Chapter 249: 254. Chapter 249: Sh6x: You

254. Chapter 249: Sh6x: You're a girl!

The score was fixed at 16:6.

The atmosphere in the room was slightly oppressive.

On this map, Dust II, NRG's performance could only be described as a disaster.

Tarik patted his hands against his face; the pain made his spirit a bit clearer.

Looking at his 9/2/21 record, he didn't have much to say.

This map pick of Team Vitality saw the entire NRG team's performance not being very outstanding.

He had already played very poorly, but he wasn't ranked last on the team.

Daps, sitting in the middle of the player seats, was the classic of classics; in 22 rounds, he only got 4 kills, and his average damage per round barely crossed the 30 threshold.

In the live chat now, presumably many viewers were criticizing him, Tarik seemed to see the discussions on the internet.

He didn't expect that the first one to break the silence was Daps, who had performed the worst.

"The opponent performed very well in map one, but my problems here are also very big; I couldn't trade anyone in head-on engagements..."

He paused, and after a long while, he said: "Next, try our best to adjust; don't let this feeling of failure affect the confrontation in map two. Mirage is our own strong map; we must take our own map pick..."

Boombl4 and Brehze didn't speak on the side, but their mood was a bit better.

As the gunners on the team, they didn't want to say these things, but a good atmosphere is the key to a team's victory.

Having fallen behind by one map, they had to withstand the pressure and win their own map pick; only then would there be a possibility of turning defeat into victory.

Daps saw the changes in everyone's expressions, and his hanging heart finally landed; he began to actively discuss the tactics for the early stage of the second half with everyone.

……

"10 points... is the gap between NRG and Team Vitality on Dust II this big?" Gla1ve's tone was a bit surprised. In his prediction, this map belonged to a 4-6 split between the two sides, and whoever won was possible, with the score gap likely fluctuating around 4 points, but he didn't expect it to be 10 points in the end.

Device shook his head: "Your prediction is correct; it's just that Nice and Zywoo's performance had a greater impact on this match, and NRG's B site defense was also rotten, completely failing to give the pressure it should have."

This is the result of different core playstyles of the teams leading to different points of force.

Team Vitality relies more on Nice and Zywoo to score; their tactics don't need to be too pretty, as long as they can cooperate with the two big brothers, they can exert force.

While NRG makes articles about personnel movement to let the team gain an advantage.

Gla1ve fell into deep thought. As the current world number one caller, he brought himself into Team Astralis's perspective: if he encountered this kind of team that was exploding in state, how should he operate?

Although he didn't want to admit it, while the team had more star players, in the current system structure, they needed to cooperate more with tactics to play, and individual ability was restricted within the framework of tactics.

Compared to the explosion of individual performance, Gla1ve considered stability more.

As long as the lower limit is maintained, he can exert the advantages of his tactics.

Looking at the scene of Nice crazily headshotting, Gla1ve suddenly had an idea: "You say, if we lower the headshot line a bit, would the overall fault tolerance for killing and trading be higher?"

Just pursuing higher damage output—wouldn't that make individual performance more stable?

Gla1ve felt he was a genius!

In a great mood, he looked at the screen again and asked casually: "What is map two?"

"Mirage."

Gla1ve said: "Then it might enter map three."

"What's the situation?" Device laughed; he thought left and right but couldn't understand how his caller made that judgment. "Tell me the basis?"

Gla1ve said unhurriedly: "Very simple. Did you see the camera just now? NRG's players have adjusted quite well; they are all discussing calmly, and no one is impatient."

"Their strongest map is Train, followed by this Mirage. Team Vitality's Mirage is still too dependent on state, and they were crushed in the last two Mirage matches; that is the basis."

Device listened to his childhood friend's analysis, looked at the match screen in thought for a while, and smiled: "Let's make a bet. I think Team Vitality can end it 2:0; the loser treats the other to barbecue."

"Okay." Gla1ve also smiled, "Then I'll just wait to eat barbecue."

Just a meal of barbecue; it wasn't much money for them, but rather the dispute of viewpoints between men was more important.

The two cast their gaze back into the match, each cheering for the team they chose.

……

Map: Mirage

T: Brehze, Ethan, Tarik, Cerq, Daps

CT: Nice, Jackz, Shox, Zywoo, Apex

The smooth victory in map one made Team Vitality's mood quite good.

