Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1229

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 114
36. A Righteous Snipe (1)
The situation had shifted so naturally that King Gul hadn’t anticipated something crucial.
4th) Why did the broadcast suddenly become about the Teacher proving something?
The broadcast’s theme had abruptly changed.
-Kekekekekeke from what I saw, he got scratched during the Nut Shake special lecture and now he’s taking revenge
└Ah, so he was laughing while getting beaten up thinking about revenge?
└For real kekeke chills kekeke
└Lol was he actually scratched?
-Daegam just kills everyone until he proves he’s right~
└Kekekekekekekekekekekeke
Over at the Streamer Garden, discussions about King Gul’s “Ril special lecture” were flooding in.
Most comments questioned why King Gul had to prove anything.
It felt like the originally invited instructor had suddenly become a challenge challenger.
And that challenge was far from easy.
7th) Troll pair appears kekekekeke
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(Photo)
This bastard Almond kekekeke even recruited them beforehand? From the planning stage, it was never a Ril special lecture—it was a Ril special inspection
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The photo showed two trolls grinning wickedly.
-The composition of that photo is brutally violent kekekeke
-What the hell is that kekeke
-No kekekekekekekekeke
-So this was all planned? kekeke what kind of planning is this
-Wow… he ended up in 9th place after all
-King Gul got baited from the start kekekekekekekekeke
└He must have felt baited when suddenly asked to give the special lecture kekeke but then what came after was real…
└Daegam’s big picture is really terrifying…
└”Clever Youth”
From the fact that the two trolls had been recruited in advance, they realized this entire situation wasn’t spontaneous—it was Almond’s sinister scheme.
How would King Gul escape from the cunning Daegam’s grasp?
With this intriguing setup, the Streamer Garden was flooded with discussions about Almond’s broadcast.
[Wow kekekeke this time it’s a 5-man queue kekekekeke]
[Brought Lemon to make a 5-man queue and eliminate variables, this guy’s insane]
[King Gul realized it’s a 5-man queue and freaked out kekekeke]
Posts about the game starting with a 5-man queue were being uploaded to the forum in real-time relay.
Of course, the Streamer Garden forum was a place where discussions about all streamers took place.
Some people found it uncomfortable when conversations concentrated on a single streamer, even briefly.
-What’s this about?
└Almond, King Gul, Ril Special Lecture
Damn nut job freaks spamming the board with their own inside jokes, it’s ridiculous.
Then you take a look too, you bastard haha
└There’s no other drama
Lol when are these guys all gonna die
Stop talking about boring stuff, you losers.
This type of opinion was one of those phenomena that inevitably appeared whenever public sentiment swung heavily in one direction—it was practically a badge of honor.
“Tsk….”
I scrolled down and clicked my tongue.
“Why are people so angry all the time?”
Truth be told, before I started this, I hadn’t been exposed to much of community culture or internet trends, so I found it fascinating that there were so many angry people in the world.
That feeling still holds true.
I’m still having trouble adapting.
But there was one comment I could relate to.
[Everything’s good but isn’t this just reviving Clever Youth…?]
Clever Youth’s revival.
Even I couldn’t handle this anymore.
“Wow… what do I do about this?”
The problem here was that this was content Almond had planned.
I had no idea what his intention was.
Could Almond really be aiming for Clever Youth’s revival?
‘Then why did he change the ID?’
If that were the case, changing it to Foolish Youth wouldn’t make sense.
What was Almond really after?
Why deliberately throw in those two trolls just to torment King Gul?
‘He said he really wanted to learn Ril better.’
When Almond talked about this content, he definitely spoke to me seriously.
He said he wanted to get better at Ril.
‘…Wait?’
I realized something.
‘Is that it?’

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“Everyone. Do I need to explain why 5-man queue is more intense? Ah… well, since this content is Ril’s special lecture, I’ll explain it.”
Meanwhile, King Gul was explaining enthusiastically why 5-man queue was more challenging, even while looking at a map on the airship.
“Every team starts with a complete composition of five players, right? That means they come with a different resolve from the start. They’re coming to win. It’s almost like a semi-official tournament…”
-He’s definitely nervous lol
-He’s so anxious his mouth won’t stop running lol
-Lmao
‘Semi-official tournament’ at this rank lol
-We get it~ even if we lose you won’t kill us so just go ahead~
-Stop with the insurance talk! King Gul!
It was true that 5-man queue games were at a higher level.
