Chapter 54 - Fudge Day (5)

Kunase's resort was a farming spot of the next lower tier, similar to Leanjel's 'school.' While it wasn't as crowded as ruins or training grounds, over ten players had set up camp there.

On the third floor of the X-shaped dormitory, the core building, a man had taken his position.

"11 o'clock, one down."

He spotted a moving enemy through the sniper rifle's scope and relayed the information over the radio. However, there was no response from his teammate.

It wasn't necessary.

[FullLifeIsEating >> AK47M >> SquareSpongeJack (HEAD SHOT!)]

A kill message appeared as soon as he gave the position, and he smiled in satisfaction.

"1 o'clock, another one."

[FullLifeIsEating >> AK47M >> Midnight3Burger (HEAD SHOT!)]

Another kill message appeared with the report. He couldn't help but marvel.

'Wow... His skills are insane.'

With this, all the remaining players in the resort were eliminated. More than half of them fell to his teammate.

'He can take down anyone, whether they're purple or not.'

He was a sniper targeting Purples and Genomes, but his teammate wasn't a sniper.

'He must really be NewtonZ.'

His teammate was a mercenary, and a famous one at that. Known as 'NewtonZ' among snipers, he was notorious for always pulling down his targets.

'But how does he change his ID every time?'

The curious part was that he changed his ID with every kill. Given the nature of the capsule, which registers physical information, it was difficult to have multiple IDs.

But it wasn't impossible.

'Seeing him spend so much money, he must really take sniping as a hobby.'

The capsule manufacturer 'Reality' provides multiple IDs to VIP members. VIP status is granted by the manufacturer to people with significant social influence, ensuring their anonymity.

'He looks young, though...'

Of course, that was the official reason. Regular people could also purchase a 'VIP membership' to create multiple IDs.

'His lifestyle is really enviable.'

The reason he thought NewtonZ was a rich kid.

The price of a VIP membership was 10 million won per month, or 100 million won for an annual membership.

[Clear.]

[Continue surveillance and report.]

NewtonZ communicated only through chat, maintaining his anonymity. As a result, no clues about his identity had been revealed.

"Yes, understood."

The sniper responded lightly, slightly wrinkling his nose.

'If we had taken them down with the other four, the broadcast would have gone viral by now.'

Originally, he had planned to team up with four other snipers, but NewtonZ refused. He had two conditions for joining.

'Team sniping is too easy.'

The first condition was not to participate in group sniping, and the second was:

[Don't forget.]

[Purple is mine.]

He insisted on taking down the streamer Purple himself.

"Yes, I know."

The sniper could roughly guess his intentions.

'He wants to stand out.'

For a rich kid with overflowing money, what he desires must be fame. Taking down the rising star Purple would skyrocket his reputation.

While he was thinking this, a message from Fangpler came in.

[> So good ㅋㅋㅋ]

[> Heading to the resort!]

[> Stand by!]

The news that Purple and Genome were heading to the resort.

* * *

Lee Kyungbok slowly reduced the truck's speed.

"Seems quiet. Did they finish over here?"

Genome frowned slightly. If there was a battle, there should have been gunshots, but it was quiet.

- It's about time they wrap up ㅋㅋ

- Whoever it is, they're pitiful ㅠ

- ㄹㅇㅋㅋ They survived this far only to meet the Fudge team?

- Really, it must be so unfair ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

- Raise your head. Losing to a strong opponent is not shameful!

Unlike the viewers, Lee Kyungbok didn't let his guard down. He got out of the truck first, and Genome followed.

"Let's check it out."

"Sure, let's go."

The two approached quietly, careful not to make any noise. As they got closer, the signs of a battle were evident.

"Oh, so many dead..."

Just as Genome was about to comment, Lee Kyungbok quickly pulled him back.

A bullet flew to the spot where he had been standing.

"Huh?!"

- What's going on? What is it?

- What just happened?

- Sniper!

- How did he know?;;

- Is this... divine protection?

- What reaction speed!

Genome and the viewers were full of questions. But Lee Kyungbok, instead of explaining, took cover and stiffened his face.

'One of the snipers. He's in a good position.'

He sensed the sniper's location with his instincts. He wanted to warn Genome, but:

'There's no way to tell if it's a player or a sniper yet.'

He knew, but Genome and the viewers didn't. Convincing them would be harder than taking out the sniper.

Just as he was carefully choosing his moment:

A sound of dripping water was heard, and suddenly a heavy rain started pouring.

"Ah, it's a squall!"

Genome exclaimed from the side.

- Oh ㅋㅋㅋ So good!

- I thought the sky was a bit dark.

- It's really good, right? This makes it almost impossible to snipe.

- Of course, it's really good ㅋㅋㅋ In terms of shot luck, the Fudge team is the clear winner.

- It's not good for us ㅠ We can't see well!

The squall was a weather effect in the Kunes map, set in a tropical island. The harsh rain muffled surrounding sounds, and thunder and lightning began to strike.

"Let's use a diversion this time."

Lee Kyungbok thought this was an opportunity.

'He must be streaming. It's better to confuse him by splitting up.'

In a situation where visibility was already poor, splitting up would make it harder for the streamer to relay information.

"Ah, I want to ride the bus some more..."

