Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 692

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 162
54. Overtechnology (1)
By the time the first match ended.
Naturally, the community was flooded with talk about Almond.
[“Notable Newcomer #1”]
[Almond’s match today was literally legendary]
[Almond is like giving a tiger wings]
In this first match, Cookie had set up the board perfectly for Almond, and Almond performed even beyond that.
It was a demonstration that ‘carrying’ was possible even in large-scale games like Civil M.
So his fans couldn’t help but go wild.
[“If Almond had been born in Mongolia, everyone in the world would have black hair”]
[“If Almond had been at Namhansanseong, the Qing Dynasty would have bowed their heads.”]
[“Jumong is actually Almond’s descendant”]
[“Cambridge University USA announces, ‘Almond’s arrows can turn back time’….]
These phrases began to spread instantly, covering the community in moments.
Especially in Kingdom’s community ‘Kingchiman’, a situation occurred where everything was buried under Almond talk.
Since the community wasn’t that large to begin with, Almond’s fans’ firepower completely overwhelmed the existing users.
[Einstein: If there’s an exception to the theory of relativity, it’s Almond’s arrow.]
[Dumbledore: If there’s one thing Voldemort fears, it’s Almond’s arrow.]
[Harry Potter: Wingardium Almondosa!]
Besides, most of them were already Almond fans themselves anyway.
So there were many who responded enthusiastically.
Hahaha, that’s absolutely crazy.
-So this is the nutspunk place…
Hahahahaha
-There are seriously a lot of fanatics here
-Is an AI writing these posts??
-The Nutillions are finally raising their heads
However, users who visited the community without knowing anything couldn’t understand the situation.
-What is this nonsense
Those bastards invaded again, damn it.
-Stop with the obsession already
They also threw in their own comments.
But─
[This match’s highlight.gif]
Looking at this post at the top of the issues, everyone could understand.
“Are you seriously bragging about just this? That’s ridiculous ㅡㅡ ‘In the beginning, there was almond.'”
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ (laughing hard)
└Gradient praise
Hahahahahahahaha (laughing hard)
└…What?
-What the hell is that?? That’s insane
How can you play like that in an international competition, seriously crazy.
-The scariest part is that talent almost stayed in Kingdom
hahahahahahahaha
That’s a national loss lol
I’ve never even copied off someone else, so why are you making stuff up lol
He left without even looking back at 2222 lolololol
This fervor for Almond wasn’t limited to the online sphere.
What must the fans who witnessed the match directly be feeling?
No one had expected Joseon to take down the Viking soldiers in such a manner.
In fact, anyone with even a basic understanding of the game wouldn’t have expected Joseon to defeat the Vikings at all.
Yet they did it.
Almond stood at the center of it all.
So the spectators’ anticipation for this second match had now reached its peak.
“Almond! Almond! Almond!”
“Waaaaaaah!”
In the Korean spectator section where the Balloon Stars were seated, far more people were now chanting Almond’s name.
“Hey, can you buy me that hat! Please!?”
Children pointed at Miho and pestered her to buy them Almond hats.
“Oh my, ah, miss. Where do they sell those?”
Exhausted parents approached and asked as well.
“Oh. They sell them at the stadium entrance! I’ll go with you!”
Everyone who left the stadium with Miho returned with Almond popcorn in hand, along with either an Almond hat or Almond applause balloons.
“Miho. It’s starting. Sit down. Sit!”
“Why would you go along with them again? Seriously.”
Heh.
“It’s nice to sell them, you know.”
Miho adjusted her Almond hat and sat back down in the spectator section.
“Huh? Why is half of it turned black? Is this a bug?”
Miho asked as she noticed most of the stadium hologram had turned pitch black.
“No. It switched to the Joseon team’s perspective. The Observer did that. But I think─”
Taco was about to explain.
His voice was drowned out.
“─Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”
It was the roar of the crowd.
The Joseon Soldiers came rushing in, triggering an explosive cheer.
And most importantly, Almond was waiting beneath the defensive tower being constructed.
“Almond! Almond! Almond!”
“Almooooond!!”
With the expectation that he would accomplish something remarkable once more, cheers ring out deafeningly.