Not only could teams discuss combinations and strategies beforehand, but often friends who had practiced their coordination together for a long time would enter.
Fundamentally, the difficulty was different from solo play.
On top of that, the current survival mode rank 5-man queue had an even bigger problem.
“And right now, a lot of streamers are coming here to prepare for platform tournaments, right?!”
Survival mode 5-man rank wasn’t as popular as siege mode.
Those currently grinding survival mode 5-man rank were mostly streamers.
In other words, you could end up facing people who treated gaming as a semi-profession preparing seriously for tournaments.
‘Here it is.’
Tap!
King Gul marked the landing zone.
“We need to drop soon!”
Snap!
At the same time, he pointed at Bontovi and Balloon Gum with both hands.
“Parachute check! Don’t die on the way down, got it?!”
“Ah… yes, sir!”
“Yes, sir!”
Snap!
They answered in an at-attention stance without even realizing it.
-This is the first lesson~
-They’re actually doing the parachute check lol
-Almondil’s first lesson as expected
-How badly do they want to win lol
-Everything’s going according to the Clever Youth’s plan lol
‘I can’t fall apart here.’
King Gul wanted to win.
Forgetting about survival mode fundamentals and everything else for a moment, he adopted a customized strategy tailored to this team.
“Dropping!”
“Drop!”
“Woooooohaha!”
King Gul dropped first, followed in order by Almond, Balloon Gum, Bontovi, and Lemon.
Thud!
The moment King Gul hit the ground, he surveyed his surroundings.
“Nobody’s dead, right!? If you’re dead, respond!”
“…”
“Come on, follow me!”
-How’s a dead person supposed to answer kkk
-Raise your hands if you’re missing~
-kkkkkk this really feels like a field trip
-Yes~ Yes~ Teacher!
Rumble!
King Gul rushed ahead and opened the weapon box.
“In survival matches, you have to use time down to the second!”
Like Ril and other competitive games, survival matches were especially time-sensitive compared to siege warfare.
“Siege warfare has minions as a fixed income, but in survival matches where all hunting grounds are shared, first come, first served! So hurry!”
-Even the commentary kkkkk
-Does he need to commentate to warm up?
-kkkkkk the caster leading is nice
Toss! Toss!
King Gul rapidly threw weapons and distributed them.
Almost automatic procedure.
“I’ll take the spear, Kkeom gets the shield, Almond gets the bow, Lemon gets the staff….”
That left Bontovi.
‘Last time I just gave him whatever was left.’
Last time I’d given him a sword.
Now I saw different options.
[Shield]
[Dagger]
Shield and dagger.
Bontovi showed great confidence in the dagger.
“That fast dagger rush….”
I’d already felt why first-pick assassin contracts were effective at this rank.
Players couldn’t respond to it.
But….
‘The problem is that assassin is Bontovi.’
This was bound to be a dilemma.
Giving Bontovi that dagger was essentially asking for a first-pick contract too.
That was difficult.
My gaze naturally shifted to the shield.
I could just give him the shield.
An easy decision.
But then—
“Wow. If we do this, we can even aim for four tanks. This is totally sweet.”
Almond steps forward and adds his two cents.
-Kekekekekekekeke
-Kekeke hint-dropping
-Ahahaha kekeke
-Are you gonna follow Daegam’s strategy~
Haha, damn it lol
King Gul couldn’t help but hesitate.
Wouldn’t that make him no different from Almond?
Was he acknowledging him?
‘This is driving me crazy.’
There was definitely an easier path.
Especially in a five-person queue, if you choose the survival match’s unique ADC protection meta, it works well.
Then if we had three tanks instead of four?
That’s when it happened.
“Then I’ll just go with a dagger….”
Bontovi was about to pick up a dagger as if it were obvious.
Smack!
King Gul swats his hand away.
“Shield.”
“?”
“Shiiiiield!”
King Gul shouts at him to pick up a shield.
“What?! No, why? You said too many tanks isn’t good?”
“That’s….”
King Gul makes an excuse.
“Four tanks is bad. But we’d only have three tanks, right?”
“…”
-How pathetic kekekeke
-How badly do you want to win
-Kyaa kekeke
Haha, damn it
Click.
Bontovi picks up the shield.
Only then does King Gul resume following the route and running.
“Let’s go quickly!”
He carefully checks the time and levels up by hunting Abyss creatures.
Splash!
Poof!
