Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 230

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 230
79. The Wall (2)
Reina flinches in surprise.
〔I… I can’t believe it.〕
That was Reina’s assessment of the play that just happened.
It was the first time I’d seen Reina react with such shock. And even Almond was taken aback.
‘What was that?’
I turned over the phenomenon that had just occurred in my mind.
It was a sensation I’d never felt before in that moment.
‘What is it?’
No, I had felt something similar before.
‘The world slowing down.’
Just before Hong-cha unleashed a barrage of machine gun fire on me.
Sensing something was wrong, I’d pulled together every ounce of concentration I had, and the world seemed to slow to a crawl.
I’d felt similar sensations a few times before, but… this feeling was slightly different.
Back then, I moved slowly just like everything around me. Only my consciousness flowed faster.
But this time…
‘This feels just like what I experienced right before bouncing in Fantasia.’
It was the same as when I was doing the ‘Survive’ challenge in Fantasia.
The surroundings slowed down, but my speed remained the same.
Back then, the game crashed before this sensation could continue. But this time, it lasted for a moment.
‘Could this be from a better capsule?’
Is this a capsule difference?
As that thought crossed my mind, my lips curved upward.
‘Money really is good.’
I swung both my hands lightly to loosen up, then checked my health bar.
Only 5% health remaining.
‘Either way, that was close. If I hadn’t maintained my combo, I would’ve died.’
No matter how much of a fantasy game it was, the firing rate of a machine gun was naturally incomparable to a bow.
However, the damage was also incomparable. Reina’s overwhelming victory.
With a combo maintained above 30, Reina’s arrow damage was theoretically the strongest.
‘I think I’ve secured victory.’
About twenty minutes later.
I could tell that my judgment about securing victory wasn’t wrong.
[Victory]
Two characters etched into my vision.
The result was a dominant victory for Balloon Stars.
Above that, the roar of the crowd washes over us.
* * *
“Ah!! Balloon Stars! You wash away the stigma of only beating weak teams!! By taking down Red Carpets!”
Boom…!
Witnessing Sanctuary shatter for the second time today, Hong-cha Player sets down her rocket launcher with a dazed expression.
“Ah. Hong-cha Player. That’s the look of someone who just took a hit!?”
“Yes! Today I won every ADC versus ADC matchup! Almond is Diamond rank, by the way! Same rank as me!?”
-King Gul lolololol
-When did King Gul become Diamond? He fell off lol
-The academic consensus is that he climbed to Diamond just to match ranks with Almond
-Diamond’s actually better than a clumsy Master anyway haha
-Trying to ride Almond’s coattails is so cringe lol
“Indeed, this proves once again that Diamond is truly the rank where one plays best.”
The Caster burst out laughing at that remark.
“Wait. Diamond is the rank where you play best? Are you certain?”
“Of course! Even when I ask all the pro players, they all agree that Diamond Tier 4 is the hardest rank to play in!?”
-lmao
-Surprisingly, that’s actually true
-Fact)
-That’s definitely right lol
“Now. While we’re discussing this, the damage graph has appeared. Shall we take a look?”
The graph displayed on screen.
Sighs echoed from the audience.
-Woooow….
The broadcast team fell silent upon seeing the Set 2 graph.
“No… This is….”
“If Reina gets opened up, that’s really bad news, isn’t it?”
“Ah. Hong-cha Player. I think your pride took quite a few scratches.”
Set 2 featured Hong-cha Player’s Terrorist and Boni against Almond’s Reina.
It was a match where both sides brought out their most confident main champions.
Naturally, everyone expected the same intense, evenly-matched game as Set 1.
“There’s a twofold difference in damage.”
-Wow lol
-Seriously.
-What’s Almond’s damage output
-The game got blown open, so what can you do lol
The damage difference between Almond and Hong-cha Player was a staggering twofold.
Almond dealt twice as much damage.
“What’s scary here is that Hong-cha Player didn’t fail to deal damage despite being at a disadvantage, right?”
“Exactly. Hong-cha Player’s damage output wasn’t bad either. Of course, the carrying power Boni usually displays didn’t show up….”
“We could see her mental state shake in the middle.”
“Meanwhile, Almond….”
The broadcast team’s assessment was as follows.
Almond’s damage output was overwhelming, and his in-game condition was optimal.
But I noticed Hong-cha’s mental state wavering from the midpoint onward. He couldn’t bring out his usual skill level.
