Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 427

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 147
52. Weighty Responsibility (1)
Five minutes earlier.
Hainz, the supreme commander of England, believed he had already seized victory.
“We’ve already won in most of the combat zones. If we take this one, the only gold mines left for them are here. And here.”
Ping. Ping.
Pings marked the lands he was surveying from above.
He was transmitting the situation to his commanders via voice.
“Once we control these two gold mines, they won’t have the resources to advance to the Third Age. Then it’s over.”
Though he was English, he understood precisely how to dismantle the Joseon civilization.
All he needed to do was prevent them from reaching the Third Age.
In this game, the moment an age changed was like a crustacean’s molt.
Even if they became far stronger afterward, the moment of molting was their most vulnerable.
When their new shell hadn’t yet hardened into place.
That moment was now.
Right after Joseon had ascended to the Second Age.
Now that they had just molted and exposed their tender flesh, Hainz would carve them down in a single stroke.
“Adelwald, you take here. Jaderill, you take here. Tighten the gold mines with shield wall formations and draw out their response.”
Two commanders of England advanced toward Joseon’s last remaining hope.
The two gold mines currently marked with pings.
Among them was the renowned longbowman Jaderill, and by fate or whatever, he was headed toward the region that Almond defended.
With shield wall tactics, the Joseon Archers would be helpless.
Without the aid of melee units, they couldn’t break through the shield wall.
“Make sure they produce more spears.”
They would have to produce spears.

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“The shield wall is crumbling! It’s collapsing~~~!!”
King Gul shouted with veins bulging in his neck.
“The shield wall breaking at this timing! This is absolutely massive!!!”
England’s shield wall tactic had always been a complete counter to Joseon and was frequently employed. In other words, from Joseon’s perspective, it was a thorn in their side. The fact that they’re breaking it now with only Archer forces is highly significant.
“And they broke it with only Archers? Please explain how devastating this really is!”
King Gul hadn’t yet mastered the strategic warfare of the Civil Empire, so explaining it verbally was difficult for him. So he defers to Chiseung.
“It’s not just that they broke the shield wall! The encouraging part is that they broke it with only Archer forces!”
Chiseung understood this theory perfectly.
Of course he did. Wasn’t this his specialty as a Sync Tank?
“First, you need to understand that England doesn’t use the shield wall to prevent breaches and reach the end!”
-???
-What?
-An unexpected hidden agenda….
He reveals to the viewers the true purpose behind the shield wall tactic.
On the surface, the shield wall tactic appears to be for driving back enemies or seizing enemy territory.
But that’s not how it was actually used.
At least not when fighting Joseon.
“Then what is it!?”
“It’s to make Joseon’s resource flow inefficient!”
“Wait! How exactly does that work!?”
“It forces Joseon to produce melee weapons in the second age. If they have enough melee weapons, the shield wall becomes very easy to break.”
“Ah…! But if Joseon produces those in the second age…!”
“Yes! It becomes extremely inefficient!”
-Wow
-So it forces a specific strategy…
-That’s brilliant;
“From Joseon’s perspective, they don’t want to supply melee weapons except to the Commander! It’s inefficient, and the best approach is to survive the second age with only Joseon’s short bows and the Concentration faction!”
The Civil Empire and various other strategy games work the same way.
Multiple layers of psychological warfare are layered into a single tactic.
On the surface, it looks like they want to defend their territory with the shield wall… but in reality, they’re inducing the enemy to waste their resources.
“What if they don’t produce melee weapons and cavalry!?”
“Then the shield wall can’t be broken, so England takes all the resources from almost every territory!”
“Ah, so in the end they’re forced to produce melee units against their will?”
“They need to find the optimal production amount. If they produce too many, England will advance to the second age and overwhelm them with a massive flood of longbowmen from their explosive resources!”
-Wow
-So what are they supposed to do lol
Tears blur my vision… the bloody struggle of our ancestors ㅠㅠ
-Wow the historical accuracy of Joseon’s combat power is insane lolololol
-Which game company is this.
