Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 475

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 195
67. The Cautious Hunter (3)
“So. This is DPS, right? Not total damage?”
A confirmation comes back from the production crew.
“The per-second damage right now is higher than the total damage from before!? What is this!? 500 damage per second!! We got 500!?”
The total damage from the first attempt was 450.
This time, the per-second damage came out to 500.
-Oh shit
-Huh??
-Why is it higher than the total damage from before?
-That’s insane lol
500 damage per second.
Considering the average health of level 1 dealers at 670, this is absurd damage.
Naturally, the chat exploded.
“lol they’re only level 1”
-Wow this is crazy as hell
-This doesn’t make sense
-Ah, he created another broken incarnation
500 damage per second lolololol
-In the end, Pollis created a monster.
The bewildered host turned to King Gul with a question.
“Wait. At first, even when you hit everything, it was only 450 damage, right? So why is it 500 per second now?”
King Gul already knew the answer.
He responded as if he’d been waiting for this.
“Ah! I was just about to explain! I think this is because of the Wind Arrow!”
“Wind Arrow…?”
Ice, fire, wind.
Sori uses these three elements.
Fire arrows deal area damage.
Ice arrows freeze in an area.
So what about wind arrows?
“This wind arrow only deals damage to the single target it hits directly. And that damage is based on the opponent’s health percentage.”
Single-target health percentage damage.
That’s not all.
“By the way, this wind arrow also has the least noise and the fastest speed.”
“That’s basically an assassination skill!?”
A technique that silently deals damage based on the opponent’s health percentage.
This is a skill that would suit an assassin.
In other words, this incarnation can temporarily become an assassin depending on the situation.
“Ah. I see. So that’s why more damage went in and the arrows were faster, so it all landed in one second?”
“Yes. Well… just because arrows fly fast doesn’t mean you can fire four of them in under a second, right? Is this intentional?! Folks from Polis?!”
The host chuckles and glances at the people beyond the camera. He’s looking at the staff from Polis, Ril’s production company.
“Folks from Polis. You’re holding back your laughter, aren’t you?”
Hahahaha
-???: Huh? That’s not it…
-Polis employees are actually here lol
Then, a sign rises from the production crew’s direction.
[Please explain the skill more!]
King Gul nods.
The host begins to speak.
“By the way, could you explain more about the elemental arrows? They seem really important?!”
“Yes. It’s Sori’s core skill. Just remember the 3-3 rule. You can use it after hitting an enemy with 3 normal arrows, and you can use 3 different elements.”
“Ah, I see. Do all 3 arrows have to hit the player?”
“No! You just need to hit any enemy—minions work too.”
“Ah. The conditions are pretty generous then?”
“Right. Compared to Reina, who builds combos by hitting randomly generated targets, Sori’s conditions are quite lenient.”
-Why are we suddenly bashing Reina lol
-Oh…
-My bad
-Reina is pretty difficult though
-Reina has explosive damage though
Maybe it’s because Almond is a guest?
The chat heats up at the mention of Reina.
“So the recommended playstyle is… hit minions 3 times since they’re relatively easy to hit! Then fire the 4th arrow—the elemental arrow—at enemies approaching your allied minions! And…”
“And?”
“When your quiver runs out of arrows, your movement speed increases significantly. You can use that to hit and run.”
“Ah, there’s a movement speed boost too? Since you can’t attack during that time, you’d need something like that. Firing 4 arrows then escaping with the speed boost. That’s probably Sori’s basic laning trade pattern. What other skills are there?”
“Ah. There’s an interesting mobility skill.”
“An ADC with a mobility skill~ so not a slow walker.”
“Right. Sori is actually faster than you’d think. She works just fine as a jungler too.”
King Gul asked Almond to demonstrate the mobility skill once.
Almond nodded and checked the skill menu.
‘Is it this one?’
[Rope Dash]
[Move to a desired location, and your next arrow becomes an elemental arrow. Cooldown resets upon participating in an enemy elimination. Cooldown: 12 seconds]
It was a skill with straightforward naming, so he understood it immediately.
Almond performed the action described in the explanation.
Like a spider-man from the movies, he made hand gestures.
Then suddenly, a long rope shot from his hand.
Whoooosh!
Thwack!
The arrow lodged itself into the wall.
