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

Chapter 356 C9: Still can't do it?
"9-6, we are only 3 rounds behind. If we win the pistol round in the second half, we can tie the score."

"Nafany said with high spirits from the players' seat."

Being three rounds behind is not good news for C9, who are known for their strong defense.

But people always compromise.

Compared to the match against Falcon in the Legends group, winning 6 rounds in the first half was already a very good start.

Now, all they need to do is find their rhythm in the second half and gradually build on their advantage.

The C9 players encouraged each other, and soon the game entered the second half.

The two teams switched formations, with Falcon moving to the defensive side and C9 starting their offensive.

The preparation phase for the second half pistol round.

Breath began to arrange the formation: "Open the pistol round with 3A2B, JKS or Yang take a dual pistol and go, and at point A, you guys set up an anti-flying building formation."

Jiang Yang instantly recalled several anti-flying building formations in his mind, and chose one of the most commonly used ones. "JKS, can you hold it in the corridor of A2? I'll use the USP in the boiler room to support you later, and device will watch the middle lane from A1."

Device focuses on the middle lane to prevent timing loss, while Jiang Yang and JKS specialize in the side lanes. This way, if the low-probability event of flying to the second floor is not triggered, they are likely to catch the terrorists accelerating from A1 in the A2 building.

“Okay, let’s play point A like this,” Breath continued. “NIKO and I will play at the back point.”

The countdown ended, and everyone set off.

Jiang Yang was well-positioned, taking the connecting route. When he passed the T-junction in the middle of the road, he even jumped to take a look at the enemy's position to get some information for free.

“Two people went down the banana path,” Jiang Yang said.

NIKO was originally scouting information inside Banana Road from the Yellow Wall, planning to fire a shot and run.

Upon hearing Jiang Yang's reminder, he immediately retreated to the police station.

“NIKO, let’s put you in a double straddle, I’ll lift you onto the flower bed,” Breath said.

The two quickly formed a double harness, with NIKO positioned above the flowerbed, while Breathing held a smoke grenade and swayed back and forth.

"C9 didn't hesitate at all, immediately firing their Coffin Fire and two consecutive CT spawn flashbangs, going straight for a gunfight!!" Ma Xixi exclaimed in surprise, "Is C9 really this aggressive this round?"

Incendiary bombs spread around the coffin, and flashbangs kept exploding above the police station. All the bandits had a clear destination and headed straight for the police station.

However, the attacking side's flashbangs were poorly coordinated. The moment the two terrorists leading the charge and the two CTs in the CT spawn were completely blinded.

At this moment, the police and the family are staging a dramatic scene reminiscent of the movie "Boys Don't Cry".

When Jiang Yang confirmed that B site was a real bomb, he immediately led Device and JKS to return to defend, but the distance was too far and they could not affect the firefight on the front line for the time being. On the front line, they could only rely on NIKO and Breathing.

……

Both Niko and Breath were completely covered in white. When the other party offered the police a cigarette, Niko realized something was wrong and jumped towards the church, still completely covered in white.

Breathing regained his vision first. He peeked out and fired a shot at the bandit who had rushed at him. At this distance, his positioning was not a big problem.

The first bullet headshot the opponent, but the second bandit finished him off quickly, leaving no room for further action.

"One of them was taken down by Breathing and immediately replaced, leaving only NIKO alone in an instant. C9 confirmed NIKO's location and was about to pounce on him!"

Can NIKO withstand the pressure?

C9's tactic for this pistol round was to plant the bomb at the CT spawn. After confirming that there were only two people in the B site, C9 was even more excited.

Because if they can eliminate NIKO, they can instantly take control of the church. Once they have control of the church, they can easily hold the bomb and win the pistol round in the second half.

Although Ah Le was killed during the attack on the police's house, C9 became even more excited.

Two bandits rushed towards the police station, while the remaining one, interZ, who had already searched the area, headed towards the church from the coffin area.

The teammate on the front has formed a sandwich of cheese between two people!
After NIKO regained his vision, footsteps were already approaching, and half a second later, a bandit emerged from under the flower bed.

NIKO kept the crosshair steady and calmly fired.

"Snapped!"

The USP bullet successfully hit a headshot.

A second bandit followed closely behind.

NIKO flicked her wrist, and the crosshair shifted slightly to the left.

