Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 39

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 39
15. Standing Alone at First Place (1)
Squad.
A military term meaning a small unit or special forces team.
In Battle Rage, it refers to a 4-person team, and a squad match means a 4-person team battle.
The unique aspect is that you can play this squad match alone or with just two people. You don’t necessarily need to play with all four members.
Thanks to this(?) quirk, Almond found himself participating alone in a survival mode that was meant to be tackled by a team of four.
After eliminating three enemies, he was shot by the last remaining opponent.
Psshhh──
“─Gack!”
A sudden sharp pain exploded across his chest.
Boom─
His body launched into the air.
‘What… is this…?’
His mind went completely blank.
All he could see was the sky above.
A piercingly blue sky.
Thick crimson droplets of blood spraying upward.
‘Insane.’
The realism was overwhelming.
‘I got shot.’
The moment he realized he’d been shot and fallen, he quickly pushed himself up.
Ting─!
Sparks erupted where he’d been lying. If he hadn’t moved, he would have been dead.
“Gasp.”
His heart rate skyrocketed wildly.
He thought he might auto-logout at this rate.
Almond’s eyes snapped open and he rolled his body across the ground.
Ting-ting-ting! Ting─!
Sparks scattered in brilliant arcs following the path of his rolling body.
It was dangerous, but.
“Gasp… gasp…”
He managed to escape.
He’d hidden his body behind a safe metal plate.
Almond breathed heavily and forced himself to calm down.
Hahahaha
Hahaha, that’s hilarious!
It was a solo queue lol
-He got wrecked
-That rolling technique is hilarious
-Did you survive that? lol
Solo queue from the first game is scary.
Even so, I maintained my professionalism and quickly checked the chat window.
‘…What’s this.’
The viewers seemed oblivious. They hadn’t noticed how truly dangerous that moment had been.
‘Why did my heart rate spike like that.’
Every virtual reality capsule is equipped with sensors that detect and record various vital sign anomalies, including heart rate.
That reading had just climbed from yellow to orange.
If it turned red and sustained for more than a second, immediate logout would trigger.
‘Is this only happening to me?’
I couldn’t tell if Battle Rage was simply too realistic and everyone experienced this phenomenon, or if something was wrong with me alone.
Thud─ Thud─
Then I heard footsteps.
“!”
Ah, this wasn’t the time for this.
I quickly pressed my back against the wall again and focused.
-Why though?
-Scaredy-cat lol
-lol
-Lag?
-I didn’t hear any sound?
No sound at all?
I was beyond confused—I was practically suffocating with frustration.
‘What nonsense.’
Thud─! Thud─!
The noise was so loud I’d believe someone was playing castanets right beside me.
An enemy was definitely approaching.
I closed my eyes and mentally mapped out the enemy’s distance.
Not far. The footsteps were slow, but they never stopped. It was as if they knew my exact location.
They were genuinely coming to kill me.
I thought ‘why bother,’ but such thoughts were pointless.
The enemy wanted me dead, and I needed to survive.
‘What do I do. The enemy has a gun….’
If I engaged head-on here, bullets would obviously be faster.
I had to strike first to win.
‘Ah…!’
Suddenly, I realized something.
Why the enemy wasn’t hesitating and was coming straight here.
‘They’re not trying to kill me.’
Click.
I held one arrow between my teeth and nocked another to the bowstring.
Thump─ Thump─
The footsteps continued. I waited calmly.
Tap.
The footsteps suddenly ceased.
Whoosh!
I quickly rose to my feet and drew the bowstring taut.
“Ugh….”
Those were the final words of the one who had been healing his Colleague.
“Tch─”
─Thunk!
An arrow embedded itself perfectly through the center of his skull.
Boom!
The corpse was sent flying backward, crashing face-first into the sand.
He had been trying to heal his Colleague. That’s why his footsteps showed no hesitation.
After all, it was obvious where his Colleague was.
[Almond → Mouserat Fan]
[Eliminated!]
[Almond → Dopapan]
[Double Kill!]
[66 / 100]
A double kill appeared in the kill log.
That meant the incapacitated enemy had also died. Since no teammates remained to revive him, the system automatically processed his death.
