Chapter 69: Tyloo's Inferno is Terrifying (Please Subscribe)

After the halftime break, both sides re-entered the match.

Map 2 was Inferno, chosen by Tyloo, with VP starting as the CT side in the first half.

Inferno is considered one of Tyloo's strongest maps; although VP's main goal for this IEM Shanghai was to build team synergy, their desire to win the championship was not particularly strong.

However, they were serious about their attitude toward the match.

Yesterday afternoon, Kuben had taken them through recordings of Tyloo's recent Inferno matches, giving them an understanding of some of Tyloo's standard routines so they wouldn't be caught off guard during the game.

As the match began, Tyloo chose to rush the Second Floor right away in the Pistol Round, but Byali and Xu Beifang managed a 2-for-4 trade; facing a 1v3 clutch, Xiaogui could only plant the bomb to earn money.

After winning the Pistol Round, VP faced Tyloo's Force Buy and managed to take it down after some trouble.

In the fourth round, during the first Full Buy Round of the match.

Tyloo chose to quickly push the Connector immediately, but they were traded 1-for-2 by Pasha in the first head-on engagement; they subsequently turned to attack A Site, and although they eventually took the Bomb Site, only a low-health xcc remained to play the clutch, which Michu and Neo easily took down by holding angles and defusing.

VP's situation looked excellent, and the score quickly reached 5:0.

However, their economy had not been managed well during this period; VP's discipline at this stage was lacking, and although they could secure kills through Gunplay and positioning experience, the players' survival rate was very low, making it impossible to accumulate an effective economy.

In the sixth round, Mo's Desert Eagle erupted again with two consecutive Headshots, directly piercing through B Site.

Pasha, who was rotating back, was caught off guard and taken out by xcc, who had already run to One Box to hold an angle.

Xu Beifang and Byali could only Save Weapon in this situation.

At this moment, neither of them felt anything was wrong, as Tyloo had only just secured their first point.

But for the next several rounds, Tyloo began their fierce offensive on B Site.

Neo and Michu could not withstand the pressure head-on; B Site fell at lightning speed time and again, and Xu Beifang and Byali were forced to Save Weapon repeatedly.

After being chased down by Tyloo for several consecutive rounds, Pasha chose to pull out a sniper rifle for a 3B setup.

Yet they still couldn't hold B Site, and Xu Beifang and Byali looked at each other in dismay.

Tyloo was scoring crazily, which made the two, who had been constantly in the Save Weapon phase, unable to sit still.

If this continued, Xu Beifang felt he would have to ask Sanji to become a teammate just to drop him a sniper rifle.

So, after communicating with Pasha, he took the initiative to perform a counter-flash in the Side Path.

This counter-flash was not complicated; Pasha only needed to throw two Flashbangs for him.

But Xiaogui and Mo in the Side Path were caught off guard and were caught red-handed by Xu Beifang.

After getting a Double Kill at the start, the team added another 3B heavy defense, but this time the opponents chose to trouble A Site, and Xu Beifang and Byali were so excited they were almost crying.

After a wave of exchanges, they successfully completed a 1-for-3 trade.

It was just a pity that this point did not help VP find their rhythm; in the subsequent matches, Tyloo instead accelerated their control of B Site, and continuous B Site speed-ups directly softened the Gunplay of the few old men on VP.

Finally, the first half ended, with the score fixed at the classic 6:9.

During the halftime break, Xu Beifang knew the old men on the team were a bit dejected, so he took the initiative to comfort them, hoping they could adjust as soon as possible.

Adjusting one's Mindset is sometimes a matter of a sentence or two, but adjusting one's Gunplay is far from as simple as imagined.

At the start of the second half, they were hit by three kills from Bntet's handgun during a B Site attack, and in the subsequent Retake, Xu Beifang and Michu failed to win the 2v3 clutch.

With the Pistol Round lost, the old men's spirits seemed to vanish as well.

Although Xu Beifang continued to try to break through, his individual ability to influence the game on this map, Inferno, was not very significant.

In the end, the score for Map 2 was fixed at 10:16.

Inside the VP competition area.

The old guys took off their headsets one by one and began drinking water frantically to hide their embarrassment.

Neo and Michu felt a bit self-reproachful; they inexplicably felt they had returned to the first day of the competition.

Only this time, the ones who performed poorly were not the newcomers, but them.

Byali stood up, looking at the ceiling, rubbing his face with his hands, sulking.

Neo was pacing back and forth behind everyone, not understanding why he had performed so poorly.

Everyone was using their own way to relieve the pressure in their hearts.

