Chapter 248: 253. Chapter 248: Little Xu, turn it off; Mom is afraid you

253. Chapter 248: Little Xu, turn it off; Mom is afraid you'll get VAC-banned (10,000 words)

In an ordinary villa in Denmark.

Device was petting a puppy named Ace, while the live broadcast of the StarSeries was playing on the television nearby.

Team Astralis did not participate in this StarSeries, partly due to scheduling conflicts and partly because they were temporarily adopting a low-profile strategy.

They had been exposed to the public eye too frequently and simply hadn't had the time to adjust and rest.

Their own mindset had developed issues, and their data on other top-tier teams also needed updating.

That was why, for various reasons, they were taking a few months off to regroup.

Their ambitions remained very grand; with three Major championships in hand, their immediate desire for various top-tier tournaments wasn't as intense.

However, they still wanted to challenge history, constantly adding bricks and mortar to their championship foundation.

To make themselves the top team in CS: GO history, unprecedented and unrepeatable!

Sometimes, taking a step back is for the sake of moving forward better.

Having been the world number one for a year, Team Astralis could view the strength of every team rationally.

Because they didn't have any opponents they specifically needed to study, they could cast their gaze across all the teams.

Team Vitality's score had already reached 4:1; the early game had been quite smooth, which was still a bit surprising to him.

"Team Vitality is playing very smoothly today. If they take this full-buy round, they'll be able to pull away in the scoreline by the end of the first half."

Beside him, the "Big Smart" Gla1ve smiled and shook his head.

"It's not that easy."

Device was a bit puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"Apex's calling is actually decent, but he just loves to make mistakes," Gla1ve said, stroking his chin in thought. "And setting his calling aside, NRG's full-buy rounds have a lot of substance. Brehze's sniper rifle is truly top-notch."

Device stroked the back of Gla1ve's head, smoothing his hair downward: "Zywoo's sniper rifle is much stronger than Brehze's, and in terms of raw aim, I don't think Nice is any weaker than Boombl4."

"You're petting a dog!" Gla1ve slapped Device's hand away and continued: "The main thing is that Team Vitality's synergy is still lacking. Otherwise, they wouldn't have let Boombl4 catch an opportunity in the second round earlier."

The synergy of a new lineup is never smooth; even for the current Team Astralis, it wasn't all plain sailing when Magisk first joined.

They had followed their previous matches as well; Team Vitality's tactical deployment in head-on engagements showed issues that could be seen on the surface, which proved they still needed time to gel.

Unlike NRG, whose synergy had long been completed; they only needed to wait for an opportunity, or a massive victory to give them confidence, and they would be able to soar.

……

The first full-buy round officially began.

Apex scanned his surroundings, taking a look at everyone's positioning.

It wasn't the best positioning, but it wasn't impossible to work with.

"We'll go to contest A Long in the second timing, use the A Long smoke, and take A Long," Apex said. "Let them throw their utility first."

This A Long smoke was something they had researched initially to use when their positioning wasn't great for contesting A Long.

Although rushing out with a pop-flash at A Gate in the second timing was also a good method, if the opponent was prepared, the risk was still quite high.

But once these two smoke grenades were thrown, the opponent would lose vision, and even if they were hiding inside the smoke, pushing out horizontally would be extremely passive.

Shox turned his head and asked: "Should I control B2?"

Apex shook his head: "No, just come over and catch the smoke. Once we take A Long, we'll push onto the A site in one wave."

Since they were planning to push in the second timing, it had to be an abrupt initiation of an attack; they couldn't give the opponent any time to buffer.

At the start, Apex threw an Xbox smoke, and the group arrived near A Gate, waiting for the opportunity.

Because he intended to rush out of A Long in the second timing, Xu Beifang had entered A Gate early, but he hadn't hugged it too closely.

Soon, two HE grenades were thrown in from A Long, but due to the distance, they didn't cause him much damage.

Xu Beifang raised an eyebrow; the opponent only threw HE grenades and didn't throw fire or smoke, which made him feel that the opportunity to accelerate had come.

"Dou Dou, I can go out here. Can you help me throw a flash?"

Apex shouted: "Don't rush. Zywoo and Shox, throw the smokes directly. Jackz, follow up and prepare to trade."

