Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 213

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 213
73. The Skill of Sacrificed Sight (1)
Just before the match began.
Taco was in the middle of a briefing.
He spoke about Soloizebaek in these terms.
“The thing to watch out for is naturally that their mid laner is the Challenger, Mosol.”
First, there was the existence of a Challenger.
That was the primary concern.
“In scrimmages, they always underperformed and lost because every other lane collapsed….”
Second was the overall skill improvement of their laners.
“Look at this.”
Ding.
The match history Taco pulled up showed results distinctly different from the scrimmages.
“With all lanes rising in tier, we can’t measure their current combat strength. Especially the Soju and Maekju duo in the bottom lane.”
The Soju and Maekju duo.
That referred to Soju and Maekju, this team’s bottom lane pair.
Soju, who had been Platinum, and Maekju, who had been Bronze, each climbed one rank.
Soju reached Diamond 4 tier, the same as Almond, while Maekju impressively climbed all the way to Silver 1 tier—just before Gold.
“This isn’t something that happens often… So Mosol isn’t called a talent genius for nothing. It seems he has talent for teaching as well. He was so incompetent at the team auction though….”
Almond had been brought in as an emergency substitution, so I hadn’t experienced the auction.
It was a reasonable system where teams could distribute ranks evenly.
However, Mosol seemed to lack auction expertise, perhaps due to his young age.
As a result, he wasted points in strange places and brought in a bunch of low-rank players.
Yet he trained those people and is now running in first place in the league.
“The Soju and Maekju duo rose an entire rank, and all the other lanes saw slight tier increases as well.”
“Wow….”
Balloon Gum marveled and asked Taco why he didn’t have teaching talent, but Taco dismissed it by saying his brother’s lack of talent was even stronger.
“Even so, their overall rank is still lower than ours. I’m just saying don’t let your guard down. It’ll be very different from the scrimmages.”
With that, the briefing ended.
And the ban and pick phase started immediately.

