Chapter 568: 100% Smite Success Script

When VG had the advantage earlier, it was fine, but the Elder Dragon hadn't been spawned yet.

But during KT's advantage that lasted over half an hour, they actually never even tried to go and hit the Elder Dragon once!

Meanwhile, the Ancient Dragon had been up for that long, and they likewise never even tried once!

This! Why is that!!!

Guan Zeyuan's soul‑searching question left countless people wanting to know the answer. Because aside from a few insiders who knew the inside story, the vast majority found it unbelievable.

Why didn't KT attack the Elder Dragon?

On the LCK forum, LCK netizens, although they deleted the friendly greetings involving KT's five‑hundred‑year history and hung up the call they were preparing to make to the truck rental company, still many people posted questions, all meaning the same:

【KT why not attack the Elder Dragon? Attacking the Elder Dragon would have ended it already!】

Meanwhile, on a certain domestic Zhihu‑like forum, a question's heat quickly rose to the top:

【In the second match of the Bo5 KT vs VG final of the 2017 MSI, which had just ended, the game lasted nearly an hour, yet KT, despite having a huge advantage, never even attempted to attack the Elder Dragon once—why?】

And in the SKT training base in Seoul, Faker, who had been punished with no vacation for failing to win and secure an MSI ticket, remained there training, and in the livestream he answered the fans who stayed up with him to watch the broadcast:

Not attacking the Elder Dragon is right; attacking it could possibly lead to a comeback……

There's no why; my advice is, when facing VG, as long as Fire is alive, no matter how big the advantage, nobody should touch Baron Nashor……

Well, unless you can be sure you have an absolutely stable means to stop him from entering the Elder Dragon pit—for example, if he's playing Male Gun Emerald God, these champions lacking anti‑control tools, while you have Alistar or Titan, champions that can provide targeted stable control, then you can drive him away. Of course, Mang Seng works too, but if Mang Seng leaves, you lose Smite, and a solo versus him could get him killed, the risk is just as high……

In short, don't give Fire a chance to use Smite, otherwise he'll surely win……

Yes, Fire is that strong; you can think he has a 100% Smite‑success script—this is his talent……

Of course, he is the player with the highest talent in history.

……

Before the third match even started, Faker's livestream clips began flying all over the place.

Because Faker had a contract with a certain domestic platform, while he streamed on the Korean platform at the same time, he also streamed on the domestic platform, and the platform assigned him a female translator.

Thus, Faker's recorded clips likewise spread all over domestic video platforms.

Faker's remarks answering why KT didn't attack the Elder Dragon were cut into a composite image and posted under that question on a certain Zhihu‑like site.

【Faker said it like this; I can only say Jiao Shen's value is still rising.】

This answer, consisting of just one picture and one sentence, saw its likes surge per second; within just a few minutes it had garnered thousands of likes.

Because netizens were extremely curious about this question, after watching the second match everyone searched everywhere for the cause, and the search engine, being sensible, after skipping the first few ad results, showed this Zhihu‑like answer as the top organic result.

Thus a terrifying suction effect arose; if nothing unexpected, this short answer's likes would likely break a hundred thousand, a phenomenon that is extremely rare on the Bihu‑like platform.

Just five minutes after the second match ended, the hashtag #Faker explains why KT didn't attack the Elder Dragon# shot to the top of Weibo's hot search list—domestically it was the early morning hours.

Even VG fans forgot to be nervous about losing a game; everyone's attention was drawn to this topic, presenting a massive scene of network‑wide discussion.

……

KT's rest area.

See?

Score twisted open a bottle of water, took two gulps, then flung himself onto the sofa back, a rare smile tugging at his lips. Obviously, the Mang Seng's performance in the previous game let him regain his confidence.

I've said it before: as long as we don't give him a champion that can single‑handedly rewrite the outcome of a teamfight, we can win—what's the point of flashy plays?

Having won a game to tie the score, everyone was happy; even if there were dissenting opinions, nobody would voice them now and spoil the mood, so they all happily echoed Score, or just smiled silently.

FIF AHUN stood in the middle of the rest area; the frown that had been furrowed since the first half of the first game eased a few degrees, and his face also showed a smile.

Indeed, this guy Fire is indeed strong, but he also seems to have a superstition about personal mechanics, but we won't talk about him……

FIF AHUN raised his hand, bringing the topic back to the match:

Next game they'll pick sides; they'll likely choose the blue side.

Then, as the red side, our ban pressure will be relatively high.

Just now Gao Dongbin (Score) was absolutely right: we can't let Fire get a champion that can single‑handedly rewrite a teamfight's outcome—Mang Seng Li Qing must be banned.

So let's all discuss how to allocate our five bans across the two rounds; well, mainly the first round's three. Please speak freely.

Pawn had always been the calmest member of the team; even when VG's crystal exploded, his face showed no smile, but upon hearing this he lifted his head and spoke first.

I don't know about anything else, but I suggest we consider banning Syndra, and if we have any spare slots, also consider Zilean.

FIF AHUN frowned, turned his head to Pawn:

Yuan Shuo, we're discussing how to allocate bans given the red side's tight ban slots; you should know your proposal is unrealistic.

Oh.

Pawn lowered his head and said nothing more.

However, FIF AHUN still took his suggestion into account; after two seconds of silence, he turned his head to the bottom lane duo.

What's your opinion?

Deft and Mata exchanged a glance, then Mata smiled and waved his hand, saying:

Although they'll likely field another AD carry in the third game, we don't mind. You consider the first round first; we'll look at the situation later for the second round.

Deft nodded:

Yes, in this version there's no must‑ban champion in the bottom lane.

How about Lulu? FIF AHUN asked.

Mata thought a moment, then smiled: 'If we can snag it, we take it; if not, it doesn't matter. But we must find a way to get Ashe.'

FIF AHUN exhaled: 'We don't need to discuss Ashe.'

Mata chuckled: 'Then that's fine.'

FIF AHUN turned to Smeb, showing a gentle smile.

Jinghao, what about you?

……If the class is really full, we'll consider adding Jialiao.