She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

I think they wouldn't dare, but I can't rule out that the Big Bang team is very confident, or that they think Mu Ge doesn't have the guts or confidence to play well, so they ignore the new Galio.

Not many people thought about whether Su Mu dared to choose; the long-time fans already had the answer in their hearts.

There's nothing she wouldn't dare to do.

310. Enough courage

As the theme song ended, the host, dressed in formal attire, slowly walked onto the stage.

After a formal opening speech, without any further preamble, the introduction of the two opposing players began immediately.

"The five players standing on the left are the players from the LCK's number one seed, DBZ: Top Laner: Yukiko, Jungler: KKZ, Mid Laner: Deadgun, Bot Laner: Eclipse, and Support: Ieran!"

When the host calls out someone's ID, that person makes a different gesture towards the camera.

Some waved, some smiled but didn't make any physical movements, and some struck a cool pose.

DBZ, being on home turf, had a great audience, with each member having a substantial number of fans cheering them on.

After introducing DBZ, the host shifted his gesture to the right.

"The talented girls standing on the right are from LPL's number one seed, WLD team: Top Laner: Yanhua, Jungler: Xiaowei, Mid Laner: Sumu, Bot Laner: Lian, and Support: Ayu!"

The cheers from the crowd grew even louder, even drowning out the introduction of DBZ.

Looking around, many spectators holding up LPL, WLD, and individual player support items stood up excitedly, not holding back their shouts.

Seeing so many fellow countrymen and fans supporting him at the scene in South Korea, Su Mu smiled and made a gesture when the camera was pointed at him.

He clenched his right fist, extended his thumb toward his face, and then gave a standard thumbs-up gesture.

Then the thumbs-up gesture fell behind him, the meaning of which was obvious, referring to DBZ.

Under the watchful eyes of the audience, she smiled and withdrew her hand, placing it flat in front of her neck, and gently stroking it as she tilted her chin slightly upward.

Ahh ...

Waaaaah... Brother Mu is killing me!

She's so cool!

The audience was even more excited, especially the European and American audience who already loved this kind of thing, their eyes lit up.

Good, good, good, good. It's rare to see Asians doing this. I love this kind of provocative and warlike behavior.

Unfortunately, the two competitors were standing back to back, unable to see each other's movements and gestures, which detracted from the fun...

"The stage is ready, and in the not-too-distant future, a team will lift the first World Championship trophy as the world champion!"

"The other one can only look back on the past journey with regret."

"To the audience in Seoul, give DBZ your warmest applause and cheers, and to WLD!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the ten contestants began to enter the competition area, and the live broadcast room switched to the pre-competition short video.

The short film narrates the team's journey, their feelings about reaching the finals, their determination to win the championship, and the expectations of many people, all of which are included.

Of course, trash talk is also allowed, but the overall style of the short film is more artistic, and anything too inflammatory is restricted and not allowed.

"At this moment, I feel the same way I did when I created Fearless. My teammates and I share the same belief that we will break through all the thorns and obstacles below the mountain and stand at the top of the world."

The short film ends with Su Mu's narration. As she grabs her team uniform, puts it on, and turns around to stride forward, the scene becomes increasingly surreal, and the live broadcast returns to the main stage.

After the pre-match analysis by judges and guests and the players' adjustments, the first game of the finals officially began with the draft phase.

In the LPL commentary booth, three familiar faces perked up.

"Here comes the first match between the two sides. WLD won by flipping a coin and, unusually, chose the blue side."

"Oh my, Akali and Riel, as expected, as Yun Jie just mentioned, these two heroes are DBZ's best flex picks, covering the four positions of mid, top, jungle, and support. It can be seen that WLD did not underestimate their opponents and showed them respect from the start."

"Actually, everyone knows what bans are likely to be made on both sides. The ones that are uncertain are what the audience, whether at the venue or in the live broadcast room, wants to see."

"I get it, I get it. It's the new Galio and Aatrox. I've checked all of DBZ's match records in LCK. Apart from the support player Ieran, DBZ has basically never picked up a new champion on the day of a version update."

"It mainly depends on whether DBZ gives Su Mu any respect. She gets the new hero many times on the day of the version update. It's information that can be found with a simple search. I don't think the DBZ coaching staff has any reason not to know."

