CS: The Last Dance, a Dance That Leads to Professional Success

Chapter 114 Zero-Frame Gun Pull! World Position Selection!

Inferno was G2's map pick, and FAZE, having the right to choose sides, unsurprisingly chose the CT side for the start.

On the one hand, the CT side has an advantage in terrain on the small town map, making it easier to organize defense and crossfire.

As for the concern that the opposing team might have a "basically bad guy" who can easily get into good form and build up his stats by playing tank at the start?
FAZE, on the other hand, didn't have many such concerns.

The older cousin thought that everyone on his team was a well-established star rifleman. Director, ropz, Broky—weren't they all incredibly skilled with an AK?
If you have to worry about even this in a BO3 three-map series, then the match is unplayable.

Moreover, deep down, the older cousin didn't think his celebrity brother was much worse than the newcomer on the other side.

Your marksmanship, Dark, is ruthless and accurate!
But CSGO is not a game for one person.

Two gun positions,

I'll give you a crossfire at a 90-degree angle.

No matter how fast your reaction is or how accurate your marksmanship is.

Change to another one.
Do I still have to die?

Unless you're some kind of cheat code that grants invincibility!
At this moment, during the preparation time before the start of the game, the atmosphere at the FAZE booth was relaxed and lively.

"Let's start with a 2A 3B."

The older cousin's voice, clear and powerful, reached every team member's ears through the microphone.

“G2 has been really keen on contesting control of Banana early on lately, so Ropz, you take your dual pistols and push the second floor of A bombsite to put pressure on them. Broky, don’t go to A1 this game. Just stay near the boiler room in mid and gather information. Just follow my instructions.”

“Our B-site trio will start by having Rain and Twistzz push forward to clear the banana lane, gather information, and seize control. If there's no one in the banana lane, or it's cleared, I'll immediately tell you. Broky, if you don't see anyone in mid lane, wait for Ropz to jump down from the second-floor balcony and immediately give him a full-white flashbang on the second floor of A.

The older cousin spoke rapidly and clearly, and after he finished speaking, his gaze swept over Ropz and Broky.

"Is there a problem?"

“No problem.” Ropz replied succinctly.

“I’m fine with it too.” Broky nodded in confirmation.

At the same time, on G2's side...

During the final preparation time, Leonardo DiCaprio quietly laid out his tactics.

"In the early game, we'll focus on standard default map control. We can hold off on the banana path for now, or even intentionally let them have it, to create the impression that we're going to attack A. Our primary objective is to seize control of the second floor of A and the boiler room."

"Dark, you're carrying the bomb this game. At the start, you should cover the rear near the sewers. Your main task is to prevent the CTs from pushing forward from Banana or mid to flank you. You don't need to come to A with the main force immediately."

After a pause, Little Li continued in detail: "If we get the first kill at site A and have a chance to push in, Dark, you immediately bring the bomb over. If we can't push into site A, or encounter resistance, we'll retreat silently in about 40 seconds and rush B!"

"At that time, the CTs on the other side who are rotating from Banana to A will definitely have to go around a long way back to defend A site. The defense of B site will be weak, which will be our best opportunity!"

Do you all understand what I mean?

"understand!"

During the G2 team's voice chat, everyone responded in unison.

Soon, the countdown ended, and the competition officially began!
At this moment, in live stream room 6657.

"Alright, viewers! This is the pistol round of Inferno in the Antwerp Major semifinals between G2 and FAZE! I'm playing Blitzcrank Ma Xin!"

The game started with a formulaic opening, then quickly got to the point: "Let's take a look at the pistol round setup first."

"The CT side, FAZE, started with two dual pistols, one in Ropz's hands and one in the Director's hands, plus a set of utility. The T side, G2, had two sets of utility, and their only P250 was given directly to... Dark!"

Speaking of playing with machines, Tang suddenly couldn't help but laugh, with a slightly teasing tone:

"But is this P250 really suitable for Dark? Hahaha, I suddenly remembered something funny."

