Trying Out Gunner Ground (2)
The player 'BeanBulletMan' was a skilled Gold Rank. Before every ranked ga, he always ward up with a regular match.
"Crack!"
"With skills like these, you think you can handle base?"
He snickered at the knocked-out player. 'Knocked out' in-ga simply ant loss of control, not actual unconsciousness, so the opponent could hear him.
"Tsk, you should at least co geared up for looting."
He finished the downed opponent with a pistol and then switched to his sniper rifle.
"Now, let's see..."
He was in a three-story building within the military base. He had cleared out the other players inside and found a sniping spot.
'This round is going well.'
He had gotten a sniper rifle and even an 8x scope from the start. It was as if the ga was pushing him to snipe—and that was his specialty.
He settled by the window and scanned the other buildings.
'By now, there should be people holding down each building.'
The initial firefight at the military base was long over. In other words, only the skilled had survived, the weak filtered out.
"Got one."
At that mont, a player appeared on the second floor of the opposite building. The enemy hadn't spotted him yet. He imdiately held his breath and lined up his sights.
Just as he was about to squeeze the trigger—
'What the—?!'
With a bang, the player he had in his scope collapsed backward.
[PerfectPlay 》M4A1》 GGOnTop (HEAD SHOT!)]
The kill ssage popped up simultaneously.
'An M4?'
That was an assault rifle, not a sniper. So was the shooter in the sa building?
He hurriedly adjusted his scope and scanned the window. At that mont, another player was peeking from a different building, capturing his line of sight.
'I'll take this guy out firs—'
He quickly tried to line up the shot. But then, he heard another gunshot and saw another death.
[PerfectPlay 》M4A1》 SprayAndPray (HEAD SHOT!)]
Another kill ssage appeared.
Seeing that, he instinctively dropped to the floor.
'Shit... What is this?'
Maybe the earlier victim hadn't been in the sa building after all. So, where was the shooter?
His eyes darted to the HUD, which displayed directional cues. The direction of the last gunshot flashed red.
'Wait, that's...'
But sothing was off.
There was nothing in the direction indicated on the compass. To be precise, there was nothing but an open athletic field with very little cover.
Even a Gunner Ground newbie would know that concealnt and cover are vital, so everyone avoided the field.
'A bug? No, that can't be.'
There was no way the system was wrong.
He took a short breath, grabbed his sniper rifle, and pressed up against the window. The mont he swung his scope toward the field—
"... What the?"
There was soone in his magnified scope. But the figure was already aiming the muzzle his way as if he'd been expecting him.
Another gunshot rang out. With a sharp crack, the scope shattered, and his vision went black.
[It happens. Sotis, luck just isn't on your side.]
[PerfectPlay 》M4A1》 BeanBulletMan (HEAD SHOT!)]
The death ssage appeared above.
"No way! What the hell is that?!"
The player 'BeanBulletMan' could only spew curses.
* * *
Lee Gyeongbok glanced at the system ssages with a faint smile.
― Wowwww lol crazy
― Sniping with an M4, seriously!
― Not even a 4x, but with a damn dot sight
― Back-to-back shots and kills, insane
― I can't believe what I'm seeing hahaha
― What did you see? Could you even see anything?
― Fr, godple shot so fast you couldn't react
― All that matters in this world are results!
― The"The"The"The"The"
― Na please stop with the repetition!
The viewers couldn't contain their amazent. This was on a different level from what they knew.
"I told you, it's fine."
Lee Gyeongbok responded nonchalantly, glancing at the chat.
― Going to the field is usually suicide hahaha
― Haha, that's only for weaklings!
― Fr lmao, all those people warning him went quiet real quick
― If Godple says it's fine, it is!
― Don't trust common sense, trust Godple!
-[Purplen][Purplelelujah] (prayer emote)
There was a reason Lee Gyeongbok knowingly took such a risk.
"How long does it take to sweep each building one by one?"
If he went to the open area, enemies would show themselves, making it easier to pick them off.
― Nobody knew... Nobody thought it was possible!
― Haha, next ti I'll just shut up and watch
― What kind of skill leaves all the backseat gars speechless?
― Is this real genius...?
― Now that he's shown it directly, nothing left to say haha
― Please, don't try this at ho.
― Wow lol, there should be a warning label on this stream
― No, but seriously, how do you do that?
While viewers playfully spamd the chat, Lee Gyeongbok's face grew serious. His sixth sense warned him that an enemy remained.
'Running away?'
But that uneasy sensation was fading. Lee Gyeongbok moved quickly.
The question marks in the chat coincided with the sound of an engine.
― Oh!
― He's escaping!
― Smart move, haha
― For real, you gotta run when you et him
― Yeah, gotta survive no matter what
― Thought we'd get a full base wipe, too bad
The viewers expected the player to get away safely. He was in a vehicle, after all, and pretty far already.
Even for Purple, killing him seed impossible.
'I can get him.'
