This answer was expected by Rita and Luo Xin, but it made them couldn't help but smile at each other.
He nodded vigorously, like a little warrior about to go to the battlefield, "Brother Mozi, you don't have to worry about anything. You only need to be responsible for relaxing and keeping your hand feeling! Leave the rest to us!"
Su Mo looked at the two girls vowing in the rearview mirror, and felt a warm feeling in his heart, but he still said in that lazy tone: "Okay, then it's up to you."
In fact, when he needs to relax, he is fishing every day and relaxing at any time.
But since the two beauties have said so, he will naturally not be disappointed.
The commercial vehicle drove smoothly into the underground garage of a high-end community, completely isolating the noisy urban night scene from the outside.
…
In the next nearly two weeks, for other LPL playoff teams, it will be a brutal knockout match where the bayonet will see red and one wrong step will be doomed.
For EDG, especially Su Mo, who had secured a spot in the semi-finals in advance, it was a rare leisure time.
The "Championship Status Development Plan" was executed meticulously by Rita and Luo Xin.
They completely turned Su Mo's apartment into a "championship supply station".
Luo Xin got a bunch of health-preserving recipes from somewhere, and prepared three nutritionally balanced meals for Su Mo in different ways every day, from deep-sea fish to supplement protein, to wolfberry and chrysanthemum tea for clearing the mind and improving eyesight, all arranged clearly.
Rita took on all the housework and served as Su Mo's sparring partner and entertainment committee member.
"Brother Mozi, would you like to play "Sekiro" for a while today? I heard that this game is specially designed to train your reaction speed!" Rita handed the game controller to Su Mo.
So, throughout the afternoon, Su Mo's e-sports room echoed with the sound of "Clang! Cang! Cang!", and Luo Xin exclaimed from time to time: "Wow! Brother Mo Zi, you've 'seen through' again! So handsome!"
It was said that he was playing with Su Mo, but in fact it was Su Mo who took them to play together.
Su Mo is happy and free.
In the following days, he slept until he woke up naturally every day. When he walked out of the guest room, he could smell the aroma of food wafting from the kitchen.
After dinner, I lay on the sofa and played various stand-alone games while enjoying the meticulous care of the two beauties.
This harmonious and warm atmosphere is in sharp contrast to the intense and fierce fighting in the playoffs outside.
On the Internet, discussions about the playoffs have already reached fever pitch.
【LNG is going crazy! Killed SN at 3:1! Tarzan's jungle suppression is terrifying! ]
【TES also won! The golden left-hand Knight is back in form, and he feels like he wants revenge from EDG! 】
【RNG and WE played too fiercely here, BO5 is full! In the end, RNG had a better move! 】
【Don’t guess, no matter how lively these people fight, don’t they all have to face that big mountain in the end? I just want to know, who will EDG play in the semifinals? 】
As the knockout rounds ended, EDG’s opponents in the semifinals finally emerged.
It is the dark horse led by the "Jungle Tiger" Tarzan who suddenly emerged at the end of the regular season and showed strong resilience in the playoffs - LNG!
The news spread back to the EDG base, and the atmosphere in the training room gradually became heated.
“LNG has been in very good shape recently,” Abu said during the tactical analysis meeting, highlighting the portrait of LNG jungler Tarzan. “Their core tactic is ‘wild core’. Tarzan has top-notch jungle planning and gank capabilities. He will use the early rhythm advantage to help the middle and upper lanes establish an advantage, and then snowball. Our semi-finals , the key is how to limit Tarzan's performance. "
The director also added: "Jiejie, you will be under a lot of pressure in this game. You need to play a head-on game with him in the jungle, and you can't let him play too comfortably."
"Understood." Jiejie's expression also became focused.
As the team's anchor, Su Mo still looked like he had nothing to do with him. He sat in the corner and watched an old movie on his tablet, as if the tactics discussed by the coaching staff had nothing to do with him.
Abu looked at him and smiled helplessly, and said to everyone: "We will prepare the normal tactics as usual. As for Brother Mozi... let him play freely."
The time came to the end of August, Shanghai Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center, and the drums for the semi-finals of the LPL Summer Playoffs were officially beaten.
EDG vs. LNG!
This duel was regarded by countless viewers as a collision between "the sharpest spear" and "the strongest shield".
Can LNG continue their dark horse legend and use their wild offense to tear open EDG's defense? Or will EDG use their suffocating operations and unsolvable personal abilities to tell everyone that mountains are still mountains?
