Chapter 282: 《Vitality's Tactical Board》（12k words）

Vitality did not keep staying at the hotel provided by the StarSeries tournament organizers.

After reviewing the finals and training for a few days, Xu Beifang brought them to Suzhou; upon seeing the sign for Nice Internet Cafe, Xu Beifang was left speechless.

After leaving a group photo of the Vitality team on the wall, they began to tour Suzhou.

Xu Beifang had originally thought they wouldn't like the scenery of Suzhou's various gardens, but he didn't expect them to be particularly fond of this unique garden culture, and they had a great time wandering around Suzhou these past few days.

While they were in vacation mode, the 2019 Blast Miami also began in mid-April.

In 2019, the reputation of the Blast tournament series had not yet been established.

Blast had not yet found its own positioning among the major tournaments, and the overall fame of the event was not high at the moment.

However, the $250,000 prize pool, combined with the invitation-only entry method, attracted fans of quite a few strong teams to watch.

Faze, Liquid, MIBR, Astralis, NAVI, and Cloud9 were all the participating teams for this Blast Miami.

Although there were relatively few teams, because the teams were of high caliber, the event was quite worth watching at this point in mid-April.

Because he had taken damage, in the eyes of his opponents, this was a position that had already been cleared.

But he was not exactly a stranger to Xu Beifang.

Starting from this ESL, all active-duty maps were officially replaced.

At the start, both sides were still just exchanging simple utility, not playing too aggressively.

"Alright, the score has reached 3:0, the first Full Buy Round of the first half has officially begun, Vitality's economy has taken off, and now Mouz must find a way to win this round, otherwise, they will be very uncomfortable in the subsequent tactical battles."

The "exerting force" mentioned here does not mean how many kills you have to get in a match.

Seeing his teammate get killed while taking information, he quickly returned to the Yellow Wall to act as a bait for Han Wang, who was beside the Sandbag.

NAVI still had no intention of changing their lineup, but in esports, relying on sentiment alone doesn't work.

They also had BlameF, a top-tier muscle man who could rank among the best in CSGO professional history.

"I made a version of your footage before, didn't you say you didn't like it yourself?" Xu Beifang asked back.

After Xu Beifang got the Entry Kill, he immediately called his teammates over.

Wanjiqi summarized: "This wave from Nice was simply strong, simply accurate; he used his individual ability to flat-out push through the B Banana!"

After taking control of Banana for the first time, the nearby dephh jumped to scout information on Banana, while Han Wang in the back held a Flashbang.

The first scene showed a line of large text—a leisurely Thursday night, Vitality is five-stacking with friends to climb the ranks.

The screen began to show kennyS's imagination; after he successfully obtained the tactical secret manual, he was seen destroying his opponents in various ways.

Vitality had also studied this map for quite a while.

The Danish team Heroic currently has a very interesting team composition.

This is a standard Mouz play.

However, dephh is also an old hand; he jumped over from the Sandbag with great detail and got a glimpse of the information on Banana.

The score also kept changing, and they eventually won this round smoothly.

At this stage, the tactics for the new map had not been fully developed, and with the two of them clashing, everyone hoped to see some interesting scenes.

JackZ added: "I protest! Why isn't there any footage of me in the video?"

"Beizige still charged into Banana; Mouz only used one Banana Road Entrance smoke, which obviously couldn't suppress his attack."

【What a fast shot!】

They didn't even know the Default play for Vertigo or the importance of each area, so how could they talk about executing a site take?

IEM Sydney is about to start, and quite a few strong teams will compete in this tournament; there will definitely be teams that have prepared for a long time and will pull out their tactics.

Should I call it a Golden Legend, or should I call it blue sky and white clouds?

It's a Golden Legend because the quality of this Bizon skin itself is indeed very high.

April 28, 2019, Sunday.

After the first molly dissipated, dephh and Han Wang held the close angle for a while; seeing no one come out to apply pressure, dephh threw a grenade toward the Tree Position.

【Grade B treasure chest exchange successful, opening now...】

The series of build-ups had made him very expectant of what exactly Vitality's tactic was.

Only one person was unhappy; apEX slumped his face: "Why is my tactical archetype flying to the Second Floor? I clearly play other tactics very well too."

【...】

Finally entering the Clutch, the numbers came down to 2 vs 2.

After all, he wasn't young anymore.

Everyone joked that Zywoo lived in apEX's basement.

Because Xu Beifang and his cousin NIKO have a very good relationship, they had talked about this player when they were having dinner at home during the off-season, and his cousin spoke very highly of Nice.

So when Xu Beifang got a kill here, the main force would naturally come over to coordinate with Xu Beifang to push forward.

At this moment, kennyS's inner monologue began: "Is this Vitality's tactic? What if I learn it!"

The countdown ended, and the three Mouz players began to head toward the B site.

Their goal was to practice this map well; only by practicing this map well would they not be so passive when they entered BO3 matches.

【So Vitality knows their flying to the Second Floor is a cancer】

It's just that they thought the players should be more adept at how to create content, especially since the team is full of jokers.

