Chapter 435: A clutch that makes people afraid to breathe

"The confrontation has truly gone up; Astralis finally cautiously picked up this AWP, and Vitality's economy isn't particularly good, so they didn't enter the gun-surrender link."

"And Astralis here has also started making trouble; in the situation of picking up the AWP, they bought another AWP, starting a double-sniper tactic!" Ma Xixi's words were quite expectant, "Then how will these two AWPs defend next?"

Mirage is not like Dust II; on this map, the number of times for double-sniper reinforcement is relatively high, so the situation of double-sniper defense is generally rare.

So these two AWPs must play a role in the early stage, otherwise the double-sniper tactic will instead become a stumbling block on the way to reinforcement.

The kill replay ended, and the match screen appeared again; Ma Xixi looked at the positioning on the mini-map and commentated:

"Astralis chose to put both of these sniper rifles in the A area?"

This handling method is bold enough, because once Vitality chooses to explode the bomb at A normally, then this A area will easily fall.

Wanjiqi took over the conversation: "dupreeh is holding the A2 floor directly with a sniper rifle at the start, and device is also holding A1 directly at the Jump Platform; two very bold decisions."

"But high-risk playstyles often bring high returns; in this point, Vitality still followed the previous thinking, controlled Mid a little, and directly came to explode the bomb at A, and they didn't put anyone at the A2 floor in the early stage; this wave shox might suffer!"

MO added: "They tried default map control twice in the early stage and it wasn't ideal, turning to a one-wave flow bomb explosion; this train of thought has no problems, it's just that Astralis's adjustment is too fast, and gla1ve's arrangement just happened to make them stuck at Vitality's weak point of attack."

"Next, let's see how Vitality handles this wave."

Vitality finished controlling the map in Mid in the early stage, and a group of them turned back to explode the bomb at the A area.

According to apEX's idea, they were prepared to play a Liquid A, which was people and utility coming out together.

There were several ways to handle this tactic within the Vitality team; this time they chose to contact silently first, then unfold a utility speed-push.

JackZ, who finished throwing utility in Mid, walked in the first position, helping the team to get information.

He came to the A1 close point and very calmly shook his body to scout.

JackZ's shaking angle was already very small, but there was an AWP holding him directly at the Jump Platform.

"--Bang!"

【device used AWP to kill JackZ】

"Jump Platform AWP!" JackZ reported the position immediately after being killed.

Both sides had already started contact, and the entire Vitality team also moved immediately.

Jump Platform smoke, Connector smoke, and then cooperate with flashbangs.

shox inside A2 floor also advanced synchronously.

shox had all kinds of details maxed out in his pre-aiming, but he couldn't imagine that there was still a sniper rifle holding him directly on the A2 floor, and he was directly taken away by the AWP.

"There is also a sniper rifle on the A2 floor, he jumped toward the short box direction!" shox also quickly passed the information he got.

Xu Beifang and apEX rushed out from A1 together and saw a figure flying toward the back of the short box; both immediately followed up with shots, but the timing wasn't good, and this wave of concentrated fire didn't kill him.

apEX spiritually stepped on the box at the A1 head-knock position to go to the A2 floor, wanting to grab the CT at the short box through the angle of high and low difference.

Xu Beifang understood, standing at the head-knock position and holding the Long Box directly.

This wave apEX was going to deal with the CT at the short box, so he had to help protect apEX's side.

ZywOo was also helping to hold the police side; although the information had been exposed, they didn't rush to advance to the bomb site at the first timing.

Xu Beifang's train of thought had no problems; he had just held the Connector when he saw a flashbang fly out, and then a figure rushed out from the Connector smoke.

Xu Beifang noticed that the trajectory of the flashbang was toward the bomb site, so he didn't turn his back to the flash, and without any pressure, he sprayed a burst at the CT rushing out of the smoke.

"Da da da!"

【Nice used AK47 to headshot kill device】

"Connector AWP is dead!" Xu Beifang quickly explained in the voice chat to avoid the problem of teammates holding the same point.

But he wasn't affected by that flashbang, while apEX was affected.

"Beifang held device to death, but dupreeh peeked out with the flashbang and killed apEX!"

"Astralis's double-sniper tactic in this point played an extremely powerful role."

Looking at the 2-on-4 clutch on the screen, Ma Xixi's eyes lit up; Astralis's performance today made him seem to see the Danish dynasty that was invincible on the circuit in 2018.

