Chapter 58

**The Genius Archer's Streaming Season 1 Chapter 58**

21. Almond's Rampage (1)

[1st Place]

Almond easily took the 1st place.

And he did it in a very destructive way, with a staggering 50 kills.

"Alright, next round."

He immediately queued up for the next match as if it was nothing.

- Haha, next!

- Next!!!!

- I don't even know what just happened, man...

- What, I just went to get a cup of ramen and he's already in 1st place...?

- How did he win! Damn it!

- Hahaha

- Oh, is this really possible?

The speed at which it happened left the viewers, who had been watching the game, completely stunned.

He swept up about 50 players in the blink of an eye and claimed the victory.

This was the combat power of Almond, who had thoroughly studied the strategy videos.

Everyone knew that Almond was not at the level of Stones.

But no one expected such an overwhelming skill gap.

[Massacre has donated 5,000 won.]

- No, he killed half of them lol

[Half-and-Half has donated 5,000 won.]

- Sir! Here are half bodies, half arrows!

[Really Go Diamond has donated 1,000 won.]

- If you say so, Almond!!!

[First Time has donated 10,000 won.]

- 50 kills and a win... I've never seen this before. Take it easy, human...

[Report Again has donated 10,000 won.]

- Tomorrow's prediction: Unable to play for a while due to multiple reports...

While waiting for the next game, various donation messages flooded in.

It was that impressive a match.

"Thank you, Massacre, Half-and-Half, Really Go Diamond, First Time, and Report Again for your donations."

Almond gave a brief greeting and kept his eyes fixed on the queue screen.

Despite the intense match, his focus was still burning brightly.

'Really going for it.'

The clear goal of entering the Diamond rank was gradually turning him into a monster.

Little by little, even without him noticing.

* * *

Meanwhile, Bara 31 was on fire with the Almond story.

It felt like watching seniors gossiping about a 'cocky newbie.'

[2 weeks to Diamond - Clip Preserved.avi]

This post was up because of it.

Of course, the one who posted it was Kim Joo-hyuk.

- Wow, really? Haha

- Is this edited?

- Haha, did he really say that?

- His expression is not joking at all, man.

- I think he really can do it.

└Cracking down on the evil nut group.

└Nut group lol

From then on, the community was actively engaging in discussions about Almond.

It was a war between those who thought 'he can do it' and those who thought 'no way.'

Of course, the latter was overwhelmingly more numerous.

Until the first match ended.

[Is Almond this guy a lunatic?.gif]

The title of the post that went up right after the first match ended.

This was also posted by Kim Joo-hyuk.

'Ha. Now I'm getting the hang of community stuff.'

The speed at which he made the GIF and chose the title made him look like a seasoned community member.

Most people clicked on it, thinking he was calling Almond a lunatic for saying he would reach Diamond.

But the content was completely different.

Shockingly different.

The GIF showed Almond blowing up the armory and then a brutal 50-kill play.

And the moment he claimed 1st place.

- I came in to curse, but I'm cursing. He's a lunatic, really.

- ???

- Another report, huh? Haha, that guy.

- What the hell just happened?

- Even if he's unranked, can he play like that??

- Wow...

- I told you! Almond! I told you! Almond! I told you! Almond! I told you! Almond! I told you! Almond!

- Blowing up the armory is really cool, haha.

The public opinion seemed to be changing a bit.

'Wow... Is he really going to make it?'

Joo-hyuk, who was anxiously watching the community reactions, pushed up his glasses. Cold sweat was beading on his forehead, distorting the light.

He was, after all, continuously increasing Almond's risk.

It was like constantly raising in a bet.

It was natural to be excited.

If the public opinion turned, it would be a perfect victory.

- If we bring in Electromagnetic, he can do a 99-kill play. Just a show-off.

└Really? If you have a 30-kill play by Electromagnetic, bring it. What kind of religion is this?

└What... 'No'? Reporting.

└99 kills, damn lol. Are the others bots?

- The nut group is already causing trouble today. Please play among yourselves, haha.

- Who keeps bringing in Electromagnetic's data?

- He'll reach Diamond in 2 weeks?

└Really? Haha

└Electromagnetic took a month, idiot. Haha

└Electromagnetic didn't try hard. And he could do better than Electromagnetic. What kind of deification is this?

└Deification should be for Electromagnetic. Are you guys stone worshippers?

└Stone worshippers lol

└Stone worshippers lol

└Ah, these guys are stone worshippers now, lol

"Ugh..."

Joo-hyuk let out a sharp groan.

Suddenly, the fans supporting Almond were given the dishonorable name 'stone worshippers.'

As expected, the existing public opinion wasn't easily swayed.

Almond still had a long way to go to prove himself.

Ding.

Just then, Almond's second match queue was secured.

"Prove it, Sang-hyun. That's all there is... damn it."

Crunch.

Joo-hyuk gritted his teeth and banned all the trolls who had moved to the live stream.

* * *

Bang!

Almond landed at the armory again.

This time, he landed directly on the roof of the armory.

'One, two, three...'

Three players landed on the roof with him.

They casually ran towards the stairs leading down, not expecting a fight to break out on the roof.

