She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

Galio's shield, which lasted for 4 seconds, finally disappeared, but Twisted Fate's health was already too low. Without Flash, he was hit by Vayne's passive three-hit combo again, and his health was reduced to zero.

【Do Jiuling's umbrella-wielding chess piece is a perfect kill!】

Once Twisted Fate dies, it's the next unlucky one's turn to be dumbfounded. Nocturne can use Flash to escape after being chased and beaten to a low level, but Shen in the top lane can't.

Shen's level 1 W and E skills have a cooldown of 18 seconds, and there are still seven or eight seconds before they are ready again, which is enough time for him to be killed twice by three people.

Galio struggled to reach the tower, but Galio activated his E skill, leaving a speed boost path to carry him forward while tanking tower attacks, thus absorbing damage and accelerating for his teammates.

Triple kill!

A solemn announcement of a triple kill rang out. A flanking gank initiated by Galio against the bottom lane ended with Vayne getting a triple kill, Karthus getting a kill, and Step by Step to Victory's mid laner dying.

The expressions of the ten contestants on camera were strikingly different.

The five people with the Karmic Fire Mark didn't look too good; some even frowned deeply. Step by Step to Victory was much better, with three smiling faces and two calm ones.

What a ruthless gargoyle! It even chases you down to the base of the tower to kill you!

[The Blazing Brand indicates that it has been held, why can the Forbidden Colossus recover health even when it takes physical damage? jpg.]

Ahhh—Xiao Mu's calm expression is killing me!

[She's practically bent over like a mosquito coil! I always thought I liked men, until I saw the beautiful yet contradictoryly handsome contestant, Xiao Mu…]

Oh, she smiled, and the way she curled her lips was so cool! She's stealing my heart!

How can there be such a handsome girl?

The live stream chat is already buzzing with comments, and it's clear from the comments that the majority are women.

Witnessing this seamless teamwork and victory against overwhelming odds, the dedicated commentator was also full of passion, perfectly mobilizing the enthusiasm of the audience, who had already burst into cheers.

"Under the immense pressure of being surrounded by three opponents, Xiao Mu remained completely calm, standing like the most solid wall in front of her teammates to bear the brunt of the attack!"

"To quote Zhao Xin, 'The will to charge into battle is to die rather than live,' sacrificing oneself to ensure the development of the team's core, which is very fitting for Xiao Mu."

"This wave of blood transfusions is a win-win situation!"

90. Consciousness

After that quadra kill in the bottom lane, the situation is very favorable for Step by Step to Victory. As long as Vayne maintains her momentum, the game will become easier and easier.

With Galio and Braum providing double protection, and the ability to cleanse, it's enough to withstand two consecutive waves of attacks from the Infernal Brand.

Nightmare's shield charge with immunity to crowd control is useless; Galio can easily counter it with either QR or ER combos, not to mention his ultimate, which is a continuous area-of-effect taunt.

The decline of the Yehuo Brand lineup was evident early on, and the outlook is not optimistic.

"This is troublesome... Wildfire, your ultimate is crucial right now. You absolutely must find an opportunity to kill Vayne!"

A Vayne with three heads at the start... Once she gets her shield bow and Guinsoo's Rageblade and her W is maxed out, no one can withstand her.

Unfortunately, Guinsoo's Rageblade in version 1.9 only costs 2600 gold, which is too difficult to afford. At the current pace, Vayne will probably be able to complete the two-item set in about 17 minutes.

"We don't have much time left, Zhonghuo, you'll have to lose something."

"can."

"Damn it, how come the 'Step by Step to Victory' lineup is such a perfect counter to us..."

Upon hearing this, Fu Huo frowned, his mind filled with suspicion.

What if... it's not exactly perfect?

Now, calmly reflecting on the situation, the step-by-step winning strategy was purposeful. Galio's disappearance should have been alarming, but before the alarm could rise, Karthus appeared in the mid lane.

With the jungler absent, what can a mid-lane Galio do, especially with so many quick-roaming abilities in the team composition?

Who would have thought that Step by Step to Victory would actually take action and immediately interrupt Shen's ultimate ability, Garen must have been fully prepared, otherwise who would have the time to cross the minion wave and stand under the tower?

"No problem. Galio isn't a support, and Braum's protective abilities aren't as amazing as people say. Just wait for the next ultimate, and killing Vayne will be a piece of cake."

Seeing his teammate fall silent, Zhong Huo couldn't help but offer words of comfort.

“No…” Fu Huo’s brows were still furrowed. He said in a deep voice, “Our lineup only lost one out of ten 5v5 matches in the national server. Against Step by Step, even our first wave of attacks was disrupted. I don’t think it’s a coincidence.”

