She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

Ahhhhh—she laughed! She laughed! I'm totally smitten by Xiao Mu…

[She's so assertive and charismatic, I really want to be pinned against a wall or on a bed by her...]

Sisters, let's not say anything more for now, let's go to Zhizhishui and change our pants...

The director thoughtfully gave Su Mu a full-view shot. In the shot, she curled the right corner of her mouth, her eyes were bright, and her expression was confident and composed, like a brilliant general strategizing on the battlefield.

Inside the live stream, the screams of many girls could be heard very clearly.

The girls watching the live stream said they understood, since even they almost screamed.

How can there be such a cool and charming older sister? It's hard not to become a fan!

Many of the comments were posted by female viewers, leaving male viewers speechless.

Xiao Mu clearly doesn't have androgynous looks; she's a stunning beauty with short hair. If anyone should be getting excited, it should be the guys. So why are those girls so much more enthusiastic?

After confirming that the enemy had given up on their plans, Zhao Lisi and her companion relaxed their tense nerves and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's a good thing that the voice chat during the college league matches isn't broadcast, otherwise Xiao Mu, your command would definitely be suspected of being malicious."

"People outside probably think we're quick-witted and have good reflexes," Zhou Xuemin said with a smile.

Su Mu blinked, not taking the subject. "You guys should have an easier time from now on. I'm going to start putting pressure on the other side, but we still need to maintain vision coverage to prevent the Gragas from finding an opportunity."

"Don't worry, we'll be careful."

Unlike the commentators, they knew very well what the trigger for that gank was. If Su Mu hadn't instructed them, how could they have revealed such a flaw?

The intention was to deliberately bait Xingmang into making a move, creating an opportunity for Su Mu to gain momentum and relieving the laning pressure on Zhang Xiaoyu in the top lane.

Tian Shu controlled the Stone Golem back to the middle lane to drive away the Barbarian King, but he didn't know that danger was already watching him from the shadows.

After he slapped the ground, reducing the Barbarian King's attack speed by three seconds, a giant bear with blue and white fur emerged from the jungle entrance and charged towards him at high speed on all fours.

"???"

Want to get past him?

Tian Shu's eyes sharpened, and he quickly sent a signal to request support. His teammate Tian Xuan's wine barrel was in the river, and if the bear and the barbarian king dared to cross, they would suffer a loss.

"I haven't finished fighting Little Dragon yet!"

Tianxuan's lips twitched. She was torn between attacking and not attacking the little dragon with about a thousand health points in front of her.

She gritted her teeth and decided to either take down the dragon first before going to provide support, or simply abandon her teammates.

Both Volibear and Tryndamere have high damage output in the early game, so tower diving against a Malphite without his ultimate or Flash isn't a big problem. If they give up the dragon that's almost finished to go and support, they might actually disrupt their rhythm of controlling subsequent resources.

As it turned out, Tianxuan's idea was correct. With only a small Sunfire Cape on him, the stone golem that Volibear had flashed behind him didn't last long before dying under the Barbarian King's blade.

If we give up on taking down the dragon, we won't even have time to get out of the river, so how could we possibly leave them behind?

"The Barbarian King's ultimate ability pulled him out of the turret's range at the very last second, it was a very close call!"

"The Stone Golem is dead, really dead. In just one minute, he used both his ultimate and Flash but got nothing, and was even tower-dived and killed. The minions that followed could only be eaten by Gragas."

"Pantheon is alright, he can use Teleport to go back to the top lane and defend the tower. Starry Night's attempt to target Step by Step to Win the bot lane failed, and the price they paid was quite heavy..."

"Fortunately, Gragas secured the first Fire Dragon, which is a consolation prize."

128. Pushing the Tower

Dying once isn't a big deal for Malphite. Tank items are relatively cheap, and if you can stay calm afterward, you can still beat Tryndamere.

All the Starlight players thought so, until Tian Shu saw the small items in the Barbarian King's equipment inventory.

Iron-thorned whip?

Isn't Tryndamere built with the crit-based ADC build? With his ultimate that makes him invincible for 5 seconds, most players would build Whirlwind to enhance his mobility.

The Iron Whip can be crafted into two Mythic items: Bloodthirsty Battle Axe and Advance Destroyer. I've hardly ever seen it drop from Barbarian King.

"Can the Barbarian King really deal damage if he forgoes critical hits?"

