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

Chapter 8: Brother Zai's penetrating power?
Leonkai's live stream on Bilibili.

"Wait, what's with this squatting?"

"Can you sense killing intent?"

"That Desert Eagle triple kill is pretty impressive, but I think it's normal. After all, he's a pro player."

"Holy crap! What the hell is this sniper rifle with a direct-fire ninja position? The tank didn't even show a footstep the whole time? This guy's awareness is... so...!"

Leon Kai was a little surprised!
He swallowed a sentence that said, "Good awareness."

This can no longer be explained by "good awareness".

If I had to say,
Then all I can say is "transparent".

And it's not just ordinary "clear", it has to be the level of "clear" like Brother Zai's.

If Leon Kai remembers correctly, back when Dark, this kid, made a name for himself in China, he was known for his "great shooting skills but poor awareness".

I heard that it was the same when he went abroad, so he spent a long time playing in second-tier tournaments. When he finally got to play in a first-tier tournament, he was fired not long after.

He even felt a little regretful at one point.

Now it suddenly feels so clear!

Moreover, this happened several times in a single match, such as the sudden smoke screen earlier, which completely confused Leon Kai.

Has it really opened?
But what's the point of a professional player using cheats to run the ranked ladder?
It's still a game like A+ to S.
This makes no sense at all.

Is it really true, as Yusa said, that he can't make it in the professional scene abroad and nobody wants him, so he's preparing to come back to streaming?

There's no need to cheat.

Leonkai didn't really believe what Yusa said.

But Meng Lang's actions are indeed suspicious.

After much deliberation, he could only cough and say:

"This demo does look a bit strange, but that's all. I don't think it's that bad. Actually, I'd prefer to have a professional player in China who is as insightful and skilled as Zaiwu."

It must be said that Leon Kai's words showed a high level of emotional intelligence.

Unless it's someone like Yusa who prioritizes traffic over family, it's completely unrealistic to think that a single demo can be used to crush someone and show off cheating.

Upon hearing this, the chat in Leonkai's live stream was flooded with comments.

"Is Brother Zai's understanding profound?"

"Sorry, I only saw someone cheating and messing with their teammates and opponents."

"Hilarious! A black truck is worthy of being compared to a cargo truck? It's really overloaded!"

"Actually, Black was kicked out and nobody wants him now. If he wants to learn from Danking's retirement and doesn't have enough skills, he might as well cheat."

"Indeed, I heard his hand injury hasn't healed yet."

"Nobody wants him? Didn't he say on his stream that Xia Ge found him a job at G2?"

"Give me a break, how could G2 possibly be planning to smear G2?"

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Meng Lang watched the comments in Leon Kai's live stream with great interest.

Despite the large number of trolls and haters, he wasn't angry at all.

Instead, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, his heart remained calm, and he even felt a little like laughing.

After all, these are all living people!
These are all real sources of emotional data!
It's an important reserve for him to gain GOAT points!
"Hates are fans too,"

He muttered to himself, "I must say, the GOAT value it provides is quite impressive."

In just a short while, it has risen from 2460 to 2512.

While the Goat points he had just earned were still fresh in his mind, Meng Lang, lying in bed, had an idea and chose a system function that he hadn't dared to try during the day—simulated battle.

The system's GOAT points can be used for simulated battles, including global simulation, endgame simulation, and 1v1 single-player simulation. Players can freely add "virtual mirror images" of teams and players they have played against within the past month for simulation training. Currently, the team loaded for global simulation is FAZE, the team that Meng Lang played a training match against when he was still with EG.

FAZE can undoubtedly be called the current CS professional team. At the beginning of the year, they finally put together their championship puzzle by bringing in free agent Ropz. In February, they won the IEM Catalonia Championship, one of the three major super tournaments. In April, they continued their form and won the EPL S15 Championship!
The team is currently ranked number one on HLTV.

Only by playing against strong teams can you improve!
Meng Lang was well aware of this, which is why, before a month had passed, he added FAZE, the Galactic Battleship, to his first simulated training opponent.

[Would you like to consume 1000 GOAT points to start a training match simulation against the "Galactic Battleship" FAZE Clan?]

[Note: You will automatically enter sleep mode after starting the simulation training. The time flow in the simulation space is different from that in reality. You can exit at any time. The training effect will be slowly reflected in the real muscle memory improvement value.]

Meng Lang, who was terrified of being in the "cyber prison," was initially tense as if he had PTSD, but he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the "you can exit at any time" message.

This is great!!!
This feature is practically tailor-made for him!
It's like using GOAT points to exchange for simulated training, allowing you to do high-intensity training even while you're asleep, and without having to worry about being locked up in there forever!

Their income is passive income.

He's doing post-sleep training.

Meng Lang chose "yes" without hesitation. The next second, everything went dark!
Countless colorful lines appeared immediately, and after a moment of mental travel, I entered the desolate maze of the training match where I lost to FAZE!