“Of course, since Taco and Almond were the ones who shook that mental state, we naturally have to call this a dominant victory for Almond. Mental excuses don’t work here.”
“That’s part of skill too. That’s just how this game works.”
In conclusion, it was a game where Almond achieved a dominant victory over Hong-cha in the battle of ADC mechanics.
“Exactly. This game exploded from the bottom lane, so it was doomed from the start, right?”
The beginning of every snowball was the double kill from the bottom lane. And right then, that scene was being replayed.
Targeting enemies divided into over twenty individual entities, drawing the bow at ultra-high speed without missing a single shot. The damage pouring out from that.
“No matter how many times I watch it, the speed is unbelievable, but the accuracy is… ”
Lemon got hit completely defenseless.
Hong-cha thought he could win and dealt damage alongside him. But the damage difference was severe.
“Too many combos had stacked up. Enough that Hong-cha couldn’t calculate the damage.”
“Yes… Reina naturally builds combos on her own arrows. So even if you hit different targets in succession, the combo carries over, right? When hitting Hong-cha for the first time back then, it was already at 30 combos, wasn’t it?”
“That’s correct. He shouldn’t have fought Reina in that state. Hong-cha relied too much on the machine gun damage.”
“Well, it was a close call. It seemed outside the realm of calculation. Who would have thought that hitting Lemon without missing once would stack 30 combos? Hahaha! Oh, but I saw something like this going around in the community?”
King Gul laughed heartily once, then looked at the camera and spoke.
“Reina is actually broken? Just close the stream, everyone.”
Hahahahahahaha
Hahahaha
-Try it yourself and you’ll shut up
The analyst nods in agreement.
“If Reina could do that, she’d be broken. But that’s the design that prevents her from doing it. I find it hard to say Reina’s design is flawed.”
The caster added their own take.
“Exactly! Nerf Almond! Police, listen! I play Reina sometimes too!”
-Wait, the caster was part of the Demian Association?!
I can’t translate this accurately as it appears to be corrupted or nonsensical Korean text with random characters and laughing emoticons (ㅋㅋㅋ). It doesn’t form a coherent word or phrase.
-Haha, oh my!
-The Demian Association is everywhere. You just don’t know it.
Demian Association’s top output is crazy.
“Right. Nerfing Almond… doesn’t seem likely. He’s actually being buffed right now, isn’t he?”
“Yes! That’s right. His skill keeps improving!”
“No, I can’t believe it. Doesn’t this seem better than what he was doing with Reina during the Green Tea Bagging match last time?”
“Well, that was his first time using Reina in a real match. This is the second time!”
“A couple got hit by Reina together… Could it be that this is somehow because of Green Tea?”
King Gul smirks and looks at the camera.
“Did Almond’s Reina become stronger from gaining real match experience thanks to Green Tea opening the ban, which is why he beat Hong-cha? Just curious.”
-Bad Shrek lol
-Hong-cha, isn’t this just blaming Green Tea for nothing?
I’m gonna get scolded by green tea and black tea lol
King epilepsy lol
The Caster corrects King Gul’s spiteful question.
“It means Almond has improved his skills that much~!”
-Wow~!
-How is that even possible lol
-lololol Caster working a miracle job
-You’re glossing over that with a laugh?
-The wrapping is tearing apart!
“Ah, yes. Almond has been growing stronger through various trials. That’s what I meant. I wasn’t saying that Greentea was like a tonic or anything like that.”
-That’s exactly what you were saying.
-Tonic lololol
-Greentea, run away!
“That’s right. When we started the match initially, didn’t Almond’s scrim data come out significantly lower compared to Hong-cha?”
“Yes. But now Almond is dominating in terms of data.”
“How did this happen? Did his skill improve in such a short time? Or could it be due to a capsule change!”
“Ah! Aston’s Platoon! That could really be it, couldn’t it?”
* * *
[…That could really be it, couldn’t it?]
As Aston’s capsule was mentioned, Park CEO’s expression hardened.
He tapped ash from his cigarette into the ashtray and spoke to the Research Director beside him.
“I’m starting to think this is like cooking rice only to feed it to dogs.”
He chuckled.
He spoke while laughing, but truthfully, it wasn’t something to laugh about.
Because there was more riding on this project than he’d anticipated.
“Wouldn’t it have been better to just lend our product?”
