Chapter 297: Boss Discusses Personal Ability

When Xu Beifang entered the clutch, after he killed the three enemies rushing him with three bullets, everyone raised their arms high, their eyes faintly expectant of something. But when they saw him truly take down the final nitr0 with that single shot, the audience's expressions remained stunned.

That was a five-kill?

Xu Beifang had just pulled off his third five-kill?

The English-language casters on stage reacted faster; after a moment of blankness, they had already adjusted.

JFZB instantly stood up from the casting desk, shouting passionately into the microphone: "Nice!!! This is insane, guys! This guy has secured his third five-kill of the match; this is simply unbelievable. Nice has pulled off three five-kills on a single map! Before this, in my memory, only his teammate shox had ever achieved a double five-kill across the pistol rounds of both halves, but Nice has broken history today—on one map, the same person, three different five-kills!"

"This is just too shocking! I still can't believe it even now; he just dismantled the members of Liquid one by one like that!"

As a famous 'Nice fanboy' among the English casters, his feelings at this moment were beyond words.

He wanted to convey his emotions to the entire audience in the arena, but language felt incredibly inadequate at this moment. Fortunately, his excitement still managed to infect the entire audience through his rapid-fire commentary.

The Vitality fans currently going wild were the best proof of this.

JFZB watched the actions of the Vitality players on the monitor; the man who had just delivered the highlight moment wore only a quiet smile on his face.

But he understood very well just how exaggerated a performance this man had put on.

JFZB and ddk were a golden duo among casters; before this match, they had also discussed what the matchup between Vitality and Liquid would look like.

Which players would produce highlight reels.

Among them, Nice, Zywoo, Twistzz, and Elige were all in their discussions.

They had anticipated that Xu Beifang would have highlight moments, but they never expected him to produce three on a single map.

Even if this wasn't a Major.

IEM Sydney was still an important event in the IEM series, an S-Tier tournament.

Not to mention the opponent was Liquid, the Liquid now known as the 'Aimbot Team'!

For an average player, even playing all day on the weekend, getting three five-kills would be a very difficult task.

Yet today, they had witnessed a miracle.

Xu Beifang, in such a high-quality match, had managed to pull off a full three five-kills on one map.

Although they knew the Boss's 'Second Stage' was exaggerated, three five-kills in a single match still broke their imagination.

As an English caster, JFZB had a very clear memory of historical CSGO moments, and he had reviewed a lot of data before the match.

Two five-kills in a single match, while rare, wasn't entirely unprecedented.

shox once got 10 kills in the pistol rounds of both halves, leaving a deep impression on many veteran players.

And Xu Beifang today not only replicated shox's feat but even secured an extra five-kill; that was just a bit too exaggerated.

JFZB also understood very well that Xu Beifang had absolutely broken history; the feat of three five-kills in a single match was unique across the entire IEM series, and even all S-Tier tournaments.

……

On camera, Xu Beifang's expression was calm. After winning the pistol round, he gave a light smile toward the filming lens.

The Vitality team booth, however, had descended into a frenzy. JackZ and apEX stood up directly, looking at Xu Beifang with incredulous eyes, while the coach behind Xu Beifang clutched his head with both hands, staring at Xu Beifang with wide eyes.

The scene inside the booth at this moment was a microcosm of the entire arena.

When Xu Beifang's gaze looked over through that massive screen, the arena responded with extreme intensity.

"Nice!"

At first, this shout only rang out from a corner of the arena, but it quickly spread to the entire venue, and many people joined in with the main crowd's chant.

"Nice!! Nice!! Nice!!"

"Nice!! Nice!! Nice!!"

JackZ and his teammates' celebration was interrupted by the commotion in the arena. Those excited shouts vibrated through the venue, and the unanimous chanting was incredibly stirring at this moment.

Nearly ten thousand people in the arena were chanting the same person's ID; at this moment, Xu Beifang was the true God of War in their eyes!

They had experienced it once before at StarSeries, but that was Xu Beifang's home turf, and since that time it was a 1v5, they all felt it was normal.

Xu Beifang also heard the astonishing shouts from the live audience. He really wanted to stay calm and play the 'silent expert.'

But those shouts made him feel his blood starting to boil; his whole body was restless now.

A pleasant smile hung on his face, and he took out his transparent glass thermos from under his feet.

