Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 484

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 204
70. Starving (3)
“This situation really seems to highlight Sori’s weaknesses…!”
The host spoke.
It wasn’t wrong.
Sori appeared to have an incredibly strong skill set at first glance.
But her greatest identity—the limitation of four arrows—was devastatingly crippling for an ADC.
“If even one of those four arrows misses or gets blocked by the opponent, it hurts so much!”
When Sori’s four arrows failed to land properly on enemies, she couldn’t solo carry the game.
In other words, Sori was a support-oriented ADC, not like a well-fed Reina or Sniper who could single-handedly dominate.
These types of players were inevitably heavily dependent on their team.
“She’s grown quite well now! But against a well-fed top laner with high defense, it’s practically useless! Even after landing all four shots, only about 30% of their health was shaved off!? One got deflected!”
-For real…
-But this is ADC’s weak timing right now
-That’s just how Sori is lol
Please buff the one-deal.
-Even blocking one reduces damage to 1/4
Each of Sori’s arrows was precious. It took time to fire again.
And when Popcorn deflected the most crucial elemental arrow among them.
There was no way the damage would land properly.
“That was a complete super play by Popcorn! He deflected an arrow shot from somewhere he couldn’t even see, didn’t he? Even when you can see it clearly, parrying long-range attacks is incredibly difficult!”
-For real
-That one play flipped the entire game
-So this is the skill of Jeon-ja-pa’s cigarette shuttle…
-He’s insane
“This is difficult…! Just moving everyone here was a massive investment! If even one person dies here or we can’t catch a single enemy, the loss is too great!”
Even catching Popcorn would only break even.
And to make matters worse….
“But the enemy Midlaner has arrived at Shadowzone!”
The enemy midlaner joins in.
The situation was sufficiently desperate.
“Ah!? Almond! He’s smiling! He’s smiling!”
Almond was smiling.
-??
-Is he serious?
-Cheetah: ???
-What is this
-Oh

* * *
Rope Assassin, Kai.
I hadn’t used this incarnation often, but I understood its characteristics well.
‘An incarnation built for escape.’
It was an incarnation that wielded rope freely, moving back and forth to toy with enemies and seize opportunities to attempt ‘strangulation’.
Though it bore the epithet of Assassin, it was used more often to torment enemies and induce chaos rather than deal damage.
In other words, the Rope Assassin’s low health wasn’t a significant problem right now.
[Pulling back for a sec!]
Whiiiiip!
He fired his rope toward our tower and fled.
Whoosh!
Shadowzone tried to follow─
[Predation]
[The dragon ‘Karis’ bites the opponent. If the opponent’s health is 7% or below, it consumes them. If 7% or above, it slowly drags them while biting.]
Crunch!
King Gul’s dragon bit Shadowzone, and the situation reversed.
“Can’t eat it, but go!”
King Gul shouted as if reciting some incantation.
-It actually ate it lol
-The dragon is so cute lol
-So that eating was this eating lol
Clatter!
In that instant, my quiver filled with arrows again.
Anyone watching would think it was thanks to King Gul’s incantation.
“Whoa~ whoa~! The ADC plays with me!”
Twang.
As I drew my bowstring, Popcorn blocked the way.
It seemed she was trying to take the hit or block the arrow I was about to fire at Shadowzone instead.
If I had chosen a typical ADC player, I would have found Popcorn’s play quite frustrating right now.
In fact, even I would be in a difficult situation if I had selected a conventional ADC. That’s how exceptional Popcorn’s positioning is.
However, it was useless against me now.
I was holding a bow, after all.
‘I’ll just shoot it curved.’
Twang──
The arrow flew.
Popcorn raised her staff.
‘She’s reacting.’
Remarkably, she wasn’t predicting the trajectory—she was purely relying on reaction speed, her eyes genuinely tracking the arrow.
I had rarely encountered this type of case.
Most players respond by predicting attack paths based on situational understanding.
I thought even professionals wouldn’t be much different from this.
‘It seems they are different after all. But….’
Popcorn was a different breed. Yet even if he was in a different class, the situation didn’t change.
It was a path he couldn’t block anyway.
“Huh?!”
Popcorn’s jaw dropped as he watched the arrow fly in an absurd trajectory.
“No. I was trying to make it impossible to block by shooting the arrow completely off….”
Thwack!
The sound of an arrow embedding itself in the back of Shadowzone’s head came from behind.
“!?”
[Blade Cloak – Shadowzone]
[Health 57%]
Seeing the remaining health after taking the first shot, I smiled.
‘This is it.’
