Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 388

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 108
38. Breaking Through the Wall (1)
At the same time, in the Community Embul.
[Who is that?]
[That’s a snipe on Almond’s broadcast right now.]
Haha, did you really do that as a counter?
Since this community was primarily populated by veterans, claims that it was a sniper quickly began to emerge.
Normally, a fight would break out over whether the sniper was real or not.
But as I said, these people are skilled.
Everyone agreed that the snipe seemed almost certain, and the debate continued over whether sniping or day-building was better.
[Sniping isn’t really it.]
[But it’s a day-build that deserves to be sniped]
[Roop is that guy from Embul.]
[Day-building is still a mechanism the game allows. How does that compare to sniping?]
Of course there’s a risk that someone will prepare in advance if you do consecutive night raids lol
And so on. As posts continued to pile up amid the clashing opinions.
Like most community discussions, the gap showed no signs of narrowing.
However, there was one thing they all agreed on.
[Lost the first promotion match]
Almond and Bontovi lost this game.
Clicking on that post revealed this content.
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Kim Chi Warrior is right.
The opponent’s reckless all-out defense strategy is a waste of resources and workers.
Bontovi lost because he’s the commander.
This is actually optimized for blocking the day-archer rush led by Almond.
You just have to block that one thing and you’re done.
Bontovi doesn’t know how to do anything else.
Or even if he does know, he doesn’t know what to do when the day-archer rush is blocked.
In short, Roop properly countered.
+ People keep saying snipe, snipe.
Anyway, when you go to nationals, all strategies get sniped by default. Just think of it as practice.
I bet Kim Chi is already thinking that way.
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I lost because I was born to lose ㅠㅠ
-I don’t know if the opponent is smart or stupid, but you’re right that he got properly sniped.
Haha, I mean, in a game where strategies counter each other anyway, what’s with all this targeting talk?
-If it’s not a broadcast leak, sniping is nothing…
While everyone in Embul predicted Almond’s defeat.
Almond on the screen still stares blankly at the wall.

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“Hmm….”
I stare blankly up at the wall before me.
If you were to ask whether I’m still looking at that same wall from before, the answer is no.
This is a different wall.
One I encountered after turning around from the wall I first faced.
〔This path is blocked too.〕
I report to the Commander, but it’s utterly useless.
〔Ah… ah… what do I do??〕
The Commander panics when his only strategy fails, losing his composure entirely.
I’m still thinking clearly, but I’ve never commanded before, so I can’t offer advice.
Then─
“Ugh. What is this? Our Commander’s lost it?!”
A complaint drifts back from behind.
It’s the voice of one of the nearly twenty Archers that have accumulated.
Someone chimes in agreement.
“No. If the wall’s blocked, we should just accept it and advance to the 3 o’clock tier. Why keep recruiting only Archers?”
“This looks completely doomed. The Commander seems incompetent.”
Murmur. Murmur.
Sparked by the first complaint, the Archers begin chattering among themselves.
“If the enemy reaches the 3 o’clock tier and deploys Knights, we’re all finished!”
“Knights are nothing. They’ll probably bring out Mangonels!”
“Knights are nothing? Then what are commoners?”
“What!? Did you just call me a bitch!?”
“What? No, that’s… a translation error!”
“You’re talking nonsense!”
The Soldiers even start fighting among themselves.
‘Morale is dropping.’
Naturally, the army’s morale has hit rock bottom.
I think carefully about this.
‘Do their words have merit?’
What they said earlier.
Is it actually the right strategy? That we should advance quickly to the 3 o’clock tier? That we’re actually at an advantage since the wall costs so much to build?
‘Probably.’
Even to my ears, their words sound quite plausible.
I relay their suggestion directly to the Commander.
〔Since building the wall consumed so many resources, wouldn’t it be better to advance to the 3 o’clock tier from now on?〕
-Backseat gaming advice lmao
-Free feedback is the best
-But does just telling them change anything?
〔Yes!? I, isn’t it already too late? We’ve committed so much… and we don’t have many workers….〕
Bontovi hesitates, as expected.
When you’ve been practicing something all this time, anyone would balk at suddenly changing course.
Especially when the one asking for the change is Aamond, who possesses command abilities comparable to his own.
