Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1127

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 12
4. Tutorial (3)
In reality, someone in light leather armor wielding a bow would have a lighter body than someone in heavy plate armor with a shield, so naturally they’d move faster.
But it was a kind of game mechanic allowance and adjustment, so to speak.
At least, that wasn’t the case in Ril.
If tanks couldn’t keep up with dealers in movement speed, there would be nothing they could do, so the melee attackers always had faster movement speed.
Even though they appeared slower because of their heavy armor, they were actually faster.
Tap-tap-tap—
That was precisely why Almond could charge toward the enemies right now.
[Shield Lv. 2]
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Attack Power +25
Defense +15
Movement Speed +35
CC Duration Reduction 25%
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The Level 2 Shield increased movement speed from 30 to 35, making it even faster.
Even if he encountered crowd control on the way, it would be reduced by 25%, allowing him to close the distance easily against enemies with only three ADC positions.
And if he hid his body in the bushes along the way to avoid being detected?
‘This angle is perfect.’
It was far more favorable.
As someone accustomed to the dealer and assassin positions, Almond couldn’t miss this opportunity.
‘There.’
He quickly circled around to the enemies’ backs.
Whoosh!
Almond burst from the bushes and charged forward.
Thud, thud, thud!
“What, what is it! Behind!”
Because of the heavy armor, the sound was loud, so the enemies noticed him.
‘Too late.’
Almond accelerated further.
Even with the same movement speed stat, the time it takes different players to reach their destination varies.
Which terrain you step on while sprinting, whether you take the inside line or the outside line.
These subtle differences had a bigger impact in Ril than one might think.
Almond was a master of such details.
Even in tournaments, Almond executed details down to the frame level.
“What, what is this so damn fast!”
“Gasp…!”
“Shoot! Shoot over here!”
The enemies panicked.
The three ADCs who should have been targeting Almond’s main force instead unleash concentrated fire toward Almond.
Guns, arrows, and all manner of projectiles rain down.
‘Now.’
Almond raises the shield he’d been carrying at a sprint with a sharp motion.
Boom!
All the projectiles are blocked by the shield in an instant.
[Paling!]
The conditional passive skill activates.
But there wasn’t just one message.
[Paling!]
[Paling!]
-Whoa
-??
-No way
-Wow lol
-All at once??
That was it.
All three attacks were parried in a single moment.
[Paling!]
[When you precisely deflect an incoming projectile while in an unguarded state without raising your shield, the attacking opponent is stunned for 2 seconds. Cooldown of 18 seconds per enemy.]
The shield ability Almond currently possesses.
According to this, all the enemies now received a 2-second stun gift.
Three enemy ranged dealers were instantly paralyzed.
[Stunned]
[Stunned]
[Stunned]
In everyday life, 2 seconds rarely matters unless you desperately need the bathroom.
But in Ril, it was different.
“What are you doing!?”
A 2-second stun is long enough for the team’s tank to wonder what everyone else is doing.
Or long enough for someone to lose their life.
‘When exactly?!’
The tank who turned around saw the shield gleaming as it was raised upward.
──Crash!!
The shield then strikes the ADC Dolphin’s head hard.
“Ugh!”
Once the shield starts connecting, it deals damage comparable to a spear or sword.
[Dolphin]
[Health 73%]
This is why tanks are good in the early game.
My specs were superior to every other position on the team.
-Damn
-Now that’s what I’m talking about
-Destroyed
-Haha
‘One more hit!’
Boom!
Almond began relentlessly pummeling one of the enemy dealers.
During the two-second stun, he smashed his shield three times in succession.
[Dolphin]
[Health 32%]
The dealer’s health evaporated in an instant.
“The stun’s over! Kill him!”
“Damn it—”
Only then did my other teammates’ stuns wear off.
They scrambled to respond and opened fire.
‘Right side.’
Almond raised his shield to the side and blocked it effortlessly.
Clang clang clang!
Sparks flew across the shield’s surface.
-He blocked it lol
-Insane
-Damn
-Captain Almond is crazy lol
Due to cooldown, I couldn’t parry, but blocking was no problem.
Only a minimal amount of health was lost.
[Reckless Warrior]
[Health 93%]
‘One more hit.’
I charged forward again, thrusting my shield straight ahead and striking down.
Crack!
Dolphin took another hit.
[Dolphin]
[Health 10%]
Dolphin had only 10% health remaining.
He panicked.
After all, everyone caught in this tutorial queue was a beginner, weren’t they?
