Chapter 86: Awarded the title Lü Bu!

MIBR called a timeout quickly after losing consecutive points.

Stewie2k rested his forehead on his right hand, shook his head, and sighed: "Can't win, really can't win."

It had been two consecutive full buy rounds, yet their 3B defense couldn't hold, being broken through almost single-handedly by the opponent head-on.

This feeling is truly very demoralizing because it's basically being broken through by pure individual ability, which brings a huge impact to one's confidence.

Fallen also had a headache. At first, it was their 3A that couldn't withstand the pressure, and they hoped 3B would break the deadlock, only to find that 3B couldn't withstand it either.

They had reached a phase of taking turns saving weapons, very helplessly.

But the Soul Palace Elder's experience was also very rich, and he quickly came up with a way to handle it:

"Wait a bit, Coldzera, find a way to get an AWP to defend the Link. Since that Nice on the opposite side has fierce aim, and we can't get any benefit at the front, we might as well go back to the rear and play default."

Risk and reward are equal in CS: GO. If you can win in the front-line engagement, you can get numerical kills, more map control, and information.

But the problem now is that they can't win at the front, so it's purely risk.

B site is losing people crazily, and the speed is too fast; they don't even have time to rotate.

Fortunately, only one person on the opponent's side, Nice, has a good hand-feel. In this situation, defending at the rear and using gun positions and trading can solve the problem.

No matter how fierce the opponent is, he can't watch two angles at the same time.

MIBR, having calmed down, changed their approach, and this method was indeed effective.

VP couldn't get kills at the front, and with too little information, they could only gamble on bomb sites.

In the rounds after the first half, they successfully took 3 points, locking the score at 10:5.

During the halftime break, Xu Beifang bumped fists with his teammates and quickly drank some water.

After getting the lead, he was indeed happy, but two rounds of high-intensity performance also made him feel his physical strength depleting rapidly.

Xu Beifang turned his head and asked Kuben: "Is there anything to eat?"

Kuben also realized that this was due to excessive physical exertion, so he went back to the lounge and brought him a bunch of bananas.

Now Nice is the team's only core. If they want to make a comeback later, they have to rely on this guy.

Xu Beifang gnawed on a banana, quickly replenishing his strength, while listening carefully to Pasha explaining the tactics for the second half:

"Later, we'll start with 3B. Nice, you go in front of the Stone Slab to get information. As for A site, I'll stand in the Boiler Room to get information. Neo, throw a CZ to me, otherwise, it's hard to fight with a USP once engaged, and you guys be a little careful, we are leaving the Link open..."

It can only be said that bananas are worthy of being a good partner for esports players. After eating one, the strong feeling of fullness made him feel alive again.

Keeping his attention highly focused for over an hour, and having to constantly think and play mind games with his opponents, consumed him greatly.

If he didn't replenish some energy, he might experience a lack of energy in the subsequent matches.

Even if he wanted to think hard, his brain would start to slack off.

Getting 10 points in the first half, VP's emotions were very high, and they looked forward to directly taking MIBR's map pick.

And leading by such a large score also gave them some thoughts of a comeback.

But first, they needed to win in the second half!

……

"Look at the pistol round in the second half. If they win the pistol round, VP basically won't have any problems taking Map 2," Wanjiqi said in the live stream.

"If they can't win, maybe there will be some twists and turns."

Wanjiqi didn't speak too definitively, which might be the biggest difference between him and Ma Xixi:

"At the start, MIBR threw a decoy grenade toward Banana as a distraction, but this 3B formation really didn't push out. At this time, as long as the Terrorists can take down Pasha, who is holding a CZ in the Boiler Room, A site is basically broken, because Byali can't help with these two gun positions."

"The Soul Palace Elder guessed VP's weak defensive area correctly this round, but Pasha is holding a CZ in the Boiler Room, what do you say?"

"Coldzera peeked out from VIP and directly one-tapped Pasha in the Boiler Room! This peek is too accurate, worthy of being Coldzera!"

"Now only Byali is left on the A2 balcony, but Tarik in the A2 corridor also caught his side and directly headshot Byali with two shots. A site is directly broken!"

"Could it be that MIBR is going to get better? VP's heavy 3B defense directly saved their armor and had no desire to retake."

In a 3v5 clutch, the retake distance is too far, and the possibility of losing is greater.

The two half-armor players on B site didn't take any damage, so they just saved them. Next round, relying on the 1400 economy, they can supplement a helmet and buy a shotgun or Desert Eagle or something.

MIBR chose to win this round safely and didn't come to find trouble with them.

Coming to the second round of the second half.

With an economy of 1550, Xu Beifang chose to spend 350 to supplement a helmet, then bought a Desert Eagle plus smoke and flash, and came to B site with Michu.

"Michu, help me throw a Yellow Wall anti-rush flash. The opponent doesn't have much utility this round. Later, I'll peek at the Yellow Wall corner to see if I can bait him into chasing me."

