Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1282

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 167
51. Platform Championship (3)
Meanwhile, in the Knight Order’s waiting room.
Everyone from the Knight Order was also watching the match.
Or rather, they were actually staring blankly at their Coach instead of the match itself.
That was because she was immediately analyzing their opponents’ strategic structure right there on the spot.
“They’re moving as one unit while firing signal flares.”
No, it would be more accurate to say she was stripping away the flesh and bone of their strategy rather than simply analyzing it.
“There’s a head, and then a body-tail following behind it. They’re funneling all the resources to the head, raising levels as quickly as possible to induce complete imbalance, and….”
She draws a picture on the map.
It’s a drawing of a massive fish.
“This is essentially a strategy where they elevate one team first and have that team hunt down the rest. They grow the head first, the head eliminates enemies, and they give the rest time to grow slowly and safely.”
Everything she said was unfolding exactly as described.
The ‘Underwater’ team swept up all the kills and monsters, growing at a rapid pace.
-?
-??
lol
-What is this
-It’s happening just like that?
-Wow
-Who is this Choi Sun-sin person???
“Um, if they’re doing it that way, there’s nothing we can do about it, right?”
Danmuji was flustered by this brilliant strategy he hadn’t anticipated.
“But there are weaknesses too.”
However, Choi Sa-rang immediately identified the flaws.
“In survival matches, upper-tier monsters don’t spawn depending on the time window. Even if the head becomes bloated, there are limits. Ultimately, they have to climb the ladder step by step. The all-in growth doesn’t happen that quickly. So there will be plenty of gaps in the early game….”
The weaknesses of the strategy they just witnessed were pouring out smoothly.
Even though that strategy was winning, she could see the way to counter it.
Danmuji stared at her with eyes so wide—the kind his viewers would have noticed—that he wondered if he’d ever opened them this wide in his entire life.
‘This… what is this right now? What am I looking at?’
Danmuji thought.
This person.
She’s completely insane.
She was on a completely different level from any Ril players he’d known before.
“Right. That’s why they forced their way into the primitive match where they could overwhelm with numbers….”
She muttered to herself for a while, listing out the weaknesses, and then.
Immediately found a solution.
“To counter this, Cheese needs to kill three out of the four Turtles at the first gate. Wait on the stairs and kick the ladder away. It’s important to suppress them early. But if they do that, they probably have a Plan B….”
She was even trying to predict the opponent’s Plan B in response to that countermeasure.
But she couldn’t confirm beyond that.
Plan A came to an end.
“It’s over.”
The game had ended.
At least, that’s how it appeared to her.
-?
-??
-But we’re still in the thick of it?
-Already??

* * *
Moments later.
Her words became reality.
“Ah~! Cheese’s Pizza Pub is out too!”
As the Caster speaks, King Gul shrieks.
“Ahhhhh! Like this! Cheese!? Everyone’s out!? Cheese nooooooo!”
All of Cheese’s teams were eliminated.
This happened just ten minutes into the game.
“Ten minutes into the game!? And the Abyss Shark hasn’t even appeared yet!”
“Exactly! They were completely overwhelmed by the teaming strategy!”
-Wow
-Seriously
-No way
-Huh
-What?
What is this lol
Are you crazy??ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Wow, Paprika is this strong
Though it was true that survival matches could go extremely poorly if things went wrong, this result was shocking.
Merely ten minutes.
This couldn’t even be called a game.
“Now the game’s basically a short video!”
Like King Gul shouting out of embarrassment, it was practically a short clip.
Hahahahahahaha
hahaha for real
-I guess so
-But seriously, what is this
Of course, Paprika’s five teams still remained on the field, and their rankings would need to be determined, but everyone knew that hardly mattered.
“How did this happen!? Analyst, could you explain this for us?”
The Caster decided there was no need to broadcast Paprika’s internal matchups earnestly, so she opted to hear an explanation instead.
It was the right call.