"Snapped!"

Nafany, who was following up to finish off Nafany, was shot in the head before he could even stop abruptly and was on his way to charge.

Two consecutive headshots had NIKO on fire, and he excitedly shouted, "There's still a church! There's still a church!!"

Upon seeing this, NIKO immediately turned around and adjusted, then Peek fired a shot at InterZ inside the church. The shot was very cool and stylish, but it missed the head, which was a bit of a pity for NIKO.

NIKO wasn't in a hurry, and peeked out again to exchange gunfire with the bandits inside the church.

interZ tried his best to hide behind cover, but when he was only a step away from the cover, a USP bullet still blew his head off.

"C9 charged straight at their target with a clear objective. NIKO recovered and turned around to set up his gun, taking one down with his USP! Nafany came out to finish them off but got blown up too!!"

"NIKO is causing trouble for InterZ again. He's on fire today; InterZ couldn't beat him!!"

Masi exclaimed incredulously, "It wasn't C9 that surrounded him, it was him who surrounded C9 all by himself!!"

【I'm so excited!!】

【Ni!!! !!!】

NIKO's pistol is truly unbeatable from the front!

The Desert Eagle is also invincible in direct combat.

……

Jiang Yang and his two teammates rushed back to defend the banana lane. As soon as they entered the banana lane, they saw a huge number of kill notifications floating in the upper right corner.

[NIKO used a USP to headshot and kill sh1ro]

[NIKO used a USP to headshot and kill nafany]

[NIKO used a USP to headshot and kill interZ]

"Great gun, NIKO!!!" Jiang Yang exclaimed in the voice chat.

NIKO didn't respond, but just kept pretending to be an expert, saying, "The last one is near the coffin. I'll wait for you to come over."

Hobbit entered the bomb site with the bomb, waiting for his teammates to kill NIKO. Once they gained control of the church, their overall formation would be solid.

But within seconds, he could only watch as the blue dots representing his teammates on the minimap turned into "x", and he could only listen to the voice chat becoming even more silent.

He faked throwing a grenade, trying to lure NIKO out.

But the police did not take any action.

He deduced that the Falcons' A-point defense was almost in place, and this time he chose to go for the kill.

However, as he knelt down to enter the C4 password, he saw a CT scan appear horizontally in the direction of the banana lane.

"Snapped!"

Young used a USP to headshot and kill Hobbit.

As the sound of a headshot rang out, Hobbit released his hand from entering the password, and the number representing the falcon reached two digits for the first time.

"Great job, Old Ni, we really need you to carry us today."

Jiang Yang's high-five was so powerful that NIKO felt a burning sensation in his hand, and NIKO almost started screaming like Talking Tom.

NIKO shook her hand and said, "This is definitely revenge."

Entering the offline phase, he was in really good shape today, and he was definitely having a great time in this small town.

He has this feeling that he can hit anything no matter how hard he tries.

As one of the most skilled players, NIKO still has his own pride.

He was very happy that Jiang Yang was able to step up and carry the team, and to shoulder the pressure.

But he can also step forward; he can help Jiang Yang share the burden.

"Come on, come on!" NIKO said proactively. "I'm in good form today, let's take this map soon."

Entering the second round of the second half, after careful consideration, Breathing adopted the same structure as the pistol round.

In this round, C9 opted for a force buy and a gunfight, using a small number of items and the Tec-9 to launch a building-to-building offensive.

The breathing maneuver was a success. Jiang Yang and JKS set up their guns in the A2 building, and a top-notch crossfire nipped C9's attack in the bud.

The C9 team has been eliminated and is now watching the game as a spectator. However, apEX couldn't help but comment on the failed attempt to fly the building: "C9 doesn't know how to fly the building. They should put some pressure on the other positions first."

"This flying building is too awkward."

Even during his most proficient tower-flying tactic, Mr. Bean couldn't resist pointing and commenting.

“Their default play is better, but Flying Tower is definitely not as good as yours,” the Demon Man said to ApEX.

Upon hearing this, ApEX burst out laughing.

"However, C9 is in really good form today. They scored 6 points against the Falcons in the first half. I feel like they have a real chance to hand the Falcons their first loss," Mr. Bean replied.

Zaiwu, standing to the side, looked at the scene, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopped.

