Genius’s Godlike Game Broadcast

Chapter 7 : The Newbie Streamer is Too Good (3)

The Newbie Streamer is Too Good (3)

Shattered lighting, a basement with not a single ray of light. The only source of illumination was a lone flashlight.

Even that didn't have much output, so its visibility was limited. It was an environment where even someone with considerable courage wouldn't be able to proceed easily.

― The basement is kind of scary.

― That guy tried to force open the door, screamed, and ran off, lol

Lee Gyeongbok stepped forward with a calm expression.

― Mentioning TAS is bad manners, isn't it?

― That's true.

― Maybe because there's no manager yet, the chat isn't being moderated well.

The chat window was still noisy.

There seemed to be a few uncomfortable viewers, but their comments were drowned out by the rest, so it didn't become a big issue.

Lee Gyeongbok focused on playing the game.

'Hmmm... There are quite a few zombies here.'

The moment he set foot into the darkness, his sixth sense stabbed into his mind. Along with it, he sensed the location of all the zombies in the basement.

'11 bullets left, 10 zombies...'

Based on their locations, it seemed specifically set up for the player to stumble through the darkness and bump into the zombies. There were probably viewers who enjoyed watching streamers get startled.

But Lee Gyeongbok wasn't interested in playing along.

'Rather than acting awkwardly...'

He couldn't act surprised at things he already knew. So he decided to do something different.

― Uh? What's he doing?

― Masaka...!?

― No way, right?

Lee Gyeongbok took the flashlight in one hand, and a pistol in the other—assuming that cross-armed stance you'd only see in Hollywood movies.

That was fine, but the issue was, there was no visible target. Even so, he pulled the trigger.

― He did it!

― He actually went for it!

― He calmly did something we'd never dare try!

― What's this? Is he hinting at something?

There was no time to pay attention to the chat's reactions. With the gunshot, footsteps began echoing in the darkness.

The zombies, scattered everywhere, began converging. But Lee Gyeongbok's odd behavior didn't stop there.

"Hmm, I think it'd be better to use both hands."

He calmly placed the flashlight on the floor. Now the already narrow field of vision became even smaller.

The chat filled with question marks. But Lee Gyeongbok didn't offer further explanation.

'Still, the viewers need to see, right?'

He couldn't have it look like he was shooting randomly at thin air. He took a deep breath and focused, standing in the very center of the flashlight beam.

Then, the muzzle flashed.

One by one, each fired bullet lit up the space around him. For a brief moment, his field of vision widened, and at the end of each freshly lit muzzle there was a zombie.

Front, back, left, right—it didn't matter. Whenever he pulled the trigger, a zombie went down.

Then, the tenth shot.

Lee Gyeongbok ejected the empty magazine and holstered the gun at his waist.

"That was a good use of ammo."

He smiled and spoke casually, as if it was nothing.

― Wow...

― He just wrecked it.

― Jeez, that was insane.

― So damn sexy.

― A legendary moment has been born.

― I saw this live. I'm part of history now.

The chat exploded.

That wasn't all. Support messages began pouring in, one after another.

['You'reTheBest!' has donated 1,000 won.]

[I've been waiting for someone like you for so long.]

['DonaeNumber1' has donated 10,000 won.]

[So glad I'm alive to see this...!]

['DoesThisEvenMakeSense!' has donated 5,000 won.]

[Of course, it makes senseee~]

"Thank you for the donations! I mean, wow, all this for a game."

Lee Gyeongbok, expressing his gratitude, noticed the donations weren't stopping, so he opened his mouth with an apologetic look.

"I think thanking you all is taking more time than playing! I'll move on for now, so please understand."

It could have been misinterpreted as curt, but the chat was supportive. That's how captivated they'd become by Lee Gyeongbok's performance.

Meanwhile, his viewer count had surpassed 180, with the 200 mark just ahead.

"Alright, let's find the storage room first."

Luckily, the storage room was near the elevator. It was probably to prevent players who didn't get the keycard from wasting time.

― Dugudugudugu

― What'll be in there?

― Reveal in 60 seconds!

-lololol

― Yerim, let's see your cards!

Not only Lee Gyeongbok, but the viewers' anticipation was ramping up.

"Okay, I'll open it now."

Lee Gyeongbok took out the keycard. With a beep, the door unlocked and clicked open.

Creeeak—the interior was filled with cabinets. But most were open.

"Looks like when things went south, people took what they could."

He kept up friendly banter to keep viewers from feeling disappointed as he stood before an unopened cabinet.

