Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 160

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 160
57. Light and Shadow (1)
It certainly sounded like Reina’s voice.
I didn’t believe it, but she was currently lodging a silent (?) protest that I hadn’t picked her.
-Lolololol
-Did you hit her, Reina!!!?
-No, she didn’t do this when it was time to pick, what kind of tyranny is this lololol
Reina, please help me, I’m dying ㅠㅠ
Even if Reina lodged a protest, even if she staged a picket line, I couldn’t pick her.
‘It won’t work.’
I had to practice a new avatar.
Only three weeks remained until the tournament, and there was a mountain of things I needed to practice.
Moreover, my Coach Takoyaki was watching right now.
‘To secure the ADC position, Reina alone won’t be enough.’
My opponent competing for the same position was Master tier.
I had no particular reason to insist on the ADC position, but I simply hated losing.
“I’ll stick with Sana.”
In other words, I would win today’s game with Sana.
I had reached this conclusion.
-Bad guy Almond
Hahaha Reina’s crying ㅠㅠ
-Ah, if only he’d done all that story mode stuff, what more could he want lololol
-Isn’t Reina’s affinity going down again? lol
In any case, the normal game had begun.
This time, there was no discord between teams—a very clean match.
I had to win a game like this without fail.
Only then could I level up to 10, or rather to level 30 as quickly as possible, and also play ranked matches.
‘Let’s win.’
I reaffirmed Sana’s skills that I had memorized and resolved to achieve victory.

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“Alright. Starting Almond’s feedback broadcast.”
Taco opened with his familiar broadcast tone.
“I’ll be comparing you with Strawberry Shooter to determine our team’s positions. You understand, right?”
Even as he said this, Taco knew it didn’t make sense.
‘Of course Strawberry Shooter will go ADC.’
In truth, this feedback content was meant to find a different position that suited Almond.
-Woooooow
-(Generic applause)
-The bald guy comes back and does mosquito things?
-Geez, mosquitoes even in winter…
-How can he compare to Strawberry Shooter?
“What mosquito? I have more viewers than that?”
-The momentum clearly shows you’ll be surpassed
-What are you talking about? Almond has more hair strands.
-Obviously we’re talking about hair strands. Why viewers???
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol/haha)
Taco’s viewers were no joke.
‘Damn bastards.’
Compared to them, Almond’s and Balloon Gum’s viewers were practically saints.
But this too was Taco’s own karma.
After all, he was the one who came up with this concept in the first place.
“How am I supposed to suck out hair like a mosquito? If I could do that, I’d have done it long ago. I already did it all at the fan meeting!”
hahahahahahahaha
-Breaking news! Hair thief spotted at fan meeting!
Haha, is there anything I could take away from -ㅋㅋㅋㅋ’s fans…?
While bickering with the viewers.
The game started.
“So, Almond picked Sana just now, right?”
-Commentary mode activated!
-The dignity of a (former) official commentator
-Isn’t Almond a one-trick Reina player?
“It’s true Almond has only played Reina. But he picked Sana this time? Going for variety right before a tournament is always a good choice. Though Sana does rely quite a bit on Supporter synergy. The current Supporter and pick combination looks solid, right? Hammer Warrior Ulte. He synergizes really well with Sana. They call it a death combo because they can just destroy the bottom lane matchup.”
That supporter guy seems like an Almond fan for some reason lol lol. It doesn’t make sense. Doing that in Normal mode.
-He’s actually doing that in normal matches
Hahaha, come on Almond, please do well and shut Taco up haha
Taco thought to himself.
‘Almond doesn’t seem like he’ll do well.’
Almond was practically a monster in Battle Rage. But what about in Ril?
Battle Rage is a game where you can brute force your way through with mechanics, but Ril isn’t like that.
Teamwork, map control, and even leadership—this game demands it all.
It’s far more complex than that.
You can’t just brute force your way through with raw mechanics.
‘Especially not with an Incarnation like Sana….’
Sana came with healing abilities, but her attack power was weak for a ranged carry.
Divine Descent worked similarly, supporting allies.
That’s why synergy with a supporting Supporter was crucial.
‘She’s not the type who can solo carry like Reina does.’
Taco explained the basic positioning concept for the viewers watching.
“Look at this. I picked Sana with our Supporter playing Hammer Warrior, right? We’re way stronger than their composition. So what should we do?”
