GAVS 58

Chapter 58

Mortar.

It was no exaggeration to say that this was the ultimate siege weapon a 19th-century infantryman could use.

There were many weapons called siege weapons, but the mortar was considered the best for a reason.

Overwhelming range usable by infantry.
And it was an indirect fire weapon, meaning you could strike the enemy from a safe position.

The difference from the past was that modern mortars were lighter, making them easier for infantry to handle.

Of course, there was one problem.

“…A mortar?”
“In theory it’s good, but…”
“Noob vibes, obvious here lol”
“Even pros have trouble hitting with a mortar, right?”
┗ “Right.”
┗┗ “Honestly, isn’t it mostly luck?”
┗┗┗ “Yeah, if your distance calculation isn’t perfect, it’s basically a random bombardment.”

Even professional players found it hard to calculate perfectly and hit their target.

The viewers assumed Dojun was a complete beginner.

The desert map he had landed on was a place even pros struggled to win solo-squad on.

The biggest reason: almost everything was wide open.

Compared to other maps, there were few walls or cover.

It demanded careful strategy and tight teamwork.

“A noob winning solo-squad on the desert map? Impossible.”
“Yeah, even pros have a hard time.”
“You’d die just moving around 100% of the time.”
“Everything is open, so even driving is tough.”
“The desert map isn’t called a luck map for no reason.”
┗ “Exactly.”
┗┗ “SG is a luck-based zone game anyway~~”
┗┗┗ “True lol”

As one viewer said, Survival Ground was notorious for the huge influence of the shrinking zone.

“Let’s check the zone.”

Dojun had landed at the 5 o’clock edge of the map—outside the zone.

The zone was centered far off at the 11 o’clock direction.

Far from him.

The viewers laughed.

“Zone distance realized immediately, lol”
“Haha, classic zone disaster game”
“Running there is guaranteed boredom-death”
“Everyone needs to experience a no-fun zone-death at least once~”

For Dojun, it wasn’t bad.

“No one behind me. Safe there.”

With the rear safe, his priority was the two teams nearby.

He heard faint gunfire in the distance, but the kill feed showed nothing yet—likely an intense standoff.

“The teams landing in the side city are fighting. Let’s take them out.”

“Wait??”
“You only have a frying pan, 2 grenades, a molotov, and 4 mortars??”
“Hey, don’t forget the knife^^”
┗ “Phantom’s knife is basically his main weapon”
┗┗ “True”

“No time to loot. The zone is far.”

“Then grab the guns in front of you lol”
“Forget it… Phantom is a true throwing-item maniac”
“XX: Those aren’t weapons, those are trash”
“Once Phantom grabs all throwables, looting is done”

The viewers mocked him, but Dojun moved steadily.

Gunfire grew closer.

He watched from a safe distance.

As expected, the two teams were in a standoff: one inside a building, one surrounding from outside.

Dojun immediately set up his mortar.

“Let’s fire one. I watched videos, but it’s my first time, so not sure if I’ll hit.”

“First times are always awkward, be smooth”
“Wait… you said fire one?”
“First time… yeah”
“Well, he’s underage, so makes sense he has no experience”
┗ “Haha, sounds weird to me??”
┗┗ “This guy’s a naughty war demon. Looks like military training stuff”
┗┗┗ “But be smooth? lol”
┗┗┗┗ “Guys, stop~~ or get banned~~”

The viewers teased him, but Dojun was serious.

“In Survival Ground, mortar range is 120m minimum, 700m maximum.”

And then the angle.

“The target is about 240m away. I’ll aim at roughly 3/4 of the angle between min and max.”

He set a high angle. Lower angle = longer range; higher angle = shorter range.

There was room for error, but he identified the impact point.

Target: two enemies together behind a big rock, one inside and one outside the building.

Bang――!!

The initial shot was quieter than expected, almost impossible to trace during the fight.

Because of the mortar’s arc, the projectile took about 10 seconds to reach the target.

This was one reason mortars were underrated.

“Ah~ When will it hit~~”
“Sleepy… zzz”
“Mortars are trash lol”
“Agreed. Move in 10 seconds and it’s useless even if calculated perfectly”

Hitting required calculation of trajectory and enemy movement—essentially luck.

But Dojun didn’t rely on luck.

