Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 588

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 58
21. The Black Plague (1)
They had fewer supporters, unfavorable civilization matchups, and a track record of championship wins.
A game with multiple disadvantages.
[Game starts in 30 seconds]
I kept my mind calm, waiting for the game to begin.
“Ha. Brother. I’m seriously nervous.”
Someone speaks to me from beside.
A player using the nickname ‘Ratte’.
An affable younger teammate who had been chatting with me consistently since the first scrim game.
“Then just shake it off.”
“Should I?”
Ratte begins trembling his body.
“Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-shake…!”
-lmaooo
-lmao he’s so outgoing lol
-hahahaha
-what’s with the breakdancing
-looks like a senior in the military making him do it lol
“W-w-w-why does it l-l-l-look like only I’m sh-sh-shaking? B-b-brother, you’re not nervous, r-r-right?”
“Nope.”
“Is it because you’re on the national team?”
“I’m not on the national team. Didn’t make it.”
-Almond’s short answers are hilarious lol
-this guy just talks about himself lol
-Ratte’s done for lol
-watching this is like watching me text my crush… I’m getting emotional… Ratte fighting!
“Ah~~ I really like this calm aura of yours, brother Almond. I can’t help but stick with you!”
Ratte preferred to stay beside me unless given specific orders, claiming it was because he liked me.
But my reason was simple—it significantly reduced his chances of dying.
[Game Start!]
The countdown ended and the game began.
Ting!
Ping!
Pings began appearing all over the map.
[Scout Team Assigned]
[Moving]
I was assigned to a scout team of roughly five members and began moving.
Ratte was naturally right beside me as well.
The overall commander typically drags players who stick together to issue commands collectively.
That’s why people who genuinely enjoyed teamwork would coordinate beforehand and stick together, or sometimes the commander would assign them directly.
So it was inevitable that I’d run into the same familiar faces again.
“Yoohoo~ Almond Ham~ Meeting again?”
‘As expected….’
A bulky friend who kept making ham-ham sounds.
The youngest on the team, yet he carried himself like a ten-year veteran.
“Yoohoo! Spaaaam!”
“Ratte Ham~ You two really are a set.”
-Making ham sounds but his nick is Spam lol
-The concept is insane lol
-Is there a gangster in here or something lol
-How is someone’s name actually Spam…lol
-Does he talk a lot because his nick lives up to it?lollol
Fortunately, Spam wasn’t actually very talkative despite his nickname.
All he did was greet me with “Almond Ham~” whenever we met.
The downside was that his bulk made him easy to spot, but I didn’t mind using him as a shield when we needed to retreat. It worked perfectly.
“You two paired up again. Doesn’t it get boring?”
The next person to speak was Pangeo.
He was frequently designated as the leader of the archer unit.
“Pangeo Ham~”
“Yo! Paaangeo! And why are you paired up again, sir?”
“What else can I do when they tell me to pair up.”
When we first met, he’d put on quite the act of being a leader.
He was intimidating at first, but after working together repeatedly, he turned out to be just an old man who loved fishing.
Moreover, he found the leader role bothersome, so he favored me.
That’s because I occasionally took on the leader position.
「Ah~ I prefer just being in the middle, pew pew. I like shooting. Like fishing, you know.」
I had no idea what archery had to do with fishing, but it was a comparison he made often.
Considering he was skilled enough at long-range shooting to rival me, there might actually be some connection between fishing and archery, I sometimes thought.
“Here again.”
The last person to join, letting out a quiet sigh.
She didn’t usually go around with us, but Cookie persistently paired her with me.
It seemed she’d received separate orders to join this time as well.
“Yooo! Danggeun!”
“…Hi.”
Her nickname was Carrot Cake, though the team just called her Danggeun. She wasn’t particularly sociable, but among the physical-type archers, she had the sharpest mind.
“Is everyone here now?”
Once all five scouts gathered, a ping sounded.
Ting!
The reconnaissance area had been designated.
[Movement]
[Defensive Reconnaissance]
“Alright. Same faces we see every day. Pleasantries are done. Let’s move out.”
Pangeo clapped his hands to refocus the group’s attention.
[Leader]
He had been designated as the leader for this reconnaissance squad.
It was the pattern that emerged when Cookie played conservatively.
“Since this is defensive reconnaissance, let’s maintain good concealment and be careful not to get spotted.”
Pangeo led the way forward, and the other four were about to follow.
Then Danggeun spoke up.
“There’s no need to be careful. France won’t want to fight us either. Both sides want to safely reach the Age 2. It’s a chicken game where being the cautious one puts you at a disadvantage.”
“…Okay. Carrot Juice.”
Pangeo revised his orders.
“Then run like hell! Let’s go!”
-Carrot Juice lol
-Isn’t Pangeo that guy who used to act all tough before? lol His personality’s actually great
-lolol He just changes her name to Juice on a whim, total old man energy lol
-Let’s go~

