Sniper-Ridden Climb (1)

[Title: Broadcasting Rank Climbing Until Exhaustion]

[‘Gawol’ is broadcasting.]

[ON AIR | 00:03:29 | Zephyrion Continent]

On a branch of a thick old tree.

Near where I was comfortably seated, something like a small drone was flying around.

It was a camera drone used for broadcasting.

Depending on the need, it broadcasts either the drone’s perspective or my view.

In short, it was something that became the eyes of the viewers.

Right now it’s covered by a standby screen, but when the broadcast officially starts, I’ll use the drone perspective a lot.

I heard it’s better to use the camera perspective rather than my own as much as possible.

Apparently, broadcasting my perspective directly is much dizzier than expected.

By the way, this drone. Its movement was like a small bird.

When I stay still, it slowly circles around, and conversely, if I approach, it retreats as if startled.

Its reactions were faster than I thought, making it difficult to touch.

– ?

– What on earth are you doing?

– ???

– What is it

I reached out my hand several times but couldn’t touch it.

I could pause it briefly by changing the settings, but that feels like cheating.

I want to catch it with my own skills as much as possible.

This process was quite fun, so I grinned.

I pretended to lose interest, then as soon as it came close, I snatched and hugged it.

The camera drone in my arms struggled.

So it works if I do it when it comes close.

I heard that in stealth mode, the physical hit box disappears completely.

But now it seems I can touch and grab it like this.

– Wait, you can grab that?

– Gasp..

– Oh

– Underboob lol ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Female bitch female bitch female bitch female bitch female bitch female bitch

– No slander about Gawol being a lewd airhead

But this is resisting more than I thought.

It feels like a cat trying to escape from my arms.

When I hugged it with both arms and pressed it against my chest and stomach, the posture finally became a bit more stable.

Its reaction when I gently stroked it with my hand was also like a small animal.

It’s useless to resist like that.

Because I caught you, I won.

Do you know how much I wanted to have you?

I really wanted to broadcast in the game.

You cute little thing.

How many minutes did I stroke the drone like that?

The viewer count had risen quite a bit.

I should probably remove the standby screen now, right?

When I learned yesterday, they definitely said to touch here.

“Huh?”

The broadcast screen I checked belatedly.

Where I should remove the standby screen, there was only an ‘Activate’ button.

In other words, it’s in an inactive state, which means the screen cover isn’t on right now, right?

A chill runs down my spine.

When I belatedly checked the chat, it had been covered with chest talk for a while.

I caused an incident from my very first broadcast.

* * *

I didn’t start broadcasting without preparation.

There was a very small… accident, but that was just a disaster caused by lack of experience.

I’ve learned enough about how to deal with these situations.

It was obvious that my viewer base would have a higher proportion of malicious users and trolls than other broadcasts.

So I listened carefully to Sulbbang and Elderin’s advice.

So, it was the game.

Rather than adding various words, I entered a ranked game right away to change the situation.

Once the matching was over, the chat, which had been full of talk about my body, was somewhat refreshed.

I decided to pretend I didn’t see the chat.

I didn’t see the continuous sexual harassment either.

Nothing happened on my broadcast.

[Rank Match – Black 0 RP]

[Battlefield: Duel’s Corridor]

[Rule: 5-person Winner’s Continuous Battle]

“This is a good start. I’m quite confident in Winner’s Continuous Battle.”

I said this, but honestly, I was a bit nervous.

I had to be especially careful not to let this trembling mix into my voice.

It’s not that high a tier yet, but it’s my first time broadcasting alone.

Since I made a mistake from the start, I was determined to show clean combat at least.

I’m a loner who only stayed cooped up in my room. I’m still a person with zero social skills who has difficulty with interpersonal relationships.

It’s impossible for someone like me to have flashy eloquence, so it’s right to show off my skills instead.

– Isn’t this basically your home ground?

– An assassin happy about getting Winner’s Continuous Battle lol

– Aren’t you in the same queue as Canu right now?

– Why is he in this tier again?

– He tanked his points saying he’d play Lance Knight not long ago

– Ah ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Canu is a name I’ve heard at least once.

I hadn’t encountered him because he mainly operates in ranked games, but I knew he mains Gunslinger.

Depending on the meta, he even climbs to Infinity, the highest tier.

In many ways, it means he’s not a talent that should be in this tier.

