Chapter 273
Chapter 273
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 273
Chapter Title: Let's Form a Crazy PUBG Party!
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Recently, one game had been taking Twitch by storm.
A game called Battlegrounds, or PUBG for short.
PUBG was fundamentally a survival FPS genre game.
Spread across various maps, 100 players dropped in, and the sole survivor claimed victory.
You could gun down enemies, or seize a advantageous spot first and win without spilling a drop of blood.
Truth be told, PUBG wasn't some fresh release just now making waves.
It had been out for nearly four years already.
Back then was its golden age, with even more hype.
Now, though? You could call it a second golden era.
Major corporate streamers suddenly forming PUBG squads left and right.
With its environment perfect for viewer missions and challenges, participation spiked, fueling the surge in popularity.
And Kang Haneul was one of the top streamers fanning the flames of this PUBG craze.
"Argh, damn it! No way it's lag again?!"
A single SR shot pierced her skull from who-knows-where, sending her to the afterlife.
Kang Haneul finally vented her frustration, but the viewers' reactions were ice-cold.
"Haa... This is driving me nuts. Solo queue is stressing me out. Should I just run squads?"
After five straight humiliating deaths in solo mode with zero chickens, Kang Haneul decided she couldn't keep this up.
She resolved to recruit new squad mates. PUBG broadcasts always livened up with squads anyway.
Her top pick for party invites—her bestie Nyantamon—was off-stream today, though.
Scanning online Discord folks yielded no standouts.
In the end, as a fallback to at least hype the stream even without a win, she gathered vibe-boosters.
"Screw it. Gotta call Yuki and Lyris."
"Hey, you lot. Don't jinx it—what if we do eat chicken?"
Kang Haneul herself harbored no grand hopes of victory.
But seeing viewers trash her "girls" lit a fire—she couldn't stand it and snapped back at chat.
Snap-
The blatant mockery steeled Kang Haneul's resolve.
She'd clinch that chicken with this squad and show those haters what for.
And it didn't take long to realize what a foolish choice that was.
Thus, the squad formed: Kang Haneul, honorary Blue LUV zeroth-gen, and two first-gen members.
Yuna and Chae-yoon trickled into the Discord room one by one, opening mics.
『Hiii... Presiii...』
『President, Yuki's voice is totally dead?』
"Leave her. Woke her up from sleep."
Everyone's voice drops husky post-sleep sometimes.
Viewers erupted in "ㅗㅜㅑ" at Yuna's unexpected sexy vibe—miles from her usual hyper chaos.
"Alright, girls. Chicken today nets 200k each per stream? And if all three survive, double to 400k."
『Whoa, 400?』
『Daaang, full throttle from the start then?』
Mentioning the group mission on her channel, Kang Haneul hit queue right away.
Five-plus hours? She'd snag at least one chicken, she figured.
Low playtime aside, Chae-yoon had solid FPS talent.
Yuna got decent physical marks in Blue LUV too.
Kang Haneul herself? A grizzled vet with 1400+ hours in PUBG.
Earlier solos just had bad luck.
Viewers often marveled at her plays—she was genuinely skilled.
'All in. Gotta carry Cloud Squad today.'
Grinding her teeth at the screen, queue popped.
The transport plane whirred overhead, ferrying them across the map.
"Yo, girls. Drop here? Thoughts?"
Map open, she pinged a spot and called it.
No hot drop city—just a quiet farm zone with a few houses.
Avoid fights, survive early game. Clear intent.
One thing she overlooked, though.
Her two squadmates were Blue LUV's top contrarians.
『Nah, President. Erangel's up—gotta hit Military Base. Plane flies right over.』
『Yeah. Or are you scared, President?』
"What? Scared? You little...!"
Kang Haneul eyed chat, itching to superchat back.
She swallowed her frustration, nodded, and repinged Military Base as requested.
(Military Base: Prime hotspot on Erangel map. Military compound means premium guns and loot aplenty.)
(Pros draw crowds. Erangel's fiercest warzone.)
Flap-
"Screw it all! Dropping! Just kill 'em all!"
『Leeeet's gooooo!』
『President's got that killer vibe!』
Touchdown at Military Base airspace. Chutes out, bold descent.
One glance around, and Kang Haneul's breath caught.
Not just their trio—twenty-plus chutes dotted the sky easy.
Swish-
"Wha—what...?!"
『Eek! Two right in front of me!』
『Footsteps in here?! No gun—now what?!』
Anxiety hit paydirt.
Chutes barely deployed, enemies swarmed her view.
Unlike lootless Kang Haneul, foe gripped a beefy SMG.
Same chaos elsewhere—cries echoed.
Kang Haneul ducked cover, vowing to rescue fast. Vet stealth kept her alive easy.
Ratta-tat-tat-!
『Kiyaaaaah!』
『Huh? Yuki's low HP?』
"Don't die! Barely 30 seconds in, you idiots!"
Gunfire boomed. Yuna's HP plummeted bottom-left.
Kang Haneul scooped a gun, pleading as she rushed to regroup.
Luckily, Yuna huddled safe in stairwell corner, clinging to life.
Clatter-
Dashing to medkit-heal Yuna, she spotted her—
BOOM! BOOM-!
"Huh...?"
Thunderous blasts and popup message left Kang Haneul doubting her eyes.
The knocker's ID? Painfully familiar.
『Huh? P-President...?!』
『Hey! Kang Yuki! Don't shoot the President!』
『But door flew open—I thought enemy...!』
Right? Kang Haneul dazed, wondering if she'd wronged them.
That wasn't reaction time—that was intent.
Clatter-!
『E-Enemies incoming! What now, sis?!』
『I'll smoke 'em! Hold tight—coming down!』
Late-arriving Chae-yoon chucked a smoke to stall foes.
Roll-
'...Smoke sound off today?'
Somehow, the tumbling grenade thudded dully.
No smoke billowed as expected—
WHUMP-!
『Wh-what?!』
『Uh? S-sorry. Threw a frag by mistake instead of smoke.』
"......"
Another boom—downed Kang Haneul perished.
Stable Yuna downed instead.
And it didn't stop there...
Ratta-tat-tat-!
『Aaaagh! Why so many swarming!』
『Blame your frag, sis!』
Chae-yoon—Yuna's last hope—fell to the horde.
Thus, the hyped 3-man squad's debut crashed spectacularly.
Meanwhile, spectating Kang Haneul finally...
"You goddamn brats!"
Roared like a lion.
Around the same time, Da-jeong prepped her stream.
Planned earlier start, but work delayed her.
'PUBG again? Nah, getting stale?'
Da-jeong's latest obsession: PUBG.
Three straight days? Tonight felt iffy.
Viewers loved anything, but streamer duty demanded fresh content.
Brainstorming alternatives, stream launch imminent—
Ding-ding-
"Huh?"
Frenzied Discord pings widened her eyes. Message check.
From President Kang Haneul...
"......?"
Game invite, sure—but SOS at the end?
Da-jeong, fresh off swearing off PUBG, hesitated.
Unable to rebuff Kang Haneul's earnest pleas, Da-jeong relented with consent.