CS2: My reaction speed is the limit of human capability.

Chapter 105 Battle Against Liquid, Round Two - Ancient Ruins

"Nice!" The Tianlu members bumped fists and celebrated with each other.

Taking the first map was within their expectations, after all, TyLoo had done some research on the three old maps. Even though the opponent used a counter-tactic, the basic stats were really weak.

Mo Siyu's hand was still on the mouse, her eyes fixed on the screen, and she didn't realize that the game had ended.

He was still thinking about what to do next, but the other side just typed GG.

The hamburger was the first thing he touched. He took off his headphones, let out a long breath, leaned back in his chair, looked up at the ceiling, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

No, I have to hold it in and not laugh out loud.

Since Tang arrived, the team has achieved good stats and results, and the players are no longer dazed or constipated in their attacks. It is full of vitality and everything is thriving!

Xiao Ju turned her head and glanced at Tang Ye. The child who used to even look down at the ground when he walked was now sitting there quietly, his fingers still on the keyboard, his eyes fixed on the MVP logo on the screen.

His expression was calm, even somewhat indifferent.

"36 kills." Xiao Ju laughed at the score. "Who's going to clear out the enemy's smurfing?"

"I don't know, go call Faker over, Verstappen will do too," Tang joked. "I didn't intend to use a dimensional advantage, but I didn't expect the other side to be so bad... Anyway, this game was alright, so-so."

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"Not bad?!" Mo Siyu's voice was so loud that even the referee not far away turned his head to look. "You call 36 kills not bad?!"

"210's ADR is considered 'okay'?! Then what should I call my data?"

Hamburger finally couldn't help but laugh out loud. He shook his head with a laugh, slowly taking off his headphones and hanging them on the monitor, as if he was enjoying the moment.

"That's shit," Hamburger said. "But it's okay, the other five people combined don't even have as much as Tang. At least someone's at the bottom for you."

Ling Feng didn't speak. He simply turned to the side and bumped fists with Tang Ye.

"Are you tired?" Ling Feng asked.

Tang also flexed his fingers: "It's okay. My wrist is just a little sore."

"Take it easy with the next picture," Ling Feng said.

"Um."

Zhong Weijie stood at the back, a tactics notebook in his hand, watching the group of young men. He didn't rush to speak, but let them chat for a while. He knew this moment was crucial. It wasn't about tactical adjustments or data review, but about morale and confidence.

They were ranked 24th in the world. Although they had won the ZEM tournament before, it was just a minor event, and almost no one was optimistic about them before the tournament.

Now, they've crushed BC, won Liquid's map of their choice, and are making great strides towards the group stage. It's best not to disturb them during their celebrations.

Only after the laughter subsided did Zhong Weijie step forward.

"Alright," he said, his voice not loud, but everyone quieted down and looked at him. "The game isn't over yet."

He paused, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces.

"Next map, Ancient Ruins. Our traditional weak point," Zhong Weijie said. "Since we've chosen it, we have to play our cards right. I won't say more. Follow instructions, stay in communication, and we can win."

"receive."

Mo Siyu's smile faded, and she sat back down in her chair. Tang also gripped the mouse again. He didn't speak, but Zhong Weijie noticed a change in his eyes—not nervousness, but something more focused.

This Ancient Ruins map is crucial to advancing from the group stage. If it gets dragged into the third map, TyLoo doesn't have a guaranteed win.

"Liquid will definitely focus their efforts on this map," Chung Wei-chieh continued. "They're not stupid. Losing at Lost City, Ruins is their best chance. However, we have limited sample data, and they probably haven't studied it much, nor do they know what tactics we'll employ."

He opened his tactics notebook, which was filled with markings of various positions and item locations in the ruins.

"So in this game, I ask you to play our style and execute our tactics."

The atmosphere on the other side of the liquid was completely different from that of Tianlu, like a stagnant pool.

EliGE was the first to take off his headphones. He didn't throw them or drop them; he simply took them off, placed them on the table, leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and stared at the screen.

g0d: 36/5/4.

ADR: 210.

There's a cheat code!

NertZ was still sitting in front of the computer, headphones still on, clearly somewhat stunned by the attack.

He quietly pulled out from A1, his crosshair already on g0d's head, the bullet already fired, and then the sniper turned around, scoped in, and fired.

His screen went black.

He didn't even have time to see how the person turned around.

This kind of overwhelming attack was a huge blow to a professional player like him, making him question his very existence.

Siuhy stood behind her teammates, her hands resting on the back of the chair, her lips tightly pursed.

He knew he should say something, but he just couldn't say it.

He was clearly stunned by the attack. The young man on the other side, named g0d, had rendered them unable to fire their guns, as if all their tactics and strategies were completely ineffective.