― Ooooooh!

-55555555555!

― That"that"that"that"that

― Something big is coming. Something big is coming. Something big is coming. Something big is coming.

― Spam cleaner, do your job!

He opened the cabinet cautiously. Inside were a police uniform, a pistol, three magazines, and finally, a baton in the shape of a tonfa.

"Hm..."

Lee Gyeongbok let out a soft hum. He felt it was unexpectedly nothing special.

But then—

― Whoa?

― Police uniform?

― Wow, can't believe this is here.

― No spoilers, no spoilers, no spoilers!

― Don't look at chat! Don't look at chat!

The viewers' reactions were very different.

Lee Gyeongbok quickly tore his eyes away from the chat.

'Is this related to the story?'

It was a hidden route, but surely not completely separate from the main plot. Thankfully, viewers were strict in policing each other about spoilers.

Meanwhile, Lee Gyeongbok decided to collect the items first. As he reached into the cabinet, the screen went black.

"Oh, I changed clothes."

It felt no different than blinking, but his outfit had completely changed.

― Wow...

― Look at that fit, lol

― If there's not even a HUD, is that your real body?

― What exactly are you?

― Seriously, if you have any conscience, at least have an ugly face.

― Ah lol, can't you just smell the extrovert energy radiating off him?

Swapping the loose patient gown for a perfectly fitting police uniform revealed his physique completely.

Since the capsule's "immersion" feature was maxed out, the virtual body reflected his real one.

"I've just exercised a bit since I was a kid."

That wasn't a lie.

Because of his "condition" since childhood, Lee Gyeongbok's parents had encouraged him to exercise regularly.

He'd tried various things, but boxing became his main focus after getting hooked on the feeling of hitting the sandbag.

― Why am I...

― Different genes, I guess?

― Fact) Some people got it, some don't.

― Fact) That's the truth.

He'd gotten what he needed, so it was time to leave. Lee Gyeongbok reloaded a fresh magazine into his pistol.

'Dual pistols might be fun, too.'

With both the one given by the police and the one he'd found, he had two pistols. He decided to save that idea for later and holstered one.

'Hm?'

Just as he finished organizing and was about to leave the storage, a cold shiver and an intense sixth sense swept through his whole body.

'This doesn't feel good.'

Lee Gyeongbok furrowed his brow slightly as he opened the storage room door.

― Huh?

― What's that?

― I'm not the only one seeing this, right?

Illuminated by the flashlight, across the way—

Something was squirming in the thick darkness.

Lee Gyeongbok instantly recognized it as the danger his sixth sense had picked up.

"The design is really something..."

Then it entered the range of his vision.

A massive corpse—no, a monster made up of several corpses fused together. There were multiple arms, and even several heads.

― Lololol

― Why are you here?!

― Cluster incoming.

The viewers instantly recognized it.

Crowd Zombie, cluster.

― Going straight into a boss fight, lol

― Why is this guy here so early?

― Yeah, usually you fight this when you exit the hospital.

― Guess it's because of the hidden route?

It was the first boss of Bio Crisis.

Just as Lee Gyeongbok frowned and gripped his pistol,

['Agent Q' is proposing a quest!]

[Condition: Defeat Cluster without using firearms.]

[Reward: 1,500,000 won]

At the same time, the game was paused.

― Lolololololol

― Agent Q's been waiting for this, huh, lol

― Revenge. Blood. Battle.

― No guns allowed, srsly

― If we're not donating or playing, what should we do?

― Bat-popcorn time, robin.

A twitch flickered at the corner of Lee Gyeongbok's eye.

'If I can't use a gun, the only weapon I have is this baton...'

That meant taking down that massive zombie in close combat.

― This boss is tough even with guns, lol

― If you run out of ammo, it's an instant retry, lol

― Didn't wild game room wipe here like 50 times?

― That guy's trash at physicals, though.

― Didn't he also take 3 tries, then finally beat it in one go with the HUD on?

― Can we stop with the TAS references already.

Even the best streamers used guns for this fight. But Lee Gyeongbok wasn't just any streamer.

A relaxed smile spread across his lips.

"Long-legged Q... no, Agent Q, thank you for the quest."

― Long-legged? Like Daddy-Long-Legs? LOL

― Ah lol, love a supporter who lays down the big money~

― Long-legged lol Agent Q lol

With just a single line, the chat pounced with jokes. But Lee Gyeongbok wasn't flustered.

"Oh, it's just an expression of gratitude. That's how great they are! Anyway, this time the quest looks even more fun."

