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

Chapter 268 Basic attack brings critical hit!
"So, we only have a few days to rest until the semi-finals?" Jiang Yang asked Pasha while packing up his peripherals.

Although Pasha has become a team leader in terms of position, he actually also serves as the executive deputy coach, fitness coach, nutritionist, etc. in the team.

Jiang Yang usually asks Pasha about questions regarding the event arrangements.

"We qualified as the first in the group and the competition did start from the semi-finals, that's right."

After hearing this answer, Jiang Yang knew that things were not that simple.

"But when it's our turn to enter the semi-finals, there will be an entrance ceremony of our own and we need to rehearse it," Pasha replied.

Jiang Yang responded: "Oh~ I remember it, it was the entrance ceremony that started from the Blast Autumn Finals last year, right?"

Jiang Yang rubbed his hands, "That is indeed very cool. The viewing experience of Blast's competition is much better than that of Groove's PGL."

Although the Blast series of events is mainly invitation-based, it does not give small teams too many opportunities.

But it must be said that from the audience's perspective, Blast's choreography, lighting, and directing are all top-notch.

Competing on that kind of stage is a pleasure for both the audience and the players.

"What I admire most is that Blast, the organizer of the competition, can use the same music with different pitches to create different feelings." Jiang Yang praised, "This is really amazing."

Ultraman rolled up his mouse pad and asked, "Really? Blast uses the same music?"

Jiang Yang was somewhat speechless: "When they start the game, pause the game, end the game, and even the director's halftime show, it's all the same tune, just the tune and drum beats are different, do you think it's different music?"

Ultraman smiled awkwardly: "Is there such a thing? I have always been very impressed by his pause. I feel that Blast's pause gives people a very anxious feeling."

"I really like the sound of his paused music."

Jiang Yang said: "I like his victory music. It feels like the sound of our triumphant victory after winning a war."

"Then you don't have to be so anxious to review the situation later. You can go eat first." Ultraman said that his stomach was rumbling.

The group chatted about plans for the next few days, packed up their peripherals and returned to the hotel.

……

In this post-match interview, Jiang Yang once again became the focus of everyone's attention.

Although the member who was finally interviewed was GL's new coach Ash, the interview host frequently mentioned Jiang Yang's ID.

Facing the question from the interviewer, Ash, the current head coach of GL, chose to answer: "As the current head coach of GL, I am better at analyzing data to check the influence of a player in the game. I used to think that data could explain everything, but until I met Young, I realized that data could not reflect his influence on the game. Young is an outstanding player. A rating of 1.68 in the group stage? This data is indeed incredible, but it is not that exaggerated for him..."

At this time, Ash had forgotten everything. Initially, he thought Jiang Yang was just a T1-level genius sniper.

I also forgot that last year when Jiang Yang hadn't made his debut yet, a rating of 1.4 was already very exaggerated.

"Does he consume too many resources? If consuming resources can make a team win, then I would save money every day to buy him an M249... Will GL become dependent on Young? I don't think so. Young is our main output point, but we have our own set of playing systems... Young is so young and has achieved such a high level of success. Will he be like the former shaking gun brother? I don't think so. Although Young is young, he has his own plans for the future. He is a player born to be in this field."

"Will the huge attention he has received cause him to feel too much 'community anxiety'?"

"Come on, the attention he gets in Europe is much less than what he gets in Asia. He is already the most famous professional player in Asia. I don't think he will feel any pressure."

Ash's words made Masisi feel as happy as if she had dreamed of growing to 1 meters tall.

Although Ash is not very famous, as Jiang Yang's coach, he knows him very well.

you do not say.

Today, Jiang Yang has millions of fans across Asia.

And these are only the people who clicked to follow him. Now as long as he starts broadcasting and appears in anyone’s live broadcast room in China, he will definitely be at the top of the live broadcast popularity list.

