Chapter 131
"After winning the long gun round, VP lost 4 rounds in a row, and now the score is 2:7. They must calm down," Ma Xixi said helplessly, "The form of flusha and the Big Baldy on B-Site is too good. Even in that situation, flusha mixed three of them; I can only say, as expected of a former Top 2 player."
pasha was the Top 3 player for the entire year of 2014, while flusha was the Top 2 of 2014!
This guy is famous for his unreasonable wallbangs and smoke-mixing, often leaving his enemies unable to understand. There are even people on forums now accusing him of cheating.
Although they called a timeout, VP only had a bit over 3000 in economy this round, only enough for half-armor Desert Eagles.
This timeout was more of an adjustment strategy after losing consecutive rounds.
"Save money this round, at least keep two thousand for the next round," neo explained his thoughts, "Since they are fighting hard for Banana, let's speed up next round. Still that same tactic: harass Banana, then silent-fly to A2."
On the map Inferno, if the front-line battlefield can't be opened, flying to A2 becomes a good idea—at least in VP's tactical library, that is.
"Then don't come to Banana this round," Xu Beifang bought a half-armor Desert Eagle and a smoke grenade in the shop, "The opponents have a lot of utility pressure on Banana in the first wave. Let's try to hit here at the second timing."
The others didn't have many thoughts; everyone was generally on half-armor short guns this round, each looking for their own opportunities, nothing too complex.
The timeout ended, and Xu Beifang, holding his half-armor Desert Eagle, came to Banana alone.
His timing was quite good, but he didn't want to enter Banana. He pulled out a smoke grenade and threw it at the wall on the left side of Banana; the smoke finally exploded next to the Stone Slab, forming a Stone Slab smoke.
This smoke grenade could block the opponent's vision of Banana, making them safer for the time being.
It could also effectively reduce the opponent's desire to push Banana.
But flashbangs kept exploding in the Banana sky, and the opponents' desire was as endless as a succubus!
Xu Beifang held his Desert Eagle, ready to fire!
"It's coming! Fnatic is still starting with a 3B heavy defense, but this time it looks like they intend to control Banana directly."
"Nice's smoke grenade has no deterrent for them. If they push out, does he have a chance to get a kill?"
The moment the T-Spawn smoke flew over, Xu Beifang saw a 'fly head' emerge from the smoke, pulled his crosshair quickly to the left, and fired continuously!
The moment the smoke exploded, the kill feed appeared in the top right.
【Nice used Desert Eagle to headshot flusha through the smoke】
"He actually got one! Awesome!!" Ma Xixi praised, "But Nice doesn't intend to leave. He took an HE grenade to the face, and he mixed another shot!!!"
"My god!! Another headshot mix through the smoke with the Desert Eagle! A perfect double kill without vision; he just pierced through Banana! The Big Baldy and flusha's ashes have been scattered!"
"My god, kid, stop pretending to aim. Did you steal gla1ve's blood sample during the match against Astralis yesterday?!"
【He can even headshot like this!】
【I was watching the stream to learn techniques, how can you learn this kind of operation!】
【What kind of education did Nice receive?】
【He's wearing the smoke helmet again, huh】
【Losing points in a row, finally stopped acting!】
The two consecutive kill notifications in the top right corner also stunned Xu Beifang.
"My god, brothers, two are dead on Banana!!" Xu Beifang came to his senses, ignored the Banana entrance smoke, and rushed into Banana.
With a burst of luck, he had secured two kills.
Now there was at most one member left on Banana, a 5v3 clutch.
If there was a chance to pick up those two long guns, there would be hope for a comeback!
Even if he got killed by the opponent, being able to scout out the opponent's information would be beneficial for the team!
"The main VP force rushed directly into Banana. I really didn't expect them to be pierced through the smoke by Nice at the start, and it was just a Desert Eagle!" The handsome veteran marveled at the magic of this player, Nice.
Ma Xixi continued to commentate on the match: "Because they wanted to fight for control of Banana at the start, they were hit by Nice twice in a row. Now Fnatic only has xizt left on B-Site, and jw and draken on A-Site are doing a 'combo' at A2, so they can't rotate to cover in time."
"Now it depends on how many xizt can take."
xizt held his M4 and pushed forward silently; his teammates couldn't rotate back, and he couldn't defend the back point for now.
He knew he had to take the initiative, otherwise, this round would really be reset!
Hearing footsteps near the Barrel, xizt strafed out and pulled the trigger.
The headshot line was on point; his first bullet took down one member of the opponent, but just as he was about to switch targets to hit the second person—
"Bang!"
The sound of the Desert Eagle headshot was crisp and clean, leaving him with no options.
【xizt used M4A4 to headshot byali】
【Nice used Desert Eagle to headshot xizt】
At the same time, michu, who was watching the flank on A-Site, took the initiative but didn't catch good timing and was killed by the opponent in a head-to-head duel.
【jw used AK47 to kill michu】
The bomb was planted on B-Site, leaving VP with a 3v2 clutch.
"Don't be reckless, I don't have much health. I'll hold the angle from my position and wait for them to come find us to trade," Xu Beifang reminded.
