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

Tang Ye's screen was completely black and white.

He paused for a second, then took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Although he didn't know what the smoke grenade was all about, his priority was to get information out to his teammates.

"There's another one at the bandit's mouth, watch out for the double-pull donut!"

Ling Feng received the information and chose to dangle the donut while holding a cigarette, then throw the protective cigarette out the instant he saw someone.

Meanwhile, since Tianlu lost control of the middle lane, Hamburger and Mo Siyu in B area chose dynamic defense, pushing out the ramp from the front and back, trying to completely clear B long.

After B was completely cleared out, the two continued to retreat to the bomb site to defend.

"No one's in B area, they're probably coordinating with A!" Hamburger instructed Xiao Ju and Ling Feng in area A. "You guys hold onto the donuts, we're getting ready to head back."

But by this time, the middle lane had been completely penetrated, and FlyQuest's offensive came even faster than expected.

This was a coordinated attack from A University and the police base. Xiao Ju and Ling Feng each took down one enemy from A University and the police base respectively, but were quickly finished off.

The situation became 2v2, but the CTs had run out of utility for retaking the game and were helpless against the terrorists holding the donut. In the end, Hamburger called for a gun-saving order.

7: 8.

After this point, Tianlu started communicating.

"Tang Ye," Ling Feng's voice rang out from the side, tinged with confusion, "You just said there was something wrong with the cigarettes from the bandits?"

Tang nodded and turned to him: "Yes. The smoke exploded in a strange place, above the bandits' mouth. I was setting up perfectly, but when I saw the smoke coming out, I subconsciously moved the scope to take a look, which caused me to be caught off guard."

Ling Feng picked up the conversation, his brows furrowed: "But there's absolutely no way I could have thrown that cigarette wrong. I could throw a basic item like a 'bandit's mouth cigarette' with my eyes closed and not make a mistake."

Hamburger listened silently, his fingers tapping the mouse unconsciously. His gaze was on the screen, but his pupils were unfocused, clearly deep in thought.

Zhong Weijie strode over, his expression somewhat grave. He glanced at the score on the field, then at the expressions of his players, and called a timeout.

"pause."

The referee signaled that the suspension was in effect.

"Hey Jay, what's wrong?" Hamburger asked. "Did the other side set you up?"

Zhong Weijie's face darkened: "That's right. I just watched the replay, and Ling Feng's cigarette didn't miss. The reason it exploded above the bandits' mouth was because someone else's fire extinguished it beforehand."

"They wiped them out ahead of time?" Ling Feng frowned. "The other side has this kind of item?"

In CS, incendiary grenades can cause smoke grenades to explode prematurely. Taking advantage of this feature, many teams have researched and developed items based on this. One of the more well-known examples is the incendiary grenade that falcons threw at A door in the second sand dune, which was designed to prevent CTs from quickly using smoke grenades at A door.

These kinds of items are usually used in conjunction with the team's own tactics. For example, Falcons throws this fireball to try and get A site, so regardless of whether the opponent throws a smoke grenade at A site, Falcons' fireball can ensure the normal execution of the tactic, so there is no such thing as wasting the item.

However, while this kind of prop can be very effective, it is easy for the opponent to discover its secrets and adjust their props accordingly.

Simply put, this is a scoring battle that serves a special tactic and can generally only be used once or twice per game.

However, these one or two unexpected victories were enough to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the game within 13 rounds.

Tang Ye's eyes widened slightly.

So that wasn't a mistake, it was part of the design.

From the moment he was distracted by the smoke grenade, to the two bandits pulling out simultaneously, and then to FlyQuest's subsequent attack—it was all planned in advance.

Tang then realized that the reason the opposing team didn't throw VIP smoke wasn't because they didn't intend to contest the mid lane, but because they deliberately didn't throw it in order to catch him.

"They... devised a tactic specifically to target me?" Tang asked, his voice somewhat hoarse.

Zhong Weijie crossed his arms, his expression grave: "You could say that. They were targeting the person standing in the mid-lane VIP position. First, they used fire to destroy the smoke at the terrorist's mouth, then they used a double pull from the front and back, basically losing control of the mid-lane, and then they started to execute their 'flanking A' tactic."

Hamburger leaned back in his chair, his fingers ceasing their tapping. His gaze fell on the screen in the distance, and after a few seconds of silence, he spoke slowly.

"How about we throw a slow smoke grenade next time, and then simultaneously gank the terrorist spawn point from both the Black Room and VIP areas? If we don't need control of mid, we can take the Donut area first, let Tang stay behind VIP, and then slowly control the map later?"

Hamburger knew that smoke extinguishers don't last long, so throwing them slowly would avoid them. However, if the smoke extinguisher was thrown too slowly in the terrorist choke point, it would be difficult to stop the terrorists' rapid incursion into the middle. Therefore, either both sides should rush the middle simultaneously, or the middle should be temporarily left unattended.

