Chapter 692: Qin An and Chen Mo's Encounter
Qin An felt that his skills were getting better and better. Recently, watching various first-person observation streams of the Immortal Server in different live rooms had given him a lot of insight.
Moreover, his own stream's viewer count was still steadily growing, now reaching a few hundred, and his core fanbase was clearly expanding.
But today, after finishing his stream, Qin An noticed that the number of viewers in his room hadn't increased—it had actually dropped!
Qin An was a bit dumbfounded. What was going on?
Was I playing badly today? Or did I accidentally say something wrong during the stream?
Logically, Qin An's streaming schedule was very fixed, always on time, so the audience should be used to it by now. Today was even the weekend, so there was no reason for viewers to decrease, right?
Qin An was puzzled, so he checked the chat log.
"Wow, we can watch Chen Mo stream on the Immortal Server!"
"Really? Chen Mo is streaming? I just checked his room, and it wasn't on."
"It's not Chen Mo streaming himself; it's ZZZ's room. Little Fatty is observing Chen Mo's first-person view."
"Wow, that's awesome! We can see Chen Mo wreaking havoc on the Immortal Server! Quick, send the room ID! I'm going to check it out!"
Someone had shouted that they could watch Chen Mo play on the Immortal Server, and in an instant, more than half of Qin An's viewers left...
In fact, it wasn't just Qin An; other streamers were also hit hard. The big streamers on MoYu Live Platform suffered the most. For example, Old P lost three to four hundred thousand viewers on the spot, and they kept trickling away...
Other live platforms were definitely affected too. The most obvious sign was that Little Fatty Zou Zhuo's stream had exploded, nearing five million viewers, making it the most-watched room, even surpassing the second place by over a million...
Qin An was shocked. How was this even possible?
People really couldn't be compared to each other!
Here he was, worrying about a few thousand viewers, while Chen Mo didn't even need to stream himself and still had five million viewers... That was just ridiculous.
And the viewers were all celebrating like it was New Year's!
Speaking of Chen Mo's streams, they were really strange. At first, he didn't talk and had no camera, and now he didn't even stream at all. Yet the players observing him could still bask in his glory...
Qin An could only feel envy, jealousy, and hatred!
Moreover, this dealt a severe blow to Qin An's streaming career. His stream had been developing well, steadily growing in numbers even without official promotion from MoYu Live Platform. But Chen Mo's move had directly devastated all the streamers broadcasting the Immortal Server!
When everyone was streaming the Immortal Server, who would want to watch other streamers if they could watch Chen Mo?
Qin An could only mutter "Mmp," how could this be so coincidental!
...
The final circle.
The safe zone had shrunk to a very small area, with only seven people left inside.
This time, half of the safe zone was in the urban area, and half was in the wilderness. Qin An was hiding behind a small slope, sipping a drink while figuring out his next move.
There were definitely a lot of people in the urban area. Qin An carefully observed the direction of the city, not daring to rush in recklessly.
And the scariest part was that Chen Mo was among these seven people!
How did Qin An know? Because at the start of the match, someone named CDX had been spamming the kill feed...
When Qin An saw that name, he knew it was Chen Mo!
But luckily, Qin An had jumped to the northern part of the map, while Chen Mo had probably landed at the airport. The two hadn't encountered each other until the final circle.
Qin An couldn't help but feel excited. If he could take down Chen Mo, could he brag about it for three months?
After all, Chen Mo had been slaughtering the Immortal Server and seemed to have never died...
Qin An had watched videos of Chen Mo and Little Fatty duo-queuing on the Immortal Server, and they were indeed impressive—something he couldn't replicate.
Whether it was marksmanship, game sense, or mechanics, Qin An could tell that Chen Mo was on a completely different level. He had watched those replays more than once.
Now, actually encountering him in the game was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Qin An!
Just then, a figure flashed by on the top floor of one of the buildings.
"Someone!" Qin An's spirits lifted. He immediately took cover while opening a high-magnification scope, aiming at the rooftop.
But at the same time, a low sound came from the rooftop, "Bang!"
Qin An's concentration was at its peak. Before the gunshot, he had already seen the opponent peek out, and he immediately rolled to the side!
A sniper bullet hit the spot where Qin An had been, perfectly crossing over the slope. If Qin An hadn't reacted quickly, that shot would likely have been a headshot.
"That's the sound of an M24. Is it Chen Mo?!"
Qin An was startled. It really was Chen Mo!
Earlier, Chen Mo had been using the M24 to rack up kills, so Qin An had been paying attention. It seemed like Chen Mo was the only one in this match with an M24.
Qin An stayed behind cover, not daring to come out. Chen Mo's M24 was definitely still aimed at this spot. He really didn't dare to peek, and he couldn't risk betting on Chen Mo missing—the probability was way too low...
"It's okay. There are seven people left. The fight for the buildings will be the most intense. I'll wait for them to start fighting and then swoop in for an easy kill. There's still a chance..."
Qin An was very patient. He drank his fill of energy drinks behind the slope until intense gunfire erupted from the building area.
"Almost time."
Qin An cautiously peeked out for a moment and then quickly ducked back. No gunfire!
Clearly, Chen Mo was already aiming elsewhere.
Qin An didn't dare to be careless. He sprinted toward the building area, moving erratically and rolling to quickly reach the next piece of cover.
Fortunately, the fight in the building area was intense. During Qin An's sprint, Chen Mo's M24 had already taken down two more people.
"This is the building. Sneak in!"
Qin An arrived at Chen Mo's building. There was a broken window, so he climbed through it.
He moved slowly and carefully, trying not to make any noise. Of course, landing from the window made some sound, but that was unavoidable. He could only hope that Chen Mo was too focused on the fight in other directions to notice.
First floor, second floor!
Qin An crept up the stairs in complete stealth mode, while the gunfire from the rooftop continued. Chen Mo's M24 was clearly targeting someone, engaged in a fierce exchange with another player in the building area.
"Got it!"
Finally, he reached the rooftop. Qin An raised his SCAR and charged straight out!
But in front of him was the dark muzzle of an M4.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang...!!"
A rapid burst of gunfire. Chen Mo, in front of Qin An, moved while crouching and standing up irregularly. 5.56mm bullets rained down from above, piercing through Qin An's body!
"Better luck next time. Try again for the chicken dinner!"
"Ah!" The system message appeared in Qin An's view, and he couldn't help but let out a frustrated cry.
"Dammit, I was so close!"
Qin An was certain that Chen Mo had at most 10% health left. But unfortunately, that sliver of health had decided the fate of both of them.