“W-what the hell is this!”
He couldn’t even shoot properly and flailed about.
Snap!
I take the final shield strike and collapse.
[FIRST BLOOD!]
[Reckless Warrior → Dolphin]
Poof.
Dolphin transforms into a Rune Spirit.
-Whoa
-Legend lol
-Wow lololol
-In the end
Spoon serial killer lol
-This?
-Big Daaaaaagam!
.
.
.
The chat surges upward so rapidly it lags.
The entire sequence takes a maximum of fifteen seconds.
It’s too fast for beginners to follow.
“Insane…?”
“What, what is it?”
Not just Dolphin, but the other dealers are frozen in shock.
Like wild animals caught in a car’s headlights, they’ve gone rigid.
“Next…!”
Crash!
They were far too easy prey for the Reckless Warrior.
“Gasp!”
Until they took another shield strike from Almond, they had no idea what to do.
“Shoot! Shoot! Just shoot!”
“Ahhhhhhh!”
Whoosh! Whoosh!
They simply pulled the trigger frantically like madmen.
But such simple attacks were all blocked by the shield.
“Go in! Enemy dealers are eliminated!”
Almond’s allies aren’t just standing around.
The moment Almond completely shatters the enemy formation, they all rush in.
“Firing the fireball!”
Our ally Mage Tajoal’s fireball lands at the perfect moment.
Whoooosh!
Flames erupt everywhere, temporarily obscuring vision.
“Ah, I can’t see! Damn it!”
“Ugh, ugghhh!”
This was the beginner’s zone.
It was extremely vulnerable to confusion.
‘Once more.’
Thwack!
Almond’s shield connected once more.
Followed by Baegi’s spear thrusting in.
“Skewered!”
Squelch!
Baegi, who had just been cursing at the Tank Almond for disappearing moments ago.
He shouted with a wide grin.
“Hero, nice!”
He even gave a thumbs up.
“I believed in you! The greatest shield!”
-lmaooo
-Attitude switch lol
-hahahaha
-Greatest shield lololol
-What were you even believing in? lol
-That’s hilarious lol
-Check out bot performance these days
-This is why he really seems like a bot…
The team fight was completely one-sided.
[Baegi → Muutrae]
[Reckless Warrior → Sorage]
[Hampunch → Ouroboros]
[Reckless Warrior → Sosca]
A complete 5 versus 0 annihilation.
[Reckless Warrior Triple Kill!]
The Reckless Warrior even achieved a triple kill.
-Triple kill with a shield lmao
-Wow lololol
-Supo-jwa trembling lol
-But why set a mission for a bot match? Huh?
-But why does he have that expression?
While the chat’s reaction was quite heated, Almond looked disappointed.
“Ah… a crossbow.”
There had been no bow among the weapons the opponent was carrying.
-?
-Oh
-?
-It’s a crossbow, not a bow
-Aren’t they basically the same thing? lol
-Contractors are similar, it’s just a matter of preference.
“How can they be the same? They’re completely different.”
I could have picked up a crossbow instead of a bow.
“Would you like to use a crossbow?”
I ask Yoyoyo, the player holding the bow.
“No, I don’t want to!”
Yoyoyo refused to give it up out of sheer stubbornness.
Then Almond turns to ask the leader bot.
“Hmm… but Baegi. Do we really need exactly five people?”
-lol this is crazy
-hahaha
-Thank god this game doesn’t allow friendly fire fr
-lololol insane
-Well, it’s just a bot anyway
“Of course. Five is better than four. And don’t change weapons carelessly. Your current position is perfect.”
Baegi’s expression suggested he was questioning why I’d even ask such a thing.
In any case, our team had achieved a great victory, and the rewards were sweet.
[Level Up!]
[Lv. 2 → Lv. 3]
Almond’s team reached level 3 the fastest.

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Meanwhile, on Rilpro.
Big) Breaking news! Almond is mistaking game players for bots lololol
Almond’s Truman Show was being broadcast live.
-For real?
-Is he acting?