“Hmm… If I’m being honest, it would have been.”
The CEO admits it more easily than expected.
“But why….”
“That manager is the nephew of a friend I know.”
“Ah. I’ve heard about that.”
The Director had heard about it too—that they were acquainted. But he hadn’t paid much attention to it. He’d filed that information away so far back in his memory he’d forgotten it.
Because Park CEO wasn’t the type to let sentiment cloud his judgment in work.
The only person who could move him on a human level was his wife.
“That manager—he said Almond needs to succeed first for there to be another opportunity.”
“Ah….”
“And his eyes were so desperate. I’ve confirmed with my own eyes that his friend’s condition isn’t very good.”
“Right. There’s no way things can continue like this.”
“But I couldn’t bring myself to push our product on him. Just recently, my friend reached out to me again. Asking me to help him out.”
“That… person?”
“Yeah. It’s rare. He’s not the type to ask a junior for favors like this.”
“Ah….”
The Research Director found himself thinking of his own father and wiped his nose awkwardly.
Certainly, with that approach, it would be hard to refuse. Park CEO was a man who understood the distinction between public and private matters—not a machine, after all.
“So I just told him. At no cost, too. Well….”
Szzzt.
He lit another cigarette in succession. His insides seemed to be burning a little.
“It’s good. Nova is far superior to that. This is our chance to prove it. A direct confrontation. Let’s do this well.”
Park CEO’s gaze turned toward the Research Director.
In this direct confrontation, it was not the CEO holding the steering wheel—it was him.
“Yes!”
The Director answered, straightening his back with a snap.
‘That’s right. Just as the CEO said, it was a mountain we had to climb anyway.’
He felt he could surpass Aston with this opportunity.
Until now, Aston had shown no apparent weaknesses.
But now it was different.
Hadn’t Aston failed to improve Almond’s condition?
They had been continuously receiving data with consent every time Almond used the capsule.
Aston had not been able to provide appropriate in-game support to Almond.
Only the machine’s monstrous physical biorhythm maintenance function had merely alleviated his symptoms.
‘Still….’
The data accumulating even now, at the moment the Nant match was beginning.
The Director frowned as he examined it.
‘As expected, Aston is incredible.’
Aston’s in-game performance lived up to his reputation. And this was despite the Platoon line not being specialized for that.
‘But the Diver’s abilities are also incredible… he’s pulling out and using that performance to the very end.’
If that Diver were to use Nova’s top-tier customized product, what numbers would emerge?
As a researcher, I couldn’t help but be curious.
* * *
After completely crushing Red Carpets.
Balloon Stars’ momentum was unstoppable.
“How is this even possible!!”
“What on earth is this! Another massive swarm of thought-forms is approaching!!!”
“If I were Dominoes, just looking at those dots swarming on the minimap would make me dizzy and collapse!!”
“Ah! Dominoes! Living up to the name! Crumbling down with a rumble!”
“Almond! How do you keep getting better!?”
The match against Dominoes, who were currently upper-mid tier.
As expected, a clean 2-0 sweep.
The next match was no different.
“Hey! I told you not to open Sana! Almond is shouting like this!”
“I’m not dying! I’m not dying!!!”
“The skill gap is too great! The entire team with no deaths… the sanctuary erupts!”
“Squeak squeak~~~!”
Beerchicken also won 2-0.
Now only one match remained.
“Balloon Stars’ playoff spot is confirmed!”
“Now the question is whether they advance in first place or second place!”
“We have the match between the top two teams with only a difference in points remaining, don’t we?!”
A hologram displaying the current standings materialized.
1st) Godanbaek 14 wins 0 losses
2nd) Balloon Stars 14 wins 0 losses
3rd) Soloizebaek 12 wins 3 losses
4th) Red Carpets 11 wins 4 losses
Godanbaek and Balloon Stars both stood at 14 wins and 0 losses.
Godanbaek held a slight edge in point differential, but this would ultimately be decided in the final match.
* * *
Two days later.
The day of the match against Godanbaek had arrived.
[Godanbaek VS Balloon Stars]
The match would begin at 6 PM.
“I’m heading in.”
“Got it. Give it your all.”
Sanghyeon entered the capsule at 5:30 PM.
Sanghyeon’s capsule opened again just before 10 PM.
Whoosh.
“…Haa.”
I was drenched in sweat to the point where I wondered if switching to Aston’s capsule had been the right call.

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