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

Chapter 34 The Pistol Round Curse?

[Holy crap! What kind of monster reaction is this?!]

[This awareness! This understanding! When did Black become so insightful?]

Wasn't he a gunslinger before? Has his brain evolved now?

Wait! He's using the hand with the bandage! You're telling me he has a wound on his hand while he's pulling the gun?!

[Is it an act? It's definitely an act!]

[Don't try to smear me, I've been a fan for a long time. Dark posted his diagnosis report and physical therapy videos on Weibo; his hand was swollen like a steamed bun back then, it's undeniable! I remember the doctor saying that if he continued with high-intensity training, his hand might be ruined!]

Holy crap! Is it that scary?

Is Dark really risking the end of his professional career by playing Major's final dance?

[I'm so touched, Bro!]

The barrage of comments was flying by!
In the liquid playing area,

The atmosphere, however, was extremely heavy!
The score has now reached 8-1.

In the previous point, Liquid's meticulously designed ABA tactic was about to become the starting point for a comeback, but it was ruthlessly reversed by the opposing player with the ID "Dark".

Commander nitr0 looked at the score on the screen with a somewhat complicated expression.

To be honest, when he saw the smoke grenade from the police station in the last thirty seconds or so, he was almost certain that the tactic had succeeded.

And that is almost certainly the case.
They successfully unloaded the package.

But who could have imagined that Niko and Dark's endgame would be so unreasonable!
That final fake-defuse maneuver, instantly locating and taking down EliGE with a single shot, was so calm it was almost inhuman; he was completely stunned.

EliGE, looking regretful after losing the endgame, spoke up first:
"My problem, my problem."

Yes, if he had been more steady, he would have waited until the opponent finished counting down before leaking.

Regardless of whether they win or lose this gunfight, at least they can take this point.

Why didn't we wait then?

EliGE suddenly felt a little dazed.

The answer in his mind was,

Because they were far behind in the score and under immense pressure in the endgame, their thinking became flawed.

But deep down he knew,

not only that.

It was also because the guy opposite him, the one he had once defeated, was performing so brilliantly today that it stirred up his competitive spirit.

He felt this was a gunfight.

There's no way I can lose.

However, the result was that

He lost the endgame.
nitr0 took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his inner turmoil. Now was not the time to assign blame; the team's morale was already very low.

"There's no right or wrong in a game of wrestling, it's alright, buddy," nitr0 said, trying to keep his voice steady.

On the other hand, how can he criticize a teammate with the highest kill count? If EliGE hadn't torn apart the kid's AWP at the mid-lane horse stable in the last 30 seconds of the last round, and if the kid and his cousin at the pit had coordinated, Liquid might not have been able to plant the bomb at A so easily.

"We still have defeat compensation, we can still pick up our spears, hold on, and catch up point by point." nitr0 twisted the rope hard, trying to boost the team's morale.

However, fluctuations in one's mindset cannot be calmed down with just a few words of comfort.

Whether it was the previous ECO comeback or the five-on-three situation after planting the bomb just now, both were winnable endgames for Liquid, which they ultimately lost.

This is the most demoralizing.

Next,
Although Liquid triggered the defeat compensation in the remaining rounds of the first half, which eased their economic woes, their overall rhythm and confidence seemed to have been completely destroyed.

Their attacks were no longer as smooth and decisive as before. They occasionally pulled off brilliant plays to win the endgame, but they struggled to maintain a consistent scoring momentum.

In contrast, G2

After Meng Lang won that clutch situation, the team's morale soared, and their performance became even hotter.

Niko and m0NESY's marksmanship remained fierce, huNter-'s scouting and kiting repeatedly proved invaluable, and Meng Lang, in commanding Xiao Li's system, was becoming increasingly adept. His solid defense on B-site and timely rotations to provide backup were impeccable.

The remainder of the first half felt like a performance by G2.

The final score at halftime was 12-3.

Excluding the pistol round, Liquid only managed to win two rounds against G2.

They were the ninth-ranked team in the world last year.

The first half of today's match between Liquid and G2 was undoubtedly a major surprise for many.

On the G2 pitch.

Coach XTQ beamed and said with a smile, "Bro played very well, keep it up! Let's take down Liquid and advance to Group 2/0!"

"Strange, I don't think the liquid is as hard to fight as I thought."

The child said with a grin.

Niko smiled and glanced at him, then turned to look at Meng Lang with admiration.

"That's because of Dark. Dark played so well in the first half today. Having him guarding the banana lane with me really relieved a lot of pressure on me."

"No, actually they didn't attack the banana lane much later on. My defense of the A bomb was pretty bad in a few waves. I'm not very good at this map, so I'm going to cram for it."

Meng Lang scratched his head and said.

He also told the truth.

As a professional player, Meng Lang would naturally know how to play Town Hall.

However, compared to his current highest stats in Sand City 2 and Lost City, his proficiency in Town City is not even on the same level as the former two.

Meng Lang felt that if his understanding of the maps of his town and Sand City was at the same level, then after breaking Liquid's mentality, the opponent wouldn't get a single point.

Some people might think that as long as a pro player has good enough aim, they can do well on any map—but in fact, map understanding is just as important as aim.

Marksmanship is fundamental.

It determines whether you can kill the enemy after spotting them. Without marksmanship, even the best awareness and positioning may not be able to capitalize on your advantage.

Map comprehension is multiplication.

It allows you to use your marksmanship more efficiently, giving you the upper hand before the enemy can react; it determines that you are the one who "sees the enemy first".

This is why some professional teams perform exceptionally well on strong maps, but get easily defeated on weaker maps.

The map Meng Lang is facing today, Town, is one that heavily emphasizes teamwork and item coordination. As the ninth-ranked team in the world, Liquid has a fundamental skill in item coordination.

In the first half, there were times when Meng Lang would go back to defend and then get hit by a bunch of items, leaving him with very few opportunities to engage in direct gunfights, which resulted in him giving away that point.

Meng Lang couldn't help but think that he only had one map, Desert City, in his simulation training map pool. It seemed he needed to expand the map pool for the simulation space.

Hmm, after finishing the Liquid game, let's change the opponent in tonight's post-sleep simulation training to the town of Liquid.

quickly,

The second half pistol round has begun.

6657 live broadcast room.

"Here's something a little scary: G2 hasn't won a single pistol round at this Antwerp Major yet. So what do you say about this one?"

"I feel this pistol round is crucial for both sides! If G2 wins, they can easily take the match point, and the same goes for Liquid. If they want to catch up and turn the tide in the second half, they must win this pistol round."

"Alright! Let's take a look at the setup for this round. G2 has four Glocks, one P250, and two sets of utility equipment."

"What about Liquid? Goodness! They only started with one set of items, two unarmored USPs, but they have two half-armored dual pistols and one half-armored USP! It seems Liquid knows how important this point is, and they're going all out in this pistol round! They're determined to win!"

"Oh! G2 didn't fake anything at the terrorist base! They immediately accelerated to B bomb this minute! Looks like they're going for a rush on B. Wait! But after Lee entered Banana, he called a silent contact command. Could there be some change?"

"The liquid is a pair of pistols and a set of equipment at point B. The two players are positioned to defend the outer side of a box and the coffin."

"Now G2 is in silent contact and has touched the stone slab. The liquid contains no information."

What do you mean by this point?

(End of this chapter)