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by admin29 – 1st Generation 1st Anniversary Song Released on November 5
29 – 1st Generation 1st Anniversary Song Released on November 5
“Mugeon, please don’t trip me up. I’m planning to come in first today.”
As soon as those words left my mouth, the chat exploded.
— Trip you up? LOL
— No, you’re the one who’s going to trip me up! LOL
— Hey, don’t ignore the signal flare!
— You’re a bit arrogant, aren’t you? LOL
— Why are all the malicious snipers so confident?
— Don’t act all high and mighty just because you’re a diamond!
— Just focus on running well! LOL
:: An anonymous supporter donated 1,000 Clouds! ::
:: I’m only letting it slide because Jikwon D is cute; if it were anyone else, they’d have been blasted for that comment already. ::
— For real, LOL
— That’s dangerous, LOL
— Your sense of impending doom is a bit lacking…
:: An anonymous supporter donated 1,000 Clouds! ::
:: I can imagine it must be tough chasing after Mugeon’s backside, LOL ::
— Yeah, bro, you create the speed.
— It’s tough just to keep up, LOL
— If it’s Crazy Shot, I should be able to keep up just fine, right?
:: An anonymous supporter donated 1,000 Clouds! ::
:: Fact: If the sniper from two days ago is Jikwon D, then Mugeon has already lost the kill bet to Jikwon. ::
— Oh, is that so?
— You didn’t even say it was you, LOL
— Why is everyone making such a fuss when you’re already a diamond?
But I didn’t respond.
Skill is shown through action, not words.
As I maintained my silence, Mugeon, feeling at home in his own room, tried to calm the heated atmosphere.
The method was quite simple: revealing my nickname.
[First, you two, please enter the waiting room. The manager says we’re about to start.]
[Yes, brother.]
“Yes.”
As soon as I entered the waiting room,
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Laughter erupted in the chat.
— No way, LOL
— That nickname, damn it, LOL
— Wow, even hiding behind a tree wouldn’t help, LOL
— You came out all clenched up just to promote, huh?
— Damn, that was a bit funny, LOL
— LOL
The laughter shone even brighter thanks to Mugeon’s timely support.
[1stGen1stAnniversarySongNovember5thRelease, let’s do our best. I won’t trip you up, but just don’t trip over your own feet.]
It was a tongue-twisting statement, yet he spoke clearly.
Maybe he had quit being a pro and started streaming a bit.
But that act seemed like he was trying to win our Boss’s favor, which annoyed me for no reason.
… Should I kill him?
“I’m feeling anxious, so can I team-kill you before you trip me up?”
— Hey, LOL
— You really don’t hold back, do you? LOL
— Violent cuteness, whoa!
— That malicious instinct keeps popping up, LOL
[1stGen1stAnniversarySongNovember5thRelease, we’re on the same team. We can’t shoot each other. You said you’d come in first, right?]
“I’m not as famous as Mugeon. The reason I got known was for taking down trolls. If I trip you up, I’m a troll, right?”
[Then can I take down 1stGen1stAnniversarySongNovember5thRelease’s head first? Given the current atmosphere, it seems like I should.]
In the midst of our conversation, a teammate from the Supporter class intervened.
[Bro, I really want to win this internal match…]
… Before long, I was caught up in Mugeon’s pace again.
[Then make sure to manage 1stGen1stAnniversarySongNovember5thRelease well. If you carelessly let that person go, they’ll shoot you in the back. Right, 1stGen1stAnniversarySongNovember5thRelease?]
“Of course.”
— LOL
— Ah, LOL, this is crazy, LOL
— What’s up with Mugeon today? LOL
— Seriously, reading the nickname in full is driving me insane, LOL
People were astonished that Mugeon was reading the full nickname, but this was an unspoken rule and norm of this internal match.
In other words, reading the nickname was a basic requirement.
Now, Mugeon needed to focus on excellent sniper support.
Our team had to come in first.
To signify that, I picked ‘Crazy Shot.’
Because I was the best at it, I meant for him to adjust the combination accordingly.
Then Mugeon asked.
[But do you really use Double Barrel?]
“I survive in ranked games with just that and Smokescreen.”
Surprisingly, Mugeon accepted my pick without any fuss, even though he seemed like he would question the combination.
