Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 503

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 223
77. Meeting an Enemy Again (3)
“You’ll really let me live if I just hand over the ninja scroll?”
“….”
The encirclement tightened with each passing moment, and the Ninja standing on the tree grew anxious.
‘W-what kind of shameless….’
Was he seriously threatening to kill me from beneath that tree?
How exactly did he plan to kill me?
It was clear he’d have difficulty killing me.
Yet, I couldn’t explain why my heart was pounding so violently.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
The image of him dispatching three clones with a single stroke was still vivid in my mind.
And that composed demeanor he displayed now….
He was an incredibly skilled fighter.
‘But calm down. No matter how skilled he is, if I don’t fight, that’s that.’
From my assessment, in this Ninja mode, the one fleeing held an overwhelming advantage.
When someone committed to escaping, the pursuer faced numerous obstacles. Take smoke bombs, for example. They’re nearly useless when chasing, but invaluable when fleeing.
So regardless of skill, if I just ran, he couldn’t catch me.
After reaching this conclusion.
“Try killing me if you can!”
Boom!
He detonated the chakra he’d been channeling between the bamboo and his feet, leaping to another tree.
-Lol why so confident while running away
Let’s run away like we’re in Article 36!ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Confidence is a one-trick pony lol
Whoosh!
Almond released his chakra and dashed forward as well.
His body instantly began propelling off the bamboo stalks.
Crack! Crack!
Each tree he stepped on splintered with a loud crunch.
That thunderous sound grew closer from behind with each moment.
‘W-what…?’
Their total chakra reserves should be equal, yet the distance kept closing.
This was because efficiency varied based on operational ability, and the footwork patterns differed as well.
How one navigated the randomly placed bamboo stalks determined the most efficient speed.
The difference in interpretive ability between them was becoming apparent.
‘Damn it….’
The fleeing Ninja pulled a smoke bomb from his waist.
‘I was saving this for later.’
The moment he reached for the smoke bomb’s pin.
Shring.
The sound of kunai being drawn echoed through the air.
From my silhouette—barely visible as an afterimage—kunai erupted in rapid succession.
Thunk!
The kunai embedded themselves repeatedly into the wrist clutching the smoke bomb.
“!?”
The smoke bomb tumbled down beneath the bamboo grove.
Boom…!
White smoke billowed upward with a hollow, pathetic sound.
“Ah…!”
The smoke bomb had drifted across the water. My wrist wound was severe—one hand was useless. Without being able to form hand seals, I couldn’t activate the clone technique again.
Crack!
Behind me, the sound of bamboo being kicked off echoed once more.
Fwip-fwip-fwip!
Dozens of kunai came flying, shredding my lower body.
“Ugh!”
[Right Leg Injured]
[Left Ankle Injured]
This was clearly targeting my lower body.
Creak.
‘I can’t push off!?’
Unable to kick off the next bamboo stalk, I began to plummet.
Almond passed by my falling form.
Whoooosh──
A clean crimson line was drawn along the path where he passed.
He had sliced through my body.
──Kyaaaah!
[1 → 33]
[46/60]
Already depleted from the kunai barrage, I finally fell.
-shaking intensifies
-Wow
-Even got the clone technique~
-He’s insane! This is crazy!
With this, I had acquired another ninjutsu scroll.

