Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 184

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 184
63. Continental Shift (3)
“Anyway. The Analyst is connecting right now too.”
As soon as I spoke, a new camera feed appeared. It was the Analyst with neatly combed hair and red glasses.
“Ahem. Do we really need to see this with our own eyes?”
“Well, if we’re going to watch the teams’ practice matches anyway, doesn’t it make the commentary more fun?”
“I suppose that’s true.”
The Analyst seemed a bit displeased, but without complaint, he started the broadcast.
“Everyone. The Analyst doesn’t usually do personal broadcasts, so please understand if it’s a bit rough around the edges.”
Boom──
Meanwhile, Almond’s team practice match began.
Ten players gathered in the waiting room preparing for the ban-pick phase.
“Analyst, what do you think about the ban-picks?”
“Well. In practice matches, honestly, there’s nothing strange about banning anything, so predictions are difficult. But I don’t think they’ll try to shut down Almond.”
“Ah. Why not? Is it underestimation again?”
Haha, pushing forward relentlessly
No, it’s not being blocked, you idiot haha
Poor analyst ㅠㅠ
“Ah… No, that’s not it. It’s just that shutting him down isn’t easy. The other teammates aren’t relatively weak either, are they? Besides, the player who’ll directly face Almond is a Master rank, isn’t he? The leader of Greentea Bagging.”
“Right. That’s what makes this different this time.”
“He won against Strawberry Shooter in a one-on-one, but one-on-one isn’t a real match. The real question is whether he can beat a Master in actual combat. I think that’s the key point. And the supporter is Platinum rank, so there’s quite a power gap.”
“Good. So Almond and his duo suppress through skill, and the ban cards are focused on the top lane, right?”
“Yes. Rather, they’d probably use one ban on Taco, and focus the rest on jungle and mid. Miho’s play from last time didn’t get much mention, but it was quite impressive.”
“Ah. Right. They even said it was a hard counter to Mosol.”
“Setting the avatar to a real person might be a masterstroke… I cautiously predict.”
“Ahahaha! Yes. The ban-pick is starting now. Let’s see. The first ban…!”
The ban-pick phase was over in an instant.
Just as the Analyst predicted. The opponents banned Miho’s ‘Succubus – Sitri’ and didn’t ban any of Almond’s avatars.
“Ah. Does that mean Reina comes out?”
King Gul naturally thought of Reina first. The Analyst agreed on this point.
“Probably. Unless there’s a special reason to practice a different avatar, that seems likely. Making enemies unconditionally ban Reina by continuously using her in practice matches is also a strategy in its own way.”
“Right. Unless he’s so confident in actual combat that he doesn’t need to use her even once in practice matches… If it’s open, he’ll try it.”
“Exactly. No matter how confident a pick is, if you keep hiding it and then when it’s finally available, you can’t perform properly because you haven’t practiced it enough, that would be a problem. He’ll probably use it.”
The commentary proceeded cleanly and swiftly.
The viewers were impressed.
-Wow, the commentary is insane
Why is the commentary so high quality for practice matches and stuff like that lol
-And this happened while they were being stubborn with each other…
The leader and ADC of Greentea Bagging.
Greentea made his pick.
[Melody of Light – Sana]
“So the ADC Greentea picked Sana?”
“Ah, yes. It’s not my main pick, but I’m fairly confident with it.”
“Right. It’s a well-performing Avatar.”
“I heard Almond plays Sana quite well too. I’m curious how he’ll handle it.”
“Against Sana, I think Reina would be the better choice. Reina’s burst damage is absolutely explosive. The attack speed is just so fast.”
“It’s true that once you master it, the damage burst is no joke, though it’s limited to skilled players.”
“Yes. That’s why there are many experts and enthusiasts for her.”
“The more we talk about it, the more I anticipate Almond’s Reina.”
Even the Analyst, who had said Almond still needed verification, spoke of Reina with anticipation.
But the pick they wanted never appeared.
“Huh…?”
A white light enveloped Almond’s figure.
[Pure White Sniper – Ran]
“Ran?”
“Is there a reason not to pick Reina and go with this instead?”
“Are you really picking this?”
Thump──
With a heavy resonant sound, Ran’s eyes opened, and a blue gleam flashed across them.
The pick had been confirmed.