“Well… I mean…”
Even the Analyst, who always found answers through optimal data, found himself at a loss for words.
It seemed he hadn’t anticipated such an extreme result and strategy.
“The 25-versus-25 battle seems to be a major variable.”
“Ah, so that’s the problem?”
“Yes. In a five-person team fight, even if you kill one person first, five people are still attacking. But here, theoretically twenty-five people are attacking. That could make the death time dozens of times faster.”
Theoretically, it was a valid point.
“Ah… so, this extreme result is the consequence of teaming? But Cheese also teamed up, didn’t he?”
However, teaming wasn’t something only Paprika did—Cheese had also engaged in it.
The answer the Analyst provided was only half the picture.
King Gul interjected at this point.
“What the Analyst mentioned is why the game ended so quickly. A 25-versus-25 battle could be very intense, but if it ends fast, it can result in something like this.”
“Ah, I see. King Gul, do you have any thoughts?”
“What I noticed is that their teaming strategies were clearly different.”
“How so?”
“Cheese cooperated with each other, but fundamentally, each team was fending for itself. Paprika, on the other hand, had lower-ranked teams funneling information and resources to the higher-ranked teams.”
“Ah, that made a big difference…?”
“Well… yes. I mean.”
The Caster felt the explanation was lacking something.
In fact, both the Analyst and King Gul, who were explaining, felt the same way.
“To be honest, this is the first time we’ve seen such chaos, so we need to review it again at the analysis desk…”
-Being honest and all kkk
-Huh kkk
-Even King Gul doesn’t know
-25 versus 25 is just too shocking kkk
-kkkkk what is this
-Even the caster doesn’t know kkk
-How are you even supposed to commentate this honestly
It was natural that they couldn’t grasp it immediately.
After all, never-before-seen rules and never-before-seen strategies had emerged.
Since they usually broadcast professional tournaments, when things deviate too far from the standard, it inevitably takes time to interpret.
And they weren’t given much of that time.
“Wheeeee!”
In an instant, first place was decided and the game ended.
[1st Place: Underwater]
With Underwater securing first place, the first round concluded.
At this point, the game time was approximately 21 minutes.
Considering the average game time for first-place teams in survival matches is 37 minutes, this was absurdly fast.
-Paprika is so annoying
-Wow…
-Ugh, this is kinda kkk
-What is this;
-Heh
-They totally dominated kekekeke
-Yay, let’s keep it up!!
-So Underwater’s just gonna keep winning first place? I was rooting for Rocket Squad…
It’s literally a platform war lol
-The real deal starts from the main rounds
After the game ended.
The broadcast desk delivered their closing remarks in their own ways.
“Ah, that was a very dominant first match. But we shouldn’t forget that Cheese sent mostly their lower-tier forces to Group A, right? We have no idea what might come out in the next Group B?”
The Caster built anticipation for the next match with the safest comment.
“Yes, that’s right. If you watched this match, Cheese might take some different measures, right? Of course, it’s very difficult to suddenly change what you’ve practiced! But well, you never know until you try!”
King Gul predicted that Cheese was at a disadvantage.
The Analyst felt the same way, or perhaps even more so.
“I think… um… the power difference between the two sides… um… could be quite significant. Cheese getting all-out first isn’t something we can just brush past. I suppose we have to hold onto hope that Cheese’s Group B has their aces… but Paprika’s understanding of the 25-person rule seems incredibly high.”
His expression looked quite serious.
-Scary
Wow, there really is a big difference, huh ㅠㅠ
-He can’t tell lies…
Shut up, you commie bastard ㅠㅠ
As the Caster presented such a stark reality, he smoothed things over with a closing remark.
“Well, anyway! You never know until you see the game play out!? Today’s platform championship’s first round Group A match is over. Now we’ll move on to the first round Group B match! This is only the first round. See you in a moment!”
Whoosh.
The broadcast screen switched back to the analysis desk led by announcer Huyeon Yu.
