Chapter 14

Hearing the beeping sound again, Qiezi pulled out horizontally, ready to output. According to his judgment, by the time the duel ended, the C4 would have entered the ten-second countdown.

A CT without a defuse kit wouldn't be able to defuse it anyway.

But he never expected that the opponent would change angles and hold him directly. He had only just seen Xu Beifang's silhouette when a "pop" sounded, and his screen went black.

"Damn it!" Qiezi's facial features all scrunched together. "One-tapping me for real!"

The stream was immediately filled with laughter.

The pistol round still wasn't over. Qiezi took a sip of cola, also attracted by the increasingly urgent sound of the C4.

"He shouldn't be able to defuse it." Qiezi watched Xu Beifang not letting go at all, feeling a bit uneasy in his heart.

"Beep—"

Under the gaze of ten people, the C4 fell silent, and the score at the top of the screen reached 1:0.

"He could actually defuse that!! Too fake!" Qiezi was speechless; he had lost a clutch that was a guaranteed win.

A teammate turned on the mic to comfort Qiezi: "It was just a fraction of a second, the opponent was just lucky."

On the other side, the CT voice channel had gone completely crazy the moment Xu Beifang defused the bomb.

"nice!!!"

"Awesome, Green! I believe you aren't cheating." The Shijiazhuang top sniper turned into a top-tier hype man, his voice filling the entire voice channel!

It wasn't just praise after victory, but his true inner thoughts. As a top-tier genius youth in the country, danking saw the tactical game in this clutch clearly.

First a fake defuse, and after being discovered by the opponent, a second fake defuse.

The detail didn't come from this fake defuse, but from the active movement of that slight angle to the left.

Although Qiezi retired due to VAC, his basic skills as a former professional player were still there. This kind of simple info-baiting sway wouldn't expose too much info.

But Xu Beifang actively moved two steps to the left, which caused Qiezi to misjudge the position of his imaginary enemy, making the angle at which he pulled out of cover relatively larger. Coupled with that precise aim, the entire process of baiting and killing Qiezi was completed.

Then, quickly turning to defuse the bomb proved that 'Flourishing' already had a clear clutch strategy in his mind.

If he were a tech-based player, there wouldn't be these twists and turns in his mind.

This was the real reason danking dared to make that judgment.

Having won the pistol round, the CT side's morale was boosted, and they kept playing a standard 2-1-2 defense.

danking, as the sniper, began to exert his strength, helping the team score points like crazy. The rhythm of the first half became exceptionally smooth, but at this rank, the gap between the two sides wasn't that large, not to mention the opponents had a former professional player. Xu Beifang and danking couldn't keep the opponents pinned down forever.

The entire first half was played relatively easily, but soon Xu Beifang got a bit annoyed with danking.

For no other reason than this kid talked too much!

Because there had been some buzz in Xu Beifang's circle recently, danking kept pestering him with questions. Through the screen, he could imagine danking's gossiping expression; perhaps he was just a step away from grabbing a handful of melon seeds to snack on.

But Xu Beifang had to admit, even if danking wasn't playing seriously and kept pulling him into random chatter, his stats were still the best on the team.

The first half ended with a score of 9:6. They led the opponents by 3 points on the defensive side, and this was the result of them not even getting serious.

However, during the first half, Xu Beifang also began to slowly try to integrate pre-aim practice into the matches.

Although it was cumbersome to operate, pre-aiming well before peeking meant he didn't even need to micro-adjust his crosshair, just killing the opponent with one shot.

This feeling was indescribable; he substantially felt himself getting stronger. Moreover, the kill feedback in CSGO was already well-done, and the pleasure of pulling out and one-tapping made people somewhat addicted.

Perhaps this was why the Headshot Brother was so obsessed with single-tap headshots; it was just too satisfying!

Entering the second half after switching sides, the situation suddenly became somewhat ominous.

danking's organized explosive bomb attack on A Site in the pistol round was dismantled by a triple kill from Qiezi.

Qiezi found his rhythm in this multi-kill and went on a killing spree in the following rounds, catching up to tie the score.

The happy atmosphere within the team became slightly silent; everyone was trying hard to think of a way to break the deadlock.

