Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 52

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 52
18. Unexpected Spectators (2)
[Almond → Pungsna]
[Eliminated!]
[20/100]
-???
-What.
-????????
The chat exploded with countless question marks.
Almond’s play wasn’t something you could simply gasp at and move on from.
This was a scene that deserved question marks rather than exclamation points.
Because it was genuinely incomprehensible how such a play was even possible.
-Did he just deflect the grenade back with an arrow?
-That’s insane lol
-The assassination grenade was already crazy, but Almond deflected it and sent it back…
-Wow, that was seriously insane this time.
Ugh… Amondyu after all ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-No joke. Literally.
For a Stones player, the opponent’s skill was genuinely impressive. To the trained eye, it was evident. The precision of that grenade.
It was the kind of advanced technique that veteran players called an “assassination grenade.”
The positioning and timing were too perfect to be coincidence. This was the caliber of play you’d see from Diamond-ranked players at minimum.
Which made Almond’s response all the more brilliant.
Almond, only on his second match, had not only defended against such a veteran’s attack but executed a perfect counterattack. And he’d done it while distracted by reading the chat.
This was something that shouldn’t have been possible.
“Wow. Finally got a pot. It’s only rare grade, but still.”
Yet Almond himself, the one who’d pulled it off, was simply delighted about obtaining the pot.
He had no particular thoughts about the opponent.
He just thought, ‘I shouldn’t stare at the chat for too long,’ and put on his helmet.
Click.
[Blue Zone shrinks in 30 seconds.]
Now he shifted his gaze from the chat to the minimap.
“As expected. The farthest away again.”
The Blue Zone’s next location was extremely far from Almond. Practically the farthest possible spot. As always.
-lololol
-Now we’re used to it…
-What’s with this composure lol
-Basically Blue Zone VS Almond
There were still 30 seconds left.
“I’m heading out right now.”
I had to move far faster than everyone else.
It’s all because of that damned Blue Zone.
But in this game, there was no one else who could stop me besides the Blue Zone.
As the playable area grew narrower, the number of people dying to my arrows increased.
[Almond → Redwin]
[Eliminated!]
[19/100]
[Almond → Rolrae128]
[Eliminated!]
[7/100]
[Almond → Torrrr]
[Eliminated!]
[5/100]
Not just me, but the other players were also clashing with each other, and in an instant, only five people remained.
And among them was that famous streamer, Balloon Gum.
[The Blue Zone will shrink in 30 seconds.]
At the alarm that rang once more, I checked the minimap.
I was indeed one of those who needed to move.
“Now it’s time to wrap this up.”
Only five people remained.
The game would probably end within five minutes.

* * *
[The Blue Zone is beginning to shrink!]
The moment this notification rang.
Balloon Gum, an ordinary Stones player, brought her right eye to the precious 8x scope she’d barely managed to obtain.
“Alright, everyone. With this, I’ll avoid the Blue Zone and kill anyone who comes through this passage, okay?”
At her solemn words, Balloon Gum’s viewers burst into laughter.
Hahaha, Pung’s not up!
-Is this some new kind of joke?
-You should just use your fists instead, sir.
Hahaha with a sniper rifle? Hahaha
Lol, Poongsnare showed up as dead in the kill log earlier.
-Why is Pungsna appearing here?
A sniper rifle is an excellent item. Especially when someone like Balloon Gum secures a good position, it’s practically invincible.
In a situation like this, saying you’ll eliminate players with a sniper rifle is absolutely nothing strange.
Yet people laughed as if they hadn’t heard what they’d just heard.
[Everyone donated ‘1,000 won’.]
[hahahahahaha]
They laughed not just in chat, but through donations as well.
It’s rare for people to subscribe just to type ‘ㅋㅋㅋ’, which shows how funny it is.
“Ah. Everyone. Are you ignoring me again? At this rate, I’ll end up getting first place?”
The chat floods with laughter once more.
The reason they’re laughing is simple.
Skill.
[User 으엌 donated 2,000 won.]
[Information. Balloon Gum’s probability of getting first place is 0.04%.]
It’s because Balloon Gum’s skill is absolutely terrible.
