Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 412

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 132
45. The Return of the Four Heavenly Kings (3)
“Ugh…”
When I first realized I was trapped inside the city wall.
Almond still tried to find a way out.
“I’m trapped.”
It was my first time learning such a strategy existed, so I was flustered.
-Lol, trapped Almond is cute
-Almond in a fish farm
-Trapped Almond? I’m actually into it
In the first place, this kind of play where soldiers are confined by walls didn’t happen very often.
In fact, it was extremely rare, occurring almost only by accident.
It was a strategy that could only be used if you knew exactly when and where the soldiers would arrive.
Almond was openly building a human pyramid in front of the city wall, so when and where he would enter was very clear.
That’s why such a trap was possible. It wasn’t something that could happen frequently. In other words, not many people knew how to counter it.
He even asked the viewers repeatedly like this.
“Can I really not get out?”
It was absurd.
That soldiers could be neutralized by such a simple method.
-The expression of disbelief lol
-Right?
-Yeah
Almond, who had been reading the chat, scratched his head.
“Looks like I really can’t get out.”
He grabbed a short dagger that every unit carried as emergency equipment and leaped at the wall.
Thud!
Despite it being a wooden wall, the blade wouldn’t embed.
The coding that weapons couldn’t break walls was so firmly set that even embedding itself wasn’t possible.
Clang! Clang!
Almond tried stabbing different spots for a while, wondering if there was anywhere the blade might catch. Then—
Ding!
[Gaji-bokkeun has donated 100,000 won!]
[It’s my younger sibling’s birthday today~!]
-???
-Why are you donating 100k if it’s your sibling’s birthday lol
-Is that their allowance lol
-What a crazy concept lol
-Wow 100,000 won???
Gaji-bokkeun, who always donated under 10,000 won, suddenly threw out 100,000 won.
Along with the mention that it was his younger sibling’s birthday.
“Ah. Happy birthday to your younger sibling, Gaji-bokkeun.”
Almond remembered Gaji-bokkeun, who always complained about being short on money.
For someone like that to spend 100,000 won, shouldn’t I give some kind of special reaction?
‘Wait.’
I stopped abruptly, looking down at my bow.
‘A reaction?’
A sudden thought crossed my mind.
“Is it possible to die alone here?”
-??
-No suicide function
-Possible in King mode
-Running into the enemy town hall counts as suicide
-Can’t do it with a sword
People were saying there was basically no suicide function, but one chat message caught my eye.
-You can with siege weapons. I think only direct melee attacks don’t work?
Boulders shot by siege weapons kill allies too if they get hit. And the one who fired them wouldn’t be an exception either.
Then what about a bow?
‘A bow would work too.’
Arrows also kill allies if they get hit. That’s why archers become less useful once enemies and allies start mixing together.
Twang.
I drew the bowstring above my head.
“Thank you for the donation, Gaji-bokkeun.”
I gave a reaction as well, killing two birds with one stone.
-??100,000 won for a suicide reaction??
What the hell, lol you’re such a pushover
-This actually works?
Twip!
The released arrow came straight back down and pierced through the crown of my head.
Thud!
The screen instantly turned to black and white.

* * *
“Yeah~~ Try locking me up again!! If I kill myself, that’s it~~~!!”
King Gul, wearing a hat with a spinning propeller, shouted that if he killed himself, it would all be over.
That’s a legendary meme lol
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
-Screenshot complete
That’s hilarious lolololol
-The propeller is literally insane
This scene was saved as a gif, jpg, and other formats, drifting through the internet like a ghost for quite some time.
“But wait, Kimchi. How is this even possible? Is this normally allowed?”
“It doesn’t happen often, but theoretically it should work.”
“So it’s not a common occurrence?”
“Well, people getting trapped inside city walls isn’t exactly a frequent event.”
lol that’s hilarious
Yeah, right lol
Yeah, right lol
In the Civil Empire, there’s almost never a reason to choose suicide. It’s far more profitable to shoot one more enemy and die that way.