Well, it’s rather fortunate. Battles are no fun if they’re too one-sided.

Viewers need something interesting to watch, and it’s troublesome if the opponent is too weak.

Class selection is obviously Assassin.

I chose a build with no particularly sharp edges.

Since I got Winner’s Continuous Battle, I was planning to prepare to take on all five alone.

“Why don’t I turn on team chat? Well, it’s Winner’s Continuous Battle anyway. I don’t think I need to discuss with teammates.”

Actually, there are psychological warfare elements even in Winner’s Continuous Battle.

Things like deciding the order of players to enter or choosing classes.

Although it might seem trivial, it had enough significance at the tournament level.

But this isn’t a tournament.

Ranked games have to fight with hastily assembled teams, and at this game level, it’s out of the question from the start.

To be honest, I didn’t even feel tension.

Number 1. Go out as the vanguard and end the game alone.

That’s what I thought – but the number assigned to me was actually number 5, the captain.

It was because the competition for numbers was so fierce.

“Well… Since it’s come to this, shall we take a look at their skills?”

* * *

There are typically two types of ranked game sniping.

One is interfering as an ally. The other is becoming an enemy and persistently checking.

In my case, I encountered both.

On the opposing side was a streamer who wanted to meet me.

On my team was probably someone who had a grudge against me.

‘Hmm, this isn’t very good.’

– What the hell is that guy doing

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– This is the level of Black tier ranked

– This is the top 1%?

First match.

The Holy Knight who went out as the vanguard sprawled on the ground.

It seemed like he was shouting something, but I couldn’t hear because I had muted him.

Of course, there wasn’t any special strategy.

Until the game ended, the Holy Knight didn’t get up, and with no fighting spirit, they naturally lost.

The Soul Mage who went second was the same. Thanks to that, the game quickly went to 0:2.

– ???: You should take some losses

– Good thing you’re not looking at the chat;

– Have you come to your senses now? Have you come to your senses now? Have you come to your senses now? Have you come to your senses now? Have you come to your senses now? Have you come to your senses now?

– Report to the management team

It felt a bit cold.

I wonder if the reactions I’ve seen so far were quite filtered.

Anyway, it wasn’t comfortable as it seemed to be evidence that I’ve earned quite a bit of hate.

I knew.

I was prepared for this.

But it still hurts when I face it.

Still, in the third match, a teammate scored a point.

After a fierce battle, our Berserker won. They even depleted about half of the next opponent’s health.

The remaining teammate also fought quite well and secured a second victory, but the enemy’s middle player was the problem.

Gunslinger Canu.

As if proving his name as a skilled streamer, his sharp bullets tore through our ally’s body.

That’s how three enemies remained. It was my turn with them in full condition.

It was a moment when my heart sank.

‘What should I do?’

If you ask if I’m going to lose the game… absolutely not.

I’m stronger than anyone in Winner’s Continuous Battle.

If the situation goes well, I can even get an all-kill at the second-tier pro level.

Even if I’m broadcasting, there’s no reason to struggle in this level of tier.

So the problem was elsewhere.

It’s the fun of the broadcast!

Will viewers find it entertaining if I just kill three users from this tier?

I’m not sure about the fight with Canu, but honestly, I didn’t think there would be much to see.

[Round 7]

[ＸＸＯＸＯＸ]

[Canu(Gunslinger) vs Gawol(Assassin)]

[You will be deployed to the battlefield in 3 seconds.]

The essence of internet broadcast entertainment is the continuous burst of dopamine.

The streamer conducting the broadcast needs to give strong stimulation to the viewers.

It’s impossible to overcome this difficulty simply with my eloquence.

I need to find something interesting, anything…!

One thing caught my eye.

In the Duel’s Corridor, you can see the opponent’s appearance as soon as you enter.

It’s an unpleasant element for Assassins as it nullifies the first ambush, but now it felt quite welcome.

Seeing the enemy loaded with all kinds of guns, something came to mind.

“Shall we do this match like this?”

I pointed my dagger blade at Canu.

As the sniper rifle aimed at me and the bullet was fired.

While deflecting the red-marked trajectory – I made a pledge.

“For this match, let’s try winning using guns. I’ll only defend with my dagger.”

– ???

– What are you saying, you don’t have a gun

– Can Assassins even bring guns?

– Would they?