* * *
“First of all, there’s no way this could be teaming, right?”
I rummaged through the corpse of the Ninja who had been using Clone Technique earlier while conversing with the viewers.
“Four-person teaming is already rare to see. In a challenge where you can’t possibly coordinate beforehand, it makes no sense. The production crew is watching everything anyway.”
-Yeah
-Real talk
-Honestly four-person teaming lol that’s overkill lol
-If it were two people I might’ve believed it
I was elaborating on the question of how I knew it was a clone.
“So this isn’t teaming. I thought maybe they were using some other trick instead…”
That’s one of the advantages of battle royale games. There’s plenty of downtime in the early-to-mid game, giving streamers time to chat with viewers.
This is also why games in this genre have spread rapidly among streamers.
I was taking advantage of that benefit of the genre as well…
[Curious donated 1,000 won.]
[Why is the Nut Fans suddenly talking so much? lol]
-Real talk lol
-He likes telling the story of his wins lol
-He talks a lot when bragging and promoting. Are you new?
-He’s excited and talking more, so cute lol
“I was just answering because you asked…”
I scratched my head awkwardly after being so absorbed in my explanation.
But I continued anyway…
“Anyway, continuing—since I thought it wasn’t teaming but some other trick, I noticed their clothing and even their body shapes were identical.”
-Stubbornly explaining lol
-Good job, Almond
-Just spam lol and kyaa! lol
I found it suspicious that their physiques and heights were all identical. Since Clone Technique is a signature jutsu among Ninjas, I could deduce it.
“So I noticed it was Clone Technique and deliberately provoked them to give them a chance to fall for it and caught them. They wouldn’t be able to perfectly control all three clones right in front of me. I figured they’d be caught easily.”
I’d used my head quite well to catch them. But apparently, the viewers didn’t see it that way.
[Mad Dog donated 10,000 won.]
[Almond’s specialty) Catches them with insane, ridiculous physicality then pretends he used his brain]
-lol that’s hilarious
-lol seriously
-That’s facts lol
-Real talk he just beat them down lol
[Fact Bomb Ninja donated 3,000 won.]
[Fact) He would’ve caught them all even if it really was teaming]
-Facts.
-lol seriously
-That’s true lol
-Actually, it’s even better! Farming is four times more efficient!
Wow, that’s hilarious lol
“….”
Ahem.
Almond dismissed the donation with a single cough before continuing.
“Farming is complete. Besides picking up Clone Technique and one smoke bomb, there’s nothing particularly impressive to report.”
I continued advancing through the game.
[The encirclement is tightening.]
Now this bamboo forest was beginning to be included within the encirclement as well.
I had to move again.

* * *
Having mastered Clone Technique, Switcheroo Technique, and even Disguise Technique, Almond had nothing left to fear.
“What—what is this!?”
Boom!
The players deceived by Almond’s clone screamed in panic, and usually that became their final words.
Splash!
[1 → 31]
[41/60]
The number of survivors continued to dwindle.
[1 → 11]
[36/60]
[1 → 9]
[31/60]
Almond’s kill count kept rising.
[11 Kills]
Out of the thirty dead, Almond had eliminated one-third of them.
Considering the encirclement hadn’t tightened that much yet, it was an impressive figure.
[Shy Yeopo donated 50,000 won!]
[Now, now… you’re not thinking of stopping after just this, are you?]
Hahaha negotiation attempt hahaha
Crying over losing money lol
-Hey. Are you trying to pull a fast one?
“Thank you. That won’t be possible~”
Supo-jwa’s mission remained in effect, and Almond gradually shifted from a survival game into a hunting game.
Thanks to that, my ninja techniques grew progressively stronger.
[Collecting 3 Disguise Techniques evolves them into a higher-tier technique!]
[Disguise Technique → Transformation Technique]
[You can now transform into anything, including inanimate objects, for a certain duration.]
With Disguise Technique now transformed into Transformation Technique, Almond could now shapeshift into unimaginable objects like brooms or massive boulders.
[Gathering three Substitution Techniques to evolve into a higher-tier jutsu!]
[Substitution Technique → Positional Swap]
[Casting speed becomes extremely fast. You can now swap positions with non-objects as well.]
The Substitution Technique had evolved beyond wooden logs and shuriken—I could now use it on other NPCs and even other players.
-Jutsu millionaire lol
-Wow
Position swap is crazy lol
-From the enemy’s perspective, there’s no way to predict it;
Since jutsu farming was so crucial, this Yeopo-style strategy actually shone far brighter than traditional battle royale tactics.
Whoever possessed more jutsu scrolls could absolutely dominate the combat flow.
Of course, I wasn’t the only one who’d grasped this principle.

