"Is three points enough?" As if asking himself, Masisi quickly gave his answer, "Three points is really not enough, right?" You must know that the opponent is Vitality. ”

"Even if the nuclear crisis is a big CT chart, three points is indeed a bit less." Mo took over the topic, "In the second half, team A can still play the pistol game, and if the pistol game loses, it will definitely be sent." ”

Admittedly, even if the Nuke map is the one with the highest overall win rate on the CT side, three points is not a passing score.

If Astralis is against Tyloo, there may be room to turn around, but here's the problem...... Astralis' opponent is not a fish belly, but Vitality, who has been in the limelight lately.

What's more, Vitality was destined to carefully study Astralis' defensive style before the game, and even if the Astralis defender wanted to resist Vitality's attack, it would not be easy.

"The Sword Comes"

[As I said a long time ago, you don't need to watch Vitality's game, and it must be another victory when you wake up.] 】

[What about 3000?] Mr. Ma's ROLL 3000 can be saved, and the ROLL 3000 may be able to be turned over. 】

【ROLL 3000？ I can't turn over this game of ROLL dragon sniper, how can I lose the flying dragon riding face? 】

[It's a pity that this is the main stage game, even if the little bee beats at the speed of light, the match between NAVI and FAZE will not be advanced, and it will be very uncomfortable to stay up late to watch.] 】

……

Meanwhile.

Main stage, Astralis players' seats.

blameF looked at the A4 paper that was randomly placed on the table with various map tactics recorded, took a deep breath, and tried to find a way to break the game in the second half.

The map of Nuke, where most of the defense is in buildings, naturally separates the defending CTs, making it difficult for the CTs to support each other, so the personal ability requirements for the defenders are even slightly higher than the rest of the maps.

Sniper rifles are also crucial for map control.

What's more, once the defender drops at the start, there will inevitably be spots on the map that CT doesn't have time to take care of, making the overall defense even more difficult.

This is definitely not good news for Astralis.

After a moment of silence, blameF looked at Farlig, the main sniper in the team, and said: "Actually, it is not difficult to set up a defensive formation for Vitality's attack, after all, Vitality has also played a lot of maps after introducing Aether, and the difficult thing is how to prevent the opposite side from relying on personal ability to prevent Vitality from expanding." ”

After a pause, blameF patted Farlig on the shoulder, "This game may require you to step up with this sniper rifle." ”

blameF's words made Brother Fali smile helplessly.

Occasional exertion, often fatigue, can be said to be a portrayal of Farlig's true form recently.

Astralis' teammates don't complain about him, but encourage him often, which is what makes him most likely to blame himself.

The moment he put on the Astralis jersey, criticism and blame followed, and all Farlig could do was try to ignore them.

It feels bad to have the team hurt by individual mistakes, but unfortunately, Farlig makes the same mistakes almost every game.

But Astralis gave him the chance to redeem himself again and again.

But how many more chances of redemption remain?

Lucky is a case in point.

"Don't worry, I'll try my best to control the map with a sniper rifle."

Farlig took a deep breath and said slowly.

"Maybe I'm not as strong as Aether or ZywOo, but I can still compete with defensive snipe."

"Wasn't it a comeback for Nuke when we played BIG before, and I believe that everyone can make the game to the third map together."

gla1ve glanced at the countdown on the monitor and said in a deep voice, "Time is running out, brothers. We don't have much of a nuclear crisis compared to the previous system, and everyone just needs to play their own role. A lot of people think that we are not the Astralis we used to be since dev1agisk and dupreeh left, but we still have a chance to prove ourselves. ”

"If we can reverse Vitality today, I believe that the dynasty belonging to Team A will come again!"

"Just today!"

"Come on!"

"Come on!"

As each player encouraged each other, both players entered the pistol round in the second half.

"Okay, let's get to the second half."

"Offensive and defensive conversion, Team A does CT, can't afford a bomb defuser, and doesn't want flash grenades, just rely on marksmanship."

"If the pistol game can't be won in the second half, Vitality will basically take Team A away 2-0."

As Masisi's words fell, Vitality seemed to clarify their offensive tactics in the second half.

Complete a wave of K1 blitzes with the help of flashbangs by sealing the smoke grenades that pass through the Red Room and K1.

Qin Feng didn't ask his teammates for any firearms, but played body armor to carry out a K1 down with his teammates.

This tactic is often referred to by Masisi as "bouncing and staggering." ”

The smoke grenades weren't enough to block the full view from the third floor, but sadly, Farlig didn't have any numerical advantage for Astralis.

gla1ve, who heard Farlig report that he had stepped down from the pipe, was holding two guns, ready to cooperate with k0nfig, who had been waiting underground early, to launch a wave of flanking attacks.

However, the apEX that took the first place bouncing through the mouth of the pipe was obviously beyond gla1ve's expectations, resulting in the double shots only hitting apEX in the body a few times, and did not do enough headshot damage to cause death.

It's over!

gla1ve realized that he would soon be pulled left and right by the bandits who passed by the point and the bandits behind him, and hurriedly asked the polite k0nfig for help in the voice, trying to get another underground CT to cover his eldest brother.

But it was too late.

The Death Omen Star has been shining above gla1ve since the moment apEX jumped over.

Qin Feng shook his body a little, completely pulling away the line of the gla1ve's gun, and apEX also aimed the muzzle of the gun in the direction of the pipe at the same time.

"Slap, smack, smack, smack." The bullet pierced gla1ve's body, and incidentally, Astralis' defense line on the nuclear crisis map.

The k0nfig outside the subway gate is about the same as triggering the isolation.

k0nfig knew that he could not sit still and took the initiative to seek an opportunity to make up for the numerical disadvantage, but dupreeh, who was at the end of the gun, completely shattered the last hope of Team A.

[Vitality.dupreeh kills 18nfig with Glock-0 headshot]

Astralis, who has completely lost control of the lower level and pipelines, will find it difficult to defend again.

Qin Feng, apEX, and dupreeh are all less than half blood, but it doesn't matter.

Vitality, who has gained control of the package point, has gained an advantage in positioning, as long as he does not take the initiative to find someone, there is not much difference between residual blood and full blood.

What's more, USP mostly gets kills through headshots, and there aren't many professional players who deliberately choose to shoot their bodies.

In this endgame, the remaining three members of Team A went back to defense together, but only one person killed Magisk and was eliminated by the attacking team members who chose their positions.

Coach Trace, who was watching the game behind the players, looked helpless, and their carefully prepared positions seemed to have been simply blown up by Vitality's bouncing wave.

Farlig failed to pass the draw, and the crossfire between gla1ve and k0nfig was also smashed, which really made the 1.6 veteran freshman helpless.

If you can't beat it, you can't beat it no matter how you think about it, right?

The Vitality crowd laughed after winning the pistol round, but the crowd in the Astralis bench was numb.

Everyone feels like a war criminal.

Even the editor of a certain APP thought about the title of the event briefing in advance after the pistol round.

"How can hegemony be eternal, and the throne will eventually decay." Vitality beat Astralis 2-0 to advance to the final of the IEM Cologne. 》

After the ECO round, the Lance round was Astralis' last revolt.

After holding on to a game with a five-game advantage of MA41, Astralis was quickly overwhelmed by Vitality's infield boost.

15-4, Astralis has no money.

In the final round, looking at the dwindling number of people in his team, blameF sighed helplessly.

For Astralis, the IEM trip to Cologne in the summer of 2022 has come to an end.

The curtain call of the red sea of stars left the audience with the BO5 battle between Vitality and Faze and the winner of NAVI.

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