"Rat-tat-tat!"

Everyone felt great admiration in their hearts for these two CSGO researchers.

The whole person relaxed.

【Tastes right, 6657 has no Pistol Round!】

As a result, he was instantly headshot by the guy with the soldier avatar on the opposite side.

On the tactical board at this moment, it was densely written—Rush Second Floor!

After pondering it, Xu Beifang felt that a B-grade treasure chest yielding an Art-level Bison specialization was already quite good.

Back in the day, he felt he had no rivals in the Lurker position, but now, looking at the thought processes of people like JKS and ropz, he only felt that the younger generation was becoming increasingly monstrous.

【Beep!】

"I have an idea."

Plus the current Danish genius teenager stavn.

The opponents were already applying pressure on Banana, and they had also thrown smokes; according to conventional wisdom, the CTs were already 2A2B at this point, so the possibility of the opponents hitting B was not very high.

Although Vitality had a relatively late end to their vacation, they had never neglected their training; even during the holidays, they maintained a certain amount of training every day.

In the third match, their opponent was NAVI; Faze ultimately only gave NAVI a total of 10 rounds.

He rubbed his hands in anticipation, then lifted the white cloth on the tactical board, and was instantly stunned.

At this moment, a shot similar to a live stream was shown, and from the lens, they saw apEX walking past a whiteboard covered in dense writing while holding a baguette.

However, it didn't matter to Vitality; a submachine gun, if dropped, was dropped, it was no big deal.

JackZ immediately started tickling Zywoo, and soon Zywoo began to beg for mercy.

Hunter couldn't help but chuckle.

In this Blast series of tournaments, they had only defeated MIBR and C9, those two teams that were just there to make up the numbers; they hadn't played against Astralis, Liquid, or Faze even once.

He was clearly a very agile and very calm IGL, so how could he possibly call for a rush to Second Floor every single round?

He knew his own mechanics; he had used this type of peek many times in the past.

As soon as Dejong saw someone, Han Wang immediately threw a flashbang to help Dejong return to the Bomb Site.

To summarize in one sentence:

"No one mourned the departure of the forklift; what arrived at the battlefield immediately was Vertigo!"

So he chose to control his positioning and proactively peeked at T Spawn.

Whether it was a pre-fire wide swing, a peek followed by a spray, or a Brazilian Jump.

"However, Karrigan's reaction is very fast; he seems to have sensed the greater pressure on A Site and has rotated people back."

Xu Beifang saw the CT covering his eyes, but unfortunately, the time the opponent appeared in his field of vision was too short, making it impossible for him to line up his aim.

Although he hadn't played against Mouz much, he understood Karrigan as an IGL; Karrigan was not an IGL who liked to gamble on sites.

For that angle, his positioning was exposed a bit too much.

Valve hadn't adjusted the active duty map pool for a long time; for most viewers, the freshness of a new map created great anticipation for the upcoming match content.

He had noticed before that Mouz particularly liked to use the Stone Slab jump playstyle to scout for information, so he guarded against it this round.

Although Han Wang lacked experience, his raw Gunplay was too solid.

The next second, kennyS snuck into Vitality's training room like a secret agent.

Xu Beifang emerged from the Smoke Grenade, his Crosshair holding the area around the Stone Slab, locked onto the Headshot Line, ready to fire at any moment to output damage against the CT peeking for information.

"WTF!!" Hunter couldn't hold it in and laughed out loud.

Players who frequently follow the CSGO professional scene all know that S1mple often uses this avatar.

【This final twist completely caught me off guard】

Han Wang's ophthalmologist is overjoyed.

Looking at this skill insight, Xu Beifang fell into deep thought.

In the footage, apEX hesitated for a long time before finally nodding, then pulled over the dense tactical board behind him and pointed to one of them, saying: "You guys run this tactic, you will definitely win!"

For a team to want to win, they definitely cannot have only one point of impact, even two is not quite enough.

In the previous first version of the content video plot, JackZ was the mole responsible for opening the door for kennyS.

It was just like Ashe in League of Legends, pure tickle damage.

The next day, under the deception of shox and JackZ, kennyS drove to Vitality's base.

"Yes."

"We'll run a Fake; Nice, you go to Banana alone to throw a round of utility. I'll cover you at the start and throw you a Barrel One-Way Smoke. Once you've applied enough pressure there, retreat directly to Mid."

For these old veterans, they all have a set of relatively formulaic playstyles; this kind of playstyle is efficient and stable.

But on the few occasions it was used in scrims, it actually achieved good results.

On the first day of the Group Stage, Xu Beifang ran into an opponent he cherished.

But in the end, Faze did not let them down; even though their opponent in the finals was Liquid, Faze cleanly and decisively took down Liquid with a 2-0 score.

On the other hand, it was also to interact with the audience and have some fun.

Mouz was running a 3B setup this round; originally, after throwing his utility, woxic had already intended to retreat.

Everyone was quite satisfied with this plan. Xu Beifang ignored the protest from the bean-head and continued to ask: "But now we still need a player from another team; you guys have to figure that out."

