Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 358

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 78
28. Proof (3)
[Commander nodukan is requesting support!]
I opened the request form, hoping for an Archer role.
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Commission Fee: 1 Gold
Success Reward: 1 Gold for each siege weapon that survives
Troop Type: Spearman
Battle Situation: Protect siege weapons from cavalry upon enemy base infiltration (highly favorable)
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“Ah… Spearman.”
It’s Spearman.
Is there no way around it?
Aamond is still just a C-rank wandering mercenary, and his track record consists of only a single match.
The nature of incoming requests is predetermined from the start. Primarily, Archer roles—which depend heavily on skill—and Cavalry roles—which require horses—barely come through.
Mounted Archers are out of the question.
Generally speaking, Spearmen are the most versatile and cheapest option to deploy across multiple fronts, so beginners typically only see action as Spearmen during their early days.
-Spearmen are generally used a lot anyway.
-What’s a private doing with a bow? Pick up a spear!
-Just go with it, we had spears last time anyway
In truth, this is how all games and social structures work. Whenever you start any career, you begin with grunt work.
Aamond accepted the request with the mindset of a rookie running the copy machine.
[Accept]
It’s unfortunate that I couldn’t play as an Archer, but wasn’t my first game—where I put on an incredible performance—also one where I started as a Spearman? Moreover, that game began with an unfavorable battle situation, and my mission was to physically block cavalry charging toward our main base.
Half of my cohort died right at the start, and if not for Jesse, I might have met a similar end.
“At least this time the battle situation is favorable. Don’t you think it’ll be manageable?”
As I pointed out that advantage, the viewers agreed.
-Yeah
-Right
-Doesn’t seem like we’ll get instantly crushed like last time lol
-True
[5 seconds until entry.]
Soon after, the game began.

* * *
Upon entering, the setting was indeed a infantry training ground.
Soldiers were filing out one after another in orderly lines.
“You there, recruit! Over here!”
I turned toward the voice and saw a middle-aged man.
[Rinak]
‘What’s this. A leader?’
The man with the ID reading Rinak wore an armband on his shoulder, which suggested he was the squad leader.
He didn’t tolerate even a moment of hesitation, immediately barking orders.
“Get in line, now!”
Almond promptly fell into formation as instructed.
Glancing around, there were overwhelmingly more foreigners than in the previous game.
[shuZhau]
[mongo]
[edZ]
[wnsvyrnt]
.
.
.
More notably, rather than English-speaking nations, there seemed to be many from Southeast Asia and China. Though it was difficult to judge locations by appearance alone.
“It doesn’t look like the commander this time is Korean.”
-No way
-Yeah, Mongolian? Russian? Something like that
-There are exactly 2 Koreans lol
With nearly fifty spearmen, there were only two Koreans including Almond.
“There are Koreans, but….”
They were positioned far enough away that I couldn’t meet them.
Besides, there was no real reason to.
We’d part ways after one game anyway. Like Jesse.
Once the spearmen completed their formation properly, Rinak, the man with the armband, climbed to higher ground and shouted.
“You’ve all heard the situation report, but we have a considerable advantage. We’re handling the final push to end this game, and our mission is to protect the siege weapons!”
-This guy’s really showing off lol
-But when Almond’s rank goes up, will he have to do stuff like this too??? Can’t even imagine it lol
-For real, it’s like the military lol
The previous game wasn’t without a leader either. Veteran mercenaries had taken the squad leader role, but they barely had a presence. It wasn’t that they lacked skill—this Rinak fellow simply seemed to love standing out.
Even now he was rambling on about something. Probably a battle overview.
“…The siege weapons include trebuchets, battering rams, and stone throwers….”
‘Hmm.’
There was no way all of that was reaching my ears.
I had already let my mind wander elsewhere.
‘Anyway….’
There was something about Rinak’s words that bothered me.
‘This is the final push, he said.’
Specifically, the mention that this was the final rush.
‘Then doesn’t that mean I’ll barely have a chance to show my skills?’
I’d watched plenty of RTS-style games before, so I knew how this worked.
