Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1235

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 120
37. Shorts Form (2)
Balloon Gum mutters from his hiding spot in the bushes.
“Damn. That bastard Pungsna must be absolutely seething with venom.”
Balloon Gum was afraid.
Having rested for such a long time, it was reasonable to assume his malice would be overflowing.
-lol for real
-Pungsna full of venom lmao
-if they actually meet he’ll be left with nothing but bones
-that guy’s actually pretty good at the game though…
“I just hope he backs off quietly….”
King Gul had told him to come when he gave the signal, but Balloon Gum simply hoped the situation would end with Pungsna retreating.
But then─
“BIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!”
A siren that pierced the eardrums.
-lmaooo
-we’re done for
-oh no
-?
-ah…
Something had gone wrong.
Balloon Gum’s eyes trembled violently.
“Ah, damn….”
[Rumble rumble BANG!]
Balloon Gum activates Iron Ball’s skill regardless.
[Kkeom! I’m coming now!]
King Gul calls to him and Balloon Gum dashes forward.
[Uh, where are we going!?]
[Just toward where the enemies are!]
Whiiiiiiing──
Even though Iron Ball looks like a simple avatar, the speed it must handle is tremendous.
It spins like Sonic, advancing rapidly.
If he’s not careful, he can’t even see the surrounding landscape.
Whoosh!
As Iron Ball bursts from the bushes, the enemies scatter in panic.
Only then does Balloon Gum finally get a clear view.
‘There they are.’
At least he can see all the enemies now.
But they were all scattered.
“Huh!?”
“Dammit, dammit! Balloon Gum already made a contract!”
“Insane!”
When Balloon Gum appeared as Iron Ball, everyone seemed taken aback.
At this point, it was already difficult to have two contractors, and it was even harder to believe one of them was Balloon Gum.
‘Where should I aim? He said to hit as many as possible?’
King Gul had told me to hit as many as I could.
But if they were too scattered, it would be impossible to land many area-of-effect skills.
‘What do I do?’
Whiiiiiiing!
My speed was already at maximum.
Control was becoming increasingly difficult.
‘T-two at least…!’
One would be too disappointing; I had to land at least two.
I aimed toward the ones that appeared to be somewhat close together.
‘Huh… it’s ambiguous.’
Plan revision!
I had to choose just one.
Both was impossible.
But—
‘W-wait, revise again! Just one!
One seems better!?’
“!”
Whiing!
-?
-???
-Insane kekekekeke
Moses’ miracles are crazy
-Wow
-Goaaaaal!
The Iron Ball went perfectly straight down the middle between the two of them.
If this had been soccer, it would have been a fantastic goal slipping past the defenders.
Unfortunately, this was dodgeball.
Crash!
Balloon Gum smashed into a completely different tree.
“U-uh ahahahahaha!?”
“Insane, you’re amazing, Gum!”
The enemies who had nearly died laughed excitedly.
That was when it happened.
“Jin, they’re all split apart!”
King Gul shouted.
That was it.
Iron Ball’s skill had missed, but King Gul hadn’t really expected it to land in the first place.
The enemies scattered in all directions.
That alone was an enormous advantage.
[Freeze]
Ting!
Lemon’s freezing magic struck one of them.
The sole Contractor—’The Great Stone Colossus – Kutan’.
Separated from the rest, he alone was frozen solid and isolated.
“Uh, what?”
Kutan’s eyes showed considerable distress.
A Tank by nature had no purpose standing alone.
Only when surrounded by dealers and various teammates did taking hits on their behalf actually mean something.
Taking hits alone just made him a punching bag.
[Pure White Crystal]
Almond’s snipe shot toward the frozen Kutan.
Kwaaang!
[Health 65%]
His health plummeted instantly.
“Uh, uh…?”
King Gul thrust with his spear, and Bontovi struck with his shield.
[Health 40%]
His health dropped below half.
[Freeze Released]
The freeze wore off, and Kutan found his moment to use his defensive skill.
But—
“Uh, where’d it go?!”
Kutan’s defensive skill.
‘Stone Shield’ was a technique that required allies nearby to activate.
Because his allies had scattered too far away, he couldn’t even use this skill.
“Here, here!”
One of Pungsna’s spear-wielding teammates came rushing over.
[Pure White Crystal]
Kwaaang!
Almond’s technique fired again.