Time flew to April 30th, and the IEM Sydney Group Stage officially opened.

Hunter, seeing kennyS coughing so dramatically, couldn't help but ask with concern: "Is everything alright?"

And "Cousin" refers to Hunter; in reality, he is NIKO's cousin, but everyone called them mixed up at first, and later it just stuck as "Cousin."

Inside the hotel in Sydney.

Many fans were already disappointed with NAVI's current performance; many of them had started looking for a new home for S1mple in the comments section, fantasizing about what S1mple would look like with reliable teammates.

Xu Beifang naturally also kept an eye on NAVI's situation; after all, a superstar like S1mple would definitely be a formidable rival for him in the future, and in his spare time, he liked to check on the specific trends within the scene.

If there were no particularly good ideas, the operations team had backup plans; at worst, they could just put out some daily training clips.

After they entered a Full Buy Round, they had all their utility equipped, and each person's average economy was still around 2000.

"Did something go wrong?"

Having obtained the long-awaited Liqun, kennyS directly demonstrated to Xu Beifang what an epic lung-fill looked like.

Karrigan's competitive experience is too rich; from his teammates' information feedback, he perceived the opponent's offensive intent and ultimately shifted the 3B2A formation to 3A2B.

Various video creators in the community have already begun researching the offense and defense of this map.

"kennyS, why is this official Vitality account @ing you?"

But they didn't expect that Vitality would use this kind of community culture to create content—it can only be said to be too interesting!

"However, now Han Wang and dephh also understand that there is a high probability that Xu Beifang has rushed in; how will they respond next?"

The entire video clip only had about two minutes of content, and it took them nearly half an hour to film the necessary footage; the rest was up to Vitality's operations team to edit.

【This utility position is a bit too far back; is there a simpler one?】

……

JackZ suddenly asked at this moment: "By the way, do you have any ideas for that promotional video for the interactive content?"

But he didn't expect that after meeting several times on Banana, he would be instantly killed by Nice in a duel.

On one hand, he made this content video to complete the task assigned by Vitality.

After arriving at Tree Position, the crosshair was already pre-aimed above the Stone Slab.

In the professional scene, no one dares to claim second place if Art says his Bizon is first.

He didn't dare to repeat the same action; knowing full well that there was a Gunner on the other side, jumping a second time to get information was simply courting death.

The opponent for the fourth stop is the current World No. 1, the evil Danes.

【By the time you find the aiming point, guess where my Bizon has rushed to?】

"How do you want to do it?" JackZ asked with some curiosity.

First, peek to check, confirming no one is holding a Desert Eagle to gamble at the Barrel, then throw an Incendiary Grenade behind the Barrel.

Xu Beifang was very satisfied with this result.

Although Mouz lost the Pistol Round, on a map like Inferno, with short-range guns and some utility, if played well, the probability of a Reset is still quite high.

huNter- wanted to get a kill, but ropz didn't give him any face; in the exchange of fire, two USP headshots directly ruined huNter-'s special forces dream.

Xu Beifang didn't pay too much attention to the D-Grade Treasure Chest; for him, D-Grade Treasure Chests were more about accumulation, and there was no need to focus on them for the time being.

【I still don't want to see ropz in jail again (crying)】

"This was made by Nice? This guy is interesting." Karrigan was a bit surprised; other than in practice matches, he hadn't really interacted with Xu Beifang.

They could understand this point, after all, they were all people who had signed contracts, and they might accidentally cause problems.

【Beizige, start slaughtering on Banana!】

Xu Beifang could only say it was absurd.

Dealing with different scenarios requires different methods.

In the Zywoo Diary, everyone was thinking about how to save Private Zywoo, such as Olofmeister modifying the Sewer, digging tunnels to save Zywoo, and so on...

Suitable for: Sacrifices, building stoves, digging wells, creating content...

Just as they were chatting, the video had already started playing.

In a good mood today, suitable for opening chests!

【Do you want to use 100 D-Grade Treasure Chests to exchange for 1 B-Grade Treasure Chest?】

At the very least, on the surface, they cannot have any obvious flaws.

After NIKO lifted the trophy, Xu Beifang also sincerely sent his blessings to NIKO on Twitter.

The room was filled with laughter, and shox said: "It didn't feel that interesting while filming, but it's really funny now that it's out."

Head Coach XTQZZZ added: "Beifang is an internet surfing expert; he understands what everyone likes to watch, so the effect is naturally good."

apEX also had an idea: "Nice, you continue to push forward, and the others follow closely in silence; once a firefight starts, we will immediately peek out to Trade Kill."

However, he clearly saw the opponent's action of covering their eyes, and with a thought, he walked a few steps toward the Tree Position.

The other members of Vitality smiled without saying a word.

He pulled out a Flashbang and, the moment the T Spawn smoke popped, waited for a second.

【Hahahaha, the Zywoo Diary has been adapted into a film】

【Why is Vitality making content now too, hilarious】

karrigan finally recovered from his coughing and waved his hand: "Normal, I've been coughing for a long time."

It's a good thing Han Wang performed, otherwise the pressure in the first half would have been maxed out.

