Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 391

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 111
39. The Three-Era Battle (2)
Enemy Commander Roop finally issued the evacuation order.
[Evacuate]
The workers rushed in perfect unison toward the nearby defensive towers and the town hall.
Thwack!
Thwack thwack!
Even as Almond unleashed a relentless barrage of arrows to reduce their numbers as much as possible.
Because the defensive towers were so close, they ultimately succeeded in evacuating everyone.
Every defensive tower was now packed to capacity with personnel.
[Wooden Defensive Tower]
[5/5]
The more people inside, the faster the attack speed. Now that all five slots were filled, arrows came flying at approximately 2.5 times the attack speed.
Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!
Three arrows came flying in rapid succession, blocking Almond’s path.
‘Damn.’
I had no choice but to stop.
The defensive towers were a problem, but if I advanced any further, I’d be hit by the town hall’s attacks.
[Town Hall]
[8/15]
The town hall’s attack power was on a completely different level from the defensive towers. Charging in recklessly would make survival nearly impossible.
‘Let’s fall back. There are no more workers anyway.’
There were no visible workers left. I decided to retreat.
I’d dealt enough damage; now I needed to focus on survival.
I had to get out of the defensive towers’ range and rest a bit.
No matter how sharp my focus was—the kind that earned me first place in the Survive Challenge—
I couldn’t keep dodging defensive tower arrows indefinitely.
I began running toward an area without defensive towers. Toward the forest.
Rustle rustle…
As I pushed through the undergrowth, peace finally arrived.
“…Phew.”
But peace? This was a war game.
Clop clop! Clop clop!
The sound of hoofbeats echoed from the distance.
Glancing over, I spotted a figure in silver armor riding a pure white horse.
It wasn’t just any cavalry unit.
[Veteran Knight]
It was a Veteran Knight.
‘A Veteran Knight? So they finally finished it.’
I now confirmed that the Knight School I had been disrupting had finally been completed.
The Knight School is an advanced training facility capable of raising mercenary hiring costs up to 100 Gold.
Even among cavalry, those recruited from the Knight School were different. The ones who came from here were each and every one a Veteran Knight.
‘Jesse was a Veteran Knight too. And that Leader I had a confrontation with, and that Mister who tried to teach me swordsmanship….’
I steeled my resolve, recalling all the Veteran Knights I had encountered so far.
‘I’ve never brought down a Veteran Knight before.’
I had killed plenty of cavalry, but I had never actually killed a Veteran Knight.
A certain Veteran Knight I had crossed blades with before had even toyed with me, using mysterious swordplay while claiming he would teach me a lesson.
Back then, I had risked my life and charged at him, managing only to knock his weapon from his hands.
‘That was when I was a Spearman, so I had the cavalry bonus.’
I had only managed that much because I was a Spearman back then.
But now I was an Archer.
My damage against a Knight was reduced, and the Knight dealt more damage to me.
Even if I struck a vital point precisely between the seams of the armor, I couldn’t be certain it would kill in one shot.
It was a disadvantageous fight in every way.
In any case, the Knight continued to approach.
Clop clop! Clop clop!
‘Here it comes.’
I had to prepare myself as well.
The Knight began his preparation too.
He gripped his long spear firmly.
It seemed he had a rough idea of my location.
The Knight fixed his direction and began charging at full speed.
I steadied my breathing and quietly drew back my bowstring.

* * *
The Analysts were discussing the Worker gap.
“The Worker difference has shrunk tremendously, hasn’t it? There was a 37-unit gap before. Now it’s only a 5-unit difference!”
From a 37-unit gap to a 5-unit gap.
I had closed a massive 32-unit deficit.
While Almond eliminated Roop’s Workers, Bontovi continued producing, resulting in this turnaround.
“And! Roop’s Workers can’t even work right now!! They’re trembling inside the defense tower!?”
King Gul praised Almond’s performance and lifted the atmosphere.
“Ah, but what about this standoff with the Knight right now!? How do you assess it!?”
Kim Chi Warrior offered a pragmatic perspective.
“If he can escape, that’s the best option. Since he’s already done enough, even dying wouldn’t be a disaster. But it would be a waste of that Archer.”
Haha, that’s too much.
-true, he can afford to die now
-a commander’s judgment
Kim Chi Warrior continued arguing that Almond should retreat.
“Besides, Bontovi has already entered the 3 o’clock tier, hasn’t he? Now it’s the team’s turn. Waiting for that moment is also a form of skill.”
A flawless argument without a single flaw.
