Chapter 18: Start Aiming Practice

Meanwhile, in Switch streamer Solnamu’s stream.

This stream was currently in a host- exclusive festive mood.

[Mission Accomplished: Win without dying once within 5 rounds]

[Prize Money: 150,000 Won]

“Wah f*ck…”

“Finally won, damn it.”

Curses escaped his mouth automatically at the prize money obtained after several attempts.

-Pity he won this

-Ah should’ve suffered more

“What…”

“Why do you like seeing suffering so much, you sadist bastards!!”

Perhaps thanks to the large sum of 150,000 won, a smile didn’t leave his lips despite the viewers’ reactions, visibly disappointed at his goal achievement.

-Since you won anyway, how about a few more rounds?

Of course, there’s a limit to everything.

Solnamu’s expression crumpled at the reaction telling him to play this trash game more.

“What more rounds, what more rounds.”

“Today’s broadcast ends with this.”

“I’m f*cking exhausted.”

Just as he moved the mouse to end the game, a clinking sound occurred, and a mission appeared at the top of the screen.

Clink-

[Mission : Achieve 3 consecutive wins in CreWar]

[Prize Money : 500,000 Won]

“….Eh?”

An exclamation escaped Solnamu’s mouth at the amount, clearly increased from before.

‘F*ck, really 500k?’

Perhaps he miscounted the number of zeros.

Solnamu blankly turned his head towards the chat window.

-What the, spending up to 500k just to watch that trash game??

-Really crazy lolol

-If you can leave after seeing this, then go ahead lol

At the chat window’s reaction, he had no choice but to retract the possible hypothesis that his eyes were mistaken.

“F*ck, is that really 500k?”

Even for streamers belonging to major corporations, getting 500,000 won in a single mission wasn’t common.

Although he prided himself on being a veteran in the Switch streamer scene, such jackpots didn’t happen often.

‘But still, playing that again is kinda….’

500,000 won was indeed a significant amount, but playing again, the other users are just too damn annoying.

Normally, it was a condition he would have accepted without a second thought, but this time, he definitely had to hesitate.

However, that hesitation didn’t last long.

-Chicken?

-Chicken?

-Chick?

-Chick

-Chickened out

“What chicken, what chicken.”

“I’ll bankrupt you right now.”

The single word beginning to flood the chat window was enough to make him a moth diving into flames.

Regardless of the situation, that word was the ultimate provocation towards a man.

“Let’s see…”

“The host from earlier…”

As soon as the decision was made, Solnamu immediately went to the recent players list.

Among them, he was looking for the team leader who seemed Korean, whom he just met.

-Sending a friend request for more lolol

-Want that prize money that badly? lolol

-Hey Sol-ssi lost your roots?

-Lost your roots?

“What are you talking about, you guys never told me to play alone.”

Solnamu, having swiftly sent a friend request to the leader from the last round, looked at the chat and grinned.

“F*ck, this game already has so many weirdos.”

“Need at least one more human being.”

-Okay, letting it slide this time

-Honestly, this game has too many landmines regardless of rank

“Aigoo, thank you.”

The most important thing for a streamer is eloquence.

As if proving that rule himself, he continued conversing with his viewers smoothly like flowing water.

How long had it been since he started chatting with the viewers?

The awaited reply arrived.

[Yes, I’m okay with it.]

“Oh, they accepted.”

-Cheongha noona~

-What noona, what noona

-That’s 100% a guy

-Would a woman play this game lolol

“Why are you fighting over gender again…”

“Just play the game.”

Whether female or male, discussing the gender of someone you just met like this was rude.

Ding-

Along with the mechanical connection sound, Cheongha entered the room he created.

….Should I enter here?

Following Solnamu’s invitation, Cheongha quietly entered the duo room he created.

Ding-

“Um, hello?”

“….Ah, yes!”

“Hello!”

How long had it been since I offered the greeting?

A young man’s voice was heard.

-Oh shit, it’s really Solnamu

-Checked Switch, it’s legit lolol

-A small streamer like me getting a boost from a major corporation from the first stream!?

What boost, what boost.

I have no intention of growing my broadcast with the help of a major streamer from the start.

Some might say I’m being complacent, but this was also a conclusion I reached after my own deliberation.

In the first place, the main viewer base for me, a Vtuber, and that person would be different.

My broadcasting skills are still lacking, and if people just flow in briefly and then leave quickly, I’ll just feel a sense of deprivation.

‘Anyway, viewer inflow isn’t something I can control.’

For now, let’s just focus on improving my shooting skills.

