CS: Demon King C, you said I was a genius?

"A 2v2 clutch! The kid's AWP is about to be burned out behind the second box, and Arrow in the audience chooses to take the initiative and go out to fight!"

"Great opportunity! They took one down, but will they get a second?! What a pity! Ropz reacted quickly too; Arrow did his best."

"The kid's sniper rifle is also on the defensive. Will it go into overtime? He chose to step on the fire and repeek. Can he hit? He only has one chance!!"

"He did it!!!"

"OH—!"

As the last gunshot echoed across the map, the stadium erupted in cheers, gradually drowning out the voices of the commentators on the main stage.

Ma Xixi remained standing, his hands resting on the table, his voice passionate and impassioned, as if explaining something to himself:
"The match is over! 13-11!"

"Congratulations to G2! They defeated Faze 2-1 in the best-of-three final! They have secured the final victory!"

"The champion has been crowned!!"

A suspended camera above the stadium swept across the audience seats, capturing only excited faces!
Even though the intense competition lasted for more than two hours and had already left the audience somewhat exhausted, they still gave their most heartfelt emotions to the birth of the new champion.

The LED screen above the stage began to change until the G2 team logo gradually filled the entire screen, as if declaring who the final winner of this tournament would be!
G2's matchday squad.

At the moment the competition ended, the players' long-suppressed emotions erupted like a flood bursting its banks.

"NICE!! You guys played so well!"

"We beat Faze! We're the champions!!"

"Yes! We won!"

"You guys are fucking awesome!"

One second Su Zhe was on the verge of suffocation, and the next second, an indescribable emotion surged into his head.

He ripped off his headphones and stood up.

He felt a little dizzy and even forgot about the audience below the stage.

He couldn't help but show a happy expression, shouting out the sounds his body instinctively made.

He huddled with his teammates, thinking to himself:
"Is this what it feels like to win a championship?"

Su Zhe suddenly felt that this moment was too illusory, and the surrounding scene was so unreal.

But the words of his teammates became clearer and clearer in his ears.

"Arrow!! Your final shot was absolutely crucial!"

"Niko! It's all thanks to the information you got after breaking into the bomb site!"

"Kid! Your last shot was too fast!"

"Hahahaha!"

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As the sounds around him became clearer, he felt that the surrounding scene was so real.

At this moment, he truly felt the taste of victory, and the emptiness that had inexplicably appeared before was completely filled.

He felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction, and seeing the excited expressions on his teammates' faces, he smiled back at them.

Su Zhe thought to himself:
"Is this what it feels like to win a championship?"

The group hugged each other tightly, heads touching, and said some happy things.

As they listened to Taz's approval of their performance, Niko suddenly tightened his grip on Su Zhe's shoulder and said with a smile:

"Thank you Arrow, you've put in a lot of effort for this championship. Without your performance, we might not have been able to win."

As the team's commander, Niko was naturally aware of the role Su Zhe played throughout the event.

It can help the team find its rhythm in tense matches, and it can also turn the tide in situations where the team is outnumbered.

Aside from a few special cases where they are targeted, they rarely squander a good situation due to their own mistakes, which almost makes up for the biggest weakness of this team!

Although G2 has two star players, Kid and Niko.

However, Niko himself is a penetrator, whose main role is to get information on the shot selection. When he's in good form, he can easily push the ball down the hill, but when he's not, he'll just be giving away points.

With Niko dead, the child alone is naturally struggling to cope.

Breathing, Nexa, and his cousin, after entering the CS2 version, their gun skills have become difficult to match those of the young top players. In most cases, head-on gunfights are a sure way to get killed.

This is still on the offensive side. If it were on the defensive side, especially on a map like Nukem, where one person has to defend an area, the frequent repositioning would be even more frustrating.

This results in G2 having a very high ceiling, but also a very low floor.

