Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 405

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 125
43. Named (2)
It was nothing short of heroic.
Like the protagonist of a war film. Appearing at the most critical moment to lead our forces to victory….
But this wasn’t a movie.
Jancos didn’t even have a cool line to deliver.
He simply killed his next target with an expressionless face.
He swung his curved blade like a machine.
Whoooosh!
In the blink of an eye, a head was flying through the air. Probably one of the enemy’s.
The curved blade swung again.
Whoosh!
Another soldier fell.
It was the archer who had been right in front of me.
And─
“!”
──Clang!
Sparks erupted from his blade.
An arrow had been deflected.
It was my arrow.
‘It’s not working.’
He was like the Veteran Knight I’d seen before.
Ranged attacks couldn’t penetrate his defense.
Narrow-area attacks like arrows were useless.
Clang!
Clang!
He didn’t even use a shield. He blocked everything with his gauntlets or his blade.
He wasn’t rushing.
Even after taking several of my arrows, he showed no sign of disturbance and simply repelled the soldiers around him first.
Whoosh!
Another head flew.
I didn’t have the luxury of watching each one.
‘Next is me.’
I had to roll to the left.
Whoosh!
The Veteran Knight’s blade passed through where my neck had just been.
Snap!
At the same moment, my arrow was released.
Shiiing──
This time the sound was different.
A curved shot.
A sharply angled curve shot designed to confuse the opponent’s vision.
Jancos quickly shields the back of his neck with his gauntlet.
──Clang!
Blocked again.
‘It’s starting to work.’
From my perspective, I could see the subtle difference.
This time he blocked slightly slower. He was flustered, however minutely.
“…?”
Sure enough, Jancos stares directly at me.
We’ve reached a standoff.
It was truly remarkable.
Anyone could have stabbed him from behind or attacked me if given the chance.
Yet as if everyone had yielded their position, no one stood between us.
Was this what they called ‘momentum’?
In a battle between predators, herbivores dare not intervene.
Whoosh.
Jancos rests his curved blade on his shoulder as if setting it aside momentarily.
Yet he appeared ready to deflect an arrow at any moment.
He nods as if to say this is the moment for final words to me.
A form of provocation.
True to his intention, I uttered words that could very well be my last.
“700,000 won.”
I can’t translate this as it’s not a coherent Korean word or phrase – it appears to be random consonants without vowels.
Oh wow, that’s 700,000 won lolol
I’m dying laughing lol
Damn, haha
My opponent doesn’t understand.
Even with proper translation, the meaning would be lost.
Had he grasped the context, he might have been somewhat angered.
He appeared calm. He even cracked his neck as if loosening up.
Crack.
In that instant, my arrow flies.
Whoosh──
And his eyes gleam as if he’d been waiting.
Naturally, his composure was a facade.
──Clang!
The arrow shatters.
I fire again. Rapid succession.
Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!
Three arrows in rapid succession.
Thud-thud-thud!
They strike a shield.
‘A shield?’
There hadn’t been a shield moments ago. It seemed he’d retrieved it with his hand while pretending to stretch his neck, sending it behind him.
It must have been mounted on the saddle.
I chose to increase the distance and fired again.
Whoosh!
This time, a double shot.
He deflected them lightly with his gauntlet.
But his horse could not.
Neeeigh!
The horse cries out in pain along with the wound. Even a fine horse like this wouldn’t dream of continuing on one leg.
Yet Jancos dismounts swiftly regardless.
In the process, another ally soldier falls.
Slash!
He blocks my arrows as well.
Thunk-thunk!
Three arrows embed themselves in succession into the corpse of my ally spearman.
-Damn, this guy’s like a crazy strong villain
-Seriously
-Wait, is this a national tournament?! Is this really a national tournament?!
The viewers grew agitated.
Were all the monsters in national tournaments like this?
I can’t provide a meaningful translation for this text as it appears to be incomplete or contains only punctuation marks and a crying emoticon (ㅠ). Could you provide more context or a complete sentence?
The difference between a knight and a palace soldier is so huge ㅠㅠ
-This was an unfair fight from the start
-Almond should switch to knight
Opinions emerged that I should become a knight instead.
