She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

[It's all settled now. The dad's approach worked. The one who got killed by the baby's care was K69.]

Don't open the champagne too early. Maybe K69's ability to ruin himself far surpasses that of the father. Who told them to be so shameless as to say they would shut out WLD?

K69 perfectly demonstrated what it means to show off one's limited skills in front of an expert. It's one thing to play Pyke in the mid lane, but to not even let her split push go on is another. Wouldn't Mu's Sion bloodline be automatically activated?

[Laughs, before the match a bunch of people said that European and American teams love to play dirty tricks and are very difficult to deal with, but now it seems there's nothing special about them.]

[They're just ruling the land with their small plots of land. Don't they understand what it means to be outdone by others?]

[Laughing so hard...]

From the commentary booth, Jian Yun withdrew her gaze from Su Mu and the others.

"This game is a typical 4-1 split push strategy. If I remember correctly, WLD was the first team to use the 4-1 split push."

“You’re not mistaken, it is indeed WLD, or you can go back to an even earlier time: the National College League, the Step by Step Win team,” Luan Ming said with a smile.

"Oh right, now that you mention it, I remember reviewing the college league many times before. Back then, Su Mu's team used the split push tactic more than once, but their proficiency at that time was only in its rudimentary stage."

"So the 41 split push tactic was actually first developed by Su Mu, and it only started to come into the view of various LPL teams after he entered professional teams and started playing matches."

"Actually, it's not hard to see from the group stage until now that teams around the world are not as adept at split pushing as our LPL teams, which already says a lot."

"Indeed, and congratulations again to WLD for taking the match point first. If they win the second game, they will advance directly to the semifinals and wait for their next opponent."

The loss in the first game taught K69 a lesson. As the loser, he switched sides to the red side and dared not use any more high-risk tactics. He was determined to get revenge.

296. You also use a double marksman system?

K69 banned three mid-lane champions in the first round.

Yone, Lillia, and Neeko were not released.

It's easy to see that K69, who was completely overwhelmed by Su Mu's antics in the previous game, desperately wanted to shut down all the good mid laners in the current version.

They don't believe in the LPL teams' idea that 'targeting Su Mu is the same as not targeting him at all'; they believe that if Su Mu should be banned, he should be banned.

"The troops have been released, should WLD seize them?"

"We have to grab it," Luan Ming said.

"There are quite a few good options available, I personally don't think it's necessary to pick Nakano first... Oh? Varus?"

"Locked!"

Not only did the commentators show an unexpected expression, but the audience did too.

Having watched WLD play for so long, in non-bot lane metas, I've rarely seen them build AD carry first on the blue side.

The unexpected development also left K69 in a state of confusion, pondering what to release first.

After a brief consideration, I locked up Little Cannon and Sion on the first and second floors respectively.

Xiaopao might not be anything special in other teams, but K69 might play mid lane.

Liu Keke knew that K69 wanted to see what kind of support they would use to pair with Varus, so she raised an eyebrow and smiled.

Don't think that the dual-shooter strategy is only effective with the K69...

After consulting with Su Mu and Yi Lian, Orn made his decision.

"Wouldn't the opposing team be afraid to use a double marksman composition?"

"This version is actually more suitable for playing with two marksmen than the previous version. If they lose again, they'll be in deep trouble. I think we should reveal our hand," Yan Hua said.

"I wonder what their expression will be when they see the hero Mu-ge is playing. I'm so curious!"

“Then just turn your head and take a look,” Yi Lian said.

Su Mu seemed thoughtful upon hearing this, "It's best not to look, lest some special situation arise."

Everyone was taken aback.

"What special circumstances?"

"Hats might use this as an excuse to accuse us of spying on the other side's screen."

what?

Even Liu Keke's expression froze when she heard Su Mu's words. What was the difference between that and making excuses for losing?

Is it really possible for it to be that outrageous?

"The world is so big and people are everywhere. It's better to avoid trouble and just keep our eyes under control."

