Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 416

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 136
47. The Invincible Commander (1)
[Waeseonggo: What on earth just happened?]
[Nalbil Judge: To lose like this….]
[Extremely Intelligent: This wasn’t supposed to be how the match went.]
[Honarl (Bil)doo: Wait, we were doing well—why did we lose?]
[Sand Spoon: No way out of this one lol]
Everyone seemed confused about why they had lost.
‘I can understand why.’
Chiseung understood.
To be honest, I myself wasn’t entirely sure why I had won that match.
It wasn’t a victory born from the commander’s capabilities or any clever strategy.
It was purely a win driven by the momentum of the battlefield.
[Sharr: Ah… I apologize to all of you.]
Sharr appeared.
He apologized for the defeat.
[Waeseonggo: …lol]
[Extremely Intelligent: Lost but fought well]
[Nalbil Judge: Let’s not be too harsh…]
The deflated atmosphere was palpable even through the text.
The reaction was different from when they faced AK47. Back then, right after the loss, they had actually been heated cursing AK out. This atmosphere was nothing like that.
AK’s final match hadn’t ended in surrender but in an offline incident caused by his mother’s appearance. In other words, the group chat members hadn’t recognized it as a genuine defeat.
But what about Sharr?
Sharr had nearly dominated the entire match when suddenly the game flipped. He lost cleanly, overwhelmed purely by military might.
This was a real defeat.
A loss based purely on skill.
This defeat went beyond dampening morale—it caused a rift.
[Sand Spoon: We gathered to counter-snipe and one person couldn’t even win lololol]
[Nalbil Judge: …Still, our honor isn’t completely tarnished. We didn’t use Nalbil, and we even provided methods to blockade Almond…]
[Honarl (Bil)doo: lololol So because we lost the result, we focus on the process?]
[Nalbil Judge: Why are you and Sand Spoon acting like this? Weren’t we gathered here to judge Nalbil? Why the hostility? Things are already bad enough.]
They kept needling each other until finally it exploded.
[Waeseonggo: Real talk, don’t stir up trouble. You guys didn’t even try to stop Nalbil lol. Sharr did well enough—if it wasn’t for Almond, we would’ve won]
[Sand Spoon: But the original goal was to beat Bontovi who has Almond. What do you mean we would’ve won if not for Almond? lol]
[Waeseonggo: Then go out and try it yourself]
[Sand Spoon: I said from the start I wasn’t going out. But didn’t you say you would? Let me see your skills lol]
[Extremely Intelligent: Ahem. Let’s keep our manners. And I also said I wouldn’t participate. But I think I should make time to go out.]
In the end, perhaps for a fresh start, Extremely Intelligent, the highest-ranked person in the group, declared their participation.
‘I wonder how they’ll do.’
Kim Chi Warrior was most curious about this person.
After all, he does have the highest rank.
‘We won’t meet in the promotion matches.’
However, Extremely Intelligent’s rank is close to S-tier. Bontovi Almond, who’s barely approaching an A+ promotion, will almost certainly never be matched with him.
[Nalbil Judge: There’s nothing to it. This would’ve ended at my level anyway. I just didn’t like seeing the chaos, so I said something. I never said I wouldn’t do it.]
[Honarl Bildoo: So next is Nalbil?]
[Nalbil Judge: If no one’s going, I’ll go.]
[Waeseonggo: I’ll go. No need for anyone else.]
‘Huh?’
Had the discord actually sparked them instead?
From the depressed atmosphere, now they were all clamoring to go next.
[Extremely Intelligent: Then Waeseonggo should go.]
[Waeseonggo: Yeah, I’m going]
The next batter seemed to be decided as Waeseonggo.
‘Who is this guy?’
The chat nickname had changed midway, so Chiseung was momentarily confused about who it was.
‘Fix your extroverted personality… that was it.’
The nickname was so long they’d shortened it.
‘What a ridiculous username.’
Chiseung found it irritating.
Actually, the username itself wasn’t really the problem.
Their very existence was the problem.
They were largely responsible for why the Civil Empire was unpopular right now.
He calmed himself and briefly checked Waeseonggo’s stats.
He made rough guesses based on the chat contents.
‘His rank doesn’t seem higher than Sharr’s.’
Waeseonggo’s rank wasn’t higher than Sharr’s. Sharr was ahead by a narrow margin.
You could say their skill levels were similar, but it was hard to say one was better than the other.
