Chapter 564
At this point, not many teams remained on the battlefield . Among them were Athletico from Oceania, Vega from the Commonwealth of Independent States, and seven other teams from Europe and the Americas .
As for teams from the Asian region… there was no need to mention them .
It could be because this was a professional tournament whereby the other teams were playing very tightly, or it could be because they had very strong synergy .
Together they stood, and together they fell .
Moreover, Liu Zilang was the only lone wolf, the other surviving teams had at least two members .
In the fourth circle, many teams would have had certain ideas regarding airdrops, though not many would be daring enough to make their move .
The rugged terrain of Georgopol Hills was packed with dense foliage and was suitable for hiding . Thus, the players in the area were holding themselves back and observing silently .
A jeep and an orange sedan soon came into view as it drove straight into the middle of the field .
The few teams that were hiding and sneaking about in the surrounding area were confused: Which hot-headed youth dared to pick up the airdrop?
Therefore, some teams made sure there were no opponents around before they took out their guns to deliver some welcoming shots .
A split second later…
“Bang!”
A gunshot that sounded like a stapler rang out!
It looked like someone had gently massaged the ears of one of the members of the ambushing team .
In the next moment, liquid splashed from his head, as though juice had splashed out from a watermelon hit by a sledgehammer .
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“SKK-Satan killed VegKeeN by headshot with M24!”
Lightning reflexes!
A precise headshot!
There was a momentary pause in the ringing gunfire as the headshot was delivered .
Everyone instantly realized that this team was not a group of hot-headed youths, but a team of boss-level characters!
Of course, not everyone was cowed by their appearance, such as Shroud of C9, who was currently located at the Three Warehouses .
Known as “North America’s Number One Genius”, Shroud was one of the “Twelve Titans” within western FPS circles .
Even when facing a “God-level” opponent like SKK, Shroud did not feel even an ounce of fear .
This was because reality often differs from fantasy .
Challenging someone in a higher tier was not impossible .
In the realm of competitive eSports, tiers were mostly just acknowledgments of past glories and were not indicative of an insurmountable skill gap .
No one was immortal . It all came down to delivering the killing blow at the right opportunity .
Shroud was now at one of the entrances of the Three Warehouses . He was in complete concentration as he raised his crosshair toward Satan and his teammates, who were now nearing the airdrop crate .
On each side were Western players with superhuman reflexes . Furthermore, both teams were more than three hundred meters apart . With the support of teammates, even if someone managed to strike down an opponent, it would not necessarily lead to a total wipeout .
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It would be hard to determine a winner over a short time .
Even so, both sides were instant-sniping each other with high magnification scopes such that the audience was kept at the edge of their seats!
Liu Zilang, who was lying prone behind a boulder at the foot of the slope, was also at the edge of his seat .
The airdrop crate had, of all places, landed squarely in front of him . It was truly agonizing having to look at the crate and not being able to loot it .
It was even more agonizing that SKK, the team that eliminated his teammates, was right under him .
Liu Zilang was seven or eight meters above SKK, but with only three or four meters of horizontal distance apart .
What a moving scene!
Liu Zilang figured that it would be impossible that a three-player team like SKK would not notice if he were to swap weapons or pull a grenade pin .
Right now, he could only lie motionless on the boulder . It looked like he was even breathing as lightly as possible, as if he were practicing tortoise breathing…1
As the saying goes, patience is a virtue!
On the Hua Xia commentary platform, Lord Rong smacked his lips and smiled . “Tsk tsk… It must be unbearable for Vic to be unable to do anything to his sworn enemies . ”
“Mmhm, but I think that it isn’t necessarily a bad thing,” Su Changming commentated as he looked at the tournament screen . “He might seem safe hiding behind the boulder, but with the airdrop crate nearby, he could have easily been spotted by other players scouting the area . With SKK defending the spot, it’s exactly like having three threshold guardians at the door . You won’t see random brats trying to poke around . ”
Lord Rong nodded but subsequently furrowed his eyebrows . “Hmm… you have a point, but what happens if the third last circle refresh happens away from the hills? How will Vic be able to run to safety?”
“Haha, that’s a good question . We’ll just have to see Vic’s tail…” Ruo Feng stopped mid-sentence, faked a cough, and continued, “Ahem, we’ll just have to see his… stalking abilities . ”
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After experiencing a moment of confusion fromRuo Feng’s comment, the audience in Chinese livestream channels gave a flurry of responses .
“Tail? Tail what? Don’t leave us hanging!”
“That’s Ruo Feng for you, still blessed with the gift of gab . ”
“Feng-chan, you’ve changed! Don’t you remember Miss from many years ago by Daming Lake?”1
“So what will Vic do this wave? Is this the end of him?”
“F*ck! Why are you being so useless? If it were me, I’d f*ck them up!”
“Yup, that’s why you’re here in the comments section with the rest of us . ”
“LOLOL… . ”
While the commentators and the audience worried about his predicament, Liu Zilang watched the people below him loot from the airdrop crate while feeling a little envious .
Stuck in a tight spot, there was nothing he could do .
In the next few moments, he saw Vivian facing him before tossing away the SKS on her back . Then, he watched as she reached into the airdrop crate which was oozing tantalizing red smoke and swapped into a sleek black MK14 EBR with a bipod!
When he saw the gun, Liu Zilang’s right hand tightened slightly around his mouse, but he calmed down immediately after .
Patience is a virtue!
He needed to be patient right now! None of that airdrop nonsense!
SKK’s motivation in this wave was to rack up their killcount, so they stayed put after looting the crate .
Seeing that they were on advantageous terrain, SKK set up camp right under Liu Zilang’s nose and started to scout their surroundings .
“Tut tut tut!”
“Tat tat tat!”
Chaotic gunfire suddenly exploded before dying down just as fast as it started .
Some players were not intimidated by SKK . Since their team was located in a highly visible spot next to the airdrop crate, the players thought that they could pick some targets while approaching the loot .
Under attack from all sides by multiple strong teams, it was somewhat impossible for SKK to kill everyone they saw Nevertheless, they did not lose ground .
The exciting exchange made the western audience gasp in shock!
Eventually, someone in the live audience noticed something off .
The caster panned the camera upward at Liu Zilang, who was hiding behind the large boulder diagonally above SKK .
He was wielding an M16 whilst firing to the rhythm of Karl’s M16 below . He was using the loud noise from Karl’s gun to mask his own shots and firing discreetly into the distance .
He had emptied almost half a magazine and had not been discovered!
Upon seeing this scene, the viewers, both live and online, were stunned speechless!
What versatile technique!