Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 243

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 243
85. Another Pentakill Stolen (1)
Jungle monster, minion, jungle monster again, minion again.
“Back to the jungle.”
“Take the aggro. I’ll go again.”
“Heal me up.”
“Now the Blue Fang Wolf. After that, minions again.”
The tactics were so sharp and organized that even the spectators were left speechless.
Movement calculated down to the second, flawless aggro ping-pong, stable and rapid farming.
-This is relentless, absolutely relentless, the bald guy lol
-That’s why he’s going bald lmao
-Soloizebaek fans are furious lol
-Nice work, our Taco!
The chat was full of praise for Taco’s flawless commands.
-But isn’t Almond even more impressive for executing everything he says?
-What is Almond, some kind of magic wand? Everything he says just happens?
-How does the Arrow of Light have infinite ammo?
-The bald grumpy goblin and his magic wand Almond lol
There was plenty of discussion about Almond’s ability to execute those commands flawlessly.
-Just how much did they practice this?
-Wait, are they allowed to show this here? Seems like they practiced this to counter Danmuji…
-Ata combo! Sayul combo! Let’s go!
Many viewers even considered this a hidden card that Sayul’s team had prepared separately.
In fact, almost everyone thought that way.
What they didn’t know was that it was actually Mosol’s side that had prepared the real hidden card.

* * *
“No way. Takoyaki, when exactly did you practice this? Almond’s proficiency is truly exceptional?”
“Yes! There’s really no opening! Taco is already level 6! The other Contractors are all at 4 or 5!”
The Caster spoke excitedly, spittle flying.
Taco’s leveling was that overwhelming.
“Well, he eats Minions and hunts jungle monsters! Plus, his hunting speed is absolutely ridiculous!”
It sounded simple enough.
Yul absorbed all the experience and gold that the Jungler should have earned, as well as all the experience and gold the Midlaner should have earned.
Though I shared some with Sana, Yul consumed most of it.
Which naturally meant he grew stronger without limit….
“Wait, is this actually possible!? Then couldn’t Mosol do the same if he ate both?”
“No. With Rope Assassin and Dragon Tamer, it’s absolutely impossible. They just hinder each other and can’t grow. The total amount of experience and gold in the Rift is fixed.”
“Ah, so Yul is stealing a certain amount of Sana’s experience and gold?”
“Yes. Sana isn’t greatly affected by levels and items, but Yul is heavily affected by them. Plus, their synergy is incredible. When you combine all of this, the Sayul combination—this dirty tactic—emerged! Especially since Sana’s divine descent is an invincibility skill, so when used on Yul, the two of them can practically perform like five people!”
Hahaha, high praise!
-Dirty? That’s a compliment here.
-We decided to call this a compliment.
“Two people performing like five? But the entire team only has five members!? Isn’t this cheating?”
The Caster asked excitedly, and King Gul answered as if to say, “You’re only realizing this now?”
“It is cheating. That’s why they nerfed it.”
hahaha for real
That’s right lol
-Wait, but they nerfed it, so why is it working now?!
Did they really nerf it? lol
The Caster had no choice but to ask the same question.
“No wait, they nerfed it! Why is it working like before? Didn’t they nerf this to make it impossible?!”
“That’s thanks to Almond’s Sana play! The nerf was implemented by placing restrictions on the previously unlimited Light Arrows. But that’s meaningless to Almond!”
“Why?!”
The Analyst didn’t need to answer the Caster’s question.
Almond was showing the reason right now.
“He just came back to mid, right? You’ll understand if you just watch!”
The moment I returned to mid from the jungle, I targeted the Minions first.
My unique practical archery grip produced an absurd rate of fire.
And every single shot hit its target perfectly.
Pababang!
More than a dozen Light Arrows appeared in an instant.
“First, I hit all the Minion targets and secure the Light Arrows. With this, there’s almost no way to die.”
After that, Taco processes the Minions.
During that time, I fire arrows at Mosol to harass him.
“While Taco eats the Minions, I also fire arrows at Mosol to harass him.”
Mosol attempted to harass Taco as he farmed minions, but after taking several shadow arrows, he was forced to retreat.
If the Saintess’s Curse stacked any higher, Taco would actually have the opening to kill him instead.
“And even these harassment arrows are hitting their targets, which generates a few more light arrows.”
With Mosol unable to do anything, the two of them headed back into the jungle together.
“So after that, they go into the jungle together again and enjoy a monster hunting date! Except they do it incredibly fast! That way they have time to farm the jungle too!”
-Almond and jungle date lol
-lmao
-???: …Possible! (gleaming bald head)
The caster exclaimed in disbelief.
Not at King Gul’s comment about a date, but at Almond’s absurd execution ability.
“Wait! How many arms does Almond have!? How is he doing all of that simultaneously!?”
-Must have practiced a ton
-Never saw him practice though, was this a hidden card?
-Mom! I want a refund! The game balance is broken!
Almond’s rapid-fire ability certainly created a balance issue—at least against incarnations like Sana.
The developers never anticipated drawing the bow this quickly.
Truthfully, they had no reason to anticipate it.
Drawing that fast was impossible, and hitting targets accurately while drawing that fast was even more impossible.
Even when light arrows were infinite, Sana was never considered overpowered as an incarnation.
The bow had such a high barrier to entry for modern players.
But for Almond, that meant nothing. Rather than a barrier to entry, it was practically a solicitation.
“Following Reina, Sana will become a must-ban card as well.”
She was even being discussed as a must-ban pick by analysts.
While the broadcast team continued their exclamations, Taco’s level kept rising.
[Level 7]
Reaching level 7 faster than anyone else.
“Yul is already level 7?!”
“Mosol is still level 5. Sana is also level 5, though.”
“This must feel like having your nose cut off while watching. Mosol, shouldn’t you try something?”
“Actually, Mosol did prepare something, didn’t he? The Dragon Tamer needs to roam to another lane and exert influence….”
As if hearing the commentators, Mosol called the jungler and initiated a roam to another lane.
[ROOOAAARRR!]
Dragon Tamer Nogari summoned a dragon.
The dragon grabs Nogari’s shoulders and takes flight. Without a divine descent skill, you can’t summon a large-sized dragon, so they fly this way.
At that moment, Rope Assassin throws a hook toward the dragon and lands it.
This allows both of them to fly together.
“This is also a bug-level synergy, isn’t it?”
“Indeed. If you think about Rope Assassin coming and going like that, it’s truly terrifying.”
“But they’re heading to the top lane!?”
“Ah, right. Balloon Gum’s Iron Ball was banned. The strategy is to tear apart the top lane!”
The two arrived at the top lane in an instant, riding the dragon.
Balloon Gum had chosen the “Great Monolith – Kutan,” a champion he wasn’t as familiar with as Iron Ball.
The moment two enemies suddenly fell from the sky, even the spectators couldn’t hide their shock.
Crash!
He tried desperately to escape by overturning the ground itself.
Whoosh!
But he was caught by the Rope Assassin’s rope.
Screech!
Balloon Gum flailed like a fish caught on a fishing line. Mosol’s foot landed on top of him.
Thud!
He stood on Balloon Gum’s shoulder and unleashed his attack skills.
A small dragon sent by the Dragon Tamer breathed fire, adding additional damage.
[First Blood!]
[Mosol → Balloon Gum]
The first kill of this game had been secured.
It was an indicator that the game’s pace was moving much slower than before.
“Wow, finally got first blood?”
First Blood grants additional gold.
“But… is this what they call Fo-Bl?”
Then King Gul suddenly brought up the topic of Fo-Bl.
A compound word combining First Blood with tower, referring to the bonus gold from destroying the first tower.
“Soloizebaek, the tower is about to fall!?”
Of course, destroying a tower was worth several times more than a kill.
Especially if it was the mid tower controlling the center of the map.
[Tower destroyed!]
Crumble…
Soloizebaek’s mid tower finally collapsed.
-What’s with this speed lol
-This is Yul lol
-Wow lol the enemy team has Yul!
“The speed is insane!”
“Is this happening because Mosol stepped away for a moment!?”
Yul’s attack power is the strongest in the lane, provided she faces no interference.
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
What would happen if such attack power freely struck the tower?
Especially while receiving support from Sana.
[Tower destroyed!]
It might not stop at just one falling.
With each swing of her sword, Yul gains an effect called “Acceleration.”
It means all her movements become faster.
“T-two towers fell!?”
“Ah, this is so painful to watch! It seems Mosol has a very poor understanding of the Sayul combination!”
Soloizebaek had given up two towers far too easily.
“Two towers and one of Balloon Gum’s lives in exchange… this trade is terrible, absolutely terrible!”
“Right. Even if we traded Balloon Gum’s life for a life one-to-one, it would still be a bad deal….”
-This is too much lol
-Disrespecting Gum? He’s the star of set one
-You’re ignoring the carry machine Gum?
-Go step on some gum on the street, King Gul
“I’m not disrespecting him—in this game, Balloon Gum’s role is simply a meat shield. This game’s alpha and omega is the Sayul combination. You can’t leave those two unmarked like that!”
“But Mosol keeps digging into the top lane? Is he going back to top again?”
[Enemy eliminated!]
[Mosol → Balloon Gum]
Mosol killed Balloon Gum once more.
And another tower crumbled as a result.
[Tower destroyed!]
“This is trading strangely again! I’m telling you Balloon Gum isn’t the priority!?”
Was it a difference in strategy?
Somehow, the game continued tilting in Balloon Stars’ favor.

