Chapter 132: They charged up shouting about friendship and bonds and whatnot... (577)

The consecutive victories after VP's timeout brought positive feedback to the entire team.

However, fnatic was not crushed by such a small scene; they were still striving to play the game against VP, and in the subsequent rounds, JW also pulled out a sniper rifle and started making plays.

Both sides traded blows, and the second half of the match was quite intense.

But VP's feel for the game had picked up in the latter part of the first half, and Neo also made several inspired calls.

The score was locked at the classic 6:9.

"Nice, brothers!" Xu Beifang bumped fists with his teammates beside him. "We've closed the gap from five rounds down to three!"

Although they were still trailing, the 6:9 scoreline was too common in professional CS: GO matches, so they didn't feel much pressure.

Moreover, the process of closing the gap had ignited their fighting spirit.

That's how competitive sports are; both sides constantly chase each other, feeling the pressure brought by both the lead and the opponent.

This tension of tug-of-war is fascinating.

Even though they were down by three rounds in the first half, they were still quite satisfied with their performance in the last few rounds.

Now they had to think about how to find their own rhythm in the subsequent match.

The second half was on defense; as long as Nice could find his groove, there was still a chance to take today's match!

On the other side, the fnatic members let out a long sigh.

"This is really tough!" Flusha complained. "That young guy on the other side is too accurate; he plays like a demon in head-on duels."

If this were his prime, he certainly wouldn't be afraid.

But the problem was that he was already on the decline; how could he compete with the young ones?

He had only had a few highlight rounds throughout the first half, and control of Banana had not belonged to them since that timeout.

The bald one adjusted the position of his hat. "Things have changed so much. We met in a practice match before and I didn't feel much, but in this match, he feels like a trigger—you can't react in time when you meet him, and he just headshots you instantly."

JW waved his hand and added, "Actually, it's normal. Have you forgotten that he was playing against us with over 100 ping in that practice match?"

"It's not strange that he has this strength. Besides, we didn't play badly in the first half; 9 rounds is good enough."

His mindset was quite good. Although that Nice on the other side showed great strength and even pulled off a five-kill play, they were ultimately the ones in the lead.

Inferno is a map where offense and defense are basically 50/50; being 3 rounds ahead going into the second half was already a very good result.

"I have an idea. Let's not play too fancy in the pistol round; let's just rush them!" JW's thinking was clear. "Even if he's fierce in the pistol round, he can't withstand the trade kills from the five of us."

Xizt, acting as the in-game leader, nodded. "Okay, Flusha, buy utility with me. I'll drop a P250 later, then buy a grenade and a flash."

"Flusha, you buy a smoke, flash, and grenade. After we explode the Banana slate, I'll throw a flashbang into the sky on the left, and we'll group up and push the close angle."

"If there's no one close, we'll smoke CT Spawn, then throw an invincible flash and rush B."

The halftime break ended, and fnatic followed their pistol round plan, directly speeding up toward B Site.

VP happened to have set up a combo at the close angle of Banana. With these two grenades exploding, they lost over a hundred HP before the firefight even officially began.

Under the subsequent fierce attack, VP's defense collapsed rapidly, and they ultimately failed to take the pistol round.

After losing the pistol round, VP chose to force buy.

"Don't spend all your money; keep about four or five hundred. Next round, I'll drop an M4 for Nice to find an opportunity. You guys need at least half-armor and a P250, and without affecting the subsequent economy," Neo said in the voice chat.

In the force buy round, he directly had the team stack B Site.

But fnatic's offense was quite solid; they didn't rush into the site all at once, but chose to harass both A and B sites simultaneously.

JW took the UMP-45 and gathered all the information on A Site; their stack on B Site naturally fell into a collapse.

Losing two consecutive rounds in the second half, the score reached 6:11.

Neo looked at his 3150 in savings and, without hesitation, bought an M4A4 and dropped it in front of Xu Beifang.

Xu Beifang bought full armor and picked up the M4.

Neo added from the side, "The others can't use too much utility to support you this round, so it's not easy to find opportunities on Banana. You can have Byali support you from A2; it's fine to play aggressively."

In the Banana area, if you had a sniper rifle, you could try to contest a shot.

But with an M4, it's better not to be so arrogant.

