Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 489

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 209
73. The First Execution (1)
My opponent had chosen the Avatar “Starlight Priestess – Jen”. In truth, it wasn’t an Avatar frequently used in the current meta (*referring to the overall flow and trends of the game).
-Jen is a counter?
-Isn’t that a coffin pick?
-Isn’t she dead?
The Avatar was so rarely seen on the Battlefield that people spoke of her as if she were deceased.
‘What is that?’
As someone who hadn’t been playing Ril for very long, I had no way of knowing what kind of Avatar Jen was.
‘I’ve never even heard about her from Taco.’
The Nanteu Tournament was how I properly learned Ril. But even then, I’d never heard of this Avatar. It wasn’t a pick worth using in tournaments.
-But has Almond ever even seen that Avatar? lol
-That guy’s actually a master of it, so this might be interesting
Ugh, I have no idea what that almond-shaped thing is ㅠㅠ
-Could he actually lose?
The Viewers were well aware of my limited knowledge of Ril, so they immediately caught on. That I didn’t know this Avatar’s skills.
‘Hmm…’
I scratched my head and thought for a moment.
How to fight an opponent I didn’t know well.

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs watched the chat and thought to himself.
-Is that really a counter??
-What is it?
-Could it be because of the rope?
-How is it a counter?
The Viewers also didn’t understand the mechanism of this counter. He let out a scoff.
‘Idiots. Every skill is a counter. Starting with Meteor Shower itself.’
Jen’s signature magical skill.
Meteor Shower.
A skill that drops massive blue meteors, but it has tremendous casting delay afterward.
In Ril, where everything progresses relentlessly fast, such delays were uncommon.
‘The delay is 1.5 seconds, but my opponent won’t even realize I’ve cast it.’
When you cast Meteor Shower on a specific area, blue meteors fall after 1.5 seconds.
The delay is far too long, but the return when it hits is substantial. Not only is the damage enormous on impact, but hitting the center causes a 2-second stun.
At higher levels, the stun extends to 4 seconds.
Which means it’s that difficult to land the skill.
So why is this a counter?
Against Sori, the world’s highest-level Player in VNS?
‘The Player doesn’t matter. If it’s Sori, I can land it. It’s because of the rope skill.’
My certainty stems from one thing: the existence of rope swing mobility.
Once the grappling hook latches, the trajectory of rope swing becomes predictable.
If the enemy reacts even slightly faster, I could take damage throughout the entire rope swing.
In fact, the Master-tier Sniper I faced last time landed every shot during my rope swing, which was dangerous.
But what if I land “Meteor Shower”—which deals far greater damage and even has crowd control?
The rope swing would become Sori’s final skill.
‘Besides, Meteor Shower has no casting animation, so she won’t even cancel the rope swing.’
The only variable is whether Almond cancels the rope swing.
But honestly, unless you’re a Jen master, you can’t tell if Jen is using Meteor Shower or not.
Meteor Shower is designed to be hard to land precisely because the enemy can’t easily detect when I’m casting it.
‘If I just land Meteor Shower….’
If I can land just this Meteor Shower, Jen becomes an incredibly powerful avatar.
Because the follow-up combo is substantial.
‘First, the three little stars.’
I can unleash Jen’s basic attack—three little stars.
Jen has three ‘little stars’ orbiting around her. She throws them as needed to deal basic attacks.
Each little star recharges every 1 second, and all three can be thrown at once.
If all three hit a single target, three additional little stars are generated instantly.
If I land all those little stars again?
Three more little stars are generated.
Jen’s damage output varies entirely based on how frequently I land all the little stars.
But what if the enemy is stunned for 2 seconds?
I could unleash little stars like crazy.
‘This is a fight I absolutely cannot lose.’
After finishing the simulation,
I gazed toward the enemy tower in the distance.
I could see Almond.
‘My viewer count will grow now too.’
While watching his broadcast, I’d always imagined this.
Crushing that fraud’s skills and having my own abilities recognized.
And countless viewers flooding into my broadcast.
While these fantasies swirled through my mind,
[Minions have been spawned.]
The sound of approaching minions echoed across the battlefield.
‘Until I learn rope swing, I’ll safely farm only minions.’
At level 1, Sori doesn’t have rope swing. She invests in elemental arrows first.
Only at level 2 would the enemy probably learn rope swing.
Jen gains an advantage only if Sori has rope swing.
So at level 1, I carefully farm only minions.
‘Without rope swing, Sori can’t find a kill opportunity anyway. So nothing should happen at level 1.’
My opponent Sori couldn’t do much without rope movement—just four arrows and that’s it.
That alone wouldn’t be enough to kill me.
The plan was flawless.
Now the Minions enter.
The Minions clashed with each other, gradually chipping away at their health.
Just as their health was running out.
Twang!
Sori’s arrow pierces through a Minion’s head.
‘Good.’
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs felt relieved as Almond moved exactly as she expected.
‘Me too….’
He approached the Minion one beat slower than Almond—more cautiously—and hurled the Little Star.
Twang!
The Minion falls, and Gold and experience pour in.
‘I can’t throw the Little Star too often. I need to save it until at least level two.’
The Little Star grows stronger the longer it orbits around Jen.
To prepare for catching Almond in a single combo, I must refrain from throwing the Little Star as much as possible before reaching level two.
There’s no second chance. In a one-on-one duel, you lose once and it’s over.
The match will likely be decided at level two or three.
‘I won’t reveal Meteor Shower until then either.’
