CS: You are only 16 years old, and you want me to make a comeback?

Chapter 355 Questioning NIKO, Understanding NIKO, Becoming NIKO
After Jiang Yang successfully turned the tide with a quadra kill in the ECO round, C9 proactively called a tactical timeout to make adjustments.

sh1ro felt very guilty. The previous point was purely because he missed several shots with his sniper rifle, which led to the collapse of the formation and the game's defeat.

If he had been able to snipe someone, or retreat to a safe area sooner, the outcome might have been different.

Nafany noticed sh1ro's somewhat downcast mood and took the initiative to comfort him, saying, "Don't worry about it, it was just an accidental mistake."

"You helped the team turn the tide in the round before last, and you're playing well today."

Back in the Legends stage, they were completely overwhelmed by the Falcons in a small town. Their poor performance at the time led to their eventual defeat, so there's not much to say about that.

But today, both Ale and sh1ro were in good form, and Nafany even had the illusion of returning to their online days, when they were carried by Ale and sh1ro.

Even now, when the score is against them, as long as Ah Le and sh1ro are in good form, he feels they have a fighting chance.

Nafany used a tactical timeout to cool down the Falcon's hot streak and also to adjust some defensive details.

Although the Falcons managed to turn the tide in the eco round, they still have the economy to win long-range rounds and still have a chance to come back.

The match has entered the seventh round.

After regaining control of the rhythm, the attacking team began to systematically take control of the banana lane.

Breathing led the charge in, while Jiang Yang held a sniper rifle at the T-junction in the middle of the enemy's territory.

Inside the banana lane, items were being exchanged, and Jiang Yang didn't achieve any significant results. Meanwhile, JKS and device methodically took over Building A2.

C9 didn't have a strong desire to control the A2 building; they preferred to control the banana lane sandbag area.

After seeing that device and JKS had captured A2 on the minimap, Huxi called Jiang Yang and NIKO over to help. Using a double-edged sword grenade in conjunction with a sandbag mine, they successfully forced the CTs in the banana lane to retreat.

After gaining control of Banana Road, Falcon was not in a hurry.

Instead, they held their ground in the banana lane, waiting for C9's countermeasures.

Jiang Yang, holding a sniper rifle, propped up a yellow wall against a wooden barrel at a tree position, while NIKO stood on Breath's head. The two of them peered out from behind the stone slabs, propping up the yellow wall.

If C9 is ready to attack the Yellow Wall and oppose the Qing Dynasty, then these predictive actions will be enough to give C9 a hard time.

One minute had passed, and C9 not only showed no intention of countering Qing, but even proactively fired a B-type smoke bomb to buy time.

"After the smoke was countered at Banana Road, the terrorists immediately applied a round of utility pressure in the middle." Ma Xixi thought this approach was sound, "but the problem is that in this game, the three players at point A were defending the middle near the point, and A Le above the stable had gathered all the information."

The pressure felt in the middle lane was too little in the second half, so nafany decisively chose to gamble on a 3B heavy defense.

"Nafany anticipated the 3B heavy defense in advance. Hobbit was put on fire under the box to delay him, then sh1ro put him on the flower bed, and then he came out of the smoke to make a move, and then crossfire. This B site has been completely covered."

Ma Xixi said, "Then the pressure on B site is huge. In just over 20 seconds, B site can only be bombed once!"

Upon hearing the explosion, sh1ro immediately fired a nearby B-channel smoke grenade.

He felt a surge of excitement; he had made the right bet on 3B.

The hobbit standing on a crate fired first. He saw the bandits rushing out of B tunnel and immediately opened fire. But as he pulled the trigger, he saw a second bandit rush out, his eyes still fixed on him.

"boom!"

[NIKO used an AK47 to headshot and kill hobbit]

Hobbit was shot in the head by an AK47 bullet and his body fell from one crate to the next.

After taking down the Hobbit on the box, NIKO slid sideways and pre-aimed at the bomb site.

Jiang Yang followed closely behind with his sniper rifle, while NIKO focused on the bomb site, his attention was on the flower bed above.

Although a smoke grenade obscured his view of the flower bed, Jiang Yang had already mastered the skill of pre-aiming based on his understanding of the map structure when he first started playing.

He had prepared the angle and aimed in advance, and then fired a shot at the top of the flower bed through the smoke.

Nafany watched from above the flower bed as the first bandit ignored him. He calmly released the bandits, originally intending to launch a large-scale attack, taking down several before moving on to the next group.

With the SH1RO mixed in with the smoke grenades, they might be able to wipe out the Falcon.

