Chapter 99

"Niiiice!!!!!"

The moment the final round of the first half was won, Xu Beifang heard his teammates on both sides roar with excitement at the same time.

He was so startled he was momentarily at a loss; his bewildered expression reflected his mood at that moment.

"You played that sniper rifle way too well!!!" Byali said excitedly, recounting the recent play, "The opponent peeked out from under the platform to catch an opportunity and stole me; I thought this round was gone."

From the perspective of the recent situation, Xu Beifang was actually very passive.

The deterrence of an AWP against a rifle is more of an unknown; often, a rifleman, unsure of the sniper's position, gets sniped directly because they expose too much of their body.

But in professional matches, unless the one holding the angle is a human limit like Device, a holding sniper doesn't have strong deterrence once their position is known.

Many riflemen use techniques like jiggling to bait you into firing.

And as long as that shot misses, and the subsequent position is confirmed, it's still hard to escape while cycling the bolt.

But that flick shot really left them dumbfounded.

Neo adjusted his glasses and teased with a smile: "I feel like you could be our team's main sniper."

Pasha: "You f***ing..."

Ignoring his friend's cyber-language, Neo was surprised by Xu Beifang's strong adaptability to the sniper rifle; he planned to have Nice practice the sniper rifle specifically later.

With this positioning ability, even if he didn't push Pasha out, becoming VP's secondary sniper would be quite good.

After all, VP had never had a stable secondary sniper; usually, the second sniper rifle in a team was used by whoever wanted to, and they were just letting these riflemen fire away, whether they hit or not depended entirely on their feel.

Having a stable secondary sniper in the future would be a significant boost for their entire team.

It's just that this secondary sniper role has to be given to Nice depending on the situation; otherwise, if he pushes out with a sniper rifle, the economy couldn't afford it.

With a stable secondary sniper, in future matches on maps like Train and Dust II, their performance could be a few points stronger.

But not now; after all, it was just one round of sniper rifle performance, and from the perspective, one could see there was no sniper technique to speak of, it was purely relying on a young person's reaction.

Xu Beifang was also quite happy listening to his teammates' praise; he usually trained with the sniper rifle, but he wouldn't actively buy an AWP to play in the ladder or matches.

In matches, it was because as a rifleman, he needed to consider the team, and there was absolutely no need to buy an AWP to play with himself.

But he still trained a certain amount every day, just to prevent a day when he might only have a sniper rifle available in a special situation.

For example: he used a Glock to tear apart the opponent's AWP and picked it up.

It would be impossible not to use the AWP and keep using the Glock.

So, he didn't have to use the sniper rifle, but he couldn't be completely unable to use it.

Facts proved that the effort he put in on those days when no one was watching was effective.

If he hadn't been operating the AWP in that round, but instead holding a rifle, he might have been killed in the smoke during the initial push with his teammates.

Xu Beifang's demand for firearms was based on practicality. He personally preferred the AK-47, but if needed, picking up a sniper rifle, shotgun, or Negev was all fine.

He wasn't a pure rifleman like Xantares.

Everyone complimented each other's performance in the first half, and the short halftime break passed.

Both sides switched sides for the second half.

A one-round lead was clearly not enough for them to relax, and Neo began to lay out the defensive strategy for the second half.

"Let's go with the basic 2-1-2 setup. Pasha, you boost Byali to A-Short, and then you go to the A-Platform sniper position to scout and find duels with them."

Pasha asked: "The one where you duel by touching the wall?"

This was a very ancient pistol round technique.

On a map like Dust II, the duel distance at A-Long was too far.

If it was a duel between the Pit and the Platform wall, the Glock would at least need three headshots to kill him.

Although the USP's damage would also decay at long distances, it was much better than the Glock; after all, this firearm had an advantage in distance.

"Nice, can you play Mid by yourself?" Neo suddenly didn't plan to make specific plans for Xu Beifang, because he wanted to see what other surprises this guy would give him.

"Sure." Xu Beifang bought a half-armor and rushed straight to Mid Doors.

……

"In this pistol round of the second half, four Team Kinguin players rushed A-Long directly. Nice went to Mid, and at 1:45, he touched out from Mid Doors; he really didn't hold the back point at all." Wanjiqi was almost speechless.

On the offensive side, Nice was originally a Terrorist, and they hadn't discovered anything unusual. Once he entered the defense, he saw all of Xu Beifang's forward-pressure cells were restless.

