CS: The Last Dance, a Dance That Leads to Professional Success

Chapter 85 Legend 2-0! He possesses all the potential to become a star player!
The first half ended.
The internet and online communities like Reddit exploded!

"I can't believe my eyes! What did Stavn just do? He stabbed Captain Idea, who was unpacking the package, with a knife?!"

"This is the most outrageous and ridiculous 'teammate damage' I've ever seen!"

"HEROIC didn't lose to G2 today, they lost to Stavn! From the moment he started mocking G2, he switched to 'sixth man' mode!"

"I apologize for thinking Stavn was a top 10 player before. His stats may look good, but his brain just goes to mush under pressure! This slash completely destroyed HEROIC's last hope in the first half."

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at the same time,

In the 6657 live stream room.

I was playing with the machine and looking at the data panel for the first half.

Meng Lang's stats in the first half were dazzlingly impressive:
K/D (Kills/Deaths): 25/4.

ADR (Average Damage Per Turn): 153.3.

These terrifying statistics are thanks to his several key plays and clutch performances in the first half.

Looking at HEROIC's stats again, cadiaN is in first place with several key kills, while TeSeS and Stavn are tied for second. On paper, the top three players in HEROIC seem to have similar performances in the first half.

The machine user is currently engaged in a passionate replay:
"Brothers, take a look at the stats! Dark's stats are still absolutely phenomenal! After watching the first half, unless there's some incredible comeback in the second half, he's basically locked in the MVP for this map, no doubt about it!"

"Some viewers commented, 'Dark is killing like crazy again today? Do you remember what you said two days ago? Do you feel like you've been proven wrong today?'"

"To be honest, I'm actually not too bad today, I don't feel any pain in my face. Do you know who the biggest 'contributor' was that Dark was able to have such a smooth and easy victory today?"

He paused deliberately while playing with the machine, then raised his voice by eight octaves:

"I'll mention someone! That's right! Stavn!"

"It's you! Snake—!"

"Seriously, this guy today is really fucking outrageous! I don't even know how he got into HLTV's Top 10 last year. Was it based on the show's entertainment value?"

"Wait a minute! I think I understand now!"

Playing with the machine was like discovering a new continent. He suddenly leaned closer to the microphone and exclaimed excitedly, "Look at Stavn's stats! His kill count in the first half is about the same as Long Ge's. On paper, it's not that bad!"

"But the data doesn't reflect the enormous 'mental damage' and 'actual damage' he caused to the team, especially to the veteran captain, Dianzi! This guy is a complete bastard! A data fraudster!"

"Was he playing like a human in the first half? Huh?"

"Seriously, I'm not trying to bash Stavn! Actually, is he bad? He's not really bad." Playing Machine changed the subject, trying to analyze objectively, "Look at the first day of the Legends group, HEROIC played against Liquid, and he even got an MVP! He has the potential to be a star rifler for the team, but the problem is that once he encounters the kind of high pressure that Dark put on him today, his mentality just collapses!"

"And he's completely paralyzed, the kind you can't even pull up! How the hell do you think you're doing right by your trusted captain? How are you doing right by your teammates?"

"Some viewers in the live chat are saying that Snake's mentality was ruined by Dark's two consecutive attacks earlier."

"Hey buddy, there's something you need to understand!"

Playing with the machine, his tone laced with disdain, "You were the one who started by mocking the dead, trying to mess with Dark's mentality! You were the one who started with these underhanded tactics!"

"What, you're allowed to mess with others, but others aren't allowed to get back at you?"

"Oh! So Dark just laughs and takes it all in, then puts all the pressure back on you, and you're all red-hot! You're like, 'Aaaaaah! I'm going to lose it! I can't take it anymore, I can't breathe!'"

"And then it's taken for granted that you're bad at the game? Does that even make sense? In esports, being bad is the original sin, but having a bad mentality is an even bigger sin!"

"Alright, I won't say any more. Saying more will make it seem like I'm targeting him."

"All I can say is, look at Dark, look at Stavn, you're both young, rising stars."

"But the difference is obvious! It's really obvious!"

"One player fought harder under pressure and carried the team; the other completely lost his way under pressure and became a laughing stock. That's the difference between a true master and an ordinary master!"

"It's not just about marksmanship, it's also about mindset!"

Upon hearing Wanji's unsparing and sharp criticism, the chat in the 6657 live stream room immediately erupted in a frenzy of comments.

"66666!"

"What the God of Games said is absolutely right! Snake's performance today was truly phenomenal!"

"I feel like the way Identifier is looking at Stavn now is like he's eyeing snake soup!"

"Hilarious! Some people single-handedly carry a team to success! Others single-handedly destroy a team!"

"Is two points enough? Is two points enough?"

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At this time, it was a short break between matches.

HEROIC's competition seat.

The atmosphere dropped to freezing point.

cadiaN was indeed staring intently at Stavn, who was sitting next to him, head down, without saying a word, with a look that was a mixture of disappointment and helplessness.

