Sheffield sauntered over, a cigar in his mouth.
He eyed the camera playfully.
Much like a designer scrutinizing the player’s sorrowful face through his own vision.
Sorrowful BGM/
Staring at the ceiling.
Her mind was filled with every moment spent with Ghost during their missions.
The first time they met, his thick arms had firmly gripped her as she flew.
They met again in the favela while pursuing Rojas, where he was interrogating Rojas’ second-in-command with a full set of torture implements.
His mysterious appearance constantly tugged at her heart, making her yearn to see his face.
Afterward, whether breaking out of the favela, rescuing hostages from the drilling platform, or saving Private Miller, he played a crucial role by her side.
When Price sent the nuke skyward, his grief-stricken roar revealed his emotional side to her for the first time, making him feel truly alive and human.
Finally, to capture Makarov and find evidence of his crimes, he led Task Force 141’s elite forces to break through enemies several times their own number.
He never abandoned or gave up on the injured Soap.
From his striking, special attire at the start to his deep friendship formed through cooperation in subsequent missions and plot development.
Mo Zhi had, from the bottom of her heart, come to respect this man.
She had imagined that even if she stopped streaming or playing games in the future, she would occasionally log in to accompany him, like a long-time friend.
She cherished this friendship.
Cherished every moment on the battlefield.
"I request to proceed with Soap."
"Down! Mines!"
"Scarecrow is down!"
"No!"
Ghost’s clear voice echoed in her ears.
Before long,
Tears had soaked half her pillow.
...
Mo Zhi abruptly exited the livestream, leaving a group of viewers with nowhere to go.
They lingered in the now-closed stream, chattering and discussing.
‘Hey, I heard that true, extreme grief is actually silent, with no urge to smash things.’
‘This shows Mo Zhi got too deeply invested this time and is truly hurt.’
‘I always felt Mo Zhi was a very strong-willed woman. Perhaps such people feel a kindred spirit with Ghost.’
‘Ghost was portrayed so successfully. Come to think of it, too many nameless teammates died in the campaign. Ghost and Soap were just two of them.
War has always been this merciless. Death has always accompanied war. Ghost’s death makes the cruelty of war more profound. It’s truly our Dragon Country’s own game, with a special deep understanding of war and a profound yearning for peace. This is definitely the best cultural output in history. I hope it becomes popular abroad, allowing all players to understand our Dragon Country’s culture from another perspective and change ingrained prejudices!’
‘Oh my god, you’ve just elevated the theme!’
‘I understand your perspective, but I’m still so sad. I still can’t accept that Ghost is gone just like that.’
‘Quickly go to San Ren’s stream on Bilibili, this guy is about to get hurt too!’
‘Holy crap, are you a devil? But I like it.’
...
“There are so many of them. I feel like I’ve killed at least five hundred people.”
San Ren, holding his DSM, ran desperately behind Ghost, panting. “Including teammates’ kills, it’s at least over a thousand. This mission isn’t particularly difficult, but it’s exceptionally draining. Still, it’s finally ending.”
He leaned back in his chair, stretching lazily, and continued to lavish praise on the designer: “Starting with Private Allen, who emerges from the US Army storyline, leading to Task Force 141. The dual-perspective, multi-threaded narrative throughout is unique and novel. The old fox has truly mastered his high school Chinese teacher’s techniques.
On the US Army side, Makarov is introduced, creating the airport massacre to set up the subsequent conflict between the two countries. Then, Task Force 141 also plants the foreshadowing of the satellite module being decrypted. This then connects to the airport incident to track Makarov. At this point, the key figure—Price—is introduced. He successfully uses everyone to quell the war, marking the end of the US Army storyline. Now, sending out the DSM module to expose Makarov concludes Task Force 141’s storyline. It’s a very clear plotline, paired with a fast-paced gameplay style. It’s definitely a masterpiece!”
San Ren was already preparing for the endgame.
All that was left was to successfully deliver the module to Sheffield, bid farewell to his viewers, and then go offline to edit videos.
‘Ah, yes, yes, yes… you’re absolutely right (doge)’
‘I’m starting to feel sorry for this streamer. Will he still be this energetic when he sees Ghost fall?’
‘Is anyone else going back to the training camp to kill Sheffield a few more times before proceeding?’
‘What are you guys talking about? Ghost falling? What nonsense?’
...
The spoiler monger proudly flexing his muscles from Mo Zhi’s stream left many viewers who had been following San Ren’s stream confused.
San Ren, due to the overwhelming number of comments, didn’t notice these scattered spoilers.
Rumble—!
A scripted kill occurred again.
Ghost’s third demise.
He pulled the despairing San Ren towards the helicopter coordinates.
“I have to say, having Ghost by my side provides a sense of security.”
San Ren watched Sheffield descend from the helicopter, preparing to deliver his post-victory speech.
Bang!
“What the f—???”
Bang!
“What the f—!!!”
Bang bang bang!!!
Seeing Ghost fall before his eyes, San Ren could no longer contain his rage and slammed his desk fiercely.
Then he stood up, walked out, and turned his back to the camera, tilting his head back at a 45-degree angle.
It all happened too suddenly; he hadn’t even had time to prepare.
He had expected Sheffield to die, Price to die. Old men were prone to dropping loot.
But he never expected Ghost to die.
And to die so suddenly, backstabbed by a teammate.
After a moment of silence, San Ren sat back down in front of the computer.
At this moment, Sheffield was dealing with the bodies of Ghost and Soap.
‘Wow, so sad. Watching it again, I still can’t stop the grief.’
‘Damn it, you guys spoiled this earlier! I’m so pissed! You son of a bitch!!’
‘Just a few minutes late. Soap and Ghost died. If only it had been a little earlier.’
‘Don’t underestimate Shepherd. He definitely gave the order to act after taking action on this side. It was a certain death scenario, but I don’t understand why Shepherd did it.’
‘There’s probably more plot later that will explain Shepherd’s motive, but judging by the streamer’s state, he won’t be seeing it anytime soon.’
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