Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 462

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 182
64. The Final Floor (1)
[The Archaeologist’s Memory]
White. Blue. Red.
I couldn’t discern which color it was.
A brilliant cascade of intense light.
The light of this Sanctum is always beautiful, but I doubt I’ll ever feel the same awe as when I first witnessed it.
The only thing I’m grateful for regarding my fading memory is this: I’ve seen this light as if for the first time countless times.
This infinite cycle of repetition.
It won’t be broken easily.
I continue to inscribe the knowledge I’ve gained from this Abyss upon my body.
Yet I remain perpetually astonished by my first impression of the Sanctum.
The fortunate thing is that thanks to my records, I always manage to reach the Sanctum.
Party members who failed to reach the Sanctum never appeared in the next cycle.
This too is information I obtained through my records.
But I don’t know when I might fall behind in this repeating journey. I don’t know what accident might occur.
So I must escape this infinite loop quickly.
However, once an orbit is created, it cannot be broken by ordinary force.
I needed great power.
I needed the help of someone other than myself.
I revise my plan from the beginning.
I strip away all unnecessary records from my body and decide to mark everything as clearly and simply as possible.
I’m resetting myself with my own hands.
Currently, I exist through records rather than memory.
If I erase these records, it’s as if I’m erasing part of myself. But I couldn’t hesitate.
I became certain that I couldn’t escape the orbit this way.
Look at the number of times already inscribed upon my body.
Eight times.
That’s only the recorded instances.
No one knows how many times I repeated before I realized this repetition.
Perhaps in some cycles I couldn’t even record.
I had the leisure to wait before the Sanctum, and the number inscribed in the cycle where I properly interpreted my records is eight.
There could be dozens more in between.
This has no end.
I erased all my records and began writing anew from the start.
Based on the anomalies I discovered here, I transmit to myself what I believe to be the optimal route.
It must be very simple.
Find a red house
First, find the house with the red roof.
There are multiple records indicating that a Rune box was discovered in the house with the red roof.
You will see the boxes
Rune boxes obtainable before even entering the ‘Leaf’ layer are rare.
This is a variable only I can perceive.
If I acquire weapons and Runes here before entering, I would certainly gain an advantage.
But I will not choose that path.
Drink potion till fade out
I choose the Potion instead.
And I drink the Potion until I lose consciousness.
This is information from my professor’s research materials, the one who took me in before I entered the Abyss.
A substance in the Potion called Blue Hole forcibly opens the celestial gate.
Since the Potion from the Rune box is ‘genuine’—directly blessed by the Sanctum’s power—its effects will be far more rapid.
If I drink the Potion until unconsciousness, though not through formal means, I can become a Contractor.
Or more precisely, I can manifest a Contractor’s power.
This is the fastest and most dangerous method.
If an Avatar enters through this method, memory loss occurs.
Complete control of my body transfers to the Avatar.
I don’t even know which Avatar will enter.
If some worthless thug enters, there’s no telling what will happen.
Still, I choose this path.
Remaining as I am is the same as being dead.
I had to do something.
Here, I decide to carve a separate message for the Avatar to find.
Avatars instinctively desire to seek the Sanctum. Once they find it, they will attempt to escape this place.
Using that instinct, I need only provide minimal guidance.
Compiling all my records into the simplest sentence possible to convey, I can place the key to this Abyss in their hands.
-End-