[Well, let’s go with that. The class balance is just right. Jikwon D can take the front with Double Barrel Crazy Shot, while my Hawkeye can control the area from the back. Our Supporter, Wonhyuk, can take the mid.]
Assault, Controller, Supporter.
These three classes, usually divided into Assault, Scout (area control), and Support, need to harmonize well to form a good team.
But I was the best at assault.
Fortunately, we had a decent sniper and supporter on the team.
In a way, Mugeon had accurately caught my intention.
Since we had to aim for first place among the top-tier players, I couldn’t completely ignore the combination.
In other words, my role in this squad was point assault.
To go and wreak havoc in the enemy camp.
If I could destroy them, that would be even better.
“I’ll drop the Smokescreen and run straight ahead. You all handle the leftovers.”
[That’s strange. Wasn’t 1stGen1stAnniversarySongNovember5thRelease in charge of handling the leftovers? I’ll down them, and you can get the kill.]
— Stop!!
— Bro, I feel like I’m losing my mind.
— 1stGen1stAnniversarySongNovember5thRelease 1stGen1stAnniversarySongNovember5thRelease 1stGen1stAnniversarySongNovember5thRelease 1stGen1stAnniversarySongNovember5thRelease
— Aaaah!
— Please stop!
— I’ve already memorized it; the 11th generation song is released on January 1st, right?
In fact, before today’s internal match began, every team had a common thought in mind.
It was Mugeon’s team.
No matter how much Mugeon was a top sniper during his active days, he couldn’t withstand the surrounding ambushes.
Because he was a sniper.
If one person attacked Mugeon, the attacker might die, but if two went, Mugeon would often end up dead.
Of course, if a backline and Support class focused on healing, shielding, and barriers were by Mugeon’s side, it would be a different story…
Was it when Mugeon’s team won an international tournament in the past?
When Mugeon, having captured the high ground, turned the shields of the surrounding teams into rags, and the other two team members cleaned up, leading to victory, perhaps that was when he preferred to hold his position alone.
So when we faced his team, if we overwhelmed Mugeon first, we could easily deal with the other two.
Snipers are fierce, but if you sneak up using cover, Mugeon also has limits to his reactions.
[When we meet Mugeon’s team, we take him out first, right?]
“No, the opposite. We need to take out the front line first.”
[I agree. It’s right to take out the headbutting dinosaur first.]
However, Jikwon D, also known as Signal Flare.
Only about one-third of the people knew who he was, while the remaining two-thirds found out by looking him up on the wiki.
In any case, he was a headbutting dinosaur who only knew how to charge.
In the pro scene, charging without accurately identifying enemy positions?
That’s practically suicide.
Even if you carry a grenade, it’s not invincible.
There are limits to how much it can obscure vision, and if you get too close, it’s all visible.
Moreover, the movements of pros are incredibly sharp.
In a game where the Time to Kill (TTK) is already long, if you add in the movements of seasoned players, there are countless instances where a single magazine doesn’t end the fight.
For a surprise charge to be effective, you need to take down one enemy first, but if you fail to do that?
Most of the time, the mid and backline reinforcements come rushing in, and the one who charged gets taken down.
In fact, one of the significant differences that separates diamonds from those above is the organic cooperation with this team, so Jikwon D’s reckless charge has a high probability of leading the team to defeat.
[Let’s draw aggro and take down either Jikwon D or Signal Flare first. If the Supporter gets lifted, we can pretend to take out the Supporter and then stab Mugeon.]
“Confirmed.”
[Okay.]
So,
Bang! Bang!
As the sound of Double Barrel echoed nearby, the players from Team C immediately ran toward the closest direction, taking cover behind a house and a wall.
The headbutting dinosaur trap was set.
As expected, pretending to fight and making gun sounds didn’t last long.
A canister spun through the air.
Bang—whoosh.
As the grenade landed, it immediately released a thick cloud of white smoke.
— Are you serious?
— This is a reckless charge, LOL
— The smoke doesn’t block everything, LOL
— As expected, headbutters can’t help it…
The Assault player, who was in the front position, fell back and reported.
[I’m slowly falling back.]
“I’m trying to eat it.”
It was too simple to fight, even from the chat’s perspective.