“And hitting your own crown like that with such precision isn’t easy.”
“Is that so?”
-Almond’s viewers seem clueless
Dude, we’ve been doing that nut shack thing since the Kingdom era lol
-That was difficult?
Viewers who had been watching Almond regularly found it strange. For them, shooting arrows into the crown was far too familiar.
“Right. It’s similar to hitting a target you can barely see from 200 meters away. You have to shoot the arrow as high as possible, and you can’t look at your own crown while shooting.”
After hearing Kim Chi Warrior’s explanation, the viewers agreed it was indeed difficult.
-Now that you mention it, that makes sense
-True, and the arrow has to come back and hit you
-Didn’t even imagine that difficulty level!
“Ah! While I was explaining! Bontovi’s main base! A fierce battle is breaking out in front of the base!”
While Almond was eliminated, Sharr’s cavalry had nearly reached Bontovi’s main base.
Bontovi hastily recruited a few spearmen and deployed the archers he had gathered to respond.
“Wow, he still recruited spearmen! Spearmen!”
King Gul exclaimed in admiration at Bontovi’s decision. In truth, recruiting spearmen against cavalry-only forces was an obvious response, but
it seemed he was giving high praise simply because Bontovi had done it.
“With spearmen, cavalry isn’t as easy as you’d think. This is actually doable? The formation is excellent.”
Thrust! Thrust!
The spearmen blocked in front, thrusting their spears wildly, while the archers behind unleashed a barrage of arrows.
The cavalry forces composed of Era 2 units quickly faltered.
“Ah! Right now the stable upgrade isn’t available! If they fall off their horses, they’re just regular soldiers!?”
The cavalry quickly devolved into regular soldiers.
“The positioning! The positioning is absolutely perfect!”
Above all, Bontovi’s forces were fighting from an incredibly advantageous position.
The archers were positioned behind rocks atop a hill, while the spearmen blocked the narrow passages created by city walls and buildings.
“Bontovi?! I’m seeing him in a new light! This building placement is quite strategic!”
In RTS games, how you position your buildings is an extremely important strategic element.
If you construct buildings with subtle positioning, you can block enemy invasions without much effort.
Honestly, this kind of know-how is something only veterans acquire, but whether by chance or not, Bontovi is utilizing it.
He transformed what was originally a wide open plain where cavalry could rampage freely into a narrow space with houses and city walls.
Then he blocked the gaps with spearmen and positioned numerous archers behind them.
This allowed him to extract maximum efficiency with minimal troops.
“Sharr! You need to notice this and retreat! Did you let your guard down for a moment!?”
Since Sharr had charged all his cavalry through that narrow passage, an extremely one-sided battle ensued.
“Huh?”
However, in domestic economy management, he was far ahead.
Boom!
[Age 3 – Seongjoo Age]
Sharr has entered Age 3.
“Ah… I was so busy preparing for this! I couldn’t pay attention to the battle!”
While Bontovi was occupied defending against his attacks, his workers began moving frantically…
About 5 minutes later.
[Knight School]
The Knight School is constructed in an instant.
“The Knight School is up!”
Following that, three or four cavalry training grounds appeared.
As if waiting for this moment, cavalry upgraded to Age 3 specifications burst forth.
[Veteran Knight]
The crown jewel of Age 3, the Veteran Knight, is also created.
A cavalry unit led by Veteran Knights is completed in an instant.
“Ah, a massive force is approaching all at once!”
Thud thud thud thud…!
Kicking up clouds of dust, the additional Age 3 forces head toward Bontovi’s main base.
This was beyond what building placement tricks could stop.
“They’re heading straight for Bontovi’s main base right after appearing!”
“Bontovi is now in Age 3. He needs to respond quickly.”
Bontovi, whose Age 3 advancement was delayed from being pushed around constantly by enemy invasions.
