Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 365

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 85
31. Rock, Paper, Scissors (1)
Live stream.
There was one person receiving curses as the view count climbed higher and higher.
-Does this game normally verify things like this?
-What is this even about? You can tell at a glance he’s being treated unfairly. This Observer is really ridiculous.
└I’m so frustrated I’m thinking of calling
└Everyone my age has already made calls~~
-I heard foreign game companies are more stubborn and inflexible, and it seems to be true.
└If the Observer won’t answer calls, here’s the company customer service number and internal phone line~~(link)
It was the Observer.
The office where the Observer worked had erupted into a cacophony of noise as if a fire alarm had gone off.
Riiiiiiing!!!
“Hey. Aren’t all these calls coming to you?”
“Department Manager! The calls keep coming….”
“What? No, what good would that do?”
The calls that had come before the observation started were nothing compared to this.
That had been a direct line to him, but now every phone in the office was getting bombarded.
“How in the world did they all find this number?!”
The Observer wailed with an aggrieved expression.
“There must be a spy here?!”
The employees had to abandon the landlines entirely and switch to messenger for communications.
As time passed, the Observer felt like he was sitting on a bed of nails.
‘What is even happening here….’
In fact, the hacking controversy should have been fully resolved from the recent play and the scene of dismantling the catapult from a distance.
However, according to company regulations, all games had to be reviewed and the corresponding footage had to be checked by at least 2-3 people, so there was nothing he could do about it.
“Right now comments are flooding in on our Lunatic Korea All Tube channel too.”
“The shorts video that went up is getting so many views… it became a hot topic there and that’s how this happened….”
It was true.
The Korean branch channel of Lunatic, the developer and distributor of Civil Empire.
Since it was a channel that wasn’t particularly popular to begin with, it was already in complete chaos.
-Nut! Nut! Nut!
-Free Aamond!
-Lunatic staff here to cause trouble
-Hacking my ass lol if any of you can beat Almond and Reina in a one-on-one duel, we’ll acknowledge it. Otherwise, let him go.
-We will give you corn if you give us the Nut Fans. Then there will be no bloodshed.
Of course, the employees weren’t without countermeasures.
They responded quickly according to protocol.
-We are simply following procedure. We cannot give special treatment to Aamond….
But words like that had no chance of working.
It was already an uprising with torches lit.
Reason wouldn’t work, and even thinking rationally, there were far too many loopholes.
└That’s why the procedure is such garbage lol
└Are these guys gonna say Kim Yuna is fake if she fails three jumps?
└For real lol
└Privileges or whatever lol I don’t care, Nut Fans squared has taken over so close the channel and go home
This crude, ad-hoc hack verification system didn’t fit modern gaming culture.
The reason it hadn’t been an issue until now was simply because there had never been a Player among domestic celebrities suspected of using hacks.
This is the first case among streamers.
I overheard someone from some department muttering like this.
“Apparently some executive’s friend is a big player there.”
“Didn’t he duo with an executive?”
“No. It’s his son.”
Rumors started spreading that Almond was some executive’s son, mixed with plenty of boasting.
The more such rumors circulated, the Observer watching Almond nearly broke down in tears.
‘Why… of all people….’
Why did I end up as the Director of such a natural disaster of a person.
This is a catastrophe.

* * *
Meanwhile, Commander Kim Chi Warrior.
He repeated himself with a look of astonishment.
‘They stopped that?’
It was defensive power that was hard to believe even after witnessing it.
Due to the Commander’s nature of needing to keep the screen moving, I couldn’t see it properly. But it definitely seemed like two Archers had stopped twenty enemies.
Actually, it seemed like one person had stopped them.
I don’t believe it, but either way, thanks to that, the enemies couldn’t do much until reinforcements arrived.
I was able to completely reclaim the castle wall.
Like the Soldiers’ cheers erupting now, the defense was a victory.
“Yaaaaaay!”
“We held them back!”
Ping!
The Commander pinged while moving his troops.
[Moving]
He intended to push the front line forward with this opportunity.
At the same time, he was searching for who that Archer was who had performed so brilliantly earlier.
‘That person, I think.’
The black-haired Archer I’d glimpsed briefly. Following the footsteps of that handsome man, I moved my mouse.

