Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 529

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 249
85. Each Their Role (2)
Five teams participate in the Zombie School Challenge.
Each team has three members, and they compete with the goal of rescuing the most NPCs.
Balloon Gum, Almond, and Takoyaki are three of the teams.
“Which team do you think is favored to win here?”
The Commentators deliberately brought up a provocative topic to stir up the competitive spirit among the viewers.
“Well, Team 1 is composed entirely of Challenge Hunters, right? They even gave interviews saying they perform best at every challenge.”
-??
-Nobodies talking big
-Did they sweat more than Almond at challenges? lol
-They did gather some skilled players though
“So Team 1 is the favorite?”
“Yes. Of course. And… there’s one team with a rather unique background.”
The team the Caster was referring to was Team 2.
“Team 2?”
“Yes. They’re foreign players. They originally came to G-Star for Civilization Empire.”
“Why are they suddenly playing Zombie School?”
“Apparently the school in the drama they watched looks exactly the same…”
-K-School lol
-Oh. So this is a Korean school?
-Are they K-drama fans? lol
“Anyway, these folks are quite skilled gamers, you know? They said they’re from a national team competition!”
“Oh. A national team competition?”
Murmurs rippled through the crowd.
Civilization Empire wasn’t particularly popular in Korea, so some people didn’t know about it.
“There’s a mode in Civilization Empire where nations battle for national honor. Overseas, this is a HUGE event! They’re pro-level players—or rather, elite among the pros overseas!”
“So these people are from that national team competition?”
“Yes. I heard they came from Denmark. Descendants of the Vikings!”
Ooooh.
Exclamations erupted at the mention of Viking descendants.
-Crazy lol
The Danes are scary/intimidating.
-How do you beat Vikings
-Vikings will shred the zombies
-What did the zombies do to deserve this lol
“Wow. Now I’m really looking forward to this! But Team 3 has a descendant of Jumong, doesn’t it?”
-Descendant of Jumong lol
-Haha
-Let those barbarians swing their axes all day, we’ll pierce them with arrows~
Are you talking about almonds? Haha
Are the others not descendants of Jumong but descendants of Tokugawa? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
“Ah. Yes, that’s right. Almond! This player is also one of the members of the national team.”
“Oh. Is that so? Could it be that the Vikings participated to scout Almond?”
“There’s a red-haired woman here, and it’s possible she took a liking to Almond and brought everyone along!”
If you’re a woman, you can’t resist almonds lol
-???: Why do you think a woman brought them, boy~?
and the red-haired beauty, wow
“But in this game, finding an axe would be much easier than finding a bow. Wouldn’t that give the Vikings an advantage?”
“That could be true. Above all, Team 3 has Balloon Gum, right? They’re no pushover.”
“No pushover to whom… exactly?”
Haha, to -3 team
-Balloon Gum from Team 3 making Team 3 a formidable opponent
That’s too much lol
“Ahem. Well, anyway! Now the game is truly beginning!”
“Yes! Right now, a zombie outbreak is occurring in Team 3.”
“When the first zombie appears, there’s no way around it! You just have to run… but wait! Almond?!”
Among all the screens, there was only one entity fighting zombies from the very start.
It was Almond.
-What is he fighting with
Haha, running away is for cowards, go on haha
-???:When Almond shows up, there’s no way around it! You just have to run!
A dull cutter knife lol
“J-Just now, player Almond! With a utility knife! He neutralized one zombie with a utility knife! I have no idea how he managed that… but he did!”
Murmur murmur.
The spectators were bewildered by the news that Almond had defeated a zombie with a utility knife.
“But, doesn’t player Almond feel any fear at all?”
“Ah…! This is quite a coincidence! Could the dream Almond had been one where he encountered a high-tier zombie!?”
“Yes? What do you mean by that?”
“Zombie School is a system where you overcome through experience. Fear of zombies is eliminated by frequently experiencing zombies….”

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Though Almond couldn’t hear the Commentators’ explanation, his prior experience playing Zombie School allowed him to grasp the situation immediately.
Why he felt no fear.
‘Could it be… that thing I saw in my dream?’
Almond had already encountered a higher-tier variant of these zombies in his dreams.
Given how Zombie School’s experience acquisition worked, having already faced a superior zombie species and felt fear from it meant—
he wouldn’t experience fear from these basic zombies.
It was a phenomenon he’d witnessed during the early access days.
