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

The five members of FlyQuest sat in a circle, carefully watching the video of their final opponent, TyLoo.

What they were watching now was Tang Ye's 1v5 endgame situation.

JKS clasped his hands together, leaned forward, and stared intently at the player named g0d on the screen.

His expression was calm, but his eyes gleamed with a complex light.

As a flag bearer for Australian CS and a veteran who once dominated the world stage, JKS has witnessed countless talented young players. Some are fleeting stars, some fade into obscurity, while others truly grow into dominant forces.

This "g0d" reminded him of some unpleasant memories.

The atmosphere was tense and heavy. Vexite glanced at his teammates and was the first to speak.

"This guy's reaction speed is indeed fast; we can't deny that." His tone carried a hint of approval, but not much seriousness. "However, it's just that his reaction speed is fast. Look at his positioning; several times it was ridiculously aggressive. If it weren't for his excellent marksmanship, he would have been dead long ago."

Nettik nodded and added, "And the teams he played against... Helmets, RA, LVG. To be honest, while they all have a certain level of skill, they're ultimately just second or third-rate teams in the world. We've played against TyLoo before, and we know their strength. They've just changed two rookies with relatively strong individual abilities, so we don't need to panic."

INS didn't say anything, but just looked at JKS.

JKS remained staring at the screen, offering no response.

At this moment, Story, who was sitting in the corner, finally spoke.

He is a new sniper recruited by FlyQuest this year, a young Portuguese player born in 02. Before joining FlyQuest, he helped SAW defeat FaZe to reach the semifinals at IEM Cologne 2024.

As a sniper, Story has performed very consistently, and he also served as the deputy commander during SAW, so he has a wealth of experience.

After joining the team, his performance was indeed impressive. Several crucial matchups and some amazing clutch plays allowed him to quickly establish himself.

Seeing his teammates struggling with the strength of their opponents, he decided to step up and boost morale.

"I'm telling you, aren't you guys taking this g0d a bit too seriously?" Story leaned back in his chair, his tone relaxed, even a little nonchalant. "Quick reflexes are a good thing, but a match isn't just about reflexes. Experience, tactics, mentality, teamwork... how much of that can a newbie who's only been playing CS for a few months really understand?"

"To be honest, TyLoo's tactics rely too much on the performance of these two rookies. They often allocate resources to them in ECO rounds and give them utility items. Yes, there's nothing wrong with playing like that, but it also depends on what kind of team they're playing against."

"Putting aside the level of LVG and RA, they were in terrible form when they played against TyLoo and didn't perform to their full potential. We won't be as easily breached as they were."

Vexite and nettik exchanged a glance but did not refute.

The story makes a lot of sense. LVG's performance today was definitely off. Especially that 1v5 clutch; if it were FlyQuest, they would never have given g0d that opportunity. Their consistent follow-up shots ensured that Tang could be taken down immediately when rushing A short.

Just then, JKS spoke up.

"Story is right."

Story raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

JKS continued, "We don't need to put ourselves in LVG's shoes. LVG is LVG, and we are us. If we were in their shoes, we wouldn't give them that kind of opportunity."

"However, we must not underestimate our opponent."

JKS knew that g0d's reaction speed and mentality were top-notch. Although he still lacked experience, he always had the potential to create miracles.

And these kinds of people are the most difficult to deal with.

JKS's face darkened; he had made up his mind.

If the fight gets close, he must transform into an Australian spinning top and completely destroy his opponent.

If all else fails, he can also sneak up into the server room and unplug the opponent's network cable!

In short, you must be 100% vigilant when playing against such a highly skilled player.

......

TyLoo vs. FlyQuest, the final match.

When the news broke, the 330 dormitory group chat exploded.

"Awesome Tang Shen, give FlyQuest a good beating too!"

"Holy crap, Tang Ge, we absolutely have to win the finals!"

"Brother Tang, you absolutely have to win this round! If you lose, people will start calling you the 'God of Internal Warfare'!"

Wang Hanjie, Huang Zihan, and Zhao Yunfan were incredibly excited as they watched Tang Ye make it all the way to the finals.

It's like your childhood best friend suddenly becoming famous overnight. Even if it's not you, it's still a source of pride to brag about it.

Tang Ye looked at the messages left by his sons in the dormitory group chat, and a smile slowly crept onto his lips.

Offstage, Chung Wai-kit was giving five young men his final words of advice.

"I don't have anything special to tell you. We've already told you the results of our research before the match. Just like I said, treat this as a practice match and relax."

Tang glanced at his teammates, whose expressions were both serious and solemn, and felt the growing roar of the crowd outside. His body tensed up involuntarily.

It was impossible not to be nervous, but Tang also knew that he had to try his best to keep a calm mindset so as not to affect his performance.

