CS: You are only 16 years old, and you want me to make a comeback?

Chapter 220 NIKO: "There are eight more people as strong as me!"

Saturday, September 2022, 5.

Suitable for: offering sacrifices, opening a ceremony, traveling, breaking ground...

Taboo: Lack of confidence in marriage, groundbreaking, and competitions...

The GL members did not finish the first day's competition. After all, the first day's competition was relatively late, and their schedule was tight, so they rested early.

After Jiang Yang woke up, he learned about the first day's competition from discussions among netizens.

In the upper half, Faze defeated NIP with a score of 2-1. Without the equipment, NIP's combat effectiveness was still a bit lacking.

However, many people are satisfied with NIP's performance. After all, their new lineup has only been running in for more than a month, and their main sniper device has not appeared, so the overall result is still satisfactory.

Then there is the confrontation between the Green Dragon and Little Flame.

These two teams are among the dark horses of this Major. Little Flame focuses on tactics, while Green Dragon focuses on firepower. There are still many highlights in their collision.

However, no one expected that the Green Dragon would use their quick and efficient tactics to directly blow up the small flame head-on.

At this time when the CIS region is struggling, the appearance of the Green Dragon has given many CIS fans new hope.

However, netizens actually discussed more about the lower half.

One reason is that GL defeated ENCE with a big score of 2-0 and even shut out one of the maps.

A shutout in the Major finals has never happened since the emergence of CS:GO.

Even if we include events other than Majors, we have to go back to the 2019 IEMBJ station, where Team A shut out Faze.

This record-breaking scene naturally caused a lot of discussion.

Finally, there is the confrontation between NAVI and Heroic.

This confrontation ended with NAVI's victory.

Heroic, the only team designated as the top four in the world, ultimately failed to reach the top four and left the Major in the first round.

After seeing such a perfect development on the first day, NAVI fans began to look forward to the appearance of the 'defending champion' and the reappearance of the yellow and black dynasty!
However, compared to the fans' expectations.

There was quite a bit of controversy in the forum regarding the battle between NAVI and GL, and the pace was pretty high.

GL and NAVI have played against each other several times, with each team winning and losing. So when it comes to speculating who will win, netizens have their own opinions.

The reason why such a huge rhythm was created in the forum was mainly due to the speech of NAVI coach B1ad3.

[How do you evaluate NAVI coach Brad's nine supreme speeches? ]

[My evaluation is a mess. That interview made me laugh. First of all, I am not a fan of GL and I have never liked Young's personality, but I recognize his strength. His performance in several events in the first half of the year was a discontinuation. If Young played more first-tier events in the second half of the year, he would definitely have a chance to compete with Mori Jae for the TOP1...]

[Brad's remarks this time really made me, a casual player, laugh. I don't have much feeling towards Young, but I recognize his level. In the entire professional arena now, it seems that only Sen Zaini who has found his form is at the same level as him. I can't understand how Brad can find nine...]

Then the following comment made Jiang Yang laugh.

[Maden: Nine Supremes? It seems there are 8 more besides me. This world... is interesting.]

[(Chew, chew, chew) Tell me (Chew, chew, chew), how did Brad say the words "Nine Supremes"? (Chew, chew, chew)]

At this moment, he suddenly saw a message pop up on Twitter.

NIKO: "Yes, yes, brother, yes. I am one of them. There are 8 others as strong as me!"

NIKO also came out to join in the fun, which made Jiang Yang a little confused.

After consideration, he chose to join.

He logged into his own account and posted a tweet: "So there are 9 more digits? Interesting..."

The main reason was that Brad's answers in this interview were too abstract. For a while, no one in the circle even talked about Jiang Yang's confident statement after the game that he would win the championship.

Jiang Yang even saw later that someone had specially created an account and posted a video saying that he wanted to make a list of the Nine Supremes.

Even curious netizens started discussing the rules for entering the nine supreme lists.

All I can say is that B1ad3, who is usually very serious, occasionally makes abstract remarks, which adds a rare touch of fun to the already intense Antwerp Major.

In this highly anticipated atmosphere, GL members have entered the Antwerp Major venue and sat down in the player seats with mixed feelings.

