Aggro Hunter 32

“Rainbow hyungs, give us buffs!”

“Kikikii!”

TralalaleroTralala was a DPS-support hybrid player who alternated between attacking and buffing with his slingshot. When TralalaleroTralala shot buff skills at the men wearing rainbow rubber gloves, their strength temporarily increased and their morale was boosted.

“Hyung, because of the skill cooldown, we only have one chance. We need to break through all the way to the blue roof right now!”

“Did you hear that? Our rainbow hyungs, I trust you! For the children, advance!”

“Uwaaaaah!”

The rubber glove men shouted battle cries and picked up speed. As their advance speed increased, stragglers began to appear one by one. The blue rubber glove man holding the fence at the very back tried to save a fallen child but ended up becoming zombie food together with them.

“Huk, huk, our child fell behind!”

“U, uwaaaaak! Save me!”

“Mom! Dad…! Uwaaang!”

“Don’t look back! If you want to live, only look forward!”

By the time they arrived at the blue-roofed building, the formation had completely collapsed.

TralalaleroTralala, who jumped down from the roof, entered the building first and swung his slingshot around everywhere. Then the survivors entered, and lastly, Pyeonghwa set up a barricade with heavenly silkworm thread before—bang—closing the door.

The survivors, who had numbered 63 until Phase 1, were now down to 24.

*

“Are you really sure about this? Yoon Gyeom-nim, you have a lot of grievances against Pax too. Even now, come over to this side and together…”

—No, I’m fine.

“Tsk.”

When Yoon Gyeom firmly refused through the team voice chat, a displeased sound popped out between CardCaptorChanmi’s teeth.

Nam Cheolsu, who was sitting backwards on a Viking ride chair backrest smoking a cigar, sneered at her.

“Hey, CardCaptor. Just how many times are you going to throw yourself at him and get rejected? Do you like that ahjussi that much?”

“He said he’s arriving soon, so just prepare properly.”

“Me? Well, I’m always ready to stick it in. Hehe.”

“Stop saying weird things! I’ve told you how many times that my subscribers are young?”

“I was talking about shoving bullets into his head, you know? Geez, what were you thinking?”

Nam Cheolsu, who had just been touching his belt and smiling meaningfully, shrugged his shoulders while spinning his revolver once as if he’d never done that. Crazy perverted bastard… CardCaptorChanmi ground her teeth and whipped her head around.

<Last On> was as brutal as it was realistic. For viewers who weren’t logged in or watching with minor accounts, it was broadcast in a clean version. Profanity and sexual harassment were also covered with beep sounds, but subtle remarks without subjects like that weren’t blocked.

CardCaptorChanmi’s subscribers, dressed in princess-style outfits dripping with lace, with twin-tail hair, using trump cards and a staff as weapons, were mainly young girls. Her subscriber designation was also ‘Girls.’

In her chat window, comments from girls like ‘Unnie ㅠ hang in there ㅜㅜ’ and ‘Unnie, I should cheer for your team but I don’t want to because of Nam Cheolsu ㅠㅠ I’m sorry..ㅜ’ continued in succession.

‘What on earth is Yoon Gyeom thinking?’

CardCaptorChanmi glared at the distant Ferris wheel. At the very top, a person’s silhouette could be faintly seen. It was Yoon Gyeom.

Yoon Gyeom, who had always been an attacker both during his Hunter days and when he was a pro gamer, volunteered to be a scout in this match. It was because, being his first login since retirement, he didn’t think he could perform at his previous level. Seeing that his rank, which had been Challenger during his player days, had dropped to Platinum, that statement seemed to be true.

The team members welcomed Yoon Gyeom’s retreat to the rear. Not only ImaDdakDae and Nam Cheolsu, who wanted revenge on Pax, but even game broadcast BJ Miella didn’t want to take on a support role. If Yoon Gyeom fell back, they could step to the frontlines, so there was no reason not to welcome it.

However, CardCaptorChanmi, a support-type player, was dissatisfied that her plan to aim for broadcast angles as a duo with Yoon Gyeom had fallen through. The fact that the dealer she was paired with instead of Yoon Gyeom was Nam Cheolsu, who harassed her at every turn, contributed to that dissatisfaction.

Yoon Gyeom said he’d sold off the longsword he used to use, and participated in the match with just a telescope dangling from him. As soon as the match started, he ran to the Ferris wheel and found Pax with the telescope. Then he observed Pax in Phase 1 and informed his teammates of what he discovered. Position, weapons, play style, etc…

Thanks to that, they were able to position themselves at the Viking ride in advance and wait for Pax, but CardCaptorChanmi felt uneasy, as if Yoon Gyeom had some other purpose.

—Nam Cheolsu-nim, Chanmi-nim. Pax and TralalaleroTralala entered the blue-roofed building on the right with the survivors. Prepare for combat… Uurk!

