She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

Sam looked at her phone screen, which displayed Su Mu's live stream from her first-person perspective.

Unlike Finnia and Nakoo, Sam knew that the blue team had strong teamwork and that most of them had Su Mu's command.

In the special training mode, you can command your other three teammates as if they were an extension of your own body when playing duos. Even without voice communication, this is enough to raise the level of teamwork to a whole new level.

It's unlikely that Yone and Lillia will leave any openings for others to exploit. The top and bottom lanes could be used as a breakthrough point, especially with Su Mu directing and monitoring them.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Finnia's two mid-jungle duo, who are at a disadvantage in the mid-jungle matchup, have no chance of turning the tide.

Subsequent developments were exactly as Sam had predicted.

The red team can't win small-scale team fights, can't win resource battles, and can't win head-on team fights.

Aside from winning two skirmishes in the jungle, it was like drinking poison to quench thirst; it didn't solve the core problem.

Yone and Lillia's coordinated snowballing rhythm was so tightly linked that there was hardly a moment to catch their breath.

At 24 minutes into the game, time stopped at the scene of the red team's base exploding.

Finnia pulled out her headphones with a sullen expression, picked up her water glass and brought it to her lips, frowning as she unconsciously reached out her index finger and scratched her nose.

This game was really tough.

During his dominant period, he never had a chance to fight Yone one-on-one. When he finally did, Yone either had someone behind him or he couldn't beat him due to the equipment difference.

It's not appropriate to describe it as punching cotton; who has ever seen a ball of cotton kill someone with a backhand strike?

“The difference in teammates.” Finnia shook her head.

Nakoo agreed, "Indeed."

Sion is useless throughout the game; he can't withstand attacks and can't engage anyone. He's better off playing a suicide push strategy.

The bottom lane is similar; Jhin has little presence, while Yuumi is the most noticeable, as she can at least trade one kill with the enemy if she's attached to him.

Sam raised an eyebrow, crossed his arms, and squinted, saying, "Is that all the conclusion you two have reached?"

"Uh...we didn't play well either..."

Finnia replied weakly.

Oh no, the coach's eyes suddenly looked terrifying...

"Let's do a proper review of this game later. I think there are a lot of things worth discussing." Sam withdrew his dangerous gaze.

Sometimes, a subjective perspective is less direct than an objective one.

Sam was able to spot many of the players' flaws immediately through Su Mu's live stream.

If WLD qualifies for the World Championship and OIP also goes to S1 to face them, these problems in the official competition cannot be solved or covered up by simply saying they didn't play well.

In a sense, Sam was even quite grateful to Su Mu for livestreaming his special training sessions.

OIP doesn't have many rivals in LEC. There seems to be an old Chinese saying that goes, "To die in comfort is to die." Without strong opponents to spur you on, you won't even know when you'll be left behind.

I'm not afraid of powerful enemies; I'm afraid of them knowing how to lie low, grow stronger in secret, and then quietly amaze everyone.

……

[Wuhu, let's just say Finnia and Nakoo can't really mess with Brother Mu and Sister Wei.]

[It's not just a crushing defeat, it's at least a brutal beating; they had no chance to fight back.]

[It was a brutal beating, no explanation needed. I watched Finnia's first-person perspective, and Mu Ge was steady when he needed to be, and extremely aggressive when he needed to be. Finnia was sweating in the two team fights that followed, which shows how nervous he was.]

[Yong En is such a cool hero! Brother Qi San Lin Si Jiu, give me another one!]

【…

During the remaining live stream time, Su Mu and his partner played five games of Yone and Lillia in a row, winning each game.

Finally, at the fans' usual request to stay, he smiled and waved to the camera to end the live stream.

That night, many teams were unable to go to bed early.

Goodness, WLD's mid and jungle players' performance with Yone and Lillia last night is truly terrifying. The playoffs are already halfway through, and in a few days it will be WLD's turn to play.

WLD's opponent has not yet been determined.

The other two teams in the same group as WLD have to play a best-of-five series first, and the winner will then face WLD.

