Chosen One

[Task: Play three matches on any platform. The system will evaluate the host's skill based on their performance.]

[Completing the task will grant a random reward.]

The moment Su Zhe saw the system task, he was instantly motivated. He immediately pushed open the bathroom door and sat down at his computer.

After finding the Perfect World Platform icon on the desktop, he logged in. Once he made sure Dust II was the only map selected, he started matchmaking.

Dust II was De_dust2, a classic map in CS:GO. Traces of it could be found, to varying degrees, in other FPS games as well.

Since he had played CrossFire in elementary school, he was most familiar with the layout of Dust II. So when he first started playing CSGO, he had always played this map.

Later, because he wanted to Rank Up, he never really learned the other maps, let alone utility lineups. As a result, despite having over 500 hours in the game, he only knew how to play this one map.

Xiao Guang leaned over again. Seeing the matchmaking screen, he said unhappily, "Why did you queue up right away? I was specifically waiting to duo with you!"

Su Zhe smiled. "I just woke up from a nap, and I'm worried I won't have my aim back yet. I don't want to drag you down. I'll solo queue a few games first to warm up."

Satisfied with that explanation, Xiao Guang nodded. "Alright, then remember to call me when you want to duo later!"

After sending Xiao Guang away, Su Zhe let out a sigh of relief.

He did not know whether it was some mystical curse or something else, but whenever he duo queued with Xiao Guang, it felt like they had an especially high chance of running into smurfs.

When he solo queued, he could still run into stacked teammates and opponents, but overall, both sides tended to be evenly matched.

That was why he had chosen to solo queue, so he could hand the system a satisfactory answer sheet.

CSGO's C+ rank was roughly equivalent to Silver in the neighboring game League of Legends, the rank with the largest player population.

Only a dozen or so seconds passed before the small matchmaking confirmation window popped up.

Su Zhe was the first to click confirm, only to see the number freeze at [8/10].

Seeing that, Su Zhe cursed inwardly. "These CS idiots, do they seriously have to wait until it's 9/10 before they click? If I find out who has this kind of weird habit, I'm going to give them two solid punches!"

In the end, with only five seconds left on the Countdown, the final two players pressed confirm at the same time, and the game officially began.

Perhaps it was because he had obtained the system, but Su Zhe felt that he was in unexpectedly good form.

After finishing three ranked matches, Su Zhe ended with two wins and one loss. Even in the game he lost, he had done everything he could.

In that match, he had posted a high Rating of 1.34. Unfortunately, the other four teammates' stats were all glowing red, which was why he lost that game.

As Su Zhe saw that he had once again reached the ordeal of advancing to B Division, unpleasant memories resurfaced in his mind...

But Su Zhe had no time to dwell on such trivial matters. He eagerly summoned the system panel again.

[Task completed: Play three matches on any platform.]

[Reward: Randomizing.]

[Skill reward obtained: Chosen One.]

[Chosen One: Training improvement efficiency +20%.]

The moment Su Zhe saw the skill's name and description, he felt a warm current flow through his entire body...

Alright, there was no warm current. It was just his imagination.

The effect of this skill was easy to understand. In a traditional online game, it would basically be equivalent to gaining 20% more experience!

This was absolutely a god-tier early-game skill for getting stronger!

After pulling such an amazing skill, Su Zhe looked at his panel again and discovered that many detailed attributes had appeared.

[Host: Su Zhe]

[Age: 18]

[Team: None]

[Positioning: 31-36]

[Movement: 17-22]

[Recoil Control: 19-24]

[Game Sense: 21-26]

[Reaction: 51-56]

[Weapon Proficiency: AK-47 (LV2.5)

AWP (LV1.2)

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[Skill: Chosen One]

[Overall Level: D]

[Evaluation: Could you please turn on your monitor before playing? Maybe even a nine-year-old kid could defeat you in the world of CSGO!]

(PS: Weapon Proficiency ranges from LV1 at the lowest to LV10 at the highest.)

Su Zhe: ...

Am I really that bad? This system even suspects I'm playing with my monitor off?