Vitality finally understood that they needed to interact with the audience more proactively and learn from G2's advanced ideas.

【These teams in ESL are playing no differently than in the Ladder】

Karrigan didn't think apEX would be so reckless as to let the main force rush in directly.

As for C9 and MIBR, everyone generally thought they were just there to make up the numbers.

The screen cut to kennyS, who waved goodbye to Xu Beifang in front of the camera.

As for the third-round economy round, there were no surprises; Karrigan did try to gamble on the B site, but Vitality didn't try to push in deeply at all. After shox snuck through the A site, he left apEX alone, and the rest all started guarding the bomb on the A site.

The brain circuit of a lurker is always strange; while others think expired food is unhealthy, he thinks an expired baguette is too hard, making it a standard-issue weapon.

With an economy of 1400, more people would choose a Half Armor Desert Eagle, because the Desert Eagle has a higher ceiling; the $700 sniper rifle isn't just talk.

"Just showing a tiny bit of his scalp and he got insta-killed! Oh!! This Nice!! It's him again, he has opened up the situation once more!" Wanjiqi shouted in the live stream.

After Blast Miami ended, NAVI participated in another ESL, and in this tournament, their performance was even more struggling.

This was a small task arranged for them by the club.

At the same time, Hunter also opened his phone.

He felt this content video was very good; if the last scene could be modified, it would truly be a perfect episode.

"Hoo~"

But in this ESL tournament, NAVI lost to G2, lost to North, and even lost to Heroic.

If you really tried to eat it, it would break your teeth.

"Beifang, what are you doing?" Zywoo had just finished an FPL match, and when he turned his head, he saw Xu Beifang lost in thought while looking at the computer.

【This utility is great, I've learned it, today I'm going to rush B!】

Xu Beifang nodded.

On the screen, Xu Beifang and kennyS were communicating frantically; the two exchanged words rapidly, then dry-peeked out directly.

Hunter also expressed that he was getting excited; he sat up straight, wanting to see the subsequent plot.

At this moment, the barrage on the video also increased instantly:

【What is this, a real-life version of Zywoo Diary?】

After everything was ready, Xu Beifang let out a long breath.

The moment De Jong appeared in his field of vision, he pulled the trigger!

The Vitality personnel were just in position, and a wave of grenades went down.

kennyS had just wanted to answer when he felt his lungs itching and couldn't help but start coughing.

"Nice pre-fired directly over, he didn't even have a chance to fire his gun! woxic could only scramble to escape backward, but Nice chased after him with long strides, and the half-health woxic was eventually taken out by a trade kill; Karrigan, who had come over to retake, provided cover fire, but it was already to no avail!"

But the moment he jumped, he was unexpectedly blinded by the Terrorist's Flashbang.

Xu Beifang was writing very intently; because he had added suspense and antics, it definitely needed a twist, so it took him nearly an hour to get it done.

The train of thought was quite outrageous, but sometimes inspiration just comes like that.

So there should be at most two people left in B site for this wave; as long as he could take one out in a frontal engagement, they could directly deploy grenades afterward, and it would basically be successfully taken.

Occasionally someone was killed, but the Long Gun Round weapons were always in their hands, and what they traded for were two submachine guns.

Nice was still a very interesting person.

With the help of meddlesome players publicizing these community memes, players on foreign websites also learned about the "Zywoo in prison" attribute.

Xu Beifang didn't answer directly, but instead found a marker pen from the side and began writing the general flow of the antics video.

Casual players or these bloggers hadn't even studied this map clearly yet.

As a newly released map, they didn't have a sufficient grasp of Vertigo.

Entering the second round, apEX began to coordinate the setup: "Nice, throw me a submachine gun, I'll give you the SG553, you equip full utility, go play Banana by yourself, the others follow me to put pressure on Mid at the start."

The entire Vitality team maintained great expectations for the upcoming main tournament.

【Only with a good performance can one eat expired baguettes; when will Shushu reward us with a fresh baguette?】

The one with the reputation of being the Faze youth academy—Mouz.

They had also discussed this question in private, and it was still mostly based on their on-the-spot performance during the match.

Han Wang nodded, and stood on the Sandbag to hold the Stone Slab directly.

Art is the strongest PP-Bizon player in the professional scene; for this weapon, this was already the highest level of enlightenment.

As well as the previous generation King of Banana Road that Wanjiqi was always thinking about—Friberg.

"Don't get complacent, boys." Karrigan said with a serious expression, "The Terrorists' economy still allows them to play a Full Buy Round, continue to seize this round well."

He had es3tag, who had the potential to shine brightly on the top-tier stage in the future.

This shot was instantly taken out by a Headshot.

【Beizige's operations are becoming more and more incomprehensible to watch】

Zywoo hurriedly raised his hand: "I want to act!"

After waiting for a while, he had thought there wouldn't be any feedback from Banana.

Moreover, after the antics video was sent out, he even obtained a D-rank treasure chest.

However, when it came to helping film a short antics video, kennyS still called back to ask G2, and only after getting an answer did he agree to film it.

