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Chapter 345: You go to fake play, and you killed everyone?

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The C4 exploded in the A area, accompanied by the cheers of the audience, the score reached 4:1.

Liquid was very calm. After losing the first key round, they immediately called a timeout.

The director cut the camera to Liquid, who called the timeout. From nitr0's expression, it could be seen that he actually didn't want to call a timeout so early, and was also a bit helpless at this time.

Vitality, as the attacking side, mastered the rhythm of the match's attack, played quite decisively in several confrontations, and showed strong combat effectiveness in the early probing stage.

The opponent played powerfully, but their own performance was unsatisfactory, which forced nitr0 to give a timeout for quick adjustment.

If the force buy after the pistol round was because they were suddenly shadowed by Vitality's hero AK, then this long gun round was completely crushed by Nice with individual ability.

And taking a look at the scoreboard, nitr0 smiled a bit:

"This Vitality is really relying on Nice's performance alone."

Nice:

As long as the opponent isn't facing the wall, jumping up at this slate is enough to see.

Average damage 277

Headshot rate: 100%

nitr0 smiled painfully, recalling Astralis's situation yesterday, and suddenly understood Astralis's mood very well.

12 kills, 1 assist, 2 deaths

He entered Banana road at the start and threw an incendiary grenade directly toward the barrel.

Accompanied by apEX's three-kill screen-clearing on Banana road, this point was easily taken.

That middle-segment fire wasn't thrown poorly by them, but specifically burned the recess, because the tree position is a place where you can jump to scout information.

Xu Beifang grabbed a smoke grenade to extinguish the fire in the first time, but didn't see the incendiary grenade spreading over, and finally chose to stand at the tree position, aiming at the slate double-boost, waiting for the timing.

【These three breakthroughs are also full of quality, all faces head-on】

The countdown ended. Xu Beifang had a good position this time. After apEX asked, he chose to actively control Banana road at the start.

But nitr0 thought Vitality would still move against the A area, so he let them probe the B point, making a fake appearance that there were many people at the B point, making the T-side feel that point A was empty, and speed up at the start.

"In the second round, actually you guys also saw that Liquid's thinking and trade kills are all at a level, but in the first long gun round, it was directly blown up head-on, without even a chance to defend. How do you play this?"

For them now, economic adjustment is obviously more important. Plus Liquid's economy is good, even if they hit all Liquid's long guns, the next round will likely still have long guns to use.

After giving a set of utility at the start, NAF was very cautious.

But after giving a few waves of pressure on the A area, next they have to find a way to apply pressure to the B area, otherwise letting these two brothers at the B point play too comfortably, they will have a hard time later.

There is no need at all.

"Liquid's offensive core is ultimately based on numbers. As long as they have a certain number of people, relying on fast trade kills, they can make a name for themselves."

【5 rounds, 12 kills, average 2.5 kills per round. Where is this a person?】

"After the timeout, Liquid didn't choose to force buy, but directly adjusted the economy, conducting a 5B heavy defense gamble, and a group of people were all standing at the back to defend."

When the 7th round arrived, Vitality's entire economy had exceeded 10,000. Their first wave of economic operation had formed, and coupled with the guns in their hands, they had the confidence to lose three rounds in a row, and the room for error was directly pulled to the full.

"Liquid's offensive core is ultimately based on numbers. As long as they have a certain number of people, relying on fast trade kills, they can make a name for themselves."

【Besides dying suddenly once in the pistol round, killing two or three every round, how to play this?】

Watching the painful expressions of the main team members, Liquid fans actually didn't feel good in the live stream room either.

After planting the bomb and knowing Liquid was gambling, Vitality didn't take the initiative to collect guns.

Xu Beifang's early performance was already considered to have broken the pre-match comments that his match against Astralis was just a state performance.

"If Vitality comes to hit B, then there will be a good show."

After fighting wits and courage with the air for a wave, they finally planted the bomb in the A area easily.

Immediately after, he jumped into the tree position.

【How come this guy is everywhere? Watching him chase people and kill them】

【More than these three breakthroughs, his 12 kills at the start were all headshots】

MO took over the topic: "But the problem now is, Beifang doesn't even give them a chance to enter the mid-term, and has already crushed them head-on in the early stage."

The director also understood and cut the camera to under Xu Beifang's poster. The exaggerated data attracted a lot of attention on-site.

Of course, it might not have been broken; Xu Beifang just continued yesterday's state.

"Now it depends on this round, does Liquid have any new ideas to take out and use?"

They were a double B start, so they didn't play particularly aggressively, and even tended to be conservative.

