Chapter 224: 228. Chapter 224: Vitality, make your utility even more ridiculous!!

228. Chapter 224: Vitality, make your utility even more ridiculous!!

High-impact kills on the professional stage have a massive influence on the overall game.

The reason why those top star players are liked by so many people is not because they are famous, but because in this team game, they can use their own strength to tip the scales of victory.

Xu Beifang used a Desert Eagle to pull off a powerful 1v3 Clutch, and even though Liquid called a timeout, it still didn't extinguish the fire in Vitality's hearts.

In the next two Long Gun Rounds of the first half, Vitality easily secured victory.

The score was locked at 6:9.

The moment the first half ended, xtqzzz, who had been pacing behind them, clenched his fists tightly and shouted in excitement.

"The last few rounds were played so well, kids!!"

apex looked at the classic pose above his head; he was quite satisfied with this result. Although he had comforted everyone before, saying that if they could get 4 points, they would still have room for error to play around with the opponent in the second half, he hadn't expected that all the subsequent rounds would be taken.

It can only be said that Xu Beifang's eco Clutch was simply too critical!

It directly ignited Vitality's morale.

Seeing his teammates so happy, nbk couldn't bear to dampen their mood, but still speculated with some trepidation: "6:9, we are still a bit behind in the first half. If we don't play well in the early stages of the second half..."

6:9 is one of the most classic scores in CS: GO. They were led by Liquid by 3 rounds; if they lose the Pistol Round in the second half, the point gap could very likely be expanded to more than 6 points, leaving very little room for error.

Xu Beifang felt no pressure regarding this and said with a smile: "Then we just need to work hard to play the early stages of the second half well. The outcome of the Pistol Round is critical, but if we can win it, the point gap will basically be gone."

Separated by a Zywoo, Zywoo lowered his head and looked at Xu Beifang, saying somewhat exaggeratedly.

"That Clutch of yours was too amazing. That last shot really looked like an aim-lock, a one-frame flick..."

Shushu's tone was full of sincerity, and Xu Beifang felt quite comfortable hearing it.

If playing professionally is ultimately about experiencing the thrill of competing on the same stage as other top players.

Then these words of praise during the process are rare embellishments.

Didn't he choose the ID "nice" on a whim just for this moment?

Xu Beifang smiled lightly at Zywoo, "I didn't even react to that last shot myself; it was purely muscle memory."

"So, as long as we believe in ourselves, we can definitely win this match!"

Even Liquid, in their explosive state, still wouldn't get any good results.

Besides, Vitality isn't weak on this Mirage!

The short halftime break ended.

The players in the match room refocused their minds on the game.

Entering the second half, both sides swapped offense and defense, and Vitality arrived at the CT side to play the match.

"Still follow the discussed strategy. 3-1-1 Positioning at the start. For B Site, I'll buy a set of utility. Later, we'll boost someone onto the B Site box to play as a lurker; we can let Liquid in to fight this round."

"nice and rpk, you two just hold CT Spawn and VIP to get information."

Since the main defensive area is B Site, there's no need for A Site to play so aggressively.

The countdown ended, and Xu Beifang, carrying a USP, went straight to the headshot position on the CT Spawn box.

apex told them to just play a solid defense on A Site, but Xu Beifang still wanted to rely on the long-range advantage of the USP to clash with the opponent first.

Playing CS: GO requires confidence!

Moreover, he believed his Positioning was quite reasonable; at the headshot position on the CT Spawn box, the opponent could only hit his body.

A Glock shot can only deal less than 20 damage; he could withstand five shots from the opponent without dying. As long as Liquid's focus fire speed isn't too ridiculous, this wave is his advantage.

Xu Beifang was stuck in the headshot position, Crosshair placed, ready to catch enemies peeking out from A1 at any time.

Not long after he took his position, he saw a Smoke Grenade fly in from the Terrorist side.

"They smoked Archway; they might be hitting A." Xu Beifang glanced at the minimap and asked: "rpk, can you help me watch A2?"