Although the Twin Stars were still operating, Astralis's reinforcement had already arrived one after another, so this wave should be that the Twin Stars could trade two more people, and in the end, the clutch was still taken by Astralis.

Although the Twin Stars' clutch ability was very strong, Ma Xixi felt that the subsequent script should unfold like this.

There were quite a few people who had this kind of thinking.

After all, it was 2-on-4, and Astralis's reinforcement was too fast; the Twin Stars were even stuck in A1, how to play this?

Xu Beifang didn't have the idea of giving up, and he didn't have any extra thoughts; at this moment, the thinking in his mind was filled with "how to handle this round".

After he killed device, he also saw apEX killed by dupreeh at the bomb site, and immediately knew he couldn't sit still.

After all, ZywOo had an AWP in his hand, so he had to take the initiative to move.

Xu Beifang walked directly toward the Connector direction to find more duel angles.

dupreeh behind the short box got the second kill of this round, but he was still not satisfied, and he heard the footsteps coming from the front; he knew he had to make a move too.

He didn't wait for his teammate's flashbang, but took the initiative to peek to the left.

But peeking to the left in CSGO is relatively disadvantageous, and Xu Beifang's movements were much faster than he imagined; this wave Xu Beifang was completely outside his pre-aiming.

Even before his crosshair stopped, a burst of bullets had already been pressed onto his body.

【Nice used AK47 to kill dupreeh】

"Beifang has pushed to the face, directly eating dupreeh alive! But Astralis still has reinforcement at the Jump Platform and Archway; this wave still has operational opportunities; as long as the control of the Jump Platform and the police side isn't lost, Astralis has operational opportunities."

Xu Beifang didn't rush to plant the bomb; after so long of exchanging fire, there was only one gunshot at the bomb site, which meant there was only one person at the A bomb site.

If there was still an old six hiding in the dead point, then he would admit it!

ZywOo at the police side was helping to hold, so he only needed to worry about whether there were enemies at the Jump Platform and Connector.

Originally this wave was prepared to fight for the police side with flashbangs after sealing the smoke.

But because of the sudden situation caused by the double-sniper that suddenly appeared from Astralis, they didn't have the qualification to grab the police side.

Now there was only the control of A1 and the bomb that ZywOo's AWP could guard.

He glanced at the Jump Platform and Connector, and this glance made him instantly vigilant.

You know, Mirage's Connector and Dust II's police side are areas of the same nature; a smoke grenade cannot seal this position fully.

If the Connector smoke is given too far forward, then there will be a huge gap in the position behind the Connector toward the bench.

And if the Connector smoke is given too far back, there is no gap behind, but there is an area between the Jump Platform and the Connector that can get information.

Astralis's state today was also so good; he didn't believe the opponent wouldn't seize this detail.

So, Xu Beifang took action in advance to shoot through.

"Magisk is waiting for an opportunity at the Jump Platform; he is holding the passing point of the Long Box; this position can see the scalp; as long as he sees the scalp, he can use A1 to mix smoke."

"But what!" Ma Xixi was shocked, "Beifang seems to have read something, pulled over and shot in advance to kill Magisk!!"

"what??"

The venue was filled with exclamations; for Xu Beifang's precise smoke-shooting without vision or information, they were all a bit unable to understand.

However, seeing the ID was Nice, it became reasonable.

But before the audience's emotions could subside, Xyp9x, who reinforced to the Archway, listened to the sound and positioned, and fired a burst at Xu Beifang's position.

He also mixed Xu Beifang to death.

Xu Beifang killed Magisk through the smoke here, and Xyp9x immediately returned the favor with a smoke-shot.

Both sides came and went, and the cheers at the venue never stopped.

"He followed up at the Archway!" Xu Beifang said with some annoyance; this Dane's smoke-shooting ability was truly powerful; the opponent didn't miss a single shot.

But immediately after, he added: "Xyp9x is at the Archway, and there was also a footstep sound between the police side spawn point and the dog hole just now."

He had tried his best in this wave, and whether the rest could be won depended on ZywOo's operation.

The only good news was that there was still plenty of time, allowing ZywOo to operate slowly.

In a 1-on-2 clutch, a comeback was still possible.

The cheers in the stands quieted down along with the gunshots in the match.

Pairs of eyes in the venue stared at the screen with tension and anticipation; some players who came to watch the match also fell into thought about how they would handle this clutch to have a winning chance.

ZywOo heard Xu Beifang's position report, and this confirmed that his rear was safe.

He walked toward the Long Box with big steps, and then relied on the cover to get the bomb dropped by Xu Beifang.