He was only one step away from B Division, yet his Overall Level was just D! And the system had brutally humiliated him on top of that!

Feeling somewhat speechless, he continued looking downward and discovered that new tasks had appeared in the task bar.

[According to the system's judgment, the host has not played CSGO for at least three years. The host is wantonly squandering their Talent. Subsequent tasks have changed.]

[Task One obtained: Join a professional team and become a starting member within one year. Youth Training teams do not count. Countdown: 365 days.]

[Reward: S-rank reward. Failure will automatically terminate the binding with the host.]

[Task Two obtained: Reach first place on the Ladder of any CSGO platform.]

[Reward: A-rank reward.]

[Task Three obtained: Find a player with sufficiently solid fundamentals to analyze your Demo and identify the shortcomings in your in-game decisions and execution.]

[Reward: Unlock the Daily Task system, which will tailor daily training tasks for the host. Completing them can earn a large number of Rise Points.]

Su Zhe fell into deep thought as he looked at the three newly appeared tasks. Originally, he had planned to follow the example of the Ten Miles Slope Sword God from back then—use the system to grind his Attribute Points and Weapon Proficiency to max before trying to go pro.

Before receiving these new tasks, he had even imagined himself emerging after maxing everything out, being accused of cheating, then proving himself offline with insane plays in a satisfying face-slapping story.

But this one-year Countdown task of joining a professional team had completely disrupted his plan, and Youth Training teams and substitutes did not even count!

Su Zhe could not help but sigh. Could he really go from a C+ player to a Professional Player in one year, even with the system's assistance?

He had heard that many Pro Players had accumulated thousands, or even tens of thousands, of hours before officially entering the Professional Arena.

"I can only take it one step at a time."

Looking at the three new tasks, Su Zhe was not qualified for either Task One or Task Two yet. He could only complete the third task first.

But who could he ask to review his Demo and help him complete the new task?

He looked at Xiao Guang beside him, then shook his head slightly before asking, "Xiao Guang, do you know when Fat Brother will be back at the dorm?"

Xiao Guang was warming up and getting his aim back on the AimBotz map. Hearing Su Zhe's question, he took off his headset and replied, "No idea. He said he was meeting his online girlfriend in person today—the one he's been talking to forever. He might not even come back tonight."

At that point, Xiao Guang even revealed a meaningful smile.

Su Zhe inwardly sighed when he heard that.

Fat Brother could be considered his guide into this game. He had taught Su Zhe many basic things, and back in the csgo era, he had been a Gold S player.

He should meet the system task's requirements. In Su Zhe's eyes, Gold S players were already more than good enough.

But unfortunately, he was not in the dorm right now.

Come to think of it, CS2's release was inseparably tied to Fat Brother being able to meet his online girlfriend in person.

Because of the CS2 update a few days ago, Fat Brother had been extremely dissatisfied with the game's changes.

He often complained about things like, [Why does this AK feel like this now?!] [Why can't the Big Sniper flick directly anymore?!] [Why did they change the map like this?!]

After that, he angrily switched to Valorant next door. Then, after playing for a few days, he asked a girl out to meet in person...

Su Zhe could not really relate to Fat Brother's complaints, because he had gotten into the game relatively recently and did not have a deep understanding of CSGO.

In his opinion, aside from some bugs that still needed optimization after CS2's release, everything else was fine.

Compared to those flashy FPS games full of all sorts of abilities, he still preferred the hardcore gunfights of CSGO.

Su Zhe fell into thought again. Now that Fat Brother was not around, who should he look for?

He suddenly remembered that some CSGO streamers and video creators would accept money to review match Demos for people.

As the saying went, those involved could not see clearly, while onlookers could.

Many players who wanted to Rank Up on the Ladder would send such streamers gifts and the like, asking them to point out the problems in their matches.

"This should satisfy the system's requirements, right? Should I give it a try?"

With that thought, Su Zhe immediately took out his phone, opened Douyin, and began looking for a suitable streamer.

Since he often searched Douyin for CSGO videos, the first video that appeared when he opened the app was related to CSGO, thanks to big data.

"Leon Kai"