Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 210

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 210
71. The First Match (3)
As the smoke screen slowly dissipated, Almond stood there with roughly 10% of his health remaining.
Beneath his feet lay the corpses of two Contractors.
-Waaaaahhhhh!!!
-Almond!
The Nutty Squad, wearing almond-shaped hats on their heads, erupted into deafening cheers.
Even a cursory glance revealed an entire section of the audience collapsing in excitement.
-Wait, what?
-We couldn’t see because of the smoke screen??
-Ugh….
The spectators who weren’t Almond fans felt more curiosity than excitement.
What on earth had happened inside that smoke screen?
-Replay! Replay!
-What is this!?
-Do your job right, Rai… no, Police!
-Replay! Replay! Replay!
The crowd began chanting for a replay.
The observers frantically started typing on their keyboards.
“What? What is this?”
“It seems to be a spectator bug, sir.”
“The company didn’t intend this?”
“I, I’m not sure.”
“Just zoom in as much as possible and capture the replay. Or run it from Almond’s perspective and capture the replay!”
“Yes!”
The replay ultimately proceeded from Almond’s first-person perspective.
Only Almond and Storm Ninja could see their opponents clearly through the smoke screen.
Boom!
The playback began from the moment the smoke screen first detonated.
Shhhhh!
Ashen clouds spread thinly in all directions.
Because it was from Almond’s perspective, it appeared thin, but in reality it was quite dense—nothing beyond arm’s length was visible.
Whoosh!
Through the smoke, enormous hooves burst forward.
[Neiiighhh! Where are you!?]
Pepper, not actually a horse, charged forward while making tourette-like sounds.
Despite the game being lost, she had no intention of abandoning her entertainment value.
Laughter erupted from both the stands and the chat.
Hahaha, you’re crazy.
-This is the dignity of ‘authenticity’.
-Half-man, half-horse? I’m half-crippled!
Kentaros made a ridiculous entrance, but his momentum was tremendous.
*Boom──*
Massive hooves tore into the ground, sending dirt flying. Simultaneously, he swung an enormous halberd in all directions.
I could immediately understand why he’d charged so confidently into the smoke screen.
*Whoooosh!*
His halberd was so long that a single swing would cleave through roughly half the smoke screen’s radius. He could land hits even without seeing his opponent by simply slashing indiscriminately.
I had to flatten my body just to barely evade it.
“Ah. He dodged that?”
“Impressive physical control indeed.”
The commentators marveled at the refined athleticism, but honestly, it wasn’t that surprising.
A single dodge like that hardly proved I’d killed two people and escaped from within this smoke screen.
“But. Almond. Where are you heading?”
“Toward the minions?!”
The answer came immediately after.
I fired a barrage of shuriken. Their destination was peculiar.
Minions.
“What the Analyst and King Gul mentioned earlier was right!!”
“Indeed. This seemed like the only option.”
“If Storm Ninja uses his divine technique—wind clones—inside this smoke screen, it becomes an almost absolute domain. With this, victory is theoretically possible. Theoretically, that is.”
“Ah. The so-called King’s theory, right?”
“Yes….”
I swept up all the minions I’d accumulated in one go.
[Level up!]
[Level 6]
I reached level 6, filling the remaining experience.
I immediately pressed my palm against the blade and scraped it, drawing blood.
〔I invoke the contract sealed in blood.〕
*Boom──*
Haruky’s divine form manifested.
What was peculiar was that there were two, not one.
And the form of those divine manifestations resembled me more than Haruky.
Well, it was a clone technique after all.
[Divine Technique – Wind Clone Art]
*Whiiing….*
Along with a gentle breeze, two additional clones were generated.
[Each clone inflicts 50% of the original’s damage.]
These clones could use speed and physical skills aside from damage output. The enemies’ eyes would have no way to distinguish them.
*Slash!*
Then, a familiar-shaped dagger entered the smoke screen.
Fzzzzt!
Swift’s silhouette appeared alongside a brilliant flash of light.
Swift had finally joined the battle.
