Chapter 02….
Tadadadak!
A newbie dodged bullets.
Not just dodging by luck—he was dodging while watching them.
Even though there were only a few people in the small chatroom, his presence was enough to set it ablaze.
[No but seriously, how the hell can he move like that? LOL]
[Is that a hack? I’ve never seen anyone move like that before.]
[Parkour? In an FPS? Look at him grabbing the wall—he just scaled it like nothing.]
[But his sprinting is crazy fast too. Is he secretly a track athlete?]
[I watch athletics a lot, but I’ve never seen a runner that good-looking.]
[Is good looks the issue right now? I think this newbie’s a lunatic. Or… maybe not a newbie at all?]
Rumors even spread that Lee Ji-han must be someone’s smurf account.
[But if he’s a smurf, why does he look so lost? He hasn’t even found a weapon.]
[He’s just running around barehanded. Maybe he doesn’t even know how to play?]
[Go loot weapons! Hey newbie, loot a weapon already!]
But all that speculation died down quickly—thanks to his incomprehensible, frustrating behavior.
[‘OpenRoomRiceSeeker’ has donated ₩1,000.]
—Newbie, this isn’t a running game. It’s a killing game. Find a weapon.
Even with the voice donation ringing in his ears, Ji-han didn’t stop.
Like a predator charging toward its prey, he sprinted on.
Locked in deep focus, nothing could stop him.
[LOL ₩1,000 isn’t enough to stop him.]
[He’s ignoring donations too? LOL]
[Can’t tell if he has a talent for chasing money or not. LMAO]
Chat scrolled furiously at the bottom-left corner of his vision.
But Ji-han’s eyes were fixed only on buildings, structures, and cover.
“If I hide there… maybe climb to the second floor?”
[Newbie, look here! It’s not a running game!]
[Hurry up, find a gun and kill people!]
[Running away won’t cut it—you have to kill. That’s what Zero Ground is about.]
Unlike the frustrated viewers, Ji-han smiled.
His body moved exactly as he wished.
The pain in his knees and back, the shoulder that always felt like it might pop out—
None of it got in the way.
[‘OpenRoomRiceSeeker’ has donated ₩10,000.]
—First, find a gun and ammo. Then armor and a helmet.
A donation ten times bigger popped up.
Most people would at least glance at it.
But Ji-han, as if money meant nothing, vaulted forward.
Fwhoosh!
[Huh?]
[Is that really human jumping power?]
[What is he, a basketball player?]
Pak!
Leaping straight up, Ji-han grabbed the railing at the edge of the first floor.
Whoosh!
[Forget basketball—that looked like parkour.]
He pulled himself up smoothly and slipped into the building.
—Survive until the very end. (88/100 alive)
Inside, Ji-han started searching.
Something familiar.
A weapon he knew how to wield.
Guns weren’t his thing.
He never won medals, but at least he was exempt from military service.
His body was wrecked from overwork; the pain was so bad daily life was already a struggle.
“What weapon can I actually use?”
Then, his eyes landed on something familiar.
[Wait, did he just…?]
[Newbie, put that down. That’s not it.]
[LOL don’t tell me he’s actually a veteran in disguise!]
[Of course it’s that weapon. LMAO.]
What Ji-han picked up was a frying pan.
The iconic Zero Ground weapon—once a symbol of the game.
But by now, it was a forgotten relic, ignored even by veterans.
[‘OpenRoomRiceSeeker’ has donated ₩10,000.]
—Newbie! Put that down! Don’t make me watch you quit the game. There were plenty of decent guns earlier. Please, pick up a real one!
But Ji-han decided differently.
A solid, heavy iron pan—surely strong enough to smash a skull.
“Sturdy, heavy… this should do.”
Smiling, he swung it experimentally through the air.
And the chat exploded.
[LOL ₩21,000 worth of backseat coaching, ignored!]
[Forget helmets—at least he’s got a frying pan LOL]
[What’s he gonna do, cook dinner? This guy’s insane.]
[Newbie! NEWBIE! You’re killing me here—I swear I’m gonna bite my tongue and die from laughter!!!]
Ji-han ignored the ridicule.
“Alright then… with this, I’ll start reducing their numbers.”
A new goal emerged: not just survival, but killing.
[Somebody stop this newbie LOL]
[Sniff sniff—ahh, that sweet newbie smell is driving me crazy LOL]
Unfazed by mockery, Ji-han stepped out of the building.
His eyes scanned for a battlefield.
[Look at him holding that frying pan all dramatic LOL]
[LMAO, call it the Fry-calibur!]
—Survive until the very end. (63/100 alive)
His face carried a chilling aura—
as if he truly intended to kill all 63 remaining players.
(The story then shifts to streamer Kim Ppong-tta, a famous YouTuber playing the same game. He encounters Ji-han—the “newbie”—and tries to kill him, only to realize the newbie has insane, inhuman movement. Dodging bullets with flips, parkour, and martial-arts-like acrobatics, Ji-han charges at him with the frying pan. Despite his top-tier gear and shooting skills, Kim Ppong-tta can’t land a single hit. Eventually, Ji-han beats him down with the pan, leaving viewers howling with laughter and donations. But the killcam reveals the truth: Ji-han isn’t just a newbie—he’s a one-man massacre, slaughtering dozens with nothing but a frying pan.)
