Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 238

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 238
82. Balloon Gum’s Rebellion (2)
The teamfight turnaround that began with Balloon Gum’s incredible divine descent.
If Balloon Gum was the hero of the beginning, then I was the hero of the finish.
[The Reckless Warrior is rampaging!]
[Reckless Warrior → Mosol]
Suddenly, Mosol, the team’s core force, fell.
At that moment, King Gul’s body twisted.
“What?!”
[Reckless Warrior Double Kill!]
[Reckless Warrior → Soju]
When Soju, the ADC, also died, and Soloizebaek’s dealer line crumbled, he slammed the table.
“Whoa!?”
[Reckless Warrior Triple Kill!]
[Reckless Warrior → Maekju]
By the time three had fallen.
King Gul kicked off from the table and leaped up with a scream.
“No!!!”
-That scared me
-Insane initiation lol
-This is what pro play looks like
-Honestly King Gul’s reaction scared me more than the triple kill lol
King Gul cried out with eyes bulging from his head.
“S-Soloizebaek! Autumn leaves falling!!”
It was exactly as he described.
Soloizebaek was being swept away like autumn leaves in the wind.
-Is he chanting a spell?
-He’s too panicked to speak properly lol
-But seriously, are they actually coming back?
[Reckless Warrior Quadra Kill!]
“Quadra!!! Will it be a penta!? This is almost guaranteed to be Almond’s penta! First in the Nant Tournament!”
King Gul shouted as if breathing his last breath.
-Wow quadra lol
-Penta! Penta!
-Oh yeah!
Whoooosh──
The final pure white arrow streaked across the hillside.
My pentakill seemed almost certain.
──Splash!
It struck perfectly, sending up a refreshing spray of water.
And then, at last, the text appeared.
[Finish!]
[Balloon Gum → Nogari]
“…?”
A brief silence fell.
[Oh….]
Balloon Gum looked around awkwardly with his fist still extended forward, gauging the atmosphere.
-???
-What
Wow lol
-?
None of the commentators opened their mouths first. That was because they were all preparing to shout “Pentakill!” together.
“Almond! Pe, Pen…drakill!!!”
King Gul fumbled through it.
Hahahahahahaha
That’s crazy lolololol
What the heck is a pen drive? lol
“What’s a pend? Is it a relative of Hydra? Lol that’s hilarious! (Expected comments: for real, brain dead, not funny, pretending to be serious)”
This is King Gul’s curse ㅠ
-King Gul planted the flag and couldn’t get it!
I’m dying laughing at this typo ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Almost on the level of ‘Did I finish it?’
* * *
The moment Balloon Gum got the final kill.
A stir.
Sarang stood up from her seat without realizing it. Of course, with excellent reflexes, she sat back down in an instant.
Fortunately, the Doctor next to her, too busy shouting, didn’t notice.
“Ah?! Did you miss that!?”
After the Doctor let out a sigh, by the time he looked back at Sarang, she was already in a composed posture as if nothing had happened.
“Sigh. Missed the penta. Did you see it?”
“Yes.”
“Aren’t you disappointed?”
“I am.”
As if to fill Choi Sa-rang’s bland reaction, sighs could be heard from those around her, one after another.
“So the penta didn’t happen?”
“No, what?”
“What a shame….”
Most of the seated people were wearing Almond hats on their heads.
Since they had missed the pentakill of Almond, whom they were rooting for, their regret ran even deeper.
But it was actually Balloon Gum’s cheering section that seemed more upset.
“No, man! Why’d you hit that?!”
“I’m too embarrassed to even show my face….”
“This is insane! Argh! I want to throw Balloon Gum in the trash!”
Balloon Gum’s fanbase was known for grinding their teeth, but even they seemed frustrated about missing the pentakill.
“Sarang, have our win rates gotten pretty high now?”
“Yes.”
Sarang nodded without much hesitation.
“Really? Even though Soloizebaek had the advantage the whole time?”
“Dying late carries a heavy penalty. The later the game goes, the more efficient Reel becomes. Of course, if you can’t gain an advantage early, it’s hard to gain one late either.”
“Wow, that’s fairer than I thought?”
Sarang simply laughed lightly at this remark.
“It’s fair. If you play well.”