In real time, that meant only about three seconds had passed since I deployed the smoke grenade.
My two clones rushed at Swift and Kentaros as if they’d been waiting for this moment.
Clang!
The crescent blade, dagger, and sword collided, sending sparks flying.
Within the smoke, that was all that was visible.
[Hey! Over here!]
[Okay!]
Unable to see each other through the smoke, they believed they were striking the real me.
[What are you doing?! Attack from behind!]
[I’m attacking from the front, what are you…?]
Only moments later did they realize these were wind clones.
[They’re clones!]
[Ah….]
Thunk!
But I had already driven my blade into Tomato’s neck from behind.
[Damn it. Here?!]
Tomato spun around and swung his dagger.
Whoosh!
I tilted my head back lightly to evade. From Tomato’s perspective, there was only a faint shadow. With no sensation of contact, he was confused.
[What, what is this?]
Meanwhile, I controlled the clone behind him and slashed across Tomato’s back.
Slash!
[Damn it!]
Tomato spun around again. Then I attacked from the front, but when he tried to face me, the clone would strike from behind….
We continued slashing at him from both sides like this.
[Hey! I’m dying! Dying!]
There was no point calling out to Pepper.
[I can’t move!]
Pepper was struggling just to handle one clone.
Clang! Clang!
Faced with the clone’s fluid movements alternating between sword and shuriken, he had no choice but to respond as if facing the real me.
With his heavy and sluggish weapon, he couldn’t afford to help his ally.
[And I think I’m actually fighting the real one?!]
Moreover, he was greatly mistaken.
“Wait, Pepper is currently mistaking the clone for the real thing!”
“But Pepper is a Grandmaster! He should be able to distinguish clones like a ghost! This shows just how incredible the clone control is!”
“From what I understand, controlling a clone feels like moving an arm you don’t actually have, so making it move naturally is supposed to be extremely difficult….”
The casters forgot they were watching a replay as they excitedly sprayed saliva everywhere.
“It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a player with such mastery over multiple unit control!”
“You can really feel that unofficial world rank 1 VNS stat in moments like this!”
The sensation of moving limbs I don’t possess….
For Almond, this is second nature.
It’s a sensation I’ve handled throughout every moment of gameplay, and I even find this more comfortable.
It was probably an even more familiar sensation for Jeon-ja-pa, whose legs don’t move at all.
“Ah…!”
“He’s dying like this!?”
Slash! Slash!
In the end, Tomato was mercilessly cut down by attacks from both sides.
The Jungler, Pepper, gets dragged out by the clone, then surrounded by three Almonds and dies.
[Reckless Warrior Double Kill!]
That’s when the announcement rang out.
-I can’t even tell the difference either?
-The casters probably wouldn’t have been able to tell if it wasn’t from Almond’s perspective.
-Is it real that the clone alternates between throwing stars and swords while fighting?
Almonds would probably be good at being a vengeful apostle too lol
After the Jungler’s intervention.
The situation reversed with both of them dead.
After that, a sight unfolded that was almost unbearable to watch.
[The Reckless Warrior is raging!]
“Aaah! He’s killing him again!?”
Tomato started dying repeatedly.
[Master of the Battlefield! Reckless Warrior!]
Every time he returned to lane, one look and he was dead.
“Is his mental broken!?”
“It would be strange if it wasn’t! His pride must be completely shattered! Almond is on his second game with the Ninja!? He doesn’t even use this in solo ranked!”
“P-please don’t emphasize that too much, King Gul.”
Hahahahaha
“ㅠㅠ What am I supposed to do about the tomato…”
“A diamond or whatever… lol”
“Are they even in the same Diamond rank!?”
“At this rate, his rank won’t be Diamond—it’ll be demoted to Dia-Tomato!”
Caster’s dad jokes are so lame lol
That’s a tomato lolol
-A new ranking system!?
[The Reckless Warrior is legendary!]
“Again! He’s dead again!”
“Now it’s not just Tomato’s problem anymore!?”
