Chapter 82: The Reward of an S-Tier Treasure Chest! (353)

"Why are these guys so fierce on the Ladder!"

Inside the livestream, s1mple had lost his initial arrogance, only covering his head and laughing bitterly.

【Who said just now that we have three pros on our side and could win easily?】

【I'm dying of laughter, they were so confident just now that they could easily win this round, but in the blink of an eye, they got blown out by the opponents.】

【The opponents are tough guys who have been hanging at the top of FPL for months! s1mple was indeed a bit careless.】

【Not playing FPL today, I thought I'd see s1mple slaughtering everyone, but this is it?】

【Wanted to play some Faceit to stomp noobs, but ended up stomping two big sharks!】

The score had already reached 5:5. s1mple let out a long breath, then pressed Tab, saw that ropz had $6000 in economy, and immediately shouted: "ropz, drop me a Sniper Rifle, I'll throw you a Rifle."

ropz looked speechless; his movements were just a little slow, and s1mple saw it.

"You guy, you're just watching my economy every single day, aren't you."

s1mple Xiaoxiao, not refuting.

Picking up the Sniper Rifle thrown by ropz, s1mple waited for the countdown to end and went straight to Mid, holding the angle from T Spawn to Sewer, hoping for some reckless Terrorist to jump across.

After a few seconds, there was still no one at T Spawn. s1mple retreated a few steps, holding the Sniper Rifle and watching the Side Path direction, very cautious.

After holding for a few seconds, he felt that no one should be coming from the Side Path, so he switched to his knife and headed back to Connector.

But the moment he switched to his knife, he saw an enemy in the direction of the Side Path.

He immediately scoped in on the spot, wanting to push back.

The Terrorist who had just been in his field of vision had already rushed out—a terrible feeling!

【nice used AK47 to headshot s1mple】

"They're rushing straight up Mid!!" s1mple covered his face and reported the position in frustration. He felt he was truly too unlucky today, constantly getting caught in such ghost timings; he was completely numb.

After Xu Beifang got the Entry Kill, he didn't stop his pace and turned his head straight toward the A1 direction.

A Smoke Grenade flew toward him and hit his body.

Before the smoke popped, Xu Beifang still saw flamie standing under the Shed.

"Da-da-da..."

【nice used AK47 to headshot flamie】

"nice nice!!" Zywoo and his teammates' excited voices came through the voice chat. Xu Beifang's confidence was also unleashed, and he continued to charge forward.

He threw a Flashbang toward the Pit and then cleared the angles quickly with big steps the whole way.

Bomb Site, Small Pit, Pit...

"Bang! Bang!"

Bullets from behind headshot him, killing him on the way to clear the angles.

【ropz used M4A4 to headshot nice】

Only then did Xu Beifang realize that after he got two kills, ropz knew he was going to speed up, so he had proactively hidden in A2 to catch a timing.

This decision was very clever, directly taking Xu Beifang's head without taking any damage.

"There's one left on the A2 side, there aren't many people left at A Site!" Xu Beifang reported the information.

But his teammates, after ropz killed him, were not as anxious as expected.

Blue opened his mouth to command: "We'll throw a set of utility at A Site, then hit B Site faster; it should be a local 4-on-1 situation."

His tactical decision was quite good, and Zywoo and the others executed it very quickly.

However, the CT side did not Retake A Site, because ropz had single-handedly pushed through the entire A2, knowing that this wave of Terrorists was a fake hit.

But it was useless; in a local 4-on-2, his two random teammates couldn't stop them anyway. Before ropz could flank them, B Site had already been breached, and he was forced to Save Weapon.

The C4 was beeping in B Site, and ropz was Saving Weapon inside A2.

Recalling how the opponent easily breached A Site this round, he asked in confusion: "With $4750, how come we couldn't even hear a sound?"

s1mple scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward: "That nice on the other side plays like a madman, it's too reckless. I just happened to get caught in a timing, and he just kept rushing forward and traded me directly."

flamie also explained: "I heard his footsteps alone and thought he would stop while he was ahead, so I threw a Smoke Grenade to stall, but he just pushed through the smoke and insta-killed me."

Pressing Tab, ropz looked at the kill counts of Zywoo and nice, which were already over 10, and said with some helplessness:

"This Zywoo is already troublesome enough, and now there's a reckless nice. It looks like we really have to give up the points this game."

Before that self-proof to join Mouz, ropz had once formed a team with Zywoo, who was also a king of public games. At that time, they frequently participated in tier-two online tournaments organized by Faceit and ESEA.

For the two of them, such tournaments were purely picking up money.

Having been teammates, he also deeply understood how exaggerated Zywoo's strength was.

