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

Figure 3: Purgatory Town

After the two sides clashed with knives, LVG, having won the knife fight, opted to start on the defensive side.

Pistol round.

"Let's gamble on a 3B defense. The enemy team is going for B quite often in the pistol round." After a moment's thought, Watermelon began to plan the tactics for the pistol round.

As he spoke, he threw a pair of pistols at Su Zhe's feet, and then continued:

"I'll start by giving the bandits a cigarette and see if we can take control of the banana road."

"If the enemy clears the banana path, A-God, you take your dual pistols and stick to the stone slab. Xiao Hua, you stand on the yellow wall as a hook. I'll cover you from behind and be ready to counter-clear the path at any time."

This is a classic map control strategy, allowing for both offense and defense. No matter what NAVI's initial strategy is, they can obtain useful information.

Su Zhe picked up the two pistols on the ground, bought half armor at the store, and headed straight for bomb site B after the countdown ended.

Taking advantage of her position and USP, Xiaohua quickly pulled out after arriving at the stone slab to check the information on the banana path.

"Nobody's here."

As soon as Xiaohua finished speaking, a window of a banana tree exploded in front of him, and he quickly shrank back.

"We've entered the banana path!"

Su Zhe had already moved close to the stone slab and could hear some dense footsteps on the banana path. He was on high alert, ready to engage in a gunfight at any moment.

However, NAVI's offensive pace was much slower than he expected, remaining silent for a full ten seconds without crossing the stone slab.

'Did they go back to playing A again?'
Having this idea in mind, Su Zhe asked Xiao Hua from the yellow wall to take another look at the information about the banana path.

As she was taking her steps, a bandit jumped up from the stone slab to observe the situation. Xiao Hua hurriedly swung her crosshair, but failed to complete the shot.

At this moment, Su Zhe and Xiao Hua's crossed gun positions were exposed. Su Zhe then said, "Fight the Qing and give up. I'll try to catch Jiao Dao Timing!"

After Xigua threw out the flashbang, Su Zhe immediately pulled himself out of the way after the flashbang exploded.

However, NAVI's attack positioning was more cautious than expected. After Su Zhe moved out horizontally, he did not see any terrorists who had been flashed; they were all hiding behind cover.

He knew there was someone behind the stone slab, and was debating whether to finish off the person when a bandit suddenly emerged from the tree cover.

"boom!"

Su Zhe's health bar instantly dropped to zero. Luckily, the opponent had a Glock, otherwise he would have been dead.

"Help me hold up the stone slab!"

After Su Zhe shouted, he immediately retreated in large strides, but even after retreating all the way to the bomb site cover, NAVI still didn't seem to have any intention of crossing the stone slab.

This kind of mediocre offensive rhythm is the most frustrating.

It's like they're just rubbing against each other without actually getting in; the desire to defend is being aroused, but they're hesitant to make a move.

"Watermelon, just go and get A. I reckon the enemy team has rotated."

After Xigua lost his anti-Qing flashbang, the information about the three of them's positions at point B was exposed, and NAVI couldn't possibly remain inactive.

Xigua thought that made sense, so he immediately headed towards the police station.

"The pistol round has few gadgets, so the attacking team usually determines their next attack intention by where the gadget-carrying person goes."

"Little Li, with smoke and flash, started heading towards bomb site A! LVG reacted quickly, with Xigua immediately rotating back to defend, but! Bit, who started soloing A, has already reached the connector arch! When did he get to that position?!"

The two defenders in Area A were very cautious in their positioning. After observing the middle of the field in the early stages, they retreated back to the bomb site, which allowed Bit to quietly infiltrate the area.

Watermelon knew about the timing of the connection, but it didn't realize that NAVI, who was so cautious in Banana Road, would be so aggressive in invading the sparsely populated Area A!
"Boom!"

[bit used a Glock to headshot Westmelon]

"Connected!" the fallen watermelon shouted in the voice chat.

At the same time, Xiaohua at point A also heard a lot of footsteps from point A1.

