Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 149

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Chapter 149

Bang!
As he squeezed the trigger with his index finger, the muzzle erupted with heat, firing a metal projectile.
The bullet traveled at roughly one kilometer per second.
Too fast to track its trajectory with the naked eye.
And too small for the eye to catch.
But the result was visible.
With a faint whistle of air, fire bloomed on the light aircraft.
On the fuselage just ahead of the cockpit, right before the pilot’s seat.

-Whoa!
-Why is he even good at long-range sniping!
-What if the gun was actually a sword all along?
-You know, bayonet fighting. A gun is basically a sword, so that’s why he shoots so well!
-Is every weapon just a sword in disguise?
-Indeed! The sword is the king of all weapons, supreme among all arms!

“I got it.”
Seo Jun spoke flatly, then handed the Sniper Rifle to Alpaca so she could verify the hit.
But Alpaca hesitated to take it, speaking with reluctance.
“Um, I feel like I don’t really need to check…”
“You don’t?”
“No. If you hit a person, you wouldn’t miss the plane.”
Is that how it works?
“Hitting the person was just luck.”
“That’s not a distance you can hit by luck!”
Rumi spoke up from the side, eyes gleaming.
The farther the landing point, the wider the area a bullet could possibly hit.
And the distance to the aircraft just moments ago was vast.
To the naked eye, the plane looked like a tiny speck, but through the scope, the entire aircraft fit in view—not just the target inside it.
How difficult would it be to hit exactly one point among such an enormous area?
And if it were luck, what would the odds of hitting that one point even be?
“Well, it’s a distance where I can’t guarantee 100 percent accuracy.”
Rumi and Alpaca understood what Seo Jun meant.
But still.
The two of them broke into grins.
“Alpaca? Our ace really seems to be modest.”
“That’s right. He’s mastered close-range frying pan combat and long-range sniper fire, yet somehow can’t make a simple guarantee. Surely it’s out of consideration for our viewers…”
Throughout all this, the car kept racing forward. The storm kept closing in.

-Is this true teamwork? Hahahaha
-I can’t stand excessive modesty. Have you any idea how often the captain bulls us?
-Alpaca, remember when you got scammed during that collab? Modesty? Modesty???
-Honestly, if I found a teammate like that in ranked who solo cleared the basement for me, I’d be ass-kissing immediately
-Hahahaha

“Ah… yes.”
Seo Jun didn’t respond further and picked up the Sniper Rifle again.
Before putting his eye to the scope, he checked the chat.

-Huh? The captain’s flustered? Haha
-He’s weak to direct praise? Hahahaha
-We finally found the exploit!
-Time to raid this boss monster!
-Since when do we raid streamers? Haha
-How else are you gonna beat a guy who deflects bullets with a frying pan?

As always, Seo Jun ignored the chat.
‘Why is raiding the default here.’
Through the scope, Seo Jun magnified his view of the aircraft.
Black smoke was pouring from the front of the cylindrical fuselage. It was on fire.
“One bullet and it breaks right away.”
“Yeah, but at least the Durability must be low for it to fail that easily.”
“Ah.”
Beside them, Rumi and Alpaca had taken on a more relaxed tone as they conversed.
Even to the naked eye, smoke was starting to become visible.
Seo Jun kept the descending aircraft in view and asked.
“So what happens to it?”
“Once the Durability runs out completely, it can’t fly anymore and has to land.”
Wind Sword’s voice came through.
“What about explosion?”
“Unfortunately, no explosion ending. Even if the Durability is fully depleted, it’s still able to land safely.”
Right.
If it exploded from one hit, that would be a balance issue.
Just becoming unusable after one hit is the right balance.
“So no matter how much we hit it, breaking through them seems difficult. What should we do moving forward, Seo Jun?”
Basically, the enemy launched first, the aircraft was a faster vehicle, and they had altitude—so the distance between them was still large.
So even though the aircraft could only descend after being shot, it was still flying high and ahead of them.
“What can we do?”
Seo Jun asked about the remaining options available to them.
He was asking about the standard way to play. After all, this was Seo Jun’s first match on Ground Zero.
“Hmm.”
Wind Sword thought for a moment before answering.
“Generally, we don’t close the distance. Unless the damaged aircraft does some stunt maneuver to escape—but they just need to land and leave. So if we push forward, the enemy can easily suppress us. That’s why we have no choice but to find a position and wait for the next circle to shrink, relying on Prayer Meta…”
The moment Wind Sword finished speaking,
Thwack!
A bullet came flying and embedded itself in the ground beside them.
The first enemy Seo Jun had killed was the person who landed the first shot on their vehicle.
And the bullet that just flew in was fired by the streamer next to that person, who had picked up the Sniper Rifle again.
The notable player Pado was driving.
Through the scope, Seo Jun was aware of this shift.
“Whoa! Why didn’t you say anything! Our car gets hit one more time and we’re done for!”
“I was worried you wouldn’t be able to hit us like this. Just keep driving straight and tell me about the other options.”
Swerving left and right to dodge would only be worse if they got hit.
And Seo Jun had good reason for his confidence.
The aircraft, seemingly mindful of Seo Jun’s attack, was tilting its body left and right erratically during descent.
‘How are they supposed to hit anything doing that.’
Thwack!
Another bullet came flying, but it missed and hit the ground behind them.
“See!”
Rumi and Alpaca nodded, as if this was normal.
Long-range sniping at that distance is difficult.
They were communicating this through eye contact, but really, the driving was just terrible, so they couldn’t hit anything.