Although he was holding the headshot position, the pressure was too great for one person to guard against two angles peeking out.

"Coming!"

After getting rpk's response, Xu Beifang's Crosshair was set on A1, but his attention was above A1.

This was a small trick he learned from Zywoo: aiming at one spot while keeping attention elsewhere.

The Crosshair was already placed in the approximate position; if someone peeked, he only needed to make micro-adjustments.

But by paying attention above A1, once a Flashbang flew over, he could turn his head in time to dodge it.

"Liquid's Pistol Round offense is quite simple: smoke Archway, and group up to push in from A1 and A2."

"After the Smoke Grenade is thrown, Liquid starts to dry peek. nice is crouching in a headshot position at CT Spawn. How many can he take in this frontal engagement?"

Two Terrorists at A1 grouped up and peeked left. The opponent was still in the process of gathering information, but Xu Beifang, crouching on the CT Spawn box, had already started Firing.

"Pew... pew... pew..."

Hearing the sound of USP bullets, the two Terrorists peeking from A1 subconsciously performed Counter-strafing, wanting to fight back.

"Bang!"

The silenced bullet shot out from CT Spawn. Elige, who had crouched to try and fight back, was hit head-on, and blood splattered with the gunshot.

【nice used USP to get a Headshot kill on Elige】

Twistzz watched his teammate fall right in front of him. He finally reacted that the opponent was hiding in a headshot position and immediately moved to the right towards the A1 Jump Platform, which was the opponent's blind spot, allowing him to catch his breath for a moment.

"Bang!"

But the thing Twistzz worried about most still happened; the opponent's USP Positioning Ability was extremely strong.

While he was still moving, a bullet struck his head, sending him to join his teammate.

"CT Spawn headshot position, I hit him twice!" After being killed, he could only quickly call out the position to his teammates.

The consecutive Headshot kills in the top right corner made everyone still attacking or performing a Retake realize what was happening. apex looked at the kills in the top right and shouted excitedly: "Nice shot! nice, don't rush, you can fall back and play it safe, we're all on our way!"

Xu Beifang retreated, preparing to reload and play more conservatively.

But nitr0 at A1 finally rushed over, and seeing Xu Beifang at the CT Spawn head-level position, he immediately opened Firing to pull him out.

Xu Beifang, who was originally moving backward, also dragged his Crosshair over.

"Bang!"

【nice used USP to get a Headshot kill on nitr0】

A crisp and clean shot, also the last one in the magazine, directly took down the last Terrorist at A1.

At the same time, rpk at Jungle also took down naf in A2.

The advantage of long-range dueling was displayed to the fullest at this moment; the Glock simply couldn't compete with them.

"Liquid's frontal firefight this wave was completely dominated by individual skill! nice used a USP at CT Spawn to dismantle Liquid's offense with three Headshots."

"Now the bomb has dropped at A1, and stewie2k is still in the Sewer, but with no one to Trade Kill at A1 and A2, Vitality also knows he is lurking."

"Zywoo, who had already Retake to the Archway, caught the lurking Stewie2k and took him down with one shot!"

"Second half Pistol Round, Vitality pulled off a beautiful ace!"

……

Starting from that round where nice had a 1v3 with a Desert Eagle, they had already lost 4 rounds in a row.

During the halftime break, they thought they had adjusted their state.

But being blocked outside the A Bomb Site by nice's three Headshots in the second half Pistol Round, and a triple kill to open the path, made the faces of the Liquid players change.

Some had solemn expressions in deep thought, some clenched their fists in frustration, and others frowned, with an ominous feeling in their hearts.

Regarding the team Vitality, they had never looked down on them, but because of their own confidence, they hadn't put much effort into studying them.

However, because of their good real-life relationship with nice, they tended to view nice as a player with a unique style. But if you really said he had the strength of a top 9 player and was one of the best Rifleman in the world, they thought that was nonsense.

