Valorant: I Am Still the World's Best

In the first map, Neon Town, EDG swept the opponent by a large margin.

In his World Championship debut, newcomer Raven achieved an impressive record of 24/9/4 and was named MVP of the match.

——KDA3.11

—ACS score 378

Headshot kill rate: 34.5%

This data represents standard violent explosions in a duel.

The topic is being discussed extensively on various domestic forums, creating a very festive atmosphere.

This young man is strong!

[He can snipe, break through enemy lines, and solo engage; EDG has really struck gold.]

Wow, that flick shot positioning in the pistol round in the second half was amazing!

[EDG: Dongzi, please don't contact me anymore. I'm afraid Raven will misunderstand.]

Before the start of the match, there was a lot of criticism, ridicule, and abuse directed at EDG's decision to change coaches at the last minute. But now the tide has turned and all that's left is praise and admiration.

Su Ming silenced the doubters with his abilities.

In esports, skill always speaks for itself.

Some viewers are also more concerned about the changes in the team's lineup.

[Dongzi is on the bench. It seems Zhang Zhao is about to switch to a full-fledged main team?]

[He's hairless; that overloaded free spirit of his just gives me a headache.]

It seems EDG's lineup for the second map, focusing on the core hero, will also change.

Regarding EDG's lineup for the second map, various forums and secondary commentators have offered their own speculations.

[The lineup will definitely remain the same, with Su Ming as the main duelist and Zheng Yongkang playing the money game!]

[Kangzi and the young general playing a double-breakthrough strategy, I think it works!]

Has the security guard at Qiuqiu offered any explanation?

【Holy crap? What the hell is Yoru?】

It's fair to say that coaches, commentators, and viewers alike considered every possibility, but none of them expected this unexpected agent to make his appearance.

It's like everyone's discussing who the strongest mid laner in LoL this year is...

Faker is definitely the strongest this year.

Chovy truly deserves its reputation.

The left hand is a bit too fierce.

Holy crap, who is Otto?

Among them, DRX was the most shocked in the industry.

Have we played any scrims against EDG recently?

Stax, known as the "Korean Captain," looked completely bewildered.

"Their strength in their core industrial base is exactly the same as ours."

"We only use this lineup against South Korea; we've been keeping it hidden." RB frowned. "Could our tactics have been leaked?"

Given the nature of their fellow countrymen, the RB were skeptical.

On the field, the lineups for both sides were officially finalized.

—GIA (Defenders): Fit1nho (Razor), nukkye (Security), hoody (Viper), Cloud (Skye), rhyme (Smoker).

——EDG (Attacker): Zmjjkk (Razor), Raven (Night Dew), CHICHOO (Viper), Smoggy (Smoker), Nobody (Skye).

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The pistol division begins.

"Go~go~go! Let's go!"

Su Ming hummed a little tune as he purchased the items for this round.

A dummy, a flashbang, and half an armor piece. (The price of the dummy was only increased during the 25th anniversary of the championship.)

Su Ming smiled and said:

"Wang Senxu, there are security guards across the street, you know what I mean?"

"I understand what you mean."

Nobody chuckled. Their lineup included Rez, Skye, and Nightfall, each character countering the security guard's most threatening "tripwire" skill.

For players specializing in security, seeing these three characters is enough to make their foreheads turn black.

nukkye is no exception.

Other ways:

"I've got tripped up on both sides, let's just stand here and get an A."

"OK."

GIA quickly set up its formation.

Security Guard and Viper guard A, while Rez, Smoker, and Skye guard B.

During the map control phase, EDG first secured the bathroom area, and Nobody used his guide falcon to give Su Ming control of the ball.

Upon hearing the information, GIA immediately responded by having the smoker light a cigarette in front of B tunnel, allowing Rez to take the ball at the B tunnel entrance.

However, EDG did not agree to this exchange.

A [Snake Kiss] was thrown early, aiming precisely at the target spot, and landed on the skill ball, interrupting Rez's ball absorption.

"What do you mean?"

Cloud was a little taken aback.

With Skye and Nightfall both in the bathroom, without a flash, EDG can't get out of the B tunnel's front point, so they have no ability to contest map control.

Throwing out venom will only buy you a few seconds at most...

The next instant, the sound of Night Dew TP rang out from outside B tunnel.

Cloud suddenly realized what was happening and burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay, so that's how you use TP?"

"You think you can control both sides in the pistol round? Playing so arrogantly? Anyone who didn't know better would think you owned the entire Yuangong stronghold."

