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

Once you enter the rifle round, Watermelon will naturally no longer just arrange positions roughly like in the pistol round, otherwise you'll die inexplicably without even knowing how.

He considered for a moment and said, "Let's play the normal 3A2B defense this round. However, the opponent's economy is not good. They even rushed up for one round last time. Be careful that they don't just use bombs to speed up and launch a counterattack."

VP failed to plant the bomb in two consecutive rounds, and now each player has only around 4000 gold.

In addition, the town map relies heavily on item inventory, so VP will most likely start with a combination of hair dryer and even Tec-9 this round.

"Okay, Jee, you get the AWP and come to mid to hold off the terrorist spawn. Send Starry to mid to check the side lane and see if we can get a timing."

As for point B, Xigua didn't even mention it. With Su Zhe there, their defense of point B is nothing to worry about.

After the countdown ended, Su Zhe headed straight for point B.

He took the lead and arrived behind the yellow wall, immediately firing a mid-section fireball from the banana path to prevent the bandits from suddenly accelerating recklessly to catch Timing.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Hua behind him also lit a cigarette from the bandit's mouth, to facilitate the subsequent counterattack against the Banana Road.

But soon, a smoke bomb that extinguished the fire in the middle section exploded behind the stone slab.

Want to speed things up?
Just as Su Zhe was on high alert, a kill notification appeared in the upper right corner of the screen.

Jee killed fame using an AWP.

"Holy crap! That shot was so fast!"

It turned out that Jee was providing cover for Starry at the terrorist spawn point, but unexpectedly, he saw someone jump over the terrorist spawn point and easily got the kill with a sniper rifle.

"Back off, back off, stop looking at the side path!"

Watermelon was pleased to see the kill, but now that they had a numerical advantage, there was no need to take any more risks.

So the three players at point A retreated to the back post and began a standard defensive stance with their guns outstretched.

VP originally only planned to put some pressure on VIP with items at the start of this round, so that Electronic could better make the side lane default later.

Now that the AWPer is firing in the middle lane, Jame has even less intention of attacking the A bombsite.

Just as he was pondering how to attack the B site, another piece of bad news came from FL1T on Banana Road.

It turns out that FL1T was anxious when he saw his teammate on the terrorist side drop out of position, and the smoke extinguisher he used in the middle of the banana path was seen by the enemy as an excellent defensive smoke slab.

However, FL1T himself had just missed a sliver of vision behind the stone slab, so he wanted to take the initiative to cross the stone slab and gank TIming.

It had an effect and did startle Su Zhe, but Su Zhe reacted quickly and successfully turned the tables after taking two bullets.

"F**K! I should have just taken him out and hit him on the head!"

The fallen FL1T looked frustrated; he had fired first, but was killed by the enemy.

With just over 60 health remaining, Su Zhe held the smoke emplacement for a while longer. Only after realizing that the opponent had no intention of pulling out to finish him off did he feel relieved.

"A God, should we retreat a bit and defend? The other side might turn around and attack B."

Xiao Hua behind her reminded them that with the three people at point A and the sniper defending them, even if the opposing team was VP, they would have more than enough strength.

So without a doubt, he and Su Zhe, who were at half health, were the easiest targets for the enemy.

Although FL1T was using an AK to break through, the AK fell outside the stone slab after he died, and no one dared to pick it up.

Su Zhe considered it for a moment and did not take Xiao Hua's suggestion. He turned on his microphone and said, "How about this, you go and stick to the spot behind the stone slab, and I'll be your hook behind the sandbag. Just give me the prop."

"what?"

Xiaohua lacked confidence, but she still followed Su Zhe's advice and used the props she had to stick them directly under the stone slab.

"In a 3v5 situation, VP didn't need to save their weapons, so the three chose to regroup on the banana lane at the second opportunity."

"Arrow and Hua have set up a standard formation with stone slabs and sandbags. Let's see how many they can withstand this wave."

Watching the situation unfold on the field, Wanji started chatting away while both sides remained silent.

"It seems VP isn't planning on scoring this round; they're only focused on whether they can break through at B site and plant the bomb to build up their economy for the rest of the game."

"Oh! Jame and his teammates were setting up a double platform on the stone slab. After seeing the sandbag, they threw a fireball behind the stone slab, trying to step on it to catch TIming!" The situation on the field suddenly changed, causing the volume of the machine players to unconsciously increase a few decibels.

"But Jame only managed to hit Arrow's body! Little Flower under the stone slab managed to sneak up to his crotch and successfully finish him off!"