Two smoke grenades flew toward A Long.

Having originally taken A Long, Boombl4 had stayed in the Pit, and Tarik was already retreating.

But the suddenly flying smoke grenades made them feel something was wrong.

Boombl4 in the Pit immediately pulled out a smoke grenade and threw it toward A Gate. The next second, a flashbang exploded; his screen went completely white, and he hurriedly hid deeper into the Pit.

Xu Beifang rushed out from A Gate and saw the CT in the Pit covering his eyes and retreating.

The thick smoke wall on the left made him feel even more uninhibited to face A Long directly.

"I'll hold for you; you go for the one in the Pit," Jackz said.

Xu Beifang gave a "hmm," carried his SG 553, rushed into Boombl4's face, and sprayed him down.

……

"It's coming! A wave of acceleration directly onto A Long. Two smoke grenades split the formation, and Boombl4 is eaten alive!"

"Tarik wants to mix in the smoke, but he's been hit down to single-digit health. However, the distance is too far; Tarik actually didn't die in the smoke. This wave might be a foreshadowing!!"

"And there's still Brehze's sniper rifle on the bomb site holding the angle. Apex accelerated too early and has already been taken out by Brehze's sniper."

Tarik crouched beside the smoke grenade; Team Vitality began to accelerate directly, and the sound of footsteps on the left was thundering.

He knew this was his only chance; otherwise, with only single-digit health left, the moment the opponent turned, he would definitely die!

The Terrorists swept past his front left one by one, holding an M4A4 with the "Desolate Space" skin, and the stickers on it were four "Nice" stickers in a row.

Tarik was also preparing to aim at the owner of those stickers.

But the moment he opened fire, Nice suddenly grabbed his utility and crouched. Tarik instantly felt it was going to be bad.

He immediately shifted his muzzle toward another person, attempting to force a trade.

But the opponent's several members had already turned their heads.

"Da-da-da..."

【ZywooJackz used SG 553 to kill Tarik】

Tarik instantly closed his eyes and leaned back.

"Ah!!!" Ma Xixi shouted in surprise, "Tarik chose fear; he actually didn't seize such an opportunity. His spray was spread out like rain."

Ma Xixi almost couldn't hold it together; although he knew Tarik was a player who loved to create content, he didn't expect it to be such a spectacle in a match.

However, Tarik's antics here barely helped Brehze on the A site attract some attention.

Brehze peeked out, and his sniper rifle fired instantly.

—Bang!

Zywoo, who had just finished trading, fell instantly.

Xu Beifang immediately adjusted his pre-aim; the sound of utility came from the left, and he hurriedly turned away from the flash.

—Bang!

That sniper rifle on the site claimed another head. Fortunately, Xu Beifang had turned away in advance; this time, he finally didn't let Brehze return alive.

Xu Beifang had just walked forward a few steps, attempting to plant the bomb quickly, when someone rushed out from beside the smoke grenade. He immediately counter-strafed, but the opponent had already opened fire.

Jackz, who was beside him, was still grabbing fire to burn under the CT spawn platform, and hurriedly switched weapons.

But the opponent's spray transfer was clearly faster.

NRG clawed back a point, and the score reached 4:2.

Lao Shuai Ge joked: "Tarik was indeed a bit silly this wave. Four people came out at once; he didn't even know how to plan his firing route..."

"Plus, he was already low on health; his heart wavered, his little hand shook, and that situation happened." He looked at Ma Xixi, "Xixi, you should actually be very familiar with that kind of aim. Why don't you analyze it for everyone?"

Ma Xixi: "..."

What do you mean familiar! Although my aim isn't great, it hasn't reached that level, right?

I was ranking up like crazy on the 5E platform during the off-season too.

Sometimes my silence is deafening.

After a long while, Ma Xixi finally spoke: "Eh, what did you say? I just went to get a glass of water."

"Nothing, nothing, everyone just take it as a joke." Lao Shuai Ge smiled and brought the topic back, "Although Tarik was making mistakes, Brehze seized the opportunity on the bomb site. Now the score is 4:2. If Team Vitality loses this round again, the score might be tied."

Xu Beifang clenched his fists in frustration. This wave, because of the variable that was Tarik, disrupted their offensive rhythm, allowing Brehze's sniper rifle on the site to find an opportunity.