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The Archaeologist had inscribed records on his body—kill Swift, find Luna, and more. The memory playback ended there.
-Wow
-This was all designed
-So that’s why there were so many potion bottles at the start
-That’s what the rune box was
I can’t translate this. The line consists only of repeated Korean consonants (ㄷ) without vowels, which doesn’t form meaningful words or text in Korean.
-So Swift really is a villain confirmed???
I felt like I was getting close to understanding the full truth of the Abyss.
Since I’d deciphered all the tattoos on my body, a two-star clear was already guaranteed, which meant roughly eighty percent of the story was solved.
“I’ve found all the memories now. Let me go take care of Swift.”
Oh finally lol
-Let’s go
Is Drift finally dying?ㅋㅋ
“Ah. Before that, let me enhance my bow a bit.”
I pulled out all the runes and poured them into bow enhancement.
Whoooosh!
The runes vanished one by one, emitting brilliant light.
These were runes I’d struggled to gather, so I felt a brief pang of regret.
But only briefly.
‘Oh.’
[Bow of Liberation ★★★★★]
In an instant, the Bow of Liberation had become a five-star weapon.
Additional abilities were packed onto it generously.
[Weak Point Detection: Identifies the target’s vital points.]
[Fireworks: When striking a vital point, the arrow explodes violently. The explosion causes 0.2 seconds of stun.]
[Boing Boing: Every second shot fires two arrows.]
[Three Strikes Victory: Every third hit greatly increases movement speed and attack speed. Duration 10 seconds. Stacks.]
I’d thought it was Reina’s bow, but the abilities were slightly different.
It seemed the abilities varied depending on which runes I obtained and used for enhancement.
-Kyaa
-This is definitely made from Reina wood
Kongkong is so funny lol
-This is so good??
“Now I’m really going to kill him.”
I stood up and walked toward the tent where Swift was sleeping.
With a weapon of this caliber, I could assassinate Swift in an instant.
Thinking that, I entered the tent where Swift slept.
‘There he is.’
Swift was sleeping soundly, oblivious to the world.
As if she truly trusted me.
‘That’s strange.’
I found it strange.
‘If that inscription is there, she shouldn’t be able to trust me.’
Come to think of it, with that inscription present, this archaeologist’s body must have tried to kill Swift countless times.
If Swift possessed memories like Luna did, she couldn’t possibly trust me with her back.
It had to be one of two things.
1. Swift has no memories.
2. This is a trap.
“Ah.”
I realized it in an instant.
The answer was number two.
Crackle.
The sleeping Swift crackles.
It wasn’t a flicker. It writhed like static noise before vanishing.
It was an illusion.
A fake.
Then where was the real one?
“Hey. Did I ever tell you that Runes were useless?”
Swift’s voice echoes from somewhere.
Whoosh!
I scan my surroundings in an instant.
Yet no figure appeared.
“That was a lie, you bastard.”
Damn it.
A concealment Rune.
Whoosh!
A Rune is hurled through the air.
Familiar characters glow a vivid crimson.
[Rune of Explosion – Ahemos]
Rumble──
It’s about to detonate.
‘There.’
In the midst of it all, I unleash a barrage of arrows toward where the Rune came from.
And then, it explodes.
──KABOOM!!!
My vision flares white-hot.
Eeeeeee….
A sharp ringing fills my ears as tinnitus sets in.
Did I just die?
[Danger! Remaining Health 10%]
No.
I’m alive.
But I might as well be dead.
[Status Abnormality: Stunned]
[Status Abnormality: Exhaustion]
[Status Abnormality: Blindness]
My entire body was covered in crowd control effects.
So this is how powerful the Rune of Explosion truly is.
Well, if I’d used it as enhancement material, I could’ve milked it for a lifetime—instead I detonated everything at once.
This level of power is probably only natural.
‘If Swift comes now and lands even a scratch, it’s all over.’
I sensed death approaching.
With crowd control effects active right now, if Swift arrived and grazed me even slightly, my 10% health would vanish in the blink of an eye.
‘Ah.’
[Nodes 3-Star Clear]
[200,000 Won]
The mission text flickered at the edge of my vision.
I wanted to clear this without dying, just out of spite.
But…
[Time Passes]
Time slips away.

