Chapter 65: Team

"You played quite well already," byali said to Xu Beifang.

In fact, Xu Beifang's performance in this round was truly outstanding; he first seized a top-tier timing, then took down two of the opponents. If not for the lack of time, he might have even won this 1v3.

The reason for the failure was that they didn't play well in the direct confrontation, having been dismantled by Tyloo's double Red Stairs positioning.

Coming to the fifth round of the match, the opening winning streak meant VP still had decent economy, allowing them to continue playing a Full Buy Round.

"Next, let's hold angles at T Spawn for a while. Nice, don't go to Green Corridor; you caught an opportunity there earlier, so they might put more people in Green Corridor now," pasha said, making a judgment based on his experience.

In this round, they didn't take any risks, instead playing a Default at T Spawn. It wasn't until 40 seconds remained that they launched a synchronized attack from T Spawn and Red Stairs.

But they didn't expect that this time, Tyloo again had two members standing inside the Red Stairs.

Facing the play where neo and michu pushed down Red Stairs under double flashes, xcc and Xiaogui still managed to catch both neo and michu.

pasha, coming out of T Spawn, killed Xiaogui with one shot, but xcc hid. They were immediately restricted by the opponent's positioning and ultimately had to force a push.

The result was not ideal; xcc and dd, who was retaking from CT Spawn, tore them apart with a crossfire.

Facing the predicament of insufficient time, byali could only save their remaining strength for the next round.

Coming to the sixth round.

pasha looked at their team's average economy of only 2,000. Logically, they should do a full eco, Bare Glock and give up the round, so they would have 4,000 in the next round, which would be enough to afford a Full Buy Round.

But he looked at the AK47 in byali's hands.

Then he looked at the 7/1/1 stats of Nice on the scoreboard, and felt some anticipation in his heart.

"byali, drop the AK47 to Nice, and everyone else buy Half Armor and pistols. We'll rush B Site in a moment," pasha said through gritted teeth.

His idea for this force-buy rush wasn't just a flash of inspiration; it had been carefully analyzed.

Tyloo had stood in the double Red Stairs position for two consecutive rounds, and with the CT present in Green Corridor, there were at most two people at B Site, possibly even just one.

If they rushed into B Site and managed to Plant, this round wouldn't be a loss, and trading for more than two would be a small profit.

If the odds... ah no, if their luck was a bit better, a Reset in this round wasn't impossible.

pasha thought of his little brother's performance in the upcoming breakthrough where he would kill everyone on the other side, and the corners of his mouth began to rise wildly.

Xu Beifang took the AK47 dropped by byali, already gradually feeling the change in his "younger brother" status within the team.

You have to know, when he first joined VP, in rounds like this, any AK would usually be dropped for michu and byali to use.

Now, relying on his own performance, he had gradually become the choice for the Hero AK within VP.

Xu Beifang had complex emotions, but he knew even more that he had to play this round well; he had to be worthy of the AK47 his teammate had given him.

Taking resources to get things done is nothing in any team.

But taking resources and failing to get things done is pure blood-sucking.

"They've taken two points in a row relying on the Red Stairs tactic. Seeing them from this year's IEM Sydney, Tyloo has been constantly improving on this map, Train. Regardless of win or loss, you can always see this team getting stronger and stronger. This point is still very much worth our anticipation," the old handsome guy alex sighed with an aside at the commentary desk.

"Alright, let's look back at the match." Xiao Bo timely pulled the topic back so it wouldn't go off track. "At the start, pasha threw a Smoke Grenade at T Spawn, and the VP members arrived at B2. It looks like they are preparing for a direct B rush."

"The entire VP team, except for Nice's Hero AK, is using pistols. It seems they intend to rush the Inner Site," the old handsome guy quickly followed up. "If they lose this point, VP will have to enter an eco round in the next, and then Tyloo can rack up points aggressively."

"But I feel like VP can really enter the Bomb Site this time, because the two people at B Site are positioned a bit scattered. Dage is holding an angle at CT Mid, and dd is in the middle of Three Paths. These two places are not easy to receive a rush."

The group on B2 Floor was ready, and pasha, left alone at Outside, began to command the grenade usage.

A smoke for CT Mid at the end of Three Paths was thrown, and combined with Flashbangs, VP launched their charge directly.

Seeing the Smoke Grenade flying from B2 Floor, bntet immediately pulled out an Incendiary Grenade and threw it toward Low Slope.

But his Reaction was a bit slow; after this Incendiary Grenade exploded, it didn't cause much damage to the main body of VP.

dd was blinded by a Flashbang for a very short time and immediately moved from Three Paths to Second Middle, wanting to find a better angle for the duel.

But byali, carrying a CZ, had already come knocking. The close-range explosive power was quite high; dd only had time to fire one shot before being Headshot and killed instantly.

Fortunately, bntet's Reaction was fast. After throwing the fire, knowing his vision at CT Mid was lost, he immediately walked from the smoke toward the back line.

He also successfully completed the Trade Kill after dd was killed.

"Both sides have traded one-for-one at B Site, but what is the situation with VP here? neo is just abandoning the bomb and rushing CT Mid alone??" Xiao Bo was somewhat surprised.

