Turn Off the Aim Hack!

-Setup

-Name

-Explanation

-Setup

-Name

-Explanation

-Mountain

-River

Inaring, staring at the chaotic chatbox, awkwardly scratched her head.

“Looks like I accidentally made a slip of the tongue.”

But it’s fine.

It wasn’t a catastrophic spoiler that couldn’t be salvaged.

In situations like these, maintaining a sense of naturalness is key.

“La la la~ Let’s get the game going~”

-What are you trying to gloss over so casually?

-Explain!! Explain!! (Repeated multiple times)

-Holding breath while waiting for explanation!

“Alright~ Time for a click~”

-Oh!

-Oh!!

-Oh!

-Okay!

-Ha!

Look at that.

Just by smoothly shifting focus, the audience has moved on, hasn’t it?

Timing clicks truly are amazing.

“Alright, today I’ll push for Grandmaster after not getting there yesterday.”

-Requesting knights who charge forward, and those spamming in white, please appear.

-By the way, wasn’t the knight’s ban supposed to end?

“Hmm…, apparently it hasn’t lifted yet? Dang, so unfortunate! If only the ban had been lifted, I would’ve been riding the bus sweetly.”

-You, this must be a troll job.

-Aren’t you already thinking about riding the bus, Inaring?

-Hmm, though this knight might not be the same knight…

“Yeah, it’s a joke, folks. Even I wouldn’t only rely on my skills to advance to Grandmaster 5. Now, before the competition begins…”

Immediately closing her eyes and folding her hands devoutly, Inaring.

The audience kept adding hooks, while the well-informed fanbase showed an unimpressed reaction as if saying, “Here we go again…”

Then the sacred voice from Inaring.

“Alright, let us all pray together. Blah blah blah, please gods of cuteness pity poor Inaring and spare her from encountering vicious snipers. Amen, amen.”

-Wow! This is the first time I’ve heard such a lackluster prayer!

-Over time, your prayers are getting progressively worse.

-Hahaha, even the gods listening must be embarrassed by your lack of sincerity.

-Rather than praying to a knight, pray to a tank woman instead!

“Should I? Hm, since the charging knight brought me this far, adding a prayer wouldn’t hurt, right?”

-You, treating the object of your prayer like additional options at Subway vegetable choices?

-Your usual antics, cheers!

And then.

Ding!

“Ah! Got caught!”

-??

-???

“Oops! I knew this would happen, so I started rolling early before praying!”

-Wow! Such a psychological warfare!

-Inaring, your head isn’t as empty as I thought!

-Hence, the screen being covered earlier.

“Of course, right? Have I been caught once or twice before? This extent means they also…”

She glanced at the enemy team’s names, and her expression unconsciously stiffened.

“What the heck!”

One familiar username appeared among the opposing team.

[White Spam]

White Spam!

Alongside the Charging Knight, one of the renowned snipers targeting Inaring’s broadcasts, known for trapping and sniping her relentlessly.

* * *

Five months since Inaring was first sniped.

She had already figured out Inaring’s entire play pattern.

“Hehe.”

With a cheerful smile, Hanam Mi picked the Trapper.

The joy of once again successfully sniping Inaring shone brightly within her.

Although she couldn’t currently use the Charging Knight ID, she’d prepared an alternative character for situations like this.

Just hearing Inaring’s cries of anguish already brought her satisfaction.

“No way!! Why are you here?!”

Meanwhile, Inaring screamed out her despair.

This guy wasn’t a pushover either.

If anything, she could be considered an even worse offender than Charging Knight.

Due to her more aggressive harassment compared to Charging Knight.

Just two months ago.

There was a video on Inaring’s channel that reached 300,000 views through algorithms.

The video’s title: [White Spam, you’re crazy!]

Its content showed how, whenever a spawn occurred, White Spam kept cutting Inaring off at the entrance, repeatedly harassing her until the game ended, making it obvious that her behavior was quite unsavory.

“Ahhh, and why the defensive position again?!”

Unlike the offensive team, the defense had the advantage of quickly establishing positions at the point, but they also had a disadvantage: their spawn zones were farther from the point compared to the offense.

White Spam utilized this weakness in defense to snipe.

It was an extremely simple method.

After killing the target, she’d lurk nearby in the defense team’s spawn zone, continuously killing as soon as they respawned…

The defending team, too far away from the point, couldn’t assist.

But who was Inaring?

She was a determined gamer who’d proudly ascended to Master despite various injustices and relentless sniping solely through her own strength.

After being sniped for five whole months, she now thoroughly understood White Spam’s playstyle.

Hence, Inaring’s playstyle for this round would be—

“I’ll heal the team.”

Picking the healer, Angel, and keeping out of the fray!

Among the healer heroes, Angel is notoriously difficult to hit due to the skill Angel’s Wings, which allows very fast directional flight, with low cooldowns making movements unpredictable.

A master Angel can make themselves as hard to hit as a butterfly, to the point where even pros admit difficulty in landing hits.

