Chapter 252: 257. Chapter 252

257. Chapter 252: "Why is Beifang acting like a robot?"

Rain pattered against the window, the sound gradually waking the person inside the room.

Xu Beifang opened his eyes, dazed for a good while, before picking up the phone beside the nightstand.

March 4, 2019, Thursday.

Suitable for: Travel, transactions, buying clothes, V me 50...

It was only 8:10 in the morning.

Thinking about it carefully, he had only just finished sleeping for 8 hours.

After eating yesterday, Xu Beifang, as the host, had taken his teammates out to explore Shanghai.

Shanghai didn't have many unique attractions; they just walked the streets and strolled along the Huangpu River to look at the scenery.

But being able to experience the scenery of a different region made the Vitality members very happy.

There were no scheduled activities today, and it was still early, so Xu Beifang picked up his phone and scrolled through the forum posts.

The StarSeries playoffs had officially concluded yesterday, and the matches that had just ended were fermenting on the forum, with everyone discussing them.

【To be honest, that match between Vitality and NRG yesterday was truly wild.】

【Ma Xixi's show effect is maxed out.】

【Famous CSGO "poison milk" commentator.】

【A professional commentator who dares to make judgments.】

【This playoff bracket feels like it will be very interesting, it's just a pity that FaZe was eliminated.】

Domestic netizens had changed their nickname for Ma Xixi to "Ma Liangwan" (Ma Twenty-Thousand). Yesterday's stunning comeback by Vitality, combined with the post Xu Beifang made that night, had the domestic netizens laughing uncontrollably.

Many people still felt quite regretful about FaZe's elimination.

As a famous CSGO "Galaxy Battleship," FaZe had a huge fan base due to the addition of star players.

Quite a few people in the country had bought tickets just to see FaZe, only to find that FaZe died in the final match before entering the playoffs.

As the in-game leader, NiKo was unable to turn the tide; it could only be called a pity.

Vitality was a bit better off; in yesterday's confrontation, they were the ones in the 2-2 group who defeated NRG to secure a playoff spot.

If they hadn't won that match yesterday, they would have lost everything.

Of course, there were also many people discussing the offline playoffs, which were destined to be even more exciting.

Entering the playoff stage, the players would no longer be competing in a studio, but truly arriving on the big stage of the arena.

When the audience entered, the fierce confrontation between strong teams, and the passion and pressure brought by the offline crowd, would make the matches smell more of blood. The "bloodbath" the audience wanted to see would appear.

The group stage had officially ended. Besides Vitality, the teams in the playoffs were:

Fnatic, North, HellRaisers, NaVi, ENCE, Renegades, and NiP.

For Xu Beifang, most of them were acquaintances.

In the recently concluded IEM Katowice Major, Vitality was eliminated by ENCE in the semi-finals.

Except for Renegades, they had experience playing against all the other teams and roughly knew their playstyles.

There was also quite a bit of controversy on the forum regarding the upcoming playoff matchups:

【The first match is Vitality vs. ENCE, a grudge match right out of the gate. This is going to be interesting.】

【Interesting? Do you really think Vitality can beat ENCE? Won't ENCE just crush Vitality??】

【This bracket is trying to kill Vitality. Playing ENCE in the first match, even if they win, they might run into Renegades. It feels like they're done for from the start.】

【NaVi is actually quite relaxed here. It feels like they can enter the finals without any pressure.】

【Don't be so pessimistic, there's still hope. Vitality can still create miracles.】

【Exactly, where is my Northern Expedition Army?】

【Northern Expedition? Relying on whom? Relying on Nice? You guys just like to hype him up. He's really not that good. Playing until now, Nice only has one ZOTAC Cup championship. Who were the opponents in the finals? A CIS tier-2 team. Is this worth you guys hyping him up? Every Major he's either leeching or relying on his teammates to carry. And you guys are still hyping him up so hard.】

【Does honor equal strength? Then why isn't device the Top 1?】

The comments below started arguing once again.

Vitality's opponent tomorrow was ENCE, the team that eliminated them at the Major.

So this next match could be called Vitality's revenge match.

Most players on the forum believed Vitality had no chance of winning this match, which was also normal.

After all, the Katowice semi-final elimination was still fresh in their minds. ENCE had advanced directly with a 3-0 record in this StarSeries, while Vitality had stumbled all the way here, almost becoming spectators.

Everyone could see this state very clearly.

But when they were chatting yesterday, xtqzzz had talked to him.

The bald coach's previous idea was very clear: as long as they could make it into the playoffs, the possibility of Vitality winning the championship was not small.