At A2, generally speaking, it's easier to catch a lone Terrorist.

If he could take them out without taking damage, Byali could also pick up a long gun to supplement the team's combat power.

Xu Beifang listened to Neo's suggestion, thinking about the next play in his mind.

The team's economy was low; this M4 was the anchor of the entire team. Whether they could turn the game around depended on him.

"Byali, go to A2. We'll push out from the spiral stairs silently later. Stay by my side, ready to trade or pick up a gun."

The countdown ended, and Xu Beifang, carrying the expectations of his teammates, strode toward A2.

"The stack didn't work, so VP is going to eco... wait." Ma Xixi suddenly couldn't understand the match. "What the hell is this? They actually dropped an M4 for Nice in a pure eco round?"

"Is Nice's status this high now? Teammates specifically saving money to drop him a gun! Awesome!!"

"Now let's see if this M4 that Neo worked so hard to save for can actually make an impact."

Xu Beifang entered A2 with Byali. The opponent didn't throw a fire at the side path, which gave him some ideas.

"Let's go, push down directly from the spiral stairs. Peek with half your body, don't make any footsteps."

He felt there couldn't be many people at the side path, or perhaps they were controlling the map from the back.

Seeing Byali approach him, Xu Beifang began to peek at the side path and the white door with half his body.

He didn't see anyone at first glance. After holding for two seconds, he held down the silent walk key to push forward.

He peeked left of the spiral stairs, then peeked right.

"Doesn't seem to be anyone at the side path!!" Xu Beifang's tone was a bit excited; he felt he had caught an incredible timing!

Hearing this, Pasha, standing at the link, prepared to rotate directly to B Site to boost its defensive strength.

But a flashbang flew out from Mid, blinding him completely.

He jumped back behind the link based on feeling, only to hear footsteps in Mid.

"They're rushing Mid!! Someone is chasing me!!" Pasha shouted loudly.

Byali heard this and immediately wanted to head toward A1.

"Don't go!! This A1 might be a distraction, no one seen in Mid!! Watch B Site!!! You can use utility to delay; I'll be there from the back soon!"

【JW killed pashabiceps with UMP-45】

While he was speaking, the two engaged at the link; Pasha's CZ still couldn't beat JW's UMP.

"What a pity, Pasha almost won that, and now fnatic is directly rushing B through the Archway!"

"But Nice and Byali have actually pushed out!! This timing is fatal!! A smoke was dropped at B Tunnel, blocking fnatic's path. Will they force a rush, wait for people, or rotate?"

Looking at the smoke in front of him, Xizt also fell into deep thought.

Forcing through the smoke wasn't wise, even if pistols weren't without a chance of a comeback, especially in a version where the CZ was strong.

"JW, can you scout A Site? We'll head back a bit." Xizt asked.

While hesitant, he still chose to let his teammate die in another area to scout out the information.

JW was stunned upon hearing the order to rotate, but he still hopped and skipped toward A Site with his UMP.

Hopping and skipping wasn't for fun; it was purely to dodge the opponent's pre-aimed headshot line.

After a quick search of A Site, JW was surprised to find—A Site was empty!!

"Come back quickly!! They stacked B!! Damn, they're really daring, stacking for two consecutive rounds." JW was quite surprised.

Hearing this, the fnatic group started sprinting back from Banana.

Although Xu Beifang and Byali were anxious, they still didn't make any footsteps, fearing that exposing themselves would ruin everything.

"Don't worry, there's no movement on Banana. They used two pieces of utility but didn't speed up. You can be a bit slower, watch out for them counter-peeking," Neo reported.

The opponent's explosive grenade attack stopped after they threw back a smoke. Now the two were only worried about JW, who might come from CT Spawn.

But after waiting for a long time, they didn't see JW, making them worry about a rotation.

Xu Beifang and Byali held the entrance to Banana. When Banana started exploding with utility again, they prepared to follow them directly.

But before they heard the sound of grenades, they heard a bunch of footsteps.

"I'll shoot first, don't rush to expose yourself!"

After saying this, Xu Beifang peeked out directly.

Krimz, hearing JW's call, was hopping toward A Site with his butterfly knife.

The next moment, the flow of time seemed to slow down...

