Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 244

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 244
85. The Pentakill Stolen Again (2)
After Yul destroyed the mid lane tower, whenever a lane fell empty, that tower crumbled.
[Tower destroyed!]
[Tower destroyed!]
.
.
.
And whenever we tried to defend, Taco and I were already gone from that location.
The two of us moved like a separate unit, operating independently from the rest of our teammates, so they couldn’t engage us in a proper 5v5 teamfight even if they wanted to.
We were just terrorists roaming around and destroying buildings.
“Before you know it, all the top, mid, and bottom towers are destroyed!?”
“When towers are destroyed, gold is distributed to the entire enemy team, so the gold gap becomes severe! War is ultimately about money, after all!? Reel is no different!?”
“Yes, the money gap is starting to show!”
Without even having a proper fight, the items they were purchasing began to show an increasingly widening gap.
“Balloon Stars is buying a Chanel bag, but Soloizebaek is just getting a backpack! They need to start feeling the pressure!”
It wasn’t as dramatic a difference as King Gul’s analogy, but the gap was clearly widening in ways that weren’t immediately obvious.
“Eventually they’ll just buy their way to victory!”
So ultimately, Soloizebaek made a decision….
It was a strategy to gather all five members and charge down the mid lane.

* * *
The Caster let out a sigh and cried out.
“Ah! Soloizebaek! All five members gathered and charging down mid!”
Even to the Caster’s untrained eye, a thick shadow of defeat was visible.
Looking down at the entire map, he could already see the shadows of two monsters closing in from behind.
“This is the true terror of the Sayul combination. They set it up so there’s no answer except a 5v5 full teamfight. But when it actually comes down to 5v5? Then….”
King Gul’s explanation cut off here.
Boom!
[Divine Descent – Shadowless]
Kiiiiing──!
Red energy blazed from Taco’s entire body as he began to dash forward.
“Ah, Shadowless activates!”
“Shadowless means without shadow! You’ll understand immediately when you see it!”
Shiiiiick!
Taco’s form scattered into afterimages in an instant.
Space itself warped around him from the sheer speed.
[Speed increased 350%]
[Damage increased 400%]
[Duration 10 seconds]
That’s where the alias “Shadowless” originated from.
Boom!!
No shadow remained where he had passed.
[Nogari]
[Health 50%]
──Screech!
Several sword strikes at invisible speed raked across the enemy’s back.
“Argh! Nogari! Half health in an instant!?”
“We’ve been caught from behind!”
“Soloizebaek! Focus fire on Yul!!”
All of Soloizebaek’s Contractors turned toward Yul.
And unleashed every skill they had.
Boom!!
A dazzling array of skills, each imbued with killing intent, crashed down upon Yul.
Then…
[Divine Descent – Faith]
Twang──
The arrow nocked on the bowstring was crimson as blood.
I was aiming at Taco from far behind.
Taco was tearing through the enemy lines at a speed that left afterimages.
It seemed impossible to land a hit.
Yet I released the bowstring without hesitation.
The arrow flew cleanly and struck the back of Taco’s head.
Thunk!
[Target becomes invincible for 3 seconds!]
A refreshing white aura enveloped Taco’s surroundings, and all enemy attacks bounced off harmlessly.
[Takoyaki]
[Health 21%]
[Status: Invincible]
“Ah! Invincibility with health hanging by a thread!!”
From there, I fired arrows of light in rapid succession.
No matter how fast Taco moved, my arrows never missed.
Thunk!
[Holy Domain protects!]
