Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1151

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 36
12. The Perfect Demise (1)
There was a game called Ghostu Busters.
It was a cooperative game that Almond and Balloon Gum had played together under sponsorship.
A demon-exorcising game played with a 2-player + NPC Suyeon combination.
It was a game of exceptionally brutal difficulty, belonging to the genre commonly known as “soulslike.”
Back then, Almond and Balloon Gum had become the talk of the town by breaching several sections in an instant using buggy exploits.
Almond was the one who cleared it through pure skill, but who was the one who created most of those bugs?
“Wait… Is he dead? Or alive?”
Balloon Gum.
He was clinging to Jello’s frozen, trembling avatar and asking the question.
“No! I don’t know either! Balloon Gum! Why did you do this!?”
Jello cried out in anguish.
A state that was neither dead nor alive.
Jello was suffering the most.
Balloon Gum, having already triggered the bug, leaned his face close to Jello’s and spoke in a singsong voice.
“Well… you disrespected me, didn’t you?”
As if he had personally cast the bug himself.
-Hahahahahahahaha
-It’s Gum’s curse lol
-Lolololol
-Balloon Gum’s having the time of his life lol
-Welcome to Gum’s domain? Aesong-i! Welcome to Gum’s domain? Aesong-i! Welcome to Gum’s domain? Aesong-i!
-So you should’ve scratched it moderately lol
-Real talk, isn’t this a divine power lol how did he hit Jello with a bug so perfectly lol
Jello shook his head.
“No, not that kind of answer. I… I really tried to kill you? Right!? Gum. Did you intentionally leave me frozen like this! Answer me!”
-Jellolololololol
-Lololololol
A pathetic life ㅠㅠ
-Lololololollol
“I’m going to report you! For being a malicious bug user!”
Jello was falling apart pathetically.
At this, Almond stepped forward.
“No, wait, report? That’s a loss for us too! Jello, you died but no rune dropped. You’re a Contractor.”
That was true.
Almond’s team was also taking a loss from this.
Almond stepped in to mediate.
“Jello? We really wanted to kill you too. This just happened unavoidably. Next time, I promise we’ll kill you properly. So let’s not report this, okay?”
“…?”
Hahahahahaha
Hahahahaha
Haha, what are you even saying? Hahaha
-???: Yes! I really was trying to kill you!
Hahaha, that’s hilarious!
lol
Zelo is seriously scared lol
Jello’s lips froze shut, unable to continue speaking, and he turned to address the viewer chat instead.
“I mean… it’s kind of scary when Seok says something like that with a serious, handsome 8-head-tall avatar instead of some goofy character.”
lol so true hahahahaha
hahahahaha
-The Seok days were the best~
Hahaha, the aesthetics were totally ruined.
-He’s exaggerating again
-He’s just jealous because he’s handsome
“No, jealous because he’s handsome? You guys go to school, right? So there’s this sports club, and these guys like Tae-woong Seo and Baek-ho Kang from Slam Dunk show up and say, ‘I’m really gonna kill you. Next time I’ll really kill you. Don’t worry about it.’ Tap tap on the shoulder. Think about it like that. In the manga, those guys only look cool when they’re playing basketball. You bastards. That’s why school life is so easy for those guys…”
-Micheal lololololololololololol
Hahahahahaha
Suddenly spilling the tea lol
Seo Tae-woong, Kang Baek-ho lol
-Talk to Gichan about it
Hahahahahahaha
That’s actually pretty scary, no lie.
Jello, frozen like an icicle, continued sharing his school days anecdotes while adapting to this state.
Almond spun around and headed straight for the sanctuary.
“Anyway, we need to revive ourselves.”
Even with Jello still inside the zone, the revival countdown continued ticking down.
And it was down to the final second.
Ding!
[Revival!]
A beam of light descended upon the sanctuary, and the fallen teammates were resurrected.
“Whoa…!”
“Insane. Insane. He actually pulled this off!”
The teammates were buzzing with excitement, having watched the entire battle unfold.
They had witnessed exactly how Almond orchestrated the combat.
For players of their rank, it was a level of combat ability that was nearly impossible to follow with their eyes.
In the end, they could only shout.
“What’s the strategy!?”