Unlike someone else, her predictions rarely missed the mark.
Hana Song turned her gaze back to the match.
Praying that Balloon Stars would pull off a comeback.
* * *
“A pentakill would’ve been nice, but that was a picture-perfect teamfight?!”
“Absolutely! It started with Balloon Gum’s unpredictable skillshot and ended with Almond’s precision. Artistic teamfight!”
“We’ve decided to call this art from now on!”
“We have?!”
“Yes!”
After a decisive 5v5 victory.
All five members of Balloon Stars survived, while every member of Soloizebaek fell.
Normally, the game should flip at this point….
“Art aside, what I’m most curious about right now is whether this actually leads to a comeback!”
The Caster asks.
Whether a comeback is even possible.
The situation before this had been so disadvantageous.
“Right now, Balloon Stars would need to destroy four towers even if they push straight through! Meanwhile, Soloizebaek only has one tower left. Can they actually come back from this?”
King Gul tilted his head.
“I’m not sure. That’s quite a sobering question. I think they’d need a few more teamfights like that to have a chance. The front line is pushed back so far….”
King Gul believed that while they won one battle with that picture-perfect teamfight, winning the war would require several more like it.
The Analyst agreed with him.
“One teamfight won’t be enough. However, they’ve been given considerable time now. During this window, they can destroy towers they couldn’t break before and lay the groundwork for the next comeback.”
Soloizebaek, having all died from that teamfight, needed at least 25 seconds to respawn.
25 seconds is a considerable amount of time. Especially this late in the game, when the Contractors deal massive damage—25 seconds is enough to destroy a couple of towers.
“Exactly! Now they can lay the foundation to hold onto hope!”
“Just reaching this point is already impressive! They need to push, regroup, adjust their items, and go for another teamfight!”
Before those words even finished, Balloon Stars surged forward, rapidly pushing down the midlane.
[Tower destroyed!]
One tower vanished in an instant.
They didn’t stop their advance after that.
[Tower destroyed!]
They brought down the next tower as well.
“Wh-what?! Are they really just going for it like this!?”
“Wait. This is faster than expected!!”
“There aren’t even any minions right now! Balloon Gum and Taco are just charging straight at the towers!?”
[Enemy tower destroyed!]
The final tower defending the midlane fell.
Top and bottom lanes still had towers packed densely, but there was no need to destroy all of them.
Destroying just one lane completely would remove the ‘Sacred Inviolability’ barrier on the sanctuary.
In other words, they could now attack the sanctuary.
“N-now only the final twin towers protecting the sanctuary remain!?”
“No, are they really going through with this!?”
Two massive towers guarding the sanctuary’s entrance—commonly called the twin towers—possessed far greater damage and health than ordinary towers.
But Balloon Stars pressed the attack anyway.
[Just hit it!]
[If we don’t finish here, it’s over!]
[Roger!]
[I’m taking the hits! Captain!]
Boom! Crash!
Balloon Gum stepped forward and began taking tower fire.
The twin towers attacked much faster. And they grew even faster with each hit.
Kaboom! Ka-crash!
[Balloon Gum]
[Health 20%]
Balloon Gum’s health had dropped well below half.
“No! Balloon Stars! Can’t you go back to the sanctuary without buying items!? The health is…!”
“Are they really pushing through!?”
──Kaboom!
After the final shot fell on Balloon Gum.
One of the twin towers guarding the sanctuary crumbled.
[Switch to Taco now!]
[Roger!]
Balloon Gum, health nearly depleted, fell back while Taco raised his shield and advanced toward the tower.
“They’re advancing to destroy the sanctuary’s final tower!”
“The minions are still back there!”
“How much time until Soloizebaek respawns!?”
[Respawn time remaining: 3 seconds]
“The one who died first was Mosol of all people! If Mosol comes back out, who knows what happens! One mistake and Balloon Stars is wiped! That’s game over! Actually, if even one of them dies, it’s over!!!”
Boom! Boom!
Almond and Strawberry Shooter began attacking the last remaining tower.
Pew! Pew!
The poison darts (now merely a straw shooting water due to the skin, but undeniably lethal) dealt continuous damage, and fully charged pure white crystals struck the tower intermittently.
