Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 242

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 242
84. Summoning Memories (2)
‘What on earth is this? Why is Yul playing Takoyaki and Almond playing Sana?’
As Mosol, this combination made absolutely no sense to me.
‘Does he really think he can beat me in mid lane with Sana?’
The thought of how lightly Almond must be taking me to play mid lane Sana ignited a burning desire for revenge.
‘He’s done for. I’ll show him the hell of Chikichya.’
However, what greeted him was not Almond, but something else entirely.
‘What?’
An empty, desolate space.
‘Gone?’
There was no one in the enemy mid lane.

* * *
In a corner of the densely overgrown jungle forest, Taco asked a question.
“Think you can do it?”
At that question, I recalled what Taco had been explaining in front of me, spitting as he continued.
‘I had to take down monsters as quickly as possible and secure as many light arrows as I could.’
Since I had a habit of letting things go in one ear and out the other, I didn’t remember it well.
But I felt it instinctively.
It wasn’t a particularly difficult task.
“I can do it.”
“…Really?”
Since I answered without any hesitation, he had no choice but to ask again.
“I have to if I want to win.”
It was a simple statement, yet it seemed to contain all the truths of the professional world.
“Right.”
So Taco accepted it and didn’t press further.
He simply emphasized once more what needed to be done going forward.
“Like I said, the Sana-Yul combination means you two share the jungle and minions together. But Yul is the one who hoards them.”
In the Sana-Yul combination, it was Yul who needed to build items explosively.
Yul had high potential but was difficult to develop, and his paper-thin body was a weakness that we overcame by having him consume both jungle monsters and minions, and his fragile health weakness was overcome with Sana’s ultimate and light arrows.
His paper-thin health weakness is overcome with Sana’s ultimate and light arrows.
“Hoarding jungle monsters and minions carries enormous risk. You’ll frequently end up fighting while taking hits from minions and jungle monsters. That’s why you need a lot of light arrows.”
Sana wasn’t going through the trouble of jungling with Yul and sharing minions just for fun.
If Yul tried to consume both alone, his health would drop so low that he’d become easy prey for the enemy Jungler.
But there was a problem here.
This was precisely why the Sana-Yul combination wasn’t used anymore.
“The problem is that Sana’s light arrows are no longer infinite. They’re only generated when you hit the mark that appears above enemies with shadow arrows.”
This new mechanic—that light arrows are only created when you hit a target with shadow arrows—was the reason for this limitation.
It had been around long enough that calling it newly created would be embarrassing.
“The more serious problem is that the mark only appears once per Minion or monster. In other words, Light Arrows can only be generated once per monster or Minion. That’s why the Yul combination became obsolete.”
The Yul combination’s lineage didn’t end simply because Light Arrows became difficult to create.
There was a constraint where only one mark could be created per individual Minion or monster. It was a systemic limitation that couldn’t be overcome no matter how skilled you were.
“So when do we obtain these Light Arrows? When we return to our lane. At that moment, we need to hit every mark that appears above the Minions one by one, and if possible, also hit the enemy Contractors. We need to secure as many as possible. At least five or more.”
Just as the explanation was nearly complete.
The first jungle monster spawned.
“Grrrrr…!”
[Magma Bear]
A monster with crimson lava flowing across its body.
Defeating it grants gold and experience, along with a buff that increases damage.
“Let’s go.”
Shing.
A long curved blade was drawn from his waist.
Without any particular preparation, his sword slashed horizontally across the Magma Bear.
──Crack!
The stone-like flesh split open, and lava sprayed in all directions.
“Roaaaah!”
Crimson eyes flared up like lasers.
As if it had been waiting for this moment, it swung its massive leg toward Taco.
It was so fast that dodging was unthinkable.
Boom!!!
The impact came almost simultaneously with the leg rising.
Most jungle monsters are designed this way. It ensures that differences in hunting stability don’t arise from whether players can dodge monster attacks.
Therefore, jungle hunting proceeds as a process of simply exchanging attacks with each other.
However, for Taco right now, one additional step is added here.
“Now!”
Thunk!
Almond’s arrow struck precisely at the target that had materialized in the center of the Magma Bear’s head.
It happened almost simultaneously with Taco’s shout.
‘Perfect!’
The accuracy was so satisfying.
Almond fired three or four more arrows in succession from that spot.
Thud-thud-thud!
The Magma Bear’s health dropped rapidly.
The Magma Bear recognized Almond as the greater threat and turned toward him, but when Taco slashed at it again from the side, it became confused about who to attack.
What they call aggro ping-pong!
Distributing aggro back and forth to make the monster stupid.
Pap-pap-pap-bang! Slash-slash-slash-slash!
In an instant, the monster was shredded and turned into a porcupine.
[Magma Bear]
[Health 13%]
Its health had already scraped the bottom.
“Now it’s my turn to strike!”
The killing blow belonged to Taco.
Slash!
As his blade fell, the Magma Bear shrieked and toppled over.
Thud.
It collapsed and trembled, then dissolved into smoke and vanished.
“Is this speed acceptable?”
Taco checked the time and was startled.
“…Yeah. We’re well ahead of schedule.”
We’d shaved off three to four seconds from the original time.
‘At this pace, I could probably take down one more monster….’
Greed stirred within me.
But this was our first time coordinating. I decided to stick to the standard approach.
“Let’s head to mid lane now.”
Almond nodded and followed.