Upon hearing this, Su Zhe turned to look at Niko, put his arm around Niko's shoulder, and said with a smile:

"What are you saying! We're a team! Everyone is working hard for this championship! I just did what I was supposed to do!"

"If it were really because of me that I could win the championship, I would have won the Major and Katowice titles at NIP long ago!"

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh again.

Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Taz said, "Alright, let's celebrate when we get back to the hotel. The event isn't over yet, and Faze is still waiting for us to shake hands. Let's not keep them waiting."

Led by Taz, the G2 players then headed towards the FaZe players' seats on the other side.

When G2 and his teammates left their seats and came to the center of the stage, the audience cheered again.

Su Zhe waved to the audience below the stage, his nervousness completely gone.

"The audience was cheering and applauding my performance, so why should I be nervous? It's not like I'm going to embarrass myself."

Having figured things out, he can now calmly enjoy the lively atmosphere inside the venue.

The camera on the stage's large screen began to move with their footsteps, finally settling on Faze's battle seats.

As the biggest losers in this competition, the Faze team was naturally extremely upset, their faces filled with regret and resentment.

Unlike Katowice, who cried after his defeat, the older cousin stared blankly into space, wondering why he hadn't won the match.

Katowice's defeat was devastating and shattered his confidence, which is why he lost control of his emotions at the time.

However, they almost dragged the game into overtime. Big Brother was absolutely confident that he could help the team win the final in overtime, but they just fell short by a little bit!
So amidst all these mixed emotions, they felt mostly regret, realizing that they could have won if they had just tried a little harder!

But even Big Brother has to admit that G2 is just too strong with Arrow as a powerful addition to their firepower!

The Rain God and his cousin had similar expressions, their eyes also looking blank, as if they were thinking about something.

ropz and broccoli, on the other hand, had already begun silently packing up their peripherals.

As for Han Wang, he was lying on his gaming chair.

He still can't figure out why Faze was able to win so many championships before, while he has already won several runner-up titles since joining Faze!

If he continues like this in the later rounds, he'll be able to unlock the "Grand Finals Runner-up" achievement.

"Could it really be my fault?" As the G2 players approached, FaZe and the others also hid their negative emotions.

Under the director's camera, Prison King, Prison Girl, and Prison Girl, the former third generation of Mouz Prison King, were seen together in one frame, a rare sight indeed.

NIko was trying very hard to control herself, but the smile on her lips was still hard to suppress.

After hugging and parting ways with Niko, the older cousin rolled his eyes at him and said, "Laugh if you want to. Next time you run into us, it'll be your turn to cry."

NIko finally couldn't hold back her laughter and retorted, "That might be a bit difficult."

Before NIko could say anything more, his older cousin suddenly leaned closer and whispered, "Arrow is still a free agent. You G2 guys wouldn't be so indifferent to him, would you?"

NIko's smile froze for a moment, then he sighed and said softly, "I don't know if the management has any ideas, but I definitely do. You know the situation of our team."

"But I'll have to ask the general manager myself when I get back to the club."

Niko's older cousin squeezed his hand tighter: "Cheer up, stop being a tragic hero. You're not young anymore. When you get to my age, you'll know how painful it is."

The two are fierce rivals on the field, but also very good friends in private.

The Boston nightmare is still fresh in our minds, but apart from Niko, Big Cousin and Rain God have already emerged from Antwerp two years ago.

Actually, I feel quite sorry for Niko. I've personally experienced the feeling of watching him gradually reach his peak at G2, but still being so far from that trophy.

The road down the mountain was much more difficult than I had imagined.

Niko didn't say anything more after that, only nodding slightly.

As NIko walked toward the next rain god, a smile returned to his face. He reached out and said, "Hey, my old buddy! Didn't make you cry, did you..."

Su Zhe shook hands with everyone along the way, but when he saw Han Wang, whose gaze was deep and serious, like an old child, he didn't dare to say anything.

He simply nodded politely, said "Well played," and then moved on to the next player.

