Chapter 187: 190. Chapter 187: The one standing up must be Nice, right? (60

190. Chapter 187: The one standing up must be Nice, right? (60

"GG!"

"Congratulations to Vitality for taking the first point in this Qualifier matchup, ending Map 1 with a score of 16:10!"

Ma Xixi's tone in the livestream was quite relaxed.

They had expected this match to be extremely intense; although it was Vitality's map pick, Inferno is one of the most classic maps in CS: GO, and even a second-tier team could put up a fight on it, let alone with KennyS, who is known as the Mayor of Inferno?

In fact, the first half of the match didn't go beyond their expectations; G2 played quite beautifully on the defensive side, and Ma Xixi had repeatedly praised G2's good discipline today.

Who would have thought they would make such a huge mistake after switching sides!

The entire Map 1 was originally a back-and-forth affair, and G2 clearly had a more stable rhythm.

But ever since that round where they didn't bring the bomb, G2's Mindset and playstyle both became very chaotic.

Afterwards, they were chased down by Vitality point after point, and the second half was truly agonizing to watch.

Ma Xixi couldn't help but want to laugh when thinking of that scene, but as someone who had undergone professional training, he forcibly held back the smile.

【G2, oh G2!】

【Shox's calling is just a pile of trash. Why keep looking for trouble with Nice in the second half? Can you even beat him? Don't you know you don't have that level!】

【Vitality has been playing better and better lately. Today, RpK actually had a highlight reel performance; it feels like he's returned to his prime.】

【I was still counting on G2 to show off their skills at Kato, but they end up like this against Vitality. Speechless.】

【I don't know what they were thinking, changing players before the Major. I can only say, genius!】

【When it comes to being disappointing, G2 never disappoints.】

The viewers in the livestream were discussing it fervently, unable to understand G2's performance today.

If the gap in strength were too large, there would be nothing to say.

For example, if Tyloo and Astralis were to play a BO5 right now, even a 3-0 would be considered normal by everyone; the gap in strength is just there.

But G2 clearly showed a high level of play in the first half, with both structure and individual skill.

Yet, one round without the bomb allowed Vitality to turn the tables; it was truly absurd and left their fans feeling incredibly disappointed.

Fortunately, Map 2 was Dust 2, G2's own pick, and they could only hope that KennyS would perform to his expected standard on this Sniper Rifle map.

……

KennyS slumped in his gaming chair, looking as if he had been broken.

After 26 rounds, his stats were 23/2/19, with an Average Damage per Round of 92.

He believed that in this game, he had performed to his expected standard as a Sniper, making almost no mistakes in his position, yet the match was still lost.

His individual performance couldn't withstand the combined efforts of Zywoo and Nice on the other side.

KennyS was still proficient on Inferno, but he no longer possessed that once-dominant power.

Scoring 10 points in total was already a significant score, yet it couldn't make them happy because this match could have been won.

Coach Milaoshu was speaking words of comfort in the voice chat, helping the G2 members recover from the defeat, and KennyS was also quietly adjusting.

The temperament of the French is always extreme.

Either they are like Zywoo, like an AI robot with no internal fluctuations.

Or they are like these old French guys like apEX, extremely emotional.

Before the match, G2 liked to mess around and share joy with everyone.

But once they truly entered the match, who would want to lose?

Who would want to bring disappointment to their fans?

KennyS adjusted his emotions; the best news now was that Map 2 was their own map pick.

In a BO3 match, they still had a chance for a comeback.

……

Inside the Vitality training room.

The bald coach had a bright smile.

According to his analysis, G2's strength in this match should have been slightly higher than theirs.

o￠o

He was quite satisfied with the team's performance on Map 1; on Inferno, basically no one made any mistakes.

Everyone's performance was commendable.

"Come on, guys! Let's strike while the iron is hot and take Map 2 directly!" XTQZZZ clapped his hands to cheer everyone on.

Having taken one map, the team's morale was high, so he didn't need to say much more.

Although Map 2 was G2's pick, he believed his side still had a great chance.

