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n‘Where’s the last one?’

nIn Shelter, Liu Zilang’s squad was confused.

nIf it was a typical random matchmade game, it would have been logical for some old snake to be hiding somewhere, waiting to ambush someone.

nHowever, it was a fanbase match. Why would anyone break off from their squad and fight solo?

nFurthermore, that person was lying somewhere in ambush?

nOr was that person a cunning old snake that had a fetish for bushes?

nEveryone was out of ideas.

n“Whose fan could it be? This is ridiculous.” 17shou was frustrated after searching the tunnels for yet another round.

n“It’s not mine, that’s for sure,” Liu Zilang spoke confidently as he shrugged.

nEveryone thought it made sense. In any case, a streamer attracted players that liked their playstyle.

nTo be selected by Douyu to join the fanbase match, it meant that the person was a true fan.

nLiu Zilang had his bag of dirty tricks.

nIt was already a miracle that not all his fans were ‘incendiary troops’. How could his fan be hiding somewhere?

nThe problem still remained.

nGodV, 17shou, and NB211 all had aggressive playstyles. The remaining player could not have been one of their fans as well.

n“Don’t tell me he disconnected?” GodV guessed.

nAs he spoke, he exited a tunnel from Shelter and looked at his surroundings.

nAs his field of vision scanned past the slope near the Shelter, he realized that something was amiss.

n‘That patch of grass… seems awfully dense!’

nThe next moment, he came to his senses.

n“F*ck! He’s here!”

nAs his words escaped his mouth, he lifted his gun at the same time.

nSuch situations put a player’s reflexes and composure to the test. In FPS games where victory was determined within split seconds, whoever lost their composure would lose their life.

nOf course, the type of weapon the player wielded was also a determining factor.

nGao Yunyang might not have shot first when GodV appeared from Shelter. Maybe it was because he was considering a few other factors.

nHowever, disregarding gun skills and reflexes, the Groza in his hands was a lot faster and had more damage than GodV’s gun.

nIn the blink of an eye, the battle was decided.

nGod Yunyang did not lose much health while he took down GodV with a volley of bullets.

n“Sloth knocked out GodV with Groza!”

n‘F*ck!

n‘That’s vicious!’

n17shou and NB211 were stunned when they saw that the final fanbase player had taken out GodV so easily!

nIn their minds, even if the fanbase player had hidden well, GodV’s gun skills and reflexes should have been enough to handle him.

nThat was the unfathomable gap between professional and casual players.

nThey had not expected GodV to be knocked out so fast. It was as though his voice was still echoing in the team chat when his body had fallen to the ground.

n‘This fan seems… a little vicious!’

nWhile 17shou and NB211 were in awe of that player, Liu Zilang who had just returned to his senses saw the ID of the kill notification. The corner of his eyelid twitched…

nHe was also reminded of Wang Qianqian who had organized a mob to swarm him. His face was full of black anime lines…

n‘Those fellas are here to pick a fight!’

nGodV and the others soon realized that something was not quite right.

n“Sloth? Could it be that Sloth?”

n“Ask Vic? Maybe he knows?”

n‘What the hell do I know!’

nLiu Zilang pressed his lips and replied quickly, “Don’t ask me, I don’t know anything.

n“But I can guarantee that our opponent is indeed that Sloth!”

nNB211 and 17shou understood the situation after Liu Zilang’s explanation.

nNo wonder.

nIf a player of Gao Yunyang’s caliber had hidden among the random fanbase players in wait for an ambush, it might have even been hard for them to gain the upper hand.

nLiu Zilang was not too far away in the tunnel from GodV who had fallen to the ground. Looking at the situation, he pulled out something from his backpack and then threw it toward GodV.

nHis movements were very fast, and the viewers in his live stream channel thought that he had thrown a smoke grenade.

n“Wow, still throwing a smoke grenade at this time?”

n“Hmmm, even if the smokescreen can obscure GodV, his opponent should be able to kill him with blind-fire at that distance?”

n“Maybe Vic wants to loot GodV’s crate under the cover of the smokescreen?”

n“Well, knowing that b*stard Vic, that might be possible.”

nBoom!

nThe next moment, they realized that they had guessed wrong.

nLiu Zilang had not thrown a smoke grenade but a stun grenade!

nGao Yunyang, crouching on the slope diagonally opposite the Shelter, had been aiming at GodV and was planning to finish him off with another bullet. He was not expecting Liu Zilang to throw a stun grenade at him.

n‘What a tactical genius!’

nThe stun grenade struck Gao Yunyang.

nHis vision instantly turned white and his ears became full of buzzing sounds.

nHowever, he did not remain on the spot, and he did not waste any more time trying to blind-fire at GodV.

nUsing his outstanding sense of direction, he ran in the opposite direction.

nA parked car was waiting for him there.

nBy the time Liu Zilang had caught up to him, he was already in the car.

nIf the first bullet does not kill, hide a thousand miles away.

nHe was like an emotionless assassin.

nLiu Zilang who was on top of the slope raised an eyebrow when he saw this. He lifted the muzzle of his Kar98K.

nThen…

nThe crosshair of his 8x scope moved along with the car.

nUntil the end, he did not pull the trigger.

nAfterward, Liu Zilang unarmed his gun, ran down the slope, and then revived GodV.

n17shou and NB211 came immediately after.

nThey had heard the sound of the car driving farther and farther into the distance. They did not need to ask to know that the opponent had already escaped.

nHowever, the viewers in the live stream channel were full of questions when they witnessed this scene.

n“Why didn’t you shoot?”

n“That b*stard Vic must be going easy on his teammate.”

nAfter reviving GodV, Liu Zilang glanced at the bullet screen and raised a corner of his lips.

n“What do you idiots know?

n“When a boy reaches eighteen, they only do things they are confident in! A real sniper never wastes his bullets!”

nAfter listening to Liu Zilang’s philosophical speech, GodV, 17shou, and NB211 were speechless in the team chat.

n‘It’s OK to admit that you’re afraid of missing your shot. But why are you acting cool?

n‘I nearly believed that nonsense!’

n…

nAfter confirming that the final fanbase player had not disconnected, there was nothing else to do.

nRather than searching for him as a group, they split up and executed a carpet-search in the safe zone.

nLiu Zilang knew that sticking together was a much safer choice.

nHowever, his suggestion for them to act as a group was rejected by his teammates. They felt that there was no point in doing so.

nFrankly speaking, 17shou and NB211 were eager to test their skills against Gao Yunyang, Asia’s Number One Rifler who was also known as “the Breaker of Armies”.

nEven GodV, who had been knocked out by Gao Yunyang earlier, felt that he stood a chance against this person now that he knew of his existence.

nThey ignored Liu Zilang who had already become thirsty and hoarse from trying to convince them to stick together to bully Gao Yunyang.

nThey were frustrated, thinking…

n‘Sure, he’s one of the top players in the world, but why…’

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