Top 1 Human Character

Chapter 22: Top-Tier Luck

Tuesday, October 5, 2021.

Auspicious for: Sacrifices, bathing, haircuts, travel...

Forget travel. National Day had officially begun, and office workers were seizing the rare holiday to relax and unwind with some much-needed R&R.

Jiang Yang walked through the door with two cups of lemon water. His mom, Jiang Ma, asked curiously, "Why did that take so long?"

"Have you seen how many people are outside our place?" Jiang Yang handed his mom a cup and complained, "They're about to squeeze your son into a meat patty."

His family had settled in Suzhou. Unfortunately, the place they lived had become a popular influencer street a few years ago. Now, with National Day here, the street outside their home was packed with crowds every day.

Even though Jiang Yang had pre-ordered with the milk tea shop staff, it still took him a considerable amount of time to squeeze in and pick up the drinks.

"If it weren't for these tourists, how would you eat?" Jiang Ma rolled her eyes, then ignored her son and continued watching drama clips on Douyin.

Jiang Yang rolled his eyes.

Tourism could indeed boost the economy, but how much impact could it have on their family's steamed bun shop?

Jiang Dad and Jiang Ma weren't highly educated and didn't have special jobs. They simply ran a steamed bun shop on this street.

However, he didn't intend to argue with his mom. Holding his lemon water, he returned to his room. The moment he opened the door, the cool air from the air conditioner hit him.

After inserting his straw and taking a sip of the icy lemon water, he finally felt alive.

Even though it was National Day, it was still scorching hot in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region.

After enjoying the cool air from the vent for a few more minutes and letting his body temperature cool down a bit, Jiang Yang returned to his computer desk. He opened the aimbotz practice map and shot around 500 bots to warm up his hands slowly.

He spent another ten minutes running around the entire map, checking all the props, and ensuring he wouldn't miss any standard throws.

With his preparations complete, he opened the 5e Matchmaking Platform, selected all maps, and started matchmaking.

His 5e rank had now reached 2783.

In terms of tiers, he was in the A+ bracket.

However, there were some differences between the 5e and Perfect World ranking systems. After reaching S rank in 5e, there were no star differences, only differences in ladder points.

In Perfect World, A+ would already be an S rank with many stars.

After reaching rank one on Perfect World, he had received a reward from the Counterattack System. The system's subsequent mission was for him to join a team.

Jiang Yang could have tried out for a team based on his Perfect World rank one achievement.

But he had many other factors to consider, especially since, at that time, he was only proficient in one map.

His situation was like Vincent in the League.

Vincent only played Draven, and he only excelled at Dust II.

He knew he could practice other maps later, but professional teams might not see it that way.

He preferred to keep the initiative in his own hands, so he chose to improve first before trying out.

He had originally been playing on Perfect World, playing all maps.

But the Perfect World ladder environment was a bit skewed, relying too heavily on gun duels for mechanics. This led to gun skill being the solution even on less popular maps.

Jiang Yang clearly remembered watching his cousin play 5e during the summer. There was still quite a bit of strategic play between them.

Moreover, the number of professional players in high-ranked 5e matches was higher, and their skill was clearly superior.

Therefore, Jiang Yang began to climb the ranks on 5e as well.

His current skill level was already very high, and his climbing speed was ridiculously fast. He was basically stomping through games as if he were smurfing.

This was even with him being reported too often and occasionally getting his account frozen by the 5e system. Otherwise, he estimated he would have already reached the top ranks.

But Jiang Yang wasn't intentionally smurfing; he was just ranking up his own account.

As he adapted to the 5e ladder and diligently watched POV videos of other maps, he gradually became proficient in maps other than Dust II. While he wasn't as skilled as he was on Dust II, he at least wouldn't be a liability in his current rank.

Thinking that his proficiency in other maps was almost there, he considered whether to try out for Tyloo or VG.

A notification sound came from his earphones, indicating that a match had been successfully found.

Jiang Yang snapped back to attention, focusing his mind on the game.