He was completely against it, but he was worried that Mr. Bean's baguette would hit him on the head, so he eventually shut up.

C9 seems to be in good form, but it's important to remember that those 6 points were scored by the defense, which is C9's strongest defensive tactic.

Now that they've switched to offense, it won't be so easy for them to score points, especially since they've already lost the pistol round.

In addition, he could see very clearly.

The Falcon's three driving forces are all in top form today.

If given the stage, C9 might just experience what despair truly means. A brilliant crossover secured C9's power buy in the second half, and the subsequent eco round went much more smoothly.

When the long rounds began, the score was already 12-6.

The Falcon team felt quite comfortable as their lead continued to widen and they gradually gained control of the game.

The match then moved into the rifle rounds.

The previous point's anti-ECO strategy gave him a decent economy.

Jiang Yang was positioned closest to the study. After thinking for a moment, he said to himself, "I'm going to get my sniper rifle and go find InterZ."

“Okay.” Breathing thought for a moment and said, “Then we’ll play more aggressively on the banana lane and create some space for you.”

He quickly issued the 3A2B command and instructed JKS to coordinate with Jiang Yang's operation.

After the countdown ended, Jiang Yang, carrying a sniper rifle, strode directly to Building A2.

JKS then moved towards A1, asking, "How can I help you?"

Jiang Yang pondered, "You can just drop a bomb from the boiler room down to the VIP area."

JKS naturally did as instructed and quickly threw a bounce grenade into the VIP area, which exploded beneath the VIP area.

Inside Building A2, Jiang Yang used the moment the grenade exploded to open the scope of his sniper rifle.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Yang used a single shot to the end, holding the sniper rifle and starting to move down a bit.

After confirming that no one was nearby, Jiang Yang switched weapons, took a deep breath, and fired a pre-firing shot.

"--boom!"

InterZ, who was slowly advancing along the side path, had no chance to react and was blasted to death by Jiang Yang's sniper rifle.

Young killed interZ using an AWP.

"The sniper is out on the side!" interZ shouted urgently in the voice chat.

He never expected Jiang Yang to go to such extremes.

They placed two people on the side lane this time. Ah Le had been holding onto the flashbang, and they were planning to use a flashbang to send him to clear the corridor of Building A2.

Before he could even get into position, Jiang Yang came out with a sniper rifle.

This sniper rifle is being played a bit too recklessly.

Upon hearing this, Nafany immediately said, "Now that there are more people in Area A, let's put some pressure on Area B and at least take control of Banana Road first!"

For now, we can forget about taking control of Building A2; the only option is to work on the banana-shaped road.

The fact that Falcon's sniper rifle dared to push forward like that proves that the defense of Banana Road is not strong enough. They are already at a numerical disadvantage. If their control of the map is delayed any further, their subsequent attack will be impossible.

"My cousin sniped someone in the side lane, and C9 decisively launched an attack from the banana lane. A fire next to a sandbag forced Breath to break through."

"But his breathing found a one-way point in the smoke from the stone slab, and he seized the opportunity to start firing!!"

But Ah Le's reaction speed was much faster than he had imagined.

He unleashed a barrage of attacks on a bandit who was throwing items, and Ah Le, hearing the gunshots, stepped out from behind a tree and instantly headshot him.

"A huge wreck inside the banana path!" a rapid breathing alerted.

Upon seeing this, device immediately said, "I'll go replenish B."

His position on the link defense was the closest to B area and the most suitable position to defend B.

Upon hearing that the device had returned to defend, NIKO, who had originally planned to retreat to the back post, stopped in place.

C9 secured a kill and pressed their advantage.

After getting the kill, Ah Le went straight through the smoke from the stone slab, carrying his teammate's flashbang as he broke through the enemy lines.

However, the flashbang that sh1ro hastily threw was not very effective and did not affect NIKO.

Although NIKO was in the middle of the main road, the bandits were trying to break through the smoke from the front, giving him an advantage in setting up his gun.

The bandits were pulled out of the smoke bombs one after another, trying to finish off the attackers.

NIKO stood in the middle of the road, transforming into a pure artillery platform.

"Da da da!"

