Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 110

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 110
38. Educational Broadcast (4)
Splat!
The head Balloon Gum had been aiming at exploded.
[Balloon Gum → Teddy Bear]
[Eliminated!]
[76/100]
“!”
Balloon Gum’s eyes widened as he stared through the scope.
“I, I got it!!”
He had eliminated the last remaining enemy.
Now there was no one left in the Armory.
“Yaaaaaahhh!!!”
Balloon Gum let out a triumphant cry of joy.
-Wow!! Balloon Gum wins!!!
-Everyone! Balloon Gum achieves World Championship victory!!
-Lol seriously championship-level stuff.
-Gum’s sniping is actually pretty decent.
-Is this the Almond Coach effect?
Almond clapped his hands.
“Wow. Well done.”
“R, really?!”
Balloon Gum beamed like a child at Almond’s praise.
-Lmaooo is this a gold star sticker moment
-Why is Balloon Gum so happy lol
Since sniping was something I was already fairly decent at, it could be said this wasn’t particularly impressive performance.
But for Balloon Gum, it felt different.
‘I’ve almost never landed a shot like this in one go.’
While I was decent at sniping, I wasn’t at the level of landing a headshot and blowing it apart in a single shot.
And I hadn’t even started with the sniper rifle—I’d sprinted desperately to grab it, then fired immediately.
And it actually hit!
‘Is it because my nerves settled down?’
Certainly, I felt less tense now than during my usual gaming sessions.
I wasn’t plagued by worries like ‘what if I miss?’
As a result, my aim didn’t waver as much.
‘Did my confidence rise without me realizing it?’
This felt like a difference in confidence. I’d built up a tolerance to fear while pushing through the Armory with Almond.
‘It’s actually working.’
Who would have thought.
Hard to believe, but Almond’s unconventional coaching method seemed to be effective. And this wasn’t even content I’d started with the genuine goal of improving my skills….
Should I really continue with this content as is?
That’s when it happened.
“Balloon Gum. Over here. Farm these items.”
“Oh!”
The incredible items Almond pointed out.
Seeing the abundant farming opportunities right before my eyes, all my doubts vanished.
Balloon Gum grinned from ear to ear as I began the most luxurious shopping spree Battle Rage had to offer.
“Wow. This one’s legendary. This one… not so much.”
I assembled not just firearms, but their components to the highest standard.
Almond obtained rare-grade arrows.

* * *
When we exited the Armory.
We didn’t have much time left.
[The Blue Zone is shrinking!]
We’d spent too much time inside.
There was no helping it. We just had to run for our lives.
That’s when we spotted a vehicle called a Sidecar Bike.
It had a sidecar attached to the motorcycle, so three people could ride it total.
Of course, even with two people it was better than a regular motorcycle. One person could drive while the other could shoot comfortably.
“Oh. Teacher. Should I drive?”
Almond was a devoted viewer of Balloon Gum’s stream.
“No. I’ll do it.”
I certainly wasn’t about to do something as insane as handing over the wheel to him.
-lol
-Balloon Gum: Ah… this is why I hate perceptive kids?
Haha, assassination failed.
It was a very wise choice.
We were able to safely reach the next Blue Zone’s movement area.
We did encounter other teams along the way.
But we handled them well with Almond’s driving skills and my gunfire, now that my confidence was back.
“Wow! I hit again!”
Balloon Gum hit an opponent with a pistol from the moving motorcycle, then was amazed at myself.
The viewers watching were in a festival mood.
Chat flooded in with tears as people finally asked if Balloon Gum could really make it to Bronze.
“See, when you have confidence, you really shoot well!”
Almond shouted while gripping the handlebars hard.
He additionally brought up the story from when he first encountered Balloon Gum in a game before.
Back then Balloon Gum had been holding a sniper rifle, and Almond was being sniped. It was also the situation where that legend was born—Almond offsetting the sniper’s bullet with an arrow.
“Actually, the sniper’s aim was so good that I never thought it could be Balloon Gum. I was really shocked when I found out.”
I conveyed to Balloon Gum the aiming skill I had witnessed that day with complete honesty.
“What!?”
Balloon Gum didn’t entirely believe my words, but she couldn’t hide her delighted expression.
“Hahaha! What kind of compliment is that──”
Just as she was laughing and patting her belly in the sidecar.
A gunshot echoed from the distance.
Bang──
Whoosh!
Blood sprayed from Balloon Gum’s shoulder.
“Ugh!”
‘A sniper?’
It was a sniper rifle ambush.
While driving, I couldn’t even see where it came from.
I simply chose to accelerate and keep driving straight ahead.

