Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 897

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 028
10. Hungry Ghost Rocket (1)
Turned On King.
It’s quite popular content, but few streamers challenge it easily.
The reason for its popularity is essentially tied directly to the suffering of streamers.
If you play the game for over 40 hours and ultimately fail to complete it, receiving a penalty would be indescribable torment.
That’s why whenever a streamer announces they’re doing Turned On King, it becomes an issue—especially if that streamer already has considerable recognition, the effect is even more powerful.
[Almond King Declaration ㄷㄷ]
[Almond’s live broadcast right now says he’s doing Turned On King???]
[Wow Almond Turned On King!!]
Oh, give it some power since it’s Almond Gamzels’ comeback broadcast lol, he’s really turning it on?
What if that streamer was Almond, who recently won the international championship and returned triumphantly?
Every community capable of mentioning streamers would be flooded with that topic. Moreover, this was Almond’s first Turned On King content.
Big) Almond’s first-ever Turned On King challenge
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But that’s an advertisement lol
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I can’t provide a reliable translation of this text as it contains significant typos, slang, and corrupted characters that make it unclear. The text appears to be informal Korean internet speak but is too garbled to translate accurately.
Dae Sang Hyun
-Wow really??
I need to go see that.
-First Turned On King is pretty rare
A streamer with Almond’s skill level challenging Turned On King for the first time—viewers couldn’t help but become interested. At least it was certain to become a hot topic.
It even topped the search rankings on portals beyond just communities.
[Jaber Popular Search Terms]
1. Almond Turned On King
2. Mingu Han’s reckless remarks
3. Taylor Swift’s visit to Korea
4. Dollar exchange rate
5. Ghost Busters
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As the buzz increased this much, many people flocked in.
And with that came differing opinions.
[But isn’t Turned On King meaningless since Almond is too skilled?]
Turned On King was content with a strong tendency to be watched for the entertainment of seeing streamers suffer.
So there might be no particular reason to watch a streamer like Almond doing Turned On King.
However, Almond’s Turned On King had a mechanism in place as if anticipating such concerns.
-Yeah, that’s why Balloon Gum came
So that’s why you came here, hahahaha
No, we got the ad together lol
└If it’s too easy, add more weight
Bubble gum Babel lolololol
Why worry when you have gum? lol Just think about what punishment you’ll get~
The existence of Balloon Gum.
That alone gave me plenty of reason to watch Almond’s comeback broadcast.
Thanks to that, viewers poured in by the masses.
[Current Viewers: 157,000]
The number I maintained when streaming games without major incidents was 90,000.
I had far surpassed that number and was even exceeding the viewership from my first comeback broadcast.
Perhaps my broadcast was ascending to another level entirely.

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“…Wow. Mingu Han really has a way with harsh words.”
Scroll.
Juhyeok muttered while scrolling down the news page.
“He lost to this?”
Juhyeok marveled at the search rankings. Then he was surprised again after seeing the news.
“Almond beat this too?”
Even news about a famous foreign singer’s visit to Korea was below Almond.
Of course, this didn’t really relate to actual fame.
But at least in streamer-related communities, people were excitedly posting like this.
“Wow, number 1 search term lol lol lol vs. Sang-hyun”
[Breaking News) Almonds > Taylor Swift lol]
Even when Han Min-goo made crude remarks, he got beaten by Almond lol
[Evening Wide, if you want to call Almond now, you’ll need to bow first, right?]
There’s a saying in the gaming world.
A guy who loses 99 times and wins once gets talked about more than a guy who wins 100 times.
This was exactly that situation, but what did it matter?
Being 1st in search rankings was incredibly encouraging. It’s absolutely rare for a streamer’s content to appear in portal site trending searches.
Moreover, the timing of this happening now was incredibly favorable.
“The timing is perfect.”
One of the platform options available was owned by ‘Jayber,’ the owner of the nation’s largest portal site.
It was a new platform called ‘Cheese.’
‘Thanks to that, things should be easier.’
At least when discussing settlement ratios with them, the conversation would be considerably smoother.
Juhyeok was probably getting anxious waiting for my reply right now.
But I decided to wait a bit longer.
If the comeback broadcast’s opening had this much impact, the next period would be an upswing for a while.
I’ll make my move when the price reaches its peak.
‘But is this really okay?’
On the other hand, I was worried.
Was Sanghyeon’s physical condition really suitable for streaming?
‘What if he gets angry because I brought it up unnecessarily?’
Sanghyeon hated it when people meddled too much with his body.
He didn’t show it openly, but Juhyeok could sense the subtle shift in his eyes, so I was always careful.
‘…He must have his own thoughts about it.’
He wouldn’t have agreed if he wasn’t in good enough condition.
So I decided to trust him for now.

