AWM: PUBG - Chap 84

In the seventh round, the flight path was from S City to the Airport.

After a moment of hesitation, Yu Yang said, “Y City.”

There were four major loot spots along the direct flight path: S City, R City, P City, and the Airport. Normally, they would choose to drop at the direct flight path, but now that HOG had entered the top three, Yu Yang had to be cautious. In the early game, they chose to temporarily avoid combat and opted for Y City, which was far from the flight path.

Having made it to the top three, Bu Nana was in a good mood and couldn’t help but make a joke. “You also choose to avoid combat? That’s rare.”

Yu Yang didn’t respond. After about ten seconds, the four of them jumped out of the plane and deployed their parachutes. Yu Yang quickly gave instructions, “Lao Kai, don’t open your parachute early. Go to the designated vehicle spawn point in R City. Captain, go to the designated vehicle spawn point in the northern courtyard. Nana, go to the designated vehicle spawn point in the southern courtyard. Once you have a car, drive away quickly.”

Lao Kai hesitated for a moment and asked, “One person, one car? What about you?”

Yu Yang swiftly landed and replied, “I’ll go find a random vehicle spawn point.”

Qi Zui smiled, found a car, and drove off quickly. Bu Nana paused for a second before realizing Yu Yang’s plan and chuckled. “It’s this move again?”

In order to be cautious and not engage in conflict with others in R City, Yu Yang, in a crazy move, took all four cars and drove away. This meant that the people in R City were trapped there, and if the Safe Zone wasn’t friendly to them later, it would be a big problem for them to relocate.

Yu Yang had already found a random vehicle and followed the other three. Bu Nana praised, “I just love this about Captain Yu… Even if he can’t have it, he won’t let others have it either.”

The group disgusted Bu Nana to the core.

Outside the competition, commentator A laughed and said, “Youth is a really interesting player. I’ve watched him in many matches, and it’s true. If he can’t take the loot, he hides it in a secluded bush. If he can’t use the car, he’d rather waste two bullets to shoot out the tires than leave the vehicle for the enemies.”

“Yes, I can’t have it, but you can’t have it either.” Commentator B nodded and sighed. “I’m starting to understand why the club chose him as Drunk’s successor. This is the true dominant style that belongs to HOG. I have to say, Youth’s progress is truly astonishing. During the Busan tournament, he was just an assault rifleman in the team, but now he’s a mature and skilled commander. He also has a distinct personal style. The most despairing thing is that he’s only nineteen years old. It’s terrifying.”

Commentator A nodded. “I’m getting curious. Who is stronger now, Youth or Drunk?”

Commentator B chuckled. “Don’t lead the rhythm. They’re both strong.”

In the game, the HOG team arrived in Y City. Lao Kai was on lookout duty, while the other three searched for supplies.

The first Safe Zone refreshed, and surprisingly, it was the divine retribution circle once again.

The first Safe Zone being friendly meant that this team would have abundant supplies and no need to relocate. HOG could thoroughly loot Y City, which was rich in resources.

Before the second Safe Zone refreshed, Qi Zui had already obtained a fully equipped Kar98k1 sniper rifle, while Yu Yang and Bu Nana each had a fully equipped assault rifle. Lao Kai had enough ammunition to last them through the entire match.

The Safe Zone refreshed, and it was in L City.

Yu Yang smiled mischievously.

“I feel sorry for the team in R City…” Bu Nana glanced at the map. “They lost all their vehicles, and the Safe Zone moved to L City… They’ll have to walk into the circle.”

HOG wanted to be the first to enter the circle and secure a position. Without wasting a second, they quickly distributed the supplies and drove into the circle.

As if fate had a hand in it, after HOG entered the circle, the Gem team from R City followed closely behind.

Bu Nana was the first to hear their movement, and he quickly found cover. “Engage?”

Lao Kai was a bit hesitant as he hadn’t confirmed the enemy’s position. It was only the second circle, and most teams were still at full strength. Initiating a fight at this point wasn’t particularly safe.

Without hesitation, Qi Zui said, “Engage.”

Yu Yang nodded. The approaching team clearly showed a tendency to move towards the west, likely because they saw HOG’s vehicles parked outside. If they didn’t engage now, there was a high chance they would be surrounded by the enemy instead.

Rather than that, it was better to strike first.

As soon as Yu Yang said to engage, before the words even fell, Qi Zui, who was guarding the second-floor window, took down one of the opponents with a single shot.

Yu Yang paused. He had to admit that even within the same team, he was always influenced by Qi Zui’s formidable presence.