He believed that the current Vitality no longer had any obvious weaknesses.

The large-margin lead when playing against NRG yesterday was a special situation and could not be lumped together with the data.

The current Vitality had Nice holding the front, Jackz's support and trade kills were efficient enough, Zywoo could take over the mid-round, Shox could fill the previously vacant lurker position, and as the IGL, Happy could stabilize the team's mindset.

In terms of the map pool, they only couldn't play Train and Nuke.

But among the remaining teams, other squads might have more or less overlap with them in the map pool.

For example, NaVi didn't play Nuke, and Fnatic didn't play Train.

So they would only be targeted in very few cases.

In terms of frontal ability, xtqzzz believed that after the new lineup, with Jackz and Shox exerting force, Nice and Zywoo could produce even better results.

Sometimes the effect of 1+1 is greater than 2.

Some netizens had disputes about Xu Beifang's honor and strength, which was also a very normal thing.

In the world of CSGO, honor does not represent strength.

Just like NRG, whom Vitality defeated yesterday; Tarik, whose rating was in the red, was also a former Major champion.

But does this mean he is stronger than Xu Beifang?

Many people's answer was negative.

Some of the remarks in the comment section might be sophistry, but it was indeed a fact.

It had been a year since he decided to walk this CSGO path, yet Xu Beifang didn't have any notable honors.

This point was indeed criticized. NiKo had always been called a "final-choker," but at least he could consistently make it to the finals.

And NiKo just had few championships; he also had S-Tier tournament championships.

By comparison, Xu Beifang's ZOTAC Cup championship seemed a bit lackluster.

Feeling a bit depressed, he decisively climbed out of bed and pulled back the curtains, discovering that the sky, which had been drizzling just a moment ago, now had the sun out.

On this day off, Xu Beifang didn't intend to just sleep the day away in his room.

He opened his phone, originally wanting to call NiKo to go to the gym for a bit.

But seeing the chat messages, he suddenly remembered NiKo asking him last night which nearby bar was better.

Thinking about it now, after the match ended, FaZe Clan's next stop wasn't the airport, but a nightclub in Shanghai.

NiKo: "Down the hatch!"

Xu Beifang thought of NiKo's expression of "bitter wine down the throat, heart aching," and couldn't help but laugh.

The nickname "Nightclub Young Master Ni" wasn't just made up.

After putting on his sports gear and thoughtfully helping the little fatty cover himself with the blanket, he walked out of the hotel and started warming up for a jog.

Although it was a jog, he kept a steady rhythm, and his breathing didn't seem labored.

He couldn't help but recall the somewhat absurd advice he had received initially.

Back then, he ran five kilometers and it took him nearly 40 minutes.

Xu Beifang maintained a certain rhythm and was trying to speed up; he wanted to see where his limit was after more than half a year.

After finishing 5 kilometers, his back was soaked with sweat, but his overall state was still effortless.

He glanced at the time:

19 minutes and 55 seconds.

Xu Beifang took a screenshot of the record on Keep and saved it, then flipped through his album to find a screenshot of the time his 5-kilometer run had taken a long time ago.

At this moment, he heard a somewhat unfamiliar voice from not far away:

"Hello... excuse me, are you Nice?"

Xu Beifang looked up and saw a bespectacled man with thinning hair standing not far away, greeting him.

"Hello, hello." Xu Beifang wiped the sweat from his hands with the towel he carried, then reached out.

"Beizige, hello, I'm your fan." The bespectacled guy was a bit excited. "I originally wanted to go to the venue to watch the match and cheer for you since the StarSeries started, but my boss wouldn't approve my leave. I didn't expect to run into you here."

"I understand." Xu Beifang smiled. "It's all the same; work is never that easy."

In his past life, he was also a corporate slave; he knew how hard this kind of work was to endure.

Hearing Xu Beifang say this, the bespectacled guy felt a warmth in his heart.

He quickly rummaged through the backpack behind him, took out a signature pen and a mouse. Xu Beifang reached out to take them to sign, but the bespectacled guy put the pen back.

Xu Beifang looked at him, puzzled.

The bespectacled guy said, "Can we take a photo together?"

"Of course." Xu Beifang took out his phone and pulled the fan to his side. "Can I post this in my update later? If you don't want to show your face, I can help you Photoshop an anime avatar over it."

"Showing my face is fine." The fan indicated it didn't matter.

When they were college students, ordinary people like them were quite afraid of the camera.

