Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 237

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 237
82. Balloon Gum’s Rebellion (1)
Only a single twin turret remained defending the enemy’s nexus.
Soloizebaek stood on the brink of victory.
They were riding high on excitement.
“Take this, you octopus bastard!”
“An ADC octopus throwing a pool party!? Drive him into those deep waters~~!”
Soju and Maekju cackled as they surged forward, pummeling Takoyaki relentlessly.
Since Takoyaki had positioned himself at the very front of the enemy formation, he’d become their punching bag.
“Gwahahaha!”
“Let’s go!”
Though victory was nearly assured, this kind of recklessness could easily backfire. A team leader should be regulating the atmosphere in moments like these, but…
“Chikichaaaa!”
Boom!
The one throwing bombs from the back and getting most excited was their leader, Mosol himself. Perhaps due to his young age, he seemed the least composed of them all.
That’s when it happened.
──Crack!
Vision cut out in one section of the map.
A surveillance totem that functioned like a security camera had vanished. Mosol and his teammates didn’t notice.
Even the supporter, who should have been constantly monitoring the map, was too caught up in the excitement to see it—busy hitting Taco.
“Rummmmmmmble!”
That massive beach volleyball rolling in from behind!
“Hey, hey! Behind!!”
“Behind!”
* * *
“Balloon Gum has made an excellent flank!”
“Soloizebaek completely didn’t see it coming!?”
As the large-scale battle suddenly erupted, the casters’ voices grew frantic.
“The positioning is absolutely perfect!?”
“Soloizebaek! Splitting both ways—scatter! Scatter! Scatter—they’re dead!? They’re dispersing like trained soldiers! Is this their actual reaction speed that we didn’t know about!?”
Soloizebaek, despite their panic, scattered into two groups quite effectively.
“Now there’s almost nowhere for Balloon Gum to slam into!?”
The beach volleyball (iron ball) that had been rolling forward with such confidence lost its target and floundered about. It couldn’t decide where to strike.
Splash! Splash!
The wave sound effects that rang out with each movement made it look even more ridiculous.
“This can’t be! It’s like a complete miss!?”
“At this rate, he won’t hit anyone!”
“Balloon Gum! Please, lose your memory! Just slam into anyone! If we waste this opportunity, there’s no hope left!”
Haha, the gum hyung who found his memory ㅠ
Who’s gonna show that guy an unfamiliar ceiling ㅠ
-But honestly, landing that rolling skill is super hard in the first place lol. You need to see what you’re aiming at to hit it.
“Ahhhhh! I smashed it into the wall!”
“A complete miss!?”
Balloon Gum, tumbling and swaying back and forth, finally collided with the wall.
It was a wall positioned directly in the center of the scattered enemies.
Boom──!
Centered on the wall, a shockwave rippled outward.
“Wait? So hitting the wall actually worked out better?”
“This turned out amazing!?”
Ironball’s ‘Rolling Boom!’ skill has a splash effect, so even targets not directly hit by the impact take damage.
It’s not just damage either—they also suffer a significant slow effect.
“Instead of choosing a direction to hit just one person, this turned out way better!?”
“Four enemies are slowed!”
“Only Mosol managed to escape!”
The entire Soloizebaek team except Mosol was slowed.
“Mosol used his jumping bomb on himself to dodge! So he didn’t really escape! His survival skill is on cooldown now!”
Even so, he only escaped by using his survival skill, which was essentially the same as landing the skill on all five enemies.
This was a super play.
“It connected as an effective hit on all five enemies!”
And remarkably, his super play was only just beginning.
“And there! Balloon Gum! Divine Technique!?”
[Divine Technique (降神技) – Spinning Boom Boom!]
Ironball’s divine technique.
‘Spinning Boom Boom!’ was activated.
It’s a skill where he transforms into a ball and rolls like the ‘Rolling Boom!’ skill, but the difference is that he hooks onto a designated location and spins, and it’s much faster.
Whirrrrrrr…!
“Help! It’s spinning!”
In other words, this skill uses centrifugal force as Ironball spins at high speed, striking all nearby enemies.
“Whirrrrrrrr!”
Getting caught in this causes the formation to collapse once more, dealing considerable damage.