Snipers are like this, especially on a map like Dust II; they can produce massive output in an extremely short amount of time.

His reaction was already very fast, but he still didn't take the opponent out in the first wave.

Apex said: "My fault. I originally wanted to throw a fire onto the bomb site, but my positioning leaked a bit too much, and I was taken out by him with one shot."

His playstyle is the kind that is somewhat bold and unconstrained.

If things go smoothly, even from an inferior angle, he can counter-kill his opponent.

But if things don't go smoothly, he will also be caught by the opponent.

The seventh round began.

Apex directed the team to contest A Long at the start.

Xu Beifang's positioning wasn't good, so he was throwing flashbangs for his teammates from behind.

Two consecutive flashbangs were thrown, and Jackz and Shox rushed out at A Long to contest.

But with the sound of a sniper rifle, Xu Beifang knew the situation was looking bad.

—Bang!

【CerqNice flashbang used AWP to kill Jackz】

Xu Beifang glanced at the mini-map and immediately asked: "Shox, stall for a bit; I'm rushing to A Gate."

Shox, at the Blue Box, didn't answer; he could only hope the opponent didn't have information that he had jumped into the Blue Box.

But an incendiary grenade exploded at the Blue Box, and Shox had to throw a smoke to save himself.

But throwing a smoke to save himself only delayed his death.

Before Xu Beifang's rescue arrived, bullets pierced through the smoke grenade and struck his body.

【Brehze used M4A4 to kill Shox through the smoke】

Looking at the sealed smoke grenade, Xu Beifang was speechless.

The success of several consecutive A Long contests made them not want to invest so many resources to contest it again; mainly, Zywoo had bought a sniper rifle this round, and their utility count wasn't high.

But CS: GO advantages are like this; they didn't throw the A Long smoke this round, and Brehze pulled out a sniper rifle.

The sniper rifle's suppression power on the A Gate bottleneck was terrifying, which led to Team Vitality entering a 3v5 clutch at the start.

The situation was not optimistic...

"Apex knows there are many people at A Long, so he seized the opportunity to sneak into Mid. Now he is searching the CT spawn and Sand Pit bit by bit... but Daps, holding an AUG, scanned and killed Apex directly on the scaffolding."

Ma Xixi smiled: "Alright, I was wondering why watching Team Vitality's match today felt wrong everywhere... it turns out Team Vitality's corporate culture hasn't appeared yet."

【Classic Team Vitality making mistakes】

【This start is too abstract; they're all just feeding】

【1 minute 30 seconds into the save-weapon time, Teacher Jame is ecstatic】

【Tastes just right~】

【What the hell is corporate culture】

【The twins' daily 2vEverything, haha】

【Team Vitality seems to have changed this new season, but also seems like nothing has changed】

【It also proves from the side that these two guys are truly top-tier】

"302 positioning, there is a very low-health one at B site." Apex reported the information he had gathered so his teammates could perform better.

Jackz and Shox both had strange looks in their eyes.

Shox pondered for a while and said: "Saving weapons should be better, right?"

If they save weapons, they would still have an SG 553 and a sniper rifle next round, giving them some means to operate.

But if they lost everything, they would be on a pure eco next round.

Apex pursed his lips: "Let them try; it's good to take out as many long guns as possible."

Shox didn't hold any expectations.

……

At Device's home.

Seeing that shortly after the start, Team Vitality had become a 2v5 clutch.

Gla1ve was all smiles, quite proudly saying to Device: "Look, don't underestimate your buddy. I have a very good understanding of every team's playstyle; NRG will definitely claw back the score."

"Even if it's Team Vitality's map pick, if they want to pull away, they'll have to wait until the second half."

Device drank some water; he also acknowledged Gla1ve's long-term vision, having predicted early on that NRG would claw back the score in the full-buy round.

However, he wasn't the type to admit defeat easily. Watching Nice and Zywoo starting to operate on the map, he said: "Don't be so quick; Nice and Zywoo are still alive."

"These two guys have won quite a few clutches."

Gla1ve shook his head without refuting.

Even if Magisk and Device were brought into this clutch, and he was there calling, it would be very difficult to find an opportunity.

