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

Chapter 348 NIKO's eyes are filled with her past self

During halftime.

Everyone in the Little Bee's lounge was somewhat surprised.

"They only conceded two points in the first half; the Falcons played much better than expected today." apEX took a breath. "They really could win the Legends series by only conceding 10 points."

This is shocking, even frightening, information.

The others in the little bee group stopped talking, but Falcon's ranking in their minds continued to rise, and he had already pulled ahead to the top.

If Falcons manage to push through the second half and finish the game, they will advance to the Legends stage with a loss of less than 10 points across all four maps.

On average, each map was a complete stomp, and this result was different for three different maps.

In terms of overall strength, Falcon now has someone who is number one.

apEX couldn't help but think of Na'vi during their Stockholm era, when Na'vi also displayed this superhuman level of performance.

But NAVI's rise and dominance had at least one precursor: NAVI won several championships before the Stockholm Major.

Falcons had only been formed for a short time, and this Rio Major was their first official tournament. As a result, Falcons were in top form and were about to make it all the way to the championship group.

The dominance that the Falcon has shown is almost frightening.

It's like a towering mountain, giving off an unshakeable feeling.

"It shouldn't be that exaggerated," SpinX said after a moment's thought. "After all, this is a large-scale police report."

He felt that as long as the Green Dragons won the pistol round, the Falcon would have no way to enter the championship group with a single-digit score loss.

Although his condition is still terrifying, at least he doesn't seem to be as stressful, does he?
apEX also had the same expectation.

His gaze fell on the pointy-headed guy in the Green Dragons' bench.

Now we can only rely on this strategist.

……

As the attacking side in the first half, they only managed to score two rounds, which is definitely not a satisfactory score.

At this moment, the green dragon was even on the verge of defeat, just one step away from victory.

But this is ultimately a large map, and they still have a slight advantage after switching sides. If they can win the pistol round and the next two rounds, the score will directly advance to 13:5.

That means the green dragon still has a lot of room for error, and there might still be opportunities to make a move.

Many resilient teams have pulled off some amazing comebacks on this map.

There was an excessive silence in the voice message, and Chopper didn't offer any more comfort, because he knew that comforting him now would only backfire.

He simply said, "Hopefully, the next defensive team will be the best we've ever played."

Only in that way could they possibly turn defeat into victory.

After a short halftime break, the ten players from both sides refocused their attention on the second half of the game.

In the second half, the teams switched sides, with the Falcons taking the offensive role and the Green Dragons playing defense.

During the preparation phase, Breathing repeated the tactics discussed at halftime: "Later, people will go to the iron gate and the yellow room. I will give a smoke bomb to the third floor. Later, someone will come to open the door for me. I will throw a dead-tube fire bomb, and then two consecutive flash bombs at the main gate."

"Is there a problem?" Breath asked again.

"No problem. (x4)"

It's just a predetermined bomb to hit A; it's not particularly complicated, and they don't need to have too many ideas.

After the preparation phase was completed, the Falcon crew went directly to the bandit hall and got ready.

Device led the charge from inside the yellow room, while Jiang Yang followed in second place.

JKS arrived at the iron gate, and NIKO grabbed the incendiary bomb, ready to throw it at the door the moment it opened.

Breathing had already thrown out a smoke bomb from the third floor, and the front line was also making full preparations, intending to make a direct move.

However, at that moment, a smoke grenade exploded behind the iron gate. The Green Dragons realized that they might speed up the pace inside and launched a smoke grenade at the iron gate in advance as a countermeasure.

JKS reported this information and then asked, "Should we continue playing A?"

"Keep firing, the smoke from the pipes won't have much of an impact," the breathing command was given.

Smoke burst from the third floor at that moment, and the Falcon team, having completed their preparations, immediately started the attack.

The bandits inside the yellow room rushed out eagerly, with Device leading the charge, hopping and skipping along.

But the device didn't notice that there was a CT with two guns pointing directly at him from the yellow room.

magixx, atop the yellow roof, unleashed a torrent of bullets from his dual pistols.

"Da da da da da!"

The evil Dane wasn't so lucky; he caught a bullet on his head while jumping in mid-air.

Magixx used dual Beretta weapons to headshot and kill device.

But Jiang Yang, following behind the Dane, did not disappoint him, just as Device did not disappoint him in the clutch situation in the first half.

