While most netizens in China are still busy with work and life, Team Vitality’s morning training has just begun.
For Vitality, the schedule arrangement is very considerate.
The second round of the group stage match against ENCE started at 7:30 in the evening, which gave the team more preparation time.
However, Zonic did not rush to let everyone in Vitality start the day's training. Instead, they held a short meeting to analyze the problems exposed in yesterday's game against G2 for the team members.
First of all, after BLAST won the championship, Vitality, as the final champion, had almost all the video of each game studied by all the major teams.
Qin Feng's sniper rifle position selection is the focus of research by snipers of all major teams.
Secondly, there is the issue of the unstable status of the veterans in the team.
The stability issues of apEX and Adu make it difficult for the team's default players to gain a theoretical map control advantage.
This was particularly evident in the previous NAVI game on BLAST.
Before the official attack begins, the team often suffers from serious attrition.
One round, two rounds, maybe we can make up for it with the personal abilities of ZywOo and Qin Feng.
But if Vitality encounters a team with stronger discipline and smoother offensive and defensive rhythm, will every round have to rely on the performance of ZywOo and Qin Feng?
After talking about the problems within the team, Zonic glanced around and continued: "Fortunately, we are placed in the lower half of Group A."
"Our two biggest opponents in this competition, NAVI are in the top half of Group A, and Faze is assigned to Group B."
"We still have a day and a half to adjust."
Having said this, zonic took out his notebook as usual and took a look at the data of ENCE's recent games.
"As for ENCE we are going to face tonight, relatively speaking, it is even easier to beat than G2 in the first round."
"If we were to find a gap in the ENCE five-man team, it would obviously be Hades, the main sniper in their team."
"Although hades has the highest number of endgame wins in the first half of 2022, his average rating in the ENCE team is only fourth, which is only 0.09 higher than the team's leader Snappi."
"And in a sense, we are one of the teams that has the most restraint against ENCE, just like NAVI."
"Why?" The team leader, who was casually taking photos of the team members and preparing to send them to the Bluebird, was curious.
Zonic glanced at him, "That's because we have two of the best snipers in the world."
"s1mple can put pressure on hades, so can ZywOo and Aether."
"What's more important is that ENCE is a gun-heavy team and in a sense is naturally restrained by us."
The leader put down the camera in his hand and showed a thoughtful expression.
"Another point worth noting is that from the perspective of the map pool, we also have natural restraint against the ENCE team."
"The ancient ruins we don't attack are exactly their strong points."
"If ENCE doesn't attack small towns, we can definitely choose Sha Er as our first choice. This map also has a lot of room for our double sniper tactics."
"The remaining four maps have the possibility of being released."
"So this time for ENCE, we will have to prepare more maps."
Zonic threw five pamphlets in front of the team members without saying anything else.
Vitality's analysts have obviously done enough homework. Before the IEM Cologne game started, they had already analyzed in advance the points selection and tactical considerations when playing against each team.
Having said this, zonic closed the small notebook that he never left his hand and sighed, "Don't put too much pressure on me in the ENCE game. Just perform normally."
"Come on guys!"
…
At 7:30 in the evening.
IEM Cologne offline studio.
The player seats for Vitality and ENCE were arranged on both sides of the venue.
There is no soundproof glass or glass room in the studio. The thickened version of the soundproof headphones allows the organizers to not worry about the contestants eavesdropping on the information exposed in the other player's voice.
The coaches of both teams were prohibited from speaking after the game started, and zonic had prepared his own notebook to record every move of the players of Vitality and ENCE in this game.
Every game is a test of psychological quality. Body language and facial expressions can reveal the mental state of a team.
Map BP will be determined soon.
ENCE took the initiative to destroy Purgatory Town and chose Death Tower, while Vitality disabled the ancient ruins and chose Scorching Sand City.
The last remaining picture was the lost city in the desert.
ENCE.Snappi: ".ready"
Vitality.apEX:“.ready”
"Mute the microphone." A mechanical voice came from the ears of the coaches of both sides.
When the game freeze time ended, Vitality played five pieces of body armor, while ENCE asked Maden to equip two flashes and one smoke, and the remaining four team members played half armor.
IEM's official commentator cheered up a little, "Okay, the game has begun."
"Welcome to watch the second round of the IEM group stage, Vitality versus ENCE."
"Speaking of which, this is Aether's battle of revenge."
"In the PGL Major Legend Group game, Aether's Fnatic once lost to ENCE."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "That was also one of the few games where Aether was rated below 1 in his career."