Suddenly, the sniper's bullet passed through the smoke grenade.

"--boom!"

Young used an AWP to kill nafany through smoke.

"What?!" Nafany was stunned for a moment, and only realized how he died when he saw the kill message.

"The Hobbit on the box was killed by Niko, and the Nafany on the flower bed was killed by my cousin hiding in the smoke!" Ma Xixi said with some surprise, "Are these common angles?"

MO added, "That's the terrifying firepower of the Falcon's front line. Their 3B heavy armor was just pushed and shredded in the front!"

Masi took a breath. "The C9 is simply no match for it!"

However, as he was speaking, he suddenly noticed a sh1ro mixed in with the B-type cigarette.

After Jiang Yang and NIKO each secured a kill, the bombing of site B was considered a success.

With the countdown timer above his head already flashing red, Jiang Yang switched to C4 and placed a coffin bag.

As Jiang Yang was planting the bomb, he looked at his teammates' positions on the minimap and wondered if he should use his sniper rifle to cover the banana path.

Otherwise, giving up the gun position on the banana path is not a good habit.

But just then, he suddenly saw a fly's head pop out of the cigarette.

With little time left and no one paying attention to the smoke grenade, Jiang Yang was completely defenseless while planting the bomb.

He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Someone's started smoking!!!"

But sh1ro betrayed two groups of teammates, just waiting for this moment.

Falcon was the last to notice the unremarkable smoke grenade, so his reaction was naturally faster.

"Sh1ro is mysterious. He pulled out of the smoke grenade and fired a burst of bullets at the enemy. Niko immediately stepped out from the coffin and finished off Sh1ro, but is there still time?"

"5 second, 4 seconds, 3 seconds..."

With only 3 seconds left on the countdown, NIKO finally knelt down to put down the bag. Mashisi said unwillingly, "There's no time left. SH1ro saved the world with a top-notch decision!!"

The crowd cheered for sh1ro's bold decision, and sh1ro, sitting in the player's seat, once again redeemed himself.

At this moment, sh1ro breathed a long sigh of relief. The previous point was lost because of him, but fortunately, he managed to turn the tide in this point with his performance.

Even if he only got one kill, that kill was the most crucial, and that was enough.

"NICE!!" Nafany looked at sh1ro, "You were absolutely amazing at mixing in the smoke this time!!"

During this round, his mood was like a rollercoaster, going up and down.

He thought that if the 3B heavy defense was correct, he could hold the point. Even if the numbers were exchanged, he should have gained an advantage and given his teammates at point A room to defend.

But he and the Hobbit didn't even have the chance to exchange gunfire before being instantly wiped out, and his heart sank to the bottom.

When sh1ro stepped forward and took down the bandit, his mood instantly soared to its peak; he was overjoyed beyond words.

He reached out and bumped fists with sh1ro, complaining, "Those guys on the other side are really outrageous. I was thinking of letting them pass, but Young shot me through the smoke. The smoke we threw was like a fake."

Although they won, the Falcon's formidable firepower still weighed heavily on their minds, preventing them from truly relaxing.

……

The score has reached the classic 4-3.

The Falcon members all looked somewhat sullen.

They were truly unwilling to accept this point.

They had already engaged in a direct gunfight, and in the end, they were even outnumbered. They just didn't expect sh1ro to hide in the smoke grenade so early and take down the terrorist.

Ultimately, there wasn't time to put the bag away.

"How could I not have looked at that cigarette? It looked really strange," NIKO said, somewhat remorsefully.

The smoke sh1ro emitted was very shallow, but at the time he only thought it was a mistake made by the other party under pressure, and never expected it to be sh1ro's design.

This ultimately became a foreshadowing.

The tactic of compressing the attack time can prevent the opponent from retreating too quickly, but it also reduces their margin for error.

Every tactic has its advantages and disadvantages; sh1ro just happened to exploit their tactical weakness.

"Ironclad defense..." He took a deep breath. "C9's defense is still something."

They lost points in this round due to a minor oversight, which left them somewhat frustrated. Now, they have no choice but to turn the tide.

Although they lost the match, they still had long guns to use. In the subsequent matches, they did not allow C9's momentum to continue to rise. Soon, Breathing caught C9 off guard with a series of long gun rounds and building jumps, which made apEX, who was watching the game, exclaim that it was plagiarism.

The game became increasingly intense, with both sides trading blows and keeping the score neck and neck.

The score spiraled upwards, eventually reaching 7-6.

C9's defensive prowess was on full display today, with sh1ro delivering a stellar performance, consistently securing kills and turning the tide of the game.