Fu Huo's words startled the others.

"Are you suggesting that Step by Step to Victory anticipated our support-oriented playstyle and deliberately chose this lineup?"

"Otherwise, how do you explain Pantheon being banned?"

Although Pantheon is a strong hero, there's really no need to ban him in the current version. The problem is that Pantheon is one of the core heroes of this lineup. His damage is much higher than Twisted Fate's, and he's not afraid of tanks at all.

With the Star Eclipse Ruin and the Demon Slayer in hand, dealing thousands of damage in one combo is a piece of cake.

Zhong Huo's expression froze, and he asked with a grim look, "Could it be that in those ten games we played on the Chinese server, we were matched against Step by Step to Victory?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

"The odds are ridiculously low. Even if there's an international server, the people in the Chinese server's first region wouldn't..."

"Regardless of whether Step by Step Winning saw through our strategy during the draft phase, what we need to do now is to regain our advantage!" Wildfire interrupted the two's argument.

Upon hearing her words, both Zhongfu and the other man quickly suppressed their thoughts.

It's crucial to stay focused during a match, especially when you're facing a team that's winning every step of the way, and you realize they didn't get to the top 16 by luck.

They were indeed a bit too arrogant before.

……

After the situation stabilized for two minutes, Wildfire, seeing that he couldn't control the dragon, found an opportunity to trade the Herald and exploit an information gap.

She gave the Vanguard's Eye to Shen, and then immediately rushed to the bottom half of the map.

In the commentary booth, Qinglu, upon seeing this scene, began to speak with a hint of speculation that drew everyone's attention.

"Nightmare has level 6, and is heading towards the bottom half of the map, not through the jungle, but instead following the minions along the path around the high ground wall towards the lane;"

"Nobody knows that we're taking this step by step to victory, so Vayne is in danger!"

"Having only one Nightmare isn't too bad, but Yuumi isn't level 6 yet, so relying solely on Jhin's Brilliant Strike to keep enemies in place might not be enough... Oops! Twisted Fate teleported down to the second tower!"

As the commentator finished speaking, the observer switched to a small camera, showing Twisted Fate teleporting to the bottom lane's second tower from the base.

Those who have a good understanding of the game will realize at this point what the Karmic Fire Mark is trying to do.

Meanwhile, Shen summons a Vanguard under the tower in the upper half of the map, Nightmare turns off the lights, and Twisted Fate gains full map vision.

Zhang Xiaoyu shuddered and ran towards the tower without thinking, ready to use WQ to break free from crowd control at any moment.

"Brother Mu, little (two) Jiulingwu, seven doctors, help me!"

Bai Wei subconsciously thought that she had been caught on the road and wanted to rush in that direction, but then she realized that something was slightly wrong.

Before she could even process what was going on, Su Mu spoke up, dissuading her from going to the front lines to provide support.

"Hurry up and head down the road!"

Before Su Mu could finish speaking, he had already used Teleport towards the bottom tower, and upon landing, he immediately activated his E to create a speed boost path.

"Nightmare, I am! And I have cards!" Phosphorus

"Killing a soldier will level me up to level 6!" Zhou Xuemin exclaimed urgently.

Zhao Lisi used Purify to dispel the nightmare's fear, then used Q to flank and finish off a low-health melee minion, before launching a counterattack. (II)

The instant the minion died, Zhou Xuemin instantly learned his ultimate skill. He activated his E ability to adjust his direction and block the card's control, while simultaneously unleashing his ultimate to knock up two enemies, creating a slowing effect that blocked Jhin's path.

Seeing that he couldn't catch up, Jhin could only stand still and snipe at Vayne.

Seeing this, Twisted Fate panicked and used his Flash to chase Vayne in an attempt to finish her off, but unexpectedly, Galio was flying towards them from where he Flashed...

"What the hell?!"

How did the gargoyle appear in the bottom lane so quickly?

Zhong Huo's heart sank. She had Braum's passive ability on her, and she was quickly hit with full stacks and stunned.

Galio approached and gave Vayne a shield, then used his ultimate to taunt her while standing in front of Vayne, taking all of Jhin's bullets.

If Shen hadn't used his ultimate to support Twisted Fate in the bottom lane, Twisted Fate, who had used Flash and become separated from his teammates, would definitely have been the first to die.

The cards were saved, but even with a well-planned strategy, everyone could retreat to their towers, making a chase impossible.

Behind them, the cat that had just changed its cat tree, Nightmare, and even Ember fell silent upon seeing this scene, and could only retreat with blank expressions.