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-??
-What?
-It’s the same as before?
-???
You said time would pass.
‘It’s all the same….’
I’m still in the exact same spot as before.
My injuries remained unchanged as well.
Swift hasn’t arrived either.
But now that the crowd control effect has worn off, I can finally move my body again.
“What the hell.”
I remained tense as I scanned my surroundings, but Swift was nowhere to be seen.
“Did I actually survive?”
-Almond came back to life like a dog lmao
-Why did he live
-lol wtf
“Just to be safe, I’ll move carefully.”
I moved slowly without letting my guard down for a moment.
Having already fallen for a trap once, I couldn’t help but be cautious.
I slowly moved while keeping watch in all directions, pressing my back against the tree trunk.
“….”
A moment later.
“!”
Whoosh!
Sensing something, I fired an arrow toward a certain direction.
“Ahhhhh!”
“?”
A voice completely different from Swift’s echoed out.
“Luna?”
“Why are you shooting all of a sudden!”
A blue arrow was lodged in Luna’s arm.
It seemed she had barely managed to block what could have been a headshot.
Still, the pain of an arrow piercing her arm must have been unbearable.
“Huh? Why do you look so terrible?”
Seeing that my condition was far worse than hers, Luna rushed over in shock.
‘Is there a transformation rune or something?’
I still couldn’t shake my suspicions.
Swift could be disguised as Luna and trying to kill me.
However, the viewers were more skeptical of my survival than suspicious of Luna.
-How did you even survive?
-What’s the development here?
I can’t believe I’m buying this again lol
-Seriously
Why were they all reacting like that?
The answer came from the donations.
[InfoMan donated 3,000 won.]
Out of nowhere, 99% of first-time users flip out when Swift suddenly tries to kill you in that section lol
[ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won.]
[Looks like pinpointing Swift’s location and shooting worked out—he got injured and ran away]
The donations continued with explanations.
-Thanks InfoMan!
Haha, that’s funny.
-Ah…
-Wait, he survived before the Rune exploded?
“Almond. What is this mess?! I don’t even have any Potions…”
Almond pushed himself up from where he’d been lying and explained everything that had happened.
“Swift did this to me.”
“Swift? Then where is Swift?”
“He ran away. He must have taken serious injuries.”
-???: I’m in this state, so what about that bastard?
-I can do this allday!
I drifted, what’s wrong with that, Luna? lol
“Injured? I see. Tch. What a waste. I should have killed him.”
Luna genuinely regretted it.
As expected, Lu Zhonghyuk lol
That’s so creepy/weird.
-lol that’s crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
At this point, Almond became curious.
Why would Luna want Swift dead?
“Why should Swift be dead?”
“I find him suspicious. It seems like he’s aware of the regression too.”
Regression?
Now that I think about it, Luna still believes this is a regression.
In reality, it’s just memories that are disappearing.
“Ah, Luna. But this isn’t actually a regression…”
“Huh? Wait!”
Luna suddenly pointed at empty space.
“Oh no. Someone else died. Now there’s only one left!”
“What?”
“The entrance, I’m talking about the entrance! Didn’t you see the rules?!”
“Rules?”
“Could it be….”
Luna spun around in shock to look at me.
“You didn’t see them because you were unconscious? The new rules that came out?”
Great.
It seemed new rules had been announced while I was out.
“What rules?”
“The rule that everyone advances to the next floor the moment only 10 people remain!”
Whoooosh…!
At that moment, a pink aura enveloped us both as if on cue.
“Wh…?!”
Luna looked flustered.
Advancing to the next floor should be a good thing. So why was she panicking like that?
“You, what are you going to do! If you go in that state──”
Ah. Now that I thought about it, that was right.
[Health: 10%]
I was in a dire condition.
However, the Abyss would not wait for me to be ready.
Flash!
Luna and I were instantly transported to the final floor.
Within the pitch-black darkness.
This message appeared.
[You have taken one step closer to the final floor(★).]
The final floor.
This place was utterly different from the Abyss I had known until now.

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[Beginner’s Tip: No one can predict what will happen in places where the light of the Sanctum shines directly.]

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