But looking at it now, his previous impression of Nice was still too one-sided.

After winning the championship at StarSeries previously, the documentary the club put effort into making was well-received by the vast audience.

In certain specific rounds, high mobility could play a very considerable role.

Karrigan wanted to save two Half Armor Desert Eagle sets plus a small amount of utility, but the "Bean" didn't give any chance at all, letting Karrigan know what the strength of an ECOtezhongbing was, directly finishing them off with submachine guns!

The score successfully reached 2:0.

In a game with a short TTK like CSGO, you never know whether tactics or accidental engagements will come first.

Then he began to arrange tactics: "Our early-game defense remains unchanged, a 3B start; after the first round of utility pressure is applied, I'll give instructions after seeing the information feedback from both sides."

With another tournament ending empty-handed and losing so miserably, quite a few fans were bombarding Edward and Zeus in the HLTV comment section.

The match called for a timeout, and kennyS couldn't help but sigh over the mic.

【When will there be a Pistol Round to watch?】

Now Xu Beifang was even studying small details like runboosts and various double-peek and triple-boost spots.

So many of Karrigan's fans hoped that Karrigan could achieve good results, letting Faze know that Karrigan's leadership was not a problem!

But on the other hand, Vitality had just won the championship at StarSeries, and fans naturally hoped they could continue to maintain their previous state and continue to lift a Trophy.

This way, Xu Beifang's frontal maneuverability would be stronger, the overall pressure would decrease, and he would have the spare capacity to help his teammates.

In the first battle against MIBR, although they eventually tied.

This resulted in the HLTV comment section being incredibly lively an hour before the match started.

Although they were internal staff of Vitality, this was also their First Time seeing the finished product; previously at the Paris base, they were all filming some raw footage, and they didn't participate in the various post-production editing tasks.

So apEX equipped Xu Beifang with a long gun, letting him hang back at a long distance alone.

When the screen shattered and he exited the enlightenment space, he had attained enlightenment!

However, in the subsequent training matches, he didn't use the Bizon many times.

【I'm really looking forward to Vitality and Mouz on Vertigo, I really want to see what new antics these two inventors, ropz and Nice, will come up with】

【No, I won't learn it!】

Coupled with that essay Rain wrote when Karrigan left and the results were poor, it let everyone know that Faze's poor performance wasn't Karrigan's fault.

But Karrigan understood very well that on the map Inferno, once control of Banana was lost, the situation would become extremely passive.

At this moment, he could also understand why everyone in the scene held Nice in such high regard.

He strafed out from A1 and, with a single pre-aimed shot, instantly killed JackZ, who had only a sliver of his head exposed above the Bicycle at Pit.

Wanjiqi, having just returned from the Toilet to his small streaming desk, looked at the match screen that had already begun and proceeded with his opening remarks in a calm and unhurried manner.

After receiving instructions from apEX, Xu Beifang continued to push forward.

Xu Beifang saw a Smoke Grenade for CT Spawn that Leon Kai had researched, and there were already over 100 comments in the comment section.

Seeing this, Hunter couldn't hold it in anymore.

【Distributing D-Grade Treasure Chest...】

To become World No. 1, to lift a Major trophy, or even to achieve a dynasty—something one might not even dare to think about yet—all require strength.

In the Pistol Round, Vitality chose to execute a Connector pinch onto A; the tactic wasn't complex, but Zywoo instantly killed two in a row at the front, allowing this attack to unfold very smoothly, and they successfully secured the first point.

Xu Beifang couldn't help but turn his head and ask, "Dou Dou, what are you doing?"

【Not necessarily, Vitality's starts are never very ideal.】

NIKO's average rating in this final was 1.53, fully demonstrating what it means to be a god-tier carry.

If one were to say they lost to Faze, Liquid, and Astralis at Blast, there were still some excuses to be found.

"Today's match map has come to Inferno; Vitality is on the offensive side, and the score is 1:0."

Xu Beifang on screen was seen asking apEX: "apEX, our offense has fallen into a rut; can you give us a top-tier tactic so we can win this game?"

ropz watched as Han Wang finally secured the Clutch and felt a weight lift from his heart.

Meanwhile, the situation for NAVI at this Blast Miami stop was quite dire.

"And NAVI has made quite a few blunders here; plus, the kills are too concentrated on S1mple, and the others haven't performed at all. This is why NAVI had more kills than Heroic but still lost the match."

During the Group Stage BO1 matchups, whether it was Vitality or Mouz, both coincidentally chose maps they were more familiar with.

Plus, there was Xu Beifang helping to research and push forward their understanding of new maps.

This resulted in Vitality performing exceptionally well in scrims, with their recent win rate hovering around 70%.

Suspense + memes + tactical theme = the final meme video.

Once this meme video was released, the 'hahaha's and various roasts in the chat were all positive feedback for him.

However, Vitality still failed to win this Clutch in the end.

Xu Beifang also understood apEX's thinking; after arriving at Banana at the start of the round, Map Control was prioritized for stability.

But at the same time, Vitality synchronized a grenade execute from A1 and A2.

