CS: I became Top 1 by grinding my skill level

"I copied it! How could this bandit be so evil!"

After Han Tian and Leon Kai were killed, the 3v3 pistol round ended in defeat as expected after T cut off two retakes in the middle.

In contrast to the giraffe's flushed face, Han Tian appeared quite calm, as he did not feel any pressure from the opponent's marksmanship.

Before the game started, he used 160 skill points to upgrade his USP to the dark blue military grade, which is only equivalent to the European youth training level.

However, at the start, they still managed to overwhelm the two enemy bandits, leaving them with no chance to fight back.

Moreover, Han Tian only intended to use this ladder to test the effectiveness of the "Porsche Silent Flanking Technique" and ensure that nothing went wrong during the match.

"Don't worry, guild leader. If I can't carry you to victory this time, I'd be willing to give you the Dragon Lore and the Roaring Dragon Lore for free."

Han Tian's decisive and firm words clearly moved Leon Kai.

"Pinch Mom's kiss! You wish! Is your life going to be all smooth sailing...? Wait, why are you calling me 'Growing Up'?"

Leon Kai scratched his head, completely unaware that he would one day have countless sales warehouses, and that at that time, Chairman Leon's every word would cause huge economic fluctuations in the CS accessories market.

After losing the eco round in a 5-for-3 exchange, the game went to rifle rounds. Han Tianqi picked an M4a1, equipped with full armor and a smoke grenade.

As the countdown ended, Han Tian quietly activated his active skill, "Porsche Flanking," directly blocking the archway with a defensive smoke screen. Then, using the smoke, he pushed his way along the middle wall towards the terrorist's entrance.

Han Tian chose this position because if the opponent doesn't rush directly but instead sets up a default position, he can easily get a potential opportunity to flank.

After Leon Kai, who was calling for VIPs, threw him a sewer incendiary bomb, Han Tian used sandbags as cover to block the bandit's entrance and did not rush forward.

"There are so many on the second floor!"

A teammate who was jumping from the white parking spot on the second floor of B suddenly sent a message, indicating that the other party originally intended to silently approach the second floor of B.

"boom--"

The sound of flashbangs exploding continuously came from point B in the distance.

"The bomb's about to explode, we need to engage! I've stalled the firefight, someone cover for me!"

The trembling tone suggested that the teammate playing solo B was a bit flustered.

Han Tian was about to use voice chat to inquire about the situation.

Suddenly, a powerful engine roared in his ears, continuous and relentless.

"Now is the time!"

Han Tian immediately cut out the original skin CT knife and strode from the bandit's entrance to the second floor.

At the same time, "They stepped into the fire!" The teammates' anxious shouts filled the voice channel.

But Han Tian couldn't hear anything, because all he could hear was the sound of the Porsche engine gradually decreasing in pitch.

The instant the sound waves completely disappeared, Han Tian, ​​who had rushed to the kitchen, saw the first back view. On the balcony of the second floor, the alluring back view of a bandit came into Han Tian's view.

The sound of a bag being lowered rang out at the same time.

"Puff puff puff—"

With five bullets, Han Tian used a short-range M4A1 rifle to kill a person standing on the balcony with their back to him. He quickly walked to the window, and before the T who planted the bomb could react, Han Tian shot him to death with four bullets from behind.

After doing all this, Han Tian did not rush forward. He calmly retreated to the kitchen and set up a non-pre-aiming position, completely blocking the terrorists at B. These behaviors and habits were subconscious behaviors developed from being forced to experience Ropz's first-person perspective countless times in the [Master Class].

With both the supermarket and B small teams working together to defend, the point ended quickly.

"Did he fly over? We just detonated our bombs and went into the bomb site, and he immediately got behind us??"

In the T-side voiceover, the bandits sounded as if they had been constipated for a week and were now defecating all over the street.

Leon Kai even exclaimed that if it weren't for Du (Du Sinian) guaranteeing it, he really wouldn't think that Du's timing was inhuman.

After hearing this, Han Tian thought to himself, "I don't know if I look like a human, but do I look like your future father, Ropz?"

.....

Twenty minutes later, the ranked match quickly came to an end with a score of 16:8.

Immediately afterwards, Leon Kai seemed to realize that he had found a powerful ally, and shamelessly dragged Han Tian into duo queue for two more games.

Without exception, Han Tian dominated the 2800-point range with his top-tier AK shooting skills, scoring over 30 points.

After several ranked matches, Han Tian also summarized the trigger method for the first active skill he obtained from the Masterclass: [Porsche Silent Flanking].

"1: The distance to the enemy must be very close."

"2: The moment when the enemy is undefended at the back point."

"3: Three or more enemies are gathered near one location at the same time."

In summary, although the triggering conditions are somewhat stringent, the number of uses is limited, and there is a risk of failure.

However, Han Tian believes this is an extremely powerful skill that can be used in many different ways and combined with various tactics.

"Even if I use it to defend a small area alone, wouldn't I be able to determine whether my position is the focus of the opponent's initial attack?"

Han Tian thought to himself silently.

.....

