Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 340

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 60
22. The Rise and Fall of Advertising (1)
Boom!
Almond delivered the final blow to the fallen zombie and exhaled deeply.
“Phew.”
He pushed the Okhammer aside and sat atop the corpses.
These were the bodies of the three Mutant Zombies that had overturned the truck earlier.
“It took a bit longer recycling the metal arrows. They don’t stick well with wooden arrows.”
In the end, I had defeated three Mutants.
Three Mutant Zombies that would be nearly impossible for an ordinary person to handle even one of—and I faced all three simultaneously.
And I won.
The viewers couldn’t hide their astonishment at my performance.
-Insane
-Is this how you’re supposed to play this game?
-Wow, you just made a legit action movie out of nowhere
The admiration was welcome.
It was the reaction I’d anticipated and hoped for.
‘Huh?’
But there were also many reactions I hadn’t expected.
What the hell is this? Why is the difficulty like this? I wanted to buy it but…
-Looks like it needs some balance patches
-I don’t think I can play this game
-How are you supposed to do this?
Viewers who couldn’t bring themselves to purchase the game.
Because after witnessing that incredible performance, they couldn’t possibly believe they could pull off anything similar.
Most players would probably just die if they encountered these three zombies.
No one wants to play a game that’s obviously a losing battle.
‘What do I do… but this is an advertisement…’
If it were anything else, I wouldn’t have cared, but this was a direct hit to the advertising campaign, so it bothered me.
However, I didn’t have time to worry about it.
The NPCs, equally startled as the viewers, approached and spoke to me.
“…You’re… insane.”
“How is this possible? Were you in some special forces unit?”
“Did you develop superpowers or something? That kind of thing usually happens to outcasts, right?”
Superpowers. One could call it an overreaction, but it was actually justified.
From their perspective, I had eliminated three monsters simultaneously right before their eyes.
They were no less shocked than the viewers, if anything more so.
I turned to them and spoke.
“Let’s go now.”
I wanted to progress through this game quickly and redirect the viewers’ attention elsewhere.
‘But won’t the difficulty keep increasing the further I go?’
On the other hand, if I progress further, things will only get harder. I’m worried that public sentiment might deteriorate even more.
But I can’t just stand still.
I have to move forward.
“…Go, you mean go?”
“Home… No, you mean go to school?”
But the students didn’t seem to have that intention.
At their reaction, Almond’s eyes widen in surprise.
“What are you talking about? We need to finish the exploration?”
Hahahaha
-Madness…!
Damn, that’s not scary at all lol
From Almond’s perspective, it was a natural thing to say. I killed three zombies anyway. What’s stopping you from going?
But the children had just lost two friends right before their eyes.
The children objected with expressions like they were about to cry.
“B, but… if things like that keep coming, we can’t survive….”
“Y, you’re right. Yujung and Gilsu are already dead. We couldn’t do anything.”
To this, Almond asked back.
“They’re dead… so you won’t go?”
-How do you go if they’re dead
-If they’re dead, you shouldn’t go lol
What do I have to do to not go? lol
The viewers joked about Almond’s words. But actually, what Almond said made sense.
“If you don’t go anyway, you’ll all die.”
If we stop the exploration here, there’s no future for them.
We need to find food, pioneer a route to the bunker, and obtain immunity.
The children nod slowly without saying anything.
“A… I understand.”
Almond called Jido-hun again and had him lead the way.
“Let’s go.”
“…Ugh… sob….”
“We have to go.”
“O, okay, I understand.”
The moment he slowly took a step and was about to cross the apartment complex.
Pabapam!
[Shy Yeopo has donated 500,000 won!]
[This is truly incredible gameplay…! This is practically mission completion!]
For once, a donation comes for something other than a mission.
It’s possible that competitive spirit with BigSon has emerged.
“Oh. Thank you so much, Shy Yeopo!”
-A donation that came a beat late lol
-Whoa. A massive donation… Don’t tell me it’s a broadcast shutdown?
-Broadcast shutdown is overrated lol
While 500,000 won was certainly a substantial sum, I had no particular intention of doing a broadcast shutdown.
Having already experienced the negative consequences of a shutdown reaction before, I was contemplating whether I needed to create some different kind of reaction instead.
“The reaction is….”
Muttering to myself, I walked forward.
Thud…!
Jido-hun, who had been walking ahead, suddenly got shoved backward and fell on his back.
“What’s wrong?”
“….”
Jido-hun just stood there with his mouth hanging open, saying nothing.
It wasn’t just Jido-hun.
The other students following behind also suddenly stopped.
“…?”
I walked toward where Jido-hun had gone, wondering what was ahead.
Thud.
My forehead collided with something, and I was pushed backward.
“A wall…?”
An invisible wall.
Text appeared above it.
[Zombie School]
Boom…!
Suddenly, grand music began playing.
And following below, these appeared in sequence.
[Planning: Redhat]
[Production: WeePlug]
[Head Director: Iseok Kim]
.
.
.
What is this?
I was momentarily stunned.
But I quickly figured out what it was.
‘Is this an ending credits sequence?’
My guess was right on the mark.
Because a message like this appeared at the end.
[*This game was released in Early Access. The currently prepared content ends here.]
[For the official release, we have prepared unique mutant zombies, special player abilities, multiplayer versus gameplay, and more, so please look forward to it!]
And so I made my decision.
“The reaction is… game clear!”
With a reaction.
-???
-The reaction is
-Getting it for free lolololol
-In the end, acting like a dog lololol
-A reaction like this to the broadcast shutdown? lololol
A moment later.
An official launch teaser video played chaotically, and then the game ended.
Almond turned off the broadcast at that exact moment too.
-???
-The broadcast too?
-This crazy guy lololol truly a clown lololol
-Wow the timing lololol
-This is what you call a reaction lololol
-Haha lololol
-That physical presence…