Nowadays, the popularity of CNCS is increasing. One reason is due to the former Eggplant. His funny scenes such as "WDNMD" and "wiping mouth with curtains" have brought a lot of traffic to domestic CSGO.

Another thing is that Jiang Yang won the championship several times, making CSGO, which is already very interesting, more and more popular.

The base is getting bigger and bigger.

All the domestic CSGO teams have failed to make it, and the only one who has made it and is now at the top of the world is Jiang Yang.

He didn't just gain permanent immunity from criticism.

In this relatively niche game, the number of fans he has is incredible.

And 'community anxiety'? When the host asked this question, netizens wanted to laugh.

Now, they don't understand whether the negative voices about Jiang Yang in the forum are real "black fans" complaining or Jiang Yang himself posting them using a small account.

After happily watching the entire interview, Masisi exclaimed:

"My cousin is so awesome now that he doesn't even come to interviews on his own."

MO said: "The main thing is that this reporter is a bit weird. He was interviewing GL's coach, but he asked all questions about my cousin."

However, despite complaining about the reporter, MO was actually happy that Jiang Yang was getting more and more attention on the field.

After all, these were the soldiers he had trained.

At this time, many comments said that it was a pity not to see Jiang Yang being interviewed.

GL took a long break after the Major. When they participated in the Blast Spring Finals, netizens had been discussing that GL would be thoroughly studied and would be beaten back to its original form in an instant.

But after two BO3 games, GL managed to take first place in the group of death, and Jiang Yang also became the first in the data list among all the players.

These doubts were shattered.

As Jiang Yang's "family", his fan base, this group of "steel helmets" couldn't be happier.

They were looking forward to seeing 'Kuang Xiaoyang' appear during the interview, but Jiang Yang hung up the 'white flag' and let the coach do the interview, which made them feel a little bit regretful.

Masisi thought for a moment and said, "Why don't I ask my cousin if he has time and then I can do a live interview with him."

Ming Riqing said: "I just talked to him. My cousin and his family have already arrived at the hotel. They should be free today."

"Then ask your cousin to find a place where he can connect," Masisi urged. "Here, you have to find time even if you don't have time. We have so many people waiting for him at 123321."

Ma Xixi's EQ is high. He said this only because he heard that Jiang Yang had time. If Jiang Yang didn't have time, he would have told the live broadcast room to do it next time.

After it was confirmed that Jiang Yang could be interviewed online, the helmets in the live broadcast room became excited.

After waiting for a few minutes, they heard a clear voice from TS saying "Someone has joined the current channel."

Masisi said politely at this time: "Welcome GL's sniper young!"

"Who is that?" Jiang Yang asked puzzledly.

Jia Zi said crisply: "Aren't you the sniper of GL?"

"How can I be a sniper of GL? I will always be a sniper of Steel Helmet!" Jiang Yang said seriously.

Hearing this, the helmets in the live broadcast room were very moved.

【Tears】

[If you hadn’t told me, I would have forgotten that half a year ago, my cousin was still leading the way in the helmet]

【He didn't forget his helmet!!】

【The helmet is your eternal home! 】

【Child, there is no rice crust here! 】

At this moment, many people remembered that Jiang Yang was originally just the assistant in CSBOY’s live broadcast room and the handsome cousin of Ma Xixi.

But before he knew it, he had reached the top of the world.

But even so, he still hasn't forgotten his helmet. The viewers in the live broadcast room were all very happy and had a better impression of Jiang Yang.

But before they could finish their sighs, they heard Jiang Yang start to ask for help: "Coach, I'm hungry, can you order me some takeout?"

Masisi replied: "Okay, you beat Faze today, the live broadcast room is full of cards, I will pay for whatever you want to eat."

At this time, Ming Riqing's voice floated from the side: "If I remember correctly, I am the coach of the helmet."

Masisi's heart felt like it had been stabbed mercilessly.

He also recalled that painful experience. He happily went to Stockholm to cheer for the Steel Helmets offline, but as soon as he arrived, he was killed by Jiang Yang.