He didn't believe NRG would lose this kind of 2v5 open-information clutch.

……

In the voice channel, only the exchange between Xu Beifang and Zywoo remained.

"Should we stick together or split up?" Zywoo asked.

Xu Beifang replied: "Let's split up and look; see if they will take the initiative to come out and duel."

After speaking, Xu Beifang began to push toward A Long silently.

But after a rigorous pre-aim peek out of A Long, he discovered that NRG hadn't left anyone at A Long at all.

Hard to handle... Xu Beifang's heart felt heavy. NRG was playing very rationally; with a massive numerical advantage, they should have spread out in the back positions. He simply had no room to operate.

He could only hope Zywoo would open a gap in the opponent's defense on the other side of the map.

"Tricky, oh." Ma Xixi's previous teasing could only liven up the atmosphere, but in reality, looking at the screen, he didn't think Team Vitality had any chance to operate in this clutch.

Although there was still plenty of time, NRG's overall formation had returned to the back positions.

In a 2v5 clutch, even with fast trading, Nice and Zywoo could be traded out.

However, the IDs still alive on the field gave them some expectations.

These two IDs had created too many miracles for Team Vitality.

The performance of star players is something ordinary people find hard to understand.

Zywoo had originally intended to do a "Wong Kar-wai style" clutch in one take.

But the opponent suddenly threw a B-tunnel smoke, giving him some ideas.

"Nice, can you put some pressure on A Long? Just throw some utility, then you can group up with me. I should have room to operate."

Perhaps worried about giving an opportunity, the B site instead threw a smoke grenade at the B-tunnel entrance.

This smoke grenade gave Zywoo the possibility to operate.

He now needed Xu Beifang to release some information on the other side of the map to stretch the opponent's formation.

"Okay."

Xu Beifang responded to Zywoo, then directly threw a full fire at the Blue Car on A Long, and also threw a smoke into the Pit.

Brehze on the A site saw this scene and became a bit indecisive.

He understood the Blue Car fire for clearing, but he didn't understand this Pit smoke; instead, it made him a bit cautious.

If Team Vitality had bought a sniper rifle, once he tried to operate and ended up being sniped, that would be quite uncomfortable.

However, he had teammates helping him watch A Short, allowing him to stand near the Ninja spot to snipe the crossing; he didn't need to specifically attempt anything.

Hearing that A Long had already moved, Zywoo also began to operate.

He carried his sniper rifle and rubbed out from the edge of the smoke grenade bit by bit.

The first glance didn't see anyone in the sniper position or behind the Big Box, so he knew this wave was playable.

Mixing in the smoke grenade, he rubbed out bit by bit, his attention focused on the White Car direction.

Tarik was holding the smoke with an AUG; suddenly seeing someone sneak out made him momentarily stunned.

But just as he wanted to open fire, the sound of a sniper rifle had already rung out.

—Bang!

【Zywoo used AWP to kill Tarik】

"There's one more very low health!! One pistol shot will kill him." Apex reported the position quickly in the voice chat.

Footsteps came from the bomb site; Zywoo chose to trust his captain, pulled out his Glock, and went directly to find the low-health enemy.

The low-health Daps was a bit stunned; he didn't know how Zywoo had suddenly entered.

Only 15 health made him very panicked, but he was also holding his AUG to hold the angle.

"B site is open; bring the bomb and come quickly. I'm going directly outside to take a position." Zywoo said quickly in the voice chat.

Only Xu Beifang could bring the bomb in this wave; if he went back to support, maybe the B site control would be lost again.

"Nice is feinting at A Long, and Zywoo also seized the opportunity given by the opponent's smoke grenade, sneaking out directly from B-tunnel. Tarik himself threw the smoke grenade, and he was the first to be hit and killed!" Ma Xixi's tone began to rise, "Could it be that this wave really gave them a chance to operate??"

"Daps on the bomb site is low health. Does Zywoo understand? He understands very well; he pulled out his Glock and killed Daps with one shot!"

"Zywoo didn't go back to pick up the bomb, but took the initiative to walk toward B-outside. A 2v3 clutch, still a numerical disadvantage, and he still wants to take the initiative to find opportunities."