A first place that one out of a hundred players might achieve—0.04% probability….
Truly, an uncommon level of skill.
“Ah, I’m telling you, I’ll show you?”
Regardless, Balloon Gum laughed boldly and focused.
He does approach the game with considerable seriousness in his own way. He even held his breath while adjusting his aim.
‘Finally, I might actually get first place.’
The current position was too good.
He already occupied the center of the Blue Zone, and his elevation was high. On top of that, he was equipped with a sniper rifle with an 8x scope and a ghillie suit with vegetation camouflage.
Truly, farming, Blue Zone positioning, nothing was going against him in this match.
He was the ultimate beneficiary of luck.
“Oh, they’re coming.”
Blurred silhouettes of several figures began appearing beyond.
Whoosh.
People rushing desperately to escape the Blue Zone’s advance.
-Oh, they’re really coming.
-Three of them?!
-Wow, damn….
-If he kills all of them, wouldn’t that be a 1v1 situation right away?
-No way, is Pung actually going to win?
The situation was so advantageous for Balloon Gum that even viewers who infinitely trusted(?) his skill grew anxious.
Five remained, and three had already entered his firing range.
If he eliminated them, it would be 1v1.
Moreover, all three were running without knowing of his presence, wary of each other.
-Tsk. Now I can see Balloon Gum emptying every magazine, missing every single shot, and then casting ‘I guess luck wasn’t on my side’!
Please, god of Bera! Just kill Poong hyung once.
Malicious prayers flood the chat.
Balloon Gum exhales a shallow breath filled with tension.
Whooo-
He held his breath slightly and shouldered the rifle stock.
His focus wavered back and forth before locking onto a single point, tracking laterally along the direction his target was running.
Now.
Even silencing his own heartbeat, he carefully squeezed the trigger.
Bang!
A gunshot pierces through my eardrums, and one enemy falls.
Thud.
-???
-Why did he suddenly collapse?
-No way Gum got that shot? In one hit?
-That’s insane lol
-?
Balloon Gum fired a sniper rifle, and the target fell. By any measure, it was clearly Balloon Gum’s kill.
Yet the chat exploded with question marks.
That’s how low Balloon Gum’s credibility was in terms of marksmanship.
“W-wait. Did I really just land that shot?”
So even he couldn’t believe it himself.
[Balloon Gum → Nojabinsaeng]
[Eliminated!]
[4/100]
Upon seeing the kill log, Balloon Gum’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“!”
The chat flooded in as wide as his gaping mouth.
-Wow no way lol
-Pungsna!
-Is he actually pulling this off?
-Whoa, who are you?!
-What is this sorcery!!!
-Huh? lol Is this a bug?
-lololol
-Hand over Gum right now!
Balloon Gum swallowed hard.
Two out of three were down.
‘N-next one….’
With trembling aim, Balloon Gum lined up the next target.
He pulled the trigger once more.
Bang!
As the gunshot rang out, another enemy collapsed.
Thud.
-??
-Huh?
-What….
-Whoa
-??????
Once again, question marks flooded the chat.
“Haha. What do you think? I told you I’d deliver when it matters, didn’t I?”
This time, Balloon Gum’s arrogance had reached its peak, and he spoke excitedly, even spitting a little.
[Almond → Lemonbite]
[Eliminated!]
[3/100]
But after seeing the kill log, he was left speechless.
“Huh…?”
That wasn’t my kill?
Balloon Gum’s attention shifted to the person who had just rushed in.
That person had killed them.
The chat window is flooded with ‘ㅋㅋㅋ’.
hahahahaha
Yeah, that makes sense lol
-The legendary Balloon Gum could never!
-The man with six magazines and zero kills
-0.04%! 0.04%! 0.04%! 0.04%! 0.04%! 0.04%! 0.04%! 0.04%!
-The man of 0.04%!
The viewers chanted Balloon Gum’s signature 0.04% win rate.
“Ugh… Who the hell stole my kill….”
The person who had stolen the kill was holding a bow.
A compound bow.
“So it’s that guy. What’s with this Archer Man? I’ll kill him and take first place.”
By the time fewer than twenty players remained, it was extremely rare to see anyone walking around with a bow.