Haidong Province, Jinan (Spring City).

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

After the typhoon subsided after a week, the sweltering heat returned.

The cicadas' chirping in Chigui Garden seemed to be suppressed by the intense heat, weakly leaking out from the gaps between the rows of privet trees standing beside the building.

Inside the building, in the Orange Team's training room.

"The official competition starts tomorrow."

Carrying the regrets of my past life, I take the first step towards my career dream in this life.

After finishing his last ranked match, Han Tian shut down both the Perfect World 5E and Perfect World platforms, and was reflecting on the time.

"Ding-dong—"

"Received two team messages."

I glanced at the profile picture in the bottom right corner; it was Du Sinian.

"Captain, what's going on?"

Han Tian opened the chat box out of curiosity.

"I think the original leather knife feels a bit inferior. Pick one of these three knives to use first."

"[picture]"

Looking at the pictures sent by the captain, Han Tian saw: "Brand new automated claw knife, original leather butterfly knife, brand new killer M9 bayonet."

"The original leather butterfly knife, I guess."

Han Tian felt that the butterfly knife felt lighter and more agile, and that holding it made him feel like he could walk faster.

"Friend Help has sent you a trade offer - original leather butterfly knife."

"Thanks, Captain! Just watch me play in the knife fight and see if I can shine [thumbs up]"

Han Tian wasn't being pretentious; he believed he would prove his worth.

Help: [Eye roll] Go home and rest early today. Relax, it's just a small competition.

Han Tian smiled knowingly. Although it was a small Aladdin tournament, he could tell from his daily interactions that Du Sinian was eager to win the trophy as a good start for his newly founded club.

Every night after Han Tian and Aike left, only Zhao Qingcheng and Du Sinian remained in the training room. Zhao Qingcheng was a temporary substitute and had nowhere to stay, so he had to stay at Du Sinian's house for the time being.

During a casual chat with Zhao Qingcheng, he told me that the captain would study tactics and plan training content until midnight every day, single-handedly taking on the work of command and coach.

No one in the club would believe he didn't value this match. But even so, aside from pointing out weaknesses in training, he never put any other pressure on the players.

"As far as my career path is concerned, it was a lucky start, and I met some great people."

While riding the bus, looking out at the bustling city streets passing by, Han Tian was moved to write this.

It is still a slightly dilapidated old-style apartment building.

My mother was also working overtime today, and she bought instant noodles at the supermarket on her way home.

Han Tian returned to his small room, sat down at his desk, put his high school workbooks into a box one by one, sealed it with tape, and looked at his much cleaner desk. He then opened the system panel again.

"Ten more chances to win prizes from the Wishing Well."

Han Tian decided not to save up lottery chances because he discovered that it seemed like every ten draws would guarantee at least one purple-quality item.

"But... could we get some luck before the match? Can I trade Zhou Haoyu and Ike's thirty years of single life for a gold medal?"

After saying that, he started drawing!

"Just do a ten-pull right now, give me that!"

Eight blue beams of light and two purple beams of light flashed past.

Blue [Congratulations! You have received: 80 Poch Shrimp Oil]

Purple [Congratulations! You have received: Bohe Premium Shrimp Oil x3]

"New shipment of Bohe Shrimp Oil?" Seeing the familiar "Bohe Shrimp Oil" again, Han Tian was speechless. He suppressed his inner rage and began to check the effects of this batch of purple-quality "Bohe Shrimp Oil".

"【Bohe Premium Shrimp Oil】: After consumption, you will receive the buff 【Crimson Shrimp Claw】 and the debuff 【Weak Leg Shrimp】 for one day."

"Good heavens, how come I can guess the general effect of this thing just by looking at the name?" Han Tian could no longer contain his surging complaints.

"【Crimson Shrimp Claw】: It can help users significantly reduce the impact of external factors such as venue and mentality in all matches before the finals, thereby enabling users to perform at a more stable level."

"【Weak Shrimp】: If this drug is taken on the day of the finals, the user will be affected by various external factors by 3 times during the finals."

"Stop mixing them up, please!" Han Tian covered his forehead. He remembered that there seemed to be two more purple ones. "What's the other one?" He continued to look down.

"This...is it another...masterclass?"

The purple light faded, and a book-shaped object appeared in Han Tian's hand.

The cover features the words "【Hunter Master Class】" inlaid with amethyst.

Upon seeing this name, for a moment, what flashed through Han Tian's mind was not the "Cato Hunter" who dominated the Cato in his previous life, but rather the large dry red wine bottle that was commonly seen on the dinner table during social occasions in his previous life. Han Tian did not know why he suddenly thought of this.

Shaking his head, Han Tian began to examine the contents of the masterclass.

Like the Ropz Masterclass, the Hunter Masterclass is also divided into three levels: Excellent [Hawk Eye], Epic [Kovic Bloodline], and Legendary [Shaking Wine Bottle].

Han Tian continued to click on each one to check the effect.

Excellent-grade [Eagle Eye]: Requires 50 [Proficiency] points to activate. Passive skill. When the opponent is in an ECO state, the accuracy of all weapons while running and shooting increases by 10%.