The viewers voiced their complaints about matchups that felt unfairly skewed.
But there’s nothing we can do about it. The game is already made, and it’s true that our ancestors didn’t dominate the world in the past.
Finding a way to overcome these conditions is what we must do.
“Then Joseon’s best strategy would be to secure as many resources as possible and advance to the third era with composite bows and cannons.”
“Exactly. Minimize losses in the first and second eras, then wage guerrilla warfare with powerful ranged weapons like third-era composite bows and fire lance cannons—that’s how Joseon can become formidable.”
“Wow! But anyway, the side where Almond is right now broke through the shield wall with just Archers!?”
In one section of Joseon’s territory, they had at least executed that strategy.
Breaking through the shield wall with only Archers meant exactly that.
-Oh, that’s right
-Ah, so that’s why
That’s an insane buildup.
-Ah~
-You guys~ We should thank Almond~
Now the viewers could understand just how encouraging it was that Almond and Coffee had broken down the shield wall.
“Wars are won with money, right? This play just saved us hundreds of gold.”
The supreme commander didn’t need to strain resources producing melee units like spearmen and swordsmen just to break through this shield wall.
In other words, they could maintain efficiency in resource allocation.
But then, a new situation unfolded.
“Ah! But England! They’re no joke! They kill Coffee! And with no command structure, they charge recklessly!”
Joseon had avoided losses for now. But that alone couldn’t stop England’s offensive.
England’s barbarian warriors roared even more fiercely and charged forward.
[Chaaaaaarge!!]
[The fortress is within sight!]
Whoosh!
Spears thrown by several warriors pierced through the bodies of Joseon Archers.
Thunk!
Squelch!
“Wow… They’re insane! Really terrifying! Anglo-Saxons! Truly a nation of plunderers!!!”
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol)
That’s not too much lol
The nation of plunderers lol
“The British Museum is already packed! But they still come to plunder!”
“Even if we built another one, they couldn’t resist plundering!”
No chill lol
-Saxons drooling
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
It looks like there’s a lot of kimchi piled up too lol
“If we get careless thinking the shield wall is broken! Our Joseon short bows might end up on display in the British Museum! We need to be careful!”
“That’s right! For England, all that matters is taking control of that gold mine!?”
Joseon had avoided the situation of needing to mass-produce spears. But that didn’t mean they could ignore defending this gold mine.
Even blocking it would be a losing proposition, so I was at least spared that unfair situation. But I still had to block this charge.
In the end, how well I could stop this current assault was the key.
Whoosh!
Whoooosh!
The Joseon Archers fired arrows relentlessly.
The England warriors ran forward, desperately blocking with their shields.
Thud!
Smack!
“Our archers’ accuracy is incredible, but…!”
“Ahhhhh! The shield! That bastard’s shield!!!”
“At this rate, we’re going to get pierced through!?”
“We’re repositioning our archers! We need to change fast… huh?”
The moment I felt there was no angle to attack from the front.
“What is that!? Almond!?”
King Gul pointed at something.
“Almond! Almond’s set up for a free shot!”
Almond had already hidden himself at an angle the enemies completely failed to anticipate.
“And… he’s using the Concentration Faction right now!?”
Moreover, he had awakened to Joseon’s ‘Concentration’ Faction.
‘This is….’
I paused for a moment, watching the white aura bloom in my hands.
This was definitely some kind of skill.
Seeing the light grow stronger and stronger, it became more powerful the more I gathered it.
Keeeeeing──!
After about three seconds, it blazed white brilliantly, emitting a sharp sound as if announcing its maximum charge.
‘Good.’
I instinctively felt this was the moment to shoot.
I aimed at the farthest enemy possible.
Then I slowed my breathing to a stop and released the trembling tension freely.
A release so smooth the bowstring itself seemed unaware it had been let go.
──Booooom!!
The white arrow of light flew with a much louder sonic crack than before, tracing an almost straight trajectory with only the faintest arc.
Crash!
With a violent impact, it blew off a soldier’s head entirely.
“It, it exploded ahhhhh!!!”
“…!?”