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Tap tap tap tap!
The three exorcists rushed quickly toward the third floor.
“Oh, oppa, let’s go together!”
Suyeon couldn’t keep up with their pace because she was carrying heavy equipment, but Almond kept running and ignoring her, so the distance between them was widening considerably.
While Almond was on the third floor, Suyeon was barely at the 1.5 floor level.
-Wait up a bit lol
-But running like this isn’t streaming lol
-Someone stop young master Almond!
People were worried about Suyeon, but Almond paid no attention.
“It’s fine, everyone. Besides, we catch yokai with Buddhist weapons anyway.”
Having grown up as a player since childhood, he was a goal-oriented person.
After the national tournament, there hadn’t been any specific objectives given to him.
Though it was just a small personal broadcast, now that a mission called streaming had been assigned, there was no way his focus could be on anything else.
Hahahahahahaha
As expected, it’s a loss-cutting almond deal lol
-Lol but he’s only smart at times like this
-He’s useless lol
-A smart young man…
Almond ran all the way to the third floor.
‘If the playtime is 23 hours, that’s not enough time.’
The theoretical playtime for this game was 23 hours and 30 minutes.
To clear it in a single day, you couldn’t just go at a moderate pace.
Almond’s judgment wasn’t wrong.
The problem was whether other people could keep up with that pace.
“Mond! If you just rush through here!!”
This game fundamentally had many monsters that suddenly jumped out. Of course, elite mobs with difficult difficulty that would despair players were important, but avoiding cumulative damage from regular mobs was also extremely crucial.
Think of the classic game Mario. Defeating Bowser is difficult, but actually getting there is even harder.
“Graaaah!”
“Euk-hehehehe!”
Sure enough, the wall suddenly bulged out from the staircase direction, and mobs came bursting forth.
[Grade 3 Thought Entity]
[Grade 3 Ghost]
Hahaha why are you so cute, you ghosts
-what even is that
Haha, you startled me!
They were creatures that screamed “I’m just a mob” at first glance. Moreover, these types were ones that a Shaman could finish off.
Whoosh!
The moment those thugs appeared, Almond’s talisman flew out.
Grade 3 Thought Entities were individuals that moved at such remarkable speed that direct attacks were difficult. The orthodox approach was to contain them with the Monk’s barrier field and then dispose of them.
“Ugh!”
Crack!
However, the moment it appeared, a talisman stuck to its forehead and it tumbled backward.
Grade 3 Ghosts were somewhat different from Thought Entities. They were entities that needed to be coordinated with the NPC Suyeon’s holy water spray. Ghosts were a type of malevolent spirit, after all. If holy water wasn’t sprayed, ghosts would pass through all attacks.
Even Almond’s remarkable dynamic vision couldn’t overcome this. What good was throwing fast at a target that just lets attacks pass through? That was the Kim Kim Duo’s thought. They didn’t even hope to drag it out long. Just five seconds. Even just five seconds! They had pleaded, but.
“Keok!”
Crack!
The ghost crumbled away with a talisman stuck to its head without exception.
One might wonder what on earth was happening, but this was because when a ghost first materialized, it couldn’t let attacks pass through.
Ghosts were coded to have substance when they physically attacked and when first created, and could collide with other entities.
Ding.
[Beginner Tip donated 10,000 won.]
[You cannot exorcise alone! Cooperate!]
It was a donation fired off the moment the mobs appeared. But by the time this message rang out, all the mobs that had burst forth were already dead.
Hahahahaha
I’m late lol
-???: that’s just my afterimage though?
No lol how is the donation slower
[Ghost donated 5,000 won.]
[Hello. We are Euk and Keok from Theological University?]
The only line of dialogue is just “ugh” and “kek” lol
Hahahaha, that’s hilarious!
Haha, so you came out and said your name.
Goodbye ㅠㅠ Ugh ㅠ
[Human Documentary donated 3,000 won.]
[Euk and Keok! You must listen well in that place?!]
Was it because the broadcast had started?
Despite the small amounts, the frequency of donations increased significantly.
Donations were fundamentally an element where frequency mattered far more than the amount.
Thump.
My heart raced for the first time in a while.
‘Hmm, this Kkaenking content isn’t bad?’
I found the Kkaenking content quite appealing.
Well, I hadn’t experienced the bitter side of Kkaenking yet, so it was only natural.
Usually when you just play some obscure new game, the chat reaction can be dull. But with Kkaenking, that’s never an issue. However, everyone avoids it precisely because of the massive backlash that follows.
“Gasp… What… what is this!?”
Balloon Gum, who had just arrived, was exactly that type. He’d once reached out to the Kkaenking curse, but after a 30-hour broadcast, he received his punishment. After that, he wouldn’t even look at Kkaenking.
For someone who used to treat Kkaenking like it was cursed to now try to keep up with my Kkaenking pace—he was completely flustered. So it wasn’t strange that he’d make such a mistake.
“A jiangshi appeared? This wasn’t here before? Is this an update!?”
He saw the Thought Entity lying quietly with a talisman stuck to its forehead and mistook it for a jiangshi. Thinking it would soon rise up and attack him, he even stepped backward.
Hahahahaha
-Yeah lolol he didn’t see it appear
ㅋㅋㅋ (laughing)
-Lolol
Gum-shaped ㅠㅠ
Whenever ghosts or Thought Entities appear, there’s usually some kind of commotion, but since there was none this time, it wasn’t strange to be confused.
“It won’t get up. Hyung. Let’s just go.”
“Huh… huh? How do you know that?”
“…”
I didn’t bother explaining and just entered the third floor. Balloon Gum kept looking back and stayed on guard, but the jiangshi never rose.
Instead, something else appeared ahead.
“Oof!”
I collided with something while turning the corner. It was a small girl.
Thud.
The girl flew far back and tumbled across the floor.
“Cough, cough…! You’re not supposed to run like this in the hallway!?”
-Wait, so you’re not supposed to appear like that originally
Lol seriously, who would run around like that in this game?
-even the npc is confused lol
She asked me the same way she had when I first met Suyeon.
“Um… are you perhaps an exorcist?”