-Give it to us
-Beat them senseless!
-Gotta stomp from level 1!
-With healing, just attack recklessly!
Certain specific combinations required engaging the enemy Contractor immediately upon sight.
That was exactly the Sana and Hammer Warrior Ulte combination right now. Infamously called the Death Combo.
“That’s my viewers for you! Exactly right! Yeah! We need to stomp from the start. But will that Hammer Warrior even know that?”
-Doubt it
-This rank is way too low….
-If they knew that, they wouldn’t be here.
Most viewers predicted the Hammer Warrior would stay put.
Taco thought the same.
This rank was too low for someone to make the judgment call to engage from Contractor level 1.
“…Huh?”
But what’s this?
The Hammer Warrior completely ignored the swarm of minions and trudged forward.
-What the—
-Bro, he’s actually going?
-???
Taco was momentarily flustered, but watching the Hammer Warrior’s movements, he quickly grasped the situation.
Whoosh!
The way he swung his hammer showed zero skill whatsoever.
[Aaaah! What!?]
[Insane!]
The enemies panicked for a moment but dodged every attack.
Not because they were skilled. Attacks like that miss even if you try to get hit.
“This is just mindless charging, right? He’s got no thoughts in his head. No strategy. He’s just swinging! This is so brainless that standing still might actually be better. How will Almond handle this?”
Whoosh!
The Hammer Warrior charged forward again and swung his hammer.
Crash!
An innocent rock shattered with a sharp crack.
“Ah… this is the worst. The Supporter pushed way too deep. He’s basically dead…”
Rat-a-tat! Rat-tat!
The enemy’s ranged attacker’s long gun blazed with fire, and the enemy Supporter’s claws ravaged him.
[First Blood!]
[Our team has been defeated!]
A sound announcing the prelude to hell echoed out.
Now I had to fight 2 versus 1 for the next 20 seconds until my Supporter respawned.
And the enemy had grown stronger after securing the kill.
-We’re done lol
-Oof lol
-First Blood is always ours
-This is driving me crazy lol
Poor almond, I don’t know what to do ㅠㅠㅠ
Poor Almond left alone ㅠㅠ
“You know, getting knocked out 20 seconds after the game starts is basically like getting knocked out 5 minutes in during mid-game, right? This looks blown.”
Honestly, Taco had given up hope here.
I thought there was no way I could show anything in this game.
“This is already over. I need to play as safely as possible, really as safely as possible. Staying alive is what matters.”
The moment I said that.
Almond launched a counterattack.
Screeeee—
My arrow tip aimed at the enemy player.
Taco added urgently.
“Wait. Don’t fight emotionally and recklessly. Sana can’t handle it alone…”
But Almond, unable to hear those words, released the bowstring.
Whoooosh!
“…Did that hit!?”
Thunk!
A black arrow embedded itself perfectly into the target.
Boom!
The target burst apart cleanly.
-Whoa!
-Oh
-He’s got some skill?
The enemy’s expression was one of shock, clearly not expecting to be hit from that distance.
Taco’s expression wasn’t much different.
“Did that actually hit? How is that possible? From that distance…”
I wondered if I’d misread something.
It wasn’t simply a matter of distance.
“How did you hit that when Minions are blocking the way?”
-That’s real
-Is it a bug? The arrow looks curved lolol
-That’s real lol
-Total bug
The arrow curved?
In that moment, a scene from Battle Rage flashed through my mind.
Ril players probably wouldn’t know about it.
Almond’s curve shot.
“It’s not a bug. That’s a curve shot. So it works here too…”
-That actually works?
-Where have you seen that before??
-What even is that. You nerd
Taco knew from experience.
Those ghostly arrows that Almond fired.
“Reina doesn’t shoot real arrows, but Sana does, so it works? That’s nice.”
Sana was a character who fired actual arrows.
Even two types at that. Shadow arrows and light arrows.
Shadow arrows dealt damage. Light arrows healed.
Almond had just fired shadow arrows.
He was gradually getting a feel for this avatar named Sana.
[Hmm… I’m getting the hang of this.]
In that instant──
Three more arrows flew from Almond’s bow.
Whoosh!!
“Huh?”
Before Taco could even speak, all three arrows hit their targets.