Wheeeeee──
Four more enemies are struck by the rapidly rotating Ironball.
──Kaboom!!!
“Balloon Gum burst damage!!!”
“They’re all knocked back! This is total chaos! He’s really causing a mess at the end!!”
“If the level difference didn’t exist, the teamfight would be over here!”
Because Ironball died too many times early on, his level is low, but if he were the same level, the ADC would’ve been nearly eliminated right here.
But now the ADC just got knocked forward.
Still, that was fine. There was a Contractor specifically targeting that.
“Takoyaki charges in! Heading directly for the ADC, Soju!”
Thwack!
Takoyaki’s shoulder drove into Soju’s ribs, sending him sliding backward until he crashed into the wall.
Bang!
Soju’s eyes rolled back white as she lost consciousness.
“Soju! She’s knocked out!?”
“This is bad!?”
“She got caught properly!”
Tank-class Contractors relentlessly harassing dealer-class Contractors by catching and holding them down—this was the pattern.
This situation was what people called being “caught.”
When the ADC gets caught, it’s nearly impossible to win the fight.
“From Soju’s perspective, it’s unfair, right!? She just got hit from here and there suddenly, and already her health is down to half!”
“Ahhh! Strawberry Shooter’s support!”
Strawberry Shooter aimed her poison dart at the unconscious Soju.
[Blinding Dart]
Poof!
With the ridiculous sound effect of the pool party skin, the dart flew and struck precisely at the back of Soju’s neck.
“Soju is blinded!”
Even after the stun duration ended, she wouldn’t be able to see anything, making it impossible for her to properly fulfill her role as an ADC.
“ADC neutralized!”
“Then who’s going to deal the damage!?”
“Mosol!”
As if answering that call, crimson mana blazed to life from where Mosol had fled in the distance.
[Divine Descent Technique – Chain Explosion Support]
Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud…!
The sudden sound of helicopter blades.
Then, a crimson laser marked a straight line across the ground.
Almost simultaneously, bombs began falling.
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom!
They detonated from each other’s heat, creating a hellish inferno in a chain reaction along the straight line.
“Chain Explosion Support!!!”
“It landed perfectly! It splits the enemy and allied positions in half! Plus, Takoyaki takes a direct hit!”
Takoyaki, Strawberry Shooter, and Miho’s formation was completely torn apart.
“Does this give Soloizebaek another chance to counterattack!?”
Soloizebaek tried to push forward again thanks to Mosol’s Divine Descent Technique and deal damage.
But it didn’t go as planned.
“Miho’s Divine Descent Technique activates! She suppresses the enemies!”
[Divine Descent Technique – Raging Waves]
Whoooosh!
Aqua’s waves surge forward like a tidal wave.
Splash!
The entire Soloizebaek team charging forward momentarily faltered under the wave’s restraining force.
“Perfect containment!”
“Wait, but the damage is way less than expected!?”
“Ah, because Aqua is the support!”
That’s right. I’d succeeded in holding back the enemies with the wave, but I hadn’t dealt significant damage.
[Don’t get scared, just push forward!]
[Go all in!]
Soloizebaek surged forward again as if they’d never been hit by the wave.
Boom! Boom!
Soju hammers Takoyaki repeatedly with rockets.
“Come on! Soloizebaek! Pushing forward again! If we break through this, it’s over!”
That’s when it happened.
Splash!
A water bomb from somewhere strikes Mosol twice.
[The Reckless Warrior goes berserk!]
[Reckless Warrior → Mosol]
And just like that, Mosol died.
“Ahhhhh!? E-emergency!!!”
“What is happening!?”
“Rapid-fire Pure White Crystals! It’s Ran’s Divine Descent Technique! Also known as Seizure Mode! Ran’s been positioning there this whole time!!!”
“Is he sniping from that distance right now!? Insane! How are we supposed to deal with this!?”
From the opposing team’s perspective, it was nearly at the edge of their vision.
I was aiming from atop a slightly elevated hill.
It was the very spot where Balloon Gum had removed the vision ward earlier.
* * *
A few seconds prior.
I’d positioned myself on an appropriate hill and activated my Divine Descent Technique.
〔I will annihilate my enemies.〕
Ran’s eyes, which had been blue like the horizon, glowed red, and crimson text appeared.