Although Xyp9x's smoke-mixing ability was also very strong, ZywOo understood in his heart that the opponent knew he had an AWP in his hand, and without confirming the specific position, they wouldn't dare to mix smoke easily.

Now if they fired randomly to try, that would be giving him a chance to counter-shoot.

After getting the bomb, ZywOo dropped the bomb behind the Long Box, then held the sniper rifle and peeked toward the police side.

Since he already knew the opponent's approximate position, he would definitely prioritize killing people first, otherwise if he let the opponent push to his face with a sniper rifle, the passive side would be him.

ZywOo peeked and opened the scope to pre-aim the police side, but didn't find the opponent's trace.

He understood in his heart.

The Jump Platform also threw an incendiary grenade behind the Long Box at the right time.

ZywOo didn't rush, hiding in the ropz position and counting seconds in his heart; he was calculating the time for the Connector smoke to dissipate.

At the moment the Connector smoke dissipated, he opened the scope while peeking to the right, pre-aiming and locking onto the Jump Platform.

But while opening the scope, ZywOo saw a scalp popping out from the Archway in his peripheral vision.

His crosshair was still blurry, but the lens had already swung over and fired.

"--Bang!"

"gla1ve didn't go to the police side, but turned back to Jungle at the second timing; he still wanted to push forward with his teammates to follow up; his position is very mysterious, ZywOo didn't catch him at the first timing, intending to come back and wait for an opportunity."

"He opened in the ropz position waiting, then pulled out and directly pre-aimed the Jump Platform; this pre-aiming is no problem... Wait!" Wanjiqi was suddenly stunned, "ZywOo hit the CT who only showed a scalp in the Archway with this shot!"

"Did this shot really swing to someone?"

The audience at the venue also reacted half a beat late before shouting; ZywOo swung this shot too fast, and the audience under the stage hadn't even obtained any information from the sniper scope, and ZywOo had already swung over and hit Xyp9x.

ZywOo, don't be too outrageous!

Xyp9x was suddenly killed; gla1ve's face was full of confusion, because in this way, his advantage was all gone.

Originally intending to rely on the numerical advantage to follow up, but with the teammate dead, it was a 1-on-1 bullfight.

The audience at the venue reacted and realized that both sides had entered the 1-on-1 link unknowingly.

They originally all felt that the Twin Stars had no hope in this clutch, and could only get a few more kills.

Now they found that, it seemed... they could win!

After realizing this, the audience in the venue became excited, and for a while, the whispering sounds were endless.

Xu Beifang and others were also very nervous; although this wasn't a key round related to the economy, under the eyes of everyone, if this 2-on-4 clutch was won, it would be very morale-boosting!

CSGO's game of wits is not just tactics and marksmanship; sometimes morale can also determine many things.

After ZywOo killed Xyp9x, the opponent's position had also been locked in his mind.

He came behind the Long Box, faked planting the bomb again, and then instantly opened the scope to look at the Jungle.

"ZywOo knows that the police side hasn't come for so long, then gla1ve must have gone to the Jungle area; faking planting the bomb to trick you out, but gla1ve just rubbed it; he knows you didn't plant the bomb, so he just doesn't come out."

"ZywOo locked onto gla1ve; he took the initiative to push to the right to get more information."

Wanjiqi exclaimed: "But what is gla1ve's consciousness! He is also moving backward silently!!"

From the God's eye view, this wave of game of wits was quite interesting.

ZywOo was pushing to the right front with the AWP, wanting to get more information; as long as gla1ve took a step forward, or even stopped, he would be caught by ZywOo.

But gla1ve moved backward silently the whole time, as if he were playing the game with a God's eye view.

【Holy crap, the experience and game of wits of these two top players.】

【These two are both old dogs.】

【gla1ve can really endure.】

【This clutch makes people afraid to breathe.】

【Are these two using wallhacks!】

"ZywOo has retreated to the end; this wave has already seen a leg, but gla1ve is still shaking in a small body position, simply not giving you a chance to fire."

"Time is running out, ZywOo can only return to the bomb site to plant the bomb; there is no time for him to push forward."

Ma Xixi exclaimed: "This is the quality that a final should have!"

"ZywOo planted the bomb here, and gla1ve rushed out with big steps, because he knew the opponent had no time, so he had to plant the bomb!"

gla1ve didn't directly advance to ZywOo's face in the first wave of rushing out from the Jungle, but stepped on the bench, waiting for ZywOo to fire in a very unconventional posture.

