Steel Helmets: "The Five of Us Will Dominate!"

Chapter 40: Steel Helmets: "The Five of Us Are Going to Dominate!"

With their economy in trouble, Steel Helmets was forced to make a choice.

"Go for a force buy or save up?" Su Di asked.

MO took a breath. "Let's save. We'll play with pistols this round. Next round, Cousin will have a sniper rifle to work with, and we'll have full rifles. Our chances of a comeback will be higher."

Jiang Yang checked his economy. After considering, he decided to buy a non-armored scout rifle.

"Little brother, help me jump out mid later, I'll try to get a pick," Jiang Yang said.

In reality, there wasn't much strategy for this round; it was more about trying to trade kills with pistols as much as possible.

MO didn't have many demands for them, mostly letting them play freely.

Jiang Yang's position was close to the sand, so he planned to take a shot mid.

The opposing Danking had a sniper rifle. Even though Jiang Yang had a scout rifle, he intended to try his luck.

The countdown ended, and Jiang Yang moved towards the sand area.

Seeing Jiang Yang follow, Su Di immediately jumped out.

But the moment he jumped, the sniper rifle shot rang out.

A flash of light appeared on Su Di's head, and he instantly fell into a peaceful night's sleep.

Jiang Yang didn't let Su Di sacrifice in vain. The instant Su Di jumped, Jiang Yang also scoped in and peeked out, immediately spotting Danking pulling back behind cover.

He flicked his scout rifle.

"Bang—"

[Young used SG 008 to kill Danking with a headshot]

"The two snipers are trading shots mid, their reactions are almost too fast!"

"But Cousin's side got the better trade. After all, they're broke this round, so a player trade is actually an advantage for them."

Wan Ji Qi continued to explain the developing situation. "On the second push, Cousin directly smoked off B Tunnel and then held mid-long for a bit."

"Tyloo smoked off Xbox, planning to slowly take map control. Cousin then rotated back to A platform to hold. Tyloo is still planning a pincer attack through A main and A short, so it depends on whether the scout rifle on platform can get a pick."

Jiang Yang stood on A platform, his scout rifle steadily aimed at A main.

Xiaosage had been scouting earlier and hadn't seen anyone under the big pit, so Jiang Yang hugged the wall, waiting for the enemy to make a move.

Then, Jiang Yang saw them throw a smoke down into the pit.

Immediately after, by the wall of A main, a Terrorist suddenly appeared, jumping out to scout.

The visible part of the enemy was very small, so Jiang Yang could only try to flick a shot.

"Bang—"

[Young used SG 008 to kill summer with a headshot]

The moment this shot was fired, Wan Ji Qi, who was watching the stream, had his pupils dilate in shock.

"Holy crap! He actually hit that? That was a CY1 spinning jump peek to scout!"

The live chat was instantly filled with question marks, everyone amazed by Jiang Yang's reaction speed.

If an ordinary player tried to take this shot, they might not even be able to fire after CY1 revealed himself.

But Jiang Yang not only fired but also flicked a headshot, which was incredibly absurd.

Seeing Jiang Yang get another kill, MO's spirits lifted.

"Little Lock, DD, help Cousin hold A short, don't let them push in. I'll try to hold B2."

MO's thinking was clear: with the mid trade at the start, the round was now 4v4.

In such a situation, the Terrorists couldn't be as dense in their pushes.

And with Jiang Yang taking one down at A main, if the enemy still planned to hit A, they would definitely concentrate their forces.

Although pushing forward carried risks, this round was already an economic disadvantage. Taking a small risk to make a comeback was perfectly normal!

Jiang Yang quietly held his angle on the platform, waiting for information from his teammates.

"No one at B2... and no one at B1 either!!" MO yelled frantically in the voice chat.

"They went through A short!!" MO relayed the information loudly. "Little Lock, DD, don't rush, bait them out and let me peek!"

But sometimes plans don't go as expected. The Terrorist at A short proactively attacked, but DD and Xiaosage, working together with their Desert Eagles, managed to take him down.

"The remaining two are at A main!!" MO shouted. "Hold this push, and this round is ours!"

But as soon as he spoke, Jiang Yang's position was overrun by Tyloo's relentless push. He was taken down by Baicai.