"That's true. Speaking of which, Brother Mu, you have a real knack for playing Varus. I've never seen you play him before. I don't mean to doubt you, I'm just curious if you can beat Lian."

"You look down on Mu-ge, huh? Have you ever seen her mess up any hero? She could easily beat me with one hand." Yi Lian curled her lip.

Su Mu chuckled softly, "I can still play Varus, such a simple champion."

"How did Lian's Varus manage to ruin my game? I remember in one of the regular season games we lost, her Varus died from start to finish," Deng Jiayu complained.

"What do you mean I screwed you over? Five of them were charging in, and two of them even had lock-on abilities. My support was weak at protecting people. If you were in their shoes, you would have died too."

Yi Lian added with a look of disdain: "Moreover, Varus is a versatile AD carry who can play multiple playstyles. If you're not going to get crushed and have a good output environment, then any ADC player who can't play this champion well should just go home and raise pigs."

“Yes, I acknowledge your aggressiveness.” Deng Jiayu tossed her ponytail.

"Have you decided which support you'll use?" Liu Keke's voice interrupted them.

"Titan."

“Titan…then the enemy might pick Braum, which will make it harder for the Goat’s ultimate to be effective.” Liu Keke frowned.

Su Mu suggested, "It's better to start with the jungler."

"Okay." Liu Keke nodded. "In the second round, let's ban Braum and see how the opponent responds. Xiaowei, do you want to pick Wukong or Vi?"

Bai Wei considered the lineup composition, blinked, and thought for a moment, then said, "Take Wei."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu found the hero lock and threw the first round tail ball to K69.

K69 hesitated for a long time before finally picking Sejuani. Then, in the second round of the draft, they continued to ban mid laners, which made many people's eyes twitch.

"Are you going to ban five mid laners?" Qinglu scratched his face.

"That's a scene that's rarely seen even in LPL... WLD banned Braum, trying to build something like Titan?"

"It's also possible that K69 will be forced to target Titan. If K69 continues to ban mid laners and ignores Titan, then WLD can just lock it in directly," Jian Yun analyzed.

"..."

The K69 has no choice but to face the open conspiracy it has laid out.

Considering that the hero he wanted to pick next was afraid of Titan, K69 chose to ban him instead, avoiding a five-ban mid-lane strategy.

Hmm... WLD might use Lillia mid, and then it was discovered that WLD completely shut down Riel, who they hadn't been dealing with in the first round.

Oh shit, that hits right where it hurts.

Ansel felt he had to take Luo, otherwise WLD might snatch it away.

Coach K69 thought the same way, keeping the counter or even a swingman, and deciding on Tristana's direction based on the WLD lineup.

Su Mu was not surprised that Luo was locked down by the enemy.

Rakan and Tristana are one of the golden bot lane duos. K69 can still see what their next two picks are like, and consider whether to go for a double marksman system. He's making a good plan.

"I'll handle Varus," Su Mu said, a smile playing on his lips.

"OK."

Two hero portraits were locked; the first one was understandable, but the second one left countless people dumbfounded.

WTF?

The entire K69 team looked completely bewildered.

Why are Xayah and Heimerdinger chosen? Putting aside the fact that Heimerdinger is such an unpopular champion in competitive play, and with Varus available, why pick Xayah? Surely they can't have made the wrong choice, right?

What?

Who is in the lower position, who is in the upper position, and who is in the middle position?

Reason tells the K69 team that WLD cannot have two ADCs in the bot lane, nor can the ADC go jungle. Considering all aspects, it seems that the only option is either Heimerdinger or Ornn as support.

There are indeed cases of top lane Heimerdinger being played in high-elo ranked games.

Are you also using a double marksman system?

So—who should play with the Little Cannon?

With so many mid-lane champions banned, there are basically no good ones left. If Tristana goes bot lane, then the mid-laner can only pick utility champions or late-game carry champions, preferably AP champions.

Jayce is not a good pick; he can't deal enough damage to Ornn.

The fox isn't very useful either; there will be a lack of damage output later on.