[NIKO used an M4A1 to headshot and kill Ax1Le]

[NIKO+hooxi used an M4A1 to kill hobbit]

[NIKO used an M4A1 to headshot sh1ro through smoke]

"NIKO dodged the flashbang, which was a relief. Ale was pulled out and instantly killed. The bandit was pulled out and then finished him off, but NIKO is still putting up a strong fight with A1 this time!"

Ma Xixi exclaimed, "Young Master Ni's ID is still terrifying!!"

MO nodded and said, "To be honest, we should really respect the ID NIKO, especially given his position on Banana Road."

"Now that the banana route offensive has been wiped out by NIKO's turret output, only Nafany is left in the sewers facing this 1v4 situation."

Nafany crawled from the sewer to the side of the mid-lane sewer. He was already desperate about this situation, but his personal heroism was surging in his heart. He wanted to try to cause trouble for NIKO and try to take down one or two of them.

If we could place a bomb, that would be even better.

The problem is, just as he peeked out from the sewer, he saw a sniper rifle peek out from the A1 direction.

"--boom!"

Young used an AWP to headshot and kill nafany.

"Whoosh!" Jiang Yang said with a smile after getting the last kill. "I knew Nafany was in that spot."

Device, sitting on the player's bench, laughed like Versailles, "Guys, you guys are exaggerating. I just threw a few props here, and I won this point."

He asked Jiang Yang and NIKO, "Can you let me feel a little involved?"

As the new round began, Jiang Yang glanced at his and device's positions and immediately said, "This round is guaranteed."

Device perked up, "Any new ideas?"

Jiang Yang said, "Go to the mid lane and place a cushion for me, let's do a runboost."

The others laughed.

Device smiled helplessly. After all that talk, the result was that he was to be used as a mount.

But he didn't hesitate much. After the countdown ended, he rushed straight to the middle lane and crouched near the link.

Jiang Yang jumped directly onto the device's head, and then the two of them ran towards A1 in perfect unison.

Once he reached a certain speed, Jiang Yang pressed the jump button and launched himself out.

As they flew away, Jiang Yang saw the bandits moving towards Banana Road.

The moment Jiang Yang landed, he peeked to the right to regain his angle, and the sniper immediately pulled the trigger.

"--boom!"

The sniper's bullet pierced through the entire middle lane, crossed the sewers, and finally struck sh1ro in the chest and nafany in the head while he was jumping in the air.

Young killed sh1ro using an AWP.

Young used an AWP to headshot and kill nafany.

……

"The main problem with the last point was that the C9 flashbang wasn't thrown well; NIKO easily deflected it..."

The director was showing the footage slowly, as Masi was still discussing the issues from the previous round.

Then he suddenly saw the director switch to the game screen, Jiang Yang was launched and landed at A1, Peek came back and the sniper shot killed both bandits in the enemy's mouth.

"Wow!!! My cousin and Tom pulled off a runboost in this round, the AWPer pulled over to the terrorist spawn and wiped out two of them in one go!!"

“这开局就5打3了啊！C9本来这一分经济就不是很足，瞬间没得打了啊！1分50就就进入到3打5的残局这怎么玩啊？”

The secondary screen's live stream room was filled with question marks.

What is this thing?

[This cousin pulled over and even made a slight adjustment to the crosshair, just like Nafany behind the lock.]

[NIKO just carried the last game with his individual skill, and this time his cousin is doing something weird again.]

[People have summer resorts when hunting honeybees, but when hunting falcons, there's sunshine at point A and a nib at point B—there's no way to avoid it!]

The director then focused the camera on nafany.

At this moment, Nafany was completely stifled.

There's really no way to win; we can't fight it at all.

The Falcon held on to the last point with his individual skill, but he rallied after a losing streak and a depleted economy.

As a result, two of them were sniped to death by Jiang Yang right after they came up. How are they supposed to play like this?
Nafany felt like he was playing a gacha game and got the pity system but still missed out; a relieved smile appeared on his face.

They still chose to try their luck in this 3v5 situation, but with low morale, they were ultimately defeated by Breath and NIKO.

From this round onwards, despite a severe economic losing streak, C9 managed to make a strong comeback every round.

However, their rhythm was clearly off; both the bomb in area A and the default bomb in area B were destroyed during the process.

In the end, the score of this game in Purgatory Town was 16-6.

C9, nicknamed for their iron-blooded defense, scored 6 points on the defensive side, but only managed 6 points in the entire game.

……

(End of this chapter)