Am I the only one streaming Sword Art Online on the entire internet?

Sinon stared wide-eyed at Sorin, and after a few seconds, a hoarse sigh escaped her lips, "The predicted trajectory of the last wave of lasers should have been almost perfectly synchronized with the actual firing..."

"If you think like that, then Blink Dagger is over forty years old and still won the TI championship. I'm not even twenty-six yet." Solin shrugged, looking nonchalant. "Besides dodging bullets and stuff... we survived without bullet prediction lines in the first generation. Dancing is a basic skill in PVP. Any veteran Dark Zone player can dodge well. It's just that you haven't dodged much since you've been playing sniper all these years."

225. I'm your father noooooo!

"Honestly, do I need to do this awkward dance? The demon can just shoot one shot and then kick it with his heels, no need to lock onto the head. Don't tell me how to fight at close range." Sinon retorted somewhat indignantly after hearing Sorin's words. "Besides, the 'jumping knife' thing about being over forty is just a meme... Have you ever seen any active player who's this old?"

She emphasized the words "advanced age," then looked at Kirito, pointed at him, and continued.

"This is the normal art style, okay? Although it's a bit too cute."

“Hey… isn’t using the word ‘cute’ a bit too much…” Kirito weakly retorted from the side, but both Sorin and Sinon looked at him with expressions as if they were looking at a mascot.

"I think Kirito, you'd better just accept your mascot identity... What are you looking at?"

Sinon smiled at Kirito, only to find him staring at a particularly strange weapon. Strange, really, it just didn't quite fit into this chaotic world of guns and fire—it was a lightsaber. Not the kind of lightsaber used by crane operators with a gleaming blade, of course, but simply a grip that conjured a beam of light when a switch was pressed. If you really want a concrete idea of ​​what this weapon is like, think of something from the Star Wars series.

"Kiriko... there's something I've been wanting to tell you..." Upon seeing the lightsaber, Sorin suddenly knelt on one knee, coughed violently twice, then pointed at the lightsaber and, to the bewilderment of Sinon and Kirito, uttered the second half of his line, "I'm your father..."

"Don't suddenly throw in Star Wars references at a time like this!" Kirito exclaimed helplessly from the side. "Is it really okay to still be using such old references in 4202?"

“You look like a young man… When I watched Star Wars with them, you probably weren’t even born yet…” Sorin shook his head, stood up from the ground, and his tone became much more normal. “Let me put it another way. After you get this, you should be the most powerful warrior in the Rising Sun Empire. You might even be able to rush into heavily defended buildings and kill all the enemies inside.”

"How did it turn into Red Alert 3 again..." After saying this, Kirito felt that if he continued arguing with Sorin, it might lead to an endless stand-up comedy routine, so he took the lightsaber off. "150,000? This thing is that expensive?"

"And it's the kind that's both expensive and impractical. Do you really think anyone would play knife fights in this game, Kirito?" Sinon patiently explained from the side, trying to dispel Kirito's unrealistic ideas. "The only advantage of this thing is that it can finish off enemies quickly. But when fighting in the Dark Zone, you only need to crouch down and strike once. The lightsaber can only help you skip the crouching action."

However, her plan failed because Kirito grabbed Sorin's hand and paid the 150,000 yen for him, then tilted his head and winked at Sorin.

"Onii-chan, it shouldn't be a problem to buy a weapon like this for my cute little sister, right?"

Seeing Kirito like this, Sorin had only one thought: when did this kid learn to be so adept at being cute? Meanwhile, Sinon looked like she was about to be pierced through. Of course, unseen by him, a certain songstress was already contemplating prying open the door and stabbing Kirito in the back.

"Ivy thinks that Mom needs to calm down."

Aivixin was still sitting in You Na's lap, but when she saw that You Na's eyes had become somewhat dangerous, she quickly tried to dissuade her.

“It’s okay, Aivixin, Mom is fine… Mom is very calm…” That’s what Yuna said, but anyone who saw Yuna’s appearance would probably think that she was on the verge of turning evil. “Mom will not break in and betray Kazuhito, don’t worry.”

Ivy shook her head silently, then adjusted her posture on Youna's lap, gently wrapped her arms around Youna's slender neck, and rested her head on Youna's shoulder.

"A hostile signal focused in this area has been detected, but it is very far away. Be careful."