"It was during the last time we played the Green Dragon map 2, the Labyrinth City. Dark had a P250, and he was almost out of ammo without getting a single kill. He finally got one, but it was because of that incendiary grenade that Da Chao threw with Dark's help. He ended up crouching on the fire and got burned to death..."

He chuckled and patted his belly while playing with the machine, then shook his head to excuse himself, saying:

"However, to be fair, G2 does lack a reliable carry player who can make the decisive move in the pistol rounds when they are on the T side. At the beginning of the Major, when they were in the Challengers Group, it even felt like a 'pistol round curse'."

"I saw some comments saying 'G2 is basically losing a point in the pistol round by default,' hahaha, buddy, that's a bit of an exaggeration. But if you put it that way, giving the P250 to Dark, who's currently in the best form on the team, doesn't seem like a bad idea, right?"

"Alright, let's take a look at how to score this point."

"Big Brother started with a jump shot and a quick smoke grenade, and then the three-man B team pushed forward. It looks like they're going to take control of Banana Road aggressively."

"What does G2 say? Are they going to open up the banana lane? Oh! A direct 4A1 mid? Is Lee Sin about to fly to the second floor?"

Accompanied by exclamations of surprise from those playing with the machines!

On G2's side, apart from Meng Lang who was covering the rear, the other four players quickly regrouped at Area A.

At approximately 1 minute and 30 seconds, they silently made their way up from the side passage and easily took control of the second floor of Building A.

On the G2 pitch.

"We've secured the second floor of A. It seems like there aren't many people on point A. Should we try a gank?" Old Ni, who was making silent contact on the second floor of A, asked Little Li in the voice chat.

Little Li quickly weighed the options, glanced at his teammates' positions and items, and decisively nodded: "Okay! Let's give it a try! Cousin! I'll dodge, you go first!"

As he spoke, Little Li had already picked up a flash in his hand.

And at this time,
Before the start of the round, the three CTs from FAZE pushed into the banana lane, and Big Brother, Rain God, and Director had already quickly completed their search for tree positions and troughs.

"There's no one near Banana Road!"

The older cousin's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately became alert. He turned to Broky, who was scouting in the boiler room in the middle lane, and asked, "Broky! Is anyone in the middle lane? What's the situation in area A?"

"Nobody's in the middle lane!"

Broky has also noticed the unusual situation on the second floor of A.

"Ropz, watch out! They might fly up to the second floor!"

The older cousin immediately shouted a warning to Ropz, who was on the second floor of A, wanting him to jump off the balcony first to avoid being killed.

Then Broky in the mid lane helped by using Flash to clear the area.

What Broky was holding in his hand was a full white flashlight from the second-floor balcony of Building A, designed to quell any dissent from those who dared to "fly to the second floor."

But sometimes,
Plans can never keep up with changes!

Broky, standing at the entrance of the boiler room in the middle lane, had just switched to a flashbang and hadn't even had time to adjust the angle before throwing it... Little Li on the second floor of A had already activated his flashbang!

"boom!"

A blinding white light exploded in the air above point A!

Armed with a Glock, my cousin, as the first dummy, didn't hesitate at all. Taking advantage of the flashbang's effect, he strode out from the second floor of A!

At this moment, Ropz, who was near the second-floor balcony of A,

One careless mistake,
Everything went completely white in an instant!

Logically, his best option at this moment should be to immediately jump off the balcony, hide behind the cover at the bomb site, and wait for flashbangs and fire support from his teammates in the middle.

But he didn't choose that option!

Tie, tie, tie, tie—!
A rapid burst of gunfire, as fast as a storm or popping beans, suddenly rang out!

Despite having a completely white field of vision, Ropz, relying on his amazing ability to locate sounds and his muscle memory, brazenly pulled the trigger in the direction of the second-floor exit of Building A that he remembered!

Two kill notifications instantly appeared in the upper right corner of the screen!

[FAZE-ropz kills G2-huNter- with a headshot using dual Beretta weapons!]

[FAZE-ropz kills G2-Aleksib with dual Beretta weapons!]

