Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 477

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 197
68. The Return of Sylster (2)
I selected Iron Ball as my support and declared Troll.
“Ah. Iron Ball. He just sits in the shrine~”
The host laments.
At this, King Gul brought up something.
“This is exactly that psychology. Rather than trying and failing, it’s about making it look like you intentionally failed.”
“Ah~ I know what you mean.”
“It’s an avoidance tendency to hide one’s incompetence.”
“But avoiding doesn’t make incompetence disappear, does it? It actually accelerates it!?”
“Yes. That’s right. It’s actually a mindset that doesn’t help at all in climbing ranks. Same goes for life.”
-lol true
-facts
-Hahaha “Reel is life” by. King Tangerine
-so real
At that moment, the host’s eyes widened.
“Ah. The moment you said that! Iron Ball is moving!? He wasn’t just standing still!?”
Iron Ball began to move.
He went beyond merely standing still—he was intent on dying to the enemy.
“No, this guy is taking it even further!?”
“Did you pick Iron Ball just for this!?”
When Iron Ball uses the “Roll Boom!” skill, he’s the fastest among all incarnations in Ril.
In other words, he chose Iron Ball to lose this game faster than anyone else.
And right now, he was throwing the game at maximum speed.
“This is ultra-fastball territory!!”
“Almond, you’ve caught on now, right!?”
Ziiiiing!
Almond turned to face Iron Ball rushing toward him with a loud sound.
‘Huh…’
But it was already too late to block. It was impossible to block from the start anyway.
Screech!
Iron Ball struck past Almond’s shoulder in an instant and charged toward the enemy.
The enemy bottom duo was initially flustered.
“What?! What is this!?”
“Why is he coming like a madman?”
When someone charges like that out of nowhere, it seems like they have some scheme.
But that was only for a moment.
This is Master tier.
Everyone here has pretty sharp instincts.
The opponent’s support is Iron Ball? But he’s charging from the very start?
The reason is obvious.
‘He’s throwing it!?’
‘A free win…?’
A grin spread across their faces.
Both their expressions shifted dramatically.
Ril’s rank was something you’d pay to climb, yet here was someone throwing it away for free.
“Ah! The enemy bottom duo with bared fangs!! They’ve noticed the enemy is throwing!”
The ADC and Sniper aimed their weapons, while the shield warrior Supporter readied his shield for a swing.
They had no intention of using skills.
They planned to simply beat him down with basic attacks.
Since the enemy was throwing anyway, there was no reason to waste mana and cooldowns on skills, they judged.
In short, they were trying to maximize efficiency even in this situation.
They had no idea.
That this greed would become their fatal mistake.

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Kiiiiiiing!
The Iron Ball rolled forward at tremendous speed.
‘It connects.’
The Iron Ball struck the shield warrior at that exact velocity.
Boom!
Getting hit by the Iron Ball’s “Rolling Crash!” skill launches you briefly into the air.
This crowd control, known as airborne, was the most powerful crowd control judgment in Ril.
While airborne, you cannot perform any skills or actions, and there was no way to remove this airborne state. You simply had to float.
In short, it was an incredibly lethal crowd control if it landed.
[Launched into the air]
The Supporter who took the hit had a beaming smile on his face.
“Aigo~ I don’t know what sad story this is~ but I’ll gladly accept it….”
He was even throwing out such taunting words.
Almond didn’t miss this opportunity.
Not letting go of the extremely careless opponent, he struck.
It was a tactic that Almond, relatively inexperienced in Ril, wielded with familiarity.
“…What?”
The Supporter’s expression changed strangely.
‘What is this guy.’
Beyond the Iron Ball, Almond was drawing his bowstring precisely toward him.
Grrrrk…!
‘Is this a newly released incarnation? What, what skill is he trying to use?’
One of the advantages when playing a newly released incarnation immediately.
The enemy doesn’t know their skills well.
The bowstring was released.
Twang!
‘What!?’
An arrow flew toward me in an instant.
Thwack!
The arrow struck directly at the center of my face.
‘A headshot right away? But how is this supposed to kill me?’
However, the arrow didn’t end with just one.
Thwack-thwack-thwack!
Three more arrows flew in and embedded themselves.
“Ahhhhh! All four shots hit!”
