Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1142

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 27
9. With Kkeom (1)
“The response is pretty good, at least.”
I muttered to myself while scrolling through the community.
Even though they were normal difficulty matches, I’d finished first in quite a few of them.
The community had every reason to find it remarkable.
[How many times has Almond gotten first place in normal difficulty??]
[He’s good at Battle Large too, but he seems even better at survival matches than siege]
[The reason Almond is better at survival matches]
This was the survival match category board on Rilpro.
Among themselves, they shortened it to “Survival Pro.”
The audacious part was how they’d replaced “Ril” with the word “survival” on Rilpro.
This was because people gathered here who claimed that survival matches were the main focus of the game Ril.
‘So these things exist.’
I’d been going back and forth on Rilpro all this time, but this was the first I’d discovered such a board hiding away in a corner.
‘Is it really that unpopular? No, that doesn’t seem right.’
It wasn’t that survival matches were unpopular.
They had popularity equal to Battle Large.
‘Community participation is just low.’
The game had many users, but most were casual players, and few people dug deep enough to actually engage with the community like this.
‘If they were going to participate in the community, they’d just do it on Rilpro’s main board. There’s no reason to come here specifically.’
Since survival matches were included in Ril, discussing them on Rilpro’s main board was sufficient.
There was no reason to come here and talk about it separately.
Yet they gathered here anyway?
‘So the people gathered here are… the real deal.’
Then why did they bother creating a separate survival match community and migrate here?
It was obvious.
These were hardcore survival advocates who believed that survival matches should become the main focus of Ril.
So naturally, how would Omelette, who was a siege fundamentalist, be treated here?
Big) Seeing that trash get beaten down really satisfies me~
He was essentially their main enemy.
Not just Omelette, but all the hardline fundamentalists led by him were their enemies.
That trash siege warfare guy was being cocky lol, and then got wrecked in the tutorial.
[Siege bronze turned out to be a survival challenger lol where is Omelette?]
On the flip side, what about Almond, who had defeated Omelette, the leader of those fundamentalists?
Big) Warning! Starting today, we will begin praising Almond. Any statements against this will result in a ban.
He was nothing short of a hero.
This was precisely why I’d ended up on this board.
‘I came because Almond kept showing up so much in search results.’
Since Rilpro was known for having such a crude community, every time I searched for Almond, I felt my skin crawl.
There was one place with oddly extreme praise, so I checked it out.
‘There really are all kinds of people.’
But Juhyeok understands them.
Wasn’t Kingchiman the same way back then?
People want what they love to be recognized by everyone, not dismissed.
Thanks to Almond and Dotorimuk, Kingdom became famous, and they became fanatics afterward.
These people seemed to follow similar logic.
Almond was worth appreciating.
Big) Omelette lol getting completely destroyed by Almond and pretending to be fine lol so cringe
Big) Almond “If you’re not a bot, prove it” lol there’s a video
Big) That trash follower’s legendary status update lol
Having thoroughly crushed Omelette, who had been boasting about the siege battle, these people must feel refreshed.
That refreshment transforms into fandom for Almond.
I’m so happy that we’re doing a platform battle survival game ㅠㅠ
[Almond’s placement is being decided right now!]
[Almond batch got caught ㄷㄷ Don’t tell me Reina’s getting banned?ㅋㅋㅋ]
“Hmm…”
Juhyeok scratched his chin, carefully observing the trends on this forum.
“This… isn’t bad?”
Though their firepower wasn’t as massive as the major communities.
He felt it was sufficiently useful.
“Pollis ultimately wants to showcase various modes.”
Juhyeok had done considerable research on the Pollis company.
What he discovered was that Pollis wanted to diversify Ril.
The ‘Legend Tale’ project, an RPG version of Ril, and the story modes existing in each avatar were all part of that intention.
All the different modes contained in the same Ril client were hoped to have the presence of independent games.
That’s why they fixed the mode to survival when spawning this platform tournament.
In other words, Pollis and the survival mode users here were on the same line.
The goal was singular.
The revival of survival mode.
“Perhaps I could receive some official support.”
To revive survival mode, they had no choice but to focus on this community.
The survival pro forum was serious about survival mode.
Guide) Route design centered on Igtan
Guide) Dual-sword buildup with two bruisers as the core
Guide) Diamond sense route essentials with this
Posts here were normally packed with guides, and their expertise was top-tier among amateurs.
It was like watching early Rilpro.
In a place like this, industry insiders would definitely be checking in and referencing frequently.
And now discussions about Almond were starting to appear in multiple posts?
Perhaps Pollis was also paying attention to Almond’s trajectory.
‘In the end, performance is what matters.’
Streamer tournaments were about game performance, but ultimately it was a battle for viewership.
The key was how much of a foothold Almond could establish this time.
If he could lead the revival of Survival matches this time around.
Just as Balloon Gum had collaborated with Pollis, perhaps Almond could too.