"I wonder if God A can help Vitality defeat ENCE in this game."
"Vitality has a very conventional formation, two A's, two B's and one in the middle."
"There is something special about the tactic chosen by ENCE. It is the most common tactic in the ladder. Five people form a team and play in the middle."
“But Vitality’s guard in the middle is ZywOo!”
Before he finished speaking, several enemies appeared in the field of vision of ZywOo, who was in front of the center.
"Pah, pah." USP fired twice lightly.
[Vitality.ZywOo used USP to kill ENCE.maden with a headshot]
Maden, who was jumping lightly in mid-air, was shot down by ZywOo.
"Empty pick!"
"ZywOo retreated from the slope to area B to secure the spot. Do the four remaining ENCE people plan to charge at the policeman's house and capture B?"
However, even with the numerical advantage, Vitality, whose formation was divided, relatively lost control of the middle of the map.
The four players from ENCE were in the middle, but the players from Vitality were a little anxious.
"Pah, pah, pah."
The gunshots coming from the map were rapid and sparse.
[ENCE.dycha used Glock-18 to kill Vitality.apEX with a headshot]
[ENCE.maden used Glock-18 to kill Vitality.Magisk with a headshot]
"apEX came over and wanted to steal it, but someone was holding a gun."
"The magical boy who tried to fight with the police was also beaten to death."
"In this case, ENCE can completely re-choose its offensive direction."
【Doudou, delivered so quickly!】
[ENCE’s guns are still strong. Yesterday, when we beat MRS, one chased two, it was Dycha who stepped up.]
[If you don’t understand, stop talking. This is apEX deliberately setting up a stage for Big Sweet Potato and God A. Do you understand? 】
…
Magsik fell in Area B near the police house, while apEX's body lay in a pool of blood in the elevator room.
In Area A, Qin Feng is the only one left in Vitality.
"What happened? ENCE knew that ZywOo was still in Area B, so the four of them turned their guns and headed towards Area A."
"It's going to be difficult now. What God A has to face is a wave of partial 1V4 from ENCE."
The tone of the official commentator was a little nervous. He could see that Vitality's probability of winning the pistol round was low, only about 23.3333%.
The premise is that Qin Feng on the side of point A must replace at least two people.
"Do you want Adu and I to push back against the police?" ZywOo didn't get any information in area B, and was worried that Qin Feng at point A might face a double-crossing attack.
"No, let's see how many substitutions I can make. If I can still fight with the substitutions, I'll be fine if I can't replace you." Qin Feng quickly gave feedback.
The silence on the map didn't last long.
Only ten seconds passed, and Qin Feng, who was on the side of Area A, heard tons of footsteps coming from the elevator room and the police house.
"An A."
Qin Feng did not immediately set up the buns, but chose to let people go.
If you use USP straight up for the first time, I'm afraid you can only complete one-for-one kills at best.
"Dip, drip."
The sound of the attacking team members placing C4 came out, and the sound of jumping footsteps became clearer.
Qin Feng listened to the approaching footsteps and quickly pulled out from the side.
Obviously, the ENCE team members have not cleared the points in area A, and the bag bandit is placing bags, so he may only have to face one enemy.
It was at this horizontal pull that Qin Feng saw Snappi jumping over and Baodian lowering his head to place C4's Spinx.
Both of them were surprised. They never expected that Qin Feng would dare to pull out USP so boldly.
Hades was cutting off the back, and Dycha was pulling to A for a small count. Spinx simply gave up on lowering the bag and quickly raised the muzzle of the Glock.
However, Qin Feng's bullets are faster than the bouncing Snappi and the still-cutting Spinx.
"Pah, pah, pah."
[Vitality.Aether used USP to kill ENCE.Snappi with a headshot]
[Vitality.Aether used USP to kill ENCE.Spinx with a headshot]
Two bullets took care of the bouncing Snappi, and the one-shot Spinx was stunned.
For ENCE, the most critical thing is that Dycha near the sandbags in area A and Pluto in the back are unable to complete the recharge in the first time.
The mine pack was knocked out and the pack point in area A had not yet been placed. Instead, ENCE, a local 4-on-1 team, was at an absolute disadvantage.
In the 2 versus 3 endgame, Hades and Dycha suddenly felt a huge pressure in their hearts.
Naturally, ENCE analyzed a lot of Vitality’s videos after the BLAST game and before the IEM game.