He has a short-range gun. If the opponent has an Eco Warrior, they will be very excited to pursue when they see this situation.

At that time, an anti-rush flash will blind the opponent, and he can at least trade for one.

In this forced matchup, trading a CT for a Terrorist is not a loss.

Xu Beifang arrived at the Sandbag at the first moment and started holding the Stone Slab directly.

"Okay, Nice dodged two HE grenades at the Yellow Wall as soon as he came up. This positioning is quite aggressive, just aiming to kill."

"There is only one Stewie2k in Banana this round. MIBR's overall attack direction is on A site."

The opponent hadn't moved for a long time, so Xu Beifang returned to the Yellow Wall to peek.

Soon, a Terrorist appeared under the wood pile at the Tree Position and fired two bullets at him.

"Not many people in Banana," Xu Beifang muttered in the voice chat.

Michu grabbed the flash and asked: "Should I throw it?"

Xu Beifang thought for a moment, threw a Flashbang into Banana, and then turned to rotate to A site to cover.

"Be careful on A, this Banana attack is so fake."

Even though he didn't get much information, the offensive momentum they displayed didn't look like there were many people at all.

The trio on A site perked up. Soon, a Flashbang at A1 blinded Neo, who was pinching the Boiler Room. He covered his eyes and hurriedly jumped back to the bomb site.

Pasha on the side of the Link grabbed his utility and peeked out, wanting to cover the middle smoke, but didn't expect the opponent to have already entered the middle!

Fer took a Galil and fired a burst, directly taking Pasha down.

"Pasha was a bit reckless. This peek was too wide. Fortunately, the smoke grenade landed on the corpse in the end, offering incense to himself, temporarily making MIBR members afraid to enter the Link, and also providing Nice with a timing to retake."

After Pasha was killed, he analyzed the feedback information and decisively made the next decision:

"Michu, throw a Smoke Grenade in Banana and rotate directly to A. Nice, you go into the bomb site, let Michu handle the Link."

He made a bold gambling strategy.

This choice was correct. After all, if Michu were left alone on B now, and the opponent sped up, he wouldn't be able to hold it alone.

It's better to just come to A to strengthen the firepower.

Even if the opponent really hits B, they can save these four short-range guns and accumulate strength for the next round.

"In the second timing, VP gambled on a heavy 4A defense. MIBR gave some utility but didn't rotate, still preparing to hit hard!"

"The Soul Palace Elder wanted to give VP an illusion that they had rotated, but this misdirection was used at the wrong time. This round VP is all short-range guns, and it's impossible to retake anymore!"

"This hard hit might go wrong! Nice has already rotated to the bomb site. There are 3 CTs inside A site, it's really hard to say!"

Xu Beifang arrived at the bomb site. He stood on the opposite side of the default bomb plant, holding the Link directly.

Neo was holding a CZ on the box at the old-six position on the bomb site, and Byali was in the Small Pit.

However, Michu, who was retaking, was blocked by a Library smoke, temporarily unable to provide them with any help.

"One at A2, heard footsteps," Byali shouted.

Xu Beifang was holding the Link, but footsteps came from A1 first. The opponent was clearly pinching from the Link and A1.

At this time, he couldn't wait for an opportunity; he had to take the initiative!

Adjusted his pre-aim and peeked out one body width to the right.

"Bang!"

【Nice used Desert Eagle to headshot kill Fer】

"Link is coming!! Nice, watch the Link, I'm helping you bait!"

Xu Beifang had just killed one head-on when he heard Michu shouting in the Library.

He hurriedly turned to look at the Link, and a Terrorist appeared in his field of vision.

"Bang! Bang!"

【Nice used Desert Eagle to kill Stewie2k】

Two shots from the Desert Eagle successfully killed the opponent.

"After Nice killed A1, he turned around and killed the Terrorist at the Link again. The key is that the CTs in the bomb site are still very mysterious. This wave is really hard to say!!"

"Michu in the Library and Tarik started fighting, and Nice came to handle the front again. He knelt and fired three shots with the Desert Eagle to one-tap the Soul Palace Elder!! Nice is still getting kills, but the Desert Eagle is out of bullets, and Byali was one-tapped by Coldzera!"

"Nice is now facing enemies on two sides, no way to reload!"

"Michu couldn't beat Tarik at the Link, and Neo at the old-six position on the bomb site successfully traded. Now it's a 1v1 between both sides, only Neo and the low-HP Coldzera are left. What do you say about this wave?"

"Neo took the initiative and was one-tapped by Coldzera."

Wanjiqi laughed: "Nice is very annoyed this wave. He used a Desert Eagle to one-tap three people, but brothers, the Library, bomb site, and Small Pit really didn't do anything!"

"I thought VP had gotten better entering Map 2, but I didn't expect it to still be Nice's prison round."

Wanjiqi gasped: "VP, you guys need to man up. Although Nice's combat power is as exaggerated as Lü Bu, Lü Bu killed all three heroes, but you allies still couldn't hold on. How is this supposed to be played!!"