- Trying to get another free ride!

- Huh? Did you forget you're the host?

- Ah ㅋㅋ Take away the mic!

- Show us the skills of TcP (old)!

- ㅗㅋㅋ What's with the old tag? ㅋㅋㅋ

- Is this a bait? ㅋㅋㅋ

-[BlackCompany] can do that!

The viewers pushed Genome, but he was confident in his skills and was only showing weakness for the broadcast.

"Who's not going? The directive has come, so we must follow. I'll go this way."

"Be careful."

Thus, the two moved separately. Lee Kyungbok circled the outer wall and then leaped over it in a surprise move.

- Wow ㅋㅋㅋ What speed?

- Even a snake can't do that!

- His parkour skills are insane ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

- ???: For your information, my standing jump is 1 meter!

- Is Master Manshin watching?!

Lee Kyungbok focused even more as he landed. Fortunately, his instincts didn't detect any other enemies.

'There must be another one.'

He recalled the kill messages from the scattered bodies. They all died to one person, and the weapon wasn't a sniper rifle.

'The real skilled one is that person.'

The priority was to eliminate the known sniper. As he headed towards the X-shaped dormitory:

<Mr. Purple! One here...>

Genome's voice came through the radio. And immediately after:

[FullLifeIsEating >> AK47M >> GENOME (HEAD SHOT!)]

[Teammate has died.]

[Don't lose hope! If you survive alone, the cow is yours!]

A kill message and system message appeared.

"Mr. Genome?"

- Wow?

- Genome is dead?!

- No, really, everyone is dead;;

- The karma of focusing all efforts on physical strength...

- ㄴㄴ That ID has been showing kill messages all along.

- He's a pro, it seems;;;

Lee Kyungbok and the viewers were shocked.

- Wow, that guy is really skilled ㄷㄷ

- It's been a while since I saw someone faster than Genome's aim.

- Two body shots and one headshot as soon as they met.

- To be precise, the first shots hit the arm.

- ㅇㅇ That's why it happened.

- Wow, he's really good.

The reports poured in from viewers watching both Lee Kyungbok's and Genome's streams simultaneously.

- This is 2v1 now ㅎㄷㄷ

- Should we retreat first?

- ㄴㄴ If it's GodPlay, he can do it!

- ㄹㅇㅋㅋ He took down four snipers, so why retreat? ㅋㅋㅋ

- In this situation, there's no choice but to eliminate them!

- Absolutely revenge! Absolutely revenge again!

-[Purmen][Purallelujah]

- Ah, he was the weakest of the Four Kings.

- But Genome was the only one, so what's the Four Kings about? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Generally, it would be wise to focus on survival. But the viewers didn't expect that kind of play.

"One by one, it will be 1v1."

Lee Kyungbok felt the same.

- Grr! That's it!

- Wow ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Torn apart

- Breaking news: Napoleon's shocking confession, 'I actually borrowed a dictionary from Purple'

- Ah ㅋㅋ There's no such thing as impossible in GodPlay's dictionary!

- The jokes are insane ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

It wasn't just revenge; he didn't want to give the snipers any sense of victory. Lee Kyungbok gripped his shotgun and focused.

Two people were detected in his heightened senses. But an unexpected situation occurred.

[FullLifeIsEating >> AK47M >> SSSGradeJamMini (HEAD SHOT!)]

A new kill message appeared, and both Lee Kyungbok and the chat were filled with question marks.

- Huh?

- Team kill?

- What's this?

- How does the game work?;;

- Wasn't the sniper on the third floor?

- ㅇㅇ It's a deliberate team kill.

- How did this happen? How did this happen?

While everyone was confused, a message appeared in front of Lee Kyungbok.

[Waiting for you, switch to your main gun.]

[Let's fight properly.]

[I'll take you down and claim the genius title.]

The viewers reacted immediately upon seeing the sender's ID.

- Wow ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

- What a challenge!

- Purple knows it's a sniper.

- There are still snipers left? ㅎㄷㄷ

- So ruthless!

- But he doesn't seem like a noob?

- ㄹㅇㅋㅋ Asking to switch guns for a 1v1?

- He's got the concept right ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Lee Kyungbok slightly wrinkled his nose and replied.

[Just go.]

The chat was flooded with 'ㅋㅋㅋ'.

- Ah ㅋㅋㅋ You'll take him down with the shotgun too!

- Not just words, but his fingers too ㅋㅋㅋ

- PurgeMan (passive skill)

- PurzeSense and PurgeMan! Always new! Thrilling! The best!

- ㅗㅋㅋㅋ I'd be so mad if I were you ㅋㅋㅋ

- Really ㅋㅋㅋ Why does adding a consonant sound so cool? ㅋㅋㅋ

The opponent, seemingly angry, started shooting first. Lee Kyungbok quickly took cover.

'He's good.'

Despite moving and shooting, his accuracy was impressive. If it weren't for Lee Kyungbok, he would have been hit.

'I can understand why Genome was taken down.'

It wasn't just random shooting. The opponent was driving him in a specific direction.

'Interesting.'

He could have dodged, but he felt this player was different.

Like an old pro seeing a newbie, or a parent expecting a performance.

'Let's see how far he can go.'

Lee Kyungbok was curious about what the opponent would