However, the problems are equally obvious.

If the opposing team doesn't use this utility this time, then the slow smoke will be basically useless in preventing the terrorists from leaving the spawn point. And if the terrorists find no one in mid, they can happily take control of mid and gradually seize map control. But if the CTs push mid together from the dark room, making too much noise, they are likely to be caught off guard by the terrorists' bomb rush on both weak flanks.

The bandits only needed to send one person to observe the movements at the bandit stronghold to easily gather this information, while Tianlu could only be led by the nose.

The chain reaction caused by this unconventional item made Tianlu's subsequent decision-making extremely difficult.

In the 6657 live stream room, the person playing with the machine also noticed this problem.

"This item is really well-designed! FlyQuest has put in a lot of effort! If they can't give the terrorists a Deep Smoke immediately, then it will be very difficult to control the mid lane!"

"So what should TyLoo do in the mid lane now? Should they completely give up and try to counter-clear the enemy in the second round, or should they engage in a fierce and chaotic mid-lane brawl?"

"Oh? Tianlu has chosen to let his marksmanship speak for itself!"

The timeout ended, and the next round began, which was still a long-range rifle round with both sides firing all their weapons.

However, in this round, Tianlu's formation was clearly completely different from the previous one.

Tianlu used a 2-2-1 formation in this round, leaving only Xiaoju to control A site, while Tang and Hamburg went to B site, and Lingfeng sent Mo Siyu to raid the middle.

Ling Feng used a spinning jump to reach the platform, forming a simultaneous pull with Mo Siyu. At the same time, Tang Ye and Hamburger also used props to put pressure on the B ramp. Then Tang Ye rushed straight to the dark house, gave the B ramp a smoke grenade, and then directly confronted the terrorists.

They didn't give the bandits any more smoke grenades this time, but only gave them two fire grenades and two mines to suppress them, and then chose to use gunfire to completely take down the bandits.

The three men simultaneously deployed their guns along three lines, but didn't see anyone immediately. So Ling Feng used a smoke grenade to cover the middle lane, while Tang Ye and Mo Siyu retreated back to the dark room and the donut respectively.

In this round, FlyQuest's tactics completely countered TyLoo's tactics. Although they still used the same pyrotechnics strategy, they did not choose to contest the middle lane, but instead opted to accelerate the A area.

Xiao Ju tried his best to replace one, but Area A fell too quickly. The terrorists had already taken their positions. After weighing the pros and cons, Hamburger still called out an order to save the gun.

7: 9.

【Seriously? This is supposed to be covered? It's 4v4, bro!】

[They were completely manipulated by FlyQuest!]

If you covered up the ID, I would have thought it was God.

[How can you treat us like this? Damn it, give us our money back!]

The player looked at the comments on the screen with a very complex expression.

"Tianlu's strategy of protecting the gun in this round... isn't so bad, after all, if the defense fails, the economy will completely collapse... However, the same dilemma will be faced in the next round. If the issue of control of the mid lane is not resolved, it will be easy to be suppressed."

"This kind of play is putting us at a disadvantage. TyLoo needs to find a way to break this deadlock!"

At this moment, Tianlu's voice channel fell into a brief silence.

Hamburger's lips were pressed into a thin line, and his fingers tapped lightly on the mouse. He was thinking, weighing his options, trying to find a way out of this complex tactical game.

But Tang Ye's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"How about you give me the mid lane for the next round?"

Hamburger paused for a moment: "You mean, for the next point we'll continue with the default 2-1-2?"

"That's right." Tang nodded. "Ling Feng and I will still team up in the mid lane, and it's the default team that plays fast and easy."

Hamburger frowned: "But if the smoke goes out, it'll be really hard for you guys to fight in the middle."

Hamburg was still completely absorbed in the world of tactics.

(At this point, the hamburger should be like:)

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Tang's idea regarding this was quite simple.

"I think their strength on this map lies in their tactics, but our marksmanship is far superior to theirs. We just need to keep things simple from now on."

Hamburger's expression gradually relaxed: "You mean?"

"Let's engage them in a gunfight." Tang also spread his hands. "Our individual abilities far surpass theirs. Just give me some counter-flashbangs, and Ling Feng and I can easily suppress them and prevent them from leaving the bandit territory."

"I agree." Even the usually calm Ling Feng expressed his opinion at this moment. "Let's just continue with the usual approach in the mid lane. There's no need to be timid and hesitant because of an item, or to play unconventionally."

Hamburger glanced at Tang Ye and Ling Feng beside him and suddenly understood.

Yeah, what am I brainstorming for here?

Isn't the solution to the equation right here?

Hamburger's brain was in such a frenzy that he almost short-circuited, completely forgetting the essence of CS.

