Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 457

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 177
62. Records and Memories (1)
Thump.
I landed hard on my backside and tumbled downward.
[Abyss – 2nd Floor]
Blurred text wavering in the darkness confirmed this was the next level.
It was impossibly dark.
The floor above had been dim enough, but this took it to another level entirely.
There was no sky here whatsoever.
There was no light at all.
Looking upward, only a black, undulating aura of mystery existed.
Pat. Pat.
I got to my feet and brushed the dirt from my clothes.
“Looks like I’ve made it to the next floor.”
I lowered my gaze from the sky and surveyed my surroundings.
It was the same dense, dark jungle forest as before.
Except there were no leaves here.
Only tree trunks existed.
‘The foliage must be hidden behind that black cloud.’
Perhaps the leaves weren’t absent from the start—they simply couldn’t be seen from here.
‘Ah. That’s right.’
A sudden realization flashed through my mind.
Whoosh!
I immediately hurled myself toward the undergrowth and drew my bowstring.
My blue bow vibrated faintly, ready to release an arrow at any moment.
Whiiiing…!
I scanned my surroundings with cautious eyes.
‘They should be somewhere nearby.’
I’d momentarily forgotten—Swift’s party had also crossed into this floor.
They would naturally be hunting for my life.
In the silence, I continued glancing about.
‘?’
What? Why aren’t they here?
-What are you doing?
-Shadow boxing lol
-lmaooo that’s hilarious
Mockery flooded the chat.
I stood there bewildered.
Then a sentence suddenly came to mind.
[Everyone begins as far apart from everyone else as possible]
I lowered my bow with a deflated sigh. That sentence appeared to be the rule for this floor.
‘We’ve been separated to the maximum distance.’
Was this a precaution to prevent everyone from slaughtering each other immediately upon descending to the 2nd Floor?
‘Luna must be far away too.’
Luna was probably scattered to the farthest point as well. Since we’d already agreed to work together, I should search for her.
‘I suppose I should.’
Though I wasn’t entirely sure it was necessary. If I made the wrong choice, I’d just end up dead. And her combat abilities weren’t particularly helpful anyway…
“What should I do now?”
I asked the viewers.
-Hunt until the rules appear
-Level up
-Gotta get stronger first
They said to get stronger first.
True enough. Who knows when another ridiculous rule might pop up.
‘Get stronger…’
Come to think of it, I could enhance my weapon with Runes. But first, there was something I needed to do.
“Ah. I think I should interpret the Runes right now?”
Interpretation.
If I interpreted the Runes and invested them all into weapon enhancement, I’d become quite powerful.
With that thought, I reached into my pocket.
“Huh? There’s something else in here?”
Rustle.
I felt something else in my pocket.
It felt like a long piece of paper.
[Contracted Skill Scroll – Sword Technique of the Vanquisher]
-???
-Oh
-Got it
-What is this
“What is this?”
I checked the description.
[A scroll inscribed with a skill previously contracted with an Avatar. Appears with low probability in the Abyss. Use by tearing the scroll.]
It seemed I could learn the skill by tearing this scroll.
There were no penalties whatsoever.
How did such a valuable item end up in my pocket?
-Wait, you can steal skills?
-Sword Technique of the Vanquisher, nice
-You took it from someone you killed
“Ah. So I looted this.”
Sword Technique of the Vanquisher.
This was the Ninja’s technique.
I killed him and his skill transferred to me.
“So that’s what this game was about?”
I could steal skills by killing my opponent.
That’s probably why Swift was so careful not to expose his skills. The moment someone learns you have a skill, you become a target.
‘Still, there’s no harm in learning it.’
Even if no one ever fires a gun, the difference between having one and not having one is enormous.
I immediately tore open the contracted skill scroll.
Rip.
[You have acquired a contracted skill!]
Along with this notification, a detailed description of the skill appeared.
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[Linked Blade Technique]
An ability to link with a sword and freely manipulate it in midair.
Assuming a single sword, it consumes 5 mana per second.
If there are multiple swords, the consumption increases accordingly.
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As I read, something felt off.
“Ah. But my weapon is a bow…”
Hahahahaha
Haha, that’s right.
That was garbage. ㅠ
The skill itself wasn’t bad.
It just didn’t match my weapon at all.
But there were more notifications.
Ding.
Ding.
Several more explanation windows appeared.
[You have sensed mana for the first time!]
[You can now handle approximately 300 mana!]
I sensed mana for the first time.
It seems I became aware of mana while learning the skill.
But the chat was getting noisy.
-300???
What are you talking about? It was 300 from the start lol
-Was she an intelligence build?
-Mage vibes
I didn’t know how much 300 mana was. But judging by the viewers’ reactions, it seemed like quite a substantial amount.
An explanation for it appeared as well.
Ding!
[Note: The deeper the Abyss, the greater your total mana pool!]
[Note: Absorb a portion of mana when you kill a participant!]