The score is now 7-6, with the Falcon still leading by one round, which is an advantageous score on this map where offense and defense are almost even.

But the Falcon team was not satisfied; for them, this balance of power was not enough.

At least they wanted to enter the second half with a clear one-man lead, even though C9's greatest strength is defense.

“Let’s play more on the banana route,” NIKO suggested. “C9 only has two players on fire right now, and their defense on B site is relatively formulaic. Let’s cause some trouble on B site.”

He had a good touch today, but since he focused his offensive efforts on point A, he could only perform well in the mid-game. However, NIKO felt that the opponent was not playing well in the banana area and wanted to find opportunities there.

Nafany and Breathing performed similarly today, creating a balance of power. It's up to them to step forward and offer some ideas.

Jiang Yang thought for a moment, "We can give them a shallow stone slab cigarette, maybe we can find a moment to bump into it later."

Their economy wasn't great this round. The other four players were all fully armored with AKs, but Breath only had a Tec-9 available. Breath could go out and sell some units.

The countdown ended quickly, and everyone began to execute their tactics.

With a breath in the first position, Tec-9 in hand, I rushed into the banana path and performed a spinning jump to enter the tree position.

Jiang Yang aimed and fired a smoke grenade slightly in front of the stone slab.

This item is a smoke bomb developed based on research into 'incendiary bombs and smoke elasticity'.

The cigarette left some space in front of the stone slab.

If you control your position well, you can step on the edge of the smoke grenade to get the information behind the stone slab.

"I've given you the cigarette, now inch forward little by little," Jiang Yang reminded him.

Breathing, he slowly moved forward with the Tec-9 in hand, and then he did indeed step on the stone slab and obtain the information.

However, seeing that the enemy's incendiary bombs were still burning, he did not rush to take action. "I'll wait until the fire is extinguished and then pull them out directly."

Seeing this, NIKO grabbed the stone slab at the entrance to the banana path and flashed away.

Jiang Yang moved forward, following a body length behind.

"Give!"

NIKO released the left mouse button, and the flashbang traced a graceful trajectory in the air before finally exploding behind the stone slab.

After the flash exploded, he shot out two shots at the policeman who was covering his eyes next to the stone slab.

However, NIKO's slate flash did not affect the CT on the sandbag, and the breathing was instantly killed by the hobbit on the sandbag.

Jiang Yang followed closely behind, pulling out a burst of bullets and firing directly at Nafany, who was covering his eyes.

"Da da da!"

[young+hooxi used an AK47 to headshot and kill nafany]

"My cousin took down Nafany, but immediately got hit by SH1RO's flashbang and retreated. What did Hobbit say? He didn't dare to go all out!"

"sh1ro came over from the coffin to help. This round was a one-for-one trade, but Falcon is still having a tough time."

"Hobbit kept throwing items closer, successfully deterring the falcon, but the bandits didn't lose much health either."

MO commented, "Then this exchange of falcons in the banana lane was still profitable." Trading a Tec-9 for a long gun, the terrorists seem to have the advantage no matter how you look at it.

……

A one-for-one trade is very acceptable to the terrorists, because they still have three sets of equipment. They can wait for the CTs to give them a round of equipment before pushing forward to the front.

“Let’s go back to B. There should still be two people in B area. Let’s take control of the sandbag area first,” Breath said.

Jiang Yang and NIKO patiently waited for the smoke bomb next to the stone slab to disappear before moving forward together.

NIKO then said, "I'll go first, Yang, you cover for me."

Jiang Yang's stats weren't as impressive as usual today, but he still has great confidence in Jiang Yang.

He understood that the reason he couldn't achieve outstanding statistics was mainly due to some bad timing in the game. Jiang Yang, holding the sniper rifle, spent many rounds covering the rear, leaving him no room to maneuver, not because he lacked the ability to maneuver.

"Okay, the second CT returned to the sandbag, while sh1ro set up his sniper rifle next to the sandbag. This was a tricky choice. So, the next thing he did was fire a shot with his sniper rifle, and the CT on the sandbag would immediately follow up with another shot."

Ma Xixi said, "The bandits never expected that sh1ro would use a sniper rifle to hold this position directly. But now the bandits have a trick up their sleeve, which is that they are out of ammunition. So they can only clear the sandbags by using flashes over walls."

"But NIKO's strategy this time is to make a silent contact; they assume the opponent isn't at the front," MO said worriedly. "C9 wasn't at the front before either, but the problem is they've positioned two at the front this time. NIKO might be in serious trouble!"

