Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 49

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 49
17. Escaping Hako (2)
I dispatched one enemy in an instant and set out to farm.
My footsteps felt light.
Everyone could already sense it, but I was experiencing it myself as well.
‘It’s definitely different.’
I had become someone entirely different from who I was in that first match.
It was like learning to ride a bicycle for the first time. On the first day, you’re too focused on maintaining balance, but by the next day, you’re riding it skillfully as if by magic.
That was exactly how this felt.
The sensation of having adapted.
However, since my starting point was already quite high, my performance after adaptation wasn’t merely at the level of riding a bicycle.
If I had to compare it to a vehicle, I had become an F1 racer.
I now knew how to navigate sharp curves without a moment’s hesitation, handling the wheel with practiced ease.
And for good reason.
[Almond → Dodorim]
[Eliminated!]
[91/100]
──Thwip!
Following the first enemy I had killed, an arrow lodged itself directly in the center of the forehead of another enemy attempting to enter my space.
This shot, too, was a fluid, effortless strike—no deliberation, no hesitation whatsoever.
Thud.
The enemy collapsed without even knowing who had shot them.
I confirmed the enemy had fallen and quietly lowered my bow again.
A series of movements that showed no trace of inexperience—like those of a seasoned veteran.
As if I had drawn the bowstring thousands, tens of thousands of times.
-Is this really the second match? Looks like a total veteran.
-Wow, just as expected from early-game compound bow comp…
When there’s no clay pot, killing with a headshot feels amazing.
-Already the second headshot?
What’s wrong lol
-Wait, the video wasn’t edited?
-Barely even aiming and still hitting. This is insane.
The new viewers seemed amazed by the two consecutive headshots with a compound bow.
Understandably so. The compound bow is designed so that hitting anything isn’t easy at all. After all, it was made identical to the compound bows used in reality.
In other words, people accustomed to shooting guns could never handle it properly.
Of course, conversely, it meant I could handle it with remarkable skill.
[Rubisword donated 5,000 won]
[Newcomers don’t know. Almond’s arrows only know headshots.]
A viewer who had watched me from the very beginning offered a pointed remark to the influx of new people.
lol
-Ah, let’s be understanding with the newcomers~~ Everyone’s shocked when they first see it~~
If you don’t know, just spam lol~, you idiots~
The long-time viewers got excited and started teasing the fresh recruits who had just arrived.
The newcomers might feel a bit irritated, but what could they do? They genuinely didn’t know much about me, so they had no choice but to stay silent.
“Rubisword, thanks for the donation. Ah, viewers, please don’t fight with the newcomers. I’ll check where we’re heading in the Blue Zone first. They’ll arrive in 30 seconds.”
I hadn’t just improved my gaming skills. I’d also learned how to manage a broadcast.
While reading donations, I grasped the chat atmosphere and conveyed appropriate opinions.
lol
-Don’t be territorial with newcomers, Almond hyung needs to grow.
The more inflow, the better lol
By preemptively cutting off conflict like this, most viewers agreed.
If you tried to calm things down after conflict had escalated, they’d never accept it easily. Emotions would already be heated by then.
This was know-how I’d picked up from always watching Balloon Gum’s broadcasts.
“The Blue Zone location is, as usual, not very favorable. I’ll need to run quite a bit… maybe around 4 kilometers.”
and blue zone locations lol
That’s legendary unknown lolol
-That’s literally skill.
Even though it was only the second round, I had never had good luck.
Starting from the Solsquad incident, the Blue Zone location was always at the absolute edge.
[Gaji-bokkeun donated ‘1,000 won’.]
[Still, do some farming before you go, hyung. Early Blue Zone isn’t painful.]
“Ah, Gaji-bokkeun, thanks for the donation. Should I? Last time I tried it, medicine seemed important in the late game.”
I nodded, accepting the feedback. I still had a lot to learn in terms of game management, after all.
I was going to maintain the most receptive attitude possible.
I entered the now-empty home and started opening drawers.
[Painkillers×1]
[Energy Drink×1]
I obtained painkillers and an energy drink.
“Oh.”
Then, I found one quite useful item for the late game.
[First Aid Kit×1]
It was medicine that restored about 30% of health. And next to it was a double-barrel shotgun boasting an impressive barrel.
-But like, you really don’t use guns?
-You really don’t pick up guns?
-Double barrel is really good though
I read the chat and looked at the double-barrel shotgun.
After staring at it for a while, I nodded slightly.
-What? Lag?
-Excuse me? Hello!
Why did this person suddenly pass out?ㅋㅋㅋ
‘Hmm. What should I do?’
Another trial of choice had come knocking.
But this time, it was a different kind of trial. Now I desperately wanted to use my bow.
I’d already gained confidence from the first round, and switching to a gun now would only make me perform worse.
The real problem was how to convince the viewers.
If anyone saw me stubbornly insisting on the bow when I had a clearly superior gun, they’d definitely find it frustrating.
So I scratched my head and finally opened my mouth.
“Ah… a gun? Something like that… I don’t see it.”
hahahahahahaha
-Haha, so you watched it for quite a while then lol
-Oh right. Almond can’t see anything
-Almond’s just a kid. He can’t see anything
-You’re just glossing over this?!
“Broadcasting genius…wow”
Smirk.
Seeing the viewers’ reactions, I smiled once and headed to the next farming location.
-Wow. He’s seriously amazing.
-Almond! You’re getting away with it because you’re handsome?!
-Keep smiling… smile endlessly…
-Your eyesight may not be great, but you’re so handsome I’ll forgive you, oppa (swoon)
I was forgiven for my arbitrary judgment by virtue of my face.
The effect was tremendous!