【Hahahaha】

【This VP really made me laugh】

【Nice laughed at himself】

【Why is he called Lü Bu?】

Wanjiqi looked at the questions in the live stream and explained:

"Because Nice is this kind of player. If his combat power head-on is 10, then his awareness is basically 0."

Wanjiqi's perception of Xu Beifang was still stuck in the past. On that day when Xu Beifang analyzed the demo with him, all kinds of reckless ideas made him marvel.

"And why call him Lü Bu? Because this guy performed against the Soul Palace Elder, Stewie2k, and Coldzera in the last round, and he really couldn't do it alone."

"But on Inferno, MIBR only has Coldzera carrying, and Nice is very terrifying. This combat power is abnormal!"

Everyone also glanced at the scoreboard at this time. Xu Beifang's record was 21 kills and 9 deaths.

This kill count requires Pasha, Neo, and Michu combined to have as many as him alone. This combat power is indeed exaggerated.

After losing the forced buy round, VP began to accumulate economy and chose to gamble on B site, but it didn't have much effect.

The score reached 10:8, and the first full buy round of the second half began.

However, VP understood that they had taken down four rifles from the opponent in the previous forced buy, so the Terrorists' economy was actually not much. As long as they could win this round, the Terrorists would have to enter a mixed-buy mode in the next round.

It would be easy to pull away the score later.

Pasha gave a 3A2B defensive setup at the start of the round.

In this case, Xu Beifang didn't really want to engage with the opponent at the front, because he would have to trade at least two people, otherwise, it would be very hard to play after losing one person.

"I'll throw a near-point fire and come back immediately," Xu Beifang said.

Although the overall defense is at the rear, you must not let the opponent know this information at the first moment, otherwise, if the opponent pushes too fast, the pressure on them will be great.

After throwing a near-point fire, Xu Beifang didn't rush to throw a grenade. After throwing a Flashbang into Banana, he retreated to the CT Spawn position.

Utility was constantly flying in Banana. The opponent was very willing to invest in this full buy round.

This might also have something to do with his fierce offensive in Banana in the first half.

At 1:20, Xu Beifang heard the sound of a Stone Slab flash.

MIBR began to enter the near point of the Stone Slab, and Xu Beifang threw the Smoke Grenade he had grabbed.

The smoke exploded, and Xu Beifang moved silently to the right to arrive under the platform.

This is a one-way smoke he figured out. There will be a small gap at the bottom right of the smoke. If the opponent intends to stop there and wallbang the CT Spawn, or move to the left, he can see them.

Because he didn't see the opponent cross, Xu Beifang directly took out a grenade and threw it toward the Barrel direction.

Stewie2k and Tarik at the near point of the Barrel were directly blown up by this grenade for a small half of their health.

Stewie2k found a pre-aim position on the wall and fired a burst directly at the position holding the CT Spawn.

"Da da da!!"

The bullets from under the platform instantly passed through the smoke grenade and headshot him.

【Nice used M4A4 to wallbang headshot kill Stewie2k】

After killing one, Xu Beifang immediately changed position. Sure enough, soon he saw someone firing a pre-fire at his previous position.

But he was already moving to the right and moving forward silently. Knowing the opponent's position, it wasn't his character to continue holding at the rear at this time.

"Michu, do you have a flash? I'm going out to anti-rush!"

"Got it."

"Throw it!"

Hearing the sound of the opponent reloading, Xu Beifang immediately asked for a flash.

A Flashbang exploded, and Xu Beifang peeked out horizontally from the smoke grenade that was about to dissipate.

Tarik, who was reloading, and the Soul Palace Elder, who was holding the angle behind, were both completely blinded.

"Nice and Michu's top-tier anti-rush! The timing is just right. The Soul Palace Elder was directly one-tapped, and Tarik soon followed in his footsteps. A double kill, easily taking control of the near point of Banana."

"But Nice didn't realize that Coldzera had already touched the near point. He thought there was no one left, and greedily wanted to swap for an AK, but was caught by Coldzera!"

Wanjiqi laughed and said: "The temptation of the AK-47 gunner is too great, Nice couldn't hold back either. But it doesn't matter, he got another triple kill on B defense this wave. Michu added a defensive smoke, Neo returned to B site, and what's left for VP is a 4v2 retake."

The three kill messages in the top right corner hadn't disappeared yet!

Coldzera looked somewhat silent. He couldn't remember how many times the opponent had gotten a triple kill.

The map control was going well, but inexplicably, his teammates were dying left and right.

Sometimes when you run into an opponent with a hot hand, there's really nothing you can do.

In the early stage, he finally got 3 points, which gave him some confidence. Now, once entering the full buy round, he felt like he was back in the rhythm of the first half.

Just as he was thinking, Fer was also taken down by Byali at A2.

Forget it, no need to try anymore, just start saving weapons.

I wrote the location wrong at the end yesterday, it was purely because I was confused, sorry, sorry, I will definitely check it a few more times in the future.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 87 =====