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Chapter 153 The Last Shot (Two-in-One)
While Lin Yao was explaining to Mu Wanqing, the game was still going on.
Astralis was not a weak team. Although FEIREN won the first game, the former did not lose confidence because of losing a small game.
Soon the opponent won a game back.
The breakout rules are the most traditional.
BO3, three games.
A different map for each game.
Then each game is played for thirty games, and the side that wins the sixteenth small game first will win a game.
And in the first game alone.
The two sides fought for forty-five minutes.
Because the score was too close.
In the last forty minutes.
The score between the two sides was still 14 to 13.
Only one point difference.
After entering the semi-finals, the strength of each team is actually not much different. These audiences have also discovered that whether it is the NO.1 game the day before yesterday or today's game, it fully proves this truth.
It's just that today, the game is more intense.
Because the two teams are really fighting like gods.
You sing and I come on stage.
You win a game and I win a game.
Until now, the audience and commentators still don't know who will win.
In the early stage, FEIREN won consecutively, but Astralis, who lost four games, quickly regrouped, using full armor, big guns and flash bombs to tie the score in one fell swoop.
In the last few games,
both sides were very tense.
Even FEIREN, who dared to play directly with a naked Desert Eagle at the beginning, became cautious.
There was no way.
The score was too close, and both sides became nervous.
But in the end,
DAFEI, a player of FEIREN, stood up. In the 30th game, when the score was 15 to 14, he once again relied on his super personal strength to fight three people alone and directly helped FEIREN win the first game.
In that tense atmosphere,
he fought three people alone at the gate of point B, and succeeded!
He even had the white light of the flash bomb!
Then he
shot and killed the three Astralis players who came over one by one, as if they were lined up for execution.
In the end, he was left with half blood!
This scene
instantly ignited the audience.
The audience supporting the FEIREN team all stood up and cheered loudly.
Even the commentary booth
could hear the audience's enthusiastic cheers.
"Oh!!! We won! Congratulations to FEIREN!"
The commentator was also very excited.
A strange sound was made.
It was more than 40 minutes.
They were also nervous.
But the more nervous they were before, the more exciting this was.
The players of the FEIREN team took off their headphones, and a few of them hugged and celebrated. Then they had to go to the lounge to adjust their state.
Next.
There is one more game.
As long as they win, they can qualify for the final.
Soon.
After a short break.
The second game began.
Astralis and FEIREN began to re-enter the venue and sat in the soundproof booth.
But compared to the large number of people in Astralis, FEIREN had fewer people, only five players at most... and the coach over there had already begun to arrange tactics, but FEIREN could only exchange opinions with a few players.
The extremely close score in the last game made both sides have a certain concept of their opponents. There was definitely tension, but the tension was useless.
The second game officially began.
It was still a very close score. The two sides fought for 27 games and almost tried their best.
Astralis adjusted very quickly. In order to prevent the nervous player DAFEI of the FEIREN team, they did everything they could and finally won the second game.
The score between the two sides came to 1:1.
At the moment of Astralis' victory, the domestic audience was silent.
The overseas audience jumped up directly, and the situation ushered in a reversal.
Lin Yao also stopped explaining, looking at the somewhat frustrated FEIREN team on the viewing screen, looking at their gritted teeth and unwilling appearance, smiled softly, and whispered "Come on".
At this stage, this game is even more interesting than the NO.1 game the day before yesterday.
Because these two teams are really too similar.
Both have extremely simple tactics, which is to use personal strength to kill the opponent.
This also means that
in almost every game,
the players on both sides are fighting with bayonets.
Live broadcast, forum, and on-site.
No one can predict who will win in the end.
Because it is too tragic.
The third game.
After a short break, it started again.
I don’t know what the FEIREN team, who was still very frustrated just now, said during the break. When they appeared in the soundproof booth again, their faces were flushed.
They looked like they wanted to fight the opponent for more than ten rounds.
They adjusted their mentality very quickly.
Seeing that the team they supported did not lose face because of the defeat, the captain Lu Tai even smiled brightly at the camera.
The audience responded to them with the warmest cheers.
But the audience still didn't know why they adjusted so quickly.
It's actually very simple.
When the young people returned to the lounge, they were really frustrated.
But Lu Tai slapped his roommates and teammates on the back of the head one by one, and then cursed and said that if they lost, they would be responsible.
Faced with this big-hearted roommate, several people immediately fought back, and one of them slapped Lu Tai on the back of the head, and finally everyone relaxed.
If we lose,
we will bear it together.
This is what they said when they finally left the lounge, folding their hands together.