The one who takes over B-pass and the bathroom in the important city of Yuangong not only gains full map rights and information, but also has a say in the operation of "ultimate skill points".

In professional matches, on the map Yuan Gong Zhong Zhen, you can often see one side taking the bathroom while the other side decisively grabs B tunnel.

vice versa.

GIA has a three-man defense at point B. If they don't dare to engage head-on and give up map control on both sides, then they might as well not play this game and go home and raise pigs.

The three GIA defenders on B showed resolute eyes, making various plans in their minds, and holding their breath!

Ten seconds later.

"Biu—"

The sound of flashing lights hitting the wall suddenly rang out.

With complete concentration, the three GIA members easily hoisted it onto their backs, placed it directly against the edge of the cigarette holder, and aimed at any movable object.

A blurry figure emerged from the smoke. All three were very accurate, and all three bullets struck the enemy's head simultaneously.

The dummy split open, emitting a blue flash.

All three simultaneously dodged at a 90-degree angle, then turned around and continued to hold their guns!

The air was quiet and tight.

The smoke seemed to conceal endless killing intent, making them wary and on high alert.

"........."

This scene, viewed from God's perspective, appears utterly comical.

Nothing more than that, outside of B-Tong, the only person there from beginning to end was Ye Lu, who was posing provocatively.

【66666】

[Backflash, aim, headshot, backflash, aim... to be honest, they were pretty synchronized.]

[If you don't understand, is this the Pacific Rim driver selection site?]

Viewers in the North American region, who have a long-standing grudge against the European region, showed no mercy in their mockery.

Hey buddy! Still standing there in a daze? EDG's off to A!

The moment Su Ming heard the three gunshots, he informed his teammates, and the other four immediately called for A.

A grenade was thrown to cover point A, destroying the tripwire. Zheng Yongkang's Ryze followed [Tiger of the Forest] directly into the point, firing a standard three-shot burst and killing nukkye's security guard, securing the first kill.

Hoody (Viper) immediately finished off Kang Kang, but was also taken down by Smoggy in a second.

Point A has fallen.

The three GIA members immediately realized they had been tricked and angrily switched to their knives to defend.

Having obtained the location information of the three players, EDG naturally sought to further erode map control.

Qiuqiu picked up the [Miasma] that she had thrown outside the dark room and placed it on the passageway where the police were returning to defend, dragging it there for quite a while.

As soon as the smoke cleared, the two sides immediately began exchanging fire.

GIA's firepower was overwhelming. In a three-on-three situation, they managed to get a 2-for-3 exchange and win the gunfight.

Cloud survived to the end.

Unfortunately, a mysterious blue-clad man had somehow followed him all the way from B-Tong and managed to grab his buttocks.

There was no dramatic scene of Ma Sanqiang turning his back on Su Ming; Su Ming simply accepted the head.

Afterwards, in the defender's spawn point amidst a pile of corpses, Su Ming leisurely selected his favorite weapon from the ground.

I must say, Fit1nho is a really honest guy, he always throws in a righteous attack.

It's just that my skin doesn't have a very good taste.

781 Justice, not even a dog is needed!

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DRX Training Room.

The DRX players had initially suspected that someone had leaked the scrim results, allowing EDG to copy their lineup. But after watching the first round, they immediately realized something was wrong.

Something's 90% off!

"...That's quite a stretch! Yoru can do that too?"

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Compared to DRX, whose secret weapon in the Origin Factory is Night Dew, the other teams can only be considered amateurs.

Even for experts like them, this was the first time they had ever seen such a tactical understanding.

In today's mainstream thinking, Night Dew's teleportation involves first creating a fake teleport, then teleporting to reunite with teammates for a speed boost.

This is the 'correct' usage.

There's no logic in eating the ball and then teleporting to fight a fake.

Wouldn't this mean one less duel in a head-on confrontation?

How could a match be complete without a duel?

It's not like she's a monster in ranked matches, only able to harass Reina.

Night Dew's ability to use dummy attacks to draw gun lines and collect items, her flashbangs to secure gun positions, and her flash-T combo to catch enemies all demonstrate her considerable ability to break through enemy lines.

However, it seems EDG doesn't really need Nightfall in a direct confrontation. The other four players seem to have already provided the necessary firework and lightning strikes for a frontal breakthrough...

Looking at this round alone, EDG's Nightfall seems more like... a free agent?

...No, my scalp is so itchy, I need to grow a brain.

The DRX members looked at each other, all feeling that the questions were a bit beyond their syllabus.