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Kirito gripped the sword and casually unleashed a one-handed sword skill from SAO, "Horizontal Square Slash," on the ground. The lightsaber emitted a pleasant "humming" sound in his hand as it traced complex trajectories in the air before abruptly stopping. Of course, he still found the sword's feel quite strange, lacking the weight of a typical metal sword.

"I think if you stick your finger to someone's face, you'll probably get riddled with bullets before you even have a chance to activate this skill, so why waste your precious 150,000 on this thing..."

Seeing Kirito's actions, Sorin couldn't help but complain.

"If you include the cost of the helmet and grenades, you can only afford two pistols now. For long-range gunfights, you can choose the Contestant, but for close-quarters combat... how about the FN-57?"

Sinon pondered for a moment, then placed the menu in front of the two, displaying the specifications of the "Contender" and the FN-57. The Contender was a very rare single-shot pistol; it was more like a pistol-sized RF than a true pistol. As for the FN-57… Sorin guessed it was related to Sinon's personal preference. According to Sorin, Sinon had a habit of immediately switching from the FN-57 to the AWP at the start of the game, using the AWP for about two rounds before switching to the AWP, and finally wiping out the team with the AWP. Back then, there was a saying in the Asian CS:GO server that when [Sinon] got the AWP, the game was already over.

"Do you really think Kirito can wipe out a team with a Type 57 like you do? That gun is super difficult, you know." Sorin raised his question, then pointed to the Glock on the side, "Isn't this one better?"

“At least the FN-57 can hit the head with one shot, but what can the Glock do? Spray water?” Sinon explained calmly. “If you’re just spraying water in close combat, you might as well just use the LOVA-C. After you finish a magazine, you can use the increased skill power to throw a BFB directly. Even a 9,000-body Raider would be dead by then.”

"Um, 5...7?" Kirito asked, holding the FN-57 in his hand with some confusion.

"It refers to the caliber. 57 means 5.7mm, which is a rather special caliber. The ammunition can only be shared with the P90. By the way, the P90 is the kind of weapon that your older brother, a reckless breacher, would often use."

Sinon's explanation was concise and fluent, which piqued Kirito's interest in this light blue-haired girl. After all, the fact that this girl, who was about his age, had infiltrated this world and continued fighting until she became a seasoned player knowledgeable about all firearms made one wonder about her motives.

"And I have to remind you, registration is about to close, there are only nine minutes left..."

226. Shrimp Catchers

"To be precise, it will take about five more minutes to register at the registration point, so we only have three minutes left now."

Sinon ran ahead and said in a rather urgent tone, "The registration point is a relay station, and in The Division 3, the relay station is located in a rather delicate location—the White House. And what's worse, unlike previous games, this city, apart from the various hideouts (i.e., safe houses), is entirely a combat zone. This means that if they want to reach the White House, they might encounter some fighting along the way."

Although the three of them were not far from 1600 Columbia Avenue, that was relatively speaking. At least, if they were to rely solely on foot, it would definitely take them more than three minutes to get there.

"This...this is still possible?" Sorin stared blankly at the minimap. "Wait, there's no teleportation in the third generation?"

“There’s no fast travel anymore, probably to make it more realistic. But there should be drivable vehicles in the city, if you think your driving skills can help us evade attacks from LMBs and rogue agents along the way.” Sinon explained, pointing to a parking spot on a wide driveway. “There are cars there, but there seem to be monsters nearby.”

However, no sooner had Shino finished speaking than a barrage of gunfire erupted nearby. Meanwhile, Sorin, seeing the Gold-named White Zone boss standing by the parking lot, immediately unleashed Cassidy's double Berserker combo, instantly depleting his health bar. What followed was a dazzling display of skill.

The specific mechanism is as follows: Cassidy's unique ability allows him to instantly empty all his ammo, while the Lone Star four-piece set automatically replenishes ammo when switching weapons. The six-piece set effect, in short, has a certain chance to instantly replenish ammo and apply a damage buff when ammo is depleted. In this way, Sorin only needs to repeatedly switch weapons and fire to become a crazed human fire hydrant.

"WTMSB! Get on board!"