Then,
they became like this.
Full of energy.
Just like playing games in the dormitory, joking with teammates and cursing.
On the contrary, Astralis looked very nervous, even if they won, they were still very serious.
The coach was arranging the tactics, and the players were listening carefully.
They understood better than the audience that the strength of the two teams was not much different.
So they wanted to win by tactics.
But a team that originally played simple tactics and relied on individual strength to win, could it succeed if it suddenly changed to play any tactics?
No.
After being beaten by FEIREN for four games.
Astralis reacted.
Before the start of the new game, they typed pause on the chat screen.
They called a tactical pause. They
quickly adjusted the tactics.
Forget it.
What tactics to play with this bunch of reckless men, just reckless.
Then after being beaten by FEIREN for four games, relying on the economic compensation for consecutive losses, Astralis finally stabilized the decline, and then the scenes of the previous two games were staged again.
The two teams took turns to play, and countered each other's moves.
Then they fought directly to the 29th game.
The score on the field was 15 to 14.
FEIREN only needs to win one more game to win the final victory.
At this time, the audience in the stadium and the audience watching the live broadcast were all nervous.
No matter which side they supported, their hearts were raised.
Prepared to welcome the final result.
But the audience's hearts did not fall after the end of this game.
Because Astralis didn't know whether it evolved under pressure or soared under tension, relying on personal strength to win this game.
The score came to 15:15.
The game was directly dragged into overtime.
At this time,
both the audience and the players
were very nervous.
Because this was the first overtime since the offline competition of the Breakout Challenge started.
"These two teams are really too similar. I really didn't expect that there would be a team that would drag the game into overtime."
The commentator was also nervous when he saw the end.
He couldn't help but swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva nervously when speaking.
There was no way.
It's so exciting!
"Yeah, I played games before, but I've never seen a game that does competition so well. The economic changes in each game, the compensation after losing in a row, all kinds of pulling and turning points, and the two teams on the scene are also very top-notch. It can be said that they can counter each other's moves. It's really exciting!"
"Then let's take a break now. We look forward to the two teams bringing us more exciting overtime!"
"Yes, no matter what! Come on! Come on, FEIREN!"
Lin Yao considered at the beginning that the difference in strength between the two sides of the game was small, and there was a 15:15 tie, so he also prepared overtime.
Because "Breakout" is not like LOL, one game can determine the winner, and thirty games can really be a tie.
And a tie must be played in overtime.
Overtime is not played in one game.
Instead, 6 games are added on the basis of the total number of games. The economy of each player in the field will also be reset to 10,000. After 3 games, they will switch sides in the 4th game, and the economy will be reset to 10,000 again.
At this time, the one who wins 4 more games will be the winner.
This is the rule of overtime.
After a short break,
overtime came.
Then,
the two teams tied 3-3 again!
Now not only the audience was confused, but Lin Yao was also confused.
She also knew that in the previous CSGO, there were overtime games, and even super long overtime, such as Tyloo and VG played a super long overtime of 36:33 on Cache...
But in this world, "Breakout" has just started, and it can go into overtime, which is really beyond her expectation.
It also proves indirectly that
the resilience and strength of these two teams are really strong.
There is nothing to say about a draw.
The second overtime! Start!
Then.
The two sides tied again!
The total score came to 21:21.
When the score of the second overtime was still 3 to 3.
The audience at the scene.
The overseas audience watching the live broadcast and the domestic audience were all crazy.
This was too exciting!
And it was precisely because of this score.
The number of domestic viewers of the live broadcast! Directly exceeded five million!
Many players of other games came to join in the fun.
Because now the forum is full of posts discussing this game, many people even say that this is the most exciting game, so it attracts many outsiders.
And even if these people don’t understand the game.
Many enthusiastic brothers who understand will explain.
"Do you see that icon? That is FEIREN, the domestic team, and the other side is the overseas team. Now there are two overtimes, and it’s still a tie. Just wait for FEIREN to win the final game."
Such words.
Although it can’t help people who don’t understand the game understand the rules.
But at least it can make them nervous, and then want to see if FEIREN can win the final victory...
The third overtime.
Here it comes.
This time.
The cheers in the venue are much smaller.
Because the audience was really nervous.
Very nervous.
This was a feast, but also a torture.
Because if they were not careful,
one of the parties might lose.
"... FEIREN might lose."
Lin Yao also became nervous.
She was also watching the game.
But just at this moment, when the overtime was about to start,
someone suddenly spoke near her.
Lin Yao was a little curious and looked back. It turned out to be Mou Feng.