Not only did he lose his coaching rights, but even his right to order food was taken away by Asuka.

That was definitely the most traumatic experience of his career.

He could only say silently: "Look at the sword!"

Jiang Yang, who was the one who was stirring up the fire, said, "Can you bear this?"

The clamp said cutely, "I can't hear you! Little lamb, order whatever you want today. Your coach will treat you!"

"Then I'm welcome." Jiang Yang took over the conversation, but in fact he would not really order takeout and let Ming Riqing pay for it, even though Ming Riqing was a famous rich woman in Shanghai.

After all, he doesn't need that little money now.

Although his salary is not as high as those in North America, the bonus he receives means he doesn't have to worry about financial problems.

Friends in the live broadcast room all think that the way CSCSBOY gets along with each other is very interesting.

Masisi controlled the rhythm and changed the subject: "I'm in good shape after the offseason. I don't feel any pressure in these two games."

At this time, Masisi asked curiously: "For the last game today, can you tell me how you thought about it and why it suddenly came to you?"

As Jiang Yang's "in-laws", they attended every GL game.

Jiang Yang's final 1v3, killing the game with a big gyroscope, was really impressive.

Masisi was very surprised at why Jiang Yang's reaction was so quick. He was able to turn 180 degrees and kill the dead door in the instant after defeating Broky. The visual impact of the whole endgame was really strong.

Jiang Yang explained: "Because I only got two pieces of information, one is the iron plate and the other is the pipeline."

"Iron Plate threw the mine first. If Faze doesn't get sick, this position will definitely move first."

Masisi was puzzled: "Why must he move first? Can't he hook from this position and let other positions attack?"

"I can't explain this to you in detail. They must know not to come out and try to trick me. I won't be fooled. I also understand that I can only make very subtle moves in this endgame..." Jiang Yang paused and reacted, "Forget it. You won't understand it anyway. You started playing professionally too early, and your gambling level was not that high at that time."

Masisi was silent for a few seconds, then clenched his fists.

"Then you guys seem to be in pretty good shape recently. It seems like you don't have any pressure in this death group called Blast."

Jiang Yang took a breath and said, "The status is actually average. The main reason is that the whole team has transformed after winning the championship. We are much more confident in playing the game."

"Transformed?" Masisi took a breath, "Is it really that mysterious?"

Jiang Yang's statement is very similar to the feeling of the protagonist in a fantasy novel suddenly defeating a powerful enemy and getting rid of his inner demons.

"It's just so mysterious." Jiang Yang replied, "You see, this is the difference between those who have won the world championship and those who have not. People who have won the world championship can tell you that after winning the championship, the whole person will be transformed, because when you look at those people who you thought were very powerful before, you will feel that they are just so-so now."

"You can look at their strength normally, instead of looking at it through a filter."

Masisi: "..." [Gauze]

【Ha ha ha ha】

[True damage, Masisi is always ridiculed by his cousin]

[Masisi is feeling really bad now, haha]

[How come my cousin's basic attack has a critical hit?]

[It feels so good to be the world champion at the top of the contempt chain]

[It’s really cool that my cousin won the championship. He led the team alone and defeated strong teams all the way. The gold content is full. He is really good at talking to others.]

This is also Jiang Yang’s true feeling.

Before becoming the champion, Jiang Yang always had some filter towards strong teams like Faze and NAVI.

As for that group of players, they all felt that these top players were very strong.

But after winning the championship, my confidence came immediately.

After all, I am the Major champion, what kind of champion are you?

You are also a Major champion? Then we are both similar.

So even if the opponent is a carrier, Jiang Yang can deal with it calmly.

"And I've played high-pressure matches like the Steel Helmet before, but now it's just a piece of cake in GL!"

MO, who had been lurking in the voice chat, suddenly jumped out: "What are you talking about? What kind of words are you talking about? What do you mean by higher pressure than a helmet?"