“You’re going down. You know how good I am at playing Angel, right?”

Indeed… Inaring was great at Angel.

It’s a fact even the audience acknowledged.

Nowadays, she might focus more on Time Sorcerer, but Inaring had once reached Diamond rank by focusing solely on Angel.

Thinking about this, Hanam Mi considered:

“Hmm… Angel…”

Though its movements are erratic and difficult to predict?

Angel’s maneuvers are tricky, even for her, who can observe hero movements in slow motion.

If her predictions are off, there’s a high chance her projectiles will miss.

“Then, let’s try this.”

However, there’s not exactly no way around this.

If it’s hard to hit, then timing the right moment perfectly will suffice.

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1

[The game begins.]

At the outset of the game, I immediately moved away from my teammates on a different path.

Let me try inducing Inaring’s complacency this time?

* *

As soon as the game began, the attacking team surged strongly toward the point.

And just as expected, White Spam had, indeed, picked the Trapper.

Up to this point, everything was expected.

From now on, my job is to avoid overextending and let the team handle it while hiding behind a wall and healing.

Anyway, the healing ability of Angel works automatically.

The feather that falls from Angel’s Wings is drawn to allies, healing them automatically.

Even someone poor at aiming can just hold the left mouse button down, and the healing will be automatic.

This way, Inaring acted as a sort of “totem” and when the first clash happened:

[Tank One serving portion] > [If I don’t talk]

“Nice!”

The enemy tank overextended and met an untimely demise.

Being so close, they couldn’t properly receive healing, which was the cause of their death.

Thus, the standoff was tipped 6 to 5 in Inaring’s defensive team’s favor.

Inaring and her teammates didn’t miss the opportunity.

[Ham Lips] > [Almost Dealer]

[M4M] > [Sikorsky]

[InaInaRing] > [rrrpo]

[ChongHyukShinFollowing] > [Subway1FirstEntranceDoorHome]

[M4M] > [Ham Lips]

“Our team is awesome!”

-Yes.

-Yes.

The first clash concluded with victory for the defensive team.

Of course, the process did involve the loss of the team’s damage dealer ‘Close Dealer,’ but having died early meant they’d join in right on time during the opponent’s respawn period.

That’s when it happened.

-Hey, one person is missing?

-Yeah. Where’s White Spam?

The moment those words were heard, Inaring unconsciously shivered with the sudden, bone-chilling sensation of something ominous creeping up behind her.

Indeed, a white projectile was hurtling toward her from behind.

Ding!

That projectile struck true at the back of Inaring’s head.

“Ah.”

The moment she was headshot, Inaring immediately attempted a dodge step to evade the next incoming projectile, albeit unsuccessfully.

Ding!

[White Spam] > [InaInaRing]

Ultimately, she met her demise after two headshots.

-!?

-What?

-White Spam was behind her?

-When did she turn around?

And then came Inaring’s desperate cry, bordering on a wail.

“Grab them!!!! No matter what, you’ve got to catch them!”

-LOL.

-LOL.

Absolutely not!

There’s no way White Spam can be left lurking in the defense spawn!

If not stopped now, she’d undoubtedly keep harassing during every respawn!

With this desperate cry from Inaring, the teammates chuckled and headed toward White Spam.

However,

-Oh, missed them.

-Where are they?

-Wow… they really know how to hide.

-Didn’t you see them on your way, Close Dealer?

-Yes, I didn’t see them.

Indeed, the White Spam, true to their form as a dedicated ambush sniper, was hiding in the shadows excellently.

Finally, as the opponent respawn timer approached, teammates returned to the point.

-Inaring, I trust you.

-Nah, Inaring, even at Master 1, you won’t lose to Master 4, right?

-Recognized.

With these reassurances, Inaring’s trembling became more intense.

The calm and composed demeanor of her teammates made her so incredibly annoyed.

She could see now that they were clearly enjoying the situation.

Anyway, even if one person from the team was unavailable, White Spam couldn’t be freed from sniping. Therefore, the formation would remain as 5 vs 5.

And, such encouragements from the teammates sparked Inaring’s pride.

“Alright. Let’s do this.”

She immediately picked Time Sorcerer.

The immediate return to the front lines was crucial, so she planned to use Time Sorcerer’s “Time Acceleration” skill.

She glanced around cautiously at the entrance, appearing to check the surroundings.

On the surface, they weren’t visible, but surely one of them would be hiding somewhere.

-Are you playing horror games?

-Haha, you’re shaking while playing.

“Hey, aren’t you watching me focus? Quiet, please!”

[1,000 won donated by Oo User]

[If White Spam misses and I safely return to the point, 100,000 won]

“Oh, caught you! Prepare to pay me that 100,000 won!”

Simultaneously with those words, Inaring dashed toward the point like a cannonball, utilizing the Time Sorcerer’s skill Time Acceleration.

Even if White Spam’s method of attack is projectiles, catching someone moving this fast would be—

Ding!

“!?”

Almost instantly!

Caught mid-dash by a headshot.