[Divine Descent Technique (降神技) – Transcendent Magic Circle]
[Remaining Duration]
[10 seconds]
Uuuuung…!
A red magic circle manifests beneath my feet.
From this position, I could release all the constraints that Ran had been carrying until now.
[Crimson Mana Release]
[Using the sealed red mana, I immediately obtain a total of 3 Pure White Crystals.]
[Mana Resonance Increase]
[Charging speed increases significantly, and I can now store up to 3 Pure White Crystals at once.]
[Mana Compression Increase]
[The pure white crystalline projectile compresses more intensely, persisting long after leaving the caster. It travels over three times farther than before without dissipating.]
[Acceleration Release Ascension]
[The acceleration damage, which previously capped at 250% based on distance, now increases up to 350%.]
[Crimson Iris Awakening]
[Drawing upon the power of red mana, I push my eyes’ abilities to their absolute limit. I can magnify and observe distant enemies with perfect clarity.]
The upgrades to charging and release that would naturally strengthen with each level—all of them compressed into a single 10-second burst, with bonuses stacked on top. This was a transcendence skill in its truest form.
However, the magic circle’s duration was merely 10 seconds.
Even maintaining maximum efficiency and continuous fire, I could only unleash 9 or 10 shots. That was theory, though. Accounting for aiming time, I typically managed no more than 6 shots.
But if even a single shot didn’t miss, 6 would be enough.
I steadied my breathing and shifted my aim toward the tangled mass of enemies sprawling in the distance.
[Mosol]
[Health 85%]
Criiiiick──
The bowstring, now crimson, drew back slowly. Yet the release was instantaneous.
──Whoooosh!!
The pure white crystalline projectile flew forth without hesitation, striking Mosol with perfect precision.
[Mosol]
[Health 53%]
Firing from such a tremendous distance, the acceleration damage effect unleashed devastating power. Nearly 30% of his health evaporated in an instant.
Under normal circumstances, that would have been the end. But I stood within the transcendence magic circle.
A second shot followed immediately after.
Boom!
[The Reckless Warrior goes berserk!]
[Reckless Warrior → Mosol]
Mosol fell in just two shots.
The remaining damage Taco and Strawberry made up the difference.
‘Excellent….’
My lips curved upward.
It wasn’t joy from eliminating the irritating Mosol.
I smiled because victory drew near.
With this, the enemy’s firepower was effectively halved.
Now came the turn to carve away the remaining half.
‘Next is….’
I immediately locked onto Soju, the ADC.
[Soju]
[Health 33%]
Hidden behind the massive frames of the tanks, he was barely visible. At best, only his knees and feet showed between the Giant Machine’s legs.
But with my crimson eyes awakened, even that much was sufficient.
Zing.
My crimson irises magnified, and Soju’s feet filled my entire field of vision.
‘Got them.’
Whoooosh….
A pure white crystal immediately nocked on the bowstring at full charge.
Crack!!!
A blood-red water arrow flew forth like liquid crimson, passing between the Giant Machine’s legs and striking the ADC’s heel.
Boom…!
[Reckless Warrior Double Kill!]
[Reckless Warrior → Soju]
Having already taken so much damage from Taco and Balloon Gum, he fell in a single shot.
A flawless shot.
Yet Almond seemed somewhat dissatisfied, tilting his head. Was something off? Of course, that doubt didn’t linger long.
He immediately turned his gaze to the next target.
I had to completely secure victory in this battle before the Divine Descent duration expired.
‘Next is the Supporter.’
His eyes locked onto the Supporter.
Their health was already low.
As his right hand released the bowstring, they vanished into smoke in an instant.
[Reckless Warrior Triple Kill!]
[Reckless Warrior → Maekju]
As if he already knew he’d land one shot and they’d fall in one hit, another arrow was already flying toward the next target.
Boom!!
Makgeolli, the Giant Machine, collapsed.
[Reckless Warrior Quadra Kill!]
[Reckless Warrior → Makgeolli]
The sight of that massive body falling was pure terror for the one survivor remaining.
Now Almond’s gaze turned toward that final opponent.
As he released the bowstring, he transmitted through voice comms.
[Give me that penta.]

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