Yet he didn't expect that Xu Beifang had already moved to the Tree Position.

Xu Beifang saw the Smoke Grenade flying in and wasn't anxious at all, as this was already his daily routine for controlling Banana.

【Nice used SG553 to get a Headshot kill on chrisJ】

They also realized this point: with the roster before the Kattowitz Major, Vitality relied on Xu Beifang and Zywoo to carry; it was fine against weaker teams, but if the opponent was strong, the front line would easily become deadlocked.

shox said confidently: "That's no problem at all; kennyS is just about to come over to pick up a smoke, I'll have him help with the filming, it's no big deal."

After spending some effort, he finally found that tactical board.

apEX shook the baguette in his hand: "Zywoo performed well today, go to the Dungeon and reward him with an expired baguette."

He felt that Xu Beifang was talking nonsense about him in this meme video.

Coupled with Nice's outstanding performances in major tournaments, it left him with an impression—this was a top-tier Gunner with exaggerated frontal ability, a guy who could even go toe-to-toe with his own cousin.

He didn't pursue kills, but rather a playstyle focused on scouting and survival.

"S1mple lost this final with an average of 1.53, and then I calculated that after this BO3 was over, NAVI had 20 more kills than their opponent in total, yet they still lost. This Heroic is interesting..."

He didn't have any particular likes or dislikes regarding firearms; being able to secure more kills and help the team win the round in front of him was his guiding principle for weapon selection.

After winning the match, Xu Beifang on screen stretched and said to K-Bao: "Not playing anymore, that's it for today."

"Our promotional video is live!" he shouted in the training room.

At this time, kennyS's voice sounded over the voice chat: "It's okay brother, he's just feeling it, I'll Trade Kill faster next round and we'll just kill him!"

"Bang!"

Note: Karrigan and "Cousin" are two different players.

apEX added from the side: "Oh, I watched this match; Heroic has high discipline and basically won't do anything too risky. For example, in a 2v4 situation, they will definitely Save Weapon."

"However, in this ESL, everyone's Vertigo is quite abstract," JackZ couldn't help but laugh from the side.

The two of them coordinated a dry peek and both died to S1mple's AWP.

He finished reading it quickly; the overall content wasn't long, and could even be summarized in a sentence or two, but he thought about it carefully and felt the effect of filming it might be unexpectedly good.

Then in the second stop, they crushed C9 with a score of 16:9.

But for a former aiming maniac to go from a stable Carry to a stable liability, it was inevitable that people would feel a sense of shared sorrow.

After throwing the grenade, De Jong said: "You hold for a bit, I'll jump at the close point to get information; if there's no one, Han Wang, you go back and flash."

It refers more to the ability to break a deadlock, efficiency in Trade Kill, and survival after getting a kill.

Kai Zi Ge's answer was quite fair.

"Is this a Vitality operational idea? Pretty interesting."

Except for Han Wang, who was a newcomer, the other four members were all well-known figures on the competitive scene; this year they were ambitious, and after the new roster combination, they were thinking about carving out their own path.

And Vitality was also very happy to see this scene.

【What kind of Reaction is that!】

【Too hilarious, haha】

As the protagonists of the content video, the members of Vitality also sat together to finish watching this video.

They all used this method in the comment section to jinx Faze.

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The pacing of this Group Stage will be described in a relatively fast manner.

【But you can jump off the building directly on the map, haha】

It turned out they filled it up, and the entire tactical board was covered in flying to the Second Floor.

After Karrigan knew that Han Wang had replenished the Smoke Grenade, he made a relatively bold decision: "Han Wang, you just stand at the Banana Road Near Point, let's gamble on 3A and see."

【Can't hold it in, why does apEX like flying to the Second Floor so much!】

"Fine, fine, fine, so you want to be a traitor, right? Today I'll force a confession out of you!"

Furthermore, not every map is suitable for the PP-Bizon, and the playstyle for different maps still needs to be adjusted.

Besides, after the task is completed, he can receive a reward.

shox nodded: "Indeed, feeding expired baguette to Zywoo, it's impressive you could even think of that; that would be too hard."

But the explosive grenades deployed in the B site dispelled his fantasy.

Xu Beifang replied: "I just feel that the match between NAVI and Heroic at the ESL is very strange."

Liquid and Astralis, who haven't been seen for a month, and Faze and NAVI, who just failed at the StarSeries, are all teams to look forward to.

Avoid: Weddings, funerals...

dephh jumped to scout at the first moment and was fully Flash, failing to gain vision.

However, he noticed that at the Tree Position where the HE Grenade had just exploded, a Terrorist was currently crouching!

When Xu Beifang was controlling the map on Banana Road this round, he had stood at the Banana Road Tree Position early on; although he took an HE Grenade at the start, he did not deliberately change his position.

dephh, who was scouting in the B site, was instantly killed by Xu Beifang; Han Wang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly sealed the Stone Smoke.

He and Edward had both once become protagonists in the same era.

Xu Beifang could only express that it was awesome; this was the First Time he had seen such a unique skill. It is no wonder kennys is called the "Tuberculosis Sniper God."

