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

Chapter 44: Researching Major Opponents in Advance (Part 2)

Within the RA battle area.

"My Dou Ge is truly amazing!" Hamburger looked at the post-match stats panel. "He racked up 29 kills in this small town match. I feel like Dou Ge played better than Jamyoung on the second floor."

Yang Yu immediately waved her hand: "No, no, no..."

Hamburger looked at Jamyoung: "Xiao Ju, you'd better work hard, or we'll end up turning into MO."

MO is Liu Ke, formerly the commander of Tianlu and now Ma Xixi's partner in CSBOY.

This guy has a stellar track record in palace intrigue, having achieved the remarkable feat of taking on four opponents single-handedly in the early days of Tianlu.

Jamyoung just smiled, not caring at all.

If Yang Yu really has the ability to take his place, then he will accept it.

He had long recognized Yang Yu's excellence, but he felt that Yang Yu still needed some time to adapt to the competition.

Unexpectedly, Yang Yu started carrying the team in the very first game.

That's a bit of an exaggeration, bro.

KAZE joked from the side, "Potato means, don't compare him to Jamyoung. His performance is about the same as the poster's."

KAZE didn't have high expectations for today's match.

The opposing team is not weak; even if 259 hadn't gotten sick, they would still have had a difficult time.

With Yang Yu being a newcomer, he only hoped that Yang Yu wouldn't let him down.

Who would have thought that Yang Yu would be so aggressive right from the start, leaving the other side completely disoriented.

In this hellish town, he surprisingly won without lifting a finger.

Hamburger chuckled: "That's quite an ambitious goal!"

Yang Yu smiled helplessly: "I didn't say anything."

KAZE looked at the screen and said, "They got 29 kills against Liquid. I bet CS Lulu is frantically editing the video right now."

Yang Yu was unsure whether CS Lulu was editing the video.

But he knew that the machine was most likely analyzing his post-match statistics.

……

Inside Douyu's 6657 live stream room.

The live stream room was filled with the festive atmosphere of Chinese New Year.

[We won one game! Could it be...?!]

[If we win the next match, we'll have a chance to advance to the knockout stage. With our fighting spirit at its peak, we'll crush the liquid!]

Who says this new RA player is no good? I think this new RA player is amazing!

[No wonder CNCS calls him a cheater, our young players are too strong!]

"This guy's performance is absolutely amazing!" Wanji said with a smile, "Okay, let's go see what his stats are in picture one."

After playing with the machine, he found the results of the game he had just finished on HLTV, as shown in Figure 1.

The first ID was clearly the target they needed to find.

ID: TuDou
Kills/Assists/Deaths: 29/5/12
Average damage per game: 123.5
Headshot rate: 89.7%
rating 2.0: 1.88
【Osmanthus!!!】

Pure Fried Fish

[Potato: "It seems like there's no difference between ranked matches and tournaments; both are just for easy wins."]

This guy is really good at exploding!

I laughed after playing with the machine and watching it.

"Holy crap, look at this guy, he's still as good as ever, his headshot rate is almost 90% now."

"And look, this rookie got 29 kills on his first game. The opponent isn't Ma's steel helmet, it's Team Liquid, the third-ranked team in the world! It's the veteran powerhouse Liquid!"

"After getting a 1.88 rating, buddy, you weren't satisfied with just dominating the ranked ladder, so you're here to bombard pro players?"

The man playing the machine said with considerable pride, "I told you guys long ago, this guy's perspective makes him look like a true expert, and his actual skill level in a real match won't be bad."

The camera shows Yang Yu chatting with Jamyoung.

"We never expected Potato to step up at the last minute in today's match," said the machine player. "But for a newcomer, to lead the team to a crushing victory over Liquid right from the start is incredibly impressive."

"For him, the team commander suddenly fell ill, and he was appointed to save the team in a time of crisis. It seems that the goddess of fate has quietly fallen on this young man. Now RA is already leading by one map."

"Let's see if he can write a good script for the upcoming Desert City."

