Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1205

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 90
29. Who’s Calling the Shots? (2)
[W-Who’s calling the shots!?]
Faced with Almond’s urgent question, Choi Sa-rang finally couldn’t hold back her laughter.
“Pfft…!”
Why was he trying so desperately to prove something about his own intellect?
‘It would be better if he didn’t use it.’
If Almond’s abilities came equipped with a functioning brain, it would be ideal. But for some people, the absence of one is preferable.
Humans don’t change that easily. In most cases, weaknesses and strengths are two sides of the same coin.
The overwhelming physical plays Almond displayed stemmed largely from the fact that he didn’t overthink things.
‘If he tried to think too hard… he’d only make a mess of it.’
I fold my arms and focus on each screen.
I’m watching everything about my teammates—their expressions, their voices, their decisions.
I need to concentrate on the individuals rather than the game itself.
Because the game isn’t normal.
‘Why did three teams converge on that vault anyway?’
It’s not worth that much attention.
“Sigh.”
I close my eyes for a moment and take a deep breath.
Irritation is already welling up inside me.
I get angry when I see illogical decisions.
Especially when countless strange choices pile up to create this absurd game.
My frustration can’t help but surge.
‘What kind of game is this?’
I’m starting to regret my impulsive decision to coach.

* * *
In Reel, there are exactly two things needed to grow stronger.
Items and experience.
Survival Mode is no exception.
In Survival Mode, you can even choose which of these two to prioritize for growth.
Gaining experience is simply about hunting monsters.
That’s the standard choice.
Though some occasionally opt for the vault instead.
Because rare items drop from the vault.
The problem is that opening the vault will always cause your level to fall behind, even if temporarily.
In a fast-paced game like Survival Mode, this is a massive risk.
If this were a tournament, these players shouldn’t be making such choices.
But this isn’t a tournament—these are streamers.
“These insane bastards! Three teams converging on the vault!?”
Jello explodes in exasperation.
“This is it~! Aren’t these all streamers!?”
-kkkkkkkkkkkkrl
-they’re all streamers lmao
-survival mode really is a ghost town kkkkk
-ahahkkkkkk
-dopamine strategy kkk
-who even does survival mode team ranked…
This strange phenomenon felt odd to everyone, not just Choi Sa-rang.
Since nearly every team consisted of streamers, this chaos arose from prioritizing broadcast entertainment.
“This is absolutely insane!”
Rat-a-tat-tat!
Tat!
Jello screamed while spraying bullets everywhere indiscriminately.
But Jello’s team was already in the most disadvantageous position.
[Reckless Warrior → Balloon Gum]
Pop!
Balloon Gum burst with a bang.
“Ji Seok-jin out! Damn it!”
Without fail, always dying first—Jello’s rage pierces the heavens.
-ahahkkkkkkkk
-kkkkkkkkkkkkrl
-ji seok-jin out! lmao
-this is hilarious kkkkk
-ah this team’s gonna sweep all the comedy awards kkk
-ahahkkkkkkkk
-Damn, he’s actually shouting it out loud kkk
“Ah, don’t give up yet! Jello!”
Mosol at least draws his sword and puts up a fight at the front.
Clang! Clang!
Someone discovered during the battle.
“Uh, uh, uh… Ah, Almond!?”
It’s Almond.
Mosol is delighted to see him.
Twang—
Daegam coldly fires an arrow first.
[Headshot!]
Boom!
“Ah. So it’s Mosol?”
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol/haha)
-Shoots an arrow first then says hello kkk
-The arrow greeting~!
-Daegam’s dignity kkk
Mosol takes a hit and comes to his senses.
“Right. We’re enemies now… We….”
I could no longer be on the same team as Almond.
Our ㅇㅈㄹ lol
Why are you making a movie by yourself? lol
-Anyone would think you’re brothers kkk
“Damn it… We even ate tteokbokki together!”
-?
Hahaha, what?
-You only ate tteokbokki
-What do you mean “everything” kkk
-Did everything? kkk
Memories of sharing tteokbokki together flash through my mind like a lantern show.
“Here we go!”
Whoosh!
Danmuji’s spear suddenly rushes in and pierces through Mosol’s back.
[Danmuji → Mosol]
Boom!
Mosol transforms into a Rune Spirit.
“…Ah.”
-What are you doing?
-Suddenly got frozen kkk
No, damn it lol lol lol
-Gichan, you’re the pillar of this team. Don’t half-ass it.
Sure enough, the moment Mosol died, criticism came pouring in like crazy.
Not just from the viewers, but from his teammates too.
Because he carries so much weight on his shoulders.
“No! Mosol! If you just die like that, what do we do! We need to pick up our Rune Spirits and run! Pick up Rune and run! Yeah!?”
“Ugh… Challengers aren’t anything special either.”
Balloon Gum’s dismissive comment about Challengers piled on top of it all.
Haha, damn it
and lol
That’s spicy as hell.
Running around carrying Runjae on my back lolololol
Haha, my hyungs are way too confident/cocky.
[Goguma → Dotorimuk]
Poof.
And then Dotorimuk showed up and added his two cents.
“Did you see that?! That’s a bug, right? It’s gotta be a bug, right?”
The usual bug conspiracy talk.
Damn it, haha
Damn, hahahaha
Conspiracy theorist lol
Hahahahahaha
Crazy lolololol
‘I miss it…’
Mosol closes his eyes and recalls.
‘The Mobunji days.’
Those glorious times when he held the title of Bung.
Boom!
[Consolation Fund donated 100,000 won!]
[Fighting, Incompetent Trio~ The Reckless One vs The Incapable One vs The Inexperienced One]
Hahahahaha
Hahahahaha lol
I can’t help three hyungs lol
Jello, bubble gum, Mosolㅋㅋㅋ
Guys who haven’t tried it are way too lame lol
-Wow 100,000 won!
Who even made that poster too lol
“Thank you! Consolation Fund! Let me give it a shot! Urarara!”
Still, the donations were coming in well.

