Chapter 55

After securing their fifth round, the mood among the VP players was clearly much more relaxed.

After all, as the attacking side, they had already reached a passing score. Any points gained from here on out would be a lead, and this feeling was simply too good.

The team was in high spirits, while HR's economy was in trouble again, leaving them to be chased and beaten.

VP scored continuously, and HR simply couldn't withstand this offensive.

Just when they thought the first half would end easily like this, HR suddenly showed signs of a comeback.

In several consecutive rounds, they fought VP to the very end; although VP kept scoring, they were constantly losing weapons, and their economy never stabilized.

They were getting poorer the more they played, with fewer and fewer utility items each round.

Finally, after a three-kill clutch by ANGE1, VP's economy hit a major snag.

The team's average economy was less than 3000, but that 3000 was spread across everyone, and the gap between each person's funds was too large.

"Let's force buy, spend all the money, and balance out our status." Pasha also found this situation quite a headache; his teammates' bankrolls were simply too messy.

There were 2k, 3k, and 4k amounts, and even some under 2k, which left him unable to tell them to save, so they could only go for a straight gunfight against the opponents.

The fragmented economy, combined with the opponents' faint momentum of resurgence, made everyone on VP feel heavy-hearted, except for Xu Beifang.

They were still leading in score, but HR's signs of a comeback were really similar to the script of Cache yesterday!

"Let's hold our angles for this round and see if HR will push up and give us an opening." Pasha's voice came through the voice channel.

Xu Beifang didn't reply, and the other VP members didn't either.

Only the heavy breathing of his teammates remained in the voice chat.

Xu Beifang silently bought a Desert Eagle with full armor and stepped toward the Green Corridor.

Pasha hadn't assigned specific tasks to everyone this round, perhaps because the chaotic mix of weapons from the force buy made it hard to make specific arrangements—so he just let them play on their own.

Arriving outside the Green Corridor, an incendiary grenade was thrown out very quickly.

Flames filled the corridor, and the black smoke drifting out blocked his line of sight to the front.

Seven seconds later, the fire gradually extinguished, and Xu Beifang peeked into the Green Corridor—a CT exposing half their body was throwing a grenade this way!

Almost instantly, Xu Beifang jumped backward.

HP -5

His agile movement allowed him to avoid most of the grenade's damage.

Playing so cautiously?... Xu Beifang narrowed his eyes, knowing it was impossible to wait for this person in the Green Corridor to push actively in the early stage, so he had to find a way to bait out all their utility, which would give them a chance to push forward and seize opportunities later.

"Boom..."

Just as he was thinking about whether to actively make footsteps to pressure the opponent and force them to use counter-utility, he heard the sound of a smoke grenade landing and popping.

The smoke blocked Xu Beifang's line of sight, while also providing him with temporary cover.

He hurriedly switched from the right side of the Green Corridor to the left side, which offered better aiming angles.

While waiting for the smoke to dissipate, two kill notifications quickly appeared in the top right corner.

【ISSAA used M4A4 to headshot kill NEO】

【ISSAA used M4A4 to headshot kill byali】

He hadn't even started his move yet, but two teammates had already fallen.

"We were playing Transformers on the Red Stairs, and he took us all out by himself," byali said with some helplessness.

Their "Transformers" maneuver had actually gone down, but NEO, who was standing below, was taken out first, causing him to instantly lose his balance; the subsequent bullets were also spraying wildly, with no accuracy to speak of.

Leaving only a mess on the Red Stairs and two corpses.

"Giving away two at the start, this is going to be hard to play now. A 3v5 clutch, VP only has one Galil, one AWP, and one Desert Eagle on Nice, and only one smoke grenade. There's really no hope for a comeback here." Ma Xixi seemed to have already seen the scene of VP's collapse in his eyes.

【To be fair, HR's resilience is quite strong; they're still full of fighting spirit after being chased down for so many points.】

【Are you kidding? This is the CIS Military Academy!】

【On such a complex map, Nice has no impact at all. As expected, players from Huaxia can only play the old three.】

【Still a bit disappointed. Watching Nice's performance yesterday, I thought a top-tier player had arrived. Now it seems he's just okay, nothing special.】

The situation on the field was temporarily quiet, leading the viewers in the live stream to fall into a discussion.

The smoke gradually dissipated, and the death of his teammates added even more pressure to their hearts.

Although not explicitly stated, every member of VP hoped to pull off a comeback in this force-buy round.

Xu Beifang silently hugged the wall and pushed forward, then, without making a sound, arrived behind the Electric Box, using a half-body peek to scout.

Confirming no one was holding the T-junction of the Green Corridor directly, Xu Beifang moved right along the wall again, slowly pushing forward.

DeadFox was responsible for guarding the Green Corridor in HR's system. He knew the opponent had no economy this round, so he played quite rigorously, not looking to duel, using utility whenever possible, and taking long-range duels whenever possible.

Playing it safe!

After using up the utility in his hands, DeadFox arrived at the Dark area, standing in a somewhat tricky position to hold his angle.

If someone came out of the Green Corridor, they definitely wouldn't be pre-aiming him at first, allowing him to easily take them out.

