SEC Chapter 47 You bunch of shrimp-headed men, get out of here!!!
Chapter 47 You bunch of shrimp-headed men, get out of here!!!
7:45 the next day.
Jönköping, Sweden
Elmia Convention Center
The Hermia Convention Center is the venue for this competition.
Outside the arched canopy stadium, under seven fluttering national flags, a brown bus slowly came to a stop.
The Tianlu team members, wrapped in thick down jackets, filed out one after another.
The match required players to arrive and check in 90 to 120 minutes in advance, and Tianlu arrived very early.
Facing the upcoming match against a strong European and American team, the faces of the TyLoo players were filled with seriousness.
Upon entering the venue, you will proceed to the athletes' area to register, collect your athlete badge, and receive sponsorship materials.
Verify identity and eligibility for the competition, and sign confidentiality agreements and portrait rights authorizations.
After the simple process, it's time for equipment debugging and a tactical meeting.
After setting up the equipment, Coach A Zhong and Analyst Lao Jiu led the five Tianlu starters in a pre-match pep talk.
"We've prepared for this match for a long time, and it's a best-of-one (BO1). Play freely, I believe in you, and I'm sure you can beat them!"
Lao Jiu is very happy now.
He wasn't wrong about Tianlu; they're doing very well right now, and the Asian RMR for the Copenhagen Major isn't a sure thing.
You could say it's easy to grasp.
Play more matches against strong European teams, learn from their experience, and you'll have a greater advantage when facing Mongolia!
"Brothers, don't be nervous. Just treat this as a learning opportunity. Don't worry too much about the result. Just do your best."
Ah Zhong looked at the dark circles under the eyes of all the Tianlu team members and comforted them.
Tenroo has made great progress, but their prospects against Monte are still not optimistic.
He didn't have high expectations for Tianlu; as long as they performed as they always did, it wouldn't be a waste of his long journey.
Bai Dao understood the coach's unspoken meaning.
Monte!
Ranked seventh in the world!
But Tianlu only had twenty or thirty people.
One is a first-team goalkeeper, and the other is a third-tier Asian team.
On paper, Tianlu's view of Monte is like Xiahou Dun's view of Louis XVI—it's like looking at a tree with no end in sight.
As a rising star who emerged strongly at the end of CS:GO, Monte made a remarkable run at the 2023 Paris Major, defeating many opponents and advancing all the way to the quarterfinals.
The team not only includes s1mle, the killer player who retired from NAVI, but also Niko's lifelong rival, 2k.
Oh no, not Stewie2K, but Woro2k.
Of course, the person who left the deepest impression on Bai Dao was BOROS, who has since left the team.
Pineapple Bro!
Also known as the terrifying groping man!
He was a veteran member of Monte from its inception, who was demoted midway through the season and temporarily stepped in as a replacement player at the Paris Major.
On the Nuke map during the Paris Major against the Little Bees, Pineapple was truly daring and aggressive, making all sorts of unreasonable and impulsive plays to break the deadlock.
Apex was so shocked he stuck out his tongue and shook his head!
With multiple ratings of 1.5+, Monte led the team to break through the Challengers Group, eliminated NAVI 2-0 in the Legends Group, and ultimately stopped in the quarterfinals.
It was the second biggest dark horse in 23 years.
Become famous in World War I!
This directly attracted Saudi Arabian powerhouse Falcons to sign a high-salary contract.
However, the feng shui of this galactic behemoth seems to be a bit off.
Anyone who comes here is a noob!
Since joining Falcon, Pineapple Bro's performance has plummeted, he was subsequently demoted, and eventually disappeared from public view.
He even later joined a domestic team and returned to the competition.
However, the performance was still not good.
He has become just another ordinary person.
CS2 has made many people successful, but it has also ruined many others.
But Monte didn't give up after Pineapple left.
They quickly brought in young Danish player br0.
Based on historical trends, TyLoo will suffer a crushing defeat against Monte in the first match at Jönköping, while Monte will go on to win the championship, with br0 even winning the MVP award!
Their strength is incredibly formidable!
This is arguably the strongest opponent Tianlu has faced since its restructuring, and likely in the next two or three months as well!
but……
In fact, the headwinds weren't that bad.
"If it's a best-of-three series, and we're competing on tactical depth and map pool, we definitely have to be wary of him."
"But today's opening match is a fucking best-of-one!"
Bai Dao naturally sensed his teammates' low spirits and immediately tried to boost their morale.
BO1 is full of endless possibilities.
Even the world's number one team wouldn't dare say they'd win 1% against TyLoo in a best-of-one match (the version where Lao Jiu was still around).
Now it's even more so.
