novelODS Chapter 9: The case is solved! Mo is actually a great mage!
Chapter 9: The case is solved! Mo is actually a great mage!
Although the stone golem didn't hit a single person, it tricked out countless key skills.
"The Malphite missed his ultimate!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed in disbelief, "But! He miraculously baited out four RNG players' Flash! The four monsters from EDG immediately charged in!"
Without a doubt, a poorly developed rock golem charged into the crowd and was melted by RNG in a second.
Lin Mo's screen turned black and white.
But the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
Because the moment he fell, Zet's Varus used his ultimate and flash to bind Ezreal.
The factory manager's Lee Sin had already entered the fray with a ward hop, and QQA instantly killed Ezreal.
Scout's Orianna puts the ball on Lee Sin, and his ultimate [Command: Shockwave] pulls in three people!
Zet's Varus was unleashing a barrage of attacks from the backline, each arrow seemingly guided by eyes, precisely reaping the remaining health of RNG players!
Without Flash and other survival skills, RNG was like paper when facing these four players whose development far exceeded the timeline!
"Double Kill!"
"Triple Kill!"
"Quadra Kill!"
"ACE (team wiped out)!"
The system's rousing voice resounded throughout Summoner's Rift.
Varus got a quadra kill.
After wiping out RNG, the remaining four members of EDG relentlessly pushed the towers.
The game time ended at 20 minutes and 17 seconds.
RNG's base crystal was shattered into countless fragments in a violent explosion, eventually slowly converging on the screen to form the word "Victory".
From the commentary booth, Guan Zeyuan's voice rang out as expected: "Let's congratulate EDG!! After falling behind by two games, they crushed RNG's base in just twenty minutes in the third game with overwhelming force! They've evened the score!"
Rita: "This match was absolutely incredible!"
After a brief pause, the chat in the official live stream exploded like a tidal wave:
"How could they win so decisively even with one less player?"
"Twenty minutes? They just pushed straight down Baron instead of taking Baron??"
"Holy crap! This isn't EDG, it's SKT!"
"Zet's positioning this game was like he was using cheats!"
"Clearlove and Scout were absolutely dominant this game, slaughtering Mlxg and Xiaohu like pigs!"
"Has anyone noticed Mo in the top lane? He had a 0-1-0 score and even missed his ultimate at the end. What role did he play?"
"You upstairs don't understand, this is pure metaphysics! Look, when A-Guang was around, EDG was all cowering, but as soon as this guy came on, even though he was terrible himself, his teammates were all like they were on steroids! This is called the 'sacrifice-style' top laner, you know?"
"God-tier Sacrifice Top Lane!"
"Mo: I may be bad at the game, but I bring good luck to my teammates!"
"..."
on the stage.
Lin Mo took off his headphones, looked at the "Charm +1" notification in the system, and smiled.
However, before he could investigate, he discovered that the factory manager, Scout, Zet, and Meiko were looking at him with the same eyes they were looking at an alien.
In the previous match, because it was a do-or-die game, everyone was on high alert. In addition, the four members of EDG inexplicably gained an advantage and played an unprecedentedly smooth and crushing game. So no one had time to examine the terrible performance of the top lane Malphite.
But now that the base has been razed, rationality has regained control of everyone's minds, and all sorts of complaints can no longer be suppressed.
"Xiao Mo..." the factory manager spoke first, his tone complex, as if he was carefully choosing his words, "What happened to your laning phase today? In practice matches, your Treant Protector and Malphite are usually quite stable under pressure, so how come you got down 100 CS today? And that TP..."
The factory manager couldn't hold back any longer and brought up Lin Mo's amazing play of "TP landing after the team fight".
The others also looked at Lin Mo, clearly waiting for his answer.
Faced with his teammates' probing questions, Lin Mo pondered for a moment before explaining:
"Actually, what I'm referring to is a tactical resource allocation and anti-gank tactic. You should understand what I mean, right?"
"What the heck?" The four of them looked completely bewildered.
"Think about it," Lin Mo said with a straight face, "As a substitute rookie, the opposing team will definitely try to find a breakthrough point through me. If I try to last-hit minions and defend desperately, I'll easily end up like Guang Ge, being targeted by Letme and Spicy Pot, and thus giving away kills."
"So I just chose to lie low, deliberately adopting a 'I'm useless, ignore me' attitude even when the situation was great. And what was the result? I didn't get caught the entire game, did I?"
"Uh..." The factory manager paused for a moment, "It seems I haven't been there before."
"That's right!" Lin Mo persuaded patiently. "I sacrificed my own development, which not only restrained the enemy top laner but also prevented Spicy Pot from ganking me. Besides, since I'm taking fewer minions, doesn't that mean our team has one less person to share the gold? Anyway, I'm just a Malphite; as long as I have my ultimate, does anything else matter?"
The factory manager, Meiko, and Scout looked at each other in bewilderment.
Even though I thought Lin Mo was talking nonsense, upon closer inspection, it didn't seem to make any sense.
"Awesome..." Meiko stammered for a while, then gave a thumbs up. "Use this tactic less often in the future, it's too much for my heart."
Despite their complaints, Lin Mo's teammates looked at him with a strange newfound fondness.
After all, as long as we win the game, everything will be fine.
The factory manager, standing to the side, fell into deep thought, then his eyes lit up, and he murmured to himself, "Xiao Mo, I understand what you're thinking!"
Lin Mo: ?
What does he know?
But to avoid saying too much and making a mistake, Lin Mo chose to remain silent.
……
Meanwhile, Guan Zeyuan and Rita in the commentary booth were frantically typing away at the post-match data panel that the director had just switched to.
On the big screen, Lin Mo's Stone Golem data was exceptionally eye-catching.
Record: 0-1-0.
Group participation rate: 0%.
Total output: 815.
20-minute CS: 76.
"Ladies and gentlemen, these statistics... I can only say, they've set a precedent in the LPL playoffs... oh no, in the entire LPL season." Guan Zeyuan suppressed a laugh, but his voice still trembled. "Mo, this rookie player, played Malphite, and in this twenty-minute game, he put up extremely 'eco-friendly' stats. Aside from getting beaten up the entire game, he only used his ultimate once, missing completely, while pushing the mid-lane inhibitor. He didn't even manage a single assist!"
Rita, barely able to contain her laughter, chimed in, "But you have to admit, although Mo's stats look... well, very unremarkable, EDG still won, and won decisively! This proves that EDG's tactics are successful and effective!"
"Indeed! The MVP of this match undoubtedly goes to Zet, who got the quadra kill!" Guan Zeyuan raised his voice, joking, "But if we had to choose an MVP from the audience's hearts, I think Mo definitely deserves a nomination. He traded the most miserable laning phase for his teammates' most explosive performance! That's EDG's ultimate secret weapon—the sacrifice-style top laner!"