And for Faze fans, this Blast Miami is like fast-forwarding to the final scene of the Spring Festival Gala—eating dumplings!

In this series, Faze swept away the gloom of their poor results at the beginning of the year.

A certain fish streaming Platform, Room 6657.

They were already at a disadvantage in terms of weaponry, and if Banana Road was controlled by the opponent too early, allowing apEX to gather and deploy explosive grenades, it would basically be unplayable.

"And flying to the Second Floor is really a very useful tactic, I don't think there's anything wrong with it..."

Hearing this, Xu Beifang recalled the netizens' expectations for Vitality's tactics in the comment section, and an idea popped into his mind.

But woxic held a very strange angle, and after an Anti-Flash, he took him out with one shot and ran away.

Xu Beifang, who had just finished a practice match, heard a notification sound by his ear.

He didn't deliberately pay attention to Vitality; he just happened to see it while scrolling on Twitter.

The others in the room also walked over to take a look.

Zywoo held the big sniper and took the initiative to look for opportunities, but the big sniper wall-banged two, and he was still counter-killed by the low-health Han Wang.

As for the PP-Bizon, as a submachine gun, its damage is a bit on the low side.

He and NIKO are also very good friends, so he naturally knows very well how much pressure NIKO is under and how much effort he has put into this championship—he even goes to nightclubs less often!

Coupled with Xu Beifang's teasing during a livestream, it led the guys in the Max community to create a top-tier Zywoo Diary.

【6657 UP UP!】

That's right, it was a draw; in this series of events, a draw is possible because it exists in the form of a points system overall.

JackZ stood up in this situation, killing three people in succession during the trade, forcibly finishing off the people in the A site.

The A Second Floor was obscured by a Smoke Grenade, and Xu Beifang could only start looking for opportunities from the Connector.

Occasionally posting some short videos of players' daily lives or content to keep appearing in the audience's field of vision.

Karrigan refers to the current Faze in-game leader Karrigan, because he looks like JW and has always been teased as JW's distant cousin.

This round, he thought that after Nice was taken out, the pressure of the subsequent frontal gunfight would not be so great, but who would have thought that JackZ would directly make a wild breakthrough at A1 and bring the numbers back.

JackZ had just finished Deathmatch training; he didn't have any expectations, but after watching the clip of the first scene, he became interested in what followed and raised his eyebrows.

But well.

dephh used his skillful movement to perform a side jump.

As one of the best in-game leaders in the world, Karrigan caused great controversy because he was voted out by Faze.

Although this is not a major tournament like IEM Cologne or Katowice, just like the StarSeries was based on Xu Beifang, this championship also gave NIKO some motivation to keep going.

Hardworking, motivated, powerful, and humorous—what kind of "winner in life" persona is this?

Below is Leon Kai's reply: 【Wait for the match in two days, the upcoming IEM Sydney should be quite worth watching】

Xu Beifang chose not to listen to apEX's devilish whispers.

Immediately after, when the sound of the SG553 gunfire rang out, Han Wang looked at the black-and-white screen in silence.

He didn't write it out very smoothly; he revised it several times during the process before the final result took shape.

Immediately after, he replied: "Vitality officially tagged me; it's mainly because I also participated in one of their shoots. Their pace is slow, and I thought it could be edited in the first two days, but it wasn't finished until today."

Shushu held an apple and slid over on the gaming chair with a swoosh.

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Intermediate Technique: Art's Bizon Mastery. Description: For $1400, you can own a top-tier artifact with high returns, many bullets, and the ability to run and gun! PS: Guess where my Bizon is now?】

For example, the playstyle against a Handgun is definitely different from that against a Rifle.

Discovering that the opponent had no intention of using a Flashbang to retake, he threw a Stone Slab pop-flash himself, then rushed in through the smoke at the Banana Road Entrance.

In the first three rounds, Vitality played very smoothly, basically losing no weapons.

shox added: "The problem for NAVI right now is mainly that it's hard to get kills from the front; it basically depends on electronic and s1mple to find people, Edward... sigh~"

Moreover, under different engagement distances, how to use the Bizon is better.

Thinking of tactics, he thought of Astralis, followed by thinking of device, and thought of the "Mission: Impossible" meme.

It was just that after the BP of both sides ended, the final result still disappointed everyone, because the map was locked on Inferno.

So they threw a Smoke Grenade back directly, intending to cut off the Terrorists' coordination and link-up, and suppress Banana Road first.

And FaZe, on this map, showed what it means for the gods to return to their positions!

They didn't even let Astralis reach a double-digit score, defeating Astralis with a large score of 16:5, and NiKo blasted out a 1.69 rating on this map.

"Who would want to be a traitor!" JackZ complained.

【It's just a youth academy, your Primary Team can't even beat Vitality, how can the youth academy do it?】

Wanjiqi glanced at the barrage question and smiled, sophistically arguing: "Look at Mouz playing with handguns, isn't it a Pistol Round?"

"But Nice strafed over, directly took out half of woxic's health with one burst, instantly forcing the sniper back. Han Wang is holding a direct angle at the Sandbag, can he make a play here?"

