She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

However, no one could have predicted that Su Mu would later unleash an even more incredible support, but that's another story.

As time went on, the fight became increasingly difficult for Feng Lanye and his team, far more painful than the first match they had lost.

In the first game, I was thoroughly crushed by the Irelia, and I had to admit defeat because I was outmatched. But in the second game, I was tormented to the point of near madness by the two troublemakers, the top and mid laners of the "Step by Step to Win" team.

The bottom lane tower duo could have been effective, but due to poor early game handling, they were intimidated by Taliyah's presence in the bottom half of the map and dared not push.

One wrong step can lead to another; the wards placed at the start of the game, the jungler's movements—any one of these can trigger a chain reaction.

If the jungler hadn't shown up in the mid lane early on, but instead subtly put pressure on the bottom side of the map, the situation might be very different now.

X2 felt guilty. He realized that he was still not firm enough and thought that he could not let Xiao Mu develop. So he followed his teammates' call for help and tried to gank the healer.

Sigh, we should have just stuck to the original plan and focused on protecting the bottom lane.

Su Mu could see some clues about Feng Lan Ye's predicament.

This is the difference between non-professional and professional competitions. Without a coaching team to develop tactics, relying solely on the players can easily lead them to lose sight of the core issues and play their own games, or fail to distinguish between primary and secondary objectives.

If you're not firm about who to focus on within the team, or if you don't know which opponent to target, or if you do know but then change your mind halfway through due to various unforeseen circumstances, how can things not get chaotic?

Based on the existing equipment differences between private and private enterprises, Su Mu estimated that the current economic gap should be around 5,000.

In just over 10 minutes, it was undoubtedly a huge gap, even though she had an economic lead of at least 2,000.

There's nothing you can do when luck comes your way.

A while ago, I received a special reward from the system called Galaxy Lotto. When you draw the jade rabbit of a beautiful girl, there is a chance of triggering an unknown lucky effect that lasts for 24 hours.

The condition is only triggered once a day if it is completed for the first time; repeated completions do not count.

The system's usual kind of ridiculous rewards are nothing new.

Su Mu guessed that the reward was most likely triggered, otherwise it would be hard to explain the probability of stealing good things in this match. If it weren't for the match, he would probably have been reported by five people after the match.

It must have been triggered on Bai Wei while I was sleeping last night…

Sin.

Feng Lanye has no chance to turn the tide. Their lineup has a poor growth curve. The bot lane duo's peak is before 20 minutes, and their mid and jungle growth advantage is even worse than Gnar's.

Gnar has already exploded, and he might not even be able to beat Viktor in a one-on-one fight.

Viktor can transition into a damage dealer in the late game, while Gnar does not have this advantage.

Kleptomancy becomes useless in the late game. The later the game goes, the more disadvantaged you become when everyone has acquired their equipment. It's a rune that relies on luck to slow down your development.

Knowing his own weaknesses, Su Mu was even less likely to give the other side a chance.

With the second vanguard pushing down the two mid-lane towers of Feng Lan Ye, the rest of the rhythm was handed over to Bai Wei, whose responsibility was to hold the line and keep the enemy at bay.

One Diana can't hold her off, and two can hold her off but can't kill her. It's like a suicide Sion build with a higher survival rate.

On another note, I wonder when Sion will be reworked in this world, or even if he will be reworked at all...

It's still called Undead Warrior now. Some people have developed an AP build for it, but the designers have nerfed it twice, and its strength is not what it used to be. What a pity.

Thinking of Sion, Su Mu couldn't help but wonder if this unconventional "suicide Sion" strategy could be used as a surprise tactic when no one is familiar with it...

Yes, that's assuming Sion is reworked.

……

With the game time approaching and the Baron Nashor spawning, Su Mu already had four and a half items, which was incredibly powerful, setting a new record for the highest gold gain.

With the highest health and the highest magic power in the entire game, even a healer like her is enough to give you a headache.

Even now, Feng Lanye and the other two might not be able to kill Su Mu, for no other reason than that they lack control and coordination.

If the gem's control isn't up to par, and Su Mu tries to chase after it relentlessly, you'll find that Su Mu's health keeps increasing.

The top laner chased the enemy all the way from the bottom lane to the top lane, crossing the high ground and the turret, until they heard the howl of the dying dragon, which brought everyone from Fenglanye back to their senses.

Oh no, they've become a foolish fish chasing after bait.

Looking at the equipment of the five members of Step by Step to Victory, Feng Lanye and the others fell silent.

Leaving aside healers, Viktor and Xayah have three-piece sets, Taliyah has three and a half pieces, and even supports have two-piece sets…

On the other hand, all of them were one or two items behind in terms of equipment, and the Baron Nashor had only been spawned for a short time.

