Chapter 570: Waiting for a Streak of Three Losses

When Fu Lan Duo said she was afraid the enemy might have a sneaky trick and suggested banning Garen, everyone shot her contemptuous looks.

Of course, Fu Lan Duo wasn't really afraid; this guy is just the team's contrarian, always finding fault with everything.

You might say he doesn't fit in, but sometimes his presence is still useful, able to spot shortcomings others miss from different angles.

But banning Garen is absolutely impossible to ban.

Xiao Duan directly started stirring the pot: "It's over, Qiang Ge chickened out; forget it, maybe next game we let Fanzi Ge go up and Ma Ge take on Smeb?"

Gangzi rubbed his wrist and laughed, without hesitation betraying his brothers: "No problem, brothers, I can fight another three hundred rounds, OJBK!"

Sima Laozei nodded: "Okay."

Fu Lan Duo looked resentful: "... Ma Ge."

Zhu Xiaolong waved his hand: "Don't joke, brothers. Liang Yan, what do you think they'd use if they really let Garen through?"

"There are some speculations..."

Liang Yan hadn't finished speaking when a knock sounded at the door.

Zhu Xiaolong waved his hand:

"OK, let's go up and talk later; this game we'll follow Liang Yan's BP, assuming KT will let Garen through, then make adjustments based on the situation."

Xiao Duan shouted: "Don't give it away, coach!"

Zhu Xiaolong: "Keep it down, the enemy heard!... And frankly, do I look that stupid?"

Gao Jun laughed and stood up: "Alright, no more talk, let's cheer again!"

Everyone gathered in the middle of the lounge, stacking their hands together:

"Three! Two! One! VG will win!"

The crowd laughed and noisily went out, the atmosphere becoming lively again.

……

Faker's livestream.

In the camera, Xiang He stroked his chin, muttering thoughtfully:

"KT's red side BP is hard to do this game, there aren't enough ban slots..."

"If it were us, we might risk letting Garen through to try..."

"But we definitely can't let him top lane; we'd have to force him mid or swap lanes, giving someone else to deal with—I'm not comfortable. If it were KT, they'd probably force him top or swap lanes, letting Song Jinghao handle it..."

"Jayce couldn't possibly get it..."

"Nautilus won't do, threat too low..."

"Lu Xi An, I think Song Jinghao would likely pick Lu Xi An."

……

The venue.

The dance floor lights lit up again.

On the venue's big screen, both sides' score had become 1:1, this number made everyone clearly realize that in this final, both sides had returned to the same starting line.

The KT fans' section, which had been wildly celebrating, quieted down considerably, replaced by a low hum of tense discussion.

KT fans dared not speak loudly, fearing one shout would drive away their luck.

On the other hand, the VG fans' side remained lively.

"VG, go!!!"

Someone shouted hoarsely.

Then more people joined in, the sound not perfectly uniform but never stopping, with many foreign friends loudly cheering, shouting "VGVG" with laughter.

Meanwhile, in the LPL livestream, the bullet comments split.

【First game swept, second game all-out effort still couldn't win, how does VG's strength feel like a roller coaster? Is it really stable?】

【A bit worried, KT seems to have found a way to counter Jiao Shen】

【How about letting Mang Seng loose!】

【Haha, one game god, one game ghost】

【Mantis is useless late game, don't pick it again!】

【Since it's useless late game, KT didn't dare to take Baron the whole game, right?】

【Still feel VG overall strength lacking a bit, this game we put Ma Ge bottom lane, let's see what changes】

【Having an advantage for an hour and not daring to take Baron had me laughing to death—KT either are saints or are deliberately grinding the old man (Sheng Qiang Ge: Are you polite?)】

【I know, the two-word team name won】

【KT will surely win, this is a Bo5, LCK naturally crushes LPL】

【Haters shut up, second game we lost, but do you think KT won easily? Not daring to take Baron—is that a sure win?】

【VG loses one game and jumps out shouting, did they forget what they looked like after getting beaten in game one?】

【Don't argue, next game watch my Jiao Shen unleash full power and crush KT!】

The livestream was noisy, the players on stage reseated.

The camera panned over the players' benches; the KT side, which had won the previous game, had five people including the coach looking tense, as if plotting something; while the VG side, which had lost the previous game, looked very relaxed, everyone smiling, as if they had won, carefree.

The livestream fans, seeing this, said: 【Great, big heart!】

And the haters said: 【Floating, losing is no big deal, waiting for a streak of three losses】

Afterwards the background music switched, the venue's big screen and the livestream simultaneously switched to the BP interface.

"Here comes the third game!"

"One-all, both sides returned to the same starting line, VG, go!"

"A bit nervous..."

Will Changzhang also get nervous?

Definitely will, at times like this.

You still hope VG will win, right?

That's for sure, I get along pretty well with Jiao Shen.

Oh?!

When Ma Ge treats guests, we often have hot pot together.

Wow!

Ma Ge really is……

Ah, that's right! VG made a substitution this game, Ma Ge is up!

I feel VG's playstyle should change.

That's for sure, the two AD players have completely different playstyles and hero pools.

Okay, let's cut the small talk and look at the BP. Blue side VG — by the way, the priority side selection rule for this MSI final is the same as that of the S tournament: first game, a coin toss; starting from the second game, the side that lost the previous game chooses side. So this game, we VG actively chose the blue side, while KT is the Hong Se Fang. VG first banned Kennen, oh? Not banning LeBlanc! And KT's first ban on a champion is still hesitating…

KT faces a lot of pressure in this BP.

Then I have no choice but to listen carefully to Changzhang's analysis.

In the first two games they were blue side, they could contest, both times they took Ashe. It's clear that this hero has a very high priority in their understanding; I think maybe because Ashe can limit Jiao Shen's performance. But on the red side, it's not as easy for them to get Ashe. If they really want to take it, they'd have to swap with VG, for example by releasing Syndra or another hero with sufficiently high priority on VG's side.

Syndra... I feel the priority isn't enough; we need something like Mang Seng.

No no no, Mang Seng VG definitely won't be contested, at least not as a first pick.

Won't it?

I'm certain.

KT banned Syndra with their first pick!