“If you dominate all conditions, luck becomes inevitability.”

Dojun believed everything was a result of action.

Example: drawing the Ace of Spades. 1/52 chance, about 2%.

But if the deck was new and unshuffled? The Ace would always be on top.

“If I control conditions, probability approaches 100%. Nothing escapes my calculation.”

He calculated perfectly.

“Enemies behind the rock can’t move.”

The standoff continued. Moving recklessly = instant death.

Time to impact: ~5 seconds.

5… 4… 3… 2… 1…

“The future is already decided.”

Boom――!!

≪ [Phantom] knocked out [ShrimpChip] with a mortar. ≫
≪ [Phantom] knocked out [PotatoChip] with a mortar. ≫

Accurate.

But not done yet.

He loaded two more mortars and fired consecutively, then ran forward without retrieving them.

The surprised enemy team:

“Mortar??”
“Unbelievable…”
“No time!! Throw smoke and save them!!”
“Push incoming!!”
“Got it.”

The knocked-out teammates were assisted by the remaining two using smoke grenades and quick support.

“So many needy guys”
“Exactly”
“How did we see a mortar coming?”
“Looks like luck, maybe?”

Then one team member realized:

“Wait, isn’t there more than one mortar?”
“Huh…?”

Boom――!!
Boom――!!

≪ [Phantom] eliminated [ShrimpChip] with a mortar. ≫
≪ [Phantom] eliminated [PotatoChip] with a mortar. ≫
≪ [Phantom] eliminated [OnionChip] with a mortar. ≫
≪ [Phantom] eliminated [CardChip] with a mortar. ≫

The entire squad wiped out.

Viewers were stunned.

“Wow lol first time seeing a whole squad wiped by mortar??”
“Only seen in rigged videos lol”
“Phantom’s mortar calculations are insane”
“He planned it?? Two dead, definitely intentional”
┗ “Looks like he timed for rescuing teammates too”
┗┗ “If he calculated that, he’s crazy”

Impressive.

But not over.

“Still need the squad inside the building to finish.”

He knew that—so he dropped the mortar and ran.

Retrieving the mortar took ~3 seconds, so closing distance fast was vital.

“Outside guys all dead from mortar??”
“Sweet, let’s loot!!”
“What if another mortar drops?”
“Already fired 3.”

Mortar drops 3–5 shells at once. Three fired, some risk remained, but it was enough.

As expected, enemies slowly came out of the house.

“Can’t let my loot be stolen.”

Dojun closed in.

Grenade reach time: 2.5 seconds.

He threw the first grenade at the right enemy, timing it to explode before it hit the ground.

He threw the second immediately.

First grenade exploded exactly at the right spot.

Boom――!!

≪ [Phantom] knocked out [WhoSee] with a grenade. ≫
≪ [Phantom] knocked out [YouSee] with a grenade. ≫

Two enemies on the right were stunned.

The left-side enemies panicked as their health dropped halfway.

“Check the kill feed—it’s the mortar guy!!”
“Run inside!!”

Two remaining fled into the building.

Just as one tried to enter:

“Huh?”

A small round object suddenly fell from the air.

Boom――!!

≪ [Phantom] eliminated [WhoSee] with a grenade. ≫
≪ [Phantom] eliminated [YouSee] with a grenade. ≫
≪ [Phantom] eliminated [BamSee] with a grenade. ≫
≪ [Phantom] eliminated [SiSee] with a grenade. ≫

Exactly two grenades wiped out another squad.

An unprecedented scene—viewers went wild.

“Holy crap!!”
“Time-delayed throw to control escape route?? Genius”
“His brain is insane”

★★ ‘BreathOfTheDagger’ donated 1,000,000 won. ★★
[Just here to watch, but gotta pay attention now.]

Dojun bowed in gratitude.

“Thank you, Dagger hyung! I’ll show you even better!”

Time to loot.

Two squads down, 8 bodies in front.

“The best loot in the world is human loot.”

“Human loot is king~”
“Even early, 8 bodies? Amazing”
“Everyone forgot—he only values throwing items lol”
┗ “True, but want to see gun action too”
┗┗ “Start with mass slaughter, makes sense”

Watching the chat, Dojun approached the corpses to loot, smiling.

Suddenly, a long-forgotten instinct awoke.