A "Genius Youth" with Maxed-Out Reactions

No stats! Nothing but parameters!

If Su Zhe saw a highlight clip like this online, he would definitely think there was some kind of weird plug-in installed on that person's computer.

Confident entries, extreme positioning—like a bulldozer, he smashed straight through all of CT's defenses.

The entire process emphasized one word: wild!

It also let him understand what it meant for a sixteen-year-old genius youth to be full of youthful vigor—questioning whether your reactions were faster than his, whether your aim was more accurate than his!

He had originally thought he played freely enough on the ladder, but in the face of this kind of play, Su Zhe felt he was no different from a Cowardly Lizard.

As he absorbed the experience, he also came to understand some of donk's thinking when making entries.

He had played Mirage before. If it were him, after entering A1, he would definitely stand at T-side Jump first, wait for a while, then Push Out to look for a duel.

As for what he was waiting for, he did not know either. It just felt a little safer that way.

But as the first man in, donk's first thought was to open up firing lines for his team, then make full use of the utility his teammates threw to Look for Kill.

When the whole experience ended, Su Zhe was still not fully satisfied. If a donk whose ID he had never even heard before could make him realize some of his mistakes on the ladder, then what about famous star players who had been renowned for years, like Niko and Electronic?

Casting aside the fantasies in his mind, Su Zhe settled down and continued polishing his fundamentals while completing his Daily Tasks.

After witnessing the splendor of a professional entry fragger, he had also clearly realized where his own shortcomings lay.

They were simple moves, but if Su Zhe had to replicate them himself, he could not do it.

Behind those wild entries were details that were difficult to notice. Only with the system's perspective could Su Zhe comprehend them.

Over the next week, Su Zhe became exceptionally disciplined.

Every morning, he got up and worked out for half an hour to complete his first Daily Task. Then, aside from the university classes he had to attend, he devoted all his remaining time to CSGO.

Of all the Daily Tasks, the most difficult one for him was the Pre-aim Challenge.

On the first day, Su Zhe, who had no pre-aim foundation, spent a full six hours completing the task—and even then, there had been a bit of trickery involved.

After swinging out from behind cover, his crosshair would be completely different from where he had imagined it to be. Every time, he needed to reposition it a second time to adjust.

In the end, he could only rely on memory, remembering where the bots were before firing pre-fires to secure kills.

But even so, the improvement brought by the Pre-aim Challenge was enormous.

First came the increase in map familiarity, which made him realize that people could be holding all kinds of strange spots.

His Position Control had also improved greatly compared with before.

And Su Zhe clearly remembered that the first time he completed the Pre-aim Challenge, he had gained more than 700 Rise Points!

Although the rewards diminished somewhat afterward, they were still far from insignificant.

It was another pleasant Sunday. After returning from the track, Su Zhe took a shower, then picked up the buns he had brought back from the cafeteria and began eating breakfast.

While eating, he summoned his system panel.

[Host: Su Zhe]

[Age: 18]

[Team: None]

[Positioning: 45-50]

[Movement: 37-43]

[Recoil Control: 41-46]

[Game Sense: 31-36]

[Reaction: 63-68]

[Rise Points: 1563]

[Weapon Proficiency:

AK-47 (LV4.1)

AWP (LV1.3)

...(Expand)]

[Skill: Chosen One]

[Overall Level: C]

[Evaluation: Congratulations, young man. After unrelenting effort, you have finally truly entered the gates of CSGO. You have reached the level an ordinary person should have, but how could a genius youth like you possibly be satisfied with such a level? The road ahead is still long. Keep it up!]

More than 1,000 Rise Points again!

Su Zhe immediately opened the shop page.

[Spend 1,000 Rise Points to purchase an Attribute Point?]

[Yes!]

After obtaining an Attribute Point, Su Zhe directly added it to his [Reaction] attribute, changing it to [64-69].

All the Rise Points he had earned through hard work that week had been spent on [Reaction].

In his understanding, [Reaction] was equivalent to [Talent], and it could be considered a person's upper limit.

If two people swung out at the same time to duel, the one with faster reactions would definitely be the first to finish positioning and fire.

Besides, other attributes could slowly improve through daily training, but his reactions were a little too slow!

Over the past week, he had followed the training method Fat Brother taught him and worked out for half an hour every day, but his Reaction attribute had not budged at all. The Rise Points it gave were pitifully few as well.

