Genius’s Godlike Game Broadcast-Chapter 21 : Episode 21 - Backstab Crisis (2)

Episode 21 - Backstab Crisis (2)
The viewers, who finally reached the ending after all their struggles, realized that the truth was there was no hope or dreams to be found.
- What was my 200 hours of playtime for?
- Huh...... why am I crying?
- The self-declared hardcore gamers just got served their first defeat, lolol
- Hey, Purple's gonna show us the real deal, right?
- Betrayal after betrayal after betrayal after betrayal!
- Isn't this basically a Backstab Crisis by now?
- Backkkk lololololol
Of course, the chat erupted into utter shock.
"Ah...... If I'd done the original route first, I could've enjoyed this even more."
Lee Gyeongbok didn't hide his regret as he looked at the chat. If he'd seen the ending first, he too might've experienced an even greater shock, just like the viewers.
- Told you, this game's made for multiple playthroughs!
- ???: I'm here on my first run though?
- ???: Guess I just played too well...... haha, sorry;;
- For Purple, this IS the original route, lol
- It really feels like a whole different world, haha
The viewers interpreted his comment as pure mockery. Lee Gyeongbok felt a bit wronged, but didn't bother to clarify.
After the video ended, he searched the room some more, but found nothing else.
"Looks like that's all there is to the video. I'll keep going now."
He whispered quietly, then climbed the stairs following Sandra.
A cutscene played immediately after.
John and Sandra emerged on the rooftop.
"John! Over there!"
Following Sandra's finger, a military helicopter appeared in the distance.
- It's not Regenfarm this time, is it?
- The army guys are finally here
- Is this the escape ending?
- But what about Sandra? And the vaccine?
- That thing about only Regenfarm being able to extract it could be a ruse too
- If it's Jessica's lie, it could happen
- Lmaooo Jessica's lies again
While the viewers each guessed at the ending, Lee Gyeongbok felt a sense of foreboding rising from deep within.
'If this feels creepier than Overlord...... this must really be the final boss.'
At that moment, something was fired from below. With a loud boom, a projectile shot through the military helicopter.
The helicopter began to spin wildly, collided into another building, and exploded in a cloud of smoke.
- What, what was that?
- Huh?
- The hell was that all of a sudden...
- Last boss already?
"My god......!"
"What is this!?"
The viewers, and even John and Sandra, couldn't hide their shock. Then, through the rising black smoke, a crimson-black figure emerged.
It landed easily before the two of them. The moment they saw who it was, their pupils dilated in disbelief.
"...... Jessica!?"
It was Jessica, wearing a blood-soaked gown.
"How......? She was definitely dead......!?"
Sandra, who had shot her herself, looked at her in disbelief. Jessica spat out what she had been chewing in her mouth, twisting her lips into a crooked smile.
A mangled bullet clattered to the floor.
- No wonder it ended too easily
- Jessica must've taken the Elixir too
- Holy crap, she really is the final boss
The viewers immediately saw through the twist in Jessica's identity.
"Fools, you insist on taking the hard way after all."
Jessica looked down at them, her tone completely changed. She had always been shorter than them, but now her body was beginning to mutate.
Her clothes tore, revealing the skin turning ashen gray, her protruding skeleton, and the hooked organ emerging from her back.
Her appearance was reminiscent of the final boss, overlord.
- Female Overlord!?
- I thought the tradition was over, but here it is right away!
- Like always, the Bark series' final boss is Overlord, that's how it is.
- Even mutated, she's still a bagel
- The viewers' tastes though;;;
- Is this a boon for the Jessica Squad?
- lololol
Jessica, her eyes now blood red, glared at the two and said,
"I'll take the compatible gene myself."
"Shut up, you crazy bitch!"
As Sandra shouted, the cutscene ended and control returned to the player.
- Lolol immediate cussing, nice!
- That felt good, haha
- Omg!
- Sandra... my burp won't stop...
Lee Gyeongbok was momentarily thrown off, but the viewers were delighted. He immediately opened fire, pulling Jessica's attention.