Qi Zui swiftly dodged the bullets flying towards the window, and Yu Yang couldn’t expose Qi Zui’s position. Without breaking the window, he took a detour and quietly approached the enemy team.

“Youth, 285 direction, about fifty meters away, need backup.” Lao Kai, hiding in the attic, spoke rapidly. “Backup arrived, ten seconds, nine seconds, eight seconds, seven seconds, six seconds…”

Yu Yang had closed the distance and threw a grenade.

Lao Kai said, “Backup failed, he didn’t manage to revive them. One person took cover in the building, and the player who’s down has less than twenty seconds left.”

Yu Yang wouldn’t let the enemy revive their teammate. He threw three grenades in succession, one of which exploded right beside the downed player, killing them instantly.

“Wow! HOG has encountered Gem, who is currently ranked first!” Commentator A exclaimed. “This is exciting!”

Commentator B was nervous. “HOG needs to be careful. If they engage in a damaging fight with Gem in the early game, it could easily benefit the second-ranked team, FREE.”

“Not necessarily!” Commentator A’s eyes gleamed. “If HOG wants to go further and climb higher, this is a great opportunity! If they eliminate Gem at this moment, it will have a significant impact on Gem’s overall score after this round. The point difference between the first and second teams will be narrowed. Well…”

Commentator A didn’t want to jinx it and changed the subject. “In any case, it’s dangerous but also an opportunity! It depends on whether HOG can take down Gem! Oh no, Kay is down!”

Gem’s top position in the overall standings was not without reason. This team’s overall strength was not inferior to HOG. Once the gunfight started, Gem quickly took down one of Lao Kai’s teammates before he could react, and Yu Yang, who was at the forefront, had his level-three armor shattered.

“No problem,” Yu Yang crouched behind the cover and applied a bandage. “I have enough healing items. Lao Kai, keep giving me updates.”

Lao Kai quickly switched to Qi Zui’s perspective.

Qi Zui switched to his assault rifle and sprayed a burst of bullets, buying Yu Yang some time to heal while allowing Bu Nana to close the distance.

“They might try to surround me,” Yu Yang stood up. “Captain, stay put. Bu Nana and I will attack from different directions.”

Qi Zui switched to a sniper rifle and blocked the path from the west, while Yu Yang and Bu Nana, one after the other, started making their way upstairs.

“I’ll throw a smoke grenade when I reach the top floor. You go to the balcony. If they come downstairs, you jump off the balcony. If they stay on the top floor…” Yu Yang was highly focused, his ears catching every small sound, trying to deduce the enemy’s position. “Then that’s great…”

Yu Yang and Bu Nana loved close-range gunfights.

For nearly half a minute, the entire building was eerily quiet.

Based on the sound of the enemy’s friction with the floor, Yu Yang had a good idea of their position.

Qi Zui in the neighboring building was the first to open fire.

Yu Yang threw a flashbang grenade as a probe. When the enemy tried to evade the grenade and exposed half of their head by the window, Qi Zui instinctively sniped them. The silent standoff of half a minute officially ended.

At the same time, Yu Yang rushed into the room and quickly finished off the downed opponent. Bu Nana followed closely, avoiding Yu Yang’s burst of automatic fire, taking down one enemy while also getting knocked down. Yu Yang didn’t pay attention to Bu Nana and rapidly sprayed, while Qi Zui skillfully eliminated the enemy who was approaching the window in search of cover.

The last remaining opponent took down Bu Nana before succumbing to Yu Yang’s two shots.

The entire encounter lasted only thirteen seconds.

In the seventh match, HOG wiped out Gem with two casualties, ultimately ranking sixth in that round and third in the overall standings.

In the backstage area, He Xiaoxu was a bit anxious, but Lai Hua remained calm and nodded. “We profited from this.”

Yu Yang and his team had pushed Gem out of the top ten in this round, instantly narrowing the point difference between the first and second place, providing infinite possibilities for the final three matches’ score sprint.

He Xiaoxu didn’t fully understand yet, but Xinba’s heart was pounding, and his tone was unsteady. “Does the coach mean that our goal is not just the top three anymore?”

Perhaps initially that was the case, but unfortunately, in the sixth match, HOG fell into a series of encirclement by the safe zone.

And unfortunately, in the early stages of the seventh match, they encountered Gem.

Fate had given them an opportunity.

Foreign media’s assessment of HOG was accurate. Always cautious of this team, as long as they were given a glimmer of hope, they had infinite possibilities.