"But Boombl4 was already holding the angle from far away, and an SG 553 shot killed Zywoo instantly."

The ignited hope was extinguished again, making people feel even more uncomfortable.

"The good news is Zywoo took out two, so now Nice can get a relatively simple 1v3."

Although that was said, Lao Shuai Ge shook his head on the side.

Because NRG was too steady.

In a 3v1 clutch, they had roughly guessed that Nice had already moved near the B site. They had also rotated back to A Short and Mid, but they weren't in a hurry to walk into the B bomb site.

This clutch was played mainly for steadiness.

If you didn't plant the bomb, they would just let you save the weapon.

But if you planted the bomb, they would group up from two angles to clear it together.

They wouldn't give you any room to operate in the clutch.

……

Xu Beifang cautiously searched B2, and after picking up the bomb, he entered the B site directly.

According to Zywoo's information, his attention was focused entirely on the Dog Hole, and he also guarded against the B Gate.

Not sure where the opponent's position was, he even feinted a plant, wanting to trick the opponent into rushing his face, so he could take one first.

In a 1v3 clutch, the first thing is to reduce the numerical disadvantage.

But the feinted bomb plant didn't get any feedback; the opponent didn't even throw a flashbang.

Xu Beifang could only plant a safe bomb, then find an angle to operate.

The time above his head had turned into the C4 countdown.

The ticking C4 urged every living member to engage in slaughter.

Xu Beifang was at the smoke grenade dropped by Daps; he made a bold decision at this moment.

He stuffed the smoke machine into B-tunnel, then moved his whole body to the position behind the Big Box; this was a wide angle, not a particularly good selection.

The only advantage might be that he could see both the Dog Hole and B Gate by himself.

High-ranking players saw this positioning, and looking at Xu Beifang's face close to the screen, they all understood.

This clutch was too passive; he could only rely on reaction and head-on aim to barely operate.

"Brehze, you go B-outside alone; watch out for him coming out to catch you." Cerq quickly constructed the playstyle for this clutch. "I'll use the sniper rifle from here to cover the team, Ethan, move forward."

They didn't sneak fast, worried about exposing information early, but the smoke grenade exploding in B-tunnel still made the NRG group feel something was wrong.

As the caller, Daps gave the order: "Brehze, you get information from the front, do a hook, and then push out of B-tunnel to trade."

They sneaked too slowly; if they waited for the smoke grenade to dissipate before finding an opportunity, once one was traded out from the front, and Nice stalled them for a few seconds, there might not be time to defuse the bomb.

Therefore, confirming information and pushing forward as a group from both sides was the rational playstyle.

Brehze began to peek from the Dog Hole, engaging in a wave of fire with Xu Beifang instantly, but both of their positioning controls were quite good, and neither received damage.

"Near the Big Box!"

He hurriedly went to the bomb site, reminding his teammates in B-tunnel that they could act.

The brief exchange of fire between Xu Beifang and Boombl4 didn't produce any output.

His expression was very serious; while avoiding the opponent's headshot line, he just wanted to put his crosshair on B Gate, guarding against B Gate appearing.

At this moment, footsteps came from B-tunnel on the right.

Almost as a subconscious reaction, Xu Beifang pulled his crosshair 90 degrees in a blind-vision flick and opened fire.

(There is a video in the easter egg chapter later)

"Bang!"

【Nice used SG 553 to headshot kill Cerq】

He killed Boombl4, who had just rushed out of the smoke grenade.

Xu Beifang himself shuddered all over, startled by this reaction.

The sudden "nerve shot" allowed him to break the deadlock, but Xu Beifang was still busy operating.

After instantly killing Cerq, who was out of his field of vision, with one shot, he immediately pulled his crosshair to the head of the CT on the left and sprayed.

"Da-da-da..."

【Nice used SG 553 to headshot kill Ethan】

Device in front of the television had originally been saying that this clutch was indeed impossible.

Being a hook from the front and pushing through the smoke from the side, this was being stretched to death.

But the moment he came out of B-tunnel, Xu Beifang seemed to have "killing intent perception," sucking his muzzle directly onto Boombl4's head.

Device and Gla1ve both had their mouths wide open, already dumbfounded.