As Luan Ming finished speaking, WLD's third ban had absolutely nothing to do with the new hero.

DBZ followed suit, banning the same new hero in the third ban.

LPL viewers' eyes narrowed.

This is interesting. What did WLD say?

"Camille? It shouldn't be... That's a fast lock!"

"It's unlikely that Su Mu will play this role. Although Yanhua is better at playing tanks, he has also used warrior-type top laners in the regular season, but the results were just so-so."

Some audience members frowned upon hearing this.

That's a high-EQ approach.

"So-so" is an understatement; to be extremely critical, it's second-rate, not even as good as a top-tier Camille player on the international server.

Unbeknownst to this group of viewers, DBZ's head coach, who wasn't shown on camera, also frowned at this moment.

Camille received a buff in patch 2.17, but she still shouldn't be considered a top pick.

Therefore, there is only one answer—

WLD also derived a strategy of building a combo system with Camille by analyzing the new Galio's skill set.

"They really dare to do that..." KKZ muttered.

"Not necessarily...maybe they just want to play Camille. What do you think are the chances of WLD picking Galio?"

“I think there’s a 70% chance…” Deadgun said. “The new Galio isn’t complicated to play, and Su Mu seems to be able to adapt to the new hero very quickly. She definitely has the ability to play Galio.”

DBZ's head coach relaxed his brows and stood behind Deadgun.

"I want to pick Galio to disrupt any potential enemy combos. You tried out the new Galio before the match started, are you brave enough to pick him?"

"You can give it a try."

"Yukiko, get him Galio."

“Hmm.” Yukiko countered, “What about the Sword Demon?”

"Are you confident?"

"The new version of Aatrox has a decent margin for error, and his skills aren't complicated. He's a straightforward high-stat warrior, so he shouldn't have any trouble beating Camille, whom I'm very familiar with," Yukiko said confidently.

"Very good, I am very satisfied with your confidence today." DBZ's head coach nodded.

The commentators from various countries were already surprised that DBZ had locked in Galio, but they didn't expect him to also pick Aatrox, which instantly shocked the entire audience.

Holy crap, those Koreans are tough!

DBZ's female top laner seems to be using a new champion for the first time in a new version; that takes courage.

I have a feeling that DBZ stole it because he was afraid WLD would take it.

311. It's time to increase the intensity.

Viewers had differing opinions, but the vast majority did not believe that DBZ could master two reworked heroes in such a short time.

Not to mention the audience at the venue, even those watching the live stream on their devices, many of them haven't played the new Galio and Aatrox yet, and have no idea how strong these two are after the rework.

Even players with a good understanding of the game can only conclude that the stats are sufficient.

Everyone in WLD, including Su Mu, was surprised by DBZ's first two moves, but they weren't too worried.

All I can say is, it's interesting.

"Let me use the Azure Steel Shadow I Phosphorus I Abandoned Five-Step Silk Ultimate Pull," Bai Wei said softly.

“That’s what I think too,” Liu Keke agreed. “Since the other side has taken Galio, let’s put Ahua’s choice aside for now. Xiao Mu, what do you want to use to counter Galio?”

"Yone, Qiyana, and... Pantheon, let's see how you want to build the lineup, Coco."

Liu Keke pondered.

In version 2.17, the bot lane has moved away from prioritizing utility champions. If Bai Wei were to jungle Camille, her damage output would definitely not be as high as when she's playing top lane. Even as a carry, she would still need to supplement her damage output.

DBZ has finalized their mid and jungle picks. Of the three champions Su Mu mentioned, all except Yone have received buffs to varying degrees. So—

"Pantheon, Ahua, continue your role as a blue-collar tank in the top lane." Liu Keke rested two fingers on her chin. "Based on your recent performance, I'd like you to pick Ornn, but Malphite just received a major buff, and I'm not sure if he'll be as effective as Ornn. What do you think?"

"Then let's go with Ornn. Let's play it safe in the first game," Yan Hua said.

Seeing that the hero had been chosen, Yi Lian took a deep breath and slowly calmed the emotions surging in her heart.