Playing with the machine and imagining those scenarios makes me so excited I almost tremble.

He learned about it from Danking.

Potato was also a member who almost went abroad to study, but is now studying at a university in China and has successfully become a professional player.

He studied abroad and, after failing as a professional gamer, transitioned to becoming a streamer.

Looking at it this way, Potato is practically another version of himself from another timeline!
When you get into the game like this, you can't help but hum a little.

……

Inside the RA Hotel.

259 had a dream in which, while he was sick, Potato and RA got beaten up by Liquid.

259 woke up groggily.

I must be sick; how could I have such a ridiculous dream?

He turned on his phone, wanting to see how the battle was going.

RA vs Team Liquid
1:0
They've already lost the first game, as expected...

He glanced at Yang Yu's performance again, hoping that Yang Yu hadn't produced inventor-like statistics.

It must have been tough on Potato, having to step onto the field so suddenly in such an adverse situation; the pressure must have been immense.

found it.

29/5/12
Ok?
Um? ! !
259, who was still half asleep, was suddenly awakened, his eyes wide open.

What's going on? How did the potato suddenly become the carry?

Wait, I misread it just now, I've got this picture!
Does this mean we can still win today even without him?

259 lay in bed, her little head filled with big question marks.

So this wasn't a dream after all!
……

I really wish this were a dream.

As Potato's friend, Danking was also watching RA vs. Liquid's match, wanting to see how Potato's debut went.

The result was—a massacre!

"29 kills against Liquid in his debut, 1.88 rating, nearly 90% headshot rate, he's treating Liquid like a bot," Danking muttered in the training room.

The Liquid team was completely outmatched by Potato on the A2 floor, as he caught them off guard several times by turning their backs on him.

oSee is now being labeled as Android.

Throughout the entire match, he kept a close eye on Yang Yu's position and discovered that Yang Yu played incredibly intelligently, with her timing and positioning choices prompting Danking to exclaim how beautiful she was.

At that moment, he couldn't help but think that if he had such an outstanding free agent by his side, he wouldn't be afraid of anything, not even a cargo carrier.

However, this regret may stay with me for a long time.

pain!
It hurts so much! !

……

Within the liquid combat area.

oSee took off his jacket; the match had made him a little hot.

"Put them on," Yekindar reminded him.

"But I'm a little hot, brother." oSee is feeling extremely hot right now.

yekindar remained silent for a long time.

I can see you're drenched in sweat.

However, he could understand oSee's feelings. In the previous match in Purgatory Town, there were various offensive maneuvers and exchanges in the early stages.

However, as the new RA players gradually adapted to the competition environment and began to enter the arena, many variables appeared in the entire game.

They often get into a mess while attacking, and after a series of failures, their mentality and skill both collapse, so it's not surprising that they get swept away in one fell swoop.

"We didn't play well in the small town match; the rookies on the other side are stronger than we expected." nitr0 also sensed that a super rookie was about to be born.

In this match, the RA rookie immediately used a Desert Eagle to get a quad kill with a headshot, making them realize his frontal aiming ability.

Several more waves of skillful flanking maneuvers followed, seizing their timing and showcasing the unique brilliance of a free spirit.

After the second half started, he even made a brilliant breakthrough, showing them that this guy wasn't just good at defense.

The battles in Purgatory Town have almost become a personal showcase for RA newbies.

"Where did this guy come from? RA has a rookie of this caliber, why didn't they put him in the competition sooner?" NAF said, somewhat puzzled.

Yekindar rubbed his temples and said, "I've had contact with this guy once. We bumped into each other on the ladder and got destroyed by S1mple."

"Isn't it normal for two professional players to get crushed by S1mple?"

"He carried me despite having 100 ping." Liquid's team: "..."

"100 ping? Is that even a game for humans? And you managed to beat S1mple with that ping?" nitr0 looked at yekindar in confusion. "Why didn't you say so sooner!"