……

Looking at NRG's movement choices, Ma Xixi sighed obscurely: "This shouldn't be operable; at most, he'll take one and then be traded."

"Boombl4 is very steady; he peeked to trick Nice's position, knowing you are in that area, just group up and rush out."

"Pushing the smoke here, Nice is going to... what the hell!!!!" Ma Xixi's voice cracked, "Tell me, is this human positioning?"

It wasn't that he was excited; it was just that what was on the screen was too shocking.

Blind vision, no information, turning around and killing Boombl4 with one shot; how are they supposed to commentate this!

Zhao Qian didn't make any mistakes; his perspective was locked on Xu Beifang the whole time, and they also saw the whole process of the main perspective's operation.

This wave of 90-degree flicking and instantly killing two people shocked all the viewers watching the live broadcast.

In an instant, the live chat was full of question marks.

【One-frame flick, holy crap】

【This flick really looks like a lock】

【Isn't it a lock?】

【Don't tell me this clutch was turned around by Team Vitality】

【What happened, why are both people in B-tunnel dead?】

【Mo: So the parameters can be adjusted this high?】

"Nice with a double kill, only a 1v1 bullfight left in the front. If he can win this duel, it will definitely be an epic legendary scene!" Lao Shuai Ge's tone was full of expectation.

Because he saw that until now, Nice's health was still full.

And in a head-on duel, he didn't seem to have seen Nice fear anyone.

Boombl4 felt great pressure in his heart; there were also many doubts between his brows.

He really wanted to ask his teammates how they all got killed.

He had gotten the information outside B, and the hook was done perfectly, but the teammates who were supposed to eat the meat were killed; what kind of thing is this.

That annoying C4 was ticking, and the sound was becoming more and more urgent.

Boombl4 could only rush in from B Gate; the first glance didn't see the opponent's figure, but he knew he must be behind the Big Box.

His attention was focused on the Big Box, constantly moving to the right.

But the opponent suddenly peeked out; he immediately used his crosshair to follow the head, but that guy on the opposite side crouched!

Finished!

"Bang!"

【Nice used SG 553 to headshot kill Brehze】

"Boombl4 didn't beat him either!!" Ma Xixi laughed out loud, "I really didn't expect this could be turned around. The twins' 2v5 clutch; give them a stage, and they can let you know what a miracle is."

Mo sighed on the side: "NRG's expressions are all like they're constipated; there's really no way. This clutch was already steady enough, but the twins' parameters are too high."

"Zywoo's ability to seize opportunities is like a wallhack; Tarik didn't even know when he sneaked out. And Beizige here," Mo couldn't help but laugh, "He is truly locking!"

The scene of that 90-degree blind vision locking Boombl4 just now was still lingering in his mind.

If you covered Xu Beifang's ID, this would just be a lock, and might even be mocked by the live chat for having the parameters set too high.

"Team Vitality is already hyped up, haha."

The moment Xu Beifang turned 90 degrees and killed the CT in B-tunnel, everyone in Team Vitality was very excited because they saw the dawn of a turnaround.

But when Xu Beifang finally killed Boombl4, they finally didn't have to suppress their inner emotions and released them by shouting.

As the operator himself, Xu Beifang didn't have overly excited movements.

Mainly because his hands were shaking crazily from excitement; even he himself was surprised that this 1v3 clutch could be won.

Lao Jack on the left held his head with both hands, the look in his eyes toward Xu Beifang full of "holy crap."

Although he didn't say anything this round, when Shox suggested saving weapons earlier, he agreed in his heart.

After all, it was 2v5; even if Zywoo and Nice could take on two, the numbers weren't enough.

But the fact happened before his eyes; their own star player stubbornly operated this clutch down.

Playing mainly for "perversion"!

Zywoo on the right had long raised his hands, waving them constantly.

"Hahahaha—" Apex couldn't hold it anymore, stood up and laughed loudly.

Opposite was the FaZe training room; NiKo had just taken a round and heard the sound from here, casting a suspicious gaze.

Noticing NiKo's gaze, Apex pointed at Xu Beifang with both hands: "We are slaughtering like crazy!!! Nice is awesome!!"

NiKo, sitting opposite, rolled his eyes; it was indeed slaughtering like crazy.

You are "slaughtering," and Nice is "slaughtering like crazy," right.