“Aaaaah!”

Flustered by this, Inaring’s next action was to stop moving and dodge step.

But it turned out to be a fatal mistake.

Shiiiiing!

Suddenly, White Spam appeared and fired a web at Inaring.

Restrained for 1.5 seconds, Inaring was tightly bound.

And heading straight for her head was White Spam’s projectile.

Ding!

[White Spam] > [InaInaRing]

-Oh dear…

-Finally caught you, Inaring.

-Hang on, Naring, alright?

However, luckily, this time the defense team had already secured a second victory in a row.

Naturally, they had enough time to return, and [Close Dealer], one of the team’s damage dealers, rushed to Inaring’s rescue.

“Of course, Close Dealer! You came to help!”

Ding!

-Huh? What’s wrong?

Ding!

[White Spam] > [Close Dealer]

It was Close Dealer, headshot twice, trapped in the respawn zone.

Close Dealer remarked,

-Hey, sorry. I got caught too.

-HAHAHA, what were you doing there?

-Don’t, man! Stop acting like your nickname!

-Hey, how exactly did they land those shots? Isn’t White Spam showing some amazing skills?

The battleground structure shifted to 5 vs 4.

Inaring said,

“C’mon! Hang on! I’ll get there quickly.”

Accidentally, the Close Dealer came to help but ended up being captured, so now the setup has become 2 vs 1, meaning there’s at least a way out.

-Hurry up! The enemy is coming!

“Alright! I’ll be there soon!”

Using the Acceleration skill immediately and heading toward the point with Close Dealer, Inaring was—

Ding!

“What!?!”

Ding!

[White Spam] > [InaInaRing]

Somehow, while racing, White Spam managed to keep hitting her on the head.

The bewildered expression of Close Dealer observing Inaring’s corpse.

And the rising chat box.

[White Spam] : Go.

[Close Dealer] : Oh my, White Spam is amazing. I apologize for causing trouble. Thank you for working hard.

Close Dealer rushed off as if he had just arrived to help, joining the point.

And Inaring screamed loudly.

“What? Why are you letting them go?! Why are you letting them go?!”

-HAHAHA

-HAHA

-Probably likes you, Naring.

“Ah, seriously! This girl’s popularity!”

In such a situation, yet Inaring remained unashamed.

Inaring said urgently,

“How’s the point? Is it okay?”

-Yes, we won this round too, so you can come leisurely.

“Great! Our team is incredible!”

Looks like there’s quite a physical advantage.

Nice!

Now, all I need to do is safely reach the point and join my teammates.

But it seems White Spam’s condition is good today, so it won’t be easy.

Then, what method can I use to catch White Spam off guard?

After pondering for a moment, Inaring directly messaged White Spam.

[InaInaRing] : Excuse me, White Spam.

[White Spam] : ?

[InaInaRing] : Do you have any hobbies? How about going on a date with me if you’re bored?

Then, immediately used the acceleration to start running toward the point.

Surely White Spam is now laughing happily and typing a reply.

“Date? What date! You’re just utterly foolish~! Go play quietly alone until the game ends, okay? I’ll see~ Bai bai~ hahaha!”

Her trademark laughter was the cherry on top.

Her excessively provocative tone reached its peak.

And as she gradually approached the point with a victorious smile,

Ding!

“Uh… Ugh!!”

Suddenly, a projectile shot in from somewhere and accurately struck the Time Sorcerer’s head.

Then, Inaring suddenly changed her attitude as if nothing had happened before.

“Hey! I’m sorry! Sorry! I was wrong, just give me another chance!!”

Ding!

“Aaaahhhhhh!!”

[White Spam] > [InaInaRing]

However, White Spam’s projectiles showed no mercy.

Thus returned Inaring, meeting death once again and heading back to the respawn zone.

At this point, Inaring was starting to get a bit lost.

“What? Seriously, why? Why are you making those shots so well? I noticed, remember, the distance was considerable? How can you hit the head so accurately like that? With a projectile? Are you Charging Knight or something!?”

Our Inaring, becoming highly excited, started speaking much faster.

Really, she seemed so deeply disgruntled that she began checking the death cam this time.

“Wait, how did they manage that… Hmm?”

And then, checking the death camera, Inaring momentarily lost her words.

The audience’s reaction was no different.

-???

-??

-???

-??

-??

-????

-??

As the aiming from White Spam seen through the death cam seemed strangely familiar, it was anything but ordinary.

That’s when Inaring, with a daze, uttered one phrase.

“…Isn’t this Charging Knight?”

And Hanam Mi flinched, starting to sweat profusely.

How did she figure it out?

Hanam Mi immediately typed.

[White Spam] : No, I’m not.

“Why are you suddenly using honorifics? Besides, you were watching the broadcast, weren’t you?”

Then she smoothly picked up her smartphone.

And immediately dialed someone.

Tiriri-ling!

Hanam Mi’s phone began ringing furiously.

And Hanam Mi involuntarily hiccuped with a sigh.

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