Belgium, Antwerp.
The Major Challenger Group competition is in full swing.
However, far away on the other side of the ocean, all the Chinese CSGO teams have focused their attention on another thing.
That is, Aether only signed a two-month contract with Fnatic.
China, the capital of magic.
It was late at night.
Jack, the manager of the Tyloo team, was carefully looking at the information about Aether that the coach LETN1 had just printed out in front of him.
Jack sat opposite the club coach LETN1, tapping the table in front of him with the index finger of his right hand.
"LETN1, after Aether joins the team, can it really bring us such a big enhancement?"
LETN1, the coach from Serbia, nodded, "Yes, if you can introduce Aether. Then we will definitely not stop at the Asian qualifiers for the Major in the second half of 2022."
Jack scratched his hair a little irritably, "Then DANK1NG is also a sniper in our team. There is no way we can kick DANK1NG away."
LETN1 cleared his throat, "We don't necessarily have to kick DANK1NG away."
"The reason Aether uses a sniper rifle is not because his rifle is weak, but because Poizon's sniper rifle is unstable."
"Besides, Aether is a player who can communicate in Chinese. And as a coach, I can also communicate with him in English."
"For a mature CSGO team, smooth communication within the team is definitely one of the key factors that affects performance."
"As strong as dev1ce, one of the top three snipers in the world, he still made the decision to communicate in Swedish after joining NIP."
Speaking of this, LETN1 did not continue, but the meaning of the words was self-evident.
Jack's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked a little excited:
"Yes, Aether is a Chinese player after all, so communication will not be a problem at all."
"And he went to Fnatic, which proves that there is no problem with English and he can completely communicate with you in English."
"More importantly, Aether's contract with Fnatic is about to expire, and we don't have to pay any transfer fees at all."
Jack was about to continue talking, but he suddenly noticed that LETN1's eyes were a little strange.
"What's wrong, LETN1?"
LENT1 scratched his head: "The question now is not actually whether we are willing to sign Aether."
"The main question is whether Aether is willing to return to China to play professionally."
"Aside from being a Chinese team, Tyloo doesn't seem to have any attraction at all to Aether."
…
May 14th.
The time when the first round of the Major Legend Group starts.
A certain fish's room number is 6657, a live broadcast room for adults to play with machines.
The first round of the match between Copenhagen Flames and Fnatic has not yet started, but the live broadcast room has already filled the screen with barrage.
[You are not the machine player I know, but you actually have a pistol game? 】
[Bold prediction: Fnatic will regress seven years. 】
【6657 UP UP, Fnatic UP UP. 】
"Okay, let's watch this game between Fnatic and Copenhagen Flames. I'm the commentator."
The sound of playing machines is as passionate and full of character as ever.
"The map has arrived at OVERPASS, the death amusement park. Little Flame will be the attacker first."
"Choose a wave of A big running chart."
"Poizon was standing behind the low wall of toilet A. He chose this angle..."
"Oh, this is a good location, but the person is not a good person."
"Then now that freshman A is out of control, what should the defensive team members at point B do?"
"For the time being, Fnatic does not know the information about B and the construction site."
"ALEX wanted to touch forward, but was cut off by nicoodoz outside the pipe."
"Aether didn't move the oil barrel. It just completed a one-for-one exchange with the bandits at the construction site."
"Fnatic's B zone was immediately declared broken."
"..."
The first round ended with the death of all Fnatic players.
However, in the next round, Fnatic, who played Sand Eagle with a bird sniper, succeeded in making a comeback and evened the score to 1-1.
In the third round, Copenhagen Flames chose to continue their attack, taking advantage of the hair dryer and TEC-9's running attack to penetrate Fnatic's B zone defense.
The score is 1-2.
The reason why Xiao Huo Miao was able to directly obtain a spot in the legendary group has a lot to do with his excellent marksmanship.
It can be seen that at this time, other people in Fnatic are already a little unable to stand the shooting skills of Copenhagen Flames.
ALEX continued to direct the players to strengthen.
The sound of playing the machine is a little nervous:
"Will Fnatic continue to improve?"
"When I got stronger, Aether picked up the bird and sniped at University A."
"But Xiao Huo Miao chose to control the sewers and construction sites."
"Can KRIMZ and mezii hold on underwater?"
"Didn't keep it!"
Play Machine sighed.
"Copenhagen Flames knows that if Aether acts as a sniper, he will most likely choose to go to A or the middle of the toilet to steal someone."
"But Xiao Huo Miao chose to avoid the bird sniper in Area A and look for KRIMZ and mezii Gang in Area B."
"With the mine package buried, the remaining three Fnatic players should choose to go to A to protect the Sand Eagle and Bird Sniper."
In a sense, the current KRIMZ and mezii are indeed the weakest links in Fnatic's defense.
In the fifth round, the saved Bird Snipers and Sand Eagles failed to create any miracles, and everyone in Fnatic was completely wiped out in area A.
The score is 1-4.
It wasn't until the sixth round of the game that Fnatic truly ushered in its first long-gun round.
Relying on Qin Feng's sniper rifle to steal people one after another, Fnatic finally got its hard-earned second point.
"Phew, Aether, it was Aether's steal again that helped Fnatic get their second point."
Playing Machine took a deep breath, and felt a little unsure about supporting Fnatic.
"But Fnatic's current disadvantage is obvious. Once Xiao Huo Miao chooses to attack the point where Aether is not present, Fnatic's defense is likely to be pierced."
"What's more, even if Xiao Huo Miao hits Aether, it's not 100% impossible to break through the defense line of Aether's sniper rifle."
"Aether, can you really complete Fnatic's redemption and help Fnatic defend the Little Flame's attack?"
