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

Chapter 370 Jönköping's train ultimately couldn't cross the Suzhou River.
"...A rapid push on B site, but this time TeSeS couldn't save Heroic!"

The machine operator uttered the formulaic phrase, "Oh—a complete rout?"

"The moment the match entered a 1v5 situation, the Rio Major MVP was already locked in; he would be the man with a 29/8 score!"

"He has already been crowned king; the only difference is that he is now the champion and the runner-up."

The game ended abruptly when the last bandit in Banana Lane was killed by Breath.

Both team logos appeared simultaneously in the center of the big screen.

The Falcons' logo, engulfed in flames, crashed onto the entire screen, obscuring the Heroic logo and leaving only the Falcons' logo on the screen. Then, the official photos of the five Falcons appeared.

"Game over!" Wan Ji reminisced about Falcon's performance, still unable to help but exclaim, "He was really too strong!"

[cadian's command was truly not lost; Heroic's individual player skills were completely crushed.]

There's nothing we can do about it. Stavn and Jabbi are both incredibly weak. TeSeS has tried to save so many games, but it's had absolutely no effect.

[Stavn and Jabbi are like this; these two guys always falter in big tournaments, even more so than Niko.]

[Stop unfairly criticizing my idol, he only falters in the finals, okay?]

[I'd give both maps a combined score of 7, Falcon is really skilled]

Heroic truly lives up to its reputation, the only team to reach the top four globally, haha!

[Heroic: "We've reached the semifinals, time to harvest!"]

【My Dragon Claw Hand technique is completely worn out today, I can't win!】

My cousin is a complete freak. He plays like a random player during the competition, it's totally not his style.

This match made me laugh; it's given Young another chance to shine.

On the Falcon player's bench.

The moment the match ended, NIKO rushed to Jiang Yang's side, excitedly ruffling his hair, "We made it to the finals? We made it to the finals just like that?"

Major finals are unfamiliar to most professional players, but NIKO is quite familiar with them.

This is the first time I've made it to the Major finals so easily.

Even device, who has already won four Major championships, had a somewhat complicated expression.

"Our team chemistry is much better than we expected."

As the architect of Astralis's dynasty, device knows the significance of their current form—even during Astralis's peak, they never reached the Major finals this easily.

Even the device felt that reality was somewhat surreal at that moment.

"The finals are tomorrow," JKS said with a grin.

He is currently the calmest one, and he understands that his success is more due to his choices than his efforts.

Jiang Yang's phone call back then was far more important than his performance in the competition now.

All he needs to do now is his own job.

As for other matters, the three older brothers in the team will handle everything.

"The biggest failure would be if the five of us didn't win this Major championship," Jiang Yang said with a smile. "The boss is willing to spend money, so let's not let him down!"
Filled with the joy of victory, Jiang Yang strode toward the Heroic players' bench.

Photographers in front of the athletes' stands held up their cameras, their lenses closely following the athletes' every move.

The camera then shifts, and only then do viewers notice the expressions on the Heroic members' faces.

TeSeS slumped in his gaming chair, cadian with red eyes, stavn looking bewildered, jabbi looking completely innocent, and sjuush looking very guilty.

None of them have fully accepted the fact that they have been eliminated from the Major.

Looking at TeSeS's expression, the English commentator remarked with great emotion, "TeSeS was in top form today. As a dribbler, he did everything he could..."

He didn't say everything he wanted to say, but the audience was able to understand.

This is a real difference in teammates.

Although there is indeed a monster-level existence in the server.

TeSeS did give it their all.

He got 16 kills in this match, the same as NIKO.

In such a high-scoring situation, this is similar to the data of most top-tier players.

TeSeS achieved this result despite facing a monster-level team like Falcons.

After the match, TeSeS felt a bit like a tragic hero.

But when many people thought of sh1ro's performance yesterday, their eyes immediately turned to Jiang Yang.

This guy with the sunny smile did something that broke a man's heart.

My cousin is so mean!
Jiang Yang approached TeSeS and extended his right hand, saying, "You played well."

"Thank you." TeSeS, who had somewhat regained his senses, shook hands with Jiang Yang. "You really don't give me any chances at all."

TeSeS managed to compose himself at this point.

He felt he performed well in today's match; even if he didn't play at 120% of his ability, he was at least at 90%.

In this situation, Heroic was completely crushed throughout the game, so there's not much to say.

It's true that they lack the strength.

At least his team couldn't keep going any further.

Reaching the top four is already the limit.

For some reason, TeSeS felt a sudden urge to leave.

But when he looked at the slightly hunched captain beside him, he dismissed the idea.

It took the captain nine years to find the most suitable group of people, and then he left.

How can he face the captain who discovered him from the second tier?

They're just not skilled enough right now; they need to grow in various aspects.

Jiang Yang then walked up to Cadian.

This Danish man, known as the "Danish Cannibal," had a very warm smile after the match.