* * *
When I agreed with Taco to practice one-handed gameplay, there was a problem.
Flash Blade could be executed one-handed, but the question was which ADC could shoot one-handed.
‘Ran can release with one hand too.’
There might be a few others, but Ran was the first one that came to mind.
I couldn’t demonstrate Flash Blade right now, so I chose the next best option.
‘It’s a shame I couldn’t pick Reina.’
Thinking about Reina sulking stung a little, but there was no helping it.
Reina was absolutely impossible to play one-handed.
But what about Ran?
His release technique changes based on the caster’s intent. So if I set my mind to it, I could shoot one-handed. Setting aside accuracy issues, that is.
“Ah! Ran? Ran’s confirmed!?”
[The game is starting!]
King Gul wore a pleased expression for the first time in a while.
“Ah, picking Ran is unexpected? It’s almost like… you’re saying there’s no need to practice Reina?”
The Analyst laughed as well.
“A direct hit. It’s like telling the opposing team, ‘You don’t deserve to face Reina.'”
My main pick wasn’t banned and was open, yet I didn’t select it. Moreover, I didn’t use it despite it being a good pick against Sana.
This was a clear expression of confidence.
Those unaware of the circumstances could only interpret it that way.
“Of course, this is practice, not a real match, so it’s entirely possible.”
“If this happened in an actual match, it would be so much more entertaining. This is exactly why I love players like this.”
-Blatant favoritism lol
-Biased commentary “stop”
-King Gul reverse betting
-A man obsessed with underdogs….
“Biased? It’s just a practice match in a casual tournament. Don’t get too invested.”
-For real, who cares, it’s just a casual tournament anyway
-lol King Gul’s the only one who treats everything like it’s just for fun.
-A man who lives life for entertainment….
“Huh?!”
King Gul shifted his weight in his chair.
-This guy’s trying to change the subject now that he’s being called out
-Acting lol
-Trying to escape?!
“No, that’s not it. Look at Greentea’s team movements right now—something’s off.”
“Oh….”
The Analyst stroked his chin with interest.
“It’s an invade strategy.”
Invade.
Commonly called an “inv” strategy.
The moment the game starts, all five players rush into enemy territory, hide, and ambush them.
Normally in Reel, players split into their respective positions at the start and hold their lanes, so those unprepared—whether solo or in pairs farming jungle monsters—fall victim to this without resistance.
“An invade like this would be quite risky if it fails.”
“They’re probably practicing a strategy they’ll use in the tournament.”
“Right now the bottom lane duo and jungler are in danger. Almond, Strawberry Shooter, and Takoyaki have no idea.”
“They don’t even suspect that five players are hiding in the brush right next to them!”
“Well, they don’t usually venture that deep!”
There are different types of invades.
Some minimize risk, while others maximize it by going deep into enemy territory.
With the latter, failure means the attempting team falls into ruin—they start the game having missed considerable experience and Gold from the incoming Minions.
In Reel, the most important resource is time currency.
The invade Greentea’s team is attempting burns through that time currency from the very start to decide the match.
“Should we listen to their voice comms?”
“Yes. This should be interesting.”
The casters switched on Greentea’s team’s voice channel.
[Yo. Yo. They’re coming.]
Greentea whispered in an excited voice.
[Their top and mid aren’t here right now.]
[How the hell would they know about this crazy move?]
Some people were giggling at the sight.
Actually, they were practically on the verge of bursting into laughter.
“Ah, I know that feeling well. When you invade and the enemy has no idea, it’s hilarious. I couldn’t hold back my laughter even during the World Championship finals.”
hahaha for real
-The rush at that moment was insane
Hahaha, it’s so funny when the prey has no idea what’s going on.
“Of course, the Analyst has never laughed during a World Championship finals. That’s what true professionalism looks like.”
You bastard ㅠㅠㅠ
Well, I haven’t been there before! hahahaha
Crazy lolololol
I’ve never laughed before. Never been there either. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Sudden critical hit.
“Ahem. The jungle monster is spawning now. We’ll strike while Almond and Takoyaki are leashing it.”
Leashing. The act of helping the Jungler secure jungle monsters early by tanking their damage.
Usually the responsibility of the ADC and Supporter in the bottom lane.
They take the monster’s hits instead, making it easier for their Jungler to secure the kill.
Roooaaar!
The massive monster was swatting at Takoyaki repeatedly.
Yet Greentea’s five still hadn’t shown themselves.
“Uh…? Still nothing?”
“Insane. They’re planning to catch all three of them!?”
“It looks like they’ll reveal themselves once the jungle monster is almost dead. This is a true all-or-nothing gambit!”
The longer they wait, the more time it takes to return to their lanes.
If the invade fails, Greentea is finished.
“But the chance of failure is almost zero right now. They have absolutely no idea!”
Crackle.
Then Greentea gives the command.
[Go!]
King Gul let out an excited shriek.
“Here, they’re moving!”
The bulkiest Giant Machine charged forward first.
Boom──!
He drove his massive greatsword into the ground, flipping the earth and launching his opponents into the air.
[Ugh!]
[What, what!?]
Panicked voices echoed across the arena.
Strawberry Shooter and Takoyaki were sent flying.
[Yes! Kill them all!!!]
[Slice them to pieces!]
The Giant Machine swung an absurdly massive greatsword horizontally across the battlefield.
Crash!
Strawberry Shooter, positioned at the front, took the full brunt of the attack.
The jungle monster I’d been desperately holding onto was stolen away by Greentea’s Jungler.
I gained neither experience nor gold.
[Counter! Counter attack!]
[Land even one hit!]
Strawberry Shooter desperately swung the Beast’s claws, but
managed only to shave away half of the opponent’s health.
In the end, I fell to Sana’s shadow arrows that came flying right after.
[Ah….]
Takoyaki couldn’t escape the same fate.
Thunk!
Sana’s arrow pierced his head, and he collapsed.
[Greentea Double Kill!]
Greentea, the last person who should have gotten the kills, achieved a double kill. Still, there was one silver lining—one person survived.
“Wait. But Almond just reacted and survived, right!?”
“The reaction was clean. An arrow came from nowhere.”
“Truly VNS’s world-class level!”
“Indeed. But… what can be done in a 1 versus 5 situation?”
“If Greentea’s team can’t make it home and we drag out the time… who knows?”
“Will they allow that?”
“Ah… they’re cleanly giving up on catching Almond and just heading back home. Otherwise, Balloon Stars would be in too much trouble, right?”
“That’s right.”
“What!? But Almond is chasing after them right now! With pure white mana fully charged in one hand!”
“H-he’s actually chasing them down?”
King Gul was right.
Pure white crystals blazed in my fingertips.
Crackle…!
And I aimed at the back of the enemies’ heads as they tried to retreat to their positions.
‘With my left hand.’
However, this time it wasn’t in the shape of a bow.
A short pistol-like form.
[Release]
Bang──!
The recoil sent my left hand shooting upward sharply.

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