “If you think MSF is easy to beat, you can go and fight them once.”

UZI chuckled: “I wish I could draw a team like this in the draw, but what can I do if I didn’t? It’s okay, we’ll play FNC tomorrow, watch and learn, and see how we beat the European and American losers.”

“Stain, please stop bragging. It will be so embarrassing if I can’t beat you tomorrow.”

Although he knew that FNC didn’t look like they could beat RNG, he still wanted to say a few words to suppress them.

After the two chatted for a while, the EDG team returned to the hotel.

Abu organized everyone to review the game and continue training after it was over.

As for Su Mo, he had already picked up his phone and opened the forum.

I went into the Anti-Pressure Forum and took a look to see the current reactions in the forum.

Sure enough, netizens were quite optimistic before, but now they have suddenly become pessimistic.

#Is this the strength of the No. 1 seed of LPL? Almost sent away by the European and American losers.

#Who said this year is the year with the most hope? It is obviously the year with the least hope

#I have seen the limit of LPL from EDG, the top four.

#It’s okay, RNG is still sure to make it to the finals. It seems that RNG will still have to carry the banner of LPL.

The next day, the match between RNG and FNC is about to begin.

Before going to the scene, the RNG team took a special look at EDG, the number one seed, and said that they would fight quickly and let everyone see how to beat the European and American guys.

Because this game has nothing to do with EDG, the EDG players chose to train every minute instead of watching the game.

However, during the breaks and BP times in training games, I would still take a look out of curiosity.

After the first game, Meiko praised: “RNG seems to have something. They won so quickly.”

In the second game, RNG won again.

In the third game, FNC won back a round.

In the fourth game, RNG won again, taking the lead 3-1.

Although it was not 3-0, judging from the process, the strength gap between the two teams was still quite obvious.

Meiko muttered, “Is RNG really that strong? Will they really win the championship this year?”

Upon hearing this, A Guang felt a chill down his spine: “If they win, I can’t believe it. Really, we won’t have a place in the LPL. We’ll be bullied by RNG fans every day.”

Zet said, “It’s okay. They may not be able to pass the Dragon Ball level. Besides, it’s better for them to win than for the Koreans to win.”

Everyone thought it made sense, but the factory manager noticed something was wrong: “You sound like you’re saying we will lose to Longzhu. If Longzhu doesn’t beat us first, they won’t meet RNG.”

Zet was a little embarrassed at this, as he accidentally spoke his true feelings.

He quickly explained: “That’s not what I meant. I was just making an analogy.”

Soon, Su Mo saw the message prompt in the LPL expedition group.

RNG, UZI: “Easily won! To deal with European and American losers, you have to use heavy hands and knock them out in the laning phase, but this requires a high level of laning ability, which not all teams can do.”

RNG, letme: “It feels like we are certain to make the finals. I hope EDG can also make the finals. We will play as an LPL team.”

At the same time, Su Mo saw that people on the internet had already started discussing what the chances of Longzhu winning against RNG in the final were.

It is worth mentioning that many netizens assume that EDG cannot beat Longzhu, and SSG cannot beat RNG.

In the next few days, the remaining four semi-final teams will prepare for the semi-finals.

Of course, Su Mo is an exception. He was given another holiday and was forced to go out and “relax”.

Su Mo had no choice but to go to an internet cafe outside to surf the internet…

A few days passed quickly and the semi-finals began!

On the field, in the EDG lounge.

Su Mo was playing with his phone, while the others were doing their own things. Some closed their eyes to rest, some stared at the floor in a daze, and some were shaking their legs…

At this time, Abu walked up to Su Mo and whispered, “Xiao Mo, you have to start from the first game today. There is no room for any accidents now. You understand what I mean, right?”

Su Mo nodded: “Yeah, I understand.”

“Which position are you going to play? Why don’t you go directly to the top lane? Khan, the top laner in Longzhu, is quite strong. I don’t think A Guang can handle it.” Abu suggested.

“Well… let me think about it.” Su Mo hadn’t received the task yet, and he wasn’t sure whether the system would suddenly assign him a task to fight on other routes.

“Then please tell me as early as possible. Although we already have comprehensive arrangements, it is still better to confirm it as soon as possible.”