Epic-level: [Kovich Bloodline]: Requires 500 [Proficiency] to unlock. Passive skill: During an allied ECO, the positioning speed of all secondary weapons is increased by 10%.

"Is it another increase in positioning speed?"

Upon hearing this term again, Han Tian recalled that when he upgraded his AK47 to the pink classified level, the system directly granted the gun a buff called "Lightweight," which increased its positioning speed.

In his numerous real-world experiences, the term "positioning speed" is the most ridiculously difficult one he has ever encountered in actual combat. Imagine, when you encounter an enemy, if you accurately move the crosshair to the enemy's head, it takes 1 second.

However, after obtaining the "positioning speed +10%" buff, it only takes 0.9 seconds to bring the crosshair to the opponent's head.

Don't underestimate this 0.1-second bonus. In CS gunfights, even the slightest mistake can have a huge impact. This 10% bonus directly compensates for the gap in the most direct talent of CS players—reaction time.

Many professional players remain unknown throughout their lives because their reaction time is not fast enough.

Han Tian had previously tested his reaction time, which averaged 220ms. It's safe to say that without the boost from proficiency and the incredible positioning speed bonus from the AK's buff "Lightweight," Han Tian might never even reach Diamond S in Perfect World, let alone become a professional player.

"This course is incredibly cost-effective. It only costs half the points to unlock [Ropz Master Class]. This must be the difference in price between gold and purple quality courses."

Han Tian planned to watch the last effect first, then unlock the first course.

"That's too brutal!"

Click to view the skill description for [Shaking Wine Bottle].

Han Tian was dumbfounded. It's no wonder he was surprised, because the third effect seemed very crude, both in name and in effect.

Legendary: [Shaking Wine Bottle]: Requires 5,000 [Proficiency] points to open. Passive skill. [Eagle Eye] and [Kovich Bloodline] effects are multiplied by 3.

I'm no longer amazed by this legendary course.

Han Tian decided to eat what he could first, and directly invest 50 points of [Proficiency] into unlocking the excellent-level course [Eagle Eye].

Actually, compared to Hawkeye, Han Tian is more interested in unlocking its "Kovich lineage."

The moment Han Tian saw the effect "Pistol positioning speed +10%", he keenly realized that this skill, when used in conjunction with the "Estonian Sunshine Positioning" skill in the "Ropz Master Class", could definitely create unexpected combos.

Imagine yourself in an ECO round, standing in the position of the invincible Estonian sun (the sixth player), wielding a pink-quality Fn57 with maxed-out proficiency, plus the secondary weapon's positioning speed buff, as three or five unsuspecting enemies approach at close range.

Han Tian himself couldn't imagine how devastating the effect this could produce.

"Unfortunately, I only have 50 [proficiency] points left." Han Tian sighed. He was poor. Everything required proficiency, and to get proficiency, he had to grind like crazy.

"Perhaps winning each map in a match will grant more skill points?"

"I hope so."

"Otherwise, if I play ranked matches at full capacity every day, I can only rely on drinking Bohe shrimp oil to replenish my energy."

"But if this continues, I'm afraid that one day, there won't be a single drop of blood in our veins, and all that will flow will be shrimp oil."

Han Tian gave a self-deprecating laugh.

......

the next day.

Jinan, Weilai Gymnasium.

This stadium, which can accommodate a thousand people, is famous in the province because an NBA player with the surname Kobe played a charity exhibition game here.

However, by this time, the entire venue had been temporarily renovated by the organizers of the Electric Snake Cup, and it no longer resembled a professional basketball court.

Large LED screens were installed opposite the spectator seats on both sides, which ranged from high to low. The basketball hoops on both sides of the center of the court were also temporarily removed and replaced with four rows of e-sports tables and chairs facing each other in two separate areas.

This is the brutal arena that the eight teams that have made it into the venue will face in the next few days.

Of course, for Han Tian and his team, who are still in the personnel confirmation phase, this issue is not a concern for the time being.

"The inspection has passed. Thank you for your cooperation. Please proceed to Box 8 and wait patiently for the referees and technicians to conduct their inspection. We wish your team the best of luck!"

The competition staff responsible for the inspection handed back a series of documents, including identification documents, registration forms, and bank cards, to Du Sinian.

"Hahaha, Captain, what if we lose in the first round, from 32 to 16?"

Ike stood at the front of the line, looking carefree, tilting his head back and grinning as he tried to tease Du Sinian.

"Then don't sleep too soundly at night."

Looking at Ike, who was trying to attract attention by making a jinx, Han Tian smiled innocently and replied slowly.

"Otherwise, the captain and I will stuff you into a sack and throw you into Daming Lake in the middle of the night, making you the next Xia Yuhe."

"You brat..."

Watching his teammates bickering heatedly behind him, Du Sinian smiled slightly. The dream team he had built was now taking shape.

Following the map guide, the group successfully entered the Zhuowei VIP box next to the basketball court, where the two rounds of online matches, the round of 32 to 16 and the round of 16 to 8, were held.