Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1303

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 188
58. The Foolish Solo (3)
Before the match began.
The ban and pick phase.
“Ah. This third ban is for Almond, right?”
King Gul looked surprised at the ban list.
“Wow, they’re already targeting him this hard?”
The Caster also hadn’t anticipated this kind of approach.
The Analyst felt the same way.
“These aren’t picks that are good for the radio… they’re targeting Almond?”
Everyone had been too focused on the radio talk to think otherwise.
King Gul explained it smoothly.
“Of course, in survival matches, bans aren’t mentioned as importantly as they are in siege warfare, right?”
In siege warfare, ban and pick phases could account for 30-40% of the game.
But survival matches were different.
“That’s because in survival matches, so much luck goes into forming a squad… it’s not really about building a composition.”
-For real
-Yeah lol
-Some people can’t even contract until the end lol
-True
That was right.
In survival matches, you don’t choose your avatar from the start.
The Contractors enter and proceed with contracts sequentially.
“Even the individual choices are random, you see?”
Even then, the desired card might not appear among the three options.
“If you get completely screwed over, it becomes meaningless.”
“Right. That’s the charm of survival matches. Luck plays a huge role. So even us old commentators can sometimes get lucky and give it a shot! You could say it’s that kind of mode!”
-Kekekekeke
Oh man, those ajosshis ㅜㅜ
-King Gul might be okay but Caster still can’t do it~
-Lol true
-It’s an old guy mode though;
Unlike siege warfare, the commentators didn’t explain each ban and pick one by one, just glossing over it with casual banter like this.
What mattered was who was using the radio and who wasn’t.
And if they were, how were they using it?
These were the focal points of the broadcast.
This approach made sense too.
After all, there were limits to what could be explained to the viewers.
So they organized the most confusing parts first.
Above all, they didn’t know.
I didn’t know how crucial this ban would become later.
“Kyaaaaaah!? We caught Turtle!!”
King Gul shot up from his seat as if he might burst through the screen, leaning forward urgently.
I’m dying laughing lol, you scared me!
-Wow, your head is big
“Did I get caught or something? lol”
-Ahhhhh! LMAO!
A scream startled me haha
-Is Turtle a relative?
-Huh how did they catch him???
It was that shocking of a play.
I thought Mosol was definitely dead.
The replay appeared.
“At the very end, Mosol squeezed in a delay cancel basic attack between skill gaps, dealing full damage! And Almond! Almond’s arrows hit Turtle multiple times with perfect accuracy!”
“Aaah! Almond! Even while getting beaten by Kutan! He kept targeting Turtle!”
“This is truly incredible focus! Even pros don’t find it easy to commit to a single target in such a situation!”
It was the result of Almond’s perfectly organized priorities, combined with his innate focus and composure.
In the end, even in this extreme situation, the Knight Order secured Turtle’s elimination.
“Should we give the Rune Box to Almond!?”
When you catch Turtle, a Rune Box drops.
And it’s a pretty decent one too.
“Right! In the first round, if Almond pre-contracts, we could have fun with the early skirmish! But Kutan really is a mountain…”
Then King Gul suddenly stopped mid-sentence.
First, because Almond wasn’t going to contract, and second, because now he could finally see the ban list clearly again.
‘Huh?’
All the picks that could shine in early skirmishes were banned.
Actually, among ADCs, only a very limited number had early skirmish power, so blocking about three was sufficient.
‘What is this. Was this the plan?’
With three ban cards, Almond’s early skirmish power had been completely stripped away.
Then was catching Turtle desperately even meaningful?
Buffs are gained, experience is earned, health is restored—all good.
The problem was that the last hit went to the other team.
The buff only goes to Mosol and Jello.
They got the experience too.
Then what about the Knight Order?
“Cheese is in a bit of trouble, isn’t he?”
Trouble indeed.
They seized the objective with all their might, but in reality, the other team had taken it.
Only Mosol and Jello truly benefited from this situation.
And Jello didn’t have the stats to turn this situation around.
“If this happens… is Mosol contracting!?”
It was exactly as King Gul had predicted.
Whoooosh!
[Shadowless Swordsman – Yul]
A desolate shadow engulfed Mosol’s entire body.
〔True power is invisible, after all.〕
A deep, resonant voice echoed through the arena.
“Mosol has contracted! Not a damage dealer! Not a tank either…!”
The Caster dramatically announces the fiery divine form that has appeared after so long.
“Glassy cannon! The shadowless swordsman!! Yuuuuuuuul!!!”
-Whoa
-Whoa
-What
-Wow
-Did he have no other choice? kkk
-Ddd
-Yul? Really?
-He doesn’t even have much health???
-Insane kkk
-So cool choice
-Whoa
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The commentators may not have cared about the ban list.
But I did.
Since getting sniped in the Nant match was routine for me.
I had no choice but to pay attention to the bans.
Three out of five cards were aimed at me.
No matter how hard I racked my brain, I couldn’t see any room for me to contract early and make an impact.
‘This… I can’t contract first.’
The reason I enjoyed early contracting despite being a dealer was because of the large number of combat variables I could create.
But among the remaining picks, there’s nothing that can do that.
Ran is at least my mainstream pick.
Ran is a spirit with very severe constraints in early skirmishes.
