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

Chapter 361 How could my cousin be so mean!

"2-0, Falcons stormed into the semifinals with near-invincibility, marking their second victory over C9 in this Rio Major!"

During his livestream, Ma Xixi commented, "At this Rio Major, Falcon completely dominated C9."

"The Falcons are really in great form. Their winning streak continues. It's not just about gun skill dominance anymore. C9 hasn't gained any tactical advantage over them either."

"Even in the death-defying playground that C9 chose themselves, they were still beaten to a pulp by Falcon. The difference in strength is extraordinary."

The stadium erupted in cheers as the falcon took another step forward with an invincible air, prompting the audience to unleash their enthusiastic applause.

[They completely shut down C9. I thought they could put up a fight for a while, but Yangyang and Nini's 2v5 performance completely shattered their mentality.]

So, is the move to 2v5 just to demonstrate fault tolerance?

[Starting from RMR, we've now achieved a 9-game winning streak. Falcon is unstoppable right now!]

[Yang Shen: Please welcome the next challenger.]

Jiang Yang took off his headphones in the contestant's seat, and the deafening cheers made his ears ring.

Jiang Yang turned his head and saw Old Ni's smiling face. "We won! This match was really easy."

With the game going smoothly, NIKO was fully enjoying the game. In the first map, he carried the entire game and enjoyed being the big brother. In the second map, Jiang Yang's individual skills exploded, and he only needed to play his own game properly to win.

Don't take it too easy.

Especially in this amusement park, NIKO, playing on the defensive side, felt like he was playing Faceit.

Aside from the occasional burst of firepower from the opponent, they dominated the other rounds with a frontal assault, leaving C9 without even the chance to enter the endgame.

If NIKO hadn't known deep down that this was a Major, he might have been tempted to put on a show and pretend to be a bad teammate in ranked matches.

"Great job, guys!" Breathing excitedly, he gave Jiang Yang a "V" sign. "Just two more best-of-three series, and we'll be the Major champions..."

After clarifying this thought, he became quite excited and started exclaiming "WTF" while holding his head.

The honor represented by Major is something that fascinates every CSGO player.

NIKO, the guy who's had so many disappointments at Majors, even his breathing seemed off. The teams were just too strong, and the matches were so easy that sometimes he'd forget it was a damn Major.

He only realized now, in a daze, that if he could just win two more BO3 matches, he could make up for all his past regrets and lift that damn Major trophy.

NIKO felt her heart trembling.

Jiang Yang pulled his teammates over, and they formed a circle, feeling the strength coming from each other's shoulders.

Jiang Yang looked around at the crowd and saw on their faces a mixture of bewilderment, excitement, and emotion.

"Everyone played perfectly today. You have to believe in yourselves and your teammates' abilities." Jiang Yang took advantage of the victory to start emphasizing, "In this Rio Major, we are the strongest team, without a doubt."

"I don't know which team we'll face tomorrow, but we have the ability to beat all the teams in this Major, so there's absolutely no need to worry about it!"

"We are the strongest team!!"

The excited cheers from the audience, combined with Jiang Yang's speech, fueled their growing confidence in their own abilities and their ambitions for the Major.

Jiang Yang took one last look at her breathing. "Also, there's something wrong with what you just said."

"what?"

"It's not two best-of-three series, it's four maps."

Upon hearing this, the Falcon crew, who were huddled together, burst into laughter.

They had all previously thought it was a pipe dream.

But now, winning the championship with a perfect record has become their goal.

After venting their emotions with a shout, the Falcon team was in high spirits and, led by Jiang Yang, began to go to the other side of the stage to shake hands with the C9 players.

Watching Jiang Yang's figure from behind, NIKO felt more and more that the boy's leadership qualities were constantly increasing, and that this guy might be a natural leader.

……

sh1ro's expression faded, and Jiang Yang's face lit up with joy.

The expressions on the faces of the snipers from the two different teams presented a stark contrast.

Inside the Rio Olympic Stadium, Falcons supporters cheered wildly, with shouts of "young!" and "Fuxx you young!" frequently heard.

sh1ro couldn't help but recall the process of today's game.

Even though they had prepared a lot to deal with the Falcon, they were still completely outmatched in today's match.

Today's match wasn't even particularly exciting.

In Figure 1, things were actually alright; he was putting in a lot of effort and rarely faced off against Jiang Yang.

However, in the second map, the Death Amusement Park, because it was his strong map, he even confidently encouraged his teammates, saying that he would definitely shoulder the responsibility and that his sniper rifle would definitely play its role.