* * *
[Swamp Forest]
The place we arrived at was the Swamp Forest.
It was characterized by sticky terrain, much like a tidal flat.
Sputter…
The motorcycle that had carried us faithfully began to lose power. We couldn’t use it any further here.
We needed an off-road SUV.
“We’ll need to get off and find an off-road vehicle.”
As I dismounted from the motorcycle, Balloon Gum hurriedly followed suit.
Due to her balloon-like physique, she got stuck in the sidecar and wobbled considerably, but she didn’t fall over and get buried in the swamp.
The viewers were quite disappointed.
-Physical comedy fail lol
Haha, it would be legendary if it worked out.
When the bullets ran out, it should’ve gone full Sonic mode, but too bad lol
That avatar is totally a cheat code lol
“Let’s hide here for a moment.”
I decided to hide in one of the dense bushes in this area.
“Should we stay here? Coach? The Blue Zone looks fine.”
“Ah… that would be good too, but….”
I shook my head. The Blue Zone was good, but there was another problem.
“We need to treat the wound.”
The injury sustained earlier was the issue. Bleeding was still ongoing. We needed treatment.
“Huh? I can just use a bandage… wait?”
As Balloon Gum rummaged through her bag, she was startled.
There wasn’t a single bandage to be found.
“The Armory start has its disadvantages.”
“Ah… How could I forget? There’s nothing but weapons there.”
His expression, which had been relaxed moments ago, grew tense.
‘I should have properly tested an Armory start to understand it.’
I felt a pang of regret. I’d thought that a successful Armory start would lead only to smooth sailing. So there were drawbacks like this too….
Balloon Gum, who had been thinking ‘Even considering all these disadvantages, people still attempt it because legendary and heroic weapons are so good…’, sensed something odd.
“Wait. Hold on. Almond.”
“Yes?”
“How did you win all this time with Armory starts then?”
“What do you mean?”
From what I’d heard, Almond had conducted all his ranked matches with direct Armory start rushes right up until the Diamond Rank Promotion Match.
Which meant he’d always played games without medical supplies like this.
And on top of that, Almond didn’t even use legendary or heroic grade weapons.
“You don’t use legendary or heroic weapons either, yet you started with the Armory. So with no medical supplies and no weapons… how did you win?”
-lol for real
Wow, you’re right lol
-Yeah, he just kept detonating the Armory but never actually used the weapons.
-What kind of fights was he even having, Almond….
No medical supplies and just a bow for the mid-game? Balloon Gum felt dizzy just imagining it.
Almond simply tilted his head in confusion.
“I just kill the enemies and it drops.”
Hahaha, human farming
-Anyone watching this would think it’s an RPG
Haha, those kids are all players too!
“Ah… I see.”
Balloon Gum nodded awkwardly.
‘He’s not someone I can understand.’
As Balloon Gum shook his head in disbelief, a message appeared in his vision.
Ding.
[Continuous health loss from bleeding has begun.]
[Please administer appropriate treatment.]
His health visibly drained away bit by bit.
Balloon Gum grew anxious again.
“Hey, I’m… bleeding right now….”
“Shh.”
Almond covered Balloon Gum’s mouth.
“The medical supplies are coming.”
“?”
Almond was speaking with his ear pressed to the ground, but Balloon Gum was bewildered.
‘I don’t hear anything?’
His ears caught no footsteps whatsoever.
But moments later.
Splash. Splash.
Faint footsteps reached my ears. Yet they were nearly indistinguishable from the ambient noise of the Swamp Forest creatures.
‘Is it real?’
Caught between doubt and certainty, I was already drawing back my bowstring.
Criiiiick──
‘Huh?’
The instant something resembling a human head briefly came into view, I released the arrow without a shred of hesitation.
Whoosh!
The arrow traced a graceful arc through the air and pierced through whatever that head-like object was.
Whether it was actually a human head could only be confirmed by the next kill log.
[Almond → SleepWellSleepGood]
[Knocked out!]
It took only one shot—they must not have been wearing a helmet.
“Damn!”
“What!?”
Murmurs and commotion erupted.
Naturally, there wasn’t just one enemy.
Balloon Gum hastily raised her gun to aim at the other enemies.
Click.
My hand grasped her gun barrel and lowered it.
“If you shoot here, we’ll be exposed.”
“…O, okay.”
“Just wait a moment.”
After muttering that.
I immediately fired the next arrow.
Whoosh!
Even from right beside me, the rapid fire was too fast to follow with the eye.
The arrow embedded itself deep into the brush.
I worried whether anyone could even hit something so obscured, but my concern proved needless.
Thud!
A scream rang out as the arrow sank deep into flesh.
Since they were still alive, it seemed the arrow had struck their torso.
Followed by my four-shot barrage.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The arrows curved sharply to the right and vanished from sight.
Moments later.
Thud thud thud thud!
Four impact sounds echoed in succession.
[Almond → Tissue Hunter]
[Knocked out!]
The enemy had taken all four arrows squarely to the torso and collapsed.
“Wow… insane!”
Balloon Gum let out an exclamation of admiration.
In that moment.
“Over there!”
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!!
Gun barrels flashed from the enemy position, and bullets rained down.
“Ugh, ahhh!”
Balloon Gum hastily threw himself flat to the ground, concealing his body.
“…Huh?”
But the bullets didn’t come anywhere near this area.
The enemies were firing in a completely wrong direction. They were shooting far to the right.
They were mistaken because my curved shot had come from that direction.
‘Wow.’
The curved shot had the function of deceiving enemies too.
Meanwhile, I was finding it easier to gather information on the enemies.
Guns are loud, bows are silent—that’s the difference that emerges.
“It seems the enemy squad had all four members alive. Now only two should remain.”
I was maximizing and utilizing the few advantages the bow possessed.
To a beginner’s eyes, it looked as though the bow was simply superior.
“Wow. No sound and complete directional freedom. So it works like that.”
Balloon Gum whispered to the viewers.
“Isn’t this cheating?”
-For real lol
-Yeah~ it’s cheating because Almond uses it~
-Then you try using it too, hyung!
While Balloon Gum was briefly interacting.
Whoosh!
My arrow cut through the air once more.
One of the enemies couldn’t help himself and exposed his head. A long arrow was now embedded in it.
[Almond → Yellow]
[Knocked out!]
Now only one member of the enemy squad remained.
He was lying flat, attempting to heal his three teammates.
The funny part was that he still thought I was far to the right, so his cover position was strange.
Because of that, his figure was completely visible from our position.
I decided to leave this easy prey to Balloon Gum.
“The last one is yours, Balloon Gum. You can shoot now even if you’re exposed.”
“Huh? Oh, understood!”
Balloon Gum hastily brought her eye to the scope.
At 8x magnification, the enemy came into sharp focus.
‘Will it work this time?’
Exhale.
Balloon Gum released a long, tension-laden breath, then held it.
Inhale.
And carefully, she squeezed the trigger.

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