Behind the car on the slope.
The Russian girl Ferlyn poked a needle into her veins, and she saw her health level get restored instantaneously. Out of the blue, she had a renewed sense of her purpose in life!
Clink clank!
Shortly after, the two players heard a slightly metallic sound come from next to them.
‘What was that?’ the two players turned to look toward the source of the sound.
Both of them were petrified, and they stood there dumbfounded as they watched it roll down the hill.
Boom!
A bright flame flashed and debris flew everywhere!
An immense explosion pressed against their faces. Ferlyn and Ubah, who had just restored all of their health, were blown into the air. Afterward, they rolled down the hill.
Not long after, only two loot crates were left in place of them.
“4AM-Vic killed Navi-Ubah with frag grenade!”
“4AM-Vic killed Ferlyn with frag grenade!”
The live audience and live stream viewers nearly had their eyes pop out of their sockets upon seeing the two unbelievable kill notifications!
“F*ck, f*ck! What kind of sexy technique is that?”
“That’s a remote-controlled grenade drone, right?”
“Nah, I think it’s an all-terrain infrared homing grenade drone!”
“I don’t know what the guy said, but it got the job done alright!”
“Hahaha, Vic is truly the munitions expert! That explosion was so cool!”
“…”
Liu Zilang snapped his fingers after seeing his grenade had taken out two members of the ‘warring clan’. “Come! Follow your master to their crates!” He said while grinning.
“Sugoi! Shifu!”
Misaka Mikoto was starry-eyed. She cheerfully followed behind Liu Zilang.
The two people sprinted toward the back of the Mirado and saw two crates lying neatly there. They chuckled to themselves and quickly laid prone to examine their contents.
Liu Zilang opened Ferlyn’s crate.
‘Oh my!
‘What a feast!
‘Level three helmet!
‘Level three military vest!’
He scrolled further down the list and saw a noise-suppressed SKS with a full clip. He wondered where the two people had landed to get such high-quality equipment. Moreover, why they were being pursued so fiercely.
Unfortunately for them, they had been intercepted by Liu Zilang. Thus, their grand ambition was no more.
Although Ferlyn’s helmet and military vest had suffered various degrees of damage, it was fortunate that Liu Zilang’s ‘fueled by anger’ 8x scope AKM spray somehow did not cause too much damage to it.
As for the final grenade explosion, it was painless for them… a perfect solution to a problem, it managed to preserve the condition of Ferlyn’s helmet and military vest.
After taking his fill, Liu Zilang swiftly hopped onto the nearby Mirado. He felt a sense of contentment with his life.
He wished for a car and it was granted to him.
He felt a little sorry for having missed out on the motorcycle. However, who knew what fate would have brought him.
Indeed… he was gifted a Mirado sports car. Not to mention, two lovely loot crates.
Life was beautiful!
Liu Zilang was in a good mood. However, Misaka Mikoto’s mood was… not as good.
Liu Zilang had looted the crate of the Russian girl while Misaka Mikoto had looted Ubah’s crate.
It has to be said that even though Ubah was from a ‘warring clan’, he was nonetheless a chivalrous gentleman. Throughout the match, he had allowed Ferlyn to get first dibs on the best equipment and weapons.
That was why Ubah only had a level two helmet and a level one military vest. As for attachments…
‘Is that edible?’
Misaka Mikoto pulled a long face after she had finished looting. She turned to look at Liu Zilang who was sitting in the car. The latter was wearing a level three helmet and a level three military vest.
She turned to look at herself again and then at Liu Zilang.
She finally gathered her courage, and with a little apprehension, she asked, “Shifu… I want a level three helmet too.”
Liu Zilang, who was sitting in the car, turned to look at her. There was a slight amount of surprise in his eyes. He then said gently, “Oh, my obedient disciple, your head is made of iron. You don’t need a level three helmet.”
Meow meow meow?
Misaka Mikoto looked at Liu Zilang, confused. She had yet passed level 4 of the HSK[1] and was struggling to interpret Liu Zilang’s words…
Unexpectedly, a volley of bullets arrived from a distance!
Swish swish swish~!
Liu Zilang, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, had been watching his silly disciple in amusement.
He was just about to say something when two pools of bright red blood appeared on his head. Furthermore, his level three helmet shattered upon the impact of the bullets!
In a flash, Liu Zilang reflexively pressed the ‘F’ button and jumped out of the car!
It has to be said that Liu Zilang’s reflexes were extremely fast!
The moment he exited the car, before he could move any further, another spout of blood appeared on his body!
Liu Zilang’s last remaining bit of health was reduced to nothing.
He fell to the ground head first.
‘F*ck!
‘Who dares ambush me!’
Liu Zilang was stunned!
Immediately after, a system notification appeared on the top right corner of his screen.
“SKK-Vivian knocked out 4AM-Vic with Mini14!”
Liu Zilang felt salty when he saw the system notification. ‘Why’s it that crazy lady again!’
Something else made him feel even more like crap…
On the map, his and Misaka Mikoto’s locations were suddenly tinted red. Their surrounding area had become a red zone!
‘What the f*ck, are you kidding me?”
On the commentary platform.
“Oh my god! Vivian’s Mini14 is fast and accurate! Vic didn’t even get a chance to react.”
“Yup. Earlier, when the caster displayed their player cams, I thought I saw Vic turning his head to tell Menhera something…”
“Oh, is that so? Haha, it’s all his fault then.”
“His current situation is a little… well, even though he’s behind a car where Vivian can’t finish him off, the other pressing problem is that his location is now in the red zone.”
“Heheh, even though the red zone had been disabled by default on the tournament server, it was enabled in this match to increase its entertainment value. Who would’ve guessed that Vic would be lucky enough to be caught in a red zone, especially at a time like this.”
“We’ll just have to see if he’s god’s chosen or god’s forsaken.”
“…”
In the game, Liu Zilang found a suitable spot behind the car to hide behind as he waited for Misaka Mikoto to come to the rescue.
He did not expect Vivian to be so merciless as to not give him any chances nor for her to have learned tire-exploding skills from him.
She lifted her Mini14 and fired another volley!
First went the front tires of the car and then the back!
Hence, the car lost balance and slowly slid down the slope.
Liu Zilang was scared out of his wits when he saw this. He tried to crawl on all fours, following the car that was slowly sliding downward.
At the same time, he yelled at Misaka Mikoto, “Quick, quick! Smoke grenade! Throw a smoke grenade below me!
“Your master’s life is in your hands…”
…
[1] Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, or Chinese Proficiency Test, a standardized test for non-native Chinese speakers.