She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

20:

A tenfold kill difference in 15 minutes means that when a Pyke can instantly kill a squishy target with three auto-attacks followed by a Q, the gap is beyond what miracles can bridge.

"Hey, the strongest player doesn't seem to be as amazing as they say. I can still beat them."

"Come on, if Xiao Mu hadn't been so relentlessly targeting Sun Jiahui, you think you could have crushed that guy?"

"Can't I have a little vanity..." Zhang Xiaoyu pouted.

Su Mu and Bai Wei exchanged a glance and smiled knowingly.

It's safe to say that Sun Jiahui is unlikely to amount to anything.

It's hard to tell what a person's individual skills are like, but their mentality is clearly unstable and easily changes in sync with the ups and downs of the situation.

To put it bluntly, these kinds of people are often stressed out; they easily upset their teammates over the slightest disagreement and don't believe they've done anything wrong.

As it turns out, Su Mu and the other person were right.

After the first game ended, Sun Jiahui began to intensify the intensity for her teammates.

"You clearly know I'm the core of the team, so why did you start farming in the bottom half of the jungle? And to make matters worse, you farmed the whole thing. Don't you want to win?"

After being harshly criticized, the jungler looked aggrieved, thinking, "You got hooked at level 1, causing you to lose your Flash, and the resulting butterfly effect is my fault?"

She wasn't assertive, so she didn't say anything, only offering words of comfort that the next round would definitely be in the upper half of the table.

The others didn't look too good either. This game was being streamed live by observers, so wouldn't countless people see them being treated like bots by their opponents?

Thinking of this, some people couldn't help but take out their phones and open the live stream, only to be immediately stunned by the content of the comments.

[Oh no, honestly, if it weren't for the 15-minute surrender option, I suspect Aatrox would have fed terribly.]

[It's already like he's feeding, right? Pyke just caught up with Aatrox and used his third ultimate. If he hadn't surrendered, Aatrox would have been dead.]

[On another note, this team is really something, winning step by step. Their mid-lane Pyke is incredibly effective. I bet that unstoppable team will have to ban it next game, otherwise they'll be slaughtered like bots again.]

There are countless similar comments in the live chat; no one praises the loser, especially the one who lost miserably.

"Damn it...damn it, damn it—"

Ah ah ah ah ah!

Sun Jiahui's teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding together, her eyes twitched irregularly, and her fists were clenched so tightly that the veins on the back of her relatively fair hands bulged, perfectly reflecting her feelings at that moment.

Are the people who post these comments out of their minds? Comparing themselves to bots, will they repeat the slaughter if Pyke isn't banned next game?

She's the highest-ranked player on the international server, a future professional player. Who does she think she is?!

"Speaking of which... should we ban Pyke next game..." the girl playing mid lane asked timidly.

Little did she know that what she thought everyone would agree with was the final spark that ignited the powder keg.

"What did you say!"

Sun Jiahui suddenly shouted, startling everyone in the competition room, including the referee.

"W-what's wrong?"

"Only idiots would ban Pyke. We were just at a disadvantage because we didn't know how to play him. Now I know how to beat Pyke. Next game I'll play mid and I'll make that bastard a rat in the street!"

Anyone could hear the anger in her voice, even when she spoke through gritted teeth.

The other four were stunned by these words, their faces filled with disbelief.

Why isn't Parker targeting him?

But on second thought, the opening move in the last game was indeed not rigorous and had many problems.

Sun Jiahui was hooked and had to use Flash. The mid laner was unaware of Pyke's damage and was killed by Pyke at level 2, triggering a series of butterfly effects.

Now Sun Jiahui says she's going to switch to the mid lane to fight that guy, so with her King-level skill, she should be able to turn the tide...

"Okay, then if I'm playing top lane, I'll have to pick a tank champion, since I'm not very familiar with fighter champions..."

"Tanks are tanks, just hold them steady," Sun Jiahui said confidently.

After quickly deciding on the strategy for the second round, the indescribable mindset of the Unstoppable Team began to subside.