However, he was also a bit curious; what operation did Nice pull off again for Apex to be so excited?

……

【Isn't this a lock?】

【Sakurajima Mai really turned it on】

【Why say Nice is cheating, clearly the crosshair pulled itself over】

【Little Xu, turn it off; Mom is afraid you'll get VAC-banned】

【Die, male-mom!!】

【Apex is shouting excitedly in the room, as if... okay, this clutch really has something to do with him】

Everyone was discussing excitedly, and the number of live chat messages even seemed to be increasing.

Tense music came from the headphones; NRG took the initiative to call a timeout.

There was no way; Team Vitality's twins' 2v5 clutch was like a shockwave hitting them; they needed some time to adjust their mindset.

After entering the clutch, they believed their playstyle had no problems.

302 positioning, everyone was holding the second gun position; no one went to hold directly to touch bad luck.

But Zywoo still seized the timing, sneaked out from B-tunnel, and pierced through the B site.

Even so, they still calmly thought about the playstyle of this clutch and maximized the details.

Even now, recalling the clutch, Boombl4 still couldn't figure it out.

He came out from the smoke grenade, and his vision had been there for less than half a second before being killed instantly.

How could the opponent do that!

Clearly, a second ago he was still exchanging fire with the teammate in the Dog Hole; why did he turn around to hold B-tunnel directly.

He couldn't understand; his heart was full of doubts now.

This was also the reason for Boombl4's confusion; a second ago he was still a hook in the Dog Hole, and the next second both teammates were dead; how could he operate that?

They only felt their mindset was shattered.

Calling two consecutive timeouts finally made their mood improve.

However, the impact of this shockwave on them was still too great.

In the remaining rounds of the first half, they only took two points.

The score was fixed at 11:4.

Tarik glanced at Boombl4, muttering in his heart: "Didn't you say Team Vitality wasn't strong? How did we get beaten like this? This doesn't look like a weak team at all."

The pressure on Boombl4 and Brehze was also very great.

They hadn't boasted before the match, truly believing Team Vitality's overall strength wasn't strong.

But in this match today, Team Vitality's early scoring made them take it seriously.

Even so, they tried every means to defend, but the score gap was still 7 rounds.

Regarding this, Daps, as the caller, could only say: "In the first half, Team Vitality's Nice and Zywoo performed indeed excellently, but everyone don't be discouraged."

"We have created many miracles together; just a few days ago, we completed a massive comeback."

Hearing this, their restless hearts also settled down.

This was also a fact; the match hadn't ended, so they had a chance to bring the match back.

In the world of CS: GO, comebacks and turnarounds have always been a very important part.

NRG adjusted their mindset and began to enter the second half of the match.

However, they also clearly understood that if they wanted to turn it around, there was a prerequisite: they must win the pistol round in the second half.

Otherwise, if the opponent pulled the score gap to about 10 rounds, the margin for error would be too small.

……

In the second half, the sides swapped; Team Vitality came to the defensive side.

The massive score made everyone's mood quite good.

Zywoo took out milk tea from under his feet and took a sip; his mood was even better.

Apex opened his mouth to lay out the tactics for this point: "Nice, you just play on the A site this round; I want you to get information on the site."

"No problem." Xu Beifang replied.

"Everyone else just go to B; start with a heavy 3B defense. If the opponent doesn't hit B in the first timing, you guys clear B-tunnel."

Apex said, also buying two flashbangs and a defuse kit.

This tactic of his was a bit biased toward a heavy B defense, but the actual playstyle was quite aggressive.

However, it was inevitable that the opponent might have a one-wave rush on A Short or A Long.

With these two flashbangs plus the defuse kit, they had the confidence to retake.

The countdown ended; Xu Beifang bought half-armor and came to the A site alone.

On the mini-map, the main force was grouped at B; since no one came out in the first timing, they sneaked into B-tunnel together.

Soon, Xu Beifang saw the good news coming from the top right corner.

【Shox used USP to headshot kill Tarik】

"B-tunnel is empty, A Short is also empty. Beifang, watch out; they should be at A Long." Apex quickly reminded Xu Beifang and began to walk toward A Long.

Xu Beifang wasn't in a hurry.

