Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 140

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 140
49. Minions (1)
As the light faded, what emerged was a snowy plain as pristine as the radiance itself.
A vast expanse of snow-covered terrain stretched endlessly before me.
The brilliant reflection of pure white snow pierced relentlessly through the gaps between my eyelids.
“Ugh.”
I instinctively shielded my eyes.
I endured the blinding glare and surveyed my surroundings, but….
Whiiiiing──
All that greeted me was a biting wind laden with snow.
Then came a sharp kick to the back of my calf.
Thud.
The sensation of heavy boots striking me.
“You lot finish disposing of the corpses.”
I stood bewildered and motionless.
“Yes, sir.”
Immediate responses flowed from the mouths of the other children beside me.
That’s right. There were children here.
They moved with perfect coordination under the soldier’s command, dragging corpses frozen with congealed blood toward the crematorium.
Even these bodies seemed small, almost like children themselves.
“Hey. You.”
A youthful voice called out to me as I stood dazed.
I turned around in surprise.
‘Reina?’
A child bearing a striking resemblance to Reina stood before me.
-It’s not Reina’s older sister…?
-Hey, Reina’s currently under legal protection, so watch what you say~
-Reina ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Wait… I’ve never seen this before. What on earth is happening?
Is Reina a child? ㅠㅠㅠ
She appeared to be no more than sixteen years old.
This young Reina, clad only in a vinyl raincoat against the bitter cold, dragged a corpse in one hand while questioning me.
“I haven’t seen your face before. Are you a prisoner from Taran? What’s your name?”
It seemed names were assigned here.
Thank goodness it’s not a crazy warrior ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
If he were a fool warrior, it would’ve been hilarious lol
Thanks for asking ㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋ
I could clearly see the chat messages from the viewers.
But my eyes perceived not only the chat window, but also the gaze of young Reina.
Blue eyes devoid of the vitality characteristic of childhood.
That ocean-like color appeared murky, as if frozen by the biting winds of these Snowy Plains.
Here, I couldn’t bring myself to speak the name “Reckless Warrior.”
“Almond.”
It was probably the first time I was revealing my true name to Reina.
“Almond? That’s an unusual name.”
Reina, speaking in a flat tone, tightened her vinyl raincoat once more, gave me a light shove, and walked past.
“If you just stand there like that, next time I might drag you along too.”
At those words, I glanced back at the snowy path where Reina had dragged the corpse.
The trail of disturbed snow extended all the way up to that snow-covered hill.
And atop the hill, I could see something protruding distinctly.
‘A turret?’
It was a tower.
A siege tower from the siege warfare mode.
That very tower which would mercilessly unleash magical attacks whenever soldiers or contractors approached.
So it seems corpses are piled up like a mountain near that location.
I asked through the channel that only viewers could hear.
“Could it be that everything piled up like a mountain over there is actually corpses?”
That’s creepy.
-Oh. This is the real-life version of siege warfare
-Ril is such a scary game, everyone!
That’s scary.
-Fact) The players in Ril are scarier
If we kill the soldiers, they’re the ones who have to clean it up? ㅠㅠ
No spoilers
-Don’t spoil it, Adra
Based on the chat, this did seem to be the real-world version of the siege warfare map.
And right now, it appeared I had just finished one battle and was handling the aftermath.
But who are all these children?
Who am I fighting against?
And who is this character I’m playing?
‘What on earth is this?’
I had almost never watched Ril’s Story Mode on streams, so I was clueless about everything.
What I usually watched from Balloon Gum were the Battle Rage and Mana Sword modes.
‘It’s better not knowing anyway.’
Story Mode loses its fun if you know what’s coming.
That’s probably why the chat is making such a fuss about not spoiling it.
The viewers probably want me to be surprised when I should be surprised, moved when I should be moved, and fully immersed in the game.
Just then, a donation comes through.
Ding.
[Rubisword has donated 10,000 won.]