"It can definitely damage squishy targets, but it's absolutely impossible to damage tanks," Tian Shu affirmed. "Maybe they're considering that we have a lot of crowd control, so they think a crit-based build isn't very effective?"

"It's also possible that it's to speed up wave clear. After the Barbarian King got the Iron Whip, the Malphite couldn't push the wave as fast..." Tianxuan fell into deep thought.

The others were taken aback, their eyes flickering as they pondered the meaning behind Su Mu's use of the iron spiked whip.

It's understandable to want to control the lane, but why not build Tiamat?

Soon, the Starlight contestants noticed something amiss.

With everyone reaching level 6 and having their ultimate abilities, both sides finally started fighting frequently, sweeping away the uneventful first six minutes of the game. The two junglers firmly attracted the attention of the observers.

They were relentlessly targeting the bottom lane on one hand, and the mid lane on the other.

The Stone Man was so badly caught he was practically helpless. Whenever Tryndamere had his ultimate, unless he used his ultimate or Flash to escape, he would inevitably be tower-dived and killed.

What puzzled Tian Shu was that even when the bear was replaced, the two opponents still relentlessly attacked him. (Phoenix)

Is this profitable?

Yi Linyi Qisi (5) Jiu Siba He glanced at the bottom lane duo of Bubuweiying. Due to the lack of jungle support for a long time, they were now at a significant disadvantage in their lane. Er

Luna can get both of them to Mythic items in about 11 minutes, while Xayah and Rakan can get them in at least 13 minutes.

At that point in time, to regain the advantage, we had to group up, either by engaging in small-scale team fights or by getting high economic rewards and kills through some skirmishes.

Morgana only died twice, not many, and her last-hitting wasn't much behind Pantheon's; her equipment was up to par.

The problem is, there's no point in Morgana staying in the top lane like this...

"Is it possible that the enemy top laner died no more than 3 times in the first ten minutes, which is why 'Step by Step to Win' picked Morgana for her?"

Tianji considered a possibility, and the more he thought about it, the closer it seemed to be to the truth.

Morgana has her E skill's crowd control immunity shield, plus her Q, so Pantheon's W is indeed insufficient to secure a kill, even with a jungler ganking. Let's discuss.

In the simplest terms, just surviving is considered a success.

"That's a bit outrageous..."

"Who told us to ban Viktor? Without this unconventional disruptor, the enemy top laner doesn't have any viable champions left, right?"

"Forget about Morgana for now, has anyone figured out Xiao Mu's playstyle?" Yuheng suddenly interjected.

"Uh…"

The voice chat fell silent. Everyone opened the tab and stared at the Barbarian King's item, the Vanguard Destroyer, unsure of what to say.

Nobody understood it.

If we have to pinpoint something on the surface, it's that Xiao Mu's Tryndamere in this game played an even more solitary style than a typical top lane split-push champion.

Others would occasionally support their teammates, but she never did, not to mention that she played in the mid lane, which could easily cover both the top and bottom jungle areas.

It's not like we don't have the right to control the line.

Volibear helped Tryndamere at least six times and killed Krugs three times. Tryndamere had a great advantage in the mid lane and could pose a significant threat to the side lanes and even the jungle.

In fact, at every point where neutral resources were contested, the Barbarian King did not exert any pressure on them as he should have, and simply stayed in the mid lane to push and farm.

Because the Stone Golem would go to support every time, the Tryndamere managed to take away three layers of the mid-lane tower plating. The fourth layer was less than half health, but his teammates had the advantage.

You're not trying to win the game by pushing and shoving, are you?

Alright, when the bot lane duo rotates to the mid lane, once Luna, who has an advantage, is in the mid lane, Tryndamere will definitely not have an easy time.

Push down the middle lane?

Don't even think about it!

"The strategy of winning step by step doesn't seem right. Their playstyle in this game is too unfamiliar compared to their previous ones."

"The economic gap is now almost 4,000, and that's even with Tryndamere having a nearly 2,300 lead in his lane. Xiao Mu is really acting strange this game, not providing any support."

"The second dragon fight has started. Xia Mantian dodged the Stone Golem's ultimate, but there's no one to cover her landing spot. She probably can't escape..."

"Morgana teleported down, flashed, and used her ultimate three times. The distance is very tight, and she'll probably be pushed back. Why hasn't Tryndamere arrived yet?!"

"Looking at the minimap, it seems like they're... taking down a tower?"

They had a lot of fun fighting in the jungle, but the result was not surprising. They were outnumbered and outgunned, so how could they possibly win?

