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

"NIIIIICE!!!"

Even in the final stages of the match, LVG's performance was not perfect, and various mistakes occurred frequently.

But once you actually win the game, those things no longer matter; they all dissipate into the cheers of your teammates.

"We're awesome! We advanced! We don't have to go home early!" Xiaohua hugged her teammates, jumping and shouting encouragement.

Su Zhe felt a sense of relief the moment the match ended.

In the final stages of the round, his impulsive decision to send Jee with him to defend point A, based solely on his intuition, was a misjudgment of the situation.

Fortunately, he managed to make up for his previous mistakes in a later 1v2 situation.

I breathed a slight sigh of relief, took off my headphones, and heard the cheers of my teammates.

Su Zhe smiled, stood up, and hugged his teammates to savor the hard-won victory.

Actually, qualifying for the EPL main tournament is not a big deal for Su Zhe.

After all, his current achievements include a top-six finish in Katowice, a top-16 finish in a Major, and the IEM Chengdu title.

But for some reason, his teammates' cheers and celebrations reminded him of when he first joined NIP and qualified for the Katowice main draw.

Back then, every victory in a small match was hard-won and enough to make one extremely excited!

Jee, standing nearby, was also shouting at the top of her lungs, "Let's Go! Let's Go!!"

The joy of winning the game was so great that he had nowhere to vent his emotions.

But for some reason, when he heard his teammates repeatedly shouting, "We're not going home this time," a strange emotion suddenly welled up in his heart.

He wanted to laugh and celebrate with his teammates, but his eyes had already involuntarily reddened, and his thoughts were filled with a myriad of emotions.

He joined NEWHAPPY as a youth player at the age of 15, and at 16 he officially became the team's starting player, getting the opportunity to compete against international teams.

Who wasn't a child prodigy back then? And which young person didn't have lofty ambitions, wanting to fight tooth and nail to stand on the competition stage and make a name for themselves?

So at that time, he was full of enthusiasm and passion, and devoted all his time to the tedious training, just to be the center of attention one day.

But the more experiences one has, the more disappointed one becomes.

The series of failures made him realize that he was just a supporting character to those truly talented teenagers.

He felt more envy than anything else towards Su Zhe, or Donk and others who achieved fame and won championships at a young age.

I've already tried my best! But why can't I get a good result?
Fortunately, today, fortunately, they don't have to go home early. They have finally taken that step and entered the next stage of the international competition.

How could this not fill him with overwhelming emotions and bring tears to his eyes?

His teammates noticed his unusual emotional state.

Su Zhe looked at Jee, whose eyes were red. Although he couldn't fully empathize with her, he knew how much effort the LVG team had put into this tournament.

He then patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, without saying anything more.

After Jee adjusted his mindset, the LVG team, led by their coach, walked to the VP players' bench to shake hands.

Watching the live stream of everyone's celebration on camera, the person playing with the device remarked:
"It's really not easy for this LVG team to advance to the main event. Apart from Green Leaf, who can have an easier time, both Black Panther and VP are very strong opponents for them."

"Even though Arrow's players performed exceptionally well and were key to the victory, it is ultimately a team game, and the contributions of the rest of LVG were equally significant."

Indeed, although Xiao Zhe carried several games in a row, LVG's overall tactical execution has exceeded my expectations.

[LVG! Awesome! No need to go home this time!]

Although the later rounds almost made me cringe, I have to say that CNCS has definitely made progress!

[Damn it, what's going on? Why am I suddenly having confidence in CNCS again?!]

Now I finally understand why my girlfriend always says she just wants my attitude! Keep going! Keep going!

[Does qualifying for the main tournament mean facing top-tier teams? Finally, I can support my country's team!]

【…】

Wanji glanced at the live stream chat and suddenly remembered something, so he quickly opened the HLTV official website's event page.

Once you enter the main tournament, the schedule between opponents becomes less chaotic, with the weakest team challenging the strongest team in the first round.

The second-to-last person challenges the second-to-last person, and so on.

Although the qualifying spots for the tournament are not yet fully determined, based on LVG's current world ranking, they are likely to be either last or second to last.

The opponents we will face next will be stronger than ever before.

When I saw the top-ranked teams on the competition list while playing the game, I couldn't hold back my excitement.

"Faze...NAVi...Mouz...Little Bees...which team can they beat?"

……

At the competition venue, after shaking hands with everyone, Su Zhe returned to his seat to pack up his peripherals.

Recalling the reproachful look in Electronic Bro's eyes earlier, Su Zhe couldn't help but smile.

Back when he was with NIP, he defeated C9, where Electronic was playing. Now, at LVG, he has defeated VP.

Both times, on the surface, it was a case of the weak defeating the strong. It's impossible for this "electronic girl" not to feel a little resentful.

"Where should we go for a big meal later! We have to celebrate properly tonight!" Jee had completely composed herself and said happily to everyone.

"Um..." Coach GUM had the same thought, but still secretly glanced at Su Zhe.

Su Zhe was looking at Jee at that moment when he saw GUM's gaze. After realizing his intention, he smiled and shook his head.

GUM then smiled and said, "Don't worry, there will be plenty of celebrations and a big meal, but we still need to do a recap of today's match first."

"Great!"

Post-match analysis is actually tied to the actual match; only after all the mistakes made in the match can a match truly be considered over.

Everyone was already used to this and naturally had no objections.

Just as Su Zhe finished packing up his equipment and was about to leave with his teammates, a staff member approached him, saying they wanted to interview him. Su Zhe turned to look at his teammates, and Coach GUM had already expertly taken the backpack from Su Zhe's hand, smiling and saying, "You go ahead with the interview, we'll wait for you in the lounge."