He can't exactly say that the other side is too strong and we just can't beat them, can he?

Siuhy could only try his best to talk about the tactics for the next map in order to distract his teammates.

"Next map, Ancient Ruins." He looked up, finally addressing his teammates. "We've studied this map. We have more experience with it than they do. Although we don't know what tactics they'll employ, our chances of winning are still very high."

Is the chance of winning high?

The Liquid players looked towards the opposite Tianlu players' seats, and then towards the unfamiliar-looking young man.

"Here they come, Ancient Ruins!" The voice of someone playing with a machine rang out in the live stream, filled with barely suppressed excitement. "If Liquid loses this game, they'll go straight to the lower bracket, while TyLoo will go straight to IEM."

"The group stage in Krakow, can you even imagine that!"

He paused, then quickly glanced at the formations on both sides.

"Tycoon started with T, and all five of them rushed into site A. They're going for a fast attack on site A!"

The five members of Tianlu rushed towards Area A at full speed. When they arrived at the outside of the steps in Area A, they all squatted down and slowly crawled forward.

The player immediately saw through the intention: "Tycoon is playing very steadily in the pistol round! Everyone's crouching and ducking to avoid any CTs who might push forward and jump to scout the area!"

The distance from the first position of the CTs and the first position of the Ts to the A site of the Ancient Ruins is roughly the same, so some CTs will choose to push forward aggressively. If they hear a lot of footsteps, they will immediately retreat to the A bomb site and call out the location. If there is no footsteps, some CTs can use a spin jump to boldly gather information. Even if the main T force is outside the A site, this only proves that they have moved in silently. It is very difficult to get a quick kill when a CT spins, and the Glock's kill range is completely insufficient.

Fortunately, Liquid didn't have any CTs pushing forward at site A, so TyLoo's main force pre-aimed after getting onto the steps and advanced step by step.

Hamburger was responsible for throwing smoke grenades and deep smoke grenades at the CT spawn outside the steps, and also for throwing flashbangs at the bomb site. Mo Siyu went to the outside of Hall A to throw flashbangs at A main and to hold off enemies outside A main. Tang Ye, Ling Feng, and Xiao Ju went to the innermost part of Hall A to avoid being seen by any potential CTs in double positions.

But at this moment, the person playing with the machine from God's perspective slowly frowned.

"TyLoo's pistol round rush A tactic was indeed good, but Liquid's side has a heavily fortified 3A!" The player's gaze suddenly sharpened, a hint of unease in his voice. "Chicken is in a double-staff position, NertZ is providing coordinated support at the Ruins Entrance, and Krimbo is lurking around the bomb site. This is a heavily fortified 3A!"

His voice suddenly rose: "Tianlu's NAVI pistol round tactic has run into Liquid's triple A defense! This is a head-on collision! Five guys rushing A site, and three on the other side are waiting for them! This pistol round is going to be a disaster!"

Hamburger launched two smoke grenades, and with Moss's flash at the near post, the five players of Tianlu instantly started moving!

"Here it comes! Tianlu's attack! Xiao Ju went out first and was instantly killed by Chicken Bro who dodged, and then Chicken Bro retreated! He said he was not playing with you guys anymore... Mo Siyu's big box fire was launched, but NertZ, who was supposed to help with the follow-up shot and cover, was not behind the big box at all!"

He pulled them out, and there stood Tang Ye and Ling Feng, two beautiful figures in profile!

"What?! He was instantly killed by Tang Ye after just two shots?! NertZ! You truly are a sinner against Liquid!"

"What's Chicken Bro going to do now? He can only shoot and retreat with dual pistols. Why isn't Krimbo covering him at the bomb site? Oh! TyLoo's smoke grenade to the CT spawn was clever; they covered the CT spawn and the boxes at the bomb site with smoke to prevent the bomb site team from covering him! Oh TyLoo, that was such a textbook play!"

"Chicken Bro had no choice but to return the donuts, but what about Krimbo? He chose to hide in a smoke grenade and listen to the dripping bag! Chicken Bro also chose to return them!"

"Tianlu's tactics in the early pistol round were a resounding success!"

From the perspective of someone who plays with machines, there are actually many points to discuss regarding this point.

First, let's talk about TyLoo's early pistol round rush setup. They set up smokes outside the Hamburger steps and also positioned themselves behind the mid lane. Moss Yu provided flashbangs and big crates, allowing the three players at the front to rush directly.

This is a common tactic used by NAVI in the Ancient Ruins pistol round. The key is the smoke grenade that covers the boxes behind the CT spawn and bomb site. It can effectively avoid two lines of fire from the bomb site and CT spawn, which is very beneficial for Glock to open up the situation and prevent USP from shooting at people from a distance.

