Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 257

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 257
91. Impressions (1)
The casters were startled.
[Reckless Warrior! Double kill!]
It wasn’t just evading a surprise level 1 invade gank—I’d completely crushed them head-on.
“Did he really kill both of them!?”
“And he survived!?”
“Is there really a player who fights this well at level 1!?”
At level 1, all Avatars only have exactly two skills.
Their unique passive and the skill learned at level 1.
Because of this, there are fewer variables in tactics and strategy, and victories often come down to pure mechanics.
“This proves Almond’s VNS stats aren’t exaggerated! Level 1 is the ultimate test of raw mechanics!”
“Attempting a level 1 fight against Almond was the mistake! It was a sharp strategy from Godanbaek, but still!”
“What good is a perfect plan!? Who could have predicted this level of play!?”
-He’s insane;;;;
-Is this Almond?? Is this Almond?? Is this Almond?? Is this Almond??
-Rape too! Rape too! Rape too!
This is the skill of the one who stole Reina’s lips… ㄷㄷ
Among the previous four matches, none had started with such a one-sided advantage.
“Can Godanbaek recover from this?”
“Uh… I’m not sure.”
I couldn’t say the game was completely blown open… but
it was clearly at that level.
-Wow, like this at the end of the finals?
High protein, ugh how do I deal with this ㅠㅠ
I’m screwed ㅋㅋㅋ
People began to worry that Godanbaek’s final match would end anticlimactically.
Considering that nearly 80% of people predicted Godanbaek’s victory when the finals started, this is an interesting shift.
-Bettors, are you coming to your senses!?
-Cowardly bettor scum! Perish!
-Now this! This is it! This is what betting is all about!
Meanwhile, those who’d wagered on Balloon Stars’ victory were ecstatic.
You could feel it even through the chat.
“No! King Gul! Godanbaek’s situation is so bad right now! Isn’t there any way out!?”
“Well… at least Reina isn’t originally a true Midlaner, so that’s some consolation.”
King Gul tries hard to spin some hope from Godanbaek’s situation… but
-Yeah~ consolation is Chinese currency~
Hahaha, forget about fundamentals or mid lane—if Amumu and Leona get 2 kills early, it’s just a nightmare start.
-King Gul probably knows too. Looking at how Almond’s moving right now, the answer’s already clear.
The viewers’ reactions were lukewarm.
The live audience’s reaction was equally intense.
-Uoooooooh!
-Wow! Wow! Balloon! Balloon!
-Al! Mond!
While the Balloon Stars fans were enthusiastically chanting their cheers, the Godanbaek side’s atmosphere had turned ice cold.
King Gul began speaking again, trying his best to salvage the situation.
“It’s not over yet! There was a major incident mid, but the other lanes haven’t been affected!”
“That’s right! If it just ends with 2 kills, that’s nothing. The snowball has to keep rolling in this game!”
“Exactly! The top lane is our hope especially!”
The reason King Gul was emphasizing Godanbaek’s top laner was simple.
“The ones who died were the Supporter and Midlaner, so the top lane isn’t affected at all!”
First, because the ones who died were the Supporter and Midlaner, which had nothing to do with the top lane.
“Plus, didn’t they pick Valkyrie, who’s currently considered an overpowered avatar!?”
Second, because Godanbaek’s top laner was playing Valkyrie.
An avatar with such strong performance that it’s always banned—if this avatar grows well, there was truly hope to cling to.
Was King Gul’s packaging working its magic?
The audience seemed to be accepting it somewhat.
-That’s true
-Ah, so the top laner is that annoying bastard
-If it’s Valkyrie, who knows
-As expected from King Gul, a graduate of the Mandarin Orange Packaging Academy… his packaging is insane
The Caster also seized on this and emphasized it once more.
“Ah! That’s right! Valkyrie! If this grows well, there’s no stopping it!? They can definitely turn this around!”
“If they hold out here and keep looking for opportunities, that’s all they need!”
Did King Gul’s words somehow reach them?
For having experienced such an incident, Godanbaek held on fairly well.
First, there were no major incidents mid for about 10 minutes.
[Enemy eliminated!]
[Goguma → Balloon Gum]
They even scored a kill from the top lane.
“Wow! They still get a kill from top!”
“Oh? That’s good? If this continues, who really knows?”
“I’m seeing the situation as almost even now!”
With this, Godanbaek had roughly met the conditions needed to make the game even again.
-So it’s Gum who dies in the end
-There’s nothing you can do about that.
-It was a fatal gank.
-That’s why they say it’s broken? They just dive in while taking tower shots.
If time continued to drag on like this, the early mistake might fade away as if it never happened.