With the outcome decided, everyone knows perfectly well who will receive the ball this time.

If Su Mu plays Pantheon with a standard build, it can only guarantee the strength of the early and mid-game. Considering the possibility of the game dragging into the late game, there must be an ADC to support him in the mid and late game.

After playing utility AD carries for so long, it's been a long time since I've played a carry-type carry. It would be a lie to say I'm not feeling the pressure.

On the stage of the finals, she must turn the pressure into motivation and absolutely cannot let down her teammates' trust.

Seeing that DBZ picked Jarvan IV as their third pick, Deng Jiayu pursed his lips, "Luckily we locked in Camille directly, otherwise the other side might have actually picked her."

According to Su Mu, the Prince is the substitute choice in the Camille Galio system, and is extremely threatening to squishy heroes without mobility.

There aren't many ADCs with mobility skills, but DBZ can't ban them all.

Finally, WLD selected Kai'Sa and Rakan as their bot lane duo.

They are not strong in the laning phase, but their team fight strength is off the charts.

The lineups for both sides in the first game are as follows:

Blue side WLD: Top lane Ornn, Jungle Camille, Mid lane Pantheon, Bot lane Kai'Sa, Support Rakan.

Red team DBZ: Top lane Aatrox, Jungle Jarvan IV, Mid lane Galio, Bot lane Samira, Support Nautilus.

Normally, WLD is at a disadvantage in the early stages.

Camille jungle isn't a new strategy; it's been around for a while. The reason it was picked up in patch 2.17 was simply because her E ability could knock back jungle monsters, and her jungle pet's healing ability was buffed.

However, in the finals, the most normal situation is often the most abnormal, and don't be surprised by all sorts of unexpected changes.

To put it more simply, it's the finals, why would I hold back? I'll go all out and see who dies first.

Camille is a late-game champion who needs to farm, that's the top laner's job, what does it have to do with Baiwei jungling?

Her cooperation with Su Mu was not only at the level of perfect understanding, but also perfectly seamless.

Until a little over 10 minutes into the game, Galio hadn't left the mid lane even once, and his only ultimate ability was interrupted, preventing him from successfully providing support.

His underdeveloped appearance even made the LPL commentators feel sorry for him.

"miserable…"

"On another note, Deadgun seems to be the first mid laner from one of the four major regions to go 0-5 in the first ten minutes of a World Championship match..."

"Be confident, remove the 'seems' part, it's clearly true."

"Xiao Wei's pace in this game isn't just at its peak, it's explosive. So far, she has a 100% participation rate. I never knew that Camille jungle could be so active."

"After all, it's been more than a year and a half since Camille became popular in the jungle. No outsider knows how long Xiaowei has been practicing. Maybe she's been practicing all along?"

"However, Yanhua is a bit of a disaster. Even if she's an Ornn, she can't withstand KKZ and Yukiko's crazy military training."

"There are gains and losses. WLD's bottom and middle lanes took off early under Xiaowei's rhythm, and it was difficult to help the disadvantaged lane. KKZ could only choose to help the superior lane and not the inferior lane."

"We'll have to wait for the next neutral resources. I don't think WLD will release a second vanguard."

"WLD should have no problem taking down DBZ's bottom lane tower 14 minutes ago. The only problem is how effective Yukiko's fed Aatrox will be in team fights."

"..."

The old version of Aatrox was fragile and his performance in team fights was just so-so. If he activated his ultimate but didn't have his Q, he could only chase down and attack the nearest enemy.

The new version of Aatrox's skill set, with Q skill that can knock up three times if used well, and W skill that can also control, looks very suitable for team fights.

Commentators from various countries generally agree that the key variable lies in the battle for the two vanguards, at which point it will be clear which side has a higher economic conversion rate on their advantageous lane.

But to everyone's surprise, the expected neutral resource-grabbing group did not appear.

Don't assume that Su Mu's mid-lane advantage doesn't exist. The reason we didn't target the top lane before was simply because we were focused on Galio to establish an absolute advantage in the bottom half of the map.

When she saw her teammates destroy the bottom lane outer turret in the early 13 minutes, she immediately pulled Bai Wei and rushed to the top lane.

"It's time to increase the intensity."

……