Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1135

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 20
7. The Abyss Showdown (2)
Omelette.
He was a former Challenger, now a Grand Master—a skilled player through and through.
Though his main position was ADC, there was hardly any role he couldn’t handle.
For someone of his caliber, even if survival mode was unfamiliar, the tutorial was bound to be child’s play.
[Omelette Triple Kill!]
“Haaaah!”
-That roar lol
-What lol
-Oh damn
-Yo that Grand Master class lol
[Team 7 Eliminated!]
With his Triple Kill, Omelette eliminated another team.
“You saw that!? You saw it, right!? That’s show and prove. What? First time in survival mode? So what! So what!? I’m just sweeping through!”
Omelette was thrilled to be carrying against beginners for the first time in a while.
-Getting this hyped during a tutorial;
-Should’ve done survival mode sooner lol
-???: Ril has only two modes. Victory or defeat.
-Total idiot lol
It was amusing considering he’d refused to acknowledge survival mode as a legitimate format until recently.
“Ah, you’re really carrying, sir.”
“Wow, Grand Masters are different.”
With his fans recognizing him, Omelette grew even more excited.
“Huh!? Omelette. Huh!?”
“Omelette!”
-lol
-Damn
-Omelette squad damn
-You’re really shameless, teacher…
-They say late bloomers are dangerous.
Just as he thought he was performing at his peak.
[Penta Kill!]
“…?”
A Penta Kill appeared on screen.
-?
-Wow lol
-What?
-Cold water splash
-lol it’s just a tutorial anyway;
“What’s this? Looks like we’ve got someone who actually knows how to play.”
A Pentakill.
Impressive, sure, but it’s basically tutorial level.
“Perfect for a little show and prove.”
Omelette expressed his confidence with practiced ease, his eyes fixed on the mission window.
[Tutorial Rank 1]
[1,030,000 Won]
An astronomical mission with a staggering 1.03 million won on the line.
I’d thought it was far too easy for the prize money involved.
But now?
‘Damn… Don’t tell me I can’t actually pull it off?’
Gulp.
I was tense.
Even if everyone here was a beginner, a Pentakill was something else entirely.
I just hadn’t let it show.
Honestly, I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
‘If I get stomped in the tutorial after all that trash talk in the survival match, people are gonna have a field day with this.’
It was the karma from everything I’d done up until now.
“Oh, boss. Someone just got a Pentakill, so we should really step up our─”
“SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!”
“???”
“Instead of talking, do some map reading!”
“Y-yes, understood….”
-lmaooo
-what’s going on
-suddenly full tryhard mode lol
-that’s too much lol
-his expression lol
-scared of the pentakill huh?
I’d become quite on edge.

* * *
Like any battle royale game, the playable area in this survival match gradually shrinks.
In some games, they call this element the magnetic field or blue zone.
Here, it’s called the “Shadow.”
[The Shadow of the Abyss descends.]
When caught by the Shadow of the Abyss, not only do I lose health gradually,
but the light from all Runes and Sanctuaries in that region instantly extinguish.
Contractors lose the protection of the Sanctuary and the effects of Runes disappear.
As more and more areas are consumed by the Shadow, the probability of Players encountering each other increases.
[Team 8 Eliminated!]
[Team 10 Eliminated!]
Battles became more frequent.
And far more intense.
〔I shall fulfill the contract sealed in blood.〕
Kwakwang!
Most Contractors have now learned Descent, so one misstep means instant deletion for either side.
‘The numbers have dropped significantly.’
I observe the remaining count on the field.
[Remaining Players]
[11/50]
‘Eleven people…’
[Remaining Teams]
[3/10]
“Wow… only three teams left.”
-Scary
-Are we the only ones alone???
-Lol wtf
-5 vs 5 vs 1 lmaooo are they insane
Three teams, eleven people total.
Since I’m alone, the other two remaining teams each have five members alive.
It’s literally 5 versus 5 versus 1.
‘This is going to be difficult.’
Even after a Pentakill, winning without teammates is incredibly hard.
Perhaps Ril is even more challenging than Battle Large.
If they spam crowd control skills from multiple angles, I won’t be able to do anything alone.