* * *
Soloizebaek’s voice comms were filled with frustrated voices.
They hadn’t even fought properly yet, so the team’s losing position was frustrating.
[No. What’s going on here.]
[Why is Yul’s growth like that?]
[Mid gap….]
The atmosphere was so candid that people often threw in sharp comments at times like these.
But this time, Mosol felt wronged.
[No, I’m seeing this for the first time? What? I asked what that was from the start!?]
[You said it was the Sayul combination! But that got nerfed so it doesn’t work anymore. This is ridiculous….]
His teammates spoke as if Mosol couldn’t handle a single nerfed Sayul combination.
Of course, Nogari was also caught up and attacked alongside him.
[Mid jungle gap is insane~]
[No, guys. I’m telling you that’s not right? I told you not to let Almond shoot his arrows! Mosol!]
Nogari blamed Mosol again.
[You’re pretty good at shooting arrows yourself though.]
[What? I’m a Dragon Tamer.]
[Your skill at redirecting arrows to me is exceptional!]
After Mosol’s retort, he made his final call.
[Let’s gather mid and just push straight. We can’t keep going like this.]
“A five-versus-five fight? Do you really think they’ll agree to that? They’ll just back off somewhere else and push a different lane.”
“We don’t have a choice! We just need to force all five of them out recklessly!”
“…Fine.”
It wasn’t exactly a brilliant strategy, but everyone agreed there were no other options.
However, they didn’t know one thing.
Once Yul’s level surpassed 10, inducing a five-versus-five teamfight was the most insane decision they could make.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————