The map was Mirage. Although he had played it well before, it was a relatively simple map. Coupled with his exceptional skill with the sniper rifle, even in games nearing S rank, he was considered an unstoppable force on this map.

After entering the match, they lost the pistol round.

There were too many players skilled at pistol rounds on domestic platforms. Jiang Yang still needed to practice in this area.

Then, on the second round, Jiang Yang wanted to force buy a deagle, but a teammate proactively communicated to eco.

Facing a communicative teammate, although Jiang Yang knew his deagle skills were strong, he didn't try to show off.

A team staying on the same page was sometimes more important than individual performance.

However, on the subsequent rifle round, a player with the ID 'Tea Cake Tea Cake' was extremely aggressive. They launched a fierce push on B site, clearing it out completely.

Players who focus on B site on Dust II know how painful and guilty it feels when you lose control of the site and watch your teammates attempt to retake it.

The attempt on B site ultimately failed.

The enemy team has some skill... Jiang Yang switched views to check their composition and found they were coordinated small teams, with good cooperation and skill.

But the more it was like this, the more excited Jiang Yang became.

He hadn't just been ranking up these past two weeks.

Maintaining a certain amount of training every day and then being imprisoned in [HeX.DungeonBoss] had long since toughened his mentality.

Jiang Yang immediately took the initiative: "Let's force buy this round. I'll get a scout rifle, and we won't contest A main."

Since Jiang Yang spoke up, the others didn't say anything and started force buying.

When the countdown ended, Jiang Yang, carrying his scout rifle, went straight to mid. The teammate closest to B site jumped over.

The enemy sniper rifle's shot rang out.

Jiang Yang immediately peeked out and saw a terrorist from the gap in mid, moving to hide behind the boxes in the secret passage.

Jiang Yang was already quite skilled with the scout rifle. Whenever he held it, he would aim for the head. The moment he saw someone, he flicked his aim.

"--Bang!"

[Ma Xixi I'll top you to death used SG008 to wallbang and headshot Kenshin Himura]

"Nice shot!" Jiang Yang heard his teammate exclaim excitedly after getting the first kill.

The numerical advantage had clearly eased their pressure.

Jiang Yang didn't pay it any mind. He continued to hold the secret passage with his scout rifle, wanting to see if the enemy would come to pick up the sniper rifle.

Two weeks prior, Valve had made significant changes to this map. Now, a high wall blocked the area above the secret passage.

Mid-round duels were less stressful for the CTs now.

Jiang Yang's thinking was correct. The enemy team couldn't bear to leave the sniper rifle. They jumped down to pick it up and then tried to go through the secret passage.

Jiang Yang's reaction was incredibly fast. The moment he saw them, he instinctively flicked his aim.

"--Bang!"

[Ma Xixi I'll top you to death used SSG008 to headshot Headshot Machine Ren Yuduo]

"That scout rifle player on mid shredded me." The man with the long neck said in his stream, sounding surprised. "WTF, that accurate? He headshot me even when I jumped?"

Hearing this, his duo partner, Hamburger, replied, "No big deal, we're pushing A main straight. He's a scout rifle player with no room to operate."

Besides, they were equipped with full utility and had more combat power.

As long as they smoked it off, the enemy wouldn't have any positioning or room to maneuver.

They pushed A main directly, using utility to force the enemy back. Two smokes for the site entrance gave them a safe passage.

Hamburger, seeing the smokes were perfectly placed, quickly ran towards the platform, reassuring, "As long as we get to the A bombsite, this round is ours."

However, before he could finish speaking, he heard the scout rifle's bullet whiz past behind him.

It shouldn't hit me, right... Hamburger suddenly had a bad feeling.

The next second.

A bullet flew out from the smoke and hit him squarely on the head.

"--Bang!"

[Ma Xixi I'll top you to death used SSG008 to smoke through and headshot Tea Cake Tea Cake]

Hamburger fell silent instantly.