He pulled out the gun and fired a few shots at Magixx on the yellow roof, until finally a random bullet landed on Magixx's head. Jiang Yang felt like he was the one who had been hit by the random bullet trajectory.

However, at the same time, S1ren suddenly emerged from the smoke on the third floor. His decision was somewhat unexpected, and he caught Falcon off guard.

"The third floor was blocked by smoke, but the terrorists still came to bomb A. One was shot at the yellow house and immediately finished off!" Wanjiji quickly said. "But the third floor stepped out of the smoke grenade, and S1ren caught several people sideways with this move!"

"S1ren unleashes his USP's full power, taking down one, then two!!"

"The chopper in the bunger also seized the opportunity to take down one, and NIKO took down another, but we still need to handle this 1v3 situation!"

NIKO charged into the bomb site and went straight for Chopper, who was no match for him in the gunfight.

But as soon as the game started, w0nderful pushed forward from the outer court. His speed was incredibly fast. After lingering in the inner court for a while, he had already strode into the gangster's quarters.

Upon hearing the gunshot, NIKO didn't hesitate to peek out.

In this situation, he has no chance to plant the bomb, so he can only try to get the kill first.

The moment they were pulled out, both of them tried to knock each other's heads as hard as they could, and also tried to pace back and forth.

Then, the two of them fired a few shots at each other, and NIKO suddenly realized that after the previous rounds of fighting, his Glock magazine was out of bullets.

He was stunned for a moment, and then he was instantly killed by a headshot.

w0nderful used a USP to headshot and kill NIKO.

"NICE!!!!"

"You guys are the best!!"

The moment he won the round, Chopper was overjoyed and encouraged his teammates in voice chat, releasing all his emotions.

He was really worried that once the pistol round ended, the Green Dragons would be completely wiped out.

This was a best-of-three series. If it had been swept like this, Green Dragons wouldn't have even managed to get 10 points in that best-of-three series.

Even if the opponent is a Falcon or a spaceship, being completely crushed on both maps is just too embarrassing.

Moreover, winning the pistol round is truly the key to turning the tide!

At least now there's a glimmer of hope.

The Green Dragons members are also looking forward to the upcoming matches.

……

"Unfortunately, it still can't be done?" the demon man said in the lounge.

"You sound a bit regretful?" legendary coach Zonic asked.

The Demon Man had a pretty good impression of Falcon. Because of the presence of the old VP, he had a good impression of Jiang Yang. In addition, with device also in the team, he couldn't bring himself to dislike Falcon.

“I still hope they can do it,” the man explained. “If they do, then a CS:GO record will be broken.”

"Why are you happy that they broke the ceiling?" apEX asked, puzzled.

The man replied, "CSGO always needs higher-level players and teams to push the game's ceiling, so that the overall skill level of the community can continue to improve."

"Just like in 18 and 19, S1mple and Zaiwu were neck and neck. Don't you think that top players have been getting better and better in recent years?"

Sometimes perception is very important. When everyone thought that a rating of 1.3 was excellent, Senzai's 1.3 rating throughout the year broke most people's perception and forced most players to have higher requirements for themselves.

Before the Stockholm Major, everyone thought it was almost impossible to win the Major with a perfect record.

Mo Nan really likes CSGO and naturally hopes the game will continue to improve.

They once had the longest dynasty.

He felt that given the current state of the Little Bees, winning the championship might be difficult.

He naturally had some expectations that Falcon would create the strongest dynasty.

That would force other teams to keep getting stronger, and the entire CS:GO professional competition would become more interesting.

After explaining his ideas to his teammates, the Demon Man said with some regret, "But unfortunately, they still couldn't pull it off."

Potato, who had been silent until now, shook her head: "Don't rush, this isn't over yet."

……

"I didn't expect the CT scanner on the third floor to suddenly produce smoke..." device murmured.

The exchange of numbers in this attack went fairly well, but I didn't expect the opponent to deliberately break out of the smoke when the smoke was blocked on the third floor.

If it were another location, they might get some attention, but the third floor, with its smoke screened off, is too misleading.

Everyone was busy searching for people and exchanging fire, neglecting to pay attention to the third floor, which allowed S1ren to steal several items, changing the course of the battle.

"It's okay, we have a big lead," he said. "We played so well in the first half, a pistol round shouldn't be a problem."

Although this is a large picture, they won 13 rounds in the first half, and they only need to win 2 rounds on the offensive side to end the game.

Three rounds were not too much of a challenge for Falcon.

