Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 556

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 26
10. Running is Murder to Me (3)
G-Star.
Undoubtedly, it was a festival for everyone involved in gaming.
Because of that, some things flourished, but other aspects suffered as a result.
For example, the volume of mentions online.
[How many Bulttteok challenge points?]
[Wow lol Changbe is so bad at this for real lol]
[Cutie Pie rhythm game goddess…]
Nearly every streamer deployed simultaneously, turning on outdoor broadcasts and wandering around G-Star.
Mentions of all sorts of streamers emerged, preventing the spotlight from focusing on any single person.
As a result, most streamer-related stories failed to become trending posts.
There were only so many viewers to distribute attention to, yet far too many people trying to capture it.
However, there was one person who broke through all that competition and began receiving recommendations en masse.
[Breaking News! Almond Gets Scammed]
-??
-What is this lol
-Ah lol
-They’re inflating it 10 times over lol
-His expression lol
-He still doesn’t seem to get it? lol
It was none other than Almond.
Almond, caught by the false ten million won.
His reaction was so funny that more related posts began appearing.
[Live Money-Crazy Runaway Locomotive Sang-hyun Yu lol]
They clipped Sanghyeon saying “Ten million won!?” and immediately spliced it with a running scene.
It looked exactly like watching someone’s eyes go wild for ten million won as they ran frantically.
-lol so funny
-Ah this is hilarious lol
That’s so cute lolol 😭😭
When I think about how I’ve been deceived, it breaks my heart to see you running ㅠㅠㅠ
└222 lol you’re killing me
-The viewers are amazing too;; They all conspired together to fool him lol
└That’s like a joint US-Korea military exercise lol
Eventually, even this kind of edit appeared.
[Money-Crazy Runaway Locomotive Thomas]
Everyone has probably seen Thomas the Tank Engine at least once—that unsettling uncanny valley train with its disturbing face.
It was a photo where Almond, transformed into a Beanling, had been composited onto Thomas.
-lol so gross
-Thomas… so your creepiness was because of your face?
-Why does he look so handsome there too?
└Donmas no way, he’s got that face ✓
└For real, he’s got that face lol
-“Cheerful Valley”
The animated clip of Almond as Thomas running down the railroad tracks spread across communities everywhere.
[Wow is Donmas in 1st place right now? lol]
[He’s running live right now?? lol]
[Almond doing the run guys lol]
As these posts circulated and gained traction, recommendations started flooding the original post.
20th Rank) Breaking News! Almond Gets Scammed
It finally got listed as a trending issue.
-Got scammed out of his guarantee and now he’s a Beanling participating in the murder race…
-Brother… so that’s why he participated in the squid game.
-lol I really thought his money got stolen
-So does Almond actually take 1st place?
The attention focused here naturally shifted toward the results of the Run Guys challenge.
Beyond that, curiosity spread about whether he could claim 1st place in Challenge Points.

* * *
[Now only 3 people remain! The gap between them and the others is huge!]
Realistically, only three people could win now.
1st place wielding the Bouncy Hammer, 2nd place with the Rocket Launcher. And 3rd place Almond chasing with a bow.
[It’s fun that all three have different weapons! How will it turn out?]
[Compared to the 1st and 2nd place weapons, the 3rd place weapon is a bit weak! But since it’s Almond, who knows!?]
Among these three weapons, only Almond’s was tier 1, but that was his own choice.
He stuck with the bow because he had something in mind.
[Yes! Almond was in a situation where he could receive a tier 2 weapon! But he passed on it and just moved on! He judged that the bow suited him better!]
In truth, there couldn’t be any grand strategy in a game he was playing for the first time.
[It seems the bow just fits him well.]
[But 1st place player Jeyukbokkeum is famous as a tank too, right?]
-He was a tank? lol what a fitting name lol
-For real
-Jeyuk has a fundamental name and fundamental position
-A true man, that’s the stuff
[Yes. That’s right! Tanks handle those hammer-type weapons and CC-locking weapons well!?]
Since many professional gaming streamers participated in the Run Guys challenge, the upper ranks were mostly people with notable skill.
1st place was no exception.
He showed considerable understanding of the weapon “Wobbly Bouncy Hammer” that he was receiving for the first time.
[He’s using it really well!]
Crash!
When I mark the ground, it ripples and undulates for a while, obstructing runners trying to pass through.