* * *
“Wow.”
Whoosh.
As the capsule door opened, Sanghyeon sighed.
“It ended like this.”
The game I’d been enjoying had suddenly ended, leaving me with an incredibly hollow feeling.
I felt a bit frustrated too. I could roughly imagine how the viewers felt when I suddenly shut down the broadcast.
‘I’m looking forward to the official release though.’
Though I’m a bit frustrated, since they say everything will be revealed at the official launch, I’m somewhat excited.
Especially curious about how the multiplayer versus gameplay will turn out. I realized this was marketing designed to make people think this way from the start.
That is, until the next day came.
“Hey. Good work.”
Juhyeok pushed his chair back and waved his hand.
Since Juhyeok had no idea how the actual game was supposed to progress, his face was relaxed.
“I didn’t know it would end today.”
“Right? I thought we’d need to play for at least three more days.”
I was about to head in for a shower.
“Hey. We finished another game today. How about a beer?”
“Oh. Sounds good.”
It was a welcome suggestion to hear.
I was hungry and felt somewhat empty anyway.
“How about that place. Where we used to go.”
He was talking about the pub in front of the company where he used to frequent back when he worked at Asung.
“Sounds good. I’ll wash up and be right out.”

* * *
Now that I think about it, was this the first time?
Coming to such a crowded place after the Evening Wide broadcast.
“Oh? You’re Sang-hyun Yu, right?”
The owner of the pub he visited regularly now knew his name.
“I was shocked after seeing that broadcast. You used to come to our shop so often….”
Sanghyeon lowered his head awkwardly.
“Ah, yes.”
Suddenly everyone’s attention focused on him, which was a bit uncomfortable.
The CEO had unintentionally spoken too loudly.
“Oh my. I had no idea you had such a story….”
“Can we order?”
Jia interjected, sliding the menu forward.
She knew well, having followed a few celebrities around, that this topic couldn’t continue.
“Ah… yes, yes. Of course. What would you like?”
The CEO answered with an embarrassed smile.
“The new curry chicken and three dark beers, please.”
“Understood~!”
The dark beer and curry chicken certainly weren’t menus the three had agreed on.
“…I just ordered. I was worried he’d talk more.”
Jia had simply used her quick thinking to order the first items on the menu. They were all new dishes.
“Ahem… of all things.”
Juhyeok cleared his throat, giving her a look.
“What? We were going to order more chicken anyway.”
“Well, I’m a purist when it comes to chicken.”
Juhyeok adjusted his glasses with a rather serious tone.
“I only eat fried.”
“Eat this. Order it.”
When Jia replied firmly, Juhyeok immediately nodded.
“Right. That’s what I meant.”
Sanghyeon struggled to hold back his laughter.
In the meantime, the store clerk quickly brought out the basic side dishes.
“Here we go! Dark beers coming right up!”
Nacho chips and the three ordered dark beers arrived.
The three each grabbed a beer and, without anyone telling them to, lifted them together.
“Zombie School.”
“Go well!”
Clink.
Beer glasses collided.
Gulp.
They drank a sip of dark beer simultaneously.
“Oh.”
“Well, not bad?”
Even Juhyeok, who hadn’t had much faith in the new menu, seemed surprised.
“The curry chicken would be delicious too.”
Jia tilted her body toward Juhyeok with a teasing tone and asked.