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The moment the girl appeared, Manager Kim’s eyes lit up and he clenched his fists tightly.
“You look like you’re about to fall for it?”
It was right before a certain trick would work on Almond.
“Really?”
“Yes. If this early deception lands, he’ll definitely get caught. Definitely!”
“R-really?”
Kim Gwajang also leaned his upper body closer to the monitor. Honestly, at this point, he didn’t care about promotions or anything—he just wanted to see that bastard get hit once.
“Yeah, please just land one hit. Come on, you ghosts.”
The two of them clenched their fists tightly and stared at the monitor so hard it seemed like it might break.
“Please. Please. You said you’d help!”
At that moment, the girl on screen spoke.
[There… there are people trapped over there. A strange yokai is blocking the door. I can’t do anything… please save them!]
The girl pointed somewhere with a tearful expression.
She was talking about the students trapped on the third floor. That’s how Almond understood it, and that was exactly how the mechanic was designed.
“Please!”
Was it thanks to the Kim Kim Duo’s prayers?
Or was Almond making a hasty judgment just to save even a single second?
He nodded and accepted.
[Yeah. Okay. Let’s go. I’ll save those kids.]
“Yesssssss! Got it! Now transform! Transform and kill them!”
“Yes! Die! You bastard!”
They punched at the monitor as if possessed by spirits.
But the next moment, they doubted their ears.
As Almond passed by the girl, he muttered this.
[Twang.]

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