Although he had an M4A4 in his hand, he had taken a full grenade from the opponent at the start and was at half health.
In this situation, two bullets would kill him, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
After losing points in a row, he finally found an opportunity this time, and he didn't want to miss it!
"My position isn't very good, I can only help watch CT Spawn," neo said.
After planting the bomb, because he didn't know the opponent's rotation speed, he chose to play Under Platform.
But when he came to his senses, he found this position very awkward; it was hard to coordinate with his teammates.
Because Xu Beifang was at Three Boxes, and pasha was on Banana.
Both teammates were in defensive positions, so him being in the middle was quite awkward.
But before he could consider how to handle it, he saw two HE grenades fly from CT Spawn and land right in front of him.
Boom! Boom!
【jw and draken used HE grenade to kill neo】
"My god, this information-reading ability is awesome!"
"They knew the opponent didn't smoke Coffin, so it's highly likely they would be in Back Garden or Under Platform. After all, the bomb was just planted, but choosing to bomb Under Platform together just sent neo flying!"
"Is the Nice and pasha clutch worth looking forward to?"
Knowing both were at CT Spawn, pasha moved silently and quickly to the recess on the right side of B Tunnel.
In this position, as soon as the opponent started defusing, he could strafe out and pre-fire.
"Nice, you have to take the first fight, or you can hide and wait for them to come find you. We'll stall for time," pasha said.
Xu Beifang knew pasha didn't have time to change positions; they really couldn't coordinate well, and this was all they could do now.
"If I don't win the fight, don't rush to trade," Xu Beifang replied.
After stating his plan, he held his crosshair one body-width outside the left cover, ready to spray at any moment.
Hearing footsteps at Coffin, he chose to take the initiative!
A large back appeared in his vision; the opponent was clearing the Dead Point.
"Tat-tat-tat!"
【Nice used M4A4 to headshot draken】
The moment he secured the kill, Xu Beifang quickly retreated, with only 5 HP left.
pasha saw the kill notification in the top right, heard neo and the others shouting "Coffin" in voice chat, and fired through the wall toward that area.
jw was hit by the wallbang, flustered for a moment, and hurriedly retreated two steps.
"Tat-tat-tat!"
The Terrorist in the Three Boxes area strafed out again, and he hurriedly pulled his crosshair over.
But the opponent had already crouched and was firing at him!
【Nice used M4A4 to kill jw】
'MVP—Nice eliminated the most enemies and is playing your MVP victory song for everyone—Blitzkids Young Talent!'
'Ace! Nice eliminated the entire enemy team!'
"This 2v2 clutch! Nice, who took the initiative to find opportunities, killed all the rotating players from A-Site under his teammate's cover!!" Ma Xixi exclaimed in the stream, "This is VP's current 'Dean,' the fiercest man in the qualifiers! I'll do the entry! I'll do the trading! I'll even do the clutch! Is there anything this man can't do?!"
"A five-kill team wipe! Letting VP start scoring again!!"
The brilliant kills from the stream were being replayed; Xu Beifang's two Desert Eagle shots through the smoke instantly filled the chat with question marks.
【What an all-rounder! VP only has one Nice, VP only needs one Nice!】
【It's too outrageous, he does all the work】
【So Nice found 4 people to play the game with, right】
【I stood up while watching, a comeback like this in an ECO round?】
【Fnatic really had no good way this round; two were mixed to death without vision at the start, how can you play this?】
Inside the VP match room, everyone was in high spirits.
Cheers and shouts exploded the moment Xu Beifang secured the final kill.
"Nice, you are my god!! Five kills!!" byali shouted loudly.
Xu Beifang also raised his arms and shouted, then yelled loudly at the teammates beside him: "Brothers, come bump fists with me, let me lend you the power of the five-kill!"
byali and pasha immediately reached out their fists.
Xu Beifang bumped their fists hard: "Do you feel the magic of my five-kill? Brothers, we're going to start catching up!!"
Their teammates' performance let them start scoring again, and the young man's high fighting spirit also improved their mood.
For a moment, it felt as if the power of that five-kill had really been passed on to them!
The score reached 3:7. Although VP had completed the comeback, they were still playing according to the plan from the timeout.
Control Banana first, then shift to fly to A2.
A classic tactic, but often simple and practical.
The countdown ended, and Xu Beifang entered Banana.
He threw a "Dilemma Fire" at the Barrel, but didn't rush into Banana.
His choice was correct, because the next second, two grenades flew over to the middle section.
If he had entered the Tree Position or the recess at the first timing, he would have lost at least half his health.
"byali, push forward with me, I feel like they haven't left yet," Xu Beifang pulled byali into Banana together.
It seemed that because they had suffered in the previous round, they didn't dare to control Banana deeply anymore.
But in this VP tactic, they at least had to get the information on areas like behind the Barrel and Sandbags.
The opponents giving two HE grenades at the start still made him a bit worried.
The two pushed slowly into Banana, one left and one right. Xu Beifang moved to the Tree Position, quietly holding the area near the Barrel.
byali followed up and came to the Stone Slab.