This seemed to be the type who had been hiding in one spot the whole time and was only now starting to move.
If that was the case, killing them would be easy.
‘I have the advantage.’
Against someone with a bow, even if I missed a shot or two and it came down to close combat, Balloon Gum would still have the upper hand.
Balloon Gum was carefully aiming through the scope again, adjusting his aim.
The moment he felt his aim starting to lock in.
“!”
Their eyes met.
At this distance… it was impossible.
‘How… how did they know?’
He was at a distance requiring an 8x scope magnification and wearing a ghillie suit.
How could they possibly see him?
‘Even if they did know… what could they do? I’ll just shoot right now….’
Shooting now would settle it.
The sniper rifle’s effective range was far superior.
No matter how much a compound bow enhanced its draw force with pulleys for the shot.
It couldn’t compare to a sniper rifle.
I shot first and could fire multiple times. The sniper rifle had an overwhelming advantage.
The opponent was even standing still.
“Standing still…?”
Creak.
The opponent was actually aiming at Balloon Gum. It was an absurd distance for a compound bow.
How could they possibly hit a target at a distance they could barely see?
“Can’t even judge the range. That person looks like a beginner. I’ll take them down. Everyone.”
The trigger moved with overflowing confidence.
Bang!
The gunshot rang out, and the opponent fired an arrow.
“!?”
Clang!
A strange sound echoed as the arrow shattered.
In mid-air, no less.
And the opponent remained unharmed.
“…W-what did I just see?”
-???
-Did the bullet just get blocked?
-No way…
Hahahahaha
-Bug collector Balloon Gum
-What is this lol so funny
At that moment, I thought it was simply coincidence or a bug.
“Damn. Something ridiculous is happening.”
Balloon Gum, being a streamer who experienced many strange occurrences, simply laughed it off.
“Again…”
The opponent was still rushing toward Balloon Gum, bow drawn.
Balloon Gum pulled the trigger again.
Bang!
The gunshot rang out once more.
“Did it land?”
I felt it. It definitely hit.
Spark!
Yet again, strange sparks erupted in the air and the attack was nullified.
The opponent continued charging unscathed.
“…What?”
Unbelievable, but I couldn’t deny what had happened twice.
“D-did that person just block my bullets? Them?”
-No way lol
-But it looks like they did lol
-With an arrow??
-That’s insane lol
At first, I naturally denied it.
But then it happened again.
Twang!
-Whoa, it really looks the same.
-For real tho
-He’s lost it.
-Three times? Then that’s skill, not luck?
-Seems like a bug.
-Wow….
-Is that Stones?
-No way lol
About fifty thousand viewers erupted in excitement.
“I’ll try shooting again. There’s another one charging straight at me right now.”
Balloon Gum said that and quickly brought her eye back to the scope.
Now my aim was starting to waver. I was panicked.
But then….
‘Wait, the distance is…?’
At some point, the distance had closed far too much. That was the moment I realized it.
Twang!
My precious 8x scope shattered.
Thud.
The arrow that destroyed the scope pierced straight through Balloon Gum’s right eye.
“Ugh!”
Balloon Gum’s avatar let out a final scream and collapsed.
[Almond → Balloon Gum]
[Eliminated!]
[2/100]
Even though she was wearing a ballistic helmet, anything below Hero grade couldn’t protect the face.
With the headshot confirmed, it was game over.
[3rd Place]
Third place. After all that farming….
I had lost the championship right before my eyes.
It was utterly deflating, but Balloon Gum laughed it off with practiced ease.
“Wow. Everyone. Third place is still a good result~”
-lol
-Yeah, you’re right
-Bronze medal is still great!
-But who was that guy just now? Let’s watch him!
-Watch the match with me, bro lol
-Ugh… this is seriously driving me crazy…
-Crunch. Crunch.
-My teeth hurt so much! Bro!
Quite a few viewers were grinding their teeth as well.
Balloon Gum wanted to quickly change the subject.
“Oh right. That Archer Man from earlier? Let me watch his match.”
He decided to spectate the Archer Man who had shown that strange play earlier.
Approximately 50,000 viewers were about to witness Almond’s first individual tournament finals.

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