* * *
Meanwhile, Mosol stared blankly at the empty mid lane, muttering to himself.
“What’s this… Where did they go… Damn extroverts… Are you guys having fun without me? Did you go to a pool party with Miho?”
The enemies were nowhere to be seen.
Minions clashed, Balloon Stars’ minions fell, and now Soloizebaek’s minions advanced toward the tower.
Still no sign of the enemy.
‘Still not here?’
Minions were both enemies and sustenance for the Contractors.
Without the gold and experience minions provided, the game couldn’t continue.
If all those minions died to the tower without being killed by the opposing Contractor, they’d gain no experience or gold whatsoever.
‘What are they planning?’
Even as an enemy, I was beginning to worry.
Then──
A shadow descended from somewhere, cutting a straight line through the minions.
──Flash!
A gleaming bald head—unmistakably Taco.
[Takoyaki]
[Shadowless Swordmaster – Yul]
Slash! Swish!
With practiced movements, he wielded his long curved blade, dispatching the minions.
Yul was Taco, so he should be the Jungler. Why was he in mid lane killing minions?
Mosol harbored a brief moment of doubt, but his consciousness quickly shifted toward Yul’s health bar.
[Health 75%]
Indeed, Yul lived up to his nickname of “Paper.”
His health had plummeted so drastically from merely skirmishing with a handful of Minions.
‘His health is quite low? Did something go wrong?’
Mosol’s eyes gleamed with newfound intensity.
An odd composition. A strange mid-lane gap. A strange head gap.
‘They’re finished?’
Something had gone wrong with that team. This was an accident. The enemy had blundered.
I didn’t know what mistake they’d made, but I had to capitalize on it to win.
Mosol made his judgment.
‘If I play this right, it could be a free win.’
A gift-wrapped victory.
Mosol categorized the situation unfolding before him in precisely those terms.
‘And I’m an assassin, no less.’
I had currently selected the Rope Assassin, an assassin-class Avatar. Like any proper assassin, even at a low level, I could eliminate my opponent with proper control.
Mosol had no intention of letting this opportunity slip away.
Whoosh.
I hurled my rope, hooking the grapple at a distant point.
Shiiiiing!
The rope coiled violently as my body shot forward like an arrow.
But then….
[Level up!]
Yul’s level suddenly jumped to 2.
‘What?!’
He’d reached level 2 after consuming merely five or six Minions.
That was because he’d also been eating jungle monsters on the way.
This was something Mosol had completely failed to anticipate.
‘Damn.’
When a level increases, health recovers slightly.
[Health 85%]
Thanks to that, his health had climbed to 85%.
That wasn’t all. He’d learned new skills, gained overall stat increases, and more—he’d become a Contractor in an entirely different league from level 1.
Even just up to this point, there was sufficient reason for Mosol to retreat.
The problem was that this wasn’t where it ended.
Twang!
An arrow came flying from somewhere, piercing through a Minion.
Twang!
The very next instant, another pristine white arrow flew in and lodged itself in Taco’s head.
〔Creating a Holy Domain!〕
My health had become 100%.
That’s right.
Sana and I had come to mid lane together!
“What the…!”
Mosol urgently sent the rope backward again. His reaction speed was remarkable.
Whoosh! Thwack!
The hook caught the ground, and as the rope wound around rapidly, Mosol’s body retreated far backward.
For a moment, it seemed he would escape without taking any damage.
Whistle! Whistle! Whistle!
But then, three arrows flew in succession.
Shadow arrows.
Flying toward Mosol.
‘They’re coming at me!?’