"NAVI has started using bombs to flank A bomb site from both sides! And the two players at B bomb site are hesitant to immediately return to the CT spawn to defend!"

“NAVI’s attack was quite decisive. Starry caught the little Li that A1 pulled out, and Jee also took down JL with a straight block.”

"But then Big B came over! He took down one! He took down two! He wiped out both people at point A all by himself!"

'Maru La'
When Su Zhe, who was low on health, was halfway back to defend, this idea popped into his mind.

Neither he nor Xiaohua had any defensive items. He himself only had nine drops of health left, and he would die with just one touch. All he could do was save the half of his armor.

"I shouldn't have put it there," Jee said with some annoyance as the C4 exploded.

If they hadn't been in a passive situation with 5 people surrounding 2 at bomb site A, they might have actually had a chance to win the pistol round.

"It's okay, let's test the opponent's offensive rhythm first, don't rush," Su Zhe encouraged his teammates.

Subsequently, LVG made a force buy around the two and a half armor plates they had saved, trying to see if they could turn the tide.

However, it didn't work well. After gambling on B again, NAVI read the information and pushed directly into the A bomb site.

In the early stages of the match, NAVI took the lead and started scoring.

"It's alright, things will be much easier once we get to the rifle rounds."

"It's alright, we've built up our economy from the losing streak, it's our turn to take the points."

"Those who are not dead"

"Don't go back to defend, let's hold onto the AK and call a pause."

With each shout of "It's okay," the score quickly climbed to 0-7!

What's even more outrageous is that, apart from one and a half rounds where the B bomb site was breached, the other rounds all saw the A site fall.

Even if they had a normal 3A opening, whether it was a double-stack formation in the stable or a double-player formation in the A2 building, they were all wiped out by NAVI's second-time bomb burst.

Su Zhe and Xiao Hua didn't even have a chance to defend, and they spent four rounds just trying to save their guns.

"No, I can't defend against bit. There's no way to control the map." Starry's tone was full of frustration.

Big B, who was a bot in Map 1 and didn't perform well even in Map 2, finally exploded when entering Map 3, with a KD of 8-2 completely dominating the A2 building position.

This makes the situation at point A quite passive, even with three people defending it.

8-2的KD在七个回合中看着也还好，但要知道Starry的KD数据才3-7，就连主狙的Jee，其KD数据也才2-6。

Watermelon wiped his face and said, "How about we gamble on a 4A attack next round? We need to make them suffer at bomb site A."

After thinking for a moment, Su Zhe shook his head and said, "Betting on this is too risky, it won't work. We don't have any chance to lose points anymore."

It's not that he can't handle the pressure of playing solo. Back when he was a mercenary for G2, he didn't know how much pressure he withstood when facing the super team FaZe.

The main reason is that NAVI and Faze are two teams with completely different styles. Little Li knows how to use numbers to gain defensive information, and gambling on points is not a good way to deal with them.

Watermelon wasn't angry after being refuted, mainly because he couldn't think of a way to counter it. He had used all the methods he could in yesterday's pre-match preparations, but they were all neutralized by NAVI.

"Whoo~"

Su Zhe let out a long breath, cleared his muddled mind, and said, "Actually, to withstand the pressure at bomb site A, you don't necessarily have to gain control of site A in the early stages."

"The other side has a good chance to clear it back in the second time, and it will be difficult for us to counter-clear it in the second time. I feel that the breakthrough point should be to start from the banana road side."

As Su Zhe spoke, everyone quieted down and listened carefully to his ideas for breaking the deadlock.

"The enemy won't be using an offensive sniper on this map, Jee. You can go to the mid-lane terrorist spawn point as soon as possible to look for opportunities. It doesn't matter if you get a kill or not. Just let the enemy know that our AWP is at the A bomb site, so they won't dare to make a silent approach and push forward."

"In that case, even with a double A start, there won't be too much pressure."

Jee nodded after hearing this, which meant she had accepted the mission for the next round.

Su Zhe continued, "Xigua, you come to point B to assist us this round. Just focus on countering and clearing dodges at the back."