He stood at the far end of the A site against the wall; this was a technique Pasha had once taught him.

Standing here to duel with enemies at A Long in the pistol round could maximize the distance advantage of the USP.

The moment Apex reminded him, Xu Beifang saw someone run-boosting out at A Long.

His evaluation of this was—playing quite fancy.

But the effect wasn't great; after all, no one was standing at the close point, so the significance of run-boosting someone wasn't great.

"A Long is flying someone to get information, but Nice doesn't run at all, just peeking from far away and tapping at A Long; he's not afraid at all."

Looking at the guy on the A site, the NRG group all stopped to tap-fire, wanting to kill him first.

But the distance was too far; the Glock's damage was truly scraping, and occasionally someone hit him in the head, but it wasn't fatal.

Brehze held the team's only P250; he was the person who could cause fatal damage to Xu Beifang.

Buying a P250 in the pistol round could allow the Terrorist to achieve a one-shot headshot effect at long range.

But the P250 also had a big flaw: its accuracy wasn't high enough.

If the firing speed was too fast, the bullets would drift very much.

After several consecutive shots failed to kill Nice, Brehze became very anxious, but the more anxious he was, the more his aim drifted, and the more he couldn't hit.

Instead, it was Nice on the site, using that damn USP pistol, who was crazily causing damage to them.

"Nice killed one on the site, and was finally traded out by a follow-up shot, but his mission has already been completed." Ma Xixi said with a smile, "This wave he traded one, hit the other two to low health, and stalled for his teammates' retake; he has already made a great contribution."

Although knowing their own state wasn't very good, NRG still threw a crossing smoke, intending to move to the bomb site quickly.

There was no way; this wave of information had already been taken, so there was no retreat!

They could only force a charge toward the bomb site, attempting to plant the bomb before playing the game.

But they had been stalled by that guy on the bomb site for too long; this smoke grenade had just exploded when a flashbang exploded before their eyes.

Jackz, who had already arrived for the retake, rushed out holding a USP.

"Flashbang thrown, faces are all white. Good flash matches a good person; Jackz is firing crazily, all Nice's assists. This wave, Nice's damage on the site was maximized."

"The last one, Boombl4, entered the bomb site with the bomb; he intended to force the bomb plant, but what is this from Apex? Jumping up from under the platform and headshotting Boombl4." Lao Shuai Ge exclaimed that he couldn't understand this match anymore.

Ma Xixi said: "Playing until now, NRG's mindset has actually undergone some changes; it can be seen that they are very anxious."

"If they were more rational, this wave at A Long would have someone holding from far away, and the rest would hug the wall and push forward quickly... as a result, they stubbornly stood at a long distance and exchanged fire with the USP, all being stalled; it's truly a bit hot-headed."

"Now that the pistol round is lost, NRG will probably have to save money for a full-buy round next."

But Ma Xixi's deduction was wrong.

NRG didn't have an eco round to adjust their economy; they directly chose to force-buy, but Shox and Apex's B site held the pressure, and a 1-for-4 trade defended the B site without any danger.

NRG could only place their focus on the full-buy round.

After entering the full-buy round, they intended to have a fast Mid-to-B split.

But this point, Zywoo was at Mid, holding a sniper rifle and killing all three Terrorists who came out of Mid.

Boombl4 at B-tunnel struggled to complete the breakthrough and took the B site, but when he turned around, he saw his teammates were mostly dead, and the bomb had been dropped at Mid; his mindset was directly shattered.

Until Team Vitality reached match point, Tarik, who had let himself go, pulled out a P90 and caught a timing, which instead caught Zywoo off guard, tearing him apart and successfully helping NRG get a point.

Subsequently, Brehze got into the zone, killing Shox at the Mid Gate with one shot at the start, and subsequently operated steadily to take another point.

Just when they thought they still had hope for a comeback, a scramble at A Long, Xu Beifang cooperating with Jackz's flashbang, completed the feat of 0-for-3 at A Long, and also extinguished the fire of wanting to come back in NRG's hearts.

The remaining two people couldn't create the feat of a 2v5 comeback.

Finally, this Dust II match was fixed at 16:6.

The audience who watched the match all the way through were still a bit unsatisfied, savoring the top-tier clutch in the match.

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