-lmao he’s fooling everyone
-Wow that’s crazy
-Acting? “There’s one zero missing” try calling that acting too lololol
I’ve proven myself all this time, and now you’re saying it’s just acting? I’m so upset ㅠㅠㅠ
└You call constantly getting fooled “proof”? That’s hilarious lololol
└lmao “proof” showing his stupidity on live TV lololol
└The word “proof” is so damn funny lololol
-But honestly I also thought the tutorial was obviously bot matches when I first heard about it, though I realized it wasn’t once I entered…
└For real lol
└Don’t you figure it out once you’re in the game? lol
-This is legendary lmao
-The legend is that the kids are so much worse than Almond that he keeps believing more and more they’re bots
-Breaking news! After getting a triple kill with a shield, those guys are now officially confirmed as bots lol
└Now they have to prove they’re NOT bots lololol
└lmao
-Causing this much drama just from a tutorial… Pure broadcasting talent GOAT
└For real lol pure talent top tier
Simply by running through the tutorial, Almond’s name appeared on the Big forum.
And the comment count was skyrocketing.
As a result, comments and posts that seemed to be checking Almond’s influence appeared in several places.
-Wow… The Nut Clan’s firepower is insane;
└At this rate when platform inter-league practice starts, Rilpro will just be taken over lol
└But Jello participates then too so not really?
└Just Jello? lol Paprika’s team does it too lololol
Once the broadcast started trending, there was no stopping it.
Big) Breaking news! Almond gets triple kill with shield lololol
Big) Real-time title changing from Reckless Warrior to Hero lololol
Big) Almond disappointed about winning 5v0 teamfight decisively
His every move began appearing on Big.
And naturally, Almond’s live stream viewership climbed accordingly.
[Current Viewers: 118,000]
A broadcast he turned on after a while, just running a tutorial for Ril Survival, yet it had 118,000 viewers.
“That’s a good start.”
Juhyeok smiled with satisfaction.
Isn’t this far below Almond’s personal broadcast peak during the Tribby era? You could say that.
‘That was during the Gichan event.’
It couldn’t compare to the Almond era when he was the protagonist in a collaborative content where all streamers participated.
‘The platform split into two is also significant.’
Tribby’s dissolution definitely had an impact on viewership tiers.
Since many major streamers moved from Tribby to Paprika, Cheese couldn’t expect the same viewership as before.
Even Cheese Village, which had thrived so much, initially boasted quite poor viewership numbers.
‘On the other hand, Paprika gained enormous secondary benefits.’
Click.
I opened the Paprika platform.
‘They’re doing well. Damn.’
Paprika was the opposite case.
Without doing anything, it grew its tier thanks to streamers who came over from Tribby.
Once a platform on par with Tribby, it’s now undeniably the sole number one.
‘There’s no helping it for now.’
Cheese is a platform just starting out.
With a major corporation backing it, I need to wait a bit longer.
‘In the end, platform wars will be what matters.’
The turning point will probably be a platform war.
Such cases happened frequently.
Streamer crews battle each other, and the winning side absorbs some of the losing side’s viewership.
The reason is hard to understand.
I can only speculate about the cause of this phenomenon.
‘Do they want to follow stronger people?’
Hardcore fans tend to identify themselves with the person they follow.
So they probably want to follow the stronger side.
Because they become stronger that way too.
It’s the same in the Ril survival match Almond is doing right now.
Don’t contractors always want to contract with stronger incarnations?
‘By the way, who will the shield contractor with? This is actually getting interesting.’
I understood why survival matches were so popular.
It was already quite engaging even though we’re only in the tutorial.
The fact that you enter without making a contract first was part of it.
Which incarnation you’ll contract with is actually determined within the game, and there’s randomness involved.
When randomness exists to an appropriate degree, games are always interesting.
But then again, life is the same way.
“…Huh?”
I had both the Cheese screen and the Paprika screen displayed on my dual monitors.
“What is this? The timing is exactly the same.”
There was a screen that oddly overlapped with Almond’s.
“Did Q get caught with us?”
[Current Viewers: 197,000]
Paprika’s massive top-tier streamer.
It’s ‘Omelette’, a former Ril Challenger.
He had just entered the same game as Almond.
[Ah. This survival mode is actually pretty decent?]
-Traitor, shut up
-Wow, I’ve been watching Omelette do survival mode this whole time because of the inter-platform tournament lol
-He’s really doing survival mode?
-A game with no fundamentals lol
As a streamer who only played siege mode, he had considerable popularity.
But he was someone who never touched any other modes besides siege.
However, he too had just started survival mode for the first time because of this inter-platform tournament.
And because of that, his viewership had skyrocketed.
In that state, he was now progressing through the ‘Tutorial’ in the exact same game as Almond.
“Wow… this is huge?”
Juhyeok broke into a broad grin without realizing it.
“I wonder if he’ll think that person is a bot?”

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