G2-Niko kills FAZE-ropz with a Glock!

"Oh—!!! No! What—?!" Wan Ji's words were drawn out, his voice filled with disbelief!

"Ropz! He killed them! He killed two people at once! A double kill with dual pistols! Can you believe it?!"

"That's ropz! He's one of the best flex players in the world! He always steps up and creates miracles in crucial moments!"

"G2's attempt to fly to the second floor backfired spectacularly, and it looks like they're going to lose this pistol round!"

"What do you say now?"

Playing with the machine, he analyzed at lightning speed, "Although Old Ni finished off Ropz, he also got hit twice in the body by Ropz and is in very bad condition."

"There's still broccoli downstairs. If Old Ni tries to force a breakthrough again, he'll probably just give away a free kill! It feels like G2 isn't going to be able to get into point A!"

"Should we change locations?"

"Oh! Lee gave his last command before he went down! Turn to B! Turn to B now!" Wanji shouted as soon as he saw the movement of the remaining G2 players on the minimap. "Old Ni and Kid have already started to retreat silently. They need to turn to B in 40 seconds!"

"What about FAZE? After FAZE took Banana, they've already rotated to A twice, but the director is still holding dual pistols in the Banana trough to defend the close point."

"To get past the banana path, you have to get past the director's terrifyingly fast dual pistols!"

The person playing the machine sounded nervous!
"Should Dark wait for Old Ni and Kid to regroup before engaging? But if that's the case, by the time Old Ni and Kid return from Area A, the two FAZE players who were originally rotating back to defend Area A might immediately have to send one of them back to defend Area B. There might not be enough time!"

"Wait! What? Dark! He just dropped the C4 and went straight for Banana Lane by himself!"

Yes,

Just as one might worry about playing with a machine.

Meng Lang could play it safe and wait for his teammates to rejoin him.

But by the time the old man and the kid on the second floor of A return with low health, the opposing FAZE team will have had enough time to readjust their defensive formation and focus on defending area B.

right now,

The teammates who charged forward had already sacrificed their lives to obtain information and draw the opponent's defensive attention.

If you want your teammates' sacrifices to be worthwhile, you have to seize this fleeting moment!

Before the opponent can fully return to their defense, rush and capture the B bomb site!

of course,

Meng Lang was not a complete brute.

Before setting off, he threw the C4 explosive pack near the exit of the bandit's house.

This way, the elderly man and the child can easily pick it up when they come back from reversing, without delaying the time to unload the bag.

Immediately, Meng Lang did not remain still.

He grabbed the P250 and charged straight into the banana lane! He wanted to create a time difference!

To launch a surprise attack!
Seeing the director waiting for Meng Lang with dual pistols in the recess, Wan Ji's heart jumped into his throat:

"Oh! Dark doesn't have a knife! He's still on guard against the banana path, but will that really help? At this close range, the rate of fire and bullet coverage of dual pistols are too much of an advantage! Unless you get a headshot, the P250 is at a clear disadvantage in a gunfight!"

The words "playing with the machine" had barely left his mouth when
The two from Banana Road had already met!

Upon hearing footsteps, the supervisor immediately pulled out of the groove!
Tie, tie, tie!

boom! boom! boom!
The rapid gunfire suddenly rang out in the narrow banana lane, and then abruptly stopped!

A kill notification appears in the upper right corner of the screen!

G2-Dark killed FAZE-Twistzz with a P250.

Holy crap! Is this even possible?

He paused for a moment while playing the machine, then burst into laughter, slapping his stomach.

"Dark! He crouched and pulled past the target, he didn't aim for the head! He fired three quick shots with his P250, all hitting the director's body, killing him instantly!"

"Wow! Don't let the fact that this is a shot at the body fool you! Tell me, isn't that gunshot fast enough? You're a young guy after all, your hand speed is amazing!"

The live stream chat was immediately flooded with comments:

"I'll test it! You're a body hog!"

"Hilarious, this is so abstract!"