* * *
‘Phew. I held the line.’
I exhaled with relief at successfully defending the castle. If I’d failed, I wouldn’t just be dead—I’d be branded a hacker.
I glanced upward where the Observer’s chat window was displayed.
‘The Observer hasn’t said anything.’
The Observer remained silent, offering neither praise nor criticism.
My performance just now had been quite impressive, too.
‘Probably saving his words until the match ends. Whatever.’
The Observer had mentioned that he doesn’t make decisions alone—the company decides, and he’s just supervising.
Even if my recent performance passed their evaluation, he wouldn’t commit to anything he couldn’t back up.
‘All that’s left now is to keep performing.’
The foundation for a comeback had been laid, and to achieve victory, there would be much more fighting ahead.
I decided to show them more. Then they’d be more easily convinced, I’d win the game, and I’d get great footage for YouTube. Three birds with one stone.
So what I wanted right now was simple.
‘An infiltration mission into enemy territory would look best.’
Just like that video that sparked the hacker controversy initially, becoming a special forces unit infiltrating enemy lines.
And that’s when it happened.
[Commander]
[You’re the Archer who fought 20 against 1 on the wall earlier, right? If so, give me a fist bump.]
A message came from the Commander.
I immediately raised my fist.
[Commander]
[Got a special mission for you in a bit. For now, just follow orders.]
‘Oh.’
Exactly what I’d been hoping for had just arrived.
The Commander seemed about to assign me a special mission.
‘Please be an infiltration mission.’
I wanted the most difficult and most impressive infiltration mission possible.
While the Commander was writing out the special mission, the current order was to wait.
[Wait]
Snap!
All the Soldiers stopped their advance.
Then the Workers rushed from behind and began constructing guard posts and defensive towers.
The Soldiers just needed to defend against any surprise attacks from the enemy.
During this brief lull, I turned my attention to my main job.
That is, reading the chat.
-Wow, he actually blocked that
-This guy’s insane
lol
-So good lolol
-Did a mission come in?
The chat window was filled with scattered comments.
For a streamer like me, it was a familiar sight.
‘…Huh?’
Yet my eyebrows twitched in confusion.
The reason was simple: the viewer count.
[Current Viewers: 31,000]
It had surpassed 30,000.
Wasn’t this the same number that appeared when I turned on the stream right after winning the Nant Tournament? I tilted my head in bewilderment.
‘Why is it climbing so much right now?’
Even as I watched, it continued to rise.
[Current Viewers: 32,000]
An explosive influx.
The short-form video that Jia had uploaded rode the algorithm’s wave perfectly, and several trending posts had emerged in the community.
It seemed to have drawn quite a bit of interest.
Since that incident was still unfolding, people who felt curious came straight to the live stream.
-Are you going all out this time?
-Wow, you’re really doing it lol
-Hack verification lol why is this happening lol
Just then, a detonator arrived to ignite the curiosity of the newly arrived viewers.
Ding!
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[Special Mission]
Objective: Annihilate enemy Spearman unit
Details: The enemy will counter our Cavalry with Spearmen. Ambush in the eastern brush, and when our Cavalry makes a false retreat, lead the Archer unit to fire on the enemy unit’s flank.
Reward: 1 Gold per Spearman, 20% bonus upon complete annihilation, 1 Silver if your unit members capture a Spearman.
Qualification: Appointed as Squad Leader of the Special Mission unit. You hold temporary command authority for this operation only.
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‘It’s not an infiltration mission. Still, it’s a special mission either way.’
I accepted immediately without even checking the rewards. After all, my current goal wasn’t money.
A stage where I could shine was enough.
[Accepted]
Ting!
Light descended from the sky, and an armband appeared on my arm.
[Special Mission Leader]
I had become the commander of the special unit.
“Nice.”
-Wow so cool
-An armband lol
-Inexperienced squad leader wow
Along with him, the Archers assigned to the special unit gathered toward him one by one.
“Hello.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“Wow. So you’re the one from earlier?”
They were all foreigners with unfamiliar appearances, but they gave off an impression of being quite experienced nonetheless.
“Wow. I’m glad I made it too!”
And one more familiar face was added.
Whiskey, the Japanese Archer.
From Almond’s perspective, he was actually a grateful presence who was responsible for the viewership ratings.
-Nani lol
-Whiskey!!!
-This is fate
-Mr.NANI bring me here
-Nani man lol
Almond, unaware that Whiskey had become the topic of conversation.
‘What are they talking about.’
Even looking at the chat, I couldn’t quite grasp the situation.
I had been so focused that I hadn’t even noticed the fact that Whiskey had shouted “Nani.”
So I simply exchanged greetings with Whiskey and waited for the Commander’s orders.
[Commander]
[Sending the decoy Cavalry.]
The Commander first dispatched the Cavalry (main force) to feign combat with the Enemies.
Hyiiing!
Our Cavalry charged forward with vigor toward the front.
Behind them, some Soldiers and siege weapons followed as a distraction.
Then, finally, the Commander’s Ambush order came down.
Piiing!
[Ambush]
As Almond stepped forward as the vanguard and gestured, about twenty Archers followed behind.
Meanwhile, the Commander’s special briefing continued to come in. It seemed he was paying attention since this was an important operation.
[Commander]
[The Enemies will likely try to counter our Cavalry with Spearmen.]
He first mentioned the matchup relationship between Cavalry and Spearmen.
[Commander]
[We have a high Cavalry ratio, so we need to eliminate as many Spearmen as possible to gain an advantage. But if the Archers move forward openly, the Spearmen will hide behind.]
This is the basic tactical concept of this game.
Spearmen are advantageous against Cavalry, Archers are advantageous against Spearmen, and Cavalry are advantageous against Archers.
This rock-paper-scissors-like matchup system.
Because of this, battles in the Civil Empire aren’t easy.
Cavalry charges and baits Spearmen, Archers move out to shoot, then enemy Cavalry appears again, and then our Spearmen come out again.
In endless repetition, victory and defeat are determined by where mistakes emerge.
Or a strategy planned from the start pierces through the enemy’s carelessness.
[Commander]
[Therefore, we proceed with the current operation of ambushing with concealed Archers.]
Exactly like the ambush strategy Kim Chi Warrior had devised.
‘Kill them all.’
I planned to perform at my absolute best in this operation.

