novelraw Chapter 52 : Purge Day (3)
Chapter 52 : Purge Day (3)
Purge Day (3)
[PerfectPlay 》S686P》 American Beef (HEAD SHOT!)]
[PerfectPlay 》S686P》 Australian Beef (HEAD SHOT!)]
[GENOME 》AK47M》 Leon's Matilda]
A string of kill messages appeared one after another.
The two players who had come to farm at the ruins turned pale.
"Of all places, why here...!"
"I told you we should go to the training base instead!"
The two of them were just good-natured (?) players who wanted to enjoy a duo ranked game. But it was only after they landed that they realized streamer Purple and Genome were together.
"What...! You said it was fine too!"
"Tsk, whatever. If we die now, our MMR goes down the drain."
"Yeah, let's retreat for now."
[PerfectPlay 》S686P》 Matilda's Leon (HEAD SHOT!)]
While exchanging these brief words, their duo team disappeared. The two swallowed dryly and moved away.
"Hey, wait a sec...!"
"Ugh, what!"
"There's a level 3 helmet, a level 3 helmet here!"
What stopped one friend was the so-called "ddukbaegi"—a ballistic helmet. And not just any, but a level 3, the strongest type.
There was one such helmet in a room beyond the open hallway.
"Let's just grab that and go."
"Are you nuts? We need to bail now!"
[PerfectPlay 》S686P》 Lettuce Monk (HEAD SHOT!)]
[PerfectPlay 》S686P》 Young Radish Monk (HEAD SHOT!)]
With gunshots echoing from afar, more kill messages appeared. It was clear Purple was heading their way.
"You secure the car! I'll grab the level 3 helmet!"
"Hey!"
Leaving his friend behind, he dashed into the room. Worried his location would be given away, he slid quietly along the floor before arriving.
'There's a vest too!'
Inside, not only was there a helmet, but body armor as well. He quickly donned the gear and turned on his radio.
Players in a duo could communicate through this radio even at a distance.
"Hey, this is huge! Jackpot!"
〈Quick, get out! I found the car!〉
"Geez. Fine, I'm coming!"
〈Hurry u...〉
His friend's voice hesitated, then gunshots rang out over the radio.
What happened?
[GENOME 》AK47M》 Fatty Boy Here (HEAD SHOT!)]
A kill message popped up, showing his friend had died.
[Your teammate has died.]
[Don't lose hope! If you survive to the end even alone, Korean beef is yours!]
A system message followed that was hardly comforting.
'Damn...! At this point, I'll just rat it out.'
He quickly equipped his gear and held his breath. With the current situation, making a move would only make him a target.
But he didn't know.
He didn't know that streamer Purple had a very special ability.
"Oh, you picked up some nice gear."
"Uwah!"
With a metallic click, a voice sounded behind him. Honestly, if it were real life, he might have wet his pants in fright.
"I don't want to ruin that level 3 helmet and vest—would you mind taking them off and handing them over?"
It was because streamer Purple, Lee Gyeongbok, had found him but didn't kill him right away. He thought fast.
"Pu, Purple sir? It's an honor to meet you!"
"Oh? You know me?"
"O-of course! I'm really a fan! I started playing because of MadGunner videos!"
He raised both hands to signal surrender.
'First, I have to survive!'
He wasn't even trying for first place.
For MMR's sake, surviving was his main goal for now. So he decided to claim he was Purple's fan.
"Ah, I see."
"Yes, yes! I'll give you my items, just please let me live? I really want to raise my rank..."
"Alright, sure."
Surprisingly, the reply came easily. He cheered internally as he placed the helmet and vest on the ground.
"Thank you, thank you so much! As expected of Godple!"
"Oh, you don't have to thank me."
Lee Gyeongbok laughed as he picked up the dropped items and raised his muzzle. Instantly, the man's face turned to terror.
"Pu, Purple sir...?"
"Just kidding."
Lee Gyeongbok answered simply.
"You're not really my fan, are you?"
"What?"
"If you were, you'd be watching the broadcast."
The moment he realized, the muzzle spat fire.
[PerfectPlay 》S686P》 Weakling Here (HEAD SHOT!)]
And just like that, another duo team lost the game.
- Ah lol this is pure Q-tube gold www
- Pretending to be a fan and caught red-handed?
- lol you have to be watching the broadcast to be a fan
- The effort was admirable, but big brain fail lol
- Woohoo! Got level 3 helmet and vest!
- Ah, he was a good treasure goblin ㅠㅠ
The viewers were very satisfied with Lee Gyeongbok's handling.
