She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

In previous years, there have been instances of internet cafe teams making a triumphant run into the professional scene, but those were games that had been in development for several years.

League of Legends is different; it's been in open beta for less than a year...

Many people now know that the strategist behind Step by Step to Victory is the mid-laner Xiao Mu, and they are eager to sign her.

Who exactly is she? What's her international server ID? I'm so anxious!

Take this mid-lane Titan strategy for example; it's undoubtedly a very novel approach.

The mid lane is short, making it difficult for heroes like Nautilus to be ganked and killed. He has a shield and a slow effect, and his E ability clears waves quite quickly. He can also hook onto walls or towers to reposition when necessary, providing sufficient self-protection.

He's tankier than many traditional mid-laners, and he has a lock-on skill at level 6, making him great for synergy with the jungler.

There are specific considerations when it comes to item builds, and they should be tailored to complement the core carry, Ekko.

Normally, a support Titan wouldn't build Abyssal Mask. In previous patches, Abyssal Mask wasn't buffed for top laners, and since there were relatively few top lane AP champions, few of them built it either.

The Abyssal Mask was buffed in the last patch, and I didn't expect it to be able to be paired with Titan. It can use its passive to become a walking magic vulnerability totem, reducing the magic resistance of those around it, which is beneficial for synergy with magic junglers.

In addition, the Abyssal Mask has the characteristics of mana consumption and health regeneration, and mana regeneration when attacked. It also has attributes such as health, mana, magic resistance, and cooldown reduction, making it a very cost-effective option for top and mid lane mages.

Myth's choice of the Twilight Robe is also a support item, which is very cheap at 2500 gold. These two items together are equivalent to giving a magic-based jungler an extra hundred or so points of magic power.

This Titan is both tanky and has wave clear ability; the fact that Viktor can't even scratch it with two items is the best proof of that.

Regardless of the future practicality of so many unusual techniques, at least in the present moment, they can catch the opponent off guard without any problem. Xiao Mu is truly a genius!

Even in the early stages of professional competitions, this kind of ingenious thinking, which is more effective than the coaching staff's steady research into the version of the game, is undoubtedly a unique ability and personal advantage. Not trying to sign her would be a loss.

……

Seeing that the crocodile was no longer pulling Garen around to eat the lane, but instead actively cooperating with Nidalee to look for opportunities, Su Mu realized that Number Miracle was starting to get anxious.

The time curve affects the real-time strength of each different hero. Renekton belongs to the category with very average growth potential. The later the game goes, the harder it is to perform, and the lower the margin for error becomes.

"Lisi, don't cross the river wall. Xuemin, provide vision and go with Weiwei, or come with me. Don't go in alone. If you get controlled, you won't be able to use W."

"Should we place the field of view in these positions?" Zhou Xuemin pulled up the markers.

"No," Su Mu denied. "Sometimes, placing it in a secluded spot outside the bushes can help you avoid being scanned along the way, while still allowing you to see people passing by, just like I told you before."

"I remember now! Sorry... I forgot about that..."

"No problem. I can't expect you to remember everything I said before. Just follow me. Vivi is the core. Keep farming and developing, and then take the bottom lane as well."

"Ah."

During the few minutes of steady operation, there were no major conflicts. Digital Miracle lost too many outer towers, and the team was too closely grouped, so they couldn't find a good opportunity to snowball.

Su Mu wasn't in a hurry at all. The crocodile opposite her was probably even more anxious. When people are anxious, they easily give others opportunities. She quickly waited for her opponent to make a mistake.

"I have an idea. We can try to create an opening, and then we can successfully counterattack and get the Baron."

With the respawn time of the Great Dragon drawing near, Bai Wei made a suggestion that carried a considerable risk.

"That's not a good idea. What if the support isn't timely, or you get controlled and can't unleash your ultimate skill..." Zhou Xuemin frowned after hearing this. Lin

Bai Wei marked the location as the triangular bush in the jungle behind the top lane tower. There are two wards there. Our team's ward detected the gem in that spot and placed another ward there without activating the scanner.

If you go there and lie in ambush for a while, it might give the enemy the impression that you're trying to lure people into the dragon pit so you can then flank and ambush them.

The problem is that there's a certain blind spot in vision around that position.

"What does Mu Mu think?" Bai Wei asked, seeking her opinion.

"It's feasible. If we win, the game ends; if we lose, we give the opponent another ten minutes," Su Mu decided decisively.

The opponent's control chains aren't numerous, but they're easy to connect. However, as long as it's not a three-chain combo, Bai Wei has room to unleash her ultimate skill.

The specific details were finalized in a few words, and the plan began to be implemented.