After seeing Xiao Hua complete the kill, Su Zhe immediately fired a full-coverage defensive smoke grenade from a stone slab, and Xiao Hua successfully picked up the AK dropped by Jame.

Just as he was starting to relax his guard, he didn't expect the defensive smoke to quickly spread to the wooden planks.

Just as Xiaohua was trying to fire a shot into the smoke, the guy with the hairdryer brushed against the edge of the smoke and successfully caught Xiaohua's timing, mowing her down with half a magazine of bullets.

Su Zhe hadn't expected the other party to so decisively slip out of the smoke, and belatedly turned his crosshair towards them.

"Tetete~"

Arrow used an M4A4 to headshot and kill electroNic.

Having learned his lesson from the kill on Electronic Brother, Su Zhe did not let his guard down. Sure enough, the next second, another bandit wielding a submachine gun jumped out from the smoke.

Without a second thought, Su Zhe flicked the crosshair upwards again.

"Tetete~"

【Arrow使用M4A4爆头击杀了n0rb3r7】

n0rb3r7's body crashed to the ground mid-air, and Su Zhe successfully retrieved it from the air.

"That's individual skill! Arrow got another triple kill! He's practically dominating the banana lane!"

"What's the difference between B site, defended by Arrow, and other teams gambling on points? They'll wipe them all out!"

Seeing LVG continuing to widen their lead while playing the game, he couldn't help but get excited:

"VP probably won't be interested in the B bombsite anymore, right? They didn't gain any advantage on the defensive side in the first half, so if they try to bluff again in the second half, it's just that they don't want to win the first map."

"At most, we can use the props to regain control of the banana path in the second instance."

Everyone knows where Arrow is, but we just can't beat him!

There's no way around it, A-God's positioning is too fast, and now he's picked up an AK again. VP won't even have a chance to enter the bomb site unless a few of them are killed.

[Bomb site B should be fine, now it depends on how well A is defended. Jee's AWP shouldn't miss!]

[Keep it up! If you win the first map, you might actually have a chance in today's best-of-three!]

【.】

On the VP players' bench.

Jame's brain was already working at high speed. To be honest, he knew that his team's current lineup had many problems.

But I never expected that we would have such a hard time even against an unknown Chinese team.

Ultimately, it's because Arrow is such a difficult player to deal with.

In the first half, because of Arrow, resources were not put into B site much, which made it easy for the opponent to predict the subsequent defense.

Otherwise, based on their raw strength, they would have crushed LVG with scores like 10-2 or 9-3.

Now that we're in the second half, are we going to stop thinking about Area B or even the banana lane? Wouldn't that just leave our offense passive?

"Whoo~"

Jame let out a long breath and slowly said, "Banana Road.FL1T, you control the situation yourself. Just make sure you don't die and don't let the other side push you out."

"This round we'll focus our resources on controlling the middle lane and the A2 building, and try to find an opportunity at the A bomb site."

Since we still can't figure out Su Zhe's positioning habits on the Jiaodao defensive end, let's bypass them and try to catch up in the score first.

As for what defensive strategies LVG will employ next, we'll have to wait and see.

VP, now trailing in the score, has fallen into a passive situation.

Su Zhe's iron-fisted defense in Area B made it very easy for the LVG members to fight.

Even though the town is a small map and the speed of retaking between two points is fast, it is still difficult to retake the point once the opponent enters it, due to the obstruction of utility items and the disadvantage of gun positions.

Most teams will occasionally place a sniper rifle at point B to block the enemy's attack.

Now, Jee's AWP can simply stay put at bomb site A and not move. This kind of defense, which doesn't require a counter-attack, is great for everyone who has tried it.

But in the next round, when VP deployed all their resources to Area A, the three defenders on Area A, who had been scoring consecutive points, finally remembered.

It turns out that VP, a top-ten team in the world, earned their ranking through their own strength; in the previous rounds, it was just that someone else took the pressure for them.

The situation suddenly changed. The conventional three-man defense in Area A was no match for VP's attack, while Xiaohua and Su Zhe in Area B had to constantly rotate back to defend.

However, the difficulty of holding a superior gun position and defending the point is on a completely different level. Even Su Zhe had to honestly let his timing be stolen.

The score has once again fallen into VP's scoring rhythm.

Then Su Zhe held off the pressure alone, sending Xiao Hua to cover area A ahead of time. Only with a 4A defense could they barely manage to score against VP's attack.

This allowed LVG, who were already in the lead, to secure match point. "12-11! Arrow defended B site alone, and even though VP threw a lot of fake utility in the second round, he still couldn't get his teammates to come back and defend."

