Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 215

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 215
73. Skill Forged by Sacrificing Sight (3)
“Ah. This is disadvantageous for Almond! No matter how well he plays, a ranged dealer is still a ranged dealer, right?”
“If he gets caught wrong by the Monk, he just dies in one combo!?”
These were the words the casters had spoken when Almond and Mosol’s one-on-one battle began.
Fundamentally, this was a favorable matchup for Mosol.
It was natural—a ranged dealer versus a bruiser.
“But Almond! He chooses not to run away!”
“Is he showing us something!?”
Running away would have been the right call for Almond, but most of the casters already knew.
Almond doesn’t run in situations like this.
“Almond! Standing still, minimizing his aura output!?”
“Ah, that’s good sense!”
“Still, he’ll be at a disadvantage though!”
Moments later.
“Whoa! What kind of battle is this!?!”
“I’m losing my mind!”
“Uaaahhhhh!! Almond!!”
The casters screamed at the top of their lungs, their necks bulging with excitement.
If the casters were this excited, the live audience was naturally even more so.
-Uaaahhhhh!!
-He’s insane!
-Self-improvement through hardship!!
No kill had been secured.
Nor had they defeated an epic monster.
Simply an exchange of attacks, a back-and-forth flow of momentum.
Yet they were erupting with enthusiasm over just that.
The battle between the two had been that intensely gripping.
It was similar to how applause erupts when a ping-pong or badminton rally extends beyond twenty exchanges.
“Almond pushes Mosol back with a feint, and Mosol responds by raising his foot along the edge of the hitbox!”
“And Almond ‘lands’ above the incoming uppercut!?”
“Yes! That’s how we should read it! He rotated his body mid-air! That technique was only possible because the first cut kick didn’t land properly!”
“Ah! Almond flies back quite far!”
“Now Mosol is at a disadvantage! Almond is aiming at Mosol from a distance!?”
“If Mosol takes a direct hit from Almond, it’s just one shot!”

* * *
Uooooooaahhhhh….
Amidst the roar of the crowd, Mosol cursed under his breath.
‘Damn it!’
From this distance, there was nothing I could do.
Except run.
‘He just threw an uppercut with his foot from there.’
Where on earth did such instinct come from?
Mosol was astounded by his opponent’s talent. He himself heard constantly that he was talented too.
Starting Reel at thirty years old, yet producing plays like that—it made no sense to me.
Zzzzzt…!
I felt the opponent aiming a wave at me.
Ran could shoot at this distance.
‘Run.’
I had to flee.
So I turned and sprinted for my life.
If I could just reach near my allied minions, I could use ‘Resonance,’ my mobility skill.
Using a skill commonly called a ‘mobility skill,’ I could dodge most attack skills.
‘I just need to use my mobility skill toward my allies when they attack.’
The problem was timing.
If I panicked and used my mobility skill first, the opponent would attack toward where I moved.
Then I’d have no choice but to take the hit.
‘I can’t even dodge between frames.’
Ran’s massive attack of pure white crystal couldn’t be dodged with frame-skipping tricks. I’d need to dodge with precision, like slicing sashimi. The chance of failure was high.
‘I absolutely have to dodge with my mobility skill. Right when they shoot.’
I concentrated all my senses to feel the wave of the attack, sprinting toward where my allied minions were.
If I died here, the game would be completely lost.
Whoosh.
Then, the wave from Almond changed.
Almond’s hand recoiled from the shot.
It meant the pure white crystal had been fired.
‘Oh no.’
But I couldn’t see my allied minions to use Resonance on.
Instead, I saw enemy minions.
The Monk has two mobility skills.
One is Resonance, which lets me move to allies.
One is Vibration Wave, which lets me latch onto enemies.
[Vibration Wave]
I fired Vibration Wave toward an enemy minion.
Once I land Vibration Wave, I can quickly latch onto that target.
The Monk formed another seal.
[Wave Chase]
Whoooosh!
His body shot forward like an arrow toward the target struck by the vibration wave.
At this speed, there was no way Ran could land a hit from that distance.
Ran’s attack must have already missed.
By now, it would be firing uselessly behind me.
‘Damn. Another fake….’
