CS: You are only 16 years old, and you want me to make a comeback?

Chapter 326 Playing with Machines: "I Want to Be My Cousin's Fan for Life!"

On the Falcon player's bench.

JKS unleashed a burst of bullets into ropz's head, feeling as if he were smashing the windshield of a 911, and experiencing immense satisfaction.

The scene of the match freezes, and JKS stands up with a smile. With the victory, his smile no longer carries the sense of impending doom, but is now a hearty laugh.

The introverted JKS wore his emotions on his sleeve, happily hugging the device next to him. "I thought I would be a spectator at this Major again."

“Who isn’t?” Device patted JKS on the shoulder. “You played well, bro.”

He also felt like he was in another world. Just a few months ago, he was on the NIP bench, and because of his personal experiences, he had developed a strong aversion to CS.

But now, he has joined a great team and rediscovered his passion for Majors.

He felt like he had been reborn!

The limits of human capability that were once unattainable are returning to the world.

"Stop lamenting." Noticing the melancholy on Device and JKS's faces, Breath laughed and said, "Guys, we've made it to the Major! Now it's time to figure out your stickers and enjoy your victory!"

He fully understands the ideas of device and JKS.

Unlike those two guys who were unemployed, he had always served as the commander of a near-first-tier team, lacking the possibility of advancing further.

But during a transfer period, Jiang Yang suddenly asked him to come and be the commander. After he came, his salary level doubled, and he also had players like NIKO and device as his teammates.

Breathing felt like he was in Apex, suddenly encountering his own 'ZywOo', and his professional career took off.

In Jiang Yang's words, this would be considered a mindless, wish-fulfillment novel script in China.

It's absolutely wonderful.

This lineup is incredibly strong on paper, which gives him a lot of hope for the future.

But he didn't expect that in the European RMR, he would be able to win every single game and directly qualify for the Major.

This was even better than he had expected.

Today's BO3 was a smooth 2-0 sweep, just like playing against an ordinary top-tier team.

But you should know that the opposing team's name is Faze!

This is one of the strongest teams in the world, and a strong contender for the title in this Major, yet they were swept 2-0 by them.

His gaze fell on Jiang Yang and NIKO; these two guys were far more outstanding than he had imagined.

He stepped over and said, "Sorry guys, I had a big problem with map two today. My head-on shooting skills just couldn't hold up."

Breathing wasn't known for his marksmanship to begin with, and in this server full of gun-wielding players, he was caught in the middle, which made things incredibly difficult for him.

After the entire match, unsurprisingly, he became the player with the worst stats.

Although he ultimately won, he knew that if he could get a few more kills, the second half of the attack would not have been so difficult.

Hearing the slightly self-reproachful words in his breathing, Jiang Yang, who was discussing the highlights with NIKO, said nonchalantly, "It's not a big problem. As long as we win, that's good. Besides, we're the ones putting the pressure on from the front."

“You gave the correct instructions from the front, and we will tell the other side what firepower is.”

Niko, standing next to him, felt that Jiang Yang had a great personality.

But despite his outstanding personality, he truly experienced a different feeling from today's game.

After receiving some "psychological counseling" from Jiang Yang before the match today, he let go of many things and played with more confidence during the game.

NIKO had a great start, but as Faze continued to close the gap, he became a little anxious and his performance dipped slightly.

In the past, he would easily fall into a vicious cycle of becoming more and more distorted the more urgent things get.

But just when the opponent was about to take the lead, Jiang Yang stepped up and delivered several brilliant performances, easily ending the game.

At the moment the match ended, NIKO looked at Jiang Yang, and many past scenes flashed through her mind.

This time, he could fully understand what it felt like to have a teammate who could completely support him and whom he could rely on without any worries.

His decision to leave G2 was somewhat impulsive, even emotional.

He also has many moments when he considers whether the decision is right or wrong.

But now, he feels he has no thoughts about joining Falcons anymore.

"Let's go and shake hands with our old friends."

……

Footsteps sounded from ahead, causing ropz, who was slumped on the sofa, to look up.

This was their first real encounter with Falcon, but most of the people on the other side were old friends, and good old friends at that.

Jiang Yang and he are good friends on the ladder, NIKO is his mentor, JKS was his teammate for a short time, device and he don't have much interaction but are also old teammates, only breathing is not very familiar.

In these friendly gatherings, ropz's competitive spirit was much stronger than expected.

The reserved man really wanted to win, so he would subtly reveal a victor's smile during the handshake, leaving his opponent speechless with frustration.

But now, he saw Jiang Yang's barely suppressed smile.

That was supposed to be my expression...ropz felt even more pained.

Jiang Yang extended his right hand to ropz and praised, "Well played."

ropz could only manage a bitter smile.

He couldn't even refute Jiang Yang, because he was indeed in good form today.

He's been on fire since Anubis, consistently scoring on defense. However, the rest of the team is struggling, making it difficult for him to perform well as a help defender.

Moving on to map two, Broky was able to get kills from the front, and his influence as a free agent was significant. After these two maps, ropz was completely exhausted.