But Lee Gyeongbok was the man who made the impossible possible.
Instantly, his focus zeroed in on the moving vehicle.
Every muscle cell from his shoulder, arms, waist, and stabilizing legs followed his will. His body beca rock-solid, allowing perfect aim.
'If you wait to react, it's too late.'
His sixth sense spread out and delivered information—the wind's speed, the vehicle's acceleration and direction, and the ti the bullet would take to arrive.
All that fused into a ntal image. Almost as if there was a trace of the vehicle's future path.
Lee Gyeongbok instantly understood that was the spot where the bullet would et the car.
'Here!'
Everything else was routine. Aim, then fire.
The whole process took less than three seconds.
― You're actually going to shoot that?
― But where is he aiming?
― Why's he aiming at empty air?
― Wow lol, he's actually going to do this?
― If it's Purple, he'll probably hit, haha
Most of chat was confused by his actions. Only a few realized what he was targeting.
With a gunshot, the bullet cut through the air.
[You have knocked down 'EscapeKing' with a headshot using your 'M4A1'!]
A system ssage appeared.
Apparently, the opponent had been wearing a helt.
-???
― What? What is this?
― He actually hit?
― Wow haha, lead shot godlike
― Single shot lead? For real?
― That's legendary
― For a master craftsman, this is standard
― Isn't lead shot usually done with full-auto?
― Is this guy even human...?
Lead Shot.
A difficult technique, it ant predicting a moving enemy's action and firing ahead of them.
You had to calculate speed, direction, distance, and bullet travel ti—only then did it work.
Even skilled players typically fired bursts to increase their hit odds when leading shots.
― What, ex-special forces or sothing?
― Yeah, did he train to take out northern boars or what?
-???: I'm here to end this war
― Single shot lead with a dot sight, insane lol
― Ugh, seriously living up to the userna
― Purple newbies are finally seeing the light
― Haha, the level's just different
― Hyung? How did you do that!
― Thanks to Geno, we know Purple
As viewers got hyped, Lee Gyeongbok let out a soft breath. Maybe because there were no more enemies around.
His honed sixth sense swiftly settled down, as if returning to its right place.
He glanced at the chat window and frowned.
"How did I do it? Well... If you see it, you shoot."
He answered simply.
Lee Gyeongbok had no way to explain his feeling. Even if he tried, he instinctively knew the viewers wouldn't understand.
― Haha, already explained it but keeps getting asked.
― Don't see it with human eyes—see it with godly eyes.
― The answer is reincarnation.
― Haha, rerolling is the only solution!
― SSR's and normal characters aren't the sa lol
― So this is that open-book test thing, right?
― For real, even if you know, you can't do it
― GasgASGAS! Maximum trolling detected!
Lee Gyeongbok smirked at the chat's reactions and approached the stopped car.
Opening the driver-side door, the knocked-down player flopped out.
"Whoa, this guy's had too much to drink."
― Lolololol
― The disrespect, wow
― His true colors show again!
― Fitting for a Black Company CEO, haha
― Purple/scandal
― Soone put this on the Plant Wiki!
Joking about the KO'd player being a drunk, he baited the crowd.
With a grin, Lee Gyeongbok reversed his pistol grip.
"Well, let's see you get ho safe."
― Safe return (tank emote)
― At least use a bullet!
― Haha, not even worth a bullet
― Godple, I thought you were nicer but scary
― Look at those viewers distorting the story lol
Amused by the audience's chaos, Lee Gyeongbok finished the downed player. Just as he was about to get in the car, sothing on the fallen player's waist caught his attention.
"A smoke grenade? Oh, and you've got a frag too."
― No, you said you'd send him ho!
― Sleight of hand, what is this?
― Why's sleight of hand in this ga lol
― Viewers have lost it
Catching on, the viewers sward the chat, and Lee Gyeongbok shrugged.
"I never said my safe return service was free, did I?"
The chat burst out in a 'lol' spam. He casually grabbed the explosives and climbed into the vehicle.
"Got full attachnts, plenty of bullets. I'll wrap up looting and go get more kills."
He smiled and floored the accelerator.
― Wow, godple's kill declaration!
― Why is he so scary?
― Murder smile (actually killing)
― Barbarian ta, let's go!
― This isn't just a barbarian. This is [Per][fect]Barbarian.
― Hurry! Go go go!
The vehicle headed straight for the military base exit, the bridge. With wrecked cars and trucks everywhere, he couldn't go too fast.
'Hmm?'
Halfway across the bridge, a subtle prickle tickled his nerves. Quickly, he scanned that direction.
Soone was definitely hiding.
"When the base gets crowded, soone's bound to be camping here in ambush."
Lee Gyeongbok threw out the comnt, and the chat imdiately responded.
― Yep, true
― Wasn't gonna backseat since I figured you knew haha
― Is the checkpoint ta still a thing?
― Still common in regular gas
"Oh, so that's called checkpoint ta?"
