Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 99

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 99
35. Reaction (1)
“Kyaaaa!”
Boom!
I kicked back from my desk and shot to my feet.
“This actually works!? This!?”
Khahahaha.
Laughter burst out of me unbidden, pure elation flooding through me.
I couldn’t believe it.
The entire Promotion Match had been incredible, but that final play especially.
“Wow. That was insane.”
What you’d call a play that absolutely blew everyone away.
I spoke in admiration not as a manager, but simply as one of the viewers.
And with the heart of a true viewer, I headed to the Community Site.
With the thought that ‘there must be tons of people thinking like me, and it’ll be fun to talk with them,’ I was browsing through the community.
For someone like me who had never used the Community Site before, it was an emotion I was experiencing for the first time.
‘Just as I thought!’
It was exactly as I’d expected.
The Community Site was already in complete chaos.
No, ‘turned upside down’ would be the right expression.
[Breaking! Almond Diamond Promotion Match First Game 1st Place!!!]
[Almond Beats Takoyaki and Takes 1st!]
[Almond Evolution to Diamond Imminent!]
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Countless posts about Almond immediately caught my eye.
Since it had just ended, the trending post rankings were still low, but the sheer volume of current posts was overwhelming.
In fact, there were so many posts that it seemed to prevent them from trending. The firepower was too scattered.
But did that even matter?
Trending posts only have meaning because they show who’s actually trending.
However…
[Almond! Almond! Almond!]
[From today on, screw peanuts, I’m only eating almonds]
[Seriously, from the double shot onwards his plays were just on another level]
[Jeon-ja-pa needs to come back immediately!]
[Jeon-ja-pa? Who’s that? Jeon-ja-pa? Who’s that? Jeon-ja-pa? Who’s that?]
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Look at this overwhelming volume of posts.
It was obvious to anyone that Almond had become the biggest issue in Battle Rage right now.
Every single board on Bera 31 was being swallowed up by the word “Almond” in an instant.
No matter which board you visited, it was nothing but talk of Almond.
The traffic was so heavy it reminded you of holiday traffic jams on the highway when cars pour out en masse.
‘So this is how it is.’
Juhyeok felt it anew—Almond’s current standing on Bera 31.
Even if it was temporary, Juhyeok felt proud. Not as a manager, but as Almond’s devoted fan.
‘This is good. This is really good.’
10th) Issue Post Request! Almond Double Shot.gif
9th) Issue Post Request! Almond Grenade Shot.gif
8th) Human Turret Almond.gif
Now even the issue posts were slowly being consumed by the word “Almond.”
Starting with GIFs that could concentrate firepower, humorous posts about Almond began appearing one by one on the issue boards.
‘Wow.’
New posts kept appearing on the screen reflected in Juhyeok’s glasses, and notifications rang out as issue posts were replaced.
Ding. Ding. Ding….
The wave Almond had created.
Juhyeok was watching in real-time as that enormous surge rolled forward.
7th) Almond is dead!?
6th) Why is Almond’s grenade bundling decision so sick.
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And finally, the top-ranked post about Almond had such a simple title.
1st) Almond > Jeon-ja-pa
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If you agree, honestly hit that recommend button lol
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-For real lol Today I’ll admit it lololol
-Today I’ll let it slide! Al! Mond!
-I’m a Yongpal fan too but honestly Almond won today
-Honestly I think a lot will change starting today lol
-No, why are you comparing a streamer with a pro gamer, you idiots
└Read the room lol
└Facts
└lololol Over-invested much
Even if it was just for today, the fact that a post saying he stood above Jeon-ja-pa was ranked first….
“That’s incredible.”
It really did mean something significant.

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I hadn’t even reached Diamond rank yet.
And already Almond’s stream was in full festival mode.
[Diamond Sword donated ‘5,000 won’.]
[Scream it out! Dia-mond!]
[Caster donated ‘10,000 won’!]
[We’re rooting for Almond!]
[Omen donated ‘50,000 won’!]
[Diamond’s already here, so how about some mukbang instead?]
I’d already finished one match of the Promotion tournament in first place, so I was essentially on the verge of promotion.
But you never know what fate holds.
Frankly, if I placed 100th here, that first-place match would be erased from the record.