But he held it as if it were a goblet, extending it toward the camera as if toasting the audience in celebration.

He really isn't human... JackZ watched Xu Beifang, who was already starting to 'show off,' and shook his head with a sigh.

It was hard for him to get three five-kills in an entire tournament, yet Xu Beifang had done it three times in one match.

Purely a freak, a human-shaped walking USB drive; this was a non-human.

He realized what an incredible achievement his teammate had reached.

Unprecedented, and likely hard for anyone to follow.

Because the difficulty was simply too high.

apEX couldn't hold back and started playing his music. He looked toward the other side of the stage and shouted hoarsely:

"Three five-kills in one match! We have a Nice like this, do you guys have one?!"

Hearing apEX's trash talk, JackZ couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.

He turned his head to look at the other side of the stage.

He was suddenly very curious.

As the background board, what kind of mood Liquid was in.

……

Is this not hacks??

nitr0 covered his face; the 'mask of pain' was already hanging on his face.

After his teammates were all killed, as the last member to rotate back, the pressure was absolutely maxed out.

But there was always a glimmer of luck in his heart; he believed Nice couldn't be that exaggerated, and he could still successfully take this round.

But what was the result?

The bomb was planted on A Site; he had just arrived at the Archway and was holding the angle, but the moment he saw Xu Beifang, he was already lying down.

He only saw a person flicker, and he was dead, without even a chance to react.

He turned his head to look at the situation of his teammates.

The room was silent, even though this was a rare tactical timeout called by an opponent.

But they understood very well that the other side wasn't calling it to discuss tactics, but using the timeout time to celebrate, which made it very hard for them to accept.

Elige sat bolt upright in his gaming chair; at this moment, his heart was piled high with negative emotions.

He didn't understand why this game had turned out like this?

The shock brought by the intense surprise made him feel like he was suffocating; his heart was incredibly oppressed. Looking at the 11:5 score in front of him, he even wanted to punch through this damn screen; perhaps such terrible emotions could be relieved.

But in order not to let the finals be unable to continue, he still restrained his actions.

But this only made him feel even worse.

He didn't understand how this confrontation on Mirage had turned into this.

It was clearly their map pick, clearly they had prepared before the match, clearly they were about to start their revenge!

But how did the match turn into this?

The highly targeted pistol round attack was spun away by Nice using a 'helicopter' method to kill everyone, and then after finally finding some rhythm, their thoughts were disrupted by Nice's various aggressive pushes, or that mid-push where Nice turned around to instantly kill the AWP, and then went on to win that top-tier clutch?

Or perhaps, this 3-on-1 frontal engagement, where he killed three with three bullets?

If it were said that in this match, all of Vitality's members were in excellent form, or were better prepared than them.

Then they would indeed have nothing to say.

But was that the fact?

Apart from Nice, the other members of Vitality, while having their moments, weren't as bright under Nice's highlight.

Indeed, today, no matter whose highlight it was, it wasn't as dazzling in the face of these three five-kills in a single match.

Now that things had come to this.

They just listened to the audience in the arena chanting the opponent's ID.

This bewilderment, astonishment, shock...

Elige felt those cheers turn into an invisible giant hand, grabbing his throat, making him feel like he couldn't breathe. Those passionate cheers also became so piercing, buzzing in his ears. The atmosphere in the arena was incredibly heated, yet they felt a bone-chilling cold.

As for Twistzz, who was sitting to the side with a poor mindset, he didn't seem much different.

"Alright, let's all adjust; let's find a way to fight back." Finally, NAF, with a sleepy face, broke the silence, wanting to adjust his teammates' state.

But seeing that his teammates' expressions hadn't changed at all, NAF shrugged and stopped talking.

He finally stood up to say a few words, but the teammates gave no feedback; whoever wants to be the leader can be the leader.

I'll just play my own game.

……

"Beifang, you're a human-shaped walking USB drive today!" The bald coach gave Xu Beifang's forehead a tap. "You're too exaggerated!!"

He couldn't believe the scene he was seeing; three five-kills, he had never seen such a scene in his entire career.

For this Mirage match today, the bald coach had prepared quite a lot.

After entering the match, he had also been thinking according to Liquid's playstyle, in order to give the team a new line of thought if they encountered problems.

But he never expected that the first timeout would be called to celebrate.

This was just too interesting.

