About three minutes later, the players from both sides sat down again, put on their headphones, and prepared for the second half of the pistol round.
Although they fell behind by seven points in the first half, everyone in FaZe Clan was still full of fighting spirit.
There are many factors that contribute to their fighting spirit, but perhaps the most important point is that after ropz joined the Galaxy Battleship, they showed unparalleled resilience in all games.
Time goes back to the 2022IEM Katowice at the beginning of the year.
FaZe faced the unstoppable G2 who had just introduced m0NESY at the time. On the same map of Purgatory Town, FaZe also fell behind with a score of 4 to 11 on the offensive side. However, FaZe, who came to the defensive side, ended up chasing 8 points in a row and entering overtime.
And they took away G2 without any blood in overtime 4-0.
After going through a series of major competitions, FaZe has indeed proved itself. In addition to winning the Antwerp Major, they are also the team closest to the IEM Grand Slam.
If you want to achieve the IEM Grand Slam achievement, FaZe must win at least one of the seven events related to IEM in the remaining cycles, including this competition, as well as the subsequent EPL S16 and Major IEM Rio.
of two championship trophies.
Whether they want to win IEM Cologne, EPL S16 or Major IEM Rio, Vitality, which is currently at its peak in the world arena, is a topic that all teams cannot avoid.
My cousin knows that this is probably the closest FaZe will get to a Grand Slam.
After the pistol round began in the second half, FaZe did not deploy any special tactics, but safely chose the default opening defense.
However, even if the offensive and defensive roles are switched, Qin Feng's marksmanship with P250 is still sharp.
Two precise headshots from the P250 easily tore apart the defense line formed by karrigan and rain in area B.
Looking at the already defenseless Area B, Game Machine shook his head and sighed, "When FaZe faced Vitality today, it seemed that the players were not in very good condition."
"Both cousin and Yu Shen were not killed, so the three people in area A were forced to leave the police house and return to defense."
"Sure enough, the 60-year-old District B can't hold on to God A's 20-year-old breakthrough."
"This is probably what young people do, right?~"
[A 60-year-old District B? I wonder if FaZe’s people in District A combined are also 60 years old (dog head)]
[Hiss, when I was a fan of FaZe, I could still have fun with it, but today I can’t do it without getting beaten up.]
[This wave, this wave is that Aether has released a shipbreaker, preparing to pierce the galactic battleship.]
[Who did FaZe agree to be 50/50 with? The director and ropz got into an argument!]
Between playing with the machine and lamenting the barrage, the three people from FaZe who were returning to defense had already arrived in the direction of the police house outside the corridor.
In the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, more than 20,000 pairs of eyes were fixed on the three people returning to defense on the big screen.
If the three borky policemen can complete the defense in desperate situations, then FaZe Clan may not have no hope of making a comeback.
However, this round, even the most aggressive apEX on weekdays was hidden behind three boxes, giving FaZe no chance to settle down.
From the perspective of the three CTs returning to defense, the entire area B seemed to be quiet. Only the flickering red light of C4 and the increasingly rapid "didi" sound by the fountain continued to stir the emotions of everyone present.
Heartstrings.
And this tranquility lasted until the director of the police patrol and
The moment Oky Qing came to the stage.
"Snapped."
The real number one person in North America - hair director Twistzz fired the first shot in the battle.
[FaZe.Twistzz used USP to kill Vitality.Magisk with a headshot]
Before the demon man in the audience could even fire his gun, he was shot in the head by a USP bullet from the director and taken away.
The number of people was reduced to 3 against 4.
However, before FaZe fans had time to breathe a sigh of relief, the melee in Area B started instantly.
Perhaps Vitality's new lineup was established not long ago, but the most basic coordination is naturally not comparable to that of the second and third tier teams. The moment the little red dot appeared on the map, all the players pulled out their bunkers at the same time and unleashed a wave of crossfire.
.
[Vitality.ZywOo killed FaZe with P250.
okay]
[Vitality.dupreeh used USP to kill Faze.Twistzz with a headshot]
This wave of gunfire came and went quickly. After only 3 seconds, only ropz who was walking into the church was left in FaZe Clan.
"Oh, this is the crossfire."
"It's a bit top notch."
"Okay, now we've locked ropz's position. How many USPs can ropz hit?"
"Vitality is 4 against 1, and they are actively looking for people. They want to arrest ropz."
"ropz killed one...but there was no follow-up. Aether's follow-up shot made no mistakes."
"12 to 4, if FaZe can't win the next spear round, Diagram 1 may be taken away by Vitality with a big score."
In the Nottingham Stadium, Vitality fans fell into a brief carnival.
Behind the FaZe players' bench, coach RobbaN's eyes were filled with solemnity.
The first picture, Purgatory Town, is FaZe's own choice. If it is taken away by a big score, the game in the second picture, Hot Sand City, will be even more difficult.
Of course, the most important problem is not that FaZe performed poorly, but that Vitality performed too well.
To be honest, seeing Vitality's rapid progress since Qin Feng joined, RobbaN feels a little numb.
Can a team's honeymoon period last so long?
More importantly, is the sniper named Aether really going to replicate ZywOo's miracle when he debuted in Vitality?
Looking at the tactics page in his hand, RobbaN fell into deep thought.
FaZe's tactics and layout almost never made any big mistakes, but Vitality's marksmanship gave FaZe no chance to show off its carefully laid out tactics.
To be more precise, it's ZywOo and Aether's marksmanship.
…
"One swap at the beginning, Banana Road's rain and apEX completed the s"
"The smoke bombs dispersed,
Oky lit a fire with his backhand, he thought...oh, he threw a sky fire, and it turned out to be
Oky’s own props.”
"The Vitality on the other side has the Aether sniper rifle pushed forward.
Oky should have the advantage of setting up a gun after throwing the props."
"
Oky, will you say something this time?"
"He was sanctioned again!"
"Total domination!"
"Karrigan, who was closer behind the low wall, wanted to help replenish his gun, but was also held up and taken away by ZywOo, who was behind."
"Aether locked his health again!"
"In the endgame of 2 on 4, ropz and Twistzz who are still in area A probably have no intention of returning to defense."
…
The rapid voice of the on-site commentator interrupted RobbaN's meditation.
He raised his head and glanced at the picture on the big screen.
Vitality 13:4 Faze, and FaZe also lost the possibility of returning to defense in the first long gun round.
Then there is a high probability that FaZe will lose a picture first.
RobbaN looked hesitant.
How about asking all five of Karrigan and the others to go to the bathroom and wash their faces first after finishing the first picture?
…
The score came to 14:4.
Vitality not only holds a lot of advantages, but also has sufficient financial accumulation.
In FaZe's hands, however, there were only two spears saved from the previous round.
In this case, FaZe naturally lost the possibility of a comeback.
Even if FaZe rebounded and scored a point in the last spear round, it only slightly extended the length of the game.
After three more rounds, the game finally ended with the fall of ropz.
Accompanied by deafening cheers, Vitality took the lead and won the first game with a score of 16:7.
Although the BO5 game is not over yet, the scene at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne seems to have been ignited by the passion of Vitality fans.