The atmosphere was one of wishing for Jikwon D’s soul as he was about to be surrounded and killed.
But,
Before the Assault could fully retreat from the smoke,
Something suddenly appeared, cutting through the hazy visibility.
Red hair cascading down and blue lipstick.
The two ignorant gun barrels pointed directly at him, and it was Crazy Shot.
[What?]
I was losing my mind.
The squad was about to surround the smoke.
If we got trapped inside, there would be no way out.
But disregarding that, she charged at the first visible target.
However, the Assault wasn’t inexperienced either.
Just because the gun barrels were close didn’t guarantee a kill.
In fact, the closer the distance, the harder it is to hit if you move vigorously—.
Bang!
Bang!
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[What, what was that?!]
— ?
— What just happened?
— No way, that shot accuracy is insane.
It wasn’t just a shield; it was a level 3 shield.
Just one level below the maximum level 4, meaning even if you got hit in the head with a high-caliber sniper rifle, you’d still have one shield left.
Yet the Assault fell cleanly to the two shots from the Double Barrel.
That meant Jikwon D had slammed most of the shotgun pellets into his head while making wild left and right movements.
And that was with the penalty of having a hazy view from the smoke.
“What the hell, what happened?”
[No way, is this a knockdown?]
“This isn’t a knockdown. Report the enemy’s position.”
[Where else? They’re in the smoke. Don’t go in; wait until the smoke clears!! This guy shooting a shotgun is suspicious.]
“Confirmed.”
As soon as the Assault went down, if the teammates had rushed into the smoke, they could have taken down Jikwon D within the 6 seconds of reloading the two Double Barrels.
However, the response was delayed.
They never expected he would go down in just two shots.
Although they had heard that Signal Flare was wreaking havoc with a Smoke Bomb Double Barrel, there was no data suggesting it would work against pro movements.
“Let’s throw a grenade.”
[Confirmed.]
As the two from the Supporter and Controller classes took cover, preparing to throw a gift toward Jikwon D trapped in the smoke, that was when it happened.
Crazy Shot, with her pigtails flying, burst out from the smoke.
This time, she appeared near the Supporter.
As soon as they confirmed by sound that she was cooking the grenade (delaying the explosion to detonate upon impact), she dashed out of the smoke without a moment’s hesitation.
Bang! Bang!
Once again, the Double Barrel fired twice, taking down the Supporter player.
[Crazy.]
By the time the Controller circled back after dropping the grenade, Jikwon D had just barely slipped back into the smoke.
As they tried to form a shot group on the expected escape route, they only managed to scratch the shield a little.
“That speed of escape is something else…!”
The Controller quickly took cover.
“No way. I’ve never heard of a diamond doing this. Are you really a diamond? Not a pro?”
— What the hell, for real?
— The women’s league champion team was getting wrecked by the general league’s third string, but this doesn’t seem right, LOL
— They don’t even seem like a Jikwon D at all, LOL
In the meantime, another smoke bomb puffed out, covering the area in white smoke.
The place where the smoke was spread was right in front of the wall where the Controller was hiding.
They had a rough idea of where the cover was.
Staying still there meant they were about to be charged with a shotgun.
As the smoke gradually spread over the wall, the Controller was left with two choices.
Either enter the smoke and face them head-on.
Or retreat further back and wait for the smoke to clear.
In fact, the former was their usual playstyle.
But somehow, the scenes they had just witnessed were so absurd that they couldn’t do it.
The moment they entered the smoke, it felt like their head would be blown off.
With no other choice, the Controller began to run away from Jikwon D, planning to revive their teammate after getting out.
The Double Barrel’s range was so short.
If they ran with all their might, it would be practically impossible to chase.
But,
Wasn’t there something they were forgetting?
— Bang!
Crash!
“Oh damn. We’re screwed.”
Jikwon D wasn’t alone.
Unless they quickly finished off the approaching figure, the only thing left was Mugeon’s sniper shot that had taken position behind them.
As the shield shattered, Crazy Shot burst out of the smoke like the wind.
The muzzle of the Double Barrel was once again aimed directly at the Controller’s head.
Bang!!
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Author’s Note (Author’s Afterword)
The next chapter will probably be posted after the World Cup ends…!
See you all after the finals…!
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