"Baicai took one shot from my scout rifle, one shot and he was dead!" Jiang Yang had done all he could. Now, it was up to his teammates.

One enemy was at full health, the other was damaged.

It was a 3v2 clutch situation. DD had acquired an AK47, and MO had even picked up a sniper rifle from the Terrorist spawn.

The possibility of winning this clutch was very high!

"Two CT smokes thrown, combined with a flashbang, Tyloo planned to push aggressively, but xiaosage was holding behind the second box. He heard footsteps, pulled out, and one Desert Eagle shot got a headshot!"

"Baicai came to trade the kill but was finished off by DD from A short!!"

Watching DD finish off Baicai with precise control, Jiang Yang clenched his fist tightly.

Although they had an advantage in the late-game situation.

Anything could happen in these clutch scenarios.

"Good job, brothers!" Jiang Yang said into the comms, trying to rally them. "Stay calm, stay calm, our economy is about to get good!"

After winning this round, the score was now 13:14, just one round behind Tyloo!

And if they won three more rounds, Tyloo could just go AFK and take a shower.

MO, after some thought, didn't throw his sniper rifle to Jiang Yang. Instead, he said, "Let's run a double sniper tactic. I'll hold B site. They probably won't expect us to go for a double sniper."

On Dust II, if CTs don't have snipers, their defense is as lacking as Xiangzi's draft manuscripts – not just little, but nonexistent.

A double sniper defense could catch them off guard at crucial moments.

Although MO's sniping wasn't top-tier, finding a good angle at B site with a sniper would work well.

Jiang Yang bought himself a sniper rifle. After thinking it over, they decided not to focus on A main, but instead made some arrangements at A short.

"Have someone hold A short for me. I'll directly pre-aim B tunnel, trying to sneak a pick. SLOWLY often defaults B1."

As the countdown ended, Su Di provided crossfire for Jiang Yang and Xiao Sage at A Short.

DD went to A main alone, trying to contest it.

If any Terrorists tried to push A main, he would immediately run away.

Dust II is a unique map; spawn points are crucial. If the Terrorists didn't spawn near A main, DD could completely take control of A main with just one incendiary grenade.

Jiang Yang and xiaosage systematically pushed A short, then they set up a double crossfire. Jiang Yang's sniper was aimed directly at the B1 cross.

As his 'support brother', xiaosage helped him cover the left side of the A short passage.

(The crosshair should be placed inside B1)

Control of A main was successfully secured, and the enemy didn't rush B.

This meant the Terrorists' current activity area should be around mid and B2.

Jiang Yang focused his attention after figuring this out.

"SLOWLY is defaulting from B1, but can he guess that someone is crossfiring at A short?"

"SLOWLY pre-aimed, but Cousin still easily got the first kill, taking him down with one shot."

After getting the kill, Jiang Yang immediately jumped off xiaosage and threw a grenade towards B1.

"I'm leaving, Locking Brother. You have fun at A short by yourself."

He had already shot from A short, so continuing to hold there wouldn't be very effective.

After considering his options, Jiang Yang decided to return to the A main tunnel and swap out with DD, who had used up most of his utility.

Meanwhile, the duo at B site pressured B tunnel.

Su弟 used an incendiary to burn the right side of B tunnel, flushing out Danking, who was hiding there.

Danking extinguished the fire and tried to escape, but MO's sniper had him lined up.

"Good shot, Captain!" Jiang Yang praised. "It's 5v3!"

MO was brainstorming. Generally, the ID Danking represented Tyloo's main push direction.

This meant Tyloo had likely planned to hit B secondarily.

But with Danking dead, Tyloo seemed to hesitate.

MO said, "Keep an eye on the sand area. We'll give up mid. Just defend the sides!"

"If they decide to split B, try to trade kills on B site, and you guys rotate back."

Hearing MO's command, xiaosage, who was at A short, quickly used utility to stall and then rotated back to A ramp, jiggle-peeking.

With Tyloo confirmed to not have a sniper this round, their room for maneuver greatly increased.

A moment later, xiaosage heard a crossfire smoke at A short. He immediately threw a grenade towards A short and then quickly moved to his sniper position.

"That Molotov was instantly eaten. Tyloo has few utilities left at A short and plans to double crossfire Flying Man out!"