"Fortunately, he made the right bet! Even VP would have a hard time breaking through a 4A defense. Although Electronic managed to kill everyone in the end, he didn't have time to plant the bomb."

"Just one more point! LVG only needs one more point to win Map 1!"

The commentator, still excited, said that although he was a neutral commentator, the huge gap between the two teams made him realize that LVG's chances of winning today were extremely slim.

But now that the score in Figure 1 has reached this point, it has given him new hope.

"Just one point away, hang in there!"

When the match point notification sounded, even though the pressure was clearly on VP, LVG became anxious first.

"How about we do something unconventional? We can smoke out Faze and push down the side lanes. They probably won't expect that," Xigua suggested in the voice chat after pausing the game.

It was called a suggestion, but it was actually asking for Su Zhe's opinion.

Normally, I would have executed the plan without hesitation, trying to kill the game as soon as possible and get out of trouble.

Upon hearing this, Su Zhe shook his head and replied, "No, this kind of unconventional forward pressure is not very useful against VP, who likes to play by default at the start. In fact, it can easily lead to losing players."

Watermelon, having expected his suggestion to be rejected as gambler-like, then added:

"Shall we gamble on 3B? Last round we gambled on 4A, the other side will probably be eyeing the B bomb site this round."

Su Zhe squeezed the stress ball in his hand, let out a long sigh, and said:
"The enemy will definitely play very slowly this round. If we gamble on 3B, the enemy won't feel any pressure at point A and can easily launch a bomb attack."

Although VP is currently among the weakest of the top-tier teams, there are many other problems within the team.

But how could Jame, as the commander, be so foolish as to take risks based solely on information from the previous round?

Su Zhe continued, "How about this, Xiao Hua, throw me a set of items at the start, and I'll use my single B skill to stall for time as much as possible."

"If your 4A station launches a double link, it will allow the opponent to launch a counterattack earlier if they have any plans to target the B area."

Jee, somewhat embarrassed, said when she heard that Su Zhe was going to have to bear the pressure again:

"How about I use my AWP to take down a few more people with a single B? Even if the enemy launches a bomb attack, my AWP can still catch a few more."

After listening, Su Zhe laughed and said, "No need. Once your sniper rifle is forced into a position by the props, it will be difficult for you to get a chance to fire. Moreover, it is not flexible and it is easy for someone to pounce on you."

Since Su Zhe had already said all that, the others had nothing more to say, and Xigua nodded in agreement with Su Zhe's idea.

The one-minute timeout quickly passed, and the game resumed.

As the most crucial match in the first map, both players were highly focused.

Xiao Hua threw a set of fire-resistant items for Su Zhe in the middle of the banana path to prevent a rush, and then threw the remaining items under the flower bed before retreating to Area A.

Su Zhe was also afraid that VP would see through his plan early on, so after providing a set of damaging items, he stood in the first gun position against the yellow wall and the stone slab.

After all, his previous B-zone defense was quite aggressive. Even if he couldn't gain control of the front of the banana path, he would try to hold the position of the sandbag.

If the opposing team gets carried away and randomly throws out a set of anti-clearing items, and then finds themselves holed up at the back defending point, it's easy for them to guess that there are fewer people at the B bomb site.

"呲~"

A fire extinguisher exploded behind the stone slab. Su Zhe realized that the other party might have already pressed against the stone slab, and his nerves tightened again. His body, which was originally sitting upright, leaned forward slightly.

Suddenly, when he saw a small black dot fly out from the upper left corner of the screen, Su Zhe immediately realized that the opponent wanted to speed up the anti-Qing movement of Jiaodao in this round to test the waters.

"Bang~"

The exploding stone slab was easily dodged by Su Zhe, who took a step back and used cover. He then quickly took out a Molotov cocktail and threw a car bomb to stop VP's advance.

After the FL1T, which was in control of the banana path, went out amidst the smoke and glint of the stone slabs, it quickly retreated after seeing the fire beneath its feet.

Is anyone holding the line?

In response to Jame's question, FL1T nodded and replied, "I was deterred by the props, but I'm not sure if there's anyone else."

Jame didn't answer after hearing this, but paused for a few seconds before immediately judging, "There are fewer people at point B!"

He judged based on whether LVG provided a counter-clear flash.

This round, I deliberately didn't give the Yellow Wall any fire, just to judge whether the opponent would use a dodge to counter-clear it in the second time.

But the fact that the other side didn't seize such a good opportunity to fight against the Qing Dynasty is suspicious.

"We're preparing Bomb B. Electronic Bro, you stand on the side lane and watch the middle lane. Just make sure the enemy doesn't push out."