"Xiao Hua, don't throw the fire in the middle of the banana path at the beginning of the game. It will give the opponent a chance to break through quickly. I think JL has been very bold in controlling the banana path in the last few rounds. He may step on the stone slab first."

"We'll hold the line at the back and try to get that kill before clearing the banana path again."

Su Zhe's idea was simple: to completely liberate Area B by clearing the banana path, thereby increasing the cost of NAVI's second-time relocation. Overall, it was not difficult to execute.

Most importantly, this defensive strategy is specifically designed to counter NAVI's offensive play in the first few rounds, and it's the best solution Su Zhe can think of right now.

"Okay, let's do it A's way." Watermelon said dejectedly after hearing this.

Not only did Jee and Starry feel frustrated with their understanding of guns and maps, but Watermelon also felt completely overwhelmed when facing Leonardo DiCaprio's command.

Figure 2 shows that even if they lost the nuclear crisis, they could still find excuses: they didn't practice much, and their pre-match preparation was minimal.

However, Inferno is one of the maps they use most often in the game, so he, as the commander, has to take the blame for being down 0-7 to NAVI.

After all, the easy victory in the first map proved that NAVI is not invincible.

Su Zhe once again felt the tense atmosphere of the team before the start of the third map. He could tell from the focus on everyone's faces, but he didn't say anything to boost morale at this time.

With the score already at 0-7, there's nothing to be encouraged about. The only thing to do now is to get points!
The one-minute timeout ended, and the LVG players, who were ready, started walking towards their respective defensive zones.

"LVG hasn't scored a point yet in map three. Although they have a full economic advantage in the later rounds, if the score difference is too big, they have no chance in the second half."

Ma Xixi stared at the live stream screen and said with considerable concern.

Mo glanced at the live stream chat and chimed in, "That's right, and Big B really put a lot of pressure on point A. Sigh, not to mention Arrow's record."

"Basically, we rotate back to defend every round. Even if the payload comes, it won't be very effective. Besides, Arrow is the main defender of the B bomb site, so it's not easy to switch positions."

Hearing Mo's words, Ma Xixi replied, "Let's see how effective LVG's pause is. They've already lost seven straight games, it's time to pack up and lay low!"

LVG members were now all in their pre-arranged positions.

"Bang~"

Jee was positioned in the middle lane. Upon spotting the terrorists, he immediately swung his sniper rifle at them, but due to their tiny size, he failed to secure the kill.

"Damn! What a great opportunity!"

Desperate to turn the tide, Jee cursed under his breath and retreated to the second gun position on A1 to hold the mid lane point.

At the same time, Su Zhe and Xiao Hua arrived at the sandbag location and threw banana props, and deliberately threw bandit fire, just to make NAVI look like there was a flaw.

However, they underestimated NAVI's teamwork. JL immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to quickly clear the yellow wall sandbag position after seeing the fire from the opponent.

Little Li behind him also realized this, and instead of letting JL go out to fight, he tacitly threw a stone flashbang in advance.

"Bang~"

The flashbang exploded!

Su Zhe, who was completely white, immediately turned to look at Xiao Hua's computer, only to find that Xiao Hua was also in a state of being flashed white.

"Hide!"

The two immediately instinctively crawled behind the sandbag cover, hoping that NAVI wouldn't step on it immediately after they gave them a parking spot.

But JL wasn't about to let such a good opportunity slip by; he was still hoping the town could deliver a crushing performance to offset his comical encounter in the first map. Little Flower, whose vision had just returned behind the sandbag, realized she hadn't been sticking tightly to the sandbag cover.

He hurriedly pressed the W key to adjust his position, but it was too late. JL was already standing on top of the barrel, with his gun pointed directly at him.

"Da da da~"

[JL used an AK-47 to headshot EmiliaQAQ]

Upon hearing the gunshot, Su Zhe also immediately pulled them out.

"Da da da~"

Using the AK he had saved from the previous round, Su Zhe aimed at JL, who was already low on health in the fire, and fired directly.

Arrow killed JL with an AK-47.