Witnessing the result of the two sides playing mahjong twice in the bottom lane, countless people from the university to which the five members of Ye Huo Lao Yin belonged rolled their eyes when they saw the live broadcast.

[Incredible Shen! Why didn't you use your E ability to hold people after landing?]

Not using E is a minor issue; the real problem is why they didn't coordinate with their teammates immediately instead of arriving several seconds later.

[5 kills 2, step by step to victory. There was only one Galio to support, and Vayne still managed to escape. It's hilarious.]

These comments were also something that some of the audience members didn't understand until the OB showed a replay of the top lane. They then realized that it wasn't that Shen didn't want to provide timely support, but rather that he couldn't.

Because Garen had been loitering outside the tower, watching him.

91. The Self-Cultivation of a Mid-Lane

If Shen dares to use his ultimate within Garen's vision, he will be interrupted by Garen's tower dive and Q silence.

"I only had a chance to use my ultimate (R) after I got behind the tower..." Shang Huo explained to his teammates why the support was slow.

The others were speechless. They opened the tab and looked at Garen's last-hitting, not knowing what to say or how to even begin to criticize.

Is it reasonable that Garen only managed 57 CS against Shen in the laning phase after more than nine minutes of gameplay?

After fighting for so long, everyone was starting to feel irritable. (Part 4)

The mid-jungle duo of Step by Step is already tough enough, and I was thinking of picking this lineup to crush their bottom lane as an early breakthrough point, but what happened?

Both times they attempted a gank, the top laner, who seemed to be barely Diamond level, kept a close watch on them.

They play very passively in lane, putting little pressure on anyone and being very difficult to kill.

The problem is that at crucial moments, that guy always manages to deliver a subtle blow, like a persistent fly that's incredibly annoying.

Wildfire, in order to gank the bottom lane, didn't even clear the top half of the jungle after taking the Rift Herald, and Baiwei took all the resources.

Shen's summoned Vanguard was destroyed twice by Garen's wards, and he failed to even break through a turret, resulting in a huge loss.

The Vanguard isn't the version worth 300 coins; it's only the most basic 100. If you can't hit the turret plating, it's basically a waste of time.

Because Twisted Fate almost died while working in bot lane, Bai Wei was able to invade the enemy jungle and then go to the mid lane to auto-attack the turret, gaining 160 gold from a single turret plating. Her development was ahead of the entire game, not inferior to Vayne who had farmed four kills.

He returned to the fountain in just over 10 minutes and immediately bought the Liandry's Torment. In a patch without the first strike rune, this farming speed for a jungler like Karthus is already very fast.

When the Blazing Inferno is not active in the mid-lane, it's like a loaded gun jamming or misfiring, posing little threat to Step by Step Victory.

Because Su Mu frequently put pressure on Bai Wei and gave up resources to her several times, her equipment was actually quite poor, only slightly better than the two support players.

However, looking at Bai Wei and Zhao Lisi, whose finances are getting better and better, she feels a sense of satisfaction, like watching her own children grow up healthily.

A true top-tier professional player is one who can both utilize resources to carry the team and allow resources to protect teammates so they can carry the team. They won't be easily countered by version changes.

Many professional players cannot easily change their style once they lose the advantage of the current version.

There are quite a few players who were fierce last season but performed poorly the following season.

FPS games can affect players due to weapon stat balancing, not to mention MOBA games with their many different roles.

Su Mu was particularly aware of this, so when training with his teammates, he didn't just choose those mid-lane carries, but chose to be versatile, carrying when needed and trusting his teammates when appropriate.

……

As the game progressed, she appeared quite different from the previous BO1 matches, making her seem unfamiliar to countless viewers.

However, she still drives the operational rhythm and remains a prominent figure.

Defending the tower, roaming, initiating attacks, counter-attacking—every time seemed to be done to the best of one's ability. Even in death, the sacrifices were worthwhile, resolving every single attack imprinted by the Infernal Flame.

The branding of karma was being applied with increasing haste, and the decline was becoming more and more obvious.

Before the dragon even spawned, four defensive towers had already fallen. They were being pulled along step by step, making their scalps tingle, and they were caught in their rhythm.

With two items at this point, and Cleanse ready, and Braum with Locket of the Iron Solari, Vayne is almost guaranteed to survive as long as she doesn't get reckless and feed. The Infernal Mark comp is too lacking in damage.

……

In an inconspicuous corner of the audience, two men wearing baseball caps, masks, and scarves, with only their eyes showing, were talking quietly.

"It's over."

"Now you realize that dragging you here wasn't a waste of your time, right?"