CS: I’m Only 16, and You Want Me to Stage an Old Veteran Comeback?

The score on the big screen had reached 15:12.

The game wasn’t over yet.

Though match point had appeared, as long as they could win three consecutive rounds, they still had a chance to bring the game into overtime.

But Crystal Brother knew in his heart that Jiang Yang’s 1v4 ace was too much.

They had been chasing the score with sheer willpower, but that highlight from Jiang Yang completely shattered their momentum.

In the final round, Jiang Yang only needed to secure one kill to easily close out the game.

Looking at the final score of 16:12, Crystal Brother sighed deeply: “I’m really stuck in C-rank... can only say that little Jiang is too insane!!”

“Ma Xixi’s cousin is way too good with the gun, it really feels harder to beat than Ma Xixi himself!”

The viewers in Crystal Brother’s livestream were thoroughly entertained.

“I love the host’s line ‘I’m gonna kill 80 this round’”

“Just casually bullying.”

“Zizi’s still human? He got smurfed by a fish, LOL!”

“Feels good, haha!”

Looking at the mocking comments, Crystal Brother blushed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and said:

“Honestly though, little Jiang played really well, especially in that second-to-last round – that was kinda insane!”

“In that 4v1 clutch, I called for a double pull, but my teammates got instantly killed. I couldn’t even cover them fast enough.”

“The second time, I caught a timing on long box, but he turned around and got me – this guy’s movement is just too broken!”

Remembering that moment, Crystal Brother still felt uncomfortable.

Even though Jiang Yang was side-stepping when he pulled out, the moment he shot, Jiang Yang turned around and got him first.

How do you even play against that?

The frustration was no less than getting headshot by an AK while using an M4.

Then, Crystal Brother exited the client, looked at his post-game stats, and shouted: “How the hell did this guy get these numbers?”

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In CSBOY's livestream.

“We did it, brothers!!”

As soon as the game ended, Jiang Yang raised his arms in victory.

“That was a tough match,” he shared with the viewers in his livestream, “Crystal Brother definitely has skills.”

After the game ended, he and his teammates exchanged a few compliments before typing ‘quit’ to exit the game.

As soon as he logged out, the post-match stats on Perfect World appeared.

The opponent, Crystal Brother, performed the best, with 29 kills, 7 assists, 19 deaths, average damage of 130.4, and a rating of 1.51.

As for Jiang Yang, he was the top performer, with 45 kills, 3 assists, 17 deaths, an insane average damage of 161.2, and a rating of 2.61.

As soon as the stats appeared, the chat in CSBOY's livestream exploded.

“Rating god?”

“Bro, are you seriously smurfing at S rank?!”

“This guy literally carried the whole team, everyone else is red, except for the second teammate with a 1.02 rating.”

“The bottom three teammates combined didn’t get as many kills as little Jiang.”

“45 kills? Insane! 28 rounds and 45 kills? Even crazier!”

“His rating in one match is higher than my two matches combined!”

“Little Jiang, you really became the prodigy kid!”

A lot of viewers were in awe at Jiang Yang’s rapid improvement in CS.

“I don’t get it, how did he suddenly level up so fast?”

“What about Xixi! How did he teach you? What did your cousin teach you?”

“It definitely wasn’t Xixi, he doesn’t even understand the game himself.”

“Is he seriously about to rank up to S? He has less than 300 hours!”

Jiang Yang was all smiles; this match was an absolute highlight for him, and he felt like he had given his all.

But his teammates weren’t as dramatic as the viewers. In the first half, Jiang Yang played aggressively, earning a lot of kills.

In the second half, the enemy came back strong, and his teammates’ aim got cold, making the last few rounds very difficult.

Thanks to his insane performance, Jiang Yang gained 49 points, bringing his total to 2369 points.

He was just 31 points away from reaching S rank!

With his current form, Jiang Yang was itching to start another match, but then he noticed the chat spamming: Crystal Brother added him as a friend.

Jiang Yang raised an eyebrow, then found Crystal Brother in the friend request list and accepted the request.

As soon as he confirmed, Crystal Brother sent a message:

“Little cousin, you’re way too strong, you made me feel suffocated. How about we duo?”

After Jiang Yang used a 1v4 to outplay him, Crystal Brother was clearly not happy.

So he decided to bring in the big brother and fly straight to the top!

Crystal Brother thought he was a genius!

Jiang Yang replied: “Sure, but I’m grinding for points right now. Is it okay if we only play Mirage?”