What is the essence of Counter-Strike? It's gunfights!

Regardless of tactics or situation, marksmanship plays a huge role and can sometimes completely turn the tide of battle.

CNzywoo and CNdonk are right in front of me, what am I still thinking about?

At this moment, Hamburg remembered what Donk had said in the Katowice Green Dragon documentary.

"Can we stop being afraid of them? Our guns are way better than theirs. Stop cowering! We can beat them up just by making a sound!"

Hamburger is like a knife-wielding mouse, constantly calculating gains and losses, afraid of a direct confrontation. But if you suddenly give him a full set of Liu Tao (a character from a popular Chinese TV series), he won't know how to play anymore.

What else is there to say?

Close the door and put the dog in!

At this moment, FlyQuest is still unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

The FlyQuest voice channel was filled with a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

"Well done, brothers!" Nettik and his teammates bumped fists. "We totally ripped them off!"

Vexite laughed and chimed in, "This tool we researched is pretty good! We didn't expect it to be so effective in actual combat!"

Story gradually recovered from the frustration of being headshot by the Desert Eagle, especially after killing Tang Ye in the middle lane with an AK. His confidence returned considerably: "Of course, brothers, we were so tactically brilliant!"

Vexite nodded: "Indeed, their commander, Hamburger, is completely bewildered by us. Last time, they were definitely going to try and control the mid lane, but we just accelerated through area A. We completely stunned them!"

Story interjects: "That G0D guy, he was all hyped up before, talking about human limits, unbeatable reaction speed. And what happened? One fire threw him off balance. In the end, he's just an empty-headed gunslinger."

JKS remained silent, listening quietly to his teammates' discussion. He leaned back in his chair, a faint smile playing on his lips.

After all, the situation is good now, and his teammates' confidence has been boosted, so he doesn't want to say anything discouraging or dampen their morale.

However, he always had a bad feeling, but he couldn't explain why.

Since arriving in China, their team has been training on the Chinese server.

Since coming to China, he has experienced the purest form of Counter-Strike.

Every time he pulls something without props, it always brings him an unexpected shock.

"I hope it's just my imagination..." jks thought to himself.

INS leaned back in his chair with a smile on his face, but as the conductor, he maintained his basic composure.

"Alright, alright, don't get too cocky. We're only leading by two points, the game isn't over yet."

FlyQuest will stick to their old tactics in the next minute.

"Come on, old tactics." INS quickly set up, "Story, you set up the sniper, nettik and Vexite, get ready for a double pull. jks, you make a long run from B, I'll throw you a flashbang. Let's take down that g0d one more time, completely break his mentality."

"Received!" nettik replied with a smile.

The five people quickly took their positions.

Nettik and Vexite didn't stop for a moment. After giving out the fire extinguisher, they immediately coordinated with INS' flash to leave the terrorist's location. The two of them pulled out in sync despite the grenade.

"Bang!"

A crisp sniper rifle shot shattered the silence of the ruins.

Before Nettik could even be pulled out, the screen went black.

g0d killed nettik with a headshot using an AWP with all white lenses.

"Not a guy? Did you even see anyone before you started shooting??"

At the same time, Vexite was also pulled out and saw Tang Ye crying and missing his mother.

There was also a Lingfeng holding an M4, aiming at itself through the dark hole.

Feng used an M4A4 to headshot and kill Vexite.

"Huh?" Everyone on Instagram was dumbfounded. "What's going on?"

Nettik was on the verge of tears: "I don't know either! They just killed me out of the blue! A poet from the Wanquan tribe!"

"Vexite, why didn't you finish him off?" INS continued to ask.

Vexite also had something to say: "You can't even get a little bit of help, and there's another guy on the other side who's using a backflash. Going out with smoke grenades gives you absolutely no advantage!"

At this moment, the Instagram and Story feeds outside the bandit's mouth were a bit numb, so I could only slowly retreat to find JKS to meet up.

However, just as they were preparing to retreat, the smoke from the terrorist's mouth was suddenly blown open by a grenade, revealing the CT's figure.

Story was also smoking, but just as he was about to press the left mouse button, the screen went completely black.

"Bang!"

g0d used an AWP to headshot and kill story.

INS tried to finish off Tang Ye while he was using his sniper rifle, but Tang Ye switched to his FN57 and took him down in two shots.

"..."

Within 15 seconds of the start, jks was left with a 1v5 situation.

Bro, you're numb~

JKS carefully aimed and searched for points, thinking of sneaking into the bandit's den to ambush someone.

However, at that moment, he just missed the timing of the hamburger coming out of the dark room.

"The last diving platform to be confirmed!"

After Hamburger reported the location to his teammates, Lingfeng also made a simple and straightforward big move, using the AK he picked up to give jks a small shock with a quick push.