From an outsider's perspective, it's more intuitive; by taking each step steadily, they've already gained a 13,000-point lead.

Among them, Su Mu alone was five thousand ahead...

When the team fight broke out, Feng Lanye was completely overwhelmed and couldn't damage the healer and Viktor standing in front. Instead, his own front line was instantly killed by Xayah's hook.

Diana and Gnar's key team fight initiation didn't have much effect. With Soraka's ultimate, Step by Step to Victory instantly restored the entire team to over a thousand health, almost fully recovering their health.

ACE!

Feng Lanye was wiped out, and Su Mu and his five teammates, empowered by the Dragon buff, pushed forward, crossed the already destroyed mid-lane high ground, and destroyed Feng Lanye's two inhibitor turrets and base in one fell swoop.

They won the second game, bringing them to match point.

"With a 2-0 lead, Feng Lan Ye is practically on the edge of a cliff. Who could have imagined they would face such a desperate situation before the match?"

"This incredibly creative and consistently winning team has been underestimated by many!"

108. Secured a spot in the semifinals.

LPL tournament organizing committee office area.

"Yuanfang, as the person in charge of the competition, what's your opinion?"

"I've told you so many times, my name isn't Yuanfang, it's Yuanfang, Yuan!" Yang Yuanfang pursed her lips speechlessly. "How can you tell? She has great potential, lots of wonderful ideas, and is a talented person. I want to recommend her to the NTS immediately."

"Step by Step to Victory hasn't even reached the finals yet, isn't it a bit premature to recommend him? Why are you so optimistic about Xiao Mu?"

"Just my intuition."

Upon hearing this, Tang Qi raised an eyebrow. "I don't believe you. Your reason is too lame, unlike yours."

“…She has a bit of Chen Feng in her.” Yang Yuanfang pursed her lips.

"Who...wait, you're not talking about Chenfeng, that gloriously retired e-sports prodigy, are you?"

"Correct."

Chen Feng, a veteran MOBA player who debuted seven or eight years ago, rose to prominence in an era when Chinese esports lagged behind foreign countries by several years. He led the national team to win the world championship for three consecutive years.

After winning his third title, he developed a chronic hand injury, which brought him to the late stages of his professional career. He then announced his retirement and left the esports scene, without staying to serve as a mentor or anything.

"Wow, such high praise? That's Chen Feng, how can Xiao Mu compare to her?" Tang Qi asked, looking surprised.

Yang Yuanfang chuckled and said calmly, "Back then, before Chen Feng debuted, she was similar to Xiao Mu, with unique ideas that were different from ordinary people. Her skills and awareness were also top-notch. Apart from the different games, they were so similar in other aspects. If it weren't for their completely different appearances, I would have suspected that Xiao Mu was her biological sister."

"Wouldn't it be considered abuse of power for personal gain to recommend someone to the NTS?"

"I'm just mentioning it briefly, what are you talking about? Get back to your seat and get to work. Is this time to slack off?" Yang Yuanfang said sternly.

"Watching the game is just like working, who's slacking off?"

That's what he said, but Tang Qi still obediently returned to his workstation to watch the match point game of the third match, where the draft phase had begun.

……

Team Fenglanye, trailing 0-2, has pulled out all the stops and changed their focus and breakthrough point.

In the third game, they targeted Zhang Xiaoyu in the top lane, banning five top lane champions!

Including Viktor, Erjiu Wusanba Qiyi (III) also suppressed several tanks such as Malphite, Ornn, Treant Protector, and Garen on the ban board, and the naked intention made Zhang Xiaoyu completely confused.

Su Mu didn't have any good solutions, and the thing he feared happening was to be expected.

Zhang Xiaoyu always uses the same few heroes. If it weren't for the fact that she picked up the troublemaker Viktor today, she could count the number of heroes she has used on one hand since the start of the qualifiers.

She's just a tank and doesn't have any special highlights, so no team really targets her.

Now, Feng Lan Ye has chosen this method, and it has to be said that it is quite effective.

Bai Wei couldn't stay in the top lane forever. Zhang Xiaoyu, who was only at the bottom of the Master level, was unsurprisingly crushed by a true King-level opponent's Mordekaiser.

In just 10 minutes, the score has already reached 0-4, and Wu San has been suppressed by a full 3 levels!

She chose a champion called Cho'Gath, so for the next ten minutes or so, she was basically irrelevant to the game.

Once Mordekaiser gets fed, he can make it very difficult for junglers to compete for resources.

Bai Wei was repeatedly teleported into a dark room. Even if Tie Nan couldn't kill her, she definitely wouldn't be able to kill him either.

If Su Mu hadn't relied on his individual skill to gain an advantage in the laning phase and successfully set the pace to take control of the bottom half of the map, this match would have been much more difficult.