However, recalling the opponent's outrageousness, NAF was particularly careful here, jumping onto the sandbag, and then jumping horizontally to the right.

It wasn't that he predicted anything, but at the current stage, only this position was where he could aim.

Ma Xixi explained: "Captain's thinking is very clear. Directly use an economic round to give up points for a game. If the opponent hits A, then they save these two long guns."

Liquid gave a middle-segment fire and a T-spawn smoke in the first time, but they didn't have the idea of pressing out, just gave these utility.

But as soon as Ma Xixi finished speaking, Vitality, who had already taken control of Banana road, left apEX to break the back on Banana road, and the remaining members turned around to group up and hit A.

Last time it was because of the first long gun round, he knew the opponent would definitely put great pressure on Banana road, so the map control wasn't particularly deep.

Xu Beifang aimed at the slate. His attention was highly concentrated. He entered the state very early in this final today, so he reacted in the first time, holding the AK and spraying a burst.

The fly head was flying in the air, watching the T in the tree position holding an AK, fire shooting everywhere.

His own health was dropping wildly.

Fortunately, after falling down, he finally survived with remnant health.

"Hiss—" NAF gasped, and then hurried to jump toward the fake door on the right.

Originally they had discussed well, if he saw someone in the tree position, they would use double grenades to bomb him.

But now where is there talk of double grenades bombing the tree position, his own little life is almost gone.

Sure enough, the moment he left, a grenade exploded at his original position.

NAF took a look at his health:

HP: 3

NAF originally looked like a sleepy sloth. Now his speechless expression looked even more sleepy.

This start meeting with one drop of blood, who can stand it?

"Pity, this grenade almost supplemented NAF. Banana road almost got a first kill again. This Beifang's reaction is really fast."

Mingrixing muttered from the side: "After all, it's Nice who entered the second stage."

"Nice?" MO shouted, "Please call him BOSS!! You guys really don't understand the terror of the second-stage BOSS. This wave of NAF not being killed instantly upon meeting can be considered Lady Luck standing on the sloth's side."

MO was very recognized of Xu Beifang. After all, his individual strength was already placed there. When he was a professional, his relationship with Xu Beifang was also okay. Now watching this young man become so exaggerated, he directly transformed into a Nice fan.

However, he was usually relatively silent, so everyone didn't actually see that he was a fan of Xu Beifang.

Ma Xixi pulled the topic back: "The middle fire dissipated, stewie2K hid behind the wooden board, wanting to catch a surprise, but apEX's fire came very quickly, directly burning the Banana road back."

"But on the other side, the boiler room used a one-way smoke double-boost, directly eating shox who was walking alone!"

(Boiler room double-boost one-way smoke vision)

"I can't supplement this position." JackZ quickly explained to shox.

shox also nodded: "I understand."

This one-way smoke was used suddenly. They couldn't get vision, so it was very hard to see the enemy.

Going out to supplement in the first time, not necessarily able to supplement, but if the opponent was still aiming, they would definitely be able to hit another one.

So Jack first time didn't come out to supplement, which was a very wise choice.

It's just that this start was a bit not good... apEX fell into deep thought.

A 4v5 clutch, although listening to Beifang's report that there was a remnant, even if the opponent is 1 drop of blood, they can still play a big role.

CT stole the first kill at point A, so they should conservatively defend at the back point for a wave. The B area has a remnant, which might also become conservative.

"Let's gather in the middle first, let's try to take the near point of the middle first."

Listening to Han Dou's instructions, Xu Beifang also walked back, following the team to the middle to control the map for a wave.

After a round of utility exchange, Vitality finally took down the control of the middle.

"Time reached 1 minute, Vitality needs to make a decision next, hit A or hit B. At this time, there must be thinking."

"It's just that Vitality hasn't moved yet, the B point has already counter-cleared in the second time. stewie2K alone took all the information on Banana road, and then jumped to scout at the slate near point. This mid-term decision is too critical."

"nitr0 directly ignores the B point, directly starts to supplement defense toward the A area, preparing to supplement a 4A heavy defense in the second time, then this wave Vitality's problem is a bit big."

"Beifang, you go to Banana road. I want you to do a fake play in the B area, pretend to be a bit like it, preferably trade a head." In a tense situation, apEX thought of the "sell Nice" playstyle proposed by the analyst.

Let Xu Beifang's ID become an important resource for a fake play, so as to influence the opponent's judgment of their standing.

Xu Beifang listened to apEX's instructions and started retreating back to Banana road.