Once you secured victory, you’d mobilize every available unit—even those you didn’t need—and ceremonially obliterate the enemy base.
What if I was one of those ceremonial soldiers?
Obviously, I’d have almost no opportunity to shine. What could I possibly demonstrate against enemies already dead?
‘This is a problem.’
While the battlefield’s situation favored us, it was disadvantageous for me in many ways.
If this were just a game to climb ranks, I’d be thrilled with an easy victory….
‘Why does this have to happen now?’
Unfortunately, I needed to prove my skills were genuine—more than just securing a win.
I only had three games to do it. And the first one looked like this.
‘I don’t know yet. Not yet.’
Holding onto hope, I began advancing with the soldiers’ formation.
War was unpredictable—even battles that seemed won could have reversals, and I might seize an opportunity there.
“Come on! Let’s go!”
“Ooooooohhhhh!!!”
As Rinak finished his speech, the soldiers’ morale surged.
“The speech was pretty good, wasn’t it?”
I wondered if the speech I’d half-listened to was actually decent. I’d misunderstood—they were simply excited about the easy victory they’d secured.

* * *
Ping! Ping!
The Commander marks a ping.
[Attack]
The order contained in the ping is singular.
Attack.
Ping-ping!
[Attack]
Ping-ping!
[Attack]
Every single order is nothing but attack commands.
-The Commander’s a real man lol
-No hesitation lol
-Has anyone seen him give an order other than attack?
The battle situation was overwhelmingly favorable.
The infantry soldiers had nothing to do.
“Fire away!!!”
Thud-thunk!
Only the siege weapons resembling catapults and the engineers firing cannons moved busily.
Boom-crash!
The enemy’s walls and buildings scattered like acrid gunpowder smoke.
Half of the buildings visible before my eyes were already ruins.
‘Why is there no response?’
I gripped my spear tightly and waited for the enemy to come, but no one appeared.
I was beginning to worry that perhaps all their forces were already dead.
“…Why aren’t they coming to defend?”
I finally asked the viewers for advice.
-I’m not sure…
-Cheo-dol! Give me ten thousand won!
-For real, what is this
[CM Cheo-dol-i has donated 10,000 won!]
[If they come out with half-strength forces now, they’ll just get wiped out by the siege weapons, so they’re gathering as much as possible before coming out. Once Civilization advances to the 4th Era, battles work like this.]
“Ah… Thank you, Cheo-dol.”
-He calls him “Cheo-dol” even after getting info lol
-Cheo-dol’s house seasoned chicken lol
-lmao Cheo-dol lol
Civil Empire has eras up to the 4th.
In the 1st Era, you can barely construct wooden buildings, but from the 4th Era onward, you can quickly build massive stone walls and even cannons appear.
The firepower of 4th Era siege weapons is so overwhelming that the battle essentially becomes a matter of who can defend better and who cannot.
From this point onward, it’s more likely that the Commander’s capabilities shine rather than the Player’s.
The Players just needed to focus on protecting our siege weapons.
“Damn, this is sweet. We just have to protect this, right?”
“Right. We even get bonuses. Just by sitting here.”
As a sense of easy victory began to bloom around us, the nearby Spearmen chattered excitedly, but Almond’s expression remained dark throughout.
-If we don’t fight, isn’t that a problem? Almond’s screwed lol
-We still have 2 chances lol
Why does such a sweet job have to come at a time like this ㅠ
That was when it happened.
“They’re coming!! Enemy cavalry incoming!!!”
Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud…!
The sound of enemy cavalry advancing reached our ears.
In the distance, beyond the forest, a cloud of dust became visible.
Clang!
Every soldier gripped their weapons tightly, tension filling the air.
Ping!
The Commander marked the siege weapon right beside Almond with a ping.
[Defend]
The Commander issued the order to defend for the first time since entering the game.
“Understood!”
Almond’s mind snapped to attention.
Thud-thud-thud-thud…!
The cavalry charged forward desperately.
‘Torches?’
Whoosh!
Most of them were charging forward wielding massive torches.
What’s up with the torch lol
-They’re gonna set fire to the siege weapons
-Can they even do that?