Assassin-type avatars deal high damage, but their bodies are equally fragile.
Just look at how King Gul’s ‘Feast’ and one of my arrows already stripped away half their health.
Then three more arrows were fired in rapid succession.
Whoosh whoosh!
Arrows flew in wide arcs toward Shadowzone.
“Uh… uh?”
Popcorn could only watch like a dog chasing chickens.
Thwack!
After taking the second arrow.
[Health 29%]
The health was hanging by a thread at 20%.
Currently, I’m a monster ADC with 3 kills and tower gold secured.
The enemy is an assassin with 0 kills.
The answer was already clear. He shouldn’t have come here so recklessly.
Thwack!
After all the remaining arrows struck home.
[Arrow of Wind]
The health-proportional bonus damage from Arrow of Wind exploded.
[Health 0%]
He vanished as if he had never been here. Like the wind.
[Enemy eliminated!]
“Wow! Incredible! What is this!? A perfect curve shot hitting Shadowzone four times while avoiding the tower!”
The host couldn’t hide his amazement.
The viewers felt the same way.
-Wow what is this??
-That’s insanely strong lol
-Phew! That’s refreshing~~! (Really cleared it out)
What’s most encouraging is that he didn’t panic at the enemy’s appearance and immediately made the decision to eliminate them.
“Without even looking back, he chooses to strike the Shadowzone! His judgment is truly remarkable! He’s sharp! Almond!”
-Immediately changed targets, what?
-Scary
-Insane judgment
-That’s wild
On top of that, matching today’s incarnation of Sori’s introduction and her personality, she displayed absolutely refreshing damage.
“And! Sori’s damage goes to the assassin, not Jecheon Daeseong, that’s crazy. Honestly, that last arrow wasn’t even necessary!?”
-For real lol
-Total overkill
-Damage is insane fr
-Feels like getting hit by a cannon
“What do you do now, Popcorn!”
Popcorn had come to block Almond’s arrows but ended up in an awkward position.
Behind him was Almond’s team’s tower.
In front was Almond, and to the side was King Gul.
The answer was already decided.
He had to rush toward Almond, who had relatively weak health. That was the path to the base anyway.
“Popcorn! I’m going to break through!”
Crunch.
Popcorn bit his finger and steeled his resolve.
He was ready to use his divine descent skill at any moment.
Tap-tap-tap!
He charged forward with the intention of killing Almond first.
However, Almond didn’t let himself be caught at all.
‘Speed increase…?’
His quiver was currently empty, so his movement speed was faster.
“Popcorn! It’s hard to keep up with Almond’s increased speed!? So he dribbles to the side!”
Here, Popcorn changed his decision and suddenly cut to the side, entering the jungle. He chose to escape instead of killing the enemy.
“Was he planning to escape from the start!? The judgment of pretending to attack Almond while surviving!”
-Route choice scary
-Is he actually gonna survive?
-Ah, that guy surviving is over the top…
Please stay alive ㅠㅠ
‘If I survive, I break even.’
The enemies had invested so much that if he didn’t die, it would still be break-even or even a gain—the calculation was already complete.
“Ah! King Gul is chasing, but the dragon tamer is a bit slow…”
Popcorn seemed to be escaping alive.
However—
[Rope Movement]
Whoooosh!
A rope flies from behind my back.
The rope shoots toward Popcorn’s back as he barely manages to flee.
Clang!
The grappling hook catches perfectly on his back.
“Ahhh! That’s right! The rope was still available! I could use it again for the kill assist!!”
‘Damn it.’
With the hook embedded in his back, there’s no escaping. Wherever he goes, I’ll follow.
‘If it comes to this, I block. Block and counter with my divine ability while looking for the kill myself.’
Popcorn reflexively raised his staff. He’s planning to deflect the arrow.
And when my rope fully retracts, he’s planning to strike me down.
‘How dare a squishy ADC charge at a top laner?’
Ziiiiip…!
My rope begins to wind up, and I fly forward rapidly.
And as expected, I draw my bowstring and release it quickly.
Whoosh!
Popcorn opens his eyes wide, tracking the trajectory.
‘?’
But the arrow is nowhere to be seen.
No, that wasn’t it.
Come to think of it, I didn’t have an arrow yet.
‘It was a feint…!?’
I fly straight toward Popcorn.
[Rope Movement]
[Stop]
Thud!
I cut the rope mid-movement and slide down, blocking his escape route.
Click.
This time, a real arrow is nocked on the bowstring.
Twang!
A white frost-like arrow embeds itself in the back of Popcorn’s head.
