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

Chapter 65 Major Champion? Isn't that incredibly bold! (Double votes requested!)

Device achieved an overall tournament rating of 1.32 at the 2019 Berlin Major.

Then he achieved a rating of 1.71 in the grand finals of that Major.

He currently holds the record for the highest rating in a Major—of course, those who only played one or two maps are definitely not included.

At this moment, the person playing with the machine suddenly widened their eyes:
"Also, let me tell you something terrifying! Dark has already racked up five pentakills in the Challenger Stage alone at the Antwerp Major, including three pistol rounds!"

"My God! It's a human!"

"I'm not saying anything more! Let's wait and see how the Legends group fares! I have a feeling that a lot of Dark's stats will surprise a lot of people when this Major ends!"

The live stream chat was flooded with comments.

"Hey, stop talking nonsense!"

"This guy's gone berserk!!"

"What about those who said it's all messed up?"

"Holy crap! It feels like Dark really went into overdrive after that hand injury!! This is the first time I've ever seen a sniper switch to rifleman this ridiculously."

"So you're the real 'enlightenment' superman! This guy must be cheating!"

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At this moment, on the MVP voting page below the HLTV post-match data, the votes for Meng Lang's official photo have skyrocketed!

Playing with the machines is amazing once again!
"Wow! Dark's MVP approval rating in today's BO3 is 96.3%! A lot of people on the international internet are voting for Dark like crazy!"

"Well, there's nothing more to say. I'll cast my vote for Dark too."

At that moment, a comment suddenly appeared in the live stream chat.

"Machine! Machine! Do you think Dark won a Major championship after only one year in the tournament?"

The person who had just finished casting their vote happened to glance at this comment and couldn't help but laugh, saying:

"A Major championship in just one year?"

"No, no, no! Dude! Seriously! Okay! I think this is a bit too much. What if you make those players who have never won a Major title in their entire professional career, like, well, let's not say, anyway, you make them stop playing? That would be really upsetting."

Seeing the comments section buzzing with discussion, the man playing the machine couldn't help but explain:
"Why is this a bit too much? It's mainly because young people get into their rhythm and their shooting skills become amazing. Seriously, there are dark horses like this every year at the Major!"

"But you came out strong because there are very few databases of you in top-tier events, so people don't have time to study you."

"The problem is, you've played too much, the database has been updated, and the other teams aren't pushovers. You're like those traditional powerhouse teams that have been in the Legends stage for a long time, with experienced coaches and analysts. Everyone's noticed and said, 'Oh! This Major Challengers stage has a kid whose AK is flying through the air.'"

"Once everyone discovers you're good, every team will definitely study you. They'll just watch a couple of your demos, analyze them, and study your habits, your positioning, and what you like to do at what times. Then they'll target you in matches and try to catch your timings. Seriously, once they start studying you, things will explode!"

"Dark is definitely going to be investigated this time because his stats in the Challenger group are just too outrageous! His stats are too influential!"

"So when someone in the chat asked if Dark could win the Major this year, I can only say, watch more matches. If you watch more matches, you won't ask such an almost impossible question."

"I hope Dark's fans can keep a calm mindset and not raise their expectations too high because of the previous matches."

"Regarding this, I think Dark himself should also do the same. For now, don't think about things like winning a Major championship in one year. In short, don't be too ambitious."

"Alright, let's not talk about that for now. The interview has started, so let's watch it first. Today's interview is definitely going to be for Dark."

In the Antwerp studio.

A tall host, dressed in a striking purple suit, walked toward the G2 booth with a microphone in hand.

"Hey! Congratulations, buddy! You played really well today!" The person who came was Banks, known for his professional, composed, and high-EQ interviews, and nicknamed "the best interviewer in the world" by his fans.

"Thank you. Is this for an interview?"

"Of course!" Banks' smile widened, and he brought the microphone closer. "Your performance today has captivated audiences worldwide, and everyone is eager to hear the voice of our young MVP!"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the interview officially began. Banks composed himself and asked in his signature calm tone:

"First of all, congratulations again to G2, congratulations Dark, today you defeated the powerful Vitality 3-0 and successfully advanced to the Legends Group of this Major. What do you want to say right now?"

Meng Lang paused for a moment, then said with a sincere smile, "Well... I'm very happy. Our opponents today were really strong, and the match was very difficult, so our whole team is very happy to have won."

