Chapter 571: You guys, you're still too young!

VG team internal voice channel.

They're going to ult.

There aren't enough ban slots; the ult might be used or might be taken; even if it's used, something else will definitely be limited.

Prince Wei definitely needs to ult one.

What should we ban?

Jesse, Jesse!

Qiang Ge, don't panic yet; banning Jesse on the second pick is too obvious—they'll know we want Galio, so save the third ban for later.

I'm not panicking; who said I was?

Ma Ge said so.

Ma Ge didn't even speak!

I said it.

... Ma Ge.

VG ultimately banned Lulu on their second pick.

KT pretended to hesitate for a long time, only locking in their second ban slot in the last few seconds, sending Mang Seng to the Small Black Room.

VG's side instantly erupted in disbelief.

Really going to ult Galio?

Charge!

Pretty bold.

Jesse can be banned now.

If VG still doesn't ban Jesse by this point, it would be overdoing it, and KT would instead suspect that this side had already guessed they'd ult Galio.

Zhu Xiaolong nodded: "Yeah, let's ban Jesse."

Easyhoon had selected Jesse and was about to click confirm to place it as the third ban, when Liang Yan, who hadn't said much since the start of the ban/pick phase, suddenly spoke up:

Wait.

Easyhoon jumped, his finger about to click down suddenly halted, then he turned his head, bewildered, to look at Liang Yan sitting to his right.

The others also turned to look.

Zhu Xiaolong took two steps to Liang Yan's back and asked, bewildered: "What's wrong?"

Liang Yan, deep in thought: "I feel something's off..."

Zhu Xiaolong: "What's off? Could it be that they're still going to ban Galio?"

He paused, then added: "Even if we don't ban Galio, banning Jesse wouldn't be a loss, would it?"

Liang Yan shook his head, brows slightly furrowed: "It's not that..."

Zhu Xiaolong blinked: "Then what is it?"

Liang Yan glanced at the time, after a brief brainstorm, exhaled lightly:

Let's ban Lu Xi An.

Zhu Xiaolong: "What?!"

Others: "Huh?!"

Liang Yan had already seized that hint of inspiration and nodded firmly:

Ban Lu Xi An.

Easyhoon saw time was running out, no longer hesitated, moved the mouse, changed the selected target to Lu Xi An, his finger hovered over the left mouse button for half a second, then pressed down firmly.

A soft 'click' sound.

Yet the venue burst into a huge exclamation.

"OhMyGOD!!!"

The venue's commentators shouted in shock.

VG's last pick banned Lu Xi An?! They banned Lu Xi An!! Why would VG suddenly put Lu Xi An on the ban slot?! Could it be...

I get it!

Another commentator suddenly widened their eyes, expression excited to the extreme,

KT is going to ult Galio! They must have prepared how to counter it—Smeb's lane pressure is extremely strong, and long-range physical damage heroes are the optimal solution against Galio! However! VG guessed this!

Uh...

The other two commentators looked utterly disbelieving.

Is that possible?

Absolutely possible!

In the LPL livestream, Guan Zeyuan's voice suddenly jumped eight octaves: "Banning Lu Xi An?! VG's move is as untraceable as an antelope's horns!"

Miller also froze for a moment: "Why ban Lu Xi An? What does the factory chief think?"

The factory chief stared at the match BP screen in silence for two seconds: "VG thinks KT might want to ult Galio; if they really do, VG will definitely try to steal it, so they banned Lu Xi An."

Guan Zeyuan: "You mean Smeb is going to take Lu Xi An to top lane?!"

The factory chief shook his head: "Not necessarily; it could also be Pawn taking it."

Miller: "If that's true, then KT now..."

The factory chief: "If VG guessed correctly, KT might ban Galio."

At the venue, KT player bench.

FIFAHUN stood behind Smeb, one hand gripping the chair back, the other unconsciously clenching and releasing, forehead already sweating.

Smeb's mouth slightly opened as he looked at the hero already locked in the third ban slot of the blue team on the screen.

Pawn also opened his mouth, the eyes behind his lenses full of shock, but he didn't say a word.

Score's expression seemed to say: I don't understand, but I'm greatly shocked……

"How is that possible……"

FIFAHUN muttered softly,

"How could they possibly know？！"

Exactly, how could it be possible？

Could it be that KT's resting room was bugged with cameras and listening devices by VG？！

KT has never used Lu Xi An in the top or mid lane in any match—including practice games against VG—so why would VG know？！

This is unscientific！！！

"What should we do now……"

FIFAHUN asked, almost gritting his teeth.

Smeb took a deep breath, but then lifted his head and glanced through the gap between the monitors toward the opposing VG players' seats.

Of course he couldn't see anything; Smeb just instinctively wanted to see what expression the opponents were making right now.

Then Smeb withdrew his gaze, looked at his own screen, and his voice was unusually calm:

"Let's go with what we discussed."

"The Lu Xi An we discussed has already been banned！"

FIFAHUN was very excited, his thoughts already somewhat confused, and he spoke impulsively:

"Just ban it, I don't want to take any more risks—I want to ban Garen! Xu Yuan Shuo, give me a ban on Garen！"

But Pawn didn't listen to him; he simply turned to look at Smeb and calmly asked: "But Lu Xi An is gone—what should we use to fight？"

Smeb's face was expressionless, but his lips subtly formed a proud arc：

"Kui Yin."

"What if he goes mid？"

"Switch lanes. Or you take Yasuo."

Pawn thought for a few seconds, nodded: "Good."

Then he placed Ziggs in the last ban slot of the first round of BP for both sides.

FIFAHUN's face was as still as water; he already regretted convincing the manager to build such a roster during the off‑season—strong players often weaken the coach's authority, and FIFAHUN only hated himself for not realizing this sooner.

As a result, he swallowed this bitter fruit today.

——The top and mid laners cast him aside, arbitrarily deciding to drag a whole crew into a do‑or‑die gamble.

If it were normal times, FIFAHUN would admire such courage, but as a coach at this critical juncture, he only felt his vision go dark.

Jinghao, Yuan Shuo, the opposing VG have beaten us an entire season！

They even guessed you would pick Lu Xi An, and even if you chose another champion that strongly counters Garen, do you think they'd be unprepared？！

You lot are still too young！

If what you've done to me today gets out, which team would dare to hire you in the future！！

Having backbone is good, but you also have to observe the fundamentals of BP！！