The atmosphere in the entire venue has already been ignited to a boiling point before the game even started.
In the commentary box, the trio of Miller, Wawa, and Rita took their place again.
"Welcome to the audience to return to the 2021 LPL Summer Split Playoffs!" Miller's voice was passionate. "A peak showdown to determine who can advance to the finals first is about to take place! EDG, the king of the regular season, will face our biggest dark horse LNG this season!"
Wataba said with emotion: "Yeah! The state of LNG in the playoffs can only be described as 'horrible'. Especially player Tarzan, who almost single-handedly revitalized the entire team. But what they faced today was EDG, which had not lost a single game so far. And, according to the starting list we got, EDG... still let player Mo start today!"
This news made the barrage in the live broadcast room instantly roll like a waterfall.
【In the semifinals, Mo Shen will directly start? Not giving Brother Holy Spear a chance? 】
This line of barrage, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirred up waves on major live broadcast platforms and e-sports forums.
Every game in the playoffs is crucial, and EDG replaced Su Mo in the first game of the semifinals. The amount of information behind this decision was enough to make countless viewers and analysts carry out crazy interpretations.
The discussion in the online world reached a new peak in the hours before the start of the game.
In the discussion area of LPL's official APP, a post titled [Rational Analysis: EDG's starting lineup in the semifinals, Mo, is it arrogance or respect? ]'s post was instantly popular.
The poster eloquently wrote: "On the surface, EDG seems to be using the strongest lineup to deal with the menacing dark horse LNG, which is a sign of respect. But I think this is deeper than a strategic deterrent with absolute confidence! They want to tell all opponents in the playoffs: We will crush you with the strongest attitude from the first second!"
The comment area below the post has already built hundreds of high-rise buildings.
"I agree with the poster! As soon as Mo Shen came up, LNG top laner Ale's hands are probably shaking now. This is no longer a tactical game, this is a mental blow!"
"Fart! I see EDG is floating! Do you really think you are invincible? I wore two in the LNG playoffs, and my hands are hot! Tarzan will teach Jiejie how to play the game!"
"The fans of Holy Gun Brother are in tears... Is it because my gunboy is not worthy? He played so well in the regular season, but he can't even be a starter in the playoffs?" God, it’s the safest choice, and it has nothing to do with Brother Holy Spear.”
In the NGA and Hupu forums, which are famous for professional review and tactical analysis, technical experts have begun to analyze LNG’s game videos in the first two rounds of the playoffs frame by frame, trying to find a “way out” for their top laner Ale.
"To summarize, Ale has a strong personal ability, a fierce playing style, and a deep hero pool. But one of his style characteristics is that he likes to operate and exchange blood. And this characteristic is the biggest lifeline in front of Mo. I predict that as long as Ale dares to think about exchanging blood, he will be single-killed within the third level."
"The only way to survive is to choose a big meat, such as Ornn or Stone Man, and hide under the tower Pendant. But in this case, LNG's "top, middle and jungle linkage" will be completely misfired, and Tarzan's jungle will be infinitely invaded. This is simply a dead end. "
"So, the most terrifying thing about EDG is here. The existence of Mo makes the opponent lose half of the battle in the BP stage. If you target him, he will have a sea of heroes; if you don't target him, he can penetrate you on the road. How to play this game?"
The din of public opinion heightened the atmosphere before the game to the extreme.
In the center of the storm, in the preparation lounges of the two teams, the atmosphere was completely different.
LNG Preparation Lounge: Battle of the Trapped Beast
"Mo...starts."
LNG's head coach looked at the updated starting list on the big screen and slowly uttered three words, his voice a little dry.
The atmosphere in the entire lounge instantly became tense.
Although they had long been mentally prepared to deal with this situation, when this moment really came, the mountain-like pressure still made several young players breathe quickly.
Top laner Ale, a teenager known for his operation and confidence in the regular season, is repeatedly wiping the sweat from his palms with a towel at this moment.
On the screen, videos of Su Mo's few games in the regular season were played on a loop - the calmness of using Yasuo to tease Jace, the terror of using Sword Queen to destroy four enemies in one second, and the ruthlessness of using Gwen Wanjun to take the enemy general's head.
The more I look at it, the heavier my heart becomes.
"Coach," after a long silence, Tarzan, who was the absolute core of the team, spoke first. Although his Chinese was accented, his eyes were extremely firm, "I can't help him on the road. I probably won't find a chance to gank this guy."