The arrow didn’t simply pierce—it literally blew the head clean off.
King Gul roared so loudly I thought his voice would burst.
“Critical hit combined with Concentration Faction! The damage! Booooom! An arrow that pierces through!”
-Critical combined with Concentration Faction damage explosion lol
-Almond concentrating lol
-Throat’s wide open~
-and lolololol voice lolololol
Pshhht…!
Red blood erupted in all directions, raining down like a downpour.
The charging Enemies glanced around in confusion. They hadn’t stopped their assault, but naturally they were startled when their Colleague’s head exploded beside them.
“The Enemies are panicking now and looking for Almond!”
“But it’s hard to find him! With such a long range and a deep curve on the arrow, it’s difficult to pinpoint his location!”
When Almond shot from hiding, he fundamentally applied a strong curve to his shots, so it wasn’t easy to determine his position just by looking around.
And while they were glancing about─
The England Soldiers became riddled with arrows from the Joseon Archers and collapsed.
──Thwack-thwack-thwack!
“You damn plunderers! If you glance around with Joseon’s Bow right in front of you, you die aaaaah!”
“That’s right! Our Archers have the world’s best accuracy~! But if you don’t block with a shield, you’re dead!”
-Did they shoot themselves?
hahaha lol
I’m going crazy lolol
-It’s a national match so the old guys are going crazy
-Kill them aaaaah!!
It all happened in an instant.
The England Soldiers had no choice but to focus forward again.
‘Good. I wasn’t detected.’
Almond nocked another arrow on the bowstring.
Let me wait a moment.
Kiiing…
A faint white light began to emerge.
‘I’m getting the feel for it.’
I don’t need to charge for the full 3 seconds.
There’s no need to kill the Soldiers dramatically.
‘The draw weight is increasing.’
Almond, accustomed to actual bows, immediately understood this as the sensation of increasing draw weight. It was an accurate understanding. Increased range and increased destructive power ultimately boiled down to one phenomenon: increased draw weight.
Once I calculated that applying only an appropriate level of draw weight increase would be far more efficient.
Pang!
After about 1.2 seconds of ‘concentration,’ I release the bowstring.
Shiiiiik!
The arrow hisses like a snake, curves through the air, and pierces through a Soldier’s nape.
Phuack!
“Again! Another hit!? This time he didn’t charge for the full 3 seconds!”
“You don’t need to do a full 3-second charge! True skill is charging only exactly what you need at any given moment!”
“Yes! That’s right! Just like Almond is doing now!”
Thud…!
The Soldier who had been running collapsed instantly, tumbling forward across the ground.
Unlike before, he didn’t burst apart with a spectacular explosion.
A perfect shot, but I tilt my head in confusion.
‘Just a bit faster.’
1.2 seconds was too long.
Would 0.7 seconds be sufficient? It’s better to use only enough concentration for the arrow to curve adequately and intercept the enemy.
Twang!
This time, the arrow shoots out even faster.
My prediction was correct.
‘This alone is enough?’
Even with the vague ‘concentration’ of 0.7 seconds, the draw strength increased. Range and destructive power both grew. It was more powerful than a standard short bow and traveled farther. That would suffice.
──Thwack!
Again, the arrow curves appropriately and pierces through.
“Another one falls! The Concentration Faction’s speed control is completely free-form!”
“Th-this is easier said than done! He’s deciding the aiming time for his bow entirely on his own! This is impossible!?”
“Exactly! Normally, aiming takes time that could be faster or slower depending on the situation! But he’s controlling all of it! Almond keeps shooting!”
Twang!
Snap!
As I continue shooting, I conclude that 0.5 seconds is optimal.
With a terrifyingly mechanical 0.5-second interval, I begin eliminating the England Soldiers in rapid succession.
Whoosh…!
Someone begins rushing toward me.
[Jaderill]
He was Jaderill, the Commander of England.
Twang!
I shoot an arrow at him without the slightest hesitation.
Clang!
He blocks it instantly with his shield.
‘What kind of opponent is this.’
The aura of a master radiates from him.

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