[Health 21%]
“Ugh, ugh!?”
The one approaching nearly got caught in it too.
Still, Stone Shield worked by transferring Kutan’s form to an ally, granting them his defense.
If he could just reach him, he could survive.
“Stop tormenting me!”
That’s when Balloon Gum charges in.
[Rumble rumble crash!]
The cooldown had already reset by then.
It was Iron Ball’s greatest advantage.
The cooldown ticked down during the charge, so if I kept charging long enough, it would be ready again in no time.
Truth be told, Iron Ball didn’t have much else to do anyway, so the fast cooldown was the only thing going for it.
The rapidly spinning sphere slams into the approaching Pungsna teammate.
Boom!
“!?”
The Pungsna teammate flies backward.
“Damn it…!”
Kutan switches from defensive to offensive mode.
He tries to strike the ground.
“Hiyah!”
With Bontovi’s shout, a shield slams into Kutan’s stone head.
[Shield Bash]
Thud!
[Stunned]
The shield’s critical stun skill.
Kutan, hit by both freeze and stun in succession.
“Wh-what!?”
No matter that he was a solo Level 4 Contractor, there was nothing he could do.
Whirrrr…!
My pure white snipe locks onto him again.
Boom!
A perfect headshot.
[Health 3%]
“Die!”
Thwack!
King Gul’s spear delivers the final blow as he collapses.
[Rune Spirit]
He had become a Rune Spirit.
Pungsna’s only Contractor had turned into a Rune Spirit.
“Yeah~ We won!”
King Gul shouts.
We won.
From his perspective, this was over.
They would definitely flee now.
There was no point trying anything else here.
The only Contractor had fallen, and all they could do now was quickly find the Sanctuary of Resurrection and revive him.
But that’s when Lemon spoke up.
“Wait, that’s not it! You need to watch Balloon Gum carefully!”
That was the moment. Pungsna, sword in hand, charged forward.
[Charge Slash]
Shhwaaaack!
Despite not being a Contractor, the sword strike traced an elegant arc.
[Balloon Gum]
[Health 75%]
Pungsna was Level 4, even without being a Contractor.
“I don’t need a Contract! Gum’s getting destroyed!”
Balloon Gum’s health had taken a significant hit, and then the other Teammates unleashed a combo on him.
The one with the bow fired Multi-Shot while the staff user launched Fireball.
Kwakwang!
[Health 32%]
Then Pungsna swung her sword again.
“Are you insane!?”
It was King Gul who shouted.
“You’re obsessed with dying! You’re coming in again!? I’ll slaughter every last one of you!”
He charged forward with his spear.
Haha, that’s so funny!
Hahaha, that’s so funny!
-Eyes flipped
-Lost but can’t stand being provoked
Hahaha you crossed the line lol
From King Gul’s perspective, it was obviously a situation where they should retreat, yet she was coming in with such confidence?
He rushed in and wildly thrust his spear at Pungsna.
Whoosh, whoosh!
“Huh? You’re slow, mister.”
Pungsna effortlessly dodged the spear.
[Pure White Crystal]
Shuuung!
She ducked her head and evaded Almond’s snipe as well.
“Slow, aren’t you~”
lol
-Whoa
-Wow
Wow, that’s hilarious lol
-Insane physicality
That guy was supposedly a fool.
Even as I did, I struck Balloon Gum down again.
Shwaaack!
“Balloon Gum! I’m going to expose your true skills to the world!”
I showed an obsessive intensity.
“Hey, you crazy bastard! Everyone already knows without you exposing anything!!”
“No, that’s not enough! More! The whole world needs to know your skills!!”
-Isn’t he insane? Kekekeke
-Lmaooo
-This is love… definitely…
-Lolololol
-“A love like war”
Balloon Gum, sufficiently enraged, accepted a one-on-one duel.
“Come on, fight me! I’m going to kill this bastard!”
Clang!
Clang!
Finally, a one-on-one showdown between Balloon Gum and Pungsna unfolds.
-Insane lol
-Hahaha
-This is hilarious lol
“So the loser backs off cleanly!?”
Pungsna’s side accepts.
“Okay. Don’t interfere, you guys.”
“Right, we won’t. But you’re not getting the Rune Spirit.”
Thunk.
King Gul stabbed the Kutan Rune Spirit with his spear as he spoke.
“Ugh….”