"Let's go control Mid, and after controlling Mid, push toward Archway," Ma Dong suggested.

"No problem, I'll throw a VIP smoke at the start," the random teammate Purple said.

The countdown ended, and Xu Beifang, in the first position, rushed straight toward Mid.

Ma Dong was waiting for the CTs who might push after the utility, when he saw the top right corner continuously scrolling.

【young man. qzhmtv used AWP to kill Our Game Is Flourishing!】

【young man. qzhmtv used AWP to kill...】

Ma Dong was holding an angle at A1, and seeing the two kills in the top right, he asked: "Beifang, what's the situation?"

Xu Beifang was also speechless: "The teammate threw a Sewer smoke, and we became targets for their sniper."

"Is that sniper still in VIP?" danking confirmed the info.

"Yeah, just now he was holding straight on the right."

"Got it."

danking arrived at T Spawn, pressed against the wall, started pre-aiming at the reference point on the wall, then instantly peeked to the left, and stopped and fired the moment he saw the person!

……

Winning several consecutive rounds after switching sides to catch up in score allowed Qiezi to find his rhythm again. Returning to a full-buy round, he took out his AWP and went to VIP to hold T Spawn directly.

The Sewer smoke thrown by the opponents made his eyes light up.

A Terrorist rushed out in his scope, and he flicked his mouse slightly to the right.

—Bang!

"Come on!!"

Returning to cover, he pulled the bolt and peeked again.

—Bang!

"Come on!!"

Two consecutive shots without missing brought Qiezi's confidence back.

A few viewers in the stream saw this scene and also typed to tease:

【This isn't realistic, oh】

【This entertainment streamer's content doesn't meet the standards】

【How did he suddenly become so fierce?】

Qiezi was the type of person who wore all his emotions on his face. The two kills made his emotions quite high, and he excitedly said to the viewers in the stream: "I don't even know how they dare to do that, daring to come at my sniper..."

"Bang!"

【danking used AK-47 to headshot kill young man. qzhmtv】

Qiezi was startled by this sudden one-tap and helplessly said: "It really was just one tap! An AK appeared in Mid."

On the other side, Xu Beifang, who had watched the entire operation of danking one-tapping Qiezi, had his eyes light up!

This was the effect of pre-aim practice in the later stages; as long as you get the info and your reaction is sufficient, a rifleman one-tapping a sniper is no dream!

He also realized where the gap between himself and a true genius youth lay.

danking developed in a balanced way in terms of aim, technique, and awareness. At this stage, Xu Beifang only had top-tier aim, while his awareness and technique were very average.

But this was also something Xu Beifang did deliberately. Balanced development could come slowly later, but in an FPS game, aim is the most important thing.

His current feeling was a bit like a low-spec version of Doraemon just getting into CSGO; his technique was insufficient, but his aim was enough to handle matches.

After danking one-tapped Qiezi, the number of people on both sides became 3-on-4. Once Qiezi fell, the CT side struggled a bit.

But after danking held and killed a CT at Archway who was trying to get info at B Small, they waited a few seconds and launched an A Site pinch, eventually succeeding and winning their first point of the second half.

Having won the first point after switching sides, the voice chat returned to that laughter, and everyone's pressure was suddenly much less.

They began to score frequently, and the score reached 14:10.

About to be at match point, Qiezi, who was already in "rank-slave" mode, finally started to exert his strength. Carrying his AWP, he made an active push in Mid, and in coordination with his teammates, pulled off a brilliant 1-for-3 play, finally stopping the losing streak.

The defensive side won two consecutive points, and this ladder match seemed to become somewhat unpredictable.

Xu Beifang looked at his position closest to A1 and suggested: "I'll actively take a chance at A1, someone help me throw a flash."

danking's position was relatively close to him, so he actively took on the job.

The countdown ended, and Xu Beifang rushed toward A1 with his AK-47, but just as he was about to arrive, an incendiary grenade exploded at A1, blocking his path.

He had intended to step through the fire and push forward; as long as he could catch the opponent, the lost health wouldn't matter.

But then a smoke grenade extinguished the fire and completely blocked his vision.

Xu Beifang stopped his advance. The opponent's set of utility completely stumped him; it seemed that as they approached match point, the opponent's nerves were also becoming sensitive.

danking's flashbang was thrown, and seeing Xu Beifang stop in place, he didn't say much.