But after truly working, sometimes even their WeChat avatars were forced to be their own photos. Just showing their face in a group photo, what did that count for?

"Then why didn't you let me sign for you? Is the pen out of ink?" Xu Beifang asked curiously.

The bespectacled guy said somewhat embarrassedly, "Recently, quite a few people have been taking professional players' signatures and hanging them on Tieba and Xianyu to sell. The price is quite high, and I'm afraid that if you sign for me, Brother Bei, I won't be able to resist selling it."

Xu Beifang laughed. "Isn't that a good thing? If you sell it, maybe you can go out and have a meal with your friends."

"Beizige, your personality is still great." The bespectacled guy laughed. "To say something a bit pretentious, I still want to keep the memories of my youth pure."

"I won't say more, I'm going to be late for work. Beizige, I will cheer for you in the live stream room. You must work hard to win the championship!"

"Go, go!" Xu Beifang waved goodbye to him. "Work hard and earn money. As for the championship... I'll try my best!"

This morning encounter made his whole body and mind feel refreshed.

Although it was a bit boastful, Xu Beifang's popularity in CNCS was very high now, second only to Qiezi.

Qiezi's explosion this year made him instantly become a top-tier figure on the level of PDD and Da Sima, with countless fans across the entire internet.

Xu Beifang's fame in the CSGO circle was second only to him.

However, his fame was more solid than Qiezi's; after all, he was an active professional player and had many outstanding performances on the professional stage.

Since the StarSeries started recently, not counting the media day, Xu Beifang had already signed and taken photos with twenty or thirty fans he had run into.

He also expressed helplessness regarding the practice of fans taking signed mousepads, mice, and even keyboards to sell on second-hand platforms.

Because of the explosion of CSGO, plus the game's case opening and alchemy leading to many examples of getting rich overnight, combined with Qiezi's massive popularity.

Quite a few "cloud players" had started to get into the game.

It's just that what they were getting into wasn't an FPS game, but a financial management game.

Hosting the competition in the country this time attracted quite a few speculators who wanted to make a big profit based on a single signature from them.

Regarding this practice, what could he do?

It's impossible to not even give a photo or signature when meeting a fan.

The bespectacled guy he just met, however, gave him a new perspective on CSGO enthusiasts.

Perhaps CSGO had "guide dogs," "cloud players," and "gamblers."

But there were also enthusiasts who truly loved this game.

In a very good mood, Xu Beifang added that photo to the draft of his 5-kilometer run earlier and added the caption:

"Xu Pao-Pao captured by a fan on his day off."

He now had 330,000 fans on Bilibili; even if it was just a post he had just sent out, quite a few people were replying.

Some fans who had followed Xu Beifang from very early on, seeing the first two pictures, felt as if they had returned to last year for a moment.

Back then, this stubborn guy Beizige, seeing someone suggest running five kilometers every day to exercise, really gritted his teeth and ran it.

Many of them remembered that the first time, Beifang took nearly 40 minutes, which drew mockery from quite a few old brothers in the comment section.

Back then, Xu Beifang was still a bag of bones; being able to finish 5 kilometers was already extremely good.

But many people's voices in the comment section were still not good.

But now, a year later, Xu Beifang was already able to run it in under 20 minutes. This was truly outrageous.

【Ran under 20 minutes? Worthy of being Pasha's direct disciple.】

【Is Xiao Xu's photoshopped? How is he running so fast? In one year, his 5km speed has doubled. It's outrageous.】

【19 minutes 55 seconds, work a little harder, Beizige can become a national third-tier athlete.】

【Beizige photoshopped it, right? Just talking nonsense. How could 5km improve so fast?】

【I can testify here, I'm a fan friend of the third map, I caught Beizige on the road when he was just running.】

【Damn it, I've followed Beizige for a year, watching him go from skin and bones to the muscular man he is now, and I've actually gained 20 pounds. This is more painful than killing me!】

【No way, I, Li Erniu, will post a bet in the comment section: one like equals 100 meters.】

Many old fans were moved that a year had already passed, and also admired that Xu Beifang had truly managed to "listen to advice and eat well" over this year.

Looking at the fans in the comment section who were shocked, Xu Beifang, carrying the Qiangbing he had bought, was already on his way back.

However, he still thoughtfully gave classmate Li Erniu a like.

After eating the Qiangbing and returning to the hotel, Zywoo was still fast asleep.

Xu Beifang took a shower, intending to officially start his day's schedule.

Looking at his well-defined torso in the mirror, he nodded with satisfaction.