The entrance to the semi-finals was a bit dull compared to the championship group, but the atmosphere was much more enthusiastic than the first day, because everyone understood that the two BO3 games today would determine the teams for the finals.

In the world of CSGO, there are too many regrets about the top four.

So today the audience was more passionate. Ma Dong and Xiao Ming were holding two buckets of popcorn, and it was obvious that the atmosphere was more enthusiastic.

"This is in Antwerp, a country where the CS atmosphere isn't that strong." Ma Dong said with a sigh, "If the Major is held in our place in the future, I can't imagine how excited these people will be."

After the two sat down, Ma Dong began to ask: "Today GL plays against NAVI, Xiao Ming, what do you think are the chances of winning?"

"It's a 1- split. I feel the focus is on the confrontation between Smple and Yangshen. Of course, I would prefer to see GL make it to the finals."

Xiao Ming grabbed a handful of popcorn and started eating. "But compared to winning or losing, I want to see whether the Nine Supremes will appear in the NAVI team."

Ma Dong also chuckled when he heard this.

B1ad3's speech after the game was indeed a bit too difficult to understand.

"Today we will see if any of B1ad3's so-called nine supreme beings appear in his own team!"

……

In the GL player's seat, Jiang Yang finished adjusting the settings, then took out the measuring ruler again and began to adjust the distance.

After confirming that everything was correct, he closed his eyes again, picked up the mouse and keyboard and started operating.

"Wow, wow, wow~ Can you hear me?" siuhy is testing the microphone.

As soon as he said this, four echoers suddenly appeared in the GL voice, making people wonder if they were playing Onmyoji.

After making a fuss for a while, siuhy said seriously: "Brothers, don't be discouraged today."

He pointed in a direction and said, "My parents are in that area. They are watching me compete today. I have to be in top form!"

IM then stretched out his right hand and shook the Bulbasaur in his hand, "My girlfriend is here too, and she's watching us now. I must give 120% of my strength today. Even if a top-level NAVI comes over, I'll beat him!"

IM, who has always been rather reserved, suddenly became confident in front of his girlfriend.

When Ultraman and Jiang Yang heard this, they both looked surprised. They didn't expect IM to develop so fast.

Pasha interrupted the two melon farmers and began his final pre-match speech: "Okay, brothers, with your family's attention, I don't need to say much, you will naturally go all out."

"But now, I want you to calm down a little. NAVI is a very high-level team. We have played against each other several times, and you know their strength."

"So in this game, no matter how intense it is, I hope you can maintain a stable mentality."

As someone who has experienced this, Pasha is worried that the arrival of Siuhy's family and IM's girlfriend today will make these two young people lose their normal composure.

For a player, the attention from family is more terrifying than the offline environment.

It may allow people to perform at a higher level, but it may also cause them to lose their mentality.

Pasha talked a lot again, and siuhy and IM's mentality gradually adjusted.

Pasha clapped his hands again, drawing everyone's attention: "Finally, look over there!"

In front of Pasha's arm is a dazzling trophy that all CS professional players dream of.

"After crossing NAVI, we will be able to see the scenery of the finals. Yang always says over and over again that we can win the Major championship, but what we need to do now is to get there first!!"

"If we beat NAVI, we will be able to stand on the finals stage!"

“So, give it your all!!”

After the passionate encouragement, he walked to the center of the stage and began today's BP session.

However, in the coin tossing session, I thought B1ad3 would not work, but Pasha lost.

This gave NAVI the first BP move in this game.

The BP officially started, and the player in the live broadcast room quickly began to analyze: "NAVI has the right to choose the side first. They still used the classic Ban map and removed the Death Tower."

"GL has also banned the Death Amusement Park. Now it's up to NAVI to make their choice."

"NAVI chose Purgatory Town as the first map. This town is a map that GL rarely plays, so this choice is very targeted."

It was GL's turn to choose the map, and he locked on Nuclear Crisis without hesitation.

They just shut out ENCE 3-0 on the Nuke map yesterday, so there is no reason for them not to be confident on this map.

Both sides banned each other's cards, leaving only a Burning Sand City as the third card.

Finally, the BP for this game was confirmed.

Figure 1: Purgatory Town

Figure 2: Nuclear Crisis

Figure 3: Scorching Sand City

This BP result is not unexpected, and it can even be said that it was predicted in advance by both parties.

