Chapter 62

"Me?"

Jiao Yang didn't expect that after pausing for so long, advent would come up with such a method.

Compared to advent, Jiao Yang was indeed more familiar with this new MVP, but if he had to call tactics...

He couldn't just rush B every round, could he?

"Fine, if I have to do it, I'll do it... Let's play default for the first minute."

Jiao Yang offered a delaying tactic; playing default was never wrong.

While ensuring map control, they could also wait for the opponent to make a mistake.

And as the temporary Commander, Jiao Yang could use this time to think of a different set of tactics.

If this were in Dota, and the opponent had a counter-lineup, what would one do?

Ban it? No, you can't ban tactics in CS: GO.

Then there's only one thing to do—

Steal it.

Inside the MVP team's match room, several players had smiles on their faces; under their impregnable defense, the opponents were like headless flies, knowing only how to bump around everywhere.

10:0, even if the opponents could win this score, the economy they had accumulated was enough to buy full guns every round, meaning VG had no chance to score through an economic advantage.

"Captain, why did the opponents stop moving?"

xeta was the more flexible position for MVP, responsible for mid-round retakes; at this moment, the opponents had no movement at all, which made him feel a bit uncomfortable.

"They must be out of ideas, playing default, don't rush." HSK matched advent's tactical library in his mind and understood this wasn't a special tactic, just a standard opening.

Is this waiting for them to deliver? Is advent stupid? This isn't a ladder match.

"Shibal! The opponents are rushing B directly!"

In the top right corner, the death notification of the main B player—it was that entry fragger named Ori again!

Fortunately, the A site was under the control of his Sniper Rifle, with only one extra defender left, and he was standing in the Sewer, leaning towards the B site.

The gold content of a 3B defense, could it be broken through so easily?

Picking up the pace, the two A site members prepared to support the B site.

"Sandbags synchronized!"

"Traded!"

"There's more!"

"It's over, I'm blinded!"

"Shibal!"

After a few exchanges, the 3-man B site defense was cleared by VG at the cost of one entry fragger.

2 vs 4, HSK didn't choose to save guns either, because they were simply too rich.

That Ori was already dead, and the remaining few were just bones in a grave, not worth mentioning.

But soon he realized how free VG could be when they didn't need tactics.

"Where did they hit me from? Shibal! Three-man stack!"

As a defender, HSK had forgotten to watch out for the three-man stack position on B, and for a moment, he was caught off guard.

Actually, a three-man stack is equivalent to using three gun positions to fight a 1v1; it's not that strong. If you pay attention to details, it's easily countered, and if the three people get hit by a few grenades, it's a huge loss.

However, this trick is still very effective for sneaking up on people, especially when you have a numbers advantage; it's actually less likely to be split up by the opponent into multiple 1v1s.

The remaining XiNg, who was retaking, bit the bullet and tried to smoke and defuse, but he didn't expect that the only person who didn't participate in the three-man stack had been tracking him for a long time.

Just as he pulled out the smoke, his body was grazed by a light knife, scaring him into immediately switching weapons and turning around, but unfortunately, the opponent didn't give him a chance to fire, and a heavy knife ended his life.

Thud! A table-slamming sound echoed in the room! XiNg was furious; they were leading by a large score, yet they still got knifed!

"It's fine, the opponents only have 1 point, we have a huge advantage." HSK said calmly.

These young people are still too impatient; isn't it just getting knifed? HSK had played CS for so many years, and the number of times he'd been knifed couldn't be counted on two hands. As long as you can win, who remembers the scene of the winner being knifed?

In the twelfth round, HSK still followed the previous playstyle, getting the opponent's tactical information through default, and then adjusting in time.

"Any information on B?" Half a minute passed, and except for one person passing through the Terrorist Entrance, there was no extra movement on A. HSK held the Amusement Park exit tightly, while his two teammates in the Sewer had one in the Dead Corner and one holding the A cross-point.

"None, and they didn't use any utility." The main B defender stax gave the information—no information.

HSK was puzzled; he felt this tactic was very familiar, but as soon as he matched it against advent's tactical library, he found he couldn't think of it at all.

"Don't rush, play default first."

Since the opponent used a tactic they weren't familiar with, the simplest solution was to remain unchanged to meet all changes.

The moment he gave the instruction, bad news came from the B site again.

"The opponents used a flash and rushed directly!"

【Ori used AK-47 to headshot kill stax】

【kaze used AWP to kill zeff】

"They're moving silently from the Sandbags! Get out of the Sewer quickly!"

zeff reported the position in time.

The teammate in the Sewer heard this and immediately opened the door and swung out.

【aumaN used AK-47 to headshot kill XiNg】

【aumaN used AK-47 to headshot kill xeta】

"Shibal!"

The two in the Sewer rushed to retake, but were caught by aumaN, who was harassing in the Amusement Park, and he stole their backs.

In less than a minute, what was left for HSK was a 1v5 clutch.

This time he didn't choose to retake; the Sniper Rifle and full utility were simply too precious.

