Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 404

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 124
43. Named Ones (1)
The blue dots on the minimap were Bontovi.
The red dots were AK’s forces.
Those dots began to move.
Not just one or two, but nearly every single one.
“Finally! Both sides are moving!”
Red surged eastward, blue westward.
That’s right. Both factions were heading toward the center of the map.
Why?
“Now they’re heading to the center of the map! It’s because of that massive gold vein in the middle!”
Gold.
The only gold remaining on this map was that enormous vein in the center.
“They even brought workers with them! Are they planning to build a fortress there!?”
They intended to mobilize workers and fight simultaneously.
They would construct a fortress, raise defensive towers, erect walls, and seize this territory.
And whoever controlled this region would win the game.
Thud thud thud…!
Countless horses moved, sending clouds of dust swirling into the air.
Though no blades had yet clashed, the air hung thick with tension. Now they could see each other.
Gulp.
King Gul swallowed hard and asked.
“Should we go with the standard approach and send the cavalry charging first?”
The textbook strategy was for cavalry to charge ahead and seize advantageous terrain first. This was typically how European plains battles began.
AK chose that very tactic.
“AK makes the first move!!”
Ting!
[AK47]
[Charge to designated location]
Waaaaaah…!
A war cry surged like a wave, and the red cavalry began thundering forward.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
Behind them, infantry and a few workers scrambled to keep pace.
“Seize the center first! Then build defensive towers or a fortress while holding the position!”
“If a fortress rises on that hill, Bontovi can never breach it. We need to move fast.”
The center of this map not only held abundant gold veins but also rose higher than the surrounding terrain.
In other words, it was a hill.
What would happen if AK47 constructed a fortress here? A Castle was the ultimate defensive structure.
If such a thing took root here, Bontovi would have no way to break through.
“Bontovi is moving!”
Thus, Bontovi’s blue army begins to move.
“Bontovi is making a somewhat different choice than AK!?”
But the approach differs.
AK is orthodox, while Bontovi is tactical.
Tactics work brilliantly if executed well, but a clumsy attempt means total annihilation.
Whether Bontovi’s forces will succeed or fail remains to be seen.
“The troops are beginning to flank around the center!”
Bontovi’s forces didn’t charge straight through the center.
[Archer Unit 1 flanking north]
[Archer Unit 2 flanking south]
Two archer units split north and south, encircling the center in a flanking maneuver.
On the map, it resembles a massive formation spreading its wings.
“They’re spreading their wings!?”
It’s a familiar formation I’ve seen before.
“Ah! The Crane Wing Formation!? This is the Crane Wing Formation!”
King Gul shouts excitedly, unable to contain himself.
The crane’s wings were archers, the head was cavalry, and the body was spearmen.
“Exactly! Can’t resist the Crane Wing Formation! I bet the Editor is drooling right now!”
-Did Bontovi really aim for this!?
Born to be a broadcasting genius lol
-I can already see the video…
While everyone excitedly chatters away, Kim Chi Warrior throws cold water on the excitement.
“Well, the Crane Wing Formation only works if the opponent charges in.”
Bontovi’s choice was utterly bewildering.
“But AK has no reason to charge. They can just hold the center, farm gold, and build their fortress, right?”
“Oh….”
That’s when it happened.
[ROOOOAAAAR!]
With a roar that shakes the entire map, Bontovi’s cavalry charges forward.
“Wait! The Crane Wing Formation is charging instead!? Was it a hawk, not a crane!?”
-Yeah~ if I charge, that’s that~
ㅋㅋㅋ is Korean onomatopoeia for laughter (like “haha” or “lol”). The “-ㅁㅊ” prefix appears to be slang/informal expression.
[UNTRANSLATED LINE 73]
A natural English translation would be:
[UNTRANSLATED LINE 75]
“hahaha” or “lol”
School formation reversal lol
The Crane Wing Formation advances forward.
Tightening both wings as it goes.
“Uh, but this, this is….”
Kim Chi Warrior is flustered.
“The archers can’t attack while running! This seems like a mistake!?”
In truth, most archers besides me can’t shoot arrows properly while moving.
“The wings are useless!”
The two critical wings of the crane formation failed to perform their intended roles.
The enemy grasped this weakness and responded flawlessly.
“AK’s response is excellent! The cavalry are spreading left and right through the wings, charging directly at the archers!”