To be fair, he did make a difference.

He was the one who scored the only two points in the amusement park.

But the problem is, it's not enough!!

Two points for the team is simply not enough.

Needless to say, facing off against this guy in front of me is even more challenging.

In the Death Amusement Park, Jiang Yang didn't carry a sniper rifle, but he still managed to crush his opponent in a one-shot matchup using only an A1 or an AK.

In many of the final rounds, sh1ro's hands were trembling as he aimed.

After being defeated in the Legends group, sh1ro felt extremely guilty. He practiced late into the night every day, determined to win this damn Major.

But when they faced the Falcon again, it seemed like the same story was repeating itself.

He didn't even dare to look his teammates in the eye.

sh1ro had no intention of joking around, and Jiang Yang simply greeted him before leaving.

As sh1ro watched the few remaining blue flags below the stage begin to disappear, a strange sadness welled up in his eyes.

The director then showed the post-match data from Figure 2.

Masixi has also started to analyze this post-match data.

He glanced over and immediately noticed the guy whose data was vastly different from everyone else's.

ID: young
Kills/Deaths: 36/7
Average damage per game: 177.9
Rate of not giving things away for free: 94.4%
"36-7, 177 damage per game, my cousin's performance makes C9 truly deserve their defeat." Ma Xixi felt that Jiang Yang's stats were truly deserving of the win, leaving the opposing team with no room for rebuttal.

MO added from the side, "What's the scariest thing? The scariest thing is that he got 36 kills in just 18 rounds at the amusement park. He was consistently killing two people per round."

This data is absolutely astonishing!

[Extremely high kill count, extremely low death count, this isn't like my late-night snack of Tustin pepper burgers]

You should know, he's still playing with rifles at this amusement park today.

[Holy crap, those specs are amazing!]

[They're really using one person as two.]

"These are the stats from the C9. That Sunshine brand dump truck was just too aggressive today," Ma Xixi said. "It feels like the C9 didn't even have the effect of speed bumps." "Even though I'm a Falcon fan, I feel a bit sorry for the C9 at this moment. After all, the Falcon's frontal firepower is really too strong."

"Today, C9 was completely silenced except for sh1ro and Ale. Players like interz and Hobbit, who rely on experience to play the game, didn't even have room to maneuver against Falcon."

"Actually, C9's performance today wasn't bad, it's just that they were far too weak in head-to-head battles." Ma Xixi sighed. "There's nothing we can do, that's the cruelty of the Major. If you're not good enough, you're destined to be eliminated."

"This Major eliminated all the teams that had problems. Now Falcon continues to move forward, and C9 can only work hard to prepare for the next Major."

"The quarterfinals result is not bad, but it is not so impressive for C9."

While Ma Xixi was giving her evaluation, Jiang Yang was seen being pulled to the center of the stage by the host for an interview. This time, the interviewer was a familiar face—Banks, wearing a navy blue suit.

Banks congratulated Falcon on his victory and then asked Jiang Yang how he was feeling.

Jiang Yang, holding the microphone, replied, "Our entire team has been preparing for the championship for a long time, and we played to our expected standard in this match. The final victory was as expected."

BANKS then asked, "In Inferno, C9 scored 6 points in the first half, but you swept everything in the second half. What happened in the second half?"

Jiang Yang shook his head: "The points we lost in the first half were mainly due to some mistakes. In the second half, we made adjustments, and mainly because NIKO played a few times, I could only win easily."

In the first half of the game in the town, C9 executed several crossfires at point A exceptionally well, which is undeniable. However, in the second half, NIKO's performance, combined with Jiang Yang's aggressive play, easily regained the rhythm and gave C9 no further chances to score.

During the interview, Jiang Yang definitely had to praise his teammates.

[Self-adjustment? He's got his radar on at halftime, kid.]

[I really felt that the two sides could still put up a fight in the small town, but I didn't expect the situation to change so drastically in the second half, with NIKO and his cousin flipping the table over.]

[It can only be said that VP's true mastermind is Falcon; once the score was settled, they immediately laid their cards on the table.]

[The VP line is hilarious, but you know what, my cousin actually hangs out with a bunch of old VP guys.]

“Young, this is your third time participating in a Major. Falcons haven’t even lost a single game yet. With you guys in this form, what ambitions do you have for the championship trophy?” Banks asked another question that the audience wanted to hear.

"The championship trophy?" Jiang Yang raised an eyebrow and replied casually, "It's within easy reach."

He spoke in a calm voice, as if it were the natural thing to do. This arrogant attitude instantly drew gasps from the audience. For the locals in Brazil, they loved this kind of confident and flamboyant athlete.

