CS: A young talent from Peking University, you want me to play professionally?

Chapter 111 GuardiaN's sniper rifle instantly kills Li Mo in a one-on-one confrontation!

Faced with the current situation on the court, FaZe decisively called a timeout. Their coaching staff believed they were still completely in control of the game. To prevent their lead from widening further, FaZe needed to make adjustments to regain control.

"You can clearly see that their defensive rhythm is actually centered around point A, while in your previous tactical choices, you opted more for a mid-lane pincer attack on point B."

"So, if you invest enough equipment and manpower at point A, and want to gain control of point A, you can actually focus on controlling point B. In other words, you don't need to go to great lengths to gain moderate control and then launch a pincer attack later."

"Judging from the previous rounds, NA's defense against the mid-lane pincer attack was actually quite good. And after you gained control of B site, your defense of the bomb site wasn't that good either. So in this situation, you could either choose to control B site first to force the opponent's defense and rotation."

"Then, after drawing the attention of the defense on side A, you can choose to switch points to point A. Only in this way can you achieve the effect of switching the attack. Otherwise, the fog of war you created earlier will not have a good effect on the opponent."

"Furthermore, in later rounds, if you feel that the pressure on the mid lane, or rather, the must-pick lane, is indeed particularly high, and the opponent has enough items to counter it, you can also try to seize control of A site. Because in your game, it is clear that the opponent has placed this defensive strategy on A site, but since you have not given it the corresponding importance, the opponent may not actually defend A site very tightly in the later stages of the game."

During the timeout, FaZe's head coach immediately provided crucial information.

"Understood. We will definitely make some tactical and transition adjustments in our next attack. In the previous clashes with the opponent, we felt that the opponent was not so invincible. However, we made some fatal mistakes in the key process of the game, especially in the mid lane where we made too many forced breakthroughs."

"When facing the opponent, we clearly realized that it was not so easy to play a transition offense with them. A simple fog of war tactic is actually difficult to fool the opponent into a real defensive retreat. So we should choose a more complex transition to have a chance to move the opponent's defense around."

Niko said in the voice message.

"It's good that you have this idea. The team you are facing is definitely not the young team that the outside world has rumored. Instead, it is a strong team with a lot of experience and can make perfect adjustments to its tactics from beginning to end. So, in such a situation, it is obviously wishful thinking for you to get points through some simple attacks."

During the timeout, FaZe's players and coaches had a thorough communication and exchange.

Furthermore, it can be said that this tactical pause had a very immediate effect on FAZ. After confirming their doubts with the coach, the FAZ players made a series of adjustments to their game strategy. In fact, they had already felt that conventional tactics were unlikely to be effective against A, but they were still unsure whether to make more complex rotations.

Because the offensive time in a round is very limited, if they spend too much time creating a smokescreen to mislead A, they will also waste a lot of their own offensive time. Therefore, they will only dare to try such an idea if it is approved by the coaching team.

In the subsequent long-range rifle rounds, the attacking side once again utilized a long sniper rifle.

"Be careful, the enemy might have a sniper rifle this round. Don't give too much space in the middle, otherwise the enemy will easily find an opportunity to kill you."

"Understood, Brother Mo."

Li Mo has always been able to judge the opponent's starting strategy and attack plan by looking at their economic panel. Therefore, he knows very well that in the previous clash, the opponent actually had opportunities to win the round, but their reckless behavior caused them to pay a heavy price. So, in this situation, especially when the score between the two sides has not yet been completely separated, he believes that the opponent will still use the sniper rifle to look for some opportunities.

In the opening phase, the three members of the concubine team went directly to the second level, obviously wanting to find some opportunities in the B passage. However, the defending side provided timely items, immediately throwing fire, which restricted the concubine team's opportunity to open an attack directly from the B passage.

In this round, Shen Miaoxue also took the initiative to push forward in the middle lane. After hearing Li Mo's words, he actually wanted to discuss playing an unconventional game. Although the opponent might have a sniper rifle, Shen Miaoxue thought that he would most likely not launch a direct attack on the middle lane.

"I can provide cover fire for you, but the enemy might have a warning about this wave targeting the mid lane."

The team members wanted to make this very expensive attempt, and the gift was very supportive. However, in his opinion, the opposing team should have had a warning about the push forward in the middle. Even so, he still let his teammates choose to make a bold attempt. So, after Shen Miaoxue pushed to the front point, she immediately had a head-on encounter with the opposing team. However, because the defending team had utility for the A site, the opposing team members who encountered Shen Miaoxue were immediately hit by the flashbang effect, and were directly eliminated. But because the opposing team had a prior warning, another teammate, after absorbing the flashbang effect, immediately pulled out and easily finished off Shen Miaoxue. For this team, this one-for-one exchange was actually a bit of a loss, because such a kill exchange in the middle would put a lot of pressure on point B.