Banks nodded and then posed the second question, which was also the one the audience was most interested in:
"We noticed that you had many incredible and brilliant performances in today's game, and some of your plays were simply unbelievable."

"For example, in the Infernal Town scene in Figure 1, you used the AWP at that crucial moment to suddenly turn around and headshot ZywOo. How did you realize there was someone behind you? And how did you manage to execute such a precise, even unbelievable, maneuver?"

After listening, Meng Lang thought about it seriously for a moment, and then gestured as he said, "It's just that... I suddenly felt like there was someone behind me, so I turned around and used the mouse to aim at his head."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and demonstrated the turning and drawing of the gun without actually holding anything, his expression very sincere.

As soon as these words were spoken, the chat room of 6657 and the bullet comments on various platforms instantly exploded:
"???"

"Hey, you're really good at pretending!"

"He seems... to be explaining very seriously?"

"He even tried to teach us!" "I learned how to use the mouse to aim at his head, and I'll do it that way next time!"

"No way! First of all, you fucking have to tell us how you 'suddenly felt' it?!"

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Banks couldn't help but laugh as he watched Meng Lang's earnest explanation.

He tried his best to maintain the professional demeanor of a presenter and continued to ask:
"Today's match between you and the Little Bees was indeed very intense. In the second map, the Core even lost the game when it was almost time to go into overtime."

"I noticed that after that defeat, when you lost your core in your own map pick, everyone seemed to be having some emotional issues. The players on your team seemed to be quite frustrated, even in pain, is that right?"

The question immediately caused Niko, Aleksib, and the others who were tidying up peripherals behind Meng Lang to slow down and fall silent.

The defeat in the nuclear test almost broke everyone's morale.

However, Meng Lang chuckled and nodded frankly, saying, "Yes, failure certainly brings pain."

"But if defeat is painless, victory is not so sweet. We quickly adjusted and focused on the next map."

If defeat were painless, would victory not be so sweet?
Coach XTQZZZ, standing behind, was taken aback upon hearing this. He had originally thought that Meng Lang would say something like "Actually, we're fine" to avoid the question.

Unexpectedly, this 17-year-old could speak so frankly and maturely.

In an instant, he gained another impression of Meng Lang.

The old nun standing to the side, upon hearing these unexpected words, couldn't help but ponder them carefully.

He has always avoided failure and avoided comments like "weakling" on the internet.

But Meng Lang's words,

But it made him feel much more open-minded.

"What he said is so true!" The child behind him looked at Meng Lang with bright eyes.

He just debuted this year and is still a little shy in front of the camera. Meng Lang showed composure and eloquence in the interview!
She was exactly the person he had always imagined.

You're such a smooth talker!
Host Banks nodded in approval; his composed style made him enjoy interacting with contestants like this.

He smiled and said, "Alright! Now that you've secured your tickets to the Legendary Group, what are your personal goals for the future?"

Meng Lang confirmed, "Alone?"

“Yes, your personal goal,” Banks said kindly. “Feel free to be bold, even saying Major championship is fine.”

Meng Lang shook his head upon hearing this.

"Do you think the Major champion is too audacious?" Banks laughed, about to continue, but Meng Lang interrupted him.

"No, my personal goal is to be number 1 this year!"

"???"

puff--!
When m0NESY, who was drinking water in the back, heard this, she almost spat out her water and coughed repeatedly.

He suddenly stared wide-eyed at Meng Lang.

My inner voice screamed:

Not buddy!

It's one thing for us to secretly fantasize about something like "top number" in the middle of the night, but why did you just say it out loud in an interview?!

This is more than just being talkative!

That's incredibly outspoken!

In the 6657 live stream room, Wanjiji, who was just telling Menglang "not to think about such an unrealistic thing as winning the Major championship for the time being," also stopped!

"Holy crap! TOP 1?! This guy... this guy really dares to say that!"

"A god! I can only call him a god!"

In the interview, even the well-informed Banks paused for a second, then quickly recovered and, with a wry smile, reminded him:
"Hey buddy! If you want to be the number one player of the year, one Major championship might not be enough."

Faced with Banks' well-intentioned reminder, Meng Lang simply nodded calmly, his face remaining expressionless, as if he were discussing something very ordinary.
"I know."

I know.

Just three simple words.
There were no grand pronouncements.

Yet it carried an inexplicable certainty.

This completely and utterly blew up live streams all over the world!
Did we act too aggressively?

The current version era
A rifleman dares to covet the annual TOP1?

(End of this chapter)