Zywoo alone was hard enough to play against, and now there was another guy who knew how to play. The two guys from NaVi promised to carry him to an easy win, but now they were slacking off one by one.

ropz was just one step away from putting on a watermelon-rind mask and uttering that devilish phrase: "Family members..."

But in fact, s1mple was also very helpless; he wasn't throwing the game for ropz.

As one of the three FPL instructors, s1mple was still very principled. It wasn't easy for someone at ropz's level as an FPL student to gain points, so he couldn't mess that up.

Usually, he only started to slack off and intentionally troll when he ran into those two guys, Xantares and NiKo.

This game, he just felt unlucky, getting caught in all kinds of bad timings. The opponent's playstyle was like they had installed a camera in his brain; he was completely stunned by the rushes.

They played a round with Half Armor Desert Eagle, and this time they didn't even need the opponent's two big brothers; the opponents just simply controlled the map and pushed, and they couldn't hold them back anymore.

Unknowingly, they had already lost 6 rounds in a row, and the attacking side had already reached 7 points.

s1mple looked at his $5600 savings. He originally wanted to pull out a Half Armor Sniper Rifle, but after thinking about it, he bought a Full Armor AUG with utility, choosing to play it safe.

Seeing this "old man's joy," many viewers in s1mple's livestream had already started laughing.

s1mple said with a serious face: "Wait for me to find my feel; CSGO is a game that relies on state after all. I'll warm up my feel in a bit, and then I'll start slaughtering everyone later."

He bought an AUG, and this time he squatted directly near the Recess in Connector, intending to use this second-angle position to get a screen-clearing multi-kill and warm up his feel.

……

Xu Beifang continuously gained advantages at A Site, and the Terrorists also noticed that the professional trio defending A today was a bit weak; if not for their verified professional status, they would have assumed they were just casual players in disguise.

After a discussion, they chose to adjust their offensive focus and arrived at A Site, preparing to execute a One-Wave Flow with grenades.

After the first exchange of utility ended, the group began to approach the Mid T-junction, with Xu Beifang still walking at the very front of the team.

Several consecutive rounds of breakthroughs had completely brought out his rhythm, and he was now full of confidence.

After the group huddled together and arrived at Mid, before they were even ready, an Incendiary Grenade cut off their formation.

Xu Beifang and his teammate Orange were cut off at the front point; Zywoo had used a Smoke Grenade at the start to pressure B Site, so for a moment, he could only watch Xu Beifang's flank.

Xu Beifang was the first to engage in a gunfight with Flamie at A1.

Flamie had an M4 in his hands, but having just thrown his utility, he was still in a state of stiffness; seeing Xu Beifang strafe out hugging the wall, he immediately retreated behind the A1 cover and strafed out again to duel him.

Hmm... he still didn't win.

Xu Beifang's spray landed directly on that corner of A1, and Flamie ran straight into the bullets upon his repeek.

【nice killed flamie with ak47】

Gunfire erupted on the Connector side; S1mple pressed a straight line with his AUG, and a single burst instantly killed the Terrorist who was moving toward Mid and looking toward the Connector side.

【s1mple killed drrrr with aug headshot】

"There's one more at Mid close!" Seeing this situation, Flamie immediately gave the callout to S1mple.

S1mple had taken one down and originally wanted to switch positions to avoid being prefired by the opponent, but just as he moved, Xu Beifang had already rushed out.

"Da-da-da..."

【nice killed s1mple with ak47 headshot】

Inside the CT voice channel, S1mple was amused by his own play.

The chat in his livestream was also scrolling frantically:

【Classic flustered mess】

【Actually this is quite normal, S1mple is just off his game today】

【Hahahaha, it feels just like when I play Ladder】

【This is the closest I've ever been to a pro player】

【Damn it, I could do that too!】

The absurd entertainment value made many viewers in the livestream laugh uncontrollably.

In S1mple's past livestreams, he was basically always firmly in first or second place, in a state of crazy domination.

But today, it felt like a total newbie was playing; this strong sense of contrast made them incredibly excited.

It was like Lin Daiyu uprooting a weeping willow—truly impressive.

There was laughter and joy in S1mple's livestream, while Ropz remained silent in the voice chat.

The final score of this Ladder match was fixed at 16:7; Ropz looked at S1mple's stats after the match ended and remained silent: 7/1/16.

Ropz exited TeamSpeak; it was truly unbearable.

If I have committed a crime, please let the law punish me, rather than playing games with S1mple here.

……

Xu Beifang stretched, and amidst the laughter and chatter with his teammates, they typed "gg."

Immediately after, he added Zywoo and a random player who had given him a good impression to his friends list, then looked at his European server rank of 98 and smiled with satisfaction.

The system's notification sound in his ears was so pleasant.

