Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1168

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 53
17. The Enemy Within (3)
“Wow… This is absolute chaos.”
Juhyeok adjusted his glasses and blinked repeatedly.
Actually, he went beyond adjusting them—he was cleaning the lenses too.
The current situation was so unbelievable that he doubted his own eyesight.
“Bontovi too?”
He’d already written off Balloon Gum and Chocosong as hopeless, but now Bontovi had entered the fray.
“No, what is he thinking? Is he trying to sabotage our business?”
He’d told him to test out the capsule in the office a bit, but the guy got excited and started streaming a game broadcast instead.
And of all people, he had to run into Almond and cause this mess.
“The mission reward at stake is already 1.4 million won… huh?”
Juhyeok’s gaze shifted to the mission reward.
[Mission]
[5 Consecutive Matches – 1st Place]
[4/5]
[1.88 Million Won]
The moment Bontovi’s identity was revealed, the mission reward skyrocketed exponentially.
“This is insane.”
I’d never seen such a dramatic increase before.
The addition of Bontovi on top of Balloon Gum and Chocosong was generating incredible confidence from the viewers.
“Should I consider this a help?”
Juhyeok looked at the Rilpro Survival Match forum displayed on one side of his monitor.
Big) This is the perfect opportunity to go viral with the survival match lol
The effects of this post were showing.
The idea was to raise the mission reward and draw attention to the survival match.
Since the mission would fail anyway, they could keep raising it… that was the logic.
Juhyeok’s lips curved upward.
‘Glad I wrote that post.’
This was Juhyeok’s handiwork.
He’d figured that with just a little nudge, money would come pouring in.
‘Either way, whether we win or lose, we might as well raise the stakes.’
Of course, when Juhyeok wrote that post, he had no idea Bontovi would jump in.
-I added to the mission reward too lol
-For real lol Bontovi? With him here it’s absolute madness lol
-The amount’s gotten so huge now that Rilpro’s going crazy lol
-Why not do free viral marketing~
Balloon Gum and Chocosong could probably be handled by Almond’s skill level.
“Sigh. Losing Reina. And now Bontovi too… can this even work?”
Instead of the ADC position with the strongest carry potential in survival matches, he’d become a close-range assassin with Rubisword.
There’s no way to deal free damage while being escorted by tanks on all sides.
From Juhyeok’s perspective, it was a rather hopeless situation.
However—
“I’ve been in a similar situation before when I was playing Battle Large.”
He recalls memories from the past.
Back when Almond wasn’t particularly famous, he had boasted in Battle Large about reaching Diamond in just a few days.
Juhyeok then spread those words directly across the community, aggressively drawing all kinds of attention.
People couldn’t help but pay attention to the arrogant remarks of a newbie who had just started, whether they liked it or not.
But what if he had been afraid of failure back then? What if he hadn’t had the audacity to talk like that to people?
Even if Almond had reached Diamond in just a few days, he might not have received much attention in Battle Large.
“This is our way.”
The perfect partner.
Their method had always been consistent.
Just like back then, Almond secured a decisive victory in the first teamfight against the Jello team.
“Nice!”
Juhyeok threw an uppercut into the air, excited.
He was slightly surprised at himself.
He hadn’t gotten this worked up since the early days of streaming.
‘Man… this, this is…’
He adjusts his glasses and admits it.
‘Right. The stakes are high, so the dopamine rush is incredible.’
He sat back down in front of his computer.
‘Yeah. Since it’s come to this, let’s push it further, further.’
Juhyeok heads off to spread the post across other communities as well.
Streamer Garden.