“Yeah, yeah. The curry chicken will be delicious too. Definitely… hehe…”
When Juhyeok spoke as if he were malfunctioning, Jia giggled. Sanghyeon observed Juhyeok’s reaction with curious eyes.
Normally he was the type to smooth-talk women. But now he was stammering and fidgeting like he’d been caught with some weakness.
‘Is that his true self?’
While I was thinking that, Jia brought up a topic.
“Zombie School was fun. I was shocked when I heard it ended today. I was still editing something from earlier. And suddenly it’s over.”
“Right.”
Almond nodded.
“I guess it’s because it’s early access.”
“What’s the next game?”
Jia turned her head toward Almond.
“Hmm… that’s pretty much decided, I think?”
Almond turned his head toward Juhyeok.
“Yeah. It’s called Civil Empire.”
“That sounds funny. Civil Empire.”
Jia giggled.
“No. Civil Empire.”
“Civ~~”
“No. Call it ‘Civilization Empire.'”
“Civ…”
“Hey!”
Whether Jia burst out laughing at some strange point or not, she looked at Juhyeok and collapsed holding her stomach.
Thinking about it later, she seemed to be laughing just at Juhyeok’s face. She kept muttering that he looked funny in between.
Anyway, the atmosphere was pleasant.
The curry chicken that came out next was quite delicious, and Juhyeok even had the leisure to joke that he’d order curry chicken first next time. He said he’d given up on being a purist about chicken.
As I drank, I couldn’t remember what we were saying to each other.
Just rough, light words that evaporated and flew away with each laugh.
I enjoyed that.
“So you’re saying you shot an Oliphant at Department Manager Park in a dream?”
“Look at that imagination. That’s why you’re VNS number one.”
“Hahahaha! But you’re right! If you’re going to do it, you might as well wipe out the seed too. Genes like that.”
I felt like I was flying away from all the complicated and heavy things.
I wish the atmosphere could be like this when I meet with my fans too.
“…Ah.”
He set down the beer glass he’d been drinking from and suddenly spoke.
“Let’s hold our fan meeting here.”

* * *
The next day.
Sunlight squeezed through the gap between my eyelids, and I slowly opened my eyes.
That wasn’t all that opened.
“Ugh.”
A hangover woke up alongside me and began its assault. The hangover was like a small demon perched on my head, continuously pounding the back of my skull.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
“…Dark beer hits harder, doesn’t it.”
Making baseless assumptions, I opened the door and headed to the living room.
Old habits from my corporate days never die, it seems.
Juhyeok was already preparing hangover soup.
“You’re up.”
“Don’t tell me Jia’s here too?”
I peeked into the other room, looking around.
“What!? Wh-wh-what are you saying? Why would the Editor be here….”
Juhyeok jumped up as if confused.
“I was just asking.”
I muttered as I sat down at the table.
“But what’s with calling her the Editor?”
“Ahem, ahem. Ugh. Why is there so much dust in this place….”
Juhyeok kept his eyes fixed on the stove, absolutely refusing to meet my gaze.
I picked up my phone and browsed the community site as I always did.
It was the Zombie School Garden.
‘I wonder if the advertisement went well.’
Zombie School had ended now.
The advertisement had ended too, I suppose. I should check whether it was successful or not.
If it went well, the next advertisement would come in.

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