Didn't we invite S1mple? Why are we inviting NIKO too!

Chapter 45: Didn't they already invite S1mple? Why'd they invite NIKO too!

Jiang Yang's outstanding defense with the Big Sniper caused too much trouble for VG's offense.

259 was truly suffering from the beating.

The other members of Steel Helmet, though experienced and skilled with their aim, still couldn't hold up against their explosive assaults. VG had always studied European tactical play, and the whole team was very cohesive.

In terms of explosive details and such, they were far stronger than Steel Helmet.

So once they fully launched their explosive tactics, they could always gain the advantage.

But what frustrated them was that Jiang Yang's Big Sniper always managed to pick someone off early, or rotate in time to disrupt their offensive rhythm.

Due to economic issues, the score was pushed to 6-0 in Steel Helmet's favor.

It wasn't until later, when A Zhong activated his 'fifth gear' mode and charged straight in with the momentum of climbing Mount Akina to clear A site, that VG finally started scoring.

After finally getting points, VG's offense slowly improved.

But Steel Helmet's defense was still tough, and one surprising thing was that besides Jiang Yang, it was actually MO who stepped up today, which made many old Tyloo members feel emotional.

However, in CS:GO matches, there's a saying that's widely spread: "When a commander starts to carry, the situation must be pretty bad."

Steel Helmet's defense indeed wasn't great. Though they barely held on thanks to Jiang Yang and MO's performance, VG still took more points in the subsequent rounds.

"9-6." MO looked at the score above, "Not bad, this score isn't terrible. We can work with it."

Nuke is a special map—it's an ultimate CT-sided map.

They played defense in the first half. 10 points is the standard, 9 points is a bit lacking.

But 9 points is still a workable score, within the range of being playable.

Entering the second half, the sides swapped.

MO moved to the offense. For the pistol round, he also equipped grenades, planning to run a small tactic directly.

"Cousin, you hold back this wave. Everyone else, gather around Yellow Room. I'll throw a fire and flash for the Bomb Site later, and you guys rush Inner Site directly."

Steel Helmet hadn't practiced this map much. Their offensive pistol round tactics basically only had two sets: Inner Site explosive and Iron Plate speed boost.

MO chose the Inner Site explosive this time.

Jiang Yang directly slipped into the shadows to cut off any enemies that might push from Iron Plate.

Soon, the Inner Site explosive was set off. DD, with MO's utility, got the first kill. Jiang Yang held his angle for a while, and seeing no push from Iron Plate, he called out in voice chat: "I'm sneaking to Third Floor. You guys hold the front as long as you can!"

However, while he was still sneaking through Iron Plate, bad news came from the front.

After a big chaotic fight, all his teammates were dead, leaving him with a 1v3 clutch.

And the bomb was a Yellow Room bomb.

Jiang Yang tried his best but only managed to take down one.

DD said self-blamingly, "My bad, my bad. While I was reloading, Jamyoung just peeked out from Third Floor and insta-killed us."

"Xiao Ju's pistol is really accurate," Xiaosage chimed in.

Jamyoung's nickname is Xiao Ju.

This wave, Xiao Ju's burst speed was really insane. He instantly wiped out the entire Inner Site, leaving only Su Di who managed to trade one kill, but it was useless.

"It's fine, it's fine. At least we planted the bomb. Economy's okay. Try a force buy."

MO thought for a moment: "We'll smoke the Outer Site Line Smoke at the second timing, try to send xiaosage into K1, then we hit Iron Plate for a top-bottom pincer attack."

Nuke is a very interesting map.

Because of its unique terrain structure, it allows for many special tactics.

For example, this wave—they were circling the entire map to pincer Iron Plate.

After the countdown ended, the early phase went smoothly, successfully sending xiaosage in. But their attack on Iron Plate didn't go well.

That guy Jamyoung, using an M4A1, crippled all of them. Steel Helmet's front line was waiting for xiaosage to sync up, but the opponents were clearly on guard. In the end, Jiang Yang had to force a breakthrough with DD.

They traded two kills but ultimately fell at Iron Plate.

Steel Helmet lost another point.

"No way around it. Jamyoung played well, and we don't have any utility left to limit him this round," MO said helplessly. "This time we eco. But don't go to Inner Site. Try to find their rifles and don't let them farm our economy."

On Nuke, once the defense's economy gets built up, it becomes much harder for the offense to score in subsequent rounds.

This eco round had little hope of a comeback anyway. Better to take the time to think about tactics, then get killed by their rifles to minimize the money they earn.

Jiang Yang went with a no-armor Desert Eagle.

When the countdown ended, he called DD to go to Outer Site and give it a try.

Though the hope was slim, they had to try.

"Sure enough, after the swap, VG has no pressure at all. Feels like Steel Helmet is going to get crushed in this second half." The bad situation made Ma Xixi sigh instinctively.

The audience in the livestream room sensed something was off.

[Has the jinx already started?]

[Remember this line, the Helmet is about to get crushed.]

[Don't jinx it, Ma Xixi.]

[VG's keyboard is drowning in milk!]

Ma Xixi explained, "I really mean it. Nuke offense is tough to begin with, xiaosage and DD have no rhythm, relying on just Liu Ke for help isn't enough."

"Besides, VG studies European playstyles—their discipline is maxed out."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Kaze at the main entrance, with zero info, proactively pre-aimed the Outer Sniper's Nest.