The difference between my current class as an archer and a veteran knight was substantial.
Even with equal skill, an archer would need courage just to breathe in front of a veteran knight—the gap was that wide.
‘He’s coming.’
Jancos approached and walked forward naturally, swinging his curved blade.
Whoosh!
This time, I didn’t retreat.
I deflect the blade and roll forward.
‘Let me try close range.’
Let me shoot from point-blank. See how he dodges.
That was my thought.
Screech!
I draw and release the bowstring almost simultaneously. At this close range, there’s no need to even aim.
Twang!
The arrow I loose while rolling pierces through the joint of his ribs.
“!”
──Thud!
I hit him.
However, not even blood flowed from the enemy’s side.
‘His ranged defense is too high from the start.’
The plate armor isn’t protecting that area, but he’s also wearing chainmail underneath, and besides, this wasn’t even a vital point.
Just ordinary archer damage gets dealt.
[Health 92%]
Even if ten archers fired simultaneously, his defense would still leave a 20% margin.
Knowing this, the opponent didn’t bother defending and swung his sword at me without any sign of agitation.
Slash!
Because I was too close, the back of my calf gets cut.
It wasn’t a serious wound.
[Health 71%]
Even a graze costs me 30% health.
This damage exchange isn’t sustainable.
In Ril’s terms, I’m fighting an opponent whose growth gap has already widened more than threefold.
Equipment difference, experience difference, and matchup difference.
Everything was against me.
However, there was one thing working in my favor…
Time itself.
“Waaaaaaaa!”
Our cavalry main force, having annihilated the enemy cavalry from the north, is returning.
They included our Veteran Knight as well.
“Sweep them all away!”
For the first time, a very faint hint of irritation flashes across Jancos’s expression.
Because he has to deal with them?
No.
It’s because of this text that appeared before his eyes.
[Connection with opponent severed!]

* * *
About two minutes earlier.
“Damn it.”
AK47. He clasped his hands together in prayer.
“Please kill him! Please!”
He was offering his prayers to Jancos.
When I drew a Veteran Knight, I was fortunate enough to get an S+ grade.
And it was Jancos, ranked 18th.
With his appearance, the tide of war had turned.
And now, just before killing Almond….
“…This madman. What the hell is Almond doing?”
AK sighed in exasperation.
I thought he’d be dead by the time I checked the inner base.
“How is he still alive fighting a Veteran Knight! And against Jancos no less!”
I expected him to be dealt with quickly. Yet Jancos still hadn’t managed to properly kill Almond.
To make matters worse, the enemy cavalry units were now beginning to converge entirely toward Almond’s position.
AK turned the screen back to check the inner base and continued recruiting cavalry to send reinforcements.
“My commanding skills are superior. My commanding skills are….”
The speed at which I converted resources into troop power and sent reinforcements was clearly superior on this side.
But though I hate to admit it, some of Bontovi’s tactics were shrewd.
In actual combat, the Bontovi and Almond duo had the advantage.
And this game wasn’t originally won by just having a good commander.
If that were the case, why would the players in mercenary roles even play the game?
They also need to perform well to win.
AK understood this well enough.
However─
‘Jancos is here. Jancos.’
Now I couldn’t make such excuses.
With such a heavyweight as Jancos appearing as a Veteran Knight, I couldn’t even bring up the luck of the draw.
Then─
“Huh?”
──Boom!
Suddenly the entire world shook.
Crackle, crackle, crackle…!
Noise filled the screen.
A voice came from far away.
[Donghyeon! Are you in there again?! Huh?! Get out now!?]
Bang!
The capsule’s power shut off.
Beep, beep, beep!
With a hydraulic hiss, the capsule door swings open.
“…Uh, Mom! We were winning!”
“Have you finished all your assignments before doing this?! How is it that even as a college student, you’re still exactly the same?!”
A torrent of nagging pours down like a storm.
However, AK47 thought to himself that it was fortunate.
‘Sigh. An honorable defeat.’