Because they lost control of Banana road, and there was the sound of flashbangs exploding on Banana road earlier, so Xu Beifang cleared points very carefully.

The whole person was almost one pre-aim step by step, searching the tree position and recess.

Just when he finished searching the recess, he suddenly heard the sound of jumping and landing from a distance.

Xu Beifang immediately raised his eyebrows, and then shouted loudly in the voice chat: "You guys don't rush to fight head-on. This B point is already jumping to scout. You guys can aim for a while in the middle, wait for me to get an advantage here before moving."

He didn't intend to disrupt Han Dou's plan. If he let his teammates rotate over now, if he couldn't kill the guy at the slate near point, then the subsequent attack would be very hasty.

Following the original plan is the best choice.

After getting a response from teammates, Xu Beifang stood behind the recess to adjust his pre-aiming, calculated the rhythm of the opponent's jumping sound in his heart, and then—

A big pull!

"Bang!"

stewie2K, who was jumping in the air, was hit in the center of his eyebrows by a bullet and suddenly passed away.

【Nice used AK47 to headshot kill stewie2K】

The cheers on-site exploded instantly. They knew "Nice got stewie2K's information" through the commentator's explanation, but seeing Xu Beifang pull out and directly give the Banana-sliding Jiao Jiao a headshot, they still couldn't stop exclaiming.

This shot was fired, and the situation of the match was instantly reversed.

"Nice accelerated on Banana road!! Hurry up and supplement defense to the B area!" stewie2K shouted urgently in the voice chat, and then painfully covered his face. He understood in his heart that he might have messed everything up again.

It was hard for Ji Ge and the Director to get the numerical advantage, they still felt a bit unstable, so they took the initiative to counter-clear.

His grasp of the timing was also fine. The opponent's Banana road really didn't hide anyone at this time.

But the problem is, Vitality pushed back in the second time, and this Nice gave him an air-pick.

Do you have to be so outrageous?

stewie supported his chin with his right hand and already had a "collapsed" face.

After Xu Beifang killed stewie2K, he directly transformed into a violent warrior, holding the AK47 and started charging toward the bomb site.

He directly threw a smoke grenade at the CT-spawn, then threw a speed-up flash casually, and started charging inside.

But after the flashbang, he didn't see any movement at the B point.

Quickly finished searching, the bomb site was empty.

"The B point is empty defense!" Xu Beifang shouted loudly in the voice chat, "You guys don't be anxious head-on, must hold back for a wave."

If they were anxious in this wave, and the frontal confrontation was delayed, his fake play in the B area would be in vain.

Facts proved that Xu Beifang's decision was correct. A grenade flew out from the CT-spawn direction, and someone was holding an M4 and spraying toward the crossing point under the platform.

Xu Beifang's eyes lit up when he saw this. He already knew his next task: make noise!

He quickly judged the opponent's specific position through the sound of gunfire, directly found an angle to the right, and fired a short burst toward that direction.

"Da da da!"

【Nice used AK47 to headshot kill NAF through smoke】

"?" Xu Beifang was stunned for a moment looking at the kill in the upper right corner. In this wave, he just wanted to mix a burst to create a fake appearance that there were many people at the bomb site, but he didn't know he directly killed the opponent through smoke.

NAF was also relatively helpless. He and nitr0 were defending together.

His original idea was to spray at the CT-spawn to give pressure, helping nitr0 play a pull, letting the opponent's attention focus on his piece.

Indeed, the task was completed, the opponent focused all their attention on him, but a burst through smoke killed him instantly.

Xu Beifang kept his task in mind. Compared to the necessity of KD, creating chaos in the B area was more important.

So after killing one through smoke, he immediately touched into the CT-spawn smoke.

Since Han Dou wanted him to fake play, he could play more crazily.

In short, it is—

Fight, cool!

"Beifang, who was fake playing, got two kills in a row. All Liquid members have already arrived to defend, but he is still continuing to create kills!"

"Beifang is very bold, directly touching the smoke and forcing out, taking the initiative to find enemies in the CT-spawn to fight. He didn't see any enemies in the CT-spawn at the first glance, but the moment he turned his head, he just happened to see nitr0 who was silently touching toward the coffin, and directly took him away with a burst."

"The A bomb site also officially launched an explosive attack, but Liquid still thought it was the B area that planted the bomb. Beizige is even still fighting. Is there no one who can sanction him?"

The CT-spawn had smoke grenade cover. The Director and Ji Ge looked at the countdown on the top of their heads turning into the appearance of C4, and their hearts sank.