So why was he overflowing with such confidence?
Chiseung tilted his head in confusion.
[Honarl Bildoo: Sharr got beaten too. Can Waeseonggo win? lol]
Fortunately, someone asked instead of Chiseung.
‘Who’s this guy?’
With how often people changed their nicknames, this seemed like someone he’d never seen before, yet they’d naturally joined in.
Either way, he was grateful someone asked the question for him.
[Waeseonggo: Of course. Now I’m going to win by any means necessary. I’m fed up.]
By any means necessary?
Chiseung’s eyebrows rose slightly.
When he was already sniping, what other means could he possibly resort to?
[Honarl Bildoo: Any means?? How?]
[Waeseonggo: Haha you’ll see when it happens.]
‘No way.’
With sniping and Nalbil Judge, the only remaining method left without hesitation would be stream sniping.
‘Are they really going to stream snipe?’
This is actually behavior condemned even in the Civil Empire community. Almond has already received recognition as someone worthy of becoming a professional player. And they’re saying they’ll stream snipe to stop him?
‘They’re insane.’
With extremists gathered together, it seems the situation isn’t being viewed properly.
“…Trash. A whopping 10,000 won! Thank you for the donation! Yes! I’ll work even harder!”
Meanwhile, King Gul was sending thanks for donations that came in after finishing a game.
“Ril Cute. Thank you for the 1,000 won donation. Ah… Kim Chi Warrior, why aren’t you saying anything? Well, I’m not sure!”
Chiseung’s name suddenly came up. He had been staring silently at the group chat for a while, so it made sense.
“Ah… I was just having a quick meeting with my teammates.”
“I see. Now that I think about it, you’re participating in a scrim this evening, right?”
“Yes. Under the Civil Empire international rules, it will be Almond’s first game.”
“Wow! Are you streaming that too?”
Chiseung hesitated for a moment.
“Ah. I’ll probably need to get permission from the opposing team… but it should work. Most of them are streamers anyway.”
If it were a professional gamer scrim, it would have been absolutely impossible to broadcast.
But the Civil Empire international tournament was fundamentally amateur-based.
So most participants were people streaming while playing this game rather than full-time gamers.
And for their own profit, they’d be fine with broadcasting a scrim.
“They might even request it first from their side.”
“Ah. I see? Then perhaps….”
-King Gul participating too??
The king penguin is drooling ㅋㅋㅋ
Just one bite? lol
“Could I add my spoon in too?”
“Ah.”
Chiseung nodded readily.
“Yes. As long as we get broadcast permission, there shouldn’t be a problem. Actually, since we’re broadcasting anyway, it’s better if more people watch.”
“Awesome!”
King Gul clenched his fist as if he’d caught a big opportunity.
“I’ll do my best. Thank you.”
With this, he had essentially acquired the broadcasting rights(?) for the Civil Empire international tournament scrim.
“Ah. The moment I mention it! We’ve found a match!?”
Then a new opponent was found.
“Let’s see….”
King Gul’s expression brightened upon seeing the opponent.
“Oh? Foreigners this time?”
“Ah. Looks like it.”
They had failed to snipe them directly.
Just because I’m sniping doesn’t mean I get a match every single time.

* * *
About 10 minutes later.
“Yeeeeesss!!!”
Bontovi and I secured a swift victory.
-poor foreigner lol
-archer rush so disgusting lolol
-is this your first time facing kimchi-flavored Almond? lol
-if you don’t know, you deserve to lose ~^^
Without knowing anything, this fast archer rush is exactly what makes opponents crumble so pathetically.
Without sniping, this kind of result was inevitable.
The speed of moving to the next match was incredibly fast.
[Waiting for match…]
Bontovi and I immediately queued again.
“Wow. You’re queuing right away without any break? Seems like someone’s excited…”
King Gul pauses mid-sentence and realizes something.
“Oh wait. Now that I think about it! There’s only one match left!? So that’s why you’re in such a hurry!”
Since this is my second win in the promotion series, one more victory means promotion.
King Gul immediately bids Bontovi farewell in advance.
“It was unpleasant meeting you! Let’s never meet again!”
Why are you like that to Born to Be ㅠㅠ
-so one more win and goodbye to Bontovi
-lol that’s too much lol
“King Gul. Bontovi’s parents are watching the stream today too, apparently.”
“Huh? Oh, I was just joking. I wasn’t talking to Bontovi!”