The cavalry, possessing favorable matchups against archers, instantly dispersed to both flanks and charged. The archers who had been advancing would be too late to respond.
But that wasn’t all.
“The spearmen hiding in the rear! They’re charging at the cavalry in front!!”
Bontovi sent spearmen charging at the cavalry positioned at the crane’s head.
This too was a favorable matchup.
“They’re colliding!”
Crash!
The two formations finally clashed.
The archers were trampled and crushed beneath the cavalry’s massive spears and hooves.
[Ugh…!]
[Argh!]
Screams echoed from everywhere.
The crane’s wings were severed in an instant.
But the crane’s body produced a different result.
“What!?”
The crane’s head and body actually pushed forward.
“What’s happening!? Why are the spearmen being pushed back by the cavalry!?”
The spearmen, vastly outnumbering the cavalry, were being driven back in droves.
This shouldn’t be possible given the matchups.
“What!?”
King Gul’s eyes widened in shock.
Looking more carefully, what was positioned behind the cavalry wasn’t spearmen.
“The crane’s body is archers…”
Arrows were being fired in torrents.
The entire crane body was composed of archers.
Even more archers than those on the wings.
“How is this possible!? The body was archers!? Were we mistaken!?”
The Observer zoomed in on one of them.
“Almond! Almond is here too!”
Almond was positioned in this sector as well.
“That means… this is definitely the main force!?”
Pababababang!
Arrows were fired forward like a storm.
AK47’s spearmen collapsed like dominoes.
“No! AK’s spearmen are being completely annihilated by the terrible matchup! There are no spearmen left to check the cavalry!!”
Kim Chi Warrior gasped in astonishment.
“This is…! AK has been completely outplayed!”
AK fell for the deception completely.
The wings were the bait.
The center was the real force.
It was a calculated stratagem to secure a decisive advantage in matchups.
“Wait, but why did we fall for it too? I was certain they were Spearmen!”
The mystery was how the deception had worked at all.
Even the Casters watching from above had been fooled.
“Right. Let me pull up the replay in a moment?”
The footage from three minutes prior played back.
The center formation of the crane wing had indeed been entirely Soldiers carrying spears.
“They’re holding spears?”
The moment combat began, every one of those Soldiers discarded their spears.
-This is insane
-A twist nobody saw coming!
-You thought I was a Spearman~? Well, look at me now~!!
“What? Ah! The spears the Enemies dropped!”
“Exactly! They picked them up and disguised some Archers as Spearmen! Bows are less conspicuous than spears, after all!”
This had been Bontovi’s strategy.
He’d picked up spears and disguised some of his Archers as Spearmen.
Not every Archer needed to carry a spear. Since spears were long and highly visible, the Archers could hide their bows and only have one spear per three Archers or one per two, and from a distance it would appear they were all Spearmen.
“That was an excellent strategy! Bontovi!”
Bontovi’s cunning had paid off perfectly.
The war was beginning to turn in his favor.
“Ahhh! Bontovi’s Cavalry! They’ve breached without resistance and are ravaging the Enemy! There are no Spearmen to stop them!”
Bontovi’s Cavalry wheeled northward and charged.
“AK’s Cavalry, divided north and south, will be eliminated piecemeal!”
By engaging the Archers on both flanks, he intended to eliminate the Enemy Cavalry one unit at a time, split as they were between north and south.
“The numerical disadvantage is absolutely massive!”
Bontovi had his full main force intact, while AK’s was split in half, so naturally Bontovi held the superior position.
“You should retreat! AK!”
“Agreed. It appears best to avoid this engagement.”
AK did not issue a retreat command.
I couldn’t bring myself to give the order.
[Fortress]
[Construction Progress: 76%]
“Ahhh! The Fortress! Just one more third and it’ll be complete!”
My desire to finish the Fortress was delaying my decision.
Crash!
The two Cavalry units collided at last.
The red forces began vanishing in an instant.
“Calling back the southern cavalry that AK split off!”
[Retreat]
AK summons the cavalry units that had gone to the other flank back to the main position. Only by combining these two forces could they have any chance of victory.
But Bontovi had no intention of allowing that.
“And here come the spearmen!!!”
Now the true spear battalion finally makes its appearance.
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
They thrust their spears forward and surged southward in formation.
“The archers are moving into position as well!”