[Freeze]
He’s frozen solid once again.
“Almond! You’re insane! A feint followed by cutting the rope mid-movement! Then shooting from behind! What kind of combat ability is this!?”
Popcorn, frozen for 1.5 seconds.
A dark shadow appears before him.
Swoosh.
Along with a sinister laugh.
“Hey, Drakan? Light this gentleman’s cigarette for him!”
“…!”
It was King Gul.
His dragon, the fire-breathing ‘Drakan’, burst forth and opened its maw wide.
“That cigarette’s pretty big! I’ll have to light it up real good!?”
King Gul was probably saying that after seeing the staff.
I can’t translate this as it’s not a coherent Korean phrase. It appears to be keyboard characters or random consonants without vowels, which doesn’t form meaningful words in Korean.
I can’t laugh harder lolololol
A battle between water and fire, crazy!
“Grraaahhh!”
Whoooosh!
The scorching breath engulfed Popcorn.
Then my remaining arrows flew forth.
Thwack!
Bang!
Two arrows struck Popcorn’s head—
[Freezing Arrow]
——Crack!
Frozen again.
“What!? This time we got a double freeze combo! How is this happening!? Didn’t the freeze wear off before the fourth arrow flew!?”
This wasn’t something a host would say.
It was King Gul shouting right in front of Popcorn.
lol
That was a really natural explanation~lol
That’s genuinely insane lol
-This is what happens when you mock second place, folks
Haha, seriously
“Ah, you mean that!? That’s because of Jecheon Daeseong’s crowd control resistance passive! That passive only activates when there are multiple enemies within a 30-meter radius!? But Sori’s range is exactly 30 meters!?”
“….”
Popcorn was speechless, watching King Gul’s entire tirade.
Well, actually, he had no choice.
He was frozen solid.
King Gul’s words came faster than the crowd control could wear off.
“Almond shot the freezing arrow right at the 30-meter boundary and retreated! And by the time the freezing arrow landed!He was outside the 30-meter range!”
It was a kind of exploit—disrupting the system’s judgment by making it recognize Almond as being outside the 30-meter range.
So Popcorn had to remain frozen for the full three seconds.
“And when this three-second freeze wears off…!”
Smirk.
King Gul adjusted his speech speed again with a grin.
“My predation cooldown is ready.”
[Predation]
A sharp-fanged dragon, Karith, appeared and tore into Popcorn with its jaws.
Crunch, crunch…!
It clamped down on Jecheon Daeseong with its predatory bite.
To make matters worse.
Click!
My quiver refilled with arrows.
“Now Sori fires her arrows again!”
Four of my arrows flew out in near-perfect synchronization.
Boom!
Boom boom!!
Every arrow struck true, piercing through Popcorn’s head with devastating force.
[Arrow of Flame]
Curiously, the finishing blow wasn’t a wind arrow—it was an arrow of flame.
-Hey, isn’t this King’s Brew?ㅋㅋ
Lol, electromagnetic waves are like cigarette smoke
Suddenly fire?ㅋㅋ
The flame arrow detonated with a time delay, exploding brilliantly and dealing damage to the surrounding area.
“The game’s falling apart! Booooom!”
King Gul shrieked.
Whoooosh!
The flame arrow ignited spectacularly.
[Enemy Suppressed!]
This message appears when you eliminate a player who’s been showing outstanding performance on the battlefield.
Not just a kill, but a suppression—with bonus gold as a reward.
The game was decided here.

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“Squeak~~ Squeak~~!”
In the end, the match concluded with Almond’s team claiming victory.
In the latter half, with my Rope Assassin cooldown reset, I spent the entire battle flying around—it happened three or four times.
The police officers cheered excitedly with delighted laughter.
-Ugh…
I’m crying / I’m so sad
Popcorn, you heartless bastard ㅠㅠ
My points ㅠㅠ
-This is all the government’s fault
The chat became a sea of tears.
Most people had bet on Almond’s team losing.
Of course, scattered messages of pure joy were also flooding in.
-Bettors, are you coming to your senses?! Bettors, are you coming to your senses?! Bettors, are you coming to your senses?!
Haha, successfully pulled off the reverse bet like a boss!
How many times more is it? I won lol
-Mom, I’m rich now!
-Wait, isn’t that the Jeon-ja-pa who used to light cigarettes back in the day?
-Jeon-ja-pa the cigarette shuttle, cut! Jeon-ja-pa the cigarette shuttle, cut! Jeon-ja-pa the cigarette shuttle, cut! Jeon-ja-pa the cigarette shuttle, cut!

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