"VP chose an old-school pistol round defensive playstyle. Pasha, relying on the firearm advantage, boldly looked for duels with you, killing Mouz directly at long range with one shot and getting the first kill."

"Byali is managing A-Short; Pasha just needs to win the frontal duel, a very practical playstyle."

Xu Beifang pushed to B1, which immediately liberated Byali on A-Short.

He also stopped holding the angle in place and started pushing forward to Mid with a USP.

Pushing bit by bit to the Mid-Long Oil Drum, Byali stopped and held his crosshair on the crossing, because Pasha had told them the information that there were many people at A-Long.

Now there was no need to be too anxious; if the opponent really decided to speed up at A-Long, then catching the timing to flank would be just right.

The Terrorists didn't hit A in one wave, a large part of the reason was that the first wave of duels couldn't beat Pasha.

They thought the information had been exposed, and if they forced a hit on A-Site, which might be heavily defended, they turned back to control Mid, planning to cooperate with Reatz at B2 to take control of Mid.

Then rely on utility to hit A-Short or Mid-to-B split.

"The Terrorists are preparing to reorganize an attack, but the key is that there is still a cunning Byali at the Mid-Long Oil Drum!"

"Byali held an angle and killed Minise, and also discovered the bomb was outside A-Long. He continued to look for people inside, but didn't notice Taz had moved to his left, killing him with two Glock headshots!"

Teammates exchanged fire at Mid and the corner outside A-Long; Reatz at B2 knew the opponent had pushed forward and quickly rushed to support.

But he didn't expect that there was an 'Old Six' waiting for him at B1.

"Pa!"

The bullet hit Reatz's head from the side, making him feel like a baby's sleep.

After getting the kill, Xu Beifang walked out of B1, holding his crosshair on the Mid-Long Oil Drum position, ready to engage in a firefight with any Terrorists who might rush out.

But after a few seconds, he didn't find any signs of the opponent coming out of Mid.

"I'm going from B2 toward the Back Garden; I suspect the opponent is going to circle around to B," Xu Beifang explained his thoughts.

"Go ahead, Michu, don't rush to move, hide inside B-Site," Neo said, also starting to walk toward Mid.

In a 4v2 clutch, letting one person go out to actively get information could also ensure a faster rotation back later.

But Neo had just jumped onto the Xbox box when he saw someone strafe out from Mid-Long, and he instantly felt like he was suffocating.

He immediately turned and jumped off the Xbox box, but even though he was fast, he was already down to a sliver of health.

"Michu, save me!!" Neo didn't expect the opponent to suddenly catch a timing, and hurriedly shouted for help.

Michu inside B-Site also hurriedly came out to the Sand Pit to protect Neo.

And Xu Beifang, who had pushed to the Back Garden, heard footsteps in front.

"Neo is trapped under the Xbox box; he definitely has to wait for teammates to come and save him."

"However, Taz made footsteps here; he would never have thought that someone would be in the Back Garden at this time!"

Xu Beifang wasn't in a hurry, but waited for the opponent to walk a few steps forward before aiming at the opponent's head.

"Pa!"

With a crisp headshot, Xu Beifang retreated back to the Bomb Site.

"Only one left at Mid, I'm going to B1."

Taz, who was killed, was completely stunned; he never thought there was someone behind him!

Rallen at Mid was also dumbfounded; originally, this wave was to first eat Neo under the Xbox, and then find a way to play this 2v3 clutch.

But now Taz was killed, leaving only his 1v4 clutch.

How is one supposed to play this!

The facts were as he expected; he tried hard to play, but was unable to turn the tide.

Finally, he was picked off by Pasha at A-Long, losing the pistol round.

After winning the pistol round, VP started to take points routinely; under Neo's experienced arrangement, they didn't have any major problems.

The score quickly reached 11:7, and the first long-gun round of the second half began.

"Everyone pay attention to this round; our firearms aren't as good as theirs," Neo said. "Use these FAMASs for now, and Pasha, take out an AWP; you have to be the one to exert force this round."

In the previous round, Pasha was killed by the opponent's flashbang wheel-battle at A-Long; the kill economy also allowed him to buy an AWP in this long-gun round.

"Let's have 3A rush A-Long first, then Pasha will use the AWP to lead A-Short, and Michu and I will just give up Mid."

Listening to the commander's orders, Xu Beifang rushed straight to A-Long after the countdown ended.

