Gameplan

Godwit, a limited drop from an April Fool's event. Something Nimin had gotten his hands on by sheer chance. Due to it being part of an April Fool's event, it's actual use was limited and overall poor compared to other, and easier to get, options. 

Thus it was known as the niche rifle, and rarely seen use. Until Nimin tested its limit. To which he shockingly found out that there wasn't a limit, and was possibly the strongest weapon in theory.

Why? It was due to the specific attribute permanently stuck on the rifle. Its damage wasn't a base value, but rather was determined by the distance the bullet spent airborne. Additionally, the rifle had zero bullet drop, making the projectile last almost infinitely until it hit something. 

Thus, in theory, you could fire the bullet from across the map and one shot practically anything. But this was in theory, there was a hard catch to this. First, the bullet speed was the slowest of all the available rifles. Although still at a speed that beat handguns, it lacked the advantage of all the other rifles. A surprising, high damage impact from a speeding bullet.

Secondly, the range needed to do significant damage was extreme. Almost entirely pointless to use the rifle in the first place. The effective range of most meta rifles was roughly half the size of a standard team deathmatch map. This would allow the bullet to essentially always hit, and give you more than enough time and space to relocate. With the Godwit, this distance was less than optimal. You dealt significantly less damage compared to the other rifles. Essentially needing almost twice the ordinary distance to deal the same amount of damage. 

Adding these two aspects, you needed to fire the slowest rifle bullet at a range almost impossible to aim from in order to deal a significant amount of damage. 

So why did Nimin ask for it?

When he obtained the rifle, an old friend challenged him to use it for a week. A joke he took a little too seriously, and spent the better half of that week figuring out how to make it viable. It was then he found a method that could possibly work.

Thanks to Godwit's ability of having zero bullet drop, he could simply point it in a direction and it would travel straight until hitting something. The best way to calculate distance was by the coordinates given to all players. These coordinates were often very specific, each single digit representing the size of an average player avatar. Thus one step in a direction would change the coordinates by 1. Additionally there was decimal values to further add a precise location, but despite it's accuracy it did not say the vertical distance from the ground. 

Through practice Nimin had figured out a method to utilize the Godwit, under the specific condition that he knew the target's exact coordinates, and they didn't move very much. A huge restriction, but when accurately executed could result in a one shot.

In fact it was such a huge restriction, Nimin was only able to pull it off successfully once. That very time was the same day he became the First Season Target of Strict Business. Another Organization gained information that an important trade was going down in an obscure abandoned facility. One of the many points of interest on Fractured World's expansive map. Pulling a favor that he owed, they had Nimin simply give them a scare to call off the deal. Due to him being among the few who owned Godwit, all he had to do was make them enter the combat state.

This can be done quite easily, just as long as a projectile is fired near them. So with a well placed shot, all Nimin had to do was fire and escape before his presence was known. A simple task.

Except it went wrong in possibly the best way.

In order to make sure his shot was accurate Nimin got a second account to join the first server. Going to the exact place he entered the abandoned facility and had it stand in roughly the same area the deal was supposedly going on. Utilizing information given real time by a spy in Strict Business, he managed to obtain a screenshot of their positions. Using the screenshot, and the second account, he maneuvered the account to roughly the same position as the screenshot. Noting the coordinates he then positioned himself accordingly, gave a rough estimate on where their head might be, and pulled the trigger.

He was able to watch the bullet fly for a few seconds before it became too small to render. Waiting a few more seconds he then noticed that he entered combat. Assuming his task was complete, he was about to leave when a shocking notification appeared in his messages.

His bullet had hit its target, and the target died with a single headshot. 

The long distance bonus from the Godwit, coupled together with the critical chance damage bonus, dealt enough damage to completely eliminate the victim. A true and honest one shot, with no buffs included.

This wouldn't have been too bad, since the chaos was more than enough to throw the deal off. However the person he had hit was none other than the item holder of the trade, and through a stroke of luck the death had dropped the very item. Thus a rapid war spread across the two, with both sides rapidly attempting to snatch the item.

The job had gone bad. Nimin was star struck that his method had worked, and rapidly assumed the rough position of another player. Guessing that they would most likely find some cover from the sniper, he used the second account to make some rough guesses and fired a few more shots.

Three shots were fired, and one of them hit. A second player was killed which made Nimin feel an adrenaline high. Through sheer luck, and his effort, he managed to pull off something that was purely theory. In his rush he failed to notice the message mentioning that his second victim was none other than the leader of Strict Business.

Somehow, he managed to kill the two most important people in the deal. Moreover due to his two other missed shots, the direction he fired from was revealed. It did not take long before the area was surrounded by other accounts trying to search for him. 

Nimin at this time was still young, and was lacking the vast experience of being a Pro. Thus he recklessly retreated and consequently was spotted by a player. Soon enough he was hunted down and killed, with his name being put on their most wanted list.

Upon noticing he was being watched by so many people, it was around this time that Nimin decided to transfer most of his items and start a new account. Not willing to let his time on the game be spent running from players. This day, filled with fortunate shots and unfortunate drops, gave birth to the old legend of Critical Shot, known only by Strict Business and the mysterious second group. Yet it also started the history of Second Shot, and Nimin's eventual rise to being a Pro.

Now, fully returning to his roots, Nimin once again got his hands on Godwit. This time not armed with just a stroke of luck, but the vast experience of a veteran Pro. Including his increasingly expansive knowledge of coordinates and angles. 

Yet it wasn't time for revenge! Not just yet! 

Nimin was going to play the scummy card! Using Godwit's absurd damage Nimin was planning on becoming an enemy of not only Strict Business, but every player in the Red Zone! Resorting to this was something he wanted to avoid, since his reputation needed to remain steady enough to be recruited as a Pro. However this threat was potentially ruining his chance to become a Pro, and became a matter with his life on the line.

Using Godwit Nimin planned not to hunt players, but rather to kill steal in the level 50 Red Zone! Taking the experience this way would rapidly raise his level compared to farming the Red Zone as he was earlier. Additionally it would keep him out of sight, so he didn't need to fear being chased just yet.

It would only be a matter of time until this was revealed, but was currently the only option with a high enough payout. In order to properly fight back, he would need to reduce the level difference first. Additionally once he reached level 65 he would gain access to a handful of Skills which would significantly help. 

Once this beef was settled, or an agreement was reached, Nimin would be able to immediately shift his focus back to obtaining necessary materials and levels to complete his build. As for how he intended to end this conflict. . .

Strict Business was going to find out soon enough.