For a commander, that is even more so.

I've never seen such a wonderful start! Cheers to me!
"Let's go for a strong start this time, and you guys try to find an opportunity."

With a budget of 2,000 gold, it's not easy to play a pure E strategy in the next game. Breathing chooses to trust the individual abilities of the team members.

NIKO chuckled upon hearing this, immediately bought a full-armor Desert Eagle, equipped it with a smoke grenade, and spent all his money.

"But speaking of which, it's been a long time since we've had a round with a Forced Desert Eagle," NIKO said with some emotion.

If players from other teams heard this, they would definitely criticize NIKO Versailles, saying that a power buy Desert Eagle often means being in a losing position.

For example, G2 used to be one of the Desert Hawk teams because they were often forced to make a comeback after a strong buy, and were subsequently forced to play Tec-9 or Desert Hawk to adjust their economy and operations.

"As the best Desert Eagle rider in the world, it's really unfair to ask you not to use the Desert Eagle," device joked. "Then you should use the Desert Eagle more often in the future."

Seeing this, NIKO said without hesitation, "Then let's not. I prefer Ak."

After NIKO finished the countdown, he headed straight for the sniper position outside the field, with device following closely behind.

Seeing this, Jiang Yang chose to climb the stairs to the third floor of the bandit building and head towards the water tank in the outer area.

"The Desert Eagles are here! NIKO went straight to the outer court at the start. The Desert Eagles are ready to peek out and cause trouble for the warehouse w0nderful!"

"Can NIKO make a reservation for w0nderful? NIKO, please make a reservation—"

"The Desert Eagle hit its mark, but w0nderful's AWP was also taken down by NIKO! w0nderful's AWP is really accurate!"

NIKO was killed, and device immediately peeked out.

He stood in NIKO's position, aiming directly at the distant warehouse, waiting for w0nderful to come out. But after w0nderful took down one person in the warehouse with an AWP, he used the AWP's high movement speed to dodge and spotted device. Once the cooldown was over, he peeked out again.

Although his sniper rifle had a very high miss rate today, his sniper rifle accuracy was not low.

They pulled it out and fired another shot at the device.

"--boom!"

w0nderful used an SSG08 to headshot and kill device.

"Wow!!! What were those two shots, w0nderful?! The second shot was so fast!!" Wanji's eyes widened instantly. "Tangtang and Nini fell down in an instant!"

w0nderful was thrilled by his kill streak. He turned around and saw that there was no one else at the sniper position. Then he peeked out to check the water tank outside.

But all that could be seen was a head peeking out from the direction of the outdoor water tank.

"boom!"

The Desert Eagle bullet pierced the entire outer area and struck w0nderful precisely in the head.

[young+NIKO used the Desert Eagle to headshot w0nderful]

"My cousin finally took down w0nderful, ending his sinful life, but with two guys dying on the outside, the subsequent offense won't be so easy."

The early game resulted in a 2-for-1 exchange, which wasn't particularly profitable.

Jiang Yang arrived at the sniper position outside the field and picked up a bunch of items for future use.

But just then, a flashbang came hurtling towards the outside.

Jiang Yang, who was in the sniper position, quickly crouched down and waited for his vision to return before peeking the main gate.

He had already killed w0nderful inside the warehouse. Now that the opponent dared to come out again, the only option was to launch a counterattack from the front.

Jiang Yang aimed at the main entrance and moved towards it. Sure enough, a counterattack was launched at the main entrance, with a CT standing near the main entrance and holding the blue box.

However, due to a slight misalignment in the aiming position, Jiang Yang missed his first shot.

As the CT fired from the main entrance, Jiang Yang retreated into cover and fired another shot.

Seeing that things were not going well, Patsi chose to play it safe and retreated back to the main entrance.

Jiang Yang waited a while longer, and seeing that the other party had no desire to repeek, he chose to aim from the side and provide a set of smoke equipment.

NIKO and device's smoke grenades were left behind, since they were just sitting idle anyway, Jiang Yang decided to let them put them to some use.

He planned to put some pressure on the outside area, so he went to the gangster's quarters to meet up with his teammates.

But then he spoke up: "Yang, could you walk towards K1?"

"JKS and I tried to hit the iron plate. If we could get it in, we might still have a chance."

He was planning a two-man attack on the iron plate, with him providing firing support for JKS. If the two could trade one for one, the subsequent situation would become clearer.

