Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1013

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 144
46. Public Recruitment (3)
A total of thirty candidates advanced to the second round of the examination.
Under the guidance of the Knight Order, they entered a remote mountain valley tucked away near Danmuzip.
“What is this place?”
“Damn… you could die here and no one would notice.”
“The feng shui looks absolutely terrible.”
At first glance, this mountain was not meant for climbing.
It was meant for drowning people.
Dark, shrouded in mist, and damp underfoot.
Then—
“Move it, move it! You newbies!”
Thump.
Gobong, the test proctor, climbed onto the platform and shouted.
“Line up straight!!”
Resong-i and Gobong kicked at them from behind, barking encouragement.
hahahahahahaha
People’s expressions lol
“Are you a fake man?” lol
After thirty villagers lined up in formation.
Gobong made an announcement.
“I warn those of you who passed the first round and entered the second.”
Haha, I should give you a warning for this.
-lol this is a must-do
Hahaha, that’s so funny!
-Already hilarious
The viewers who knew the format of the examination were already laughing with excitement.
“What lies ahead is hell.”
“….”
The rest found it absurd that an interview examination would even mention hell.
‘Was this not an interview, but a battle royale?’
‘They could have warned us beforehand….’
The atmosphere resembled a special forces examination rather than a Knight Order recruitment.
Since there had been no prior notice, everyone was flustered.
But now that they had come this far in the second round, no one could protest.
The sunk costs were far too great to turn back now.
‘Still, if I can just get into the Knight Order, I’ll at least get a good shot.’
‘If I can just make it into the Knight Order, it’s worth it.’
‘Let me give it everything I’ve got.’
For unknown streamers, joining the Knight Order was a golden opportunity beyond measure.
‘Let’s form a team for the platform tournament.’
‘I’m only looking at Almond….’
‘Let’s give it our best shot. Go ahead.’
Even for streamers with some renown, the opportunity to compete in a platform tournament alongside Almond was—or rather—
‘Grab Bioyeokto and make a killing.’
‘Enter and expand your cheese empire.’
Simply the wealth and fame obtainable from Cheese Village.
Even with just these incentives, it was more than enough of an attractive proposition.
When all these desires converged with singular purpose, it birthed this horrifying second trial.
“We now reveal the second trial.”
Whoooosh!!
As flames ignited in the previously darkened clearing, the ‘arena’ came into view.
A circular arena.
Surrounded entirely by fire.
The chat windows of all applicants scrolled rapidly upward.
-What the hell lol
-Harsher than the intermediate ninja exam
-These crazy bastards lol
-So we’re supposed to kill each other now? lol
-They’re not even trying to hide that they’re the real criminals lol
-Fire lol
Not just the viewers—all the applicants’ eyes widened in shock.
‘They… went to this scale of preparation?’
If the interviewers hadn’t shown up after all this setup, how disappointed and furious would they have been?
Now I understood why the Knight Order members were so anxious about whether applicants would appear.
‘Wow… what is this?’
Mosol craned his neck to get a better look at the arena.
Upon closer inspection, the rim of the circular arena wasn’t simply aflame.
The fire rose from far below.
In other words, the rim of the circular arena was a chasm—fall and you die.
The flames were rising from the depths of that abyss.
“Those of you quick to catch on will understand—get pushed past this rim and you’re out of bounds. You fall into a hellfire.”
At Gobong’s words, everyone’s complexion turned ashen.
“…Insane.”
“This can’t be real.”
“Y-you’re serious??”
As if to prove his words weren’t mere bluster, Hongsong-i and Resong-i placed an enormous chest in front of the arena.
Thud. Thud.
“Before participating in the match, leave your valuables here.”
When you die, you drop items, and if they fall into the fire, they burn to ash, so they’re storing them there instead.
In other words, they really do die.
“The rules are simple. In a one-on-one duel, whoever pushes their opponent out of the arena first wins. You can kill them first and then push them out if you want. Though you’ll have to accept becoming a Red Player temporarily.”
-Terrifying
-This is insane lol
-This test makes the Uchiha clan look tame
-What even is this lol
-So they do this in Aseng?
-This is literally the Akatsuki lol
-Gobong the Uchiha lol
-You really have to go this far to join Aseng…
-???: Now go kill each other
-Oh Aseng Uchiha!!
After that, the participants began to be called in order by their registration numbers.
“Registration number 47. And number 3. Come forward!”
Tremble, tremble, tremble.
