Picking Up Fragments

The small map's circle is closing very quickly. In the jungles of Southeast Asia, figures are running towards the center.

Standing at a high vantage point, Jiang Siming possesses the skill "Eagle Eyes." As long as someone appears on the screen, none can escape Jiang Siming's field of vision.

"Southeast, 120 degrees, one target, taking care of it first."

Jiang Siming reports to the audience and opens the scope. With a slight movement of the mouse, he immediately aims at the player running through the jungle.

Despite the opponent's evasive movements, Jiang Siming's shot is unerring!

As the 98k bullet leaves the barrel, a spray of blood blooms from the person's head, and they fall lifeless.

The audience in the livestream hasn't even had a chance to cheer.

"105 degrees, another one, a bit far, my sniping will have to depend on luck."

After saying this, Jiang Siming shifts the scope, revealing another moving figure at a considerable distance.

The audience is amazed at Jiang Siming's sharp eyesight; seeing a target from a distance of five hundred meters, even in the jungle, is impressive.

If not for the screen capture, everyone would think Jiang Siming is using cheats.

Adjusting the crosshair, pre-aiming, and firing!

At such a distance, almost no one believes Jiang Siming can hit the target.

But in reality...

"Player [ming] uses a headshot with the 98k to kill player [yuanlaishini]."

What the heck!

He hit from that distance? And a headshot?

"Hehe, not bad luck. I thought I could only hit the body."

Jiang Siming seems pleased with a small accomplishment. The audience is speechless; what he called luck from a distance was actually aiming for the head, or at least hitting the body?

Well, he's a monster! Definitely a monster!

Next, from this high point, Jiang Siming consecutively eliminates seven enemies running from the poison before reluctantly changing positions due to the lack of new targets.

The audience has lost count of how many times they've exclaimed "Wow" during this round. Their knees are surrendered to this game for a year.

Soon, the poison circle shrinks, and the number of players decreases.

Jiang Siming notices that, aside from himself, there's an ID that has lit up several times in the upper right corner.

"Player [omg_xiaohai555] uses an M416 to kill player [zhenbangbang111]."

It lights up again, and the audience finally realizes the abnormality of this ID!

"Alas! Isn't this Xiaohai?"

"It really is him; he's live streaming too! This is his alternate account, and Xiaohai has already killed ten people."

"Wow, Divine Siming, you've matched with a professional player."

"OMG, this is last year's global champion team. Xiaohai is very strong, just a bit below Xiaolion."

"I've seen this round! Hoping to witness a showdown between two great players."

"Divine Siming, if you kill Xiaohai, I'll boost your viewership!"

...

Jiang Siming didn't expect to match with a professional player, but he remains calm, even looking forward to it. He hopes the professional player doesn't die; his hands are itching for a challenge.

Jiang Siming spotted Xiaohai, and Xiaohai had also noticed Jiang Siming long ago.

That ID, constantly active in the upper right corner, was hard for Xiaohai not to notice.

"Wow, this guy must have killed at least twenty, right?"

In the live stream, Xiaohai couldn't help but comment.

Behind him sat another person.

"I just checked his livestream; he's already at twenty-six kills."

Xiaohai was amazed, "That's terrifying!"

"His sniping skills are incredibly versatile, his vision is sharp, and his movements are strong. No wonder even Weishen fell to him."

The person sitting next to him spoke with a strong desire for combat; he also wanted to face off against this player, Ming!

"Then I'll try not to snipe with him; anyway, I have level three armor. I hope I can face him in a battle!"

A professional player never backs down, and Xiaohai, who refuses to accept defeat, won't give up.

"I've already talked to the club; let's see if we can recruit him into our team. In this battle, you must bring out your strongest skills and let's see where his limits lie."

Xiaohai nodded seriously at the suggestion, becoming even more cautious in his actions.

Unlike Jiang Siming, who remained as bold as ever, wherever there was a person, he appeared, crazily collecting kills.

The circle continued to shrink until only three people remained: Xiaohai, Jiang Siming, and a random player.

Jiang Siming appeared behind a tree on the mountainside; the kill count in the upper right corner had reached a terrifying "33"!

With only three bullets left in the 98k and just one magazine for the rifle, not even a backup was available.

Many viewers complained about why Jiang Siming didn't pick up more ammo, but they dared not speak up, fearing it might affect his gameplay.

Jiang Siming's current position wasn't favorable; it was in the circle of death, requiring him to run downhill to escape the poison.

And on the right side of the mountain below, someone had been lurking there all along.

This person also knew Jiang Siming's position and was determined not to let him survive to enter the circle.

Jiang Siming fired a few shots with the rifle, trying to lure the opponent into a shootout.

But unfortunately, this player was a master at camping and wouldn't show himself, leaving Jiang Siming unable to shoot.

"So you're gonna camp? Then let me show you the taste of a thunderstorm."

Jiang Siming was certain this person couldn't be Xiaohai from OMG; a professional player wouldn't play so passively.

Since he was just a random player, there was no need to hesitate. Once he took care of him, he could have a showdown with the professional player.

He unhooked a grenade from his waist and pulled the pin.

Sizzling

The grenade started to ignite.

After a brief two-second count, Jiang Siming threw it out.

But that wasn't all; Jiang Siming had more than a dozen grenades in his backpack, all scavenged from other players' loot boxes.

Jiang Siming, without a second thought, threw all of them out like they were freebies.

The grenades exploded densely at that spot, more intense than a bombing zone!

The random player who had been camping there heard the earth-shattering explosions nearby and trembled, praying he wouldn't become a victim.

But to his dismay, the last grenade happened to 'coincidentally' land right on his face.

Boom!

"Player [ming] uses a grenade to kill player [doushizhazha]."

The audience couldn't help but feel sorry for this guy.

"So many grenades, it's just brutal."

"Wasn't that a bit over the top for a thunderstorm? Too much, but seriously epic!"

"I seriously suspect Ming did it on purpose, just to throw all the grenades and probably waited for the last one to finish off the opponent."

"Here it is! The thrilling showdown between the expert and the sniper is about to begin!"

"The champion player versus the random sniper, the footage is rolling, get ready for the first video release!"

...

By blowing up the nuisance of a player, Jiang Siming smoothly ran into the safe circle.

Actually, along the way, Xiaohai had chances to harass Jiang Siming, but he refrained. He wanted a fair and square showdown with Jiang Siming!

Jiang Siming also understood this and, to respect his opponent, topped up his health to the maximum, reaching the most perfect state.