Valorant: I Am Still the World's Best

The pistol round begins after switching sides.

Nukkye arrived at Area A and placed a camera on Building A2 that could simultaneously monitor A1 and A2. He also placed tripwires and e-cigarettes at the entrance to A1.

He stood by the tripwire, ready to retract it at any moment to avoid Rez's grenade.

nukkye knew he was playing with his hand open, guarding the Ace.

It's simply due to the lineup.

With this Viper-less lineup, the Security Guard can only stand and attack most of the time.

They were all professional teams, and everyone understood the importance of Viper's smoke grenades in the unique structure of Hall A in Neon Town.

Not to mention, their single smoke position is Shadow, and Shadow is notorious for being a step slow in sealing off smokes.

This means that if EDG pushes A, the bomb site and the second floor will only have one smoke at most at the moment, putting them under immense defensive pressure.

If EDG tries to enter A, without the deterrent effect of Viper's poison screen, there must be someone watching both A1 and A2 to prevent them from missing their timing and entering.

GIA's solution is to use security guard equipment to compensate for the lack of defensive strength.

The tripwire and camera information serve to prevent one-way contact.

Electronic cigarettes can act as a temporary buffer, allowing the shadow to replenish its smoke and preventing it from accelerating.

With this addition, the lineup seems to be perfect?

however……

This seemingly perfect disguise was immediately and brutally torn off.

The round begins.

The field was quiet for about eight seconds. After Cloud (Skye) used his raptor to get information that there was no one in the mid lane, nukkye suddenly heard a series of loud footsteps outside A.

"They've chosen A!"

Smoggy sends a stellar smoke to the balcony of A2 and a stellar shock to the resting spot below A2.

Nobody [Tiger of the Forest] ran and scouted the tripwire location, then hurled [Guiding Falcon] towards Building A2.

The Viper Ball threw the Miasma Cloud at the police station's exit, which, together with the Snake Kiss, locked one of the exits.

EDG poured in items like they were free.

GIA responded immediately. Security guard A1 turned on his e-cigarette, Shadow sealed A2's cigarette with his own, and the metal wall that had been vibrating in the house was used to launch a "landslide" attack at A1.

A dazzling array of skills crisscrossed and created a chaotic scene at bomb site A.

Gunshots rang out intermittently.

It seemed as if, in an instant, even the Great Road itself was about to be obliterated.

...But not a single person's head was generated.

Both sides were either firing bullets at props or into the smoke.

EDG's motto is "I'll just rub against them, but I won't go in."

"It's fake...!"

Cloud's pupils contracted, and he immediately shouted a warning to his teammates:

"Watch out for B-channels!"

Hoody, who was mainly guarding the B bomb site, was on high alert and peeked through the B tunnel from a low angle.

This sight terrified Hoody so much that he nearly jumped out of his skin.

In his field of vision, a figure wielding justice, named Raz, had somehow found his way to the pillar at the bomb site and was looking at him with a smile.

With a calculated mind, he outmaneuvered the unsuspecting; justice prevailed, and he landed a precise headshot.

The shadow died.

Smoggy immediately sent the last remaining star to B2, helping Su Ming control the bomb site.

After finishing their performance, EDG quickly moved to the sewer area and immediately accelerated their pace after a kill streak.

Fit1nho (Raz), who was originally defending B with Youying but was tricked into going back, rushed back to B2. Hearing the commotion in the middle, he immediately panicked.

...Without smoke, the chances of winning on defense are too low.

The only solution is to defeat the wolf that occupies the B bomb site, and then use grenades to stall the opponent's rotation.

Fit1nho silently jumped off the rope and focused intently on peeking every corner.

In the next instant, a blurry figure suddenly emerged from behind the pillar in the field of vision.

Two Razs from different worlds met, their gazes locked, and their guns swung simultaneously!

boom!

EDG.Raven headshots GIA.Fit1nho

"FucK!"

In a 1v1 duel, he even has the informational advantage of being on the 'dark side'...

This undeniable defeat left Fit1nho pale and flushed, as if he were wearing a mask of pain.