Crash! Craaash!
Ran and Poison Dart Bunny were quite efficient at destroying towers.
[Twin Tower-2]
[Health 45%]
The tower’s health plummeted below half in an instant.
At this moment, Mosol finally respawned.
“Mosol is out!”
“Mosol! Can you stop them!?”
Mosol rushed out frantically and hurled all his skills. First at Taco, who was currently tanking.
Whoooosh!
Countless bombs flew through the air.
Taco took most of the bombs head-on. Black smoke engulfed him, and when the smoke cleared, he was nowhere to be seen.
It was a perfect combo with no time to react.
[Enemy eliminated!]
[Mosol → Takoyaki]
“Ah! Taco!? He’s dead! So who’s going to tank the tower now!?”
“Mosol is now moving to pressure Almond and Strawberry!”
“Miho needs to come out and pressure them!”
“Just three more seconds and Soju respawns! With the ADC and Midlaner back, we can hold!”
“But wait!?”
Thud──!
A sudden impact crashing in from Mosol’s side.
“Wha, Balloon Gum!?”
“Mosol gets hit and tumbles—Boom!?”
Balloon Gum collided with Mosol, launching him briefly into the air.
Then Miho’s Aquarium was layered on top.
A control ability that locked him in a water prison for a while, preventing any action.
Glub glub glub….
“Miho chains CC with Aquarium!”
Mosol was too busy scuffling with those two to interfere with Almond and Strawberry.
[Enemy tower destroyed!]
The final tower guarding the sanctuary vanished.
Now only the sanctuary remained, stripped of all defenses.
[Sacred Invulnerability Lifted]
The white light enveloping the sanctuary faded away.
[Sanctuary]
[Health: 100%]
Almond and Strawberry began attacking the Sanctuary without hesitation.
Boom! Crash!
[Sanctuary]
[Health: 83%]
The health bar dropped dramatically from the start.
It was clear this situation was already beyond salvation.
“And here~~~~ the game~~~~”
The Caster was already preparing the closing remarks.
The audience was ready to erupt in cheers.
That’s when it happened.
Kaboom!
“What!?”
[Mosol Triple Kill!]
[Mosol → Balloon Gum]
[Mosol → Miho]
“Mosol has eliminated Balloon Gum and Miho!”
“An incredibly fast combo!!”
“That’s amazing power!? Mosol!?”
Mosol finished them off and charged back toward Almond and Strawberry.
“Can Mosol somehow stop this!?”
[Sanctuary]
[Health: 53%]
The Sanctuary still had more than half its health remaining.
“Balloon Stars needs to keep attacking the Sanctuary!”
“Will Mosol die first, or will the Sanctuary fall first!?”
At that moment, Almond suddenly shifted his aim toward Mosol.
[Mosol]
[Health: 20%]
His health was a mere 20%.
Thanks to the damage Miho and Balloon Gum had dealt.
“What!? Is Almond targeting Mosol!?”
Before the commentators could even finish speaking, Almond’s right hand had already released the bowstring.
The pure white crystalline arrow had already been fired.
──Whoooosh!
“If that misses, it’s over!?”
“Ran has a charge time, so every single shot is precious!!”
A choice that could result in trolling if Mosol wasn’t eliminated.
At this crossroads between victory and defeat, the pure white crystalline arrow burst forth with a refreshing splash of water.
Splash!!!
[The Reckless Warrior is legendary!]
[Reckless Warrior → Mosol]
“Mosol is dead!?”
“Did he really pull that off!?”
“So this is the ADC prince!”
Mosol was dead.
I thought my mouth moved to say something, but it was drowned out by the cacophony of sounds erupting everywhere.
I turned my gaze back to the Sanctuary.
Victory was within reach.
[Sanctuary]
[Health 22%]
Once Ran finished charging, the Sanctuary’s health would crumble.
“Soju! Soju’s alive! Soju needs to go!”
“This…!”
Next, Soju’s Terrorist respawned and rushed forward.
Poof!
The Strawberry Shooter fired a blinding dart at him. I released my final pure white crystal arrow.
The crowd erupted in cheers.
-Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Two brilliant blue characters blazed across the Balloon Stars’ cheering section.
[Victory]

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