Chapter 19: Abandon Your Personal Integrity and Enjoy a Wicked Life!

The behavior of the team felt very much like a "I don't give a damn if I live or die" sentiment.

After RNG was wiped out, EDG pushed straight down the mid lane, driving all the way to RNG's Inhibitor Turret.

However, RNG seemed to have completely abandoned all resistance; even after respawning, Caitlyn and Lulu did not leave the fountain to fight back.

In a typical match, even if they knew the game was beyond saving, everyone would at least put up a show of resistance.

But in this game, Uzi simply wasn't in the mood.

He stared intently at the Ekko on the screen, his thoughts unreadable.

Seeing this scene, Su Mo sighed silently in his heart.

With victory imminent, it seemed the mission would remain uncompleted.

This was somewhat frustrating.

After all, that was a Supreme Proficiency Card, which was equivalent to him directly gaining a signature champion.

Feeling depressed, a sudden flash of inspiration struck Su Mo. He tapped the Enter key to switch to "All Chat" and, at the exact moment the RNG Nexus was about to explode, he rapidly hammered the keyboard.

Since the mission couldn't be completed, he might as well squeeze out as much value as possible.

Thus, at the very last second of the game, two words appeared on the public chat

"Recruiting disciples!"

The appearance of these two words coincided with the explosion of the RNG Nexus, catching the eyes of everyone watching.

【Received +80 Torment Points from Letme】

【Received +80 Torment Points from Xiaohu】

【Received +90 Torment Points from Uzi】

【Received +20 Torment Points from Ming】

【Received +200 Torment Points from MaLaXiangGuo】

The system notifications instantly brightened Su Mo's gloomy mood. He hadn't expected these two words to have such massive lethality, allowing him to reap so much "wool."

However, the notifications weren't finished.

【Detected that MaLaXiangGuo has broken down due to the Host's behavior. Mission 3 completed. Obtained 1 Supreme Proficiency Card.】

This notification left Su Mo incredibly surprised.

At the very last moment of the game, MaLaXiangGuo had actually gifted him such a massive present!

He had tormented Letme in the top lane for over ten minutes and hadn't managed to make him break down.

In contrast, MaLaXiangGuo had only been targeted four or five times, plus that "Recruiting disciples" comment, and he had immediately gone into a rage?

What a great sheep... no, what a great person!

Su Mo gave MaLaXiangGuo another mental thumbs-up.

The game finally concluded at the 24-minute mark.

"Congratulations to EDG!!"

At the commentary desk, Guan Zeyuan's voice was booming, though his expression was strange as he announced the final winner of the match.

Meanwhile.

On the Gouya streaming platform, in the LPL official broadcast room.

The viewership had already surpassed 83 million.

Yet, the bullet chat was filled with dense clusters of question marks.

The EDG and RNG fans had originally been arguing with each other, but with the appearance of the words "Recruiting disciples," everyone was completely stunned.

"?"

"???"

"????"

"Wait, what is going on with this Mo? Is he really that cocky?"

"Typing 'Recruiting disciples' in all chat is savage. The RNG players are probably about to explode with rage."

"Learned something new today. I'm going to go recruiting disciples next time too."

"Haha, damn, if I put myself in RNG's shoes, I'd be fuming too."

【Note: "Red temperature" (红温) is slang for being extremely angry/flushed.】

"Chasing them just to torment them, haha. So arrogant, so cocky. I love it."

"This game was just a bit lucky. If Letme had played normally in the early game, would that Ekko have been useful?"

"I want to play top lane Ekko too, bro."

"Damn, if you want to play top lane Ekko, die first!"

"Mo is actually kind of cool. I want to have his babies."

"That gay guy saying he wants Mo's babies is even more disgusting than Mo!"

"..."

The online audience was operating on the principle of "discarding personal decency to enjoy a wicked life"—saying whatever they wanted and cursing whoever they pleased.

At this moment, the name "Mo" had become the sole topic of the entire stream.

In particular, those two words, "Recruiting disciples," were silently etched into the minds of many viewers, who planned to use them to tilt their opponents the next time they played.

While the online netizens were in an uproar, the live audience was equally boisterous.

However, everyone was relatively restrained; they wouldn't easily resort to insulting anyone's parents...

On the competition stage, Su Mo was preparing to open the system to check his mission rewards when several teammates suddenly stood up, rushed to him, and pulled him into a group hug.

Su Mo:?

Over at the RNG side, things were equally chaotic.

"Don't pull me! Xiaohu, Ming, stop pulling me! I'm going to go kill him!!"

"I can't take this crap! How can a person be this disgusting?"

"Recruiting disciples? I'm going over there right now to give him a couple of slaps!"

MaLaXiangGuo's face was flushed red, and he was acting completely manic, his eyes fixed intensely on the EDG side, staring at that somewhat unfamiliar face.

Su Mo!

"Let go of me! Let go!"

MaLaXiangGuo struggled violently to break free from Xiaohu and Ming's grasp, but before he could exert much force, the two simply let him go.

MaLaXiangGuo was momentarily stunned.

Although he truly wanted to throw a few punches at that guy Su Mo, there were so many people watching right now—he didn't dare actually go over there!

He wasn't like some certain professional player who dared to smash a computer during a match...

"Wait, why didn't you guys hold me back?" MaLaXiangGuo looked at Ming and Xiaohu.

Xiaohu rolled his eyes. "Weren't you going to go deal with him? Go ahead, give him a few punches for me too."

MaLaXiangGuo:...

"Let's go, back to the lounge first." Uzi stood up and called out.

With Uzi's lead, no one dared to cause more trouble, and they silently stood up to head toward the lounge.

On the other side, the EDG members finally moved away from Su Mo.

Su Mo, who had nearly been suffocated, took a heavy breath. "Seriously, if you want to murder me, can you use a different method? Being suffocated to death is really unpleasant!"

However, no one acknowledged his joke.

Everyone was still cheering and shouting, unable to contain their excitement.

From the initial despair when Su Mo was brought in as a substitute, to now crushing RNG and easily securing a victory—who wouldn't be excited?

This scene was also broadcast onto the large screens by the director.

Watching this, Guan Zeyuan couldn't help but feel moved, smiling as he said

"Congratulations once again to EDG for successfully winning a game and reaching match point. The score is tied at 2:2; it all comes down to the final game to decide the winner."

"At this moment, I believe everyone is like me, wanting to learn more about the player who dared to bring out top lane Ekko in a professional match—Mo."

"As a newcomer making his debut on the stage, Mo's performance is almost worthy of being recorded in history. After today, the name 'Mo' will undoubtedly go viral."

"But I believe that great achievements are proportional to hard work; you reap what you sow."

"I believe that Mo and the EDG team have put in unimaginable effort and sweat behind the scenes to allow for Mo's groundbreaking and stunning performance today."

Guan Zeyuan lived up to his reputation as one of the LPL's premier commentators; he was highly experienced in building atmosphere.

His commentary prompted the audience to applaud.

But... to certain people's ears, these words sounded a bit strange...

For example, Coach Abe in the EDG lounge.

*The EDG team put in unimaginable effort and sweat? Since when? As the coach, why didn't I know about this...*

...

Clearlove and the others were also deeply moved by Guan Zeyuan's words.

Clearlove looked at the somewhat dazed Su Mo and said, "Mo, you must have practiced this champion many times. I didn't pay much attention to you before. You've worked hard."

Meiko nodded in agreement. "Yeah, judging by the proficiency Mo showed, he probably had to play thousands of matches. Truly impressive."

Hearing this, Su Mo nodded with a serious expression. "Yes, yes, yes. To have today, it's all thanks to my talent and hard work!"