Dust 2 is also one of the most classic maps in CS: GO; because the map structure is relatively long, it relies heavily on firearms.

This was a test of the frontal firepower of both sides.

Although G2's KennyS had been famous for a long time, XTQZZZ believed that his own Zywoo's strength was not inferior, and he rarely saw that Sniper Rifle miss a shot.

Compared to KennyS, the only difference should be experience.

He then turned his head to look at that slender figure.

Furthermore, they had another terrifying firepower source right here!

Looking at it this way, their chances of winning were really quite high!

However, as a veteran in esports, he also understood that one shouldn't pop the champagne too early.

The team's spirits were already high, so just maintaining this attitude was enough.

apEX and NBK also let out long sighs of relief.

Vitality versus G2; today was a qualifier matchup for IEM Sydney.

But in their hearts, this match was also a way to settle things with the past.

Although they parted ways with G2 on peaceful terms, how could it be possible that they held no resentment in their hearts?

Therefore, they played this match against G2 very seriously!

They weren't trying to prove anything; they just wanted to win a point of pride!

"Let's go, boy!" Apex bumped fists with Xu Beifang as he entered the server for Map 2, "Let's go crush G2, don't give these guys any chance to breathe!"

Map 1 was already taken, could Map 2 be far behind?

Apex was already looking forward to the scene where he would console G2 after the match ended.

……

The short halftime break ended.

Both sides entered the server for Map 2.

During the halftime break, the bald Coach had already provided a general strategy for the early stages of the second half.

Xu Beifang followed the plan and went to contest control of A Long as usual.

RPK followed behind him, ready to help him with a Trade Kill at any moment.

In the Pistol Round, G2 didn't show any special desire for A Long, and no one even came over to try, so Xu Beifang easily entered the A Long Pit.

The Old Handsome Guy said: "A critical Pistol Round, let's see who can take control of the early game rhythm!"

"They didn't blindly probe A Long at the start; G2 left a KennyS at A Door to watch the flank and prepared to throw an Xbox Smoke to execute an A Short split to A."

A direct A Short split to A in the Pistol Round was a classic tactic, and the Old Handsome Guy hadn't intended to comment on it.

But from the observer's god-view, he saw that the Smoke Grenade landed under the Xbox, "This G2 Xbox Smoke wasn't thrown well?"

He was a bit surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt it was still normal.

Hearing the Smoke Grenade pop in Mid, Zywoo peeked out immediately to check the situation.

The poorly thrown smoke from the opponent surprised him a little.

But Zywoo wouldn't let this opportunity slip.

Controlling his positioning to only expose half his body to the opponent, he fired a burst of Taps with his USP at the Terrorist crossing.

"Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff..."

【Zywoo used USP to Headshot kill Shox】

【Zywoo used USP to Headshot kill Lucky】

【Boddy used Glock to Headshot kill Zywoo】

Although G2's Trade Kill was fast, relying on the long-range weapon advantage, Zywoo still managed a one-for-two in Mid.

"The opponents might be going A Short, be careful," Zywoo reminded.

After his exchange of fire, the player count became 4 vs 3, with Vitality in the advantageous position.

Apex didn't act rashly in this situation, "Nice, you just hold A Long, leave Mid to them."

"Nice, you just hold A Long, don't let anyone hit my side, I'm holding the A Short crossing," RPK explained his playstyle to Xu Beifang.

Just as Xu Beifang responded, he heard a Flashbang pop at A Short.

A Short rush? Or a pincer attack from A Long and A Short?

Xu Beifang had no way to judge the opponent's intentions and couldn't help RPK for the moment, so he could only try his best to watch A Door.

【RPK used USP Pistol to Headshot kill Boddy】

【Jackz used P250 to Headshot kill RPK】

His teammate had already engaged in a firefight with the opponent, and Xu Beifang also saw the location of the bomb on the mini-map.

Just as he was about to go and intercept the CT at A Platform, footsteps came from inside A Door.

"Da-da!"

Xu Beifang and KennyS at A Door exchanged fire briefly, but no kills were produced.

"KennyS ran back! There's only one at A Platform, can we quickly take him out?" Xu Beifang asked over voice chat.

