Valorant: I Am Still the World's Best

After a mere 10-minute break, the contestants returned to the stage.

On the field, Lao Bingtang, Ye Yushengfan, and the others kept their eyes fixed on Su Ming. The boy's face no longer showed self-blame for the defeat, but rather focus and excitement for the game.

Night Rain breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed, "I knew this kid could pull himself together!"

"Absolutely!" The Genshin Impact expert laughed heartily. "They lead the four of us in weight training every day, so their mental resilience is definitely top-notch!"

From the time Su Ming was still in elementary school, the four of them were already sabotaging him in League of Legends.

When they first met, they would use material incentives to motivate Su Ming, saying that if he helped them reach a certain rank, they would give him a skin or treat him to milk tea.

Once you get used to it, all the material rewards disappear.

The older siblings kept trying to motivate Su Ming with inspirational quotes like "With great power comes great responsibility," which completely baffled the child.

When it comes to experience in prison, Su Ming is second to none!

"Thanks to us!!" Mr. Wang nodded in agreement.

"You think you can claim credit for this?"

Old Rock Candy rolled his eyes at them, then immediately turned to stare at the big screen when the opening music started.

The selection process in Figure 3 has begun!

—Map: Hermitage.

—EG (Defenders): Demon1, C0M, Ethan, Jawgemo, Boostio.

——EDG (Attacker): Raven, Nobody, Smoggy, CHICHOO, Zmjjkk.

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"Another tactical change?"

The secondary commentators in various live streams all had the same bewildered reaction when they saw EDG's champion selection.

From using two Vanguards against PRX, to using one Hunter and two Smoke Screens against Loud, and now replacing Hunter with Skye...

EDG used the same map, Light Hermit, three times in one championship series.

There are only two reasons for frequently changing the lineup.

First, the team has a deep tactical foundation.

Second, the team doubted their role on this map and kept seeking changes.

It goes without saying which situation EDG is in.

"They're really struggling..."

Du Yuhang sat on the sofa and sighed silently.

During this period, he would end his broadcasts on time every night and get up early every day to watch the games.

...To be honest, it's somewhat hindering my live streaming career.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

Since Douyin no longer holds the rights to the Valorant tournament, he can't watch it live or provide commentary. He can only cheer for the EDG team from the sidelines as a viewer.

Especially Su Ming, the young man he had witnessed grow up, was the biggest reason for his actions.

"This step is crucial."

Du Yuhang was well aware of how much of an advantage winning the final match would give him in the 'championship' race.

This is almost a prerequisite, especially for a team with a problematic map pool!

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Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the ten contestants from both sides entered the competition.

With the pistol round countdown nearing its end, Nobody gave the order: "First, control the garage map. Wan Shunzhi, get the information on A site. If the enemy doesn't push forward, we'll counter-purge A site immediately and push!"

EG's lineup with two Vanguards has extremely strong map control capabilities.

The Hermit's A-level has a very high weight, and the opponent is very likely to control A-level in the first wave.

really.

As soon as the countdown ended, Qiuqiu announced that EG had given the smoke and arrows to Hall A.

Su Ming, holding the Ghostly Apparition, arrived at the garage door and peeked out.

Within sight, Boostio peeked out from the window to grab information, spotted Su Ming, and immediately ducked back, not giving him a chance to engage in a gunfight.

Su Ming fired a shot that seemed to strike thin air.

"Zzz—!"

Su Ming heard the electronic sound effect of the [Sentry Battery] right behind the garage door.

He made a judgment immediately.

"It's a trap!"

...If you want to dismantle this device, you have to create a large gap in your body. And the moment you fire, the enemy's [Avalanche] that Iron Arm has been holding will definitely be released towards him.

Su Ming stared at the window for two seconds, then suddenly realized he could use this trap.

"Could I have a cigarette?"

Nobody immediately agreed to Su Ming's request and then said, "Wang Senxu, make some noise in the mid lane."

The black smoke grenade landed silently on the garage turret.

Skye activated [Tiger of the Forest] in the middle lane, letting Kang Kang (Wallet) put pressure on Silent Contact.

Su Ming immediately set off and crept into the garage.