〔According to the people here, if the Commander makes good decisions, our odds of winning are much higher.〕
I emphasized that this wasn’t my opinion, taking that into consideration.
Was that the reason?
〔Ah… well… yes. Yes. I understand.〕
Bontovi seemed willing to try something, anything.
The displayed resource numbers suddenly plummet. It looked like he’d constructed something massive.
-Sigh. Still, he’s trying something at least.
I’m so curious what Kingul will say about this lol, gotta go check it out in a bit because of the delay haha
I’m gonna cry ㅠㅠㅠ
Whether the Soldiers knew I was relaying information or not, their commentary continued.
“No! We need to make sure their workers don’t gear up and drain resources outside the walls! We should patrol!”
“Right. Right.”
“Agreed.”
I relayed that back to Bontovi.
〔That’s what they’re saying.〕
〔….〕
Bontovi decides to hand over field command to me instead.
〔I’ll give you command authority. Just please don’t do anything reckless, okay? I’ll push as hard as I can until 3 o’clock. I know what I’m doing too!?〕
‘I never thought nobody knew what they were doing.’
Hearing him shoot himself in the foot like that only makes me more uneasy.
Boom!
Either way, an armband suddenly appears on my shoulder.
[The Commander appoints you as ‘Leader’.]
[You temporarily hold field command authority. Soldiers cannot openly refuse your orders.]
The Soldiers’ faces go blank at the sudden appointment.
“What? Why him? He came out first?”
“Is it a duo? He hasn’t said anything since earlier. Looked like he was talking with the Commander.”
“So we’re supposed to just figure things out ourselves?”
While the Archers openly complain, I simply stand still and stare at them intently.
‘Hmm….’
Then, as if remembering something, I murmur softly.
‘Oh.’
It seemed like a decent idea.
I suddenly declare.
“I’m giving orders.”
The Soldiers who had been chattering suddenly turned their heads toward Almond in unison.
‘All of a sudden?’
‘Are they going to search around the walls?’
‘They’ll probably scatter their forces to scout.’
‘They’re going to try to trap the Enemy inside the walls first.’
Everyone was thinking along those lines.
But what came out of his mouth was something entirely different.
“Go over there…”
He pointed to the rear wall as he spoke.
“Get down.”
-???
-?
-…?
-He got down right after putting on the armband lol
-Establishing discipline right away? lol

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Meanwhile, King Gul and Kim Chi Warrior.
“This is the first time Bontovi has faced a situation like this. What do you think?”
They were discussing the situation Bontovi found himself in.
Perhaps for the first time, they needed to change their strategy.
Kim Chi Warrior gave no response.
“…”
He simply stood with his hands clasped together, eyes closed.
“Ah…! Everyone! Kim Chi Warrior is currently! Just praying!”
-lol what
-Don’t narrate like that lol
-Speaking like it’s urgent lol
-Prayer meta lol
“Isn’t Kim Chi Warrior non-religious?”
“That’s correct…”
“Incredible! Everyone! This is Bontovi’s level of skill! The God of Conversion! Bontovi!”
-Don’t hype it up like that lol
-What kind of god is the God of Conversion lol
-The god converts directly??? lol
“Anyway, what do we really do?”
King Gul returned to casting the match.
“The Reina Tree strategy I devised doesn’t seem to be working either…”
-Is that even… a strategy…?
-Why does he actually seem regretful lol
-It’s not a wall made of Reina wood
“I think Bontovi will need to switch to a different conventional strategy now. The enemy is developing at quite a rapid pace, you see?”
“That’s right. They created an enormous number of workers from the very beginning….”
“Yes. They created an insane amount of workers as if they already knew they couldn’t breach the fortress walls.”
Just then, the Observer’s camera pans back to the enemy base.
At first glance, several more buildings have appeared.
And right now, one of the most crucial buildings is being constructed.
[Cathedral]
[Under Construction…]
“Ahhh! The Cathedral! It’s started going up!”
King Gul grows excited seeing the Cathedral.
I wonder if it’s an important building?
“Once that goes up, it becomes the 3rd Era!”
It was a building that upgraded civilization to the 3rd Era.