In a game of this level, they didn't have any particularly exaggerated ultimate skills hidden, and the map pools were a bit conflicting, so these were the only ones they could choose from.

It depends more on the order of appearance on the map.

As a coach, Pasha was unable to provide them with much help afterwards and just fist-bumped with the GL members.

Soon, amid the cheers and shouts of the audience, the ten players from both sides officially entered the server and began the performance of this Major semi-final.

GL vs. NAVI
Picture 1 is the town of Purgatory.

This is NAVI's map selection. GL starts off as the defender.

In the pistol round, siuhy made a relatively standard start, a 3A2B formation.

Jiang Yang confidently and boldly held the USP and stood in front of the banana road, waiting for the opponent to come over and aim at him to react.

However, after waiting for a long time, I only heard the sound of gunfire coming from area A, and four kill information popped up in the upper right corner.

[IM killed electronic with a headshot using USP]

[S1mple+B1t killed IM with Glock]

[S1mple killed snax with a headshot using USP]

[S1mple used USP to headshot and killed Ultimate]

Facing NAVI's pistol round flying to the second floor tactic, the trio in Area A were killed at the speed of light. Seeing this, Jiang Yang and siuhy didn't even have the desire to return to defense. They could only choose to keep a half armor and try to play a role in the next game.

Then NAVI's offensive rhythm was very smooth. With a wave of continuous attacks, they scored 6 points in a row, forcing GL to call a timeout.

Entering the 7th round, it was still thanks to Jiang Yang and snax's Desert Eagle's duo quad kill that the team completed the comeback and won the first round.

Jiang Yang clearly felt that NAVI's proficiency in this map was very different from theirs.

When choosing maps from the map pool, GL prefers less popular maps and maps where sniper rifles can perform better, and all resources are tilted towards Jiang Yang.

Purgatory Town is a map they can play on, but they are not good at it.

Although GL tried hard to change their play style and look for opportunities in this map, and Jiang Yang also played well and helped the team save the situation, NAVI played more easily.

In the end, the score of this Purgatory Town match was fixed at 11:16.

NAVI won the first game in this BO3, which was also the first map GL lost in this championship group.

……

On the commentary stand, looking at the slightly unwilling GL players, the player who played the game also commented sharply: "There is nothing we can do about it. GL's map proficiency is actually not bad, but compared to the level of NAVI, it is a little bit inferior."

"With today's match, Brother Electronic is no longer unlucky. It seems that the first Supreme has appeared. He is Lucky Electric!"

"But this is just a joke. After all, this BO3 hasn't finished yet. We still have to wait and see the subsequent matchup data."

As the leader of the largest gathering place for stringers on the entire Internet, he is naturally good at playing machines and surfing.

Of course I know about the incident of 'Nine Supreme Beings'.

However, he believes that whether the matchup is successful or not still depends on the data of the entire game.

Due to the conflicting map pools, the first map was not played well, which was within expectations, but it still made them feel a little regretful.

After all, no matter how to say it, after losing the first map, the pressure will be maximum.

After NAVI successfully won the first map, a group of people chatted in the player seat with smiles on their faces.

NAVI fans in the live broadcast room have already started cheering.

They looked at the final matchup information and saw that the kill ratio between Brother Dianzi and Jiang Yang was 6:5, which had already made Brother Dianzi the first supreme on Brad's list of nine supremes.

……

GL didn't care too much about it.

The defeat in map one made them feel a little disappointed, but they also knew that they had played this map less often.

Although it took some time to practice, it's still okay to play against teams of average level. Compared with teams like NAVI and Faze who have special skills, it would take all the members to be in full condition.

"It's a bit of a pity. If I had won the endgame in the second half, maybe I would have a chance." Jiang Yang said.

Ultraman stroked his hair and said, "You have the best record in the team. It's because we played poorly. If we had gotten a few more kills, the result might have been different."

Seeing that everyone was in a good mood, siuhy also let out a long sigh and comforted them, "Now that we have lost the first map, everyone should not have too much psychological burden. Just play every map as if it were your last one, and don't be afraid of losing."

“The maps we are not good at are gone, and now we will enter our home court.” snax echoed.