[Almond! Switch the game category to Ril Story Mode! Unlike garbage games like Kingdom, it has an automatic spoiler filter!]
Games that have formal contracts with Tribee can use this feature.
“Ah. Rubisword, thank you so much for the helpful information.”
This is definitely a useful feature when playing games like this.
[Ril Siege → Ril Story Mode]
Just as he said, the system automatically prompted me when I changed the game category.
[This is a narrative-driven game. Would you like to use the spoiler filter?]
[Yes]
Now I could play the game without worrying about spoilers.
Simply enjoying the story as it unfolds.
-Wait, you just started?
-Forbes’ Most Delicious Rookie Streamer
-A mid-tier streamer with only a month under their belt;;;
-Only a month of experience but a career level of almost 5 years lol
“Alright, let me get back to the game. I have no idea what’s going on, but I guess I’ll just do what I’m told and survive, right?”
-Yeah
-Just go with the flow lol
-That’s the charm of story mode, not knowing anything and just playing.
I nodded and looked up at the snowy hill with the tower again.
‘Do I need to go there?’
The other children beside me also climbed the snowy hill, glancing at me as if to give me a hint.
It seemed I needed to start working too.
At this rate, the next corpse might be mine, just as Reina said.
‘Let’s go.’
I climbed the hill to survive.
Crunch. Crunch.
Each time I lifted my frozen legs with effort, they sank deep into the snow.
The cold sensation rising up to my knees.
Of course, since it wasn’t real, there was no pain of skin freezing and cracking, nor the dampness from moisture, but I could feel my body trembling.
While the pain from cold wasn’t implemented, the discomfort from cold was.
But that discomfort felt so realistic that it felt like a phantom pain—as if I were actually freezing.
“Ugh…”
I shook my body once for no particular reason, then continued trudging up the hill with determination.
Crunch. Crunch.
Breaking through the swirling snow, I continued forward…
“Phew. I made it.”
I reached the end of the snowy hill.
As I exhaled, white breath scattered through the swirling snow in all directions.
And what came into view were countless corpses.
As expected, what had piled up near the tower were bodies.
While the depiction avoided excessive realism, it was still deeply unsettling. A human corpse was…
“Ugh…”
I instinctively turned my head away, only to lock eyes with Reina down the hill.
She had paused mid-dragging a corpse and was staring directly at me.
Seemingly displeased about something, she stared at me intently for a long moment before resuming her walk, dragging the corpse along.
I had no idea why Reina was acting that way, but I decided to ignore it. What mattered to me right now was moving these corpses.
I selected the smallest-looking corpse and attempted to drag it.
“Huh…?”
It wasn’t budging as easily as I’d expected.
“This isn’t working well.”
My strength in this body was far from impressive. Unless someone possessed exceptional grip strength, even an adult man would struggle to grab a corpse’s hand and drag it. There was no way I could manage it with this physique.
-%*@*@
Haha, there’s no point asking us.
Haha, you’re just like me lol
-&&$*#
The chat window was flooded with strange special characters.
It seemed to be some kind of spoiler filter. I wouldn’t be getting help from the viewers.
‘How are the others dragging theirs?’
Only then did I examine the other children.
They were all dragging their corpses with ease.
Well, that made sense—they were using ropes.
“…I don’t have a rope.”
Only I lacked a rope.
Even I had to admit my observation skills were pathetically lacking. To realize this only now.
The chat window erupted with messages mocking me.

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I eventually had to descend the hill to retrieve the rope, climb back up, and move the corpses.
This must be what they mean by grueling labor, I thought.
Before I knew it, I was on the last corpse.
“Hnnngh…. Ahhhhh!”
Thud.
With a shout, I hurled the final corpse into the crematorium.
I let out a deep sigh and collapsed onto a corner of the crematorium.
I moved the corpses because it felt like I should, but I honestly have no idea what the purpose of this story mode is.
