CS: Demon King C, you said I was a genius?

Chapter 47: The First ACE in the Play-in Round
Looking at the happy scene among the members in the lounge, DJL couldn't bear to ruin it.

But as a coach, he couldn't help but remind them, "Purgatory is GL's chosen map, so we can't let our guard down. We have to win both maps to win this Bo3."

After hearing this, the emotions of Nip and the others calmed down a little, but they still had smiles on their faces.

"Is GL's town very strong?" Su Zhe asked curiously.

es3tag nodded. "GL had a 73% win rate in the small town last year. Even after changing their leaderboard and starting lineup, they still managed to defeat strong teams like Faze on this map. They're still quite capable."

DJL nodded and said, "That's right, but it's best to try our best to take the small town map. We're even worse at the Death Park than the small town."

k0nfig stood up and stretched his joints. "What are you afraid of?! As long as we play like we did in Map 2, we can easily beat them 0-! Let's go! Guys! It's time to go!"

After a short halftime break, both teams returned to the field.

The GL team also temporarily repaired their Dao Heart that was broken in Figure 1.

After all, the team still has three members who were runners-up in the previous Major, plus with the experienced player snax, they won't give up just because they lose a map.

The subsequent battle in Desert City was just because the score gap between them was too big, but the small town was their own chosen map, so there was no reason for them to lose mentally before the battle.

In the town of Purgatory, Nip chose to start the game on the defensive side.

"Come on! Try to get seven points on the defensive side! Eight points would be even better!" Before the game officially started, es3tag cheered on the team.

Purgatory Town is one of the few CSGO maps with a relatively balanced offense and defense.

No matter which side, as long as they get six points in the first half, they will pass. However, after they won the first map, they naturally did not want to just get a passing score.

"Let's use Faze smoke at the beginning of this round and bet on a 4A start to push the side lane." es3tag first briefly talked about the defensive play of this round.

Faze Smoke is a prop developed by Faze after the air wall prop was cancelled in CS2.

You can block the middle section of the middle lane at the beginning of the game to ensure that the bandits cannot gain control of the middle lane at the first time, and it can also help CT better obtain side lane information.

"Arrow, you'll just go down the spiral staircase and push forward. K0nfig, you'll help him seduce him at the VIP."

"REZ, just follow me from the middle lane and go around the side lane to last-shot together."

After explaining the tactics for the pistol round, the countdown just ended.

Except for headtr1ck who went to B site alone at the beginning, Su Zhe followed his four teammates and walked towards A site.

k0nfig first jumped to look at the middle lane, and after finding that Faze's smoke was not thrown off target, everyone started to take positions according to the established plan.

"There's a bandit on the second floor! There are two next to the red door!" k0nfig, who entered the VIP, wanted to get the first kill for the team, but seeing so many bandits, he didn't dare to show his head.

es3tag went around to the side and took a peek. As soon as he revealed his position, he saw the bullet coming towards him.

"Just don't drop any points, buy Arrow some time!"

Although he is not at a disadvantage in long-range gunfights, es3tag still wants to be more stable.

"Nip's opening move was a calculated move, targeting GL's offensive tactics. GL's best response now is to retreat and speed up to attack B."

"But the bandit's snax is very bold! He's planning to smoke it directly! Is anyone smoking? No one is smoking!"

"Snax actually caught Timing! He stole the two post-ups from the middle lane! Nip's coordination is still not good enough! He even gave us a chance like this?"

Masisi had never expected such a wonderful defensive start. Two people were lost due to disciplinary issues within the team. Es3tag and REZ focused their attention on the side lane to prevent the bandits from suddenly continuing to push forward, but they ignored the fact that the smoke bomb was not a wall.

With the two players in the middle lane losing points, k0nfig's position has become a place where he is doomed to die, unless he is extremely lucky and the opponent is fully armed with guns and horses.

The dead es3tag and REZ all turned their attention to Su Zhe.

Whether the pistol round can be reversed depends entirely on how many points Su Zhe can capture from the front.

At this time, Su Zhe had already quietly reached the second floor of the bandit group. AcoR, who was setting up the VIP on the second floor, also noticed something was wrong. "I've released the VIP's gun line, check the side passage... someone's coming!"

Before acoR could finish his words, he saw a CT figure coming out. He hurriedly adjusted the crosshairs, but still didn't have time to shoot.

"Pfft!"

Arrow kills acoR with a headshot using USP

"We've faced off head-on!" Masisi, watching the live commentary, couldn't help but grow nervous as the situation unfolded. "But this position is a bit too tight. The bandits on the side roads have been forewarned. Let's see if we can take down another one!"

After getting the kill, Su Zhe first moved forward and peeked at the information below the side channel. After determining the specific location, he did not show any fear, but directly aimed and made a big move.

"Pfft!"

Arrow kills Isak with a headshot using USP

Volt outside the red door immediately positioned himself and fired a follow-up shot, but he found that the CT on the second floor of the bandit suddenly turned towards him.

"Pfft!"

Arrow kills Volt with a headshot using USP

"Holy crap! What the hell is this!" Ma Xixi, watching the director's first-person perspective, couldn't help but curse. "They really stuffed something into the computer!"

Just after getting a kill, the scene suddenly changed and the crosshairs was fixed on another person's head.

What’s the difference between this and opening a lock!
Even the referee behind him couldn't help but stretch his neck forward.

"Arrow single-handedly took out everyone in the side lane, even while playing with his back to the basket! But Snax, who just emerged from the smoke, has already made it to the boiler room and taken down K0nfig!"

"Even after getting a triple kill, we still left Arrow with a 2v2 situation!"

Immediately after his death, k0nfig shouted, "I didn't see the bandit! He might still be in the bandit's den!"

After hearing the message from his teammates, Su Zhe first held VIP for a few seconds. After finding that Snax had no intention of shooting again, he quickly walked from the second floor of the bandit group towards the bandit group entrance.

At this time, headtr1ck had also pressed out from Banana Road. He first turned around to take a look at the information in the bandit's mouth, but was caught by snax who was returning along the same route.

Su Zhe was already close to the stairs at this time. He pulled out and immediately located and shot the bandits who were standing right next to him at the bottom of the stairs.

"Pfft!"

Arrow kills Keoz with a headshot using USP.

But he was also hit in the head by a bullet, becoming a crippled person with only one drop of blood. The best news was that the bomb bag also fell to the ground.

Now the positions of both sides are clear. In this situation, Snax couldn't help but get nervous, and kept telling himself that he could get the kill with just one shot.

After entering the gangster's entrance and seeing the grenade pack, snax first peeked towards the position on the stairs. After confirming that the CT had not changed position, he crouched and tried to avoid the headshot line.

After seeing the bandit's figure, Su Zhe quickly swung the crosshairs downwards.

"Bang! Puff!"

Arrow kills Snax with a headshot using USP

The moment they got the kill, the tense Nip crowd finally couldn't contain themselves anymore, and k0nfig excitedly shouted, "Arrow! You're so fucking awesome!"

The rest of Nip's group was also shouting Su Zhe's ID frantically. This point was won purely by his personal ability!
Pentakill ACE! This is the first ACE in several games of the Katowice Play-Ins!

Even at such an unfavorable start!

(End of this chapter)