"Can they get a pick this round?"

Baicai was directly launched, but Jiang Yang was positioned at the "teeth" to the left of the blue van, already holding the cross.

He saw a Terrorist suddenly appear in his scope and easily pulled the trigger, getting a kill.

Well, that was practically handing him a kill.

But Jiang Yang didn't have time to marvel. He quickly pulled out a flashbang and threw it towards the second box of the bomb site.

Hearing the flashbang detonate, xiaosage, who was in his sniper position, immediately pushed out.

A burst of bullets took down CY1, who was in the ninja position, and then he also eliminated Little Ghost, who was next to the smoke.

"Cousin, so flashy!!" Xiaosage shouted excitedly, "Our synergy is insane, we're just mowing them down!"

DD, who was at A main, chimed in, "I'll be the 'mowing down' part!"

With this smoothly secured round, the score was now 14:14.

MO calculated clearly, "Tyloo is out of money this round, we just need to hold steady and we'll win!"

"This round, we should still take A main as usual. If we take A main on this map, we've won half the battle," MO said. "Let's defend against rushes in B Area, don't let them catch us off guard and push in."

No one discussed anything else. As the score drew closer, their hearts grew more tense.

They were so close to their goal, and now they were truly afraid of making a mistake at a crucial moment.

So, each of them spoke with conviction, wanting to impart strength to their teammates.

The countdown ended, and Jiang Yang followed DD towards A main. His positioning was weaker, so he just threw two flashbangs.

DD flashed in and arrived at A main, but he didn't find any movement from the enemy team towards A main. He immediately warned, "No movement at A main, be careful of B!"

As soon as DD finished speaking, they heard MO's desperate shout over the comms: "They're force-buying, I got wallbanged through the smoke! Hurry and rotate back!"

Jiang Yang also noticed a kill notification pop up in the top right corner.

[Danking used AK47 to wallbang and headshot CaptainMO]

"Danking caught an incredible timing! He got the information before the smoke at B Tunnel popped and took MO down with one shot!"

"They're pushing B directly with speed. Su Di is the only one defending this push. Could it be that at this critical moment, Steel Helmets couldn't hold the line?" Wan Ji Qi couldn't believe such a bizarre play unfolded in such a tense situation.

The trio at A site rushed towards B Area as fast as they could, but they were a bit far and could only do their best.

Then, they saw two kill notifications appear in the top right corner.

[Karsa used AK47 to wallbang and kill Danking]

[Karsa used AK47 to headshot CY1]

[SLOWLY used Galil to headshot Karsa]

Su Di managed to trade out two kills, leaving them in a 3v3 clutch situation.

Jiang Yang was the closest to B Area and got vision of B gate first.

He noticed a detail: perhaps in their haste to push, Tyloo had a B gate smoke that was sprayed poorly, allowing him to get vision through the gap.

Jiang Yang instantly realized this was an opportunity and scoped in with his sniper rifle, aiming directly at B gate.

After getting the kill, SLOWLY intended to quickly cross the site and plant the bomb.

He also noticed the poorly sprayed B gate smoke, but the problem was he didn't have any smokes left.

He figured the enemy wouldn't arrive that quickly, so he switched to his knife and jumped over from beside the big box.

However, the moment he crossed the site, he saw the sniper rifle from CT Spawn aiming at him.

In that instant, SLOWLY felt a sense of dread.

"--Bang!"

A sniper bullet pierced through B gate and accurately hit his chest.

Already low on health, SLOWLY was taken down.

[Young+karsa used AWP to wallbang and kill SLOWLY]

"Nice!! Cousin, great shot!" DD shouted excitedly over the comms. "It's 3v2 now!"

The moment he took down SLOWLY, Jiang Yang scoped in again with his sniper rifle, only to see the Terrorists finally throwing the B gate smoke.

"They smoked it, let's just push through the front," Jiang Yang suggested.

As he spoke, he switched to his pistol and began to speed towards B gate.

He led the charge forward, quickly checking the close corner of mid door, but found no one.

However, DD, following behind, remained silent, slowly creeping forward.

Little Ghost heard footsteps and moved one by one, slowly emerging from mid door.