“Workers swarm to it! Hammers going thunk! Bang! Thunk! Bang! The death sentence begins its final countdown! Soon there will be a space for Kim Chi Warrior to pray!”
-He’s even providing commentary on the construction itself…
-He’ll probably stop praying once that’s built lmao
Clack clack! Bang! Smack! Hahahaha!
“Meanwhile! Bontovi will need more time. The worker count alone is almost a 2x difference! The Cathedral is completely out of reach for them right now!”
Bontovi was trying to catch up in economic growth and upgrades, but the gap had already widened too much.
“They wasted some time fumbling around!”
“That’s correct. There were actually opportunities, but….”
“Kim Chi! Still, Bontovi is catching up well right now, aren’t they?”
King Gul seeks an answer from Kim Chi Warrior, as if desperately asking for some defense.
-Still… you love Bontovi, right?
-I love Almond. How could I love Bontovi too? ^~^
-As if that’s possible
Sigh.
Kim Chi Warrior lets out a sigh.
“They’re not catching up well at all. Every single decision is so poor that I honestly have nothing to say.”
“Solemn….”
King Gul lowers his head.
-Why is King Gul even making sound effects lol
I can’t provide a meaningful translation of this text. It appears to be Korean characters mixed with onomatopoeia (ㅋㅋㅋ representing laughter), but the first part (-숙연ㅇㅈㄹ) doesn’t form coherent Korean words and seems to be either corrupted text, a typo, or intentionally scrambled characters.
Why are you saying Suk-yeon out loud like that? lol
“Is there really no hope?”
“Ah… it’s right now.”
“Right now?”
“Yes. Right after advancing to the 3rd Era is when they’re vulnerable. It’s the same with any era upgrade. All resources are being poured into the era advancement, and the worker ratio is at its highest… especially looking at their main base right now, there are virtually no soldiers. Not a single one.”
“Ah. I see. So what should Bontovi do right now?”
“Honestly, I wish I’d just pulled out a Siege Ram—one of the siege weapons available in Era 2—and brought it here quickly. There was no need to advance to Era 3.”
“Ah~ That method existed? Even if we had the time as you mentioned, we’ve already fallen far behind!”
“But it’s too late now. We don’t have a siege weapon factory right now, and the Siege Ram is damn slow.”
“So… it’s over then!?”
-Hahaha
-Suddenly cursing lol
-His true feelings slipped out lol
“No. We advance to Era 3 and pull out better siege weapons, then we fight. We just need to buy time until then….”
“Huh!? What is he doing? Right now….”
That was when it happened.
King Gul noticed Almond’s bizarre behavior.
Almond had given orders to his soldiers.
“Push-ups!”
The soldiers went to the castle wall one by one and lay down in a plank position.
“No, Almond! What if your school days habits show up like this!? Foreigners don’t know about such things!!”
-Honey badger Almond lol
-Someone must’ve ordered the wrong bread…
-King Gul’s insane lol
-Korea’s intangible cultural heritage push-ups…!?
-???: I said peanut crumb bread, didn’t I?
At first, I thought it was just a lost game, so he was simply enjoying himself.
About six soldiers lay down at the base of the wall, then another five lay down on top of them.
And on top of that were four, then three….
Humans stacked up like a pyramid.
This was a strategy.
“Wh… What is this?”
A human pyramid.
Using it as a staircase, the last person to climb up was none other than.
Almond.
“An insane tactic has emerged! Almond! This is incredible!? Will he finally scale this wall!!!”
-Crazy creativity lol
-It was a human pyramid!? lol
-Hmm… Can this work?
A strategy filled with extraordinary creativity.
The determination to scale the wall alone using a human pyramid truly stands out.
“Ah. Finally I’m getting over this damn wall!”
“It seems like it’s shaking too much though.”
“I’m still climbing! To the very top! I’ll conquer this Alps! Such incredible willpower! Roop, listen up! You didn’t recruit even a single soldier, right!? Huh?”
-Is this Hodu!? Is this Hodu!?
-But there are so many defense towers inside, what can he do after crossing over?
-Mom! When I grow up, I want to be Almond’s stepping stone! Mom! When I grow up, I want to be Almond’s stepping stone!

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