Chapter 173: Steady yet audacious

The final score of Map 1 was frozen at 16:5.

Xantares got 16 kills in 21 rounds; he personally felt his performance was quite commendable, after all, he was the first on his side.

But what the hell was the opponent!!

24/3/13!

Nice had one more kill than Apex just by himself!

So S1mple, it's really not that I'm not strong, it's that the opponent is too perverted!

Vitality suddenly underwent a qualitative change!

Inside the NaVi base.

S1mple and Flamie also frowned. A match they originally just watched for fun had now made them serious.

Because the Vitality of today and the Vitality in their impression had a really big gap!

BIG's Mirage wasn't considered their strong map; after all, CS: GO players all over the world knew BIG only knew how to play Dust II.

But their level on Mirage was definitely not weak either.

Vitality being able to beat BIG with a large score of 16:5 well explained Vitality's form.

If NaVi went up, although they also had the confidence to take it down, they really had no bottom line as to how many points BIG could get.

"Is Vitality already this strong now?" Electronic asked curiously.

NaVi's new coach, also S1mple's old teammate B1ad3, frowned and said, "I feel Vitality has improved a lot overall. I haven't seen those scenes where NBK and RpK keep dying suddenly."

He pondered for a while and added, "However, it still depends on their performance on Dust II. After all, they got too many points on the attack on this map; maybe the weak points haven't been exposed yet."

Sometimes, matches that are too smooth will cover up too many things.

Just like in every 16:0 in Tier 1 CS: GO matches, Coldzera was present, but can you directly judge that Coldzera is a noob?

You have to know that Coldzera was a 1.0 version player who debuted at his peak.

And what B1ad3 said was also thought through, because with Nice and Zywoo, Vitality's attack was definitely not weak.

The problems they exposed before were always on the defensive end, but BIG's attack only played a few rounds on this Mirage, and the match was already over, so naturally, nothing could be seen.

NaVi members were looking forward to Vitality exposing their problems again.

Having an extra strong opponent on the professional stage was definitely not a good thing.

The English commentary was excitedly explaining Vitality's excellence on Map 1.

Zeus said, "This Nice played very well today. I feel he is much steadier than at the London Major, not so crazy."

Electronic nodded, "He seems to be adjusting the degree of that forward push. Although this guy performed excellently at the London Major, as long as you deliberately target him, you can still limit him. But if he adjusts his defensive rhythm later, then it's really hard to deal with."

"He is a big-match player; he passed the rookie wall without even touching it."

"Not necessarily, it still depends on the subsequent big matches."

"......"

The NaVi members discussed Nice's performance on Map 1.

As the coach, B1ad3 was looking forward to how Vitality would perform on Dust II next.

After all, there were two snipers in the team; even if the tactical strategy wasn't as good as BIG's, it wouldn't be too bad, right?

"This Map 1 was played too steadily. Pushing forward when it should be pushed, and cooperating with teammates at the bomb site when it shouldn't be pushed," Ma Xixi praised, "Today's Nice's style is a steady yet audacious playstyle, truly having the demeanor of a general!"

Old Handsome on the side reminded, "Is there a possibility that he hadn't pushed much before the match ended."

【Hahaha, Old Handsome found the key to the problem】

【Nice: I just got ready, and you ended it?】

【This senior sister is also not good!】

【Today's attack was indeed silky, mainly because others played well too; the overall strength has become much stronger】

The fans in the live stream were quite happy. The strength and offensive performance Vitality showed today were much better than before.

On this map, Xu Beifang's performance was truly at ease.

This made them look forward to the next Map 2.

It was just a pity that it was an online match, and Apex couldn't get up to taunt.

And Smooya wasn't there, so there was no in-depth interaction; otherwise, the match would definitely be more interesting.

The 10-minute halftime break passed.

The second map of the BO3, Dust II, officially began.

This was BIG's map pick, so Vitality was on the defensive side first.

In the pistol round, Apex performed a conventional 302 but unconventional defensive mode.

Xu Beifang went all the way into the Pit, gaining control of A Long.

And Zywoo was boosted onto A Short, collecting a large amount of information in Mid at the start.

In the second time, it was directly adjusted to a 2A3B defensive setup leaning towards Mid.

Zywoo got a lot of information about the opponent going up Short, but was eventually chased and killed by the opponent's speed-up, failing to trade even one.

BIG chose to speed up directly, but Vitality's overall lineup was close to Mid, and the retake speed was much faster than BIG imagined.

The Frenchman's pistol played again, and RpK got two kills under the platform.

Xu Beifang also killed a Gob b at long range.