To overcome any obstacle in this game, one had no choice but to confront it head-on repeatedly.
A prime example was how stabbing Baek Jun-su’s hand—the man who’d tormented the protagonist—became the catalyst for overcoming fear of him.
‘Wait. But everyone had different dreams…’
If Almond overcame his fear through a premonition dream, what about the others?
“Ugh, uuuaaaah! Don’t move! Don’t move, nooooo!”
Looking at Balloon Gum’s current state, it seemed he hadn’t overcome his fear of zombies at all—he’d amplified it instead.
Gum-shaped ㅠㅠ ㅋㅋㅋ
What are you doing lol
-why is he suddenly doing headspins on the field
“What the heck is gum mill lol”
Balloon Gum’s body, marinated in terror, wasn’t responding to his commands—he was breakdancing in the middle of the field.
Almond found this phenomenon strange.
‘Even if Kkeom hyung is bad at games, it shouldn’t be to this extent.’
Balloon Gum was terrible at gaming.
That much was true.
But he didn’t have such bizarre control issues that he’d suddenly start dancing in the sand when he should be running away.
He was experiencing fear so intense that his body wouldn’t obey him.
In other words, he was ‘panicking.’
During early access, there were no cases of panicking at the sight of basic zombies.
‘Could it be that everyone has different roles?’
Almond began to suspect there might be some kind of role system.
Like how mages had weak health but could deal area damage.
Balloon Gum must be extremely vulnerable to fear, but possess some other ability in exchange.
The dream was probably the hint to it.
“Graaaaaaah!”
“Kyaaaaaaah!”
Meanwhile, zombies kept spawning from all directions, and Balloon Gum continued his breakdancing on the ground.
‘What can I do.’
For now, I neutralized as many zombies as possible.
Swoooosh!
Swish!
My cutter knife rendered the zombies limp and helpless.
My arms swept through the air, and the zombies flopped on the ground like Balloon Gum.
Without the burden of fear, Almond’s movements became even more fluid.
Swiiish!
He weaved between the zombies with his utility knife, dropping them one after another.
Thud…!
Boom…!
The zombies, struck precisely at their muscles and joints, began collapsing in awkward postures.
[Wait, Team 3 right now. So Balloon Gum’s team—Almond is already killing the zombies??]
[Huh? B-but he shouldn’t have any weapons!]
[He’s using a utility knife! Even guns can barely kill them! You’re witnessing someone kill with a utility knife right now!]
[No way, is he actually going to suppress them early and end this here!?]
Taesan Monde is crazy/insane
-Even so, can’t stop it
-This is possible?
-Still seems like they’ll get pushed back.
What is this lolol
Whether commentators or viewers, everyone was astonished by this display of combat power.
‘This won’t be enough.’
No matter how impressive the combat ability, it was just one utility knife and one body.
The limits were clear.
The utility knife naturally hit bone, and each time, the blade chipped away.
In reality, it wouldn’t have even torn through human muscle before breaking.
Ting…!
Eventually the blade dulled completely, and the utility knife became unusable.
Takoyaki shouted from beside me.
“This Mond! We can’t do this anymore! Run toward the main building!”
“The main building?”
“Yeah. The main building has the infirmary, the snack bar, everything. It’s different from early access!”
How did he know that?
Regardless, Almond immediately started running as Taco instructed.
Ever since the Ril versus Aimee match, his body had learned that following his words never led to loss.
His body moved first.
So it seemed like something important had been left behind.
“What about Kkeom?”
After running for a while, Almond spun around and asked.
Balloon Gum was still doing breakdancing in the middle of the zombies.
If he kept doing that on the bare ground, he’d definitely get hurt….
haha that’s hilarious
-Street Man Fighter (literally)
-It’s a breakdancing team in zombie makeup~ Please take down the post~
Takoyaki belatedly realized that Balloon Gum had forgotten about him and run off.
“Ah. Damn it.”
Tap.
He pressed his forehead where bare skin should have been and sighed.
“If it’s come to this, at least the two of us…!”
He runs again.
Aren’t you being too quick to judge? lol
As if he’d been waiting for it, he showed a hand-cutting angle lol
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
-Actually I like it (for real)
“Is that so?”
Almond accepts it readily.
If Taco made that judgment, it must be right.
lol
-Accepting like he was waiting for it
-???: Hey! Who threw gum on the ground!?
In the end, Balloon Gum was left on the ground, spinning in some sort of breakdancing move, unable to escape.
