Kar98K Upon Touchdown!

Even gods die to vehicles!

Kim Doohwan had not believed in the saying when he had first heard it.

In his mind, it was merely a superstitious belief without scientific backing.

However, hearing the rumble above his head, he was slightly dumbfounded!

EscA, who had never encountered such a situation before, lifted his head to look at the smokescreen ahead of him. “Is this… a landslide?” he asked in confusion.

However, Kim Doohwan stood motionless, thunderstruck. His lips were quivering.

The scene was all too familiar to him…

“Quick… run!”

“What?”

“Quick, run, damn it!”

His last three words escaped his mouth at full speed. Kim Doohwan was close to becoming hysterical as he shouted those words.

At the same time, like a cat whose tail had been accidentally stepped on, he lunged from his hiding spot.

On the big screen of the tournament, Kim Doohwan was seen dashing in the direction of Li Muqiu and Gao Yunyang. He did not care about the danger he would face.

‘No matter what happens, I won’t die like that again!’

If he had a choice, he would rather die by Li Muqiu and Gao Yunyang’s hands!

Unfortunately, though…

A lot of things in the world were up to fate.

Bang!

A loud crash was heard from within the smokescreen, reminiscent of the Chinese mythological tale where the water deity Gonggong smashed Mount Buzhou.

The next instant, the pickup truck was parked on top of them lashed its ‘tail’!

On the big screen of the tournament, the front of the pickup truck was seen to have swung in a crescent shape from the crash. Like a windshield wiper, it swept the confused EscA and the panicky Kim Doohwan off their feet!

Smack!

Smack!

Earlier on, Li Muqiu and Gao Yunyang had just moved into range and were hiding behind a low slope. They were getting ready to make their move when they suddenly saw a silhouette heading toward them!

‘What the hell?’

‘Is he a diversion?’

They were taken aback for a short moment.

However, Immediately after that, they were even more surprised when the person who was dashing toward them suddenly flew into the air.

Was that… a standing start?

While still under shock, the two players rushed forward to investigate!

Hence, they saw a minibus lying on its side and a smashed pickup truck next to it. They immediately understood what had happened.

The corners of their lips twitched.

‘What kind of jinx is this?’

Together, they turned their heads toward Pecado.

The desert map was flat and vast. Theoretically, anyone could have pulled off the trick.

However, at that time, they did not suspect the culprit to be anyone else other than Liu Zilang!

That was the ‘trust’ they had as former teammates.

They had every reason to believe that only Liu Zilang was despicable enough to do something as mentally-crippling as this.

It was not only Li Muqiu and Gao Yunyang who had that thought.

Kim Doohwan had waited a long time for such an opportunity.

He had spent a great amount of effort in deceiving his teammate, the trigger-happy EscA. His grand plan toward obtaining the chicken dinner was like stepping on thin ice.

Even in his dreams, he did not expect… His grand plan to be terminated by a minibus just as he was about to take his first step!

Furthermore, he was killed in such a despairing, shameful, yet familiar manner! Kim Doohwan could only think of one person who could have done it!

That person was none other than Liu Zilang!

Shortly after, Kim Doohwan and EscA left the competitors’ area. Kim Doohwan was muddle-headed while EscA had a gloomy look on his face.

As they left the stage, Kim Doohwan turned around to look at the big screen on the stage.

Coincidentally, the caster was replaying the earlier ‘accident on the slope’.

On the screen was a person wielding a Win94.

The ID on his head showed “4AM-Vic”!

Liu Zilang had aimed at the wheels of the minibus parked near the top of the hill and fired three shots!

The bus toppled!

It started sliding down the hill!

After that… was the replay of Kim Doohwan’s worst nightmare!

Creak creak!

Kim Doohwn found himself subconsciously grinding his teeth and clenching his fists!

‘It’s him!

“I knew it… it had to be him!

‘Ah ssi!’

After his initial fit of anger had subsided, he looked at that player on stage and felt a wave of helplessness.

‘Was he destined to be my nemesis?

‘But…

‘I can’t cope with this feeling!’

…

In the match, Liu Zilang was stunned when he saw the two kill notifications appear on his screen.

He would have had no sense of shame if he said he had not done it on purpose.

However! He really had not known that the two people on the slope included Kim Doohwan.

He recalled the countless times that person had been killed by his various vehicular stunts and felt like someone was gazing at him with innocent eyes. He shuddered.

‘I’m sorry, bro!

‘I promise!

‘I’ll kill you properly with a gun the next time we meet!’

He was mumbling to himself when Misaka Mikoto, who had been firing nonstop, suddenly stopped shooting!

Misaka Mikoto looked like she was about to jump out of her seat. “Shifu~! Shifu~! I hit! I hit someone!” She cried out with unbridled joy.

Thump!

Liu Zilang’s heart sank.

‘Are you serious?

‘How did you even do that?’

He turned around and saw a bald person kneeling at the north-eastern corner of Pecado. On the other hand, he saw that person’s teammate taking the opportunity to escape to a low slope not too far away.

That bald person who was kneeling seemed familiar…

A notification appeared on the top right corner of the screen!

“Menhera-chan knocked out 4AM-Longshenjuezzz with M416!”

Liu Zilang’s heart skipped a beat!

He was going to say “Let’s take it easy and not kill him”, but the words had not yet left his mouth when he heard another “Bang bang bang!”

Afterward, Long Shenjue, who was kneeling on the ground, had blood spurt out from various parts of his body.

He kicked his legs and died.

“Shifu! Shifu! I killed one!” Misaka Mikoto said proudly, puffing out her chest.

The corners of Liu Zilang’s eyes twitched. He choked on his words as he spoke, “You… did a really great job!”

“Ah, it’s nothing, heheh.” Misaka Mikoto thought her master was praising her, so she replied bashfully, “Shifu did the really greatest job!”

She tried to imitate Liu Zilang’s accent.

After speaking, she chuckled at herself. It was as if she was amused by her own inaccurate pronunciation.

Liu Zilang laughed alongside her…

It was his coping mechanism!

‘Don’t you think your master is being humble with you?’

He looked at Misaka Mikoto with some soreness and spared a moment of silence for his team coach, Long Shenjue.

‘He doesn’t get that many chances to appear on stage… and now he’s gone…’

A second later, Liu Zilang decided to go ahead and loot Long Shenjue’s corpse to stem the river of sadness that flowed in his heart…

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