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"They didn't plant the bomb or get any kills last round, so they should both have around 2900 in economy this round." ALEX stared at the screen. "ForZe will probably only be able to force buy again this round."

While the game hadn't started yet, Qin Feng switched his butterfly knife again. "I'm closer to VIP, so I'll just jump to B Small with my sniper and hold an angle."

ALEX nodded. He already knew Aether's role on the team as a sniper very well by now.

The main reason forZe had managed to secure two consecutive wins at the start of the match was their ability to devise different strategies based on their opponents before each game.

However, if Aether could get the opening pick with his sniper rifle, forZe's offensive tempo would likely be severely disrupted.

Thinking this, ALEX couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

When he was the in-game leader for Vitality, he often had their top player, ZywOo, buy him weapons and help him take space.

Looking back now, his decision to have ZywOo take space back then was undoubtedly a grave mistake for an in-game leader.

This was precisely why, after seeing Qin Feng's performance, he agreed to let Qin Feng become the team's core player.

If only he had let ZywOo play as the primary fragger and taken on a support role himself when he was with Vitality, could they have achieved even greater results?

In the fifth round, the Terrorists, equipped with half-body armor and Desert Eagles, along with half-body armor and TEC-9s, opted for a rush onto A Site.

However, speeding up with pistols wasn't that easy.

With their superior firepower, Fnatic managed to trade one kill for five, securing the fifth round with the cost of one M4.

ForZe's in-game leader, Jerry, also grew cautious.

After being shut down 5-0 by Fnatic, he quickly called for the first timeout of the match.

Besides disrupting Aether's hot streak, Jerry also methodically laid out the strategy for the next round over voice comms during forZe's first timeout.

Fnatic was clearly well-prepared today, so their strategy from yesterday, which aimed to avoid Aether's sniper, might need a complete overhaul.

"Guys, although we studied Aether's preferred positions on Mirage yesterday, Fnatic has clearly made Aether adjust his playstyle too."

"zorte, you can look for kills, and it's fine to go head-to-head with Aether, but absolutely do not rely on your sniper to get direct picks."

"Aether's anchoring ability is very strong, and it seems he was targeting our offensive positions just now, so we need to change our original approach."

"Either we rush with a full-on bomb site take to counter the sniper's position, or we use utility like flashes to gain an advantage. Do you understand?"

ForZe's main AWPer, zorte, nodded.

Although he was considered one of the team's star players on forZe, zorte understood that helping the team achieve victory was the most important aspect of being a player.

The timeout period ended quickly.

Returning to the game, the match continued.

Since Qin Feng's sniper position wasn't revealed last round, he chose to defend B Small from VIP again.

However, before he could even see anyone in mid, the team's voice comms erupted into chaos.

"They're rushing A Site, they smoked off the ramp, I can't help you."

"It's fine, I'm hiding in death spot."

"We're screwed, they're pushing me, A is broken."

This time, forZe's A Site rush finally showcased the coordination of every member of their team.

ALEX, hiding in death spot on the A bombsite, was traded, and forZe's smoke grenades had already been deployed, leaving Fnatic with an incredibly difficult retake.

"We can still fight, we have a lot of utility, and we can always save if we have to." ALEX hesitated.

"We can fall back, we have ramp and VIP under control, just be careful of the enemy spawn push." poizon, from A Site ramp, added.

"Okay." Qin Feng nodded, planning to rotate back directly from the Archway.

But just as Qin Feng jumped from B Small to mid, KENSI, who had been lurking in mid-to-long range, suddenly caught an incredible timing.

The CT's character model was still in mid-air, and Qin Feng wanted to turn back, but it was already too late.

Under the intense sunlight of Mirage, spent AK-47 casings gleamed as they continuously ejected from the ejection port, while the AK's muzzle fiercely spat fire in Qin Feng's direction.

"Dada da..."

[ForZe.KENSI killed Fnatic.Aether with AK-47]

Only two CTs remaining for Fnatic, who had fallen back to spawn, and poizon, still on ramp.

"Save your guns." ALEX sighed helplessly.

He had expected forZe to commit all five players to the A Site rush, but they had unexpectedly kept one player in mid to cut off rotations.

The remaining CTs could only choose to fall back to B Site and save their weapons.

"Beep, beep, beep."

As the increasingly urgent beeping sound intensified, the C4 finally detonated with a massive explosion of fire on Fnatic's A bombsite.

The score became 5-1.

However, the fortunate part for Fnatic was that each of their players had enough money saved to afford continuous long-range engagements.

Next, forZe seemed to find momentum, scoring consecutive rounds.

With several rapid rushes, they pushed their score to 4, completely collapsing the economic advantage Fnatic had built with their previous streak.

Qin Feng's sniper rifle, after all, would have moments of missing shots.

And once his sniper rifle, positioned at the front, missed a shot, he could only expect to be taken down by the Terrorists' aim.

5-4. Fnatic could buy weapons next round, and ALEX called Fnatic's first timeout.

ALEX's face showed some hesitation. "Aether, should we change our defensive strategy?"

"Otherwise, if you fall first, we'll completely lose map control."

"You can choose to defend from the back; it's not impossible for us to play defaults."

Qin Feng's expression was exceptionally calm at this moment.

Despite his sniper rifle missing crucial first kills for two consecutive rounds, his gaze remained as steady as ever.

"It's okay."

"Trust me."

"Didn't we set up the strategy yesterday? Relying on my roaming sniper style to pick off enemies."

ALEX gritted his teeth. "Alright. But if your aim is still off, we'll defend from the back."

The match continued.

This time, Qin Feng, closest to A Site, jumped all the way up to the second floor of A, holding a line for Terrorists crossing the site.

In the Douyu platform 52327 stream, QUQU watched Qin Feng's positioning and couldn't help but feel nervous.

"My god, Aether has already given up two first kills with his aggressive pushes, and now he's going to hold A's second floor with a sniper rifle again?"

"If he misses a shot from this position, he might get instantly pinned down and taken out by the Terrorists' AK bullets."

"What about forZe? Is forZe planning a rush through the Sewer this round?"

"Two are going through A1, two through the Sewer, and one through A's second floor."

"The Sewer players haven't arrived yet, and the Terrorists at A1 and A2 are holding from the back."

"The CTs are choosing a three-B setup, with two players at B Small double-peeking, planning to catch Terrorists pushing mid."

"There's no one pushing mid for forZe, poizon, you can't get a pick!"

"The Terrorists in the Sewer directly threw a VIP smoke and a Molotov at B Small. It's over, poizon and KRIMZ at B Small are forced back."

"The Terrorists are pushing A directly, leaving Aether and ALEX in a 2v5 situation."

"They'll need to trade out three players for the remaining CTs to have a chance to retake."

"..."

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