On July 8th, the second match day at IEM Cologne.

While most netizens in China were still busy with work and life, the morning training content of the Vitality team had just begun.

For Vitality, the schedule is very thoughtful.

The second round of the group stage against ENCE kicks off at 7:30 p.m., which gives the team more time to prepare.

However, instead of rushing to let Vitality start the day's training, Zonic had a short meeting to analyze the problems exposed in yesterday's match with G2.

First of all, after BLAST won the championship, Vitality was the final champion, and the video of each game was studied by almost all the major teams.

Qin Feng's sniper rifle selection is the focus of the snipers of each major team.

Secondly, there is the problem of the unstable state of the veterans in the team.

The stability of apEX and Adu is average, making it difficult for the team's default to gain a theoretical control advantage.

This was especially evident in previous matches against NAVI on BLAST.

Even before the official offensive began, the team often experienced serious attrition.

One round, two rounds, maybe you can rely on ZywOo and Qin Feng's personal abilities to make up for it.

But in case Vitality encounters a team with more discipline and a smoother offensive rhythm, will it have to rely on the play of ZywOo and Qin Feng in every round?

After talking about the team's problems, Zonic glanced around and continued, "But luckily, we were placed in the bottom half of Group A. ”

"Our two biggest opponents in this tournament, NAVI, are in the top half of Group A, while Faze is in Group B."

"We still have a day and a half to adjust."

Speaking of which, zonic habitually took out his small notebook and glanced at the data of ENCE's recent games.

"As for ENCE, which we will face tonight, it is relatively even easier to play than we met G2 in the first round."

"If there's one gap in the ENCE Five, it's obviously Hades, the main sniper in their team."

"Hades has the highest number of endgame wins in the first half of 2022, but he's only fourth in Eing, just 0.09 ahead of the team's conductor Snappi."

"And in a sense, we are one of the most restrained teams with NAVI."

"Why?" The team leader who took a photo of the team members and was about to send it to the blue jays was a little curious.

Zonic glanced at him, "That's because we have two of the best snipers in the world. ”

"s1mple can put pressure on hades, and so can ZywOo and Aether."

"What's more, ENCE belongs to a team of gun men, and in a sense, we are naturally restrained."

The team leader put down the camera in his hand and showed a thoughtful expression.

"It's also worth noting that from a map pool perspective, we also have a natural restraint on the ENCE team."

"The ancient ruins we don't fight are just their strong intentions."

"ENCE doesn't fight the town, we can choose Sha Er, and this picture has a natural advantage for our double sniper tactics."

"The remaining four maps have the possibility of being released."

"So this time we will play ENCE, we will have to prepare more maps."

Zonic tossed five pamphlets in front of the team and didn't say anything more.

Vitality's analysts have clearly done their homework, analysing the points and tactical considerations for each team before the IEM Cologne match begins.

Speaking of this, Zonic closed the small notebook that never left his hand and sighed, "Don't have too much pressure in the game of ENCE, just play normally." ”

"Come on, boys!"

……

7:30 p.m.

IEM Cologne offline in the studio.

Vitality and ENCE slots were arranged on either side of the venue.

There is no such thing as soundproof glass or glass room in the studio, and the thickened version of the soundproof headphones allows the organizers not to worry about the contestants eavesdropping on the messages exposed in the opponent's voices.

The coaches of both sides are forbidden to speak after the game starts, and Zonic has prepared his own notebook to record the actions of the Vitality and ENCE players in this match.

Every game is a test of mental fitness, and body language and facial expressions can reveal the mental state of a team.

The map BP was quickly determined.

ENCE took the initiative to defeat Purgatory Town and chose the Mansion of Death, while Vitality disabled the Ancient Ruins and chose Scorching Sand City.

The last reserved map is to come to the desert maze.

ENappi：“.ready”

X：“.ready”

"Microphone mute." A mechanical voice came to the ears of the coaches of both sides.

At the end of the game's freezing time, Vitality played five body armors, while EN had two flashes and one smoke, and the other four team members played half armor.

IEM's official commentator lifted his spirits a little, "Alright, the game is on." ”

"Welcome to the second round of the IEM group stage, Vitality vs. ENCE."

"Speaking of which, this is Aether's revenge battle."

"In the group stage of the PGL Major, Aether's Fnati CE."