In the eighth match, HOG’s total points jumped to second place.

In the ninth match, HOG remained in second place for the total points.

In the tenth match, both HOG and Gem made it to the finals. In terms of dynamic points, HOG’s total points had actually surpassed Gem.

“God Qi just got another kill!” Xinba nervously stammered, “We’ve surpassed Gem by 35 points!”

Lai Hua stared at the screen, repeatedly muttering, “Hold steady, hold steady, hold steady…”

“Give us a divine zone, give us a divine zone, I’m begging you…” He Xiaoxu leaned over the screen, mumbling like he was possessed, “Divine zone, divine zone, divine zone… Damn it!”

In the next safe zone, it was Gem’s divine zone, and HOG’s diagonal divine punishment zone.

In the game, Qi Zui remained calm and said, “Split into teams. Bu Nana and I will go together, Lao Kai, go find Youth. Both teams enter the zone simultaneously.”

Qi Zui unconsciously seized command, his allocation was correct. The final safe zone spawned in a wheat field, making it nearly impossible to enter the zone perfectly unscathed. Casualties were inevitable, and now the goal was to minimize the losses.

Yu Yang nodded, giving his signal for Lao Kai to follow.

There were still seven teams on the field. Yu Yang had reviewed Gem’s match videos multiple times and had a rough understanding of their chosen positions. Yu Yang squinted at the distant abandoned harvester, signaling Lao Kai to follow and attempting to get closer.

But before they could approach, Lao Kai was taken down by TGC not far away.

Without cover, Yu Yang couldn’t save Lao Kai. Ignoring him, he quickly moved closer to the harvester.

Yu Yang took two shots, his health critically low. He crouched behind a stack of wheat bales, slowly applying bandages, taking a gamble.

Yu Yang gambled that he had guessed Gem’s cover position correctly.

Although this would expose his own position, if he hit, the gains would be significant.

There was still a harvester blocking his way, forcing Yu Yang to take a risk and retreat. One step, two steps. Yu Yang estimated that the trajectory was sufficient. He picked up a grenade, just in that split second!

But just before Yu Yang threw the grenade, he was headshot by a member of the Gem team hiding behind the abandoned harvester.

“Fuck!”

Yu Yang, lying on the ground, gritted his teeth and cursed.

In backstage, He Xiaoxu exclaimed in disappointment, while Lai Hua fiercely pounded the wall, grinding his teeth. “It’s not his fault. Youth’s judgment was correct. If that grenade had gone off, who knows what would have happened? But it’s a pity…”

“Not a pity…”

In the game, Qi Zui, looking through an 8x scope from a distance away, stared at Yu Yang’s position and muttered to himself, “Let’s gamble again…”

Yu Yang had fallen once, with 45 seconds left of survival time.

In the game, the safe zone refreshed once again, and unbelievably, it was the same location where Yu Yang had fallen!

Gem waited for Yu Yang’s teammates to come and revive him but realized that Yu Yang was alone. In order to secure their rank, they had focused on looting at the beginning and didn’t have many supplies. They urgently needed Yu Yang’s resources and occupied the safe zone in his location, naturally moving closer.

In the team voice chat, Qi Zui whispered, “Don’t move.”

Yu Yang looked at his character and instantly understood what was happening. He no longer hid behind cover and remained still.

Several members of Gem took cover behind Yu Yang’s position.

It was at that moment when Qi Zui’s Kar98 and Bu Nana’s SCAR-L fired simultaneously.

Qi Zui sniped Yu Yang with a single shot, and just before Yu Yang fell, the grenade he hadn’t thrown exploded, instantly killing two members of the Gem team. Bu Nana frantically sprayed bullets towards the stack of wheat bales, taking down another person.

In less than five seconds, the situation on the battlefield changed dramatically, and the scales of victory shifted instantly to HOG’s side.

After Qi Zui sniped Yu Yang, he didn’t switch his perspective. Relying on the remaining black-and-white footage, he quickly reported the enemy’s position. Qi Zui and Bu Nana confirmed the last remaining member of Gem, and they simultaneously opened fire from both sides, eliminating the enemy team in less than three seconds.

Yu Yang lifted his hands off the keyboard, took off his headphones, and breathed heavily, his chest rising and falling intensely.

There were still five surviving teams on the field, but for HOG, the game had already ended.

Backstage, Lai Hua’s eyes were bloodshot, his hands trembling. He took out the flag he had treasured in his bag.

A few minutes later, HOG’s “Divine Right Hand” would once again, again and again, stand on the world championship stage, draped in the national flag.