Finding a safe place to save his gun, he began to ask about the situation of his teammates.

"What's going on? We dropped like flies all of a sudden? Didn't even use utility?"

"The opponent's Sniper Rifle was scoped in from the damn Terrorist Entrance, and I got tagged while at the Sandbags."

"Sigh, my positioning wasn't good, who would have thought they'd dare to rush B with just one flash!"

"The Amusement Park guy snuck out silently, he must have been holding his knife and walking silently the whole time."

"Zero details, what idiot came up with this ladder tactic." After listening to his teammates' exaggerated feedback, HSK complained.

Then, MVP was continuously turned around, until VG played an A-site main attack, and HSK finally saw it—isn't this his own playstyle?

How did the opponents turn the tactics he designed into such a mess?

And they're still winning, that's the most infuriating part; are his teammates human?

In an instant, the first half ended, and the score was chased to 10:5.

He thought VG was going to be sent home directly, but he didn't expect them to chase a few more points at the end. The viewers in the livestream had different thoughts:

【Just refusing to die, huh?】

【Don't say that, Amusement Park is a big CT map, there's a chance.】

【Is 5 points enough? Is 5 points enough? Is 5 points enough? Is 5 points enough?】

【Where's the bull-like energy from when you played Tyloo? Why is it so hard to play against a Korean team?】

【It's too ugly to watch, but I'm curious just how ugly it can get.】

【Did they change the Commander in the last few rounds? Why are they rushing B every round?】

【As long as they can get points, it's fine, who cares how they play.】

However, things went against their wishes; as MVP quickly rushed A in the pistol round, VG lost again and again.

The screen full of "GG" predicted VG's possible future.

Jiao Yang was also a bit speechless; there was no tactic to speak of in the pistol round, just aim well, but the Qiyou Trio on their side seemed like they hadn't woken up yet.

"Force buy." advent suggested.

After losing the pistol round, the economy available for the second round's ECO is very limited, so it's usually a force buy.

If they win, they'll have an economy; if they don't, they'll ECO again, eat two rounds of later-stage loss compensation, and the economy will be better, enough to buy full guns and utility.

Overall, this is the most cost-effective choice.

"Yeah, but kaze can't buy."

Jiao Yang wasn't bullying his teammate; he just knew that the Qiyou Trio's form was bad and their playstyle had been figured out, so they couldn't be relied upon.

If they want to turn the game around this round, kaze's Sniper Rifle is too critical.

"OK." kaze quickly understood Jiao Yang's idea and didn't buy anything, but strangely, Jiao Yang didn't buy anything either.

"Jiao Yang, if you don't buy a gun, why are we force buying?" advent, who had already bought half-armor and utility, asked Jiao Yang, who still hadn't bought a gun in the last second.

"Don't worry about me, just hurry up and get your feel for the game back."

Saying they couldn't rely on the Qiyou Trio was one thing, but they couldn't really play 2 vs 5; if these three people's form didn't recover, this map was basically gone.

The plan to turn the game around with a force buy didn't work, but the group betting on B did take down a few of the opponent's guns, which reduced the economic gap between the two sides a little.

Along with losing the ECO round, the score reached 13:5.

VG had been pushed to the edge of hell; if they couldn't stop the momentum of losing points in this full-gun round, they would face 10 match points.

"aumaN, do you remember how you died in the first full-gun round?"

aumaN was pointed out and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Why is this Jiao Yang still bringing up a mistake from half an hour ago when they're about to lose?

The nineteenth round officially started, and Jiao Yang quickly grabbed the A front point, pulling out his Sniper Rifle from his crotch.

Bang!

【Ori used AWP to headshot kill HSK】

A scene that looked familiar, only the victim had become HSK himself.

"Shibal! Why is his spawn point so excellent?"

Unlike aumaN, HSK was there to hold the Sniper Rifle to prevent a rush, so switching to a knife and jump-hopping was normal.

He even had his Sniper Rifle out when he saw Jiao Yang, but he didn't expect Jiao Yang to stop so steadily and fire so decisively.

He played the defensive Sniper Rifle with the feeling of an entry fragger!

"Rush B directly."

Seeing the opponent's main player at A, HSK gave the order directly.

But he forgot that in the first full-gun round of the first half, VG gave the exact same instruction when facing the A-site Sniper Rifle rush!

Therefore, what greeted them... was a super heavy defense of nearly 4 people at B!

For a moment, the B site became a living hell, utility was exchanged constantly, and for a while, no one could open their eyes.

It was just that the sound of gunfire exposed all the information.

"It's over! 4 at B!" A wail came from MVP's voice channel.

"I killed one while blinded!"

Bang!

【kaze used AWP to kill XiNg】

"No! They still have a Sniper Rifle!"

Bang!

【kaze used AWP to kill xeta】

"Shibal, I almost traded the one at the pillar!"

xeta slammed the table again; if it weren't for the Sniper Rifle holding the angle, he was confident he could have taken out the CT at the pillar.

【zhokiNg used M4A4 to headshot kill zeff】

【kaze used AWP to kill stax】

0 for 5! Team ACE!