But in today's match, nice, who exploded with full force on Map 1, taught Liquid a lesson on Inferno with his performance.

Entering Map 2, although nice's state declined slightly, he still almost killed this BO3.

Originally leading by so many points on Map 3, they felt a sense of relief in their hearts.

But once again because of nice, Vitality seemed to show signs of a comeback.

Now that the second half Pistol Round was over, they were about to tie the score... or even overtake it.

For a moment, they suddenly felt—if they didn't pull out some effective offense in this match, they might really be upset and defeated by Vitality!

Yesterday, NAVI was crushed by Vitality, and they were in the lounge crazily mocking NAVI's slow-start state and abstract performance in the BO1.

But thinking that if they didn't hold on in this Mirage match, they might be the ones becoming the talk of others.

Instantly, the pressure was maxed out!

Fortunately, after entering the Full Buy Round, Twistzz finally started to exert force, helping them score consecutively, pushing the score all the way to 9:12, forcing Vitality to call a timeout.

Just when Liquid thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, Zywoo used a Sniper Rifle to get a brilliant Four Kill at B Site, making EliGE mute his mic and sigh.

In today's match, the individual ability of Vitality's twin stars far exceeded their imagination.

Successfully winning back a point, the Vitality members were quite excited.

They were no longer focusing on the specific score gap, but were trying hard to play every round well, chasing the score gap back bit by bit.

Even if they accidentally let Liquid reach Match Point later, they were still encouraging each other and discussing how to win for the team.

The intense confrontation with Liquid allowed Xu Beifang to enter the Flow State again, and in the following multiple rounds, he could stably trade for more than 2 people at A Site.

Even though rpk's performance wasn't stable enough, Zywoo won one 1v1 and two 1v2s in a row; amidst the audience's expectations, Vitality chased back 3 Match Points in a row and successfully pushed the score into Overtime!

The moment they entered Overtime, Xu Beifang had already excitedly clenched his fists, shouting loudly in the match room, releasing his agitated emotions.

"Overtime! We're back on the same starting line. As long as we win 4 more rounds, we're going to the big offline stage!"

Today's BO3 might not be the most difficult BO3 he had ever played, but it was definitely the most intense one!

Liquid's strength was very strong, but his and Zywoo's state were online the whole time, able to disrupt Liquid's setup by relying on their performance.

This led to Liquid not being able to unleash all their strength using their tactical setups like they usually did.

And as they were constantly Reset by their highlights, Liquid's morale also felt some pressure, and what they produced wasn't as eye-catching as imagined.

apEX also shouted from the side to cooperate: "I love Overtime so much! If this were the big offline stage, I could imagine the sound of the audience restless Under Platform!"

"So guys, let's work hard and rush to the offline stage!! Just like how we chased back these Overtime rounds, let's show Liquid our power!!"

The Vitality members encouraged each other and began to enter Overtime.

The rules for CSGO Overtime are that in a cycle of 6 rounds of offense and defense, winning 4 rounds confirms victory.

If a winner cannot be decided after 6 rounds, a second Overtime begins, continuing until a team reaches Match Point and the match ends.

In the first round of Overtime, Liquid chose to perform their signature move at A Site—the Liquida!

On this map, Liquid's instant speed-rush at A Site was definitely the most top-tier and characteristic tactic in North America.

Facing this sudden speed, Vitality was indeed not prepared.

Xu Beifang's position under A2 was directly locked down, and Liquid used utility to blow him up alive.

With A Site utility spread out, Vitality quickly lost this point.

But in the following rounds, Vitality made adjustments very quickly.

At the start, Xu Beifang was sent directly into A1 to look for a fight; Liquid's Default was very on-point, not entering at all, just holding angles from the back of A1.

But they never expected that Xu Beifang would cooperate with his teammates 20 seconds into the round and rush out of A1 to look for a fight.

This playstyle was relatively rare, and the Flashbang also successfully left naf completely Flash.

Then he chose a very bold method, directly letting rpk go play at the Archway while he hung alone at A Site.