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The Streamer Garden had been waiting for Jello’s power spike to end.
They were in the depths of despair.
1st Place) Jello and the Five Enemies finally created a power spike
The arrows of that despair were directed at the hapless Jello.
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Jello was like this even in Cheese Village.
Now he’s triggering a power spike again.
People don’t change, seriously ——
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-Is it Jello’s fault lol
-Balloon Gum, Bontovi, Chocosong, and just Almond couldn’t beat them
-Jello and the Five Enemies lololol
-lololololololol
-Five people though, for real lol
-At that level, Reina did pretty well though…
└Reina got cursed out for having no talent, like 10 pages worth?
└For real lololol
└Lmao lololol
└Wtf lol is that real?? lololol
└Why does Reina do no damage during matches but explodes with damage after?? lol
└These people haven’t played Reina; Reina is actually super hard
└Everyone here only knows Reina through Almond
The Streamer Garden was not Rilpro.
It was a place where more people had encountered Ril through broadcasts than those who actually enjoyed playing Ril.
Especially since Ril had so many avatars, and the skill level was so subdivided and specialized.
There were aspects that couldn’t be understood through broadcasts alone.
‘Which is why persuasion is actually easier.’
Now Juhyeok saw all of them as nothing but money.
If I gave them hope, several of them would raise their mission funds.
First, I informed them about the mission fund that was currently skyrocketing.
[Breaking News!) Current Almond mission fund lol Almond mission!? Now is the cheapest!]
I was appealing to the fact that even a small contribution could yield great returns.
-Whoa
-Huh
-Wow
-lololol
-Will it break 200?
-After Bontovi appeared, the high broke through lololol
Of course, this alone was somewhat insufficient.
But Juhyeok possessed a trump card.
Wasn’t Bontovi his employee and an affiliated streamer?
Juhyeok maintained quite a close relationship with Bontovi.
He even had recordings of his gameplay from back when he wasn’t particularly famous.
Tap-tap-tap-tap.
[Bontovi’s old Ril skills lol]
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(Video)
Even with this, the mission is still a loss?
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-Lmaooooooo
-Wow…
-Dude he really is like a mini Balloon Gum
-Balloon Gum’s got a rival now
-Balloon Gum should probably be nervous about this one
-Insane lol
-When an idiot has conviction, that’s Bontovi.
-The mission was basically just free money and entertainment lol
The effect was undeniably good.
But then it happened.
An alarm I’d never heard before blared from my monitor.
[The Kraken of the Abyss awakens.]
“…Huh?”
I don’t know the game that well.
Still, if it’s a game Almond plays, I watch a few other streamers’ broadcasts to familiarize myself with it.
Mostly to learn about dangerous memes or forbidden topics mentioned here.
Anyway, in doing so, I gradually pick up the rules.
‘I’ve never seen this before?’
I had no idea what this was.