"It was also one of the few races where Aether had a career rating of 1."

"I don't know if God A can help Vitality defeat ENCE in this game."

"Vitality is a very conventional formation, two A's, two Bs and one middle."

"And the tactic chosen by ENCE is a bit of a thing, it is the most likely tactic in the ladder, and five people huddle together to play a wave in the middle."

"But it's ZywOo who guards the middle lane!"

Before he could finish speaking, several enemies appeared in ZywOo's field of vision at the front of the mid lane.

"Smack, smack." USP lightly fired two shots.

[Vitality.ZywOo Kills EN with USP Headshot]

Maden, who jumped lightly in mid-air, was shot down by ZywOo.

"Empty picking!"

"ZywOo retreats from the slope to the B area of the bag, and the four ENCE are left planning to rush to the police to trap B?"

However, even with the numerical advantage, Vitality, whose formation was divided, relatively lost control of the middle of the map.

ENCE was among the four, but the Vitality team members were a little anxious.

"Smack, smack, smack."

The sound of gunfire on the map was rapid and sparse.

[ENCE.dycha kills X with a Glock-18 headshot]

[EN kills with Glock-18 headshot]

"apEX came over and tried to steal it, but someone was setting up a gun."

"The magical boy who tried to fight in the direction of the police was also killed."

"In that case, ENCE can completely choose his own direction of attack again."

[Doudou, send it so quickly! ] 】

[ENCE's gun is still just ah.,Yesterday I hit MRS to make one chase two is dycha stand out.] 】

[If you don't understand, don't speak.,This is apEX deliberately building a stage for the big sweet potato and God A.,Don't you understand?] 】

……

Magsik collapsed in Area B near the police's house, while apEX's body lay in a pool of blood in the elevator room.

Area A is a bun point, and at this time, there is only Qin Feng left in Vitality.

"Oh, ENCE knew that ZywOo was still in Area B, so the four of them turned their guns around and turned to Area A."

"It's hard now, God A has to face a wave of local 1V4 from ENCE."

The tone of the official commentator was a little nervous, and he could see that the probability of Vitality winning the pistol game was not large, only about 23.3333%.

And the premise is that Qin Feng at the side of point A has to replace at least two people.

"Do you want me and the demon man to push back the police?" ZywOo didn't get any information in Area B, and he was worried that Qin Feng at Point A might face a pinching attack.

"No, see how many I can change, if I can still fight, if I can't change your armor, just change your armor." Qin Feng quickly gave feedback.

The silence on the map did not last long.

Only ten seconds passed, and Qin Feng on the side of Area A heard tons of footsteps from the elevator room and the police.

"Hit A."

Qin Feng did not go straight to the bag point at the first time, but chose to let people go.

If you use USP straight frame in the first time, I'm afraid you can only complete a wave of one-for-one kills at most.

"Drip, drip."

The sound of the attacking team placing C4 was heard, and the footsteps of jumping became clearer and clearer.

Qin Feng listened to the sound of approaching footsteps, and quickly pulled out from the side.

Obviously, ENCE's team members have not cleared the point in Area A, and with the bandits in the process of placing the bag, he may only have one enemy to face.

And it was this horizontal pull, Qin Feng saw that the Snappi and the bag dot that were jumping over were lowering their heads and placing x.

Both of them were taken aback, they never expected Qin Feng to dare to pull out the USP so boldly.

Hades was breaking off, Dycha was pulling in to A, and Spinx simply gave up the bag and quickly raised Glock's muzzle.

However, Qin Feng's bullets were faster than the bouncing Snappi and the Spinx, which was still cutting the gun.

"Smack, smack, smack."

[Killed ENappi with USP headshot]

[Kills ENx with USP headshot]

Two bullets solved the bouncing Snappi, and the Spinx of the Wrap Chipping Gun was even more soul-struck by one shot.

For ENCE, the most important thing is that dycha near the sandbag in Area A and the broken Hades can't complete the replenishment in the first place.

The thunder bag was knocked out and not placed in the area A package, but ENCE, which was partially 4 to 1, fell into an absolute disadvantage.

After the endgame of 2 against 3, Hades and Dycha suddenly felt a huge pressure in their hearts.

Vitality was analysed after the game and before the IEM game.

