JEE: "Good Luck, I Ran Into Steel Helmets."

Chapter 30: JEE: "Pretty good luck, running into Steel Helmets."

After officially getting his own ID, Jiang Yang changed his 5E ID as well.

This made the Steel Helmets in CSBOY's stream feel regretful, as they could no longer flame Ma Xixi when Jiang Yang had a highlight moment.

In the days since joining Steel Helmets, Jiang Yang's life had become very regular.

Every morning he would wake up, eat breakfast, and then do his daily warm-up to get his feel for the game going.

Immediately after, he would play in the top ranks of 5E ladder, slowly adjusting his state.

After lunch in the afternoon, he would usually watch some POVs, or if he played poorly the day before, he would watch his own match replays and make slight adjustments.

Once the Old Timers of Steel Helmets came online, they would have scrims.

However, recently, they had basically been fighting for qualification in the open qualifiers.

The skill level of the teams in the open qualifiers was uneven, with most of them being bored college students.

This resulted in Jiang Yang's stats plummeting in matches of this caliber—as a sniper, he couldn't get any kills at all.

Later, he realized he should also play rifles when there was no pressure.

Furthermore, during his ladder matches, he had been deliberately training his three-round burst short-tapping ability, which had yielded good results recently.

This way, his weakness with rifles was temporarily covered up.

Ultimately, with the combined efforts of Steel Helmets, they easily secured a spot in the closed qualifiers.

The Asian RMR was special, with Tyloo and VG being invited participants.

Steel Helmets and the other 7 teams needed to compete for two qualification spots.

Although reaching the closed qualifiers had already met the goals of the Old Timers of Steel Helmets, their competitive spirit, having once been professional players, was very strong. Since they hadn't been eliminated, they all wanted to push further and strive to reach the RMR.

Today was the first official match of the closed qualifiers, and the Steel Helmets team was a bit nervous.

After all, their opponent today was the legitimate domestic professional team, New happy.

The Old Timers all brought their best form.

Ma Xixi noticed that his usually steady cousin had ultimately become nervous before the match, and was currently playing like a special forces soldier with an MP9 in the ladder, trying to relieve his tension.

Ma Xixi saw that Jiang Yang's last ladder match ended smoothly and went over to comfort him, saying, "It's okay, just treat it like a normal practice match, don't be nervous."

Jiang Yang turned and was stunned, "I'm not nervous, I'm just playing ladder to find my feel, what's there to be nervous about."

Seeing his cousin still playing tough, Ma Xixi stopped talking, worried that his actions might make Jiang Yang even more nervous.

But in reality, Jiang Yang wasn't nervous at all; he was leisurely grinding skill proficiency.

After coming to his senses, he looked at the skills that had just been upgraded.

[ECO Special Tactics (Advanced)] [Progress: (12/10000)] [Trait: If you have a pistol, it's ECO! Greatly increases output ability upon hearing the opponent's pistol!]

At first glance, Jiang Yang felt there was no change.

Upon a second look, he discovered the difference.

Good heavens, hearing the opponent's pistol sound could greatly increase output ability.

Doesn't this mean that the opponent's pistol rounds could also be classified as ECO?

Fragments of ECO rounds began to flash in Jiang Yang's mind. The improvement of this skill gave him a lot of insight.

The increase in proficiency for this skill wouldn't suddenly make Jiang Yang's pistol play good.

However, Jiang Yang had an idea.

Even though his USP play wasn't great, if he treated the opponent's pistol rounds as ECO rounds to counter...

Could he use Dual Pistols instead of the MP9?

After all, the output ability of Dual Pistols was not low, and compared to the firing rhythm of the USP, Dual Pistols only required fast clicking to achieve the expected output.

The more Jiang Yang thought about it, the more excited he became.

He realized it might actually work!

At this thought, he immediately looked at the time in the bottom right corner of the computer, wishing the match would start sooner.

Jiang Yang's hands were itching, and he was already eager to fight!

Inside the New happy training room.

The players were also making pre-match preparations.

A young man, who was practicing flick shots in a training map, turned his head and asked, "Who are we playing today!"

Due to time constraints, the match schedule was only released this morning, so the player with the ID JEE did not know the specific match results.

Hearing him ask, the Newhappy coach replied, "In the first round, we're playing Steel Helmets, that streamer team under Ma Xixi."

"Then we're pretty lucky, this first round is a sure win?" JEE was amused.

He was also a player who enjoyed browsing the internet. He knew about the Steel Helmets streamer team. Although there were members from the old Tyloo on their team, their strength had declined significantly; it was basically a match between noobs.

In JEE's opinion, this first round of the closed qualifiers would be an easy win.

The Newhappy coach reminded him, "Don't be careless, Ma Xixi's cousin on the other side is quite strong, that kid's talent is explosive."

As the coach of a domestic professional team, Jiang Yang, with his exceptional talent and immense popularity, had naturally caught his attention.

He had watched several replays of Jiang Yang recently and found the kid to be truly formidable.

Although his pistol and rifle kill streaks weren't strong, his sniper rifle play was exceptional – steady and fast, reminding him of kennyS at his peak.

