Chapter 25: The answer… will be revealed in 60 hours!

… — MovGun (Internet Broadcaster) Gallery — — — — — …  

[This guy’s toxicity is next-level LMAO]

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MovGun might curse when playing with friends, but I don’t think he ever swears during viewer participation streams lol 

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That MovGun let out all the swear words LOL 

[Comments]  

– MovGun763: Where the hell did this guy come from? LOLLL  

– MovGun292: I’ve never laughed while watching MovGun’s stream before, but today was just straight-up hilarious. I’m wide awake now.  

– MovGun744: Who knew watching a former pro get stream-sniped could be this fun?  

– MovGun893: No, but he’s not just your average troll ㅋㅋㅋ  

  └ MovGun893: Have you seen this guy play? He’s actually good.  

  └ MovGun114: When MovGun talks less = that means the other guy is good LOLL  

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… — MovGun (Internet Broadcaster) Gallery — — — — — …  

[This guy is the “real deal.”]  

I’ve seen a ton of random stream snipers over the years,  

but I’ve never seen one as detail-obsessed as this guy.  

Most snipers are just brain-dead one-trick trolls who ruin games with the same old tactics.  

Like constantly stealing kills,  

team-killing non-stop,  

or playing a support role but never healing or shielding the entire match.  

But this guy? He’s on another level.  

First, he stole MovGun’s kills and taunted him, but MovGun ignored it.  

So he switched it up he actually played so well that even MovGun, who usually doesn’t care about average players, took notice.  

That alone is insane.  

If you don’t believe it, go watch the highlight pinned on MovGun’s YouTube channel.  

The fact that the sniper almost matched MovGun’s speed means he’s at least around Master rank.  

Anyway, once he got MovGun’s attention, MovGun started getting anxious.  

At first, he didn’t take it too seriously, but then, right after, when he was clearing out a lodge on a hill,  

he rushed to finish off an enemy with a pistol just to make sure the sniper didn’t steal the kill.  

Then the sniper switched up his tactics again.  

Instead of stealing kills, he only looted healing items from the bodies.  

➙ He predicted that MovGun would be obsessed with securing kills.  

➙ The mind game was won by the sniper.  

This all happened within a few minutes,  

so even MovGun couldn’t help but get frustrated LOLOL  

[Comments]  

– MovGun105: So it wasn’t just me who noticed this LOL  

– MovGun864: Not all stream snipers are the same LOLOLOL  

  └ MovGun864: The ones who know how streaming works have their own special way of sniping.  

– MovGun949: Why do I feel like this guy is gonna end up in “Bba-jjik” soon? LOLOL  

  └ MovGun202: Why isn’t MovGun streaming right now?  

  └ MovGun842: Really Lmao  

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Stream sniping is a form of performance art.  

The ultimate goal is to catch the streamer off guard and share a laugh with the viewers.  

In other words, it’s not about making myself famous but about enhancing the entertainment value of the stream.  

A true pro sniper knows how to walk that fine line pushing just enough without crossing it.  

And because I’ve mastered that balancing act, even though I stream-sniped MovGun, I never acted purely out of malice.  

Just enough to make things fun.  

You could say my goal was to get a reaction worthy of high praise.  

[What the hell is this guy…?]  

The moment MovGun said that, I considered my mission accomplished.  

— LOLOL High praise achieved.  

— We got the legendary reaction.  

— Has he ever reacted like this outside of private matches? LOL  

Sure, I secretly dislike MovGun enough to criticize him in my head all the time,  

but that doesn’t mean I’d go out of my way to ruin the stream’s atmosphere just to mess with him.  

Besides, I had to start being mindful of his viewers.  

Right now, they’re laughing along with my antics,  

but at the end of the day, they’re on MovGun’s side.  

If he ever got seriously annoyed, they’d instantly switch gears to ’Who the hell is this guy?’  

And with an audience that follows a former pro,  

one wrong move and I’d be done for.  

If I make too many enemies, some of them will never let it go.  

Back when I was just another random basement-dwelling stream sniper, that didn’t matter.  

But now?  

Now, I’m a proud employee of Parallel, the company our CEO built.  

Sure, if our CEO were a ruthless boss who overworked us, paid us pennies, and delayed our salaries,  

I’d have no problem unmuting my mic and publicly declaring that no one should ever work for a company that starts with “P” and ends with “L.”  

But Parallel?  

At Parallel, sharing an office with the CEO is considered the best company benefit.  

This is my dream job.  

So instead of making enemies, it’s smarter to step back at the right moment and build goodwill.  

That’s how a professional troublemaker ensures longevity.  

Besides, at this point, I don’t really care whether I win or lose our bet.  