Kuben was a bit worried about the newcomer's state at such a time, so he walked to his side and comforted him: "It's okay, it's a best-of-three match, it's normal to win and lose. We didn't play well on this map, we just need to win the next one."

"I'm fine." Hearing the Coach's words, Xu Beifang looked up and smiled at him, but there was some bitterness beneath the smile.

He knew his professional career couldn't always be winning, and he would soon face his first defeat, but he hadn't expected this defeat to come so quickly.

Xu Beifang's Mindset had actually always been quite good; even after losing this match, he could regulate his emotions well.

"But I still don't want to lose!" He scratched his hair and muttered, feeling a bit restless.

Whether it was because he was influenced by S1mple, his competitive spirit had inexplicably become stronger.

Even though he knew failure was a norm in a professional career, he didn't like this feeling.

Failure is the norm in professional competition, but victory is precious because of it.

"Let's go, brothers!!" Thinking of this, Xu Beifang stood up and said to the old men of VP, "We must win back Map 3! We have to win!!"

The young man's sudden shout drew everyone's attention.

Neo and Pasha wanted to tell the young man to be more steady and not be impetuous; only by maintaining a calm heart could one play well.

But when they turned and saw Xu Beifang's eyes, they stopped.

He hadn't become overly decadent because of the loss; instead, he looked at them with spirited eyes, and that dazzling look was even a bit blinding to them.

Xu Beifang had always been willing to cooperate and communicate, and his steady personality made them feel like they were talking to a peer, aside from his breakthrough style being different from others.

At this moment, he stood there, his eyes full of ambition, full of arrogance...

Pasha and Neo looked at each other and laughed in unison.

Why are we so old... The thoughts in our minds now are all about staying steady, having taken winning and losing as a habit; where did that initial sharpness go?

"Then let's win back Map 3!!" Pasha looked at the teenager in front of him, his laughter so hearty.

The others also lost their decadent expressions, and fighting spirit was rekindled in everyone's hearts.

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【How is it suddenly not working again? Just staying at A Bomb Site like a spirit bound to the ground, right? B Site gets breached every round and no one rotates to retake, you guys are really something.】

【It's normal, after all, the rookie lacks experience. I feel like it won't be hard for Tyloo to come back from 0-1 to win 2-1 today.】

【Go Tyloo! Win and we're brothers for life!】

【Nice's gunplay is indeed not bad, but he still lacks seasoning. Getting beaten like this as soon as the map changes, he couldn't be a one-trick pony, right?】

"The match has entered Map 3. Room moderators, ban everyone in this stream who is just here to stir up trouble," danking said with a frown. "If you want to stir up drama, at least find a better reason. Did Beifang slack off on Map 2?"

"A 1.12 rating isn't high, but he's the only guy on VP with a positive K/D. One green against four reds, and that's still not good enough?"

Although danking can usually get along with these viewers, sometimes he still doesn't understand the thought process of this kind of audience.

Even though they lost Map 2, was that Xu Beifang's fault?

On the defensive side, whenever Tyloo looked for trouble with him, they never gained any advantage.

The defensive intensity at B Site was like paper; they couldn't trade for effective kills at all. Even if Coldzera were here, he wouldn't be able to hold it with everyone forcing a retake every round.

Honestly, VP's B Site defense would be better if I went up there myself; it's playing like absolute trash!

danking felt a bit unhappy looking at the stream. His brother had suddenly found a very good team; although he felt a bit sad, he was still happy for Beifang overall.

Then he realized that Beifang and his team weren't just here to play a match for VP; looking at the data from the few games so far, Beifang was starting to feel like Walde.

My brother wouldn't become the "Dean" of VP, would he!

danking watched from under the stage with worried eyes as the match on stage began.

The final map of the Bo3 was Cache. After a simple knife round for side selection, VP won and chose the CT side.

Xu Beifang went straight behind the Red Box at A Site to peek for information at the start, only to hear heavy gunfire at B Site. michu and neo once again traded 1 for 2, and pasha rushed to rotate but was also picked off by the opponent.

This left him and byali in a 2v4 retake situation.

Neither of them had any intention of saving their armor; they chose to fight the opponents head-on, and as expected, they lost.

"How about you swap with me, Nice?" After losing the Pistol Round, neo took the initiative to suggest swapping defensive positions. "My gunplay is struggling a bit here, and they like to hit B. You might have better results defending the front."

Xu Beifang breathed a sigh of relief; it couldn't be better that neo took the initiative to suggest this.

pasha had no objections and agreed immediately.

byali spoke up to explain his thoughts: "How about we just gamble on a heavy B Site defense this round? I can hold A Site alone."

Since Map 2, the opponents hadn't really liked to look for trouble at the A Site he and Nice were defending.

byali hated this feeling of helplessness.

