CS: Just 16 Years Old, You Want This Old Geezer to Make a Comeback?
Chapter 39

Tianlu, you're exploding too? (Thanks to the Banana-flavored Nutritional Express Alliance Leader)

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Chapter 39: Tyloo, Did You Get Blown Up Too? (Thanks to Banana Flavored Nutri-Express for the Alliance Leader)

"Steel Helmets chose to execute a B-site rush on match point. DD and xiaosage's aggressive pushes on B directly melted Tyloo."

"After a chaotic scramble, only Danking was left to handle the 1v4 clutch. He had nowhere left to retreat."

In the 6557 livestream, the commentator's voice was filled with excitement and a hint of disbelief. "For a 1v4, he had to go for it. Danking, with a FAMAS, was instantly killed by MO!"

"But young wasn't going to give him a chance. He peeked out with the sniper rifle and instantly took him down! Tyloo is done for!!"

As Danking fell on the map, the commentator raised his voice, shouting excitedly, "Let's congratulate Steel Helmets on securing their first win in this BO3!"

"The score is locked at this moment. This is the first time young, this young player, has faced a team we've called out by name. But we never expected this young player to be more outstanding than anyone imagined!"

He was filled with astonishment, and the livestream on his right was also abuzz.

[Cousin really went all out today]

[Cousin has really become the main guy now, the Steel Helmets' relationships are a bit messy]

[Little Sheep is really making us proud!!]

[Indeed, Cousin's Mirage play is really good. It's so reassuring. As long as he's alive, I feel like this round has hope]

[That 1v4 clutch just made me a fan]

[I don't even know what Tyloo was doing. They can actually lose to Steel Helmets now]

[Seriously, they have no shame. What's the point of going to Major in this state?]

[Steel Helmets' Old Timers are awesome!!]

"Cousin's performance today was really great. I have to say, Cousin's CS talent is far superior to Ma Zong's," the commentator said, not forgetting to throw a jab at a rival.

Under the camera, Jiang Yang was currently turning his head, excitedly sharing something with Ma Xixi and his teammates. The young man was very happy.

The commentator watched and quipped, "This guy is probably thinking right now, 'Is playing against Tyloo this easy? It feels about the same as playing matchmaking.'"

"'Just killing them casually.'"

"'Young, this kid, his talent is overflowing, okay? That clutch he played was really good!'"

The commentator couldn't help but praise him, then he actively rewound the stream to the second-to-last round to admire Jiang Yang's play.

Returning to that 1v4 clutch, from the god's-eye view, the commentator couldn't find many good solutions.

"Actually, if you look at it, Tyloo really messed up this clutch. It was a 4v1 clutch, and the bomb was still on A2 Floor. They just needed to hold the bomb."

"But they insisted on defusing. Even if they succeeded in defusing this time, Steel Helmets would have had the economy to buy next round."

"Instead, they pushed out aggressively and were picked off one by one by Cousin."

Speaking of this, the commentator felt great pain.

Tyloo was an old CS club in China, and they once had considerable glory.

They all hoped Tyloo could achieve brilliance again.

But they could also see that Tyloo had the skill, yet they always seemed to mess up at some inexplicable moments.

This made people frustrated by their lack of progress.

He, on the other hand, had a better impression of the Steel Helmets group of Old Timers.

After all, he was so fond of Old Timer CS.

"But the highlights in CS:GO are built on the opponent's mistakes. Although Tyloo made a mistake in this clutch, Cousin was able to seize the opportunity, which is still awesome!"

The commentator took a breath. "I feel like this play might make it onto HLTV's weekly best moments compilation. It was so cool!"

The members of Tyloo were unaware that the commentator was subtly criticizing them at this moment.

But they probably understood how terrible the online reviews would be at this moment.

Although they always ended up with a "glorious defeat" record, they could at least find excuses when losing to top foreign teams.

But losing directly to Steel Helmets this time was completely different.

They were very familiar with the Steel Helmets guys. Two of them were even former teammates of somebody.

Little Ghost felt completely numb.

Two old teammates, retired for many years, formed a streamer team and crushed them.

He imagined meeting them later, with DD and MO teasing him about this match, and Little Ghost wanted to die.

"The young player on the other side, Young, is really exaggerated, right? I remember he only has about 500 hours, is that true?" SLOWLY complained beside him, clearly puzzled by Ma Xixi's Cousin's skill.

These professional players were all top prodigies, but at around 500 hours, most of them were still amateur players.

Yet Ma Xixi's Cousin not only reached the professional level but also completely baffled them.

