She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

In the three matches, the world witnessed WLD's skillful use of both old and new strategies. Strictly speaking, Nightmare and Clockwerk are both old strategies, but with significant breakthroughs in gameplay.

LPL viewers were greatly reassured.

For them, WLD's performance today was almost impeccable, and what's even more commendable is that they didn't reveal their hand.

This indirectly shows that the gap in strength between TKS and WLD is not small, and WLD is definitely not afraid of DBZ in the finals.

With Riot Games' massive pre-tournament publicity, the first League of Legends World Championship attracted a lot of attention.

With the help of Su Mu's wildly popular original theme song, the news that WLD defeated TKS and advanced to the finals spread throughout countless League of Legends player circles in China in just a few minutes.

The gloom brought about by RT's elimination in the semi-finals has been completely swept away.

The match involves the long-standing rivalry between China and South Korea in esports history, attracting even more attention. Even gamers who don't play League of Legends can't help but turn their attention to the specific schedule and rules.

Five days into the tournament, the best-of-five (BO5) format and the ban/pick (BP) rules will remain the same.

Another major event that cannot be ignored is the version update. However, Riot Games will not release the announcement so quickly. Countless domestic viewers flooded the comments section of the match replay video, freely expressing their opinions.

Su Mu is likely to appear in the comments section after the match, which is nothing new to fans and viewers who follow the event.

Half an hour after the post-match interview video was uploaded, fans unsurprisingly found the person they wanted to see in the latest comments.

[Hey guys, what do you think is a good result for the finals?]

Within just a few minutes, the number of replies to Su Mu's post had exceeded two thousand, and it was still growing rapidly.

Saying that losing will inevitably lead to being besieged, and of course no online trolls would dare to come to this place and attack from the opposite direction.

There are only three possible outcomes, with the most common result being a shutout victory.

If the match against TKS hadn't been so decisive, not so many people would dare to say it was a clean sweep. DBZ's victory over RT, along with previous match recordings, has already been reviewed by many technical content creators.

Anyone who has done a little review knows that, setting aside the issue of region affiliation, DBZ is indeed a formidable team.

They made it from the group stage to the finals, losing only one game to RT, and winning all the others.

Compared to WLD's record, they are only behind in this small match.

Unlike WLD's unpredictable and ever-changing tactical system, DBZ is a team with solid fundamentals and a knack for understanding and mastering the meta's strong strategies.

However, the 'historians' also unearthed international server rank records from a long time ago.

DBZ's mid-laner Deadgun has been matched up against Thin Gauze by Su Mu many times.

How familiar this plot is...

However, unlike TKS players, DBZ players grow faster. Deadgun is currently praised as the strongest mid laner in LCK and also has a wide champion pool.

Given Deadgun's outstanding performance at the World Championship, more rational people in China did not make any sarcastic remarks, but instead silently pondered what their chances of winning against Su Mu were.

Of course, in the end, it still comes down to teamwork. Individual ability can affect the course of the game, but things are not like they were two years ago. It is difficult for a player to win a game based solely on their individual skill.

Four days passed in the blink of an eye, under the watchful eyes of the world.

The two teams in the finals cooperated with Riot Games to record a pre-match video, which was considered official business.

There are also personal matters, which are related to Su Mubai and Wei.

Elsa tried to invite Su Mu and the others to participate in the opening ceremony of the finals, to sing and play the theme song "Fearless".

Before Liu Keke could even consider it, Su Mu politely declined.

We can't afford to be careless in the finals. We've come this far, and if we lose because of other things, all our efforts over the years will be wasted.

Seeing Su Mu's determined expression, Elsa breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as she said she would go back and report to her superiors.

Traditionally, the 2.17 update announcement would be released at 9 p.m. that night, but Riot Games changed the time and released it at 12 p.m. the next day, ending maintenance at the same time.

This left many people, including the two parties involved in the final, stunned.

Too messed up.

Since there was no test server to study beforehand, and both sides had to go to the venue in advance to prepare, they could only do so much besides glancing at the announcements along the way and having a few tens of minutes to test and analyze the mainstream version before the match.

With the final day approaching, WLD and BDZ, who were about to depart for the competition venue, finally received the 2.17 version announcement.

After quickly scanning the most important part, both of them frowned.

There's good news and bad news.

Good news: There are no new heroes, so there's no need to worry about this aspect, especially for DBZ, since they know Su Mu is good at developing new heroes in real time, and the WLD coaching staff is also willing to develop them for her.

The bad news... is that an old hero is being reworked...

Unlike the rework of Neeko, which didn't change the general gameplay direction, this is a complete overhaul!

Aatrox, the Darkin Blade, retains his original name. In terms of skills, aside from the passive resurrection mechanism being moved to his ultimate, there's little resemblance to the old version.

Galio, from Sentinel's Lament to Colossus of Justice, also underwent a complete overhaul of all his abilities.

The ultimate ability's massive area-of-effect taunt has been moved to W, with a reduced effective range but the ability to slow movement and charge up has been added. The Q mechanism has been improved, and E has become a backstep charged punch. The ultimate ability is similar to Pantheon's long-range support, except that it requires selecting an ally as the target.

Riot Games has officially assigned these two reworked veteran champions top lane and mid lane roles respectively, which can be considered a continuation of their pre-rework roles.

only--

Only Su Mu knew that after these two heroes were reworked, they wouldn't just be limited to fixed positions anymore...

309. Please believe me.

WLD also has its old routine: whenever there is a new hero or an old hero is reworked, the coaching staff and players will subconsciously look at Su Mu.

In the relatively small backstage lounge, everyone wanted to know Su Mu's thoughts on version 2.17.

"Brother Mu, you know what I'm going to say..." Deng Jiayu said, her hands clasped together in anticipation.