Whoosh…!
While invincible, Taco’s health began to recover.
[Takoyaki]
[Health 52%]
Thunk!
Another arrow strikes home.
[Takoyaki]
[Health 77%]
“No way, arrows of light from that distance!? And he’s hitting every single one!?”
“Usually when you pair with Sayul, the Sarangs get a bit closer, right? But Almond shoots from maximum range! How are we supposed to kill him!?”
From the enemy’s perspective, Sarang was healing from an awkwardly distant range that made it hard to approach.
Normally, some shots would miss, and we’d finally get a chance to kill this stubborn bald bastard.
[Holy Domain protects you!]
But somehow, I wasn’t missing at all.
Whoosh! Whoooosh!
In the meantime, Yul’s sword swung several more times, and Nogari fell.
[Enemy defeated!]
[Takoyaki → Nogari]
Next was Soju right beside him.
Whoooosh!
Yul’s sword, now imbued with the ‘acceleration’ effect, could reduce an ADC to dust with just a few seconds.
[Takoyaki Double Kill!]
[Takoyaki → Soju]
“Uaaaah! The ADC! He’s dying!?”
“No! Hurry!”
Pop.
Takoyaki’s invincibility duration ended.
“Now! Attack now!”
“Mosol’s ultimate skill!”
Mosol cast his ultimate, Rope Strangle, on Taco.
In an instant, he closed the distance and crossed the ropes around the neck, dealing massive damage while completely immobilizing the target—the ultimate one-on-one technique.
The downside was that it often missed.
Crack…!
Mosol was a Challenger. And the Rope Assassin was—though no one knew—a hidden card he’d prepared.
There was no way it could miss.
[Suppressed]
Takoyaki was hit with suppression.
[Health 31%]
In an instant, another 70% of health was torn away in one chunk.
Because not just Mosol, but all teammates attacked.
[Cannot attack target!]
Ting!
All attacks were nullified again.
“Aaaah!? Almond’s ultimate skill activated again!?”
Almond had cast invincibility once more.
Sarang’s ultimate grants three arrows, and I’d just used two of them.
“You’re really being stingy with your shots! So! An! Noying! Nut!”
From the enemy’s perspective, the Descending Strike arrived at the most irritating moments imaginable.
Because of that, a few members of Soloizebaek rushed to catch me.
But Taco wasn’t the type to just watch that happen.
[Tiger’s Slash]
Whoooosh!!
In an instant, he charged in a straight line, his blade cutting through the air, and the two rushing toward me collapsed.
[Takoyaki Quadrakill!]
[Takoyaki → Makgeolli]
[Takoyaki → Maekju]
Mosol, suddenly left alone.
“T-Takoyaki Quadrakiiiill?!”
“Well, it’s come to this after all!!”
Takoyaki’s eyes gleamed as he turned toward Mosol.
[Descending Strike ‘Shadowless’ Ended]
The effect of Shadowless had worn off, but finishing the lone Mosol was child’s play.
Mosol seemed to have already accepted the loss, showing no intention to flee.
Whoosh! Instead, he hurled a rope toward Taco and charged forward.
“Mosol, whatever happens, I’m charging!”
“If I can’t catch Taco here, the game’s already over anyway!”
Whoosh!
Mosol’s dagger and Taco’s curved blade crossed, spraying blood.
Right after, they turned and swung their blades at each other.
Clang! Clang!
Some of the blade strikes clashed and canceled each other out.
But some of the strikes cut and pierced vital points, tearing flesh.
At first glance it seemed evenly matched, but the damage difference was stark.
“Pentaaaa…!”
[Mosol]
[Health 5%]
Mosol’s health hit zero first.
Thud!
“…Kill?!?”
[Finishing Blow!]
The final blow was delivered by Sana’s arrow, lodged in his forehead.
[Reckless Warrior → Mosol]
“Hold on.”
King Gul paused and tilted his ear to listen.
It seemed Almond was saying something.
[…Kichaa.]