"With Ma Xixi by his side, his progress in this game is very fast," Little Ghost reluctantly offered a reason to his teammate.

If one figured out the game on their own, it would indeed take a long time to avoid detours.

But thinking back carefully, that clutch that served as the turning point.

They actually didn't make many mistakes.

The cabbage at the bomb site, after taking out two on the A2 Floor, immediately started to hide behind cover, but they were still caught.

They just wanted to throw a flashbang to suppress the enemy and prevent them from pushing, but who would have thought the enemy would push aggressively in a 1v4 situation!

Who has the numbers advantage here!

Later, SLOWLY did make some marksmanship errors, failing to instantly kill the opponent with two shots. But the opponent's reaction speed was simply outrageous; that one shot made SLOWLY doubt his entire life.

Not to mention Danking, who was directly hit by a "dragon's head" shot, and it was a blind flick shot at that.

In the end, the USP was just one shot away from victory.

It was truly a matter of millimeters.

These late-game situations are so frustrating!

At this point, SLOWLY glanced at the match score from Map 1 and couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this even human!"

ID: Young

Kills/Assists/Deaths: 40/6/16

Non-throw rate: 88.8%

Average Damage per Game: 124.2

Rating: 2.08

"Ah!?" Wanzhijiu suddenly shouted, "Holy crap, 40 kills, this is too ridiculous!"

"He killed more than the other three players on Tyloo combined. Does it need to be this exaggerated?"

"He's really playing like he's a RMR booster. I'm starting to understand Tyloo. In these 27 rounds, he got 40 kills, really carrying the Old Timers on his team."

Facing a player having such an explosive performance, even if Tyloo's average skill was indeed stronger than Steel Helmets, it seemed really hard for Tyloo to win.

These stats made Wanzhijiu laugh.

"But Tyloo still has a chance, after all, it's a BO3 match. Tyloo still has a chance to fight back later."

"And think about it, Cousin has to get 40 kills just to win. That's too difficult, haha."

Wanzhijiu didn't even need to think about it; Cousin would definitely become popular tomorrow, even gaining some fame online.

After all, such outrageous performances are rare in CS:GO matches, happening only a few times a year.

2.08!

It's truly too exaggerated.

If he could maintain this level of performance, he could really crush Tyloo.

Soon, the halftime break ended, and Wanzhijiu, with this thought in mind, continued to commentate on Map 2.

Map 2 was Dust II, chosen proactively by Steel Helmets.

They started as the attacking side.

Winning Map 1 had greatly boosted the morale of the Steel Helmets members. In the pistol round, they rushed B site, and xiaosage achieved a pentakill ACE, plunging the Steel Helmets' voice chat into celebration once again.

At this moment, although no one explicitly said it, everyone was thinking, "Is there a chance to overturn Tyloo today?"

So, they played very seriously and meticulously.

This allowed them to smoothly win the first three rounds.

When it came to the full buy rounds, Steel Helmets played a bit more straightforwardly.

Standard ladder-like default map control, followed by coordinated pushes at A Main.

Both sides engaged in fierce firefights at A Main, but in this early fast-paced exchange, Tyloo didn't have much of an advantage, especially with the Steel Helmets players having good aim.

However, Tyloo got hot-headed and, for several consecutive rounds, was completely outplayed at A Main by the coordination of xiaosage and DD.

Steel Helmets went on a rampage, pushing the score to 7:0.

It wasn't until the eighth round that the Steel Helmets' taut nerves finally relaxed slightly, allowing Tyloo to seize the opportunity and complete a comeback.

Tyloo finally scored their first point and called two consecutive timeouts to adjust their state.

If they didn't adjust, they really felt like they were going to be swept.

As a professional team, the adjustments from two consecutive timeouts made Tyloo start to become more rational, and Steel Helmets' subsequent attacks were somewhat hindered.

However, by the end of the first half, Steel Helmets still secured 10 points.

This gave the Old Timers of Steel Helmets even more confidence, as they were already leading by 5 rounds. If they maintained this pace, they would win this map directly!

But after switching sides in the second half, Tyloo won the pistol round and slowly found their rhythm.

Steel Helmets also tried hard to score points, but the scales of victory were tilting towards Tyloo.

Unknowingly, the score had reached 12:14.

Steel Helmets' economy also encountered some problems, and they quickly called a timeout.

There's one more chapter today. At such a critical moment, Coffee seems to have a fever, which is really frustrating.

And thanks to Banana Flavor Nutri-Express for the generous donation and becoming a lord. Thank you, boss.

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