* * *
“I’m going in for the placement test.”
Ten normal games.
Almond had by now become fairly skilled with the Survival match rules.
He was ready to play ranked games.
[Ranked Game]
[Finding teammates… 1/5]
Q started spinning.
Simultaneously, a mission was registered.
Pop!
[Shy Yeopo has registered a mission.]
[5-Win Placement Test Streak – 1st Place]
[500,000 Won]
Five consecutive wins for first place.
It was definitely not easy.
-That’s crazy
-Since he keeps getting picked apart lol
-Play it safe
-5-win streak is rough
-Placement tests really aren’t easy huh?
-5 in a row?? Damn
“Thanks for the mission, Supo.”
Still, missions were always welcome when they came.
Almond waited for Q with a cheerful whistle on his lips.
“…It’s taking longer than I expected?”
The matchmaking was painfully slow.
-Can’t help it
-Yeah
-Taking a while
-Unpopular game mode lol
Placement tests had recently been patched to only match with other placement test players.
So it would probably take some time to find the right match.
-Season just started so there aren’t many placement tests
-There probably won’t be many placement matches?
-They’re trying to match placement players against each other
“Ah….”
Rilpro operates on a seasonal system.
Every time the season changed, all players’ ranks were reset and everyone had to go through placement matches.
So at the start of a season, there were plenty of people doing placements.
But now we’re well past the season start, and almost every player has already completed their placement matches.
Anyone rushing to do placements now would be….
-This is probably just matching low-rank players lol
Won’t all the streamers’ queues overlap? ㅋㅋㅋ
-Queue times are insane
Looks like I’m gonna end up meeting all the streamers who do gacha pulls lol
That was it.
Players who suddenly started doing placement matches after showing no interest in Survival before.
Most of them were streamers who hastily started playing because of the platform championship.
And that applied to both platforms.
Either way, the odds of encountering streamers in placement matches were incredibly high.
Boom!
[Target found.]
If an omelette comes out again, that would be legendary lol
-Oh
Got caught lol
I guess I need to come prove that I’m not an omelette bot lol
-Please let it be Omelette
Almond said something to the raging chat.
“Don’t mention other streamers. That’s not polite. Everyone~”
-?
-…?
-???: Omelette. If you’re not a bot, prove it
It’s not being polite (on my part) lol
The person who got roasted in the video lolololol
-But Daegam is okay, right?
There was no way to stop mentions of Omelette anymore.
‘If we meet, it’ll be a bit… awkward.’
I felt somewhat worried.
I didn’t know how thrilled Omelette must be about this whole incident.
To me, Omelette was just an unfortunate victim who’d been mistaken for a bot out of nowhere.
Since I had a conscience, I’d probably feel embarrassed if we met.
‘If we meet, I’ll just pretend I don’t remember.’
A clever young man thinking of using Almondil’s usual image for this situation.
However, he didn’t realize something crucial.
The things he could predict with his own mind were actually trivial matters.
[Entering the Shadow of the Abyss.]
Whoosh!
The screen turned black, and I found myself aboard a massive magitech airship.
‘…Huh?’
Then I realized I’d been mistaken about two things.
First, that I’d only encounter streamers on the enemy team.
Second, that all streamers would be skilled players like Omelette.
“Huh? Mond?”
-?
-???
-This is insane lol
-Lmao
-Lol
-Here comes… disaster
-Oh shit
-Balloon Gum the disaster lol
“What, what is this? Are you also in placement matches?”
Everything went wrong from the start.
My mind went blank for a moment.
“Balloon Gum….”
That was it.
The name I called out with a trembling voice.
He was Balloon Gum.
The infamous ‘Ally Balloon Gum’.
-What the heck is this lol
-Classic first placement match lol
-Pollis’s curse lol
-This is truly legendary
-First match ally Balloon Gum lol the beginning of a legend lol
-Lmao
-The savior of the broadcast who came to ruin the rank.
Boom!
The god of fate might not care about my rank, but it seems determined to save the broadcast at least.
[Rubisword has registered a mission.]
[First place this match. However, keep Balloon Gum alive.]
[300,000 won]
-Wow lol
-Insane lol
-300,000 won in a single game???
-No way
-Chills
-Rubisword is a god
-Wow
A mission where 300,000 won is decided in just one game.
Keep Balloon Gum alive.
“Rubisword… Thank you for the mission. Yes, I’ll do my best.”
“Mond, what mission did you get? Mine is to place in the middle ranks.”
-Hahahahahaha
-Hahahaha
-Look at the mission difficulty gap lol
-Hahahaha
-Lol this is insane
-The difference in room atmosphere lol
I didn’t explain the mission details, just changed the subject.
Something told me Balloon Gum would feel hurt.
“Oh, it’s a difficult mission.”
“Huh? If you’re saying that… it must be something crazy. What is it?”
“It’s just impossible, hyung. Even if you know how, you can’t clear it.”
-Hahahahahahahaha
-This is insane lol
-It’s not impossible though lol
“Hyung, but when did you finish Normal mode?”
I’m also a fan of Balloon Gum, so I know all about his recent broadcasts.
‘I didn’t have time to play Normal mode?’
The reason I started the Survival broadcast earlier than other streamers and am only now taking the placement exam.
Wasn’t it because I hadn’t completed the 10 Normal games?
But Balloon Gum didn’t have time for that either.
When on earth did he do it?
“Normal? What are you talking about? Oh…! Don’t tell me rank restriction? Wahaha! I already did that like a year ago.”
“Oh… A year ago…”
That was it.
The Normal game play requirement wasn’t applied per season.
“You were worried about that? Wahaha!”
Pat. Pat.
Balloon Gum laughs good-naturedly and pats my shoulder.
“…”
My expression hardened.
‘A year ago, huh…’
-A year ago lmaooooooooo
-lololol his expression is killing me
-So this is the first game then? lmaooo
-Wow, we’re done for
-We lost
-Brother, should we turn them into a Rune Spirit right now?
Ding.
[Beginner’s Tip donated $3.]
[Sometimes a stupid ally is stronger than a strong enemy. Therefore, I am strong. by Balloon Gum.]
Almond reflected on this.
Finally, a tip worth reading had appeared.

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