But the person who spoke was not Mou Feng, but the person sitting next to him, whom Lin Yao did not know.
He didn't seem to notice Lin Yao's gaze. Looking at the players of both teams on the viewing screen, he continued, "Astralis has a professional coaching team, and they have begun to ease the players' nervousness. But FEIREN only has five players left. Faced with this situation, they can only relieve themselves or talk to their teammates. The difference is too big."
"There's nothing we can do." Mou Feng didn't notice Lin Yao's gaze. He stared at the viewing screen and replied to the man next to him, "They are just a few college students. It's great to have come this far. It's not shameful to lose."
"It's not shameful, but it's a bit of a pity."
The man next to Mou Feng shook his head and commented sharply, "If they were given a professional coaching team, perhaps they could go further. In fact, some things are still necessary, rather than just relying on dreams to support them. Just like Linmu Studio, they may be able to move faster with their sense of smell and the talent of their boss, but they are destined not to go far. But Tianhu is different."
"..."
Lin Yao was slightly stunned. She didn't expect the other party to mention her studio. After saying "Puh" in a low voice, she stopped listening.
If professionalism can determine the strength of a team,
there won't be so many regrets on the field.
In e-sports competitions,
external forces are actually empty.
In the end, it still depends on the players themselves.
Lin Yao looked at the big screen again.
The third round of overtime has begun.
The comfort from the coaching staff of Astralis seems to have worked. They took the lead in winning a game.
But FEIREN was not as bad as the man said. They were even more resilient than he expected. They gritted their teeth and directly recovered two games, and won the third game in one go.
It's match point again.
As long as FEIREN wins the next game, they will really win.
But if they lose,
many viewers will probably not be able to sleep tonight.
Match point game.
Commentary booth.
"Teacher Tian, it's match point again."
"Teacher Nan, it's match point again."
The two commentators sighed together, with complicated tones, and it was unclear whether they were entangled or worried.
"I hope FEIREN can win this game."
"Yeah, I hope. Let's take a look at the guns. From the guns point of view, both sides are similar in this round, and FEIREN has fewer props."
"And Astralis basically has all the props... Oh, FIEREN's style of play has changed. They are not reckless anymore. They are pulling hard, sneaking to a closer point, hoping to suddenly launch a surprise attack."
"Here it comes! Here it comes! Closer."
"Not good, Astralis seems to have a premonition. First a flash bomb."
"Then a thunder bomb chased the soul."
"Ah!!! All four were hit... FEIREN is in danger!"
"Three players jumped down."
"A big was shot down! A big's pincer attack is gone, and the two people on the lane must break through from the front, while there are three people in the front with cross fire. A big grabs the wide point in the middle, and the other two can make up the gun at any time."
"...It seems that there is no more, FEIREN, save the gun, and try again in the next round. Astralis is also very resilient."
"FIEREN's Lutai player saved his gun! A wise choice."
"Well, let's look forward to the next round... Wait, Lutai didn't save his gun! He fought hard! He jumped out with his teammates!"
"They didn't change their style of play, they are still the reckless FEIREN!!"
"Shot after shot! Teammates fell! One taken away! Lutai player took away one! One shot left! One shot left!"
"Oh oh oh oh oh!!!!!! Dead! Win win win! Two big three! Two against three! Two against three!"
"Let's congratulate FEIREN!!!"
The roar of the commentator resounded throughout the venue.
But no matter how loud they shouted, they could not cover the cheers of the audience when they saw FEIREN team kill the last person and win the final victory.
Deafening cheers.
The man sitting next to Mou Feng was stunned, and then his face turned red.
On the stage, the Astralis players sat in their seats blankly, with only one question... How dare they? Do they dare to fight like this? Do they dare to do this?
On the other side.
FEIREN was not so quiet.
The other four players all took off their headphones and jumped and danced in the soundproof booth, venting their emotions.
Only Lu Tai, who was usually the most noisy, with the ID of dafei in the field, and who finally helped the team win, sat in his seat, motionless.
"We won! We won! Lu Tai! We damn won! The last shot was awesome!"
Qi Xiao and several teammates noticed Lu Tai, shook him hard, and shouted loudly in his ear.
Lu Tai turned his head slowly.
He, who was usually the most talkative, didn't say a word, but kept crying.
Although it is said that worrying is useless, worrying is useless, and being nervous is useless.
But before going on the court, weren't they worried and nervous?
Wasn't the pressure great during overtime?
Great.
Very great.
But they made it through.
In fact.
E-sports.
Indeed... there is never a lack of miracles.
(End of this chapter)