[Note: Leveling up increases your mana pool!]
My level was high, and I’d killed quite a few participants.
‘Gaining mana from killing… it’s just like Reina’s Battlefield.’
I’d seen this mechanic in Reina’s story mode before. It seemed this place operated similarly without much difference.
Anywhere with a Castle worked this way.
“By the way, I’m becoming quite the target now. You all want to steal this skill, don’t you?”
-Sounds legit
-Do NPCs even know about stuff like that?
-True
[Unknown donated 5,000 won.]
[With great power comes great responsibility]
A famous quote recited in a ridiculous voice. But there was a flaw in it.
“I don’t have a sword, so I just got responsibility without any of the perks.”
-Lmaooo
-Responsibility without pleasure lol
The weight of being the head of the household ㅠㅠ
A donation expressing doubt came in next.
[Ribbit donated 1,000 won.]
[But why are you suddenly reading the descriptions?]
-Lol for real
-Knockoff streamer crying
-You’ll understand if you check the mission window~
-Desperately trying not to die lol
Someone pointed out that I’d been reading descriptions ever since the “No Death Clear” mission appeared.
“You told me to read the descriptions.”
I just brushed past it awkwardly.
“Anyway, let me try enhancing first. I’ve become quite vulnerable.”
I pulled out the runes I’d obtained from catching the Wood Slasher earlier.
[Rune of Duplication – Lika]
[Rune of Explosion – Ahemors]
One with a long name and one with a short name.
Now that everyone was far away, this was my chance to decipher them.
“Let me start with the easier one…”
Boom!
[Bibivik donated a whopping 100,000 won!]
I’m really enjoying the broadcast haha. By the way, the explosion rune looks pretty good.
“…I can’t refuse. As they say, the longer stick gets hit first, so I’ll go with the longer name. Thanks for the donation, Bibivik.”
-Lol what’s this curve shot
-Perfect curve shot lol
-The master of curved shots strikes again
I naturally drew out the explosion rune, Ahemos.
‘Let me see…’
First, the alphabet of Ahemos is ‘A-H-E-M-O-R-S’.
Thank goodness the alphabet notation was written out. If I’d had to spell out such an ambiguous sound, I would’ve struggled quite a bit with the interpretation.
I began substituting the rune characters one by one.
“S, R, E—these were already there from the start…”
Since I’d already deciphered the rune characters of WINFERESTIN, I already knew the rune form of S.
“I’ve found the corresponding ones.”
I matched each remaining rune character one-to-one and found all instances where the other alphabets had been converted to rune characters.
Now I just needed to search my body for anything I could decipher with these characters.
“Phew. This is going to take a while.”
How much time had passed?
I’d managed to find about this much from the sentences on my body.
[M■ST FIN■ ■■NA]
[MEMORIES ■EE■ FA■IN■]
[■I■■ SWIFT]
.
.
.
There’s still a lot missing, but what I’ve filled in is quite substantial.
What stands out most is the name Swift.
‘Now that I think about it, there’s something before Swift too. A first and last name?’
Swift is typically used as a surname in North America. The word before it is probably the first name.
If I search a bit more, I might be able to uncover the first name as well.
‘I’ve completely deciphered one word.’
The greatest discovery here is definitely Memories.
Based on this word, it would be good to uncover some new facts.
‘Can I deduce from this.’
I tried to fill in the remaining letters with the facts I currently knew.
‘Memories…’
MEMORIES ■EE■ FA■IN■
This sentence is nearly complete.
Besides, there doesn’t seem to be room for proper nouns.
I should be able to solve it.
‘What could come after Memories with ee?’
There aren’t many words with ee that could follow a noun.
Actually, it might be fixed.
‘Keep!’
This must be it.
Memories Keep FA■IN■
The second word was complete.
It meant memories continue to… something.
Now I had to figure out what that something was.
What happens to memories?
Memories. Memories, huh.
Considering how the entire Ril worldview is interconnected.
I could recall many things if I remembered them.
‘Fall?’
Falling
If there had been two of the same ‘l’, I would have figured it out long ago.
The letter count doesn’t match either. This wasn’t the answer.
What did it even mean for memories to fall in the first place?
‘Huh?’
Right. Memories.
Something suddenly flashed through my mind.
‘Memories…’
I carefully filled in the blank.
‘…disappear.’
Fading
Whoosh.
The sentence completed.
Memories Keep Fading
(Memories keep disappearing)
Both the letter count and meaning matched perfectly.
-Creepy
-What’s Hodu Mahaspin doing!
-Who is this guy!
-Report Hodu’s game
-Definitely report-worthy lol
The chat scrolled rapidly at the sight of my rare intellectual gameplay.
-Lmao
-So he just prefers solving things with his body!?
-Hodu stop the shady advertising!
I was about to respond with a satisfied smirk when suddenly—
Thump…!
“!?”
My heart lurched at the sudden sound, and the letters began to glow.
[Accessing memories.]
My vision burns white, consumed by encroaching darkness.

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[Beginner’s Tip: Memory is interpretation, not information. That’s why you might constantly feel your teammates are the reason you lose!]

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