Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 535

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 5
2. So There’s a Plan (2)
At the same time.
Balloon Gum.
“Ugh….”
He wore a dejected expression alongside roughly ten children.
They walked with their heads hung low, following behind a certain group.
That group was Class 5 Students.
-Yo Kkeom. You got kidnapped.
-Getting beaten like this lol
-Wow hard carry (reverse direction)
Hyung, please do it right ㅠㅠㅠ
Judging by the criticism flooding the chat, something had gone terribly wrong—and remained wrong.
“Hey. You lot.”
The leader of Class 5 walking at the front glanced back.
“From now on, you’re Class 5. You got that?”
His wooden club was smeared with fresh blood.
Several of Balloon Gum’s children bore bruises scattered across their bodies.
That’s right. They had been defeated by Class 5.
Balloon Gum had led his children toward the rear entrance of the main building.
But that area was precisely where Class 5 had established control.
It would have been ideal if they could have passed through peacefully.
Class 5 demanded they join their group, and Balloon Gum and his children naturally refused at first.
However, the numerical difference was overwhelming.
Unable to escape and facing greater losses, they had no choice but to join.
[Ah. Now I understand! Why Class 5’s numbers increased and Class 3’s dropped sharply! Balloon Gum’s group has been absorbed into Class 5!]
The broadcast camera was capturing this situation as well.
The shift in numbers made it abundantly clear what had transpired here.
[Merger? That’s possible?]
[Yes. If mutual consent is established, they’re counted as having joined that team!]
[Ah… they, they did consent, right? But their expressions don’t look like it at all?!]
-Mutual consent (physical) lol
-Eulsa Treaty-style consent lol
-Who threatened them with weapons to consent? // ???: Yes!
-Basically gonna use them as meat shields…
[But what’s puzzling is how Class 5 could do something like that so easily? It should affect the children’s morale.]
[Ah. Each class has slightly different characteristics, you see? Even the NPCs.]
[Is that so?]
[Yes. Back in school, some classes had lots of kids good at soccer, or lots of troublemakers—those kinds of differences existed, right?]
[Ah, so Class 5 is….]
[You could say this is a class with quite a few combat-oriented students.]
-Is this the Saiya planet or something? lol
-The whole class is basically delinquents lmao
-Wait… doesn’t that give them a huge advantage???
-Turns out it’s all about luck
[Ah, so there are quite a few aggressive children there?]
[Yes. So it seems they’ll have a slight advantage in how the game unfolds early on.]
Thus, the Zombie School multi-mode didn’t simply hand out fair circumstances to everyone.
Each class had slight characteristic advantages based on luck.
And skill meant knowing how to utilize what you were given.
[So what advantage does Class 3, which just joined, have over Class 5? From what I’ve seen so far, I don’t sense much combat ability.]
[Ah, yes. In terms of aggression, they’re just average students. The key is to see it as—the children are kind? They have unity? That’s what we should focus on.]
-The kid is kind… lolol
-lmao what does that even mean
-Isn’t that garbage?
-Ball possession! Organization! Mental fortitude!
-Character development lolol
In other words, if Balloon Gum’s Class 3 faced Class 5 head-on, they had no chance of winning.
‘What should I do?’
Balloon Gum was troubled, but his fans absolutely loved watching him lose, so they were thrilled.
-Gum hyung doing another hard carry (reverse direction)
-“Broadcasting genius”
-And he’s gonna finish last with Almond? lol
-lolol this is what Gum’s all about
‘Damn… these bastards…’
Balloon Gum, reading the chat, felt utterly despondent.
The more the chat atmosphere heated up, the higher his probability of defeat climbed.
‘Still, it’s not like I’m dead yet.’
Of course, he didn’t think the situation was entirely hopeless.
‘They think I’m an NPC.’
Was it because of his nearly flawless acting(?)
Class 5 didn’t seem to realize there was a player mixed in among them.
You could tell for certain just by listening to the Class 5 thugs talking as they led the way.
“Wow. We’re lucky. We even got all the Class 3 kids.”
“Right?”
“At this rate, we don’t necessarily have to just save our own class, do we?”
“True. I wonder how many the other teams have saved.”