"I reminded you, but you didn't listen at all," yekindar said helplessly.

nitr0: "..."

It seems so, but he didn't expect the newcomer on the other side to be that strong.

But turning his attention back to the game, he added, "But we're already in the loser's bracket, and now we have no way out in this BO3."

Although the EPL format is notoriously long and tedious, this is their final round of competition.

If we can win this round, we can advance to the knockout stage and continue to look for opportunities.

But if they fail to win, they will become the first team to prepare for the Paris Major.

They've already lost one game in this BO3 series, and they need to win the next two maps to have any chance of a comeback.

“Map 2 is the Maze we chose ourselves, and we are confident in this map,” nitr0 said to the Liquid team. “Map 3 is the Amusement Park we left behind. RA has been getting crushed on this map recently, so our chances of winning are very, very high.”

"So next, we need to get back on track in the city of illusion and put everything back on track."

Yekindar remained silent for a while, then looked in RA's direction before the match began and asked, "Can we win?"

“…” nitr0 nodded: “We will win.”

"Yeah, I'll win."

……

After a short break, Figure 2 officially begins.

Map: Lost City in the Desert

Because it's a map chosen by liquids, RA will choose to be the defensive side first.

"Does the pistol round have any top-tier tactics?" Yang Yu asked.

KAZE thought for a moment and said, "I remember Lao Jiu did some research a few days ago. Liquid really likes to control the mid lane in the pistol round. Let's put more people in the mid lane."

"How about we scout both sides, and then group up the three of us in the middle?"

"can."

The countdown ended quickly, and Yang Yu followed the group and began crawling through the dog hole.

However, he originally planned to go to B small, but Mo Siyu had a better position and jumped to B small in advance. KAZE took over the VIP area, and Yang Yu could only stop at the archway.

The three men set up their positions directly in the middle.

However, seeing that the opponent hadn't appeared yet, KAZE chose to jump out of the VIP area.

“You guys come over and help me out, I’m trying to get some information from the bandits,” KAZE said.

Yang Yu and Mo Siyu immediately came over.

"Liquid used two sets of items in this pistol round. They waited for NAF to hold A1 first, and then they grouped up together to push the middle lane." The player started analyzing from God's perspective.

"The prop they have can be used to block the archway with smoke and then set up fire on the VIP area, blocking most of the CT's gun positions before they can expand into the middle."

"However, it seems KAZE has already engaged in combat with the enemy first, and RA already knows that Liquid has more players in the mid lane," said Play Machine. "Can Liquid really deploy their second attack in time?"

KAZE engaged in a firefight in the mid lane but failed to score. He wasn't worried and immediately called for help from his two teammates.

Mo Siyu, who was on B-side, immediately stepped over and used her USP to directly mount the terrorist spawn point.

Yang Yu, however, was not in a hurry.

The archway was on fire, and since he wasn't a fire spirit, he couldn't stand on the flames and unleash his fury.

If it were an average competitor, they would just stand at the archway and anxiously wait in this situation.

But Yang Yu, who had been honed by the 18 Boston simulations, quickly began to think about the opponent's possible tactics.

He stepped directly onto the diving platform, peeked at Building A2, and didn't see anyone.

Peeking at A1 again, I saw a bandit holding a P250 looking towards the police station.

A smile appeared on Yang Yu's face—I've got you!
"boom!"

[yekindar used a Glock to headshot and kill Moseyuh]

[yekindar+Elige used a Glock to headshot and kill KAZE]

TuDou used a USP to headshot and kill NAF.

"yekindar headshot two players in the mid lane, and those two guys in the mid lane didn't manage to trade a single kill!" The player was very anxious.

"But Bean Bro has stepped up his game again. He stood on the platform and got caught and killed by A1's half-armored P250! Now it's 3 against 4, and with A1's NAF dead, Liquid has to change their attack direction."

Yang Yu determined from the opponent's formation that their initial attack direction was to attack from the archway to point A.

