Valorant: I Am Still the World's Best

"Just frying fish..."

Although it's a secondary league, such a terrifying performance and record is rare even among top-tier league players. Something's outstanding performance in the Pacific Division's top league proves that his breakthrough is not just a fluke.

"Jetwind can be used like this..."

Su Ming felt as if he had entered a state of "enlightenment" as described in martial arts novels.

The perspective of reminiscence is more profound than any first-person recap. It's like having a teacher with perfect teaching skills who understands you perfectly, giving you a lesson through real-world experience.

Something's proficiency with the Jetwind character is absolutely among the world's best.

Elegance and agility are the hallmarks of Jetwind, just like the "wind" in the background story.

"Raging and sharp" is Something's personal interpretation of Jetwind.

--storm.

Something's speed is unpredictable; once it determines its direction and senses an opening, it sweeps in like a storm, constantly advancing and attacking. To put it simply, when they're fighting, they don't even release the 'W' key—they're always charging!

Su Ming immersed himself in the memories again and again, absorbing Something's understanding of the characters and the game, as well as his control of the mouse and keyboard and the way he fired his gun, like a sponge.

Finally, after Su Ming realized that he couldn't learn anything by continuing to watch, he chose to take over Something's body.

Instantly, new words appeared before my eyes.

—Recalling how to clear the game: Defeat FL.

— Completion Rewards: Quick Wind Proficiency and Unique Talent for the Person of Remembrance.

"ah?"

Su Ming was speechless for a moment.

The reward is very tempting.

But me, an extraordinary green bean, going to play professionally? Really?

"Ilya! Ilya!"

It wasn't until his teammate shook his body that Su Ming realized the other person was calling him.

"What's wrong?"

Su Ming blurted out in English.

A Japanese-American man with slightly crooked teeth said in fluent Japanese-accented English, "Why are you spacing out? Time to pick a hero, Ilya!"

"oh oh."

Su Ming skillfully locked down the Jetpack, and the name of his teammate from earlier came to mind.

ID: Misaya.

BO5豪取53/85/56，人头-32的先锋位选手。

This is also one of the main reasons why Something, despite killing 136, unfortunately lost 2:3.

Although the vanguard player has fewer opportunities to engage in gunfights and has poor timing due to factors such as item control, a performance this bad can only be described as...incompetent.

Apart from Misaya, only one of the other three teammates, whose ID is vici, had a positive record at the end; the other two had negative kills.

"One tree can't carry a ship. If 'Something' can't win even in this explosive state, how am I supposed to fight?"

The match began amidst Su Ming's worries.

Figure 1: Suspended City by the Asian Ocean.

The lineup for this map currently has a very fixed version in professional matches, which is jokingly referred to as the "ancestral method".

Jetwind, Hunter, KO, Shadow, Qile.

QTD followed their established strategy, while their opponents, FL, changed their smoke position from Shadow to Star Tunnel, without making any major changes.

In the first pistol round, Su Ming felt the difference of the professional arena.

—Absolute command authority.

At any given moment, the team must have only one idea.

Even if you feel that the idea is wrong, you can only communicate temporarily. If the commander insists on his own idea, you must carry out the decision and then correct it during the post-match review.

If the team can't reach a "unified vision", the content they produce will be visibly "messy", and even the audience can see it.

"Hunter, take the plane and help Jetwind take control of B. Qile, stay in the middle and make your move later. Shadow and I will take over A alone, give A a smoke grenade before the bomb site, and check the situation," Misaya said. This kid is actually in charge.

The pistol round begins.

Everything proceeded according to the pre-planned tactics.

Su Ming followed the plane towards B University.

"The mouse is so smooth..."

Something is a high-sensitivity character with a resolution of 800x0.45, so Su Ming naturally used its settings and was a little unaccustomed to them at first.

But soon, Su Ming started using the aiming method he had just learned, the "Something" technique. With the help of muscle memory, he even learned most of the opponent's neat and highly sensitive pre-aiming.

"B University has no one left, we've got it under control," Su Ming said.

"A shot an arrow, they know we're fake controlling A, the hunter is in A."

Based on the information gathered, Misaya said, "B, be careful of their counter-attack combo. Keep a low profile. We'll hold out for another twenty seconds. If there's no movement, then group up and attack A."

Su Ming couldn't help but ask, "I'd like to make some contact with the steamed buns, is that alright?"

In the original trajectory, Something led the team to victory in Map 1, Yahai Suspended City, with a score of 33/18.

But that was the result of Something himself.

Su Ming, who was playing as a substitute player, was a little nervous and prepared to use some information cheats.

In the original storyline, QTD lost the pistol round, crashing into the heavily defended A site by four opponents.

"You want to make silent contact?" Misaya didn't hesitate and smiled, "Go ahead, Ilya. Don't ask me when you feel ready to shoot."

—Right to open fire.

This is also one of the characteristics of professional esports teams.

Depending on their roles and individual abilities, a team has a hierarchy for the right to fire.

