Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 59

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 59
21. Almond Unleashed (2)
The early Armory is brutal.
Especially on the first floor—it’s absolute pandemonium.
“Die!”
“Damn it!”
“Argh!”
Squelch! Thud!
It’s impossible to tell whether this is medieval warfare or modern combat—primitive weapons paint the floor with blood.
Before descending into the Basement, the Armory only offers basic firearms, swords, bows, and similar weapons.
At the entrance to the Basement stairs, corpses pile up like mountains.
Soon, only about three or four players remain in the Armory.
From this point on, they stop killing each other so readily.
There’s more than enough farming to be done if they all descend together.
“Let’s just go. Easy enough.”
“Sounds good.”
“Yeah. Yeah.”
From this moment on, even without fighting, the Armory is already a living hell. No need for more bloodshed.
But then, the engine sound of someone about to turn this place into a blazing inferno echoes through the space.
Vroooom!
“…What?”
A motorcycle’s silhouette, backlit by brilliant light, charges forward.
Vroooooom.
He’s driving in a perfectly straight line without a shred of hesitation.
“Wait, what the—”
He brought a motorcycle here?
Crash!
Before I can finish my thought, the motorcycle hits me and sends me flying.
“Gasp!”
While I’m airborne.
Squelch!
A blade embeds itself perfectly in my head. Almond’s blade.
[Almond → LovesTimo]
[Eliminated!]
[93/100]
hahahahahaha
-So satisfying! Almond!
Haha, that’s hilarious!
Wow, that’s crazy lol, he’s getting killed in mid-air
Why is it so funny when it flies away lol
-His expression is hilarious lol
The chat erupted in chaos, but a brief silence fell over the Armory. The Player who’d just died hadn’t even made it down to the Basement yet.
The three who’d already descended stared blankly at each other.
‘Are they insane?’
‘What’s going on?’
Tension ignited and began to burn.
You could practically hear each of them swallowing hard.
A new player had entered.
‘Let’s just head down.’
‘Yeah.’
‘Farm and kill them.’
Once you descended to the Basement, there were heaps of Hero-grade weapons and above.
Prioritizing farming, they leaped down simultaneously.
“Phew. Looks like they’ve all gone down to the Basement already.”
Almond dismounted from the motorcycle and walked toward the corpse that had died with an aggrieved expression moments ago.
[Molotov Cocktail×1]
[Grenade×1]
[Compound Bow×1]
“Wow. I’m lucky. What a surprise.”
-Oh, combo!
-Ah, it’s over lol
-Yeah!
-He’s holding a combo lol
-Wow. Guess he was holding it instead of a pistol.
A Compound Bow dropped from looting a corpse for the first time.
And even a Molotov Cocktail at that.
Almond grinned with satisfaction.
He pushed the motorcycle to the entrance of the Basement.
Then, with a kick.
He sent the motorcycle tumbling down into the Basement with a sweep of his foot.
“They’re probably all down here, right?”
Whoosh.
He lit the Molotov Cocktail and grinned wickedly.
-It’s a hellfire lol
-Ah, starting hot again from the beginning!
-They’ll have no choice but to come out lol
KABOOM!
The motorcycle’s fuel ignited in a massive explosion, and a towering inferno consumed the Armory.

* * *
Thud…!
When I saw the motorcycle tumbling into the basement.
I should have realized it then.
“D-damn it…!”
Something was definitely wrong.
But this was Stones.
“…What?”
They muttered “Who cares?” and focused back on farming. After all, how often did they get an Armory basement ticket?
Just leave? They needed to fully equip themselves with Hero-grade weapons and all the parts before heading out.
There was only one exit from the basement, and the fact that a massacre awaited them even on the way out was a problem for the distant future.
KABOOOOOOM!!!
The moment the motorcycle exploded with a deafening roar.
Only then did they realize something was going terribly wrong.
“W-what the hell?!”
“Shit.”
Wasn’t the fire blocking the entrance?
At this rate, no one would survive.
In Battle Rage, even lingering smoke deals damage. And this was an enclosed space.
“Get out!!!”
“W-we have to get out!”
The three of them abandoned farming and sprinted for their lives.
What awaited them was a mountain of countless corpses and Almond drawing back his bowstring from behind it.

* * *
Killing the three who rushed out in panic was absurdly easy.
Their weapons were merely Hero-grade, but they wore no body armor or helmets.
Thwack!
An arrow lodged itself squarely into the forehead of the first person barely crawling out.
[Almond → Olmedic]
[Eliminated!]
[92/100]
“…!?”
The one climbing up next drew a gun and fired wildly.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!
The bullets only embedded themselves in the unfortunate corpse.
The pile of bodies was blocking the line of fire. I could only aim through the tiniest gap to hit my opponent.
It was barely the size of a baby’s fist.
‘H-how in the world did I manage that!?’
Only someone of Almond’s caliber could exploit such a gap. An arrow pierced the eyes that had been staring blankly at that opening.
Thwack!
[Almond → Yemteuaa]
[Double Kill!]
[91/100]
Corpses tumbling lifelessly alongside gleaming Hero-grade weapons.
“Gasp.”
The one at the back drew a sharp breath and shrank back.
At a glance, my opponent was skilled.
I couldn’t win in an aiming duel.
‘Just hide for now.’
The fire was spreading mainly in the basement. This was the space between the first floor and basement. There were holes for smoke to escape.
I could hold out for a while.
My opponent doesn’t know I’m here. And they’ll come inside to farm weapons. So I’ll wait for that moment.
It was a sound judgment.
Rumble rumble rumble….
Until Almond tossed a grenade through one of the gaps.
“!?”
BOOM!!!
[Almond → Minefieldfarming]
[Triple Kill!]
[90/100]
“Ah. There was one more after all.”
Almond muttered to himself as he cleared away the corpses and descended into the basement.