In a year's time, not only had his abilities changed, but the changes in his body were also very obvious.

He used to be just skin and bones; now his muscles were solid, and art students would go crazy if they saw them.

Waking Zywoo up and giving him the Qiangbing he brought back, Xu Beifang went upstairs to the training room and started his day's training.

Today, Vitality wouldn't have a practice match until the evening, so during the day, Xu Beifang could slowly finish his training tasks.

Opening the live stream room as usual, although it was still very early, a small portion of fans had already started to come in.

【He's here!】

【So early today?】

【If Wanjiqi was this diligent in his live streaming, that would be great.】

【Streaming one day and resting seven, are you kidding me?】 【Rare to see, Xiao Xu started streaming early in the morning.】

【Xiao Xu started practicing his aim again? Truly a feast for the eyes.】

The barrage in the live stream room was jumping. Xu Beifang was just about to say hello when he heard the door of the training room being opened.

Jackz opened the door and saw Xu Beifang inside, clearly stunned: "It's a day off today, why did you come to train?"

"Aren't you here too?" Xu Beifang replied, then focused his attention back on practicing his aim.

Jackz, however, felt a bit moved.

Before joining Vitality, he had always heard rumors that Nice was a training maniac.

Now it seemed that this rumor was indeed correct.

He took the initiative to come over for extra practice because he wasn't young anymore and had to rely on more training to maintain his feel.

And this young man Nice, whose strength was already at the T1 level, was still training hard day after day.

There is a saying: don't fear others being better than you, fear that those better than you are working harder than you.

However, this instead stirred up Jackz's competitive spirit.

In terms of talent, he didn't consider himself as good as Nice, but in terms of effort, he believed he could at least keep up with Nice's pace.

"Did you eat breakfast?"

"Just ate a little in the restaurant downstairs." Jackz replied casually, then also opened his computer.

While waiting, watching Xu Beifang's movements as he practiced his aim, he asked:

"What's your shortest time for hitting 100 bots now?"

The shortest time required to kill 100 bots on an aim map often caused discussions among netizens.

Xu Beifang thought for a moment: "The current record is held by Taz, right?"

Jackz searched on his browser, "It is indeed held by him, it took 34.33 seconds."

"I've tried this thing. I like to keep counter-strafing and positioning to fire when I hit bots. I haven't really played just pure positioning... but, I can give it a try."

As he spoke, Xu Beifang bought an AK47, turned off the three walls on the Aim-Botz map, adjusted the 100-bot challenge test below, and jumped onto the platform to fire.

As the first wave of bots were headshot and killed, the timer officially started below.

Xu Beifang fired to blow the head off a bot, instantly pulled his crosshair to another bot's head, and constantly repeated this process.

Xu Beifang was focused on aiming and didn't notice Jackz's surprised gaze.

In Jackz's eyes, Xu Beifang's operation was like a "lock-on" guy constantly pulling the trigger.

That crosshair really pulled to the second bot's head instantly, basically without any extra process.

Under their gaze, the number of bots killed increased bit by bit.

Accompanied by the last bot being killed, the 100-bot challenge had ended.

Jackz and the audience in the live stream room looked at the time curiously:

【Holy crab!!】

【It takes me 50 seconds to finish this, this...】

【I'm 10 seconds slower than Xiao Xu, I'm stunned.】

【A very important point, this is Xiao Xu's first time playing like this...】

【Is there any difference between this positioning and a lock-on? (Dog head)】

The fans were all very surprised. Although Xu Beifang's positioning ability in professional matches had always been very powerful.

But they didn't know exactly what level it was.

Today's 100-bot practice could be considered a digitized representation of his positioning ability.

It only took 34.56 seconds to kill 100 bots, which meant Xu Beifang could kill 2.9 bots per second, which was exaggerated.

Theoretically speaking, as long as you give him one second of timing, he can instantly kill three enemies standing still.

【Only a fraction of a second difference from Taz, this first time and he's almost broken the world's number one record?】

【Suggest Nice practice for a while longer and break Taz's aim practice record!】

【Beep!】

【Suggestion received: Break Taz's aim practice record. After completion, you can obtain a C-Grade Treasure Chest.】

Xu Beifang took a look; compared to Taz, he was only 0.23 seconds off on the 100 bots.

And he hadn't adjusted his state to the peak on his first try, so it was still possible to break Taz's record.

"Okay, then I'll give it a try and see if I can push this record forward." Xu Beifang responded.

However, he continued to try a few more times, but found it wasn't easy.

Although the time consumed was decreasing, it was also fluctuating bit by bit.