* * *
After I finished farming.
I obtained a small amount of bandages and an energy drink. As expected, there were no bulletproof vests or helmets.
Aside from obtaining that first aid kit at the beginning, I hadn’t acquired any particularly impressive items.
“Is there perhaps some method to finding items?”
-Hahahaha
-There’s no such thing. You’re just unlucky
Hahaha, you’re so cute/funny!
-That’s actually a fair suspicion lol
I had asked out of genuine curiosity, but all I received in return was laughter and mockery.
‘Damn it….’
In the end, I had to accept that my farming luck was abysmal.
“It’s fine. As long as I have my bow.”
I consoled myself that way.
Right on cue, a mocking donation came through.
[Flame Man donated 5,000 won.]
[??? : With this arrow and the wind alone… I can go anywhere]
A donation message that reads like a typical otaku voice.
With this arrooow~ and the wiiiind alone~ I can go anywheeere….
“Thank you, Flame Man. Where I’m going doesn’t really matter much.”
hahahahahaha
-You haven’t seen Boys Over Flowers lol
-You know that reference even without watching it
Hahaha, that’s a crazy/insane username, you lunatic.
-Jihu senior!
-With just white cloth and wind, I can go anywhere (for real tho)
I actually knew that meme too.
But now wasn’t the time to react to every little thing like that.
[The Blue Zone is beginning to shrink!]
Whoooosh──
The Blue Zone began to shrink without any significant gains.
‘Next time, I shouldn’t farm like this.’
Through this experience, I grew once more. The playstyle of hiding my body while farming and waiting for enemies to die simply didn’t suit me at all.
I was better suited to moving first, occupying high ground, and eliminating enemies.
-Run! Run!
-Come on, let’s do a marathon~
Haha, at least I got one first aid kit out of it.
Pitter-patter-patter.
I ran with all my strength.
The Blue Zone was consuming the surroundings at a terrifying speed.
“Huff. Huff.”
Crackle…!
The Blue Zone made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. It was already so close, and eventually it swept past me.
[You are being exposed to air containing toxic components.]
[Move quickly!]
My health began to chip away bit by bit. Of course, the Blue Zone at this early stage wasn’t particularly strong.
Since my health decreased by 1% every five seconds, I had plenty of time in that regard.
Gulp.
I even downed a painkiller.
‘This should help me last a bit longer.’
Thanks to that, my health held up more solidly. I felt reassured and started running again.
‘Entering later than the Blue Zone might actually be safer.’
Sometimes it’s safer to enter even later than the Blue Zone itself. The area outside the Blue Zone is obscured by murky fog, after all.
But that was a rather naive thought.
Right now I was only on my second match as a beginner, and everyone I was matched with was either a complete novice or played terribly.
In short, there were barely any people who moved according to the Blue Zone schedule on their own.
‘What… what is this…?’
To my eyes, having fought fiercely against elite squads like the Monday Lovers before, the players here were displaying gameplay that seemed almost like ‘trolling.’
“Ugh, uaaaah!”
One person screaming all sorts of things without even taking a painkiller, one person running far behind me, one person on a motorcycle who crashed into a rock and flipped over.
Boom──
As if the motorcycle’s explosion was a signal, these stragglers began pointing guns at each other.
‘Insane… surely not…?’
Even as a beginner, I knew fighting each other here was completely pointless.
But these people didn’t seem to care about that.
“Damn it, don’t come near me!”
The person running at the front suddenly aimed a pistol backward.
Someone ahead of me cried out indignantly.
“No! What do we do if we fight here!?”
“Shut up, you bastard!”
Bang! Bang!
Click.
In response, the other person drew a rifle and fired in rapid succession while rolling.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!
At the same time, gunfire erupted from the side and bullets rained down.
Ting-ting-ting-ding!
“…!”
I had no choice but to stop momentarily to dodge the ricocheting bullets.
‘Are you serious?’
I gritted my teeth and drew my bow.
Of course, the viewers erupted in cheers.
-This is absolute madness lol
-Wow, so this is Stones….
-Insane lol
-Completely unhinged lol
-Now that’s a battle royale lol
-This is the real deal. Kyaa lol
Due to the nature of Battle Rage, skilled players rarely engage in gunfire at the start of matches.
Everyone is acutely aware of each other’s threat level, and they play as conservatively as possible to secure points.
But this place was different.
This was a mud pit.
This was a sewage.
Twiiing──
I drew my bowstring taut and murmured.
“In a sewage, you follow the sewage’s rules.”
Twang!
The compound bow’s pulleys spun at high speed, and my arrow flew toward the Gunman at the front of the pack.
“Uh, fire….”
──Thunk!
The Player who was about to ask ‘You use a bow?’ received an arrow as a gift between his brows and collapsed.
“!”
Only then did the other Players take notice of me.
Since my only weapon was a compound bow, I wasn’t even supposed to be a threat.
‘What?’
‘He’s landing arrows like that?’
‘While sprinting at full speed too?’
‘Damn, that’s terrifying.’
‘We need to take him out first….’
Now everyone was communicating through glances.
‘We have to kill him!’
Click──
Four gun barrels aimed directly at me.
It was certainly a tense situation.
“This setup feels familiar somehow.”
Pfft.
I simply let out a scoff.
-Haha, it’s Solsquad again.
-Countless handshake requests…
-Four versus one again?! lol
-This is supposed to be a solo match, right?
Lol that’s hilarious, those trashy troll bastards
An arrow sat between his lips, his smile still not fully faded. The next arrow was already nocked on the bowstring.
It was a mechanical motion so swift it surpassed the bullet-loading speed of ordinary gunmen.
Twang!
Boom!
The gunfire of enemies and the piercing whistle of arrows tearing through the air erupted simultaneously.

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