Torches are excellent at destroying siege weapons. Moreover, when thrown onto this dry grassland, they also set the surrounding terrain ablaze.
It’s a tactic used when the battle situation is dire—a mutual destruction strategy.
“Torches! The enemies have no lances! Spearmen, advance forward now!!!”
However, the torch tactic has its drawbacks.
Since we only have two hands, cavalry wielding torches must abandon the lances they normally carry during charges.
This drastically reduces the cavalry’s firepower.
Meanwhile, the Spearmen, already in an advantageous position, could fight with nearly two to three times the advantage.
“Go forward! Advance and thrust! Don’t let them reach the siege weapons!!!”
The Leader and Rinak charged forward, roaring orders at the top of their lungs, and the remaining Spearmen surged after them.
Almond also began running at the front, determined to make the most impact.
Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!!!
The sensation of charging forward against cavalry thundering toward us like madmen was exhilarating.
‘Wow.’
The thrill was exhilarating.
Neigh!
Now I could even see the breath of the war horses. And then….
“Grraaaaaaah!”
“Hyaaaah!”
──Crash!!
All forces collided.
Horses fell, and the Spearmen turned them into sieves.
Thwack! Thud!
One-sided assault.
Without their long lances, the Knights’ charging force became nothing more than a tool that gave the Spearmen even greater power.
“Turn the horses! Our target is the siege weapons!”
“Turn them! Jump over!”
Neigh!
Some skilled Cavalry deftly jumped, vaulting over several Spearmen, and weaved their way toward the siege weapons like dribbling.
The opportunity came for Almond as well, positioned around the third row rather than the first.
He charged toward the one who appeared most skilled among them.
‘With only a few chances, I’ll go for the strongest-looking one….’
It was intentional. I planned to take down the strongest opponent.
‘This one!’
Thwack!
My spear struck true.
Though due to the height difference, not the neck—the armpit instead.
“Ugh…!”
Still, that alone made the Knight stagger, his charge halted.
Spear damage was poison to them after all.
Instead of counterattacking immediately, he cried out with blood in his mouth.
“Fall back! Ignore the Spearmen and turn to strike the siege weapons!”
He seemed to be the Leader.
‘Good choice.’
I thrust my spear again, aiming for his throat.
He swung his sword and parried my spear.
Snap!
‘Snap? Not a clang?’
Half of my spear was cleanly severed.
Against a Veteran Knight’s blade, such a cheap spear was useless.
The Knight asked with a puzzled expression.
“Are you a novice?”
He approached leisurely and brought his sword down toward me.
Almond quickly ducked his upper body, grabbed the broken spear, and squeezed through between the horse’s legs, slipping past.
The Knight’s blade swept through empty air.
Whoosh!
“!?”
The Knight, momentarily flustered, drove his horse toward Almond again, but──
Neeeeiiiigh!!!
──the horse suddenly began bucking wildly and threw him off.
Thud!
The horse had convulsed on its own and flipped over.
“What in the world.”
Looking closer, I could see a broken spear lodged in the horse’s belly.
The fallen Knight rose to his feet, heavy armor and all.
“So you’re not a novice—you’re a Scab. Even so, you picked the wrong opponent.”
Only then did Almond get a proper look at the sword the Knight was holding.
At first glance, it was quite a fine weapon.
-That’s worth 50 gold
-Damn, picked the wrong guy
-Opponent went all-in lol
According to the viewers, the sword was worth around 50 gold.
‘It doesn’t look as good as Jesse’s though.’
It wasn’t quite as impressive as the rippling-patterned blade Jesse was wielding.
But if it’s a disposable item worth 50 gold when you die, that’s quite expensive.
“That sword is worth 50 gold?”
-Yeah
-It’s expensive
-Just take it
But Almond smiled.
It seemed I had found a possibility for making some contribution in this game.
Almond picked up a random sword from the ground and spoke.
“Perfect.”
-Actually works out great lol
-Almond’s strategy was picking the wrong opponent lol
-Just a Champion Goblin~~
-lol audacity
-???: You picked the wrong opponent >> ???: Perfect.

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