* * *
Whoosh.
All of my squad members completed their ambush positions in the brush.
Now I just had to wait for our Cavalry to skewer the enemy Spearmen, then unleash all our arrows with overwhelming firepower.
Thud-thud-thud-thud…!
I could hear the hoofbeats of our Cavalry approaching.
‘They’re coming.’
From this moment on, I held command authority.
I nocked my bowstring and shouted loudly.
“Load! Stand by!”
I nocked the string but didn’t release.
The enemy hadn’t come close enough yet.
Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!!!
Our Cavalry began rushing past below in a torrent.
The Spearmen following them came into view.
A moment of silence fell.
And then—
“Fire!”
—Whoosh!
My arrow flew first, released with my command.
Swish-swish-swish!
The arrow streaked in a straight line, weaving through the brush and countless trees…
Thunk!
“Ugh!”
It lodged directly into the eye socket of the leading Spearman.
That became the signal, and the entire unit unleashed arrows, now completely overwhelming the battle.
However—
“!?”
Whistle-crack!
Suddenly arrows began flying from behind.
“What, what!?”
“What is this!”
From the back, they began falling one by one in an instant.
[Unit 20/28]
“Ambush! We’re surrounded! We’ve been baited!”
In the blink of an eye, the special unit’s Archers were swept away in large numbers.
‘An ambush?!’
An ambush within the ambush.
I had been completely deceived by the enemy Commander.

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