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

Chapter 122 Battle Against the Little Bees

The meeting room at the hotel where Team Bees are staying in Krakow.

On the projection screen, a replay of the match between TyLoo and Green Dragons was playing. The image froze on Tang Ye's pentakill in Sand 2B area.

To date, this guy has created countless memorable moments and has become a rising star in IEM Krakow.

"Tell me your thoughts," XTQZZZ turned around, "What are your impressions after watching these two matches?"

apEX was the first to speak: "gOd's sniping is indeed fast. But speed isn't the problem; the problem is that his positioning is too flexible. On Dust2, his position changed almost every game, making no sense whatsoever."

"It feels like they just go wherever their minds go, their coordination is really low," flameZ interjected, his tone tinged with disdain. "No matter how fast he is, he's still just a sniper rifle. If you throw a gadget at him and flashbang him, he won't even be able to scope in."

"The problem is he doesn't give you a chance to use items on him." Mezii shook his head. "Look at the games he played against the Green Dragon. Every time the Green Dragon threw a flashbang, he would either turn his back to dodge or retreat directly. He would then come out again after the flashbang had passed. His positioning control was too good. It was very difficult to use regular items against him."

There was a moment of silence in the conference room.

opz finally spoke, his voice not loud, but every word clear: "So perhaps we should change our approach. Aside from targeting specific individuals, we should consider other aspects first."

Several people looked at him at the same time.

"What do you mean?" apEX asked.

"What I mean is, if we only focus on gOd, we'll fall into their trap," ropz said. "Tyloo's three core players are all very strong, so we can counter them in the draft phase. We should release maps like Overpass and Anubis as much as possible, where we have an advantage over them."

XTQZZZ nodded and wrote down his drafting strategy on the whiteboard.

"ropz is right, our coaching staff had actually considered this a long time ago." XTQZZZ wrote on the whiteboard, "Our draft strategy is simple: let the small town, ban Mirage and Sand 2."

"Although Town is TyLoo's strongest map, we are not weak on this map either," XTQZZZ said. "So if we don't ban Town in the first round, TyLoo will most likely choose Town, which will allow us to ban other maps they are familiar with."

"Aren't you going to ban Relics?" zywoo finally spoke up at this moment.

"No ban." XTQZZZ crossed his arms and looked serious. "I think it's time for us to release this map. Facing this dark horse team, we must bring out our trump card tactics."

"In the first round, ban Mirage. They'll most likely ban Nuka-Crisis or Overpass. If they choose Town, we'll choose any one of Nuka-Crisis, Overpass, or Anubis. If they don't choose Ruins, we'll at least get two of those three maps. If they choose Ruins, they'll fall right into our ban/pick trap."

ropz nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

"So our ban/pick strategy is to force them to play unfamiliar maps," he summarized. "Mirage and Sand City are their strong maps, so we ban them. They are strong on Small Town, but we are not weak either, so we let them pick and compete with them tactically. Of the four maps, we can get at least two: Nuke, Overpass, Anubis, and Ruins."

"And no matter which two cards we get, our skill level is far superior to theirs," flameZ added, a hint of smugness in his voice. "Isn't this a sure thing?"

"Don't get cocky." apEX glanced at him. "TyLoo made it to the group stage and beat Green Dragon 2-0, not by luck. Their gunplay is top-notch, especially g0d and Feng. If you underestimate them and things go wrong, don't blame me for not warning you."

flameZ shrugged and didn't say anything more.

XTQZZZ glanced at his watch; it was getting late.

"Alright, that's enough about the draft phase. We'll make final adjustments based on their bans and picks before tomorrow's match." He closed his strategy notebook. "Go back and rest, get plenty of rest."

The team members got up one after another, packed their things, and prepared to leave.

zywoo walked at the very back. As he stood up, his gaze inadvertently swept over the draft tactics written by XTQZZZ on the whiteboard.

"coach."

XTQZZZ turned around: "What's wrong?"

"What if they don't do what we expect?" zywoo asked. "What if they ban the Relics themselves, or choose the Nuclears themselves, or simply release the Rice Garbage? Do we have any backup plans?"

XTQZZZ looked at him, remained silent for two seconds, and then smiled.

"Yes," he said, "but there's only one backup plan."

"What?"

"you."

zywoo paused for a moment.

XTQZZZ walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder.

"Matthew, the challenger this time is very strong, so don't let your guard down."

17

The big sweet potato gave a devilish smile, revealing a beautiful set of white teeth.

"This time I'll increase the parameters."

The match between TyLoo and Veigar in Krakow was the most anticipated match of the entire IEM Krakow group stage.

In the live stream room where people are playing with the machines, the number of online viewers has already exceeded the previous peak.

One is a newly emerging local team, which also has a super sniper and rifleman.

