Greatest Streamer System-Chapter 251 - – Final, Back and Forth
Puppeteer didn't say anything and just pulled the trigger. Another energy bullet flew toward Max.
In response, Max dashed forward at full speed with a low form. He used the low fence around the house as a shield to protect his body from the paralyzing bullet.
Stopping right now would be foolish. Not only would Puppeteer use that opportunity to seize the target from him, but it would also give time for the others to catch up.
Using the mini-map as the guide, Max moved to the right, deciding to circle around a little bit. Puppeteer's position was on his left, so it would make him a bit hard to follow.
However…
"Hover Shoes."
Using the shoes' ability, Puppeteer moved to the roof of the building across the street easily, albeit a bit slower than running and jumping around.
Looking at that, Max clicked his tongue. It was no use. His shoes' ability had around 7 seconds of cooldown left, he would like to save it when he reached the school to jump over the fence easily.
'I can't seem to save it. I will use it to run away from him soon.'
The decider would be the next corner, where the residential area ended and turned into high skyscrapers.
'Let's try to shake him off at some alleyway.' He thought as he increased his speed further.
Now, he was confident only Puppeteer could chase after him. He could shake off his worry about the other three. After dodging a few more bullets, he could see the end of the residential area.
Much to Puppeteer's surprise, Max increased his speed again. He ran toward the nearby building and entered it, causing the man to lose sight of him.
"Pretty good," Puppeteer said as he stopped at the edge of the roof. He didn't seem to have any intention to pursue Max any longer and turned around.
Meanwhile, Max reappeared on the other side of the building and immediately moved toward the school. He looked back for a second and wondered why there was no one who chased after him. That thought only stayed for a second before he shook his head.
'I am able to shake him off.' His lips curled into an amused smile.
In front of him was the school's fence. He used his Jump Shoes to leap above it and landed by rolling without decreasing his speed. The nearest pedestal would be the one near the gym. He immediately went to that location and placed the card on top.
It glowed for a second before disappearing with a flash.
[You have gained +1 point!]
A notification rang in his ear, and the red dot appeared in the West. Max spent no time looking around and immediately departed to the Luxurious House.
The West area was covered by many hills and mansions. It was hard to reach and hard to leave kind of places, giving Max some opportunity to compete. But then… The Luxurious House was located on top of the hill with 5 floors, standing tall over the others. It could even be seen from the school.
If Puppeteer got the target and used his hover shoes, he would reach the ground faster than even him.
'I can't let him get the target.' He thought as he jumped over the fence and broke into a dash.
However, that was too late. Before he could even reach the foot of the hill, the red target moved. Someone had already stolen the target ahead of him. He looked up and noticed someone hovering in the air while flashing the card in his hand.
Puppeteer had gotten the target once again.
Max immediately sent shots to the sky, but the energy bullet couldn't reach so far. He could only grit his teeth and return to the school to stop Puppeteer.
The other three players also had the same thought. They prepared to shoot Puppeteer when he landed on the ground. They were spread around the school vicinity and stayed around the area after realizing they were no match in terms of stealing compared to both Puppeteer and Max.
After realizing what they were thinking about, Max changed his plan once again. The only place the target hadn't appeared yet was the Bank. He immediately went to that place from where he was and waited.
The game had proceeded for 10 minutes now. There were only 20 minutes left to get a lot of points from the others.
'Ah, this is a mess!' He shouted in his mind as he reached the bank.
Just as he entered, he saw the red dot spawned inside. The point rank also changed, with Puppeteer now having 2 points.
Locating the card was pretty easy. It was on the second floor of the Bank, located on the table in the middle. No trick was needed to steal it. He put it inside his inner pocket, but he hadn't yet moved away from the location, making the red dot stay still. And now… the most troublesome part.
'Puppeteer is probably trying to steal the card directly from me while the others are waiting in the school, realizing that chasing after us is futile. Should I risk it, or should I stay and get 2nd place?' He asked himself, but immediately thought it was foolish.
'Yeah, I won't settle any less than the first place!'
With that, he began to move with purpose while trying to spend as much time as possible so the trio camping at the school would be impatient as they still had 0 points.
Just as he thought, Puppeteer was waiting for him on his way, pointing the gun at him. However, he easily dodged those bullets and ran to the school. At this time, Puppeteer once again gave up and moved away.
On the way, the trio tried to stop him, but it was also useless. He circled around them, slipped past, and put the card on the pedestal.
[You have gained +1 point!]
"Alright!"
Once again, the target reappeared in one of the four buildings. This time, it was on the Bank again. Twice in a row, what was the odd? It gave Max a disadvantage, but he moved to get the target, or at least tried to.
Unfortunately, Puppeteer beat him to it and got the point. The next target was Max's. He coincidentally was close to the Midnight Club when it appeared, so he snatched it and got the points.
The exchange happened many times. Both knew the tranquilizer gun was useless when dealing with the other party from a game, and the trio had almost given up hope.
The game had two minutes left, and the score was 7-7-0-0-0, with Max and Puppeteer in the lead.
At that moment, a miracle happened. UloTai, who decided to camp in one of the 4 buildings, got the card.
"Third place is mine!" He shouted loudly.
At that time, Max and Puppeteer arrived at the building. They looked and pointed their guns at each other. They knew that this would be the decider.
"I believe you're already rich, so give this junior an advantage."
"No can do." Puppeteer shook his head with a smile, "My pride is on the line. If I lost to you now, what would my viewers say?"
"I guess so," Max responded, shrugging his shoulders.
Both sides stayed silent now. They turned to the Midnight Club and pointed their guns at UloTai, who burst through the door and shot them.
"Shit!"
Seeing the energy bullets coming from him, UloTai panicked. He couldn't move and got hit twice right on the face!
An electrical current ran through his body.
And that was the sign that started the competition from both top players in the final.
Zuu!
