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

Chapter 14 Niko: What is EG? Are you bullying my Bro!

After washing up, Meng Lang lay in bed and couldn't wait to check his haul.

A voice cried out in his mind:
"Brother Tongzi, let me see this!"

[Host: Meng Lang]

【Age: 18】

[Title: Empty]

[Basic shooting skills (aiming, recoil control, spraying and spinning, flicking): 79.2 (+0.2↑) Damaged state]

[Response (Location, Transient Response, Multi-Target Processing): 91]

[Awareness (positioning, information processing, offense-defense transition): 72 (+1↑)]

[Map: Dust2 (90) fold.]

【枪械：AWP（79.2+10→89.2）；AK（79.2+15→94.2）】

[Assignable attribute points: 0]

[Skill: Fusion of Small Hole Remains]

[Goat value: 2678 (in progress)]

The data panel appeared before Meng Lang's eyes, and he found that his marksmanship had not improved much, only by 0.2.

However, his awareness improved by a full point in just a few days, which is five times the improvement in his marksmanship.

He thought about it for a moment.

I guess one reason is that my original consciousness level was relatively low, so the progress was obvious in the early stages, just like losing weight, where you always lose weight quickly at the beginning;
On the other hand, unlike marksmanship which slowly feeds back into muscle memory, awareness can be improved directly in the simulated training in the meditation space—after playing so many training matches against a galactic battleship like FaZe, it would be unreasonable for his awareness not to improve.

and many more!

Simulation training should involve more than just raising awareness, right?
Thinking of this, Meng Lang suddenly had an idea, and the map understanding section appeared before his eyes.

Open the fold

Sure enough, the map pool that originally only had "Scorching Sand City (90)" now has an additional "Desert City (87)" - this level is already considered T1 level map understanding in the current professional circle.

"It seems that it won't be long before I become the true lord of the Lost City."

Meng Lang felt both excited and expectant, then glanced at his remaining Goat points: 2678.

He's been so engrossed in training every night lately that he's almost running out of money. Fortunately, after G2's official announcement, he gained a wave of GOAT points from his emotional investment.

So he didn't hesitate at all!
[Would you like to consume 1000 GOAT points to start a training match simulation against the "Galactic Battleship" FAZE Clan?]

【confirm】

Suddenly everything went black, and Meng Lang's consciousness quickly sank into the desolate city in the meditation space!
"Big Brother! Director!"

"Rain God! Car owner!"

"I'll be hot!"

Meng Lang quickly immersed himself in a high-intensity simulated game.

During this time, he also discovered a little trick:
If he were to proactively communicate tactically with his virtual teammates more in the simulation, his awareness would likely improve even faster.

So this time, Meng Lang began to try to participate more actively in tactical communication, often pulling his "teammates" together to brainstorm and formulate tactics for the next game as soon as a game ended.

Although sometimes the results are not ideal, and it is easy to "overload the pig brain" and affect the operation, he occasionally wins a point or completes an ECO comeback with his flash of inspiration.

Even just within the system space, Meng Lang was overjoyed, filled with a sense of accomplishment.

It was quite a unique experience.

……

The next day.

Jackz left the club.

Meng Lang also began his journey.

The new G2 lineup traveled by plane from Berlin, Germany to Antwerp, Belgium.

About four hours after they started waiting for their flight, they landed safely. At the airport, the staff accompanying the team were filming a vlog.

The camera panned across Niko, m0NESY, and others, interviewing them with questions and lingering on the star players for a long time.

Finally, he turned to Meng Lang:
"This is your first time playing in a Major in Antwerp. What are your thoughts right now?"

Meng Lang smiled, his eyes narrowed:
"This will be a massacre."

Hearing this,

Everyone laughed.

My cousin looked at Meng Lang and shook his head with a sigh.

Youth! That's wonderful!
When they arrived at the airport, Niko and m0NESY were surrounded by many fans who wanted to take photos and get autographs.

Meng Lang was somewhat envious, but the 17-year-old boy simply put his hands in his pockets, coolly pretending not to care.

Niko saw through Meng Lang's act, and after signing her name, she smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, Bro. After this Major, I believe you will have many fans."

These words were meant to comfort him, but Meng Lang nodded as if it were perfectly natural.

"of course."

The child standing nearby wanted to laugh but held it in.

Bro, you're so confident!
After leaving the airport, they boarded a bus arranged by the event organizers, passing by the distinctive buildings along the streets of Antwerp.

The city is bustling with excitement because of the upcoming Major.

Even the mayor recently stated publicly that this event would bring considerable revenue and exposure to the port city, hence the great importance attached to it. Even before the competition began, the strong Major atmosphere was already palpable throughout the city. They were staying at the Crowne Plaza Antwerp Hotel, where many fans had already been waiting outside.