NIKO was at the front of the team, controlling his position as he aimed and feinted.

After confirming that there were no enemies at the yellow wall, he slowly began to shake the area between the yellow wall and the sandbags.

Finally, he managed to catch sh1ro. sh1ro is not a player who is immune to being outmaneuvered, and he fired his sniper rifle the moment he saw NIKO.

"--boom!"

The sniper's bullets hit the wall of the banana path, causing some fragments to break off.

Upon hearing the gunshot, NIKO immediately pulled back.

But this retreat wasn't to dodge; it was to maximize ground speed, as if to say, "Finish me off!!"

After saying that, NIKO charged out in a firing line formation.

He positioned himself far enough to give his teammates behind him enough space to follow up with shots. Jiang Yang was extremely comfortable with NIKO's selfless playstyle.

After NIKO created enough space, he immediately crouched down and stopped abruptly, instantly aiming his crosshair at the fly's head on the sandbag.

"Da da da!"

After sh1ro, who was under the sandbag, finished off the sniper rifle as soon as it was off cooldown, he immediately peeked out to finish off the enemy.

When sh1ro pulled out horizontally, NIKO moved the crosshair to the lower left corner and immediately launched a burst of fire.

"Da da da!"

[NIKO used an AK47 to headshot and kill sh1ro]

"NIKO made a move, sh1ro missed with his sniper rifle, so should the terrorist throw a flashbang now?"

"A huge pull!! Wow!!!! NIKO's sweeping transfer!!" Masi shouted excitedly, "He directly tore apart this special structure of the sandbag, and point B collapsed instantly!! Everyone was wiped out in an instant, is this NIKO's banana path?"

【Holy crap!!】

[Iguodala went out and wiped them all out??]

[Isn't the car starting up again??]

[NIKO has returned to his loyal banana path]

Is Niko this cool today?

[Yang Tai's performance in the previous matches made people overlook Niko's fighting strength.]

【…】

With NIKO's exciting double kill, the rest of the Falcon team quickly rushed towards bomb site B.

Two CTs in B site were instantly killed at the front point, and Ale and interZ in A site didn't even have a chance to rotate back to defend. The game immediately entered the time to save weapons.

Ma Xixi commented, "NIKO is really daring. Did you guys see NIKO's actions? Knowing there was a sniper rifle on the sandbag, he still just pulled out and went straight for it."

"Because he knew perfectly well that his teammates would be able to finish him off. But he never expected that he would be the one to give up all the kills."

As he spoke, he saw JKS in the side passage grab Ah Le and interZ, who had come to protect their guns, and instantly kill the two careless men with a burst of fire.

"JKS, great gun!!" NIKO noticed the last two kills in the top right corner and praised with a smile.

JKS replied, "You guys should fight this round head-on. This kill was just a lucky one."

Both were double kills, but his double kill and NIKO's breakthrough double kill were on completely different levels.

Jiang Yang also exclaimed, "NIKO did a great job! That breakthrough move was really cool."

Even if NIKO gets taken down by his move, Jiang Yang will definitely be able to finish him off.

NIKO chuckled: "Don't praise this kind of routine operation. I'm a veteran dribbler, how could I not have this much experience?"

He thought back to the sweeping attack and the subsequent shift, and winked at Jiang Yang, "But I was in pretty good shape today, haha."

Jiang Yang smiled and said, "Looks like we can just sit back and win today."

Jiang Yang won the last round by only getting one kill, and now he's finally experiencing what it's like to be a teammate of a top player.

Jiang Yang looked at the sniper rifle in his hand. "But I need to find an opportunity to practice on it too."

……

C9 is having a tough time.

After losing the round, sh1ro looked at his hands, a pain on his face.

Why did they miss at such a crucial moment?

Even though he wasn't out of the game, he had the advantage in this exchange of fire.

He was somewhat disappointed, somewhat disappointed in himself.

He pressed the scoreboard. The guy they were most wary of today hadn't performed particularly spectacularly, only occasionally making a move in crucial rounds.

But NIKO relentlessly attacked from the front, suffocating them and preventing them from gaining an advantage.

He thought of Niko's personality. Niko always puts pressure on himself in those key competitions. He didn't quite understand why he would put pressure on himself before. Wouldn't it be better to just relax?

But after today's match, he understood NIKO.

The scores were close, and if he hadn't made a mistake, the score could have been different, giving C9 the lead.

But he still made a mistake at the crucial moment.

Even though he was C9's best player, he couldn't help but feel pressured at this moment.

nafany then calmly gave instructions: "sh1ro, you should still use the AWP and use your positional advantage to control the banana path."