Masisi and Ming Riqing were laughing, they also heard that Jiang Yang's tone was completely joking.

"It must have been very stressful when we were wearing helmets!" Jiang Yang said bluntly, "When we were playing a game, we took off our shoes as soon as we sat down. DD even sprayed perfume in his shoes. The smell was so bad!"

"In a match, I not only have to bear the horizontal pressure from the opponent, but also the magical attacks from my teammates."

"And you know what? When we were playing online, I saw the referee warning us halfway through the game. I was shocked and thought something was wrong with me, but the referee told us not to smoke. I was heartbroken."

Masisi, Asuka, and MO: "Hahahahahahaha..."

The helmets at that time were worn by the older generation of e-sports players, all of whom had some bad problems.

For example, chewing betel nut, smoking, or even taking off shoes during a game.

The viewers in the live broadcast room still remember watching the Steel Helmets game. At the moment of winning, the members of the Steel Helmets did not stand up and celebrate excitedly, but lowered their heads to look for their shoes first.

They didn't think these complaints were particularly offensive, they just thought Jiang Yang was reminiscing about the good old days.

"GL will start from the semi-finals next. If you can maintain this data, then you will definitely win the TOP1 this year, right?" Masisi asked again.

This is also an issue that many netizens are concerned about. Awards in various key competitions are an honor for a player.

Because this is HLTV's ranking of the personal abilities of professional players demonstrated in competitions throughout the past year.

Although HLTV has been criticized in the past two years, with Danish netizens complaining about its unfairness, overall the list is still very valuable.

Jiang Yang’s debut last year was actually quite impressive, but he participated in too few events and did not make it to the top of HLTV’s selection.

But this year, Jiang Yang's outstanding performance made many netizens "lend him a loan" and awarded him the TOP1 in advance.

At that time, those netizens also thought that they had good vision.

Everyone thinks that with Jiang Yang's current performance, he will definitely be able to become a top-level player.

Now that the first half of 2022 has passed, Jiang Yang's data is far ahead of all players. He has also won two major championships + MVP. There are still half a year left. As long as he doesn't perform so poorly, he will definitely be ranked TOP1.

Even at that time, if HLTV dared to give the TOP2 award to Jiang Yang, then HLTV would really become a "wild list in the groove".

"I can't say it's safe, but right now, Zaiwu and I are the only ones who can compete with me on the field."

"What about S1mple?" asked Masisi.

Jiang Yang shook his head: "S1mple was greatly affected by the war today, and his condition has declined seriously."

In fact, what he said was more restrained.

Firstly, S1mple was affected by the war and couldn't devote himself to CSGO.

Secondly, perhaps because he has already achieved great success, S1mple himself has become a bit sluggish.

When NAVI was upset on the first day, Jiang Yang saw fans cursing in the comment section of HLTV, saying that S1mple had only played less than 10 hours of CS in the past two weeks and that he was completely focused on Valorant.

Jiang Yang felt that this was also human nature.

S1mple used to be so competitive and pursued the championship for so many years.

Now that you have finally achieved what you wanted, can’t you just enjoy yourself?

Only the guy Zaiwu still gives him a lot of pressure in terms of personal ability.

As the prison king, Jiang Yang successfully escaped from prison on his own.

Zaiwu is still in his cell in the Bastille, trying hard to perform for apEX to earn baguettes to dig tunnels to survive.

He still has his own extravagant hopes for the Major championship.

Although Zaiwu looked as calm as the sea and never showed much desire to win in the game, Jiang Yang understood that this guy just hid his competitive spirit in his heart.

In the current competition, only this person with a profound consciousness can compete with him.

So even though Jiang Yang has received some honors, he will not think of being lazy.

In addition, most of the feedback he got from this game was positive. If he was not physically exhausted, he would have wanted to run in the rice garbage all day long to avoid giving up.

Ma Xixi nodded and said, "Why don't we interview you again at this time? I heard that you are going to G2 to be a sniper?"

