Chapter 57: Haotian Floats to Sweep Three, The Shady Streamer Returns

Li Yishu put away his shield, motioning for Heize and Wang Yuyao to follow him as they stealthily crept toward the CEO's office.

At this moment, the gunfire inside the CEO's office was overwhelmingly chaotic.

Red Wolf, Luna, and a Wei Long were cornered by a single enemy playing a Wei Long.

The player piloting that Wei Long was none other than the Delta Force solo-versus-trio streamer Haotian, a former professional player for Naraka: Bladepoint.

His playstyle was steady and his tactical thinking clear.

Right now, he was holding an AWM, aiming down the corridor.

The enemy Wei Long was spamming rapid peeks.

Haotian simply refused to fire.

In the live stream chat:
Pepsi Without Bubbles: "Bro, why aren't you shooting yet?"
Just Do It: "That Wei Long is totally provoking you!"
Every Day a New Sister: "What are you even waiting for at a time like this?"
I Only Order Wang Gang at KTV: "I'm dying of anxiety here!"
Beelzebub: "Don't tell me you're trying to figure out the enemy's peeking rhythm?"

The next second, Haotian fired a shot.

However, he completely missed the Wei Long.

Yet, immediately after, Haotian pulled out an M14 and began laying down fierce, suppressing fire along the corridor.

The three enemies on the opposite side didn't even dare to poke their heads out.

In the chat:
I Want to Sleep: "Wait, has your sniper aim gotten this rusty?"
Shrimp Who Loves Gunfights: "Seriously, you couldn't even tickle that Wei Long?"
Codename Old Hook: "Listen closely, it sounds like a full squad just pulled up on the stairs behind us!"
Wind Scattered the Promise: "Old bro, where did your game sense go?"
Don't Trust Women's Words: "Where is your flick shot?!"

Just then, Haotian abruptly put away his sniper rifle, spun around, and aimed straight toward the stairs.

Coincidentally, he caught sight of a Wei Long attempting a stealthy creep.

"Boom!"

The Wei Long dropped straight to the ground.

Haotian quickly swapped back to his M14 and instantly finished off the downed Wei Long, turning him into a loot crate.

In the chat:
Yellow Little Yellow: "What the fuck?"
Cai Yukun: "Did this guy seriously hack?"
Little Hater Don't Leave: "What kind of reaction time is that?!"
Peach Slipping Down: "Wait a minute, was that missed shot just now completely on purpose?"
Group Leader Xiao Er: "He was literally waiting for the squad on the stairs to sneak up!"

Haotian immediately executed a crouching slide straight into the stairwell.

"Thump, thump, thump!" A flurry of hurried footsteps echoed.

The Wei Long's two remaining teammates were clearly terrified by the sudden aggression and tried to flee.

"Poof!"

Haotian activated his thruster, performing a jump-peek toward the stairwell.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The Wei Long's teammate, the combat medic, instantly went down.

Haotian followed up with a C4, blowing the enemy straight into a box.

Wurulu fled downward frantically.

Haotian leaped down the stairs, relentlessly chasing Wurulu all the way to the second floor.

Wurulu whipped around and tossed a Molotov cocktail.

At that exact microsecond, Haotian used another thruster boost to vault over the stairs, cleanly avoiding the flames.

Upon landing, he executed a dynamic jump-peek.

Before Wurulu could even process what happened, he was already riddled with bullets and turned into a crate.

In the chat:
Missed But Not Forgotten: "Holy shit, absolute god tier!"
Brilliant Starry Sky Falls Short of You: "A one-v-three, wiping the squad in mere minutes!"
Termite: "That thruster dodge just now was simply divine!"
Order a Bowl of Luosifen with Smelly Eggs: "Holy crap, that Wurulu's brain must be fried!"
Earring Pierced Through the Nose: "I am so hyped right now!"

Haotian swiftly looted the boxes while speaking to the fans in his stream: "Brothers, if you ever get caught in a crossfire at the CEO's office, never panic. Fire blank shots first to bait them, then ambush the enemies coming up behind you. As long as you keep a clear head, you can defeat the enemy even if you're surrounded by two squads!"

Meanwhile, Heize, Li Yishu, and Wang Yuyao were flat on their stomachs on the roof of the dark room.

Heize asked, "Little Yishu, what's the play?"