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During reconnaissance, they encountered quite a few enemies, but as Danggeun predicted, neither side deliberately engaged the other.
A smooth Age 1 phase unfolded as both sides simply scouted the map’s resources and layout.
“Huh?! King Gul! They’re not attacking each other!?”
Caster asked, sounding confused.
Well, King Gul had said at the start that Joseon only had a chance to win if they pressed hard early.
“Doesn’t this put Joseon at a disadvantage? They’re just continuing reconnaissance!”
King Gul tilts his head, equally puzzled.
“Right? What’s Cookie thinking?”
After observing the map for a moment, King Gul figures something out.
“Oh! But right now, France is preparing for a check-in attack, expecting one to come!?”
Joseon’s scouts weren’t attacking.
But they were conducting aggressive reconnaissance as if they were about to attack.
“Ah…! Are they falling for the fake-out!?”
“Yes! If it’s Joseon, they must press hard early to beat France! That’s the thought stuck in their head!”
“Cookie turned his own limited options into a trap for the enemy! Brilliant!”
France, unable to shake the thought that Joseon would attack, was preparing for Joseon’s early defense tower rush.
“Preparing means spending resources, right?”
“Exactly! This creates a difference in Age 2 speed! Joseon is confident that France won’t do anything in Age 1! Joseon just pushes forward without looking back, building Age 2 structures!”
To advance to the next age, specific buildings were required, and that all cost resources and time.
If France built defensive towers or took defensive measures like this, the timing to enter Age 2 would inevitably fall behind.
“This way, Joseon reaches Age 2 much faster!”
As expected.
The sound of war drums echoing across the battlefield.
Boom!
[Joseon has entered Age 2!]
This notification was visible to France as well.
“France! We’re in trouble right now!”
The soldiers’ movements changed noticeably.
All the scout troops were being summoned back to the main base.
“This momentum is looking good!?”
“Ah. Is that so? If France follows and advances to Age 2, won’t they still end up at a disadvantage anyway!?”
The faction matchup between Joseon and France after Age 2 was stark.
France, built primarily around Royal Knights, had a hundred times the advantage over Joseon’s archers.
That’s why we needed to inflict some damage in Age 1.
“If both go to Age 2, sure! But this timing—Joseon advancing to Age 2 alone first! If we do something now, it’s actually better than an Age 1 rush! The pressure from archers and the pressure from clubs feel completely different!”
Right now, France was slightly behind on Age 2 upgrades.
If Joseon creates an opportunity in this gap, things change.
“If we just seize the gold mine, France might not even be able to produce Knights at all!”
Age upgrades consume massive amounts of gold resources.
The same goes for premium units like Royal Knights.
That’s why historically, France easily fell to defeat when pressured on the gold mine.
“Yes! Crossbow production is happening in Joseon right now! Archers are being created!”
Joseon swiftly supplied crossbows and produced archers.
“How many to produce before charging. This decision is crucial, right? If we get too greedy, we’ll be too late!”
When Joseon’s archers numbered around ten.
Boom!
[France has entered Age 2.]
France reaches Age 2.
“Now, France has caught up to Age 2!”
“Meanwhile, Joseon! The crossbows are quite well-supplied!?”
Joseon, having advanced to Age 2 early and producing crossbows, already had at least twenty players wielding them.
“This is your one chance! Joseon!”
“France hasn’t produced Royal Knights yet!? They don’t have the gold to produce Royal Knights! Still far off!?”
The moment an age just upgraded is the most vulnerable time.
For Joseon, it was a golden opportunity.
“Let’s go! Charge!”
Twenty crossbowmen rushed forward.
Behind them, Barbarian Soldiers wielding only clubs charged out as well.
“All-in assault!”
It was nearly an all-in rush, not just a simple harass.
“Ahhh! And! As expected! A famous player! Almond is positioned in the leading squad of ten that charges first!”
About twenty crossbowmen emerged.
Almond was among the ten leading the charge.
“They’re going to harass the workers, right!? It’s harassment, right!? Based on the scale, it looks like they’re going to destroy everything!?”
“Yes! This will be on a completely different level than the early game harassment with clubs! They could actually collapse the entire base! Wow! What a brilliant build that catches them off guard!”
-3 years ago, sharing thoughts lol
-The timing is insane lol
-Can they really beat France???
-Cheese rush?
King Gul grew excited at the build Cookie had brought and began rapping enthusiastically.
“They boldly abandoned early game harassment and converted that time advantage into a fast second age! Fast second age archers for harassment! No wait—a full assault!? Joseon’s strength lies in second age archer factions, but they’re weak against royal knights, yet this build avoids all that and takes only the advantages! This is a perfect build prepared specifically for France alone!”
hahahahaha for real
Rapper Mandarin orange is crazy
-But will this actually work?
The timing is absolutely perfect, for real.
Caster raised her voice as well.
“Ah! It reminds me of the Imjin War timing! But! France isn’t sitting idle! All soldiers are gathering to establish a defensive line!”
“So what! France only has barbarian soldiers right now! Even if they defend, the damage is massive! If they can’t hold, the game could be over!”
The legend of -3 consecutive losses lol
Oh please, haha
-May the spirit of the bean bless us!
France was desperate too. If the archers penetrated even slightly, the worker casualties would be catastrophic.
[Hold the line!]
With a roar, the club-wielding soldiers held their ground firmly.
“Hold what! You arrow fodder! Show me the Jikji or get out of the way!!!”
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol/haha)
I got caught lol
-Why is he so angry
Jikji Simche Yojeol lol lol lol lol
Countless barbarian soldiers from France blocked the path.
They clashed with Joseon. Twenty of them were archers.
The formation heavily favored Joseon. Then, at that moment.
“Now! Time to shoot! The first arrow that signals the beginning of war! It’s important!?”
“Yes! It has a huge impact on morale… Oh, they’re shooting! Who is it!?”
Twang….
The archer at the very front of Joseon’s archer formation began nocking an arrow.
[Aamond]
It was Aamond.
In that instant, everyone fell silent and swallowed hard.

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