"I've already built up the confidence, brother!" Xu Beifang responded with a smile.

To be honest, he hadn't even thought he could pull off those plays.

In those few rounds, the situations he was in were all quite difficult, and he had always been holding the idea of trying his best to operate, that killing one wouldn't be a loss, and killing two would lighten the burden on his teammates.

As a result, his form was surprisingly good, and in the end, he really managed to pull it off.

Playing CSGO requires confidence; only if you are confident, even in difficult matchups, will you dare to make plays, and only then will your ceiling be higher.

If you don't dare to make plays, some clutches will just end up with you saving a long gun.

Saving a weapon isn't a big mistake for the team, but the gain is far, far less than a comeback.

It was precisely because Xu Beifang refused to give up in clutch confrontations, and still thought about trying to make plays in desperate situations, that his ability to handle clutches became so good.

Taking advantage of the last few seconds of the tactical timeout, the bald coach clapped excitedly and said: "Just keep playing at this rhythm, and we'll successfully take Map 1, let's get a big score first."

shox heard this and couldn't help but tease: "Coach, your requirements are quite high; Beifang has already gotten three five-kills and that's not enough, you still want him to continue the five-kill rhythm, you won't even let him rest for a while."

The room was instantly filled with low laughter; the team atmosphere after the passion was quite good, and just from a bit of teasing, their smiles never stopped.

Zywoo added: "The match isn't over yet."

Indeed, the match wasn't over.

Even if Xu Beifang had produced such an exaggerated highlight, the score was still 11:5; Vitality still needed to win five more rounds to end this Map 1.

Returning to the match, after winning the pistol round, Vitality held the economic advantage.

Liquid, as the defending side, directly chose to force buy; they just had a normal default start.

apEX gave the instructions at the start.

He had Xu Beifang and Zywoo give the VIP smoke and B-Small crossing smoke respectively, feigning a mid-to-B split.

But in reality, he was addicted to the Second Floor!

The Vitality members gathered on the outskirts of A Site, and at the second timing, he directly threw two flashbangs, sending JackZ and shox out from A2.

Although the tactic was quite criticized by the community, apEX had a kind of magic.

His 'flying to Second Floor' could actually succeed; this was the most ridiculous part.

JackZ used his MAC-10 to spray down two people in the front before being headshot by stewie2K's Desert Eagle from inside VIP.

But the subsequent Vitality utility push, the bomb being planted, and taking control of A Site allowed them to successfully win this round.

Liquid entered an eco round and lost this point without much struggle.

The score came to 13:5, entering the first long gun round.

In this point, during the mid-map control, stewie2K and nitr0's anti-flash coordination timing was excellent, catching several side-angle timings, and he successfully got a four-kill, helping Liquid get their first point of the second half.

The moment the round ended, stewie2K took off his headset and jumped directly onto the table to shout with all his might.

But perhaps because they had seen Xu Beifang's three highlight performances, not many in the audience responded to him.

The members of Liquid all used this point to recover some morale.

They bumped fists to encourage each other, wanting to slowly chase back.

But the problem was, in the next round, Zywoo's light-speed three-kill on B Site brought their warming morale to an abrupt halt.

This round was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

In the following rounds, Liquid, known as the 'Aimbot Team,' also started to see their frontal gunplay deform, and even many kills they should have gotten were missed due to spray control errors.

Until entering match point, nitr0 won a 1v2 clutch, helping them get another point.

But, that was all.

Under the situation where the state gap between the two sides was too large, they only got two rounds in the second half, and the score was fixed at 16:7.

……

rain sat in the front row of the stands, and the audience beside him were all applauding the end of Map 1.

The confrontation in the last few rounds wasn't intense, but to them, it felt more like the lingering echo after Nice's performance.

rain's heart was also greatly impacted; he could understand why Liquid only got two points later on.

Even if he put himself in Liquid's situation, they didn't think they could handle it much better under those circumstances.

A message notification sounded on his phone; rain opened it, and it was a message from NiKo.

NiKo: Can you go on stage?

rain:?

NiKo: Check Nice's computer, see if there's a USB drive plugged in; this kid is too terrifying.

NiKo: So uncomfortable, why didn't I go to Sydney this time? Otherwise, I would have blown Nice out of the water.

rain: Next match, if you don't get three five-kills in one game, I'll beat your head in.

