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

"You clearly lacked patience. You should think about it: the reason you won the pistol round relatively easily wasn't because your individual skills were fully utilized in the first round."

"It was precisely because of your high discipline from beginning to end, your full coordination and use of tools, and your ability to endure loneliness that you were able to constantly force the enemy to switch between defenses, ultimately gaining control of the map through flat rotations, and finally winning the pistol round."

"You can see that although the other side lost the pistol round, their adjustment speed is incredibly fast."

Despite losing the pistol round, NA, under Li Mo's command and with each player having a clear strategy, successfully set up a defensive formation that inflicted significant losses on Team A.

Generally speaking, the attacking team's pace in a round like the second one shouldn't be a problem. However, it's important to remember that top-level matches are all about the details. In this second round, where they won the pistol round, Team A clearly failed to fully utilize their advantages; in fact, it could be said that they were somewhat impatient.

Because after advancing to the target location, their first priority should be to use a deceptive tactic to lure the enemy into a trap.

After successfully baiting out the defenders' already limited utility at the bomb site, you can then launch a further breakthrough.

After all, for the defending side, although the economic disadvantage and the opponent getting the pistol round put a lot of pressure on them, so they chose to go for the first round, they will definitely not be completely without utility. They still have basic utility to counterattack.

Therefore, under such circumstances, the players on Team A should have been consciously anticipating that the defending team would provide countermeasures, especially grenades, after they clearly accelerated their push towards the bomb site.

It was precisely because they paid a very high price in health during the first wave of attack that this became a very important turning point in their defeat in this round. If their health were good, the damage that the defending side could inflict with just USB would be very limited.

So after the second round, Team A's head coach immediately gave the players a tactical explanation and a brief review of the previous round. In his opinion, the mistake made in the previous round was extremely fatal, especially when facing a team like NA. If you fail to consider all possibilities, you may pay an irreparable price for underestimating your opponent.

So, after the third round, NA put a lot of pressure on Team A. Knowing that their tactics might have been predicted, they were well aware that they had to make tactical adjustments, especially regarding point breakthroughs.

Therefore, in this situation, the decisive choice to remain in the default opening phase means that they did not immediately think about competing with the defender for control of the sewers. In their view, NA had deployed sufficient firepower and attention in the sewers, and if they actively tried to compete for control of the sewers, they would likely walk into a trap set by the opponent.

Therefore, Team A's goal is to gain control of the construction site first. After securing the front point in the early stages, they disrupt the defense's formation by using a rhythm that is sometimes fast and sometimes slow. In this way, they can tactically interfere with and confuse the defense, making them unsure of their main attack direction. Through such tactical confusion, they can at least ensure that the defense does not maintain good control of the bomb site.

While constantly shifting the defensive team's position, Team A would still focus on the sewers in the second instance. To be honest, the smoke grenade they threw at the beginning was quite effective, as it was clear that the attacking team had deployed equipment and personnel specifically targeting the construction site.

For the defending side, the instinctive reaction would be to assume that the opposing team might be trying to enter from the construction site and then use items to launch an attack.

"Get out of the sewers, we'll pull them out and then use a pincer attack tactic."

It must be said that Team A's commander is exceptional in his overall control and ability to analyze situations, and is absolutely among the world's best. Although he may not reach Li Mo's level, he is still a very formidable force.

In a very short time, he realized that trying to contest the sewers with the defenders would not be beneficial for his side. They didn't have a complete grasp of the opponent's layout in the sewers, leaving them in a somewhat unknown state. They didn't know what defensive positions the opponent would choose or how they would counter-attack and seize control. So, in Team A's commander's view, if they actively focused their attention on the sewers, they might be putting themselves in a very awkward position.

After drawing the defenders' attention in the second phase, it was clear that Team A's control of the sewers was much easier than before, without incurring significant costs or even investing heavily in utility. Having successfully gained control of the sewers, their push towards point B was much less stressful. With two firing lines, the defenders, blocked by smoke, could only push to the back as a precaution, unable to maintain continuous fire at the front. If the attackers received subsequent utility effects, Team A could be easily eliminated after the bomb site was breached.

After all, the attacking team has a significant advantage with five players fully deployed, while the defending team at point B only has two players. Even if they can coordinate with crossfire and secure advantageous positions immediately, it's important to understand that top teams like Team A will maintain a high level of discipline in this situation. They will not tolerate repeating the mistake they made in the previous round that led to their defeat.