[Veteran Spearman]
He chose the much cheaper Veteran Spearman instead of Veteran Knights.
But even this wasn’t enough in numbers.
There’s always one entity people turn to in times like these.
“Wait, that aside! Why isn’t Almond coming!? Has Almond been created!?”
Almond.
If Almond were here, the battle would be so much easier.
But his figure was nowhere to be seen.
“It’s been over five minutes since he died….”
Five minutes is an eternity in this game.
Since the average match duration is thirty minutes, he’s essentially missing for one-sixth of the entire game.
It was strange that he hadn’t respawned for this long.
“The two armies are clashing!!”
Meanwhile, Bontovi and Sharr’s forces collided once more.
The spearmen seemed to be holding their ground well this time.
“A Veteran Knight! He’s leaping into the air!?”
A knight mounted on a white horse soared above them.
Neigh——!
The massive shadow of the horse engulfed the spearmen below.
Boom——
The horse’s crushing weight bore down upon the spearmen.
[Ahhhhh!]
[Insane!]
The horse dies, and three or four spearmen are crushed beneath it. The knight, already dismounting——
Thud!
——lands behind the spearmen.
[Behind us!]
[There’s a knight behind us!]
Before the spearmen could even turn around, the knight drew his blade and swept it across their lower bodies.
——Shhhhwaaack!
[Ughhhh!]
The spearmen collapse in a heap.
The barricade crumbles.
“He’s broken through and shattered the shield wall! Truly a Veteran Knight!!”
The knight cried out.
[Now’s the moment! Charge forward!]
Neigh——!
The horses whinny and leap over the fallen spearmen.
[The archers are defenseless!]
[Charge forward!]
The cavalry rushed straight at Bontovi’s archers and began their slaughter.
[Fire! Fire!]
[Keep firing until they’re dead!]
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The archers desperately fired their bows, but against cavalry already upon them, there was only so much they could do.
The horse’s dark shadow descended, and the blue blade swept across all directions.
Shhwaaack!
Shhwack!
[Ugh!]
[Damn….]
Blood erupted from countless points across the battlefield.
The matchup was hopelessly one-sided.
“Aaaahhhhh! This is absolutely brutal! I can barely watch this!!”
With King Gul’s screams, countless soldiers fall mercilessly. Without spearmen to protect them, the archers are completely helpless.
With each cavalry unit that passes, the archers’ heads fly.
But then─
After a certain shadow flashed past.
──Shhwaaack!
For the first time, a cavalry unit’s head was severed.
It was the silhouette of a man on horseback.
“Wait! Bontovi summoned cavalry too!?”
He wore a blue cloak. In other words, he was Bontovi’s cavalry unit.
“Wouldn’t spearmen have been better!?”
King Gul expresses his bewilderment.
Spearmen are always superior against cavalry. Especially in defense, spearmen’s efficiency is overwhelmingly dominant.
Yet cavalry units appeared regardless.
Why?
The commentators quickly understood the reason.
Shhwack──
[Ugh!]
As he drove his horse forward and swung his blade, the red cavalry units’ heads flew off one after another.
“Another one falls! This isn’t even a Veteran Knight!? Just a regular cavalry unit! Why is he─”
His horsemanship seemed somewhat clumsy.
Yet the blue cavalry unit that suddenly appeared did not stop.
Clop! Clop!
His speed increased with each moment, never slowing even as he swung his blade.
Whoooosh──
Whenever his horse passed, an enemy cavalry unit’s head fell.
──Slash!
Every movement was one step faster than his opponents, no—two steps faster.
Cutting through and sending heads flying.
Splurt──
Piercing and spraying blood from hearts.
“Again! That’s already the fourth one!?”
The entire process happened so instantaneously that it seemed as though he merely galloped his horse while enemies collapsed on their own.
[Cavalry – Aamond]
He was Aamond.

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