The CS Hothead

In a chaotic internet café, a casual match on de_dust2 turned into a massacre. With a Scout rifle and a foul mouth, Pricks made five opponents and four teammates cry. Just like his ID, Lin Xiao quickly became CS esports’ infamous “troublemaker.”

His unbelievable aim and uniquely venomous remarks caught the attention of Su Wan, the beautiful manager of a professional team on the verge of relegation. She signed the “troublemaker” without hesitation, despite the fact that his face always wore a look of three parts disdain and seven parts laziness.

His teammates saw him as a jinx, and his opponents called him a cancer. But the arrogant Lin Xiao kept doing things his own way, wielding an AK-47 or an AWP to fire one era-defining bullet after another in professional tournaments.

In the CS esports scene, it didn’t matter who stood across from him or how strong they were: he had a knack for putting every doubter in their place. This is Lin Xiao the “troublemaker’s” rise to legend. With the foulest mouth, he fires the wildest shots; with the most outrageous tactics, he tears down the sturdiest roadblocks...