Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 592

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 62
22. The Hidden Strategy (2)
When Almond and Pangeo broke through the defensive tower line.
“Waaaaaaah!”
The Sync Tank team jumped to their feet and embraced each other.
“Crazy! We won! We actually won!”
“Pangeo! You did it!”
“Both headshots in one go!!”
These people who handled battle data understood it better than anyone.
What a miracle Pangeo had just pulled off. He was someone who rarely landed headshots even during practice.
Almond, on the other hand, executed it flawlessly—not a single difference from his practice sessions.
“Wow! Almond! He’s a machine! A machine! The analysis shows even the parabolic trajectory is identical!”
Not just by sight, but the data itself proved he delivered a performance perfectly identical to his practice runs.
‘Is this what talent looks like?’
Chiseung marveled at it.
No matter how professional-grade every national team member was.
There was no domestic pro league, and they were all amateurs with their own jobs.
People who had never seriously pursued an athletic career.
Among such people, Almond’s presence was exceptional.
He had received professional training to become an athlete, and his inner caliber was already that of an elite-tier competitor.
Simply having such a person beside them proved invaluable, and Almond had even offered advice on training methods.
In fact, the national team’s overall performance had improved dramatically.
Pangeo’s current shot was perhaps proof of that.
“Uncle Pangeo always went on and on about headshots, and finally…!”
Mool Mandu was even wiping away tears beside him.
Honestly, with less than a ten-year age gap, calling him uncle felt a bit awkward….
Chiseung felt tears welling up too, so he didn’t bother picking a fight about it.
After the two archers had passed through without resistance.
Almond’s showtime began.
“They’re getting swept away!”
“Wow, crazy… if the commander was solo queuing, this would be gg.”
“Damn… damn! This is it!”
Almond’s rate of fire and accuracy made Pangeo look pitiful by comparison.
No, you’d need an ace from Persia or Mongolia to even stand against him.
Look at the workers dropping like flies.
“Sweep them all away!”
“Kyaaah! Grind them! Grind them!”
The expression “getting ground up” fit this situation perfectly.
He was grinding the enemy workers like a blender.
‘This is the performance they brought him in for.’
It’s no exaggeration to say I’ve invested considerable time in Almond to create this very moment.
‘This isn’t the time to celebrate.’
Chiseung jumped to his feet and steadied the team.
“Don’t get excited. Record all the timings! The Royal Knights are coming soon.”
“Oh, okay!”
The Fast Age 2 build currently used in national team matches was a strategy Chiseung developed.
‘This build has potential. I need to refine it further.’
That’s why I wanted to perfect it even more.
I plan to measure the exact timing until the Royal Knights appear and develop this Fast Age 2 build to be played even more safely.
‘I never thought an idea that came to me while playing reckless games with Bontovi would lead here.’
Ironically, I started using this Fast Age 2 build in actual matches thanks to playing against Bontovi.
It’s like the effect of training while wearing weighted vests.
Honestly, I was uncertain before actually using it.
But now I’m seeing its effects firsthand in this match against Frank.
From here on, it’s just a matter of refinement.
“The Royal Knights appeared! Record it!”
The Royal Knights have entered the field.
From this moment, the eyes of the Sync Tank team burned with intensity.
The determination to analyze every detail of the game.
Whether they lose this game or not, they won’t lose the next one. And if they win this one, they’ll win the next as well.
Chiseung, staring intently while writing something, asks a question.
“Huh? Didn’t we finish that upgrade? Did we click it late?”
Gob Spear, the eldest of the group, chimes in.
“No. That was clicked correctly. It doesn’t matter anyway since it happens after entering the forest. The timing must be precise.”
Chiseung nodded in agreement.
“Still, even with that faction, one person can’t handle it alone.”
Despite the Royal Knights’ appearance, Sync Tank showed no particular disturbance.
Rather, they seemed to be anticipating something.
It was an opportunity to confirm whether their preparation would work.

* * *
Clop! Clop!
The distant sound of hoofbeats, followed by an enormous roar from the Frank supporters.
Waaaahhh…!
A Royal Knight must have appeared.
Ping! Ping!