The most fatal thing was that Li Mo was directly killed by the enemy sniper while setting up his gun.

With Li Mo's point falling, the defense is practically in a state of collapse. After losing the push and the sniper matchup, NA has lost control of almost the entire middle lane and point A. Therefore, under such circumstances, the offensive strategy can find a good way to put pressure on point B and accelerate the attack.

"Be careful at point B, the enemy might speed up."

Since three enemy players had already appeared in the middle lane, Li Mo assumed the other two would likely be at point B. Given that his team had already suffered a significant loss in this mid-lane skirmish, he instinctively believed the enemy would definitely accelerate their push towards point B.

In fact, after calling a tactical timeout, the attacking side had a very clear strategy. Even though they had gained a significant advantage in the middle lane and had taken out Li Mo's sniper, the two players on B level 2 saw the result of the gunfight on both sides of the middle lane and immediately chose to break through to A short passage. This breakthrough by the opposing side resulted in them taking out another gun on that side.

In this situation, the opposing team has almost mastered the information and location of most of the front points on the map. Therefore, there is no need for them to go to point B for CS defense. Instead, they choose to go directly to the a short passage to make a breakthrough.

With a significant numerical disadvantage, Team A's defense was in dire straits. Meanwhile, the opposing team's unhurried attack, after using items to conduct a quick assessment, easily eliminated the last two defenders who were positioned in very confined spaces.

The opposing team ultimately won this round relatively easily. For the defending team, their unconventional attempt didn't yield good results. Even setting aside Li Mo's sniper duel, which didn't result in a victory...

This bold attempt to push forward in the middle lane did not achieve a very satisfactory result.

"Damn, I didn't expect them to have two people at the mid lane front post."

After losing this round, Shen Miaoxue felt extremely apologetic. He had often wanted to develop better offensive strategies instead of solely relying on his marksmanship. During training matches and privately, Li Mo had repeatedly emphasized the need for him to cultivate more strategic thinking and creativity in the game, as well as develop basic skills like memorizing enemy positions. Therefore, Shen Miaoxue wanted to make many adjustments and improvements, but he didn't expect that this slightly risky attempt would ultimately lead to his team's defeat in this round.

"I failed to hold off the opponent, otherwise the situation wouldn't have been so difficult."

Li Mo immediately took full responsibility upon himself. In his view, while the one-for-one trade in the mid lane wasn't particularly advantageous, it didn't mean the enemy had completely taken control of the situation. The huge advantage was mainly due to the fact that the enemy hadn't been able to defeat him with his sniper rifle.

However, Li Mo didn't try to find any reasons for himself, because his main motivation was to help Shen Miaoxue by providing cover for him and holding the mid-lane sniper position.

So it was precisely because he had too many ideas that he ultimately couldn't withstand the pressure. You have to know that the enemy's sniper's marksmanship is terrifying, and the enemy also invested in items in the middle lane this time, which affected Li Mo's team to some extent. However, he didn't look for these excuses at all. For him, making excuses at any time, especially during a competition, is meaningless. At this time, as the captain and commander, he should take the initiative to take all the responsibility without putting any pressure on the team members.

After I won this round, FaZe finally breathed a long sigh of relief. They knew that if they had lost this round, their economy would have completely collapsed, making the following rounds even more difficult. They didn't expect to win this round so easily compared to the previous ones. The main reason was that after the pause, they had a better understanding of Na's tactics and made preparations in advance. Otherwise, they might have encountered a very strong resistance in the mid lane.

After this round, the pressure on this side is significant. Although they won the previous round, they lost a lot of guns, so their economy couldn't continue to expand. If they lose this round, they will be sent into an economic cycle by the opponent and will no longer be able to acquire long guns. Therefore, this round is very important for NA.

Upon arriving at this match, Li Mo immediately assigned tactics to his teammates. In his opinion, controlling the middle lane on this map might not be that important. As long as they can control points A and B, even if the opponent tries to break through the middle lane by sacrificing utility and having a numerical advantage to launch a pincer attack, rushing B through with multiple firing lines from both sides at the bomb site would require the opponent to pay a very high price to open up this vital passage.

Therefore, under these circumstances, Li Mo believed that his previous tactical arrangements and strategies were not problematic. The reason FaZe was able to score 3 points in this game, and the score was now even with FaZe, was because the opposing coaching team had made very thorough preparations in advance, and the players were also very strong. Therefore, under such circumstances, he should not question his own strategy or make too many adjustments, but should continue with the previous strategy and make local adjustments.

(End of this chapter)