NiKo: I'll ask tonight which club wants me (scared).

NiKo saying he wanted to run to another club was naturally a joke.

Although the pressure of being the IGL at FaZe was a bit high, he still enjoyed it.

He really regretted that his Sydney visa didn't come through; it affected his match and his viewing, this wave was a total loss!

The scene today was so hyped; even watching online, the feedback from the stream's audio made his blood boil. If he had a glass of wine, sitting in the arena watching the match, and taking a sip when Xu Beifang had a highlight performance, it couldn't be better!

As for what rain said about getting three five-kills in one match, he naturally didn't take it seriously.

This thing was rare and hard to come by; it was too exaggerated.

You ask him to go open a Faceit match now, and he might not even be able to pull it off, unless he deliberately tried to 1v5.

The difficulty was simply too high.

He looked at the 1-0 score displayed on his phone and shook his head: "1-0, can Liquid recover in 15 minutes?"

……

For the IEM Sydney tournament, considering the finals were a BO5 confrontation, players could return to the backstage lounge for a simple rest during the intermission.

When Vitality walked out of the booth, they heard the live audience sending applause and cheers.

shox's eyes widened: "Whoa!! Beifang, the audience over there is bowing down to you!"

He was quite surprised; this action was rare in the esports circle, but in the football circle, it was the highest evaluation fans could give a player.

Xu Beifang looked over and saw several fans in the stands raising their hands high, an action of pressing their arms forward.

Xu Beifang smiled and waved at them, then followed the main group back to the lounge.

Vitality had already returned to the booth, while Liquid lingered in the booth for quite a while before walking into the player tunnel.

nitr0 was Liquid's IGL and also their captain.

Looking at his teammates' dejected expressions, he comforted them: "It's just the first map, don't be too upset; it's a BO5 match, there's still plenty of time."

When the second half pistol round ended, his mindset also exploded.

But as an IGL, his ability to adjust his mindset was very strong, and because his main defensive area was B Site, he didn't have many frontal confrontations with Xu Beifang, so he adjusted his mindset quickly.

Twistzz and the others also nodded; the failure of Map 1 was a foregone conclusion, and next they could only work hard to find the rhythm back.

It was just that the terrible mood still couldn't be released in their hearts, causing Liquid's members to still look a bit unhappy.

……

"Map 1 has ended, Vitality took Liquid's map pick in a crushing situation." Wanjiqi said, "Actually, Liquid is very strong on this map, but you all saw the process of the match; Xiao Xu is just too damn freakish!"

【Our electronic pet is mainly just a freak】

【What to do if the electronic pet is raised too super-model?】

【When watching the match, I was saying 'holy shit' the whole time, too terrifying】

"The Boss who opens the second stage as soon as he comes up is truly exaggerated." Wanjiqi had seen the world today, and just as he wanted to continue praising a few more words, he saw the stream screen show the MVP data for Map 1.

Xu Beifang's official photo appeared on the left side of the screen; he just had his arms crossed, but the exaggerated muscle lines made him look full of charm.

On the right was his specific data for this match.

Nice:

Kills/Assists/Deaths: 40/10/10

KAST: 95.6%

ADR: 180.2

Rating 2.0: 3.09

Wanjiqi immediately heard an uproar from the scene; this exaggerated data left many in the audience stunned.

Not just the audience, even Wanjiqi rubbed his eyes and looked at the screen carefully again.

"40/10/10?" he asked in surprise, "Is this data really not wrong?"

"A 4.0 KD ratio, and the rating is as high as 3.09, this..."

He didn't know how to evaluate it for a moment.

A 4.0 KD meant that Xu Beifang could take four Liquid lives with one life.

KAST 95.6%, he also roughly calculated it; there was only one round where Xu Beifang was 'useless' and didn't contribute anything to the team.

And 3.09, this broke another record, right?

In a normal match, a normal player getting 1.1 means they contributed to the team and didn't drag them down.

And 1.2 and above is already at the Carry level.

But this 3.09, even if Wanjiqi went to play a beginner match, he might not be able to pull it off.

Looking at this data, he was speechless in the stream, only able to shake his head continuously.

Because it was simply too ridiculous.