The highest draft pick is undoubtedly the team's star player.

This is a trust in an individual's abilities.

Then you can look at the role and function.

In a duel, the right to fire is highest, followed by the attacking side's sentry post, then the vanguard and the defending side's sentry post, and the right to fire is lowest for the smoke position in a single smoke system.

Teams that place extreme importance on discipline will only initiate gunfights after all their teammates have died, and will generally use utility items to finish off their opponents.

Something is both the star player and the team's main duelist, and has a lot of freedom to fire.

After receiving permission, Su Ming took a deep breath and focused on unleashing all that he had learned.

Aim through the wall, silently pull horizontally, straighten the crosshair, and pull horizontally again...

The next instant, PEEK's Star Tunnel, which jumped from the second position of B bomb site, came into view.

With a slight adjustment of the crosshair, it seemed to strike Xing Sui's head as if it were glued in, dealing damage through walls. The Ghostly Gun fired continuously, shooting through the wall twice to secure the kill.

The Celestial Weapon skin gleams with an eerie, radiant glow.

Enemy Star Tunnel: ?

You took the pistol off me while I was jumping peeking?

"Bag arrow!"

The opportunity to fight was fleeting, and Su Ming had no time to say more.

Fortunately, his teammates, who were in a professional match, kept up with the pace. Their own Hunter immediately fired a standard bomb site arrow at the tree, clearing the entire bomb site outside the dock.

Without him needing to communicate, the last cigarette in their Shadow's hand had already fallen at the market entrance.

This smoke is very deliberate. There are people at the second road station, and there's a high probability that no one is in the direction of the police station. Blocking off the direction of the market is the best option.

This shared understanding made Su Ming feel relaxed and happy.

As soon as the smoke settled, Su Ming used his usual combo to reach the door control panel, closing the market door and directly catching the police officer.

One difference is that, thanks to Gao Min, Su Ming was able to quickly move the mouse left and right during the [Chasing the Wind] process, capturing all the information on both sides of the entrance.

Previously, he could only obtain information from one direction.

"Slow down, slow down!" Misaya said hurriedly, "Ilya, can you play by yourself? I want to fake B (fake B)."

"OK." Su Ming suddenly realized and immediately replied.

Package B is very empty; I've only seen one star tunnel so far, and there's probably one person hiding in the dock.

The opposing team knew they were feigning control of A, but they were weak in defending B, clearly betting that they would continue to control A as soon as possible.

But right now, the main smoke at point B has been used, the Jetpack has entered the point, and both smoke and arrows have been used, putting immense pressure on FL, who will most likely be quickly rotating back to defend.

Point A is about to be empty!

After making a decision, our Hunter immediately made a run for it, preparing to pick up the blaster at the intersection from the spawn point to A.

—The location of the blaster is also the reason why the QTD team decided to fake it.

By the time the people outside point A grabbed their bags and rushed to point B, the enemy had already rotated back and were in position, leaving no time to spread out their firing lines.

There was no information in the dock either, which is also a variable.

"Are all the coaching teams in the secondary league this good?"

Su Ming, with his God-like perspective, was able to immediately understand Misaya's intentions and was somewhat surprised.

He focused intently on the police station entrance, and about ten seconds later, Su Ming heard footsteps coming from the direction of the police station.

Immediately, a dart flew along a high parabola and landed precisely on the eaves above his head, impossible to knock off.

——【Zero Hour Sniffing】

KO's core skill.

This skill can obtain information on the number of people within a certain range, and can also silence enemy agents.

Su Ming was naturally detected.

FL immediately realized that this was a fake tactic after only detecting one Jetwind and not planting the bomb. While cursing the cunning, they prepared to capture Jetwind first.

In pistol rounds, utility items are limited. In order to save items for defending, FL chose to have Jetjet jump and pull, while the rest of the team opened fire to finish off the defenders.

Su Ming lacked experience, his aim was swayed, he fired two shots, hitting Jetwind's foot once, and was about to be finished off by the others.

In that instant, as if struck by inspiration, he flicked his crosshair, aimed at a spot on the wall about a body length away, and quickly tapped the left mouse button to fire a pre-firing shot.

The second hunter to be pulled out was shot dead as if caught in a bullet.

Su Ming was also killed by the opponent, Jie Feng.

"Nice! Ilya!"

"Sri Lanka No. 1!"

His teammates were full of praise.

Su Ming moved his fingers thoughtfully. He seemed to have been guided by something to make the movement just now, which was probably the effect of 'reminiscence'.

Whenever he makes a mistake, a voice whispers in his mind, "You should press forward here," "You should apply force like this when aiming," "You should throw the skill like this," interpreting the understanding that belongs to the Lord of Memories.

Something's habits and spirituality still affect him.

After eliminating Su Ming, FL rushed back to site A. However, in a 3v4 situation, having lost all gun positions and information, the situation was virtually unwinnable, and QTD quickly took the lead.