Cadian reached out and patted Jiang Yang on the shoulder. "Sometimes I'm really curious about how you can be so amazing."

Before the match, he had already predicted Jiang Yang's influence in the competition.

But after the whole game, he realized that he had underestimated Jiang Yang.

Heroic are known for their dynamic defense, but in today's game, many of their dynamic defenses were completely ineffective.

Aside from the occasional interpretation by his fellow townsman hooxi, the most important factor is the guy in front of him.

He always manages to single-handedly shatter their coordinated advance, completely disrupting their rhythm.

Without map control, Heroic's dynamic defense became a joke.

Perhaps from God's perspective, Heroic's alliance today seems like a joke...cadian smiled helplessly.

Jiang Yang just smiled and said, "Sometimes the timing is good in the game."

He remained modest after the match.

He had a good impression of Cadian, who had been passionate about CS for ten years.

He encountered many setbacks when he became a professional player in his youth, but he has not given up and quit. On the contrary, he is getting better and better, showing the spirit of an old horse still eager to run.

He admires Cadian's perseverance and his passion for Counter-Strike.

Faced with Jiang Yang's answer, Cadian shook his head helplessly.

Good timing?
Whoever has good timing can blind-fire and headshot while in the smoke; whoever has good timing can kill several people before they can even see them.

He realized that the good timing was just a lie told by Jiang Yang.

This guy's talent is terrifyingly exaggerated.

Compared to him, who was just average in talent, they were completely opposite.

Xizt walked over and patted him on the shoulder. "That's enough. We've done enough. They're just too strong."

As a former legendary Swedish player and now an outstanding coach in the top-tier arena, xizt has truly never felt that such a terrifying team has appeared on the professional stage in a very long time.

As one of the record holders for consecutive wins in CS:GO, xitz once achieved a terrifying 87-map winning streak in the early days of CS:GO.

As one of the parties involved, xizt understands that their winning streak was due to both skill and the fact that they went all-in on CS:GO during their transition period, reaping the benefits of early preparation. This ultimately led to their terrifying 87-game winning streak.

Looking at the Falcon in front of him now, xizt felt that the Falcon truly possessed the dominance that matched their record back then.

Cadian thought he had calmed down, but looking at the Falcons members enjoying the cheers on stage, and then at the Major trophy shining brightly under the lights, his mind was in complete turmoil.

"We should leave now." Xizt hugged his teammates.

The Heroic members gradually left through the other side of the contestant tunnel. Compared to the dazzling main stage, the lights here were dim, and there were no flowers or applause. Occasionally, people in the venue could be seen raising their phones to take pictures of them.

Cadian walked at the back of the line, ultimately feeling a little reluctant to leave.

Just before entering the contestant passage, he couldn't help but turn back to look at Jiang Yang.

At this moment, Jiang Yang stood in the center of the stage, giving an interview. He spoke eloquently under the host's question, radiating light and exuding confidence.

At this moment, Cadian saw not Jiang Yang, but the version of himself he had dreamed of nine years ago when he boarded the Jönköping train.

……

"In the end, we still have to fight Falcons!"

Fame looked at Jiang Yang being interviewed on the screen with a hint of regret in his voice.

n0rb3r7 leaned back on the sofa, looking at Cadian in the corner of the camera, "You're overthinking it. How could Heroic possibly beat Falcon?"

Fame retorted, "You want to shoot a falcon?"

"Of course not."

“That’s it,” Fame said naturally. “Playing against Heroic is incredibly easy. Their dynamic defensive style is countered by us and has no effect on us.”

"It would be tough to shoot a Falcon; we'd have to compete with the Falcon in terms of individual performance."

Outsiders are the former VPs.

Their playing style has always revolved around a high-intensity, default, slow-paced offensive.

This style of play has a very high floor, but the upper limit of this system also places high demands on the commander's state and the players' positive state.

And in this clash of individual abilities, Falcon is the least afraid.

n0rb3r7 asked in confusion, "We shouldn't be afraid of Falcon with this kind of play, right? We don't move around much in the mid-game, we mainly focus on the wave when we enter the bomb site. Our follow-up shooting efficiency is high enough, so I don't think Falcon's defense is that tough."

"You feel……"

Fame laughed: "You don't play ranked matches much, so you have no idea how terrifying young is. My win rate against him in ranked matches is basically 37%."

As one of the top-ranked pro players on Faceit in recent weeks, Fame has faced Jiang Yang quite a few times on the ladder.

He was very familiar with Jiang Yang's personal abilities.

“37 is not bad.” Norbitt felt it was a bit strange to talk about it using the ladder. “Besides, that’s just the ladder. Being good at the ladder doesn’t mean you can’t beat him in the actual game. It’s like how the Turkish ruthless player is rampaging through the ladder.”

"The game turned out just like that."

Fame shook his head: "You have to understand, that guy on the other side is just messing around in ranked matches."