Behind the barricaded spearmen, the archers led by Almond line up in formation.
They all drew their bowstrings in unison.
“Fiiiire!”
King Gul roared out the command with perfect timing.
Boom boom boom boom!
Arrows rain down, embroidering the blue sky.
Thud thud thud!
The charging red cavalry falls.
Neigh!
Yet the rest continue their charge.
“AK’s cavalry! They keep coming! We’re seeing this through to the end, aren’t we!?”
The battle situation was already dire. There was no hope in retreat. So they kept charging. If they could just break through the spear barricade and reach the archers, they still had a chance.
“Almond! Draw faster! It’s insanely quick! Even the cavalry are dropping left and right!!!”
“We can’t give Almond time to stand still and draw! We have to keep him moving!”
Neigh…!
Screams continue to echo. Nearly thirty percent of the cavalry fall.
Yet they still charge.
Thud thud thud thud…!
They’re almost there.
“They’ve finally arrived!”
“Spearmen, hold the line!”
Crash──
Horses pierced by long spears and spearmen trampled beneath hooves become entangled.
Boom boom boom!
Arrows fly once more.
But this time, the cavalry don’t fall in waves like before.
Mixed with their own forces, it became difficult to fire arrows.
“What!? Is this still not enough!?”
They say war is unpredictable, don’t they?
Strangely, the red forces begin to push forward.
The blue spearmen are being pushed back.
There was a reason for it.
“A Veteran Knight! AK’s Veteran Knight is pushing through with overwhelming force! This is truly impressive!?”
It was because of the Veteran Knight’s presence.
“Huh? That person!”
Kim Chi Warrior flinched in surprise.
“Why, why is that?”
“A Named… a Named Knight.”
My opponent happened to be a famous skilled warrior who had appeared as a Veteran Knight.
He leaped into the center of Bontovi’s formation and swept his long crescent blade in all directions.
Shhwaaack──
Bontovi’s Soldiers were cut down and pushed back.
They were driven from their positions.

When I came to my senses, each unit had become isolated.
Especially the Spearman and Archer units that I belonged to were completely surrounded by Enemies in a circle.
The formation was utterly destroyed.
[UNTRANSLATED LINE 221]
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I was also bewildered.
‘What is this.’
When I came to my senses, Enemies surrounded me on all sides.
I had no idea when this happened, but there was no time to worry about details.
Just shoot, I thought, quickly drawing my bowstring.
Twang! Twang!
With each shot, Enemies forcing their way through the formation collapsed.
Even though they were Cavalry, they tumbled down after taking perfect hits to their vital points.
“410,000 won.”
I didn’t forget to count the money.
By now, it was more like a mantra to maintain my focus than actual accounting.
But the viewers saw it differently.
-Kekekekeke
-Money maniac lol
-This is what a streamer is!
-How much is that
-Money’s pouring in lol
“420,000 won. 430,000 won.”
I continued firing arrows in all directions.
With Enemies on every side, it was half water, half meat.
As I shot, thinning out the tangled Enemies one by one, all distracting thoughts vanished.
‘This is… remarkable.’
I feel a thrill I haven’t experienced in ages.
Have I ever fired arrows with such desperation before?
Have I ever focused this intensely on shooting for so long while keeping my feet planted?
“460,000 won. 470,000 won….”
Thump. Thump.
As my heartbeat accelerated, my shooting speed increased in tandem.
My accuracy never wavered.
Thwack!
Thwack!
The enemies continued to collapse, bleeding from their mounts.
I killed them without number.
“…570,000 won.”
The bounty had accumulated to such an astronomical sum.
Yet our formation was gradually being pushed back.
It was because of the Veteran Knight’s presence.
“Hold! Hold the line! Don’t give ground!”
“Block them! Damn it! Spearmen! You have to hold so I can shoot! Move!”
“I-impossible! We can’t hold them back──”
The Spearman who served as the final barrier between me and the enemies never finished his words.
──Shhwaaaack!
A long curved blade severed his neck.
Beyond the thread-like spray of blood, a single figure emerged into view.
Only then did I face the protagonist who was turning this war around.
[Veteran Knight]
[Jancos]
A Western face, yet equipped with Eastern armor—an odd combination.
He looked more like a warrior than a knight, and he was Jancos.
“That’s… Jancos….”

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