Due to the Rope Assassin’s nature, I could move long distances easily, but the drawback was that my movement trajectory was plainly visible to enemies. My body was dragged along as the rope caught and wound around.
I needed to throw the rope again to change direction, but there was no time for that.
Naturally, the arrows were faster than the speed at which I could throw the rope again.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
[Saint’s Curse × 3]
The arrows struck the target in succession.
Immediately, the Saint’s Curse stacks accumulated to three.
If it exceeded five stacks, a fatal curse that reduced vision would take effect. With a 2-versus-1 situation on top of that, taking more attacks would be dangerous.
Thwack.
Landing back in my own territory, Mosol looked up in a daze.
[Takoyaki]
[Health 100%]
Takoyaki’s health was completely full.
I had refilled it using the light arrows obtained from hitting Mosol.
In that state, Takoyaki continued to eliminate minions.
‘Damn it…’
Even if I took some hits from minions, there was nothing to fear.
Sana kept hitting every target created above the minions from beside me, continuously generating light arrows, which she then kept hitting Takoyaki with.
[Mosol]
[Minions Eliminated 17]
[Takoyaki]
[Minions Eliminated 21]
Takoyaki had actually eliminated more minions than Mosol.
“Let’s go again.”
Takoyaki said this and disappeared into the jungle with Almond again.
Mosol, who had been staring blankly, cursed under his breath.
This moment was the most frustrating.
“…What the hell!?”
I was dumbfounded.
“They’re playing the game like this?”
Only now did the situation become clear to me.
Those two were hunting jungle monsters together, and eating mid-lane minions together. They were taking advantage of the brief moment when minions respawned to hunt jungle monsters and return.
I didn’t know such a play was possible.
After that, Almond and Taco continued circling the jungle, returning to the mid-lane to farm minions, then hunting jungle monsters again—repeating this cycle.
‘How… how am I supposed to handle this?’
Mosol had no idea what to do or how to respond.
The growth gap continued to widen relentlessly.
[Takoyaki]
[Level 6]
The opponent had already reached level 6.
I was still at level 4.
I quickly climbed to level 5, but for a moment, the gap had widened to 2 levels.
This was dangerous.
But I had no idea how to escape this danger.
My mind went blank.

* * *
This strategy sparked major discussion in the Community.
Ata’s combo has great synergy lol
“Hey, you inexperienced fool, you don’t know the strategy of this era, do you? lol”
[Lost Technology ‘Saul Combination’ is insane lol]
I never thought I’d see this again lol
[The old timers are having a blast.]
With the nostalgic combo making an appearance and actually working, there was naturally plenty of discussion.
For them, it was like watching an Olympic hero from long ago reappear after 10 years and sweep the gold medals.
[Memories come flooding back~]
[Sigh, back then I was at least Platinum.]
Wow lol the tax rate combination lol
[Wow this is really been a while]
A summoning of nostalgia, one might say.
But what was being consumed wasn’t just nostalgia about the Yul combo.
Since the Nant match was ongoing, a post on a small, obscure Community called ‘Kingchiman’ that no one particularly cared about.
This too was, in a way, someone’s nostalgia being sold.
Or rather, a video about a boy who could have been someone’s nostalgia, who could have been an Olympic hero.
[This is a 10-year-old video. Isn’t this Almond?]

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