“Ha. We won.”
I had annihilated an entire squad single-handedly.
-Wooooooow!
-Almond wins!!!
Hahaha… how lonely…
Hahahaha
-Solo unit! Let’s go!
hahaha
The chat began scrolling rapidly.
Donations started coming in.
[Aaaaah~ Splat! donated ‘1,000 won’.]
[That was insane, bro]
[Doral Park Rat Forever donated ‘5,000 won’.]
[Insane skill… this is genuine talent]
[Everyone~ donated ‘1,000 won’.]
[You have to remember this person created the physical code less than two weeks ago. And Battle Rage is his first time today….]
[Crossing the Line Streamer donated ‘3,000 won’.]
[Isn’t this level already surpassing Jeon-ja-pa’s fortress?]
-Jeon-ja-pa’s above, don’t cross that line
-The nickname lives up to the hype lol
-Honestly, Jeon-ja-pa didn’t have talent at this level
-For real lol
-Honestly, talent-wise it’s no joke
-How is he playing a completely new game like this?
-Nah, he can’t surpass Jeon-ja-pa~
Donations from unfamiliar names.
The amounts were relatively modest. But that was actually a better sign.
It meant the viewer base was growing more casual in their support, and new viewers were beginning to arrive.
‘I’m going mainstream.’
In other words, I had captured a portion of the mainstream audience.
It was too early to judge, but the game transition seemed successful.
Everything was going well.
“Now I’ll start farming.”
But then, an unexpected trial arrives.
A trial of choice.
A trial that began the moment a gun entered my vision.
‘…A gun!’
The enemy I’d just killed was carrying quite a nice rifle. The so-called M4, a weapon that’s quite popular among players.
Naturally, it’s a better weapon than a compound bow.
‘Should I abandon the bow?’
I fell into serious deliberation.
Any ordinary player would naturally pick up the gun. It’s the advantageous choice.
If I deliberately gave up the advantage, viewers wouldn’t understand. They’d be frustrated.
‘But what if I pull it off?’
What if I win first place with the bow?
In solo squad mode?
In the first match?
I fell into thought. For a streamer, character matters more than just being skilled.
You can’t achieve great success by simply being good.
The weapon that comprises the largest part of my character is none other than the ‘bow’.
I didn’t want to give that up.
‘They might dislike it at first, but if I win, nothing beats it. But if I lose….’
The moment I thought that.
Ding.
[Seojia donated ‘10,000 won’.]
[Mission: Win with the bow for 100,000 won]
A mission had been set.
‘Oh.’
It was perfectly timed for a mission.
‘Huh?’
But her name is Seojia.
A coincidence of names?
That couldn’t be.
‘A coincidence… there’s no way.’
It felt somewhat burdensome. I knew well enough what it meant to live in Cheonggyedong.
Her circumstances probably weren’t favorable.
Still, refusing would be impolite.
[I accept.]
“Oh. Thank you for the mission. I was planning to use the bow anyway.”
Haha, what a losing mission…
-Real talk, going with the bow?
-Is that even possible
-Go bow! Go!
-There’s a first-place mission anyway. If it were me, I’d safely grab the gun and aim for 100,000 won.
-The real fun is getting first with the bow
The viewers seemed pleased about the mission as well.
So I abandoned the gun and moved about with only the other equipment, avoiding the blue zone.

* * *
Vroom—
I was now driving the jeep that the squad from earlier had been using.
“But where should we go?”
As I drove, I casually asked the viewers.
Since this was my first time playing this game, I didn’t know which areas were advantageous or where items spawned well.
I was simply continuing to move while avoiding the blue zone.
-First you need to get a pot
-It drops often at the ranch.
-Ranch let’s go
-Items don’t spawn in fixed locations, but usually better gear comes from larger buildings.
“The ranch… understood.”
I checked the ranch roughly on the map and drove toward it.
About ten seconds into the drive.
But you can’t just keep driving straight, lol.
Lol you’re being so edgy/trying to get a reaction
-Please kill me~~!
The car’s noise was quite loud, drawing considerable attention in densely populated areas.