Being serious and lively are not mutually exclusive. Maintaining a balance between the two is key to performing at your best.

Chung Wei-chieh gave Tang Ye a final piece of advice: "If you have any ideas, feel free to communicate them with your teammates. They will definitely cooperate fully with you. Just play according to our pre-match plan."

Tang nodded solemnly: "Yes."

Both teams took to the field amidst cheers from the audience. As the home team, TyLoo's cheers naturally completely drowned out FlyQuest's.

But to be honest, sometimes the cheers from the audience can put a lot of pressure on the team members. Even if they don't actually win, it might give the opposing team a boost to their chances of a comeback.

JKS seemed unconcerned about this, and instead greeted Tianlu politely. The Tianlu members responded with smiles, and the atmosphere between the two sides was quite harmonious.

In the ban/pick phase, FlyQuest banned Nuke first, while TyLoo banned the unfamiliar Overpass. The first map was Ancient Ruins, while TyLoo chose their strong map, Town. The next two maps were Sands II and Mirage, with the decisive map being Anubis.

Figure 1 shows the Ancient Ruins, with the attacking side of Tianlu starting the game.

Although the Ancient Ruins is also a grid-shaped map, unlike typical grid-shaped maps, the distances between the two terrorist routes leading to the middle lane—the Terrorist Entrance and B-Long—are completely different. Therefore, CTs can use utility items to disrupt the coordinated control of the middle lane by the terrorists on both sides, and will be more actively involved in contesting control of the middle lane.

Since FlyQuest was able to release this map, aside from the fact that it's a weak map for TyLoo, they must have done quite in-depth research on it.

"What did the pistol bureau say?" Tang also asked.

Hamburg thought for a moment: "They probably did some research before choosing this map. In that case, let's play an unconventional game and use the Falcon's pistol round tactics. I have a lot of confidence in your marksmanship."

Everyone nodded: "No problem."

The Falcon pistol round tactic is simple: at the start, the teammate on the far right throws a VIP smoke grenade to eliminate the USP's advantage in long-range gunfights, while the teammate on the left throws a donut-shaped smoke grenade to block the CTs coming back to defend.

The Tianlu team fought quickly. Except for Xiaoju who soloed A site, all the other teams pulled out from the terrorist spawn point to engage in gunfights, since there wouldn't be any easy kills in the pistol round.

"The mid laner got a smoke grenade!"

Vexite, who was guarding the middle lane, immediately reported this information to his teammates.

"Understood, we've retreated to the bottom line," Commander INS replied.

FlyQuest's current formation is 2-1-2. JKS is defending area A at the story point near the donut and ruin entrances. INS and nettik are positioned at the bottom line of lanes 1 and 2 respectively, with CTs on the flanks. Vexite is roaming around the middle lane, ready to cover at any time.

However, Vexite quickly realized that something was seriously wrong.

"Lots of footwork in the middle!"

The TyLoo players made no attempt to hide their objective: to seize control of the mid lane. JKS, defending Donut, didn't dare to be careless and immediately pushed Donut's smoke, but then inexplicably lost one point of health.

"What the hell?" JKS was smoking a cigarette and muttered something when a smoke bomb suddenly exploded and completely enveloped him. He immediately realized something was wrong.

"It's Donut Deep Smoke! They're going for mid!"

INS immediately realized: "It's Falcon's tactic, watch out for Site A!"

Upon receiving this information, Vexite dared not delay and immediately prepared to jump back to the police station to save his life.

The Glock's advantage in close-quarters gunfights can be fully exploited by this tactic. In the confined space of a VIP area, the USP can only be smashed into a roadside.

Hamburger staggered out of the VIP smoke, his back to him as he leaped and bounded around inside the VIP to provide firing lines for his teammates, while Tang Ye and Ling Feng followed closely behind, ready to provide follow-up shots.

"Bang! Bang!"

After learning that the middle lane had been breached, INS and nettik on the first and second lanes could only use the USP to rush towards VIP, but they could only manage to get a few shots into the bodies of the terrorists who were jumping and pulling.

"Go go go, let's go!"

Hamburger continued to sell himself into the police spawn, and Vexite, knowing he had nowhere to run, decided to use his gun position advantage to catch a few of them.

However, the hamburger was as slippery as an eel, and Vexite couldn't figure it out after shooting for a long time. Tang pulled it out and finished it off with a shot.

JKS from Donuts managed to catch Hamburger and Tang Ye with his superior gun position, but he was also hit in the head by Tang Ye and then finished off by Ling Feng.

Xiao Ju has already liberated Hall A. Ling Feng only needs to set up the smoke with the donut, and the pistol round is almost a sure thing.

The remaining main B's INS and nettik came out and forcibly eliminated Mo Siyu, but they were helpless against the positions of Xiao Ju and Ling Feng's donuts, and were removed by the two of them respectively.