Two massive heads wobbled forward nervously.
[Gulash]
[Meosseuktateu]
The first match was between two Streamers named Gulash and Meosseuktateu.
Both were general gaming Streamers with relatively modest followings.
They were the ones who needed to join the Knight Order more than anyone.
Resong-i approached and asked them a question.
“One final word of resolve!”
Applicant number 47, Gulash, nodded and shouted.
“I will survive!”
Clap, clap, clap.
Scattered applause echoed through the air.
Resong-i then turned to ask Meosseuktateu.
“I, I really want to! Join the Knight Order and become wealthy!”
Meosseuktateu meant to say he wanted to become rich.
Pffft…!
Gobong accidentally burst out laughing.
-Lol of all things
-Become wealthy lol
-Hahahaha
-What did you just say Meosseuktateu lol
-This is hilarious
-Lol so funny
Resong-i didn’t understand what he meant, so she proceeded as planned.
“Yes~ What wonderful resolve! Now please enter!”
Clap, clap, clap.
The same modest applause faded away.
They grasped their prepared weapons and entered the arena.
Whoosh.
Gulash raised his sword and spoke.
“I apologize for being your opponent. You’ll have to die.”
“No need to apologize. You’re the one who’ll die. I’ll definitely defeat you and become fertile.”
-Acting tone because the camera’s on lol
-lololololol
-He said he didn’t want to do it lol
-So damn funny lol
-Don’t… don’t say that about becoming fertile lololololol
-Lmaooo
Once you step into the arena, passion ignites—it’s human nature.
The two began with cautious probing before lunging at each other.
“Waaaaaaaah!!”
The spectators watching the match erupted in cheers.
“Die!”
“Haaaah!”
Clang!
Their blades collided.
Clang! Clang!
As sparks flew from their swords, their eyes burned with even greater intensity.
“You’re… pretty good?”
“I admit it… making me use ‘that.'”
“?”
Gulash suddenly cast a skill.
[Consecutive Excavation]
That was it.
He was a former miner.
He used a miner’s skill with his sword, delivering multiple strikes in rapid succession with a crude technique.
Clang clang clang clang clang!!
In an instant, Meosseuktateu’s sword, struck repeatedly at the same point, shattered in two.
“Whoa!!”
“Ugh!!”
“What!? My… my sword broke!?”
As the crowd murmured, Gulash’s blade slashed across Meosseuktateu.
Swoooosh!
A chunk of health was shaved away.
Meosseuktateu quickly retreated and reached for another weapon.
Whoosh──
‘What?’
Gulash drove his body forward in a direct charge.
“Waaaaaaaaaaa!!”
With the roar of the crowd, Meosseuktateu’s body was sent flying beyond the arena’s edge.
‘No, this can’t be.’
Of course, immolation came as a bonus.
Whoooooosh!!!
“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!”
-This is insane lolololol
-Hahaha lololol
-Wow lololol
-Crazy crazy crazy
-This game is insane lololol
He really fell, and he really burned to death.
Snap!
As Gulash raised his sword in victory, a thunderous cheer erupted from the crowd.
“Waaaaaaaaaaa!!”
Gobong shouted with a booming voice.
“Victory goes to! Number 47! Guuuuuu! Lash!!!”
The excited audience chanted in unison.
Even though half of them were destined to fall there soon.
“Gulash! Gulash! Gulash!”
-The atmosphere is insane lololol
-At this level, it’s worth doing lololol
-Nice
-So damn fun lololololol
This second round had become a massive sensation in Cheese Village.

* * *
The Production Team, at this very moment.
“The phenomenon of uniting as a single organization is happening faster than we anticipated.”
Countless people were gathering, eager to join the Knight Order.
Even among those who passed the first trial, the remaining second-round candidates numbered that many.
“If organizational cohesion builds up like this, will Paprika Village actually be able to play its proper role?”
One of the employees asked Department Manager Jang.
In other words, could Paprika hold Cheese in check.
“Hmm….”
Department Manager Jang merely stroked his chin, unable to say anything.
It was Department Manager Jang himself who had championed the idea of Paprika Village.
‘It was supposed to be guaranteed viewership.’
He had spoken of Paprika Village’s existence in these terms.
‘The appearance of an enemy that seems insurmountable will elevate the dramatic tension!’
An enemy that seems insurmountable.
It’s always a necessary element, whether in boy manga or anything else.
Especially in entertainment like this that could easily become tedious, it serves to inject tension.