Sorin casually picked up a confidential final weapon that Jinming had dropped, grabbed Shino's left hand, and ran towards a three-wheeled motorcycle he had chosen. The girl, who exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?", was almost lifted into the air by Sorin's pull, then sat on the back of the three-wheeled motorcycle with a bewildered expression. These three-wheeled motorcycles are often jokingly called "three-wheeled vehicles" by PUBG players; they are faster than regular off-road vehicles and sedans on flat roads, but their disadvantage is that they are unstable and quite prone to tipping over.

"Kiriko, go get the car. I've marked the location for you. Hurry up!" Sorin said quickly, simultaneously switching both of his dual Cassidys to the Grand Alejandro MG and casually throwing a cover onto the side of the flipper. The Grand Alejandro's special ability is to increase weapon damage when behind cover. Although this flipper looks like cover, it doesn't have a cover detection function, so he had to throw a cover onto it himself.

"Are you sure Kirito can drive?" Sinon asked, hugging Kirito's waist nervously.

"Anyway, I can't drive it. Driving this car while playing PUBG is basically suicide for me." Solin shrugged, then opened the map and filled in the entire route.

"Um, Miss Sinon, hold on tight to me..."

"Wow!"

Kirito gripped the handlebars, activated the shut-off valve, and the internal combustion engine let out a sharp roar before launching into the lane.

"Well, one mana for a ricochet, two mana for a GTR, and three mana for a Bear Trap that takes it all out..." Solin thought to himself, but since he was streaming, he didn't say such obviously provocative lines out loud. "Right now we need some background music... How about Déjà vu?"

"What the hell, just how much do you like Initial D?"

Kirito loudly complained, floored the accelerator, and the speedometer instantly soared to 100 kilometers per hour, stabilizing at nearly 200 kilometers per hour after several gear shifts.

"GKD! Watch where you're going!" Sinon shouted from behind, stretching out her right hand with difficulty and pointing at the vehicle coming from the opposite side of the road. "LMB's troop carrier! Be careful!"

"Where did you, a Japanese streamer, learn lines like 'GKD'?" Sorin said, while quickly preparing to fire, a flurry of sparks shooting from Alejandro's gun. The streets were filled with the sounds of continuous gunfire and LMB soldiers' shouts, but none of that mattered to Sorin.

He kept switching weapons, emptying a magazine every second on average. The troop carrier was shot down on the road by Solin in the time it took to pass it.

"Coach! I want to play PUBG!" Sinon hugged Kirito's waist tightly with both hands and shouted excitedly, "This is so exciting..."

There are countless roads to take... never mind, just let two lines of tears flow.

These shrimp farmers are using some pretty unconventional methods!

[Waiting to watch Sinon-chan play PUBG]

"Stop messing around. First of all, the three-wheeled motorcycles in PUBG can't even reach 200 km/h, and you don't have my aim skills. You can't even hit anyone in those vehicles. You'll see when you play a game with friends." Solin looked at the girl in front of him with a black line on his face. Her tone was obviously starting to go wrong. He also responded to his viewers in his live stream, "Let me tell you, a real man plays The Division like GTA. He not only races, but he races with five stars."

[Perhaps Mr. Solo has forgotten the days when he was utterly crushed by cheaters in GTA5 gameplay.]

[Racing through traffic while being chased by a five-star GTA player... This guy is something else!]

As the familiar building drew closer, Kirito drove the three-wheeled motorcycle straight toward the White House, drifting to a stop in front of the White House. The powerful centrifugal force even flung Sorin away.

"WDNMD, this isn't right... I've been blown away!"

Sorin watched Kirito and Sinon get out of the car from mid-air, then glanced at the steps behind him and quickly performed a fall-over maneuver. However, this character with maximum firepower was terrible at stamina. Flying off a car traveling at 200 kilometers per hour, plus the fall damage, completely depleted his health bar, leaving him doing push-ups on the ground.

"Give me a resurrection needle, anyone? A resurrection needle!"

Kirito was stunned for a moment before he remembered the first aid skill in his skill bar. He frantically pulled out the steroid gun, fired a shot at Sorin, and then grabbed Sinon and ran upstairs without stopping.

"WTF, you two, wait for me a minute!"

227. Why are there so many fans of Shuangfen here?

After a chaotic commotion, the three finally arrived at the registration area. Sorin observed the surroundings and realized it was a complete replica of the power center of the real-world United States.