"Looks like I need to protect Sandra while fighting her."
- Yeah, that seems right
- If anyone can do it, it's Purple!
- Let's get the happy ending with Sandra!
- But seriously;;; that's too hard for a regular person
- For Purple, it might be easy though?
- What does that even mean, 'for Purple'? lol
Unlike other boss fights, sandra wasn't separated from him. She was helping by shooting, but it didn't have much effect.
That meant the difficulty had increased. But the real problem wasn't just that.
'The weak point keeps moving.'
Lee Gyeongbok frowned.
Unlike the Overlord he dealt with before, the core inside Jessica's body moved unpredictably.
It was clearly a result of her mutated body.
"You're dead!"
During this, sandra shouted and aimed at Jessica's head. With a gunshot, a hole appeared in Jessica's head, but she just flinched for a moment before moving again.
"Sandra!"
Lee Gyeongbok quickly took aim at Jessica's knee as she rushed forward. At that instant, jessica staggered, giving Sandra a chance to quickly escape.
- Whoa;;; that was close
- That was nearly fatal, wow
- Isn't this a fight where you're supposed to have a rocket launcher?
- She's hiding her core really well;;
- Even if you have a rocket launcher, this is hard
The viewers expressed concern watching the two struggle. In reality, unlike before, even Lee Gyeongbok was holding back.
Because he hadn't discovered an answer yet.
'Even if you pierce the pinpoint, if the weakness moves, there's no point.'
But he didn't give up. Instead, he coolly assessed the current situation.
'With the weapons I have now, pinning her down is the best I can do. I need more firepower.'
As he kept Jessica occupied, he glanced around. It was a wide-open helipad with little cover.
But that made something else stand out.
[Jet Fuel]
A red drum barrel with a label, and a flammable warning symbol of a flame on the side.
It contained jet fuel used for the helicopter.
'There!'
Lee Gyeongbok's eyes flashed.
However, since it was only for emergencies, there was just one drum—and even then, he didn't know how much fuel was left inside.
Still, if there was a chance, he had to check. After blowing off Jessica's head again with the shotgun, he kicked off the floor.
"Sandra!"
"Ah......!"
Startled, sandra caught the heavy object he threw. She realized it was none other than the golden shotgun.
The chat was filled with question marks.
"Just hold out a bit longer!"
- He's passing it off to Sandra now?
- Purple's personality, lol;;;
- Is this where Purple becomes a black company boss?
Giving Sandra a shotgun would make Jessica target Sandra instead.
As if using her as bait. Naturally, the viewers couldn't understand his actions.
"She's got enough stopping power. I'll assist her from the side."
Lee Gyeongbok smiled unconcernedly. Still, the viewers weren't relieved.
- That killer smile though, wow
- He'll even use the heroine if he needs to......
- What a ruthless strategy!
- Didn't expect this from Purple. Scary guy.
- I believe in Purple! Purple can do anything!
- Purplelelujah! Purplelelujah!
If any other streamer had done this, they would've been flamed and lost viewers. But they trusted him because of what he'd shown so far.
And soon, they realized what Lee Gyeongbok was aiming for.
- Oh lol, he's going for the fuel drum?
- I knew he'd do that, haha
- His field of vision turns so fast, I couldn't see it, lol
- But Purple saw it?
- Blowing it up with that thing!
The viewers didn't hide their anticipation.
But then.
"Huh?"
Lee Gyeongbok grabbed the drum and blinked wide-eyed.
- What? Banned~
- Is this a dev room? lol
- Hey, stop messing around, haha
- This stream is great, lol
- Our Purple has grown so much, huh? Directing everything himself.
His expression, however, was deadly serious.
He hoisted the drum easily. Just by doing so, it was clear there wasn't much fuel left in it.
- Who was managing the fuel!?
- If it's an emergency, it should be filled to the top!
- Are the Regenfarm guys even doing their jobs?
- What now? What now? What now?