“Hmm. Since they’re playing on different servers, how would we know?”
Different servers.
That’s right.
They still misunderstand the meaning of multi mode.
Zombie School’s multi mode wasn’t just cooperation between players—it was also competition.
‘This works in my favor.’
Their misunderstanding had extended Balloon Gum’s life.
Scritch.
Balloon Gum quietly pulled out a utility knife and tore off his name tag, tossing it to the ground.
‘With a name like Balloon Gum, I’ll be spotted immediately.’
Every streamer knew the name Balloon Gum.
If an NPC was named Balloon Gum, the Class 5 players would catch on right away.
Conversely, if I just hide this name, I won’t be discovered for a while.
As long as they don’t call out the name….
“Hey. Balloon Gum…!”
Damn it.
The voice belonged to Jihun Oh.
The thug who went to the convenience store with Almond.
The one who became an ardent fan after getting bread from Balloon Gum.
“Hey. Bal… Guh?!”
Clap!
I clamped my hand over Jihun Oh’s mouth.
“Quiet. Shh. Don’t say the name.”
“What, what? Why? You don’t want to be friends with me?”
“Sigh. It’s not that… but why did you call out suddenly?”
-Don’t want to be friends lol
-So cute lol
-What’s with that devastated expression
“Oh, no, I was just curious.”
“About what?”
“Can we keep following you guys?”
Keep following us? What is this idiot saying? He’s dumber than I am.
“No, you moron. Can we~”
“Why, why?”
“Because they won’t treat us as their side.”
“What? Why? We’re Class 5 now too.”
-lol no way
-Is this Balloon Gum’s mirror match?
-Little Balloon Gum Jihun Oh
I placed a hand on his shoulder and explained it plainly.
“Listen, Jihun. If you were them, would you treat a stone that rolled in well? You’d give them the worst food, and later when danger comes, you’d just use us as meat shields, right?”
This was just my opinion, of course. I didn’t know yet if they’d actually do that.
“M, meat shields…? I see. Damn it. Those bastards…!”
Jihun Oh, quite the straightforward fellow, immediately started cursing.
-lmao this is hilarious
-Class 5 got blamed for something they didn’t even do lol
-instant persuasion lol
-but it’s not entirely wrong either
Balloon Gum, accepting the situation as it was, whispered with solemn resolve.
“Listen. Jihun. Make sure you tell the kids clearly. Keep their minds sharp. Whenever I give the signal, we backstab them. Got it?”
“Yeah. Class 3’s all about loyalty, right? I’ll get ready. Balloon Gum.”
“Ah, don’t say my name. Tell the kids never to mention my name either.”
“Why on earth?”
“I have my reasons. Don’t call me by it until the rebellion succeeds.”
“Then, then what should I call you?”
“From now on, call me….”
Right. What should I say?
-you didn’t even think about it lol
-would you introduce me as Joker? hehehehe
-lmao just don’t call me anything
“Hey!”
Gasp.
Balloon Gum caught his breath and cut himself off.
“What are you muttering about? Huh?”
An NPC who looked distinctly delinquent turned his head and scowled.
One of the Class 5 students.
“Why so much talking?”
“Ah… I didn’t say anything…”
Balloon Gum unconsciously averted his gaze and fumbled his words.
Then—
“Hey, you Class 3 bastards.”
Boing~
He shoved Balloon Gum’s forehead.
“We saved your lives and you’re not even grateful.”
Boing~!
He pushed again. Like a roly-poly toy.
“You just keep yapping away? Want me to throw you to the zombies as bait? Huh?”
A, a kid who’s barely old enough….
[Dizziness]
The dizziness status appeared on Balloon Gum.
But he couldn’t talk back.
There were dozens of Class 5 thugs right in front of him.
“I, I’m sorry….”
Trembling, trembling.
Balloon Gum checked the name tag of the opponent who had humiliated him.
“Jinhyeok Kim. I’ve committed this to memory.”
He whispered through a channel only the viewers could hear.
-If you remember it… does something actually change?
Lolololol
-Getting beaten up at school every day, then coming home to run an 18 vs 1 duel full simulation. That’s the real deal, hyung.
So you just memorized the names, right? haha
That’s when it happened.