So Apex chose a more aggressive defensive positioning; at the start, Xu Beifang and Zywoo jumped into the sewer to hide and listen for sounds, ready to retake both sides at any time.

But unfortunately, NRG chose a 3-2 Mid-to-A split this round; their exchange of fire in the sewer only resulted in a 2-for-1 trade.

The hot-handed Boombl4 even used a quad-kill to kill them all.

Failing to take the pistol round, Apex immediately arranged the tactics for the force-buy round:

"311 positioning; heavy defense on A. Zywoo, buy a Scout; see if you can bleed them a bit."

Apex believed the possibility of NRG rushing B in the second point was still quite high, but in this round, even with a heavy defense, the possibility of holding it down once facing a rush B wasn't high.

But once NRG played a slow A, the heavy 3A defense still had a chance to operate.

Xu Beifang considered for a while, then bought a Scout.

"Eh, did you buy the wrong one?" Shox was a bit surprised to see Xu Beifang's Scout, "Do you want to reset the round?"

Like LoL, CS: GO has rules for resetting the match.

As long as the two sides haven't caused any damage, the timeline of this round can be jumped back to the preparation stage, avoiding misclicks in some key rounds that lead to wrong weapon purchases and losing key points.

Xu Beifang shook his head: "Didn't buy wrong. Specifically bought the Scout; just intended to use this thing to find opportunities."

"I practiced a hand of Scout during the off-season; now I feel it's already very strong!"

Shox smiled; clearly, he didn't believe it from his expression.

Xu Beifang's professional career until now, the Scout only had one kill.

They acknowledged Nice's sniper rifle play was good, but the difference in operation between the Scout and the sniper rifle was still very large.

Jackz just turned his head and said: "Then I'll go play at the Archway? Help you stall Mid?"

He chose to trust his teammate and find a way to cooperate with his playstyle.

In the last two BO3s, Nice had already won his respect with his strength.

After getting a response, the countdown ended, and Jackz rushed toward the Archway directly.

He intended to pre-aim and peek out to take a shot, but just as he arrived at the Archway, he saw a fire explode at the Archway, blocking his path.

Zywoo in the VIP didn't get any benefits either; the opponent's fast VIP smoke made him unable to get any information at all.

"Team Vitality bought two Scouts, wanting to duel NRG head-on." Ma Xixi glanced at the match UI, "But NRG isn't afraid; three long guns plus two short guns, and the utility count is also good; they can play slowly."

NRG's offense was played very slowly; after the first round of bomb-throwing, they didn't have any acceleration movements.

This led to Xu Beifang at the CT spawn being a bit hard to handle.

He really wanted to step on the CT spawn phone booth to look at the Archway, but his side would be exposed to A1 and A2.

Shox, under A2, glanced at the mini-map, seemed to perceive Xu Beifang's concerns, and took the initiative to say: "Nice, can you hold A1 for me? I'm pushing forward silently."

This kind of aggressive playstyle was relatively rare on the professional field before, but with Nice's brilliance in the last half year, the style of pushing forward gradually increased in professional matches.

As long as he could successfully gain control of A1, then Xu Beifang would be equivalent to being liberated.

After all, A1 didn't need to be managed, and Zywoo could hold A2 with the Scout, which allowed Nice to play very flexibly.

Shox pushed forward slowly silently; in the past, he wouldn't have played so actively.

But the aggressive playstyle brought huge benefits.

"NRG comes again in the second timing to throw utility to control Mid, but Zywoo just used a smoke grenade to stop their acceleration."

"Jackz is hiding on the right side of the Archway, Nice is holding a Scout at the CT spawn." Lao Shuai Ge said, "Very good positioning structure; as long as the opponent dares to sneak into the Archway, then once Nice opens fire, Jackz can rush out and open fire with the Desert Eagle."

"NRG doesn't have much utility left in their hands; they need to get as much positioning information as possible; they are also playing very actively."

A1 and A2 had teammates helping to scout, so Xu Beifang could safely watch the front.

The Scout held the Archway smoke, guarding against the Terrorists who might rush out of the smoke grenade.

The first to appear in the field of vision was a Terrorist at B Short; Xu Beifang's crosshair aimed down and flicked up.

—Bang!

"B Short is very low health, Jackz, don't rush to move!" Xu Beifang reported the position quickly to remind him.

Jackz had originally heard the gunshot and subconsciously wanted to peek out to the left to trade, but the report at this moment suppressed his idea of coming out to trade.