This move gave Vitality sufficient defensive power at Mid, and Liquid's subsequent player trades couldn't beat them at all; Vitality successfully won back a point.

For the last point of the first Overtime, Zywoo cooperated with Xu Beifang to perform a forward push at Mid.

Relying on good cooperation and outstanding Gunplay, they achieved the feat of a 1-for-4 trade within 20 seconds of the start.

After gaining the advantage, Vitality didn't mess around at all, pushing the score to 17:16.

……

In the first round of the second half of overtime, Vitality arrived on the offensive side.

Apex looked at the tactical notes in front of his keyboard, and ideas gradually formed in his mind: "Nice, you throw a fast smoke for Mid, NBK throws one for the crossing, we'll execute a fast push into Mid to apply full pressure."

"Nice, after you throw the Smoke Grenade, you can probe towards A Site to gather information."

This Mirage match had already been going on for an hour, and Apex had also figured out Liquid's defensive habits.

Compared to NaVi, this Liquid team didn't like playing a Default in Mid as much.

However, they placed great importance on the control of the secondary Mid points, namely the Archway, VIP, and B Small areas.

They especially liked to maintain control of these secondary Mid points by continuously re-smoking the Archway, and their attitude was particularly aggressive.

Therefore, Apex wanted to attract the opponent's attention to help Xu Beifang create a timing, allowing him to go find a CT at A Site for a duel!

After the countdown ended, according to the earlier setup, the VIP Smoke and Mid Crossing Smoke were thrown immediately.

Apex arrived at T Spawn and threw an Incendiary Grenade at the Archway.

Sure enough, Liquid immediately threw a smoke to extinguish the fire, not wanting to lose control of the Archway so early.

Furthermore, Sandbag and the Sewer were soon successively hit with fire; Liquid had no shortage of countermeasures for Mid.

The firefight in Mid was intense, while Xu Beifang quietly watched the flames burn at A1, simultaneously gathering information about the opponent's Mid from his teammates' communication.

Judging from the utility the opponent used, it was confirmed that there was one person each at B Small, the Archway, and VIP.

Xu Beifang also slowly had an idea in his mind.

As the Incendiary Grenade at A1 slowly dissipated, Xu Beifang had just wanted to adjust his Crosshair placement and begin demonstrating a clearing sequence for A Site when he saw a Smoke Grenade fly into his field of view.

His excellent spatial awareness allowed Xu Beifang to easily determine that this Smoke Grenade originated from Short Box or below A2.

Xu Beifang raised an eyebrow and hid in the smoke, waiting for a moment.

Then, looking toward the Short Box direction, he shifted and moved out silently to the right.

……"NBK in the Sewer just threw a Flashbang, wanting to scout for vision, but Stewie2k threw a grenade out, and the damage was maxed out!"

"Vitality's control in Mid is very restricted this round; they invested too much utility early on, and until now, they've only gained control of Sandbag."

Xiao Bo glanced at the minimap and suddenly noticed that, at some point, there was a yellow circle at the Sandwich—that represented the location of the Terrorist!

The director was also very capable, quickly cutting the camera to Xu Beifang.

The audience in the livestream was suddenly in an uproar.

It turned out that at some point, Xu Beifang had already silently moved out from A1; his Crosshair was aimed at Short Box, where Twistzz had exposed his gun barrel and was hard-aiming at A2!

【Holy shit!!】

【Nice has become the Timing Emperor again!!】

【Twistzz, what are you doing?? You could let this timing slip??】

【No way, he can even be caught by Nice like this??】

The audience in the livestream discussed it heatedly; even though Xu Beifang often caught such top-tier timings, every time they saw it, they still couldn't understand it.

Xu Beifang walked backward toward Long Box, looking back every three steps throughout the process, guarding against anyone coming out of the Archway or VIP to cause him trouble.

"Dou Dou, you guys can rotate to A from T Spawn, I caught an incredible timing!"