【Holy shit!】

【Daddy!!】

【I couldn't even get this data if I hacked】

【ADR is taller than Tie Dan's height, just exaggerated】

【Do you understand what a nightmare-level dungeon Boss is!】

【Boss discusses personal ability: Even if my teammates don't kill, we can keep winning】

【The Boss and his four reserve baguettes】

【Someone is fish-frying, I won't say who】

【He really just looks for people to kill】

【I suddenly understand Liquid's feelings】

【Liquid's whole team combined only has 4 more kills than Xu Beifang; he really is an army of one】

Wanjiqi also recovered and said: "You can see that Beizige is in really good form today; his feel is too excellent. In the first half, there were several waves on the defensive side where he was just locking on."

"A1 various aggressive pushes, just pushing against your pre-aim and killing you, and Liquid just has no way to deal with him."

"The next Map 2 is Vitality's own pick, Vertigo. Although Vitality's Vertigo has only appeared once in the match, the performance against Fnatic last time was indeed quite impressive. Daring to take it out actively today also proves they are prepared."

"On Liquid's side, they have played Vertigo twice before, with a record of one win and one loss. Overall, I am more optimistic about Vitality."

"Not to mention, whether Liquid can adjust their inner emotions in this short time is another matter."

Wanjiqi made some speculations about what might happen on Map 2 in the stream.

The map for Map 2 is Vertigo, Vitality's map pick, and they started as the attacking side.

Although they knew this was a T-sided map, Liquid still wanted to find some feel back through holding angles.

The intermission allowed them to find some mindset back, but looking at that ID on the other side, they were still a bit scared.

Their whole team had been crushed by Xu Beifang's explosive performance on Map 1, and now they could only readjust to find the rhythm.

But...

Preparation is one thing, but truly entering the match is another scene.

Amidst the fans' 'as expected' expressions, Liquid unsurprisingly lost the pistol round.

Fans also found it hard to understand why a team with such excellent gunplay would have such a low pistol round win rate.

In a BO3 confrontation, if Liquid could win two pistol rounds, Liquid fans could laugh until they bloomed.

Losing the pistol round, the score went all the way to 5:0, until a B-site attack and defense, Elige and nitr0 stood out to operate, and they finally got their first point.

The rhythm of this match made them feel like they were replicating the script of Map 1.

However, for them, there was also good news.

Perhaps because the previous map was played too fiercely, after entering Map 2, Nice's performance was relatively average.

In 6 rounds, the record was only 5/0/4.

Well, it was still a positive record, but Liquid could already accept this data.

However, apEX and Zywoo started to Carry on the offensive side in the first half.

Perhaps stimulated by Xu Beifang, apEX directly invited Olofmeister from the stands to turn the time machine and adjust his version back to 2015; in the first half, apEX started a crazy breakthrough.

In the end, they only let Liquid get 6 rounds in the first half.

Second half, sides swapped, Liquid came to the offensive side.

For the pistol round, they chose a mid-to-B split tactic, with Twistzz responsible for helping throw the B-stairs flashbang from T-spawn to coordinate and synchronize.

But he was still holding the flashbang when he saw a screen-clearing kill in mid.

【Nice used USP headshot to kill nitr0】

【Nice used USP headshot to kill stewie2K】

【Elige used Glock headshot to kill Nice】

【apEX+Nice used USP to kill Elige】

The mid-to-B split hadn't even unfolded, and the main force in mid was already mostly dead.

Twistzz and NAF helplessly found an opportunity from B Site, but ultimately couldn't win this pistol round.

The match quickly came to the long gun round, and Liquid also understood the playstyle of this map, which was crazy A-Long fighting.

But Vitality understood A-Long even better; Xu Beifang heard the information in the Elevator Room and directly pulled his teammates to perform a double-boost in the A-Small channel, often getting kills at the start.

Liquid's attacks in several rounds became very difficult, and forced attacks were hard to find opportunities.

Until it reached 14:6, Liquid actively played a few B-site speed rushes and successfully chased back a few points.

But Vitality also figured out Liquid's playstyle; since you like B-site speed rushes, they started managing their utility.

After Liquid finished the first round of fire on B Site and wanted to plant the bomb, apEX and JackZ directly used HE grenades to blow up the bomb planter.

Liquid's rhythm was completely messed up, and subsequently, Vitality stabilized the situation and held the front.

The score was fixed at 16:9.

Vitality won two maps in a row, and to end the finals, they only needed to win one more map!

…… ===== CHAPTER 298 =====