Bai Wei activated her scanner and headed into the jungle. She deliberately removed the ward in the dragon pit, and timed her E to cross the wall at the end of the scan, arriving at the tri-bush.

Everyone noticed the digital miracle immediately and became alert, but they didn't see the Titan sneaking into the river grass from a blind spot.

"Should we get rid of Ike?"

"This is a great opportunity, let's seize it!" A glint flashed in Liu Liu's eyes. "Xayah and Rakan are farming in the mid lane, they can't support Ekko in time!"

Upon hearing this, the others quickly realized that, and with Garen pushing the bottom lane, the opportunity was fleeting.

When they started moving, you could see that Xayah and Rakan, after finishing their runes, were also heading towards the Dragon Pit.

This move did not deter the number one players from targeting Ekko; instead, they believed that by taking a step-by-step approach, they could force Baron Nashor and create opportunities for Ekko to ambush them.

"I'll put in a blue eye... and keep fighting!"

The ward placed at the entrance to the Dragon Pit not only spotted Xayah and Rakan, but also Nautilus who had just walked to the entrance.

It didn't matter that the vision modification was eliminated in the next second. Ike remained hidden in the bushes and didn't move. The four of them moved towards that direction.

If Ekko gets hit by either Renekton's W or Gem's E, it's game over!

"Give me W and E!"

"Go! Go! Go!"

After reaching the river entrance, San San suddenly turned around and used Gem's E to flash into the bush, stunning Ekko.

"Focus fire! Focus fire!"

121. End

In an instant, Nidalee threw her javelin and transformed to pounce, Renekton followed with his W, Viktor deployed his Gravity Field from behind, and Kalista also threw out her movement Q.

Just then, Titan, who should have been tanking the dragon in the pit, was nowhere to be seen. Instead, he suddenly flashed over the wall and used a powerful attack to lock onto Nidalee.

Multiple attacks were unleashed on Ekko, quickly reducing his health to near kill threshold.

However, to everyone's surprise, the Viktor gravitational field seemed to be a step behind in its response.

At this moment, Titan's ultimate ability arrived, knocking up Nidalee and the nearby Renekton.

Ekko recovered from the control effect and immediately activated his ultimate. Not only did he recover all the health he had lost, but he also instantly blasted Nidalee to low health. Before Viktor could stun her with his gravity field, Ekko managed to throw out his Q and finish her off.

The crocodile sensed danger and tried to escape with his E, but the Titan found the right angle and landed a precise Q followed by an auto-attack. What awaited the crocodile was Ekko's Q second part, which hit three times, followed by an E to finish him off.

The explosive damage left countless people stunned.

"Ekko instantly killed Renekton with his E. Such a big Renekton was instantly killed. Taric didn't even have time to react and activate his ultimate. Miracle of Numbers fell for it!"

"The Titan dealt some extra damage, and with the Abyssal Mask's area-of-effect resistance reduction combined with Ekko's Void Staff, Miracle's top and jungle were as fragile as paper. All I can say is that Xiaowei really has guts, daring to lie there and fish for kills."

"She knew there were wards inside, but she still firmly believed her teammates would arrive in time. Now, the remaining three members of Miracle Online don't know how to play, and the narrow jungle passages make it impossible to get past Nautilus to find Ekko."

"Once Ekko's second set of skills is ready, it won't be so easy for the remaining three short-legged heroes without mobility to escape. Whether it's Kalista or Viktor, they'll definitely die instantly if they get hit by Ekko's three-hit combo!"

"No, no, no, it's too late! Rakan left the dragon pit earlier, flashed over the wall, activated his ultimate E to hit two teammates, and then used W to dash in, charm, and lift up three people. It's going to explode!"

"Ekko re-engages and instantly kills Viktor, then flashes away to prevent Kalista from auto-attacking. Kalista is then entangled by Nautilus, and Xayah arrives at the front, flashing in for a powerful burst of damage."

"Kalista was slowed down by the red buff and couldn't slide around much. She was then killed by Xayah's two critical hits and hook. Wow, Step by Step to Victory, everyone's bloodshot... Oh wait, Garen is down there taking down the inhibitor tower!"

"Gemstone's ultimate skill has only just landed, but the battle is already beyond saving. He is destined to die; it's just a matter of who gets the kill."

"..."

As the gem fell, excited shouts rang out in the team channel of Step by Step to Victory.

"Ness!"

"Wow, my sisters!"

"Big Dragon, Big Dragon." Su Mu's tone also carried a hint of urgency.

If we can capture the most important neutral resource, the original 70% chance of winning against the Miracle will become 90%, leaving only 10% to give the Miracle some face.