* * *
First, Soloizebaek’s bans proceeded without issue.
Reina and Sana to counter Almond, and….
“Huh? Poison Dart Bunny?”
They banned Poison Dart Bunny.
The casters exchanged puzzled glances.
“That’s not exactly a common ban pattern, is it?”
“It isn’t.”
King Gul offered his analysis.
“Ah. That’s it. Don’t confuse us!”
“What do you mean?”
When the Caster, whose game knowledge was relatively limited, tilted his head in confusion, the Analyst elaborated.
“Poison Dart Bunny can be played in almost every lane—ADC, jungle, top—so it creates confusion during the ban-pick phase.”
“Ah! I see! Since the opponent is Balloon Stars, they’d need to account for position swaps too. That must give them a real headache, huh?”
“Exactly. Moreover, Taco has shown a pattern of always using Poison Dart Bunny when playing a secondary position. They’re banning it to prevent that──”
“──Aaah!”
Just then, King Gul suddenly exclaimed loudly.
“Wait, now that I think about it, there’s something else odd?”
“What is it!?”
“They didn’t ban Succubus!?”
Mosol had suffered greatly against Miho’s Succubus. It wasn’t quite the humiliation of a solo kill, but he’d had to match the play of a Platinum-ranked opponent. Naturally, those weren’t pleasant memories.
“Can they… get away with that?”
“Why did they leave it open? That’s basically telling Miho to go mid, right? And they banned Poison Dart Bunny precisely to make it hard for her to switch to a secondary position.”
“Exactly. It looks like they have a counter prepared.”
“Ah. By the way, some viewers might be wondering why we’re treating Miho’s Succubus—a Platinum player’s pick—so seriously in the ban-pick phase.”
As the Caster steered the conversation, King Gul chuckled as if he’d been waiting for this.
“Because Mosol is literally Mosol, you see?”
“Ah! Everyone, we’re talking about ‘Most Solia.’ Don’t misunderstand!”
Ahahaha.
Laughter rippled through the audience.
“There’s no shame in being Mosol at that age. He’s only twenty, after all?”
“Right! Honestly, at that age, you’d be lucky to have dated anyone at all, wouldn’t you?”
“Exactly. But at such a vigorous age, to be Most… no, Most Solia of all things!”
The audience erupted in laughter once more.
As the chat window fills up with ‘ㅋㅋㅋ’, Mosol’s expression is caught on camera.
His face had turned bright red.
“Ah! Tell us more! Most Solia, right? What’s the big deal!?”
“Isn’t Miho’s beauty quite famous?”
“Ah~ yes!”
“There were tons of comments saying Mosol just can’t handle Miho in scrims!”
“Ah, so it’s because Mosol happened to be facing Soloizebaek?”
“Yes. Especially when this player Miho equips the Succubus, the entire game genre changes, you know?”
This time, the Caster couldn’t hold back her laughter.
“Ahahaha! Y-yes, that’s right!”
“As a player, Mosol has no choice! I understand too!”
“That’s why he mentioned doing intense training in his interview.”
“Yes. He said he bought all of Miho’s photo collections and watched them every day….”
“Wait. Does that actually help!?”
“Well, I think he’s just making excuses.”
“Ah. While we’re talking!”
[Succubus – Sitri]
“Balloon Stars has chosen the Succubus!”
“So they’ve made their decision? It feels like the opposing side deliberately set up the board to make them pick the Succubus….”
“Yes. Soloizebaek’s ban is suspicious, but it’s hard to resist the temptation to pick your main character! When Miho played Succubus and Almond went ADC, Balloon Stars’ balance was most stable!”
As pink magical energy spread out, Miho’s appearance changed. The audience stirred.
“But hearing that Miho bought all her photo collections, I’m starting to suspect they just made him pick the Succubus because he wanted to see it….”
“Isn’t that just what King Gul thought after seeing Succubus Miho right now!?”
-Lmaooooo
-The Caster is hilarious lol
-No way King Gul is that crazy even for him.
-Honestly it’s a win either way
-???: We won the match, so what? Let’s just watch more of Miho’s Succubus!
Following Miho’s Succubus, Strawberry Shooter picked Beast, Taco picked Fisherman, and Almond picked Ran.
And Balloon Gum naturally picked his main character, Iron Ball.
“Now we have the final pick left, right?”
“What will Mosol choose?”
“Hmm… simple counters to Succubus would be things like Illusionist or Leprechaun… but Mosol’s problem isn’t with the Succubus’s abilities, you see?”
“Right! It’s a different issue!”
While waves of laughter rippled through the audience.
Mosol’s lips curved upward.
“Oh? Mosol? He’s smiling!”
“What is it!”
[Blind Monk – Jaguar]
Thud.
The avatar he chose was a monk who lost his eyes but developed transcendent senses in exchange.
Jaguar.
“Ahhh! Such a brilliant move!?”
“Insane! This isn’t even a mid avatar!”
“So as long as he can’t see, that’s all that matters!?”
“But then why did he watch Miho’s photo collections!?”
“I just happened to see it! Just a hunch!”
The casters’ reactions were heated.
After all, they’d brought a Contractor who normally belonged in the top lane or jungle into the mid lane, so it was only natural.
-This is insane lol
-Literally gouging out their own eyes
-Mosol sacrificing vision lol
-A Monk mid??? lol The Challenger’s confidence…lol
-Wow jaguar lol
“A very intriguing pick and ban phase. I’m curious what kind of play we’ll see. And it looks like we’re ready! Let’s dive in!”

* * *
Boom!
Five Contractors materialized in the Sanctuary.
While everyone rushed to purchase their items, Taco’s expression wasn’t particularly pleased.
‘This feels like I’ve been baited somehow….’
I couldn’t shake the feeling that I’d fallen into the opponent’s trap.
Of course, Taco had already sensed that the opponent was preparing something.
However, when Miho selected the Succubus and Almond picked Ran, I found myself unable to easily abandon this sense of security.
It was a combination that had won consistently until now.
After all, we’d been winning with it all along.
‘I’m not sure how well a Monk can perform in the mid lane.’
When you play as the Monk, you literally lose your sight.
Instead, the player gains a secondary sense like ultrasonic vibrations.
Specifically, sensing the opponent’s ‘wavelength’ through your body.
The advantage is that you can detect enemies very far away, or hidden deep within brush and beyond walls where your eyes could never see them.
The disadvantage is that against a pitch-black background, only the wavelengths float about. There’s literally nothing to see with your eyes.
This is advantageous in the jungle where there are many walls and brush, but in the mid lane—a flat plaza with almost no walls and almost no brush—it’s practically useless.
In other words, they’d essentially sacrificed their vision just to avoid seeing Miho.
A mindset of ‘if I can’t see them, I can win.’
Would that actually work?