“Almondil! Almondil! Almondil!”
They chanted Almondil’s name.
-Seriously, lol
-Is that even a strategy? lololol
-That’s actually brilliant though?
-Almond’s expression lololol
Watching my teammates cheer for Almondil, I couldn’t help but let a satisfied smile slip through.
“Anyway, it’s good to see everyone again.”
Noticing that I was smiling, I quickly composed my expression and spoke flatly.
“Let’s give it our all!”
Balloon Gum raised both arms and spoke to the members.
“Sounds good.”
The five of us gathered in a circle and extended our hands.
“One, two… three!”
“Let’s go!”
And so our team came together with renewed determination.
[Soon, the shadow of the Abyss descends.]
We now had to move elsewhere to avoid the shadow.
“There are some items here that other teams dropped, so grab those first…”
Since the dead always dropped their weapons, we had to farm quickly from the surroundings.
“Wow… it’s really frozen solid.”
We gathered around Jello and marveled at it.
“So this is the legendary one that Daegam froze…”
“It really is Jello.”
“In the beginning, there was Jello.”
-lololololololololol
-lololol
-Is this a museum or what lol
-In the beginning, there was Jello lololol
-lololololol
After exchanging quips about the frozen Jello, we headed toward our next route.

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My level fell slightly behind, making early hunts a bit challenging.
“Ugh, I’m really falling behind on levels.”
“It’s fine. We catch up faster anyway.”
When there’s a level difference with teammates, a compensation bonus applies.
This was actually why high-rank teams split into 2 or 3 separate groups.
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
My teammates quickly caught up to level 4.
I reached level 5, and Balloon Gum hit 4.5.
“Rune box. Next contractor?”
“The tank should do it.”
Balloon Gum handled the second contractor after me.
Three cards appeared.
Iron Ball didn’t show up anyway since it was banned.
“Let’s go with Bart—he’s in season right now.”
“Bart’s good. Especially these days.”
Following my teammates’ recommendation, I contracted Bart.
-Bart’s in season right now~
-In season lol
-He’s pretty good
-But it’s Balloon Gum though…?
Either way, without Iron Ball, proficiency drops just the same.
I might as well contract Bart since everyone says he’s good lately.
[Iron Fist – Bart]
Thud.
Both my fists transformed into iron, and Bart spoke.
〔Ah. Damn. This was a scam contract.〕
“…?”
-?lol
-lmao
-?
-Zero proficiency?
-Lol
In Survival Battle, to promote the mode’s popularity, you could select and play incarnations you hadn’t purchased.
The zero proficiency rating was probably because I’d chosen an incarnation I hadn’t bought.
“Oh, you never bought Bart, huh….”
I felt worried.
-Whoa lol
-Isn’t this the shop pick that someone used to do way back?
-That’s what you used to do, lolol
-When others do it, it’s a scandal, lolol
“No, my shop pick was a strategy.”
That’s true.
I won, after all.
Ril is a game where skill is everything.
And it wasn’t just any player—it was Balloon Gum’s shop pick.
I couldn’t help but worry.
But then—
“Huh? Shop pick? No, I’ve… done this a few times before?”
“?”
-?
-??
-Then what is it?
-Another bug? lololololol
-Nah lololol
-Just means you’re trash at it then lololol
In very rare cases, if someone plays poorly enough, even multiple play experiences might not reflect in proficiency or could actually decrease it.
‘That’s even worse.’
Almond regretted bringing it up and headed toward the next route.
“Let’s hit level 6 first, then get all the other members contracted. After that, I’ll aim for the Abyss Shark.”
“Got it!”
Abyss Shark.
It was one of the causes that triggered major fights at level 6.
It was safe to say that most teams built up to level 6 specifically for this moment.
Now was when teams would truly start clashing.
[Enemy Double Kill!]
[Enemy Triple Kill!]
[Team 1 Out!]
Sure enough, news came that a team had been eliminated.
[Team 8 Out!]
Two teams were eliminated in an instant.
“We clean up teams we encounter early on since our routes overlap. The mid-game becomes easier. Mond.”
Almond’s team had eliminated all the teams whose early routes overlapped with theirs, so the rest was actually more comfortable.