"This guy's P250 is really not very good!"

"Forget about what happened, just tell me whether you killed him or not!"

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On the FAZE competition bench.

The director's face twitched slightly as he watched his health bar vanish instantly and the screen turn gray.

Without time to think further, he quickly reported the location via voice message.

But at this point, the advantage of Meng Lang abandoning C4 in advance and going to the banana lane alone became apparent.

The director didn't see the bomb before he died. There are about 40 seconds left in the game. Theoretically, G2 could very well feint at point B and then rotate to point A again.

So after receiving the information, the older brother, just to be on the safe side, only called "double B retake," leaving Broky at the A bomb site to defend, just in case.

This allowed G2 to immediately gain a 3v2 advantage in the local area after their three players entered the B bomb site!
Both Old Ni and the child still had smoke grenades on them. They immediately used one coffin smoke grenade and one CT spawn smoke grenade to precisely block the two main attack routes for the CTs to return to B site from the CT spawn!

Taking advantage of their numbers, the two men held their guns and quickly planted the C4 at the bomb site.

"Huh? This... this will work too?"

Looking at the sudden shift in the bomb site defense, Wanji was somewhat surprised. "With this smoke screen, FAZE can't go directly from the CT spawn to the bomb site! Their vision is completely blocked!"

"Dark's decisive solo breakthrough through the banana lane completely reversed the situation! Now the roles are reversed, and G2 has taken the initiative!"

While playing with the machine,

Suddenly, I realized something was wrong.

"Wait! Broky! What's the deal with Broky at this point!" The voice of the player suddenly rose, "He went all the way around from mid lane and took the banana route! He's already silently sneaked behind the stone slab! G2! G2's attention is completely drawn to the scout spawn and the Big Brother and Rain God who are faintly visible behind the coffin smoke, no one is paying attention to the way they came from the banana route right now!"

"G2 is about to get flanked!"

In fact, this was precisely the backup plan and cunning scheme left behind by the older cousin.

Broky was deliberately left at point A.

If the enemy team successfully captures point B and plants the bomb, then Broky, who comes from behind the enemy via the banana lane from the middle, can become a deadly ghost!

At this moment, the older cousin mingled with the child under the coffin platform at the edge of the smoke in the police station, drawing fire.

The rain god, on the other hand, was making a commotion on the other side.

Just as the old nun, barely alive, was about to help, a glance out of the corner of her eye sent a sudden jolt through her heart!
The direction from which the banana path came!
Broky appeared like a ghost! He held a USP and calmly fired a few shots!

boom!
One shot to the body! Finished off the old nun who was already low on health.

FAZE-Broky kills G2.NiKo with a USP

boom!boom!
Then came two more shots fired in quick succession!
One shot to the body and one to the head, taking the child who was still focused on the direction of the police's house away!

FAZE-Broky uses a USP to headshot and kill G2-m0NESY

"Holy crap! G2 is such an amazing team! How could they get two steals from them?"

He was so shocked by the machine that he sat bolt upright in his chair, his voice filled with deep sorrow and indignation.
"This defensive positioning is flawed! How could they completely expose their backs to the banana lane? Broky's flanking maneuver was absolutely fatal!"

"What about Dark? What should we do now?" Wanji asked urgently. "The smoke is almost gone! Should he hide and stall for time before the C4 explodes?"

"Wait? What? He's not dodging?" The man operating the machine, like all the other spectators, stared wide-eyed!
Under the director's camera,

Meng Lang, wielding a P250, faced the dissipating smoke and enemies from three directions.
Instead of seeking cover,

Instead, seemingly to gain a wider view, he actually leaped onto the fountain at the top of the block!
He stood in an extremely bold, even somewhat arrogant, "world position" with his gun at the ready!
"My God! What an amazing positioning!" the player exclaimed in disbelief. "Standing on the fountain certainly provides a better view, but it also means you're completely exposed to enemy fire! That's too risky!"

"The smoke is clearing! Dark! He's facing a near 180-degree three-way confrontation! There are people in three directions: the coffin, the police station, and the banana road! What do you mean?"