― Fun, you say...?

― STAY! STAY!

― Yeah, this is fun, keep going.

― Something... something's happening.

― Ah, here comes a gruesome death—gg.

***

The chat window became boisterous once again. Unlike the previous quest, this one was overwhelmingly difficult.

"Well then, I'll get started."

However, Lee Gyeongbok accepted the quest without hesitation.

Just like before, the "no backseating" feature was activated, and the chat window disappeared.

Time, which had paused, began to flow again.

"Well, in the end, it's still a zombie. If I smash the head, it'll go down."

He made his comment while gripping the baton in reverse. The original use as a tonfa was too short in reach.

― Nah;;;

― That's true, but...

― He accepted the quest without even knowing the clear condition?

― How's he supposed to find the main body in close quarters?

― Exactly, that's impossible ffs

The cluster's weakness was, like other zombies, its head. However, the cluster had twelve heads, and only one of them was connected to the main body.

Running away at range and shooting the heads was the standard strategy.

― Agent Q recruited the right guy, lol

― Now you can see why this game retires newbies!

― He's really going for revenge, huh lol

― Hey, rookie. Ahead of you is hell.

The chat reactions were clearly divided. But all of them had the same prediction.

That Lee Gyeongbok would ultimately fail.

"Here's my chance."

In the meantime, Lee Gyeongbok pointed his flashlight at the approaching cluster and made a statement.

His action was immediate.

― Suicide Squad!

― Tenno Banzai!

― Remember me!

― I'll remember you!

There was not a single shred of hesitation in Lee Gyeongbok's movement. He didn't even slow down as if he was about to crash right into the cluster.

"Kiiieek!"

"Gagagagagaga!"

Multiple heads of the cluster simultaneously let out bizarre cries. Over twenty arms tangled along its body reached to grab him.

'As expected, those are just for show.'

Not all those arms managed to reach him. Lee Gyeongbok moved according to his sharpened senses and a sixth sense more honed than before.

The cluster's attack seemed impossible to dodge. Yet Lee Gyeongbok managed to get to its flank by a hair's breadth.

― Huh?

― Um...!?

-???: Did he get it! (He didn't.)

Viewers were astonished by his razor-sharp movements, but that wasn't the end.

"Got you."

Lee Gyeongbok leapt up, hooked the baton handle over a protruding shoulder, and pulled himself up.

Using that momentum, he kicked off the mass of flesh for a second jump, reaching the height where he could see the cluster's heads.

― How is that even possible, lol

― Where do you think you're touching! Where?!

― Go for the skull, let's gooooooo!

― One in twelve!

Lee Gyeongbok had actually made it up to the heads.

If he failed there, another head would bite him in an instant.

Without hesitation, Lee Gyeongbok drove the baton down. With a squelch, one of the heads caved in.

And then—

"Ah, this was a new outfit, too."

Lee Gyeongbok landed on the ground as if nothing happened. A few dark, crimson droplets had splattered onto his police uniform.

Behind him, the cluster twitched for a moment, then collapsed on the spot.

[Quest Success!]

['Agent Q' has donated '1,500,000' won!]

A system message appeared, and the chat window was reactivated.

― Wow.

― WA!

― One shot again?!

― His luck is insane.

― That's not just luck though, damn

― How did he know? How did he know? How did he know?

The chat window scrolled frantically. Most viewers couldn't believe the result Lee Gyeongbok had shown.

It was natural, since they couldn't feel his sixth sense. Who could have guessed that he knew the cluster's weak point from the start?

And there was someone else that drew viewers' attention.

― Agent Q lolol 2-pak lololol

-???: How about a tie?

― From now on, don't call me Agent Q—call me Long-legged Q.

― Philanthropist Q, lololol

― Almost 2.5 million out the window already?

― Probs lost all na teeth, too lol

― I wonder if he has dental insurance, lol

That person was none other than Agent Q, who had proposed the quest.

"Key... ahem, thank you, Agent Q. The broadcast is even more fun thanks to you."

Lee Gyeongbok threw out a comment before the chat could overheat. The chat was soon overtaken by strings of "lololol".

['Agent Q' has donated '1,000' won.]

[I concede... I'll go make some money back.]

This time, the donation was considerably less. The laughter in the chat was endless.

― Loool

― Tried to pull a rookie, took a loss instead lol

― The only thing getting emptied was his own wallet, lol

"Oh, of course. I welcome quests any time. I'll be waiting!"

Lee Gyeongbok replied with a bright smile.

