Chapter 11: Break the Chains

Games using VR devices are generally more secure from hacks compared to computer games.

Because it basically has a direct effect on the body, regulations and security are much tighter than on computers.

But of course, that doesn’t mean that hackers will change their ways.

Like many online competitive games, LOC, where playing with VR is the main focus, couldn’t escape the clutches of hacks.

So, as the supply arose, so did the demand for finding those hackers in Lock.

And some streamers caught that demand well.

A streamer with the nickname MultiNambi was a person known for making clean judgments among that kind of streamer.

“Really, there are too many suspicious points here.”

A face full of confidence was reflected on the cam screen, and viewers who wanted dopamine expected what the hacker, who they would chew, tear, and enjoy this time, had done.

“Well, if you look at the informant’s video, it’s a little strange from the beginning, right?”

Continuous stop-moving.

“When you play a game with VR, no matter how much correction there is, it’s natural for a person to move their body, so the movement is bound to continue, right? But this person doesn’t have that at all.”

The way he mechanically maintained distance from the informant’s assassin champion, right outside the maximum range where skills could reach, looked unnatural to anyone.

“And here, the movement prediction is too fast. There are four clones here, but without even a moment of hesitation, he immediately shoots in the direction where the informant appears, right?”

Of course, it could be a coincidence if it happened once, but he, who had watched the full video, already knew that the number of times the opponent’s CC skills didn’t hit was so small that he could only find one or two at most.

—Damn, he hits everything.

—That projectile speed is slow, so you should be able to see and dodge it.

—He’s in Master tier, do you think the informant’s mechanics are worse than yours?

—He just shoots when he moves to a clone, so he can’t dodge it.

—How is that possible?

—It’s possible if you’re a god of prediction.

—If that’s possible, just go buy a lottery ticket lolol.

Of course, mage mains crush the opposing assassins even in this harsh Twisted Treeline, but that’s only a very small number, including pros who are known by name.

The majority recognized that playstyle as a hack.

And the biggest reason among them, of course.

“There’s just too much micro-movement and stop-moving, let alone the video just now.”

Even if it was the very early days of the game environment, where even those who make Lock their profession have never played, in an era where the majority play games with VR, smooth curved movement was the basics of the basics.

When VR device correction is applied, the evasion judgment is generous when dodging based on vision, so it was common sense to move in an S-shape to make the skill deviate even slightly from the field of vision.

But as if ignoring that common sense, that mage champion showed a linear and jerky movement method, and performed acrobatics like dodging shurikens and skills by a hair’s breadth using stop-moving as if he was eating rice.

Needless to say, the skill shots were perfect.

“I don’t usually reveal nicknames, but I’ll reveal this one.”

He adjusted the replay screen without hesitation and set it again so that the nickname appeared above the champion.

“True Shop Silver. Do you have fun using hacks?”

It’s a nickname revealed to openly criticize.

He turned his gaze to the chat window to see the viewers’ crazy chats.

But the reaction was completely different from expectations.

—??????

—What???

—Why is noona here?

—Heueung.

—lolololol.

—True, they say you’re a hacker.

—Come quickly and explain.

—And show your face.

—lol.

—But isn’t that solo queue from four days ago? The videos should still be there.

—MultiNambi made a fool of himself lolol.

—The Great True who makes a hacker judgment expert streamer a fool.

“Wait, wait a minute. Is this person a streamer?”

Noticing that things were going strangely, he started to grasp the situation.

—Yes.

—It hasn’t even been a month since she started Lock streaming, but she almost reached Grandmaster.

—No, she’s Grandmaster now.

—Is that real?

—Reached Grandmaster 30 seconds ago.

—No, it’s true.

—The timing is amazing.

“But why are you all so sure that it’s definitely not a hack?”

At that word, the chat window’s firepower increased even more.

—Damn, it’s a cam stream where she shows everything except her face and body.

—She shows her whole body? That’s hot.

—lololol.

—Her hands were really thin and white.

—There’s just no room for suspicion of a helper. She’s a girl who doesn’t even use VR and uses a keyboard and mouse.

—lol.

—A guy who is suspected of being a helper even with shackles…

—If you really want to check, just go watch the stream now.

—Worrying about the streamer is True level lolol.

—Real-time viewership is soaring lolol.

—The first time she put on the shackles, she reached Grandmaster, how can she not soar?

MultiNambi was slowly getting dizzy about how to handle this situation.

The Master emblem changes to a large and magnificent Grandmaster emblem.

“It started yesterday, but…I reached Grandmaster anyway.”

—Congratulations.

—Wow.

—You really did it.

—Fighting until Challenger.

—Let’s go.

For the first time in a while, chats of pure support and congratulations filled the chat window.

Although it didn’t last long.

“Huh?”

From the moment the third solo queue game of the day ended, the number of viewers was increasing too rapidly.