"Oh! Dark fired a shot!"

Bang——!
A crisp and decisive P250 shot rang out, even faster than the smoke completely dissipated!
Yes, from this position, you can get a better view of the smoke from the police emplacement than people in the direction of the police emplacement; it's similar to a one-way smoke effect.

At the edge of the smoke in the direction of the police station, a burst of blood erupted from the eldest cousin's head!
He didn't even have time to get a clear look at Meng Lang's location before he lay down and fell asleep!
G2-Dark used a P250 to headshot and kill FAZE-karrigan.

"Wow—! Holy crap! This Dark! He...he's got it right now!"

Suddenly, the man leaned forward, placed his hands on the table, and spoke with a tone full of shock!

Almost at the same instant that the older cousin fell to the ground, the smoke from the coffin and the police station completely dissipated!

The older cousin, who had just died, saw Meng Lang's location from his death perspective. His mouth gaped slightly as he shouted, "He's on the fountain! Pull him up together!"

The Rain God at the coffin location and Broky, who just completed a double kill and pulled out from the banana path!

The two of them almost simultaneously,

Pull out from two different directions, left and right, and aim directly at Meng Lang pulling the trigger on the fountain!

This moment!

A scene that left all viewers speechless and unforgettable unfolded!

Meng Lang standing on the fountain,

His body was as steady as a rock, and the P250 in his hand seemed to be an extension of his arm!
With a speed and precision that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye, he swung his wrist twice with lightning speed, making a large swing of the gun!
boom!
boom!
So, the audience only heard two more P250 gunshots that were almost consecutive and extremely crisp and clear, right after the first shot!

Next second,
Like a death sentence, two almost overlapping kill notifications instantly appeared in the upper right corner of the screen!

G2-Dark used a P250 to headshot and kill FAZE-rain.

G2-Dark used a P250 to headshot and kill FAZE-Broky

In that instant, Rain God and Broky, two CTs pulled out from different directions!

They were shot in the head almost simultaneously!

From the director's perspective,

Even when the icon for the last Broky being killed by a headshot appeared, the body of the first guy who was shot had just touched the ground as he leaned back.
This is simply...

Zero-frame flick shot!

Triple kill in an instant!

Meng Lang, however, survived with 9 drops of blood and remained standing on the fountain.

P250!

1V3!

A miraculous turnaround!

"OMG!!!"

"NO WAY!!!"

The Antwerp Sportpaleis Arena was instantly engulfed by a deafening roar of cheers and shouts!

Countless spectators were so excited that they stood up from their seats, holding their heads in disbelief!
Suddenly, in the 6657 live stream room, the pig-headed streamer and viewers who had just been mocking Meng Lang's P250 as a "health dog" and "not very good at using it" were suddenly silenced.
They were all completely stunned by the earth-shattering triple headshot!

What the hell is this!
Is this a P250?

Are you sure the lock isn't open?

And just now when he was shooting at the director, he was aiming at his body, how come he suddenly shot him in the head?!

"???????"

"Am I blinded?"

"This P250??? Three in a second?"

"Brother Zai, is that you?"

"Holy crap! Is this location a human?"

"Dark: I'm coming clean! I'm not pretending anymore! I'm actually the best user of the P250!"

"I'm sorry! I admit I spoke a little loudly just now!"

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Wanji finally recovered from his extreme shock. He took a deep breath, mustered all his strength, and produced an amazing bubble sound into the microphone:
"Whoa! Dark! He was so accurate! He did it! Nine drops of blood! He's standing on the fountain! He's completed God's judgment!"

"P250! Three bullets! Three headshots!"

"Now you know why G2's pistol rounds are so amazing! Look at this pistol round kill ID, it's terrifying!"

"Really! I don't know what kind of person in this world would question Dark's pistol?"

Watching the smooth change of expression while playing with the machine, the live stream chat was instantly filled with colorful question marks.
What bullshit are you talking about?

(End of this chapter)