After hearing this, Electronic Brother hummed in agreement. He had always played as a star player in both NAVI and C9, but now that he's joined VP, he's become a free agent.

Although he argued with Jame about this many times, he never faltered in crucial matches.

Su Zhe hadn't expected Jame to be so perceptive. At this moment, Jame was already standing at the police station, holding a smoke grenade and constantly observing the information.

Upon seeing the opponent throw out the yellow wall smoke, he didn't hesitate to throw out his B Company defensive smoke.

Is there any movement at point A?

Su Zhe picked up the defensive equipment left under the flower bed, moved to the bomb site, and began questioning people.

"No, the opposing team didn't even make it into the mid lane."

"Those who are connected should move closer to the police station first."

Su Zhe didn't expect to be able to hold off the defense by himself, nor did he dare to be arrogant. When he noticed that VP's attack was unusually fast this round, he immediately shouted in the voice chat.

However, he underestimated VP's attack speed. Just as he switched to the three boxes, he saw the police spawn and the coffin smoke bombs fall one after another, and he was completely surrounded in point B.

Su Zhe's heart sank, knowing that the opponent might be about to advance directly to the point, but his teammates were still far away to defend. He focused on holding the position under the first box, but soon a three-box fireball exploded at Su Zhe's feet.

"VP is about to bombard the point! Arrow's sniping position is also on fire. He reacted quickly and threw a defensive smoke between the three boxes and the three pillars to protect himself."

"But how could VP not have guessed that Arrow had already switched to the three pillars? The intention behind that self-defense smoke was too obvious. Let's see how many he can catch this time."

Playing the machine had completely robbed me of my previous excitement; I already anticipated that it would go into overtime.

Facing such a high-intensity bomb attack, catching even one bomb would be considered an achievement, but even if an individual player managed to catch two, LVG would still have a numerical advantage, and it would still be difficult for them to defend the bomb site against VP.

Sure enough, FL1T, who was in the first position, saw the smoke covering the bomb site and immediately shouted, "Three pillars! Pounce on him!"

(Smoke screen protecting the bomb site from the opposite side's perspective ↓)
As he spoke, he quickly moved towards the bun shop, but still cautiously glanced at the area behind the first two boxes. Only after finding no one there did he relax and stride towards the three pillars of cigarettes.

Su Zhe didn't hide behind the pillar, but went straight to the edge of the smoke. After hearing footsteps approaching, he prepared to fight back, but unexpectedly saw the bandits' figures in the distance below the stage first.

Su Zhe swung his crosshair directly, and the muzzle of his AK instantly spat fire.

"Da da da~"

Arrow used an AK-47 to headshot and kill Fame.

After getting the kill, Su Zhe immediately holstered his gun and retreated behind the three pillars of cover. Sure enough, the next second he heard bullets piercing through the smoke coming from close range.

But seeing that the opponent was just surrounded by smoke and hadn't moved forward any further, Su Zhe immediately realized that the opponent's attack might be somewhat disjointed, and they were probably going to group up and rush to attack him together.

After observing the enemy's smoke-filled bullet trajectory, he quickly opened fire and pulled out directly from behind the three-pillar cover.

"Da da da~"

Arrow used an AK-47 to kill FL1T through smoke.

It's no wonder VP's attack was disjointed. Jame was an offensive sniper, so he couldn't just rush forward like a rifleman. With n0rb3r7 throwing utility support from behind, it was impossible for all four of them to group up and enter the point together.

As he watched his two teammates fall to the ground one after the other, Jame's ominous premonition intensified.

Even though we know there's only one person at bomb site B, and we've pinpointed their location, we just can't seem to get rid of them!

He quickly advanced towards the stage, using his sniper rifle to cover the smoke, and said, "n0rb3r7! Get closer to the three pillars, I'll hold them off for you."

After speaking, Jame focused his attention to prevent the opponent from suddenly pulling him out to kill him again.

But in the next instant, Jame, who was holding the sniper rifle, suddenly tilted his head to the side, and the screen instantly turned black.

'Did the defenders arrive so quickly?'
Jame was surprised, but after seeing the kill information in the upper right corner, he was immediately puzzled.

Arrow used an AK-47 to headshot Jame.

'Nothing was exposed!'
But the next instant, another kill notification popped up.

Arrow used an AK-47 to headshot and kill n0rb3r7.

"It turns out the fire after the third box was extinguished."

Seeing only Electronic Bro left on the field, and then seeing the quadra kill notification in the upper right corner, Jame couldn't help but laugh speechlessly.

And all the viewers watching the live stream had the same thought in their minds.

"Graceful as a startled swan, lithe as a swimming dragon!" (End of Chapter)