“So what am I supposed to do now? I just suddenly started this, so I don’t even know what….”
That’s when it happened.
Ding.
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[Clear Conditions]
★ : Survival
★★ : Annihilate Enemy Forces
★★★ : Reina’s Reason
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As if responding to my words, a window appeared.
One star is enough for survival, but two stars and beyond look considerably more difficult.
Especially the three-star one—I can’t even guess what it is.
‘Reina’s Reason?’
It might be related to why Reina was angry. But the wording is too vague to say for certain.
“Is it normal not to know what this three-star one is originally?”
-It’s vague anyway.
-Three stars are originally hard to clear
-There’s a special reward if you clear three stars but nobody’s cleared Reina’s yet
-Three-star clear is a ‘dream’ just give up lol
-You just brute force that one. Better to focus on two stars
-Can you even clear Reina’s three stars? Never seen it
-Just rumors going around that someone did it supposedly lol
Apparently not knowing is the norm.
In fact, no one’s cleared it. It seems like there’s no one among streamers who’s beaten it.
[Daehyeop has registered a mission.]
[500,000 won if you clear three stars!]
“?”
I was startled. This wasn’t someone who usually donated large amounts.
“Are you sure about this?”
[Daehyeop donated 1,000 won.]
[This is my feelings for Reina. You won’t be able to clear it anyway. Your feelings for Reina aren’t strong enough.]
It was a somewhat distasteful manner of speaking, but I interpreted it as meaning he wouldn’t hold a grudge about the mission regardless of the outcome.
“Thank you. 500,000 won.”
Haha, show some confidence.
-Hey! You can’t break that!
-Is this a declaration of being the best?!?
Rayna cleared 3 stars lol what a noobㅋㅋㅋ
-That has nothing to do with skill?!
Whether it had to do with skill or not, I wanted to break it.
Achieving the highest rank always made my heart race.
That was when it happened.
Squeak.
The door to the warehouse beside the crematorium opened, and a large soldier appeared.
“Hey. You there. If you’re done, come inside the armory.”
The warehouse must have been the armory.
“…Yes!”
I had somehow become just as obedient to them as these children were.
-Hey. Did you perhaps forget that you’re the Reckless Warrior?
-Wow the immersion is killing me this is a newbie
Haha, it reminds me of my school days, damn it.
-Obedient Almond…! It’s thrilling!
Inside, the children who had been moving corpses with me were warming themselves by the stove’s fire.
‘So they were all resting here.’
Despite not feeling the cold, I was seized by a strange sense of betrayal and somehow managed to find a spot to sit.
“Soon there will be another battle.”
I could hear the children shrinking back sharply.
There was no murmuring, but noticeably more children were trembling.
It probably wasn’t from the cold.
“This place has weapons left over by the minions from before.”
Minions?
Only then did I confirm my true identity.
I was a minion.
Those soldiers continuously produced in the Ril siege. Those soldiers that mindlessly charge at towers are called minions.
Probably the weakest existence in this game. Creatures caught by contractors to become gold and experience points.
And now I was that minion.
“Choose a weapon you can use well. It’s the only weapon that will protect your lives.”
Thud.
Weapons carelessly set down.
The leftover weapons were naturally covered in bloodstains and rust, with none properly maintained.
However──
“!”
Rumble rumble rumble!
The children rushed forward like a pack of starving wolves.
Each of them desperate to claim something better than the rest.
I didn’t hesitate either and ran alongside them. Naturally, I chose a bow—the one that looked most intact among them all.
But then another pale white hand landed on top of it.
Tap.
“…!”
“?”
When I turned around, I found myself staring into Reina’s blue eyes.
She glared at me with a sharp gaze and asked.
“Do you even know how to shoot a bow?”

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[Beginner’s Tip: Minions are the lowest tier and obey only the commands of those above them. In ordinary times, they handle all manner of dirty work, and on the battlefield, they are the first to charge toward the towers.]

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