⊙￠o

【Beep!】

【Congratulations to the host for completing the 6-star suggestion: Reach the top 100 on FACEIT; upon completion, you can obtain an S-ji Baoxiang……】

【S-ji Baoxiang is being distributed……】

【Do you wish to open it?】

"Yes!"

【S-ji Baoxiang is opening……】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining 'Dungeon - Dissecting the Danes', do you wish to enter the dungeon?】

Wait, what is this??

Dissecting the Danes?

System, did you get something wrong? My profession is esports, not forensic medicine! Nor am I some dark wizard!

His mind was full of questions, but today's tasks weren't finished, and the timing wasn't very suitable right now.

So Xu Beifang temporarily set this doubt aside, and resisting the urge in his heart to finish early, he found the demo of the match where their opponents crushed them in the IEM Shanghai finals and watched it while explaining it.

ottkΛnoco

And subsequently, he finished the daily quota of 1000 Deathmatch kills.

Even though he was extremely curious about what this S-rank task reward was actually about, Xu Beifang knew.

Some things must be persisted with; once you find an excuse to put off watching demos or other things until tomorrow, your desire for these trainings will only get lower and lower, because people can always find all sorts of excuses for themselves.

It wasn't until all of today's plans were finished that he sat on the edge of the bed and called the system.

【Do you wish to enter 'Dungeon - Dissecting the Danes'?】

"Yes."

The scene shifted, and he arrived at that space again, sitting in front of that computer.

It seemed the system hadn't gone haywire and wanted him to become a forensic doctor; this name was a bit misleading.

Sitting in front of the computer, a line of text suddenly appeared on the screen:

"There is a smoke in front of you now, and behind the smoke is a Dane. Please kill them by any means necessary."

The screen slowly brightened, and Xu Beifang appeared near the A2 pit on Dust II, where a massive wall of smoke in front of him completely blocked the view of the entire A Long scouting platform.

On the ground were various firearms, such as AKs, M4s, AWPs, and SSG 08s, available for him to choose from at will...

He took a step to the left, intending to pick up the AK-47 on the ground, when suddenly bullets pierced through from behind the smoke wall, and he instantly fell to the ground and died.

A large "DEAD" appeared on the screen.

Immediately after, Xu Beifang respawned, and he gradually understood the purpose of this dungeon space.

It was to have him undergo special training for these kinds of smoke-mixing situations, making his various techniques for Pre-fire clearer.

Thinking of this, he also began to take it seriously.

The technique of Pre-fire is generally well-mastered by Danes in professional matches; this kind of kill capability can also bring huge benefits to the team, making it worth his effort to learn.

After respawning, he pressed the walk key and picked up the AK-47 on the ground to his left.

He didn't know how to judge the situation either, as there was zero information, so he could only tentatively spray a magazine into the Smoke Grenade.

But almost the instant he started Firing, bullets came rushing toward him, and Xu Beifang, relying on Sound-based Positioning, hurriedly shifted his muzzle.

Yet it was still too late.

Dead!

Xu Beifang was not discouraged and continued to start the next attempt; he never intended to learn the core technology of the Danes in just one go anyway.

There were no techniques in this world originally, but after using them many times, they became techniques.

Xu Beifang believed that while he did not have the exceptional talent of the Danes, Heaven rewards diligence, and with this kind of exaggerated training intensity, he believed he could gradually keep up with their pace.

But after who knows how many times, he had already been beaten dizzy by this Dane on the opposite side.

He only felt his eyes blur, and that "DEAD" word seemed to have turned into "NOOB"!

When he blinked, however, it was still the word "DEAD".

Xu Beifang adjusted his mood; after so many attempts at exploration, he had gradually found the technique.

He picked up the M4A1 from the ground; this weapon with a silencer could, to the greatest extent, make it difficult for the opponent to judge his position.

He immediately exposed a bit of footstep sound, then moved very quietly to the other side.

Bullets were constantly sweeping over from behind the smoke wall, and Xu Beifang seized this exact timing to immediately spray a magazine at that area!

【Nice used M4A1 to Pre-fire and kill the Dane in Smoke-mixing Mode Lv. 1】

Xu Beifang almost shouted out in excitement; he had once again experienced the difficulty of the new dungeon, and the scenes of being beaten up by various peak professional players seemed to have returned before his eyes.

Text appeared on the screen again:

"Congratulations to the host for completing the first level's mission. Now starting the next level—please kill the two Danes behind the smoke..."

Xu Beifang: "..."

Monthly tickets reached 200, adding one chapter, and then the tips reached 10,000 points again, adding another chapter. Why does it feel like the more I pay off, the more I owe!!! Crazy, crazy!

(End of this chapter)