Xu Beifang suppressed his inner excitement and quickly called out the position in voice chat.

While speaking, he moved behind Long Box; he had roughly determined the opponent's position, but he was still worried that the Sniper in VIP would rotate back to CT Spawn, so he had to be careful this time.

However, if there really wasn't a second person at A Site, then taking down Twistzz and securing control of CT Spawn would also be able to expand the round's advantage.

Xu Beifang turned his head to glance at CT Spawn, confirmed there was no Sniper hard-aiming at A1, looked toward Short Box, pulled the trigger, and Firing directly.

"Da-da-da……"

……

The pressure in Mid suddenly decreased; the sudden silence in Mid made EliGE somewhat worried.

NAF and nitr0 performed a counter-flash at B Small, but only received a Sniper Rifle bullet sent by Zywoo.

【Zywoo killed NAF with AWP】

Looking at the kill feed in the top right corner, EliGE hurriedly chose to retreat, deciding to stabilize first.

With no utility left in his hands, if he stayed in Mid now, Zywoo behind the Sandbag could throw a pop-flash for the Archway, and he might die a miserable death.

Returning to A Site and setting up a Crossfire with Twistzz was a good choice.

"Twistzz, I'm coming to help you hold A2, you can step on Short Box and hold A1 jump……" Before EliGE could finish his sentence, he discovered something wrong.

His excellent eyesight allowed him to clearly see the content on the screen even from over a meter away.

At the Ropz Spot, there was half an arm and an AK47!

He knew very clearly that because of NAF's death, Stewie2k had already rotated to the Supermarket, so it couldn't be a teammate in that position!

"Someone's at CT Spawn!! Twistzz, turn around!!!" Ji Ge shouted at the top of his lungs, wanting to save Twistzz.

"Da-da-da……"

But the sound of the AK47 spread throughout A Site, and the bullets mercilessly killed Twistzz, who hadn't yet reacted.

【Nice killed Twistzz with a Headshot using AK47】

EliGE sprayed as much as he could, but the opponent only exposed one arm; his spray and Recoil Control didn't deal much damage, but instead exposed his own position.

The moment Xu Beifang took down Twistzz, he had already lost a significant amount of health from bullets coming from the side.

He didn't rush, but calmly asked Apex at A1 for a Flashbang.

Ding—

＿c〇

The pop-flash exploded at the Bench; although Ji Ge saw the flash, it was too late to dodge.

His face turned pale instantly; at this moment, he was so weak and powerless.

The sound of the AK47 rang out once again; the thing he feared had happened after all.

【Nice used an AK47 and an apex Flashbang to get a headshot kill on EliGE】

Ji Ge pursed his lips and said with some confusion, "How could he have snuck into that position?"

He had been holding the Archway the entire time; the opponent wouldn't, and couldn't possibly, sneak from the Archway to behind the Long Box.

So it could only be that he snuck over from A1.

In a 2v5 Clutch, Liquid chose to play their final Match Point, directly saving two Long Guns on B Site.

Everyone turned their gaze toward Twistzz at this moment.

Twistzz picked up his cup to take a sip of water, covering his face as he muttered, "I don't know how he snuck over either. I was clearly timing the A1 and A2 checks, but he just snuck out from A1."

The safest position for solo-defending A Site is jumping at CT Spawn to gather information, because he can basically get all the info on A1 and A2.

But as the primary A Site defender, they could never stay in one position to defend; they had to make some adjustments.

Otherwise, if the opponent caught onto this information, they could execute a targeted tactic.

Twistzz choosing to defend behind the Short Box was also with this in mind.

Yet he simply couldn't figure out how the opponent was able to sneak behind him without him noticing.

Seeing the somewhat oppressive atmosphere among his teammates, nitr0 took the initiative to comfort them: "It's fine, we'll just be a bit more careful with our Default next round. The pressure on Twistzz solo-defending A Site against Nice is indeed very high."

Facing a player like Nice who loves to sneak alone is indeed very difficult to deal with.