They peacefully hunted the Abyss Squids.
As long as you avoided getting hit by their ink, they were easy monsters to take down relative to the level.
Splurt!
The squids sprayed ink in certain patterns.
But if you stayed focused, there was no reason to get hit by it.
“Ugh!”
Balloon Gum rubbed his eyes with fists that had turned to iron.
[Dark Vision]
Ink had splattered across his face.
〔Damn Contractor! What are you doing!〕
Without anyone needing to say anything, Bart burst out with a sharp cry.
hahahahahaha
Hahahahaha
Bart’s personality is shocking.
-Wow, Bart’s really fired up
-Bart’s always like that though;
From what I hear, Bart is one of the more sensitive tanks when it comes to mistakes.
The Avatar’s personality is like that too, and in actual gameplay, if he makes a mistake, his character falls completely hard.
‘…Hmm.’
Hearing that, I became even more worried.
‘Now that I think about it, if I swing my fist wrong, it seemed like I might fall….’
I’d faced Bart a few times in normal games too.
Sometimes there were Barts who would oddly fall over by themselves.
But the Contractor is Balloon Gum?
It didn’t look easy.
‘Why did I suggest Bart.’
Bart is indeed a good Avatar.
But assigning him to Balloon Gum might have been a mistake.
Takoyaki had mentioned it before.
A truly good ban-pick needs to consider not just the Avatar, but also the Ally’s abilities.
‘Hmm… That’s impossible.’
Of course, such consideration was beyond me.
Wouldn’t I need to know everything about Avatars and Players inside and out?
‘I have to win.’
I had a lot riding on this placement exam.
There was the mission, and my standing within the Knight Order team.
I quickly surveyed Balloon Gum and the other members.
I was trying to assess the team’s abilities.
This team doesn’t only have Balloon Gum, after all.
‘I wish there was another tank.’
What matters most to a ranged dealer is a reliable tank.
If the ranged dealer had good abilities, honestly, other dealers were barely necessary.
‘Who should I contract next?’
Once I defeat this Abyss Squid, a Rune Box will drop.
They pop out frequently from Level 5 and above monsters.
My gaze turns toward someone.
[Nangpunch]
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A player beside me swinging a mace with fervent dedication.
This was the teammate who had once declared to me, “Honestly, I don’t trust that smart young man.”
The price for that candid remark was harsh.
“Punch.”
“…Yes?”
“You seem to have talent as a tank.”
“…?”
“Let’s go with tank.”
“But, I’m a mace user?”
My standing in this team now was completely different from the beginning.
Hadn’t my orders caused the entire team to die and revive, then seize victory?
That’s right.
He had simply backed the wrong horse.
“There are tanks with hammers too. Please sign me as a tank.”
“Ah… but we don’t know what rune will drop, right? If an attack rune comes out, I’ll just go bruiser. I’m good at bruiser.”
Boom.
Just then, after defeating a monster, a rune box appeared.
[Rune – Rare]
[Defense +2 per Level]
[Rune – Heroic]
[Health Regeneration +30 for 5 seconds on Hit]
“…”
Nangpunch was left speechless.
-Is this not a bot match?
-Wow, it came out like this?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Haha, that’s so funny!
-???: Honestly, I don’t trust that smart young man
What the heck lol
“Alright, one more tank added.”
Shove—
I pushed Nangpunch on the back.
“Uh… uh…”
Nangpunch looked toward the other teammates’ eyes.
There were other weapons suitable for tanking.
But no one helped him.
In truth, no one wanted to be the bullet sponge.
“Hey. You…”
Nangpunch was the friend who ran duos with him.
I turned my gaze toward Walwalkick.
He lowered his head.
“I’m sorry. I… I want to become a Mage.”
lol
Hahaha, that’s hilarious!
-I’m sorry. May you become fertile…
Hahahahahaha
-Hey guys, before you eat the Rune, shouldn’t you say thanks to Nangpunch~?
But Walwalkick didn’t know.
‘Who’s the next Tank going to be.’
That Almond wasn’t satisfied with just two Tanks.

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[Beginner Tip]
[Did you know? Playing Tank can actually be quite fun!… is apparently an April Fools’ joke that’s been trending among Contractors.]

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