Chapter 66: Can You Flash Red Stairs?

【What is going on? Did I join the wrong event? Wasn't it said that the VP rookie was trash? Why did he suddenly explode with performance today?】

【My god, at first I thought this Nice was only good at bullying weak teams and would choke when facing real powerhouses, but he's as fierce as ever today.】

【The VP rookie actually stopped giving away free kills; I didn't expect that.】

【Bro above, you didn't watch yesterday's match, did you? The rookie who played like trash was morelz; the one playing now is VP's substitute, and he's been insanely fierce these past two days!】

【He's even a fellow countryman, damn!】

Seeing the VP rookie use a Hero AK to withstand the pressure and successfully complete the reset, the spectators on-site and the netizens watching the stream all expressed their shock.

There was no helping it; VP's performance in matches over the past few months had truly been bottom-of-the-barrel.

Viewers who followed the matches consistently all believed VP had started going downhill, and that their participation in IEM Shanghai was purely due to the invitation system, with little real strength to speak of.

Compared to Tyloo's hot form, they were even less impressive.

Yet they never expected that in today's BO3, VP would actually have a bit of a lead, which was quite interesting.

……

Inside the Tyloo team room.

Xiaogui, having lost the clutch, held his forehead, feeling bewildered as he recalled the scene just now.

No way! How could you, a player on the Dark Side, choose to stand in the middle of the road without cover to hold an angle!!

"Is this rookie's playstyle really this wild?" Xiaogui felt it was unbelievable.

He had assumed the opponent would hug the Car to peek with him, gaining information so as not to be passive, and then kill him in a head-on duel.

But he never expected that this Nice would hold the angle in the wide open, playing a game of waiting for the rabbit, catching him on a pre-aim timing.

Mo also added: "He's a rookie, they're all a bit young and reckless, especially this type of Gunner player. It's fine, we'll just kill him a few more times later; once his hand gets cold, he'll be easy to deal with."

Xu Beifang did not know about Tyloo's discussion regarding him; if he had known Xiaogui's evaluation of him, he would certainly have been quite happy.

Because his positioning was purely a gamble.

A gamble that the opponent couldn't beat him in a head-on fight.

In that sense, he was actually very well-suited to VP's corporate culture.

If he hadn't felt he couldn't out-maneuver Xiaogui, he might have preferred to circle around and stall for time with him.

The match reached the 7th round; although they had lost a point, Tyloo still had the qualifications to continue playing a Long Gun Round.

So the VP members remained on high alert, trying to find a way to win another point on the offense.

Xu Beifang was still cutting off the Green Corridor direction at T Spawn, while Pasha used his boldness to actively secure a kill for the team.

At the start of the round, he stepped directly into the fire and rushed into the Olof Position, although he lost more than half his health to the flames.

But this fire also successfully misled Tyloo, making them think the Olof Position area was temporarily safe.

Hearing footsteps, Pasha, the Sniper, aimed precisely and took down Xcc on the Five Paths with one shot, securing the entry kill for the team.

However, after getting the kill, Pasha couldn't make it back; low on health, he was quickly intercepted by Xiaogui inside the Red Stairs.

This kill also let Tyloo breathe a sigh of relief.

If Pasha hadn't died, their subsequent defense would have been very uncomfortable; people had already entered Outside, and Pasha could have moved to positions like under the Old Third Floor, making them sit on pins and needles in their respective spots.

With both Snipers having died, Pasha truly transformed into a Fountain Commander, starting to direct the team to begin their attack.

"Neo, go get some information on the Red Stairs, see if there's anyone inside?"

Pasha's current plan was still an Explosive Bomb Attack on A Site, but they had failed on the Red Stairs several times during their Outside attacks, and this problem had to be solved.

Upon hearing this, Neo immediately performed a Spin Jump to hang onto the stairs, then slid down, quickly exposing a foot to Mo.

"One person inside the Red Stairs," Neo said.

The strategy in Pasha's mind gradually took shape: "Start the Explosive Bomb Attack directly; throw an Incendiary Grenade outside the Red Stairs, then follow up with two Flashbangs."

"T Spawn, get ready to synchronize."

Neo immediately took action, aiming and throwing the Incendiary Grenade.

This time, Neo's fire outside the Red Stairs finally didn't miss, directly cutting off Mo's retreat.

Immediately after, Mo saw a Flashbang explode in front of him; he was fully flashed and taken down!

"A firefight breaks out inside the Red Stairs, Mo's position is restricted by utility, and Neo takes him down directly," the commentator shouted excitedly, "And over at T Spawn, Xiaogui once again used a Smoke Grenade to boldly push to the corner of the Terrorist Hall entrance!"

"Byali didn't notice this position and was taken down by Xiaogui."

After taking one down, Xiaogui saw the dropped bomb and immediately pulled out an Incendiary Grenade to stall.

But just as the fire left his hand, he saw a Terrorist rush into his face.

"Bang!"

【Nice used AK47 to headshot Somebody】

It's you again!!!

"T Spawn has the bomb! T Spawn has the bomb!!" Xiaogui didn't have time to process his frustration and hurriedly called out the position to his teammates.

DD from B Site also rushed over to Retake; it was a 2v3 with 20 seconds remaining.

Bntet stood next to the Electric Box, glanced at the mini-map, and processed the information in his mind.

"DD, can you flash Red Stairs?"

"OK!! Pop!"

After their quick encrypted chat, the moment the fire outside the Red Stairs extinguished, a Flashbang exploded at the entrance of the Red Stairs.

Neo and Michu were instantly fully flashed, forced to cover their eyes and Firing blindly.

The timing of the opponent's retake was too good; they couldn't react at all and could only pray for better luck.

"Rat-tat-tat!!"

But the sound of gunfire in their ears and the appearance of the black-and-white screen made their hearts sink.

【Bntet used AK47 to kill Neo】

【BnTeT uses an AK-47 to get a Flashbang Headshot kill on michu】

"A top-tier anti-rush from dd and Dage has turned the situation around once again. The timing of this Flashbang was perfect; neo and michu couldn't react at all. Dage's Double Kill has saved the precarious situation once more."

"Now only nice is left alone at T Spawn; he can't win this Clutch."

【Dage is awesome!!】

【This play was too beautiful】

【I think Tyloo's Red Stairs is truly top-tier; VP hasn't been able to take it in three Full Buy Rounds】

【Too cool!!】

【This counter-push was invincible!】

【……】

The moment Xu Beifang rushed toward the Bomb Site with the bomb, he went numb; the Red Stairs had been occupied once again.

Originally, with these ten-plus seconds, the three of them could have pushed forward together and still had a chance to plant the bomb.

But now that two teammates had died at the Red Stairs, even though the remaining person was likely confirmed to be near the Bomb Site, as long as there was even a slight interception, he wouldn't be able to play.

Xu Beifang had no choice but to Save Weapon inside T Spawn.

Standing behind them, kuben took the initiative to call a timeout; he could see that the team was having some problems with their offense.

They had already fallen at this Red Stairs position three times in a row!

They had to find a way to adjust next: either take the Red Stairs directly, or abandon the Red Stairs and avoid this tough spot!

(End of chapter)