The other is a 25-year dynasty, a dominant team that continues to reign supreme today, boasting the world's top neighborhood defenders, top liberos, top dribblers, top snipers, and top dribble players.

"Here they come, brothers!" The guy playing with the machine was wearing a red TyLoo team jersey today, his face more festive than during Chinese New Year. "TyLoo vs. Little Bees, the group stage winners' bracket final! Win and you go straight to the group stage finals, lose and you're in the losers' bracket, but you still have one more chance!"

"I don't need to elaborate on the importance of this match, right? If TyLoo can beat Bees, it will be the first time in CNCS history that they've defeated the world's number one team in a S-level tournament!"

The comments section was flooded with messages.

【Tianlu Chong!】

【g0d, destroy zywoo!】

[Don't make jinxes! Don't make jinxes!]

[Based on rational analysis, TyLoo's win rate is less than 30%]

The man glancing at the chat with a grin, chuckled, "Thirty percent? Guys, you're underestimating TyLoo. Yesterday when they beat Green Dragon 2-0, you all said their win rate was less than thirty percent. And what happened?"

"Besides, anything can happen in CS. If Donk could single-handedly carry Green Dragon to a Major, why can't GOd single-handedly carry TyLoo to victory against Neptune?"

He paused, then looked back at the screen.

"Alright, let's begin the business process!"

On the big screen, the ban/pick screens for both sides appeared in front of all the viewers.

The little bee gets the first ban.

The first ban is Desert City.

"Oh? They actually banned Milo over here?" The voice playing the machine rose, filled with obvious doubt and surprise. "Little Bee banned Milo! This is TyLoo's absolute strongest map, and one of the maps where G0D's AWP performs best. It's understandable that Little Bee doesn't want TyLoo to get this map, but Little Bee's own win rate on this map is also very good!"

Why is that?

"Furthermore, their choice to ban the trash map means they've released the Relics map, and also released TyLoo's strongest map, Town!"

Playing with the machine, I had a bad feeling. The Little Bee team almost always banned Relic, but now they actually let Relic through against TyLoo, which means they were prepared.

For TyLoo, the ban slots were quickly overpassed.

"TyLoo banned Overpass! This was expected. Overpass is too reliant on teamwork and experience. TyLoo doesn't want to compete with Bees on this kind of map in terms of details. Although the team has some tactical reserves, they are definitely not as many as Bees."

In the selection of the image, the little bee chose Anubis, while Tianlu unsurprisingly chose the town.

"As expected! TyLoo picked Town!" Wanji nodded, fairly satisfied with the current draft. "This is TyLoo's absolute strongest map; they're undefeated on ZEM and haven't lost a single game in the group stage. With Vespiquen released, TyLoo will definitely take it."

"So now the remaining maps are Nukem, Sandstorm II, and Ancient Ruins. Which one will the Little Bees ban first?"

A few seconds later, the icon for Sand 2 went completely gray.

Looking at the BP interface on the big screen, Wanji frowned slightly, then relaxed, his tone conveying a sense of knowing certainty.

"The Little Bees have banned Sand II! That means the remaining two maps are Nukem and Ancient Ruins. The Little Bees' strategy is very clear: they want to outmaneuver TyLoo in terms of tactical reserves!"

"The Ancient Ruins map hasn't been released by TinyGo for a long time, so it's definitely a trap! But will TyLoo really choose it for Nuka-Crisis? This is TyLoo's absolute weakest map!"

"Between two evils, choose the lesser. They have to choose between chocolate-flavored Shi and Shi-flavored chocolate Tianlu! Tianlu only has one ban slot left, which card will they ban?"

On screen, the ban cursor for TyLoo started flashing.

A few seconds later, the nuclear crisis icon dimmed.

"Tycoon banned Nuka!" Wanji nodded. "That was a smart choice. Nuka relies too much on finesse and teamwork, and Nycoon has far more experience on this map than Tycoon. Instead of trying to outmaneuver Nycoon on finesse, it's better to compete on gunplay on Ruins. Ruins has a relatively simple structure and more opportunities for gunfights, making it more suitable for a team like Tycoon."

"The decisive map has been identified—ancient ruins!"

He took a deep breath, and his tone became serious.

"Alright, guys, the map pool is finalized. The first map is Inferno, TyLoo's absolute strong map, and also a map that the Bees are very good at. The second map is Anubis, the Bees' ace map, which TyLoo has never played before. The decisive map is Ancient Ruins, where both sides have some skills, so it will come down to marksmanship and on-the-spot command."

"Tianlu must take the town if they want to win. If they lose the town, Anubis will basically have no chance and will likely be swept 2-0."

"Therefore, the map 'Town' is TyLoo's lifeline. Winning it means they can play a third game, while losing it could send them straight to the loser's bracket."

On the big screen, the countdown reached zero.

Anubis, the match has officially begun.

The man playing with the machine had his eyes glued to the screen, speaking at a rapid pace like a machine gun.