There was no pre-launch hype.

Enter the map, countdown begins!
Just like in previous practice matches,
Meng Lang's team started as T, and the game quickly began.

But he soon discovered how terrifying the system was!
His opponents and teammates in the simulation space were not highly intelligent AIs trained with him, but were practically like living, breathing people!
It goes without saying that teammates call out positions, communicate various tactics and coordinate items. It's basically the same as playing a training match with teammates in real life. In fact, when you lose too many points, someone cheers you on and twists the rope.

As for the opposing CT side, the default start, dynamic defense, and various utility combinations, along with FAZE's Big Brother's excellent tactical leadership and resource integration capabilities, made the FAZE team particularly terrifying.

Of course, what's even more terrifying is that when the opposing team scores, Meng Lang can hear his older cousin mimicking an ambulance's "beep beep beep beep" sound, trying to mess with his mind.

rash:.
No!

Is this too realistic?!
However, being truthful has its advantages!
Countless times I was killed, lost points, and lost matches in simulations. Countless times I restarted, and countless times I studied the opponent's defensive habits and offensive routes...

After countless matches, Meng Lang's marksmanship, awareness, and tactical execution have been slowly improving. More importantly, his understanding and proficiency with the Desert City map have been climbing at an incredible speed!
It seems that he, who was originally the master of Sha Er, will soon have a new map for his special skills!

It has to be you!
Brother Tongzi!
Meng Lang, who had always been disappointed by the flaws in the image pool, was overjoyed!

For the next two days, Meng Lang's life turned into an almost insane cycle:
—During the day, I duo queue with my cousin in high-elo FPL solo queue games to hone my skills, and also earn GOAT points from viewers through live streaming!
They start consuming GOAT points late at night!
Using system simulation, he repeatedly infiltrates "Miraji" (Mirage City) and engages in virtual battles against top teams like FAZE, battles known only to himself.

Niko and Leonardo DiCaprio were both dumbfounded. They knew that young people were addicted to the internet, but they never expected Meng Lang to be so addicted!
Don't they get a break?
Jackz is under immense pressure.

Not buddy!

That's way too curly!
Can I stop competing with you?

Two days passed in a flash, and soon it was time for the scrimmagine with Astralis (Team A), which was also the time for G2's management to make a decision.

Meng Lang went up first.

"Buddy, it's just a practice match. Relax, it's no big deal." Before the practice match started, Old Ni patted Meng Lang on the shoulder and said in a relaxed tone, trying to ease Meng Lang's tension.

The conductor, Little Li, nodded in agreement.

"Dude, haven't you been playing a lot of ranked matches lately? Just treat this like ranked matches, and crush your opponents in the way that feels most comfortable for you!"

However, Meng Lang showed no sign of nervousness whatsoever. Hearing their words, he said with eager anticipation, "No problem! I can't wait to start the slaughter! Let's have a G2-level battle! GOGOGO!"

As he spoke, he clenched his fist and swung it forcefully twice.

The tone was so light and cheerful!

puff!
MoNESY, who was sipping his cola through a straw, almost burst out laughing. He had been observing this young CN player who had come to the team for a trial for the past two days.

It must be said that the child had a very good impression of Meng Lang.

Young! Sunny! Super handsome!
Straightforward! Optimistic! Loves to communicate!
This personality trait can help avoid many internal team conflicts.

The key is that he loves playing ranked matches.

If I can stay on the team, I'll have a partner for ranked matches in the future, which should be very interesting.

Niko turned to Leonardo DiCaprio with a smile and said, "See? I told you this kid doesn't know what nervousness is, right?"

"Alright! Let's begin then."

"Wait a minute!"

Meng Lang suddenly interrupted.

"what happened?"

The crowd was puzzled by what they heard.

The next second, Meng Lang pulled out a white bandage from somewhere and started wrapping it around Meng Lang's right hand.

Yes, this is the system reward [Time Delay Inverse Entropy Bandage] - when wrapped, it can suppress hidden hand injuries and slowly heal when used intensively.

The bandage actually has a semi-transparent, silvery texture. The material is not very clear, but it is extremely thin and flexible, perfectly conforming to the contours of the hand. Meng Lang has already secretly tried it, and wrapping it around the wrist does not affect the movement of the wrist joint or the precision of finger operation at all.

But the G2 players were finding it hard to stay calm when they saw this!
"Is your hand injury still not healed?"

"No, it's already healed."

"Then how will you repay it?"

"I'm used to it, it's comfortable to wear."

Meng Lang didn't explain much, but glanced at Niko's arm sleeves and said, "They're about the same size as yours."

what?
Can they be about the same?
Niko's eye twitched involuntarily.

However, the training match was about to begin, and although it was strange for Meng Lang to play with his right hand wrapped in a bandage, since he said he was fine, no one said much about it.

In esports, results speak for themselves.

Well done! No one will say anything if you come on stage in a cane or wheelchair.

(End of this chapter)