"Moreover, he is the most famous gunman among our younger generation. Every time I fight him, I am fully focused, but I still can't beat him."

"So the pressure of actually playing against him in the finals is immense."

After Fame explained it that way, Norbert understood.

Norbert isn't currently in the Gunner's position, but he knows the Gunner's spirit.

They are all gifted young people; who wouldn't want to shine and enjoy the flowers and applause?

But when you actually face Jiang Yang, even if you only suffer repeated setbacks on the Heavenly Ladder, there will naturally be pressure.

Jame stood up at this moment, his two-meter-tall figure exuding an imposing aura.

His thick beard obscured his expression, and all they heard was Jame calmly say, "There's no need to worry about whether to fight Heroic or Falcons. Now that Falcons have advanced, our only opponent is Falcons."

"I think you guys are a hundred times better than the members of Heroic!"

"When Heroic faced us directly, they were also eliminated. So it's just that Heroic was not strong enough."

Jame calmly recounted, "From before the Rio Major until now, no one believed we could play well. Even now, some people say we just had a lucky draw. According to them, we've already pulled off an upset to get this far."

"But then we faced the tournament favorites, Falcons, and won one game, breaking their winning streak. We won two maps and lifted the major championship. The whole world will remember us as the dark horse who pulled off an upset!"

"Six months ago, Young led GL to a stunning upset victory at the Antwerp Major, shocking the world."

"We can give them this surprise again this time!"

Jame's speech was not passionate; in fact, it could be described as quite bland.

But these words sparked endless imagination among the team members.

Success and fame, adorned with flowers and brocade!
Who wouldn't want that!
We'll find out tomorrow.

A best-of-three (BO3) final.

Either Falcon will reign supreme, Young will win his second Major MVP, and lead his team to another championship.

Or he could be crowned king in Rio, pulling off a historic upset!

Regardless of the outcome, the CS:GO timeline will change.

……

Inside Yangyang Breakfast Shop.

Jiang's father watched his son's game again with the same customer from yesterday.

He already knew that this customer worked as an internet cafe manager in a nearby internet cafe, and now Jiang's father even called the young man in front of him "internet cafe manager".

"There's really no human here on Heroic," the server administrator exclaimed. "After working on it for over an hour, we only got 7 points across two maps. I thought they'd get more points for choosing the small town themselves, but it seems the more they played, the fewer points they got..."

Watching his son win the game, Jiang's father sat up straight with joy and said with a smile, "This is normal. They were completely stunned in the first map and had no feel for the game. Getting these three points is a testament to their good adjustments."

He may not watch many CS matches, but he watches a lot of football matches.

When he was young, he enjoyed watching the Chinese national football team. They would often play well in the early stages, but once the opponent started to control the rhythm, the Chinese team would be completely outmatched.

Jiang's father still enjoys the atmosphere of football, but the national football team is indeed unsettling to watch.

Recently, he discovered that the atmosphere of watching CSGO matches was very exciting, and he became even more interested in the game that his son liked.

"But this Falcon is really strange," the internet cafe manager muttered. "How come it's getting stronger and stronger?"

Seeing this, Jiang's father pointed at his son and said, "It's because Yang performed well."

The network administrator thought about it and realized it was true.

Yesterday during the C9 match, NIKO stepped up and made a strong impact in the first picture.

Today, when playing against Heroic, Jiang Yang was incredibly aggressive, bombarding the Heroic team across two maps and completely overwhelming them.

"The Falcons really have a chance to win the championship with a perfect record this time." He suddenly remembered what Jiang Yang had said in the interview yesterday.

That's directly tying NAVI's record!

Moreover, based on Falcon's current performance, its combat capabilities are not even in the same league as those of NAVI.

When it comes to top teams from different periods, netizens always compare them across timelines.

For example, some netizens compare NAVI in 21 with Alliance at their peak and wonder who would win if they were put on the same server and played against each other.

But if Falcons win the finals tomorrow, then there will be no comparison between Falcons during the Lotto Major and NAVI during the Stockholm Major; Falcons will definitely win.

Watching the Falcon team leave on the screen, the internet cafe manager took one last sip of soy milk and casually said, "Boss, I'll watch the finals with you again tomorrow."

These past few days, the network administrator has gotten used to following the games together with the owner of Yangyang Breakfast Shop.

It just so happens that the match takes place during the underworld hours, and the two of them are watching it together in this breakfast shop, chatting away and looking quite engrossed.

"But boss, do you have time to come to our internet cafe? I'll give you free access and help you rank up!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang's father immediately waved his hand, "Never mind, never mind, I'll have my son take care of me when he comes back next week."

"It's alright, let your son come too. I'm a perfect A+, I can carry both of you." The internet cafe manager felt that the boss in front of him was just a little embarrassed.

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Jiang said, "Alright, I'll let my son go too..."

I just don't know if Yangyang and we have a score difference.

……

(End of this chapter)