SLOWLY being sniped by young had put Tyloo's initially advantageous clutch in a difficult position.

He, stuck at mid door, had to make a move.

Listening to the enemy footsteps pass, he reported their positions while slowly emerging from mid door.

However, he didn't expect that the moment he emerged, he found someone still aiming at his position. Little Ghost quickly turned his gun, but couldn't win the duel.

[DD used AK47 to headshot somebody]

"Good shot!!" MO exclaimed fiercely over the comms. "It's 3v1 now, the last one is at the B site. Let's wait for the smoke to clear and rush him together!"

"Don't rush, don't rush!" Su Di quickly said.

The three of them calmly held their angles at the B entrance. Bai Cai, inside B site, panicked.

He attempted a fake plant for the first time, hoping to bait the enemy into making a mistake and create a 1v1 opportunity.

However, after his fake plant, he found that the enemy wasn't pushing at all.

This made things even more uncomfortable, because the opponents had definitely pushed right up to their faces. If he planted the bomb now, he couldn't guarantee the opponents wouldn't push out together.

After considering, he still decided to go for kills first.

He silently jumped into the dog hole, then pre-aimed and actively peeked.

"BANG!"

The moment he pulled out, he saw that damned sniper rifle aiming at him!

Baicai didn't even get to fire, he was taken down directly!

"Nice!!!"

"They're fighting back!!!"

"Good shot, Cousin!!"

The voice chat erupted into a chaotic wail. Jiang Yang's skin crawled, "Just one point left, just one point!!"

MO shouted, "We have match point, beautiful work, brothers."

Their tone clearly carried the pressure.

After all, the score difference was too small. A single kill could change the entire course of the match.

Jiang Yang asked, "Captain, are you still playing sniper? I have enough money."

MO shook his head, "Not anymore. They forced an buy last round. This round, their economy is only 3100, they have guns but no utility, or utility but no guns!"

"Focus on map control, don't give them any chances!!"

The score was now 15:14.

This point was crucial. It would either end the match or lead to overtime.

Jiang Yang brought his sniper rifle directly to mid to defend.

However, knowing the opponents were low on money this round, he wasn't as aggressive in using his sniper rifle to hunt for players in the secret passage. Instead, he held the common angle at the oil barrel in mid.

Both sides' default plays were fine. Jiang Yang adjusted his pre-aim position a second later, guarding against Terrorists on B1.

Just as he set up his sniper rifle, he suddenly saw a flashbang dart into his vision, followed by his screen turning completely white.

Jiang Yang suppressed the panic in his heart, fired a shot based on the countdown, and then ran towards the B door with his vision still white.

When his vision returned, he saw a kill notification already appear in the top right corner.

But the footsteps behind him were still close. Jiang Yang knew he couldn't keep running, so he decisively turned around and aimed.

He tanked the damage from the opponent's Tec-9 and fired his sniper rifle.

"Cousin took one mid while blinded, but Baicai doesn't seem to want to let him go and is relentlessly pursuing!"

"However, Cousin, with his vision restored, fired another shot and took down Baicai as well!"

"Both Terrorists attempting mid were taken down by the sniper rifle, and the bodyguards arrived shortly after. How will Tyloo proceed?"

"Pushing A short would be more logical, but they chose to push A long. Can a straight rush really work? DD's AK47 mowed down two instantly, but was forcefully re-fragged by Little Ghost's AK, though Little Ghost only has one HP left!"

Wan Ji Qi took a breath, "They're not actually going to lose to Steel Helmets, are they!"

"Is Little Ghost going to continue pushing A long? He chose to fall back and find another opportunity, but Cousin's sniper had already pushed up from mid. However, he missed his shot!"

"One more shot!"

[Young+DD used AWP to kill somebody]

Following the kill notification in the top right corner and the score appearing as 16:14 above their heads.

At this moment, Steel Helmets' voice chat descended into complete madness.

"Nice!!!!"

"Holy shit, we actually won!!"

"You guys are too awesome!!"

"Cousin, I love you!! You're truly C+!!"

The members of Steel Helmets were venting their excited emotions.

The netizens watching the live broadcast also exploded.

I'm not feeling well, and what I wrote seems a bit drawn out. I'm going to get an IV drip and will come back later to revise it.