This is not a shirk of responsibility, this is the calmest judgment of a top jungler.
The head coach took a deep breath and walked to the tactical board.
He knew that conventional tactics were like hitting an egg against a stone in the face of Mo.
"I know. So, we won't play the road game with him today!"
His voice was not loud, but it was loud.
"Ale," he looked at his top laner, "Today, I need you to forget that you are a carry. Your mission is only one - to survive. Choose your hero who can withstand the most pressure, give up your troops, give up your dignity, as long as you don't die and drag him on the road, you will win!"
Then, he turned his attention to Tarzan and mid laner Icon: "In our world, starting from today, there is no top lane! Tarzan, Icon, you two, starting from level one, will be conjoined! We must put all the rhythm and all gank in the lower half of EDG! We must use the fastest speed to help Light raise a monster! Then force them to fight in a team!"
This is a decision like a strong man breaking his wrist.
Abandon the linkage between top, middle and jungle, and use an almost deformed tactic to gamble on a slim hope.
"Understood!" A trace of struggle flashed in Ale's eyes, but in the end it turned into determination.
In contrast to the solemnity at LNG, the atmosphere in EDG's lounge was as relaxed as if they were not playing a semi-final, but preparing for an ordinary training match.
"Hey, the opponent is determined to play top lane with me?" Jiejie said with a playful smile as he looked at the coaching staff's tactical predictions.
"It's a good idea," Meiko pushed up her glasses, "I guess they will just give up on the top lane, and then the four of them will come to the bottom lane to play mahjong. Viper, me, you, Jiejie, the four of us are anti-pressure F4 today."
Viper just smiled and replied with two words in not very fluent Chinese: "Not afraid."
Abu and the factory director looked at this group of living treasures and couldn't laugh or cry.
In fact, Mo is not the only one who is strong in EDG, the others are also not weak.
"Okay, stop making trouble." The factory director cleared his throat, "We analyzed the tactics yesterday. They will most likely focus on the bottom lane. Meiko, Jiejie, you two need to do a good job of vision and anti-crouching in the early stage. Scout, hold the line in the middle and be ready to support at any time."
In the end, everyone's eyes fell on the man who was still fishing in the corner.
"Brother Mozi," Abu said, "We are on the road today. Maybe you have to play single-player alone."
Su Mo slowly opened his eyes and yawned: "It's okay, as long as they don't come to catch me, I can demolish the opposite tower."
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the game officially started.
The stadium was already packed with seats, and the black and gold EDG cheering sticks and the turquoise LNG cheering flags were clearly distinguishable, forming two turbulent oceans.
In the center of the huge stage, gorgeous AR special effects constructed the outline of the Silver Dragon Cup, and the playoffs war song was exciting and ups and downs, striking the heart of every audience.
The trash talk session before the game is always the most popular item for LPL audiences.
LNG, as a dark horse, their speeches are full of the spirit of challengers.
Ale: "Player Mo is very strong, but I will let him know today that young people's operations are unreasonable!"
Tarzan: "EDG's jungle area will be my amusement park today."
Light: "Viper players, are you ready to AFK under the tower?"
It was EDG's turn, and their style instantly became calm and domineering.
Jiejie winked at the camera: "I heard that Tarzan is a tiger in the jungle? What a coincidence, I specialize in treating all kinds of dissatisfaction. Today I will let him see who is the real king of the jungle."
Mei ko still looked like a calm academic: "After the tactical analysis, LNG's winning rate is 0%."
Viper said concisely: "Light, come on."
Finally, the camera showed Su Mo.
He said lazily:
"I hope you can put some pressure on me."
In one sentence, the clouds are light and the wind is light, but it contains a suffocating sense of oppression!
The EDG fans at the scene instantly burst into screams like a mountain roar and a tsunami, and the barrage in the live broadcast room was completely drowned out by the words "crazy" and "god".
The trash talk session ended, and the contestants from both sides took the stage one after another amidst shouts like a mountain roar and a tsunami.
When Su Mo appeared on the stage for the last time, the atmosphere reached its peak!
"Mo! Mo! Mo!"
The uniform shouts demonstrated the unrivaled popularity of the league's number one player.
"Okay! Players from both sides are ready! The first game of BO5, the banning period, has officially begun!"
Miller's voice kicked off this peak showdown.
The game in the BP stage is full of gunpowder. (End of chapter)