King Gul screamed instead of the shield warrior.
“And they all struck the face!! The health is completely depleted!!”
When hitting the face or other well-known critical points, the critical hit probability increases in the Ril system.
Was it luck? Two out of three shots triggered critical hits.
The shield warrior’s health was instantly slashed away.
On top of that, the damage from the Iron Ball’s collision was already substantial.
[Health 17%]
Thud.
After the shield warrior who had been airborne fell back to the ground,
“Hey. Damn it, what do we do if it wears down that much!”
The opposing ADC shouted in disbelief.
The remaining health was 17%.
The shield warrior also muttered in shock. Why was the damage from each shot so strong?
“Ah. Damn… what’s this damage!?”
He didn’t know.
That this damage was obtained by sacrificing a lifetime of attack speed.
And what I gained didn’t end there.
Whoooosh──
The last embedded arrow glowed bright red.
“Huh…?”
The crimson arrowhead reflected in the shocked shield warrior’s pupils.
Growing increasingly brighter red.
──KABOOM!!!
It exploded.
“Ahhhhh! A flame element was unleashed! That’s a time-delay explosion arrow!?”
Even the ADC who had approached nearby took damage.
[Health 2%]
Only 2% health remained.
The shield warrior startled and hastily raised his shield, attempting to cast a skill, but.
Thud!
Iron Ball’s punch snaps the shield warrior’s jaw sideways.
“What!?”
The shield warrior’s eyes go wide.
‘This bastard. He wasn’t throwing it!?’
The shield warrior wears an aggrieved expression.
But what could he do?
He was already dead.
[FIRST BLOOD!]
Ching.
He was converted into 300 gold in the game.
“No! Did that actually go in his mouth!?”
King Gul cried out in despair.
The host also shouted in disbelief.
“Wait! Iron Ball, you weren’t actually trying to throw it, were you!? You suddenly got the kill!?”
“No! Since he was going to die anyway, I figured I’d take it myself rather than let Almond have it!!”
“Ah…!”
-What the hell
-This is seriously insane
-Cursing intensifies
-Open notepad…
-Wow this guy’s a real menace
“Now, Iron Ball! You got a kill and you’re diving in again!?”
Iron Ball now charges toward the Sniper.
Begging them to please kill him.
“Hey! Shoot me properly, you idiot!”
Bang!
The Sniper fires at Iron Ball, but the shot misses.
“Ugh… ugh.”
The Sniper’s gun barrel trembles violently.
Their Supporter had suddenly exploded in mid-air without warning, leaving them completely flustered.
Iron Ball shouts in response.
“Ah! Shoot straight! You can’t even finish me when I’m handing myself over!?”
He dashes even closer to the Sniper.
‘What is this guy doing? Is he really throwing?’
From their perspective, it was confusing. Could this be a feint—pretending to throw while actually trying to kill? It seemed suspicious. Meanwhile, Iron Ball keeps charging forward.
His health is extremely low.
One solid hit would finish him.
If I kill him here and survive, I win the lane.
These tangled thoughts clouded my mind with confusion.
“Die, you bastard!”
In the end, I pulled the trigger even more frantically.
Bang! Bang!
Some shots landed, some missed.
My accuracy was abysmal.
“You idiot, hit properly!”
Iron Ball rushed right up to the Sniper and shouted.
-This guy is seriously annoying too
-Does he really want to lose that badly? lol
-Look at me! lololol
However, the Sniper’s expression twisted in shock.
He saw Almond rushing from behind.
The speed was considerable—he’d already closed the distance significantly.
“After four shots, my speed increases! That’s how I’ve caught up so much right now!?”
Click.
His quiver refilled with arrows.
The arrow was immediately nocked on the bowstring.
“Insane.”
The Sniper sensed danger and turned to flee, abandoning any thoughts of a kill, but—
“Almond! You have arrows now!? The distance is already closed—what happens to the Sniper!?”
Thwip-thwip-thwip-thwip!
Almond fired four arrows in rapid succession.
Rapid fire unleashed in just one second. Naturally, it should have lower accuracy than carefully aimed shots. At least, that’s what the Sniper thought. But—
“!?”
Thud-thud-thud-thud!
Arrows lined up perfectly across the back of his fleeing head.