Li Yishu calmly analyzed the situation:
"Before we came up, the CEO's office and the buoyancy corridor were fighting."
"After we came up, the second floor of the buoyancy area was fighting. Right now, the squad that was in the CEO's office hasn't made any noise; they must have chased them down to the second floor of buoyancy."
"I think we can move into the CEO's office now and wait for those two squads to finish fighting!"

Little Throat couldn't watch this anymore: "Little Yishu, what kind of terrible tactics are these? When the Commander takes the CEO's office, he wipes two squads single-handedly without even needing me to provide cover fire!"

Li Yishu asked, "Commander, what do you think?"

Heize replied, "You're calling the shots this match. I'm following your lead!"

Li Yishu said, "Then let's crawl over there!"

"Huh?" Heize was dumbfounded.

"Crawl?" Little Throat chimed in. "Wait, what are you doing, Little Yishu? The Commander has finally managed to shake off his reputation as a 'dark-room rat' streamer, and you're still making him crawl? Aren't you basically calling the Commander a rat?"

In the live stream chat:
Young Master Mao: "Ever since Little Throat lost his job, his mental state has started slipping!"
Brother Wei: "Every time he targets Little Yishu, it's always the Commander who ends up getting hurt!"
Kong the Second: "Little Throat, if you're actually going to speak, maybe say a few more useful things!"
Spring Breeze Gets the Chicken: "The Commander, who was just fully fed by Little Yishu, just got completely heated by a single sentence from Little Throat!"
Press F to Enter Tank: "I bet the Commander is about to hang up the call right now!"

At that moment, Heize spoke up: "Little Throat, go wash your ass in the bathroom!"

"Huh?" Little Throat froze. "Commander, speaking to me so suddenly like that gives me an inexplicable sense of terror!"

In the chat:
Coordinate System: "I'm dying, as soon as the Commander opened his mouth, Little Throat's butt clenched in fear!"
Sister Huang's Daily: "Commander, what on earth are you planning to do?"
Speech Accountability: "Is the Commander trying to ambush Little Throat from behind?"
Don't Speak: "Little Throat is so scared he doesn't even dare to talk!"
Twin Ponytails Add Attack Speed: "Commander, Little Throat isn't as pale as me, maybe you should try..."

Right then, Heize roared, "You've been constantly dropping stinking farts, and I can't take it anymore, get out of here!"

Little Throat stammered, "Commander, should I... should I hang up the call myself?"

"What do you think?" Heize said.

"Then I'll mute myself and head to the bathroom first!"

Within moments, Little Throat's voice vanished from the stream.

As for Heize, Li Yishu, and Wang Yuyao, the three of them were slowly crawling their way into the CEO's office.

In the chat:
Brother Wei: "Damn, are we really keeping such neat formation?"
Carefree Monster: "Brothers, don't mock the rat Commander. Last time, me and two teammates crawled right into the CEO's office and wiped an aggressive squad!"
Rest Early: "Commander, why are you staring so fixedly at Li Yishu's backside?"
Auntie Don't Wash Your Feet: "Hilarious, good thing Little Throat isn't here, otherwise he'd be farting again!"
Loves Leftovers: "Well, now it's official. The relationship between Little Yishu and the Commander is completely beyond explanation!"

Although they were crawling, Li Yishu, leading the advance, was extremely cautious, clearing every angle as he moved.

After confirming the CEO's office was completely empty, he crawled toward the direction of the buoyancy corridor.

"Bang, bang, bang!"
"Beep, beep, beep!"
"Rat-a-tat-tat!"

Gunfire echoed endlessly inside the buoyancy stairwell.

"They're fighting!" Wang Yuyao said.

Heize asked, "Little Yishu, should we keep crawling?"

Li Yishu said, "Commander, listen to my analysis. At the start of the match, we wiped the squad at the East District drawbridge, then the dark room squad, and then the blue room squad!"

"Correct," Heize nodded.

Li Yishu continued, "Just now there was a squad in the CEO's office, a squad in the buoyancy corridor, and a squad in the buoyancy stairwell. By now, that squad in the stairwell should be dead; it's the CEO squad fighting another squad!"

Wang Yuyao interrupted, "Wait, are you saying there were seven squads in total?"

"That's right," Li Yishu said. "And one of them should be a solo player!"

Heize analyzed, "That solo player wiped the stairwell squad and is now fighting the CEO squad!"

"Exactly!" Li Yishu said. "And I'm willing to bet the CEO squad is definitely going to get wiped by that solo player!"

Heize asked, "So, are we charging in now?"

Li Yishu said, "Uh..."