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"Let's push forward in the middle lane."

After losing the long-range round again, SQ was pushed into an economy round. Although they had won the previous two rounds, their economy hadn't expanded to an outrageous level.

Then they lost another rifle round, which meant their economy was depleted and they couldn't afford to buy more rifles. So in this round, even if they managed to get one and a half gas, they wouldn't be able to mount a proper defense or play defensively.

Therefore, in such situations, they can only resort to unconventional tactics to come up with ideas and see if they can find opportunities and breakthroughs in a game where they are already at a great disadvantage.

Based on previous rounds, Na doesn't seem to be making any significant early-game contests in the mid lane. This means that if they were to push forward into the mid lane early, they could potentially catch Na off guard and gain an advantage in kills.

"Don't flash to the A gate location in the mid lane. It will confuse them. This way, our push forward in the mid lane will likely give us a better chance of winning."

Even after losing two rounds in a row, SQ remained instinctively vigilant because they knew very well that they had to gain a sufficient advantage in this situation.

So go there immediately. Giving a flashbang to A gate will make NA think they're going to push forward at A main in the early game, which will increase their chances of getting kills if they push forward in the mid lane.

"Holy crap, they've chosen to push forward with three players in the mid lane!"

Somebody, who was positioned in the middle lane as usual, was completely unprepared for the three people who suddenly appeared in front of him. Although his reaction was quite quick, SQ's shooting skills were flawless. The first person in the middle fired a Desert Eagle and accurately killed Somebody.

"A, let's push forward aggressively, otherwise we'll be attacked from both sides, and this round will become very passive."

Originally, their formation in this round was 2-1-2, and their plan was to gather information first during this advantageous round, and then find one side to accelerate and break through.

After losing the Yangtze River Gun Points again, SQ has no money left, so na, as the attacking side, doesn't need to rush. They just need to make the defending side lose their composure and make mistakes, and they can easily win this round.

However, in this round, SQ completely reversed their previous strategy and didn't adopt a default defensive stance. Instead, they chose a very bold opening, immediately pushing three players forward into the middle. So, after taking down somebody, SQ not only acquired a long-range weapon, but more importantly, they now had a pincer attack on the player at A bomb site.

In this situation, Li Mo's mind raced. Although they had completely lost control of the mid lane, and A's position seemed precarious—given the enemy's numerical advantage and the ability to create firing lines on both flanks—the enemy clearly wouldn't allow the two A players to retreat.

Moreover, judging from the actions of A University, they already have a numerical advantage with at least four people on each side of the AA gate. It's wishful thinking for them to try to balance the numbers in this round by rescuing their teammates from A University.

Therefore, it's clear that Li Mu immediately thought of a way to break the deadlock. After all, the only advantage the manufacturers had over them was that the opposing team had almost all their players concentrated in the middle and A main, leaving the B point defense vulnerable or almost completely undefended. Meanwhile, their bomb-carrying player was positioned in the main tunnel, and a sudden bomb rush by the two of them would overwhelm the defenders.

As Li Mo predicted, the opposing team pushed three players forward down the middle in this round, leaving the defenses of points B and A, the bomb sites, virtually undefended. Although Bi Tong had one player at the bomb site, it was difficult for one person to contain NA's two-man attack under these circumstances.

After a barrage of bombs, Li Mo and Zai Wu from Na's team instantly broke through to the key passage position. Although the enemy immediately threw a fire grenade to try and block them, Li Mo reacted quickly, throwing a smoke grenade to extinguish the fire almost the instant the enemy raised their hand to throw the fire. Then, with the help of his teammates' flashbangs, he pulled out and easily eliminated the entire B point and the only enemy player in the middle lane.

"We see that Koubu found the only way to break the deadlock in a game that was originally in a huge disadvantage. After the two remaining players arrived at point B, they did not hesitate and chose to speed up immediately."

"In that case, with only one CT at the closed point, there's not much they can do to speed things up at the point. More importantly, since Cobra dealt with the people at the bag shop in 10 minutes, after they placed the C4, they now have enough time to adjust their positions."

SQ had already gained a numerical advantage through their unconventional early push. If the opponent hesitated in this round and did not immediately choose to move to point B, SQ could still put a lot of pressure on NA after they rotated back to defend.

However, with NA's lightning-fast breakthrough at point B, they have now lost control of the entire point and its location on the map. Therefore, replaying point B at this point is not only time-consuming, but more importantly, their numerical advantage makes it difficult to fully utilize their strength at point B.

"Let's try a pincer attack from mid and B tunnel. Otherwise, a single firing line on one side won't give us many opportunities against NA, even with our numerical advantage." Although SQ's retake has a numerical advantage, they've completely lost control of mid and B tunnel. They're currently severely lacking in information. They don't know NA's positioning after they come down the building, and more importantly, their weapons and utility are scarce. Clearing this bomb site will be quite difficult.