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“Huh!?”
Juhyeok shot up from his seat as he watched the match.
“Wow. That guy’s got a petty streak….”
Puhaha!
He burst into laughter.
“Did you make an enemy of Mosol!?”
Juhyeok immediately recognized that Almond had done it on purpose.
[Oh. My apologies~]
That voice—he’d heard it plenty of times before.
An unnecessarily different tone from usual, with a hint of playfulness mixed in.
The kind of voice he often used when getting scolded by his boss.
He pretended otherwise, but that guy knew full well how handsome he was, and often used it to slip through situations like this.
At least, that’s how it looked to Juhyeok.
[Huh? What? Pentakill? Well, that could happen! Our ace pulled it off! Haha! I don’t really care about that stuff!]
As expected, Taco brushed it off coolly.
Like someone who played support and jungle, he didn’t seem particularly greedy about such things.
[Juu juu~~!]
[Wow! That was so much fun! With this nostalgic combination….]
Taco was someone who cared only about winning and losing, and the match was already over.
Now pushed into a 0-2 deficit, Soloizebaek used their ‘strategy timeout’ and held a meeting for about twenty minutes….
[Juu juu~~~~!]
[Oh my. A 3-0 sweep, it seems?]
The next match was also a complete victory for Balloon Stars.
The strategy timeout apparently wasn’t much help.
[Ah, Soloizebaek… even brought in outside personnel during the strategy timeout and fought hard, but unfortunately they’re heading home.]
[On the other hand! Balloon Stars! They advance to the finals!?!]
[That’s right~! Wow~! It’s finally happening! The showdown between Danmuji and Almond!!]
The semifinals ended far easier than expected.
Balloon Stars advanced to the finals without even pulling out any special cards.
After the game ended, as Almond waved his hand, thunderous cheers erupted from the audience.
-Almond! Almond! Almond!
-Wahhh! I love you! Oppa!
-Mom, when I grow up I want to be an Almond wrapper!
Fans wearing Almond applause balloons and Almond hats were steadily increasing in number.
Juhyeok gazed at the sight with satisfaction.
Then he turned his attention back to one side of the monitor.
A chat window where Jia was having a meeting was displayed.
The topic was mostly about how to edit this match against Nant, and….
“…What am I supposed to do about this?”

* * *
After the match ended.
Balloon Stars didn’t conduct any particular feedback session.
After all, they had plenty of time—three days until the finals.
“Great work today! On days like this, just rest at home! Starting tomorrow, let’s practice hard again!”
At Taco’s words, my teammates cheered like students on the last day of school.
“Let’s go!”
“Yeah!”
Almond’s expression looked good too.
Taco had been praising him particularly often.
“Your play today was incredible, Mond.”
Even at the end, he didn’t spare the praise.
“If you’d come to this world just a bit earlier, you could’ve challenged the pro scene.”
Taco, of course, didn’t know.
That Almond had already experienced the world of professionals before, and that was why his entry was delayed.
And that Sanghyeon had no desire to set foot in the professional world again unless it was to resolve his lingering attachment to archery.
However, this kind of praise about potentially becoming a pro wasn’t unpleasant at all.
Rather, Almond felt most pleased by such praise.
“That’s too much credit.”
Even as I said this, my lips were curled up to my ears.
True to form—Almond enjoys winning the most.
“Ha. Modesty aside, honestly you could go pro right now… but that’s a completely different thing from being a streamer.”
“That’s right. I prefer being a streamer.”
Since meeting Hyeonju before, Sanghyeon had solidified my resolve to walk the path of a streamer.
Now memories are just memories.
I decided to bury them that way. I became able to bury them that way.
At least, that’s what I truly believed—until I exited the capsule and saw the video Juhyeok had been watching.
“Oh…? You’re out? Wow… that capsule doesn’t even make a sound when it opens?”
“What? Why are you watching that?”
Juhyeok was watching footage from when Sanghyeon won the gold medal at the championship.
“Ah…”
Juhyeok’s eyes darted around for a moment, seemingly flustered.
Sanghyeon tried to ignore him and head to the bathroom, but…
“…?”
Something felt off about the video.
‘This isn’t the footage I had.’
It was filmed from a different angle than the video I had saved on my computer.
Not the version broadcast by the local station, but something shot directly by someone holding a camera by hand.

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