[Retreat]
Almond turned his head at the continuous retreat pings sounding in his ears.
‘Let’s run for now.’
We’d already discussed how to handle things when a Knight appeared.
There was a predetermined strategy.
He sprinted toward the forest at full speed.
Ping!
[Regroup]
A regroup ping marked a location deep in the forest. This meant there were support troops besides Almond.
“As King Gul predicted, Aamond is running toward the forest. And soon he’ll meet up with his teammates?”
“Yes. A good call. We currently lack the firepower to defeat a Royal Knight.”
Just as Joseon deploys its top aces as archers, Frank reserves his top aces exclusively for Royal Knights.
They’re probably skilled enough to see and block or evade every arrow.
Archers facing Knights is madness.
Especially since the Knights in international matches operate on an entirely different level than those encountered in regular solo rankings.
Retreat was absolutely the right move.
Since this was such an obvious decision, what truly mattered was tracking where the Royal Knight would go.
“So what will the Royal Knight do? Couldn’t he head toward where the Barbarian Soldiers are clashing?”
The primary engagement zone between Joseon and Frank was actually near the entrance to Frank’s main base.
Soldiers continued to be reinforced there, and the melee combat raged on.
If a Knight arrived there, the tide would certainly turn.
King Gul shook his head.
“I don’t think he’ll go there! The archers hiding in the forest are just too annoying, you see? He’ll head into the forest!”
As if responding to King Gul’s words, the Knight spurred his horse deeper into the forest.
“Ah! Riding a horse into the forest!? Isn’t that inefficient!?”
“Since it’s a forest and not mountainous terrain, a skilled rider won’t have major problems! Besides, archers hiding in forests are genuinely a headache! They keep harassing whenever they get an opening!”
The archers hiding in the forest would inevitably emerge whenever they had a chance and resume harassing the resource gatherers.
Rather than be distracted by that, it was better for the Knight to enter the forest.
Commander Frank’s sound decisions continued in succession.
“Alright, Frank! In the meantime, all the workers return to the original gold mine!”
He recalled the workers and they resumed mining gold at the nearby gold mine.
“And send one more Soldier to the Knight School!”
“Exactly! Your judgment is sharp as always! Eventually, gathering Knights one by one like this gives Frank the advantage!”
Preparations to add one more Knight were complete.
“Ah… doesn’t this mean Joseon needs to prepare Spearmen!? Or Composite Bows!? When are we even getting to the 3rd Age!? It feels like we’re falling behind!”
Frank continues producing Knights?
If this continued, Joseon would need some kind of advanced technology.
In response to Caster’s question, King Gul glanced at Joseon’s main base.
‘The 3rd Age… not yet.’
Quite some time had passed, but they weren’t prepared to advance to the 3rd Age.
Anyone who understood the game would find this strange.
Joseon was known for the 3rd Age, yet right now Joseon wasn’t gathering the resources to transition into it.
-Real talk, when’s the 3rd Age coming
-Maybe they’re all-in on troops to end it in the 2nd Age??
-Archers aren’t showing up either
-Lucky Bontovi class…
-What are they even doing?
-Composite Bows missing
The chat was in an uproar asking when they’d reach the 3rd Age and when the Composite Bows would appear.
King Gul felt this was the moment to speak.
“The 3rd Age… I don’t think we’re going for it.”
-??
-No way
-Huh?
-Surely not lol
-Not even Bontovi would do this lol
“Excuse me!? Joseon’s 3rd Age is the strongest!”
Caster Kim Sang-hun asked in genuine shock. It wasn’t a performative question for the viewers—he seemed truly surprised.
After singing the praises of Joseon’s 3rd Age, Joseon’s 3rd Age all this time, suddenly saying they weren’t going for it made sense to be shocked.
Yet King Gul spoke with conviction.
“We’re ending it in the 2nd Age!”
“!?”
He felt now was the time to reveal the secret weapon he’d been hiding.
“Whether this is the right choice or not, we’ll find out from the results…”
But then—
Caster let out a scream.
“Aaah! While you’re speaking! Almond!? This is dangerous! The Knights are almost upon you!”