As EDG planted the bomb, his teammates, fighting back in a 3v5 situation, were routed. Fit1nho collapsed helplessly into a chair, covering his face with his hands.

Even so, Su Ming did not let them off the hook. He took up the reins of justice and began whipping Nukkye's corpse.

Zhang Zhao was itching to do it, and when the director wasn't looking, he secretly whipped the whip twice.

...Don't tell me.

Sometimes, it can actually be a little bit satisfying to be a person without manners.

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"Figure 1: EDG won."

Upon seeing the result of the pistol round in the second half, PRX coach Alecks immediately made his judgment.

He looks very similar to a Chinese celebrity named Peter Ho, and is therefore called by this nickname by Chinese audiences.

as predicted.

The game ends after three rounds.

In the first map, Neon Town, EDG swept GIA with a score of 13:2.

Run Dong stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

"This EDG team is a bit different."

Among the professional teams, PRX is undoubtedly the one most concerned about this match.

After all, the winner of these two teams will meet their opponent in the winners' bracket of the Swiss round, and they will be each other's opponents in the next match.

Furthermore, EDG is one of the teams PRX is most familiar with, having played numerous scrimmages with them, and the players have a very good relationship.

After analyzing the strengths of the two teams before the match, PRX was more inclined to believe that EDG would win.

According to the analysis, even if EDG wins this game, it will most likely be a hard-fought three-game series.

Unexpectedly, the first map turned out to be a crushing defeat.

"I encounter this Raven quite often in ranked games," Something said with a chuckle. "His playstyle is somewhat similar to mine. He plays Jetwind very well, very aggressively, and dares to seize timings. Oh yeah, he seems to be a high-agility player as well..."

As he spoke, he really did have the feeling of being "another version of myself in this world".

"Ilya." Jingg was fair-skinned and looked like an innocent child, but he spoke without any mercy. "He plays much smarter than you. He has a keen sense of timing and rarely gives away kills."

"That's right, Raven's gaming IQ is really high."

As the commander, Mindfreak subconsciously began analyzing the pistol points that would seal the victory in the second half.

"This victory wasn't just due to Raven's aggressive play and daring moves. EDG accurately capitalized on GIA's lineup weaknesses, using a high-profile fake strategy to amplify a crucial timing!"

"What timing?" Something asked curiously.

"GIA's security positions are clearly marked, so there's a high probability there are no tripwires in B tunnel. And once A site is under pressure, Shadow must use two smoke grenades in quick succession."

Mindfreak laughed: "You guys play Ronin a lot in ranked games, right? Let me ask you, where does a Ronin with a single smoke grenades on B, wanting to block two smokes for A, have to go?"

The PRX members suddenly realized.

The Shadow Beast usually stands behind a pillar, holding a black sword, and jumps through the peek screen to see the Beast's path.

To block smoke from A1 and A2, you must walk to the side of the pillar closest to B2 to do so at the maximum distance (see attached diagram at the end of the chapter).

After sealing the cigarette, Shadow still had to walk back to get the B-level information.

This back-and-forth, along with the smoke, gave Raven a full ten seconds of timing, which he seized and used to sneak in.

This timing is by no means "good luck," but rather the result of targeted research and planning.

Achieving victory through pre-planned tactics is the first step.

The second step is to achieve perfection at the execution level.

"EDG didn't have this kind of timing awareness and tactical planning before..."

Rundong stared at the ID 'EDG.Raven'. It seemed that all the changes were caused by this newcomer.

"Whoa, I understand."

Someone laughed heartily and spoke their mind directly:

"GIA deserved to lose! Not playing with Razer on this map is idiot!"

He plays on the Asian server for many years and actually knows a few words of Chinese, and his profanity is quite standard.

PRX: "........"

The language may be crude, but the principle is sound, so there's nothing wrong with it.

The loss of Viper in the game is like the loss of Jerusalem in the West.

The PRX members ordered takeout and waited for the start of the second match.

Speaking of which, everything you can eat in Los Angeles is high in calories; you're bound to gain weight.

The fifteen-minute break between matches passed quickly.

Right from the start, EDG surprised audiences and teams worldwide with their lineup.

"Yelu??"