Xu Beifang silently pushed forward. After glancing at the mini-map, he decisively requested help from his teammates at the T-spawn: "Pasha, can you watch the Green Corridor? I'll watch the Dark area."

"Wait a second... your right side is clear along the wall, feel free to push."

Xu Beifang intended to clear the Dark area; if there were someone on the right, he might be instantly killed from the side.

Confirming the flank was safe and only needing to focus on the front, he wasn't afraid anymore.

Adjusting his pre-aim, he peeked right!

The corner of the Dark area was empty, but one body-length to the left, a CT was crouching in the middle of the road, holding an angle.

Seeing someone strafe out, DeadFox was delighted and immediately pulled the trigger.

"Da-da-da..."

"Bang!"

【Nice used Desert Eagle to headshot kill DeadFox】

The Desert Eagle's bullet carried immense power, piercing directly through DeadFox's skull, and he fell backward.

'No way, I shot first! You really just one-tapped me!!' DeadFox stared at the screen, slightly stunned. He had occupied both the right time and the right place this time.

Both the weapon and the timing were in his favor.

Yet Nice just one-tapped him the moment he appeared, not even giving him room to react.

Pre-aiming a non-pre-aim spot too?... DeadFox was full of confusion.

However, he quickly reported the information to his teammates: "Someone entered the Green Corridor, one-tapped me."

Xu Beifang was also startled by this thrilling duel.

He didn't see anyone in the first pre-aim spot, but saw the enemy on the left within his field of vision, and he flicked over almost subconsciously.

The deliberate practice from his daily routine allowed him to land that shot by instinct.

"Nice, great shot!!" Pasha praised.

Xu Beifang didn't dawdle, jumping directly into the Dark area. With two "da-da" sounds, bullets passed behind him; he entered the Dark area safely and picked up a long gun.

He explained his idea: "I'll be a hook in the Dark area. Pasha, you guys try to push forward and see if there's a chance for a comeback this round."

He had taken one out and picked up a long gun; at this point, the numbers were 3v4. Although they had no utility,

the position he was in could be extremely annoying for the opponents, so there might still be a chance for a comeback.

Pasha crept out from the T-spawn, coordinating with MiChu to use an incendiary grenade, successfully clearing ISSAA from the Red Stairs.

The numbers on both sides reached 3v3.

But VP was still under pressure; their map control had taken too long, leaving them with less than 40 seconds, so they had to hurry their push.

"HR has already rotated back to defend. Now two are near the Bomb Car, and one is holding the crossing on the Dark area slope, terrified that Nice will backstab them."

Although Ma Xixi's previous statement had been slapped down, he was still trying to analyze the situation. "Now VP's best choice is to let Nice be a nuisance at the baseline and turn to plant the bomb at B Site, but unfortunately, the bomb is on Pasha, so it's not easy to transfer. So, this is going to be a 3v3 frontal engagement."

"MiChu threw a flashbang toward the end of the Six Tracks, initiating the attack from Nice's side again. FejtZ was completely blinded, Nice sprayed him down to low health, and FejtZ still wants to repeek? Do you think you're s1mple!!"

After taking out the opponent's sniper, Xu Beifang didn't relax, because after the flashbang popped, he clearly saw another CT at the bomb site, so he immediately shouted to remind his teammates.

After several consecutive rounds, ANGE1 already had a bit of a shadow cast by the ID "Nice."

He hid at the bomb site, wanting to rely on the mystery to take out the terrorists pushing from the Red Stairs.

bondik was also flanking from the Dark area; as long as he could take one out this wave, there would still be a chance in the clutch.

"Bang!"

Confirming there was still someone at the bomb site, although time was tight, Pasha was still pushing forward with his AWP, taking him out with a single shot!

"There should be one more in the Dark area!!" NEO stated his thoughts.

If he were the IGL, he would definitely have someone guard against this guy Nice flanking from the Dark area; otherwise, the two people at the bomb site would be completely pinched.

"I'm going down the Red Stairs to plant, you guys hold the angles." Pasha said.

Hearing the beeping sound, bondik, who had crept all the way to the Green Corridor, finally couldn't hold back, silently creeping out to try and defuse the bomb.

But he was met with a spray of AK-47 bullets.

【Nice used AK-47 to kill bondik】

"Nice caught another one. This guy's frontal ability is just like a demon, his stats are maxed out!" Ma Xixi sighed. "Although his awareness was lacking in a few rounds and he was backstabbed several times, for the current VP, he is absolutely enough. A top-tier frontal firepower player has completely brought a qualitative change to VP."

"Yesterday they were still locked in a bitter battle with HR on Cache and even lost the match, but today they can beat HR directly. This is the chemical reaction brought by Nice's powerful frontal ability."

【Who said Nice had no impact on Train just now!】

【Haters, speak up!!】

【How many times has he broken the deadlock, and you still say Nice has no impact?】

【I have to say, these few shots were really fierce.】

【2-0 to end the match!!! Nice, keep it up!!】

Thanks to Thresh for the 100-point tip.

Thanks to "Ying Ying Guai" for the 100-point tip.

There is another chapter in the afternoon.

(End of chapter)