However, King Gul shook his head vigorously and exclaimed.
“Ah, is that so!? Almond probably doesn’t know any of that! He didn’t have that kind of restraint even back during the Nant match!”
King Gul’s prediction was correct. Almond had no intention of avoiding the fight with the Knight.
Whoosh──!
The arrow I released left the bowstring.
It flew precisely toward the seams of the armor.
But then, the Knight riding his horse twisted his body slightly….
Clang…!
The arrow dealt no damage whatsoever.
“Wh, what happened? Did it miss!?”
Kim Chi Warrior shook his head and explained.
“He twisted his body just enough to avoid the seams. Even a slight miss means almost no damage, so dodging like this is enough.”
lol
-so he can just block it like that?
-wow
“Ah… from an Archer’s perspective, it must feel incredibly helpless!? Any skilled Player can twist their body when arrows come flying at them!?”
“That’s right. The matchup is simply too unfavorable from the start.”
Knights have an overwhelming advantage over Archers in one-on-one combat. This fundamental principle was no exception for Almond.
“Moreover, Roop has completed all three tiers of the Knights’ ranged defense upgrade. Even if I manage to hit a seam, unless it’s a critical spot, almost no damage gets through.”
“If that’s the case, the areas Almond can target are far too limited! Oh! Almond! He’s shooting again!”
Whoosh!
My arrow flew once more.
But again, the Knight skillfully deflected it with his sturdy armor.
Clang!
But this time, there wasn’t just one arrow.
“One more shot!”
An arrow flew toward the horse as well.
──Claaang!
A slightly sharper metallic sound rang out.
“Ah. The horse too! I controlled the horse and aimed for its armor plating!”
“Yes. The horse is armored as well. This is… quite formidable.”
“Almond, you must be thinking hard now, aren’t you?”
-Damn…
-Pretty tough
-These knights have great physicality
-A veteran knight is truly different
-This is insane
Contrary to King Gul’s expectation that I would be thinking more, I continued firing arrows.
Whoosh!
Whoooosh!
The results continued similarly, but undeterred, I fired even more arrows.
As if I was going to win through sheer volume.
“Ah! I misspoke! When Almond thinks too much, he loses! Just shoot! Just! Can you dodge all of this!?”
Arrows flying without number.
I had a fast fire rate even while moving around, but standing still and unleashing infinite arrows in rapid succession—I was like a turret.
Clang!
Clanging!
Clangclangclang!
“Ah! Is he trying to grind it down completely!? He doesn’t seem to be aiming for vital points anymore! Even the knight is panicking now!”
I had apparently accepted that I couldn’t deal damage.
I focused solely on rapid fire, and the knight hesitated. After all, he couldn’t tell which arrow might be aimed at a vital point.
“No! How many arrows are you firing in succession! The bow will break!”
“To be frank, while horn bows are weak to humidity, they have excellent durability for continuous use.”
“Ah… Thanks for the TMI, Kim Chi. Almond! Shooting and shooting and shooting again! Is this perhaps a recreation of that armor-piercing technique from Kingdom!?”
Why won’t you accept it lol
Kingdom mention lol
-Big trouble, ‘those guys’ are coming!
-How does King Gul know that?
-Can that even work?
The armor-piercing technique from Kingdom that King Gul mentioned.
During the Kingdom Age, I had faced a similar situation before.
Back then, I repeatedly struck the same spot on the armor and eventually pierced through it.
But the situation now was different.
“I know what that gameplay footage is too. But that required a skill….”
That performance back then was only possible because I had a skill called [Rapid Fire]. I shot at a speed that far exceeded human limits.
Moreover, my target wasn’t a human—it was an NPC.
Even if I kept aiming at the same spot, it wouldn’t bother dodging.
“Ah, right. This game doesn’t have that kind of skill. But I keep shooting anyway! Why am I shooting!? Even Almond must have forgotten why he’s shooting by now! In any case, the Knight is having trouble getting close!”
──Thunk!
Eventually, the sound of an arrow embedding itself somewhere rang out.
Neeeigh!!
The horse finally began to thrash about.
“Is this it!? A horse that won’t fall after being struck ten times, no, a hundred times doesn’t exist!”
-A hundred strikes and it should be dead normally
Hahaha, it looks like I’m about to go to the afterlife before I even fall.
-Damn it ㅋㅋㅋ 100 times
The Observer zooms in on the horse.
“Huh!? The horse’s leg! The leg got severed! How is this even possible!?”