Then he shook hands with his older cousin, who was still laughing.

His older cousin gave him a light hug, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Youth is wonderful. I never imagined that you would beat us twice in just a few months."

Su Zhe was a little unsure how to respond to such a question, so he could only smile and vaguely say, "You guys are in good shape, you're just a little unlucky."

My older cousin said, "You have great talent. This trophy is just the beginning of your career. There are many more competitions waiting for you to challenge. Don't be too satisfied, or you'll waste your talent."

Su Zhe suppressed his smile and nodded seriously.

He was naturally not satisfied with that. He had previously not quite understood why athletes who liked extreme sports would risk their lives to do those meaningless things.

But he now understands that some things are more addictive than any fine wine or cigarette.

For example, the moment we won the game, the moment we shake hands with our opponents as victors, and the upcoming moment of lifting the trophy.

After shaking hands with his cousin, he received praise from ropz and Rain God, who said he "played well" and "has a promising future."

He had already followed his teammates to the very center of the stage.

The lights throughout the venue shone brightly, gradually converging on one spot, a light specifically focused on them.

The host on site was shouting that they didn't want standard English, and some of the words used were even incomprehensible to Su Zhe himself.

But his tone was very impassioned, trying to make the atmosphere even more lively.

After Nexa, who was at the very back, arrived, the group stood in the center of the stage, directly facing and enjoying the cheers of the audience below.

After the host finished shouting, he came to Su Zhe's side first.

He started to say a long speech, but Su Zhe didn't quite understand it, and almost blurted out "I don't know".

Su Zhe asked somewhat awkwardly in Chinese, "Is it okay to conduct the interview in Chinese?"

"WOW~"

The audience cheered, but they were actually very excited.

Being able to interview the champion team in Chinese felt so foreign! Because this had never happened before!
Su Zhe has already made history for CNCS!

The male host chuckled awkwardly upon hearing this and asked, "I...uh...I'd like to interview Arrow. How does it feel to win the championship?"

Su Zhe:......

How could you say something so simple in English in a way that I can't understand?

However, he maintained his smile and replied, "It feels great!"

The host continued, "Did it feel different to be able to win the championship as a substitute player for G2?"

Su Zhe:......

"Uh... I can't answer that question because I've never won a championship before..."

Su Zhe finally understood. This MC must have been a wedding host before, right? He was completely unprofessional, more like someone the organizers just grabbed off the street.

Some of the audience members burst into laughter again.

What kind of question is this? Can you be a little more professional?!

[Hahaha! I live in Bengbu! Never won a championship before, huh?]

[Any host who has watched CNCS competitions wouldn't ask such a stupid question.]

Now I finally understand why he conducted the interview in English—let's just enjoy the show!

The host realized something was wrong and quickly ended the interview segment.

This whole operation was somewhat laughable, but Su Zhe's joy and excitement remained undiminished.

Because the most important part is about to happen – the trophy-lifting ceremony!
The group walked together to the gleaming silver trophy, but then each of them took a few steps back in unison.

This inexplicably put Su Zhe at the front of the group.

Just as Su Zhe was a little confused and turned to look at his teammates behind him, Taz laughed and said, "It's tradition. After the team wins the championship, the newcomer should be the first to lift the trophy. Don't hesitate to lift it!"

This was the first time Su Zhe had heard of this tradition, so he didn't say much and walked up to the trophy.

The audience cheered again, and everyone took out their phones to record the moment.

What an honor it is for a Chinese player to win the championship and lift the trophy at an S-level tournament held in China!

Su Zhe grasped both ends of the trophy with his hands to feel its weight.

It is very light, but in a sense, it is also very heavy.

He raised his hands high above his head!

The rousing background music started playing again, and it began to rain from the dome of the venue.

A golden rain fell on Su Zhe, who was holding the cup high.

"Is this what it feels like to win a championship?" (End of Chapter)