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Malicious Snipe Streaming (13)
I’m an atheist, but if God exists, I hope He takes pity on me and hears my prayer.
“Please… I can’t shoot for crap. Match me on a map with plenty of cover!”
Why am I whining like a coward before the match even begins?
Because in City Mafia, the very first ranked match is everything.
If I screw up and get stuck in “Thug” rank…
Ugh. Just imagining it makes my skin crawl.
Forget about sniping StrongBulldozer—I wouldn’t even be able to see him because of rank disparity.
「ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won!」
▶ Normally you do a practice match before ranked. Wanna try?
A good suggestion. But this wasn’t my call alone to make.
(Viewers: 4,451)
Viewers hate practice matches.
A fight without risk just isn’t as entertaining.
So how to win over these contrarian viewers?
‘Easy.’
I hadn’t watched Wizard’s streams for nothing.
Before a streamer, I was a viewer too.
“Come on, how hard can it be? Just point and shoot like in the videos, right?”
Chat blew up.
「?」
「??」
「You even know the smuggling routes or mansion spots?」
「Kid needs to get beaten before he learns」
「Didn’t you say Star War was your first game? Then this is your first shooter too, where’s that confidenceㅋㅋㅋ」
「If you mess up your first match you won’t even be able to snipe him」
See? Controlling the mood of the room was as easy as breathing.
If I now pretended to back down and agreed to a practice match…
「ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won!」
▶ A practice match for Sphinx, the God of Mechanics? LOL watch Star War hidden route first, clowns.
「ㅋㅋㅋㅋ」
「Do you think Sphinx is a noob?」
「First-timers acting like they know stuffㅋㅋ」
「Ignore the chatters, just queue up」
Wait—aren’t you guys helping me right now?
And weren’t you the ones who just followed today?
Why are you talking like old fans?
「ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won!」
▶ Seriously, you’re not gonna do a practice match first?
I could still walk it back.
But my pride-soaked body blurted something else:
“There’s no paradise for cowards who run. If I lose, it just means that’s my level.”
「캬」
「Legendary line」
「Our Pink God」
「ㅋㅋㅋㅋ badass」
Weirdly, having made a big declaration made me calmer.
Nothing to overthink now.
If I turn the bluff into reality, it won’t be a bluff anymore.
[Match Found]
— City Outskirts.
I’ve aimed the gun, so the trigger will be pulled.
Until StrongBulldozer’s or Sphinx’s head is pierced.
The game begins.
Gunpowder smoke filled the city.
A man named “Sphinx” stopped in a back alley.
「‘283 billion bounty. Doesn’t that number feel unreal, Father?’」
No one was around him but the wanted poster and his cigarette.
―Shk.
He slashed the poster’s face with his dagger.
The torn paper fluttered in the wind.
「‘Don’t let anyone else take you. I’ll be the one to kill you.’」
The alley opened, and the poster blew across the screen.
[WANTED]
— Central Mafia Boss: Black
Bounty: 283 billion
[City Mafia]
Welcome to the world of the Mafia.
City Mafia.
A faction-war game with 300+ players per match.
“Wait, a PvP game with a story?”
「Nope, that’s literally the whole story」
「Summary: Your dad is the final boss Black」
「Every single player’s Black’s son. Wild loreㅋㅋ」
I’d focused hard, not wanting to miss the narrative like in Star War.
Turns out it was just set-dressing.
I dropped the poster, letting the wind take it.
Damn. That sunset between the skyscrapers was gorgeous.
「StarWar9thPlaythroughNewbie donated 1,000 won!」
▶ Uh, you planning to just stand there? The game already startedㅋㅋ
What? That was just the intro cutscene!
Before I could complain about the unfriendly system—
―Bang!
Gunshots erupted everywhere.
[Remaining Players]
Red Team: 148
Blue Team: 139
Barely a minute in and 13 were already out.
Throwing newbies like me into this chaos without a word—brutal.
“Let’s follow the guide video.”
No need to panic.
I was just a Thug, a tutorial-tier character.
First step was…
「StarWar9thPlaythroughNewbie donated 1,000 won!」
▶ Step 1: Open the menu
“Oh right, the menu… uh, how do I open it?”
「Hold a cigarette in your mouth」
I found a pack of “Lucky Straight” in my pocket.
Following their advice, I bit one.
My character lit it on his own and puffed.
―Rank: Street Thug
―Map: City Outskirts F
―Mission: Raise your Infamy to make yourself known in the Mafia world.
―Check Bag
Yes, just like in the video.
“Okay, heading for the big street. This way, right?”
「Nope, opposite」
「Left-left-right at the fork」
「Follow the graffiti, easy route」
I followed their navigation through alleys.
But instead of NPCs, I ran into three real players.
NPCs—the “Useless Trio”—had bolted over a wall, leaving just us.
We all froze.
2 Red Team newbies vs. me, a Blue.
One of them suggested peace.
Made sense—no gain fighting early.
We slowly walked away in opposite directions.
Ten steps later, I glanced back.
“…No way. They really left without backstabbing?”
「ㅋㅋㅋㅋ they’re scared too」
「Hard to yell insults face-to-face in VR」
「Funny how killing’s fine but swearing isn’tㅋㅋ」
Strange world.
Still, time to focus—because I just saw Shorts potential.
Three clueless newbies, edited with deer faces? Viral.
But—
―Bang!
One of them collapsed instantly.
Blue blood spilled across the alley.
「Holy crap this feels like a horror game」
「That guy wasn’t even an NPC, why kill him?」
「Probably not a snipe—just a psycho who farms newbies」
Right. This wasn’t a sniper.
This was a predator.
In a jungle full of carnivores, herbivores must be flawless to live.
Another voice: “What, you’re not gonna run?”
The man twirled his pistol, then aimed.
I counted one second in my head.
‘Now!’
―Bang!
The shot missed.
He panicked, firing rapidly.
I vaulted off a trash can, kicked the wall, and landed on a second-floor balcony.
「ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Welcome to VR 3D maneuvering, newbie hunter」
It worked.
Mobility trumped aim.
The man gawked. “Seriously… what are you? Some kind of pro?”
Ha.
“Do you know who’s ranked #1 in City Mafia?”
His eyes widened. “Wait—Makshin?! Holy crap, are you his alt??”
“Nope. Just curious.”
I leapt down, stabbed him in the throat and chest.
[You killed a Red Cartel Enforcer.]
Your Infamy spreads throughout the Mafia world.
The body vanished, but the feeling of stabbing lingered disturbingly real.
「Bro just soloed him with the starter knifeㅋㅋㅋ」
「This game’s now Assassin’s Mafia」
But no time to chat.
[Mission Updated]
―Contract with a special merchant.
The choice would decide if I could snipe StrongBulldozer.
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Recycling Center – Discounts on all items
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Pride of the Craftsman – Weapon customization
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Smuggler – Transport missions, can betray
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Green Reaper – Bounty missions, loot from targets
Chat spammed suggestions.
But my decision was already made.
[You contracted exclusively with Merchant #1: Recycling Center.]
[You are now part of the Blue Cartel.]
Viewers were furious.
Why? Easy.
“I’ll play this shooter without a gun.”
「?」
「??」
「???」
I’d prove it.
That too much freedom ruins a game.