Jiang Yang nodded, and he extended his hand to bump fists with his teammates beside him, "That's right, the next two maps will be our home games!"

"It's time to fight back, brothers!!"

"Let's also show them whether they can laugh on our map!"

Amidst the fistfight, both parties entered the server shown in Figure 2.

GL vs. NAVI
Map: Nuclear Crisis

T: young, siuhy, IM, ultimate, snax
CT: S1mple, electronic, Perfect0, B1t, Boomb14
"Okay, Figure 2 Nuke officially begins!" The person playing the machine saw the picture appear and also entered the commentary state.

"In the first picture, my cousin failed to save the situation with one green and four reds. In the second picture, did the other members of GL find their form, or did my cousin perform even better and save the situation?"

Then, just as he finished speaking, he saw Ultraman who came to the outside field for reconnaissance was shot in the head by S1mple in the warehouse. He almost died instantly.

This GL score is a 41-point push.

Ultraman originally planned to go to the outside field to act as a hook. He created some pressure and then the main force launched an attack.

However, he did not expect that there would be problems on the outfield right at the beginning. He could only change his strategy, let the main force move, and then let the damaged Ultraman look for opportunities to cooperate.

GL didn't have any props in this pistol round, so after thinking about it, siuhy gave the order: "Let's push towards the iron plate first. If there are not many people dropping later, then we will go to the third floor."

After his teammates were ready, siuhy jumped out without hesitation to help his teammates spread the line of fire.

B1t saw a group of people appearing in B channel. He didn't jump and pull at the first time, but wanted to find an angle to pick one.

But he found that GL was pushing forward at full speed, so he chose to protect himself and retreated to the bottom of the B bomb site.

"The attackers controlled the iron plate and stabilized it. The next moment, the attackers wanted to take the initiative to attack the third floor, but S1mple was holding a gun here, at a very small angle!"

"S1mple was not able to kill any of them. IM successfully defeated S1mple!"

IM got the kill back, so GL didn't hesitate and rushed to the end with five armors.

After getting the kill, the Iron Plate quartet quickly climbed up to the third floor.

Today, siuhy bravely broke into the police station and made a tactical switch!
"The main entrance has been locked, but Marshal P in the yellow room is dealing damage like crazy, and Brother Electronic is also making his presence felt. The two of them are picking off enemies like crazy! IM, siuhy, and snax have all been knocked down!"

The man playing the machine took a breath and said, "There's nothing we can do. This wave of bandits is indeed a little slow. After all, Ultraman has no health left. We dare not rush in recklessly. We have to wait for the front to give us a chance."

The opponent's switching tactics were mostly taken over, leaving Jiang Yang and Ultraman to face this 2V4 endgame.

Jiang Yang was climbing the stairs and making some noise. Ultraman glanced at the screen of his teammate next to him and understood everything.

Even when he was at low health, he still attacked boldly.

He slowly walked out of the yellow room and peeked around consciously.

The opponent was not attracted by Jiang Yang, but Ultraman stopped suddenly and swung his gun, successfully killing Perfert0!
"In the endgame of the Sunshine Combination, 2V4 turned into 2V3. It was so accurate, Ultraman!" the player playing the machine exclaimed.

When Ultraman successfully got the kill, Jiang Yang immediately climbed up the stairs to the third floor.

His original intention was to finish off the man with Ultraman, but Ultraman killed him instantly, causing him to focus on the main gate area.

However, just as he consciously looked towards the main entrance, he saw a figure climbing up the pipe on the right.

Jiang Yang fired crazily at the CT that was climbing up. While firing with Glock, he also kept moving to avoid the opponent targeting his head.

Then when the fourth bullet was fired, a kill message appeared in the upper right corner.

[Young killed B1t with a headshot using a Glock]

Jiang Yang quickly analyzed the situation through the kill information.

B1t is the main defender of the iron plate, and he must have just come over from below.

That means there is no second CT underground, and the opponent may have come from the main gate or from the outside early on.

But there is indeed an electronic brother near the main entrance.

Therefore, Jiang Yang focused his attention on the main gate first. When he didn't see anyone at the main gate, he carefully looked downstairs on the third floor to avoid the possibility of the main gate going around the third floor.