"Xiaowei hasn't thought it through. With the minion wave and vision not being ideal, she shouldn't be thinking about the dragon."

"Maybe she was taking a gamble, hoping that the starlight wouldn't be able to spot her. Now, Long has been captured at the last minute, and Luo has escaped, but the deaths of Ueno and the other two really don't make it worthwhile."

"Starry Sky made quite a few mistakes. If Xiao Mu were here, things would be much better. As the team's most valuable player, how could she... ah?"

Before the commentator could finish speaking, the camera panned to the mid lane, showing Tryndamere taking down an outer turret.

"This... actually devoured a fully plated first-blood tower by itself, very fat, and carrying a huge bounty."

"Advantages should be used to help teammates alleviate disadvantages. Xiao Mu is not the kind of person who just focuses on farming. In her previous matches, whenever she gained an advantage, she would help her teammates 100%. In this game, I am more inclined to believe that she has her own ideas."

"We can't tell yet, but judging from their expressions, they don't seem to be in a hurry at all, so we don't need to rush either. The mystery will eventually be revealed if we keep fighting," Jian Yun said.

"Hmm... If the Starry Mid-lane Tower falls, it's good news for Step by Step to Victory. Without a defensive tower behind them, Luna won't dare to press too hard."

"They defended their towers well; they destroyed the enemy's outer towers without losing a single drop of health to their own."

"..."

When Xingmang discovered that the outer tower had been removed, it felt a little unexpected yet also reasonable.

Let it break. Anyway, Luna has a huge advantage. In the Step-by-Step Winning lineup, only Rakan with Flash can quickly break through Nami's defense and engage Lucian. So there's no need to worry too much about safety.

After moving the duo to the mid lane, they discovered that Step by Step had also moved Xayah and Rakan to the mid lane, while Tryndamere had been moved to the bot lane.

I didn't think much of it at first, until Tian Shu let out a grief-stricken cry.

"This person is poisonous!"

The others switched screens and saw that Tryndamere was taking down towers while being attacked by Malphite. Even with his attack speed reduced by E, he continued to swing his greatsword tirelessly, striking the tower again and again.

He didn't even glance at the stone man, remaining unusually persistent.

How persistent was he? Even with a sliver of health, he would activate his ultimate and hold out for another three seconds before finally using his E to escape the Krugs' pursuit.

Seeing his ultimate skill still 5 seconds away and the three tower plates that had been eaten, Tian Shu almost ground his teeth to dust.

129. To carry forward and develop the essence.

Isn't this the same playstyle Xiaoyu used when playing Garen in the top lane? He just pushes and destroys without doing anything. How come even Xiaomu is starting to use this style?

It's so annoying, and I can't kill it!

Being exposed to three layers of tart meat right in front of you feels like being NTR'd in front of you—it's incredibly infuriating.

What's even more infuriating is that they're done having fun and then run away, leaving you no chance to chase after them and get revenge.

"Now I understand why the enemy top laner's split-pushing playstyle has that sly edge; it turns out he learned it from Xiao Mu..."

"Why can't it be that Xiao Mu was led astray? She's such a good player..."

"Tianxuan, we know you're a girl who's obsessed with looks, but you don't have to defend her like that. Didn't Xiaoyu explicitly say that she learned all her skills from Xiaomu?"

"Really? I don't remember... Xayah's ultimate isn't ready yet, let's clear the wave and then gank."

"Row!"

Tian Shu's voice grew louder as he gritted his teeth and looked at Xia's profile picture, as if he wanted to vent his anger on her.

However, to their surprise, just as they passed the Dragon Pit, they discovered that the Tryndamere, who had previously escaped with low health, had reappeared in the bottom lane to push the lane.

That amount of health definitely wouldn't exceed six hundred.

what?

Aren't you afraid of being arrested?

How dare you be so bold?

With three question marks above his head, Tian Shu hesitated, but quickly made up his mind and went into the jungle to prepare to tower dive Xayah.

So what if the Barbarian King dismantles the team? As long as his teammates are captured and rendered unable to take care of themselves, the game can be won.

League of Legends is not a single-player game.

Xayah wasn't caught and killed; she used Flash to escape at the last second, and even cooperated with Rakan's RW to almost kill Malphite.

StarCraft didn't gain much of a real advantage in this play. After driving away Xayah and Rakan, they only managed to reduce the health of the outer mid-lane tower to around 50% before the top laner came to support and defend the tower.

Know when to stop.