Whoever loses will have their summer season over and can start preparing for next year's spring season.

Shanghai, late at night.

Inside the training rooms where the BRS and NTS teams were staying, the coaching staff and players were still studying Su Mu's live stream recording from the previous night.

We have to do this, because we'll have to fight a life-or-death battle the day after tomorrow, and the winner will have to face WLD the very next day.

With such a tight schedule, they didn't have much time to study the new hero, so reference answers became extremely important.

WLD, a team that defeated RT, the top team in the Summer Split standings, boasts Su Mu and Bai Wei, who are known as one of the strongest mid-jungle duos in the LPL. Their ranked games featuring Yone and Lillia are definitely a good reference.

RT players never stream their training sessions, so match records are unavailable. As for the scrims arranged by the coaching staff…

Surely no one actually takes data from scrimmages where the opponent intentionally throws the game as gospel?

For example, WLD's training record shows an 80% win rate. Su Mu has never played a normal mid laner; he's always played support or something even stranger.

In the official tournament schedule, it's hard to say that BRS has an 80% chance of beating WLD.

"That's enough for today. Everyone, turn off your phones and get some rest." Zhu Jun rubbed his temples wearily.

The other players, who were also exhausted from a long day, got up and left one after another. When Zhu Jun wanted to go back to his room, he noticed that someone's monitor was still on.

"Ziyue, aren't you asleep yet?"

"I'm going to rank for another two hours." Ye Ziyue didn't even turn her head and clicked match again.

Zhu Jun remained silent and glanced at the time.

It's 1:30 a.m.

"Remember not to exceed the time limit for too long."

"know."

"..." Zhu Jun slowly left the training room, gently closed the door, and said nothing more.

Everyone has a reason to work hard.

While waiting for the match to be matched, Ye Ziyue picked up her phone, silently stared at Su Mu's photo, and gently bit her lower lip.

Sister Minor Fish…

Su Mu has become one of the most formidable mid-laners in the LPL. If Su Mu's fans weren't so low-key, they would have already dropped the "one of" label from the public eye.

Ye Ziyue still remembers her original intention for becoming a professional gamer, but now, that intention may have changed without her realizing it.

Perhaps, as his brother Ye Lei said, his feelings for Bai Wei were nothing more than an impulse to kill upon first meeting her.

As time went by, that feeling of excitement for Bai Wei gradually faded.

Instead, his motivation to stick to his professional career became wanting to defeat Su Mu fair and square, wanting to go to a bigger world stage, and win the championship that all League of Legends professional players crave.

"I will never lose to WLD again, and I will never lose to you again!"

Ye Ziyue turned off her phone, her determined gaze returning to the monitor, focusing on Summoner's Rift.

231. I like Mu Mu, can you help me?

Since the playoffs were to be held in Shanghai, the WLD team departed on time and arrived at their accommodation a few days in advance to prepare.

As I entered the hotel, the results of today's match were just being announced.

BRS defeated NTS 3-1 and will face the long-awaited WLD the next day. That will mark the start of the truly high-intensity quarterfinals.

There is no double-elimination format; if WLD loses, they will also lose their chance to compete for the championship.

The only chance for RT to go to the World Championship is to hope that they lose more games to lower their score, or that they lose a best-of-five series in the quarterfinals.

RT, who finished first in points in the regular season, is almost guaranteed a spot in the World Championship as long as their performance in the playoffs isn't too outrageous.

Looking at the competition format from Su Mu's perspective, there are undoubtedly problems, but there's nothing that can be done about it. As the first time a professional league has been held, the LPL organizing committee has already done enough to get to this point without any major mistakes.

The day after BRS's match against NTS ended, TFS defeated DTG and became RT's opponent.

When WLD members found out, they were all relaxed and not in a hurry.

Everything that needed to be prepared was done before departure. Now all that's needed is to solidify our understanding of the current version, review and study our opponents' performance in the previous BO5 matches, and analyze their level of understanding of the current version.