After winning the pistol round, TyLoo opted to buy three hairdryers to generate some profit in the anti-eco round. They simultaneously breached the B bomb site from two points on the Black House ramp, securing their second point at the cost of two more kills.

But just when everyone thought TyLoo's offensive rhythm was on fire, FlyQuest made a new move.

FlyQuest opted for a 3B opening, and delivered a smoke grenade and a flashbang to the B door, giving TyLoo the illusion that they wanted to push forward at the B slope.

Ling Feng immediately countered with a B-shaped fireball to prevent the enemy from pushing forward, preparing to go to the corridor to help secure the center, but was forced back by the CT's corridor anti-rush Black Room fireball.

At this moment, Mo Siyu and Ling Feng could only be suppressed under the B corridor, while Nettik in the black room rushed towards the Cheetah Room without stopping, wanting to break out of the corridor and get the kill.

Just then, the CT's items were in place, and the CT threw out the Corridor Gutter Fire again, which, together with the Corridor Anti-rush Fire thrown earlier, completely cleared the front point. The CT then threw out a Corridor Flashbang.

"Da da da..."

Nettik, in the dark room, pulled out with a flashbang and caught Ling Feng and Mo Siyu, who were completely covered by white, by their backs. He swept through the area and took down both of them with a burst of fire.

"Damn it, TyLoo got set up this time!" Wanji immediately pointed out the problem. "They deliberately didn't give you the fire on the ramp, but instead gave you the flashbang and B door smoke to create the illusion of rushing B ramp, just so you would obediently enter the corridor, then use the fire to force your movement, and finally use the flashbang to finish you off. I would call this a trap."

After losing two points in B area, Tang, who was exiting the enemy's spawn point, was instantly left all alone and had no choice but to reluctantly retreat, giving up control of the middle lane.

But if that happens, B will no longer have bandits, and the middle lane will be defended, then the whole world will know that you're going to attack A.

Hamburger knew this too, so he immediately used the remaining three of them to launch a bomb attack at point A.

Tang Ye took the lead and secured the kill on Story, but was then hit by a perfect burst of fire from Donut's JKS. After finishing off Tang Ye, JKS continued to eliminate Hamburger behind him. Although Xiao Ju followed up with a shot, she was also hit in the head and ultimately failed to even get the bag down.

Hamburg lost the first long-range round and opted to force buy again.

Tang Ye and Ling Feng led the way, carrying the best guns in the village, while the people behind them were all equipped with props and Tec-9s.

In this game, TyLoo didn't choose to contest the mid lane, but instead opted for a speed boost in area B.

However, this played right into FlyQuest's hands.

Story's sniper rifle was already waiting for the Tianlu team. Although Tang Ye saw him immediately, Story's firing speed was not slow either. Unaffected by the flash, he focused intently and steadily took down Tang Ye.

Two of the TyLoo members who rushed up later were taken down by INS's experienced smoke gadgets, and the fire also slowed down TyLoo's bomb-planting pace.

FlyQuest successfully defended and tied the score at 2-2.

At this moment, Tianlu could already sense the depth of the tactics his opponents had studied before the match.

Tang also took off his headphones and took a sip of water.

The FlyQuest team did not panic despite falling behind; everyone's follow-up shots and teamwork remained orderly.

TyLoo's economy has bottomed out, leaving them with no choice but to opt for ECO.

Of the Tianlu members, only Tang bought a Desert Eagle; the rest lit two smoke grenades and two flashbangs.

In short, if you can plant the bomb, you win!

Hamburg immediately called for a rush A tactic, with the police using smoke grenades and donuts, followed by flashbangs in area A.

Ling Feng was the first to pull out, but he was sniped by Story's sniper rifle. However, this confirmed that Story's sniper rifle was located in the ruins.

Tang immediately and steadily held the position at the entrance of the ruins, dodging the self-defense flashbang thrown by Story, and took down Story with a Desert Eagle.

However, the other teammates who rushed towards the bomb site were not in good shape.

"Da da da da da..."

jks was roaming around the bomb site with an AK, and several Glocks couldn't catch him at all. Instead, they were taken down one after another, and A site became a feeding frenzy.

"Damn it, now only g0d is left, and the bag's still in site A." The player stared intently at the ID on the screen. "Can you pull off another miracle, g0d? One against four with a Desert Eagle without armor? If you can win like that, it's insane!"

"CT's rotation is almost in place. g0d has to go out and fight them off now. jks is low on health. If they can be taken down, it will at least hurt CT's economy."

"Wait... why isn't g0d moving? What's going on? Is it AFK?"

"Wait a minute...g0d has disconnected!"

"Who sneaked into the server room and unplugged the network cable?!"