‘If I bend my hand again here….’
Let me try the next action. As the rope pulled taut, my body was dragged along.
Whoosh!
Thud.
In an instant, I collided with the wall and came to rest.
-Ooooh
-That’s some scam-level skill
-Can’t cross walls though
-Can’t get over the wall?
When explaining movement abilities in Ril, one thing that can never be overlooked is whether you can cross walls or not.
‘Hmm.’
No matter how I looked at it, this movement ability wasn’t capable of crossing walls. It worked by hooking onto a wall and moving along it.
“Now, Almond used it on a wall, but actually you can use it on Minions or Players too. Allies and enemies alike.”
“Oh. That’s pretty good then?”
“Yes. It is. The movement ability is good, right? And after using the movement ability, the next arrow becomes an elemental arrow.”
“What?”
“Almond, check your quiver right now!”
I pulled out an arrow from my quiver.
‘It’s an elemental arrow.’
It really was. It had changed into an elemental arrow.
By slowly rotating my wrist holding the arrow’s fletching, three images—water, fire, and wind—spun around and could be selected.
Twang!
From my current position, I fired a wind arrow at the practice dummy once more.
Boom!
It hit precisely as expected.
King Gul added an explanation.
“See? That’s exactly how it works. In real fights during team battles, get a kill or assist. Reset the rope and chase down another enemy. Then shoot an elemental arrow and get another kill. Use the rope again and chase the next one. Boom! Bang! Kill!”
“Suddenly?”
“That’s what happens when things go well.”
“But isn’t this too similar to the Rope Assassin?”
“Ah. It’s not as good as that one. That’s their bread and butter.”
“Right. Can’t cross walls. The range isn’t that long either… I understand. Haha.”
-But the Divine Form is kinda rootless lol
-It’s all a mix anyway
-The rope activation time is a bit long…
-Unless you reset with kills, it doesn’t seem great
The viewers’ reactions to the rope were all lukewarm.
In fact, the previous skills wouldn’t have felt that good either if it weren’t for my rapid-fire shooting speed.
-This is just garbage lol
-Might as well use Rope Assassin instead
-Should probably check the damage first?
“Now, now. Everyone, let’s hold off on judgment.”
King Gul spoke in a soothing tone to the viewers.
‘Ah… this really needs to sell well.’
Since Incarnations sell well and bring in money, the first released Incarnation had to appeal to customers no matter what.
What’s the greatest appeal of an Incarnation?
Good performance.
But the reaction so far has been lukewarm.
“Now. Let me show you the Incarnation Technique.”
So he desperately moved on to explaining the Incarnation Technique.
“The Incarnation Technique is indeed related to elements…”
-Nah. Not buying. Not buying.
-Mister! You can’t sell stuff here!
Hahaha, you’re trying so hard haha
These annoying viewers only had perfect perception when it came to things like this.
“Hey Almond! Please use the Incarnation Technique for us!”
King Gul passed the baton to me.
* * *
At King Gul’s request to use the Incarnation Technique, I nodded and then
raised the level to 6 using the practice mode function.
I’d practiced with Rubisword so many times before that the controls were quite familiar.
“The Incarnation Technique…”
I glanced at the description written on the Incarnation Technique, but…
“Wow. Why is this so long?”
It wasn’t just a few lines—it was several paragraphs worth of explanation, so I gave up.
“Basically, the Incarnation Technique is divided into three elements, and it’s affected by the element I just used. So right now it would be the Wind Incarnation Technique.”
I made a scratching motion with my fingers against my other palm and activated the Incarnation Technique.
Boom──
〔Shall I realize the contract sealed in blood?〕
A crimson aura flowed up my body, and the Wind Incarnation Technique was realized.
Whoosh.
My body became transparent.
King Gul added an explanation.
“Ah! The Wind Incarnation Technique! Your body becomes transparent through Wind’s Mirage! And even if you attack, the stealth doesn’t break!”
-??
-The stealth doesn’t break even if you attack?
-Wow that’s insane
While in stealth, I hit the training dummy.
My stealth genuinely hadn’t worn off.
The stealth duration was 7 seconds.
It was long if you considered it long, and short if you considered it short.
-What’s the point of the duration
-Attack speed is slow too, 7 seconds lol
-It’s awkward
-But it’s good for escaping
-Seems good for countering ganks
After that, I demonstrated the Frost Ascension Skill and the Flame Ascension Skill in succession.