The whole reason I stream-sniped MovGun today was to see his skills for myself.  

And I provoked him with a wager to get him to play seriously.  

[Alright, I’m going all out now. You’re pretty good, so I can’t go easy on you.]  

— wooooah  

— MovGun’s getting serious!  

Time to see just how good a former pro really is.  

Is his skill something I can catch up to?  

Or is it a level only they can reach?  

tatatatatatat!  

Gunfire erupts nearby, and soon, the whole area answers back with a symphony of bullets.  

There it is.  

That’s the hot zone.  

I gotta get in on this!  

Excited, I rush toward the gunfire, spot a guy down the slope, and land a perfect headshot.  

Bang!  

But instead of my name appearing in the kill feed. 

{{MovGun >> (Kill) JangchungdongGrandmaBossam}}  

Huh?  

I glance to the side and there he is.  

MovGun had somehow caught up to me, sliding right past,  snagging the loot like it was rightfully his,  and casually strutting back over to me with the most smug expression.  

Then he drops a line that makes my blood boil.  

[Damn, stolen kills taste amazing. Have you really been eating these all by yourself until now?]  

Oh, so he wants to play dirty too?  

…Well, now I have to take this seriously.

*

MomoAnti was one of the strongest stream snipers MovGun had ever faced—both in skill and psychological warfare.  

In fact, it almost felt like MomoAnti knew MovGun personally, predicting exactly how he would react to each move.  

If a mentally weak player had been MomoAnti’s target, they might have completely fallen apart under the pressure.  

But MovGun was a pro.  

He had been through far worse in tournaments, situations where the mental strain was far more intense.  

More importantly, now that a wager was on the line, there was no reason to play gentle.  

Back in his pro days, as long as it didn’t break the rules, he would do anything to win.  

So MomoAnti’s kill-stealing wasn’t bad manners.  

It was simply the best strategy to win the bet.  

Which meant MovGun had every right to do the same.  

And looking at the scoreboard in the top-right corner, something was definitely off.  

— Survivors: 35 —  

Less than 10 minutes into the game, and out of 90 players, only 35 were left standing.  

Squads were getting wiped out at an insane rate.  

This wasn’t a ranked play.  

Even players who usually played cautiously and strategically in ranked games tended to charge in recklessly in casual matches.  

Since their rank wasn’t at stake, there was no reason to play safe.  

In other words, there was no time to hesitate.  

At this rate, the survivor count could drop to 10, then 5, in an instant.  

And once the player pool shrank too much, there wouldn’t be enough opportunities to rack up kills.  

“A pro should play with dignity?”  

What a joke.  

A professional gamer, when it came to competition, was the most ruthless and greedy creature in the world.  

Even someone as easygoing as MovGun became a beast when victory was on the line.  

— LOLOLOLOLOL  

— The game just got filthy LMAO  

— But the other guy started it, right?  

— This is a 100 to 0 matchup now lolol 

:: An anonymous supporter has donated 1,000 Clouds! ::  

:: As expected of a pro absorbing strategies at a pro-level speed cc::  

How did MovGun and MomoAnti start swearing at each other?  

It all went back to a tournament.  

During a high-stakes, prize-money competition, MovGun had gotten so caught up in winning that he accidentally let out a string of curses at Momo for making a critical mistake.  

He apologized afterward, and they ended up becoming close friends,  

but it was a clear reflection of how seriously MovGun took his games.  

— LET’S GOOOOOOO  

— Another stolen kill lolol 

— Wow, he really snatched that?!  

“Hmph.”  

This time, he got the steal.  

— NIIIIICEEEEE  

— Both of them are looking so desperate LOL  

“Not bad.”

After about 15 minutes of intense back-and-forth skirmishes, the battle for survival continued.  

Finally, the safe zone had shrunk to its limit, leaving almost no space to take cover.  

Three players remained.  

Among them, MovGun and MomoAnti were on the same squad, leaving only one enemy left.  

And at that moment, MovGun pressed the tab key to check the scoreboard…  

1p) MovGun – 13/0/3 – Damage dealt: 4,201  

3p) 무건은유명한모모안티임 – 13/0/3 – Damage dealt: 4,024  

– ?  

– Whoa, lol  

– This is a tie, lol  

– And there’s only one enemy left too, lololol  

At this point, viewers were incredibly curious about MomoAnti.  

Who exactly was this person, capable of going toe-to-toe with MovGun in such a brutal mudfight?  

If you heard about a sudden brawl at a mud festival, you’d probably just shrug it off.  

But if one of the fighters was a pro, it was only natural to wonder what kind of person the other was.  

This curiosity from viewers translated directly into mission donations.  