It’s not strange that viewers gather as I won this game and was promoted to Grandmaster, but it was too much.

—Is this the hacker’s stream?

—Is it real that she reached Grandmaster with shackles?

—(Very good) Hack.

—lol.

—Recognized by TrueNambi!

—Is she really a middle school girl?

—Lock Gall celebrates the promotion of a shackled middle school girl to Grandmaster.

—Wow.

—Pya pya.

—Why were you guys watching this good thing alone?

—She’s so f*cking good at solo queue.

—Damn, True is being invaded.

—It’s over, you guys are already taken~.

The messy chat window, which was different from usual, was a bonus.

“Did I have any controversy?”

From what I remember, there was nothing except that I cursed at the troll last time, it’s strange.

—You’re suspected of being a hacker.

—Hacker (real-time cam always on).

—lololol.

—If it were VR, I could suspect it, but she just openly shows the input device!

—lol.

“So, who said I was a hacker?”

I roughly understood the situation.

It seems that my movement was suspected of being a hack.

“Well, I feel good. Let’s move on.”

There are two best compliments for a gamer.

One is ‘You play the game like sh*t.’.

The other is ‘Are you a hacker?’.

I received the former as a gift by beating the troll, and I heard the latter today, so I can say that I lived a rewarding gamer life in this life too.

“But how do I look like a hacker?”

Since it’s come to this, I checked his YouTube, who suspected me of being a hacker, and watched a lecture on the difference in movement between hack users and normal people.

“…Oh.”

Certainly, the concept of Lock itself is similar, but as VR is incorporated into this micro-movement and movement, there was something for me to learn.

“I definitely don’t know much about the first-person perspective.”

Well, this is not bad.

I’m good at learning and applying.

It’s something Fraud acknowledged, so I won’t accept any objections.

“By the way, was I that unknown?”

Even though I look like this, I have over a thousand real-time viewers, so I’m a little sad.

I don’t know if it’s because I don’t have a YouTube channel, or if it’s just because I haven’t been streaming for long, but I feel like I’m still small.

—Judging by the fact that MultiNambi didn’t recognize you, you’re still very small, right?

— All.

—Grow your size, True.

—Actually, the size is enough, but the fat is all in one place…

—[The chat has been blocked]

—Oh, you new viewers, please read the notice.

—If you say something wrong here, our streamer may forgive you, but you’ll be f*cked.

—lol.

—It’s okay as long as it’s not me~.

Sometimes, maybe often.

I miss those days when at least 10,000 people watched me even if I made the title like sht and played a strange shtty game.

It seemed like it was time to start reclaiming the glory of the past—future.

Fortunately, the preparations are somewhat complete.

What’s under my desk right now will be the beginning of that.

—Rustle.

As the date changed and I reached Grandmaster at the same time, it was time to try out the latest VR device that I bought with the money that the viewers had collected.

“Well, now that I’ve reached Grandmaster, I’ll remove the shackles.”

I took out the latest VR device box that hadn’t even been unpacked yet from under the desk.

—? What?

—??? Crazy.

—This is betrayal.

—Throw away the keyboard? Throw away the mouse? 

—lololol, are the keyboard fans coming to their senses?

—Normalization as soon as she’s suspected of being a hacker.

—The Great True True True.

“Um, I’m sorry, but I never said that I would only use the keyboard and mouse while streaming.”

The reason I climbed the ranks using only the keyboard and mouse until Grandmaster was because I didn’t have a high-tier super account like the pros, so I didn’t have a good environment to practice VR, not because I rejected VR.

In the first place, if you want to be a pro in this world, the device in front of you and I must become inseparable.

Of course, from the perspective of some viewers, it may be a betrayal, but I can’t care about that.

—What?

—Cool betrayal is indeed True level.

—lololol.

—Noooo.

—My middle school girl…has fallen?

—Please come back……

—Should I set the mission again?

—Go away, you old people, you smell.

—lol.

—Wow, she’s finally playing the real Lock.

—That’s right.

And it’s a bonus, but since the controversy has broken out, I should use it to the fullest.

“Please tell that person who sniped me.”

—Whoa.

—lololol.

—G.G. if you’re MultiNambi who is now worried about ending the stream and going silent.

—I’m MultiNambi, and this is right.

—Why don’t you just run away now lolol.

—The fact is that MultiNambi is just watching this stream right now.

—It’s so f*cking funny that he was about to fix his gaze as soon as he turned it on, but he came to his senses when he saw the notice that she was a middle schooler.

—lololol.

—Don’t worry, we did too.

—Um lolol.

“It’ll be easier if you’re watching.”

Originally, connections are made at unexpected moments.

“I’ll forgive you, so please gather nine people in Challenger according to their positions. Except for one mid lane.”

Since it’s come to this, I have to use it as much as possible.

I couldn’t miss the opportunity to get a free practice super-high-quality bot that I could use all day.