She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

The issues discussed by viewers in the live stream were also the same problems that everyone from the coaching staff to the players was struggling with.

Now that the bear has already made its choice, where is it headed?

Considering the player's style and past champion pool, Coach 75Z was 80% certain that Volibear would be the jungler, and the subsequent drafts also assumed this direction. However, when the answer was finally revealed, he was shocked.

The lineups of both sides are as follows:

Blue side WLD: Top lane Ornn, Jungle Vi, Mid lane Volibear, Bot lane Jinx, Support Lulu.

Red team 75Z: Top lane Renekton, Jungle Ekko, Mid lane Irelia, Bot lane Xayah, Support Thresh.

Fear stems from the unknown. Data collected from ranked games shows that Volibear rarely plays mid lane, so there's no idea what strategy Su Mu is using.

Not only was jiu⊙吾氵爸泣仪(三) only 75Z, but the audience was also very excited, because Su Mu finally stopped playing support heroes in the mid lane.

The current version of Irelia has been reworked and is quite strong, giving her an advantage against many champions.

To be honest, it depends on the player's skill and the account they use. The user "Sumu" can win even with weird support heroes, so wouldn't it be even more surprising if they used normal heroes?

Of course, there are bound to be those who think that since the bear was just reworked, Su Mu's proficiency is not high.

For example, the Irelia in this game.

At level 3, Irelia used minions to quickly pull out a long-range Twin Blades to stun Volibear. Just when it seemed she could kill him, she was unexpectedly countered and instantly killed.

"Holy crap, what B-type burst?"

Is this the power of Doran's Ring at the start? Is the correct way to play Volibear not to build tanky and AD, but to go for an AP build?

As a professional player, when Irelia recalled that combo, even though she was the one who got killed, the word "smooth" couldn't help but flash through her mind.

The EQAWA combo is ridiculous; the final E lightning strike dealt her 188 damage.

The old version of Volibear had an unconventional AP build, and surprisingly, the new version of Volibear not only retained this feature but also seems to have an even higher bonus.

outrageous.

Professional players wouldn't think that getting solo-killed early on is a minor issue. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, the Irelia quickly called for the jungler, wanting to give the Volibear a good beating after he finished pushing the lane and recalled.

Players who emerge at full health are usually easy to gank, even in a short lane like the mid lane.

Unexpectedly, Ike was punched away by Vi as soon as he stepped into the river. Then, a lightning strike mark appeared under his feet, and at the same time, a bear appeared and knocked him unconscious on the spot with a large pen.

Ekko is very weak in the early game and has a fragile body. He can't withstand the burst damage from Volibear and Vi, and he dies spectacularly in about a second.

Well, less than four minutes into the game, both the mid and jungle players were killed by Volibear. It's a hellish start.

"Why is someone with low health not going home?"

Ike is numb.

The bear that just killed itself only had a third of its health left, and after killing itself, it still dared to go back to mid lane to lane. Isn't that disrespectful?

However, Irelia didn't dare to go up and strike a pose, for fear that a wild Vi might suddenly appear from the surrounding area.

Everyone, regardless of whether they've been defeated by WLD's mid and jungle players, has a different understanding of how strong their teamwork is.

The problem arose from the way the minion wave was pushed back. As long as Volibear didn't get his passive active, he could control the wave. Irelia didn't expect Volibear to give up half of his minions in order to control the wave in front of the tower and cut off her economy.

Dare to step forward and finish them off?

It would run towards people on all fours to catch the falling lightning; it was terrifying.

168. Take it.

What Irelia didn't expect was that Volibear even dared to launch an attack, and to make matters worse, she couldn't defeat him...

After glancing at the 0-2 score in the top right corner, Irelia fell silent.

Why did things turn out this way?

By the time I realized how serious the situation was, it was too late. Full health was the kill threshold. One lightning strike from a bear took away 30% of my health, which was simply outrageous.

With her ultimate ability, Irelia dashes in and blocks turret attacks. Her EQ combo stuns and chases after the enemy. Without minions, Irelia has little room for maneuver beyond flashing and stunning with her E.

In just 8 minutes, Irelia was solo killed 5 times in lane and fell behind in level by a full 3 levels, making her life extremely difficult.