Chicken Bro's handling was also correct. After killing one person, he chose to retreat to the donut. However, he did not expect that NertZ at the ruins entrance would be kicked to death by Tang Ye when facing two people with their backs turned. Krimbo at the bomb site was also afraid to come out to finish off the enemy because of the smoke grenade, which forced him to retreat to the donut.

He took a deep breath, and his voice finally calmed down a bit, but his eyes were still bright.

"But right now, it's a 1-for-1 exchange, and the bandits, having run out of items, will face a four-man defensive push!"

Tianlu immediately set up a defensive formation, with one ruin, one large box, and two A-ranks.

Tang also crouched behind the large box at bomb site A, which was a very aggressive position. If he couldn't get any kills and died directly, then Tianlu would be in a complete predicament.

The members of Remnant and A-site will be separated, so the opposing team only needs to capture Remnant first, and then aim at A-site to secure the point. They can even throw a smoke grenade at A-site and the point will be unwinnable.

"Hopefully no cigarettes...hopefully no cigarettes..." Hamburger muttered to himself.

Unfortunately, what you say comes true. The partitions at University A arrived as scheduled, along with the sound of packages being unpacked.

After confirming that no one had come to the ruins, Ling Feng, who was at the entrance of the ruins, worked with Mo Siyu, who was coming out of the smoke from A University, to pull them out from both sides.

There are two main advantages to doing this. First, the double pull on the left and right can pull the opponent's firing line. Second, it also turns the Tang of the big box into a dark side. Although it is not mysterious, at least it will not be directly blocked by the opponent. Instead, it will make the opponent think that TyLoo is a 3A big 1 relic formation.

Both A University and the Ruins were in standard positions, so they were naturally held back. Mo Siyu, who emerged from the smoke, died before she even saw anyone, while Ling Feng killed EliGE with skillful positioning, but was finished off by Krimbo.

"The enemy hasn't stopped defusing the bomb!" Ling Feng exclaimed immediately after seeing the message.

Tang then realized that he had to be taken out.

Tianlu's strategy for defending the bomb this round was simple: if the enemy searched first, they would engage through crossfire. If the enemy defused the bomb and baited them, Lingfeng and Mo Siyu would move first, then Hamburger would flash over the A bomb site, and Tang from the dark side would move out to engage in a second round of gunfights.

But the sound of the enemy unpacking the bomb hasn't stopped. If the enemy has pliers, then this point is in great danger.

Tang couldn't wait to open the package.

Tang took a deep breath and then moved.

"Ling Feng and Mo Siyu pulled them out, but they were completely pinned down and couldn't fight back at all! Ling Feng managed to trade kills with Chicken Bro, but he was finished off by a follow-up shot. What do we do now? The CTs have pliers! Siuhy is still disarming! He has no intention of letting go! Hamburger couldn't finish them off either. G0d, we can only rely on you! The only hope for the whole village!"

"Here it comes! Tang has been pulled out too! He couldn't wait any longer!"

First shot.

"Bang!"

The Liquid team clearly lacked warning about the large crate, since there was absolutely no movement from the first wave of people pulling the crate, so no one was aiming at the crate's location.

He dodged and pulled out, then fired a headshot.

g0d used a USP to headshot and kill siuhy (whom he had picked up).

"One shot! Tang also instantly killed Siuhy who was defusing the bomb!!!" The machine operator's voice was already hoarse, but he couldn't stop. "But Ultimate and Krimbo's guns are already pointed at him!!!"

"Ultimate and Krimbo reacted quickly, but Tang was playing too slickly. After killing the defuser, he immediately retreated, as if to say, 'Come on, are you going to defuse it or not?'"

The sound of someone fiddling with a machine rang out in the live stream, tinged with tension: "Ultimate picked up the pliers; he's faking disassembly!"

Krimbo positioned the large container, waiting for Tang to emerge! This was the liquid's last chance! Would Tang also pull it out?

In the scene, Tang Ye's figure is squatting motionless behind the large box. He doesn't peek out, doesn't change position, and doesn't make any unnecessary movements.

The sound of unpacking rang out again.

"Second fake demolition!" The voice operating the machine rose. "Ultimate is acting, Krimbo is setting up, and Don still hasn't moved! This guy's patience is terrifying! He's completely unfazed!"

"What's TyLoo saying? Oh!! Hamburger delivered a crucial flashbang at A site, catching Liquid completely off guard and instantly killing them!!"

The voice playing with the machine suddenly rose an octave: "Hamburger!!!" His voice was completely hoarse, but it carried an almost manic excitement. "Hamburger threw a flashbang at A University! He wasn't slacking off! He's been waiting for this opportunity!"

"This is CN's command! Do any of you command this well?!"