:: Mission ::  

:: Win the bet and hear their voice – 612,000 KRW ::  

MovGun was just as curious.  

Who was this sniper, playing so well without being a pro?  

They were clearly one of the top amateurs, at the very least.  

If he could just figure out their identity, he was already tempted to invite them to his next private match.  

“If I’d known this would happen, I would’ve invited them to the private match instead of that other guy.”  

But he already had prior commitments.  

For now, the best he could do was win the bet and get their contact info.  

That way, he could invite them anytime a spot opened up.  

“First, I just need to win this bet.”  

MovGun fiddled with his sniper rifle, glancing at MomoAnti.  

– “Wow, are they seriously never going to move first? Lol”  

– “They’re waiting for MovGun to engage so they can finish off the kill, lol”  

As the viewers pointed out, MomoAnti remained motionless in cover, waiting.  

They were clearly hoping to capitalize on MovGun’s engagement and snipe the final kill.  

That wasn’t going to happen.  

Checking his inventory, MovGun saw he had five smoke grenades left.  

That was more than enough to cover two-thirds of the already cramped battlefield.  

Without hesitation, he started throwing smoke grenades toward the likely location of the last enemy.  

Soon, the entire area was shrouded in thick smoke, making it impossible to see.  

– Whoa, is he a genius?  

– Damn, no kill steal for them now!  

– Now’s your chance, bro! Lmao  

In this state, even if MovGun spotted the enemy first, MomoAnti wouldn’t be able to steal the kill.  

On top of that, MovGun was now wielding a bow he had looted from a corpse earlier.  

It was completely silent, making it even harder to pinpoint his exact position during the fight.  

And with his ultimate ability fully charged, he could still track the enemy’s location through the smoke.  

MovGun surged forward.  

MomoAnti didn’t follow.  

They peeked out from cover but only stood there, staring in MovGun’s direction.  

’What? Did they give up?’

Before long, MovGun, who had been sweeping through the smoke, spotted the enemy.  

His first arrow struck their head two-thirds of their shield shattered instantly.  

The second shot hit soon after. With a metallic clink, the shield was completely broken, leaving the enemy’s health below half.  

One last arrow. If he could land just one more hit, the bet would be his.  

BANG!!  

A sharp gunshot echoed through the safe zone.  

Ping! A rainbow-colored panel spun in the center of the screen, announcing the game’s final result.  

<CHAMPIONS!>  

MovGun immediately checked the last kill log.  

{{MovGunIsAFamousMomoAnti >> (Head)(Kill) BanpoXiEntranceCamper}}  

A pistol icon. A headshot indicator.  

The final blow had been delivered by none other than MomoAnti, still standing at the edge of the smoke.  

They had shot straight through the thick haze and landed a perfect headshot.  

– WHAAAAAAT!! 

– Wait, what?  

– ???  

– How did they even hit that??  

– Holy crap, lololol  

– ??????  

– ??  

– Huh…  

Then, one of the viewers chimed in with a plausible theory.  

:: Anonymous donor has donated 1,000 clouds! ::  

:: Probably stream-sniped for the position, lol.::  

– Oh, that makes sense.  

– Yeah, that would explain it.  

– Ahh, I see, lol.  

“No.”  

But MovGun immediately shot down that idea.  

“That wasn’t stream-sniping just now.”  

Even with stream-sniping, the perspectives wouldn’t match exactly, and there was always a 3-5 second delay on the broadcast.  

There was no way someone could factor in all of that, calculate the timing perfectly, and land an instant headshot.  

At the very least, they should have missed once or twice.  

That meant this was either raw skill… or hacks.  

“MomoAnti, did you seriously land that shot just by listening to footsteps?”  

MomoAnti responded.  

[Sound. Mini-map.]  

MovGun exhaled sharply.  

So, they had used the mini-map—where the game displayed a small bubble marker showing which direction teammates were looking—combined with enemy footsteps to make an educated guess.  

But even then, MovGun wasn’t convinced.  

Estimating the general direction? Sure, that was possible.  

But pinpointing a headshot through complete smoke?  

No. Even as a pro, MovGun thought that was pure luck.  

“That was lucky. I lost fair and square.”  

But MomoAnti seemed to disagree.  

[Incorrect. That was skill.]  

…And truthfully, that was the response MovGun had been waiting for.  

If this wasn’t a hack, then what the hell kind of technique had they used?  

“…Would you mind letting me watch your gameplay sometime? I’d love to invite you to a private match.”  

Of course, this was also a convenient way to exchange contact information.  

But his offer was met with a swift rejection.  

[Unnecessary. You will see.]  

“? What do you mean?”  

MomoAnti’s next words were cryptic.  

[Reason. Revealed in 60 hours.]