A fly-head with an M4 crouched out from the sewer direction, and Krimz instantly felt suffocated.

Where did the opponent come from? Wasn't A Site empty? Why was there an M4 in this eco round?

Krimz's shiny bald head was full of confusion, but in the end, all that came out was a hoarse shout: "They're pushing from the back!!!"

"Da-da-da-da-da-da..."

The sound of the M4 rang out, bullets flying at the entrance of Banana, constantly piercing the flesh of the Terrorists and dealing heavy damage.

"Nice, who was pushing forward, got information from his teammates and suddenly steadied himself. What about this timing? Nice is going to make a big profit!!" Ma Xixi's voice was full of anticipation.

"M4 pulls out directly to find people, one! Two! Three!! Oh!!!!" Ma Xixi gasped. "Although the last burst wasn't controlled, Nice's mission is already accomplished!!"

"Neo saved money to drop Nice an M4, but Nice is able to make an impact with this M4. This play is top-tier!"

The Old Handsome Guy also sighed, "Although Nice is the most outrageous player in the tournament when it comes to consuming resources, even more so than s1mple, Nice's resource conversion effect is also the best in the entire Major!"

"He's the kind of player that if you give him a little color, he can really show you a dye house!!"

Ma Xixi added, "This timing is truly exaggerated, and it's also due to Nice and his team's understanding. The first wave in Mid was harassed by JW, but look, they didn't care at all, knowing there were few people there and that Banana was the main direction of attack."

"However, in fnatic's vision, A Site was safe, and all the rest of VP were on B Site. They didn't even guard the sewer position, and were directly skewered by Nice's spray!"

【This play is handsome!!】

【Nice, my superman!!】

【Damn!!】

【Never underestimate VP, you bastard!!】

【Nice, super my man!!】

【JW didn't search A2, big mistake!】

Xu Beifang's spray transfer, after deliberate practice, had improved, but it still hadn't reached the level of Ji Ge or Electronic. Spraying three and a half people in one burst was already his limit!

He was taken out by Xizt, who reacted and traded him.

Xizt was also stunned by the person who suddenly rushed out from Mid.

JW, who was preparing to cut off the rotation in the library, was even more dumbfounded looking at his teammates being wiped out by the M4 in the top right corner. He didn't know what had happened.

How did his teammates suddenly disappear?

Didn't he search A Site?

Where did the opponent's M4 come from?

A strong sense of confusion arose in his heart.

But fortunately, Xizt was still alive, and they hadn't been wiped out.

"Come over quickly, I'm cutting them off here in the library." JW said.

He couldn't go back to help now; otherwise, if the A Site information timing was lost, it would be even harder to play when the opponent rotated back.

"Be careful, watch out for the side path." The bald one, who had already been killed, reminded him.

Nice's sudden dry peek had made his heart jump out.

Xizt threw a fire near the barrel and then ran toward the T Spawn.

He was very cautious, constantly peeking at places where the side path might hide people.

But in the sewer, Byali listened to the footsteps moving away and finally stood up with his CZ!

"Da-da... da-da."

【Byali killed Xizt with a CZ75 headshot】

"Nice!!!" Neo and Michu, who rushed from Banana, shouted in unison.

With only 20 seconds left, Neo and Michu hurriedly picked up the long guns in Banana and began to arm themselves.

The kill information appearing in the top right corner again left JW stunned.

It was a 5v4 clutch, how did it suddenly become a 1v3?

With 20 seconds left, the bomb was dropped between the L-junction of Mid and the side path. JW still wanted to try.

Otherwise, saving a full-armor UMP made no sense.

But the moment he peeked toward Mid, he was taken out by three bullets from Michu, who was hiding in the barrel on the right side of Mid.

【Michu killed JW with M4A4】

"Niiiice!!! Let's f***ing go!!"

VP's voice chat instantly became a wet market, with everyone shouting to their heart's content, expressing their excitement.

No one could believe that Neo's bold design, choosing to trust Nice's performance, had actually worked.

Relying on his bold play, the team's orderly communication and cooperation, and their individual performances, they had actually turned the round around!

Not far away, Ropz listened to the shouting from VP and looked at the 3:14 score on his screen, only feeling that the VP guys were noisy.

Checked 5 times, this time it should be fine... right.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 133 =====