Chapter 45: Brothers, I Have Returned!
Seeing those four notifications pop up, not only were Yang Hao and his team momentarily stunned, but even the viewers in the livestream were in disbelief.
“Holy crap!”
“Whoa, whoa…”
“Is that the Windchaser?”
“Unbelievable, I thought he was just a bronze-tier, but he’s actually a hidden master king!”
“How miserable must that team have been to get wiped out by Windchaser?”
“A whole family—grandson, son, and father, hahahaha…”
“Glorious, my Windchaser!”
The viewers were full of praise, and the barrage of comments flew across the screen.
“Hey, Cannon, what did you do?” Yang Hao, who witnessed Yao Cheng take down an entire squad by himself, couldn’t help but ask. He was genuinely curious—just how unlucky were those four to get wiped out by Yao Cheng? Yang Hao clearly remembered that when Yao Cheng left, he only had a submachine gun and a shotgun.
“Hahaha, it was nothing! Don’t worship me!” Yao Cheng’s boisterous laughter left Yang Hao speechless.
Deciding to ignore this unreliable character, Yang Hao, who’d just been revived by Zhu Ziyuan and recovered his health, began checking their spoils of war.
Downstairs, when Yang Hao ran into Lin Zijin, he was momentarily taken aback. He suddenly realized Lin Zijin was wearing a level-two vest. Glancing at his own level-three armor, the truth dawned on him.
At the same time, seeing Yang Hao stand frozen in the game, Lin Zijin seemed to catch on as well, her cheeks flushing a delicate shade of red. Yang Hao’s silly chuckle in her ear only deepened her embarrassment.
Meanwhile, the viewers in front of their screens were utterly confused.
“Did Hustler just lose his mind?”
“What’s with the silly grin, Hustler?”
“Has he gone mad?”
“Don’t worry, Hustler’s always like this—major episode every three days, minor one every two.”
“Hello? 911? I have a patient here, could you send someone over?”
After sorting through the loot, the trio upgraded their gear. However, instead of leaving, they relocated to the school.
The school happened to be right in the center of the safe zone. With the blue zone shrinking, Yang Hao’s team decided to wait here for their prey to come to them.
When the next circle refreshed, Yang Hao realized they were still at the heart of the safe zone.
No need to outrun the blue!
With that, they stuck to their plan—waiting to see if anyone would walk right into their trap. Flush with weapons, ammo, and gear from the last squad, the three settled in to wait.
After about a minute, a tiny black dot appeared in the distance.
Someone was coming!
Everyone instinctively had the same thought.
Soon, a car sped toward them, closing the distance rapidly. Its destination was clearly the school where Yang Hao and his team were stationed.
A smile crept onto Yang Hao’s face.
Perfect timing—they’d been getting bored.
Bang!
The sharp crack of a Kar98K rang out!
As the car drew near, Lin Zijin struck. In an instant, a sniper round whistled out, piercing the head of the player behind the wheel.
“Qingqing Zijin used Kar98K to knock out ‘Riding a Pig to See Peach Blossoms’ with a headshot!”
The enemy was wearing a level-two helmet, but the 98K shot was lethal—a headshot, instant knock.
With the driver down, the car veered out of control, lurching wildly.
The livestream chat exploded.
“The goddess is truly a goddess! Even with the car moving at full speed, she lands a perfect headshot!”
“One shot—absolutely terrifying!”
Rat-tat-tat!
Bang!
Just then, another volley of gunfire erupted!
As Yang Hao’s bullet nearly finished off the enemy in the passenger seat, Zhu Ziyuan unleashed a hail of bullets at the skidding vehicle.
Though it all seemed to happen in slow motion, the action unfolded in the blink of an eye. The ambushed squad was caught completely off guard.
Bang!
Reloaded, Lin Zijin took another shot. The sniper round tore through the already-damaged level-three helmet. As it shattered, the player’s health—already at rock bottom—dropped to zero.
In mere seconds, two opponents were down.
With two of their teammates eliminated, the remaining players finally reacted. They brought the car to a halt, leapt out, and used the vehicle as temporary cover.
Bang!
Bang!
As the two survivors crouched behind the car, two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously. The earlier downed enemies were both finished off—one by Yang Hao, the other by Lin Zijin.
Only two opponents remained.
Rat-tat-tat!
Their teammates dead, the last two opened fire—but their target wasn’t Yang Hao’s team in the school. Instead, they shot at their own vehicle.
A barrage of bullets and the already smoking car exploded in flames.
Clearly, the car’s durability was nearly gone. They didn’t dare drive it any further—just a couple more shots and it would have blown up with them inside. To eliminate any uncertainty, they destroyed it themselves.
With the vehicle gone, they had no means of quick escape or advancement—one wrong move, and death awaited them.
Around them, aside from the burning wreck, there was no cover. Unless they could miraculously wipe out all three defenders in the school, they were pinned.
A fight to the death—this was their only hope.
As the standoff dragged on, a sudden roar sounded from behind them.
“Haha, brothers, I’m back!”
At that moment, a familiar voice echoed in Lin Zijin’s livestream.
“No way, Windchaser is back?”
“Of all times, he picks now to return?”
“Any earlier or later wouldn’t do—he really has a sense for drama!”
“I feel like charging in now, he’s just going to get shredded by those two.”
“Nooo, my Windchaser!”
Hearing that voice, the viewers immediately thought of the teammate who’d gone missing earlier.
When the motorcycle-riding figure appeared on screen, many felt a pang of worry.
And with good reason—the two remaining opponents were directly in his path, right where Yang Hao’s team had them pinned.
By charging in at this moment, he was essentially riding straight into their crosshairs.