However, Team A didn't expect that after they immediately gained control of the sewers and broke through to a position outside the B bomb site, the B bomb site was completely undefended. The defending team hadn't used many utility items to clear it, and no one had even jumped out to gather information.

So they actually thought that point B had been completely abandoned by the defending side, but they quickly realized that in this situation, NA had no possibility of giving up on defending the must-point point.

The defenders are well aware that if they easily abandon the bomb site, their control of the map will be significantly reduced. More importantly, if the attackers can easily enter the bomb site before they are outnumbered, they will face pressure from the enemy's infiltration.

"The second thing is to immediately use a combination of smoke, fire, and thunder. This way, they will inevitably be affected by our items before they can spread out their positions."

"At this point, if we make a slow, progressive approach to the front post, the opponent won't expect us to be so fast. If we can take the front post, we'll have a very comfortable time because the opponent will have no information about us. We'll have a good chance to get a back-to-the-basket or side-to-side opportunity."

Before this round began, Li Mo had already made tactical arrangements over voice chat, and his tactics surprised the other team members to varying degrees. Based on the previous round, it was clear that point B didn't need a three-man heavy defense, as this would consume a significant number of defenders. More importantly, leaving all three players at point B would inevitably allow the opponent to gain control of other key positions. Losing control of map information and key points in later stages of the game would be extremely disadvantageous.

From the perspective of the other teammates, their bomb-exploding tactic in the second round was undoubtedly very effective. It not only put a lot of pressure on the opponent's health immediately, but also restricted the opponent's subsequent performance. Under such circumstances, it is clear that they should continue to maintain the positioning and tactics from the previous round without any major problems, because this tactic has been tested in practice and its rationality and effectiveness are very good.

In this round, Li Mo did not continue the defensive strategy of the previous round.

Although Li Mo still arranged a standard two-person defense at point B in this round, he instructed his teammates to retreat to the back point after hearing the attacking side speed up. This choice subtly influenced the entire round's situation and score, because if the opposing team hadn't noticed this, they could have stalled for a considerable amount of time.

The tactical choice of completely giving up the bomb site was unbelievable and highly illogical. It undoubtedly left Team A completely baffled. They couldn't understand why Team NA allowed them to play so comfortably and plant the C4 so easily without incurring much cost.

In this round where bonus points are awarded, it's clear that we can take some countermeasures.

Even if they don't go for an unconventional submarine in the default opening phase, they can still choose to continue holding a mine at point B. As long as the opponent shows signs of breaking through and accelerating, they can take the mine and put a lot of pressure on the opponent.

Because compared to the cost of being killed by a grenade, this is practically something that can't be maintained. And since it can achieve such an effect, why not do it?
However, Li Mo's thinking was never easily deciphered by the opposing team. He knew clearly that the enemy would make tactical adjustments this round, and he had anticipated this. If they adopted the same defensive positioning, the enemy would likely realize that even if they couldn't figure out their complete tactics, they definitely wouldn't be threatened by grenades during the first acceleration phase. So, after understanding this, he quickly told his teammates that if the attacking team's final tactical direction this round was still to accelerate towards point B, then after providing a standard smoke screen to slow them down, they should immediately retreat to the back point and not use a grenade-based tactic, or even more daringly, push out directly to engage in a gunfight with fewer enemies.

Li Mo's teammates were extremely impatient in implementing the tactics he had laid out, because they believed that Li Mo's mind was unlikely to have any problems most of the time. So, in this round, their retreat to the back point was actually a tactical adjustment to prevent the opponent from easily predicting their tactics and positioning.

Because it's important to understand that the opposing team was very well-prepared for this round. This was evident from their attack rhythm and tactics. After breaking through to the B bomb site, they immediately created fake footsteps and paths, but didn't immediately push out. If the two defenders had tried to throw grenades at this point, as they did in the previous round, they would obviously have been fooled and the grenades would have been ineffective. Furthermore, given the ample time available, the grenade wouldn't have significantly impacted the opponent's chances of success.

At this moment, because the defending team didn't immediately use their items or choose to engage in a direct confrontation with outnumbered opponents, once the attacking team entered the bomb site, an invisible net was woven once again. The defending team was now fully equipped and hadn't lost a single player, so they faced little pressure or disadvantage in this situation. (End of Chapter)