I love this stubborn, unyielding spirit.

"So what is your goal now?" BANKS pressed.

Jiang Yang pondered, "Perhaps we can win the Major with just one map?"

This seemingly joking remark once again sparked a deafening roar of cheers in the stadium, and everyone at that moment understood Jiang Yang's ambition.

The most recent dynasty team, NAVI, achieved an impressive record of winning the Stockholm Major without losing a single match.

Having already won a Major, Jiang Yang has set his sights even higher. He is still challenging himself and wants to match NAVI's performance in this Major.

He is already actively challenging those historical records.

"Now let's give a warm cheer to young!!"

The entire audience erupted in cheers for the player who had performed the best. Jiang Yang shook hands briefly with Banks and then returned to his position.

The director then switched the camera to the other side.

The camera focused on a female host and the petite sh1ro. At that moment, sh1ro's eyes were shimmering with fluorescent light, clearly indicating that there were tears welling up in them.

The female host asked, "Death Amusement Park is one of your best maps, so why did you ultimately lose in this way?"

Upon hearing this, the painful images in sh1ro's mind seemed to reappear before his eyes. He struggled to find the right words and replied, "The Falcon's Death Park is not bad either, and we didn't play well ourselves."

sh1ro scratched his head, trying to suppress his bad emotions with actions.

"I mainly feel that this map can limit Young, at least it can pull Young into an environment where he is matched up against me, so that my teammates can play without any worries."

“But I let my teammates down, and I let myself down.” sh1ro pursed his lips. “This is the third time in a row that I’ve lost to Young. I let my teammates down, and I hate myself for being so useless!”

As he said this, the hobbits behind him kept raising their arms, signaling the audience to cheer. Ah Le was also clapping with a smile on his face, and Nafany even shouted, "Sh1ro, you're the best!!"

sh1ro's interview location was not far from the players' seats, and he could clearly hear encouraging voices behind him.

There's not much to say about their eventual loss to the Falcons.

Hearing his teammates' encouraging words, he turned around and saw his four most familiar teammates, all smiling at him.

He imagined he would be met with accusatory looks, but in reality, he was met with nothing but encouragement.

Upon seeing this, sh1ro's already bad mood instantly collapsed, and his eyes reddened in the blink of an eye.

The audience broke their silence at this moment, cheering loudly to encourage sh1ro.

sh1ro couldn't hold back his tears at this moment. He already felt that he hadn't played well enough, and he didn't care if the audience and his teammates criticized him or booed him.

But why is it comfort and encouragement?
Tears kept sliding down her cheeks, and sh1ro hurriedly wiped them away with her hands, but the tears just kept flowing out through her fingers.

"I'm sorry, I didn't do well enough, I let you down. Thank you for cheering me on, we will get stronger, we will definitely defeat Falcon."

sh1ro said with red eyes, unwilling to accept the situation.

[Tears welling up!!]

There's no way around it, my cousin is just too ruthless.

[SH1Ro has become a tragic hero too, it's really unfair]

My cousin has done so many bad things!!

【Evil Yang God!】

[This is so moving; it captures the frustration and helplessness of the losers.]

[sh1ro really put in a lot of effort on these two maps, but it's a fact that there's a gap in both team and individual skill. Keep working hard, and let's hope they can come back strong at the next Major.]

[C9 has been repeatedly crushed by my cousin, but he has managed to bounce back and challenge again each time. There's just no way around it.]

The ending, where even with all their might they couldn't overcome the challenge, is truly moving.

My cousin is so mean!

Even though Ma Xixi was part of Jiang Yang's family, she said at this moment, "There's nothing we can do. After Gambit became C9, they overcame a lot of difficulties. They were in great form at this Major, and it felt like the opportunity was right in front of them. They had a chance to lift that Major trophy."

"But they were defeated by my cousin again; they just couldn't get over this mountain of a cousin."

"This isn't sh1ro's fault, it's just that the mountain passes are too difficult to cross!"

At this moment, the director's camera switched to Jiang Yang, who was leaving the contestant passage.

At that moment, someone sympathized with sh1ro and shouted from inside the stadium, "Fuxx you young!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yang stopped and slowly turned around.

The spotlight from the dome shone on Jiang Yang's location, casting his face in shadow. After hearing the shouts from inside the stadium, he merely wore a meaningful smile before disappearing into the shadows of the players' tunnel.

Jiang Yang has left the stage, but the extremely oppressive scene lingers in the minds of the audience.

……

(End of this chapter)