-Hahahaha Pado is driving desperately so they don’t get hit
-Is that drunk driving? Should report it Hahaha
-Pado riding the waves? (Snort)
-Oh dear manager…

“Or, Seo Jun, we could just charge them head-on. We’ll have to break through anyway if the storm catches us.”
If the storm closes in while both teams are positioned, whichever team didn’t get picked for the Safe Zone and lacked enough Prayer Meta would have to move.
And then they’d have to face off against the enemy team that had fully secured their position.
Ideally, they’d be the ones positioned waiting for the enemy to come, but the odds are just 50%.
“Then let’s charge right now.”
A direct charge is better. When the enemy is disoriented.
“Yes!”
Wind Sword put more force into the leg working the accelerator. The speed didn’t change. They were already at maximum.
Meanwhile, Seo Jun’s gun barrel kept tracking the descending aircraft, whose pilot seemed intoxicated by the impacts.
The sufficiently lowered aircraft appeared to be trying to land on a large Hill nearby along its flight path.
Seo Jun had caught the aircraft’s flank properly in his sights.
As it tilted side to side like a seesaw, the pilot came into view, then was blocked by the wing, then visible again.

-It’s like a ride hahahaha
-It’s even funnier that the rhythm isn’t consistent hahahaha
-Pado’s driving great!

And.
As the wing came down.
Bang!
He pulled the trigger again. The distance was much closer now.
So his confidence was higher.
If the earlier Headshot was lucky, this one would be…
One second later.

[Geomsin14 –> 1898]

Seeing the Kill Message, Seo Jun smiled softly.
“Wow! But are we allowed to play like this?”
“Because there’s nothing else to do? I’m fine with it.”
“Alpaca, you like easy wins?”
“Yes!”
“Well, I’m still working, at least.”
That last comment was from Wind Sword. Seems they’ve grown closer through farming.

-Lol Pado almost became toast hahaha
-What’s toast?
-18 hahaha
-Ah
-Even the ‘ss’ came out. He got flustered haha
-Yeah, the plan completely fell apart because he hit it so well hahahaha

It’s unfortunate not to see the enemy’s face due to insufficient magnification.
Still, the overall situation was visible.
Pado had given up driving and climbed into the back seat. After all, it would crash on its own soon enough.
But then Pado picked up the Sniper Rifle and handed it to the user sitting next to where he’d been.
What was he planning?
The aircraft finished its drunken descent and was now descending steadily. It was too easy to see now.
‘Is he telling them to take a shot?’
Bang!
A gunshot rang out.
But no Kill Message appeared, and Seo Jun silently passed the rifle forward to Alpaca.
An awkward silence fell over the moving car.
The three teammates quickly exchanged glances with one another before speaking.
“Ha ha! Ha ha ha! Even monkeys fall from trees sometimes!”
Alpaca spoke as she took the rifle.
“That’s right. There’s nothing strange about missing! Did the Headshot not connect? A Headshot ratio over 30% is insane!”
Rumi chimed in.
“Or maybe the enemy is wearing a Level 3 Helmet like you, Seo Jun. That would tank one sniper shot.”
Even Wind Sword, while driving.
Seo Jun let out a soft laugh and drew out a Frying Pan.
“What, do I look like some executive who messed up his golf swing to you? Just aim at that enemy over there.”
“Ha ha, understood!”
Alpaca watched Seo Jun’s expression carefully.
She wondered if maybe Seo Jun was panicking at experiencing failure for the first time, but thankfully that didn’t seem to be the case.
Instead, his eyes seemed to be gleaming with something.
That was…
Amusement? Or had he spotted something interesting?
Relieved that it wasn’t the typical frustrated genius facing ordinary failure, she put her eye to the scope and found the aircraft, when—
At that moment.
‘Huh?’
Something black.
No—a bullet was coming straight at her head in a line.
In a split second, Alpaca couldn’t react at all, and she thought:
‘I’m done for.’
But.
Bang!
Something blocked her view. She pulled her eye from the scope to see what it was.
It was a solid, sturdy iron plate—the greatest weapon on land, a Frying Pan. And following that Frying Pan came—
“Why’d you stop shooting?”
Seo Jun, standing proudly atop the car’s hood, came into view.
“Yes? Yes!”
She couldn’t say anything about trusting in him while taken aback like this.
Instead, she put her eye back to the scope and could now grasp the situation.
The aircraft had crashed into the Hill. The remaining two teammates had quickly gotten out, positioned themselves, and were pointing their guns at them.
The important thing was the other one, Pado in his underwear, was standing beside them holding a Frying Pan instead of a gun.
Now she understood. Why Seo Jun had found this amusing.