Naturally, they wanted to get weapons of at least Hero grade from the armory. Any delay would be disadvantageous for everyone.

So, usually, fights only broke out at the 1st floor where the underground armory entrance was.

Just as someone opened the roof stair door to go down.

Bang!

"Ah!"

His hand got caught in the door.

Someone had kicked it with their foot.

It was Almond.

The player he made eye contact with screamed in pain and anger.

"Hey! What the hell is this?"

Swish!

A cheap knife slashed his throat. Almond had already picked up the knife.

He had no interest in the underground armory.

"Choke!"

The cheap knife wasn't very sharp, so the player survived. But he was almost dead and had to crawl on the ground.

"Mad troll!"

"What!?"

The other two, who were following, stopped in shock.

'Why are we fighting here?'

They couldn't understand, but they quickly assessed the situation and ran back to get a weapon. They needed a weapon to beat Almond.

But Almond wasn't going to wait.

His shoulder and waist twisted into an unusual angle.

Then, his waist and shoulder aligned in a straight line.

He channeled all his energy into one point.

Whoosh!

The knife, receiving that power, was thrown in a smooth throwing motion.

It embedded itself in the back of one of the fleeing players.

Thud!

The impact was like being hit by a blunt metal object.

Pshew...

Still, red blood gushed out like a fountain, and the player fell.

He wasn't dead.

Knowing this, Almond quickly ran over and kicked the knife in, finishing him off.

Thud!

[Almond → Perennial Bronze]

[Eliminated!]

[98/100]

- Haha

- Wow, too intense, haha

- Insane! Almond!

- Really insane! Almond!

- Haha, no mercy, really.

- If I were the opponent, it would be too terrifying, damn, haha.

- He doesn't let anything slide, haha. Just like our professor.

- Ah, let's just play the game casually!!!

"Trying to open it again, right?"

Almond, holding the knife he had just pulled out, quickly turned to the roof door and threw the knife.

As Almond predicted, the player who had been hit by Almond was trying to open the roof door again.

Thud!

The silver object flew past, splattering more red blood.

"Ah!"

The player, holding his arm and screaming.

The knife, thrown without looking, had cut his throat.

It wasn't a clean cut, but a rough, jagged one.

- Wow, pre-announcing and throwing is so cool, sniff.

- Insane, haha

- Everything is in Almond's palm, that's what it means.

- He looks like a seasoned player, but this is his fourth match?

- He got an injury judgment, even with that cheap knife?

- No, an injury from the start... This game will be no fun.

Injury judgment.

Not fatal, but a state almost as bad as death. Losing an arm or being in a similar combat-incapacitated state is judged as an 'injury.'

This couldn't be recovered without a first-aid level treatment.

"Ugh... Mad! Why are you doing this from the start...!"

The player, with his arm cut off, lay on the ground.

He had given up on the game. Almond, who had approached, gave him the final blow.

"I need to get up quickly."

Swish!

The cheap knife cut through the neck, and the head rolled across the armory roof.

[Almond → Really Going Crazy]

[Double Kill!]

[97/100]

- What a nickname, haha

- Wow, so refreshing!

- The nickname is really funny, insane, haha

- If he starts like this, I don't want to play the game, haha

- Now, one more on the roof? Haha

- Next!

The remaining one was holding a knife awkwardly and trembling.

"O, o, don't come...!"

- Isn't he too immersed, haha

- Hey! This is a game! Try to attack!

- That's why he's Stones...

- Playing the game is fun, haha

- Stones play the game for fun, haha

Although it was virtual reality, the player seemed overwhelmed by the pressure Almond was showing.

Thump, thump, thump.

He started running towards the roof railing.

"!?"

Almond followed.

Whoosh??

"Ha, haa!"

The player jumped down with all his might.

Boom!

He landed with a heavy thud.

"Ugh...!"

His legs were strained, but he had saved his life... or so he thought.

A shadow loomed above.

Thud.

A heavy weight pressed down on his shoulders.

"Wha!?"

On his shoulders were Almond's feet.

Thud!

"Ugh!"

The player, already strained, collapsed into an 'injured' state.

"Damn!"

The player, who could only move his upper body, grabbed the knife.

But Almond was faster.

He lifted the knife with both hands and, with all his weight, plunged it into the player's head.

Thud!

The player's eyes rolled back, and he trembled.

[Almond → Getamped Go In]

[Triple Kill!]

[96/100]

After confirming the kill log, Almond got off the player's shoulders.

- Wow, intense

- He always plays super, huh...

- He's going crazy. Is this match going to be easy too?

Thanks to the player's body absorbing the shock, Almond suffered almost no damage.

He led his agile body to a motorcycle parked in a corner of the armory and got on.

Vroom-

The motorcycle moved towards the armory.

"I'm going to loot the armory."

- There are people inside, right?

- Really, it will be disadvantageous to delay...

- Just go somewhere else!

Some of them inside might already have guns.

During the fight on the roof with the three players, the enemies might have been farming.

But...

"It doesn't matter."

Almond simply drove the motorcycle towards the main entrance.

To Almond, it didn't matter if the players inside had guns or light sabers.

Almond, who had loosened his shoulders, revved the engine roughly.

Vroom!!

He charged into the armory.