ZywOo indeed didn't expect him to stand in this position to hold the gun, and the first wave of peeking out missed.

After the first shot missed, the hearts of the Vitality crowd all hung up.

ZywOo's handling was already very good, but he was still found some opportunities by gla1ve.

If the clutch was played to this point and finally lost, it would really be too regrettable.

But they believed in ZywOo; Xu Beifang even had his hands raised, just waiting to start cheering.

As a top player, ZywOo's biggest shortcoming is the lack of leadership ability, so he will become the most outstanding second-in-command in the world.

But he also has an advantage that other top players don't have, and that is the calmest state of mind.

No matter how difficult the clutch is, he will remain calm to handle it.

As he expected, after ZywOo missed the shot, he opened the scope to hold the Long Box at the first timing, waiting for gla1ve to pull out.

But gla1ve responded to all changes with the same stance.

After thinking, ZywOo chose a relatively bold handling.

He came to the dead point with one scope, and then jumped directly onto the dead-point box with a big jump in the state of opening the scope.

Immediately after, he aimed directly at the middle of the Long Box.

With a posture of aiming at the middle and swinging to both sides to operate.

ZywOo confirmed that gla1ve was behind the Long Box, but wasn't sure which side gla1ve would come out from.

Now he had found a new position through the second-timing decision; in terms of duel reaction, he was already at an advantage.

Now it's time to test reaction speeds.

He held the Long Box quietly, while gla1ve advanced from the outside of the bomb site in a silent posture.

ZywOo's attention was highly concentrated, and the AWP opened the scope and swung lightly.

"--Bang!"

【ZywOo used AWP to kill gla1ve】

"My God!! Brothers, come out and see God!!" Ma Xixi laughed on the commentary desk.

MO took a breath beside him: "This guy really can handle any clutch you give him!"

"Covering the ID, this is purely wallhacking, understand? It's completely operating from our God's eye view; it's too perverted."

Wanjiqi evaluated: "Actually, it's not just him; the quality of the confrontation between both sides in this clutch is also very perverted; Beifang first hit a triple kill, and that wave was really a passionate smoke-mixing with Astralis—you shoot, I shoot."

"At this time, you can also understand why Beifang would go to Vitality for ZywOo, because with this kind of sniper in the team, plus his own performance, everything is possible!"

They were analyzing excitedly on the commentary desk, but at this moment, not many people were listening, because the venue had already fallen into a carnival, and they all didn't expect that this 2-on-4 could be won.

The Vitality fans in the stands were rising and cheering along with their spiritual leader apEX.

The support sticks under the stage were waving thunderously.

After Xu Beifang cheered, he also took a breath: "This clutch is really scary!"

ZywOo also couldn't help but roast: "gla1ve was too calm; almost lost."

"I said it was scary, I was talking about you!" Xu Beifang chuckled at ZywOo.

After apEX interacted with the audience, his whole face turned red, and he shouted passionately: "That's how it must be, guys, you must maintain this state, let us enjoy this final that belongs to us!!"

For them, their eyes were wide open after entering the clutch; whether it was Xu Beifang's breakthrough smoke-shooting or ZywOo's detailed clutch, they were all shocked.

Because there were too many details in this match, so many that it was a bit scary.

Xu Beifang and his teammates bumped fists, "Don't relax; the opponent's state today is really good; in this kind of quality match, Astralis might make a comeback if we give them a little chance."

Everyone nodded, ready to start the next round, and just at this moment, they discovered that the match had entered a tactical timeout.

The one who called the timeout was naturally Astralis.

After gla1ve lost the clutch, a smile appeared on his face.

But his smile was only slightly regretful, and more of it was refreshing.

A truly high-quality match, the confrontation between both sides, allowed him to feel the pleasure of the game of wits.

He felt his entire brain was active.

For the failure of this round, gla1ve didn't blame anyone; everyone didn't make any mistakes.

Whether it was device stepping on fire to rush through the smoke to grab an opportunity, or dupreeh frantically peeking to get kills at the bomb site, or Magisk finding an opportunity and being followed up, or Xyp9x wanting to make a surprise attack inside the Archway but being swung and killed, or even his final clutch bullfight.

From his perspective, there were no problems.

At this time, one could only be convinced; after all, the personal ability of Vitality's Twin Stars was truly powerful; one couldn't be unconvinced.

All he could do was call a timeout at this time, let Vitality's hand feel cool down a bit, and then they would also find some time to discuss subsequent tactics.

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