〈Purple, this guy even brought the car over.〉
"Oh, I'll be right there."
Lee Gyeongbok immediately left in response to Genome's radio. Outside, genome had arrived with a pickup truck.
"Not bad. Even though it's not fast, the engine is the quietest."
- Pickup truck at Koonas is standard lol
- Seriously, you'll get heard with any other car because of the engine
- Unless you're just going for a mad charge, driving a car around is risky anyway lol
The viewers agreed with Genome's reasoning. Lee Gyeongbok nodded lightly.
"Oh, this is a gift from me. It doesn't quite return the favor for the costume, but..."
"What? Wait, the level 3 helmet and vest!"
- You're calling that a gift?
- Gift (with blood stains)
- Gift (robbery)
- Lol, it *is* "worn" though
- As expected of [Black Company]...!
- [Black Company] specialty: Recycling freebies as bonuses
- Savage, so savage!
- Why do people treat Genome like a Black Company employee!
- Lol, in a zero-to-hundred bus, a helmet is basic!
The viewers chuckled at Genome's surprised reaction.
"But... am I the only one who gets to wear this?"
"Oh, yes, yes. I should show off the costume since it's a gift."
Lee Gyeongbok added with a smile.
"And honestly, I don't really need armor anyway."
- Wow! This is it!
- For anyone else, it'd be massive bravado, but with Godple it's truth lol
- If you don't get hit, why bother with armor? ???
- Just kill first, why worry? ???
Lee Gyeongbok just shrugged at the chat's reaction. Genome hesitated, then tossed the helmet into the back of the truck.
"Then I won't wear it either."
"Huh?"
"I mean, I have pride too! Since we matched costumes, I can't be the only one wearing it, right?"
But he immediately grinned mischievously and gave a thumbs-up.
"I'll gratefully keep just the vest then."
- Lol, compromise between style and practicality
- Our hyung is embarrassing wherever he goes!
- Being wishy-washy makes it even more hilarious lol
- This is killing me, seriously
Not only the viewers, but Lee Gyeongbok also laughed.
'So this is why streamers do co-streams.'
Broadcasting alone is fun, but doing it together makes the content so much richer. Just having Genome around brought all sorts of scenes.
Lee Gyeongbok smiled contentedly and headed for the driver's seat.
"Alright, since we're done here, let's move right away. I'll drive."
"Huh? Purple, you?"
"Yes. I'm the shotgun user, after all."
While driving, it was hard to respond with a shotgun. It made more sense to let Genome, armed with an assault rifle, sit in the passenger seat and shoot.
- Honestly, feels like Godple could handle it with a shotgun too lol
- Is this because you don't trust his driving?
- Kingly suspicion activated!
- Considering Godple's driving... yeah, this is it.
- Godple is perfect even with a steering wheel, lol
"Well, that's not entirely off, either."
As the viewers teased, Lee Gyeongbok didn't deny it.
"Hey, I'm a good driver!"
- I drive like a king!
- This is hilarious wwwww
- How long since Genome got treated like this lol
- For real, I've only seen that look on his face back in the rookie days
- Godple is laying down the law today
- Purple-Genome chemistry is insane
Genome was a professional streamer. Rather than stubbornly insisting the opposite, he chose to go for what would be more entertaining for the broadcast.
"Well, I'm the GPS today, right? I'll just enjoy being carried!"
He obediently moved to the passenger seat. Lee Gyeongbok smiled as he started the truck.
"The circle isn't in yet, so let's play it safe and circle the edge for now."
Given the presence of stream snipers, genome recommended safe play. But Lee Gyeongbok disagreed.
"Let's just head for the training base instead?"
"What?"
"It's not that far, and I bet nobody has cleared it yet, so it should be easy to handle."
Actually, that wasn't the only reason.
'Let's eliminate those snipers first.'
Lee Gyeongbok recalled the four snipers who jumped together. They were likely teaming, so they probably survived at the training base.
If they managed to finish farming there, they'd become a threat, so it was better for the broadcast to deal with them early.
"... Is this what they call ballsy judgment?"
Unaware of Lee Gyeongbok's real intentions, genome's comment got chat lively again.
- Lol! Ballsy meta, still going strong!
- Don't you know speedgame meta? Lol
- Lead me to the battlefield!
- Is the GPS broken? Doesn't understand the owner's mind lol
- For real, experience in broadcasting shows—you need to know your place!
Chastised by the playful chat, genome immediately bowed his head.
"Ugh... I haven't cultivated myself enough to read the oracle. I'll guide you right away!"