GUM was polite to Su Zhe at the time because his boss valued Su Zhe highly and had instructed him to listen to Su Zhe's opinions.

But the politeness now comes from the heart, after all, being able to advance to the main competition is a big deal for CNCS.

The team will receive plenty of sponsorship, and they might even get a raise in salary and bonuses.

Who doesn't like money? Especially when the salaries of domestic athletes are generally not high.

Su Zhe nodded, and then followed the staff to the open space on the other side of the players' bench.

Unlike the hasty interviews before, this open space was furnished with sofas and coffee tables, and a fixed camera was set up nearby.

On either side of the large sofa was a single sofa, where a male and a female host sat respectively.

"Oh! The hottest new contestant lately is here! Please have a seat!" the male host said with a smile.

The most outstanding new player this year is undoubtedly Donk, who won the Katowice championship.

However, Green Dragons has been quiet since participating in the Major, missing both the IEM Chengdu tournament and the EPL tournament.

Su Zhe naturally became the most popular newcomer.

Moreover, after Su Zhe won the championship with G2 last time, foreign media and foreign netizens have paid more and more attention to him.

Many people have started digging into his background and have learned that this young man from China has only been playing CS:GO for a year!
With only around 4000 hours of gameplay, everyone exclaimed, "WTF? What kind of monster is this?"

As a result, many people began to compare him with Donk, and for a time they couldn't say who had better talent.

Although Donk is younger, he joined the Green Dragons youth training program early on and got on the right track, and his game time has already exceeded 10,000 hours.

In addition, Su Zhe's aggressive yet calm playing style has earned him a large following on foreign websites.

After giving a polite greeting, Su Zhe sat down on the large sofa facing the camera.

"Arrow, congratulations on defeating VP! A fantastic victory! How are you feeling?"

When asked by the male host, Su Zhe only hesitated for a moment before answering:

“VP is a very strong opponent, and it wasn’t easy to win this game, but we were better prepared today, and our teammates were in great form, so we won this victory.”

The question-and-answer session was very formal, almost a standard opening for an interview.

The female host on the other side suddenly asked, "We all know that Arrow is currently a free agent, but why did you decide to temporarily return to your country's team to play?"

"Because... as everyone knows, your local teams are not particularly strong and it is difficult for them to achieve good results."

"If you were to choose a stronger team as your substitute, you might still be able to create a miracle with G2 and lift your second championship trophy as a temporary player."

"..." Su Zhe paused for a moment, then said, "There's something I need to say."

"Actually, I used to think that the CSGO environment in our country was like a swamp, and once you got stuck, it was easy to not be able to get out. But after spending time with them recently, my views have changed."

"They are also a group of very hardworking people, but they lack the right path to work towards. However, I believe that one day, they will be able to achieve remarkable results on their own."

"It may not be now, but it will definitely be possible in the future. I hope everyone can give us more encouragement."

Su Zhe's answer was actually somewhat irrelevant to the female host's question.

But he mainly used the opportunity of live interviews to say this to domestic audiences.

He has seen the comments on various forums in China; once a game is lost, all sorts of vicious words can be uttered.

They even have the audacity to say that there is no progress without criticism, and that you should be criticized if you say someone is bad at cooking.

Let alone domestic teams, even star players like Niko, Zaiwu, and Donk will be given the nickname "P" if they are not in good form.

In the early years, the domestic CSGO audience environment had not yet been influenced by other games. Amidst mostly encouraging and joking comments, TyLoo still achieved results.
The biggest problem in China right now, besides lacking the tactical and competitive experience compared to Europe and America, is that...

Another point is the severe shortage of talent; there are very few truly talented young people who want to become professional CSGO players.

Although it is difficult for youth training players to stand out, even with the system, it is difficult for Su Zhe to quickly enter the starting lineup after joining the youth training program.

However, in terms of psychological resilience and competition experience, it is reasonable to hone one's character more in the youth training team.

It's no wonder that someone who was originally an "internet addict" would suddenly be the focus of everyone's attention and have to resist a barrage of insults.

He no longer blames Tianlu for not giving him a chance back then, but rather feels more that he was powerless to change the domestic situation.

After all, domestic youth training teams are not like those abroad, where there are dedicated competitions to play and it is much harder to stand out. They can only bury themselves in training day after day.

The problems with CNCS cannot be solved by effort and attitude alone.

"Uh..." The female host hadn't even processed what Su Zhe was rambling on about before the male host quickly moved on to the next question.

"Arrow, are you going back to your home country to compete next? Or have you already been in contact with other teams...?"

Su Zhe knew that this was the question the audience wanted to know, but he hadn't yet spoken with G2's management.

With everything still unresolved, Su Zhe gave a vague reply, saying that he was still looking for a team with the ability to win the championship.

Upon hearing this answer, the two hosts felt somewhat regretful, considering that he was a promising newcomer with unlimited potential and had already achieved remarkable results.

Joining any strong team now would seem like a significant improvement, and might even change the course of the competition.

After answering this question, the two hosts asked some formulaic questions, such as which picture and which round, and what your thoughts were at the time.

Su Zhe's answers were also very formulaic; after answering in a methodical manner, the interview ended.

……

After translating Su Zhe's interview in the live stream, Wanji glanced at the chat and found that there were indeed a lot of abusive comments.

The comments section was filled with things like, "He's still putting on an act," "He still has to rely on us for a living, why can't we criticize him?" and "What a double standard, defending CNCS on one hand, and not going back to China on the other."

Even traitors have popped up.

"This is unbelievable... I can't remember when it became like this..."

He stared thoughtfully at the screen filled with comments while playing the game. (End of Chapter)