"Sure, let's stand 1-1-3. neo and Nice, both go to B and gamble a bit. I'll peek Mid to get some information, and if things look wrong, I'll run to B immediately," pasha said to byali. "If they hit A, we'll just Save Weapon and keep them for the next round."

If they lost this Force Buy, they still wouldn't be able to buy in the next round, but by saving four Handguns, they would still have a fighting chance.

byali nodded, indicating he understood.

The countdown ended; Xu Beifang bought a Full Armor and Desert Eagle and walked toward B Site.

……

"Coming to the second round, VP has chosen a 3-B setup, a direct gamble," the Old Handsome saw the offensive side again. "Tyloo is playing a pure Default formation, controlling Mid first, then Terrorist Hall, pushing little by little without rushing."

"To prevent VP from pushing up, they are holding angles very far back and are being very careful."

Xiao Bo nodded: "Actually, if you look closely at Tyloo's loadout, you can tell they bought four Rifles this round; they aren't planning to engage in close-quarters combat with you."

"After controlling A Hall in the second wave, Xiaogui played around the Blue Door, and Tyloo's main force turned back to hit B Site. But now B Site is heavily defended by three people; this wave will depend on gunplay!"

Tyloo's idea was simple: harass at the Blue Door to make them think there were many people at A, forcing them to rotate to A as much as possible.

But VP had already set their strategy for this round; even if byali were killed, they wouldn't move from B Site.

Soon they saw the utility flying over at B Site.

A CT Spawn Smoke, combined with a fire on the Bomb Site, and two Flashbangs that could blind Tyloo themselves, they launched their offensive in full force.

"neo is being burned alive at the Bomb Site while covering his eyes! But he threw a smoke on the platform early, giving them some cover. There are still two people at the Bomb Site, what now?"

This anti-rush smoke on the platform gave Xu Beifang and michu a brief buffer. He glanced at pasha's position and immediately shouted: "pasha, can you throw a flash for the Bomb Site?"

"Sure, do you want the one from behind you?"

"Throw it directly, I'll look down and Anti-Flash!" The sound of footsteps was already approaching; Xu Beifang didn't have time to consider where pasha's Flashbang would pop, he could only choose the safest way.

A Flashbang flew out from B2 Floor and exploded right above the Bomb Site, releasing a blinding light.

Xu Beifang looked up and peeked to the left, seeing dd covering his eyes in the corner under B2 Floor, and fired a Desert Eagle shot.

"Bang!"

【Nice used Desert Eagle to Headshot dd with pashabiceps's Flashbang】

After getting a kill, Xu Beifang moved left again to gain vision.

A Terrorist was fully flashed and jumping back.

"Bang! Bang!"

【Nice used Desert Eagle to kill bntet】

"Nice relied on the Flashbang to counter-clear, hitting two in a row with the Desert Eagle. He's even still dealing damage; this wave of Tyloo's offense has been blocked at the door by a single Desert Eagle."

"Tyloo threw a Flashbang back, forcing Nice back to the Bomb Site. Xiaogui tried to sneak to Nice's side through the smoke, but michu used a One-Way Smoke, and the CZ took down Xiaogui as he pushed through!"

"pasha threw another Flashbang, and mo was blinded again. The timing for VP this wave was perfect. Nice came out again and killed mo with two shots, but was eventually traded by xcc. However, michu is still at the Bomb Site!!"

"michu is using an AK47 and trading very quickly; xcc has also been taken down! They've reset the game on a Force Buy!"

Xiao Bo said with some surprise: "VP played this wave too well. Although neo died, the smoke on the platform created countless troubles for Tyloo."

"Afterward, Nice chose to use a flash to take the initiative, taking down two in a row with precise gunplay and significant damage. michu, who had been hiding in the shadows, also helped Nice cover his flank, ultimately achieving a Double Five-Kill feat."

The Old Handsome summarized: "Actually, there was still plenty of time, Tyloo didn't need to be so anxious. But they saw neo burn to death and thought there was only one person at B, wanting to quickly clear him and enter the site. Who would have thought there were two more people hiding at B!"

"They were completely toyed with by VP's coordination; this offensive was truly suffocating."

【Damn, what is this playing?】

【Nice, great play! VP has finally learned to put him at B Site. Pasha, be a bit more flexible!】

【Tyloo's play this round is suffocating; I don't know what they are playing at.】

【A bloody loss for Tyloo, they've been completely blown open this round.】

【Mo is attacking in such a bizarre way.】

【VP is finally looking good!】

【Tyloo, stop playing with those trash utility items; just dry peek and be done with it.】

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(End of chapter)