During the laning phase, Lin Xiao actively harassed the opponents as they tried to last-hit, then denied their creeps.
Anyone matched with his father-in-law was obviously not very skilled. Although his father-in-law often played support, he was still Ancient-level. His last-hitting might not have matched others of the same rank, but he could certainly crush Crusader-level players. Lin Xiao easily denied creep after creep, preventing the opponents from gaining full experience. He also harassed them with skills from time to time. He got three kills in total, giving every one of them to his father-in-law, then casually pulled two waves of Wild Monsters while the opponents were playing cautiously.
This overwhelming performance quickly drew a "?" from the opposing side, along with questions directed at his father-in-law asking whether he had hired a booster. By then, his father-in-law was already two levels ahead with excellent farm, and he said confidently:
"You don't need to protect me here anymore. Go pull camps or roam."
"Okay!"
After leaving the lane, he stacked two double camps in the jungle. The courier flew over with two Observer Wards, ten Sentry Wards, two Smokes, and two Dusts. He used a Smoke and headed straight for mid, pinging his mid laner before circling through the enemy's large jungle. Along the way, he planted two Sentry Wards to block the enemy jungle.
The mid laner understood and stepped forward to trade with his opponent. When both of them were left at low health halfway through the exchange, Lin Xiao suddenly emerged from beneath the tower, breaking Smoke. He chained his first and second skills together, leaving the opposing Carl critically wounded.
Carl turned invisible at the last possible moment. Lin Xiao scattered Dust, revealing him, and their teammate killed him with a few basic attacks.
After leaving