He moved his wrists and pulled the screen closer to make himself focused.

Multiple practices made him gradually accustomed to this practice mode.

This time, the number of errors in the practice became fewer.

Jackz looked at the time below, and in his heart, he also understood that this challenge might be a success!

After the last bot was hit, he looked at the time below.

Time: 33.213 seconds

KPM (Kills Per Minute): 180.65

"Hiss~" Jackz clicked his tongue in wonder. "You're really a freak. You just broke the world's number one record for aim practice?"

"The result of diligent training." Xu Beifang also laughed.

The fans in the live stream room were also very happy, and some had even captured the live stream footage from just now.

Uploading it to Bilibili to let everyone know that Nice had broken the aim practice record that Taz had held for a long time.

Xu Beifang, meanwhile, focused his attention on the system panel.

【Beep!】

【Suggestion Mission: Break the aim practice record held by Taz. After completion, you can obtain a C-Grade Treasure Chest.】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining 259 Listen-to-Advice Value...】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill - Split-Second Multitasking. Description: This skill allows the host to operate two characters simultaneously, avoiding the embarrassment of not being able to start a game because you're one person short for a five-stack.】

Xu Beifang's expression was almost that of an old man looking at his phone on the subway.

Originally, seeing "Split-Second Multitasking," he thought it was some high-level skill.

As a result, after understanding it in his mind, he found it was just one person quickly operating two characters, capable of dual-thread processing without error.

Hmm... other than for show, it had no other use.

However, he didn't expect every skill he unlocked to have a particularly great use.

Attention returned to the screen again. Xu Beifang was just about to find a TG Deathmatch room to start practicing spray transfers, tapping, and other techniques.

When he saw someone sending a video call on WeChat.

"Hey, Ma Zong!"

"I GNLS!" Ma Xixi started off with foul language, then asked with a laugh: "Beifang, what kind of talk is that? Hurry up and delete your post. My reputation as a professional commentator has been ruined by you."

Although he started by scolding, Ma Xixi's tone was always laughing, and it didn't make him feel uncomfortable.

Xu Beifang laughed: "Don't be like that, Ma Zong. I still have to thank you. Without your support, we might have been done for yesterday."

Ma Xixi was also speechless.

Because he rolled away 20,000 yuan yesterday, he felt uncomfortable, drank a little wine, and went to sleep early.

As a result, when he woke up in the morning, he saw a group of people @-ing him on Bilibili.

Ma Xixi curiously clicked over from the backend and saw this damn Xu Beifang talking about some "superstition about Ma Xixi," and saying he should say more nice things about his opponents.

After a night of contemplation, he also figured it out.

"Yesterday was just you guys playing well! What does it have to do with me?" Ma Xixi said. "I just made the judgment a commentator should have."

Xu Beifang nodded: "Ah, yes, yes, yes!"

"So can you say some nice things about my opponents? Look at it this way: Vitality is a trash team, the IGL is a pressure-monster, I only know how to rush blindly, Zywoo is in jail every day, Shox is just a dead lurker, Jackz only knows how to shout 666..."

Ma Xixi was stunned. Looking at it this way, Vitality was full of problems.

"Get out! I am a professional commentator! I have to make professional judgments!"

【Ma Liangwan, do you think I'll believe that?】

【Ma Xixi: Vitality can't make a comeback. If they do, I'll roll 3,000. The opponent is about to end the match? Roll 20,000!】

【Huang Xu Dong, Guan Zeyuan, Ma Xixi, I admire the commentary skills of these three.】

【Are you sure you don't admire their poison-milk skills??】

【Hahahaha】

【...】

"No more words, brothers are in the heart." Xu Beifang said to the other end of the phone, "It was indeed tiring to let you exert your power yesterday. Look at your live stream room, okay?"

Ma Xixi heard this and opened Huya on his phone, seeing the gifts running across the top of his live stream room.

【"Ma Xixi and Danking double-boost onto the gaming chair" sent a Treasure Map】

"TMD!" Ma Xixi shouted: "Is this ID of yours looking for trouble?"

Although a Treasure Map cost 5,000 yuan, he felt that the ID "Nice" was insulting his personality!

【"Ma Xixi and Danking double-boost onto the gaming chair" sent a Treasure Map】

"Thank you, Boss! Boss is generous, Boss is healthy!!" Ma Xixi's voice instantly became bright. "In the future, I will definitely help you cast spells off-field for every match!"

The audience in Xu Beifang's live stream room had already laughed out loud.