However, it's unlikely that a numerical miracle can replicate that kind of miracle.

"My brother Mu and sister Wei are like an eternal night, shattering digital miracles with ease, and going crazy with their butts!"

"You're more like a tank, you're not good at hitting anything, you're just a slacker."

"Bullshit! How can split pushing be called slacking off? Don't forget that LOL is essentially a tower-destroying game. Watch me take down the enemy's bot lane inhibitor right away and do a great job!"

"Tsk, I didn't expect you to take credit like this," Zhou Xuemin retorted.

"Haha, from a team perspective, Xiaoyu has indeed made a great contribution. After we finish taking down the dragon, we'll have a lane of super minions pulling us along, making it practically a sure thing," Su Mu laughed.

"Great! Can I continue removing my front teeth?"

"You can try... I think the leopard woman should be resurrected by the time you get your front tooth out."

"No problem, Nidalee can't stop me, hehehe, turret, here I come—"

Zhang Xiaoyu's eyes were fixed, her pupils only seeing the buildings on the lower road.

After dismantling the tower, she turned her attention to the nexus tower. While Su Mu and her three companions were killing the dragon, she also reduced one of the Digital Miracle's nexus towers to about 30% health.

Seeing the leopard woman and crocodile resurrect and chase after him, yet unable to do anything about her, a smile of satisfaction appeared on his face that even the most adventurous among them couldn't match.

"Ah, a ki-moji!"

Demolishing the tower is so much fun, I'll have to do it again later.

Behind them, the crocodile and nimble girl, who were dealing with the minion wave in front of the high ground, looked numb, or to put it bluntly, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were about to become withdrawn.

"Are we bad?" Wu Wu asked in the silent voice channel.

"It's probably vegetables..."

"But we made it to the semifinals, and have only lost two matches so far... Sigh, is this really such a bad result?"

"Perhaps... we're about to lose the third game..." A bitter smile appeared on Liu Liu's lips.

In esports, who cares about the process? If they fall here, most people will only see the word "defeat" above their heads.

A dozen or twenty victories can't outweigh a single best-of-five series of three consecutive losses.

The others couldn't help but chuckle bitterly when they heard Liu Qun Yi Er Ling (San) Er Ling Qi Si Ba Liu's words.

"Prepare for the final team fight; even in defeat, let's lose with dignity."

"..."

It sounds simple, but it's incredibly difficult to execute. Seeing Ekko with his four-piece set, ten stacks of Mejai's Soulstealer, and a stopwatch, you wouldn't know how to kill him.

Killing Ekko is unrealistic, so what about Xayah?

Xayah also has a stopwatch and a powerful ultimate ability that makes her extremely difficult to kill.

The rest of the people…

Rakan has charm, knock-up, and two dashes for teammates; Titan is tanky as a rock; Garen is never in the front line.

It seems like no one can be the primary target. The core carry of Step by Step has an incredibly strong ability to survive, while the non-carry players are two tanks and there's also a support who can roam around freely. It's hard to know who to target.

The mid-lane high ground of the digital miracle was pushed down, and Garen led the super minions in the bottom lane to push in. The super minions were blessed with both the Baron buff and the Shipbreaker!

As the fight began, the super minion had already destroyed the low-health inhibitor turret in two hits. Garen then used AQA followed by Demolish, and after two more hits, he destroyed the remaining inhibitor turret.

"Nautilus's Flash-through-minion Q is amazing! Viktor gets focused down and killed! Xiao Mu, her mid-lane Nautilus is too ruthless!"

"A digital miracle, trying to save someone, ended up pushing itself into a fire pit; the crocodile dealt all its damage before dying..."

The all-out war began, and kill announcements appeared one after another until only three people remained on the main battlefield. Everyone knew that the outcome was already decided.

[Seven⊙In the end, the lacquered shirt is victorious!]

Accompanied by the narrator's impassioned shouts, the main crystal of the digital miracle entered an irreversible explosion, and the image froze completely.

"Congratulations to Team Step by Step to Victory! They decisively defeated Digital Miracle with a score of 3-0, becoming the first team to advance to the finals!"

"Whether you're here in person or watching the live stream, let's give a round of applause to the five players from Step by Step to Victory! They played beautifully!"

"..."

On stage, Su Mu led his teammates toward the Digital Miracle players and exchanged post-match handshakes.

Liu Liu grasped Su Mu's hand with a complicated expression, "Congratulations."

122. Well deserved.

Sensing the disappointment in her words, Su Mu noticed the frustration in her eyes and was taken aback.

A familiar look.

Su Mu snapped out of her reverie, pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and finally gave Liu Liu a light hug, patting her shoulder with her hand.