* * *
“Wow. That was Jello’s team just now?”
Pang! Pang!
Bang! Bang!
Hong-cha mutters while exchanging gunfire with the opposing team.
“Their lineup over there is brutal.”
Lemon grins and casts a heal on Danmuji.
Clang!
Danmuji trades blows with the opposing close-range bruisers using his spear.
Goguma also dutifully fulfills his role as a tank beside him.
“Hrraaaagh!”
Thud!
He shoves away another bruiser attempting a two-versus-one against Danmuji, or deflects bullets aimed at Hong-cha.
“Oh~ Gobong’s~ pretty good?”
“Ha… Hong-cha. You’re my older brother.”
“Cut the crap! You punk!”
….
-kkkkkkkkk
-kkkkkk you punkkkk
-he really is the older brother…
-lolkkkkkk
-goguma lolkkkk
Goguma’s combat performance was indeed quite excellent for his rank.
‘Our team’s actually pretty solid?’
‘This feels good.’
The teammates seemed satisfied as well.
“We’re ahead on levels, and it looks like we can push out the rest of them?”
At this rate, it seemed we could cleanly sweep not just Jello’s team but the remaining team as well.
-fr
-yep
-they’re gonna run?
-looks like they’re about to botkk
“But where’s Almond?”
-huh?
-what?
-eh?
But Almond wasn’t there.
Almond hadn’t been seen since he killed Balloon Gum earlier.
“Wait, where did the ADC go again!?”
-the commander? if you call he’ll come right away
-What the hell is that?
If you’re going to conduct, what the heck ㅋㅋㅋ
I can’t laugh like that haha
Almond-shaped eyes disappearing is creepy
-She does this often kkk
“She… does this often?”
Hong-cha was dumbfounded.
It was an unpredictable move you’d never see in Challenger games.
Even though she appeared to play however she wanted, she generally moved within the bounds of established fundamentals.
She kept what needed to be kept.
But this person had no such concept at all.
“Either way, push!”
Danmuji shouted while thrusting forward with her spear.
“We’re all higher level so we win! There’s only four of them anyway!”
Chocosong from Jello’s team eliminated an enemy in her path, evening the fight to 4 versus 4.
Twang!
Twang!
Hong-cha’s perfect aim unleashing rapid fire.
Danmuji’s well-timed hit-and-run, Lemon’s heals as she switched to support.
The four-person battle was remarkably balanced.
“We’re retreating!”
Gobong shouted while raising his shield.
The enemies were fleeing.
“Nice~!”
Clap clap.
Everyone applauded.
Hong-cha applauded too, but.
“Ah, what a shame.”
I was disappointed we couldn’t kill all the enemies.
It was an opportunity to skyrocket.
“If we just take the vault here, we’ve basically locked in top 3.”
Danmuji, playing conservatively, consoled the team’s disappointment with those words.
“Yeah… well, you’d know better than me.”
Hong-cha tends to follow if she thinks someone’s better than her, so she agreed.
Most Ril players are like that anyway.
Problems usually arise when people think their skills are roughly equal.
If someone’s weaker, they typically don’t argue since they’d quickly lose the argument and be embarrassed.
‘I know that too.’
Even Almond understood that.
So he never entered that fight in the first place.
Tap-tap-tap—
I simply ran.
‘There.’
Grrk.
I spotted my prey, lowered my stance, and drew back the bowstring.
“Hoo.”
I released it along with the breath I’d been holding.
Whoosh!
As the bow flexed, an arrow lodged itself in their head.
[Headshot!]
Boom!
“!?”
“What the! Insane! Another one!?”
“No, what—everyone’s here!?”
The enemies panicked.
After all, they’d already fought two teams and were on their way.
The probability of meeting yet another team?
“Damn this game, why is it—”
—Splurt!
That sentence never finished.
Several more arrows had already flown in.
[The Reckless Warrior is on a massacre!]