― Smiling as he spits in their face, damn

― Slapping a crying child, damn

― Hey! Agent Q is human too!

― Does he even have a conscience!

Viewers said as much, but their excitement was obvious.

"Alright, let's continue. First, let's get back to the first floor. Seems like this guy broke through the emergency stairs."

Lee Gyeongbok shined the flashlight. The emergency stairs that had been blocked by a barricade previously were now open.

As he headed up the stairs and reached the first floor, a cutscene began.

'Ohhh...'

The barricade piled up at the first floor entrance was also destroyed. Apparently, the cluster normally emerged here, meaning the fight was probably intended for this spot.

"Good lord..."

John muttered with a serious expression.

Flames shot up here and there, black smoke thick in the air, cars wrecked across the street, and blood splashed on the pavement.

Beyond the unlocked entrance lay a cityscape worthy of an apocalypse.

As the view slowly faded to black, letters appeared.

[Chapter 1. 'Awake' End.]

The first chapter of Bio Crisis was over.

― Kuh...

― When I first played this, seeing this made me just freeze.

― Shh!

― It's not over yet!

― Everyone, take your seats!

The screen brightened again after the blackout. John cautiously stepped out of the hospital.

Past the parking lot, John was about to step onto the street. A zombie crept up quietly behind him.

"Damn—!"

John noticed too late and panicked. Flustered, he drew his pistol, but there was no way he could aim in time.

Just then, there was a crack of a gunshot, and the zombie collapsed with a thud.

― Am I the only one suddenly feeling frustrated?

― It felt more natural when I played...

― Why is there such a disconnect between gameplay and the cutscene!

The chat grumbled about the contrast between Lee Gyeongbok's gameplay and John in the cutscene.

But it was a cutscene, and there's nothing to be done.

Meanwhile, John turned toward the direction of the gunshot.

"Are you all right!?"

It wasn't a zombie, but a person.

And not just any person, but a beautiful woman.

Despite her disheveled hair, it gleamed with a golden shine. Not a blemish to be seen on her clear skin, her features sharp and distinct. The small mole beneath her piercing eyes was the finishing touch.

Maybe it was her supermodel looks, but even in bloodstained clothing, she looked striking.

― Sandra!

― Dradra Sandra jjang!

― Never get tired of seeing her.

― So true, lol

― Would be fine if only her personality wasn't so harsh.

Apparently, she was quite a beloved character among the viewers.

"Thank you."

Meanwhile, John expressed his gratitude to the woman who had approached him.

"That's a relief. Oh, my name's Sandra."

"John."

"John, huh? That's a pretty common name. I thought all the police were dead, though..."

Sandra looked John up and down as she spoke, and the chat's reaction suddenly swung.

― What the heck?

― Our tsundere Sandra...!?

― Who are you?! Where's our Sandra!

― Sandra route confirmed?

― Wow lol this really is the hidden route

― Starts diverging right from the beginning

No matter what the chat said, the characters didn't change. After listening to John's explanation, sandra nodded with a gloomy expression.

"I thought maybe there'd be some medical supplies left, but there's nothing. If you don't mind, let's head back to our camp. Or do you have somewhere else to go?"

With that question, the cutscene paused.

[Would you like to join 'Sandra'?]

[1. Yes - "No, I have nowhere else to go. Let's go together."]

[2. No - 'In a situation like this, following a stranger would be foolish.']

A choice appeared.

Only then did Lee Gyeongbok regain control.

― Obvious first choice lol

― If you want to see the story, always pick 1.

― Second option is for free play mode

― Yeah, not much to worry about

-11111111

Most of the chat obviously expected he would pick option 1.

But Lee Gyeongbok made a different choice.

"It's my first stream, and so many of you have shown up."

Viewership had now surpassed 200. And since most of them were regulars, they quickly sensed what Lee Gyeongbok was planning.

― You're gonna end stream here?

― No, right? Hyung, no, right?

― Don't leave ussssss

― Hehe, you'll never get away!

― Instant end! End now! End it!

Chat went wild.

But Lee Gyeongbok wasn't the type to be swayed by anyone.

"Haha, I think I need to get a few things ready. I never expected this much attention, and I haven't even picked a name yet."

It was true.

Lee Gyeongbok didn't even have a streamer name yet. Who would have thought so many people would show up for his debut stream?

But he wasn't a fool.

'The timing's good, and I should make sure I've got the basics set up.'

It was the right time to kick off as a streamer—a chance to make a name for himself.

"Then, I'll see you all tomorrow."

He smiled brightly and ended the broadcast.