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

Chapter 25 Brother Ni, I'm coming in.

The atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant on the business van back to the hotel.

m0NESY suddenly leaned over, shoved her phone screen in front of Meng Lang's face, and grinned mischievously, "Bro! Look! Doesn't it feel good?"

The screen displays the latest update from G2's official Twitter account.

The post was a repost of the tweet announcing Meng Lang's joining the team before the match, with 2K's sarcastic comment prominently displayed below the original post: "Good luck to G2, hopefully they've found the 'puzzle piece' they need! ^-^".

The new match report posted by G2's official Twitter account featured a picture of Meng Lang's final pentakill with Glock without armor, and the caption directly tagged Stewie2K:

"@Stewie2K, thank you for your blessing. I think we have indeed found the 'puzzle piece' we need! ^-^."

A perfect replica, it's back in the spotlight!
"Hahahahaha!"

A burst of laughter immediately erupted inside the car.

Niko put her arm around Meng Lang's shoulder and shook him hard: "Bro! You're the last piece of our puzzle! I said it!"

Meng Lang looked at the tweet, scratched his head, and smiled, but there was a hint of pressure in his smile: "Actually, it's okay... I just feel a little pressured."

"Pressure? What kind of pressure?" m0NESY asked curiously.

"What if... I'm not that piece of the puzzle?" Meng Lang said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Don't panic!" Niko said decisively. "It's you! I have a good eye for people!"

He had been paying attention to Meng Lang for a long time, and you could even say that he was the one who introduced Meng Lang to him. In today's game, Meng Lang delivered a perfect MVP-level performance, completely proving his talent and potential.

Although Niko knew that Meng Lang was not perfect.

The pool of knowledge is shallow, awareness can sometimes be out of sync, and experience is even more lacking.

But he's so young!
18 years old!
Youth means endless possibilities!

This means there is enough time to refine and grow.

And that is the meaning of time.

Thinking of this, Niko suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

There was a time when people described him the same way: "Winning a Major title is only a matter of time for Niko."

But so many years have passed, and time... has become the biggest problem.

Time and time again, they suffered setbacks and missed out on the championship.

The Major championship, so close yet so far, seemed like a lingering nightmare.

Will the Antwerp Major also become a problem?

Niko gazed at the night view of Antwerp rushing past the car window, her eyes suddenly becoming somewhat dazed.

he does not know.

"Wait!" m0NESY suddenly shouted again, breaking the atmosphere in the car, "2K! 2K actually replied!"

"What? He still has the nerve to reply?"

The G2 passengers in the car immediately perked up and leaned over to get closer.

m0NESY stared at his phone screen and read aloud, word by word: "2K said... 'Don't rush, the Major sun is intense, the moment when everything becomes visible will eventually arrive.'"

"Heh!" Niko curled his lip and looked away. "This guy's talk is tougher than his marksmanship."

"Ignore him, Bro!"

m0NESY put away his phone, then chuckled and tugged at Meng Lang's arm. They were the only two in the team of similar age, so he naturally felt close to Meng Lang. "Tell me," he said, "aren't you confident you can pull off something big at this Major? Let's bring that damn championship back together!"

Looking into the child's expectant eyes, Meng Lang nodded earnestly: "I'm confident. But... I still need a little help."

"What kind of help? Tell me!"

m0NESY patted her chest and said, "Bro, just say the word!"

Meng Lang turned his head, his eyes sincere: "Tonight... shall we duo queue together?"

m0NESY paused for a moment, then cautiously confirmed, "Is it... is it duo queue? Not solo, right?"

He was still shaken by Meng Lang's "devilish solo".

Meng Lang nodded seriously: "It's duo queue." "Hey! Duo queue! No problem! Let's play a couple of games to relax!"

m0NESY breathed a sigh of relief and readily agreed.

However, once he arrived at the training room at the club's temporary base, m0NESY quickly regretted it.

The "duo queue" that Meng Lang mentioned is not as simple as "playing two games".

That lasted from afternoon until late at night.

Almost insane

Non-stop, high-intensity ranked battles!

Meng Lang seemed tireless, fully focused in every game and striving for perfection in every endgame. His AK was still accurate and deadly, and his awareness became visibly sharper in the high-speed game.

m0NESY started off full of energy, chattering away, but as the game progressed, all that remained was a mechanical operation with a look of utter despair.

I feel like I can barely hold the mouse anymore.

Meanwhile, Meng Lang took advantage of the golden opportunity during this Major main event, when many top professional players were too busy to pay attention to anything else, and dragged m0NESY all the way up.

His score skyrocketed!

Finally, as the clock was about to strike two in the morning, Meng Lang looked at his ranking score on the client—

On the FPL leaderboard, the ID 【Dark】 is followed by a conspicuous number "NO.1"!
With a score of 3421, he successfully topped the FPL leaderboard!

Although this ranking is likely to be reclaimed by those high-scoring pros who resume training after the Major.

But at this moment, he truly stood at the summit!
"Bro... I can't take it anymore... I really... want to stick my tongue out..." m0NESY slumped in the gaming chair, feeling completely drained.

Meng Lang looked at the leaderboard and a genuine smile appeared on his face.

Just then, a crisp "ding" sound arrived in his mind as expected.

[The newcomer's trial to advancement, the prelude to the GOAT's coronation!]

[Congratulations, host, on your newbie advancement quest: [Reaching number one on any server's leaderboard]]

[Task Rating: S]

[Task Evaluation: Unbelievable! Your flawless performance proves your talent is beyond imagination! As a newcomer, you've risen to the top of the highly competitive FPL server – this is no accident, but a miracle forged by talent, hard work, and the system's tiny, albeit insignificant, assistance! Your name has risen like the morning star!]

The path to GOAT is now stretching out beneath your feet!

[Task rewards are being distributed...]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: "Old Nun's Remains" (17 Desert Eagle Limited Edition)]

[Introduction: This is the ultimate echo extracted from Niko's peak Desert Eagle performance in 2017, a true "one step in the world." It's not just cold data, but a fiery, unreasonable, absolute confidence belonging to the "Desert Eagle Prince"! By absorbing it, you will briefly glimpse the gunnery that carves a path to survival in desperate situations and creates possibility from the impossible—a kind of almost instinctive, faith-based shooting that transcends aiming itself!]

[P.S.: Front view only]

[Should we attempt to fuse with the "old nun's remains"?]

In the hotel training room late at night, only the low hum of the machines could be heard.

Meng Lang paused for a moment, then turned to look at the child next to him who was so tired he was almost asleep, and then glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the computer screen.

01:56
Infinite backtracking?
What kind of cyber prison is this time?
Come on then!

He took a deep breath!

In my heart silently:

"Brother Ni, I want to come in!"

at the same time,

Upstairs in a hotel suite.

While fast asleep, Niko unconsciously smacked his lips and turned over.

　It's ranked second on the new book list! Please vote for me and follow my book! (crying emoji)
　　P.S.: Tonight, Falcon's brother really lives up to the saying "raising children is for old age security"!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)