This wave of B area attack, Nice killed three in a row again. How the hell to play this?

"No, save the gun." nitr0 made a calm choice. The 2v4 clutch, the difficulty was really a bit big.

But the next second, stewie2K's statement made them all freeze.

"... The opponent seems to be at the A bomb site."

"..."

In Liquid's voice chat, only the dull breathing of everyone remained.

Vitality planted the A bomb. Combined with the kill information, they could understand that this wave was most likely Nice coming to break through alone.

So, this wave of their B area was completely smashed by Nice alone, even without any teammate assistance.

This result was a bit hurtful to self-esteem.

The Director and Ji Ge didn't speak. These two teammates who cooperated to get the first kill tacitly chose to advance by grouping up to supplement fire.

They had to deal with Xu Beifang at this stage, and only by dealing with Xu Beifang would this point have a way to live.

Otherwise, Vitality's pinch would unfold, and they definitely wouldn't be able to survive.

The Director pre-aimed and pulled big to the right. He quickly saw Xu Beifang aiming at the CT-spawn from the tree position in the CT-spawn, and immediately raised his gun to fire.

But the opponent's reaction speed was really a bit outrageous.

He hit Xu Beifang's chest with the first shot, and Xu Beifang's first shot had already hit his head.

Elige's trade kill was very fast, directly pulling big and chasing and spraying over.

Xu Beifang was hit by two bullets, but he didn't panic. Seeing Elige rushing over, he immediately pulled back a position and retreated into the cover.

Ji Ge immediately chased forward.

But at this time, Xu Beifang peeked out again.

"Bang!"

【Nice used AK47 to headshot kill Elige】

"Whoa!! What kind of breakthrough is this Beifang?" This shot completely made Ma Xixi laugh. "Just chasing Liquid to kill, right? He could even pre-aim such a tricky gun position? Sure enough, entering the second stage at the start is a bit exaggerated."

Amidst the cheers in the venue, "What kind of god-like breakthrough is this? apEX sent him alone to fake play, but this guy directly got a five-kill!"

"Liquid's five people couldn't defend against him alone, and they were all killed by him head-on."

MO spread his hands: "What else is there to say? If this isn't a lock, what is it?"

"Ji Ge's mentality has collapsed, haha."

The director's camera cut to Liquid's player bench. Elige, who lost the final duel, finally couldn't hold it anymore and punched the table angrily.

This wave, whether it was the decision, or the frontal duel and trade kill, they lost thoroughly.

nitr0 looked at Ji Ge who was punching the table and fell into silence.

This single fake play killed them all. It seems there is nothing to say.

The opponent's tactic seemed to look down on people, but it succeeded. Not only did it succeed, but the effect was even very good.

The opponent completed an easy ACE.

nitr0 wanted to comfort Ji Ge, but didn't know what to say.

After Elige finished punching the table angrily, he tidied up his emotions and said: "My problem, everyone adjust, our nerves are a bit too tight."

He knew the bad influence he brought to his teammates off the field in this wave, but he still wanted to win, so he took the initiative to apologize.

The Liquid group also took deep breaths, and the Liquid coach even took the initiative to call a timeout, wanting to cool down the opponent's feel.

The 40-second timeout was very short, but the Liquid coach's idea was shattered.

The subsequent score was still under Vitality's control.

Nice's feel was too excellent, even driving Zywoo and apEX's playstyle to become fierce.

In some subsequent rounds, although Nice's performance wasn't as fierce as the early stage of the first half, Zywoo's overly reasonable kills often made them miserable.

Because that timing was really too clever.

apEX's feel was good, but at least he was a normal person.

But this Xu Beifang and Zywoo were a bit perverted.

One lock + aim-bot, one wall-hack + auto-trigger, this made them unable to operate at all. Losing several clutches in a row made their feel colder and colder.

The change in the score above the big screen could also explain the confrontation situation in the second half of the first half:

7:1

8:1

10:1

12:2

In the 14th round, Liquid relied on Elige's four-kill in the A area, and Liquid finally took the second score besides the pistol round. Their fans' eyes were full of expectation, hoping Liquid could take the last point of the first half.

Although ending the first half with 3 points was still unqualified, one more round at least meant one more glimmer of hope.

But besides Ji Ge, the feel of others in Liquid was very cold. Vitality's JackZ cooperated with shox in the A area in a double four-kill, making them fall into despair. Finally, the score, unsurprisingly, settled at 13:2.

Liquid's players, the huge score gap, made Liquid's players sprawl on the gaming chairs unable to speak.

An 11-point gap, how to chase this?

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