King Gul’s face turns red in embarrassment.
Tallulah is crazy/insane
-why are you so flustered then lolol
-lol kimchi warrior’s mouth got loose
While they were chattering, the match was found.
[Opponent found!]
[Waehaengjeogeokgeul-gochyeo]
“Oh, this time it’s a Korean player? Waehaengjeogeokgeul-gochyeo…?”
Gulp.
Chiseung swallowed hard.
‘As expected.’
He had successfully sniped us after all.
This means we’re getting sniped twice in a single day. Can Bontovi really handle this?
“Alright. The match between Bontovi and Waehaengjeogeokgeul-gochyeo! Starting now. That ID is quite something, isn’t it?”
“Let’s just call it Waeseonggo for short.”
“Oh, that works great! Waeseonggo versus Bontovi! Bontovi versus Aamond!”
-Bontovi versus Aamond lol
-He never leaves that part out lol
-Aamond… what kind of fight is this even….
“The match begins!”
The match started, and Chiseung’s expression had been rigid from the very beginning.
‘If they’re really going all-in on defense….’
If my opponent commits to a full defense strategy, this wouldn’t even count as practice.
It would just be wasting time. In international tournaments, there are ways to counter enemy strategies, but a full defense is simply absurd.
Second, I’m not even sure if I can win against an opponent going all-in on defense. If my winning streak breaks here, the rank-up bonus drops significantly, and my journey to S+ will slow down considerably.
“Now, both sides are beginning reconnaissance.”
The scouts from both sides started moving against each other.
‘…I can’t tell from this.’
Whether they’re moving to pretend they’re not going all-in on defense, or if they’re genuinely scouting.
There was no way for Chiseung to know right now.
“Well, from what I can see, this looks like a counter-pick. What strategy do you think they’ve prepared against the Fast Almond Rush?”
-It’s basically confirmed to be a counter-pick now lol
-Fast Almond Rush is real lol
-Let’s just call it Almond Pasta
“Hard to say. Counter-pick players have shown such diverse tactics up until now that I wonder if there’s anything left to try. Based on their current movements, I’d say they’re thinking of a simple Age 1 all-in Spearman Rush… something like that.”
If Chiseung’s analysis was correct, Waeseonggo was preparing an Age 1 all-in rush—planning to finish before Almond even arrives.
“I see? They’re already moving up to the Spearman training facility.”
“…But the timing feels a bit off.”
“Huh? Why?”
“It’s a bit….”
Chiseung felt something strange.
‘What is it? Why does it feel a beat slower?’
For an all-in Spearman rush, it felt one step behind. They must have prepared for this. This shouldn’t be happening.
A moment later.
“…!?”
Chiseung’s eyes widened in shock.
‘It is a bit slow, but not by that much, right?’
Looking at the timer, the opponent wasn’t actually that slow.
‘Bontovi is too fast!’
Remarkably, Bontovi’s build-up speed was faster than ever before.
From Chiseung’s perspective, comparing both sides, the opponent only appeared to be one step behind.
Boom!
[Age 2 – Feudal Society]
As expected, Bontovi advances to Age 2, breaking a record-breaking pace.
With this, my Passive Archer build had nearly reached S-rank tier.
“What!? Bontovi!! You’re already at Age 2!? Isn’t this a bit fast? What’s your lap time?”
“Approximately 7 seconds faster than the previous record.”
“Wha—!?”
In fast builds, even shaving off 1-2 seconds could completely shift the game’s momentum.
But he was 7 seconds faster.
And only then did Chiseung realize it.
‘Wait.’
Bontovi doesn’t think.
The moment he starts, he locks his mind onto the Passive Archer build and charges forward.
That’s why he’s fast, and getting faster.
But the opponent?
The opponent was supposedly doing a defense play, but while monitoring two screens, his Spearman rush timing had actually grown slower.
If he’d just done it without overthinking from the start, he probably would’ve been 5 seconds faster.
Pfft…!
I couldn’t suppress my laughter.
“Huh? Kimchi, why are you laughing?”
“Oh, no… it’s nothing.”
Come to think of it, it’s hilarious.
Going that far just to attempt a defense play.
‘Defense plays are pointless against Bontovi anyway.’
Defense plays held no meaning for Bontovi.
Since he only goes Passive Archer.
Even mind games were meaningless.
He doesn’t even know about them!
‘Bontovi… might actually be invincible?’

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