At this time, Zywoo said he wouldn't watch A2 anymore, turned back into the VIP, and wanted to trade during the moment the VIP smoke dissipated.

But Brehze predicted this possibility; his crosshair was locked dead on the VIP, and the moment Zywoo peeked, he was headshot and killed.

"The first kill is already in hand, 40 seconds left, but NRG's utility is also running out, and next they are preparing to accelerate onto the Archway."

The director cut the camera to Xu Beifang, and Ma Xixi also began to commentate following Xu Beifang's movements:

"Although Zywoo was killed, there is a Jackz hidden in the Archway, and Nice is a hook here at the CT spawn phone booth. How many can this wave of cooperation between the two trade?"

"Nice opens the Scout scope and actively peeks, flicking and killing Brehze with one shot!"

【Nice used SSG 08 to headshot kill Brehze】

Xu Beifang opened fire to bleed them, and Jackz, hidden in the Archway, finally couldn't help but act.

Carrying the Desert Eagle, he pulled out horizontally, knelt down, and opened fire directly at the Terrorists in his field of vision.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" 【JackzNice used Desert Eagle to kill Cerq】

【Jackz used Desert Eagle to headshot kill Daps】

The teammates had already engaged in fire, and Xu Beifang wasn't idle at the CT spawn, peeking out again to help trade.

"The hook output is maximized, and Jackz, who was hidden, also seized the opportunity, kneeling and spraying with the Desert Eagle to instantly kill two."

"However, he was finally traded out by Tarik, and the Scout at the CT spawn still wanted to peek, but Ethan from A2 came out, seized his side, and killed him directly."

The intense exchange of fire ended, and Mirage ushered in a brief tranquility.

The number of people on the field reached 2v2.

NRG caught their breath temporarily.

That Scout at the CT spawn just now truly disgusted them.

Relying on the super-high movement speed, he constantly peeked out to bleed them; if Ethan hadn't come out from A2 to trade in time, they would have thought they were going to be turned around.

After killing Nice, Ethan also very carefully searched all the insidious positions like under A2 and the Dead Point.

"I'll go stand at the CT spawn; you come and plant the bomb under the CT spawn."

Tarik didn't doubt him, hurriedly throwing an Archway smoke, avoiding Apex, who might come out of B Short, from cutting off the bomb plant.

Shox knew his position was very mysterious.

He wasn't in a hurry, but waited quietly at A1 for the opportunity.

This point, Nice and Jackz's handling were both great, turning the 4v5 clutch into a 2v2.

Shox understood he had to seize this opportunity and couldn't let his teammates down.

"Tick~"

The opponent was already planting the bomb on the bomb site; he wasn't in a hurry, but waited until the third second to peek out, seeing the Terrorist planting the bomb at the Short Box at the first glance.

Tarik had a strange habit when planting the bomb: he liked to adjust the angle and rotate constantly.

Coincidentally, he just happened to see that fly-head pulling out horizontally with a Desert Eagle from A1.

Shox: You're a girl!

Tarik subconsciously let go, wanting to stand up and flee for his life.

But that Desert Eagle bullet flew out from A1, hitting his brow center directly.

【Shox used Desert Eagle to headshot kill Tarik】

Xu Beifang glanced at the time above, quickly reminding: "12 seconds left, don't let him plant the bomb and turn it around!"

"Apex can take big steps and find him from the CT spawn; if the opponent comes to hit you, he won't have time to plant the bomb." Zywoo reminded urgently, "Shox can just hide dead."

Seeing the possibility of a turnaround, everyone became a bit excited, quickly offering advice to the two who were still alive.

Although Apex didn't know the specific situation of the A bomb site, he still unhesitatingly followed the team's decision, switched to his knife, and ran directly toward the CT spawn with big steps.

……

No one spoke in the NRG player seats; only the sound of Ethan's keyboard tapping remained in the room.

Other members all frowned, expecting their teammate to successfully take this clutch.

But the sudden change made them have a bad premonition.

Ethan suppressed the bad feeling in his heart, his attention on A1, ready to open fire at any time.

But Shox at A1 didn't rush out, but instead delayed the time, with less than 7 seconds left.

Ethan hurriedly jumped to the Short Box, intending to plant the bomb first.

"After killing the bomb planter, Shox isn't in a hurry." Ma Xixi said, "Because Apex is already on the way from the CT spawn; as long as he doesn't die, the two can form a circle."