“In this game, you gain an advantage and then keep rolling it to earn interest off it. But if that interest stops, it becomes nothing!”
“Right. That early double kill in mid—it could have all been for nothing, you know?”
“What is Almond supposed to do with that double kill?”
In situations like this, the person who secured the kills is usually expected to accomplish something with that advantage.
In League, there are surprisingly cases where players get criticized despite racking up kills.
‘What did you do with those kills?’
That’s the kind of logic they get attacked with.
And it’s not entirely wrong.
The moment you secure kills and grow stronger, the weight on your shoulders increases proportionally—that’s the nature of this game.
To carry, you must bear the weight of the crown.
“Can Almond do something about this!? Reina is at a powerful level 4 timing right now!?”
In this situation, that’s Almond’s responsibility.
I’ve secured two kills early on. Now it’s my turn to leverage that growth and accomplish something more.
“Getting another solo kill might be… difficult.”
“Huh? Why’s that?”
“Storm Ninja has smoke bombs, and when he bursts his chakra, his speed becomes insane—he’s basically impossible to kill if he doesn’t want to die.”
King Gul nods in agreement with the Analyst’s assessment.
“Exactly! The incarnation playing him isn’t that style, but if he just focuses on not dying, he really won’t die!”
Assassins generally have superior mobility.
Normally they should use that mobility for assassinations, but failed assassins often end up using it for survival instead.
And when they do that, they’re incredibly difficult to kill.
“Rather, I was going to say that Almond should exert influence on other lanes instead…”
Normally in situations like this, you’d intervene in other lanes to create opportunities. But Reina has no crowd control abilities, so that’s not easy.
However…
“…the moment! Takoyaki enters mid!?”
Whoosh!
Takoyaki emerges from the right brush of the mid lane.
It looks like they’re attempting a forceful mid push.
[Wood Spirit – Woodrell]
[Takoyaki]
[Level 3]
“Ah! Since we had a blind pick, we couldn’t emphasize it enough, but Takoyaki’s pick was incredibly obvious, wasn’t it!?”
“Right! This is blatantly a pick to support Almond!”
The Wood Spirit, Woodrell.
An incarnation with the unusual position of a support-type jungler.
Rather than having strong combat abilities himself, he fights by granting special effects to his allies.
And who those special effects would be granted to was obvious to everyone.
“Almond is moving too!”
It’s me.
“Danmuji! React fast! Fall back!”
[Chakra Release]
Whoosh!
The moment Danmuji realized it was a gank, he immediately kicked off the ground and bolted backward at full speed.
Normally, a speed Reina couldn’t possibly match.
But──
[Spirit’s Blessing]
[Grants a protective barrier to the target by sending a spirit. The target’s movement speed increases, and attacks deal additional damage. Duration: 5 seconds. Cooldown: 8.4 seconds]
──Whoooosh!
I became enveloped in green light.
Wheeeee!
I began running at an incredible speed.
In this moment alone, I was far faster than the Storm Ninja.
“The Storm Ninja is being caught instantly!”
Screech…!
While running at such speed, I drew my bowstring.
“Wait, while running!? He’s drawing the bow!?”
As I released the string, a blue arrow flew forth.
Twang!
It struck perfectly into the target marker that appeared on the Storm Ninja’s back of the head.
Boom!
“Direct hit!!!”
“It’s no different from shooting while standing still!”
That wasn’t all.
Thud!
The additional damage from Spirit’s Blessing was automatically applied as well.
After that, I continued running while firing arrows.
Boom!
Boom-boom!
Boom!
Every arrow I shot while running found its mark on the target.
[6 Combo!]
“Six combos with moving shots!!!”
[Danmuji]
[Health: 11%]
Danmuji’s health had dropped noticeably.
“At this rate, I’m dead!”
Danmuji barely managed to enter his ally’s tower range.
But Takoyaki and I didn’t care.
Whoooosh…!
Spirit’s Blessing was cast once more, and I simply charged forward while taking tower shots.
“Almond! Just take the tower hits! Dive!”
“It’s possible because of the shield!”
That was when it happened.
The moment I hit the tower and drew my bowstring again.
Boom!
[Smoke Bomb]
The Storm Ninja’s smoke bomb detonated.
The surroundings blurred, and the ninja’s figure vanished without a trace.
The barrage of arrows faltered.
“Ah! Perfect timing!?”
“Like this… the tower dive just got way too dangerous!”
For me, who had forced my way in despite taking tower shots, the situation had become quite precarious.
‘My health….’
[Reckless Warrior]
[Health 53%]
Just two hits from the tower and my health was already like this.
Two more hits and I’m dead.
‘I can’t miss.’
But I drew my bowstring.