Now that he's taken out the bandits at A1, the enemy has lost their foothold when attacking area A, so they'll most likely turn around and attack area B directly.

"Jamyoun, don't die! The other side will probably go up from B small. I'm heading towards you," Yang Yu said.

Instead of lingering at the archway, he headed back to defend B site at 180 mph.

nitr0 didn't expect that NAF would be killed so early without accomplishing anything.

"Give us a smoke, then we'll head straight to B and go for it!" nitr0 issued the order with lightning speed.

This is the only option left.

With only one smoke grenade left, there's not much point in turning back to organize an attack. It's better to seize the opportunity when the enemy's formation is in disarray and rush into site B.

It's now confirmed that there's one at the jump platform, and there's a high probability of one at the police spawn point, with a maximum of one at point B.

There's not much pressure playing 4 against 1.

Hamburger didn't dare to go back to defend directly from the police spawn. He felt that the other side might still come up from the archway, but he was shooting through the long box at B.

Jamyoung, having received a reminder from Yang Yu, positioned his crosshair directly over point B from the outside of the target area.

The moment he saw the other party approaching, he tried to fire, but was instantly hit on the head from a distance.

"Don't die, just help me hook my arm!!" Yang Yu shouted anxiously.

He has already stepped out of the supermarket window and is now standing behind a long box on the right wall of the supermarket.

(This location)
He started defending the moment he killed NAF, and the enemy has no idea that he's already here.

Upon hearing this, Jamyoung immediately did as instructed, hiding behind cover and throwing out the smoke grenades he had purchased at the start of the game, creating the illusion of stalling for time.

After confirming Jamyoung's location, the liquid team was incredibly excited.

Because if they can get rid of Jamyoung, they can win this round.

Then, with the coordinated gun positions at B site and bomb site, we should be able to win this point without any major incident.

Once the pistol round is won, the situation will gradually become clearer.

With the discipline of a professional player, Yekindar glanced at the supermarket window as he passed the checkpoint, but did not see anyone.

Elige, in the second position, followed closely to finish off the enemy.

After seeing Elige's position gradually appear, Yang Yu finally opened fire.

First, aim at Elige and headshot him with one shot. Then, aim the USP at Yekindar's head and quickly fire three shots to headshot him as well.

"Potato's position is mysterious. Yekindar didn't expect him to get back on defense so quickly. He caught one with his USP, then two!!"

"nitr0 came over to finish him off, but couldn't take him down head-on!! It seems like no one in Liquid can finish him off except for B's oSee!"

The next second, he saw Yang Yu carrying the USB drive and pulling it horizontally out.

oSee, who was setting up his gun at the small corner of B, was instantly killed.

He collapsed instantly.

Playing with the machine, he laughed: "Finally, oSee has fallen! Potato truly lives up to his name; he's like a potato mine—if you touch him, he'll explode instantly!!"

"His outstanding individual skills allowed him to secure a pentakill in this round; he is far more outstanding than we imagined."

The viewers watching the live stream were also amused.

[How come he always manages to sneak in a sideways or back-to-back view?]

[I feel like we've been set up by Potato. This match looks so easy, why are all the opponents using their sides and backs to the screen?]

[Liquid Pure is acting crazy, why didn't you even search for this?]

The man playing with the machine explained, "Because the potatoes were really well made. Yekindar only glanced at the supermarket window, but he didn't expect the potatoes to have already reached the corner."

"This guy's awareness is amazing. He understood Liquid's offensive strategy, then retreated to defend and chose his position in advance, which gave him an opportunity to deal damage and get a pentakill."

"Of course, Jamyoung also does a good job with the hooks on the buns."

This is the liquid combat area.

Yekindar couldn't help but laugh at the end of the round.

However, the smile on his face was one of relief.

I thought that after changing the map, the guy on the other side would sneak up to the side and turn his back less often.

But this time, it was death again.

He felt that Liquid needed to study their major opponents in advance.

　It will be available in about a week. I'll save up more drafts now so I can surprise everyone when it's released.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)