No one was holding the sniper's nest directly, but Jiang Yang was pinned by DD onto the box behind, creating a height difference.

"Kaze wide-peeks—can he see Cousin? He sees him, but Cousin catches him, one shot and Kaze is down!!"

Ma Xixi's eyes lit up instantly, "Not bad!"

In an eco round, trading for a rifle from the enemy was already a win.

"Nice shot!" DD praised. "Cousin, let's try to grab his AK."

Picking up the AK would boost their firepower, maybe even trade another kill.

"Yeah," Jiang Yang replied. "I'll scout ahead for you. If I die, pick up the Deagle and keep going."

He had the most money, so he could afford a no-armor Deagle for this round, while the rest were bare-bones Glocks with zero combat power.

DD didn't argue, happily trailing behind Jiang Yang, ready for a follow-up shot.

Jiang Yang didn't rush to grab the gun; instead, he slowly advanced from Red Box toward K1.

Without armor, he played cautiously, meticulously pre-aiming every possible hiding spot like a roomba.

AumaN saw Kaze die and rushed over from Third Floor.

He chose a sneaky spot—beside the AC Unit above Glass Room, a half-head position with minimal exposure.

After coordinating, he just needed to hold the crosspoint from Outer Site into K1.

AumaN focused intensely, watching the Outer Site crossing, when suddenly an enemy appeared in his vision.

Before aumaN could react, he was knocked backward to the ground.

"Bang!"

[Young headshot aumaN with Desert Eagle]

"Outer Site Deagle one-tapped me!!" AumaN called out loudly in voice chat, confused. "How? He pre-fired my position?"

He knew the enemy had a Deagle, so he deliberately chose an off-angle to steal a kill, but the enemy still swung and pre-aimed him, leaving him baffled.

"Another one dead on Glass Room!" Jiang Yang called out loudly in voice chat, relaying info to MO.

MO, who had been thinking about the next round's strategy, immediately snapped to attention.

One down in Outer Site, one down in Third Floor area.

One should be holding Iron Plate, one in Inner Site, and the last unknown—maybe in K1, or around Third Floor and Iron Plate.

But MO thought Third Floor and Iron Plate were more likely.

After figuring it out, he quickly signaled, "Everyone gather at Outer Site, we'll go silent contact and sneak into K1."

Once in K1, they could trade numbers, especially since they'd already picked up an AK.

They had a real chance to turn the round around.

At worst, they could plant the bomb!

MO felt his super-brain working overtime!

Jiang Yang led the charge, guiding his teammates into K1 smoothly.

At the K1 corner, he called out, "Hold up, let me pre-aim here. This spot has a trick."

After acquiring 'NIKO's Pre-aim Technique,' Jiang Yang had grasped the essence of pre-aiming.

So he occasionally watched NIKO pre-aim clips.

NIKO's godlike K1 pre-aim left a deep impression on him.

Later, he practiced it many times in his own practice map room, gaining some confidence in this spot.

Jiang Yang stood behind cover, visualizing possible enemy positions in K1 through the wall, readying himself.

He swung right, crouched, and fired!

"At the second timing, Helmet left Su Di in T-Spawn as rearguard, while the rest quietly sneaked into K1 from Outer Site."

"VG's overall formation is still scattered—one holding Iron Plate, one at Bomb Site, and 259 throwing utility from the K1 gap."

Ma Xixi analyzed, "He still wants to play it safe. From this position, as long as he sees someone pass through the gap, he can instantly throw a smoke to delay time and give his teammates a chance to rotate."

"259 sees him... WOAH!!!!!" Ma Xixi was already shouting, "What the hell was that from Cousin!!"

"He consciously pre-aimed that spot!!"

"He swings out with a Desert Eagle and one-taps him?!"

The stream chat was instantly flooded with question marks. This shot was really absurd, and the fact that the director's POV was on 259 made it even more impactful.

As viewers, they barely saw a shadow through the gap before 259 was instantly deleted.

"NICE SHOT!!!" In the Helmet voice chat, the whole group was shouting excitedly.

MO said directly, "Group up, group up, just swing out of Death Door!"

"There's only one person who can stop us, take him out!!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yang didn't hesitate. He charged straight toward Death Door with his Desert Eagle.

He opened the door and immediately saw jamyoung holding an angle on the Iron Plate.

Jamyoung instantly killed him, but DD behind him finished the follow-up shot!

"Nice!!" Jiang Yang shouted excitedly, "The last one should be at A site!"

Then they heard Su Di yell, "He went down the pipe!!"

Xiaosage and MO immediately held the pipe, and just as someone peeked out, they were instantly deleted by their combined fire!

"MO is insane!! He caught the last kill and didn't give VG a chance to turn it around!!"

Ma Xixi shouted excitedly, "It's still my Cousin!! He took down three with just three bullets from that Desert Eagle, and 259 was completely stunned!"

The director knew what the people wanted and immediately cut to Jiang Yang's kill feed.

The first two shots already made the NIKO Fans in the stream feel great, because the pre-aim was so smooth.

(Something like that)

But the third shot sent the NIKO Fans in the stream into a frenzy.

Because for a position like K1, they had never seen anyone besides NIKO pre-aim it properly.

The enemy had only exposed half a head, barely giving any vision.

Yet that pre-aim just tore 259 apart.

It was just an eco round, but his individual performance really could turn the tide!

How could that not leave people in awe?