But Ran’s attack never fired.
After seeing the movement skill, he fired now.
Boom!
A pure white crystal flew precisely toward the point where the Monk was traveling.
“!”
If that hits, it’s over.
Mosol focused his consciousness to the maximum, searching for allied Minions entering the lane.
They were flying too fast—I couldn’t distinguish the wave.
Then.
“Mosol! Here!”
Our Contractor rushed over, creating a massive wave.
“Nice!”
[Resonance]
I immediately activated Resonance on our Contractor.
The flying body’s direction suddenly twisted, drawing an ‘L’ shape and bending at a 90-degree angle. A physically impossible movement—something only a UFO could manage—but this was Reel.
Boom…!
Almond’s attack fired uselessly, and Mosol landed safely beside his teammate.
“Phew. Barely made it.”
“Hey. Why can’t you even kill one ADC? It’s a one-on-one.”
“Insane. You try it then. That guy’s not normal.”

* * *
Mosol had somehow survived the extreme situation.
Almond let out a sigh of regret, but the casters were absolutely thrilled.
“Mosol! That movement was insane!?”
“This is what a Challenger looks like! Showing us right now!”
“Wow! A zigzag charge using vibration waves and resonance! The reaction speed is absolutely incredible!?”
“Almond is relentless too! Even there, he pulled out a mobility skill with a fake attack!”
“How did Mosol even detect Almond’s fake attack!?”
“It seems like he saw it and reacted rather than predicting it! That’s some truly nineteen-year-old reaction speed!”
“And the teammate who rushed forward to provide resonance distance was excellent too.”
“Most of all, the duel between Almond and Mosol itself was incredible! They exchanged moves like characters from a martial arts novel!”
“This is going to circulate as clips everywhere! The viewers’ reactions are amazing!”
Just as the caster said, the chat was burning hot.
-Now that’s a highlight! Swish! Bang!
-Wow, can you really trade blows with a Challenger like that for real?
-Ran’s Monk just beat down the Caster lol
That’s insane, damn. What confidence.
Look at you standing still without running away and keeping the waves down, it’s so cute ㅠㅠㅠ
-Throwing fakes right until the end is genuinely terrifying lol
-I… I want to be on the same team… Almond!
There were chats praising Almond too.
-Mosol! Mosol! Mosol!
-Wow! He pulled it off lol
-That’s a true Challenger!
-Solo is strong!!! Solo is strong!!! Solo is strong!!!
There were quite a few fans cheering for Mosol’s play.
Their exchange had been that evenly matched.
It was true that a good moment had occurred.
However… in reality, failing to catch Mosol in this exchange was a significant loss for Almond.
As time passed, the overall flow of the game tilted toward Soloizebaek.
Not cutting off Mosol’s growth even once had begun to snowball.
“Mosol! Mosol! Another kill! Wow! How many meters does he travel before eliminating them!?”
“There’s not a single avatar left that survives a single combo!”
The difference between an ADC thriving and a mid-laner thriving was starkly felt here.
A mid-laner is literally mid.
Since they operate in the center of this game’s battlefield, they can influence all lanes.
Moreover, the Monk is an avatar naturally suited for intervening in other lanes.
I can detect enemies who enter the brush, have two mobility skills, and can neutralize opponents with combo attacks before pummeling them.
Even Balloon Gum, who had been holding strong in the top lane, collapsed because of Mosol’s intervention.
“How does Balloon Gum’s Iron Ball die like this!?”
“We’ve taken control of mid, top, and jungle! Soloizebaek!”
“Mosol is pushing every lane right now!”
Mid had already fallen long ago, and after top crumbled as well.
Mosol led his entire team down to the bottom lane.
“With Mosol abandoning vision control, he’s become this terrifying!”
No matter how hard Almond and Taco fought, they couldn’t overcome a 2v5.
Even their last hope, the bottom lane, had to give their lives.
And soon after, Balloon Stars’ castle was destroyed.
Boom!
“Ugh~ nooo~~~”
“Balloon Stars! This is your first loss in a single set, isn’t it?”
In a match that went up to three sets maximum, this was Balloon Stars’ first defeat—they’d never lost even a single set before.