“Don’t even think about looking for another angle. You either beat Balloon Gum here, or you die. One or the other, you arrogant bastard.”
-Kekekekekekekekekekekekekeke
-Kekekek King Gul’s furious lol
-Can’t stand arrogant plays, he’s a pro after all lol
-Lmao
“Wow… amazing content.”
Almond also stopped sniping from afar and quietly crept closer.
-This too is the grace of Daegam…
-Can’t resist Chakra~
-Kekekek Almond too lol
“Here I come!”
“Bring it on!”
Clang!
Pungsna’s blade and Balloon Gum’s iron fist collide.
Crash!
The duel was surprisingly evenly matched.
Pungsna wasn’t a Contractor, but Balloon Gum was, after all.
Yet gradually, Pungsna’s blade strikes began to cut into Balloon Gum.
Slash!
[Health 53%]
The frequency of Balloon Gum taking hits increased steadily.
Slash slash slash!
[Health 12%]
“Give it up, Balloon Gum? You’re going to die at this rate!”
Hahahaha!
Contrary to what Pungsna said, she cried out excitedly.
“Even so… I still win against you here!”
Click!
He completed his hand gesture and cognition action.
A skill was cast.
[Rumble rumble boom!]
It was a skill difficult to land at close range. This was Balloon Gum’s final desperate attempt.
Whiiiing!
Pungsna laughed.
“As if that would work!?”
One proper blade strike would finish him.
A charging-type skill like that? He was practically asking to be killed.
[Execution]
[For 15 seconds, deals massive damage again proportional to damage dealt.]
She cast a Level 4 Sword skill.
Kwakwang!
Countless red cross-shaped blades pierced through.
It seemed like the finishing blow.
‘Huh?’
Whoooosh!
[Health Recovery]
A green circle restored Balloon Gum’s health.
‘What?’
It was Almond.
Almond had fired a shot.
And that shot had hit all three members of Pungsna’s team.
That’s why they recovered through the Rune.
“Hey, we agreed not to shoot!”
“?”
I was actually just aiming.
The overcharge state lasted so long that it fired on its own.
Since I hadn’t played Ran in a while, I’d forgotten about this mechanic.
‘What do I say?’
That’s when it happened.
──Whoosh!
Balloon Gum shot past Pungsna in a blur.
“Uh, hey! I’m talking here… huh?”
But Pungsna’s expression twisted in shock.
The skill missed—so why?
“Uuuuaahhh!?”
Kaboom!
It slammed into Pungsna’s team watching from behind.
“!”
All three spectators were launched into the air simultaneously.
King Gul saw his chance and roared.
“Kill them all!”
Lemon hurled a fireball, and King Gul and Bontovi charged in.
Almond fired off another skill as well.
[Release]
Everything happened in an instant.
Kaboom!
[Foolish Youth Triple Kill!]
-lmaooooo
-like it was planned kkkkk
-kyaaa!
-so satisfying~!
-wow kkk
-insane kkkkk
-that’s deception right there kkkkk
“Uh… what?”
Neither Balloon Gum nor I had intended any of this.
Yet we’d wiped out the enemies in mere seconds.
Pungsna turned on me, the culprit.
“You’re insane… you coward! Foolish Youth! This isn’t what we agreed on!”
It would’ve been better if we’d won fair and square in a one-on-one.
But what’s done is done.
I hardened my expression and spoke.
“We don’t negotiate with terrorists.”
“???”
-Hahahahahahaha
-Kyaa
-Hahahahahaha
-Krrr~
-American Almond lol
-Insane hahahaha
-Ah that feels so good haha
-Seriously what kind of promise did he make with a Sniper haha
-Hahahaha
And so Pungsna found himself completely alone.
Utterly surrounded.
At that moment, Bontovi approached with a blood-stained shield.
“Kekeke! Brother… should I kill him?”
Balloon Gum decided to just finish this cleanly.
“Hehey~ Bontovi. You know what they say about field work—one, two, three? We gotta get about 10 shorts~”
“Kekeke!”
Ten shorts?
Pungsna’s face drained of color in terror.
The very reason he’d quit sniping was because of those preserved AllTube videos.
Ten of them?
-Hahahaha
-10 shorts bro lol
-Worse than execution lololol
-But this was supposed to be a 1v1 duel hahahaha
-“History belongs to the victor”

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