A leg being cut off by an arrow was certainly unusual.
Kim Chi Warrior then added an explanation.
“Ah. Those are ‘Axe Crash’ arrows.”
“Axe Crash arrows?”
“Yes. Arrows that use something like an axe blade as the arrowhead. They have weak penetration but excellent destructive power, so if they hit an unarmored area, they can result in a clean severing like that.”
Kim Chi Warrior spoke calmly.
“Since they’re designed to sever blood vessels and nerve tissue, they’re perfectly optimized for shooting at places like a horse’s legs.”
“He used them precisely!”
“Yes. Good choice.”
Thud.
Eventually the horse collapsed, and the Knight was thrown from his mount.
The Knight quickly got back on his feet and bolted into the forest.
“But do Knights have to walk around like that forever once they’re dismounted? It’s so slow.”
“No. Otherwise the Knight wouldn’t be worth much. Dismounting during combat is very common. After just a few seconds, they can summon their horse again.”
“Ah. I see.”
“Yes. Right now he needs to go into the forest anyway, so it seems he’s just running.”
“Ah. The Knight’s running! He’s sick of blocking arrows now!”
Tired of the relentless barrage of arrows I kept firing, the Knight simply started sprinting forward.
Clang!
Clang!
The arrows continued to impede him, but.
He started running regardless.
[Grraaaaaaah!]
The Knight let out a roar.
“Ah, he’s really angry! Really!”
-Hahahaha!
-So it was a real threat lol
-Almond really knows how to piss people off
-He’s playing the game like garbage!
Whoosh!
Screech!
As I charged forward recklessly, I took damage from arrows.
But the Knight didn’t care and kept running.
[Health 90%]
[Health 80%]
.
.
.
My health continued to drop.
[Health 70%]
When my health reached 70%.
“The Knight is almost here! Player Almond! How will you counter this? Huh!?”
Whoosh!
The Knight’s sword came crashing down.
I, who had been holding my position until now, rolled to the right.
Swish!
The blade cut through empty air.
At the same time, my bowstring twanged twice.
“Almond! Did you just fire two arrows while rolling!?”
Thunk!
Both arrows hit the seams perfectly.
“And both of them connected!?”
“I guess shooting at close range works because there’s no time to dodge.”
[Health 50%]
The Knight’s health dropped by 20%.
Once his health fell to half, the Knight didn’t approach easily.
He covered all his vital points with gauntlets and a small shield.
“Ah. A Veteran Knight. Suddenly controlling his temper well, huh?”
I also stopped shooting and maintained a standoff.
“But Almond’s situation isn’t good either. There’s nowhere to run. We’re at the edge of the map now!”
There’s nowhere to escape, and fighting is pointless since the Knight is covering all the seams.
And then…
“Ah. But wait! At the edge of the screen, another Knight is running from the Knight School? That’s another Veteran Knight! Did Roop really earn this much money!?”
It’s adding insult to injury.
Another Veteran Knight had appeared.
“Will this work? If the Veteran Knight retreats and regroups with his Colleague, Almond is as good as dead!”
There was a method for the Knight to win with absolute certainty.
He would rejoin with another Veteran Knight and come after Almond again.
Since Almond couldn’t scale the fortress wall alone, he would essentially be finished.
However, contrary to King Gul’s expectations, the Veteran Knight did not choose the guaranteed winning method.
“While I’m talking! Just block and fight! One-on-one match! Let’s go!?”
Perhaps he was tired of showing such shameful displays?
Shing.
The Knight facing off against Almond adjusted his grip on his blade.
Tap-tap-tap-tap!
He charged forward in a sudden assault.
Almond countered, firing his bow.
Twang—
Two arrows.
—Clang!
The Knight halted his charge and resumed his stance, deflecting one arrow with a parry. The other flew past his shoulder.
“It was a feint! He deliberately deflected one arrow to slip through—!”
The parrying stance flowed directly into a cutting motion.
Thwack—!
It connected.
The longsword buried itself deep into Almond’s shoulder.
[You’re dead!]
The Knight roared, pressing down with his full weight.
Crunch…
“You hit perfectly! Why didn’t he dodge!?”
Almond was helpless.
Ultimately, a severing judgment was rendered.
Slash!
Almond’s arm falls away.
“What!?”
A figure crumpling and collapsing.
Thud…!
But the one who collapsed wasn’t Almond.
It was the Knight.
-??
-What
-What just happened
-He had plenty of health left?
An arrow was lodged in the back of his neck.
It was an X-Crash arrow.

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