"..."
In the seventh round, Copenhagen Flames still had enough economy to play with all guns and ammunition.
"Fight a wave in Area B and try to avoid Aether's sniper rifle." HooXi, Xiao Huo Miao's commander, took a look at the team's economy and said, "Jabbi, just pick up the hair dryer and lift it. You are in the best position. Don't stop and charge straight away."
For small flames, directly choose a wavelength pipe and sewer pipe to exit the construction site quickly.
But this time, KRIMZ and mezii finally made a difference and directly cleared Copenhagen Flames' B area.
3-4, Xiaohuo Miao has no money.
On the Fnatic player bench, the conductor ALEX finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brothers, I've done the math. The opponent should have no money in the next game."
"This one only drops one gun, and the next one can use ECO to accumulate your own economy."
"The amusement park is a CT map. As long as we have economic advantages, the stage will be huge."
"It's difficult for us to play as a T in the second half. It's best to score more than 10 points in the first half."
However, the development of the game was not as smooth as ALEX imagined.
After leveling the score to 4-4, Fnatic's defense was almost continuously penetrated by Copenhagen Flames.
The score was once pulled to 4-8.
Although Fnatic won the last three games with Qin Feng's sniper rifle, as a defender, Fnatic's score of 7 points was already considered a failing answer.
"8 to 7, Xiao Huo Miao gained 1 point advantage on the offensive side."
"If it were another team, maybe Fnatic could rely on Aether's point-breaking sniper to establish the team's map control advantage, but Xiao Huo Miao..."
Playing Machine said this and shook his head helplessly.
"Nicoodoz is famous for his slow sniper rifle. Although his offensive sniping is average, his defensive sniping is absolutely amazing."
"In addition, Aether's offensive sniping was not sharp, and Fnatic was a little difficult to beat in the second half."
[Is 7 points enough? 13 points is not good enough, it’s very blue and spicy! 】
[I have a bold idea, which is to let the Medicine God do some sniping. Maybe the Medicine God can execute Nicodoz on his position. 】
[It’s okay. Anyway, Aether is still looking for people to kill when using CT sniping, and he is also looking for people to kill when using sniping against bandits. There is not much difference. 】
[Niko is in jail at GG, ZywOo is in jail at Little Bee, Aether is in jail at Fnatic, and I am in jail at the Bishop Building. Everyone has a bright future. 】
…
The midfield change of sides ended quickly.
"Mezii, send me P250." Qin Feng pondered for a moment and said.
The KD and ADR of everyone in the team have been terrible. Qin Feng knows that now only he has the possibility to open up the situation.
"Crack."
A handful of P250 was thrown over by mezii.
ALEX took advantage of the second half before the pistol round started to lay out his tactics.
"Let's go straight to point B. Aether, we'll pull the gun for you after you leave."
"Mezii, you can seal the second floor with one smoke, and send one to your teammates with long tubes."
"Our supervisor and the construction site directly and simultaneously pull out the bandits at the site."
"Poizon and KRIMZ from Qijia should go in front."
"come on!"
"..."
The preparation time is over and the sixteenth round begins.
"Okay, the second half of the pistol round is about to begin."
"Aether was given a P250 in this round. Let's see where Fnatic wants Aether to go."
"Going to University A?"
"Oh, here we are going to fight together as a group."
"Little Flame, nicoodoz directly pushed A."
"If CT finishes pushing A, you can directly call your teammates to move to B."
"But Fnatic directly chose to fight."
"Fnatic was beating gongs and drums all the way. Xiao Huo Miao must have already known that Fnatic was going to beat B."
"What should I do? How many HooXi oil drums can I replace?"
"Wow, this Aether, top notch marksmanship."
"Before HooXi lowered her head after firing, she was pulled out by Aether and fell again instantly."
"A wave of partial 5 versus 2, can Little Flame hold on?"
"Jabbi and roeJ underwater did not survive to the end."
"A wave of 2 for 2 left Xiao Huomiao with the remaining two CTs in a wave of 2 versus 3."
"The two CTs can only return to defense from the second floor and the connection."
"Fnatic's offensive players have returned to the long pipes and the construction site."
"nicoodoz had no cigarette or pliers and chose to pretend."
"Aether pulls horizontally, giving Little Flame's team members no chance to shoot!"
"Fnatic won the pistol round in the second half!"
"..."
After losing the pistol round, Copenhagen Flames chose to be strong.
It's just that this time, the Sand Eagles' comeback in the first half was not repeated.
The score then came to 10-8.
Copenhagen Flames also ushered in its first long gun game on the CT side.
In the nineteenth round, Xiao Huo Miao's terrifying defense instantly resolved Fnatic's default attack.
In the next round, Xiao Huo Miao completely demonstrated his terror as a defender. The only round the Flames lost in the second half was when Fnatic relied on Qin Feng's sniper rifle to score four kills and barely score a point.
The score was turned all the way to 11-15 by Xiao Huo Miao.
In the twenty-seventh round, ALEX directed B.
The CT guarding point B did not give the bandits any chance.
With the help of two anti-clearance flashes, the four people at the construction site and the supervisor were cleared at the same time.
All that was left was Qin Feng holding the AWP behind the bandit's mouth.
ALEX took a look at Qin Feng's 32-21 data and suddenly felt a little emotional.
"Forget it, we can't fight."
"Stop it, no one will blame you if you lose this set."
"We played so poorly."
"If we can't win this game, it's meaningless."
Qin Feng smiled and continued to use the scope to hold enemies who might have an advantage.
"Meaning doesn't come with success."
"At least, I hope to last until the end of the game."