At the moment the game ended, the spirit I had been holding on to finally gave way to utter exhaustion.

He recalled a time during a match when he had reported someone, and at the end he only said to Jiang Yang, "I hope to see your demo in the hunter mode."

"Huh?" Jiang Yang didn't understand what ropz meant, but noticed Broky staring at him with dead fish eyes.

"Why that expression?" Jiang Yang asked curiously.

Broky replied, "You'll know when you burn out in your next match and still don't win."

Originally, Broccoli felt his momentum was rising after a series of points in the second half, and he felt that the game could return to FaZe's formulaic hellish return.

Who would have thought that Jiang Yang's head would be almost smashed to pieces by them in the last few points?

We can't beat them, we really can't beat them.

The match was against a Major rising star, who was as strong as a monster.

Even with all our might, we couldn't win!

The older cousin didn't say anything, but he shook hands and nodded with Jiang Yang with a somewhat disappointed expression.

Watching NIKO and Jiang Yang side by side, he felt as if he had returned to that night of the final in Katowice.

Back then, they witnessed Jiang Yang's rise to power; now, watching Jiang Yang defeat them once again, they felt no anger or resentment, only a deep sense of helplessness.

Seeing his cousin's expression, Leonkai in the live stream said, "There's really nothing we can do. Since the annual Katowice tournament, Faze has lost to his cousin multiple times in a row."

"Does the concept of attribute counters still exist in the world of CS:GO? Is Yang Shen really just consistently defeating the Galactic Battleship?"

The storyline of Jiang Yang consistently defeating Faze despite switching teams repeatedly was a huge shock to Leon Kai.

Let me summarize: Katowice, EPL, Antwerp, and this qualifier—my cousin has already single-handedly defeated FaZe four times.

My cousin really gets incredibly energetic whenever he touches a warship.

If they meet again in the main tournament, they'll have a five-game winning streak.

It seems like Faze won in the EPL.

[Faze almost crushed us in that EPL match. I remember it very clearly after the game; my cousin was wiping away sweat like crazy.]

[Faze's greatest strength is its firepower, but its cousin's firepower is just as formidable, leaving Faze completely helpless.]

If my cousin were still in GL, I feel like Faze might be able to counter him, but with the current lineup, who can Faze counter?

[How many times has my younger cousin destroyed my older cousin's strategy book now?] [Is FaZe still unable to do it? With their momentum after winning Cologne, I really thought they could overcome their mental block against the Falcons.]

【…】

Leon Kai, watching the live stream, was also quite unwilling to accept defeat.

If you get completely crushed by smurfs in two matches on FaZe, he won't have any complaints.

In Figure 2, Faze clearly had a chance to turn things around.

Faze's performance gave Leon Kai hope, allowing him to see the possibility of map three and the harbinger of a 'return from hell'.

But in the end, Faze failed to do it, like a perfect story suddenly ending badly, and now he has very complicated feelings.

All he can do now is hope that Faze can fight their way back from hell in the next match and then seek revenge on Falcon in the main event.

He had a strong feeling that if Faze could successfully avenge their loss against Falcons in the main tournament, the entire Faze team would be transformed, and Faze would be able to realize the dream they failed to achieve in Antwerp.

Otherwise, with Big Brother and Rain God getting older and failing to reach the championship time and again, this Faze team is not far from falling apart.

Oh dear! My cousin is so naughty!

……

While Leonkai is still anticipating Faze's return from hell, CNCS's top commentator is already in the data analysis phase, playing with the machines.

"If you ask me, Old Ni was really awesome today. His performance on both maps was consistently good. Although my cousin had more highlights than before," Wanji shook his head, "compared to his previous performances, he was just mediocre."

It has indeed been extinguished.

[Who was the boss who carried the team on both maps at 1.47?]

[When I'm playing with my gadgets, I don't even look at the device. Today, the device was invisible for so long, and then I kept chasing after my cousin and Niko to talk about it.]

There's no other way; loyalty to the country and filial piety are both difficult to reconcile, so I have to start with my cousin.

【…】

Actually, playing with the machine was just a joke; he actually thought the Falcon's post-game statistics today were the normal ones.

My cousin led the team, NIKO performed well, device and JKS were relatively stable, only Breathing Demon turned red.

Four greens with one red – that's normal data.

Jiang Yang's average score of 1.47 across both maps is not bad at all; in fact, it could be considered quite carry-worthy. His brilliant highlights during the match are still fresh in the minds of the viewers, and no one can deny the role he played in the game.

They could even imagine that many CSGO bloggers who were quick to share their insights had already edited together the highlight reels of Jiang Yang's play.

All I can say is that Jiang Yang is a compilation machine.

Which match should I watch after this one?

The player answered a question from the live chat: "After this match, we'll watch Little Bee, but there should be an interview about advancing to the next round. We'll watch the interview first and then switch to Little Bee."