Upon securing the kill, Su Zhe immediately moved to position his gun to prevent any bandits from rushing out from behind to finish him off.

But clearly NAVI wasn't so reckless as to blindly rush in and give him a kill.

'What a huge loss!'
The CT and Terrorist swapping was already a bad move, but Xiaohua's death directly led to the failure of their early counter-Qingjiao Road tactic.

Even the watermelon behind them couldn't immediately cover area A.

At that moment, Xiao Li, who was pressed against the stone slab, immediately realized that this was a good opportunity.

He glanced at the minimap and, seeing that IM had already moved to the mid lane, immediately shouted, "IM, go get some information on the mid lane!"

IM knew there might be a sniper in the middle, but when they arrived at A1, they heard footsteps.

Without hesitation, he took a step forward, perfectly timing Jee's retreat as he closed the camera.

"Da da da~"

"Bang~"

Jee killed IM with an AWP.

"Oh! IM didn't hit the target immediately! And Jee's shot was too fast! And too crucial!"

"But he was also reduced to only 11 HP by IM, and now he can only retreat to the back to defend!"

In a 4v3 situation, the game seems to have a high chance of winning, but Su Zhe understands that the defense of two A's is not safe.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Watermelon, throw a smoke grenade through B and then go straight to A."

"what?"

Watermelon clearly felt that the 2A2B formation was the safest, but he still followed the order and used the B-channel to cut off the smoke directly.

While giving out watermelons and cigarettes, Su Zhe also began to retreat from the sandbags towards point B.

After the smoke grenade landed, I immediately fired several shots at the stone slab.

The intention was clear: to tell the bandits on the other side of the banana path, who were acting as the default defenders, that there were actually two people still defending point B.

As a top-notch commander, Little Li naturally picked up on this information, since one person cannot throw items and fire a gun at the same time.

However, instead of going all-in with Wang Defa to point A, he had the bit in area A continue to fire the information gun.

After receiving the order, Bit originally intended to go to A2, but a defensive smoke bomb forced him to turn around and head towards the boiler room to advance to A1.

"Bit is really daring! Jee's AWP has already circled around from the bomb site to the connector! Let's see if he can catch Bit's flanking timing."

"But he was too cautious! He waited until Xigua was in position to cover before using the sniper rifle to push out the enemy, which just missed Big B's side-step timing."

Seeing this, Ma Xixi was both amused and exasperated.

I used to love dry pulls! I loved repeeks without props! But now, I have to wait for props to be used before I can watch this great show.

Should we praise LVG for their good discipline, or criticize them for not seizing opportunities?

Starry, who was alone guarding the pit, had no idea that A1 had already entered and was very close to the grass cart.

Jee's sniper rifle also made him feel safe.

Just as he was about to peek out from Building A2 to see if anyone was sneaking out, a series of gunshots behind him startled him so much that he almost jumped.

"Da da da~"

Bit used an AK-47 to headshot Starry.

"A1's in! But no bag!" Starry, who had been eliminated, shouted in a hurry.

"Bit is a one-man army! He single-handedly destroyed the A bomb site!"

"He immediately followed up with a link smoke grenade and then a link grenade. Ouch! Watermelon was blown to 24 HP!"

Su Zhe was very anxious when he heard the information about bomb site A, but he didn't dare to immediately return to defend when he heard that the bomb hadn't been found.

Seeing the defensive smoke about to dissipate in B tunnel, Su Zhe gritted his teeth and pressed directly towards the banana path.

At this point, Little Li had already sent Wang Defa to A with the Thunder Pack, while he stayed behind in Jiaodao to cover the rear.

Upon hearing footsteps approaching, Little Li anticipated the enemy's position and proactively pulled out from behind cover.

"Da da~"

"Da da da~"

Arrow kills Aleksib with an AK-47 headshot

Su Zhe, who had just secured the kill, breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at his remaining 35 health points.

Although the three of them can't currently gather 100 drops of blood, they still have the advantage in numbers.

"Don't rush! Wait for me to get back on defense!"