“That’s right! It must feel refreshing to face a team that’s actually formidable for once!”
“And the opponent is Soloizebaek, the team you used to crush during scrimmages, no less?”
“Me, who was a complete loser during scrim days, now a strong championship contender?!”
“Ah. Soloizebaek! The delightful rebellion of the underdogs! This is entertaining!”
Mosol’s dominance over the battlefield, having grown steadily without Miho’s interference, was remarkable.
As if demonstrating what a Challenger’s game truly looked like, he had the entire battlefield wrapped around his finger.
“Ugh… I’m sorry. I… got completely destroyed….”
Miho returned to the Dis World waiting room and immediately hung her head in shame.
She’d taken the most damage from Mosol in this game, so naturally she felt guilty.
Balloon Gum tried to comfort her.
“No way. What’s a Platinum player supposed to do against a Challenger?”
“But skills don’t have an MMR coefficient! I just… got completely outplayed….”
Miho muttered in frustration.
“By some middle schooler….”
“Middle schooler? He’s 19.”
Strawberry interjected to correct her.
“No, he’s 20. He’s 19 in Korean age.”
“Huh? That’s how it works?”
While everyone was debating Mosol’s age.
Taco approached and summarized the situation.
“Look. Miho’s right. Being Challenger doesn’t mean you deal more damage or take less. We’re all using the same intact bodies. If we lose, it’s natural to be frustrated. I’m Platinum, so of course I lose. That’s what’s strange about this. The real problem is that I’m frustrated about being Platinum in the first place!”
“…Ugh.”
Balloon Gum clutched his chest as if he’d been sniped.
Taco immediately pulled up a tactical board that looked like a chessboard and dove straight into feedback.
“First off. Don’t dwell on losing this one game. We completely didn’t anticipate the Monk pick, so we couldn’t handle the ban and pick phase well either.”
True to his professional nature.
Takoyaki had considerable competitive spirit, yet he composed himself well and immediately began the feedback session.
However….
“Phew…”
Almond seemed to experience a subtle shift in his thoughts.
It wasn’t a matter of despair over defeat or mental instability.
‘Is the ADC position really not that favorable?’
He was beginning to feel the limitations of his position.
It might seem absurd to feel this way at merely Diamond rank, but here we were.
Having witnessed Mosol’s game control firsthand with his own eyes,
the difference in role between these two positions was simply too vast.
‘Even comparing Storm Ninja and Ran’s abilities… honestly, the performance gap is too severe. Unless it’s the very late game.’
From my own experience playing mid, the performance of the Avatars heading to mid was simply too strong.
Moreover, King Gul’s prophecy-like words from before also crossed my mind.
「I’ll give Almond an S. But not ADC Almond. Mid Almond is S-tier.」
King Gul had said that to Almond, who hadn’t even played a sub-position back then, calling him S-tier as a mid-laner.
‘Could it be true?’
Almond glanced at Takoyaki, who was still in the middle of giving feedback, and pondered.
Soon, he shook his head.
‘Takoyaki will make the ban-pick decisions.’
How many games had they won easily thanks to Takoyaki’s ban-picks?
Compared to Takoyaki’s strategy, what I knew was merely the tip of the iceberg. With that thought, Almond kept his mouth shut.
Takoyaki finished organizing the feedback.
“Anyway. Mosol’s main champion is Solia. In other words, he loves roaming. He’s a master at wandering around everywhere.”
He discussed how to handle Mosol’s mid roaming and concluded the feedback.
“Keep that in mind. And…”
Takoyaki paused briefly, then spoke with emphasis.
“If we lose this one, it’s a match loss. Our first loss in the league.”
“…”
Everyone fell silent at Takoyaki’s words.
“But it doesn’t matter. Even if we lose, give it everything we’ve got. And Miho.”
“Yes?”
“Don’t get careless just because the enemy’s vision is clear. With the jungle ban lifted, the Clown will focus on targeting you.”
“Isn’t it usually the opposite—getting careless when you can’t see? Haha…”
Beeeeeep—
A loud alarm rang through the waiting room.
[Please enter the portal for the next match.]
The ban-pick phase for Set 2 had begun.

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