He chuckled and slowed, stopping completely.
"Don't want to pay a toll, so let's prep a bit."
His next action sparked a flood of question marks in the chat.
― No way lol
― What's even happening?
― What's he plotting?
― Is this [Per][fect] ta?
― Haha, this is hilarious
― Is he so kind of broadcast genius?
― Kyuha! Kyuha! Kyuha!
But when they saw the result, everyone had a blast.
* * *
At the end of the bridge, behind an abandoned truck, a player was waiting.
'About ti for a bite.'
'Checkpoint' play was pretty efficient. By targeting survivors from the popular military base, you could score solid loot.
You got the rewards without risking the base firefight.
But, anyone who survived the base was bound to be skilled; not without risk.
'Gotta finish them before they get out of the car.'
Still, the odds favored the ambusher—drivers couldn't react as fast.
Worst case, the player crossed the bridge on foot—but that was still even trade.
'Hmm? Here they co...!'
Just then, a vehicle noise sounded in the distance. He grabbed his assault rifle.
The car sound got closer. He steadied his breath and leveled his muzzle at the enemy.
"What the—?!"
He was stunned. A car was coming toward him, billowing with white smoke.
Totally unexpected, he froze for a beat but—
'Smoke grenade? Did they pop a smoke?'
He quickly pieced it together.
Given the car's speed, he wasn't actually driving but using montum. The smoke grenade hid where he was sitting.
"What a joker."
He scoffed and pulled the trigger. Bullets pounded the driver's and passenger's seats in rapid succession.
Soon, a click—the magazine was empty.
'What the...?'
He quickly took cover and changed magazines. No knockout or kill ssages appeared—so the enemy was still alive.
'No need to rush from my end.'
He listened intently, waiting for the smoke to clear. Finally, the smoke dispersed, revealing the inside of the vehicle.
"What the..."
But contrary to expectations, no one was in the front or rear seats. He imdiately aid his muzzle behind the car.
'Was the car a decoy?'
His shooting earlier had given away his position. Maybe they wanted him to waste his mag.
That ant the real threat was probably crossing the bridge. He rushed over to the stopped car.
Then he spotted sothing odd near the driver's seat.
'... M4?'
A fully kitted-out assault rifle lay on the ground. And at that very mont—
"I was wondering when you'd show."
With a clunk, the trunk popped open and a voice sounded. As he whirled, startled—
Bang!
A single shot sent him sprawling backward.
[PerfectPlay 》P1911》 LootGoneWrong (HEAD SHOT!)]
Lee Gyeongbok hopped out of the trunk and shook out his hands.
― Lol, totally fell for it
― Who'd think to hide in the trunk lol
― Incredible
― No one else would use a full-kit rifle like that!
― Who thinks to toss a smoke inside a car?
― This is Gunner Ground? What have I been playing...?
― The victim must be so salty
― Viewers, don't try this at ho, okay?
― Yeah, sure, if you can trunk-jump headshot, go ahead
As his trap succeeded, the chat erupted in cheers. Lee Gyeongbok, seeing their delight, felt pretty good himself.
[Combat Zone is shrinking! Hurry up!]
Right then, a system ssage popped up. Lightning started flashing in the clear sky.
― Ohhhh, zone's activating
― Feels like it's a bit faster today?
― Godple wiped out the base lol
― Yeah, the rest must be totally shocked
The reduced survivor count had triggered the zone. Lee Gyeongbok quickly pulled up his hologram map.
"Hmm, bit of a trek. Guess I'll take the car..."
He checked the safe zone location and turned, but trailed off.
― Turned it into a beehive, eh?
― That thing's gonna blow up halfway there lmao
― Grand ventilated edition
― Even the car jokes are on point
― Going to be scrapheap material right off the lot
Since he'd used it for bait, the car was in bad condition. Laughing, Lee Gyeongbok just grabbed his assault rifle.
"Oh, there's a bike over there."
Luckily, the player camping the checkpoint had left his bike. Not as sturdy as a car, but much faster.
Lee Gyeongbok hopped on and grabbed the handlebars.
― Haha, looks cool
― Nothing manlier than this
― That macho sll
― It makes wanna grab a sawed-off shotgun
― Or maybe an Uzi haha
― Yeah, when you're on a bike, shooting one-handed looks aweso
― Godple's a barbarian, so is this the Red Hare?
― Red Hare lololol
― LMAO, even has the blaze decal!
Responding to chat, Lee Gyeongbok shouted,
"Let's go! Hyah!"
At his signal, the bike's engine revved and sped up.
― Haha, he actually responded to the chat
― So sweet~
― Barbarian, let's ride!
― It's hunting ti!
― I'll chase you down!
― Clay enthusiasts, infiltrating everywhere!
― Newbie (7 kills)
― Lmao, already at 7 kills
― How many more will die before it's over?
The viewers watched in excitent, full of anticipation.
After all, the new zone ant all the next prey would soon gather.
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