BIG fans were stunned.

After they got the first kill at the start, the number reached 5 vs 4, but after a round of firefights, the Turkish hardman was left with a 1 vs 4 clutch. This group of people in front was simply playing snakes!!

Xantares, with a Glock, faced this 1v4 head-on, and after tagging one, he also died at A Short.

For BIG, the only good news was that the bomb was planted.

In the second round, they didn't choose to force-buy directly, just bought a few armorless pistols, trying to play against Vitality's weapons.

It was just that they only traded Apex, who had pushed into B1 as a special forces soldier.

Coming to the third round.

Apex's instruction was still to grab control of A Long as usual.

Because BIG liked to fight for A Long control on Dust II, they communicated to prepare for a second-time counter-flash, wanting to catch the timing of the opponent coming out of A Door.

But while A Site was still fighting, B Site started a firefight first.

This point, B Site was defended by Zywoo and NBK. Zywoo used an AUG at the bomb site to spray and trade two.

Then NBK was counter-sniped by Xantares while spraying sideways with a Bizon at White Car.

It could only be said that for the Bizon, whenever you became interested in believing in it again, it always made you disappointed again.

"This Bizon is a bit of a pity, but for a 3 vs 3 frontal retake, this B Site exchange is okay."

"Apex threw a flashbang, wanting to send his teammates in to counter-flash!"

"But BIG didn't rush to push forward this time, instead staying steady on the spot, waiting for you to take the initiative to counter-flash!"

"Nice killed one but was traded by Xantares, and RpK was also taken away by his spray transfer!! Worthy of being the Turkish number one hardman!!"

Reading information from the ID, knowing the opponent still had one low health and one full health, Apex intended to try.

He rushed in the moment the opponent planted the bomb, killing the planter directly, but didn't have time for a second adjustment.

"A pity." Xu Beifang bumped fists with his teammates.

"My fault!" NBK felt somewhat self-reproachful, "Why did I buy a Bizon last round? If I bought an MP9, this wave would have been won."

"It's okay." Apex added, "Our frontal retake also had some errors."

However, there was no particularly great psychological pressure. The difficulty of retaking B Site on Dust II was hell-level, and the retake win rate of Tier 1 teams was only about 20%.

Not winning was just a pity. After all, BIG not only seized the opportunity but also predicted their counter-flash; it could only be said that the opponent's handling was better.

"Hard, Xantares." Xu Beifang laughed, "He sniped them all."

Although they lost the first full-buy round, thanks to only losing Apex's weapon in the second round, they still had the economy to play a force-buy.

"Nice, you drop an AWP to Zywoo, and Zywoo, you drop him an AUG or M4."

"RpK, you follow and help him grab A Long. If you can't get A Long, don't force it."

"Then Zywoo, see if you can find an opportunity in Mid. The opponent lost so many long guns, they shouldn't have money to buy an AWP. Take Mid control."

The economy wasn't very good, so Apex took the initiative to communicate and adjust the team's playstyle.

Xu Beifang rushed to A Long with his gun, and with the help of RpK's flashbang, successfully gained control of A Long and entered the Pit.

On the Mid side, after Apex helped him jump, Zywoo used an AWP to find trouble for the opponent.

It was just a pity that the first shot didn't hit.

Hearing that the opponent had an SSG 08, Apex hurriedly grabbed the timing and entered B1.

Because he had been killed for two consecutive rounds, his economy wasn't good now, barely buying a full-armor CZ.

The goal was very clear: to push forward.

"Apex pushed to the corner of B1, but Nex doesn't seem to have discovered it!!"

"Surprise!!"

Accompanied by Ma Xixi's shout, Apex held a CZ and sprayed, and the first kill of this round officially appeared.

Hearing the teammate's report from B1, Tabsen at Mid-Long heard the Xbox smoke explode and immediately pulled out.

But he quickly engaged in a firefight with RpK at A Short.

It was just that both sides had cover, and after a magazine of fire, they stopped.

"The opponent is a formation close to Mid." Gob b immediately understood, "Turn around and touch A Long. If A Long goes smoothly, then just push with explosive grenades."

After Tizian heard the command, he ran straight to A Long with big steps.

Anyway, he was just a Desert Eagle this point; now it was more important to scout for the team and get information.

Rushing into A Long quickly, he didn't see anyone holding directly, nor did he find anyone in the Pit trading fire at the first time. Tizian felt his information was full, so he hurriedly called his teammates over.

Xu Beifang heard footsteps in the Pit, pulled back slowly with silent steps, and found an angle.

Seeing the scalp, the AUG found an angle and sprayed directly.