If the timing is good, you can just hold an angle and kill Nice, not even needing to engage in a firefight.

But if the timing is bad, Nice can sneak right through them and end the round.

"A big-hearted player, he really dares to make plays!" Xiao Bo praised in the stream, "This round, Vitality's playstyle was actually to apply pressure from Mid, letting Xu Beifang find opportunities on A Site to look for solo duels."

"But Xu Beifang snuck out so early, and looking at his speed, he didn't stop at all, sneaking directly toward the side of the Jump Platform."

"Did you notice? Twistzz actually glanced at A1 during the process, but he was a bit presumptuous this time, peeking to the right, never expecting that Nice had already passed the Sandwich."

"Twistzz's playstyle has no issues when meeting others; timing his checks on both sides, although there's a risk of being caught from A2, solo-defending A always requires taking some risks. It's just that he didn't expect Xu Beifang to start sneaking so early."

"I can only say this person's playstyle is truly abnormal. Watching the match, everyone thinks they can hold an angle to kill Nice, and his playstyle seems like he's just messing around, but even with this somewhat reckless style, there really aren't many people who can keep him in check."

After the summary, the score had already reached 18:16.

The words "Match Point" appeared on the screen, causing everyone's Mindset to shift.

apex executed a slow Map Control, winning a round thanks to Xu Beifang's performance.

Immediately after, having considered it, he chose to execute a second-timing B hit.

But at the critical moment, nitr0, acting as the Captain, stood up, getting a triple kill while defending B Site head-on, holding off the first wave of pressure.

Leaving Zywoo and NBK in a 2v4 Clutch.

The two of them managed to trade for three of the opponents through sheer skill, but they still narrowly lost.

【It was so close!!!】

【What a pity for this round】

【How is it that even the IGL's aim is so fierce? Everyone on Liquid can perform】

【Feeling like something's not right, are we going to enter a second Overtime!】

【...】

"Too bad, too bad." apex bumped fists with the teammates beside him.

Losing this Clutch made their mood somewhat sour, but fortunately, they were still in the lead.

It's just that if they lost this point, the match would enter a second Overtime, and both sides would continue from the same starting line.

In the grueling battle of Overtime, even apex could clearly feel his form slipping, not to mention NBK and RpK.

So if possible, he still wanted to end this match as quickly as possible.

Just as he was thinking about how to initiate the attack for the next point, he heard Nice say: "Dou Dou, how about we run a tactic? That B2 Floor Smoke set I researched."

They all had a very deep impression of this tactic, and after apex considered it, he nodded.

That set of tactics was Vitality's "ultimate move" in their Mirage playbook.

In such a tense moment, it could indeed be brought out and used directly.

The thirty-sixth round began.

Xu Beifang bought a Full Armor SG553 and replenished his full set of utility.

NBK and RpK threw the VIP Fast Smoke and Mid Crossing Smoke on the side, while he began aiming, running, and throwing.

The Smoke Grenade traced a beautiful arc through the air, flying toward the B2 Floor.

apex and NBK charged toward the B2 Floor as soon as the countdown ended.

Having secured a triple kill on B Site the previous round, nitr0 had fiercely instilled morale into his teammates, and he himself felt his form warming up.

He thought that as long as they won this round and entered the second Overtime, Liquid could bring the match into their own rhythm.

At the start, he called for the standard 212 defense, still intending to rely on the players' In-game Decision Making.

When the countdown ended, he led the way to B Site, immediately throwing an Incendiary Grenade toward the B2 Floor to prevent a rush.

The Incendiary Grenade had just been thrown when he saw a Smoke Grenade explode at the B2 Floor.

Immediately following, the sound of the fire being extinguished rang out, and an Incendiary Grenade flew out from inside the B2 Floor, exploding at the White Car.

Two Smoke Grenades, one Incendiary Grenade; the opponent's early-round actions made him feel something was amiss. nitr0 immediately threw a Smoke Grenade toward the White Car and reminded them in voice chat: "Lean toward B Site, they might be rushing B!"