Excluding Balloon Gum, the hunting speed was above average.
Almond was naturally fast, but Lemon was surprisingly skilled with the staff.
“Excellent! This way!”
King Gul guided the route once more.
Everyone followed without complaint.
But then—
“…Huh?”
Lemon tilted her head.
“Teacher, isn’t this the path to the vault?”
“….”
King Gul running ahead said nothing.
Could it be that running further would lead somewhere else?
“It is a vault, isn’t it?”
It wasn’t.
It was a vault.
Vaults were typically located at dead ends, so they weren’t structures you could pass through on the way somewhere else.
“No, it’s not.”
“Pardon?”
King Gul began making excuses.
“This is a random item spawn zone, not a vault.”
“….”
-Kekekekekekekekek lol kekek
-No way kekekekek
-This is just covering your eyes and pretending nothing happened
-What the kekek
-This is literally Daegam’s route!?
King Gul’s face turned red.
“Anyway! We’re running out of time! Let me open the door!”
Click, click. Click.
He muttered excuses while solving the vault key puzzle.
“When the angle is really good, you just go! Right? Almond is a beginner anyway. Since you’re a beginner, I just said absolutely not. For easy understanding, you know?”
-Okay, so you guys shouldn’t avoid vaults?
-Kekekekek this guy really talks a lot
-Yes yes I understand~
He decided to just brazenly push through.
“So my vault route and Almond’s route are different. Not all vaults are the same vault.”
It wasn’t wrong.
The way Almond broke into vaults was vastly different from Danmuji’s or King Gul’s methods.
Since it was difficult to explain this in detail, I had told them to just avoid vaults altogether.
-?
-Seriously?
-Do you have a conscience?
-The hunt earlier was way messier, this is much cleaner
-Haha
-Once you get serious, it’s really different
This time, King Gul’s vault robbery had perfect justification.
‘With this member composition, in a one-man carry setup, there’s no hope without vault items.’
Considering the route, combinations, and circumstances, using the vault wasn’t a waste of movement at all.
Clang!
[Opened]
King Gul at least solved the vault puzzle quickly and decisively.
“Let’s go.”
-Ooh
-He solved it lol
-Haha
-I’ve never seen him not destroy this on Almond’s stream lol
-Ooooh
“Wow~”
As Almond followed him inside, he was subtly holding back a smile.
King Gul ignored his gaze as much as possible and opened the box.
‘As long as a decent special rune drops here.’
Since this was an early-game vault robbery, I couldn’t expect much.
If a Legendary rune dropped, that would be a miracle—typically Hero runes appeared.
The total number of runes would be exactly two.
‘That’s fine.’
Even Hero runes were quite valuable this early in the game.
Any rune that could moderately boost Almond’s carry potential as a ranged dealer would suffice.
Whoooosh!
The box opened and purple light poured out.
[Rune of the Seer]
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Grade: Hero
Effect: Whenever you deal damage to enemies, restore nearby allies’ health proportional to total damage dealt.
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[Rune of Vitality]
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Grade: Rare
Effect: Health increased by +200
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One Hero-grade Rune and one Rare Rune.
“….”
King Gul’s mouth clamped shut.
“Oh. These are pure Tank Runes, aren’t they?”
Almond approaches with a grin.
“So you’re signing a Tank contract?”
“….”
Runes optimized far too perfectly for a Tank.
Ideal for a support-oriented Tank protecting the ADC.
Especially the fixed 200 HP increase—perfectly optimized for a Tank contract handling early-game snowballing.
The problem is that Tank’s pilots are Balloon Gum and Bontovi.
-Kekekekekekekekekekek what now?
-Walked right into the trap lol
-Kekekekekekeke
-Raided the vault for Bontovi Balloon Gum contracts lolol
-Ah…
-King Gul’s eyes are rolling all over the place lololol
“Hmm. Let me just take a peek at….”
Bontovi quietly approaches the Rune box.
“Hack!?”
Thud!
King Gul blocks him with his shoulder, striking his chin.
“Wait wait wait!”
He brings all movement to a halt.
“Don’t move an inch! Anyone who moves is the culprit…!”
-???: Here’s the second lesson~
-Kekekekekekekekekekekek
-Is this a crime scene lololol
-Lololololol
-A detective? lololol
-What are you gonna do lololol

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[Beginner Tip: According to statistics, 93% of players who first played ranked duo with a friend never play ranked together again within 3 years.]

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