He was just about to turn around and go elsewhere to look for opportunities when he saw Xu Beifang mix into the A1 smoke and push out directly.

"Brother, don't play like that!"

danking was stunned; he didn't understand why Xu Beifang dared to push like that!

But Xu Beifang wasn't playing blindly; he was making a bold decision based on the info collected in the previous few rounds.

In the previous rounds, the two CTs at A Site liked to defend from under Second Floor and Long Box.

So, after pre-aiming the approximate position of Long Box, Xu Beifang hugged the right side and pushed out silently.

He wasn't killed in the first second, a result that put half of his anxious heart at ease.

His crosshair held the long gun tightly, and he pushed forward bit by bit silently.

With the match in a stalemate, both sides were very eager to win, and their spirits were highly tense.

On Qiezi's side, Blue started by throwing a set of utility at A1 and then focused his attention on the Archway direction. He held a flashbang in his hand, ready to help Qiezi, who was holding the sniper, at any time.

But Qiezi had steadily controlled Mid in the early stages, so he put away the flashbang, first glanced at A2, and then turned to look at A1.

Bang!

【Our Game Is Flourishing! used AK-47 to headshot kill Fangtian Huaji Lu Xiaobu】

He was startled by the Terrorist appearing in his field of vision and then quickly reported: "A1 pushed through the smoke!! Watch A1!! Watch A1!!"

The CT grabbing a self-flash under A2 quickly jump-threw the flash, waiting for it to pop before rushing out to spray.

"Tat-tat-tat!"

【Our Game Is Flourishing! used AK-47 to kill Huo Ji Wei Guo Ba】

"Holy crap, brother, nice aim!!" danking had been full of doubts about Xu Beifang's playstyle, but after seeing the two kill notifications, he immediately shouted excitedly, "Hold it, hold it! We're coming, just don't die!"

danking only told Xu Beifang not to die, but he still wanted to continue expanding the advantage and actively pushed forward.

Soon he ran into Qiezi, who was reinforcing.

An AK-47 spray went down, but he was still one-tapped by the AWP.

"Jungle, one HP!!" Xu Beifang quickly reported.

danking immediately switched to a HE grenade and threw it toward Jungle.

Qiezi was still thinking about how to hold this clutch with 12 HP, and his whole body was launched!

"I'm really blown up!" Qiezi covered his face, the "pain mask" already on.

"Brother, you're good!" After planting the bomb, danking turned on his mic to praise him.

Although he didn't know the logic behind Xu Beifang's bold behavior, the result was good; one person took out 2.9 of the opponents, directly breaking the deadlock.

"It's just a pity I didn't take Qiezi out at the end," Xu Beifang replied with a smile.

danking remembered something, pressed Tab, looked at the stats, and said:

"Brother, your playstyle has a slight problem; your headshot rate is a bit too low. You can adjust it specifically later, aim for the head in Deathmatch. I had a period where my headshot rate was very low, so I just hit 1000 headshots a day in Deathmatch, and my headshot rate went up like crazy. Once your headshot rate is up, subsequent breakthroughs will be much easier."

On the scoreboard, Xu Beifang had stats of 26/6/19, but his headshot rate was only 30%, not even better than Qiezi and danking, who were playing snipers, putting him at the bottom of the ten players.

【Ding!】

【Suggestion received: Get 1000 headshot kills in Deathmatch practice. Difficulty: 4 stars. This suggestion is a long-term task; completing it daily grants a D-grade treasure chest.】

Looking at the translucent task bar floating in front of his eyes, Xu Beifang felt that danking's nagging was actually quite cute at this moment.

"danking, you're really a good person!"

"What!" danking didn't expect that he would receive the first "good person card" of his life just by playing a ladder match.

……

Looking at the big match point on the screen, Qiezi was also a bit frustrated. He shook his head and said to the viewers in the stream with a serious face:

"Losing the first match I play, I feel like today... is a good day for climbing ranks..."

Recalling Qiezi's confident expression at the start and those arrogant words, the viewers in the stream instantly couldn't hold it in.

Tomorrow is the first round of recommendations, please follow!

(End of chapter)