Soon, he successfully saw the appearance of Zhengmen Electronic Brother, and Jiang Yang quickly exchanged fire with him with a Glock.

But today, Brother Electronic was in really good shape. Jiang Yang had just shot him in the head during the exchange of fire when Brother Electronic ran away.

Instead, the Ultraman with low health was knocked down by the fat ball that pressed into the bandit hall from the front of the outer field.

"Ultraman defended the incoming attack, but he was out of health. My cousin wanted to deal with the main gate first. He knew that the main gate had already hit the head."

"Now we know there is one in the yellow room and one at the main gate. The positions of the two people are all clear."

"My cousin went down to the third floor silently, wanting to try to catch the timing, but NAVI didn't seem to give him a chance."

Jiang Yang's thinking was also clear. When the opponent did not show up, he quickly picked up the thunder pack and placed a pack on the third floor to avoid the opponent's information disappearing for too long.

After quickly putting down the bomb pack, he jumped at the bomb site and scouted the main entrance, but Brother Electronic did not show up.

He glanced at the yellow room again, and when he saw no one, he moved to the right, trying to find the angle of Electronic Brother.

Still not seeing Brother Electronic appear, he moved to the left again, and this time he saw the fat ball in the yellow room.

Fatty was in no hurry to confront Jiang Yang. He took a few big steps and didn't stop at all.

Jiang Yang had been keeping an eye on the main gate, but after two seconds of exchange of fire, there was no movement at the main gate. Jiang Yang understood what was going on.

He moved quickly directly to the vicinity of the pipe. The iron door was closed, so he didn't have to worry about the sides.

Then he was completely unprepared for the main entrance and aimed directly at the third floor.

"My cousin is so smart. He exchanged fire with the Yellow Room for a while. Since you haven't moved the main entrance for so long, you can only be on the third floor! This is a very clear idea."

The fat ball kept making noises in front, and the low-health Electronic Brother silently reached the third floor. He quietly pulled out, thinking that he could get a back-to-back attack.

But the moment he pulled it out, the sound of the Glock gun was heard.

"clatter!"

[Young used Glock to kill Electronic]

Brother Electronic, who was already low on health, was killed directly.

With the death of Brother Electronic, Fat Ball's hook is in a difficult situation. Without the lightning claws, he doesn't have much time to operate.

He just walked forward and gave chase.

Jiang Yang leaned against the cover, peeked, and shot at the fat ball, but failed to hit the head.

Jiang Yang did not hesitate either. He turned around, opened the iron gate, and then closed it instantly.

Fatty was so anxious that he immediately caught up and opened the door.

But the door was closed by Jiang Yang when it was halfway opened.

The two men kept opening and closing the door, and Fatty got anxious and started trying to shoot a hole in the door.

However, as soon as a hole was opened, Jiang Yang pushed the door closed, then spun and jumped into the bandit hall.

Fatty opened the door and took a few steps forward, but heard Jiang Yang running towards the buns again.

At this time, he chose to return the same way.

A smile also appeared on Jiang Yang's face. He just stood in the bun shop, listening to Fatty's footsteps, and began to move quietly around the big pillar of the bun shop.

Fatty has lost his information and can only pretend to be Jiang Yang.

However, Jiang Yang slowly reached out and saw the fat ball showing his back to him.

"Snapped!"

[Young killed Boomb14 with a Glock headshot]

"My cousin is constantly playing tricks with Fatty Ball. He has figured out every thought Fatty Ball has. My cousin knows Fatty Ball's thoughts too well. He is still running away, and Fatty Ball is still chasing him."

"He was playing with Fat Ball all by himself! Fat Ball couldn't touch his cousin at all. He was very anxious, but it was useless! The cousin grabbed Fat Ball's back in the second and took him away with one blow!"

Two seconds after killing the fat ball, C4 exploded at point A, bringing the score on the big screen to 1:0.

The director turned the camera to Jiang Yang, and saw an enjoyable smile on the boy's face. Playing with the opponent through understanding and crushing the opponent with gun skills are two different feelings.

All this made Jiang Yang feel happy.

As for the gun that was being teased, Fatty already had a sour face.

This endgame was pure torture for him.

……

(End of this chapter)