-Lol
-Is this the start of Mutual Pan Blocking Exchange? Hahahaha
-They’re playing like this? Hahahaha

“Take a shot.”
Seo Jun’s voice came from up front, and Alpaca aimed at the head of the enemy sniper who was now positioned.
Her finger tightened on the trigger.
Bang!
‘Wow. He blocked it.’
Pado protected his teammate with the Frying Pan just as Seo Jun had.
Clang!
And at the same time, a sound came from up front.
‘He blocked it.’
This time the comment was about Seo Jun.
The Mutual Pan Blocking Exchange had begun!
The distance kept closing.
Alpaca fired several more times.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
But each one was blocked.
However.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The fact that their attacks were also being blocked, combined with the absurdity of this situation, was actually hilarious.
“Try a different spot, not the head.”
“Understood.”
Following Seo Jun’s instruction, Alpaca, lying prone, aimed not at the enemy’s head but at the lowest part of their neck.
And.
“Oh! They couldn’t block it!”
Seo Jun smiled hearing the news that the enemy shooting had been Knocked Out.

-Ah haha it’s over
-Pado was a fake copy of the captain, he was just timing head blocks
-It was just batting practice! Hahahaha
-Swing and a miss!

After all.
‘Can’t just let it slide after he blocked a bullet and taunted like that earlier.’
His pride as a streamer was calling out to him. He had to answer the Provocation.
Seo Jun didn’t ignore that inner voice, and he spoke to Alpaca.
“Now throw the sniper rifle away.”
“Huh?”
“Just drop it on the ground next to the rifle. And Wind Sword?”
“Yes?”

* * *

It was over.
Pado stared in disbelief at the car approaching the Hill.
More precisely, at the new streamer standing tall and proud on its hood.

-Hahaha crushed them didn’t ya
-Crushed them on the first match
-Yeah blocking with a frying pan isn’t for just anyone haha
-Still, they fought well. Against a god, this is a respectable showing
-For real

Did things go wrong when he lost a teammate on the aircraft?
Or when the first shot missed?
‘Damn it.’
He needed to save his teammate, but the moment he rushed to rescue, the car would arrive.
That would be the end. No, it already was.
Still, he vowed to himself that he wouldn’t die to sniping, that from now on he’d show his viewers that he could see and block—and he waited for what came next.
But then Alpaca, holding the Sniper Rifle, threw the gun outside.
“What?”

-Hahahaha another taunt
-Dokkaebi got hit like this
-That’s the signal for a One-on-One

Ah.
One-on-One?
He understood the intent.
Pado immediately began descending the Hill.
He’d lost the game anyway—this way he could at least recover his Honor, and if he somehow won, even better. The game was lost, but.
One-on-One.
Could he win?
He wasn’t sure, but he wouldn’t go down easily.
Stomp, stomp, stomp.
As Pado descended the Hill, a Jeep Truck-like vehicle drew near, and
Vroom!
“Perfect. Let’s see who uses the Frying Pan better…!”
Pado gripped the Frying Pan firmly, steeling his resolve, when—
Huh?
Why isn’t it stopping?
The vehicle struck his body and drove right through him.

-Hahahaha traffic accident lmao
-Is this the deer ending? Hahahaha
-You ordered a One-on-One and we sent you a Reincarnation Truck instead^^
-???: “Let’s see who uses the Frying Pan better!” *screech* *bang!*
-And btw it was full throttle so no screech hahahaha

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