This Gamble on Sites—Are You nexa Too?

The atmosphere outside the training room suddenly grew a little heavy.

It was as if they saw their former selves in Qin Feng.

Wyyxhydmd set down the spicy crayfish he was carrying and looked at Life beside him with a complicated expression.

"Brother Dog, should we go talk to Qin Feng?"

"Even if he wants to chase his dream, after offending the boss, no other second-tier domestic team will want him."

"How about..."

Before he could finish, Life shook his head.

"Xiao Liu, forget it."

"Talk him into what?"

"Talk him into carefully controlling scores with us?"

"Or talk him into throwing matches and cheating with us from now on?"

"The boss has already spoken to him once. Do you think we can change his mind?"

"And what if he has his phone recording?"

"Right now, he isn't exposing the match-fixing because he has no evidence."

"If he gets hold of evidence, never mind what happens to the club—we'll definitely be thrown away first."

Hearing Life's words, the youth named Xiao Liu clenched his teeth.

"I understand, Brother Dog."

"Anyway, he won't be able to change how tomorrow's match goes."

"Sigh... There are always some hotheads who think they can earn money while staying on their feet."

Wyyxhydmy's tone was somewhat bitter.

He seemed to be talking about Qin Feng, yet also mocking his own former self for failing to see reality clearly.

The two figures gradually walked away from the club's training room.

The next day, February 26.

The first day of the PGL Major Antwerp China Qualifier.

The time was now three in the afternoon.

In the CSBOY livestream room on Douyu.

"Alright, welcome, everyone, to TBD versus Wings Up. I'm commentator Ma Xixi."

"I'm commentator Captain Mo."

"I'm assistant Ming Ri Qing."

"Who are you people?"

[I'm viewer Steel Helmet.]

[I'm Aladdin, your friendly streamer.]

[I'm boss Ma 3000.]

[GNLS!]

As voices filled the livestream room.

TBD and Wings Up had already finished their knife round to determine sides.

The first map of the BO3 was Mirage, with Wings Up starting on the attacking side.

Inside TBD's training room, Life, the team captain and in-game leader, remained calm.

"Let's gamble on a site. Start with three on B."

"They'll most likely hit B in the Pistol Round."

"Even if they hit A, as long as the CT scouting from CT Base doesn't die, we'll still have plenty of room to retake."

Qin Feng's expression was grim as he silently controlled his character and moved to the CT Booth to jiggle peek the enemies coming out.

He knew his teammates in the training room were all full of shit.

They had long since agreed on the script with Wings Up.

But because the entire qualifier was being audio-recorded and filmed, they had to pretend they were taking the match seriously.

In this match, no one could truly be called Qin Feng's teammate.

Just as Qin Feng was considering how to break the deadlock, three Smoke Grenades flew out from A1 at the same time.

A CT Base smoke, a Jump Smoke, and a Connector Smoke.

The three smokes practically locked down the Terrorists' main attack route.

"Three smokes. They're most likely hitting A," Qin Feng said calmly over voice chat.

Yet TBD.Dark, who had been jiggle peeking from the Jump Platform, headed straight toward Underpass after the smoke bloomed.

"Wings Up likes to fake. Their A-site execute is probably a fake for B." Dark smiled at Qin Feng, making his meaning obvious.

Buying three smokes in the Pistol Round meant three Terrorists had no Bulletproof Vests, and all three smokes had been thrown from A1.

Rotating to B?

Even he didn't believe what he was saying.

[Top-tier site gamble. They threw three smokes, and the guy at Jump Platform still wants to go B?]

[Low EQ: this site gamble is absolute bullshit! High EQ: their IGL has the potential to become the next nexa.]

[Other teams' IGLs watch match VODs. TBD's IGL watches God of Gamblers?]

[I was going to nap before watching Tyloo's match, but this game has me cracking up.]

[I actually came to watch God A. God A is seriously so handsome. I like girls, but God A really is ridiculously handsome.]

In the match, Wings Up's five players entered the A Bomb Site and began chatting after planting the bomb.

"Hehehe, taking this site was way too easy."

"Of course. They probably never expected us to throw three smokes and hit A in the Pistol Round."

"A World Bomb plant, right? I'll loop through CT Base and hold from mid."

"I'll go pressure the CT at CT Base. Throw me two flashes, pretty please!"

The bomb had already been planted, so TBD's remaining four players naturally pulled out their knives and began rotating.

Even actors had to show some professionalism.

Life even shouted anxiously over voice chat.

"Qin Feng, hold on and don't die. We can still fight the retake five versus five."

Qin Feng glanced at his teammates' positions.

Right. Three were going through B Second Floor to loop around from Terrorist Base, while only one CT chose to retake from CT Base.

You guys really knew how to flank.

"Rustle."

An incredibly faint sound of a sleeve brushing against clothing reached him.

It was the sound of utility being thrown.

Hearing it, Qin Feng, behind the CT Booth boxes, instinctively turned around and faced away from the Flashbang as it detonated.

Zzqq emerged from the smoke with his back turned from the flash, only to be taken out by Qin Feng with a single USP shot as he turned back.

[TBD.Aether used USP to headshot Wings Up.zzqq]

"Don't rush, don't rush. Wait for us to flank."

"I've got a kit. We have plenty of time."

Life, twirling his Emerald Butterfly, had already stomped his way to a position near Terrorist Base.

However, the three CTs flanking with their knives out ran straight into the Terrorists heading toward Connector to hold the bomb.

[Wings Up.chichichi used Glock-18 to headshot TBD.Life]

[Wings Up.chichichi used Glock-18 to headshot TBD.Wyyxhydmy]

[Wings Up.chichichi used Glock-18 to kill TBD.Dark]

An instant triple kill.

[You like pulling out your knives? Why aren't you doing it now?]

[Is this the discipline of Chinese teams? Love it, love it!]

[Holy shit, I watched God A crush Wings Up yesterday with four randoms. Don't tell me these guys are worse than randoms?]

Ma Xixi and Mo in the livestream room immediately raised their voices.

"Wow, what a reaction from Aether! He directly avoided the instant Flashbang thrown by the Terrorists."

"Then another single shot instantly takes out zzqq, who wanted to push through the smoke."

"Woo~ That chichichi."

"Where did he get those kills?"

"At Terrorist Base! He instantly wiped out all three flanking CTs."

"And just like that, it's a two-versus-four situation."

"Kay, rotating back from CT Base, swings out from VIP."

"But sorry, someone is already holding for him. Instantly, it becomes a one-versus-four."

"Does Aether at CT Booth have a chance?"

"The Terrorist at VIP is already preparing to swing out."

"No one at the Bomb Site is taking a duel with Aether. They're all hiding."

"World Bomb plant. Aether has no utility, so he can only fake the defuse."

"The Terrorists choose to swing together for the trade. Although Qin Feng trades out He Chu Mi Chang An at A1, he is immediately traded by McrT3N hiding at Sandwich!"

"..."

PS: This is a Parallel World and has nothing to do with the real world!!!! The tournament format, teams, players, livestream platforms, and so on have all been modified to some extent.