That stab to the back in the smoke just now really stunned him; even now, thinking back on it, it still seems absurd.

He moved his mouth muscles, his jaw muscles tensed, and he really felt an urge to "eat a young man" to calm himself down.

Jabbi, standing next to him, subtly shrank back. He had just done it too, and now he could only try to minimize his presence.

He didn't have any objection to the idea that Brother Idea wanted to eat people; in fact, he even understood it somewhat.

But we need to agree on this first.
You ate Stavn.

But then you can't eat me.

But the idea of ​​"eating people" is something that Brother Idea can only think about briefly in his mind to vent his frustration; he's not a real "Danish cannibal."

With the game already at this point, and entering the second half trailing by a massive 2:13, what else can be said? We've already hurled insults and offered encouragement.

As for coach Xizt, facing such a near-collapse score, there wasn't much to say. His tactical arrangements seemed pale and powerless in the face of absolute strength and poor form.

He glanced at Stavn and Jabbi with a complicated expression, then sighed, patted Dianzi on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "Stay calm, there's still a chance. G2 isn't very good at the pistol round. If we can win the pistol round in the second half, we might be able to press our advantage and regain our momentum."

Idea Guy took a deep breath, as if to expel all the frustration from his chest, and nodded seriously.

The two temporarily put aside their previous gloom and huddled together, studying their tactics and starting to carefully design and plan for the pistol round in the second half.

……

The second half of the game started quickly.

However, although G2 has a reputation for being "not good at the pistol round", it is not to the point that they are "inevitably going to lose" in the pistol round.

Moreover, Meng Lang is now using the USP on the CT side with increasing skill and confidence.

The idea guy meticulously devised a tactic of feigning a push on B, then quickly switching from the sewers to the mid lane to flank A.

However, when HEROIC's attacking players rushed into Area A, they ran head-on into Meng Lang, who was guarding the police post!

This distance!

USP's forte: distance!
The USP in Meng Lang's hand was like the Grim Reaper's signature tool, spitting out tongues of fire with precision and efficiency!

puff!puff!puff!
A series of pistol shots!
G2-Dark used a USP to headshot and kill HEROIC-TeSeS

G2-Dark used a USP to headshot and kill HEROIC-sjuush. G2-Dark used a USP to kill HEROIC-Jabbi.

Five bullets!

Three kills in a row!

Meng Lang almost single-handedly crushed HEROIC's pistol round attack in an instant, leaving Dianzi and the remaining stavn dumbfounded!

"Nice brothers!"

At the G2 game booth, the already "dead" Leonardo DiCaprio excitedly pumped his fist and shouted.

"Well done! Meng! Your pistol shots are fantastic!" Cousin and Old Ni were also beaming with joy, praising him one after another.

With this pistol round won smoothly, it means that G2 can easily pick up rifles continuously and is very close to match point.

This is indeed the case!
With the economic advantage gained from the pistol round, G2 swept through the competition!

14:2!

15:2!

G2 easily defeated HEROIC's force buy, successfully securing match point!
At this moment, cadiaN, sitting in the competition seat, already felt a little short of breath and his brain was lacking oxygen.

After losing the forced start, HEROIC's economy collapsed again in the next round, leaving them with no choice but to play a half-start with almost no chance of winning.

6657 live broadcast room.

Watching the match point game on the machine:

"Let's see what we have to say about this match point game? Oh! Li Shen is no longer playing passively this game! He's playing very aggressively! He directly throws a smoke grenade into the mid lane, letting Dark and Old Ni push forward from the archway to get information!"

"What about Heroic? Heroic doesn't have any long guns in this round, only submachine guns and pistols, so they can't engage in long-range gunfights. At the start, they only threw a decoy grenade outside A1 to feign an attack, and then blocked VIP and the archway with smoke, trying to do a fast rush from B to B!"

"There's nothing they can do now, this is the only way they can fight!"

"But what they don't know is! Dark and Old Ni have already been sent out by Little Li's smoke grenade and are pushing forward near the mid lane!!"

"What do you mean? Dark heard B's rapid footsteps! He immediately fired a hidden cigarette as a self-defense blitz!"

"My God! That flashbang! Dark and Niko duo pull out! Dark sprays bullets from head to toe! One! Two! Three! Old Niko also helps with the follow-up shots! The two of them wiped out the HEROIC team members who were trying to speed up their rush from B short in an instant!"

"My God! This firepower is off the charts! Is this the Black and White Twin Riflemen's forward push against the Qing? The pressure is terrifying! HEROIC is finished today!"

"Sigh! It's a complete rout! HEROIC's main problem is that they lost their touch and mentality after being beaten in the first half! They also lost the crucial pistol round in the second half, and now they can't put up any effective resistance at all."

"Now HEROIC is down to just one snake!"

"Snake! And you? Where are you?"

"Oh! A snake in the sewer!"

"His position has been locked onto by Leonardo DiCaprio, who's positioned in the VIP area! Once he's spotted from that spot, he's basically immobilized!"

"Wait a minute! Why does this scene seem so familiar?"