“Turn the camera. Toward Paprika.”
“Yes.”
Jello had now begun mining obsidian.
“Obsidian… is that enough? Park O-hun.”
It wasn’t Department Manager Jang who knew Serque well, but Park O-hun. That’s why he was being asked.
Park O-hun nodded.
“In fact, the difference in minerals in Serque is a gap that’s hard to overcome. Especially since the people of Paprika aren’t just small-time players—there are even former professionals among them, making them a combat unit. The Knight Order simply inflating their numbers now won’t change anything….”
He analyzed intently while looking at some data.
“Hmm….”
Department Manager Jang was listening carefully as well.
Then his attention was suddenly seized.
A strange scene had been captured on one of the cameras.
‘What is that…?’
The place where the Knight Order trials were taking place.
Something strange was happening there.
“Wait, hold on! Camera 149! Zoom in!”
“Yes, yes!”
Whoosh.
Seeing the scene displayed on the zoomed-in screen, Park O-hun also fell silent.
“Where is that?”
“The trial grounds… looks like the basement?”
“The basement? Turn up the volume. Connect the channel to my headset.”
“Yes.”
His gaze flickered between the screen showing Paprika Village and the Knight Order’s testing grounds.
[W-what are you people!? Aaaaaahhhhh!]
A final scream pierced through the air.
“Insane.”
Could Paprika Village really stand against such madmen?

* * *
The Knight Order’s second-stage testing grounds showed unmistakable signs of meticulous preparation.
Why go through all this trouble?
Simply for entertaining content?
No.
The Knight Order had a plan.
There was a hidden space here.
‘Coming?’
A concealed, shadowy chamber beneath the arena floor.
Almond and Danbong lifted their heads, waiting for something.
Each of them carried a pickaxe across their shoulders.
Moments passed.
Waaaaaahhhhh….
Cheers mingled with screams from above.
“Aaaaaahhhhh….”
Danbong spoke urgently.
“O-one’s coming, it seems!”
“Okay. Put on your helmets and hide your usernames.”
“Yes!”
Crash!
Someone plummeted through the floor.
“…Aaaaaahhhhh!”
Participant number three. It was Meosseuktateu.
“Ugh… Ah, I’m still alive? Phew….”
Death meant not only losing items but also losing various skill proficiencies, which was far from ideal.
“The fire’s only around the edges here. If I go over there, I should survive?”
Relieved by this realization, he hurried to escape the flames.
“!?”
Whoosh!
A sudden kick came flying from nowhere.
Tumble tumble.
His body rolled backward violently.
“W-what are you people!?”
“Those who fail the Knight Order’s trials deserve only death!!”
Danbong cried out and kicked again.
Thwack!
“Gah, gaaaahhhhh!”
-?
-???
-What the hell are these maniacs lol
-Huh? lol
-What even is this lmao
While Meosseuktateu’s viewers were left bewildered.
Whoooosh!
The flames consumed Meosseuktateu entirely.
“Phew.”
Danbong exhaled in relief.
“Good thing I came down here just in case.”
“Right.”
Directly beneath this stage they had designed was a space.
A kind of underground chamber.
Those who lost from above would fall down here.
But since the entire floor below wasn’t a hellfire—only the edges burned—if a player somehow survived, they needed to finish the job.
Why?
‘Because that’s how we get this.’
Clink!
I scraped away the soil where Meosseuktateu had burned to death with my pickaxe.
[Fertile Soil]
This was the reason for such massive investment in the second trial.
Burning the participants to create fertile soil.
In other words, Meosseuktateu’s wish had been granted.
He had become fertile.
“I’ll fill it back in~”
Thunk.
Danbong filled the empty space with cheap dirt again.
Then dropped a candle to keep the fire going.
Whoooosh!
-Haha lol
-Insane lol
-Danbong’s idea is crazy
-Are they actually demons? lol
-Wow lol
-It’s like a factory lol
Now the Knight Order would grow exponentially stronger with each public recruitment exam.
More personnel would be added, and more Bioyeokto would be generated as well.
Boom!
[Satan donated 110,000 won!]
[So “public recruitment” meant public mining… I’m learning…]
Hahaha, a public recruitment hire hahaha
Hahahahaha
Satan needs to learn a thing or two lol
Public mining lol
-is this really Bioyeokto coin
hahahaha mining is crazy
-why are you mining!? Bioyeokto generates automatically!!
Satan, you’ve been rolling around in your fortress for about 5 years now, lol

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