"Pistol round, we're going for an unconventional approach." Hamburger's voice came through the voice chat, low but very fast. "4B, Siyu, you hold A alone. Lingfeng and Tangye, you two get dual pistols, Lingfeng guards the dark room, Tangye guards B door. Xiaoju and I will support at the bomb site."

"receive."

Tianlu's five players quickly dispersed. Mo Siyu ran alone towards site A; his mission was to buy time for his teammates in site B to return and defend. If Little Bee attacked site A, he only needed to throw a flashbang, fire a few shots, and then retreat to the back to stay alive.

In Zone B, Tianlu laid a trap.

Ling Feng crouched in the shadows of the dark room, dual pistols pointed towards B tunnel. Tang Ye crouched in a blind spot behind the B door, his dual pistols steadily held at the entrance. Hamburger and Xiao Ju hid behind the bomb site, the four forming a perfect crossfire.

"This 4B defense is too risky." The voice of the person playing the machine rang out in the live broadcast room, with a hint of tension. "Tianlu is betting that Little Bee will attack B site. If they bet right, they will make a fortune. If they bet wrong, there is only Mo Siyu in A site. She should retreat a bit to stay alive. If they have items, A site can still be recovered."

"But the Little Bees' opening move was quite conventional; instead of making any default moves underwater, they chose to collectively and quietly probe the mid lane!"

In the scene, the five members of Little Bee rushed out of the bandit's house and headed straight for the middle road.

"The little bees didn't go straight for B! They controlled mid and then moved underwater!"

After confirming that there was no one near the mid lane, apEX, flameZ, zywoo, and mezii immediately took big steps to dive underwater and rush into the Black House. At that moment, the defender of the Black House was none other than Lingfeng with dual guns!

"Underwater!" Ling Feng heard a thousand footsteps. "They've all come underwater!"

The little bees' attack was incredibly fast. apEX charged out of the sewers first, followed closely by flameZ and zywoo, with mezii bringing up the rear. The four of them surged towards the dark room like a torrent.

flameZ jumped out directly, attempting to avoid the potential direct fire from the Black Room.

But Ling Feng's gun was faster than his.

"Da da da—"

'

Bullets from both pistols poured forth, striking flameZ precisely in the body. Two shots to the body, one to the head—in flameZ's...

The moment he landed, his screen went black.

Feng used dual Beretta weapons to headshot and kill flameZ.

"Beautiful!" The sound of people playing with the machine exploded in the live stream. "Ling Feng caught FlameZ jumping in the dark room! One burst and he's gone! Little Bee's entry fragger is down!"

But the little bee's follow-up shot came extremely quickly.

zywoo followed closely behind flameZ, and the moment flameZ fell, his gun was already locked onto the direction of the dark room.

Glock struck Ling Feng precisely on the head.

[zywoo used a Glock to headshot and kill Feng]

Ling Feng collapsed.

"Zywoo finished off the enemy!" The machine player's speech quickened. "Lingfeng traded kills with FlameZ, but he got instantly killed by Zywoo! The Black Room is down, now Little Bee can sneak directly into the B bomb site from there!"

Without hesitation, Tang emerged from behind door B, his dual pistols pointed towards the dark room. Zywoo was peeking out of the dark room, his gun pointed towards the bomb site, his back to Tang.

This is a perfect back view.

"Da da da—"

Bullets from both guns poured out, hitting Zywoo precisely in the head.

g0d used dual Beretta weapons to headshot and kill zywoo.

"Tang Ye! Tang Ye pulled out and instantly killed Zywoo!" The voice of the person playing the machine was already hoarse. "One burst of headshots! Zywoo!"

They're down! TyLoo has gotten one back! But Ropz has already arrived!

[A shady owner drove a 911 Creativity G0D]

Tang Ye's screen instantly turned black and white.

"ropz! ropz has sneaked out of B!" The voice playing with the machine carried a hint of despair. "He's been quietly sneaking out of B..."

"Tong, Tianlu had no idea! Tang also killed Zywoo, but his position was also exposed, and Ropz took him out with a single bullet!"

apEX and mezii have rushed into the B bomb site from the dark room. Two people, two Glocks, one on the left and one on the right.

Hamburger's gun was locked on to ApEX, and a Glock bullet hit his body, but Mezii quickly finished him off. Xiao tried to follow up with a shot, but Ropz took him down as well.

Mercury killed apEX using Glock.

[mezii used a Glock to headshot and kill Mercury]

[ropz used a Glock to headshot and kill jamyoung]

"It's over!" Wanji clutched his head in disbelief. "Tianlu's B-site defense has been completely destroyed! This was a heavy defense of 4B! Hamburger and Xiaoju only managed to trade one of ApEX, and Ropz and Mezii are still alive! Now only Mo Siyu is left on the field, in the A-site!"

"The pistol round is over!"