Creak…!
“No! You’re shooting from here!?”
I pulled my concentration to its maximum, recalling my experience playing the Storm Ninja.
‘I can see the footprints.’
Even inside the smoke bomb, footprints are visible.
With my keen senses, that had always bothered me.
But since it rarely caused me any damage, it was a complaint I’d never voiced aloud.
Now I would turn it to my advantage.
Inhale.
Even my breathing stopped, and time flowed slowly.
Tap.
I could see a depression in the ground. Very faint and subtle, but.
Definitely visible.
‘There.’
I carefully released the tension in my right hand. As if I’d never been holding a bowstring at all.
Whoosh!
A blue arrow flew through the air.
I didn’t need to shoot more. One more hit and my opponent was dead.
I didn’t even need to hit the target directly.
I turned and walked away without even confirming the arrow’s arrival.
Behind me, far in the distance, blue flames ignited.
[Reckless Warrior → Danmuji]
Whoosh!
A corpse oxidizing in brilliant blue flames.
My arrow didn’t just land—it seemed to have miraculously struck its target.
“W-Whoa! Did I just kill them!?”
-Smoke screen kill what the heck
-How did you even land that?
-This is insane…
-You madman! Take responsibility for Reina! You madman! Take responsibility for Reina! You madman! Take responsibility for Reina!
“Almond! Did you make it out alive!?”
[Reckless Warrior]
[Health 21%]
I escaped the tower’s range with only 21% health remaining.
“I survived!”
“Wow! A dive kill! This game is completely over, right!?”
A dive kill.
It’s when you fight near a tower and die in its vicinity.
Dying this way means catastrophic losses in minion experience and gold—the worst possible way to fall.
-Wow and he even survived
-Got dove and died that’s truly horrible
“What’s with the pickled radish… seriously…”
-Died inside the smoke screen;

* * *
Moments later.
Godanbaek’s mid tower fell.
[The tower has been destroyed!]
“My heart is crumbling!”
King Gul cried out in a pitiful voice.
-Crumbling mansion lol
-King Gul lol
-Doraisuke lol
“Ah~! The mid tower falls first! And it’s the most important tower!”
“That’s right! But Almond is pushing forward again!?”
“He’s advancing to the second tower!?”
I wasn’t satisfied with just destroying the first tower.
I’m advancing to the second tower.
“If the second tower breaks, only one tower remains before the castle! This can’t happen! He’s only level 4 right now!?”
Giving up the second tower at this timing made no sense.
Only Danmuji could stop me.
“Danmuji can’t do anything right now! The power difference is too great!”
Having died twice already, Danmuji’s item and level gap had widened so severely that she couldn’t stand against me.
If she stepped forward carelessly, she’d just hand over another kill.
“Everyone has to come and stop him!”
In the end, help from other teammates was necessary.
Normally the Jungler would come in this situation.
“But Goguma alone won’t cut it! Bring at least three! That’s what Almond is saying!”
Even that wasn’t enough for the current situation.
“They’re coming! Everyone’s coming! Right? We have to stop him even if it’s like eating mustard while crying! Though at this point it’s more like Vietnamese chili peppers! Anyway, we have to stop him!”
There was a reason King Gul kept saying eating mustard while crying, eating chili peppers.
“The Balloon Stars aren’t joining mid except for Takoyaki!? Top and bottom are just easy pickings!”
While five players were mobilized to defend the second mid tower, the other members of Balloon Stars could comfortably farm gold and experience by hitting minions and towers at top and bottom.
“Almond and Takoyaki together are worth facing five! That’s excellent judgment! This is really making the opponent suffer!”
“From Godanbaek’s perspective, even killing both of them is a losing trade!”
“Ah! So that’s why it was eating Vietnamese chili peppers while crying!”
“Exactly!”
Even if Godanbaek killed me and Takoyaki, they’d still lose out.
But they couldn’t just ignore us either.
Because that would cost them even more.
“Almond is asking right now! Do you want to take one hit? Or three hits!? If you stop me, you take one hit! If you can’t stop me, you take three!”
-This is like my school days lol
-Isn’t there an option to just quickly buy bread!?
-You can only take hits lol
-Is King Gul perhaps Almond himself? How would Almond know to ask like that?
“W-wait, isn’t there any option besides the correct one!?”
“There isn’t! It’s either one hit or three hits! If we catch Almond and Taco, it’s one hit! If we don’t catch them, it’s three hits!”
“What if we fail to catch them and all die instead!?”
“Then it’s fifteen hits!”
“Why did it suddenly jump that high!?”
-Fifteen hits lol
-Ilchin-style math lmao
-What kind of calculation is this lol
-lololol

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