Would Ekko dare to come? No, he wouldn't. If he did, it would just result in a mid-jungle duo killing one and feeding the other.

The outer turret in the mid lane was destroyed in ten minutes, and Volibear had all the major items. The Rift Creator had double magic penetration boots and a Mejai's Soulstealer, and his item build was extremely arrogant.

Once the bear disappears from the lane, the side laners who have warded feel uneasy, nervously last-hitting minions for fear that the bear icon will reappear nearby.

It feels like a pro player is slaughtering a whale; the skill gap between the two sides looks ridiculous.

To be precise, Mu Ge's proficiency with Volibear is astounding. He just finished reworking it today, yet he doesn't seem rusty at all. When I watched other streamers playing Volibear before, none of them could play it so smoothly.

[Don't be silly about basic operations. Just sit back and watch. Which of the matches WLD won before wasn't a massacre?]

That's true.

There will inevitably be new viewers, so please be understanding. It's a pity that without commentary, it just feels like something's missing.

Holy crap, how dare they cross that line?

In the live stream, Vi locked onto Xayah under the tower, while Volibear leaped high and slammed into the tower, blocking its attack for 3 seconds. A lightning bolt struck, combined with Volibear's ultimate, and the two striking blue numbers, totaling over a thousand, melted Xayah.

Thresh, who was still rushing over, was dumbfounded. He didn't know whether to go or not. He glanced at the small flag and saw that his teammates couldn't come to support him. He could only watch helplessly as the enemy killed his teammates and retreated unscathed.

Xia was extremely upset. She had just stepped out of her house when she was caught. Those two guys were really too much!

Who would run past the second tower in 10 minutes and then ambush someone next to the high ground tower wall to jump over it?

That's the High Ground Tower, the High Ground Tower, not some outer tower!

"I'm sorry... I raised a monster..."

Seeing her teammate get killed like that, Irelia felt bad.

The others felt bad too. Could they blame their teammates? It's not wrong for them not to understand the new version of Volibear. It's not like it was reworked in ten days or half a month. They've already figured out most of the basics.

Who would have thought the opponent would pick an old hero that had just been reworked and released? Absolutely unexpected!

"It's not your fault. Speaking of which, when Irelia was reworked, Su Mu played her very smoothly on the first day, right?" Xia frowned and pondered while feeling frustrated.

"How would I know? Besides, Irelia wasn't even playing competitively when she was reworked."

"I know, I happened to be watching her stream at the time. It's true, on the night the rework was completed, she went live and played the new Irelia several times, dominating the game until she was banned and couldn't be picked anymore..."

"You watch every single one of Byd's live streams, and you still say you're not secretly in love with him?"

"Don't slander someone out of thin air. Those are players who can lane against Youzi. Which mid laner doesn't need to study them carefully?"

"So you've been studying this all along, only to start with a 0-5 score, right?"

"Cough... Don't blame me, I really don't know anything about the new Volibear," Irelia protested.

The others sighed.

Everyone is the same, nobody understands. We have to play several games a day, and we don't even have enough time to study our opponents, so where do we find the time to care about reworking old heroes?

It can only be attributed to Su Mu being a genius, born for this. He can quickly understand the correct way to play a new or reworked hero, which is something you can't envy.

The situation was overwhelmingly in WLD's favor. Everyone could see that 75Z had little to no way to deal with Volibear, let alone break their mid-jungle synergy.

After so many rounds of the competition, many analysts and even top amateur players have been able to identify some of the reasons for WLD's strength.

While good teamwork is important, the most crucial factor is the ability to control vision, which greatly increases the probability of successfully predicting the enemy's movement trajectory without a clear line of sight.

Just like that tower dive on the high ground just now, with Xayah disappearing from the lane for a while, Volibear and Vi immediately sneaked into the jungle and headed towards the high ground wall. This shows that WLD's mid and jungle had predicted the enemy's psychological activities with great accuracy.

The teams are not on the same level; 75Z was completely outmatched. There are also differences between teams under regular esports clubs.

"Weiwei, go to this position." Su Mu signaled towards the bushes in front of the high ground wall in the upper half of the red zone.

"Thresh is missing, he might come to support and defend the tower."

"I'm on my way~" Deng Jiayu signaled to hurry on her way.

