Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 128

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 128
45. Divine Descent (2)
Meanwhile, someone was resurrecting in a brilliant flash of light at Almond’s team base shrine.
Almond’s mid laner, the Viet Cong-style ADC.
“Ugh. Going top was pointless.”
He scrunched his face and shouted as if demanding everyone hear him.
“Stupid troll bastard. I knew what you were about from the moment you started shit in the waiting room.”
An empty cart makes the most noise, as they say.
Was his ID Croisashin?
He’d been cursing out a level-one player from the start, yet he himself had no real skill to speak of.
“I could tell from that edgelord ID alone.”
I didn’t know his age, but his intelligence was definitely below fifteen.
How much had he fed the enemy top laner for them to grow strong enough to win a three-versus-one?
“Three versus one doesn’t even make sense. Three versus one?”
Since he’d gotten a triple kill, he’d be even more monstrous now.
[Battlefield Dominator! Smebu!]
[Smebu → Croisashin]
The announcement rang out at precisely that moment.
It was the sound of their ally Croisashin dying.
“Sigh… The mid tower’s gone, and the top tower will fall too.”
Smebu was the enemy top laner.
The fact that he dominated the battlefield simply meant he was becoming a monster. This game seemed to be falling apart. But then…
[Reckless Warrior Double Kill!]
[Battlefield Dominator! Reckless Warrior!]
Another battlefield dominator had emerged.
“What…? That Reina from earlier?”
It was Reina.
She’d been growing well in the bot lane before, and now she seemed quite strong.
If the enemy’s hope was their top laner, then their hope was the bot lane.
A level-one account had become their hope.
Everything went dark before my eyes.
‘If an incompetent Reina gets kills, we’ll be at a disadvantage in the late game…’
The Viet Cong-style ADC knew this better than anyone since his main position was ADC.
Anyone can get kills and do well in the early to mid game.
Sometimes it’s just dumb luck.
But all that bubble bursts in the mid-to-late game teamfights.
The difference in damage output becomes apparent.
Then the game becomes considerably disadvantageous.
‘At least we defended the mid tower.’
Still, the results had been decent so far.
The Viet Cong-style ADC was relieved that mid lane had held and returned to the midline.

* * *
The Supporter’s jaw dropped as he shouted.
“Wow! Warrior! What’s your identity!?”
He was trembling with excitement, spittle flying everywhere.
“This, this is seriously on another level!?”
The play Almond had just displayed was beyond comprehension.
What kind of ADC fights a 2v1 against mid and jungle like that?
Reel is a game where there are clear limits to what physical skill can overcome.
In such a situation, getting caught by two enemies meant certain death.
Especially for an ADC—death was inevitable.
Yet instead, he killed both of them.
The enemies hadn’t made any particular mistakes.
The only thing you could call a mistake was Electromancer Kaizard falling for Almond’s feint.
But even that mistake was created by Almond himself, so it was all pure skill on his part.
“…Are you perhaps using a bio-code bug?”
The Supporter clung to him, continuing to ask questions.
-Looks like those two are duoing lol
-For real lol
-Tsk tsk tsk that’s why tools are~~
-From the supporter’s perspective, I’d want to duo too lol
“…No.”
“Then is this your second life? How are you like this?”
“Haha… Let’s push mid.”
-Talk to the supporter a bit lol
Poor supporters ㅠㅠ
-How dare a tool speak to the ADC prince! Heh!
After the allied mid laner, the Viet Cong-style ADC, joined in.
Almond easily pushed down the enemy’s mid tower.
A large sum of gold came in again.
[Recall]
I briefly returned to the sanctuary and equipped items.
I just went with Reina’s recommended builds. I felt significantly stronger.
〔Now there’s no enemy that can stop you. Except maybe the enemy’s top laner.〕
Reina added her confirmation that I had indeed grown stronger.
After that, a somewhat peaceful farming phase arrived.
Thunk. Thunk.
I just needed to fire one arrow each when the soldiers’ health was nearly depleted. It was the most relaxed moment in Reel.
Using this opportunity, Almond began to communicate.
“Ah. Finally, the game’s quieting down a bit.”
Rill had a distinctly different pace compared to Battle Rage.
Dozens of skirmishes erupted in a single match, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say hundreds of mind games were exchanged throughout.
Managing the broadcast on top of all that was beyond what a beginner like me could handle. I had to stream during these rare farming windows when they appeared.
-Finally getting some interaction lol
-Can’t help it when you’re fully focused lol
-It’s the first match, so he’s nervous.
-Yo! Almond, high five!
-You were so cool just now!!
Once I resumed interacting with the viewers, their chat exploded.
“Ah, thanks for the 50,000 won donation earlier, Sprite.”
I expressed my gratitude for the donation I hadn’t acknowledged earlier.
[Sprite donated 50,000 won!]
[What are you doing with just 50,000 won… Please take more!]
-????
-This can’t be real
Hahahaha
-Money duplicates if you thank them late?
“Thanks for the consecutive donations. What are you saying? 50,000 won is plenty.”
-Put some heart into it.
-Hey, Reckless Warrior. Have some conscience.
-Almond (3 ads running) : 50,000 won is plenty.
It wasn’t that I didn’t appreciate 50,000 won.
But the viewers had a point too.
50,000 won was no longer a significant amount to me. Wasn’t I getting paid 5,000 per ad just for the Reckless Warrior sponsorships?
However, I couldn’t half-ass or ignore a mission just because the amount was low.
Regardless of the mission’s size, the right approach was to always give it my all.
「There’s no successful skill-based stream that neglects missions.」
Just as Juhyeok had said. Missions are the foundation of a skill-based stream.
They naturally showcase ability, and it’s a system where both viewers and donors enjoy themselves.
That’s why I dove into the mission the moment I received it.
“It’s not about the money—I always give every mission my full effort.”
I spoke sincerely to the viewers.
[Jamjam registered a mission.]
[Then if you wear rabbit ears while playing, that’s 100,000 won!]
“….”
[Mission rejected.]
Hahahahahaha
-What lol
-What did you say a second ago?
-Impressive, Almond!
“Huh? What happened?”
Reina came to my rescue at just the right moment.
〔Contractor. Let’s head to top lane now.〕
We’d pushed bottom and mid, so it was time to take down top lane.
“Ah, I should head to top lane!”
-(A voice that basically says he’s lying whenever he opens his mouth)
Give me rabbit ears ㅠㅠ
-Ah, you’re saving it for the 100k subscriber event, right? I’ll trust you on that!