Fortunately, the opponent was a Mordekaiser who had farmed up, not one of those top laners who became unstoppable once they got fed.

Su Mu was playing Syndra, a standard mage, with 500 gold in bounty. Her burst damage was still fierce; apart from Mordekaiser, no one could withstand her combo.

After the laning phase ends, we enter the mid-game phase where we group up to acquire resources.

Although the top lane Cho'Gath isn't very tanky, his ultimate deals more damage than Smite, making it very useful when combined with the jungler's rush to secure resources.

By combining with Bai Wei's punishment to secure important neutral resources, they established an overall advantage.

Feng Lan Ye's Xiaolong and the Vanguard team suffered consecutive defeats. Even though Iron Man was like a war god, able to use his ultimate to lock people out and fight multiple opponents for a long time, or clean up the mess, he always won step by step and stood until the end.

With the Baron Nashor about to spawn, Step by Step to Victory already had a gold lead of over 4,000, which wasn't a huge amount, but it couldn't overcome the fact that Wind Embraces Leaf's lineup had no late-game potential.

With the jungler and jungler duo working together, once they secure the Baron, even if they can't push down the high ground, they still have a higher chance of winning.

How to do?

Feng Lanye and the others fell silent, and no one spoke first in the voice channel for a long time.

Their only viable pick is Mordekaiser, but they don't dare to target the unstoppable ADC, Vayne, who isn't afraid of being locked up by Mordekaiser.

They don't have much time left, so they have to go all in and fight it out.

Therefore, Feng Lanye seized the fleeting opportunity to gain vision and chose to rush Baron first.

Although Su Mu didn't react immediately, he sensed something was wrong in time and sent out a signal at the Dragon Pit almost at the same time as Bai Wei.

Without vision of the river or the dragon pit, Su Mu decisively used Flash and EQ combo to push a ball over the wall, which happened to hit the enemy jungler!

At this point, the dragon's health had reached the kill threshold. Bai Wei used her Q to dive into the dragon pit and apply Smite, narrowly stealing the dragon.

It doesn't matter if they die. With four dragons remaining, we can just wait for her to revive and regroup to advance. The disadvantaged side will definitely not be able to stop Wind Leaf.

Seeing this, many people shook their heads, no longer holding the idea that a disadvantaged team could stage a miraculous comeback.

As expected, in the final high ground team fight, Feng Lanye fought desperately but could only exchange three of Bubuweiying's players for one. With Bubuweiying's mid laner and ADC surviving, they were able to push down two inhibitor turrets and the main crystal.

Witnessing the explosion of the opponent's main crystal, Su Mu slowly breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged glances with Bai Wei, and simultaneously revealed a stunning smile on their faces.

The goal of reaching the semi-finals has been achieved.

Cheers rose and fell from the crowd. The contestants gazed at the five beautiful figures in the center of the stage, feeling disappointed and somewhat defeated.

Despite being technically inferior, I can't figure out where I'm lacking, aside from the difference in midfield, in other aspects.

A top laner in Challenger facing Diamond or Master should have no problem gaining an advantage, except in the second game. The bot lane also has a slight lead. Even if the mid and jungle players are Challenger in the international server, it won't be easy to shut them out.

Unless—they are people capable of making it into the top 100.

"I was hoping to beat them so I could get their contact information and go out for a date or dinner tonight, but looks like it's not meant to be..."

"You can give it a try even if you lose. If you're interested, they seem pretty easy to talk to..."

"Forget it, the loser can't bring himself to admit it."

109. It must be a sign of impending theft.

On the night the match ended, related topics swept through the community like a whirlwind, with the most discussed topic being the second game, in which Su Mu picked the mid-lane support champion.

Irelia and Syndra are just regular mid laners; at best, they perform exceptionally well, with skillful and commendable mechanics, but they are not enough to overshadow Soraka in the mid lane.

Players are not lacking in creativity; they have just been playing the game for less than a year and don't have many ideas for approaching it from a unique angle.

Once a trigger is set, won't related derivative schemes follow?

Just a few hours after the match ended, not only did the mid-lane Kleptomancy Soraka strategy become incredibly popular, but it was also developed for the top lane.

In fact, most people feel that the healer is better suited for the top lane.

Firstly, there are many short-range heroes in the top lane. Secondly, they are not afraid of those strong heroes with the Kleptomancy patch, such as Jayce and Gangplank. As long as the Q hit rate is up to par, they can definitely control the sustain and lane farming.

The support hero, who was originally not very popular even in the support role, quickly became a hot pick in the ban/pick list.

As the developer of the strategy, Su Mu's replay data for that game skyrocketed, with viewership exceeding three million overnight, which is quite astonishing.