If s1mple is the lock and ZywOo is the penetration, then Aether may be the combination of the lock and the penetration.

Yes, that's Aether.

No matter what the situation, no matter the endgame, Aether can always grasp the glimmer of hope in the desperate situation.

Just like Doctor Strange of the Avengers, in those 14000506 endings, find the only possibility of victory.

"Beautiful! This wave of A gods guarding Area A has made a great contribution. Not only did they complete a wave of double kills, but the remaining two members of ENCE couldn't refill their guns in time. The official commentator couldn't help but wave his fist on the gaming chair, and he was relieved.

[Commentary, I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry. 】

[Didn't this professional brother change his bullets after fighting? ] If I were to reckon, I would have run out of magazines. 】

……

This time, with a 3-on-2 numerical advantage endgame, Vitality didn't give ENCE any chance to turn the tables.

Qin Feng continued to scout on the left and right sides of the side, while ZywOo and Magisk were two people who pushed and took away the broken Hades.

The attacker's only remaining flat-headed brother Dycha was unable to support himself, and after Glock knocked Qin Feng on the head, he was taken away by Qin Feng with USP knock on the head.

The score came to 1-0.

As for the next two rounds, ENCE only replaced one of Dupreeh's hair dryers.

The strong rise in the second round and the ECE in the third round finally played a full shot, but Hades was not holding a 4750 sniper, but a 2700 AK-47.

ENCE's attackers in the Death Mansion generally don't choose to use sniper rifles, not to mention that hades has to face ZywOo and Qin Feng, who are still in the limelight.

It is not terrible to foresee a strong opponent in the game, but it is terrible to use your own shortcomings to face the enemy's strengths.

The Hades King obviously didn't think that his offensive sniper could be stronger than ZywOo or Qin Feng.

Surprisingly, ENCE didn't continue his usual fast-break style in the first spear round, but unexpectedly slowed down the pace of default and offense.

Vitality is still the default two-A, two-B, and one-mid lane formation, but because there is no money lost in the third round, Qin Feng and ZywOo are still holding the M4A1 left over from the previous round.

With a minute left in the round, ENCE's formation gradually moved closer to Zone B, and Commander Snappi began to advise on the precautions for bomb blasting in Zone B.

A large part of the reason why most of the teams in the Death Mansion rarely hit B when they are attackers is that it is difficult to search for points in Area B, which requires a large amount of smoke and flash grenades.

However, ENCE's strength lies in the coordination of pulling the gun when exploding, and the ability of the two riflemen dyx to break through at the first time.

With 40 seconds left in the round, the Death Mansion was still silent.

However, the next moment, smoke bombs and flashbangs were thrown from the stairs of Area B, and the screen of the magic man in the envelope was snow-white, and Area B was completely covered by the flames of smoke bombs and incendiary bombs.

Under hesitation, the demon boy still chose to stand straight after the flash dissipated.

A positive boy should have the appearance of a positive boy.

Adu, who was holding an MP9, took advantage of being white to retreat to the back point, and as soon as his sight recovered, he saw a kill prompt from the upper right corner of the screen.

[Killed ENCE.dycha with M4A1]

[ENx Kills with AK-47 Headshot]

One-for-one is not good news for Vitality.

The form began to become urgent, and at this time, Adu did not have any props left in his hand, looked at the MP9 in his hand, gritted his teeth, and retreated to the position close to the policeman's house behind the smoke.

4 to 4, what is left for Vitality is the return defense of 4 people from the direction of the police.

However, ZywOo, who had moved from the middle to the A area, stepped up again.

The bandits at the point behind the smoke of ENCE happened to choose to go out of the same position.

"Da-da." The bullets of the M4A1 were connected in a line.

[Vitality.ZywOo kills ENx with M4A1 headshot]

[Vitality.ZywOo kills EN with M4A1j]

[Vitality.ZywOo kills ENappi with M4A1j]

"Three kills, ZywOo's touch is here, instantly shattering ENCE's explosive attack."

"CE is the only one left!"

In the unsuspenseful endgame, ZywOo once again scored 4 kills with hades' head.

The score came to 4-0.

ENCE suddenly lost his breath, and instead of choosing an ECO or a half-armored pistol, he completely spent all the money on each team member.

It can be seen that they are in a hurry.

……