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Of course, Almond saw this notification from his perspective as well.
[The Abyss Kraken awakens.]
“Huh….”
It was a notification he’d never seen before during all the survival matches so far.
“Huh? What’s this?”
“Kraken? There was something like that?”
Not just Almond, but those standing beside him didn’t know much about it either.
Balloon Gum and Chocosong had played several more survival matches, and even Bontovi didn’t know.
“This… what is it?”
It was natural not to know if you hadn’t studied separately.
After all, with just a dozen or so survival matches, there was no reason to see the vault-breaking route.
-They’re starting the vault break
-The vault route is insane lol
-Wow, we’re seeing this?
-If the Kraken awakened, they must’ve looted quite a bit damn
-Damn, does the vault route show up?
“The vault?”
Almond learned the gist through the chat’s explanation.
‘So you can get a legendary Rune. I didn’t know that existed.’
The vault route involves extremely rapid growth while sacrificing many things to attempt it.
It’s a route that doesn’t get used much unless a highly skilled player comes and stomps weaker opponents.
“Ah, I understand. Got it.”
Almond nodded.
“So since the Kraken has awakened….”
Click.
Almond pointed to the Rune Box he’d obtained from combat and spoke to Balloon Gum.
“Let’s go with Iron Ball.”
It was Balloon Gum’s turn to contract.
-lololol
-Beginning middle end “Iron Ball” lol
-Gotta do what you gotta do~
-lololololololol
-What’s that got to do with the Kraken lol
-Did you actually understand that lol
Balloon Gum nodded.
“Got it.”
He’d originally planned to go Iron Ball this round anyway.
“Hey.”
“Yeah?”
“Don’t mess up your hand placement.”
“Yeah, yeah. I got it, okay?”
hahahahaha
Hahaha
If you slip your hand lol
-That guy’s gonna die from his own hands lolol
I’m dying laughing
Balloon Gum began the contract by absorbing the Rune.
Almond shifted his gaze to Chocosong.
“Chocosong.”
“…Huh? W-wait, am I a tank too? Then we won’t have any ranged units at all!?”
Hahahahahahaha
I didn’t even say that lol
Haha, I got called out first lol
“As if that would happen lol”
-Real talk, no ranged units
-Gotta go burst damage
“No, no. Please go burst damage.”
“Sigh….”
Bontovi asks from beside her.
“Um, hyung? Then when do I get contracted? Aren’t I supposed to be the ADC?”
“Oh. You’re the ‘crucial ADC,’ so I’ll contract you last with the best Rune.”
“Ah….”
Bontovi nods in understanding.
Almond speaks to the viewer channel.
“I’ll wait until we find one more tank.”
-?
-??
-Lol what
You’re not seriously refusing to sign the contract, are you? lol
This bastard changed his tactics now lol
After turning people into tanks so many times, Almond’s methods had evolved as well.
Rather than just pushing blindly, he now coaxed, deceived, and tricked them.
Deploying every cunning tactic in his arsenal.
Boom!
A loud noise erupted from Balloon Gum’s side.
〔Rolling in!〕
“Iron Ball has arrived!”
“Wow~”
His teammates applaud.
Clap, clap, clap.
“Wow, you did great!”
Letmi applauded like a seal.
“Impressive work, Kkeom!”
Almond cheered him on with encouragement.
“You’re the hero of our village! Iron Ball!”
Chocosong treated him like a hero.
“To actually secure a contract like that. Quite impressive.”
“W-wow… wa-haha!? R-really?”
Balloon Gum felt embarrassed by the excessive praise.
Hahahahahahaha
Just a contract signature and this much praise?ㅋㅋㅋ
That’s not it lol
Where the hell did my expectations go? lol
“So our priority is to reach Level 6 first and then target the Abyss Shark.”
Almond was now at the tail end of Level 5.
He needed to reach Level 6 before facing the Abyss Shark.
But every team had the same idea.
“Let’s move~”
Almond’s team moved in formation.
Then—
Boom, boom, boom, boom…!
An ice wall suddenly blocked their path, splitting the team in two.
“Ugh!?”
“Wh-what…?”
“Th-the Frost Archer! Already Level 6!?”
The Frost Archer had apparently already reached Level 6.
This was a dangerous situation.
But Almond’s eyes suddenly gleamed with interest.
“A shield?”
There was still a player among the enemies carrying a shield.
-Ooh?
-Using a shield at this point?
That’s hilarious ㅋㅋㅋ
Found it lol
-Bontovi’s future is sealed~
Hahahahaha
-A shield user, how rare these days.
He had discovered a shield user.
Almond’s expression turned serious.
‘This is fortunate.’
A shield was a sacred relic typically contracted within the first or second priority.
It wasn’t easy to obtain later in the game.
Yet it had conveniently appeared on its own.
If I defeated them, I could claim the shield as well.
However—
‘But my level still isn’t….’
The biggest problem was the Rubisword’s level.
The difference between level 5 and level 6 was like heaven and earth.
I was still at level 5.
‘I can’t overcome this through teamwork either.’
The Rubisword wasn’t exactly an embodiment that harmonized well with the word ‘teamwork’ anyway.
The Frost Archer’s ice wall had altered the terrain, splitting us into groups of two and three.
“H-hey, are you there!? Everyone!?”
Chocosong and Letmi called out to each other.
“This is Bontovi and Letmi! Just the two of us!”
We couldn’t fight together.
The ice wall couldn’t be crossed, and we’d have to go around it.
If the slow-moving Rubisword tried to go around, they’d definitely die.
‘Then.’
Almond realized it was time to execute the strategy I’d only been contemplating in my mind.
‘A split push.’

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[Beginner’s Tip]
[When Contractors first arrive on the battlefield, they learn and follow the strategies of their Seniors. However, some do not adhere to the strategies they’ve used thus far, instead writing their own legends, and these individuals tend to have reports frequently submitted to the administrators.]

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