"In my opinion, the new Galio can actually be played as a support, but are you confident you can pick him?" Su Mu smiled.

"Forget it then, I don't have your terrifying talent, Brother Mu." Deng Jiayu suddenly shook her pigtails and decisively said, "Okay."

In the LPL regular season, it might be worth a try, but in the S1 tournament, especially on the stage of the finals, even if you have the desire to win, the pressure will slap you away.

"Xiao Mu, in such a short time before the match, it's hard to say how useful the new hero will be..."

Xu Jing frowned, shifting her attention away from the laptop screen.

"The new Galio's skill set is currently geared towards champions with strong crowd control abilities who can engage from behind. He might be a good fit for junglers like Jarvan IV, Wukong, or even champions like Nocturne, Diana, and Zac..."

"The new Galio is still positioned as a mid-laner. Looking at the skill set, it is indeed difficult to leave this position. As for the operation, I tried it a little and it is not difficult. It tests micro-operation and awareness more."

Bai Wei glanced at Su Mu, and seeing that she didn't speak immediately, she looked at Yan Hua, before finally returning her gaze to the laptop screen in front of her.

Within a limited time, she tested the jungle clearing efficiency of two new heroes and concluded that neither was very effective.

In the early game, when neither level nor equipment is readily available, both reworked heroes have long base cooldowns and lack effective recovery methods.

At least Aatrox retained some of his abilities, but Galio's old W ability's healing was completely removed.

Su Mu stopped what she was doing, smiled, and looked up at everyone.

"I can pick both the new Aatrox and Galio, if DBZ doesn't counter them..."

Liu Keke, Xu Jing, and the others were initially delighted upon hearing this, but they quickly realized the crucial issue and began to hesitate.

"But since it hasn't been tested in practice, it's unclear how to properly build a system around the new heroes, and there's some risk involved in taking them. We can only rely on mental simulations to predict..."

With less than half an hour left before their performance, there was absolutely no time for the players to practice and experiment in ranked games.

Su Mu nodded slightly and remained silent.

She understood the coaching staff's concerns. Ultimately, it came down to the difference in scale between different occasions. Today was the S1 World Championship, the finals, and any defeat would be hard to accept.

Allowing players to use new versions of heroes they've never played before carries a level of risk and pressure that is on a completely different scale compared to the regular season or even the finals of this region.

The courage, determination, and trust of all parties...

Indispensable.

Su Mu knew herself inside and out, but she couldn't reveal that information.

To claim that I've played the new version of Galio is simply too shocking.

Seeing the conflicted and hesitant expressions on the faces of the coaching staff and even some of his teammates, Su Mu's gaze fell on Bai Wei's face, meeting her beautiful eyes.

Bai Wei smiled gently, reached out and covered Su Mu's palm, their fingers intertwined.

Since she started striving to enter the professional circle, the journey has not been easy, but she has never doubted her.

Silence speaks louder than words. A smile slowly spread across Su Mu's lips, revealing a confident, even somewhat arrogant, demeanor.

"Please believe me, I will lead the whole family to lift that trophy that represents the highest honor."

His tone was understated, yet it exuded a composure and confidence that left no room for doubt.

Liu Keke stared blankly at Su Muba's profile, the scene before her eyes unknowingly becoming hazy, returning to the day she recruited Su Mu and Bai Wei.

Exactly the same...

Su Mu is no different from before.

All the past competition experiences flashed through my mind like a film reel, finally settling on the victory five days ago.

Liu Keke couldn't help but laugh.

She got it.

She's really out of her mind. From her first professional match until now, when has Su Mu ever let her down?

If you don't even believe her, who can you believe?

"Then Xiao Mu, you'll have to work a bit harder..."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu curled the corners of his lips, narrowed his right eye, and snapped his fingers. "No problem."

Seeing this, everyone understood; there was no need for further explanation.

"Time is short, so let me first share my thoughts on the new Galio and Aatrox, otherwise there won't be much time left when I go on stage." Su Mu closed his laptop and gestured for everyone to gather around.

"..."

While the entire WLD team was preparing for the finals, DBZ was no exception, using their limited pre-match time to learn about the new version.

At the finals venue, the opening ceremony was already proceeding smoothly according to the pre-arranged schedule.

Shortly afterward, in the serious atmosphere of the lounge, both sides received the notification from the event organizers on time.

The contestants are about to take the stage.

What is our goal?

"champion!!"

Several hands, stacked together, fell heavily. The girls, dressed in their battle uniforms, stood tall and proud, and strode confidently toward the main stage with smiles on their faces.

As the familiar melody began to play, the audience, already packed from all sides, erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Of all the programs at the opening ceremony, only the theme song "Fearless" was not performed live.

But no one in the audience cared, because they all knew that the creators of the theme song had more important things to do and were powerless to perform it live, even if they wanted to.

As Su Muna's soul-stirring high notes soared, the stage lights flashed, creating two avenues leading to the main stage.

As the music reached its climax and the audience cheered enthusiastically, ten figures took to the main road.

Arrive at the center of the stage before the song's outro, and stand with your back to the audience.

At a high vantage point in the audience, Zhang Xiaoyu and her die-hard fan club saw the striking figure on the stage and screamed excitedly.

Ahhh! Brother Mu!

She's so cool! I love her!

[Little WLD, charge! Crush DBZ!]

【…

The lights above the main stage suddenly came on, and a colossal creature descended from the sky, spreading its wings and standing majestically in the center of the contestants.

This is Galio after his rework.

Wow, those special effects are amazing!

The realism is quite good; I almost thought it was real. The concept is pretty good.

With the release of this new Galio, it's easy to see that Riot Games had planned to rework the old champion in the World Championship patch.

[I love it this way. Galio is a mid laner. Let's guess whether DBZ dares to let him out?]