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Passing through dense brush and humid jungle, we arrived at top lane—that so-called lonely space of men. It’s the lane where one player operates solo most frequently among the five.
But today, Almond’s top lane looked desolate beyond mere loneliness.
A hollow, barren feeling. Like gazing upon the desert map of Battle Rage itself.
Whoooosh….
“…Something feels different about this place?”
The top laner, Croisashin, met my eyes and flushed red, scratching his head.
“Ah… w-well….”
Looking closer, it was that same guy I’d cursed at earlier.
“The tower got pushed down.”
“Ah… why?”
“….”
I asked genuinely curious, but the top laner’s face went rigid.
The supporter stepped in to finish the explanation.
“Top lane just got beaten, warrior. Just like our bottom lane enemy earlier.”
“Ah….”
Once I understood by the example of the enemy bottom lane, it clicked.
“B-beaten is one thing….”
Croisashin wanted to recover at least a shred of his remaining honor, but he couldn’t even break even.
“You got beaten, that’s what this is. Just stand there and tank the lane.”
The supporter spoke to Croisashin in an entirely different tone than when addressing me.
“…Ah, yes. But I’m not a tank… I’m a dealer.”
“Ah, just go forward. The enemy jungler might be hiding! You can die if needed!”
“…Ah, yes.”
Croisashin nodded along and walked forward.
Croesus nods again and walks forward.
“Lol as if you could be a dealer, just stick to being a reliable tank lol”
-Is this really that top laner who seemed so skilled? My heart aches….
Is this really that tower that looked like a real deal? My chest feels tight…
Did the etiquette injection go in straight? lol
Looks ridiculous lol
What’s up with the supporter’s attitude lol
“Sigh. Our lane got pushed back hard. Come on, come on. Let’s get your body up front and advance. We’ll clear the way.”
“Y-yes…”
The front line had retreated considerably. Just pushing it forward again was a monumental task. It was commonplace for enemies to come pouring in while we were pushing the line.
Someone had to tank at the front.
That was the Top laner’s role.
The Top laner led the charge, lighting up vision, while Almond and the Supporter cleared soldiers from behind.
Gradually, the front line advanced northward.
About 2-3 minutes later.
Finally, the enemy’s tower came into view. And there were some familiar(?) faces there too.
“Wh-what!? What?”
“Damn it. They came here again!”
The Bottom duo who had just arrived to defend the Top tower.
The Necromancer Kuipan and the Ppokjujok Paul.
They seemed to have triggered PTSD from Almond, clutching the back of their heads.
“…?”
Croisashin couldn’t understand why they were so flustered. It was because he hadn’t witnessed Almond’s gameplay with his own eyes.
‘The Bottom lane did well, but is it really that much?’
He knew the Bottom lane was doing well.
Honestly, compared to how badly the Top lane got destroyed, the Bottom lane was nothing. They were practically foaming at the mouth.
It was a strange reaction to Croisashin.
“H-help! Reina! Call the Jungler! Call!”
“I-I don’t think I can stay here…”
Both of them had expressions as if they’d seen actual ghosts.
Was this really the reaction someone would show to a level 1 account?
“Just push forward. Quickly.”
Almond simply began firing arrows at the tower as if the enemy duo didn’t exist.
Boom! Boom!
The tower prioritizes eliminating soldiers, so the contractor can attack freely.
However, the moment an allied contractor comes under attack, that target becomes the tower’s highest priority.
In other words, if contractors fight each other at a tower, the side with the tower is overwhelmingly advantaged.
The tower’s attacks have guaranteed targeting and tremendous destructive power.
But that was currently irrelevant.
The enemy duo had lost their will to fight from the start and were merely hesitating.
Kaboom! Kaboom!
Almond gradually began breaking through the tower’s sturdy walls.
At this rate, the tower would just fall with their eyes wide open.
Yet the enemy duo simply retreated backward as if they’d given up.
What are those guys doing lol
-No way, they’re stalling that hard?
-There is a 3-level difference though.
-If the Supporter pulls tower aggro and Almond dives, they’re dead for sure
-Our top laner is just confused lmaooo
-But where did the enemy top go?
Almond, watching the chat, felt the same confusion.
‘Come to think of it… where is the enemy top laner?’
The enemy bottom duo was one thing, but the top required caution.
Reina had warned him about it, after all.
Ziiiiing…!
Then, an odd sensation washed over him.
“…Huh?”
The tremor beneath his feet was unusual.
“Why is the ground doing this?”
“Pardon? What is it?”
While other players couldn’t sense it, Almond—the Survive record holder—was different.
‘Something’s coming.’
Every game has warning signs before powerful skills.
Especially Reel is well-designed for such omens.
Something was definitely coming, Almond’s instincts screamed.
In that instant, a faint shadow fell across the ground.
A shadow far too massive to belong to the Contractor.
Almond rolled backward with all his might.
Tap!
“Damage──”
Whoooosh…!
A distinctly audible sound effect.
A beam of light descending from the heavens.
The moment it touched the ground.
Booooom──!
The earth rippled like waves.
An enormous shockwave followed, sweeping across the surroundings.
Whiiing!!
Clouds of dust exploded outward with the shockwave in all directions.
Only then did the identity of the colossal divine form become visible.
[Smebu]
[Valkyrie – Steadfast Wings]
[Lv.6]
The strongest laner among the enemies—Smebu.
Crackle!
Wings of steel forged from her blade fluttered across her back as if alive.
The Valkyrie—Steadfast Wings—a divine incarnation who wielded steel wings as her weapon, had manifested in this world.
“Boom, entrance! Time to clean up the trash. You vermin!”