"Already picked up the bomb, planting a relatively safe Short Box bomb, but Apex at the CT spawn has already arrived, Desert Eagle one shot, two shots... until the fifth shot he killed Ethan; thrilling!"

【Nice!!】

【Look how happily Shox is laughing】

【This cooperation is okay, Scout bleeds, Desert Eagle hits the kill, Shox comes to collect the clutch, perfect!】

【NRG is going to cry, the pistol round was just taken and then turned around, playing for nothing】

Ma Xixi turned to Mo and said: "This, to be honest, Nice's Scout play is okay; this Scout fired three shots, right? All three shots hit; if he hadn't bled them at the CT spawn, then Jackz's kneeling Desert Eagle really might not have played a role."

"It is indeed not bad, at least much stronger than Apex's Scout positioning." Mo continued, "However, this wave, Shox also played very well; after his teammates died one after another, he didn't rush to trade, but waited for a timing, letting the opponent think there was no one at A site, and then caught a timing to kill the bomb planter."

……

"Well played, Shox!"

The victory of the clutch made the Team Vitality group laugh.

Xu Beifang even gave Shox a thumbs up.

Shox just smiled and bumped fists with him in the air.

After the force-buy round was successfully turned around, NRG's economy collapsed, forced to force-buy.

This point they played a classic CS: GO tactic: Rush B.

As a result, Shox's handling made all the viewers' eyes light up.

Facing the opponent's rush, he directly threw a smoke grenade beside the White Car.

Shox didn't intend to play a one-way smoke, but directly drilled into the smoke grenade, letting the opponent plant the bomb.

The scene of a rush is always chaotic; although NRG was a bit suspicious of that smoke grenade, everyone was busy searching for angles and trading, plus Apex was killed and no one traded.

NRG all thought Shox had gone to A again this round.

Then Shox mixed out from the smoke grenade, locked the opponent's position, used an MP9 to take two in a row, and stubbornly survived beside the White Car.

★C〇

And then, cooperating with the A site trio's retake, successfully took this point.

Tarik typed in the public chat to complain: sh6x

NRG was disgusted by Shox this point; after killing Apex, everyone thought this point was a sure thing.

As a result, the sound of gunfire suddenly came from behind, making them feel like something was stuck in their throats.

However, the one who was disgusted wasn't just NRG; Apex, who was also defending B, had already put on a "pain mask."

"Shox, next time you have an idea, tell me in advance, so I can run directly to the supermarket; what is this selling me out?"

Shox had a healthy smile: "Just tell me if the clutch was won or not."

"It was won, but..."

"Don't 'but' anymore; winning is fine." Shox smiled again, "Mainly because if you weren't the hook, the opponent would definitely have come to search for me."

Apex slapped his forehead; he recalled the past times again.

He didn't particularly blame Shox; just as he said, the final game was won.

And although there were some conflicts in playstyle, these were problems that needed to be handled in the subsequent review.

The score quickly reached 3:1.

The first full-buy round of the first half officially began.

Xu Beifang had the AK-47 he had captured earlier, coming directly to the Archway at the start.

NRG's desire for control of Mid remained strong; although they didn't play anxiously in the early stage, they wouldn't let Team Vitality scout the vision of Mid.

The VIP smoke and Archway fire were thrown very full, simply not giving him and Zywoo any room to operate.

In the second timing, Xu Beifang threw a flashbang, and Zywoo took the initiative to peek out from the VIP to take a look.

But NRG were all hiding behind cover, not leaking any information at all.

A VIP fire behind the Sandbag in the second timing forced Zywoo to retreat.

Team Vitality could only play conservatively.

But in the second timing, Xu Beifang, holding the Jungle, was suddenly blinded by a pop-flash from A1.

After recovering vision, he only saw the kill information in the top right corner.

【BrehzeEthan flashbang used AK-47 to headshot kill Nice】

Zywoo did kill one back with the sniper rifle at the VIP entrance, but before he could catch his breath, he discovered someone had entered the VIP window.

Two people died; Jackz at the CT spawn originally wanted to go out to trade, but the enemy at A1 had already rushed out, so he could only retreat to the CT spawn.

After considering for a while, Apex found the hope of retaking wasn't great and took the initiative to save the weapon.

The score reached 3:2.

After entering Mirage, NRG's coordination and rhythm in the full-buy round instantly made them feel the pressure.

Everyone understood that this Mirage match might not be that simple.

…… ===== CHAPTER 250 =====