This round, Jiao Yang curbed the opponent from getting information on the A site and used his Sniper Rifle to discourage the attack from the Terrorist Entrance; kaze, relying on his stable holding position, directly destroyed MVP's trade-kill chain!

HSK saw his teammates die one after another under the Sniper Rifle and wanted to slap himself.

Why not retake the A site? Why not scout the position after getting map control?

They had plenty of points, what were they afraid of in terms of a numbers disadvantage? As long as his teammates had one explosive round, couldn't they easily beat those three sleeping old men?

The viewers in the livestream had seen so many "appetizer" operations, and suddenly seeing a tactical complete victory, they were startled:

【Why did they suddenly explode?】

【Holy crap, that opening Sniper Rifle in the Amusement Park, I think I've seen it before.】

【Not just that Sniper Rifle, I think I've seen this whole round, isn't this the round where aumaN held his knife and started feeding, and then they couldn't rush into B?】

【Don't say, this VG double Sniper Rifle feels like it has something.】

Then, everyone discovered that in the second half, except for the first few rounds, the remaining full-gun rounds seemed to be a replay of the first half.

【Did the director put the ID positions in the wrong place? Why does it feel like two MVPs are fighting each other?】

【This is definitely not advent commanding, I feel like it's Jiao Yang, he analyzed the new MVP's playstyle in his livestream demo analysis before.】

【This Jiao Yang is so good at stealing tactics, he might as well change his surname to Park!】

【Mid-lane Rubick, right? Start stealing!】

Soon, between the economic rounds, the score became 13:13, and the Terrorists had already lost so much that the "billion-dollar subsidy" was maxed out.

Second half, MVP's last tactical pause.

"Shibal! How do we play this?" 19-year-old stax was the first to get red-faced.

HSK was at a loss when facing his own tactics.

They had always targeted the opponent's tactics; who would bother thinking about the weaknesses of their own tactics?

And under the cover of the opponent's double Sniper Rifles, the Qiyou Trio's feel for the game was slowly returning.

Amusement Park was originally a CT map; having lost their original huge lead, the players' mentality had changed. Young people are the easiest to get impatient, and once they get impatient, they "choke" (get stuck, can't get points) even more.

"Use that move."

There was no other way; HSK had to bring out the tactic they had originally prepared to use at IEM Sydney.

They were only one step away from defeating VG; getting the EPL qualification was perhaps more important than a tactic that would be used sooner or later.

On the other side, the VG players were in hot form.

"Awesome, Jiao Yang is so good at commanding, let's just leave it to you from now on." aumaN saw his rating slowly approaching 1 and directly joked, backstabbing advent.

"No, no, no, my 'thought stealing' only works against teams worse than us. If we play against a strong team, this kind of 'neither fish nor fowl' playstyle would probably get us crushed." Jiao Yang hurriedly interrupted; on the system panel, his understanding was still less than 80 points, and winning was entirely due to the stable performance of the two Sniper Rifles.

advent saw that Jiao Yang wasn't getting arrogant and breathed a sigh of relief.

But there was more reflection on himself; he called himself a CN tactical master, but after playing for a few years, he still used the same few tactics, most of which were copied directly from foreign top-tier teams.

If it were really as Jiao Yang said, and they encountered a top-tier strong team, would his tactics still be useful?

It would only have a few more details than untrained on-the-spot imitation, but could these details make up for the gap in gun skill?

In the past, because everyone hadn't really thought about going out of Asia, copying foreign tactics was enough. Now that they had Jiao Yang, Tyloo was no longer a rival; should VG still stay in the past?

Several questions lingered in advent's mind, unable to be dispelled for a long time, but the match was about to continue, so he could only put them aside for now.

"This round is the same, kaze and I will watch one side each, aumaN watch the Sewer, support both sides, if the opponents want to clear, try your best to save your life."

"Liang Dui, you and Lao Zhong protect kaze, when there is movement at A, just smoke and retake."

In a few words, Jiao Yang arranged the playstyle. Actually, the content was very simple—just leave the A site to him.

As usual, he walked to A-da to hold the Terrorist Entrance; the opponent threw a smoke to extinguish the fire at the cross-point, the front point was dangerous, so Jiao Yang retreated to the back point and jumped onto the non-pre-aim position on the A-da flower platform.

"How is the B site?" There should be someone on his side, but he didn't know the number, so he needed other information to judge the defensive bias of A and B.

"They gave both smoke and fire at the same time, it doesn't seem real." advent gave his judgment.

"They're clearing the Sewer! Two people!" aumaN's side directly had a trade-kill.

The Sewer is the connection point of the Amusement Park; aumaN traded one and there was still one left, which meant B site was 2+1, A site was 1+1.

With the numbers cleared, the B site was a bigger threat at this moment; regardless of whether the smoke and fire were real or fake, defensive resources should still be focused on the B site.

"Liang Dui, you can throw the smoke!"

After speaking, the gun fired.

【HSK used AWP to wallbang headshot kill Ori】