Places that weren’t safe zones continued to be attacked by zombies. Even from a distance, the Ferris wheel swayed greatly as if it would collapse at any moment.

“Yoon Gyeom-nim, the Ferris wheel looks like it’s going to collapse. Shouldn’t you come down now?”

—I’m still fine.

“Ah, yes~ Of course you know what you’re doing, Yoon Gyeom-nim.”

—You mustn’t let your guard down, Chanmi-nim. Pax is smart. The reason he chose the amusement park map is also to offset his lack of experience by using NPCs…

“Yes, yes, I get it.”

Yoon Gyeom evaluated Pax very highly. Even if he wasn’t particularly good at physical combat, he said he was a friend with exceptional spatial perception and situational judgment. He was convinced that ImaDdakDae being attacked by NPCs and surrendering in Phase 1 was also a scheme Pax had set up, and warned them to be careful.

The team members listened to his words in one ear and out the other. If his combat abilities weren’t outstanding, there was no reason for them to be wary of Pax. Analysis and actual combat are different. No matter how good one’s brain power is, to properly utilize that intelligence, one’s physical abilities must support it.

CardCaptorChanmi and the other team members thought Pax had just lucked into the NPCs’ bizarre behavior in Phase 1.

“That Yoon Gyeom bastard got cursed out like crazy even when he was a player for playing defensively, and he’s still the same. Why should we be so careful against a newbie and an elementary schooler?”

Nam Cheolsu sneered while chewing on the cigar clenched between his teeth. CardCaptorChanmi agreed with his words, but didn’t want to reveal that she shared the same opinion, so she changed the subject.

“I’ll use my skill as soon as the back door opens.”

Booming sounds echoed from everywhere, and the zombies’ cries became increasingly eerie. She didn’t know how many survivors had entered the blue-roofed building, but since zombies targeted places where many people were gathered, they wouldn’t last long.

Two trump cards were generated in CardCaptorChanmi’s hand. The moment the back door opened, she planned to pour the buff skill onto Nam Cheolsu and the debuff skill onto Pax.

“Forget it. What buff do I need against a guy like that?”

“What?”

“I don’t need it, so don’t do anything and just cheer from behind.”

Nam Cheolsu waved his hands dismissively, rejecting CardCaptorChanmi’s support. Her pride wounded, CardCaptorChanmi demanded an explanation.

“Ha, if you’re not going to accept buffs, why did you say you’d go around with me?”

“Obviously because you’re a woman. A support girl at that.”

“Support, girl?”

“But if I’d known you’d be this prickly, I would’ve just solo played like ImaDdakDae. Support girls don’t even have that sweet, gentle charm, and it’s really…”

CardCaptorChanmi was so dumbfounded that she missed her chance to retort. She knew there were people who treated female supporters like trophies, but this was the first time she’d been disrespected to her face like this. Moreover, she was a top-ranked player among pure supporters.

“And change your clothes. Men don’t like that princess style. You have a bust, so why wear something that makes you look fat?”

“You son of a…!”

CardCaptorChanmi, flushing red and blue with anger, barely swallowed the curse that was about to burst out while looking at the girls in her chat window.

[Unnie he’s really like a crazy bastard;; don’t give him buffs!!]

[Nam Cheolsu apparently assaulted an elderly man collecting trash for blocking his way ㅡㅡ]

[Wow really ㅆㄹㄱ unnie don’t get involved with him]

Normally people would restrain themselves knowing they were being filmed, but Nam Cheolsu didn’t care. He was a thug who had dragged around all sorts of controversies during his player days—character controversies, abuse of power controversies, assault controversies, and various other incidents and accidents.

“Huuu…”

CardCaptorChanmi took a deep breath and calmed her mind. Her opponent was a dealer. Even in terms of skill, he, being a former pro, was far ahead. Fighting with him would only be her loss.

When she flicked the two trump cards backward, the cards smoothly disappeared in midair. As he wished, she intended not to give him buffs. Ever.

[Eh did she get scared of Nam Cheolsu? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[I’m watching Pax’s broadcast alternating and Chanmi is ㄹㅇ no fun]

[? Shut up ㅠㅠ Influx is going crazy ㅠㅠ]

[Ahㅡㅡ If you don’t understand Chanmi’s vibe just leave]

When CardCaptorChanmi sat down on the Viking ride chair, the influx viewers and existing subscribers started fighting. CardCaptorChanmi crossed her arms and glared at Nam Cheolsu as if to see just how well he’d do.

“Yeah, just watch obediently like that.”

Nam Cheolsu smirked and sneered. With all her skills specialized in buffs and debuffs, she would normally be a quite useful supporter, but not right now.

‘I can’t kill that bastard that easily.’

Though his final career ended at the second-tier league, Nam Cheolsu was a player who boasted outstanding skills worthy of even expecting first-tier league offers during his active days. The reason the club couldn’t let him go despite dragging around all sorts of scandals was undoubtedly his skill.