After confirming that no one was on the banana path behind the stone slab, Su Zhe immediately turned around and chose to return to the police station.

The most important thing now is to play it safe. Jee is still in the mid lane and hasn't seen the enemy gank. Su Zhe is also worried that the enemy might be positioned somewhere to ambush him from behind.

Jee, who was in the middle of the connecting frame, was a little confused after not seeing anyone for a while.

"Did they go up to the second floor to get the bread?"

At this point, the smoke link was about to break, and Jee was about to go to the front to help Watermelon when he saw the bandits coming from the middle lane.

"Holy crap! What kind of 'hooking' is this?!"

Jee cursed under his breath and retreated into cover, but with his health severely depleted, he dared not attempt a repeek and could only reluctantly report the information.

At this moment, Su Zhe had also arrived at the connection. He said, "You two look for an opportunity from the front. I'll go through A1 to test the waters."

After he finished speaking, he did not act immediately, but only started to peek after his teammates heard the beeping sound.

"No one is seen on A1, be careful facing them."

After giving the reminder, Su Zhe quietly walked towards A1.

As he approached point A1, he noticed that he was about to expose his shadow, and a new idea suddenly came to his mind.

If you were to pull directly with a large attack, you'd likely be eliminated while low on health, especially if your shadow was exposed prematurely.

When you're unsure whether the other party is setting you up, you have to be extremely careful.

So Su Zhe drew his butterfly knife and then sped up to jump into the cover of the boiler room!

"Da da da~"

After Wang Defa planted the bomb, he had already positioned himself at close range on A1. When he saw the shadow flash by, he immediately fired a pre-emptive shot.

But he couldn't see the boiler room from his position, so they had to drag him outside to hit him, but by then the man had already disappeared.

Upon hearing footsteps coming from the boiler room, he immediately stepped back and reminded them in the voice message: "They may have gone up to the second floor, or they may not have gone."

Regardless of whether he left or not, in order to protect the B-side of the protective frame, Wang Defa had to give up his advantageous gun position at the front. This was Su Zhe's open scheme.

Su Zhe paused deliberately, then walked out of the boiler room and said into his microphone, "I'm about to start A1. You guys find an opportunity to synchronize the link."

"it is good!"

Su Zhe pressed himself close to the A1 cover, pulled out the only item in his pants—a flashbang—and threw it under his breath.

Just as the flash was about to explode, he quickly followed up with a spinning jump to check the information inside A1.

"Bang~"

"At the high box position!"

Su Zhe spun and jumped back to cover, then immediately crouched and pulled out.

Wang Defa is, after all, a sniper. Whether his sniper rifle misses or not is one thing, but his reaction time is absolutely top-notch.

He sensed the other party's intention, quickly turned his head away, and then swiftly returned the sights to their straight position.

However, he also underestimated Su Zhe's crouching speed and firing speed.

"Da da~"

As soon as Wang Defa saw CT's figure, he saw his detective fall heavily backward.

Arrow kills w47nderful with an AK-0 headshot

"OH!!!"

Masi felt she was about to climax!

"This is a battle of marksmanship! It's all about the details! Arrow, step by step, finally took down Wang Defa, who was at full health!"

"Only Big B at bomb site A is left. In a 1v3 situation, he used the cover at the bomb site to take down Watermelon! Jee's AWP shot missed! He got taken down again!"

"But Arrow from A1 has already arrived!"

"Da da~"

Arrow killed bit with an AK-47.

"NICE!! NICE!!"

Su Zhe felt his tense nerves instantly relax after getting the last kill.

However, a mixture of excitement and pressure filled his body, causing him to stand up and shout at the audience below the stage!
At that moment, the crowd in the stadium, who had been cheering for NAVI, seemed to be infected by the emotions of the young man in front of them, and they all cheered for him!

Su Zhe, now seated back in his place, remained as passionate as ever.

He bumped fists with his teammates and shouted:

"Keep it up! Just follow your instincts from this point onward!"

"Let's begin our northern expedition to seize territory!" (End of Chapter)