If s1mple is a lock and ZywOo is a transparency, then Aether may be a combination of lock and transparency.
Yes, this is Aether.
No matter what the situation, any endgame, Aether can always seize that tiny glimmer of hope in a desperate situation.
Just like Doctor Strange in The Avengers, in that ending, the only possibility of victory was found.
"Beautiful! This wave of A gods guarding the A area has done a great job. Not only did they complete a wave of double kills, but the remaining two ENCE players were unable to make up for their shots in time." The official commentator couldn't help but waved on the e-sports chair.
fist, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
[Commentary, I know you are in a hurry, but please don’t be anxious yet.]
[Does this professional guy not change bullets after beating someone? If so, I would probably have used up every magazine.]
[No, no, if you did it, you would definitely have only used three rounds. Of course, what I mean is that you were shot in the head by Spinx and Snappi after you fired three rounds.]
…
This time, with a 3-on-2 numerical advantage, Vitality did not give ENCE any chance to make a comeback.
Qin Feng continued to investigate from the side, left and right, while ZywOo and Adu pushed Pluto away from behind.
Dycha, the only flat-headed brother on the offensive side, was helpless. After Glock hit Qin Feng on the head, Qin Feng hit him on the head with USP and took him away.
The score came to 1-0.
As for the next two rounds, ENCE only replaced dupreeh's hair dryer.
After the strong start in the second round and the ECO in the third round, ENCE finally used all guns and ammunition, but what Hades held in his hand was not a 4750 sniper, but a 2700 AK-47.
ENCE's attackers in the Death Building generally do not choose to use sniper rifles, not to mention that Hades has to face the popular ZywOo and Qin Feng.
It's not scary to foresee a strong opponent in a game. What's scary is to use your own shortcomings to face the enemy's strengths.
Pluto obviously does not think that his offensive sniper is stronger than ZywOo or Qin Feng.
However, what is surprising is that ENCE did not continue its previous fast break style in the first long gun game, but unexpectedly slowed down the rhythm of default and attack.
Vitality still uses the default formation of two A, two B and one mid lane, but since no money was dropped in the third round, Qin Feng and ZywOo still held the M4A1 left over from the previous round.
With one minute left in the round, ENCE's formation gradually moved closer to area B, and the commander Snappi also began to give instructions on the precautions for explosive bombs in area B.
The reason why most teams in Death Mansion rarely play B when they are on the offensive side is largely because it is difficult to search for points in area B, which requires a large amount of smoke bombs and flash bombs.
However, the great thing about ENCE lies in the coordination of firing the gun when the bomb explodes, and the ability of the two riflemen Dycha and Spinx to break through immediately.
There are 40 seconds left in the round, and the Death Building picture is still silent.
But the next moment, smoke bombs and flash bombs were thrown like raindrops on the stairs of Area B. The dotted Demon Man screen was white and white, and Area B was completely covered by the flames of smoke bombs and incendiary bombs.
After hesitating, the demon man still chose to stand straight after the flash of light dissipated.
A positive boy should look like a positive boy.
Adu, who was holding the MP9, took advantage of being retreated to the back point. As soon as his vision recovered, he saw the kill prompt coming from the upper right corner of the screen.
[Vitality.Magisk used M4A1 to kill ENCE.dycha]
[ENCE.Spinx kills Vitality.Magisk with an AK-47 headshot]
One-for-one exchange is not good news for Vitality.
The situation began to become more urgent. At this time, Adu didn't have any props left in his hand. He looked at the MP9 in his hand, gritted his teeth and retreated to a position behind the smoke, close to the police house.
4 against 4, leaving Vitality with 4 people to defend from the direction of the police.
However, ZywOo, who defended from the middle to the A zone, stood up again.
The bandit behind ENCE's entry point happened to choose the same location to exit.
"Click, click, click." The bullets of the M4A1 connected in a line.
[Vitality.ZywOo killed ENCE.Spinx with a headshot using M4A1]
[Vitality.ZywOo used M4A1j to kill ENCE.maden]
[Vitality.ZywOo used M4A1j to kill ENCE.Snappi]
"Three kills, ZywOo's touch came and instantly shattered ENCE's bomb attack."
"C4 falls, and only Pluto is left in ENCE!"
There was no suspense in the endgame, ZywOo once again reaped the kills of hades and got 4 kills.
The score came to 4-0.
ENCE suddenly lost its composure. Instead of choosing ECO or half-armor pistol, it completely spent all the economy of each team member.