After this RMR ended, he planned to contact Ma Xixi to see if the kid could come over for a tryout.

JEE naturally didn't pay much attention, even though he had lost to Jiang Yang on the ladder before.

But he always believed that the ladder and professional play were completely different games.

Playing well on the ladder didn't guarantee excellent performance in professional matches.

Soon, as the match time arrived, both teams entered the server and officially began the BP (Ban/Pick) phase.

This closed qualifier, except for the finals, used a BO1 (Best of 1) format, and this time was no exception.

After two rounds of BP, the map was finally confirmed as Dust II.

After a heated knife fight in mid, DD ultimately proved much more skilled than his older brother, shedding the title of "Maoming whetstone" and winning the knife duel.

Steel Helmets directly chose to start on the defensive side, watching the preparation countdown timer at the top of their screens.

The Steel Helmets players immediately shouted in voice chat:

"It's starting, let's go, come on brothers!!"

"Little brother, don't be nervous, just play like you normally do!"

The pistol round officially began, and MO, as the in-game leader, started devising tactics: "For the pistol round, let's set up a position leaning towards B site."

"I'll buy some utility grenades and flashes to use for retakes later. You guys play it safe on A site."

As soon as MO finished speaking, Jiang Yang proactively spoke up, "Captain, can you get me Dual Pistols?"

"How do you plan to play it?" MO asked back. Jiang Yang proactively communicating was a good thing in his eyes.

Previously, Jiang Yang had been too 'obedient,' making it difficult for him to figure out Jiang Yang's thoughts.

"Since we're betting on B, set me up on that box in B site. If they really push B, I'll catch the bomb carrier off guard."

MO thought for a moment: "That could work. I'll set you up there directly. You guys on A site, don't die too quickly, try to evade when you see someone."

The 20-second preparation time quickly passed, and Jiang Yang, holding the Dual Pistols given by MO, headed straight for B site.

As soon as Jiang Yang entered B site, MO placed him directly onto the bomb site box.

This was a rather mysterious position, as it was awkward to hold and often overlooked.

After he stabilized his position, he soon heard Su Di, who was in B short, shout, "They're using utility on B, they're coming!"

Hearing this, MO immediately fired into B2, intending to help as bait.

The IGL's mind was mostly focused on the team's overall formation, so he would instinctively move in the direction of the team's CS.

Su Di, in short, fired towards the window immediately.

But his marksmanship was unfortunately not ideal. He emptied half a magazine at the first terrorist who peeked, only to be left with a sliver of health by a headshot from the opponent.

"The enemy jumped down, I'm retreating to B short!" Su Di shouted.

DD and xiaosage also anxiously said in voice chat, "Hold B site, stall for time, we're almost there."

"Su弟 in B short got headshotted, and MO on the outside also got his head tagged. These Newhappy youngsters are a bit too accurate!"

Having two players on the initial B push reduced to one HP made Ma Xixi's tone a bit anxious.

"Both players acting as bait got headshotted. Now it all depends on how many the cousin with Dual Pistols can take down!"

"As long as he can hold off two, there's still a chance to make a play this round. His position is quite mysterious!" Ma Xixi's tone held a hint of anticipation.

Jiang Yang stood on the box at the B bomb site, quietly gathering information from his surroundings.

Soon, the first kill occurred. Su Di in B short was indeed traded.

However, at the same time, he saw two terrorists appear in the B short passage, their large backs presented to him, and one of them was even carrying the bomb!

Jiang Yang didn't hesitate, seizing the opportunity to strike!

He aimed his Dual Pistols at their heads and unleashed a barrage of fire.

"Da da da da da!!"

[Young used Dual Berettas to get a headshot kill on Daniel]

[Young killed Navygo with Dual Pistols]

"On the bomb site box!!"

In Newhappy's voice comms, they quickly reported the enemy's position as soon as someone was killed.

The two terrorists on the B2 balcony also immediately shifted their gaze.

"Two with exposed backs, Jiang Yang starts taking them, one, two!"

"The enemy spotted his position, can he still keep fighting?"

Jiang Yang took a bullet to his back. Although he took some damage, he also confirmed the enemy's location. He turned and fired instantly.

He found that these Dual Pistols were really fun to use. They didn't require overly precise Counter-Strafing. At close range in pistol rounds, you could still have high accuracy while running and shooting.

He continuously peeked from cover behind the box, while his Dual Pistols unleashed a barrage of bullets.

"The terrorist below the white car wanted to trade the kill, but he was instantly melted too. The one on B2 is still trying to reposition, but the Dual Pistols have more bullets than you think!"

"He's going off with the Dual Pistols this round!!" Ma Xixi shouted, barely containing his excitement. "His positioning speed is like lightning, and the enemy is completely melting under his Dual Pistols!"

"There's only one terrorist left, the one by the bomb site, but the Steel Helmets members have already arrived!"

As xiaosage arrived and held the choke point on B2, the pistol round's scene froze.

With a four-kill round using Dual Pistols, Jiang Yang successfully helped the Steel Helmets secure the pistol round!

PS: In the last chapter, everyone said my ID was terrible, so I decided to take your advice and changed it directly to young. Just letting you know.

I'm not feeling great today, I passed out.