They didn't expect Xu Beifang and Ma Xixi to combine to create such an explosive show effect.

【Utilitarian milk is not advisable!】

【Ma Xixi: Praising your opponent is fine, but you have to pay extra!】

【Vitality's opponents feel like milk is bubbling on their keyboards.】

【Xiao Xu is generous, 10,000 yuan just spent like that.】

【Beizige has already made a fortune.】

Two Treasure Maps cost Xu Beifang 10,000 yuan.

But he didn't care much.

As the "social succubus" of the CSGO circle, Xu Beifang got along well with everyone in the circle.

Ma Xixi was also very good at handling people.

During the off-season, Xu Beifang took him to rank up quite a bit, and Ma Xixi often came to Bilibili to give Xu Beifang gifts, spending quite a bit of money over time.

Spending 10,000 today because of a joke, but sometimes friends are like this; there has to be give and take to be interesting.

After the joke, Ma Xixi also said: "Boss is indeed spending money. After the StarSeries ends, find a time to go out for a drink. My treat."

"Sure, I'll definitely eat back these two Treasure Maps then."

The two laughed and hung up the phone.

Xu Beifang once again entered a training state.

Many players who had already entered the game found Xu Beifang's deathmatch practice interesting.

But there were also some impatient people in the live stream room who complained:

【Why is it that every time I see Beifang streaming, he's training, like a robot? Doesn't he get tired?】

【Seeing Beifang training so self-disciplined every day, I want to ask, doesn't Xiao Xu ever slack off?】

It's no problem for an ordinary person to train in Xu Beifang's mode for a day, and some can even persist for a week.

But many viewers had walked this path all the way, and they saw Xu Beifang training like this every day for a year, never tiring of it.

They were also very curious why Xu Beifang could always practice so hard.

Xu Beifang looked at the barrage in the live stream room and answered: "I'm definitely not a robot. I also have times when I'm tired."

He wasn't lying about this, even with consumables like Muscle Recovery Potion that could keep his body in a peak state at all times.

But long-term repetitive training would make people feel bored and want to give up.

"There are many times when I lose a match or don't perform well, I also doubt myself and feel confused about the future, but if you say slack off, that's impossible."

Xu Beifang explained: "Unknowingly, it's been a year since I walked this path. The fans are indeed very supportive of me, and I rarely even see negative comments about myself on the internet."

"But I know my goal is the Major championship, to stand at the peak of CSGO."

"The only achievements I can show now are the ZOTAC Cup championship and the Major semi-finals."

"I have no honors or awards, no S-Tier tournament championships until now, and the Major championship is even further away. I want to go to various major tournaments to show myself, I want to stand on the stage and enjoy your flowers and applause."

"Before I do all this, I will work hard in that direction!"

After finishing his words, Xu Beifang ignored the content of the barrage and entered focused training.

"Meeting time!!" Zywoo raised his hands high and clapped happily to celebrate.

Because after this final pre-match meeting, they could each return to their rooms to rest and sleep.

"This is the final pre-match discussion before the playoffs." xtqzzz scanned everyone in the room with his eyes. "Making it into the playoffs in the first tournament with a new lineup is a very good performance... We've done the pre-match preparations we needed to do, and now it's just chatting, so don't be so nervous."

"Because of the suddenness of this tournament, our integration time is actually very short. Even if we died in the group stage, I would feel it's very normal... but your performance surprised me. With only 10 days of integration, you still stumbled your way into the playoffs."

xtqzzz asked: "Do you know what this represents?"

Jackz rested his elbows on Xu Beifang's shoulders, his head leaning against his: "Represents that we already have a bond?"

xtqzzz rolled his eyes: "Represents that our lineup has a high ceiling!"

Being able to pass the test after 10 days of integration meant that the five people in the team had good chemistry. At least their playstyles were quite compatible, there were no major conflicts, and the whole team was like puzzle pieces that fit together, stacking the team's strength upwards.

Shox: "So I said my playstyle is no problem!"

"You still want to sell me out, you jerk." Happy punched him directly.

The room was instantly filled with laughter again.

Xu Beifang took over: "The coach means, don't be nervous tomorrow. Being able to reach the playoffs shows that the gap between us and other teams is not big. Think about yesterday's comeback; we won that kind of scene, so what else can't we win?"

Shox also nodded: "CSGO is always full of miracles, and the audience doesn't want to see the story that has already happened repeated over and over again, right? Even for the sake of the audience, we must crush the opponent in tomorrow's match."

... ===== CHAPTER 253 =====