When G2 arrived, they were once again surrounded by enthusiastic crowds—after all, the team still has stars like Niko and Kid, and in a city about to host a Major, they attract attention wherever they go.

Finally, we successfully entered the hotel and checked in.

When rooms were assigned, Meng Lang and Niko shared a room, m0NESY and Xiao Lizi shared a room, and cousin huNter and the coach shared a room.

The hotel accommodations were quite nice. After a flight of about 5 hours and the time spent preparing for departure, the group had been busy for most of the day, so after checking in, they all chose to take a bath and rest first.

The competition will begin in two days, and they must be in top form to face it.

Fortunately, Berlin and Antwerp are in the same Central European time zone, so there is no need to adjust to the time difference.

It is worth mentioning that after 14 days of RMR competition in various regions, a total of 24 teams have advanced to the Antwerp Major.

Apart from the eight Legends teams that directly qualified, the remaining 16 teams (including G2) will need to participate in the Challengers and Competitions.

这些队伍需通过第一轮16进8的瑞士轮赛制——三胜晋级，三败淘汰，决出8支队伍，与以逸待劳的8支传奇组队伍共同进入下一轮16进8瑞士轮阶段。

The teams that will participate in the Challenger Group competition include:
Americas region: MIBR, Imperial, COL, Liquid, EG
Asia: Mongolia (IHC), Renegades
European Region Group A: forZe, Vitality, Eternal Fire, Virtus.pro
European Group B: ENCE, G2, Astralis, Bad News Eagles
Unfortunately, while the sticker policy for this Major is lenient, all qualifying teams will receive a sticker.

In other words, the sticker quota has been exhausted.

This means that Meng Lang did not participate in G2's European Group B RMR tournament and therefore will not be able to obtain the Antwerp Major autographed sticker.

However, it is already a great privilege to have this opportunity to participate.

Meng Lang was not greedy.

After washing up and resting for a while, he immediately went to the hotel training room to test the equipment and adjust the height of the tables and chairs.

Meng Lang doesn't have any terrifying obsessive-compulsive disorder, unlike some professional players in the neighboring league who carry around a measuring stick, but he still needs to adjust it to a comfortable height.

After two days of final preparations, the Antwerp Major Challenger Series finally began.

Their first opponent was Meng Lang's former team: EG.

It's worth mentioning that Bananaman 2K posted another cryptic message on Instagram before the match.

"You know, it's always been really tough to put up with a player who's incompetent and furious. He's the culprit behind EG's struggles. As for G2, I can only wish them good luck."

Quite a few people liked this post.

When Meng Lang saw this post, he just smiled and ignored it, then glanced silently at the rapidly rising Goat value on the system panel.

really!

Haters are fans too.
That’s okay!

The growth of Goat is destined to be the focus of global attention and discussion!

These words were spoken by "Brother Tongzi".

Meng Lang always thought it made a lot of sense.

The night before the game.

Coach XTQZZZ called a brief tactical meeting with the entire team.

After the meeting, Niko and Meng Lang went to the hotel's underground gym to work out and practice self-discipline.

After we finished exercising together, Niko tossed me a bottle of water.

He turned on the tap, gulped down a few mouthfuls, wiped his mouth, and turned to Meng Lang with a smile, asking, "Bro, how's it going? Are you feeling a lot of pressure playing EG tomorrow?"

He also saw the Instagram post that 2K made before the match.

To be honest, Old Ni felt that this was a bit of a bullying tactic.

Upon hearing this, Meng Lang scratched his head.

Actually, more than one person asked him this question today: Leonardo DiCaprio, his cousin, his coach, and even a child quietly asked him.

Playing against my old team tomorrow.

Is the pressure high?
He could feel the care from his new teammates.

But Meng Lang didn't understand.

Why is it so stressful to play against your former team?
wrong!

What is the source of the pressure?

During the day, he would smile and shake his head, indicating that I was actually fine.

But facing Old Ni's concerned gaze, Meng Lang finally couldn't help but ask his question: "Um... should I feel pressured?"

The old nun was stunned upon hearing this!
He looked up and met Meng Lang's eyes—those dark eyes were completely clear.

At this moment,

A word popped into Old Ni's mind.

【purely】

He wants to win!
But all he wanted was to win!
A pure desire for victory!
It has nothing to do with personal grudges or feuds!
It has nothing to do with outside public opinion!
then,

The old nun laughed.

He patted Meng Lang's strong shoulder forcefully.

He smiled and said:

"Elbow! Come back to the room with me and go to sleep."

"What the hell is EG? They're bullying my Bro! Damn it, I'll beat them to a pulp tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)