I suddenly remembered it while playing with the machine.

This is almost exactly the same as the pistol round in the first half!
It was G2's attack at the time. Four of their teammates were killed, and Meng Lang was locked behind the sofa at the B bomb site and couldn't move. Then Stavn came over and easily took him down, even gloating over his corpse.

Now, let's switch roles.

Stavn was now locked in the sewers.
What will Dark do?

Meng Lang certainly wouldn't be like Stavn, who, when outnumbered and with his opponent's position completely locked, would deliberately go and retaliate against them.

He wouldn't do something so tasteless.

In fact, he didn't even plan to go there himself. After VIP Xiao Li accurately reported the movement in the sewers, Meng Lang immediately called over Old Ni and the child!
"Come on, let's give him some 'warmth'!"

Old Ni and the child understood each other perfectly. Together, the three of them poured all the remaining grenades and incendiary bombs into the narrow sewer entrance as if they were free!
Rumble—!
Bang bang bang!
The sewers instantly became a "bombing zone" under heavy bombardment!
"My God! This lightning! Serpent! Die—!"

He shouted loudly while playing with the machine!

Flames and explosions filled the entire passage!

In the sewers, Stvan, unaware that he was no longer a mystery, was still thinking that he should steal one or two things no matter what. Even if he couldn't pull off the incredible 1v5 comeback that Brother Idea did on this map, he could at least improve his stats.

But the next second, his eyes changed from initial hope to indescribable despair!
He's not some "legendary bomb-resistant king".

Under such a barrage of explosives and flames, he was undoubtedly blown to death in the sewer!
The director immediately gave Stavn a close-up shot.

At this moment, where was the same arrogant, mischievous, and mentally unstable person he was at the start of the first half?

At this moment, his face fell, his complexion was ashen, and his eyes were empty. He looked almost like a "Sima face".

The match is now completely over!
G2 decisively defeated HEROIC with a score of 16:2 – a strong team that was ranked fifth in the HLTV world rankings last year and is known as the "second strongest team in Denmark"!

The comment sections of major CS communities on the internet immediately exploded!

They did consider that G2 could win.

After all, G2 had a strong performance in the Challengers Group and on Day 1. But to win by such a crushing margin was something very few people could have predicted!
It's worth noting that HEROIC performed quite well last year, and this year they've further strengthened their squad with the highly anticipated new generation free agent Jabbi, who transferred from Little Fire.

On paper, their strength is not weak at all.

How could G2 kick this dog to its death like that?
Could he have been kicked to death with a single kick?
From any perspective, this was quite an upset.

But why did it turn out this way?

Viewers on foreign websites aren't stupid.

Considering the entire course of the match, almost unanimously, everyone thought of Stavn's provocative act of retaliating against Dark at the beginning, and how he completely lost his composure after being repeatedly killed by Dark, leading to the "butterfly effect" that caused the entire team to collapse.

As a result, the CS community comments on foreign websites exploded!

"Stavn is absolutely the culprit of today's conflict! He tried to mess with Dark's mentality, but ended up exploding into fireworks himself! What a joke!"

"As it turns out, before you try to manipulate someone else's mentality, you'd better make sure your own mentality is tough enough. Stavn clearly overestimated himself and underestimated Dark."

"Except for that final blow, Stavn was sleepwalking the entire match! His poor performance was the main reason for HEROIC's collapse!"

"I must say, this CN player named Dark has left a deep impression on me! He has an exceptional mental fortitude that belies his age."

"Yes, although he still lacks experience in major competitions, I think he has all the potential and qualities to become a star player!"

In live stream room 6657, the user, while enjoying the machine, didn't hold back their praise, summarizing in an incredibly passionate voice:
"Congratulations to G2! They defeated HEROIC and successfully entered the Antwerp Major Legends Group 2-0! To be honest, no one expected this big score today. It was definitely a big upset."

"It's truly unbelievable! G2's journey at the Antwerp Major has been incredibly smooth! After entering the Legends Group, they've been playing better and better every day! Their form is getting hotter and hotter with each game! This is probably something even the G2 players themselves didn't expect!"

"So all they need to do next is win one more BO3 in tomorrow's qualifying match, and they can proudly advance to the championship group! Enter that stage that countless CS players dream of—Antwerp Sportpaleis Arena! Show yourselves in front of tens of thousands of live spectators and millions of viewers worldwide!"

"Then let's look forward to tomorrow's final qualifying match! Will G2 be able to continue their hot streak and advance to the championship group with a perfect 3-0 record? Let's wait and see!"

At this moment, in the G2 match booth.

After a resounding victory, the G2 players began to celebrate!

To be honest, being able to defeat HEROIC, who was ranked fifth in the world last year, so easily and by a large margin, still felt like a dream to them, even at the very end of the match. It was all so unreal.

The next second, almost simultaneously, everyone in G2 turned their attention to the Eastern boy whose hand was still wrapped in a conspicuous bandage.

This little guy!
It's really making everyone happier and happier!

(End of this chapter)