* * *
“?”
“Huh?”
The Knight Order was more shocked than the Enemies.
Almond, who had vanished moments ago, was suddenly on a massacre.
“A massacre… that’s what shows up on the third kill, right?”
“Wait, what? Did Daegam cut off their escape route!?”
The title slipped out naturally.
After all, Almond was single-handedly sweeping up the Remnant Soldiers who had fled.
‘This is insane.’
Gulp.
Danmuji felt a chill run down his spine.
‘If this keeps up…’
If this keeps up, Ttok-cheong would end up calling the shots!
They had to do something themselves.
“C-come on, let’s head for the vault!”
“Y-yeah.”
Everyone, their expressions reluctant, rushed toward the vault.
[Reckless Warrior Double Kill!]
[The Reckless Warrior is going absolutely wild!]
By then, Almond had already eliminated that entire team.
[Team 7 Eliminated!]

* * *
“Ahaha.”
It was the only moment Sarang’s expression brightened while watching the Knight Order match.
The unconventional route was one thing, but the archery technique itself was impressive.
‘How does he shoot arrows like that?’
No matter how well he did anything else, it was all the same to her.
Almond shooting arrows.
Only this provided her with any fresh stimulus.
No matter how many times I watched, it never got old.
‘I felt it during the Civil Empire too… but the moment he picks up a bow, he becomes a different person.’
Having already commanded Almond before, I knew his abilities well.
Whenever Almond had a bow, he transformed into an entirely different tier of skill in any game.
‘I need to maximize this.’
Tap tap tap.
Sarang jots down notes on something.
In the early game where no one is a Contractor yet, this is when Almond is relatively at his strongest.
This was the same as during the Civil Empire.
Almond was far more threatening when he rushed in as a Crossbowman before the Gakgung appeared.
Because angles could emerge that might end the entire game.
‘But his choice of retreat route was still a risky judgment.’
The fact that Almond had perfectly cut off the enemies’ escape routes was purely a matter of luck.
Almond simply ran without yet understanding the layout of this map.
If he’d been slightly unluckier, he might have gone to terrain where he couldn’t pursue the enemies.
Then he’d fall behind in leveling and could even be killed in return.
But Almond dismissed such possibilities and simply ran.
‘That’s actually his strength.’
There’s no delay in his judgment.
So he appeared at a timing and location the enemies never anticipated.
With perfect psychological advantage, he shot arrows one after another, landing each hit.
The enemies must have felt like they were facing three or four opponents.
As a result, this was Almond’s perfect clutch play.
Solo command, solo operation execution, perfect results.
Nothing to fault.
However—
“But I won’t give him command.”
She had no intention of giving command authority to Ttok-cheong.
The more I watched the game, the more certain I became.

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