- Please save Sandra ㅠㅠㅠ
- Make lunch, make lunch! Make lunch, make lunch!
The chat was in chaos.
Lee Gyeongbok's eyes darted quickly. He immediately lay the drum on its side, spilling the remaining fuel onto the ground.
Then, rolling the now-empty drum outside, he checked below.
'The escaped bioweapons, and the mercenaries turned into zombies.'
From this dizzying height, it was hell on earth below.
'This'll work.'
Lee Gyeongbok quickly finished the rest of the prep and stood up.
- What's he doing now?
- I don't know and I don't care!
- Don't run! Stand and fight!
- Why? Isn't she staggering? Why? Isn't she staggering?
- Chaotic! Totally chaotic!
- Here comes Purple's unique strategy!
Some viewers still held on to hope, but the majority had already accepted defeat.
And right in front of those doubters, Lee Gyeongbok drew his pistol. Then, he shot at Jessica's head as she pressed in on Sandra from behind.
"Jessica!"
Both Jessica and Sandra looked his way at his shout. Lee Gyeongbok stood at the edge of the rooftop, looking reckless to anyone watching.
"If you don't hurry, the compatible gene will be gone!"
"John, aah!"
Jessica turned, slamming a surprised Sandra with her hooked arm. Then, at terrifying speed, she charged towards Lee Gyeongbok.
'Just a bit closer......'
Lee Gyeongbok timed it carefully. And just as Jessica crossed over the fuel spread on the ground, he pulled the trigger.
Sparks flew, and flames rushed up. But Jessica, undeterred, charged through the fire, reaching for him.
Lee Gyeongbok fell backward.
- If you spell live backward? If you spell live backward?
- Quickly? quickly? quickly? quickly?
- If this works, it'll be a legend lol
- Hold on tight! He's falling!
- Hyung? Is this a joke? Hyung? Is this a joke?
- Wow, he's really aiming for this
The chat was pure chaos.
Only a handful of viewers figured out what Lee Gyeongbok had been preparing, and were impressed.
"Take care now."
Lee Gyeongbok didn't fall any further.
He had grabbed the combat knife he had stuck between the wall cracks earlier. And he aimed his gun at Jessica's head as she fell after him.
With a crunching sound, her head burst open.
'When her head is smashed, jessica stops moving for a moment.'
If she'd been uninjured, she could have stopped her fall using the hooked organ in her back, but that split second changed the outcome.
Unable to resist the momentum, jessica plummeted. Lee Gyeongbok sprang off the wall, grabbing the ledge before the combat knife snapped.
Viewers struggled to process what had just happened.
- Huh? What was that? How did that happen?
- When did he stick that in there?
- Back when he looked down earlier, duh, lol
- So that's why he set the fire, to block her sight?
- He calculated all that in just a few seconds?
- Life hack) if you don't have a rocket launcher, use fall damage.
- Turns out, Purple is the real mastermind here
['CapCompany_kor' has donated 100,000 won.]
[Wow...... Honestly, I'm sending this just out of admiration. I thought it was impossible to clear without the rocket launcher, but calling this legendary isn't enough.]
With the donation, the chat exploded in celebration.
- Devs say this is officially legendary, lol
- Purple pulled another Purple!
- If this is a person... then what am I?
- Breaking: Patent office announces only Purple may use the term 'physical'
- Purple is just... good at everything, lol
- This isn't human gameplay! This isn't human gameplay!
- Breaking: Johnny Legend applies to change his name to 'Johnny Purple'
Meanwhile, Lee Gyeongbok caught his breath and looked down. Jessica, beaten to a pulp, was trembling, trying to regenerate.
"As you said, the zombies seem to love compatible genes."
Jessica's body, even if incomplete, still carried the compatible gene. The bioweapon experiments and zombies began to rip Jessica apart.
That scene didn't last long—the screen faded to black. It was clear the game had judged Jessica dead.
"Ah, looks like it's time for the ending."
Only the final part of the hidden route awaited in Bio Crisis.