CS: Oh no, he's really become the GOAT!

Chapter 42 nitr0: "We won't fall in the same place twice!"

"Machine, what do you think about RA making a last-minute substitution when playing liquid?"

In a live stream room on Douyu (6657), a player was playing with a machine and reading aloud the comments from viewers.

"There's nothing we can do about changing players at the last minute. I made some inquiries, and it seems that Lao Jiu is sick with a high fever, so even if he gets into the server, he can't play."

"In this situation, it would be better to let the young players gain experience."

After finishing his explanation of playing with the machine, he sighed.

As a commentator for CNCS, he hopes to see domestic teams showcase their own style.

RA's performance abroad this time was actually quite good. He won a BO3 and played well in the games he lost. He thinks he did quite well.

"But I still feel it's a bit of a pity," sighed the player. "Liquid's playstyle, when faced with RA's more academic style, puts a lot of pressure on them if they don't perform well. They might even lose their composure. RA still had a chance to kill Liquid twice."

Although Team Liquid may adapt to RA's playstyle and rhythm, they will adjust back quickly.

Even before the match started, they felt there was still some hope.

Now that player 259 is sick and a new player has taken over, they feel that their only chance is gone.

[Does nobody have any faith in RA's newcomer? I heard he's a ladder monster, looking forward to seeing what he does.]

"The main purpose today is to see how well RA, this newcomer, adapts to the competition," said Play Machine. "However, as a newcomer, let's be more tolerant of him. After all, newcomers also need time to train."

CNCS has produced many talented young players, but many of them have been completely outmatched when they actually entered the professional arena.

So they wanted to see if RA, this newcomer, could withstand the pressure of the competition.

"RA's newcomer is actually just a viewer in the live stream. This is his first experience playing on the professional stage! So brothers, please don't put so much pressure on him, okay?"

The machine operator tries to alleviate the dissatisfaction of viewers whose expectations have been dashed during the live stream.

……

"Don't be nervous during the match, just treat it like a training session."

In the RA battle area, Jamyoung was sharing his match experience with Yang Yu.

Yang Yu thought about the scenario in the simulation space where he would be booed by the whole audience if he made a mistake.

Yang Yu glanced at the completely quiet battle area, and even saw Liquid members greeting him, but his heart remained unmoved.

Noticing Yang Yu's expression, the RA members' expressions relaxed considerably.

Whether it was an act or she genuinely had a good attitude, at least Yang Yu didn't put any pressure on them.

If Yang Yu had shown signs of being under immense pressure right from the start, they probably would have been quite disappointed.

Manager RA glanced at Yang Yu and then called everyone over: "Although Lao Jiu is sick and not here, we already know the level of this group after playing against Liquid last time."

"We played as we practiced this game. As long as we don't let Yekindar get a head-on attack, it will be easy for us to score points."

"Potato, you play your familiar position today. Jamyoung, you come and play Lao Jiu's position." The RA manager sighed. "As for the command, you guys can figure it out yourselves."

There's nothing we can do about it; the RA group doesn't really like being in command.

259 also tried to get them to switch to other roles, but they all had a hard time playing.

Forcing them to take command in that situation actually turned out to be a bad thing.

At this point, they chose to adopt the team structure of the steel helmet team—whoever has the idea is the commander, and whoever has the loudest voice is the commander.

The RA manager looked at Yang Yu: "In the competition, if you have any ideas, be bold in communicating with them and boldly put them into practice."

"The more you do, the more you'll gain from the post-mortem analysis."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Yang Yu understood what RA Manager meant.

We probably won't win today, so let's just treat it as a practice match.

Yang Yu, however, looked relaxed and nodded as he began to adjust the equipment.

He wasn't arrogant; rather, it was the confidence that came from the simulation training in the secret realm.

His skill level was already quite good, and the high-intensity training every day maintained his excellent shooting feel. Nearly half a month of simulated training has further improved his competition experience.

He already knows how to bring out his strengths in the game, so that he can win by not only engaging in direct gunfights.

that's enough!
Yang Yu's phone suddenly beeped with a notification sound, and she picked it up to take a look.

302 Homes and Everything Prosper

Xu Kun: @Potato, it's your first match today, so you'd better do your best!
Xu Kun: My brothers are having a passionate online battle with the live chat in the dorm. My Dou Ge, you'd better live up to their expectations!
"A passionate verbal battle?" Yang Yu smiled.

259 suddenly fell ill, and the players in the community didn't have high hopes for him as a newcomer.

this is normal.

Just like when Otto said he could crush Faker at the World Championship, Yang Yu absolutely didn't believe it.

But if the device claims it can easily beat the machine, Yang Yu would definitely believe it.

This change in attitude mainly stems from a lack of understanding of the players' abilities.

Yang Yu's goal has never been to prove herself, but simply to win her debut performance. That's all.

The EPL battle area wasn't far apart; Liquid's seat was diagonally opposite RA, and Yang Yu immediately saw Yekindar almost disappearing into the screen.

Noticing Yang Yu's gaze out of the corner of his eye, Yekindar turned around as if sensing his murderous intent. Upon noticing that Yang Yu was a newcomer to RA, Yekindar waved to him in a rather friendly manner.

Yang Yu also waved to Yekindar.

……

After yekindar finished warming up on the practice map, the ban/pick phase for both teams was officially completed.
Figure 1: Purgatory Town

Figure 2: Desert City

Figure 3: Death Amusement Park
Yekindar also entered the map server and saw the ID of the newcomer on the other side—TuDou.

I don't know what the ID means, but it looks pretty good.

Then he suddenly noticed something—wait, how come this guy is in my friends list?!

Bu Dui!

Yekindar gasped.

He checked their chat history and quickly got the answer.

I tested it, and it's this high-ping god of war!

Is this guy a newbie in Raid?
Recalling that ranked match, he also felt a bit of pressure.

After all, if this guy can make him feel comfortable, then the opponent definitely won't feel comfortable at all.

At this moment, he heard nitr0 jokingly say, "I've been studying RA for so long for nothing. They didn't even show up for the game. What a waste of my energy."

As the third-ranked liquid team in the world, losing to the 64th-ranked Ra and Radiant must have put a lot of pressure on Captain America.

So when Captain America ran into Raa again, he was well prepared and studied Raa's fight footage under a microscope.

Before the match even started, they received a notification that RA's commander was sick, and the opposing team fielded a rookie.

nitr0 thinks it's a bit too much.

"Don't be careless, the newbies on the other side are quite accurate," yekindar reminded him.

nitr0, however, felt that yekindar was making a fuss over nothing.

When a newcomer arrives, who isn't treated like an experience point and beaten up a few times before they can gradually adapt?

If RA were in its complete form, he might still be somewhat wary.

However, there were some issues with the RA lineup. As a member of Liquid's team, he needed to build confidence for the team, so even if he felt pressure, nitr0 wouldn't show it, let alone feel any pressure at all.

RA's previous playstyle leaned towards the academic style, and the most important aspect of the academic style is command.

With the commanders not present, RA's combat power has been reduced by at least half, so it's okay to be a little confident.

He felt that Yekindar was under too much pressure because of his previous mistake.

nitr0 said, "We don't fall in the same place twice. You're just under too much pressure."

Is the pressure too much? Yekindar pressed his face against the screen again.

maybe.

With differing thoughts, the two sides officially entered the Purgatory Town server.

……

　These two chapters were indeed written in a bit of a rush and aren't very high quality. I won't say anything else, I'll add more tomorrow!
　　
　
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