“How in the world did you manage that?! Chakra output has surged 70% right now! This isn’t just a blink strike anymore! He’s become the blink strike itself!”
Tomato died every single time Almond caught sight of him in this match.
It was a perfect demonstration of why Storm Ninja countered blink strikes so hard.
Even after barely reaching level 6 and obtaining two blink strikes.
The gap had already widened far too much.
And with a chakra output that had increased by a staggering 70%.
Almond’s speed made the blink strike distance seem laughable, and naturally, no real fight could even occur.
On top of that, the bottom lane was exploding spectacularly.
It was despair incarnate.
“Ahhhhh! It’s overrrrrr!”
Boom!!
Finally, as the Foolish Deer team’s nexus was destroyed, the match ended.
Almond achieved 11 kills, and Strawberry Shooter achieved 9 kills, making it a match where they competed over who could deal more damage.
In short, it was completely one-sided.
“Wow. I didn’t expect the first match to blow up so spectacularly.”
“Right?! The ban and pick phase was absolutely chilling!”
“I think the game was decided when Almond dropped the blink strike with his short sword. That’s where it all fell apart.”
“I agree.”
The commentators made a fuss about it.
But the first match was nothing compared to the second match.
In the second match, Almond switched positions back to ADC and went down to the bottom lane.
He picked Ran.
Ran had no mobility skills, and using his ultimate ability put him into what was called “siege mode,” leaving him completely immobilized, making him extremely vulnerable to all-in combinations. If enemies just charged in recklessly, there was no way out.
“Ran? That’s way too risky.”
“Is he provoking them to try an all-in combo?”
However, Hana’s Hammer Warrior negated the damage with the ultimate ability “Invincible Descent.”
And Miho even used the ultimate ability “Regression” from “The Witch Who Runs Through Time – Reverse” to revive the fallen Almond.
“They’re countering the all-in combo with the Time Witch and Hammer Warrior!!!”
“Insane! Taco really sharpened his blade!”
“We’ve figured out the all-in combo now! This is it!”
Against a combination targeting only the ADC, Almond died just once throughout the entire match.
So the result was obvious.
[Victory!]
We won.
“Ahhhhh yesssss!”
Cheers erupted from the audience.
-Wooooooow!
-Taco! Taco! Taco!
-Almond! Almond!
Ding ding ding!
The scoreboard displaying the metrics finally showed the match result.
[Match Result]
[Balloon Stars 2:0 Victory!]
-Wooooow! Balloon Stars!
-Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
-Miho is insane
-King! Mon! Duh!
The roar of Balloon Stars supporters crashed down like a wave.
Almond raised both arms to answer their cheers.
-Almond! Almond! Almond!
-Almond!!! I love youuuu!
-Wow! Me! You saw me!
As Almond responded, the cheers grew even more intense.
Countless fans wearing Almond-shaped hats.
Almond found it amusing…
No, a strange happiness washed over him as he broke into a radiant smile.

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In one corner of the stands, a woman wearing an Almond hat smiled along with him.
Hidden behind her long flowing hair, it was hard to see clearly.
But Hana Song was certain she was smiling.
“Sarang. How is it? Isn’t it fun to watch like this?”
Hana Song tapped her lightly as she spoke.
“You can’t play the game, but now that you can access the capsule, it’s better than before, right?”
“Yes, it is.”
“But you have to do it with me.”
“…I understand.”
Choi Sa-rang nodded and took off her Almond hat.
Ping.
The hat simply vanished into thin air.
“See you next time.”
“Huh? You’re leaving?”
“Aren’t you leaving, teacher?”
Her expression suggested she’d already watched Almond’s match—why wouldn’t she go?
“I’m going to watch the next match too… This ticket was expensive…”
“Why would you watch that?”
How tasteless.
Choi Sa-rang didn’t bother saying the rest aloud.
“Wow. You really have no interest in anyone except the truly skilled players.”
“…I’m leaving.”
“And the MVP selection is…!?”
“No need to even look at that.”
It’s Almond anyway.
She vanished without a trace with a soft pop sound.

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