Xu Beifang and ropz are arguably the most focused figures after StarSeries.

"Vitality's positioning doesn't look like they want to continue controlling Banana Road; this is a fake execute routine," Wanjiqi saw it clearly.

【Suggestion Mission: You can actively interact with the audience to create content, difficulty 3 stars. This mission is a long-term mission, today's check-in completed...】

Xu Beifang, kennyS, and others appeared on camera. The two of them held their Mouse and keyboard, the sound of a Flashbang exploding rang out, reminding the audience they were playing CSGO.

K-bao shook his head: "No, it seems like Nice came up with it."

The Bizon, as a weapon, is indeed a chicken rib in the professional scene.

【Respect!】

Xu Beifang took another close look and realized that, unknowingly, he had already accumulated 100 D-rank treasure chests.

Xu Beifang nodded, and then came the blessing of apEX's tactics; on the screen, they no longer dry-peeked, but instead used more grenade coordination, and there were even scenes of various Flashbang combinations.

Dou Dou added a sentence: "You don't need to play too anxiously, just apply a little pressure."

If they could lose fewer than three Long Guns and win this Full Buy Round, then their economy would be directly operational, and the fault tolerance for the first half would be maxed out.

apEX pushed his glasses up onto his hair, "Are my tactics that rigid? You guys are slandering me; I'm reporting you for slandering me!"

……

Mouz entered 'Jametime' again. The score gap wasn't very large, but Vitality's rather unique offensive ideas made Karrigan feel a bit troubled.

Nowadays, Mouz's overall lineup is very strong, with Karrigan serving as the captain, woxic as the primary sniper, Han Wang as the Entry Fragger, ropz as the Lurker, and chrisJ existing as the support and Secondary Sniper.

At this time, the fans were also comforting themselves in advance that the Primary Team was just playing for fun on Map 1, and they would be fine once it reached a BO3.

Xu Beifang sent a radio command, indicating he understood.

At the very least, when pulled out, the overall fault tolerance is not high.

Karrigan spoke up: "woxic, try to move towards B site; they might not know yet that B site is empty."

But the next second, a Flashbang flew out from the smoke.

"Welcome everyone to watch this match between Vitality and Mouz. I am the commentator for this match, Wanjiqi."

Then the video began to speed up. In the next few rounds, they kept trying to break through, but all that appeared were scenes of Xu Beifang and kennyS dying suddenly.

【Nice used SG553 to get a Headshot kill on chrisJ】

Plus, the requirements for them regarding macro-management are not high.

Inspired by the netizens' ideas, since everyone is now looking forward to Vitality's tactics, they would just make an issue out of this and film a short, fun video revolving around tactics.

Just like Vitality now, Xu Beifang can play as an Entry Fragger from the front, but occasionally JackZ can also get kills in another area.

"Sigh, don't say it, this tactic actually fits our Vitality very well!"

Their Control Map style on this map is naturally ahead of other teams and has reached a unique level.

【This play was actually top-tier Consciousness; he pre-aimed】

"After getting the Entry Kill, Nice is still moving forward to continue Map Control, but the CTs don't seem to want to just hand over B site like this; they still want to use short-range weapons to fight a wave at the close angle."

Closing his eyes and pretending to rest, his mind had already sunk into the simulation space.

The Dungeon meme originated because the stickers in Zywoo's room looked like a dungeon, and coupled with the fact that apEX's home streaming environment was too bright and gorgeous, it formed a contrast.

【I'm already looking forward to Vertigo, at least Vertigo doesn't have a Second Floor】

Inferno is their strongest map. Xu Beifang is already the new generation's King of Banana Road. On this map, they have rich competitive experience and sufficient confidence.

apEX threw a Flashbang, and Xu Beifang took the initiative to go towards the Connector to try.

Although Vitality only got 3 points, the opponent's rhythm in the early stage was too smooth, putting a lot of pressure on them.

Of course, this mission mainly falls on Vitality's management.

So Mouz did not choose this new map.

Because the Xbox Smoke incident caused a stir for Valve, it also gained some popularity within the circle.

After the promotional video was released, the official Vitality account was also crazily gaining followers.

shox in the voice chat also couldn't help but wail: "How can we win!"

Usually, he wouldn't look at the content in here, but just because the official Vitality account tagged kennyS, it made him notice:

There are advantages, of course: lots of bullets and running fast.

But at this moment, his eyes lit up because he saw the tactical board behind Xu Beifang.

"We'll rush A Second Floor quickly on the Side Path, take control of A Second Floor directly, and then execute a pinch from the Connector, A Second Floor, and A1."

chrisJ was also helpless.

The tactic is not complicated; apEX intends to make an issue out of Xu Beifang's Impact on Banana Road.

Inside the simulation space, he sensed under what circumstances Art would choose to purchase a bison to play with.

If I can maintain a daily output of 12,000 words starting from today, it seems I can complete the goal of 280,000 words.

Finally, a recommendation (sacrifice) for a work by a group member; those interested can go take a look.