The three surviving players had planned for him to plant the bomb, while the other two would position themselves in the A main pit and A tunnel, forming a line. This would make it easier to play.

But now that Hamburger was dead, they suddenly had a bad feeling.

Could this round really be turned around by that scout rifle player...?

The random player in the A main tunnel immediately went to pick up the bomb. However, during the process, he was shot by the scout rifle. This time, though, he managed to enter the bombsite.

But too much time had been wasted. The CTs had already rotated back. The bomber wanted to plant, but was killed by a CT in the L position who jumped up with a Desert Eagle.

Instantly, only the last terrorist in A main was left to operate.

But before he could make any move, he heard the sound of a sniper rifle shot from A main.

The CT from B site had pushed forward, circled around, picked up the sniper rifle, and killed the last terrorist.

In the CTs' voice chat, there was immediate jubilation.

"Holy crap, bro, what happened? Did your scout rifle kill them all?"

"There's an aimbotter on our team, guys!!"

"Bro, you wanna play sniper rifle? I picked yours up for you."

"Damn, are those stats even humanly possible? We're carried this round, carried."

Jiang Yang secretly reveled in his teammates' praise.

This is the treatment a highlight reel deserves! Otherwise, why would he train so hard!

Then he thought about becoming a professional player in the future. When he played brilliantly on stage, tens of thousands of people would cheer for him in the audience.

Just thinking about it made him feel refreshed all over.

However, he was still a long way from that level of skill. He had to keep working hard!

The CT voice chat was filled with joyful chatter, while the attacking team was a bit subdued.

"Brother Kai, we've encountered something weird!!" Ma Xixi whimpered, seeking comfort from Leon Kai.

"I really like that phrase you said: 'easy peasy'," Leon Kai couldn't help but say with a laugh.

The three random teammates were also complaining about the enemy's sniper rifle.

After all, the reason they were about to lose this match was because that darn sniper rifle was too powerful; it had almost picked them all off.

Even though it hadn't gotten them all, their attacking momentum had been completely ruined by that sniper rifle.

However, they only complained and didn't take it too seriously.

But in the subsequent rounds, even when Leon Kai and Ma Xixi played seriously, they still couldn't withstand the performance of the enemy's sniper rifle.

That Ma Xixi fan on the other side was playing incredibly aggressively, and the sniper rifle was performing exceptionally well on this map.

Even when using a rifle, he would often instantly kill them the moment they met, constantly pre-firing.

Even though they tried their best to catch up, the final score of the match still stopped at 16:9.

After the match ended, Ma Xixi couldn't help but say in his stream: "I need to go watch the replay of the last match. That guy on the other side was really weird. I was completely shut down by his pre-fires."

"I feel like he's really perceptive. There were so many times he caught my timing."

Leon Kai wanted to tell Ma Xixi not to say that. After all, when you look for cheats with a strong subjective bias, it's easy to make mistakes.

As a CS:GO blogger who had good marksmanship and good character, good equipment and good character, and good character above all else, He didn't want to stir up any unnecessary drama.

But he glanced at the bullet comments, and many of them were also complaining.

[This 'Ma Xixi, I'll kill you to death' guy is really suspicious. The day before yesterday, he made Dong Gua Qiang angry too.]

[Brother Kai, you'll understand if you look at his stats. This guy is a pure cheater.]

[I ran into him in matchmaking before, and I had no power to fight back.]

[Actually, quite a few people are already calling him a cheater. Brother Kai and Ma Xixi were just unlucky this match.]

[Judge, please deliver a righteous judgment!]

Looking at the bullet comments, Leon Kai clicked on Jiang Yang's stats and took a look.

"NMMDW, what kind of ridiculous stats are these!"

The exaggerated stats made Leon Kai curse.

"60 matches, a 1.51 rating, a 73.3% win rate, 118 average damage per match. Are these stats even humanly possible?"

At this moment, even Leon Kai couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

ps: These stats are based on real references.

There's more today, and in about a few chapters, we'll officially enter the professional scene