Because Su Mo’s position is uncertain, EDG has made sufficient preparations, taking into account the possibility of Su Mo playing in every position and formulating corresponding BP and tactics.

Of course, what Su Mo chooses is mainly up to him.

This is a tacit understanding that has been formed over a long period of time.

In the Longzhu lounge, everyone seemed to be quite relaxed. They crossed their legs, played with their phones, without any tension or pressure, just waiting for the game to start.

At this time, BDD, the mid laner, suddenly asked, “Haven’t they decided on the starting lineup yet? This team is really weird. They always have to wait until the last minute to decide on the starting lineup.”

CUZZ was dismissive: “This is because they don’t have enough strength. They need to use this kind of tactics to make up for it. They just want to catch their opponents off guard. This little trick is easy to see.”

BDD nodded: “Speaking, I really want to try to fight against that Mo. I heard that he has many tricks.”

CUZZ shook his head: “He may not play mid, but it doesn’t matter. It’s better if he doesn’t play jungle, otherwise I will beat him to tears.”

At this time, Su Mo was watching the rhythm of the game online on EDG. Suddenly, a system voice came:
[CUZZ is detected to challenge the host, and the hidden task is activated:
Mission 1: Accept the challenge, choose a jungle position, use a random hero, and break the opponent’s mentality. Reward: 1 Ultimate Skill Card

Mission 2: Accept the challenge, choose the mid-lane position, and work with the jungler to target the jungle area and break the opponent’s jungler’s mentality. Reward: 1000 Ultimate Torment Points
Mission 3: Reject the challenge, find an excuse not to play, and avoid fighting. Reward title: Cowardly.

coming!

“I’ll play jungle.” Su Mo stood up and said.

The factory manager looked over and said, “Ah? Why? Can’t you just play top lane?”

Ah Guang agreed, “Yes, Brother Mozi, why don’t you go to the top lane.”

Zet: “Brother Mozi, play bottom lane, play support! Support me!”

Meiko looked over and said, “What do you mean? You dislike me, don’t you?”

Zet quickly changed his words: “Ah… No, I mean… I’m worried that you’ll be tired. You see, we’ve been playing for nearly a month. It’s so tiring.”

“Don’t give me that. I’ll beat you up, believe it or not!” Meiko threatened by making a gesture as if he was going to beat someone up.

Su Mo shook his head and said, “Everyone, stop arguing. I’ll just play the jungle position. You can take a break first.”

Abu said, “Okay, in that case, let’s do as Xiao Mo said.”

Abu directly helped the factory manager make the decision. The factory manager was dumbfounded. He was the star leader of EDG, but he was sent to the bench so easily!

Is there any justice left!
At the game, in the commentary booth, Wawa, Miller and Rita were ready.

Wawa explained: “Hello, audience friends, the upcoming semi-finals of this S game will be between the No. 1 seed EDG from the LPL region and the No. 1 seed Longzhu from the LCK region. Both teams represent the strongest strength of their respective regions to a certain extent. This game is very crucial.”

Miller continued, “That’s right. Judging from the current state of the two teams, Longzhu seems to be in better shape. EDG doesn’t seem to be very stable. But it doesn’t matter. As long as Mozi plays, there shouldn’t be any problem.”

Rita reminded: “The starting lineup for EDG’s first game has been announced, and Mozi is on the list, and he’s in the jungle position!”

At the competition venue, the host came on stage and, after a brief opening speech, invited the players to come on stage: “Now, let us welcome the number one seed from the LPL region, E! D! G!”

The five EDG players walked onto the stage one after another, and their data appeared on the big screen.

The moment Su Mo appeared on the stage, EDG fans at the scene became excited:

“Brother Mozi! Brother Mozi! Brother Mozi!”

In fact, many people are worried that EDG will do something at this time and not let Su Mo come up.

So they were relieved only when they saw Su Mo coming up.

After the EDG players appeared, it was Longzhu’s turn. With the host’s welcome, the five starting players of Longzhu came on stage!
The LCK fans at the scene cheered in unison:

“Dragon Ball! Dragon Ball! Dragon Ball!”

After SKT was eliminated, some SKT fans had no choice but to support Longzhu. After all, in their opinion, SSG was a hopeless case.

So it seems like there are a lot of people supporting Dragon Ball now.