"Try stealing someone to gain an advantage."

The match has entered the final round of the first half. If C9 can win this point, the final score will be 8-7, with only one point difference between the two sides, which is acceptable for them.

Nafany continued to elaborate on the details, trying every possible way to gain an advantage for the team.

……

With the countdown over, Falcon shifted its map control focus to the side lanes.

Banana Road responded with a semi-abandoned attitude.

Jiang Yang started the game with a sniper rifle and went straight to the terrorist spawn platform, aiming the sniper rifle at the middle lane.

However, the conservative sh1ro did not dare to confront him directly.

At the start, Hooxi provided a barrel fire.

"Both sides started with a standard set of default items, but the breathing fire seems to be a bit off!" Ma Xixi said unexpectedly, "sh1ro just stood on the barrel with his sniper rifle!"

"This seems to be foreshadowing something!!"

He looked at the bandit's mouth and saw that after Jiang Yang had been holding off the T-junction in the middle of the road for a while, he had come over to cause trouble for Banana Road.

"My cousin didn't know there was a problem with the barrel fire. sh1ro's sniper rifle was aimed directly at the terrorist's mouth, and now he's going to be killed for nothing... Ah!!!" Ma Xixi and MO shouted in unison.

Because at that moment, the sound of sniper rifles rang out from Banana Lane.

But it wasn't Jiang Yang who was killed, but sh1ro at the barrel!

"My cousin took down an SH1Ro in a flash while riding a straight frame!! What kind of reaction is that??"

The audience gasped at this moment, because the information about sh1ro was unknown, and Jiang Yang was able to turn the tables purely because of his excellent aiming and unbelievable reaction.

This was purely a head-on confrontation between snipers, but Jiang Yang managed to get kicked to death by sh1ro thanks to his reaction time.

sh1ro quickly reported the location in the camera's view, then looked at the screen with a somewhat helpless expression.

He desperately wanted to use this sniper rifle to save the team, but Jiang Yang instantly killed him in his position.

A tremendous sense of powerlessness spread through my heart.

After sh1ro was instantly killed, 3A's CT team actively sought opportunities to break the deadlock.

Nafany and InterZ slowly advanced towards the T-junction in the middle lane, with Nafany holding a flashbang.

The smoke grenade at the T-junction is about to dissipate.

It's not hard to deduce that the moment the smoke grenade dissipated was the moment C9 launched its counterattack against the Qing.

interZ patiently set up the boiler room while waiting for the smoke from the central path to dissipate.

Just as the smoke cleared in the middle lane, nafany flicked his hand at the link flashbang. On the wooden fence at A1, nafany pulled his crosshair toward the middle lane and then slid it to the right.

But in that instant of movement, he saw a bandit appear in the boiler room, as if he were suffocating.

He quickly stopped and then pulled the gun barrel towards him.

But while the crosshair was still moving, a bullet had already hit his head.

"boom!"

[NIKO used an AK47 to headshot interZ]

NIKO seized an incredible timing and successfully killed interZ.

Ale, who was next to interZ, immediately moved over to find an angle to fire, but NIKO took a step back and just dodged the follow-up shot.

After escaping danger, NIKO didn't play it safe; instead, he went back to confront Ah Le.

Ah Le didn't expect that NIKO, who had retreated, would come back again, and the two clashed head-on once more.

But he stood outside the cover, and NIKO was able to use the cover to dodge him, so Ah Le didn't manage to hit him.

"Da da da!"

[NIKO used an AK47 to headshot and kill Ax1Le]

"My cousin took down sh1ro at point B, and NIKO seized an opportunity to break through from the boiler room and got another double kill!!"

"NIKO rushed out of the boiler room again. He knew there was someone at the link, and Nafany was standing at a distance with his gun, but he couldn't stop NIKO at all!!"
Masi shouted, "No problem, the Sunshine brand Nitocar is on the road again!! The Falcon has once again demonstrated the beauty of their numbers!!"

"NIKO is in such great form today! He's like he's back in Stockholm, back to being that demigod!"

"At 1 minute and 10 seconds, the remaining Hobbit had to face this incredibly difficult 1v5 situation, and he simply couldn't make any moves."

Amid cheers for Falcon, Hobbit reluctantly attempted to retreat, but just as he reached Banana Lane, he heard the sniper's gunfire.

At the end of the first half, the score remained at 9-6.

Despite their iron-clad defense, C9 still couldn't gain an advantage against the Falcon.

……

(End of this chapter)