The off-season in CSGO is very long, and most teams will start serious transfers after the first or second major events after the off-season.

For some first-tier teams, this offseason is the last chance to keep their original lineup.

If this lineup still doesn't perform and they still can't produce results, the club plans to replace them with someone who can play.

GL itself is a small team, and it is basically impossible for them to maintain this championship lineup.

This is the result that everyone knows.

Unless there is capital to invest and directly buy the entire club at a high price.

Otherwise, GL can only enter the stage of scattered stars.

Among them, Jiang Yang, as the core C, is definitely the most popular person.

After all, he is a super-giant player, and no matter which team he joins, he will be a top reinforcement.

Jiang Yang immediately retorted: "This is pure rumor. Cousin, be careful or I will send you a lawyer's letter!"

"Don't slander me!"

Masisi then asked, “Do you know what defamation means?”

"Defamation is using some vicious words to affect your reputation." Asuharu added softly.

"Do you think joining G2 has affected your reputation?" Masisi said.

Jiang Yang answered without hesitation: "It will affect NIKO's reputation. Then they will say that NIKO has won the Major championship."

Jiang Yang's answer without hesitation and his subconscious response to NIKO's words made everyone in the live broadcast room laugh.

[Sure enough, you are the biggest Nihei! ]

[Oh my god, NIKO has won a Major title]

[I am dying of laughter. My cousin and NIKO have a pretty good relationship.]

[Every time he interacts with NIKO, it’s hilarious. When his cousin won the championship, G2 was even more funny. He posted a photo of NIKO holding the Major championship.]

[It’s a skewer]

"Wait a minute, tell your cousin the truth. What are your plans next? Do you plan to stay in GL, or wait for other teams to contact you and then see the situation?" Ma Xixi actually also wanted to know where Jiang Yang would go in the end.

That way he could help with some advice, but he didn't want to set the tone, so his questions were somewhat vague.

"Will you transfer next?" Jiang Yang pretended to ponder for a few seconds, "The main consideration is still money. GL's salary is a little too low now."

MO continued, "As for salary, most of them are OK in Europe. The salary in North America is a bit higher. The top players there earn 50,000 or 60,000 dollars. But the fighting power of North American guys is not that good, so I don't recommend them."

Jiang Yang nodded: "I think so too. I have made up my mind. After I finish playing this Blast, I will go back to Steel Helmet and inherit CSBOY. I will make a fortune. I will sell my Guoba for 100 yuan a bag and make a lot of money!"

Masisi felt dizzy after hearing this.

"Okay, okay, come back to Steel Helmet, I'll find you a top boss." Masisi also started to talk nonsense, "You kid don't say a word that's true."

"Okay, play well in the next Blast elimination match. Don't be too confident or you'll get beaten."

Jiang Yang: "I understand. I will definitely get you the championship. I will put the MVP medal at your home so you can show off."

Just as Ma Xixi was about to say something to Jiang Yang, Jiang Yang exited the voice channel.

After connecting with CSBOY's family for a while, he seemed quite happy.

It was just a bit of a show effect, except that he said a few nonsense words when the transfer was going on.

After all, he is also quite worried about the transfer issue.

Several people in the team had discussed it implicitly, and they all felt that after this tournament, they might go their separate ways.

Ultraman and IM seem to have found their next home. Siuhy plans to follow Jiang Yang for the time being, but Mouz seems to be contacting him and wants to call him back. Snax is determined to stay with the team and plans to transform into a commander.

He seems to have a lot of options himself.

Now he is different from the end of the Stockholm Major. He is a truly top-level player and can be plug-and-play.

The queue to get him stretched from Boston to Antwerp.

But now, he didn't make the right choice in the first place.

After all, he was reluctant to give up the wonderful time of these months and the team he had built up.

But he knew that he had to make up his mind eventually.

Even if his cousin didn't say anything, he would definitely fight hard.

Because this Blast Spring Finals may be the last time for this GL team.

……

(End of this chapter)