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Malicious Snipe Streaming (15)
The world really is unpredictable.
I thought my growth would stall thanks to StrongBulldozer’s maliciously edited videos—that I’d be stuck struggling as a streamer for a while.
But that was just paranoia.
“…Why the hell are my YouTube subs skyrocketing?”
In just a few days: 20,000 subscribers.
I wasn’t even paying attention to YouTube while streaming live, yet the numbers were insane.
Why?
I dug into the analytics.
The Star War Hidden Route vid had 30k views.
And my “Sphinx Bomb” shorts—the one where I wrapped pipe bombs in a bulletproof coat?
…160,000 views.
“…All I did was wrap bombs in a coat. And this is what blows up?”
I calmed down. Need to figure out why viewers latched onto it.
Scrolling the comments—
「Half our team insta-sold their pistols, is this real?」
「We live in the Age of the Sphinx Bomb.」
「Damn, just got wrecked by this. How do you even stop it?」
「But isn’t this just newbie rank cheese? Won’t work high-rank.」
⤷ LOL fact is it works even better up there.
⤷ Fr? Can’t you just focus fire and shred the coat?
⤷ Rank 1 Makshin tested it. Watch his new vid.
⤷ Makshin said: within a month this’ll be nerfed. One throw makes 8+ players stare at the sky. Broken. If multiple people throw it, no counter.
⤷ Ugh gross, stop worshipping Makshin. Two years ago he was pure trash.
⤷ Yeah but his image rehab is working hard.
So that’s it.
I hadn’t “invented” a new meta.
It was Makshin, Rank 1 of City Mafia, 600k subs, who credited me in his own comments.
He literally dropped my name.
“Thank you. Thank you again, my online master.”
Without his “must-watch” newbie guide, I’d never have managed this.
Now only one piece of homework remained.
After five days of City Mafia, I knew the truth:
It wasn’t really my game.
Only day one had truly given me YouTube gold.
At the end of the day, shooters are about shooting. Precision. Guns.
Not me.
So I was ready to graduate from City Mafia—after one last thing.
“When the hell is StrongBulldozer going live?”
Win or lose, I had to face him. It was the only way to close the loop.
But five days now, he’d been on break.
「Did Bulldozer chicken out and stop streaming?ㅋㅋㅋ」
Communities were buzzing, claiming he’d run scared.
I didn’t fully buy it.
No way. This wasn’t just pride—streaming was his job.
He made those sniper videos to earn ad money.
Would a guy like him really abandon his paycheck just to avoid a fight?
“…Who knows. The world’s full of crazies.”
So I left him aside, focused on my routine.
Shower. Setup.
Broadcast title:
Sorry. Failed to snipe Bulldozer. (Turns out the best anti-snipe is just… not streaming.)
Inside the VR room, I waited.
Viewers piled in fast.
500… 1,000… 2,000?!
Less than a minute in.
「Finally streaming againㅋㅋㅋ」
「Here we go here we go」
「It’s happening it’s happening」
「5-day newbie vs FPS veteran, can he do it?」
「Snipe him! Snipe him!」
“…Wait. You guys saying Bulldozer’s live right now?”
And then:
「SnipeKingSphinx tipped ₩10,000!」
▶ Bulldozer’s stream title: ‘Go on then, crybabiesㅋㅋㅋ Just got back from vacation. Gonna play City Mafia all day—come snipe me if you dare.’
I pulled it up.
There he was, grinning smugly, spamming “Match Start” and “Cancel,” taunting me.
“Oh, so that’s how it is? Fine. Game on. Logging in now.”
Chat erupted.
「LETS GOOOOOO」
「Teach him, teacher」
「Can’t stand Bulldozer’s smug face, please destroy him」
「Wait are ranks close enough?」
「Yeah, host rank is Branch Manager, just one tier below.」
「5 days to Branch Managerㅋㅋ insane talent」
Truth was, my odds weren’t great.
The “Sphinx Bomb” had warped the meta into guerrilla skirmishes—good for me early.
But once late game rolled around?
Teams with expensive guns grouped up. My tricks would crumble.
Still—
“Lose or win, it’s content. That’s a victory for me.”
The underdog always has the advantage in perception.
No one blames a 5-day newbie for losing to a veteran FPS streamer.
If I could make it thrilling—even in defeat—it’d be my win.
That was the plan…
Until an absurd donation landed.
「ㅇㅇ tipped ₩200,000!」
▶ Sphinx, could you check your email?
“…Two hundred thousand won? Holy crap. Thank you. Uh… mail? It’s not, like, spam or cursed pics, right?”
「ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ」
「Bro’s suspicious of a 200k donoㅋㅋ」
「As if someone would pay to troll youㅋㅋ」
Most viewers were impatient for the Bulldozer fight.
But hey. Two hundred thousand—I couldn’t just ignore it.
I pulled up the mail.
And froze.
―To Sphinx. A report.
Attached:
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Transcript file
Two-year-old VR FPS footage.
StrongBulldozer vs Makshin in a firefight.
“…Wait. What’s this supposed to be?”
It was proof.
A streamer caught on video using illegal software.
And the cheater?
Not Bulldozer.
It was Makshin. Rank 1. The 600k-subscriber legend.
Flashback—two years ago.
The VR FPS Agent Zone released. Real guns, not keyboard-mouse.
Bulldozer had thought: This is my destiny.
He had real shooting skill. Military service, shooting ranges, perfect scores.
A dream chance.
He invested everything. Loans. Started a channel.
And at first, it worked. He crushed the clumsy masses.
Subs soared.
But then…
“Wait… how are they…?”
His advantage vanished.
The top rankers began moving like him. Better, even.
Especially one ID: Makshin.
An untouchable beast.
He couldn’t compete.
Bulldozer’s growth stalled. His debt loomed.
Desperation whispered.
「CipherGhost: Payment received. Cheat program attached.」
Click once, become a god.
He turned it on.
[Smoke Removal: on]
[Wallhack: on]
[Auto-dodge: on]
He dominated again.
But one fight with Makshin turned infamous.
He unloaded a full spray. Not one bullet landed.
The program forced 0% hit detection.
Viewers screamed:
「???」
「Wait, dodge hack??」
「Rank 1’s a cheater?? This game’s deadㅋㅋ」
And just like that—
Makshin fell, branded a hacker.
Bulldozer had edited it carefully, enough to avoid suspicion himself.
Makshin recovered eventually, but the scar remained.
And now, seeing Sphinx’s uncanny movement?
Bulldozer thought: Just like Makshin. No—better than Makshin.
He’d do it again.
Match found.
Team list:
[Blue Team] [Sphinx]
Jackpot.
He activated his program secretly, scanning for me.
‘Crazy talented bastard…’
One by one, my teammates fell.
He grinned.
This was it.
“Let’s make him look like a hacker. On stream.”
I came around a corner.
He opened fire—
―TATATATATATA!
Perfect timing. Impossible to dodge.
Except—
[0% Accuracy function activated]
Bullets curved away. All of them.
Like magic.
「ㅇㅇ tipped ₩1,000!」
▶ Yo, what was that? Did he just use a dodge hack??
Bulldozer trembled with anticipation.
The chat would explode. The rising star would be branded.
He’d crushed Makshin, and now he’d crush Sphinx.
But then—
“Everyone clipped that, right? Hacker caught live on stream.”
…What?
For a second, Bulldozer’s mind went blank.
“Wait… did he just call ME the hacker?”
Sphinx’s eyes were on him.
And the finger of accusation pointed straight at StrongBulldozer.