Even though they are at a disadvantage in terms of firepower, with Jiang Yang's personal abilities to compensate for the disadvantage in a 2v3 situation, there may still be room for maneuver.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yang turned around and started walking towards K1.

After he released a wisp of smoke, a number of suppressing items were thrown out from the direction of the main entrance.

However, Green Dragon provided two smoke bombs and then threw them at the smoke bombs, so the incendiary bombs had no effect.

Jiang Yang quietly crept into K1 and came to the corner of K1 to pre-aim.

Unfortunately, this year, no candidates took the part that they always get wrong.

Meanwhile, Breathing and JKS joined forces and launched an offensive from the iron plate.

"The main force fired two speed flashbangs and started charging underground, but one of them was positioned at the double-staff position on the iron plate, and the other was on the third floor below. With such top-level crossfire, Breathing and JKS had no chance of advancing."

Wanji took a breath: "Now Falcon only has my cousin left, leaving him with a 1v4 situation, and the chances of winning this situation are not high."

“But my cousin is in K1 now. There’s no one in the lower levels of the nuke, so he can just go over and plant a bomb anywhere.”

Jiang Yang searched around K1 and saw that the control room glass was still there, so he knew the general layout of Green Dragon's division.

He pushed open the hatch, then aimed at the B tunnel, and without spotting any CTs, Jiang Yang went straight to the bomb site and planted a grenade behind a pillar.

Lei Bao calmly put it down.

After placing the bomb, Jiang Yang went to the direction of the peek iron plate, but still couldn't see any trace of CT.

This scene did not make him happy; on the contrary, it made him feel even more pressured.

Because the green dragon sent him a signal that it was planning to form a group.

Jiang Yang arrived at the Death Gate, opened it, closed it again, and then returned to the bunker.

His action was to prevent the other party from locking onto his location.

Now that everything is ready, we just need to see how the Green Dragon responds to defend and how he handles head-on gunfights.

……

“We have pliers, so we’re not in a hurry for this. Wait for me to get here, and then we’ll do a synchronized call.”

Under the constraints of the formation, Chopper signaled a 3-1 defensive retreat.

He went down the pipe alone, while the others pushed forward in groups of three on the metal plate.

The chopper quietly descends into the pipe and then passes through the trapdoor.

Even in a 4-on-1 situation, he still dared not relax his guard in the slightest when facing Jiang Yang.

"The Green Dragons have no intention of giving my cousin any chance. Although they don't have many items left, the moment they enter point B will be the moment my cousin is destroyed."

The commentator said, "My cousin stood in the bomb site, threw a deadly bomb from the iron plate, and then the formation immediately spread out!"

As soon as that spark flew out, Jiang Yang knew that a firefight was about to begin.

He got ready and peeked straight out from the left side of the bag.

Jiang Yang was pulled out and saw two CT scanners supporting him on the second floor of the building.

Jiang Yang clenched his teeth instantly, his eyes hardening, his mind racing.

With the enemy setting up their gun like that, he didn't dare stay in one position for too long. In the instant of sudden stop, he used his aim to fire a shot.

Even though he didn't hit the target, Jiang Yang still turned back and looked towards the Peek control room.

As Jiang Yang peeked out, he saw a CT scanner positioned over him outside the control room window. Jiang Yang stopped abruptly and adjusted the sights.

"boom!"

The Desert Eagle's bullet pierced the opponent's skull precisely, securing Jiang Yang's second kill.

Once Jiang Yang saw that the right side was safe, he adjusted his angle and peeked outwards to find the CT scan further away from the metal plate.

The first shot missed, but then Jiang Yang heard footsteps coming from the direction of the hatch. Realizing the danger, he took a step back in the blink of an eye and then moved towards the hatch.

Amidst the intense gunfire in Area B, Chopper prepared to accelerate and bring his MP9 to mow down Jiang Yang.

But when he pulled himself out, he only saw a bandit take half a step back and then look at him with a Desert Eagle in his hand.

"boom!"

The Desert Eagle's bullet showed no mercy, striking him precisely between the eyebrows.

Young used the Desert Eagle to headshot and kill Chopper.

Jiang Yang continuously controlled the position at the bomb site, and with the two kills, the remaining two members of the Green Dragon team panicked.

S1ren rushed to close the distance to Jiang Yang and started attacking wildly as soon as he saw one leg exposed, but his specific angle did not cause much damage.