Maybe he had not reached some threshold yet. Since it gave Rise Points, that meant working out still had some effect—Su Zhe could only comfort himself like this.

He was also somewhat curious what his performance in matches would be like if he maxed out Reaction first.

When watching Professional Players' Highlight Reels, what impressed Su Zhe most deeply had been their absurdly fast reactions.

After quickly stuffing the remaining buns into his mouth, he checked the time. Seeing that it was exactly eight o'clock, he clapped his hands and skillfully pressed the power button on his computer.

[Rise Points +57]

[Rise Points +61]

[Rise Points +91]

After more than three hours of hard work and quickly completing his Daily Tasks, Su Zhe opened the Perfect World Platform.

Looking at his B+ rank and score of 1987, he decided to try crossing the threshold once more before lunch.

As his fundamentals improved, his journey to Rank Up had been easy ever since reaching B Division, until he became stuck at the score just short of advancing to A Division.

There was only a 400-point difference between B Division and A Division. With a good record, a net gain of a dozen or so wins would be enough.

But the difference in level between the two was already a clear dividing line. Communication and coordination between teammates had also begun to develop an unspoken understanding.

Although he still lacked experience in matches like this, he could still secure a place through his outstanding reactions and steadily improving fundamentals.

The map was still the Dust II he knew best. The two sides were evenly matched, and the score had reached 11-10.

This Full Buy Round was a key round for the entire game. With both sides trading rounds, neither team's economy was particularly good.

Su Zhe spawned near B point, grabbed the AK he had picked up from the previous round, and headed directly for the B bomb site.

This round, they were defending with a 3-1-1 setup, and Su Zhe was responsible for holding B alone.

When holding B alone, he liked to receive enemies from White Car. At that moment, he suddenly remembered donk's Direct Hold from that day.

He still did not quite understand why you needed to constantly jiggle your Position Control while defending.

Why not give it a try?

With that thought, Su Zhe began copying the move he had seen that day, repeatedly pressing the AD Keys to keep himself moving.

Suddenly, a Smoke Grenade landing caught his attention.

"They might be pushing B! They smoked B Door!" After reporting the information over voice chat, Su Zhe immediately threw a molotov into B Tunnels.

Yellow, the terrorists' first man in, swung out sideways toward White Car as soon as he emerged from B Tunnels under the cover of his teammates' smoke extinguish.

Just as he finished stopping and positioning himself to fire, the opposing CT moved away from his crosshair!

That forced him to keep correcting his crosshair, but in the next instant, the other side's bullets came flying at his face.

"Rat-tat-tat!"

[Cape's Number One Breakthrough Player used AK-47 to Headshot and kill C9's shroud himself]

After receiving the first terrorist, Su Zhe chose to move again. Only after he saw another terrorist emerge did he stop, position himself, and fire.

"Rat-tat-tat!"

[Cape's Number One Breakthrough Player used AK-47 to kill Ji Bochang]

[Cape's Number One Breakthrough Player used AK-47 to Headshot and kill I am Genshin Impact's Ayaka's Dog]

Su Zhe, holding B alone, was like a god of war! He received three terrorists in a row before getting traded.

"WDF! My bad!" Ji Bochang said over voice chat. "When I swung out, he happened to be moving, so my first shot missed."

I am Genshin Impact's Ayaka's Dog sighed after hearing that. "Same here. Can't be helped, this damn CS2 is just like that. Characters move way too fast!"

They merely lamented their bad luck. Why did the other side happen to be moving right when they swung out?

The match continued. With Su Zhe having received three opponents, they gained an overwhelming man advantage.

The two sides had originally been players of roughly equal strength, but under the crushing numerical advantage, the terrorists were surrounded and eliminated inside B bomb site before they could even plant the bomb.

After losing the crucial Full Buy Round, the terrorists' economy became awkward. They could not even afford Full Armor and Curry, and afterward, they failed to put up any resistance.

In the end, the defenders finished the match with a score of 13-10.

"Finally made it to A!"

PS: When CS2 had just launched, many Professional Players still used CSGO tactics, choosing to stand still and Direct Hold. Even when they moved, they only used Small Stances to ensure their focus was not scattered.

After donk brought down the Galactic Battleship at Katowice, many people began studying this kind of mobile defense.