Upon arriving at the garage, Su Ming glanced at bomb site C, saw no one, and boldly switched to his knife, jumped onto the window, and then pulled out his gun.

Various thoughts raced through my mind.

...Given EG's collaborative capabilities, there's absolutely no way they would release the garage without significant pressure; someone must be watching.

...A controls the map immediately, with more players, while B applies pressure, thus restraining at least two people.

In other words, it's highly likely that only one person is leading C and the garage!

What position can carry both sides simultaneously?

Su Ming had his answer. He held his breath, focused, and crouched down against the wall, aiming at the wall leading to bomb site C.

Within my field of vision, Boostio was still there, moving around and observing.

The crosshair was perfectly aligned with the head.

Su Ming quickly pulled the trigger!

boom!

EDG.Raven headshots and kills EG.Boostio

Last time he shrugged to observe, Su Ming missed.

But this time, Su Ming was prepared and fired the first shot.

"Fuck!" Boostio's view of his own horrific death sent a shiver down his spine.

As soon as the enemy's Qile was killed, Smoggy immediately used the smoke grenade he had been holding to block the view of the BC company, obscuring the B bomb site.

Without playing anything complicated, the main EDG team headed straight for the center position.

Hearing the sound of EG's disorganized defensive footsteps, Qiuqiu immediately set off to make a long flanking maneuver around A-short.

However, C0M's experience in flanking was too much. He actually had his teammate make a fake footwork to return to defense, while he glanced at A short and caught the ball that was cutting and sniping.

"mine!"

Qiuqiu said in frustration.

He was a bit too eager to get things done, which allowed the opposing team to regain their numerical advantage.

Nobody glanced at the minimap. Hunter was far away in Area A to cover the rear. The situation seemed to be 4v4, but in the first head-on confrontation, EDG still had the numerical advantage.

He immediately realized this was an opportunity: "I'll pretend to pack a bag, and we'll go and fight against the Qing!"

"good!"

"Then let's go for it!"

The rest of EDG had no objections.

Nobody immediately pretended to pat the bag, making EG lower their guard, but in reality, he, Su Ming, and Kang Kang moved closer together.

Seeing his teammates in position, Smoggy immediately pushed a black line towards BC, signaling the start of the counterattack!

Su Ming activated the "Wind Chaser" skill he had been keeping, threw in a smoke grenade, and used it to gather information and set up a firing line.

"All three are here!"

Looking at his teammates' kill count on the minimap, Su Ming coordinated with Zheng Yongkang's actions, emerging from the smoke and proactively executing a double-pull gank.

Demon1, in the pistol round, became overconfident about the drawbacks of "Justice"—he didn't have [Instant Cloud] to protect himself.

But EG reacted decisively. No one was a coward after taking the black shield. Ethan threw a flashbang and moved forward with his three teammates!

The darkness of the shadows is said to cause blindness, but its essence is "nearsightedness".

After closing the distance in the firefight, they were able to fight back!

Bang bang bang!

The intense gunfight erupted.

The extremely high quality of gunfights meant that almost everyone who killed one person was immediately finished off by the next.

Ultimately, EDG had more players on the front line, and Nobody survived to the end.

He returned to point C, planted the bomb at the CT spawn, and was hesitating about his position in the endgame when Su Ming suddenly said out of the blue, "Watch out for the enemy ID!"

"—It's C0M!"

Nobody was enlightened, his thoughts instantly became clear, and he immediately used a large, uninformed pull to look at C, where he immediately spotted C0M coming from behind!

He continued his hot streak from the previous game, securing a kill on C0M with a single, stealthy shot.

"Nice!!"

Everyone was happy to win the crucial pistol round and they bumped fists with each other.

Nobody couldn't help but laugh and looked at Su Ming: "Screw you, can you please speak properly next time you call out points? I was playing a game of wrestling, and I almost laughed at what you said."

"I thought you understood..."

Su Ming said quietly.

"A person who never faces the light"... these are all affectionate nicknames given to COM by the audience.

This is just how he plays; it's hard to change.

When EG's frontal firepower can hold, his flanking maneuvers often prove surprisingly effective.

But once the frontal firepower is overturned, then the whole world will know where C0M is.