The Frost Ascension Skill created a massive ice wall at the location where the arrow landed, blocking enemies’ movement—a utility skill rather than an offensive or defensive technique.
“Oh. This feels really good from an ADC perspective, doesn’t it? You can block them off and deal damage?”
“Ah… yes. But since there’s no damage… I’m not sure how it’ll work out.”
The core of an ADC is really damage.
But both Ascension Skills I’d just shown had no damage component.
“Ah, right? But the Flame Ascension Skill is different.”
The Flame Ascension Skill was definitely an offensive technique.
As I fired an arrow while activating the Flame Ascension Skill.
Boom!
A crimson pillar of flame rose up along the arrow’s trajectory.
Any enemies touching or passing through this area had no choice but to take massive flame damage.
-Wow
-But if you use up your skill point on this, you can’t use the other skills
-This looks crazy strong
-Ah, it’s awkward
-This one doesn’t have crowd control either lol
The viewers’ reactions were lukewarm.
King Gul began warming up for the actual match.
“Alright. Alright, everyone! What’s the point of talking big in practice mode!?”
“Exactly! Real matches are what matter!”
The host nodded in agreement.
“We can judge after seeing real gameplay. Everyone! So, King Gul? Should we do a regular match?”
“What?! No way. That wouldn’t be fun~ What tier is the account provided by this production company currently at?”
In Avatar of Ril, I played on a special account provided by Polis.
It was convenient for the broadcast in many ways.
But there was a problem.
“Ah… it’s actually higher than your tier, Almond. It’s Master tier!”
The special account’s rank tier was higher than mine.
Master.
Just two ranks below the highest tier, Challenger.
Realistically, it’s almost impossible for ordinary players to achieve, and it’s mostly occupied by aspiring pros and skilled streamers.
“Ah, yes. You’re right that it’s Master tier. I suppose this program tends to feature many professional players?”
“By the way, what was your original tier, Almond?”
Almond in the game pauses for a moment.
It seemed to be an unexpected question.
“Ah… that’s….”
What was it again?
I couldn’t remember.
It had been far too long since I’d played ranked matches on Ril.
“I can’t remember. I think I hit Diamond at some point.”
-???Can’t remember lol
-Lmao
-Does this even work lol
-Haha
“We checked and found you’re Diamond 4 tier! The lowest rank in Diamond!?”
“Almond! Should we just play a casual match instead!?”
A casual match is a game played lightly without any rank on the line.
The game itself is no different, but since the players’ mindsets are completely different, it unfolds in an entirely different manner, making it actually difficult to properly assess the Divine Avatar’s performance.
More than anything, coming all the way out here and showing off in a casual match would be a blow to my pride.
“Let’s go ranked.”
I naturally chose ranked.
“Master tier with a Divine Avatar you’re trying for the first time! Can you handle this!?”
I nodded.
And I corrected one thing.
“Yes. And in our room, we call it Silster, not Master.”
-Awesome!
-Lol
-Haha
-Nice~
-Real talk lol Silster
-Right haha
-???: Didn’t you beat Masters since the Silver days?
-In our room it’s Silster~
King Gul raised his energy even higher at my boldness and shouted.
“Aaah! Excellent! Silster tier! Almond, will you really be able to pull off a first-game win! Let’s see!”
“A first-game win will be achieved! Let’s go for the first match!”
* * *
After a brief wait.
The game found a match.
“Ah. The queue just popped, right? Entering the lobby.”
Gulp.
Many people on the set had tense expressions on their faces.
Well, it was because of one particular obstacle that always came up whenever I picked Ril’s incarnation.
[Hey there.]
[ADC, what are you doing?]
Specifically, the situation where I had to declare that I was picking an incarnation that appeared in ranked for the first time today.
[It’s Sori.]
[…?]
The reaction that would come next was predictably obvious.
King Gul broke into a beaming smile and exclaimed.
“Man, I’m so curious what kind of criticism is coming our way~ This is exciting!!”
-lmaooo
-scumbag lol
-fr fr
-main content activated!
It was obvious that my teammates would put up fierce resistance.
The guest had to overcome even this uncooperative situation and demonstrate their skill.

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