After much deliberation, K69 finally decided to play the system he was most confident in, locking in Kai'Sa to play AP bot lane, and guessing that Varus would be the one to play mid lane.

However, it's hard to say which school of thought it belongs to; all three are possible.

K69 wasn't wrong; Varus did indeed go mid lane. The team compositions are as follows:

Blue side WLD: Top lane Ornn, Jungle Vi, Mid lane Varus, Bot lane Xayah, Support Heimerdinger.

Red team K69: Top lane Sion, Jungle Sejuani, Mid lane Tristana, Bot lane Kai'Sa, Support Rakan.

"Play your best, I won't say much more. Give WLD a lesson and let them know that our K69 double shooter system is the strongest in the world." That's how the K69 head coach gave them this pep talk.

As the coach was leaving the field, he met Liu Keke's calm and smiling eyes, but a sense of worry inexplicably arose in his heart.

WLD seems...more confident than them...

297. Early Stages of the Situation

K69, on the red side, had Sion, so the game started aggressively. He didn't face much pressure laning against Ornn, and almost without thinking, he chose the self-destruct strategy.

In other words, they didn't go online at the start of the game, but relied on the strong early-game zombies to aggressively invade WLD's red buff area, forcing Bai Wei to switch jungle areas.

The purpose was obvious; they clearly didn't want Xia to have an easy time.

WLD's lineup is full of level 1 cripples, so they naturally won't get carried away.

The Kai'Sa and Garrosh bot lane duo isn't strong in lane and their pushing ability is average. Their jungle swapping is also so-so. If you want the bottom half of the map, then you can have it.

Since I'm playing my cards right now, there's no need for me to pretend anymore, right?

At Su Mu's suggestion, Bai Wei went into the enemy's red zone alone. She didn't panic when the small cannon saw her, since the enemy wouldn't chase after her to wear her down.

However, Su Mu did not expect K69 to be so determined to target the bottom lane. After Sion helped Sejuani take the red buff, he did not run away but continued to attack Yi Lian and the others in the bottom lane.

He's a little ruthless.

It has to be said that K69's playing style really hit their weak spot.

Sion is a champion who can tank damage without spending much gold, and he should have realized that she was going for an AP build. He understood that there are no tanks in front of AP Varus, so he sacrificed himself to help his teammates.

Once the small cannon gets going, it will become a very difficult point to deal with in the mid-to-late game.

Vi's ultimate ability to lock onto targets will pull her into the crowd, and apart from Ornn's ultimate, the rest of WLD will have difficulty following up with effective damage. Although Varus's Q has a long range, AP Varus doesn't have stacked W passive, so using Q without any support is just stupid, wasting mana and skills.

A skilled AP Varus player won't waste their basic skills.

On the commentary panel.

"Lian and Ayu are having a tough time. They didn't even get any experience from those two waves of minions, let alone farm them."

"It's going to explode! Who can stand facing the second tower at the start of the game?"

"Yanhua was already level 3 in the top lane, and Wraith finally left the bottom lane to recall to base and TP back to lane."

"The WLD duo still didn't dare to step forward, unsure of Sejuani's position."

"Su Mu placed a ward in the river and spotted Sejuani. The duo got the information and were finally able to go up to last-hit minions under the tower. They were having a really tough time, losing almost three waves of minions out of nowhere."

"..."

Once it was determined that a fight wouldn't break out in the bottom lane for the time being, the director moved the observer camera away.

There's not much to say about the mid lane matchup. Varus can't beat Tristana in the early levels, so Su Mu won't give his opponent a full combo. He'll rationally create distance even if he loses a few minions. He won't gain much from the trades, but he won't lose much either.

The top lane presents a different picture. A level 1 Sion versus a level 3 Ornn. Even though Ornn is a tank, a combo of QEWA under the tower will reduce Sion's health by nearly half.

The most important point cannot be ignored—Bai Wei is in the upper half of the draw!

Seeing your Sion get half health taken from you while you're still at a newborn level, who else would you beat if not you?