Apart from Sun Jiahui, the other four team members' highest rank was only Diamond 1, which is considered quite good by today's standards, but unfortunately their average level is far below that of Su Mu and the others.

The break is only a few minutes long. Once the commentators finish analyzing the data from the first game, the second game will start immediately.

The unstoppable losing team chose to stay on the red side, and the results of the five bans for both sides were revealed, causing an uproar.

Zhou Ling looked puzzled and surprised. "The mid-lane Pyke in the first game of Step by Step to Victory was so strong that he wasn't banned. Could it be that Unstoppable Force has already found a way to counter mid-lane Pyke?"

"It's not out of the question. One of the disadvantages of playing Pyke mid is that it's hard for him to have lane priority. If he hadn't played Qiyana last game, he would have lost more if he had roamed earlier."

"..." Ding

Su Mu was quite surprised, but since the other party wasn't showing any respect, she still had to choose.

66. Anticipation and Mastery

The draft phase ended quickly, and the lineups for both sides are as follows:

(Blue side's strategy: Top lane Malphite, Jungle Taliyah, Mid lane Pyke, Bot lane Caitlyn, Support Karma)

The red team is unstoppable: Top lane Mordekaiser, Jungle Kindred, Mid lane Katarina, Bot lane Jinx, Support Thresh.

Seeing the opponent's bizarre lineup, Su Mu felt a sense of unease.

Their lineup wasn't targeted at all, it was exactly the same as the previous game, but their opponent's lineup... phosphorus

It's a long story, to put it simply. Could the beating have caused him some kind of mental breakdown? (Seven)

The bot lane isn't a big problem. Picking a Mordekaiser and Kindred top/jungle combo to counter her, like Kindred activating their ultimate while Mordekaiser counters Pyke, isn't a bad idea.

But why pick Katarina for mid lane?

This champion is strong when ahead, but he doesn't fit in well with the other lanes. There are basically no positions where he can coordinate effectively, and he's easily killed by Kindred's ultimate.

If I had to pinpoint a specific instance, it would be that a burst of damage helped Jinx lower her health, allowing her to initiate her attack.

So here's the question: what if Kindred's ultimate is compromised by an inside agent, and no one can activate it?

Hmm, this lineup doesn't feel like something a top-tier commander would put together; it's more like a typical individualistic player picking in the Platinum rank.

"Their lineup is weird," Bai Wei said, not quite understanding. "Why pick Katarina as a counter-pick?"

Zhao Lisi and the others nodded in agreement.

However, they soon found out why.

Upon seeing that Sun Jiahui was the one controlling Carter, a strange look flashed in Su Mu's eyes.

This is about getting revenge for the first round of military training...

"It seems that Sun Jiahui's Dao heart has been shattered."

"Why?" Zhang Xiaoyu asked.

“Right now, what’s on her mind isn’t how to beat us this round,” Su Mu said, his eyes gradually calming down as he gently shook his head. “It’s… how to make me so badly defeated that I can’t even take care of myself.”

"No way..."

"About 70 or 80 percent probability, you'll know if you look at the laning phase." Su Mu didn't say much more.

The second game has officially begun.

The unstoppable team started cautiously, positioning themselves without giving any opportunities. Until the 3-minute mark, neither side had any major conflicts until both mid laners reached level 3.

Almost the instant she reached level 3, Katarina dashed right up to Pyke and unleashed her damage, acting as if she wasn't afraid of him fighting back at all.

When a normal person sees their opponent jump in, a player with average game sense and a low rank might immediately counterattack, while a skilled player would wonder if the enemy jungler has arrived.

Su Mu's expression was originally calm and indifferent, but when he saw this scene, the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

They just can't resist the urge to attack.

The location of Kindred had already been roughly detected by the vision set up by her and Bai Wei, so they couldn't provide timely support to the mid lane.

Bai Wei is in the riverbed; she can leave the riverbed grass and reach the middle path in just a few steps.