That’s why the viewers are already excited thinking I might lose this Bot match.
-First ever Bot match loss lololol
-Wait, are we actually about to see a Bot match defeat lololol
-Missing all those Sanctuaries of Resurrection was a waste
Eva missed all of the resurrection sanctuary.
Haha, looks like I’ll lose at rock-paper-scissors lol
-What if this guy actually loses to a bot?
Glancing at the chat, Almond casually loosened his wrists.
‘Hmm….’
Almond was human, after all.
When circumstances reached this point, anxiety was inevitable.
Losing to a bot wasn’t merely a statistic.
It was something far more.
[In 30 seconds, the shadow of the Abyss will descend.]
Like the shadow of the Abyss itself, anxiety crept closer.
The flood of chat messages and comments that would pour out upon defeat… I could already see them clearly.
No, I could almost hear them too.
Cackling.
The sound of mockery.
‘I can’t lose to a bot.’
When facing strong opponents, Almond rarely trembled.
But the thought of losing to a bot made him shake in a way that was truly rare for him.
‘Focus. Just focus.’
He looked at the remaining count again.
As if desperately hoping it would decrease on its own.
[11/50]
But still eleven. Unchanged.
[Soon, the shadow of the Abyss will descend.]
Tension settled over the now-shrinking field.
No enemies were visible yet.
“Would it be better to target them while they fight each other?”
Almond was alone while the rest were five-person teams.
Logically, the probability of them targeting each other was high.
They wouldn’t consider a lone team a threat, after all.
If I aimed for a fisherman’s profit, victory seemed entirely possible.
But there was a different opinion.
No, why would bots fight each other lol, aren’t you going after the players?
The bots’ purpose was to train Almond.
So with three teams remaining, the two bot teams would likely focus on killing Almond rather than fighting each other first.
It seemed like a valid point.
And the backseat gaming continued.
We need to bring it back right now ㅠㅠ
-But there’s a Sanctuary of Resurrection???
-Almond! There’s a Sanctuary of Resurrection!!
Within the narrowed map lay the Sanctuary of Resurrection.
And it was quite close by.
I checked the map.
‘This is… nearby?’
I felt I had to go there.
But then these donations came in.
[Hunsuman donated 5,000 won.]
[No seriously, if you go there you’ll die instantly. In the late game they just camp there lol]
[Malice Devotee donated 3,000 won.]
[You idiots lol why backseat game when you know better? Going to the Sanctuary of Resurrection at this timing is basically heaven lol]
[Novisword donated 3,000 won.]
[Even if you revive, isn’t it just one Contractor? That’s basically suicide]
It was a fair point.
Since we had an odd number of survivors, the enemies would expect us to aim for a revival and camp there accordingly.
Even if we did revive someone, only one of them was a Contractor.
-It’s a Bot match lol
-Even a Player is better than nothing solo
-Bots don’t understand that
-Gotta use them as meat shields at least
-Why get worked up over a Bot match
The chat began insisting it was a Bot match.
Just as their lie about it being a Bot match revealed, these people were actually the faction hoping for my death.
Going to the Sanctuary of Resurrection at this timing really was suicide.
But I headed toward the Sanctuary of Resurrection anyway.
“I’ll revive you.”
-?
-Why though
-STAY…
-lol it’s a Bot match what are you fussing about~
-lololololol
That guy is so manly, wow.
-Why exactly
The reason for my decision was simpler than expected.
“It said so in the tips. When a Colleague dies, revive them at the Sanctuary of Resurrection.”
That’s what the tutorial tips said.
-?
-…?
-lololol
-That’s just explaining the function
-Lol
-Farewell…
-And a troll judgment
-Waiting for the clip of losing to a bot and getting embarrassed
-What era tip is that lolololol

* * *
Sarac.
Near the Sanctuary of Resurrection.
Omelette’s team was waiting.
“Hah… The finish line is right before our eyes, guys.”
“Yes, hyung. We’re almost there.”
“Phew… I’m, I’m nervous. This is my first time placing first.”
“Don’t get ahead of yourself.”
“Yes!”
All five members of this team were still alive.
And the remaining count was 11 people.
Three teams remained.
Almond knew the exact situation since I was one person.
