The Counter-Terrorists had won only five rounds, which was clearly unacceptable to Outsiders.
As the team's in-game leader, Jame knew he had to step up and say something.
"Guys, being down five rounds doesn't mean we're out of this."
"We've come back from much bigger deficits than this."
"Remember when we were down 3–15 against ENCE? We still clawed back twelve rounds, took it to overtime, and won 19–17."
"Aether's playing well, sure, but Fnatic as a whole isn't as strong as we thought."
"The game's only just getting started."
YEKINDAR, their Crazy Brother, nodded along. "Yeah. We just need to win it back on the T side."
"If we were ahead at halftime and then got reverse-swept, that'd be the worst-case scenario."
"Let's go, Outsiders!"
As the players encouraged one another, the second-half Pistol Round officially began.
To avoid being targeted, Qin Feng made the surprising choice to hold with a USP beneath the flower bed at CT Base near B Site. Outsiders, however, unusually went for a fast mid push toward A Site.
Only thirty seconds into the round, the Kill Feed in the top-right corner began updating nonstop.
[Outsiders.YEKINDER headshot Fnatic.poizon with a Glock-18]
[Fnatic.mezii headshot Outsiders.Qikert with a USP]
[Outsiders.Jame killed Fnatic.mezii with a Glock-18]
[Outsiders.FL1T headshot Fnatic.ALEX with a Glock-18]
Fnatic's defenders on A Site had only managed a three-for-one trade.
"Let's not rotate," ALEX said, checking Qin Feng and KRIMZ's positions on the minimap. "It's two against four, and we don't have a defuse kit. Better to save the half-armor."
"Next round, we'll force buy. Aether, if you save your half-armor, you can get a Scout Rifle."
Neither Qin Feng nor KRIMZ had a defuse kit, so rotating back was clearly unwise.
"Yeah, I'll go save my armor at T Apartments." Qin Feng had