“Hey! Come with us! Do you think anything will happen with just the two of us going! Huh!?”
-I think something will happen if only the two of us go, brother.
-Yes! I think it will!
-Just quietly make the sacrifice…
Even while spinning round and round, he somehow sensed that they were abandoning him and began screaming frantically.
“Take me with you! I want to win the challenge too! Please!”
If you drop out midway, it doesn’t count as winning the challenge.
Since Balloon Gum’s original purpose was to distribute challenge victory prizes to the viewers, he cried out desperately.
“Ahhhhh! Please!”
You’re pulling all the aggro lol
-Zombies! Over here!
So that’s why adults tell you not to spit gum on the ground lol
-Ninja! Zombie gathering!
The zombies were actually scattered across the field, but now hearing Balloon Gum’s screams, they began rushing toward him in a swarm.
“Hey. I guess I really have to abandon him now?”
Takoyaki scratched his head where it should have been smooth and muttered.
That’s when something surprising happened.
Not something as surprising as Takoyaki’s head opening and a genie emerging from a lamp.
Thud thud thud thud thud!
The children suddenly started running in the opposite direction.
“W-Balloon Gum!”
“Hey! Balloon Gum! What are you doing there!”
“Damn it! Class 3’s bond! Can we really leave behind Balloon Gum, the passionate man of honor!?”
-???
-What is this?
-Ugh, is this the Streamer?
-Even the kids are going there??
-Wow, isn’t this just wiping everyone out?
The children were running to retrieve Balloon Gum.
“Huh?”
Taco was bewildered.
Discarding one Balloon Gum was one thing, but if all the children headed over there?
The objective of this challenge was to keep as many children alive as possible.
If the kids encountered the zombies swarming toward them now, there was no way they’d survive.
“Hey, kids! Don’t go rescue him! I’ll give you what you want!”
-I’ll give you what you want lol
-What’s this gum guy lol
-So he gave away all the bread too…
-True Ril pro origin lol
“Takoyaki! You cowardly bastard! Are you insane?! That’s our Balloon Gum!”
“We’re colleagues!”
“You keep being selfish like that and you’ll go bald!”
Despite Taco’s attempts to stop them, the children continued charging toward Balloon Gum, shouting lines straight out of a shounen manga.
How had things come to this?
-Taco bald lol even students had premonition dreams
-They’re going to rescue that?
-Balloon Gum… just how much bread did he buy them?
Taco desperately tried to block them with his body.
“Get out of the way!”
“Why are you blocking us!”
“This is… this is….”
Taco’s strength was insufficient.
How could one person alone stop so many children from running?
“Mond, I think we need to rescue him?”
It seemed like retrieving Balloon Gum was the right call after all.
“But he doesn’t have that sword….”
But there was no way around it.
Besides, who doesn’t know that? Why wouldn’t we rescue him?
I had tried to abandon him because it seemed like a situation worth abandoning.
“I… I can’t hold on any longer!”
Thud.
After Taco collapsed.
Roooooaaaarrrr!
Hearing Balloon Gum’s commotion, a horde of zombies and the children rushing to rescue him collided head-on.
“Ahhhhhhh!”
“Save Balloon Gum!”
[At Balloon Gum’s single rescue request, the children charge forward like madmen! Is this some kind of ability?!]
[Ah! Team 3!? Aren’t they done for?!]
-Does everyone have their own ability in multi mode?
-lol crazy
-Balloon Gum’s ability is so good though?
-The ability to turn humans into furnaces!
-The ability to fight with your mouth lol
-Wind release jutsu from the mouth!
At this rate, Team 3 was finished.
Either Balloon Gum had to stop his seizure, or they had to kill every zombie rushing toward them.
“Ah.”
Obviously the former seemed easier.
Almond, having thought of an appropriate solution, dashed forward like an arrow.
“Let me just─”
He kicked Balloon Gum’s back of the head like a soccer ball.
──Thwack!
-Insane lol
-???: Soccer kick!
-Mon Heung-min lol
-Popcorn: I said let me go!?
-Kyaa~
-???: Back when I was at the athletes’ village, my senior used to say something about soccer kicks~
-Such a simple solution
-Mon Heung-min lol

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[Team 1 Survivors: 40]
[Team 2 Survivors: 38]
[Team 3 Survivors: 32]
[Team 4 Survivors: 37]
[Team 5 Survivors: 35]

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