Banks, a well-known CS:GO host, appeared in front of the camera at this moment. Holding the microphone, he said, "Dear viewers, first of all, let's congratulate Falcon on successfully defeating Faze with a score of 2-0 and advancing to the Major from Group B of the European region as the top seed in the group. Now we're going to find two guys who are suitable for interviews."

He brought a camera to the Falcon's bench.

He strode to the center and said, "We'd like to find two handsome men to be interviewed. Who would like to take on this task?"

NIKO and JKS quietly disappeared from the camera's view, and Breathing said he had finished relieving himself and went to the bathroom.

Jiang Yang tried to run but realized he was a step too slow. He turned around and exchanged a glance with Device. "Looks like it's just the two of us now."

Banks picked up the microphone and began asking, "How are you feeling now that you've just been promoted to Major?"

Jiang Yang replied, "It's not bad, it went more smoothly than we expected, but Faze's difficulty was still beyond our expectations."

Upon hearing this answer, the player mimicked the tone of those Jiang Yang haters and chimed in: "Of course you're tough. If you had killed a few more in those rounds, the match might have ended much earlier."

A viewer in the live stream asked: "Doesn't my cousin have permanent immunity from criticism in this live stream? How come the cupboard started this controversy first?"

The streamer defended himself, saying, "The streamer wasn't trying to stir up trouble. I was just speculating on a possibility. But FaZe also had a tough time winning those rounds. If Falcon had been able to get one more kill, the outcome might have been different."

"I'm not a hater of my cousin; on the contrary, I'm a die-hard fan of his, which is why I have higher expectations for him!"

But none of the viewers in the live stream believed it, and they all started spamming the meme: "With soup, Xiao Tang; without soup, Xiao Du; without soup, without Du, Yang Ni self-service."

Banks then asked the second question: "You advanced to the Major with a 3-0 record, without losing a single game. Can we expect more from you now?"

"Or to put it another way, what is your goal?"

Jiang Yang answered without hesitation: "Major champion."

Amidst the slightly surprised gaze of the device beside him, Jiang Yang added, "If we don't compete for the championship, then the Falcon's current roster will be meaningless."

He made no attempt to hide his ambition.

"Even with such a short time of lineup changes, is your sights still set on the Major championship?" Banks was also somewhat surprised.

He thought Jiang Yang would lower his expectations, such as reaching the offline audience stage would be enough, but he didn't expect him to aim for the ultimate goal right away.

Of course, he didn't think Jiang Yang was bragging.

Because this guy has already proven himself once before.

However, the emergence of a Major champion requires a lot of luck unless a team has the potential to become a dynasty.

He felt it was still very difficult.

The player, however, was getting impatient: "Don't make any predictions! You're making me feel like we're going to get crushed in the next round!"

"Although Falcon is playing really well right now, cousin, you have a bit of a 'jinx' gene, don't jinx yourself! Don't..."

Although Wanji gave Jiang Yang a permanent exemption from criticism in the live stream, at this moment he felt that the handsome young man standing on the screen really deserved to be criticized.

The "hater" personality of those who play with machines is slowly emerging.

Banks was still looking at Jiang Yang while holding the microphone.

The man playing with the machine suddenly became anxious: "Banks, stop asking questions, can't you let the device say something?"

He felt that Banks' gaze was entirely on Jiang Yang, and if this continued, he would soon start to hate Banks as well.

[Hilarious!]

[Is this some sudden mourning? Oh my god!]

[How can this be considered mourning?]

[I'm so frustrated playing with this machine!]

[Your sudden relief regarding filial piety]

【…】

Perhaps due to time constraints during the interview, Banks, amidst the expectant gazes of those playing with the equipment, finally extended the microphone towards the device.

"device, you're back on the path to the Major. Today should be a happy day for your fans." Banks hadn't expected that after such a long break, device still had the ability to qualify for the Major.

At this point, the gloomy Tom simply shook his head, "After leaving Team A and then performing like that in NIP, I probably don't have many fans left now."

He felt that he was receiving less attention now than he had six months ago, and that new players probably didn't even know who he was.

Jiang Yang comforted him, saying, "No, you still have a lot of fans. Our CNCS's most famous commentator, Machine, who has millions of fans, is a big fan of yours. He praises you in his live stream every day. You have a lot of fans."

The man translated Jiang Yang's answer for the viewers in the live stream. When he heard Jiang Yang praising him, he couldn't help but let out a Tang-style laugh: "hihihihihi..."

Then, as if struck by lightning, he suddenly shouted, "Holy crap!! The device heard my name!!"

"Holy crap, I'll be a fan of Yang Shen for life!!" Wanji couldn't contain his excitement in the live stream. "Device really remembered me!! So, I guess I've gotten to know Device now!"

"I'm not saying anything more! From now on, I'm going to be my cousin's fan for life!!"

"Holy crap~ Cousin~ I'm so moved!" Wanji's voice even cracked up at this point. "Device knows my name now~ Maybe next time they come to China for a competition, I can even get Device's WeChat!"

For gamers, this is a time for fantasy.

At this moment, the barrage of comments in the entire live stream room 6657 was extremely high in terms of filial piety!

……

(End of this chapter)