His voice was crisp and clear, but not overly urgent, because the opponent's offensive wasn't very fast.

But the director on-site today deserves a reward; they actually paid attention to the trajectory of this Smoke Grenade from Xu Beifang.

And they clearly displayed its flight path.

"What kind of utility is this??? A T-side B2 Floor Smoke from spawn??? Even as a neutral caster, Xiao Bo was dumbfounded at this moment, "Vitality, your utility is too outrageous!"

【???】

【Damn, what is this??】

【Xu Beifang has incredible arm strength.】

【Is Xu Beifang actually a sweat-lord? He can even research this kind of utility??】

【Vitality's utility usage is too heaven-defying!】

【...】

As a former Professional Player, seeing this Smoke Grenade, Xiao Bo instantly thought of a multitude of uses, and combined with Vitality's Positioning, he roughly guessed their subsequent tactics:

"Vitality is planning a fake B Site hit, but their real main attack direction is actually A Site!"

"This wave is too amazing! B2 Floor Smoke Grenade, apex uses his own smoke to extinguish the fire, White Car fire, B Site flash... Liquid's entire formation is leaning toward B Site, apex is even throwing himself in, and nbk even threw a Decoy Grenade into B2 Floor, this wave is truly top-tier!"

Watching this tactical game, Xiao Bo saw that Liquid was completely kept in the dark, and he felt his scalp tingle.

【naf killed apex with aug】

Noticing the kill feed in the top right corner, Xu Beifang threw two Flashbangs from A1 toward A2.

Zywoo had long been prepared, strafing out through the smoke, looking toward the Bomb Site and CT Spawn.

A CT was covering his eyes, and he instantly started Firing and adjusting his Positioning.

"Da-da-da..."

【zywoo killed twistzz with ak47 via nice Flashbang Headshot】

"The director is holding A2 from CT Spawn, but a counter-flash combo came out instantly, Zywoo killed him in a split second, the numbers are back to 4v4! And Vitality has secured A Site!"

"rpk planted a World-class Plant, Zywoo rushed straight into CT Spawn, securing control of CT Spawn, while nice stayed at A1."

Only then did Liquid realize that the A Site hit was real, and for a moment, they all looked a bit stunned.

But they had no time to mourn; they had to immediately throw themselves into the Retake battlefield.

Yet, painfully for them, the difficulty of this Retake was truly too high.

It was confirmed there were three members in front, but their exact positions were unknown, and there was even a lurker hiding in the B2 Floor area.

So, after considering it, they chose to group up and Retake together from CT Spawn.

"Zywoo is about to run into the main Liquid force Retaking from CT Spawn, will Liquid flash back? They did!"

"But Zywoo turned away from the Flashbang and only managed to trade one, though he did confirm there are at least two more CTs in CT Spawn."

Xu Beifang was not in a rush at the front, rpk was hiding below A2, his position was quite tricky.

rpk's timing was excellent, catching the opponent's side to take one down, but nitr0's Trade Kill speed made him feel a bit ashamed.

However, it was not a big problem, because they had already confirmed there were only two left on the Bomb Site!

nbk was at Archway, he was at A1, both of them could watch the bomb.

"Bomb planted for 3 seconds, nbk, let's peek together!"

Liquid chose to throw a Smoke Grenade to force the defuse, they had no choice but to peek early.

But against the spray from two angles, Liquid still had no way to cope.

After a wave of intense gunfire, the kill feed floated by in the top right.

【nice killed nitr0 with sg553】

【nice killed stewie2k with sg553 via nbk】

The match screen froze, the score stopped at 19:17.

Relying on a top-tier tactical fake, Vitality finally won this Mirage, and in this best-of-three match, defeated the current world number two with a score of 2-1, officially advancing to the Top Eight of the 2019 Katowice Major!

Inside the Vitality team booth, everyone was already shouting at the top of their lungs!