[Health 30%]
His health evaporated in an instant. It had been nearly 100%.
Seventy percent gone in a heartbeat.
‘What kind of damage is this…’
Given Sori’s characteristic of dealing exceptional damage in exchange for attack speed limitations, just landing all four basic attacks dealt tremendous damage.
‘But I can still escape. Sori has reload time.’
Still, the Sniper didn’t think he would die. He had already figured out Sori’s pattern.
After four shots, there’s a two-second reload time.
If I keep running during that window, I can survive.
My ally Supporter died in that exchange, but Iron Ball secured the kill credit.
The lane phase shouldn’t diverge too much from here.
If I just survive this!
‘Huh?’
But my body won’t move.
[Frost Bind]
Crack, crack, crack…!
My body froze solid.
‘What in the world is this!?’
Almond’s fourth arrow had been a Frost Bind shot.
‘Just a few more steps and I’d reach the tower!’
Just a few steps away from the tower.
The enemy rushes toward me at terrifying speed.
“Almond! Choosing the Frost Bind arrow—such excellent judgment! Since they won’t die from one combo anyway, you froze them in place!?”
“Wow! You’re absolutely right! And then gaining movement speed again, rushing forward incredibly fast!?”
“Yes! Sori gains movement speed when there are no arrows in the quiver—during reload time!? You’re utilizing that perfectly!”
-This looks insanely fun though?
-So fast lol
-The chase is insane
Tap, tap, tap, tap…!
Almond closes the distance in an instant, arriving right on top of me.
Frost Bind lasts one second, and the reload time is two seconds.
So the Sniper is given roughly one second to escape.
But Almond is already far too close—close enough to punch.
“This is like a horror movie!”
King Gul’s description was spot on.
Standing close, doing nothing, just staring at me—Almond waits.
She’s waiting for the arrows to reload.
-Lmaooo
-Is she a ghost or something lol
-Honestly there’s nothing else to do lol
Pop!
The Sniper breaks free from the freeze and flees.
However, Almond is already positioned at the escape route.
“…Damn. Shit.”
Those were his final words.
Click!
Arrows fill Almond’s quiver.
The bowstring is drawn again.
Whoosh!
All the arrows embed themselves in his head in an instant.
“No, wait! I need to get this kill!”
Iron Ball waddles over, desperate to secure this kill.
But the target is already dead.
Boom!
“Waaaah! Almond! Even the Sniper is getting carried!!!”
[Enemy defeated!]
Iron Ball stood motionless, his expression utterly dumbfounded.
Hahahahaha his expression is so funny lol
“Can’t even live life on your own terms, you pathetic loser lol”
That’s fucking awesome, dude lol
“Ah! Is he carrying even this!?”
“Yes! As Almond says!? You can’t lose even if you want to!”
-nice~
-???: Do you think losing is something you can control?
“Bullshit wisdom lol”
lol
-info) Almond never said that
Iron Ball eventually trudged forward and charged straight into the enemy tower, dying in the process.
[Your team has been executed.]
So much time had passed that he received an execution verdict instead of a kill credit.
Puhahahaha!
King Gul burst into laughter.
“Wait, that’s an execution too? Executions are just counted as dying alone, so the enemy doesn’t get any gold or experience!?”
“This is really pathetic in every way.”
“Even throwing doesn’t work as intended~ In Ril~ you see~”

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The atmosphere on set was cheerful and lively, but there was one group whose faces had turned rigid.
The employees from Pollis, the production company behind Ril.
“Sigh. This is why people call it a broken game.”
“What do we do about this guy? He’s a real troll, isn’t he? Should we suspend his account right now?”
In cases like this, Pollis had the authority to issue emergency suspensions.
However, the woman who appeared to be their superior shook her head.
“No. We’ll do that after the game ends. If we do it now, it’ll look like favoritism.”
Then she turned on her phone to check something—the real-time sales graph for the new incarnation, Sori.
After the initial surge following the release, it had been stagnating.
But there were signs of a slight recovery beginning.
“Besides, isn’t this interesting? I’m curious how this will turn out. If Sori can actually win even with someone like that on her team….”
The corners of her mouth lifted.
“The response will be incredible.”
The response she spoke of was likely referring to sales.

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