“Our team probably has the most people. So we just need to hold this position.”
Omelette’s team didn’t think that way at all.
“I think it’s probably 3 people, 3 people.
Logically, there’s no way a team with just 1 person left would still be around.
They assumed the other two teams had lost members, leaving them with 3 and 3 respectively.
“We just need to defend near the Sanctuary of Resurrection.”
So those two teams would definitely target the Sanctuary of Resurrection.
That was Omelette’s reasoning.
-What sense
-Pretty smart for a first timer
-Oh
-Ah, he’s gonna take first place
This was an extremely rational judgment even by the standards of survival match players.
A team with numerical superiority seizes the high ground and waits at the place the enemy most desires.
A very sound survival match strategy.
Survival matches weren’t won solely through superior combat skills.
Victory could be achieved through positioning alone.
“Ah, this much is basic sense, right? I’m experienced too. There’s a vibe that comes from experience. You know what I mean?”
Even as Omelette said this, there was one nagging doubt in the back of my mind.
‘The one who got the Penta Kill… who could it be.’
-So which team got the Penta Kill anyway??
-lolol but there’s gotta be someone who got the Penta Kill?
-One guy seems ridiculously strong
Didn’t a Pentakill appear earlier?
If so, that means one person got all five kills.
There would be a level difference.
[Terrorist – Boni Lv. 15]
Currently, Omelette was level 15.
The other teammates were level 14.
Even with fewer numbers, if the opposing team had higher levels, I needed to be somewhat cautious.
“They’ll probably come very carefully even if they do. So you need to watch closely.”
“Yes!”
He told his teammates to keep their eyes wide open and watch carefully for whoever was coming.
They would probably come while hiding their bodies, so it would be hard to spot them.
“When they come, we run right─”
“Boss! Someone’s coming over there!?”
Snap!
My teammate pointed.
“They’re coming out in the open? Run!”
“What?”
Whoosh.
When Omelette looked in that direction, it was real.
One person was running like crazy.
-What the heck lol
-?
-Alone?
-Not bait???
-Are they insane lol
Running alone did seem a bit crazy.
[Cold-Blooded Arcane Archer – Reina Lv. 17]
The level was insane too.
“W-what level is that!?”
The level was a whopping 17.
In Ril, a 2-level difference was a massive gap.
A 3-level difference from my teammates.
If this were a siege battle, people would already be calling “15 GG.”
‘This is… quite a variable.’
Omelette’s usually calm mind grew slightly anxious.
Rustle rustle!
I saw the bushes behind Reina shaking wildly.
“There are more teammates behind.”
If I surrendered the Sanctuary of Resurrection now, Omelette would actually be at a disadvantage.
Moreover, the Sanctuary of Resurrection had awakened bright red.
[Awakened Sanctuary of Resurrection]
In the late game, the Sanctuary awakens like this.
When it does, its functions are enhanced.
When the Resurrection Sanctuary awakens, the remaining teammates are resurrected at the same level as the one who cast the resurrection.
But right now, the opponent is level 17.
If that thug resurrects them, several more level 17s will appear.
Then Omelette’s team is finished.
Omelette makes a decision.
“Now! Go!”
“Yes! Charge!”
Omelette’s team Tank burst forward in the lead.
Kwakwangwang!
Then, a Tank from the bushes behind Reina also revealed itself.
It’s even using a dash ability.
“The enemy team’s Tank is coming out!”
They’re completely different teams.
But Omelette’s team mistook it for Almond’s team Tank.
Meanwhile, Almond smiles brightly and touches the Sanctuary.
“…Done!”
[Resurrection beginning.]
[Please maintain your position for 10 seconds.]
His cheerful expression faltered as his eyes widened in surprise.
“Huh?”
I thought just touching the Sanctuary would resurrect me.
“Why does this take so long?”
I had to endure a full 10 seconds.
-LMAOOOOOOOOO
-Did you really not know?KKKK
-HAHAHAKK
-So you were relaxed because you didn’t know it took long?
-LEGENDKKKK
-You’re done for…
-This is definitely bot mode. What else could this be?
“Kill him!”
“Charge!”
Five from each side, two teams.
A total of 10 people burst forward, rushing toward Almond.

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