Chapter 28: Since when did our factory become Su Mo's simp?

Despair, at times, seems to have its own hierarchy.

Just like Letme right now.

When he saw Karma returning to the top lane, and the thick layer of iron armor in her item slot, he was utterly stunned.

*Watcher's Armor: Increases Armor by 40, and reduces incoming damage from basic attacks by up to 5 + (0.35% of maximum health), up to 40% of the damage from that attack.*

This item was a direct nemesis to every AD-damage top laner.

If Letme had previously held onto a glimmer of hope for revenge, seeing this made him fall into total despair.

It was true that his Camille's Q dealt true damage, but that would only yield high damage in the late game.

Now that Karma had this item, combined with her level advantage, what could he possibly use to fight back?

It could be said that his Camille currently lacked even the qualification to contest the lane.

Despair lingered in his heart like a nightmare.

"Xiao Hu, maybe we should swap lanes? I can't play top anymore," Letme had no choice but to make the request.

But Xiao Hu refused outright: "We can't swap. I need to protect the bot lane. Just play safe and farm; you can make an impact during team fights later."

Letme: "..."

After his request was rejected, Letme saw Karma walking toward him.

Should he endure Karma's torment to get the experience, or be driven out of the experience zone to preserve his health?

After glancing at the five health potions on his person, Letme found the answer.

He would eat!

…………

"Yo, you want to eat experience, do you?"

"Cloud-Seeking Hand! Unyielding Grip!"

"Sion's Sa!"

"Peace!"

"Focus!"

"Unwavering!"

Within the EDG team, demonic whispers rang out incessantly.

These were all Karma's lines, but they were being spoken by Su Mo.

Clearlove felt his head buzzing.

"Mo, are you trying to torment Letme, or are you trying to torment the four of us..." Clearlove couldn't help but remind him.

Following this reminder, the voices in the headset didn't stop; instead, they seemed to grow even louder.

"Always believe in your soul!"

"Peace!"

"Focus!"

"..."

In the EDG lounge.

Abo silently took off his headset and placed it over the head of A-Guang beside him.

【Obtained +30 Torment Points from A-Guang】 【Obtained +20 Torment Points from Letme】 【Obtained +20 Torment Points from Letme】 【Obtained +10 Torment Points from Clearlove】 【Obtained +10 Torment Points from Scout】 【Obtained +10 Torment Points from Abo...】

Up in the top lane, Su Mo nearly burst out laughing upon seeing the system prompts.

He had been so focused on tormenting Letme that he had almost forgotten his good teammates.

It was a good thing Clearlove reminded him early.

However, why was A-Guang providing him with Torment Points again?

Was this guy his lucky star?

...

The continuous influx of Torment Points made Su Mo increasingly energized, and he was having the time of his life in the top lane.

A Cloud-Seeking Hand every ten seconds, an Unyielding Grip every four seconds.

As long as he had Unyielding Grip, he would step up to auto-attack Camille, and every time, he managed to squeeze a significant amount of Torment Points out of Letme.

Comfortable.

However, this scene was becoming difficult for Guan Zeyuan to watch from the commentary desk

"To be honest, I'm starting to feel a bit sorry for Letme. This is just too suffocating."

"This disgusting combo of a tanky Karma with Cloud-Seeking Hand and Unyielding Grip—how did Mo even research this? Letme can't win a fight, and he can't even run away. It's pure torture."

"Indeed," Rita laughed, "Mo is truly a genius."

"A genius?"

Guan Zeyuan glanced sideways at Rita, surprised.

He had caught a subtle shift in Rita's tone; it felt... somewhat strange.

"What do you think of Mo's looks?" Guan Zeyuan asked almost reflexively.

"His looks?" Rita paused, not quite understanding why Guan Zeyuan would ask such a question, but she answered immediately, "He's quite handsome, and he must be a very hardworking person in private, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a sudden impact like today."

Guan Zeyuan's mouth twitched slightly.

He was now almost certain that Rita had developed a strong interest in this newcomer, Mo.

In fact, she even seemed to have a bit of a crush.

But on second thought, it wasn't surprising.

Given Mo's performance today, any LOL player would likely find him interesting.

Guan Zeyuan took another careful look at Rita—her exquisite, high-class face, her apricot-colored floral dress, her tall and sexy figure, and her full "big sister" aura.

In terms of looks, she was considered top-tier within the LPL circle.

A thought suddenly popped into his head: If Rita went to seduce... no, to pursue this newcomer Mo, could Mo withstand such temptation?

"Ahem!"

Suddenly, Rita's coughing sounded in his ear.

Guan Zeyuan jolted, realizing his lapse in composure, and hurriedly pulled his wandering thoughts back.

Losing focus during commentary, especially during such a critical match, was somewhat embarrassing.

He glanced at the screen and hurriedly resumed commentary

"The game time has reached six minutes. The field looks relatively calm. Although the Camille in the top lane is suffering, there is no immediate risk of being solo-killed. Only the bot lane remains intense; Uzi's Caitlyn was caught once earlier, but his CS has now caught up to Zet's Ashe. It must be said that Wz's fundamental laning skills are truly solid."

The game time passed slowly.

Soon, it reached the seven-minute mark, and Su Mo's Karma had reached level six.

In contrast, Camille was at a pitiful level four.

Although Camille had brought five full potions, he couldn't withstand Karma's repeated "Cloud-Seeking Hands" and "Unyielding Grips," combined with the occasional Q poke. He was forced to abandon some minions to avoid losing more health.

During this period, the mid and jungle players from both sides attempted to make moves in the bot lane, but after two skirmishes, not a single kill was recorded.

It was worth mentioning that despite Uzi being caught once in the early game, RNG's bot lane was actually still pressing EDG's bot lane.

At seven and a half minutes, leveraging their wave advantage in the bot lane, RNG stole the first dragon.

The cost, however, was RNG's mid laner Xiao Hu's Galio, who was forced to use his Flash after being ganked by Clearlove.

Following that, the scene returned to a state of calm.

Everything on the field seemed fine; the only one appearing to suffer was Camille.

Looking at Karma guarding his own turret, the hatred in Letme's eyes was almost overflowing.

He couldn't remember the last time he had stepped out from under his turret.

But in the next moment, a glow appeared beneath Karma's feet.

It was the recall effect.

She was recalling right in front of him, right in front of his turret.

That dog Karma was being absolutely inhuman!

Letme's eyes were nearly bursting with rage, but he didn't dare move to stop her; in fact, he felt a sense of relief in his heart...

It was so damn suffocating!

Letme felt incredibly depressed.

*Please, don't let me drag this into the late game...* he swore silently.

Should it drag into the late game?

For Su Mo, the answer was no.

Having just recalled to buy Watcher's Armor, he glanced at the bot lane and said, "Meiko, ward the side of the enemy turret. I'll flank!"

"Wait, what? You're a Karma, why are you flanking?!" Meiko was completely bewildered.

Before Su Mo could explain, Clearlove spoke up first: "Hehe, if you won't go, I will!"

Meiko: "?"

Wait, when did the soul and core of EDG become Su Mo's simp??