After both players appeared, they faced each other in the middle of the stage. Su Mo faced CUZZ and shook hands.

CUZZ said, “How dare you come to play jungle? You don’t think I’m as easy to beat as Peanut, do you?”

Su Mo smiled: “If you weren’t such a big mouth, I wouldn’t have come to play in the jungle. See you in the jungle.”

CUZZ was stunned, seemingly not understanding what Su Mo meant.

Of course Su Mo wouldn’t explain to him.

After the two sides shook hands, they turned and walked towards their respective seats. Su Mo sat down and put on headphones.

Both sides got ready and entered the BP phase of the first game.

In this game, EDG is on the red side and Longzhu is on the blue side.

Ban Hero Phase:

EDG: Rambo, Jayce, Gnar.

LZ: Big tree, big bug, Shen.

Wawa commented: “Both sides chose to target the top lane, but the details are different. Longzhu doesn’t want Mouse to hang around in the top lane, so he banned all the top laners who could hang around in the top lane.”

“EDG is targeting Khan’s strong top laner to relieve the pressure on Mouse. Although the effect won’t be huge, any reduction will help.”

Enter the hero selection phase.

The blue square dragon ball locks onto Syndra on the first floor.

Wawa commented: “Very decisive, BDD. Syndra is his signature hero, and has strong laning suppression power. He got it on the first floor now, proving that he is not afraid of being countered by the backhand. You can choose whatever you want.”

Miller continued, “There is no hero in the current version who can counter Syndra in the mid lane. Unless you use a very unpopular hero like Yasuo, who requires a lot of proficiency, the most you can do is to develop peacefully with Syndra, and it is difficult to suppress her.”

EDG locked in the bottom lane combination of Xayah and Rakan on the first and second floors.

Rita commented: “The Xayah-Rakan combination is very popular in the current version. They are strong in both laning and teamfighting. If you can get this combination, the bot lane should not be a problem. Xayah herself has the ability to survive. After level 6, the bot lane should be safer and will not be attacked by tower dives.”

It was Longzhu’s turn again. Longzhu got Big Mouth and Lulu on the second and third floors.

Wawa analyzed: “When the opponent is Xayah and Rakan, they choose Kog’Maw and Lulu. The Dragon Ball duo is very confident in their laning ability. This is a laning combination with a disadvantage in the last hand.”

It was EDG’s turn again. EDG locked in the Prince on the third floor and entered the second round of BP.

EDG banned Kennen and Crocodile.

And Dragon Ball added Clockwork and Rock Bird.

EDG got Ryze on the fourth floor.

Rita commented: “EDG gave the fifth floor counter position to the jungler, which is very crucial. I am looking forward to what hero Mozi can bring out.”

It was Longzhu’s turn again. Longzhu locked onto Leopard Woman and Troll on the fourth and fifth floors.

Seeing this Leopard Woman being selected, the director gave CUZZ a close-up of his expression. At this time, CUZZ’s mouth corners raised, as if he had imagined the scene of Su Mo being chased and beaten by him in the wild area.

Wawa commented: “There’s something about this Nidalee pick. It feels like he’s going for the jungle. In this game, Mozi’s jungle wasn’t doing well because all the heroes in the Dragon Ball lane are very strong except for the bottom lane.”

“If the jungle heroes are at a disadvantage, and both the mid and top lanes are at a disadvantage, it will be difficult to defend the jungle.”

At this time, EDG’s jungler was still left, and the director gave Su Mo a close-up.

Suddenly, EDG revealed a Doomsday Messenger on the fifth floor and then locked it!

The lineups of both teams have been determined:

Red side EDG: top laner Prince, jungler Doomsday, mid laner Ryze, ADC Xia, support Rakan

Blue side LZ: Top Troll, Jungle Nidalee, Mid Syndra, ADC Kog’Maw, Support Lulu

Seeing this scene, Wawa was very surprised: “Doomsday? This is not right. If Doomsday meets Nidalee in the jungle, won’t he be bullied to death? Besides, this is a competition. It is not easy for Doomsday to find an angle to jump out of the ultimate move. The field of vision in competitions is better.”

Miller shook his head and said, “I really don’t understand this. I have no idea what EDG is thinking.”

(End of this chapter)