"Mu Mu can open it."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu interrupted his third basic attack and decisively activated E, his gaze fixed on a certain minion.

When Sun Jiahui saw Su Mu activate E like that, she curled her lip in disdain. She picked up the dagger, refreshed her E, and calmly dodged to the minions on the left.

However, the next second, she widened her eyes in surprise.

"I fucked her!"

The moment the dizziness subsided, Sun Jiahui frantically pressed the Flash button, only to find herself pulled back after just flashing away…

Pyke's Q has a high slowing effect. A Taliyah emerges from the river bush, and Pyke's Rock Slash followed by his EQ combo kills Katarina.

Viewers who witnessed the entire process shared similar feelings with Sun Jiahui, the only difference being the absence of subsequent outbursts of anger.

My goodness, you've predicted this!

Wow, that's impressive!

Nature has bestowed upon us the most wondrous things!

The child was stunned by the live stream, and his mother asked him why he suddenly knelt down...

[This Xiao Mu is really amazing. The top 16 matches in the small Guangda region actually feel like high-level games.]

The live stream chat was buzzing with excitement, and the ever-increasing popularity made the esports club's representative twitch at the corner of their mouth. At this rate, it would probably climb to the top of the trending list.

The OB started playing the replay, and the commentators also came to their senses.

"By slowing down the video, we can see that Pyke actually moved before Katarina, which means that his Flash wasn't just a quick reaction to catch up, but rather a confident prediction!"

"Katarina thought she could dodge Pyke's E by Eing onto a minion, but she didn't expect that her underwear would be seen through. What's even more astonishing is Pyke's second prediction."

"Yes, Katarina still has Flash available after recovering from the stun. As long as she creates distance, she can still survive. Even if Taliyah uses Flash, she won't be able to catch her."

“Look closely at the slow-motion replay. Pyke reacts faster than Katarina. Just before Katarina flashes, Pyke’s charged Q is already flying toward the spot where she is about to flash.”

"Xiao Mu is a really amazing contestant. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that she was a talented freshman in the music department."

"And she's beautiful!"

"..."

The initial resurrection time after death is very short, but Sun Jiahui did not immediately leave the fountain.

She stared blankly at the game screen, her expression filled with confusion and bewilderment, before finally turning into a wisp of smoke.

Blue smoke rising from above.

She was furious.

"Damn, that little bitch cheated! Referee, I request a post-match inspection of Su Mu's gaming equipment!" Sun Jiahui took off her headphones and turned to look at the referee.

If possible, we should also search Su Mu's body!

The abrupt words stunned not only the two referees, but also Sun Jiahui's teammates.

Has the captain taken the wrong medicine? How could he say something like that...?

The referees frowned, exchanged glances, and one of them spoke up: "The mainframes used in the competition are all locked inside the table, and there are only two peripheral interfaces next to the monitor. Your request is meaningless."

He tried his best to be tactful rather than mocking Sun Jiahui for being mentally unstable.

With a referee watching closely, and the peripheral interfaces only enough for a mouse and keyboard, they suspected Su Mu of cheating. They wondered if he had ported the cheat program to the mouse or keyboard.

Even if that's possible, Su Mu didn't bring any personal peripherals; he's currently using the ones provided by the esports club.

"What if her cheat program is embedded in the mouse or keyboard?"

The male and female referees: "..."

One look at the thimble indicates it's a coin.

"Pre-match checks show that none of the Step by Step team members used personal peripherals. Please continue the match, otherwise it will be considered passive play."

The female commentator wasn't so tactful; her tone practically screamed, "Don't go looking for trouble."

She's not stupid; it's not hard for her to tell that Sun Jiahui's defenses were broken because she was being abused, and she started forcibly finding excuses instead of examining whether she had any problems herself.

Upon hearing the words "negative assessment," Sun Jiahui's blood rushed to her head, and she finally calmed down a bit. With a sullen expression, she put her headphones back on and controlled her character to leave the fountain.

……