Chapter 216 - – Insane Skill
[Team OrangeSquash has annihilated Team BraveFront.]
[500 Annihilation Points have been rewarded.]
Saying that Flexy was surprised wouldn't be far-fetched.
In his long career as a streamer, he had met various people: a pleasant one, an unpleasant one, a funny one, and even those skilled streamers and professional gamers.
Among the people he met, the most talented one might be his new best friend, Breeze. Following him was StoneSword; there was no doubt in that man's skill as he was one of a few streamers who could possibly appear in the professional gaming scene without any problem if he wanted to.
At first, when StoneSword said that he knew someone more skilled than him, Flexy was skeptical. He only thought that the Spencer's heir was kidding and only said so out of flattery.
His first impression of Atlas was that the blond-haired man was arrogant. His lover was a more arrogant person than him, though that couldn't be seen when they were together.
Still, Flexy desperately needed more players, so he negotiated with the person StoneSword recommended before finally arriving at a deal.
As long as the other person could compete equally or had a similar level as his, then that would be fine. Flexy had no intention to win after his teammates left him. He just wanted to fulfill the promise he made in the Biozone Monthly Segment.
If he backed away, he would be seen as a liar, and that would hurt his image.
However, hope returned. Breeze agreed to join him, and that was a tremendous help. And now… The new teammates he recruited had shown his skill.
'Crazy.'
In Roach Planet, the party leader's matchmaking rating was the one that determined their enemies. The higher his rating was, the stronger the enemies.
As someone who planned and could compete in a professional scene, Flexy's MMR was in the top 1%. The other players should've had similar or a slightly worse MMR than him at best.
In short, they were crazy strong players.
'He killed all of them instantly. His speed isn't any slower than Breeze's. Does a person like that actually exist? That guy has the second-highest-ranked SR in the whole world! The only people who could probably match him were those in the top 5…'
His thoughts trailed. He suddenly remembered the previous SR world ranking.
'The first and the third, former second rank, are still anonymous. It couldn't be them, right?'
A dry laugh escaped his lips as he stood on a higher ground to watch for the other team.
At that time, the boulder next to him suddenly exploded.
Bam!
It was shattered to pieces after getting shot by a sniper rifle. The same explosions rang over the first wave's boss body 9 times before it finally stopped. Dust was kicked up. When it was settled, what was left was the boss' dead body.
[Team OrangeSquash has killed the first wave's boss.]
[100 Annihilation Points have been rewarded.]
Flexy looked over to the base in the distance with a wry smile. He only raised his thumb, as he knew who caused the explosions earlier.
'That guy can't wait for us to kill it, so he do it myself. Well, it's just like him.'
Well, the end result was satisfying.
Calling on Atlas, who walked toward him, both of them returned to the base together.
***
The game progressed smoothly.
Max sat from his prone position and rested his hand on his leg. That was such an anti-climatic battle. He had heard the notification about them annihilating a team… Or rather, Atlas alone managed to annihilate an entire team in just a few seconds.
'What happened on that other side earlier?' He asked curiously. 'Tsk, I should've destroyed that boulder first so I could watch directly. Now I have to wait until Flexy shares the video, no? That's a bummer.'
How skilled was Atlas? Max became curious after what happened earlier. At least he knew that the other party was probably more skilled than Flexy. And looking at Ferin's movement and how she fought the wave earlier, he also knew that she was probably a bit more skilled than him.
'There are still people with insane skills out there. I only excel in something I am confident at, a strange and unexpected movement.'
Not that it was too important. His goal wasn't to be the greatest gamer but the greatest streamer. Gaming skill was only a tool that he used to reach that goal.
'Well, it's time to prepare for wave two.' He stood up, jumping down the wall with the support of a grappling gun to open the gate for his approaching teammates.
When he unlocked the gate from inside, and it opened, he saw Flexy and Atlas already standing on the other side.
"Good job." He said, "Is it hard?"
"Hahaha, Atlas took care of everything. I have no time to help at all." Flexy stepped inside while laughing, his mood was clearly better than before. He looked at Max and continued, "And you deliver the last shot. I literally only stand there in case other teams arrive. I tell you, he's really good."
"I just ambushed the enemies. It's nothing hard," Atlas said as he closed the gate behind him.
"Well, if you say so." Flexy puffed his chest proudly, "I think we can win the competition with our team skills. Hahaha, my eyes to judge people are really sharp!"
"Said someone who looked frustrated and depressed after being left alone by his former teammates." Max scoffed at his friend's shenanigans, causing Flexy to flinch.
The orange-haired streamer raised his finger.
"That is that, and this is this." Flexy said, his expression turned serious, "Anyway, the second wave won't start for another 10 minutes. We should think about what to do with the two enemy bases Ferin found. What do you guys think?"
"Let's destroy it."
"Raid it."
Both Atlas and Max answered almost immediately with a sure tone.
If there were enemies, then just destroy them, especially those close to their base. That way, they had a bigger area to work with, allowing them to get the second and the last wave's boss monster without any problem.
Just kill, and they wouldn't be a problem! Easy plan!