【Nice used AUG to headshot kill tizian】

After killing the first one, Xu Beifang immediately changed his position, moving to the right to a resting spot on the road.

Then he opened the scope and held the A Door exit directly.

A flashbang flew out from the left, blinding him for a moment.

"A Long might have many people!" Xu Beifang said, focusing his attention on holding the gun.

Ma Xixi said with some expectation, "It's coming! All the remaining people are at A Long. Let's see how many Nice can catch this wave?"

The opponent's flashbang didn't blind him, which gave Xu Beifang a very good output environment.

The Terrorist figure appeared in the AUG scope, and the crosshair adjusted slightly upwards to spray.

【Nice used AUG to headshot kill Tabsen】

"Don't be in a hurry, I'll come to graze." Zywoo had already returned to A Site after sending Apex to push forward in the first wave. Hearing Xu Beifang's call for help, he immediately rushed to this area.

Xantares was inside A Door with the commander. He heard the teammate's report and was already adjusting his crosshair position, preparing to perform a textbook 'Xantares Peek' for Nice!!

Just as he adjusted to pull to the left, he saw someone with an AWP coming out from the corner of A Long in his peripheral vision.

——Bang!

【Zywoo used AWP to kill xantares】

Xantares looked at his teammate's screen helplessly; his corpse had already rushed out of A Door.

And not only that, Zywoo's shot just now also tagged Gob b.

Facing this 1 vs 5 clutch, Gob b could only try to save the SG553 in his hand.

But just as he walked out of A Door, he found that a mad dog had already pushed to his home.

"Although it's just a hairdryer in his hand, facing an opponent with only 20 health at long range, this tactical confrontation was won by Apex!" Old Handsome added, "In a double sense."

After winning the full-buy round, BIG's economy was insufficient, and Vitality's subsequent rounds were also smooth.

The score followed to 4:1.

"Everyone, pay attention to the opponent's full-buy round this point," Apex reminded, "We're still the same, RpK and Nice, you two are responsible for grabbing A Long. I'll boost Zywoo onto A Short, NBK, don't save your utility early on. If there's someone, say it quickly, I'll grab a counter-flash for you."

The countdown ended, and Xu Beifang set off with the main force.

RpK was in the first position, went to the front to engage, while Xu Beifang threw a flash for RpK at the Blue Car.

But just as he threw the first flashbang, Xu Beifang saw a smoke grenade explode at the corner of A Long, and he immediately realized something was wrong.

"The opponent wants to grab A Long!! Dou Dou, should we retreat or continue to grab?"

After Apex heard Xu Beifang's inquiry, he shouted in the voice chat, "Don't retreat, I'm coming to help!! Fight them at A Long!!"

"Zywoo, you also look at the situation. If the firefight here is intense, you also have to come and help!"

RpK turned his back to the flashbang, then turned his head to hold the edge of the smoke grenade with his AUG.

Seeing a Terrorist moving in his field of view, RpK aimed and fired directly.

【RpK used AUG to kill gob b】

Having just gotten a kill, the experienced RpK intended to change his position.

But BIG's reaction was also fast. Before he moved, bullets flew towards this direction through the smoke grenade.

【Xantares used SG553 to kill RpK through the smoke】

RpK was killed, and Xu Beifang had already arrived at the corner of A Long, throwing a fire towards A Door.

The two communicated quickly, Apex threw two consecutive flashbangs, and Xu Beifang turned his back to jump towards the Pit.

"There might be someone behind the smoke at the corner, I heard gunshots very close just now," RpK reminded.

Xu Beifang hurriedly looked next to the smoke grenade, vaguely seeing half an arm raised.

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

【Nice used AK47 to headshot kill xantares】

"The Turkish hardman hiding in the smoke was found directly. Did Nice realize this too?"

"But BIG still has ideas about A Long control. They still have three people inside A Door, planning to grab another wave in the second time......"

"But can they really come out this wave?"

"Apex's HE grenade blasted the Terrorists inside A Door, Nice in the Pit caught Nex who was trying to cross to the Blue Box, and Dou Dou took down the low-health Tizian!"

"Only Tabsen is left. Can his sniper rifle create a miracle?"

"One shot missed, Dou Dou's marksmanship didn't fail, easily taking this kill!"

Old Handsome shook his head and sighed, "A wave of counter-flashes at A Long, annihilating BIG with a 1-for-4 cost. Today's Vitality can be called Wild Bees Dancing!!"

The score reached 5:1, and the economy fell to the bottom again.

The BIG members on camera were all confused.

They never expected that on this map of their own choice, they would be beaten like this at the start.

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