An incendiary grenade was thrown steadily into A-Door; the accuracy would make the national football team shed tears of envy.

Taking control of A-Long without any setbacks, Xu Beifang began the process of playing wits with the air.

"The Terrorists smoked off A-Short; they threw a flashbang at the second timing to let Rallen go out of Mid Doors to get information."

"Confirmed that the CTs have no defense at Mid; what's next? Are they going to hit Mid-to-B split directly?" Wanjiqi speculated. "Now there are only two 'Forklift Kings' in B-Site; for the Terrorists, it's really a good choice."

"But after getting a wave of information, they retreated again; it seems they are going to hit A-split."

A flashbang on A-Short, and four Terrorists rushed into the Short to get all the information.

Pasha at the Bomb Site threw an incendiary grenade toward A-Short to delay the opponent's attack time.

Although he had an AWP in his hand, Pasha's operation was still quite cautious.

After a while, the opponent pushed a smoke grenade across A-Short.

Pasha saw Byali return to the Slope and finally had some ideas.

The AWP scoped in early, slowly rubbing against the edge of the smoke and pushing forward.

Finally, he saw half a body on the A-Short Slope.

——Bang!

【Paszabiceps used AWP to kill Taz】

After firing one shot, Pasha immediately switched to his knife, wanting to escape.

But AK-47 bullets came crazily toward his back, and he still couldn't run away.

"Pasha took the AWP and directly traded 1-for-1, but he had an AWP in his hand; this is a big loss!"

The team exchanged numbers on A-Short; Xu Beifang had used up all his utility, and looking at the smoke grenade that hadn't dissipated at A-Door, he finally decided to take the initiative.

He hid silently in the smoke, waiting for the moment the smoke dissipated.

The moment the smoke dissipated, he saw a Terrorist catching a flash, seemingly wanting to go out to A-Long.

"Da-da-da..."

【Nice used FAMAS to headshot kill Mouz】

"Nice pushed forward at A-Long, mixing in the smoke to compete on reaction, and successfully caught the timing!"

"The Terrorists threw a CT Spawn Smoke and a Sand Pit Left-Hand Smoke at Mid; this feint was very well-executed and also covered the vision of B-Site. Byali chose to give up the Slope and actively retreated to CT Spawn, successfully catching Reatz who was mixing in the smoke!"

"A-Site directly planted the bomb; Nice threw a flash to get information, but someone had already moved to the side of the Blue Box, which was something he never expected, and he was killed with one shot."

The number of players on both sides reached 3v2.

In a clutch with a numerical advantage, although their condition wasn't very good, they had a defuse kit and could actively try a wave.

The three huddled together and started pushing from A-Short, first giving a Bomb Site fire and Bomb Site grenade, wanting to pour damage with utility.

"But Minise's AK-47 recoil control this wave!! He directly took away the low-HP Byali and full-HP Neo!!"

"And the remaining Michu doesn't know that the last person has already flanked him from A-Long."

Michu peeked out with a FAMAS and sprayed down Minise, who was forced out by the incendiary grenade.

He was still thinking about whether the last person was on the Slope or A-Long when gunshots rang out from behind.

【Rallen used AK-47 to headshot kill Michu】

"Do they dare to flank like this?" Michu was a bit surprised.

VP had the numerical advantage; wasn't Rallen afraid they would quickly deal with his teammate on A-Platform?

One can only say that a bold choice brought bold gains.

And this wave, the opponent's Minise on A-Platform also played well, spraying down two of them directly; otherwise, if they had killed him in the first exchange, there wouldn't be much room for operation later.

"My bad, I was a bit greedy this wave," Pasha said; his judgment this wave was a bit off, he shouldn't have actively gone to steal a kill.

One can only say that Nice joining VP injected cells called 'forward pressure' into their whole team; now, just holding the Bomb Site made them feel uncomfortable all over.

Neo shook his head: "Not a big problem, but next, Pasha, don't play those dangerous operations; do you still think you're in your prime?"

"Don't compare with young people, let's just do our own tasks."

Pasha rolled his eyes; he didn't agree with this.

A mediocre sniper will make people nag for a lifetime.

Re-buying firearms, VP didn't have much psychological burden; the opponent had a firearm advantage in the previous round, so not winning was normal.

Next, they picked up M4s, and the firearm gap wasn't that obvious.

Updated 14,000 words today, paid back two chapters, but the monthly tickets passed 2001 again, I'm out...

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