― Oracle" lmao
- Immediate guidance
- I'm crying for real
- He's got so much banter today
- After being treated as just a mouthpiece, he's proving himself lol
Truthfully, "guidance" just meant pointing in the direction of the training base and following the road there.
As they proceeded for a while—
"Hmm?"
Focusing his senses, Lee Gyeongbok heard a heavy engine sound.
'What's that?'
Hearing it meant it was within the range of his sixth sense. But oddly, he didn't feel any hostility.
Instead, he sensed the sweet feeling of a valuable item. He glanced at the side mirror and saw a black armored truck following them.
"Oh! That's a package truck!"
"Package truck?"
"Koonas's specialty!"
― WA! He doesn't know about the package truck!
― This is why you can tell Godple is new to GunG lol
― Seriously, the cognitive dissonance is real
― Info) The package truck will be explained by Genome.
― Dude lol that's not the info we wanted!
― Is this a Speedwagon moment?
― No thanks, speedwagon!
Checking chat, genome spoke up.
"Simply put, it's a supply vehicle. When it takes enough cumulative damage, it stops and drops a supply crate."
"Ah, I see."
"Tsk, but it's a shame though."
"Why?"
"As you can see, that thing's an armored truck. It's not easy to stop it. Usually you just circle, wait for it to be low health, then loot it, or challenge it if you've got an alabang or explosives..."
Genome trailed off, taking out a couple of grenades from his belt.
"These two won't cut it."
Lee Gyeongbok checked chat, and most agreed with that. But he tilted his head.
"So we just have to stop it, right?"
"Huh? Ah, that's true."
"Then let me borrow one of those."
Lee Gyeongbok snatched one of the grenades from Genome's hand.
"Hang on, what are you planning?"
Genome's eyes widened.
- ????
- He's gonna rob the package truck with one grenade?
- What's he hinting at?
- Why am I getting excited about this?
- Somehow, if it's Godple, it'll work lol
- If it's [Per][fect], it works!
Most viewers felt the same way Genome did, but underneath was a rising sense of anticipation.
"Wow, I'm shaking. Is this my chance to witness a miracle firsthand?"
Genome hesitated but decided to hype things up. If Lee Gyeongbok said he'd do it, maybe it was possible.
- Something big is coming!
- Spoiler: He succeeds with just one grenade
- Spoiler ban, please!
- No way;; that seriously works?
- Maybe he's planning to blow up the pickup truck instead?
- Lol, it's possible
- Nah, the package truck can handle that kind of explosion
- He'll just lose his own car!
Everyone's expectations were sky-high. Lee Gyeongbok gripped the grenade and focused.
'There's only one shot at this.'
The speed of his pickup truck was slower than the package truck. If he got overtaken, it would be hard to catch up again.
With his current equipment, shooting at the back of the package truck was hopeless.
'I have to finish this with just one shot.'
With heightened senses, Lee Gyeongbok's awareness grew razor sharp.
The salty smell of the sea breeze hit his nose, the engine roar of the incoming armored truck filled his ears, and he could even feel the texture and the tiny scratches on the grenade in his hand.
But his sixth sense filtered out all unnecessary information and presented him with only what was needed.
'I can do this!'
That aggregate of sensory data revealed a path—and how to follow it.
All he had to do was move on instinct.
As soon as the package truck pulled up beside him, Lee Gyeongbok smoothly tossed the grenade out the window.
Right at the intersection of the trajectory he'd predicted, using his sixth sense, and the moving path of the package truck—
That was where the rapidly spinning wheel of the package truck met.
"Huh?"
Genome burst out in surprise as Lee Gyeongbok's senses snapped back to normal. He quickly jerked the steering wheel.
The explosion came right after.
With a thunderous explosion, the package truck lurched to one side and toppled.
- !?!??!?!?
- What just happened? How did that work?
- Wow... is this real?
- Threw a grenade from a moving truck and stuck it in the spinning wheel of a faster truck
- What kind of insane bull is this lol
- No way;; does that even make sense?
- [CRABTALK][CRABTALK][CRABTALK][CRABTALK]
- When did they add this emote?
- LOL, crabs really can talk
Chat exploded as the clip went wild. Meanwhile, Lee Gyeongbok gently braked and brought the truck to a stop.
"No, no, this... how...."
Genome stared at the toppled truck in genuine shock. So much so that his clipped pronunciation was gone, and he just kept repeating himself like a broken toy.
"No matter how sturdy it is, it's still just a car. Without its wheels, it's just a lump of metal."
Looking at Genome, Lee Gyeongbok smiled nonchalantly and opened the door.
"Alright, time to open our present."