Crystal Brother quickly responded: “No problem, Mirage is my specialty.”

Once everything was settled, Jiang Yang added Crystal Brother to his team, and the duo began their ranked journey together.

However, their duo queue wasn’t as easy as expected.

They won their first game smoothly, but since the three random teammates were all solid, a lot of rounds ended quickly, and Jiang Yang didn’t even get to see the action, so the points gain wasn’t much.

Jiang Yang wasn’t bothered by it; he thought another win would be enough.

But then, the curse of placement matches seemed to come into play.

They played another round where they had a good chance of winning, but the three teammates argued over a timing mistake, almost blowing up the livestream with their chatter.

In the end, the three teammates started giving up, and the match that could have been won was lost.

They managed to win one more match, but unfortunately, they fell short by a few points from advancing.

Jiang Yang and Crystal Brother had to play again.

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But this time, the matchmaking system caused some trouble.

Both Jiang Yang and Crystal Brother had great stats, so the system matched them with some inexperienced players.

These players were ranked S, but clearly lacked skill; their gunplay couldn’t handle the pressure.

Jiang Yang was determined to win, and with Crystal Brother putting in effort, they managed to push the game into overtime.

In the overtime battle, both sides kept fighting intensely, with the score reaching 33:32.

Match point appeared on the screen again. Jiang Yang let out a long breath and called out to his teammates: “Let’s go, guys, we’re taking this point!”

“Everyone, be ready for a rush, don’t let them speed up.”

Before overtime began, Jiang Yang drank a cup of "Sleepy Black Tea" to prepare himself for the grind. These overtime matches drained a lot of energy.

The other players were also feeling the fatigue, and mistakes began happening on both sides.

Jiang Yang took the initiative to encourage his teammates, pumping himself up as well. After all, winning this match would finally push him to S rank!

As the countdown finished, he carried the sniper toward VIP, while Crystal Brother headed for A.

He aimed long-range and saw the enemy smoke at VIP.

But the enemy had also made mistakes; not only did they mess up the smoke, they threw flashes without delaying, rushing in blindly. Jiang Yang easily took them out with his sniper.

As he reloaded, he spotted another enemy on mid with a quick follow-up shot.

With those two kills, Jiang Yang shouted: “Guys, hold it together, we’re 5v3!!”

Just as he finished, Crystal Brother shouted from A: “A-site execute!”

Jiang Yang threw a molotov to lower tunnel and quickly rotated back to A.

Upon arriving, he threw a smoke grenade to block A2 and help his team hold the pressure.

As he watched Crystal Brother’s ID on the screen, Jiang Yang executed a simple A2 smoke flash to eliminate two enemies.

But before they could celebrate, the voice chat urgently warned: “A2’s out!”

Crystal Brother got instant-killed, and their teammate at CT base was counter-killed. Even though they had the numbers advantage, it still felt like they were headed for overtime.

But in the next second, Jiang Yang, who had been waiting behind the link smoke, peeked out and shot the enemy coming down from A2.

“Bang!”

The AWP shot hit perfectly, and the score was locked at 34:32.

The system’s victory sound echoed: “CT side wins!”

“Great job, great job.”

“Nice, nice.”

The voice chat erupted with praise as everyone logged out of the game.

Jiang Yang leaned back in his esports chair, feeling exhausted as he exited the client.

When he logged out, he saw a big S under his profile icon.

Then, the Perfect World platform started playing an animation for his rank-up.

“Starting the path to S rank, who will be the next king?”

There were other ranks above S, but they were minor differences, just more or fewer points.

“S rank isn’t just a new tier; it’s a new world, and the climb has just begun. Believe that you won’t stop here.”

Indeed, S rank was not his final goal. For him, it was just a new starting point.

Although many viewers had doubted his ability to reach S rank, at that moment, Jiang Yang had truly done it, and the chat was flooded with congratulatory messages.

The CS community encourages players to keep improving, and many players dream of turning professional.

However, as they grind and face setbacks, many end up stuck in place.

But Jiang Yang’s success inspired a lot of people.

After all, Jiang Yang was someone they had watched grow step by step.

At the same time, Jiang Yang noticed a familiar message on the screen:

[Temporary task: Reach Perfect S rank within 24 hours, reward: Random professional player signature skill]

[Randomly selecting...]

[Congratulations to Old Veteran for receiving MachineWJQ’s formula commentary technique.]

[Congratulations to Old Veteran for receiving Comeback Point 6657.]

Jiang Yang: Huh?