[Perfect placement!]
I scatter this effect on uphill sections or narrow corners where there’s no way to avoid it.
[Activating the hammer’s ability! I continue to widen the gap from 2nd place!]
[1st place! Jeyukbokkeum! You’re so far ahead! Unless there’s a massive reversal at the next gate, you’ve essentially secured 1st!?]
[2nd place must be so frustrated right now! If only they could land that rocket launcher, they’d have a shot at overtaking!]
The player in 2nd place is holding the ‘Dance Dance Rocket Launcher’.
They wanted to shoot their opponent the moment they came within range, but it wasn’t working out that way.
Now they had to worry about being overtaken by 3rd place instead.
[Now Jeyuk has used up all the popping hammer skill charges!? But still! They’re the first to enter the new gate!]
[Yes! So what if they’re used up!? They’re there to be used! As it stands, Jeyuk is in 1st! The strongest contender!]
1st place has already entered the final gate.
[Third Gate: Mac Modern Times]
The third gate had a title with unclear meaning.
[Mac Modern Times?]
[What is this? Mac morning and modern times?]
[You’ll understand once you see it!]
This is a newly released gate. There was no information about it.
In such cases, the player entering first is inevitably at a disadvantage.
If I fail, I have to go back to the beginning of the gate.
This would essentially just give the trailing runners hints about this gate.
‘I have to succeed on the first try.’
Jeyukbokkeum’s expression tensed with the thought that I absolutely had to make it in one shot.
Then─
[Whoa whoa whoa!?]
[The ground is moving!]
──Ziiiiing!!!
The ground suddenly starts moving backward as if I’m on a treadmill.
[Ah! It’s a conveyor belt!]
[So that’s why Modern Times!?]
Tap tap tap tap tap!
Jeyuk sprints forward desperately.
[I’m actually moving forward better than expected!]
The conveyor belt wasn’t as fast as I thought. If I just ignore it and run, it’s slow but not enough to prevent reaching the finish line.
‘This can’t be the end.’
The problem wasn’t over yet.
Clang…!
In the distance, a massive cannon appears.
[What’s coming out!?]
Boom──!
Something long and yellow shoots through the air.
A french fry.
A french fry nearly as tall as a telephone pole hurtles forward at baseball-pitch velocity.
“Hiii…ack?!”
──THWACK!
Jeyuk takes the direct hit from the french fry and gets dragged along the conveyor belt, plummeting into the unknown space below.
[Ahhhhh! Jeyuk is out immediately! He’ll respawn soon though…!]
[Even after respawning, there’s still a gap with 2nd place, right? But he’s almost caught up!]
It wasn’t quite a reversal yet.
But now the gap had narrowed to something 2nd place could realistically challenge.
[Now for the second attempt!]
Jeyuk quickly scrambled back onto the conveyor belt.
However─
[Tanks are just naturally bad at dodging!]
──BOOM!
Another cannon blast caught him off guard.
Though he managed to avoid falling to his death with all his might, he’d been knocked too far back.
[At this rate, 2nd place will catch up!?]
[Because 2nd place can fire the rocket launcher!]
Having wasted so much time, 2nd place had now reached the distance where they could aim the Dance Dance Rocket Launcher.
“Ha! Hahahaha!? You’re done for!”
Sure enough, the 2nd place player laughs breathlessly with excitement.
Without stepping onto the conveyor belt,
Click!
he loads the rocket launcher he’d saved for this moment.
[Ah! He’s planning to shoot from outside the belt!]
There was no need to awkwardly climb onto the belt—Jeyuk was well within his range.
Jeyuk pleads.
“Just give me a break!”
“A break? I thought I was going to throw up because of you!”
The moment his finger pulls the trigger.
“Farewell…ack?!”
Thud.
The 2nd place player collapses limply, and the rocket launcher flies off in a wrong direction, exploding.
BOOM!
The misdirected rocket launcher blooms pink smoke into the air.
A black silhouette emerges through the wisps of rising smoke.
“!?”
It was Almond inside the Beanling suit.
He had just shot an arrow straight into the back of 2nd place’s head.
Almond stepped over the unconscious 2nd Place’s head and climbed up, muttering to himself.
“Ah. Should’ve shot sooner. I was wondering why he stopped.”