The distance between the Knights and Almond was far too close.
They’d catch up within seconds.
Almond had no room to fire backward and could only keep running.
He wasn’t a mounted archer, and if he fired backward now, his head would be severed instantly.
Oh my god, seriously?
What do I do?
-This must be terrifying
-Is it chasing us?
-It’s incredibly fast even in the Knight’s Forest
Thud! Thud!
The sound of hoofbeats thundered louder in Almond’s ears than his own heartbeat.
King Gul screams in Almond’s stead.
“Ahhhhhhh!? Are there any other teammates nearby!? There are some nearby, right!?”
“The other teammates you mention are just archers! Does that help!? Can they shoot right now!?”
Trees favor no one.
The forest disadvantaged not only Knights. Archers suffered equally.
With so many trees, wouldn’t the probability of arrows hitting plummet dramatically?
Perhaps the Archers’ situation was even worse than the Knights’.
“Even if we shoot, he’ll block everything! Is it even possible to shoot a bow here!? The trees are too dense!”
But King Gul shakes his head.
“No! I’m not telling you to shoot arrows!”
“Huh!?”
Caster’s expression turns bewildered.
“Then what should I shoot!?”

* * *
Thud! Thud!
The sound of hoofbeats rings out loudly.
I’m worried the horse’s breath might make the back of my head feel hot.
Almond glanced back slightly while running.
Shing!
A Knight in silver armor draws a massive sword.
Without a word, he swung his blade, gleaming with murderous intent.
Whoosh!
Judging the distance sufficient, he struck immediately.
Almond barely dodged by flattening his upper body.
“!”
The Knight hesitated for a moment, then urged his horse forward and swung his sword once more.
Thunk!
As Almond shifted his trajectory toward the trees, the blade embedded itself in the wood.
“Just die quietly, you irritating bastard!”
It was probably a harsher curse, but it felt filtered in translation.
Whoosh!
He pursued relentlessly and swung his sword again.
-Oh no
Aren’t you dying? ㅠㅠㅠ
-This crazy guy follows insanely well
-What an irritating brat.
Riding freely through forest terrain like this was pure skill and talent.
“Either way, it’s over….”
Thunk!
It was equally remarkable how I evaded all that pure skill and talent.
“Again?”
The Knight looked at his sword embedded in the tree once more—though hidden by his helmet, his expression was clearly twisted.
“Hyah!”
Clop clop! Clop clop!
The Knight urged his horse faster, surging past me entirely.
Now we were on a wide road with few trees.
I sensed it immediately.
There was no more room to weave and dodge.
Whoooosh──
As the horse brushed past my right side, the sword flashed once more.
“Ugh…!”
Crash!
I decided this was my last chance to evade, throwing my body left and rolling away.
I tumbled across the ground, but my neck remained intact.
But there would be no next time.
Eeeeeigh…!
The horse reared and immediately turned, charging straight back at me.
I hadn’t even finished getting to my feet.
A smile spread across the Knight’s face.
Now he had me.
A clearing in the forest with no trees to hide behind.
The horse charged relentlessly, the sword raised with murderous intent.
In that instant, my eyes blazed.
‘Now.’
Whoosh──
I straightened my crouched legs and sprang forward like a coiled spring, driving something into the enemy.
──Squelch!
Something that pierced deep and sharp through flesh.
“A spear…?”
It was a spear.
A spear of green light.
Blood spurted from the Knight’s flank.
Red blood dripped down along the unfamiliar green weapon.
Drip… drip.
[Death Spear – Complete]
One of Joseon’s factions.
Spearmen.
“Ju, spearmen… What is this…!”
The Knight, bewildered, attempted a counterattack.
[Stunned]
Current stun judgment.
It was the effect obtained from piercing a charging Cavalry with a spear.
In other words, I had landed a perfect counter.
But this wasn’t the end.
“Chargeeeeeee!”
Joseon Archers erupted from all directions.
That’s right.
This clearing created within the forest.
[Gathering Point]
It was also the gathering point designated by Cookie.
From the beginning, they had been lying in ambush, and in their hands were not bows but green spears.
“Thrusteeeeee!!”

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