It was a game where I nearly lost despite even sniping a B-rank Commander.
Since my mother came and shut it down, I didn’t technically lose, right?
After enduring a lengthy lecture from my mother, I finally opened my laptop pretending to work on assignments.
[Sharr: What’s going on? Did the internet cut out???]
[Waeseonggo: Hmm… Mom interference?]
[Sharr: Ah… is that it?]
The group chat was already flooded with questions about what had happened.
The game had apparently already been marked as a loss.
Almond and Bontovi were already searching for another match.
[AK47: Ah… sorry sorry my mom showed up… sigh… she kept nagging even while I was playing… that’s why I played so carelessly… lol]
To preserve some dignity, I gritted my teeth and called the game I’d fought so hard in—even using Nalbil—”careless.”
[Nalbil Judge: Ah. So you played carelessly haha Mom interference is unavoidable though… aren’t you a college student?]
[AK47: No? I’m in high school.]
[Nalbil Judge: Last time you suggested drinking together. You’re quite the delinquent.]
[Sharr: You’re a college student though? Why are you saying you’re in high school lol]
Ah… AK’s face turned bright red in an instant.
I could predict exactly what would come next.
[Nalbil Judge: Mom interference confirmed? But you’re a college student… why the mom interference…?]
[AK47: My mom just has a uh haha pretty fiery personality haha]
[Sharr: lololololol]
[Waeseonggo: If you’re in college you’re still young! A baby! A freshman, right?]
[Sharr: They were asking about job hunting too. Probably a senior lol]
[Waeseonggo: Ah~ haha raised in a strict household haha]
[Nalbil Judge: I see haha]
Why are they typing so many ‘h’s?
AK47 quickly types to end this conversation.
[AK47: Ah if I’d focused completely I would’ve won. Really unfortunate. Sorry sorry good luck to the next players!]
[Waeseonggo: The final battle was good though…]
[Nalbil Judge: And they used Nalbil but still lost lol]
“Sigh… that crazy fanatic bastard.”
This is embarrassing in so many ways.
From the fact that a fourth-year college student has no basic freedom, to losing a game even after using Nalbil.
The only consolation was being able to blame my mother for the loss.
[AK47: That’s why my mom kept coming in and I couldn’t concentrate!? Those guys are playing seriously but how am I supposed to win!? She’s tapping on the capsule every five minutes!?]
I honestly thought they’d just let it slide after I said that much.
But Nalbil Judge, as if he’d been waiting for this, says something like that.
[Day Arbitrator: Ah~ They’re playing the game while even completing missions over there? Is that a hardcore game? lol]
[Outer Castle High: Immediately lose, you bastard lol]
Charle: Lolololol I saw it too. I was playing games while counting money lololol
Day Ref: Maybe Almond intentionally didn’t end the game early at the start? Since it’s kill-per-mission lol
Sharuru: No way, seriously? lol
A per-kill mission?
AK47 moves the mouse with trembling hands and enters the community.
After a quick search, I find some posts…
[Opponent disconnected, couldn’t reach 700k won]
[Wow, opponent’s really rude]
Are you really gonna end this with just 690,000 won, damn it ㅠ
It really seemed like Almond had accepted a per-kill mission and was playing the game.
[Almond trying not to laugh while the team fight falls apart]
I click into one of these popular posts and turn on the video.
[450k won~ 460k won~ 470k won!]
Shooting arrows while counting money.
As a streamer, it was a kind of performance, but from AK’s perspective, it looked like mockery.
Hahaha, that’s crazy/insane.
-Perfect streamer
-Per-kill missions are so rare, seems like he’s having fun with it
I’m just enjoying the game alone lol
-No mom that’s why! Just pulling this string means 10k won comes out!?
Hahahahahahaha
Why is this so funny lolol
AK47 reads through every single comment.
Then he closes his laptop.
“Sigh.”
For a while after that, he didn’t access Sibil M or the M-Bull community.
From this point on, the M-Bull community’s opinion, which had been evenly split for a very long time, gradually began to tilt toward Almond.
1st) If you think Almond should just go straight to the national team, upvote like crazy

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