Almond didn’t let his guard down.
“Thank you. I haven’t been promoted yet.”
I dismissed all the donation messages like that, then looked down from the helicopter again.
‘Should I head to the armory this time?’
The route I’d planned with Juhyeok had already been used once. I wasn’t sure if I could pull it off successfully more than once.
Last match was much smoother because all the snipers took the bait and headed to the armory.
If I did the same thing, the difficulty would triple.
‘The hospital start definitely had problems.’
And I’d come to realize why people didn’t start at the hospital without good reason.
I’d almost lost first place due to equipment disadvantage—what an unfair situation that would’ve been.
‘Hmm.’
Almond fell into thought for a moment.
Meanwhile, the helicopter continued flying, and the soldiers’ curses mixed with their shouts continued as well.
The time for a decision was approaching.
The armory was starting to come into view below.
Whoosh….
As expected of a popular location, I could already hear the sound of players dropping.
But the numbers were fewer than I expected.
Could this be a clean match without snipers? Did they give up on stopping me from reaching Diamond?
No way.
This was a difference in firepower.
Because I’d thrown them a curveball just once, the snipers had split their opinions on where I’d drop.
That’s why fewer people were dropping at the armory.
“I’ve decided on this match’s concept.”
Having figured that out, I could make my decision.
“Fan service!”
Swoosh!
Almond charged forward without hesitation and took flight.
A few wisps of cloud brushed past him, and the familiar warehouse came into view.
-Waaaaaaah!
Are you going to the armory?! That’s so cool lol
-Hyung, are you not doing Gandhi anymore!?
-Almond’s back!
-Who’s this streamer finding his roots in just one round~~!
I’ll be getting countless handshake requests, damn ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Thud.
Almond landed successfully and immediately rushed into the armory.

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Almond, who had dropped into the armory, ran straight toward the door without hesitation.
He planned to invade the first floor.
He could have gone to the second floor like last time and used the hill tank strategy.
But hadn’t he decided the concept for this round was ‘fan service’?
He intended to face all the approaching fans without refusing anyone.
His condition now was even better than before.
Since this round only required defending his rank, he thought he could handle them all.
Crash!
Almond threw open the door without hesitation and invaded the armory.
[Sokbo donated ‘10,000 won’!]
[Countless handshake requests incoming in 1 second!]
This donation seemed to be the signal flare.
The people scurrying about in the armory all turned to look at Almond at once.
“Aaaaalmond!”
“Hyung! Just one handshake!”
“Mom! Buy me Almond!”
“Oooomen!”
They rushed at him all at once.
It was truly a flood of handshake requests.
Everyone was extending their hands.
But some of those hands were holding blades.
Bandits mixed in among the handshakes.
Pfft.
Almond laughed in disbelief.
“I didn’t expect them to come this openly.”
He hadn’t expected the snipers to swarm in so blatantly like this.
Hahaha, I’m totally addicted to Tensephere~
-Real talk the armory’s a mess
-Unknown: Just open a tripe restaurant, you idiot.
“And poetry, feet lol lol lol lol lol lol it’s making me dizzy”
“Wow lol, are those all snipers?!”
How many backup actors are there, seriously lol
-Tripe party!
It was a complete chaos party unlike anything I’d experienced in previous matches.
Snipers like these don’t play the game properly, so most of them die after the mid-game. They’re still alive now because we’re in the early stages.
‘Well, I committed to this anyway.’
Almond steeled his resolve and picked up a sword that had fallen to the ground.
A jungle sword.
Whoosh.
With a familiar motion, Almond spun the sword in his grip and charged toward the numerous Snipers.
They charged toward Almond as well.
-Come on, let’s go die~~~!
-Almond, are you throwing this match?!
-Isn’t that too dangerous no matter what?
-Almond without his bow is just a baby…. This doesn’t make sense….
Many people were worried about Almond charging into enemy lines with a sword.
However, Almond was a player who had fought most of his battles with a sword from the beginning.
His swordsmanship was also a rare sight at this rank.
Slash—
A youthful gleam of light flew toward the Sniper who had made the first aggressive move.
That Sniper also swung his sword toward Almond, but only managed to cut a few strands of hair.