“Shh!”
The group leading the way raised their fists, silencing everyone.
“Zombies. Around the corner, at the end by the restroom.”
The hallway fell silent in an instant, as quiet as a mouse.
Grrrrr….
The faint sound of zombies drifting through the air.
‘Zombies?’
‘Oh no, it’s real.’
‘Damn, why are there so many?’
Gulp.
The sound of dry swallows echoed in the profound silence.
The player at the very front whispered something.
“Right in front of the restroom. Of all places.”
“There are quite a lot of them.”
“We need to secure the restroom.”
“We need more weapons.”
They pointed to an empty classroom beside them with their fingers.
“This won’t work. We can’t reach the restroom. Let’s make weapons here and go.”
The one leading the way quietly opened the empty classroom door.
But then—
“?!”
——Crash!
Something fell with a loud clatter.
“Kyaaaaa!?”
A flowerpot.
The flowerpot had been leaning against the door.
“What are you doing! Damn it, open it quick!!”
It was already too late to stay quiet.
The leader yanked the door open with all his strength.
The screech of glass and metal grinding echoed everywhere.
Screeeeeech…!
“Kyaaaaaaaa!”
“Graaaah!”
A few of the zombies that had been lurking only in front of the bathroom suddenly began to react.
Some shuffled forward with a limp.
“Shit, shit—they’re running!”
Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap!
Some sprinted toward us at a speed comparable to humans, or perhaps even faster.
-OMG
-WTF??
-That’s terrifying
“There’s one running at us!!!”
Crash!
As the children screamed, they began frantically pushing through the door.
“Move, move out of the way!”
“Class 3 bastards! You go in last!”
“Class 5 goes first!”
“What, what the hell are you talking about!? We’re Class 5 too!”
Thud!
Members of Class 5 kicked and shoved Balloon Gum forward.
“Stop messing around!”
Balloon Gum didn’t budge easily. He grabbed on and resisted, thrashing about.
It was absolute chaos.
The entrance was narrow, there were too many kids, and the noise kept growing louder….
-LMAOOOOO
Bad guys lol
This is the sorrow of a nation lost.
The running zombies had already closed the distance.
“Kyaaaaaaaa!”
Close enough to count their teeth.
“Ugh, ugggggh!”
“Hurry! Get inside, now!!”
Balloon Gum was desperate.
Eventually, pushed and shoved….
‘At this rate….’
Class 3 ends up going in last.
I’m at the front of Class 3, so I’m fine, but the very last person?
“Kyaaaaaaaa! S-save me──”
A female student from Class 3 screams.
‘This is it, then.’
A zombie had grabbed hold of her.
Screeeech.
Her skirt tears from the strain.
“G-get it off!”
──Thud!
A male student rushes forward and kicks the zombie away.
The zombie staggers back momentarily.
But there isn’t just one zombie, is there?
“Graaahhh!”
Snap!
The female student who had been pulled back could only be caught again.
Her long hair is seized. She screams and thrashes desperately.
Crunch!
Another zombie lunges in and bites her.
“Shut it! Get inside, hurry!”
The male student who had tried to save her stumbles inside the classroom with a dazed expression.
Screeeech!
The sound of glass and metal grinding fills the air once more as the sliding door closes.
Slam!
“…It’s, it’s closed.”
The zombies crash against the door from their momentum.
Thud. Thud.
The glass window becomes smeared with blood.
Groooaaahhh…!
Kaaaaahhh…!
Between the sounds from inside and outside, a heavy silence settles.
The children, their tension released, collapse to the ground.
“Haa… haa….”
“Insane… did they just die?”
All the Class 3 students stare blankly outside with wide eyes.
They had lost a friend so meaninglessly.
Then, a harsh voice cuts through.
“Hey. You there.”
It’s Jinhyeok Kim from Class 5, who had silenced Balloon Gum earlier.
“Come here.”
“…Me, me?”
He was pointing directly at Balloon Gum.
“Yeah. You. You bastard. Why don’t you have a name tag? What’s your name?”
Gasp.
Balloon Gum inadvertently catches his breath.

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[Beginner’s Tip: Even a tiny single room becomes its own society once it’s isolated from the outside world.]

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