I realized this far too late.
CRASH—
As expected, the deafening boom sent the vehicle tilting violently.
“What the—!?”
Thud.
The car flipped completely over.
Almond inside was in absolute chaos.
“This is insane.”
Hahahaha
That’s so funny lolol
-This is what newbies get.
Looks like a grenade lol
-Another one’s coming!!
Another one? Already?
Almond snapped back to his senses and rolled out of the vehicle.
Using the overturned car as a shield, he pressed himself flat against the ground.
Just as the viewers predicted, another projectile came flying in.
CRASH!
The car tilted nearly forty-five degrees in an instant.
-This guy’s got some skill.
-That toss was precise.
-Almost like a Protoss.
-Doesn’t match this rating.
This is quite a situation ㅋㅋㅋ The whole squad’s gonna move together.
Whoosh!
The jeep caught fire.
Almond crawled quickly toward a small building nearby and rushed inside.
As he shut the door and caught his breath.
KABOOM!
The jeep exploded violently within seconds. A wave of scorching heat swept over the building.
Thinking about what would have happened if he’d still been there, chills ran down my spine.
Almond stood dazed for a moment, watching the scene, then shook his head.
‘I need to get to the rooftop.’
The building was empty.
Almond sprinted up the stairs to the rooftop.
He needed to locate the enemy.
‘Where are they?’
Black ash swirled through the air, obscuring his vision considerably.
‘There.’
Even through the haze, he spotted one enemy approaching. They were advancing first while the other three prepared to cover the vanguard.
‘Four of them.’
As expected, there were only four enemies.
In that instant—
Bang!
A gunshot rang out.
Ting!
Sparks erupted right beside Almond.
The enemy’s shot had missed. But my position was exposed.
‘They’ve found me.’
Rat-a-tat-tat! Ping!
Two of the four enemies continued firing suppressive shots to keep Almond pinned down.
The other two charged toward the house where Almond was positioned.
-Damn, it’s a constant gang-up every moment
-The sorrow of going solo….
Hahahaha
-It’s like my life….
-Come on, Almond!!!
-Cowardly bastards!
It was originally a squad match, so what’s cowardly about it lol
-But seriously, how is he supposed to handle this? Those guys don’t look like amateurs.
Almond abandoned returning fire and pressed his back against the rooftop wall.
“Sigh.”
Even so, the suppressive fire continued relentlessly, making it impossible to even peek out.
There was no space to turn his body.
‘No other choice.’
Creak—
He drew his bowstring toward the sky.
Behind his back.
“Oh, I’ve seen this before in Fortress, haha”
-A back shot?!
Is it the same parabolic shot as before? But now you’re shooting while turning around…
A technique where, with his back pressed against the wall, he angles upward at maximum elevation to fire.
A technique commonly called a back shot in games like Fortress.
A sensory shot that maximizes the ballistic properties of a parabolic trajectory.
Almond closed his eyes and focused on the footsteps. He felt the wind against his skin.
Inhale—
After drawing a shallow breath.
He released the taut bowstring.
—Whoosh!
The arrow soars skyward.
Then, he immediately nocks another arrow held in his mouth.
Unlike before, a swift release.
Twang—
Once again, the arrows soared skyward.
Two arrows that had shot up at nearly a right angle suddenly plummeted with vicious speed.
Thunk!
“Ugh!”
The arrow struck one of the charging soldiers directly on the crown of his head.
Ping!
His ballistic helmet crumpled inward, and his health bar drained significantly.
His colleague beside him spoke in bewilderment.
“What? What is this…?”
—Thud!
He never finished his sentence.
[Almond → CEO]
[Eliminated!]
[47 / 100]
Unlike his colleague, he had no ballistic helmet.
-Both arrows hit the crown of the head?!
-Even shooting backward, he lands the hits
-Is a compound bow some kind of homing arrow?
-No, what is this insane shot accuracy lolol
-Can you even call that accuracy…
-He didn’t even aim. His aim is just incredible!
-An arrow beyond imagination!
-The way he died mid-sentence is hilarious lolol
-I guess he didn’t expect a second arrow coming lololol

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