For Ran to be effective, I needed a stable front line and sufficient time.
Early skirmishes have neither.
That’s why I passed this rune box to Mosol.
‘I’ll… do it.’
Just then, he sent me that signal.
‘Alright.’
I nodded.
Crash!
In the meantime, I took another hit from Kutan.
[Health 23%]
My health was very low.
It’s fortunate that Kutan is a true pure tanker.
If he were even slightly a damage-tanker hybrid, I would’ve died at least two more times already.
“Die! You slippery bastard!”
Even in my minion state, I dodged several of the opponent’s blind attacks, which is why I’m still alive.
Perhaps because of that, Kutan was also very angry.
“Graaaah!”
[Stone Sling]
Boom—
As Kutan stomped his foot on the ground, dust particles rose up.
An unavoidable skill unfolds at close range.
I aimed my bowstring at Kutan’s head.
[“Ah ah ah, Almond!? You’re targeting Kutan!?”]
Kutan was furious.
“You crazy bastard! You should just run away! There’s no one here to save you!”
However, this is the right judgment.
That’s why the enemy is angry.
[“This is the best option, right!? If I keep getting chased down here, I’ll just die anyway!”]
Almond will die anyway.
Or rather, become a Rune Spirit.
Mosol can’t save Almond’s Rune Spirit, but Danmuji and Hong-cha are almost here according to the minimap.
If they resurrect Almond, that’s the best-case scenario.
Kutan knew this too.
“Hmph, you think I don’t know what you’re aiming for!? You foolish youth!!”
-Ahahahahaha
-That’s not a curse, it’s his name…
-The name-calling is intense
-You foolish youth lol
“I’ll crush your Rune Spirit to death the moment it appears! Got it!?”
He declared he would kill Almond’s Rune Spirit the instant it manifested.
If that happened, on-site resurrection wouldn’t work—he’d have to go to the Sanctuary of Resurrection.
That would waste an enormous amount of time.
‘That won’t work.’
“Die!”
Their conflicting intentions clashed as stone projectiles and arrows crossed paths.
Almond’s arrows embedded themselves in Kutan’s hard, stone-like skin.
‘Then as long as he doesn’t die….’
That wasn’t what Almond was aiming for.
Twang—
Three arrows nocked on the bowstring at once.
“!?”
At this close range, he could land all of them on the head.
Why?
“Big head… die.”
Because Kutan’s head was incredibly massive.
-Big head lol
-Hahahaha
-Lmao
-Half his headshots lol
Boom!
Of course, this wouldn’t actually kill Kutan.
[Great Stone – Kutan]
[Health: 22%]
Look at his remaining health.
Nowhere near enough.
“You think I’d die from that!?”
22% isn’t the same 22% for everyone.
A Tank’s 22% is no different from a Minion’s 70%.
[“Aaaaaahhh! Kutan is way too massive!!”]
Kutan hurls his final stone.
[Health 2%]
I die.
If I take that hit, I’ll die with 3% of my health remaining as damage.
Damage that persists even after death.
It was that certain of a death.
I must have calculated all of that in my head.
I don’t back down.
‘It’s coming.’
Kiiiing─
A flash of light streaks past.
That beam of light takes the stone in my stead.
Stone dust scatters everywhere.
At the same moment, the light passes through Kutan, dealing massive damage.
──Kwaaaaahhh!
[Great Stone Giant – Kutan]
[Health 15%]
“Wh-what…!?”
Something slashed through Kutan.
“What!?”
Kutan turns around to see what it was.
A swordsman’s eyes, cold and focused with terrifying intensity, come into view.
‘Yul?’
The hem of a black robe flutters without reflecting a single ray of light.
‘Then that just now was…’
Kutan realizes what he’s been hit with.
[Tiger’s Slash]
Yul’s skill, Tiger’s Slash.
It slashes enemies in a straight line like a flash, leaving a deep wound.
Yul’s next attack grants a ‘fear’ effect to those bearing this wound.
‘No.’
Kutan tries to evade, but it’s already far too late.
Yul’s blade cuts horizontally without a sound or trace.
Kwaaah!
[Gripped by Fear]
The fear effect activates.
[Health 12%]
Yul’s blade rages on.
[“No way, are we actually catching this!?”]
[“There’s dealer support from behind! Mosol! Danger…!”]
[“Kutan is a mountain right now!!”]
Ignoring air resistance entirely, I dance across Kutan’s body.
Dazzling delay cancels and flawless sword strikes merged into one.
Swoooosh!
Swaaaash!
[Acceleration]
[Yul’s unique passive. Movement speed and attack speed increase with each hit on an enemy.]
The effect of acceleration.
And—
[Health 1%]
Mosol shouts.
“Daegam!!”
There was no need to ask who would go first.
As if I already knew, the arrow was already flying.
Boom!
[Enemy defeated!]
[Foolish Youth → Byulnan-ba]
-shaking
-gasp
-wow
-kyaa
-insane
-what is this???
-huh?
-???
All sorts of reactions flooded in.
But it all happened in less than five seconds.
The viewers could only now process what they’d seen.
Then an enormous roar erupted.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
One enemy Contractor had died in an instant.
In a 2 versus 5 situation, it was now 5 who had fallen.

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