Almond’s sword found its mark.
Blood scattered with a brilliant flash of light.
“Aaaah! Hyung, I’m dying…!”
He really did die.
[Almond → Muggle-born Malefoy]
[Eliminated!]
[99/100]
The protagonist of the glorious first death had appeared.
The Snipers no longer hid their malice toward Almond.
“Do you think you can break Jeon-ja-pa’s record?!”
The second one to charge shouted this and swung his sword at Almond.
Almond’s sword flowed along that blade and sliced off the thug’s shoulder.
Blood splattered once more.
The thug wasn’t dead yet. But Almond lightly shoved him aside with his shoulder and charged toward the next opponent.
The next thug thrust his sword. The blade grazed Almond’s cheekbone slightly. His arm crossed over Almond’s shoulder. At the same moment, Almond’s sword drove precisely into the thug’s philtrum.
Splurt!
Blood sprayed in a way incomparable to before.
Almond didn’t have time to draw his sword again.
He grabbed his opponent’s arm and spun his body in a sharp arc. The sword naturally fell from the twisted arm, and he caught it. Then, following through with the same rotational momentum, he slashed backward.
Shing!
Flesh tore.
The arm of the thug who had been leaping forward to stab from behind went flying.
With his momentum intact, Almond’s knee drove into the opponent’s solar plexus, and the man collapsed to the ground.
In that opening, another attacker rushed in.
Almond lowered his stance to evade the blade and drove all the swords he’d picked up into the man’s abdomen. There were three of them.
“Ugh, uaaahhh!”
“This guy’s insanely skilled.”
“I’m out. I’m just leaving.”
When all the snipers who had charged forward so boldly were either crawling on the ground or dead, the snipers waiting in the back for combat simply gave up.
Whether out of pride or not, they didn’t turn and run for their lives. Instead, they just resumed acting like ordinary players, wandering through the underground warehouse and conducting reconnaissance.
But that meager pride became their downfall.
Almond immediately picked up a rope and threw it up to the 2nd floor, climbed up using it, and retrieved his bow and arrows.
“Planning to enter the underground warehouse?”
The snipers who confirmed Almond’s location were horrified.
-PTSD ON!
-Trauma storm lol
-Kyaa! King tank!
-Kyaa! Absolute king!
-Ah… we’re all dead. This is assassination too.
-lol those guys who were lurking around got startled lol
Only then did they grasp the situation and flee, but Almond’s arrows were naturally far faster.
[Almond → Normal User]
[Eliminated!]
[87/100]
[Almond → Bussanpsycho]
[Eliminated!]
[86/100]
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The armory was cleared faster than ever before.
This was exactly what you’d call sweeping the place clean.
It was only possible because there weren’t many players inside the armory.
Thanks to my unconventional tactics from the previous round, the snipers were confused and their firepower had been dispersed to other locations.
-He went crazy lol
-This is it lol
-Ah! My chest feels so relieved!
-(Roughly a clip of stomach pain followed by recovery)
-My throat’s parched from all that carbonation, hyung!
The viewers’ reactions were quite positive.
It was literally the perfect fan service play.
[Gukbap Junkie has donated 100,000 won!]
[Kyaa~! So refreshing~~~!]
[Dodorim has donated 10,000 won!]
[Ahh, that’s refreshing! This is Almond!]
A stream of large and small donations followed.
“Ah. Thank you, Gukbap Junkie, Dodorim, and everyone else. My stomach feels completely relieved now too.”
While thanking the donors, Almond brought up something.
“Ah. I was supposed to react to the 700,000 won that exploded in the last game, right?”
-???
-Now?
-We’re still in the middle of the game?
No way, is this actually uncontrolled? lol
The viewers grew uneasy about Almond’s sudden mention.
He hadn’t even reached Diamond yet—surely he wasn’t ending the stream early.
But that wasn’t the case.
“No. I’m not doing it now, but I’ll do it this round, so just keep that in mind.”
Almond left a cryptic remark and entered the underground warehouse to finish farming appropriately.
As always, the armory blazed with fire, and as always, the Blue Zone wasn’t on his side.
“Then I’ll head toward the ruins.”
He moved to the next location.

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