The magical skill Meteor Shower would also be kept hidden until a perfect kill opportunity presented itself.
While steadily building my strategy and mechanically farming Minions.
‘Huh?’
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs sensed something odd.
‘Why do my Minions keep advancing forward?’
In Ril lane phase, Minions rush from both sides to establish the front line.
Where this front line forms is quite important.
The front line’s position naturally depends on the number of Minions.
If this front line forms closer to my side, it means the opponent has more Minions.
Conversely, if this front line forms closer to the opponent’s side, it means we have more Minions.
Neither situation is inherently better—each has its advantages and disadvantages.
So the current situation where we had more Minions and the front line was pushing toward the enemy base wasn’t necessarily bad.
That’s why I hadn’t noticed.
That I was walking farther and farther away from my own tower.
‘Just a bit more and I’ll be level two….’
My mind was consumed with the thought of continuing to farm Minions until reaching level two.
I believed it would definitely give me a decisive advantage.
‘But wait. Why isn’t he even going for last hits?’
Only then did I realize it.
That Almond had stopped shooting arrows at the Minions at some point.
‘So that’s why the front line collapsed. When did I stop attacking?’
The moment I thought that.
*Twang.*
I drew my bowstring.
The figure who had been standing just outside my attack range suddenly began charging forward.
“!”
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs realized this was targeting her and hesitated.
The sudden situation demanded a moment to process—though it was less than 0.1 seconds.
The instant she decided to launch Little Star to block him.
*Thwack!*
An arrow had lodged itself.
Not fired from the bowstring just now—it was already embedded in her forehead.
‘What… what is this…?’
She tried to quickly launch Little Star in response. If she took damage from all three of these Little Stars at once, the enemy would at least hesitate momentarily. However—
Her body wouldn’t move.
[Frozen]
She was frozen solid.
‘What? When did you fire four arrows!?’
She was certain she’d only been hit once.
The fourth arrow must have been an elemental arrow.
‘Ah.’
Now she understood.
Almond had spent three arrows on the Minions, then saved the elemental arrow.
‘But this is Sori’s reload timing now.’
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was flustered, but given Sori’s mechanics, there was a reload window—if she retreated and regrouped, she’d actually have the advantage.
‘This is a damage trade I’m winning, isn’t it?’
Right now, her allied Minions were pounding Almond relentlessly.
‘Still so clumsy.’
With his short experience in Ril, Almond’s understanding of lane combat was lacking.
It was something I’d always felt watching him.
That weakness was clearly evident. He didn’t understand how crucial Minion count was in lane combat. That’s why he was making these meaningless damage trades.
*Tap-tap-tap!*
But then Almond suddenly charged forward even more aggressively.
[Reckless Warrior]
[Health 89%]
Despite losing over 10% health to the Minions’ relentless assault, he charged forward without hesitation.
The movement speed buff made him incredibly fast.
“?”
Jen only now broke free from the freeze and began backing away.
But Almond, empowered by the movement speed buff, had already overtaken her and blocked her escape route.
“This is….”
Jen began hurling little stars.
Whoosh!
The first little star missed as Almond slipped smoothly to the side.
‘He can’t dodge this one!’
In that moment, she threw another little star. Evading one while dodging a second was difficult.
That’s why using two little stars guaranteed at least one would land.
This was Jen’s textbook damage exchange strategy!
But….
Whoosh!
“!?”
The second little star also cut through empty air.
‘What, what is this?’
Another miss?
Yes. I understood why. My head grasped it.
Sori’s attack speed buff was quite decent after all.
If his physical capabilities were good enough, he could dodge the second little star too.
Theoretically, I understood it.
‘What is this. What am I supposed to do!’
But experiencing it firsthand felt far too unreasonable.
I could sense it with my fingertips! The angle was definitely supposed to connect!
Yet my opponent doesn’t get hit.
A skill gap of this magnitude? Unbelievable. I couldn’t accept it.
Something churned furiously inside me.
‘Then, then…!’
Jen gripped the third little star. My desire to land this hit burned fiercely, but.
‘Ah.’
I, who had momentarily gotten excited, calmed myself down.
‘I can’t. I need to run.’
If I sprinted toward my turret, I could survive one more turn. After all, Sori could only fire four times anyway.
Tap-tap-tap!
I ran desperately toward my turret.
But─
Whoosh!
Almond, standing in my escape route, deliberately collided with me to block my path.
“Get… out, out of the way!”
In Ril, path blocking has limitations. You collide the first time, but after that you simply pass through and keep running.
Slip.
Thanks to that, Jen hesitated only briefly before running again.
That was when.
The moment I brushed past Sori’s shoulder.
Clatter!
An arrow rose into Almond’s quiver.
Twang.
In an instant, the arrow was nocked on the bowstring. My opponent was right in front of me.
There was no way to dodge this.
Thwip-thwip-thwip-thwip!
Four arrows fired in rapid succession all struck the back of my head.
[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]
[Health 32%]
‘When did my health drop this low…’
[Freeze]
As expected, the final elemental arrow was Freeze.
And Almond was still right beside me.
He approached the frozen Jen and whispered.
“Chiki-cha.”
Hahahahahahaha
I can’t laugh that hard lol
-Now that’s what I’m talking about
God Kiccha is out! ㅠㅠㅠ
That’s so scary lol
-Chiki-cha (means you’re dead)

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