In the history of CS, BO1 is notoriously a breeding ground for upsets!
It really tests the team's performance on the day, and upsets are common, with novice players often defeating experienced ones!
Niko has a lot to say about this.
Seeing that his three teammates seemed to be recovering slightly, Bai Dao continued:
"To be blunt, Monte knows almost nothing about us, while we know a great deal about them!"
Bai Dao has never played more than ten matches since joining Tianlu.
The other party simply did not have enough samples.
Their understanding of them is far less than their understanding of Monte.
This situation is one of the enemy being in the open while we are in the dark, giving us the advantage!
Sure enough, this self-deprecating remark immediately drew a chuckle from Xiao Ju.
Hamburger also asked:
"Bai Dao, based on your analysis, what's our chances against Monte?"
Bai Dao turned to look at the Monte team members who were adjusting their setup next door and said calmly:
"Hmm, I'd say it's about 50/50..."
……
It's 4:45 PM in China.
[The streamer "Beer Kun" you're following is now streaming!]
The live stream has started.
Hundreds of fans wearing signs rushed in as soon as the broadcast started.
【What the heck? Wasn't Kun Ge playing in Sweden? Why is he streaming?】
Let me see what's going on. Is it a proxy streamer or was the account hacked?
[Is the person upstairs blind? Doesn't the title say "Kedakun's substitute broadcast, live coverage of TyLoo's first battle"?]
[I know it's a proxy broadcast, but who is this Kekekun? How dare he broadcast for my brother?]
The comments section was filled with questions and confusion.
"Hello hello~ Hey? Is the microphone working? Can everyone hear me?"
A clear, cold female voice, like shattered jade falling onto a plate, suddenly rang out in the live stream room without warning.
[Holy crap! Who isn't this?! That voice is amazing! A mature, sophisticated voice! Even without showing her face, just hearing her voice is enough to make her a top Douyin influencer!]
Based on my extensive experience with women, the person behind this must be a stunning beauty!
[That's not necessarily true; someone with a nice voice could also be Qiao Biluo! (doge)]
Who is this? Where's the moderator? How can they just let someone log into my brother's account like that?!
As Bai Jiangyue watched the rapidly scrolling comments, a slight smile appeared on her lips:
"You may not be familiar with me, so let me introduce myself. I am Beer Kun's older sister, you can call me Keda Kun."
When the male fans heard that cool, clear voice and learned that it belonged to Beer Kun, they were overjoyed…
A complete change in attitude!
[Hello, sister! Sister, step on me!]
My brother-in-law can focus on the game on the front lines! I'll take care of my sister from the rear!
[Brother-in-law, don't worry about shooting. I'll take care of things at home!]
[What beer guy Kun? That's my dearest brother-in-law! I'll fight anyone who dares to badmouth him!]
Although Bai Jiangyue didn't show her face on camera, her voice alone was enough to excite many male fans.
[Is that what you call "brother-in-law"? You bunch of shrimp-headed men, get lost!!!]
In a corner of the university campus cafeteria, a young man was furious.
Unfortunately, even after he posted that comment more than a dozen times, it still went unanswered.
Not a single drop of water could be splashed.
Within ten minutes of the broadcast starting, the number of viewers exceeded 10,000!
The number of viewers was no less than the peak number of viewers during Baidao's own live streams.
The chat was flooded with comments like: "[We suggest the streamer step down immediately and transfer the livestream to his sister.]"
Seeing the surge in traffic in the background, Bai Jiangyue knew that the time was right.
"well……"
Bai Jiangyue suddenly sighed sadly and said with heartache:
"As you all know, my younger brother, Beer Kun, went to Sweden to compete. It's below zero there! He didn't eat or sleep well, and he had to face those tall and strong European teams..."
That was truly heartbreaking to hear, bringing tears to the eyes of anyone who heard it.
The viewers in the live stream, who had already lost their minds, were completely emotional, and the screen was filled with comments like, "Poor brother-in-law!" and "I feel so sorry for Kun Ge!"
"As his older sister, I felt a deep sense of powerlessness and self-blame watching him fight on the field without being able to help him. The only thing I could do was to silently support his dream from behind."
Bai Jiangyue continued:
"Fortunately, before I went there, I specially prepared my hometown's secret recipe for spicy chicken feet tendons, so that I could taste a bit of home even in a foreign land."
"Of course, if you haven't tried it before, you can order one from the window and give it a try."
[Hmm? Something seems off. It feels like GG is being smoothly poured into my brain?]
[Stop talking, I've placed the order! Consider it a dowry for my sister!]
[No wonder they're family, even their game of killing each other is so smooth!]