Unless they mention it first, they won’t even know I’m broadcasting anyway.

While Ren was lost in thought, Solnamu started matchmaking for the next round.

“Um, I’m not good at shooting, so if we get the human faction, could you possibly lead?”

“Ah, yes!”

“It’s okay.”

“It’s fine to not be good at games.”

I was worried what if he got angry because I couldn’t play well, but thankfully, he seems like a reasonably good person.

-Who is this

-Sol-ssi wouldn’t be like this.

-Is this the first or second day this bastard’s weak to women lol

-Ugh disgusting…

-Looking for the person who said ‘bastards who can’t play games aren’t human’.

“….Be quiet.”

Meanwhile, Solnamu quietly suppressed his spasming chat window.

Where do these guys think…

‘Still, I can somehow make video content out of this.’

He finished calculating how to make the trolls met just now, the viewers’ chats, everything into parts of the video.

The video title could be something like ‘Met a beautiful woman in a trash game nobody plays.’

Before long, the sound signaling the start of the game rang out, and the two spawned in the same area.

“Here, you should just run around and pick up guns and stuff first.”

“Ah, yes.”

This place was called the Transmission Tower because of the large tower rising above the building.

It was a location famous for having many places to hide and a wide variety of guns spawning.

‘Something feels good about this round?’

A situation where he could get proper video content, and even getting assigned to the human team where he could utilize his skills well.

‘This is an opportunity sent from heaven.’

A divine revelation to grasp 500,000 won (+ views) in his hands!

Although Solnamu was usually an atheist, in this situation, he felt like praying to any god.

“Um, are you roughly done looting?”

“Ah, yes.”

Solnamu, having finished looting to some extent, asked Cheongha.

The guns she was holding were an assault rifle and one shotgun.

‘A shotgun is reasonably decent.’

Shotguns were extremely powerful weapons at close range, but due to their pellet spread characteristic, they were often treated poorly in typical FPS games where distance fighting is important, pushed aside by other weapons.

However, here in CreWar, it was different.

Solnamu, being a broadcaster with a history as an FPS pro gamer, excelled at such analysis.

In this game, what people had to hunt were dinosaurs, not fellow humans.

Against small theropods like Raptors or Dilophos that charge in very quickly, it was better to use a shotgun that could finish them off in one hit at close range.

Against Tyrants, the dinosaur team leaders, it didn’t matter because their unique massive size meant even if shotgun pellets were fired into the air, one or two would hit anyway.

Against assault units led by Carnotaurus, just switch to the assault rifle and shred them when they charge.

Theoretically, it was the optimal armament capable of handling anything in this game.

‘Then the things to worry about are this person’s aim and the trash game hit registration…’

The hit registration wasn’t something they could control anyway.

Solnamu decided to check the aim first and spoke to Cheongha.

If nothing else, he could at least teach how to control recoil.

“Um, hey.”

“Could you try shooting at the wall once?”

“Yes?”

“The gun?”

This place was practically a sanctuary for humans anyway.

Whether gunshots were heard or not, it was the place dinosaurs would come to check first anyway.

Solnamu spoke to Cheongha, thinking of just teaching recoil control and quickly getting out.

“Ah, yes..”

At his words, Cheongha fired the gun at the wall right next to her.

Tatang-

The sound of bullets firing consecutively from the rifle she held was heard.

“Ah…”

Seeing the bullet marks left on the wall, Solnamu realized one fact.

This person is truly an FPS beginner.

“Um, when you shoot, don’t jerk it down sharply, just gently curve it down.”

“This game is a bit weird….”

Actually, her lack of experience was the direct cause rather than the game being weird, but he decided not to mention that specifically.

“Ah, is that so?”

At his words, Cheongha’s avatar’s eyes widened.

Wow, maybe because he’s a pro gamer, something feels different.

Doing as he said, the gun really did veer off to strange places much less.

“Oh…”

-Host’s expressions showing all over the avatar is damn cute lolol

-Doesn’t it look like a tsundere character in manga liking something new they encountered?

-Ugh, otaku sensibility…

-Anyway everyone here knows what we’re talking about lolol

“Ah, can you see all my expressions?”

At the viewers’ words, Cheongha hastily corrected her expression.

Well, it seemed too late though.

But since the viewers’ reactions are good, is it fine?

“Here, if those horned ones come, just jerk it like this and spray towards their heads.”

“Ah, yes…”

Just as Cheongha was receiving aim coaching from Solnamu.

Kieeeeek-

A piercing roar echoed from the floor below.