There were quite a few people standing in the hall, and it seemed that they had all finished registering. Shino led the two to three registration machines connected together, and after standing in the middle, she instructed, "Just fill them out as you see fit. It's just like a regular touchscreen machine. Ask me if you don't understand anything."

Solin dragged the menu and clicked the "Register for Bullet of Bullets" button, which turned the screen into a form. The form looked strangely familiar, and then he remembered that he'd needed to fill out similar things when registering for a DCI number on Wizards of the Coast's website.

Filling out these forms didn't take long, but one line caught Solin's attention: "Please fill in the following form with your real-world name and address. Of course, you can still participate in this event by leaving it blank or entering false information, but you will not be able to receive the prizes for the top few places."

"If you want to fill it in, just fill in your school address. If there's a reward, I'll get it for you." Seeing that Kirito hesitated when he filled in this part, Sorin quickly whispered a reminder, "Don't worry, that guy... can't possibly sneak into my house. Yuna is very strong."

"Okay, okay." Kirito said, filling in his real name, address, and other information, finally completing the registration just seconds before the deadline. The screen then switched again, displaying the registration success page and the match times for the first round of preliminary rounds.

"By the way, Sinon, I'd like to ask if this preliminary round is a Swiss-systems format or a group stage?" Sorin suddenly asked as if she had thought of something. "If it's a group stage... I'm afraid it'll be an internal conflict."

“Don’t worry, it’s a Swiss system, and we’re aiming for the top 100, so there’s nothing to worry about,” Sinon said without hesitation, but a hint of concern appeared in her eyes the next moment. “Speaking of which… you should know about things like getting into the top 100, right?”

"The algorithm should be about right. As a professional Magic: The Gathering player, I definitely know this," Sorin nodded. Sinon's explanation reassured him a lot; at least he didn't have to worry about the three of them being matched into one group and then hurting each other from the group stage onwards.

The Swiss-system pairing scheme involves random pairing in the first round, followed by pairing based on points. This results in high-ranking players being paired together in the final rounds. At this point, players typically opt for a draw to stabilize their performance, with the real competition reserved for later rounds.

"Then let's make an agreement if we meet in the last two rounds. I won't hold back for the rest of the time."

"Same here. If I go easy on them... I'll just be embarrassed." Solin said this with a hint of helplessness, because his chat assistant was filled with comments telling him to go easy on them and to beat up the girls, leaving him unsure of what to do. "Anyway, I'll just have to see how it goes. If I embarrass myself, so be it. But why do I always have this feeling that my viewers enjoy seeing me make a fool of myself?"

"...I'd better not talk about the content of my comments." Sinon smiled and shook her head. Her comments were more interesting, consisting of things like "Don't panic, we're trying to persuade Master So to surrender" and "Master So is old and has a strong weapon, please give way a little."

"Speaking of which, they say my audience overlaps a lot with a streamer here with the ID Ywwuyi. I've watched him stream Rainbow Six Siege occasionally before, and he's pretty bad at it... I guess they also enjoy watching me make a fool of myself..."

Shino hesitated slightly when she said this, but when Sorin heard her say this, he burst out laughing and squatted on the ground in a very exaggerated manner.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing... It's 4204 already, how come there are still fans of the same old thing?" After squatting on the ground and laughing for a long time, Sorin finally stood up with Kirito's help. "Let's go to the preliminary round venue first—is everything ready?"

What's wrong with Shuangfen (a fan of Zheng Shuang)? Did Shuangfen eat your rice?

Did Da Shuang eat your rice noodles?

Did you enjoy eating rice noodles at your place?

Kirito nodded silently, then walked ahead, hand in hand with Sinon. Sorin strolled slowly behind, casually remarking on the emergence of the new pairing.

"What a beautiful scene... I wonder if Miss Sinon will beat me up when she finds out the truth..."

Lost in thought, he followed the two into the elevator. This elevator reminded him of the underground world instance beneath the relay station in The Division 1, because it was just as rudimentary. Outside, it was pitch black, with very little light; only a few arc lamps encased in iron frames emitted a faint glow.

The floors and pillars are covered with steel plates that emit a black light or dark red iron mesh. There are some rough tables along the walls, and the ceiling has several huge holographic panels, but there are not many images yet, only a countdown of "28 mins left".