Apex, who was the fastest to Retake, had already arrived under A Platform.

Apex jumped to scout, but didn't see the opponent's vision at the Bomb Site or behind Er Xiang.

"He should be hiding in the Ninja Spot, preparing to fight us with the A Short bomb."

NBK's Retake was stuck at the Sand Pit, cut off for the moment.

In a 3 vs 2 Clutch, they could only rely on direct firepower.

Confirming that KennyS was still near the Oil Drum in Mid, Xu Beifang was freed up.

He quickly arrived near the A Long passage, then aimed his Crosshair at the Ninja Spot, "Dou Dou, you can push right into his face, I'll cover you from the long distance."

Apex nodded, and he and Xu Beifang began to execute this small coordination.

NBK knew his teammates' intentions and was also frantically trying to engage KennyS in Mid to keep him occupied.

"Apex has already pushed into his face, Jackz's position is locked down, Apex is strafing out!"

"But the Pre-aim was a bit off!! The first two shots didn't kill him, Jackz is moving in a small area, Apex is about to be counter-killed!!"

Seeing the heavy gunfire near the Ninja Spot, Xu Beifang felt anxious, but his Crosshair didn't move.

Seeing the moment the opponent peeked out, he immediately Firing and Tapped with his USP.

"Pa!"

【Nice used USP to Headshot kill Jackz】

Apex's spray-and-pray playstyle dealt quite a bit of damage to Jackz, though it wasn't very ideal for a Pistol Round.

"This is an A Short bomb, come to the Platform to help me hold A Short, I'm Defuse-ing now," Apex said. In a 3 vs 1 Clutch, the opponent could only come from A Short.

However, just as he finished speaking, he saw the kill notification appear on the top right of the screen.

【NBK used a USP to get a Headshot kill on kennyS】

"You just tore kennyS apart with a no-armor USP; I don't even want to imagine what you'll do once you buy Half Armor," Xu Beifang teased over voice chat.

RPK and Zywoo were also amused by Xu Beifang's remark and chuckled in the voice chat.

NBK let out a long sigh; this round, he had been relying on the Mid Doors cover to peek back and forth, baiting them like crazy.

Because jackz at the Bomb Site had been killed, kennyS was in a rush to trade him at A Short to cover the bomb, and he had caught his side profile and picked him off.

Only a sliver of health remained, it was extremely close.

apEX defused the bomb, the score reached 1:0, and looking at the team's economy, some ideas formed in his mind.

"Knowing G2's personality, they'll likely Force Buy directly; Zywoo's economy is good, so just buy Full Armor and an AUG."

"NiKo, you buy a FAMAS and some utility to take A Long, then NBK and I will buy MP9s and utility to stall for time at B Site."

Xu Beifang nodded: "No problem."

As he spoke, he equipped a Full Armor FAMAS, then bought an Incendiary Grenade and a Smoke Grenade.

At the start of the round, with the help of his teammates' utility, he successfully gained control of A Long; the opponents still didn't dare to come and probe A Long, not even throwing a single piece of utility.

"Little Xu has once again become the A Long lamppost; G2's overall economy is insufficient, and they don't have any ideas for A Long at all."

Ma Xixi looked at the economy and fell into thought again, "But to say they have no plans for this round is impossible."

"kennyS bought an SSG 08 to make plays in Mid, while shox and jackz, with their teammates' help, got Full Armor and AK47s; at the very least, they have three players with plenty of combat power."

G2's playstyle in this Force Buy round was indeed quite interesting.

In Ma Xixi's view, the scales of victory were tilting a bit at this moment; G2, who should have been trailing, suddenly had the ability to Reset the game.

"kennyS didn't find an opportunity in Mid, and the first wave of anti-rush utility went to B Site; is G2 preparing to execute a direct explosive site take?"

"NBK's pre-fire directly brought lucky down to one HP; the B Tunnel trio from G2 scrambled to get away; it feels like B Site isn't going to be easy to push through."

……

Receiving information from NBK, Xu Beifang synthesized the data and discovered that the opponent's overall positioning might be leaning toward B Site.