Facing BRS in the quarterfinals was unexpected yet perfectly logical.

Before the match results were announced, almost 80% of people favored NTS, but they lost so quickly, going five innings without a chance.

After dinner, Liu Keke waved her hand and announced that everyone was free to do as they pleased.

The players have no training scheduled for tonight. Tomorrow at noon, they will review the BRS BO5 match video from today with the coaching staff. After the review, they will resume their usual light pre-match training to prepare for the match on the third day.

Adjusting the athletes' condition is an essential part, both physically and mentally.

After a long period of observation and practice, Liu Keke finally understood, after the seven-day vacation in Sanya, that the most effective way to help Su Mu and the others relax was to let them do what they liked...

Perhaps this is a return to simplicity.

It's a very simple principle. Just think about why working people need holidays and what they do during their holidays, and the answer will naturally emerge.

Who says esports pros aren't a type of working person? Lin

The best way to relax is to have free time to do whatever you want.

Deng Jiayu eagerly logged into a certain anime-style mobile game, beaming with joy, "Genshin Impact, start!"

"I'm awesome! O!" V

"You have the nerve to call someone an O, you bastard." Yi Lian rolled her eyes at Yan Hua.

"Tch, I have no plans to play Qiong right now, and you, a mere creator, have the nerve to talk to us like that."

"Well, I haven't played Creation either, have I? Today was the day the big dragon spawned, and I didn't even go to farm Bakal's gold."

"Damn, since there are already some incredibly powerful players, let's not think we're superior to everyone else. Ah... 160 stamina! That'll definitely deduct from the boosting service's pay... Let's stop joking around for now and go play with my Keqing waifu."

"So you say you're not a virgin, tsk tsk tsk..."

"What's wrong with liking to carve cats, meow? No! Aren't you the one who acts up towards Miss Tingyun too?"

"It's just your imagination. I only love Brother Jie."

"Alright, alright, you two are evenly matched, stop arguing. Don't disturb me while I'm watching the Contract Kiss," Yi Lian said, pouting.

"...You're still looking at that...wait, where did Brother Mu and Sister Wei go all of a sudden?" Deng Jiayu tilted her head and looked puzzled.

The three people, who had been looking around, finally turned their attention to Liu Keke, who was not far away.

Liu Keke picked up the empty takeout box, shrugged, and said, "They've gone back to their rooms, probably to put on makeup and go out. That's how they always relax and unwind, unlike the three of you who stay home all the time."

"Uh…"

……

Inside Su Mu's room.

Bai Wei looked at her completely unfamiliar self in the mirror, and moved her cheeks from side to side in amazement, but she couldn't find the slightest flaw.

"Mumu, you're so amazing!"

“That’s right. After all, I lived in Japan for a while. Women there take makeup more seriously than anything else. I can’t not learn it.” Su Mu smiled with narrowed eyes. “Besides, you’ve praised it so many times. If you want to learn, I can teach you.”

Actually, I didn't learn it in Japan; it's just that I need to find a more reasonable explanation for how much the system rewards me.

[Master of Disguise: You can change your appearance and demeanor through makeup, and you won't be recognized by your looks. Note—When so-called evil arts reach their pinnacle, they are no longer evil arts, but…]

Su Mu glanced at the system information and did not intend to tell Bai Wei that he had a system.

It's not that we can't share it, but rather that this kind of supernatural thing doesn't conform to modern scientific views.

She believed that even if Bai Wei knew, she would keep quiet, but Bai Wei knowing wouldn't change anything, so it was better to maintain the status quo.

"No, no, I still prefer you to help me, Mu Mu, that way you'll be closer to me." Bai Wei's tone softened, with a hint of coquetry.

The two had only recently confessed their feelings for each other and were deeply in love.

They agreed to restrain themselves at the training base to avoid affecting their training performance and, consequently, their performance in the competition.

Only during their free time each week can they express their inner feelings to each other.

Su Mu couldn't resist such sweet words, so she immediately leaned down and hugged Bai Wei's neck, not giving her a chance to speak.