* * *
Smebu currently had five kills to his name.
And he was in Ascension state.
‘I’ll sweep it all clean.’
His confidence reached its peak.
No matter what mess my allies made, I would clean it up—such resolve burned within him.
But the “mess” was far greater than he had imagined.
The confident smile on his face gradually faded.
Because of a certain crimson light.
“Huh? What the…?”
〔I shall now fulfill the contract sealed in blood.〕
Along with Reina’s voice, a scarlet tide of blood surged forth.
Crackle, crackle, crackle—
A crimson aura blazed, enveloping Almond’s form.
“What? Don’t tell me that’s Reina’s Ascension? Just how much did she pile up?!”
The top laner was level six, yet the ADC had already surpassed that.
And she had completely filled her Ascension stacks.
An incomprehensible sight unfolded before his eyes.
[Ascension (降神) – Arcane Archer]
“Damn this shi—”
His curse never finished.
[Ascension Technique (降神技) – Demian’s Liberated Arrow]
Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!
All of Reina’s accumulated stacks were compressed into her arrow and came flying.
In an instant, white light consumed everything around them.
Hahaha, two dung exit!
“Dramatic exit lmaooooo”
Hahaha, appearing and immediately facing a crisis of being kicked out.
-You’re not the only one with Ascension!?
-Ascension Technique: Sister’s killing everyone ahhhhhhhh!!

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