So, carrying his FAMAS, he actively moved closer to A Door.

"Dou Dou, I feel like there might be no one at A Door; can I push up a bit?" Xu Beifang asked for the IGL's thoughts.

Dou Dou glanced at the minimap; it seemed he had indeed been too conservative.

They had given up control of the entire map except for A Long early on, and now that the time had reached about 1 minute, if the opponents were going to launch an all-out attack, they would be in the organization phase now.

They really did need to take some initiative to get information.

"You can, but don't go alone; let RPK coordinate with you," apEX said.

"Alright, RPK, just trade me; if I die, there will still be someone to cover," Xu Beifang said, then crept toward A Door.

Carefully and cautiously clearing angles with a half-body peek, kennyS's Sniper Rifle at the Mid L Position was still firing shots to probe and distract him.

"A Door is clear," Xu Beifang said, while beginning his routine operation.

He threw an Incendiary Grenade directly behind himself, seemingly cutting off his own retreat, then waited silently inside A Door for a few seconds before starting to creep forward.

……

boddy had dropped an AK47 for a teammate at the start of the round, holding only a no-armor Desert Eagle.

Knowing NiKo's personality was relatively aggressive, their Default was very thorough; he had been crouching by the box outside A Door since the start, holding the doorway directly.

His teammates tried B Site to no avail, and shox spoke in voice chat to issue the order for the all-out attack: "Everyone come to A Short, let's execute a site take at A Short to trade kills with them, then find a way to win in the Clutch."

boddy began to move, but his Crosshair remained fixed on A Door.

At this moment, he heard an Incendiary Grenade explode at A Door, and only then did he feel at ease and walk silently toward A Platform.

"They applied pressure to Mid, and G2 turned back to A Short; this is an open strategy, using utility to keep the CTs in B Site, then playing a local 5-on-3."

"They have an Incendiary, a Smoke, and two Flashbangs in hand; although the entry might be a bit cramped, it's barely enough, so now it depends on how the aim duel goes."

Ma Xixi, who was casting, suddenly saw the blue dot inside A Door on the minimap moving out.

"But NiKo has crept out from A Door; did he see anyone? He saw boddy's arm!!"

The veteran caster's tone became excited: "NiKo knew the opponents were going to hit A Short!! This is a top-tier timing; his bold choice allowed him to consume all of G2's information!!"

"G2 could never have imagined that their attack had just finished organizing, but in reality, they were already surrounded!!"

Xu Beifang looked at the two figures creeping at A Short; he wasn't in a rush!

For a timing-based player, calmness is the best weapon to help them win!

This time, he didn't just want a single kill; he wanted to end this round directly.

"The opponents are going to hit A Short; you can apply utility pressure from the front!" Xu Beifang reminded them, "I'm going to creep forward directly and sandwich them!"

Hearing Xu Beifang's judgment, Zywoo, who was holding an AUG on the Slope, threw an HE Grenade directly into A Short.

The HE Grenade flew through the air and exploded on the A Short slope, dealing massive damage to G2.

Xu Beifang crept in directly; three Terrorists appeared in his field of vision, two of whom were throwing Flashbangs.

And one of them, after finishing the throw, turned his head and saw Xu Beifang.

At this moment, boddy's heart was filled with shock; he didn't know where this policeman behind them had popped out from, and he immediately roared in the voice chat: "Someone's behind us!!"

But the time was too rushed; before his teammates could react, the sound of gunfire had already rung out!

Xu Beifang held his FAMAS to trade, having already aimed at one Terrorist's head.

Knowing he was exposed, he immediately pulled the trigger.

After taking down the first one, he followed up with a Spray Transfer!

Day-after-day of training and hundreds of hours of deliberate practice in Deathmatch had narrowed the gap in target switching between him and players like Ji Ge.

Although it still wasn't perfect, it was enough to handle this situation!

"NiKo's flank went unnoticed; after throwing his utility, boddy finally turned around and saw him, but NiKo had already fired!"

"Headshot on one, Spray Transfer!!"