* * *
“Wow, Player 18! Pungsna?! Annihilating them in an unstoppable streak! It doesn’t look like they’re playing this as a survival game at all!”
“Yes! Not just Player 18, but Player 1 as well! Actually, everyone’s in combat mode now! The remaining skilled ninjas aren’t even bothering with hiding strategies anymore!”
“Right! I suppose it’s because jutsu farming has become so critically important?”
The encirclement continued to shrink, and the moment when only the truly skilled would remain was drawing near.
“Ah! Player 4 is down!! The top 10 has finally been decided!”
With Player 4—the eleventh survivor—falling, only ten ninjas remained from the massive initial roster.
What they call the “top ten” situation.
From here on, the nature of the game changes dramatically. Combat becomes unavoidable, and it’s no longer just one-versus-one—it becomes one-versus-many or many-versus-many.
“The top ten in Ninja Mode. I’m really curious what it’ll look like!”
“At this point, should we check out everyone’s kill counts?”
This challenge was designed for skilled players from the start, and of those sixty participants, only ten remained.
Their abilities were all beyond question, yet disparities still existed.
Among them, two players stood out with exceptionally high kill counts.
One was Player 18, Pungsna.
“Player 18 is now at 14 kills! Why isn’t this person streaming instead of being a sniper!?”
“Right! So how many kills does Player 1 have?”
The other was Player 1.
Almond.
“…!”
When the Observer switched the screen to display the records, everyone fell silent.
[27 Kills]
My kill count was 27.
Half of the fifty people who’d died so far… or rather, it was fair to say half of all sixty participants. Since I was one of those sixty.
“!?”
“Ah, well, it seemed like a lot of kills, but… does this number even make sense!?”
Wooooow….
Gasps of astonishment erupted from the spectator stands.
-Unknown
-Is he from the Leaf Village lol
-He’s not even human
-Is he actually a ninja?
“Even in the original mode with 100 participants, 27 kills is an absurd number. But here with 60 participants, 27 kills! That essentially means Player 1 personally eliminated half of them! This is incredible!”
“I think this might be possible because the Ninja mode has such good pacing. But even so, it’s truly remarkable, isn’t it?”
“Yes. Y-yes, it’s remarkable! But this isn’t a game about racking up kills! It’s a game about survival! We still don’t know what will happen! It’s still fifty-fifty! Completely even!”
-Completely even lmaooo
-The guy who killed half says it’s even, what a joke
-Even? lol Just prepare chicken with half spicy and half fried lol
As the Caster said, this isn’t a game decided by kill count alone, so we still need to keep watching.
However, in most cases the higher the kill count, the better the items, so his claim of fifty-fifty couldn’t be entirely accurate.
In truth, the Caster was simply framing the situation as balanced for the entertainment of the viewers.
“Ahhh! Player 55 is down! Nine remain!”
“Almond! Another instant kill judgment! Player 39 is down!!! Eight left! The encirclement keeps tightening! Now they might actually start seeing each other!?”
As the game grew increasingly intense, the viewers began splitting into those rooting for Almond and those against him.
-Is he going to steal the game too from the alpha male! Hang in there, Pungsna!
-Oh, Pungsna. Please! Anything but that popular guy winning the championship…!
Almond, win! ㅠㅠ
And finally, when seven remained.
“Ahhh! Another instant kill! Player 1! Merciless! You die the moment your eyes meet!”
“Now exactly seven are left!?”
The remaining space had shrunk to just under 500 meters.
[Village Alleyway]
When I stepped into a space lined with numerous thatched cottages along a winding alley.
“And! Finally, the two of them can see each other!?”
Almond and Pungsna spot one another.

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