Therefore, in this situation, if they want to find opportunities in this endgame, they can only rely on making the most of their numerical advantage. So they chose to have two people flank from the middle lane, reaching the closed gate outside B tunnel or the dog hole to look for opportunities.

On the other side, they would fire a synchronized crossfire line from the B2 level to both sides of the tunnel, thus minimizing the pressure from the direct fire from the NA side.

"Give them the flashbang. We'll simultaneously push out from the three points: the dog hole, the B door, and the main entrance. That way, even with only two of them, we still have a good chance of finishing them off."

It's fair to say that SQ's strategy was very clear. They understood how to leverage their strengths and avoid their weaknesses in this kind of endgame situation, using their advantages to circumvent NA's strengths. Regarding the bomb site, the positions the attacking team could hold after capturing it were actually quite limited.

After all, while Na could plant the C4 after gaining control of B site in a flash, time didn't allow them to make any unconventional strategic adjustments. They could only stay at the bomb site and try to use their position to provide advantageous cover fire.

However, after SQ returned to defend, the four of them simultaneously pulled out from three positions that were not in the same direction. This was undoubtedly a test of the marksmanship of Li Mo and Zaiwu on NA's side, and also posed a great challenge to their individual abilities.

Because you have to understand that, in this situation, after they withstood SQ's first wave of bomb-bursting tactics, the opponent immediately followed up with a simultaneous push from three different points. Even if Li Mo and Zaiwu on Na's side could react in advance, predict the defending team's return path, and even anticipate the opponent's final choice of a counter-clearing tactical combination.

But in the end, it still comes down to testing them to see if they can consistently perform their marksmanship under such extreme conditions.

With the final clash between the two sides, after SQ unleashed a wave of flashbangs, they decisively chose to pull out. Their positioning in this wave was actually very classic: one person closed the door at the dog hole, one person in the B tunnel, and two people in the B tunnel. Moreover, the person in the B tunnel was very clever, throwing a smoke grenade that could cover the support cavity, and using the stun to trick the person in the cargo area into firing immediately, preventing the other side from putting absolute pressure on their direct support.

"We saw that the two sides finally clashed at the B bomb site. Although NA was outnumbered, we all know that the individual skills of those two players are terrifying. It was also clear that they knew the other side would definitely choose to spread out from multiple flanks to create a firing line. So Cobra and Zaiwu were positioned in different places. In fact, they were under considerable pressure in this round. It was not an easy task for them to hold off the four opponents."

After the props were given to both sides, a gunfight instantly broke out. Li Mo immediately shot down the dog hole, trying to pull out the opposing artist. It's important to understand that the dog hole is a significant threat and a deadly point for anyone inside the bomb site.

From his position, he could aim at all positions inside the bomb site while attacking from a high vantage point. Therefore, after seeing the opponent's offensive intention, Li Mo's first instinct was to focus his crosshair on the dog hole. Although he was constantly flicking his crosshair back and forth between the dog hole and the closed door, he prioritized eliminating the dog hole.

After taking down the person through the dog hole, Li Mu's team displayed an almost unbelievable spray-and-pray maneuver. This spray-and-pray maneuver successfully eliminated the SQ member who had been pulled out through the closed door. From the opponent's perspective, his marksmanship in this move was simply incredible.

Because after aiming at the dog hole immediately, the pull-up shot to the closed door was actually a very large range. However, Li Mo was able to make no mistakes during this spray-and-pray maneuver, which could even be described as an exaggerated muscle memory.

"We see that Cobra has pulled off an incredible spray-and-pray maneuver. Despite SQ's flawless picks, they ultimately couldn't withstand Cobra's exceptional marksmanship."

"Zaiwu also killed two of Bitong's men without any surprise. Although he was also reduced to low health by the enemy's smoke attack, and now only has 7 points of health left, it has no impact on the current situation."

"It's a bit of a pity for SQ in this round. We can see that they have shown a level of strength that far exceeds our previous impressions of them and even many external evaluations. When facing NA, they not only did not show any fear, but they also made adjustments throughout the game. Moreover, their adjustments were not ineffective and achieved good results at times."

"In this round, the reason why SQ chose to speed up the mid lane at the beginning must be because they saw that Na rarely chose to control the mid lane at the beginning of the game. After obtaining this information, they made the decision to launch an unconventional three-person push in the mid lane."

"Their tactical choice to push forward not only gave them a numerical advantage, but also allowed them to acquire a long gun. Unfortunately, Na's reaction speed was also very fast, taking down two people at point A, but it bought a lot of time for their teammates carrying the C4."

"In this way, even if SQ arrives at point B with three long guns, it will be very difficult to retake the point if they are completely blocked. After all, we all know how terrifying the individual abilities of the remaining two players from NA are."

(End of this chapter)