Then he peeked the Yellow Wall corner; after confirming no one was standing there, he held the angle where the Stone Slab strafed out, "byali, try burning the Sandbag fire."
byali pulled out an incendiary grenade upon hearing this and threw it at the Sandbags.
The CTs didn't react afterward; the Sandbag fire burned quietly, with no signs of anyone.
"Just watch the Fake Door, keep pushing forward."
His idea just now was to use the timing of byali throwing utility to trick any nearby CTs into grabbing an opportunity.
Because an incendiary grenade makes a sound when it ignites.
Usually, if someone is standing close, they couldn't possibly not react upon hearing it.
Sure enough, the two grouped up and pushed, taking full control of the close points without finding any signs of anyone.
"After suffering on Banana in the previous round, Fnatic chose to change their defensive style, looking for opportunities at the back."
"The Big Baldy is standing on Three Boxes, flusha is standing at Coffin; this is a playstyle that doesn't go to the front points."
"Nice came over to clear the point and saw flusha. So accurate! He took half of flusha's health the moment they met; he was just a headshot away from killing him instantly!"
flusha survived, lamenting that young people these days don't act like humans, with parameters even higher than his own.
He hurriedly threw a fire toward B Tunnel to intercept the opponents.
Xu Beifang saw the effect was achieved and continued to throw a flashbang into B-Site.
After the feint was done, the two returned to Mid silently.
They had gathered at A2, and the explosive execute started directly!
"VP is doing their usual silent rotation, but xizt at Link was actually fooled. Because flusha only had half health this round and B-Site didn't have much utility, the pressure was still a bit high, so he thought about rotating back to cover."
"The explosive execute has started! Now it depends on how the two guys at A-Site perform!"
The opponent's utility flew over, and draken, standing in the Pit, knew the situation was bad and hurriedly threw a Pit one-way smoke.
While protecting himself, he also reserved room to output damage.
draken, grazing the one-way smoke in the Pit, quickly tapped and killed a Terrorist crossing A1.
【draken used M4A4 to kill pashabiceps】
He didn't dare to keep mixing and hurriedly moved positions, turning to hold A2 instead.
But this was very bad; the continuous flashbangs left draken completely blinded.
michu inside A2 strafed out and killed him instantly with a spray.
"neo's flashbang was very on point; the CTs in the big and small pits are all blinded!"
"But jw covered his eyes and took down byali who was crossing, then turned and crouched to catch michu above him as well!!"
"Can he still make a play? He stood up again to look at the bomb site and was headshot instantly by Nice!"
Ma Xixi glanced at the UI: "In that case, their double-pit positioning can be considered to have completed the mission. It leaves Nice and neo with a 2v3 clutch; VP's situation is not optimistic."
Xu Beifang finished trading and entered the bomb site to plant a safe bomb.
"neo, you stand in the Small Pit, don't rush to stand up. Their 3v2 rotation should give some sound first."
After planting the bomb, Xu Beifang entered the Dead Point to hold A1 from the other side.
If neo could hold on, him standing up to get information would actually be the best choice.
But Xu Beifang was really worried about him being headshot by the opponent from a distance, which would make him too passive.
The Fnatic trio had rotated back to Link; they only had two flashbangs left in their hands this round.
After discussing, they chose to group up and trade from the front.
xizt threw two flashbangs at the Graveyard position, blinding the Terrorists at the bomb site.
Xu Beifang covered his eyes and retreated into the Dead Point to hide for the time being.
neo saw the whole process of the flashbangs being thrown from the Small Pit and turned away from them.
Then he stood up and took a look...
"Three at Link!! They're coming straight from the front!!"
While shouting a reminder, he fired to bait them and then crouched; he didn't dare to lock on and fire.
neo in the Small Pit was outputting like crazy, but Xu Beifang didn't dare to strafe out actively, because the moment he was blinded, he had made footsteps to find cover, so his position should have been locked.
Back against the Dead Point, crosshair holding one body-width to the right of the cover, ready to fire at any time.
The moment the fly head appeared, Xu Beifang fired.
The trigger was pulled, and the fly head in front fell.
Xu Beifang then retreated again: "neo, you have to help me!!"
The opponent's continuous flashbangs had disrupted his opportunity, leaving his position very restricted.
neo finally became bold upon hearing this, crouching and grazing to the right to gain vision.
"Tat-tat-tat."
【neo used AK47 to headshot krimz】
"It's 2v1!!" byali shouted in voice chat.
neo didn't expose himself anymore, and the remaining flusha rushed into the bomb site with heavy footsteps to find Xu Beifang.
After confirming the position of the footsteps, he strafed out with a pre-fire.
【Nice used AK47 to kill flusha】
"VP played this clutch well!" Ma Xixi praised, "A 2v3 disadvantage, they actually managed to make Fnatic numb by pulling them around with their positioning."
"neo's hook in the Small Pit was very on point, and Nice handled the one rushing his face from the front. The opponents were locked onto him, planning to kill him before looking at the Small Pit."
"As a result, they didn't win the front fight, 2v1 became 1v1, and the Big Baldy holding the Small Pit also died. How can they play this?"
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