"One, two, three, four!!!" Ma Xixi shouted excitedly, "He wiped them all out!!!"

Ma Xixi actually stumbled over his words a bit, because the round wasn't over yet, and there was a limit to what Xu Beifang could do with a FAMAS.

Even with Zywoo's help, one HE Grenade had left several G2 members heavily damaged.

But the damage of the FAMAS was still a bit underwhelming; after taking down four opponents with one magazine, he was already out of ammo.

Xu Beifang wanted to switch to his Handgun to keep fighting, but shox didn't give him the chance.

But looking at the kill feed in the top right corner, everyone knew his mission was already accomplished!

shox had already finished organizing the attack, yet suddenly he was the only one left.

The ground was covered with the corpses of his teammates and dropped firearms; shox knew this attack was a lost cause.

He walked quickly toward the T-spawn, intending to save his AK47, but the sound of gunfire from B1 still plunged him into despair.

The old handsome guy added from the side:

"shox finally finished the Trade Kill, I can only say that this round, nice made a huge contribution."

"His timing was caught perfectly; just as G2 was about to start organizing an attack, nice was also very good at catching this timing."

Ma Xixi laughed on the side: "And have you noticed? At first, nice didn't intend to fire. He was still playing it safe, even wanting to wait for the moment G2 initiated their attack to coordinate with Zywoo to fight back."

"It really was smart, because if he had just tried to sneak a kill in the first wave, if he had been discovered by the opponent, he might only have been able to take one or two."

"But once G2 started the fight, G2 became too passive in the A Short Ninja Spot area; they were completely pinched. It's just a pity that boddy glanced behind him, and nice was forced to open fire and wipe them all out."

【Forced Four Kill 23333】

【I got wet watching this Spray Transfer】

【He can always catch this kind of timing; is this the luck of the strong?】

【Did no one notice that fire at A Door? This timing was created by nice himself!】

【Why is no one watching the flank? I'm done with G2】

【...】

The moment the round ended.

Excited shouts from a group of people rang out in the Vitality voice chat.

"nice!!!!"

After apex stood up and shouted, he wore an excited smile on his face, looking at Xu Beifang with some disbelief:

"You are the god of timing, nice, this round was too exaggerated."

Although they hadn't seen Xu Beifang's perspective during this wave, the kill feed in the top right corner told them what had happened.

rpk's expression was even more amazed; following behind Xu Beifang, he realized this wasn't a matter of luck, but using details to mislead the opponent and create the timing.

One can only say it was terrifying.

Zywoo was as excited as ever; the round ended after he threw just one HE Grenade, so happy!!

nbk was still a bit unaccustomed to it while being happy.

If your teammates are too bad, it's painful to play; if your teammates are too fierce, it makes you feel unreal. What kind of pretentious thought is that?

The different expressions of the Vitality team members gave many viewers inspiration.

【nbk: Is it really okay to turn the parameters up this high?】

【The one who stood up must be nice, as expected, just like the person himself, his aggression is truly strong】

【apex has gradually gotten used to it】

【VP: Clearly I was here first!】

【...】

In the G2 voice chat, shox asked with great confusion: "How could someone come from behind!"

"Wasn't boddy watching A Long?"

boddy also looked innocent, "He threw the A Door fire, I didn't expect it to be so fast! Is this guy The Flash?"

Logically speaking, after throwing the A Door fire, waiting for the flames to extinguish, and only then running with heavy footsteps to their position, there was plenty of time.

But boddy hadn't heard any footsteps at all, which was very strange.

Seeing that the confusion on boddy's face didn't seem fake, the anger in shox's heart dissipated a little.

"Next, let's play the Default more solidly, increase our discipline a bit, and don't make these avoidable mistakes again."

The odds of winning this frontal breakthrough with two AKs weren't very high, but if their Gunplay performed well, there was still hope for a Reset.

But after being snuck up on by nice with a FAMAS for four kills, the attack collapsed directly.

Seeing nice at 5/1 on the scoreboard, shox could only issue an eco command and start adjusting their economy.

At the same time, he prepared to win one back in the upcoming Long Gun Round.