King Gul slowly reviewed the match there and rattled off his own analysis.
“…so basically they nurture this first-place player to take responsibility for last place… something like that feeling….”
He talked quite earnestly.
But it didn’t really resonate with the viewers.
What are you talking about? lol
-He’s glitching now that we’re outside standard rules
I don’t understand what you’re saying.
He’s trying to make excuses for his bad cheese skills but it’s not working lol
Meanwhile, the viewers in the stadium were given another choice.
Ding.
[Match Betting]
It was match betting.
They had clearly done this right at the start.
Yet another choice was presented.
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1. Paprika
2. Cheese
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[After each match, you may change which team you believe will win today.]
[Would you like to change?]
Murmur, murmur.
The viewers gathered in the stadium were taken aback.
“Wow… that’s brutal.”
“Ah, I started out of fan loyalty, but…”
“What do we do?”
All of Almond’s fans turned to look at one person.
The one with the largest head and the brightest light emanating from them.
[Rubisword]
“Why… are you all looking at me…”
Rubisword flushed with embarrassment.
“Sword. You’re not actually changing, right?”
“Ruby Princess would never do such a thing.”
“Right, right.”
Rubisword turned back to them with exasperation.
“No, why would I change? Isn’t it you all who want to change? Why are you asking me?”
“…!”
Everyone felt the sting and turned their heads away again.
Someone among them stood up and shouted.
“King~! You can’t beat me! Come on~!”
It was Kingdom Bird.
“This is why newcomers are so weak! If you’d been watching Kingdom from the start, you’d never spout such nonsense! Almond hasn’t even played a single match yet! How dare you switch your support team?! Huh?!”
He began to straighten out the fans’ discipline.
“Y-you’re right.”
“That’s true. Kingdom Bird’s right.”
“Damn… yeah. I’ve grown weak.”
Following his words, Almond’s fans’ colors gradually shifted to yellow.
But then—
Ding.
[Paprika]
Someone chose Paprika, and red appeared.
“…?”
“?”
“??”
Everyone who had turned yellow looked back at that person.
[Gaji-bokkeun]
It was Gaji-bokkeun.
“Ah, no, I didn’t press it—my younger sibling did….”
“How does your younger sibling get inside a capsule!?”
“W-well….”
Gaji-bokkeun’s face had turned as red as the color of his clothes.
‘Damn it. Does the color change the moment you press it?’
He had tried to move away right after pressing it. But everything was exposed without mercy.
‘I have no points….’
Fan loyalty is one thing, but competition is competition.
That’s what Gaji-bokkeun thought.
However, it seemed that thought was his alone, as chat messages suddenly flooded above the surrounding spectators’ heads.
Traitor, you’re getting roasted lolol
-Gaji-bokkeun the traitor
I’m rooting for stir-fried eggplant and paprika lol
Paprika or eggplant, tasteless things lol
The chat messages they were sending in Almond’s room floated above his head.

* * *
“Huh? Gaji-bokkeun betrayed us…?”
Almond glanced at the chat for a moment, wondering what that meant.
“How so?”
hahaha for real
-What are you talking about
-What???
Haha, that’s hilarious!
-What can you even do, Gaji-bokkeun~
Hahaha, right? How is that even possible??
From the perspective of Almond and the general viewers without spectator tickets, they couldn’t understand how Gaji-bokkeun could betray anything here.
Gaji-bokkeun wasn’t even competing—what betrayal?
So they simply moved on.
That was because─
[Group B Entry]
The player entry signal had appeared.
“Phew….”
Hong-cha stood up and extended his hand.
“Let’s give ourselves a cheer.”
“Yeah.”
Everyone from the Knight Order extended their hands forward.
“Bongsong! Bongsong!”
Goguma started the chant.
“Bong! Songsong!”
The rest joined in, all shouting together.
“Escort Knights, fighting!!”
Whoosh!
Their vision blazed white as the space shifted around them.

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