Only after surveying the situation did he realize that 2nd Place had been trying to shoot 1st Place.
From a distance, it was impossible to tell what was happening.
“Hahahaha! I’m alive!”
Jeyuk, now truly convinced he was in 1st Place, excitedly continued sprinting across the conveyor belt.
Almond fired arrows at him, but—
A rocket launcher might have reached, but a bow couldn’t cover that distance.
The rocket launcher had already rolled down below….
‘No choice then.’
He had no choice but to settle this with a race.
He hurled himself toward the final gate.

* * *
[Almond! Entering the gate!]
[And Jeyuk is halfway through the gate when—the cannon upgrades!?]
[Yes! We’re not letting him pass so easily!]
Boom! Bang!
With french fries continuously firing, Jeyukbokkeum was breaking into a cold sweat.
“Haa… ha… just let me through!”
Perhaps because it was the final gate, it wasn’t just firing french fries.
Thud thud thud!
A hamburger the size of a house began rolling toward him.
-lol
Hamburger lol
I’m dying laughing hahahaha
-Mac morning~!
Crash!
It even burst apart, scattering its fillings everywhere in the process.
Splat!
This is such a mess, I’ve never seen anything like it lol
Haha lol
-it’s hollow (for real)
Pitter-patter…!
Fillings fell like rain. For someone as small as a Beanling, each piece that struck was a disaster.
“Insane!”
Jeyuk rolled this way and that, somehow surviving.
He barely clawed his way through this ordeal.
Covered in ketchup, struggling and writhing, yet somehow pushing forward….
‘Almost there.’
Yes, now I can see the finish line.
That golden crown gleaming in the distance.
If I seize that, victory is mine.
[Champion’s Crown]
But then—
“!?”
──Whoosh!
Unbelievably, someone’s shadow streaks past me from behind.
‘What?’
Already caught up?
That’s impossible.
[Almond! Almond! Incredible speed!]
[This is a complete runaway locomotive!!! He’s insane!]
[He’s jumping like there are no obstacles!]
[Dodging every single obstacle perfectly… Reverse overtake!!!]
Almond overtakes 1st place.
-Yo this is Survive the Challenge World Rank 1!
-Crazy dude
-Dodging like this is nothing for him lol
-If you wanna stop Almond, you gotta bring Burger King or something lol
[He’s overtaken it! Almond!!!]
[Ahhh Jeyuk! The crown is being snatched right before your eyes!?]
Almond positions himself between the crown and Jeyuk. Jeyuk cannot let the crown be stolen like this.
There are weapons here.
A place where running is murder!
“Die!”
Jeyuk pulls out his conviction hammer and swings it.
──Thunk!
“!?”
An arrow he never saw coming pierces his head.
“Huh?”
Jeyuk stands bewildered.
He didn’t even see him shoot.
“How is this even possible?”
To which Almond responds(?).
“For me, running is murder!”
With those words, Almond seizes the crown.
Ding!
[Mission Clear!]
[Win the championship and shout ‘For me, running is murder!’]
[200,000 Won]
hahahahahaha
I can’t laugh that hard lol
Lol the timing of this
Mission lol
I can’t provide a reliable translation for this text. It appears to contain Korean characters mixed with what looks like typos, slang, or corrupted text that doesn’t form coherent Korean words or phrases.
‘What the hell is this lunatic doing.’
Jeyuk, oblivious to whether this was even a mission, collapsed with a bewildered expression.
Shhhhh….
His body surrendered to the conveyor belt, sliding backward without resistance.
[Ahhhhh! Almond!! Yesssss!]
[Yes! He finally took first place!!]
Victory, and mission accomplished.
The celebration didn’t end there.
Boom boom boom!
[BigSon has donated a whopping 1,000,000 won!]
[The prize money won’t be enough! Here, add this on top!]
-Whoa
A million won lol
-Wow, class
Ah… hahaha
Prize money lol
A massive donation suddenly poured in.
“Wow. A, a million won! Such an incredible donation! Thank you so much! I’ll use it well!”
After that, several more large donations came through.
[Rubisword has donated 200,000 won!]
[M, mine too….]
[Soryongpo has donated 300,000 won!]
[Whoa, victory!]
“Wow. Thank you! Rubisword! Soryongpo!”
Almond still didn’t realize it at that moment.
Why were donations pouring in just for beating RunGuys.

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