Jiang Yang peeked to the right again, using the roundabout to leave S1ren's firing range. He adjusted the screen orientation as he pulled back, and after peeking, he pulled the trigger again at the CT at the far point.

The first shot missed, so Jiang Yang repeek went out and fired another shot.

The Desert Eagle was in top form, and the bullet accurately hit Magixx's head. The Brazilian audience didn't even have time to "fuck" Jiang Yang. A series of exclamations came from their mouths, expressing their true feelings at this moment.

From the perspective of the audience, Jiang Yang had perfected his positioning at this moment. The green dragon advanced in a pincer-like posture, trying to devour Jiang Yang.

But Jiang Yang managed to seize upon the slightest mistake in the Green Dragon's pincer-like posture and shattered the pincers bit by bit.

Moreover, the director's perspective was focused on Jiang Yang throughout the entire broadcast, and his actions were incredibly impressive.

From the perspective of the audience at the scene, Jiang Yang peeked at them many times, and before they could even see clearly, he had already fired his gun to start the next peek exchange.

Jiang Yang has now secured three kills, leaving him with a 1v1 match.

The atmosphere inside the venue was incredibly tense. S1ren once again felt a sense of responsibility. If he could kill Jiang Yang, the game would be over, and he would become the Green Dragon's responsible god.

But if they can't kill it, they will lose their last bit of strength.

S1ren silently stepped onto the second-floor railing, waiting for Jiang Yang to make a mistake.

The four Green Dragons beside him watched S1ren's actions with bated breath, while the coach behind him had already clasped his hands together in prayer.

The camera also focused on the Falcon's bench.

Jiang Yang knew the last one was on the upper railing. He adjusted his direction and then used a pillar to pull S1ren.

The four Falconers beside him had smiles in their eyes. Device and JKS exchanged a glance, their gestures seemingly saying, "Look, he's here again." Coach NEO also shook his head and smiled. Every move they made was full of confidence in Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang was clearly the one with low health; he only had the Desert Eagle in his hand.

S1ren is at full health and is wielding a long spear.

Both teams seem to have completely reversed their attitudes towards the endgame.

Jiang Yang had only a single-digit health bar left. After taking down Magixx, he played it safe at the bomb site and made a slight attempt to gamble.

But he knew that with his current health, he couldn't afford to stall for time or engage in a drawn-out battle with his opponent, so he had to actively seek opportunities.

After making all the necessary preparations, he peeked directly to the right.

Jiang Yang pulled out and saw S1ren on the railing, not in the crosshair, so he suddenly swung the crosshair upwards.

"My cousin is slaughtering the Green Dragons with his Desert Eagle. He's using the Desert Eagle to fire from both sides at the bomb site, making the most of the pillars there. The Green Dragons can't even see him clearly!"

"Now we've entered a 1v1 match. My cousin has chosen to take the initiative. He's pulled out a piece of the map and is about to make a move, Desert Eagle—flip!!!"

As the Desert Eagle bullet blew S1ren's skull apart, Wanjiji stood up in the live stream: "Holy crap, all headshots!! Are they that explosive, cousin??"

"This is truly a world-class highlight reel! The Green Dragons didn't make any mistakes, and they showed them enough respect, but my cousin just started spinning around in the bomb site!! He was holding a Desert Eagle, the weapon most likely to create miracles, and he created a miracle!!"

"This is exactly the kind of unfinished game I dreamed of!"

Jiang Yang himself didn't expect to win this endgame. He was playing entirely by instinct, but the adrenaline rush he felt when he won the endgame made him incredibly excited.

With a slightly arrogant smile on his face, he stood up and made his signature gesture, raising both arms to indicate that the sound could be a little louder.

The Brazilian audience had been cursing Jiang Yang for two days, and at this moment, the stadium should have been filled with deafening boos. However, Jiang Yang's performance today had completely won them over, and the boos disappeared. Instead, cheers and shouts resounded throughout the stadium.

NIKO looked at Jiang Yang, who had defeated the Brazilian audience, from behind, and smiled with satisfaction for his teammate.

He recalled that he had also made a similar highlight reel in the past, but his rare highlight reel was only available on the ranked ladder.

Jiang Yang has already made a name for himself in the Major.

Looking at the young Jiang Yang now, he sees only the proud self of the past.

……

(The later bonus chapter features a NIKO endgame scenario; the cousin's ambidextrous approach in this endgame is similar to NIKO's.)

(End of this chapter)