* * *
The game began without incident.
Each player proceeded with their assigned tasks, gradually ramping up their tactical approach.
There was nothing particularly noteworthy to observe. No significant events were unfolding yet.
But then──
The first sign of conflict erupted in the midlane.
──Boom!
The Monk’s vibration wave attack struck Miho’s abdomen dead-on. A resonant boom echoed through the air as her body trembled violently.
Miho’s eyes widened in shock.
‘Is this really happening?’
Meanwhile, Mosol remained composed as ever. He tracked Miho’s position through the vibration wave, then formed hand seals once more.
Screech!
The skill activated.
[Wave Tracking]
The Monk’s body shot toward the source of the vibration wave.
Whoosh!
Though the Monk couldn’t see, his wave-tracking ability was exceptional.
Particularly, he could move with incredible speed toward the source of vibrations he himself had created.
Of course, since the vibration wave only formed when it connected with a target, the skill’s accuracy was paramount.
“Wh—what?!”
The Succubus began retreating rapidly.
But no matter where she fled, the vibrations generated by the wave continued to guide him, and the Monk closed the distance in an instant.
Thud!
The Monk’s kick connected.
“Ugh!”
The Succubus hurled a pink-hued magical aura from her hands at the Monk.
A pink wave visible the moment the skill was unleashed.
Whoosh!
The Monk flattened his waist and dodged.
‘It’s over.’
Mosol thought to himself as he converted the rebound momentum from his lowered stance directly into his legs, launching upward like a spring.
His kick connected with the Succubus’s chin.
Boom!!!
[Aaah! She’s launched into the air!]
[This is where the combo begins!]
Like a fighting game, the Monk unleashed a barrage of punches toward the airborne Succubus.
Boom! Boom-boom!
Each punch connected perfectly, launching the Succubus higher into the air.
Crack!
A final side kick sent the Succubus’s body flying helplessly through the air.
[Vibration Wave]
Remarkably, Mosol fired the vibration wave again in that state and landed a hit.
[Wave Chase]
He caught up with the flying succubus’s body and smashed her down.
Boom!!
[First Blood!]
[Wow!!! What a dazzling combo!!]
[This is truly a feast for the eyes!]
[Exactly! It’s not just Miho’s succubus that’s a feast for the eyes! This is what gamers call eye candy!]
[Mosol! He’s strong now! It seems like he’s shouting “I am a strong man!”]
[Ah! Mosol raises his fist upward, as if to say he’s overcome it!]
Snap!
As Mosol performed his celebration.
The roar of the crowd engulfed the entire arena.
-Mosol! Mosol! Mosol!
-The hope of the lonely!!! Jung Gi-chan!!!
-Jung Gi-chan! Jung Gi-chan!
There were even those chanting Mosol’s real name.
But then, an even louder roar erupted from another section of the arena, drowning everything out.
-Waaaaahhhhh!
-He’s insane!
-Kill! Kill him!
[An ally has fallen!]
Mosol’s expression hardened at the familiar message.
As he tried to check the map.
The next announcement followed immediately.
[Reckless Warrior Double Kill!]
‘Ah….’
[Almond!! He trapped them inside the tower and absolutely destroyed the Soju and Maekju duo! He finished them off with pokes!]
[Wait, is that even poking!? He’s not jabbing—he’s smashing them!]
[From the enemy’s perspective, it’s definitely smashing!]
This felt like something he’d experienced before.
Unpleasant memories surfaced.
It was the same pattern that appeared every scrim. Whenever he barely held his ground against Miho in the mid lane, the bottom lane always collapsed.
Mosol shook his head, pushing those thoughts away.
‘But this time is different.’
Yes. This time is different.
This time, I’m not just barely holding on. I’ve grown strong too.
‘If I kill them all, that’s enough.’
Mosol now possessed carry potential.
An ADC is nothing. Before a Monk, there’s barely anything they can do.

* * *
About 5 minutes later.
Almond had added two more kills in the meantime.
Mosol’s Monk also claimed two kills by eliminating Strawberry Shooter and Miho once each, and continued to devour the enemy’s jungle territory.
“Ah, so mid lane is truly the best in Rile? Honestly, the map control is insane!”
“Sneak ganks don’t work on the Monk!”
Both Miho and Strawberry Shooter are getting picked off!”
At that moment, Soloizebaek’s bottom tower crumbled.
“These two will be the saviors of this match! Taco and Almond!”
“Almond and Taco! They’re pushing straight through the bottom tower and heading up to mid!”
“Mosol is trying to break the mid tower before they arrive. Strawberry Shooter and Miho are still putting up a fight!”
Thud! Thud!
Mosol, who had been kicking the tower relentlessly, froze.
A powerful wave emanated from the left.
‘They’ve arrived.’
Crackle!
Pure white mana, greatly enhanced by the gold earned from kills, came flying in.
“Ah! The situation is getting interesting now. It looks like the two best-fed players from each team are about to clash explosively!!!”

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