Chapter 5: The 3 Torture Points Provided by Letme!

Chapter 5: Torment points from Letme +3!

"Anyway, Zilean doesn't really have any damage, so starting with a Doran's Blade shouldn't be a problem..." Letme thought to himself.

On the other side.

EDG made the same choice.

"No level-one invade, just hold positions," Clearlove commanded.

Everyone moved to their designated spots with practiced tacit understanding.

After Su Mo bought a Doran's Ring and a health potion, he headed toward the top river.

"Mo, try to play as safely as possible in the top lane. It's best if you don't leave the tower. Just hold on until we can establish a rhythm," Clearlove didn't forget to remind Su Mo.

He didn't expect Su Mo to be of any use this game at all.

In Clearlove's view, if Su Mo died a few times less, that would be the greatest help to the team.

"Got it," Su Mo replied casually.

Immediately, he began calling out to the system in his mind.

"System, add points!"

It was time to test the Prestige Proficiency Card the system had rewarded him with earlier.

【Prestige Proficiency Card used successfully. Zilean, the Chronokeeper, has been upgraded to maximum proficiency.】

As the voice faded in his mind, Su Mo felt a massive influx of information flooding his brain.

A few seconds later, Su Mo had digested all of it.

He felt as if he had become the Old Timekeeper himself, possessing a nuanced and detailed understanding of Zilean’s skills and lore.

This was a level of mastery that an ordinary person couldn't reach even after playing tens of thousands of games with Zilean.

Most importantly, Su Mo felt every cell in his body buzzing with activity; his mind was clear, and his hands and feet felt incredibly nimble.

Presumably, this was the max-level reaction speed and game sense that came with top-tier proficiency.

If Su Mo had felt any apprehension facing a top-tier professional top laner like Letme before, he now felt absolutely no pressure.

He even felt that if he were laning against Faker today, he could handle it with ease.

Awesome!

After adding the points, Su Mo headed straight for the jungle.

Taking advantage of the downtime while walking, Su Mo communicated with the system again

"System, besides issuing missions, what other functions do you have? What are these torment points for?"

【The host can obtain torment points by tormenting others. The more famous the person being tormented, the more torment points provided.】

【Torment points can be used to purchase Prestige Hero Proficiency Cards from the system store.】

【In addition, the host can use torment points to purchase other life skills, artistic skills, etc. Anything that exists in the real world can be purchased.】

【Opening the system store requires 1000 torment points.】

Sounds impressive.

"How many torment points does a Prestige Hero Proficiency Card cost?" Su Mo asked.

【You can only view this after opening the store.】

"System, how many torment points do I have now?"

【Remaining torment points: 6】

Su Mo was a bit speechless; it seemed he would have to start saving up.

Su Mo toggled his screen, glanced at the mini-map, and an idea formed in his mind.

Looks like I need to work hard at tormenting people!

I wonder if I can earn a thousand torment points in a single match.

Thinking of this, a lightbulb went off in the mind of Su Mo, who was standing at the entrance of the top-side river.

Why not go see where Letme's Shen is!

See if I can fleece some torment points.

Perhaps because Su Mo's hero choice was so bizarre, the director intentionally kept the camera on the Old Timekeeper.

At the commentary desk.

Guan Zeyuan was narrating the game: "It seems neither RNG nor EDG has any intention of a level-one invade this game. Everyone is starting in their standard positions, wait..."

Suddenly, Guan Zeyuan noticed the Old Timekeeper walking up along the river.

Before long, the Old Timekeeper reached the front of the top river brush.

If there was nothing in the brush, Guan Zeyuan wouldn't have had such an expression.

But from the spectator's perspective, there was a hero crouching in the top river brush—Shen!

Letme's Shen had originally been standing in the top-side tri-brush, but after standing there for two seconds, he felt bored and ran straight into the river brush.

He was trying to set up an ambush to see if he could catch the Old Timekeeper coming from the river.

"It's over. Mo is about to be ambushed by Shen. As expected, a rookie just lacks experience, daring to walk through here," Guan Zeyuan frowned. "The Old Timekeeper is weak in the early game, and player Letme's Shen started with a Doran's Blade. Combined with the high damage of Shen's Q, Mo is likely to lose at least half his health here."

"Yes," Rita sighed softly. "After all, he is a rookie; compared to a veteran of the scene like Letme, there is still quite a gap."

In everyone's eyes, Su Mo walking over there was just a free gift.

On the professional stage, sometimes a small action can lead to the ruin of an entire game.

Therefore, professional experience is especially important.

But looking at it now, experience was clearly something Su Mo lacked.

In the EDG lounge, Aaron was also frustrated

"What is he doing? Playing a Zilean and not standing properly at the river entrance waiting for the minions to spawn, and he dares to walk through the river? What kind of game sense is that?"

In the game, Letme was exceptionally excited.

Watching the Old Timekeeper gradually approaching him, he said, "Brothers, a rookie is a rookie after all. This game sense is just too poor. It looks like crushing the top lane this game will be much easier than I imagined."

While speaking, Letme decisively leveled up his Q skill.

Shen's Q skill enhances his next three basic attacks; he could already imagine how satisfying those three hits would feel on the Old Timekeeper.

It would take off at least a third of the Old Timekeeper's health.

However, things didn't go quite as he imagined.

The Old Timekeeper in his line of sight stopped in his tracks just before reaching the brush.

Before Letme could even wonder why, he saw Zilean casually pull out a time bomb.

*Whoosh!*

He tossed it toward the brush.

This was the Old Timekeeper's Q skill—Time Bomb.

The time bomb traced a beautiful parabola through the air, slowly descending accompanied by the bleak wind of the canyon.

As luck would have it, it landed right on Shen's head.

"Huh?" Letme was stunned. "So cautious?"

The Old Timekeeper's Q provides brief vision, and Letme, having been hit, knew he was exposed and could only retreat toward the tri-brush in frustration.

But the Old Timekeeper didn't seem to want to let him off so easily, walking over and landing a basic attack.

Gold +3.

Su Mo looked at the prompt popping up over his head, the corners of his mouth curling up.

The "Bandit" mastery is just great!

Although the money given for each attack on a hero isn't much, it's certainly satisfying to watch.

After chasing and landing another hit, a dark cloud suddenly appeared over Shen's head, which transformed into a bolt of lightning and struck down violently.

*Crack!*

The thunderbolt struck Shen, causing his health to drop another chunk.

It was the Old Timekeeper's mastery—Thunderlord's Decree.

After triggering the thunder, Su Mo turned and walked away.

Letme looked at his health, which had dropped by nearly a third, and his mouth twitched.

What the hell is this?!

He wanted to ambush the Old Timekeeper, but in the end, he didn't catch anyone and got chased down and comboed instead.

Who can he even complain to about this?!

【Obtained torment points from Letme +3】

The prompt rang in Su Mo's mind.

Hearing the system prompt, Su Mo smiled slightly.

It seems these torment points aren't too hard to fleece.

Su Mo began to look forward to the laning phase ahead.

(End of chapter)