This kind of behavior had only been seen in VP's newcomer over the past two days; how did neo become like this now?

neo was rushing through the smoke toward CT Mid, wanting to catch a timing.

This playstyle of his was also learned from Xu Beifang.

Xu Beifang's Gunplay wasn't actually leading the average of this IEM Shanghai station by much, but his somewhat crazy breakthrough method could always be unexpected and seize opportunities that were usually hard to catch.

neo was just thinking of this point.

Since Nice can play like this, why can't I?

Besides, for this point, I only have a Half Armor and a P250; if I die, I die.

So he mixed directly to the other side of the CT Mid smoke, and facing xcc who jumped out of the smoke, he took him down with two P250 Headshots and captured a sniper rifle.

bntet at the back line heard the exchange of fire here and immediately turned his head to look.

But the moment his Crosshair moved, a Terrorist peeked out from Low Slope.

"Bang!"

【Nice used AK47 to Headshot bntet】

"neo touched through the smoke and killed xcc, and Nice also dealt with Dage with this Hero AK!! The AK47 that was saved really did make a contribution."

"neo had a reverse-thinking play here, returning to the front directly through the smoke. Nice is planting the bomb. Xiaogui and mo came out of the smoke and jumped to the back line at the same time, but didn't find neo's trail; instead, they ate a grenade."

"It's a 2v4 Clutch. VP might really Reset this round!" Xiao Bo said worriedly at the commentary desk.

neo stood in the middle section of Three Paths. He wasn't in a hurry to start Firing, but kept jiggling to delay the opponent at the end of Three Paths.

pasha was still coming to reinforce from the back. This 4v2 Clutch didn't need to be rushed at all.

But michu jiggled at the entrance of Three Paths wanting to find someone to duel, but was killed by Xiaogui. The number of people on both sides became 3v2.

Xu Beifang, who was at the Bomb Site, didn't move. He knew he couldn't die in this Clutch; if he died, all his teammates would be passive.

"Time is running out. Xiaogui and mo choose to take the initiative. neo misses his AWP shot and is taken out directly by Xiaogui. pasha, holding a CZ, instantly kills mo at close range and enters the end of Three Paths."

"Both sides have traded one for one. Xiaogui is now caught in the middle by two players. Let's see how he handles this Clutch."

Xiaogui knows there is one behind him and another at Bomb Site in front.

Hearing footsteps from behind, he turns his head to look toward CT Mid, but pasha only runs into CT Mid and has no desire to duel.

If he doesn't threaten the person at Bomb Site, pasha might not come out of CT Mid.

Xiaogui's thoughts gradually become clear; he runs a few steps toward Bomb Site, finds cover, and counter-aims at CT Mid.

"Rat-tat-tat!"

【somebody used M4A4 to kill pashabiceps】

"Xiaogui turns back and counter-aims to take down pasha. Now it's a showdown between nice and Xiaogui!! A 1v1 Clutch, what will happen here?"

His teammates dying one after another puts quite a bit of pressure on Xu Beifang.

The beeping of the C4 grows increasingly rapid, turning this B Site into a bloody gladiator arena, inciting the players on both sides to engage in constant fire.

With only a dozen seconds left, he is certain the opponent has a Defuse Kit in this round, so to stall for time, he must hold out for at least 10 seconds.

Stalling for 10 seconds while running in circles with Xiaogui—Xu Beifang really doesn't feel certain he can do it; he might end up giving away the initiative instead.

It is better to simply play to his strengths and use his Gunplay to duel Xiaogui head-on.

Thinking this, Xu Beifang shifts to walk silently and retreats toward Coil, stopping two body-lengths in front of Coil, his Crosshair aimed at the middle of the train at Second Middle, ready to flick to either side at any moment.

Footsteps keep coming from ahead, like a drum beating against his heart, making one feel stifled and oppressed.

Time is running out, and Xiaogui finally can't wait any longer, peeking out to gather information.

The moment he enters his field of view, Xu Beifang immediately flicks his Crosshair to the left and sprays with Recoil Control!

"Xiaogui knows nice is near Car. He is still faking footsteps, trying to catch a timing, but nice has chosen a wide angle to challenge Xiaogui's Reaction!"

"Xiaogui peeks out, completely not expecting nice to be standing in that position; it's too late to flick back!"

"nice's outrageous positioning eliminates any possibility of Xiaogui turning the situation around!"

There are many shouts of regret from the venue, but Xu Beifang still faintly hears cheers coming from the side of danking.

"Hiss... Whew!!"

Xu Beifang lets out a long breath; this Clutch put immense pressure on him.

Fortunately, he is a master of the game; Xiaogui didn't guess he would use such a disadvantageous position to take the duel.

The members of VP shout excitedly, and byali even lets out a dolphin-like screech, triggering another round of laughter in the voice chat.

A successful Force Buy and gunfight to achieve a Reset has given their morale a huge boost.

The score has reached 4:2, putting the pressure on the Tyloo side.

This 3k, it goes live the day after tomorrow, I'm going to work hard on stockpiling chapters...

(End of chapter)