“No, Ayu, you stay with Lian.” Su Mu marked the secluded bush next to the bottom lane's second turret. “Thresh may not have left the bottom lane; he might be here.”

"Good drop."

Liu Keke always emphasized discipline during matches, and that in situations not involving life or death, the order of command should be followed above all else.

Deng Jiayu stopped without hesitation and hid behind Yi Lian in her blind spot.

Just then, the bottom lane minions pushed into the second tower, and a Thresh suddenly appeared from the bush, his cold hook flying towards Jinx's neck, hitting her precisely!

As Thresh flew toward Jinx, he threw a lantern behind him with a shimmering glow, intending to burst down Jinx with a combo.

However, Thresh and Jinx were instantly stunned when they saw Lulu appear behind Jinx.

Damn, the enemy didn't fall for the trap!

When the fight broke out in the bottom lane, Su Mu's lips curled up. He activated Q and jumped with a big leap, using his ultimate to become immune to Irelia's E stun and arrive in front of her. It looked like his huge hands were about to slam down on Irelia's head.

Irelia used Flash to create distance, but unexpectedly ran into Vi's fist coming from behind.

!!!

Done!

"Help! Help!"

The crocodile's support speed was already very fast, but TP still takes time. By the time the crocodile landed and pressed W to stun the bear and counter-attack, the Irelia, whose development was severely hampered, had already become a mere hundred-odd gold...

Bad news also came from the bot lane: Thresh and Xayah gave away a double kill.

With Irelia down, the Renekton couldn't defeat two opponents and followed in Irelia's footsteps.

Upon seeing Vi summon Vanguard, Ornn teleported in and pushed forward, and the entire 75Z team went black.

Send! g

With four players killed, how can Ekko, who is also underdeveloped, possibly hold the line?

75Z's mid-lane high ground was pushed all the way to the inhibitor turrets, leaving only their main crystal base standing. WLD then recalled to base to replenish their health and make a final push, ending the game before Baron Nashor spawned.

Looking at the post-match panel, countless top laners were filled with excitement as they stared at the Volibear who had the highest damage output in the entire game, decked out in attack speed and ability power items.

Mu-ge, you did a great job! Jiu

169. Preparing for the Summer Split

This victory means that WLD has successfully secured a place in the LPL region.

They also performed admirably in the remaining matches, winning all of them decisively.

Next, they can begin preparing for the official league, but time is still tight, with less than ten days of rest.

During this period, the game will undergo another version change.

Game version changes are closely related to the competition ecosystem. The tournament organizers' announcement highlighted that, based on experience accumulated from multiple tournaments, the LPL's first season of the professional league's summer split will continue to use dynamic versions.

Previously, most competitions used a delayed version, giving teams ample time to research and find the right version. That's no longer possible.

The tournament organizers explained that the outdated version of the game was not exciting enough and the lineup selection was too formulaic.

The announcement of this rule shocked everyone in the League of Legends esports community.

Good grief, aren't the teams that were going to play matches a few days before the update going to suffer a lot?

Especially when there are matches on the day of the update, you can almost only use the previous version's ban/pick strategies and understanding...

The good thing is that everyone is on the same starting line; the bad thing is that it's time to compete on how quickly we understand the new version…

Initially, some teams jointly suggested that such rules were too frivolous, detrimental to the development of the region, and even more detrimental to competing against strong teams that have emerged from mature overseas competition systems.

But when they learned that the same rules would be adopted in all regions around the world, they were speechless.

Alright, since everyone's like this, there's nothing more to say.

Why bother researching it beforehand? Let's wait until the new version is finished.

According to the designer's notes, the next version update will be four days before the start of the Summer Split, which is three days from now.

……

Inside the WLD training base.

Liu Keke looked around at everyone and said with a loud laugh, "Thank you all for your hard work these past few days. There will be no training for the next two days. Take a good rest and relax so you can prepare for the Summer Tournament in the best possible condition."

"Has the schedule been released yet?" Su Mu asked.

"It's out. We don't need to start the opening match. The match against BRS is on the second day. I will send you the complete schedule later, but please be careful not to leak it, since the official announcement hasn't been made yet."

“BI788 Lingyi RS…” Bai Wei pushed up her glasses and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “The Chengdu team, is it playing away or at home?”