Firing three arrows in succession didn’t diminish accuracy at all.
They embedded themselves smoothly, as if pulled along by invisible strings.
[Ugh?!]
[What?]
The enemies were genuinely flustered this time.
[Wow. Sana’s got range.]
Almond seemed quite satisfied with Sana’s performance, smiling contentedly.
-Honestly after playing Reina, switching to Sana just feels so smooth lolol
-Lol how is she so fast?
-Can you even shoot arrows that quickly?
Taco quickly added his commentary.
“Already landed four combos. Pretty accurate shots.”
The enemy had allowed four arrows to hit their target.
Sana’s black arrows stack “Saint’s Curse” with each hit on the target.
“Four combos means three stacks of Saint’s Curse. Then the target slows down, making it easier to land hits. One more arrow and….”
Thwip!
As if responding to those words, another arrow pierces through.
Boom. The target shatters once more.
[Ugh, I can’t see anything, dammit!]
[You idiot, how are you landing all of those?]
When Saint’s Curse stacks to five, vision becomes temporarily blurred.
“Vision’s blurred now. This should make it even easier to land hits, right?”
Almond’s arrows flew again. His rapid-fire was genuinely ghostlike.
Splat!
Two more targets burst in succession.
Seven consecutive hits stun the enemy for one to three seconds.
Boom──!
With a heavy thunderous sound, the enemy froze solid, stunned.
“Oh!”
Taco couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
“Your mechanics are absolutely insane!”
-Eight stacks in the blink of an eye?
-That’s crazy for real
-Stun landed lol
“Speed! Accuracy! There’s nothing lacking at all!?”
-Taco’s so hyped lmaooo
-Wait, is Coach allowed to do that?
-Where’d his cold analysis go lol
-Better than Strawberry Shooter?
-But is this actually good? Feels like we’re gonna lose the game.
Soon after, Taco regained his composure.
“Look, I gave praise. But that wasn’t good play. More precisely, it wasn’t good judgment. This actually gives the enemy….”
[What the hell is happening!!!]
At that moment, the enemy Supporter Beast roars and charges forward.
It was a dangerous situation.
“…an opportunity.”
Grraaaah!
Beast closed the distance in an instant with his signature charge.
Whoosh!
The beast’s claws swept down, slamming into Almond in a flash.
Crash──
[Ugh.]
Almond tumbles backward and falls.
The Beast lunged forward again, chasing after the bouncing Almond.
As if to sever its final breath, saliva stretched long from its maw.
Sana had no mobility skill to speak of. There was no way to escape.
“Ah… this looks like it’s over, doesn’t it? He should’ve realized he’s one person against two enemies.”
The Beast then seized the position above Almond.
Thud.
The Beast’s two knees pinned down Almond’s two arms.
“Ah, both arms are locked down. That’s the annoying part about the Beast…”
Almond twisted his body, but he couldn’t break free.
The Beast raised its blood-stained claws.
[Die!]
Grrrrr!
Three crimson claw marks ravaged Almond’s upper body.
Screeeech!
Screech!
[Warning! Health has dropped below 30%!]
Due to Sana’s frail nature, the damage was severe.
The Beast’s assault didn’t stop, and health plummeted to 10%.
“Ah… this won’t work. To deal damage, I had no choice but to give the Beast distance. I should’ve been more careful. Playing emotionally like this is what happens.”
-Tsk
-Beast is broken
-Sana’s good at everything, but no mobility skill
-If only the Supporter had survived…
“Still, the attempt was good.”
Taco now thought it was truly over and prepared to give his next feedback.
He was already doing well enough. If this was Sana’s first game and he performed this well, the next one would be absolutely insane, he thought.
“You did well enough. I can see the potential. Especially that moment when you landed seven shots in a row out of nowhere—that was insane, seriously? This game is unavoidable. Almond will die here too. His health is below 10% now.”
At that moment, one of Almond’s arms barely broke free.
All that twisting paid off.
He immediately drew out an arrow of light.
“Huh?”
Taco thought that with one arm still pinned, there’s no way he could draw the bow… but then—
He let out a scream at the play that followed.
“What the—?!”

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[Beginner Tip: Did you know? Sana’s Arrow of Light restores health to both allies and herself each time it hits a target. However, the Arrow of Light can only be created by hitting a target with the Shadow Arrow.]

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