* * *
Meanwhile, Juhyeok couldn’t suppress his smile as he watched the community’s reaction.
[Real-time Almond Armory disintegration.gif]
Almond’s journey toward Diamond rank was now being broadcast live in the community as well. Even before that match had ended, spectacular highlight clips were continuously being uploaded.
At this point, they were being created naturally without Juhyeok having to make them himself.
-At this point, shouldn’t we really acknowledge him now?
-Almond is a god
Please stop promoting Hako.
“What do you mean ‘Hakora’? There are 4,000 live viewers right now? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ”
“That’s so damn funny lol”
Wow, when did it get this big? That’s crazy.
The comment reactions were good.
With more viewers, the engagement was higher.
[I’ve only heard about this person Almond. First time seeing him, and he’s insane.]
[Almond? I can’t acknowledge this bastard. I’ve seen his face.]
[Please drop to Bronze. Damn popular kid….]
Users encountering Almond for the first time began writing their own impressions of him.
Of course, there was also resistance.
[Those Stone faith bastards spamming again]
Ugh, those damn nutty bastards.
[Can we ban talk about that nut already]
Almond can never beat Diamond. Because Almond will die (Die). Lol!
Such opposition itself wasn’t good.
But it was a good sign.
A sign that the game was growing.
Didn’t it mean that even those who disliked Almond were becoming aware of him?
That meant the game was expanding enormously.
All these anti-forces right now were no different from betting money that Sanghyeon and Juhyeok would eventually collect.
‘If I can just prove it, they’ll all turn around.’
If Almond successfully settled into Diamond rank within two weeks, they would have no choice but to acknowledge him.
Then all this expanded game would convert into Almond’s revenue.
The moment I thought that.
[1st Place]
Almond claimed 1st place again.
“Insane! Ah, no, that was great!!!”
Juhyeok couldn’t help but let out a loud shout.
He was genuinely achieving 1st place three times in a row like a miracle.
In a game with 99 competitors, getting 1st place every single match. It was a phenomenon Juhyeok’s mind couldn’t comprehend.
But it didn’t end there.
Another match started, and about 30 minutes passed.
[1st Place]
Almond seized first place with ease once again.
“Yeeeeeeahhhhh!”
Juhyeok shouted with excitement as if he were watching a national soccer match between Korea and Japan.
Today he seemed less like a manager and more like a cheerleader.
He looked ready to grab the monitor and shake it.
“Hey, hey! Are you showing off?! Sang-hyun Yu!!!”
Sanghyeon’s strategy remained consistent.
He’d strip the Armory first, then drastically reduce the number of weapons spawning across the map itself.
In what was essentially a low-tier equipment match, there was no opponent who could defeat Almond, making this strategy nearly invincible.
Until the final placement match arrived.

* * *
“Phew. This is the final placement match now.”
Almond spoke while resting briefly in the Waiting Room.
He was signaling that much was riding on this match.
‘Placement matches are the most important of all ranks.’
What people commonly called placement matches had massive rating fluctuations.
They held far greater value than ordinary matches.
In Battle Rage, there were five placement matches total.
Finishing placement with an undefeated record would yield at least Gold tier.
If that happened, the journey to Diamond would become much smoother.
Moreover, all the missions that had accumulated were related to exactly that.
[Perfect Placement: 150,000 Won]
[Gold Achieved Today: 240,000 Won]
[Platinum Achieved Today: 470,000 Won]
I poured money into King Electronics Platinum, bro lol
-Placement should be easy peasy right?
How am I supposed to beat this tactic lol
-Unless someone specifically targets him, Gold should come in super easily.
If he placed 50th or lower even once, he wouldn’t reach Gold. That’s what Almond understood.
‘I should use the same strategy again, right?’
[All 100 players have assembled.]
[Prepare for descent!]
Thump.
The final match of placement was commencing.
Countless players boarded their respective helicopters.
Loud propeller noise accompanied by thunderous curses pushed against his back.
‘The Armory… let’s do it one more time.’
This was the final placement match. Almond had no desire to attempt anything new.
He dove toward the Armory just like in the previous rounds.
Whoosh.
Frigid air slammed against Almond with brutal force.
Almond oriented his body toward the Armory while scanning both sides.
He needed to gauge in advance how many players were dropping.
Then, a familiar avatar came into view.
-Huh?
-Isn’t that Pungsna next to him?
-This crazy bastard. Did he snipe him on purpose?
-Lol wtf
-Damn, looks like he came for revenge lmao
Ugh, that attention-seeking bastard lol
A notorious sniper whose true skill was evaluated at Diamond 1 rank or higher.
Pungsna was dropping right alongside him.
Smirk.
Their eyes met mid-air, and he offered a mocking salute gesture.
The wind was too loud to hear anything, but his lips formed these words.
‘Long time no see?’
Almond returned the greeting.
By raising his middle finger.
Snap.
Pungsna’s face went rigid.
hahahahahahaha
-Refreshing lmao
-Damn, that’s satisfying. That’s the real Almond
Hahahahaha
-Let’s take that bastard down!!!
-But Pungsna’s skill is Diamond 1, will he manage it?

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