* * *
The Viking Soldiers gathered as if determined to defend the hunting outpost at all costs.
[Defense Tower – 15%]
As the defense tower begins to rise, they quietly retreat backward.
“Ah! The Viking Soldiers! The moment Cookie raises the defense tower! They’re gradually falling back!?”
“Aren’t they going to interfere with the defense tower!?”
“No matter how strong the Viking Soldiers are, look at the sheer number of Joseon Soldiers gathered right now! It’s difficult to charge in recklessly!?”
With 100 Joseon Soldiers swarming together and the defense tower rising rapidly, the situation is dire for any attacker.
In such circumstances, even the Viking Soldiers would find it difficult to engage.
“Moreover, Joseon soldiers can participate in construction themselves, so an enormous number can be mobilized for the work!? There’s no loss from worker shortages even during construction!? That’s why it’s rising so incredibly fast!”
“But still, what if around 100 Viking Soldiers gathered?”
No matter what, the Viking Soldiers are the Viking Soldiers.
If all the Viking Soldiers with strong physiques from the first era gathered together?
Could a single defense tower handle them?
It couldn’t.
Of course, it’s impossible for them to gather 100 right now.
They all have their own circumstances.
“The Viking Soldiers are probably not visible right now, but many personnel must be invested in hunting. Since the hunting outpost has advanced this far! There must be a huge number!? They need to hunt that much to secure reliable efficiency!”
Viking Soldiers are heavily invested in hunting.
This is because they require far more food than other civilizations.
Moreover, it’s suspected that many hunting outposts have been built at this point.
To meet all that demand, more Viking Soldiers had to participate in hunting.
Therefore, suddenly mobilizing 100 here was impossible.
“Ah, the moment I mention it! The defense tower is complete!”
Thud.
The defense tower stands tall as it completes.
“As expected! Almond and Pangeo! Both are climbing up!?”
As Almond and Pangeo begin climbing the ladder, the crowd erupts in cheers.
“Wow. Just Almond’s appearance alone brings such heat…! It’s incredible!? The first match must have left quite an impression!?”
“Exactly! After seeing that match, how could you not become a fan!? Whether it’s looks or skill!”
Whoosh.
The Joseon Soldiers draw out torches.
“Now. Both have climbed up and covering fire is possible! Now the Joseon Soldiers! They’re running with torches! They’re going to destroy the hunting outpost!?”
Red flames rise in succession.
The soldiers begin charging toward the hunting outpost.
The Viking Soldiers have completely retreated.
They have no intention of fighting.
“Now. The Viking Soldiers have already withdrawn!? This is completely undefended!”
“Oh no, did they give up!? This! I’d say Cookie is making the best decision right now!?”
“That’s right! As soon as I saw the Viking’s movements earlier, I mentioned the defense tower rush strategy! And that’s exactly what they’re doing!? Excellent judgment!”
The caster’s assessment from above, observing the entire situation, aligned perfectly with Cookie’s decision.
This was an excellent sign.
“Using a defense tower rush in the main match wasn’t an easy call! Cookie! You’re truly amazing!”
“Yes! Of course, Joseon has one match’s worth of leeway! So actually, this kind of judgment is easier to make!? The situation worked out remarkably well….”

* * *
“Phew. The Era 1 defense tower is really hard to climb.”
Pangeo grumbled as he hoisted his leg onto the tower’s platform.
“Hup!”
Using both hands and one foot, Pangeo practically forced his body up and squeezed himself into the defense tower.
He straightened his back and surveyed the entire perimeter like a middle-aged hiker who’d just summited.
From atop the defense tower, the view was excellent—the entire surrounding area was clearly visible.
‘Hmm?’
As Pangeo scanned the surroundings, he sensed something off and tilted his head curiously.
‘What is it.’
Regardless, the soldiers below were setting fires and cheering.
“Waaaaaah!”
“It’s burning~!”
The hunting outpost has excellent functionality, but it’s an extremely fragile structure.
Whoosh!
As they threw torches, smoke quickly began rising from the roof.
“Search inside too!”
Hunting outposts typically have food stores piled inside.
The soldiers entered and looked around.
“Huh…? Nothing. This must’ve been built recently.”
“Ah. Well, it was built at the frontlines.”
“But why aren’t they coming to stop us? They rushed over in a crowd earlier?”
“Maybe they just took the food and retreated?”
“Ah! So what gathered earlier was them taking the food?”
“Yeah. Would they want to fight near a defense tower?”
Fighting from Era 1 near this defense tower was something even the brutishly strong Vikings wouldn’t benefit from.
“Plus, it’s Almond who climbed the defense tower~”
“Not someone we can face~”
“Krhaha. True.”
Once a defense tower was built, the standard move was simply to avoid it.
So Joseon built another defense tower to burn the next outposts.
Thud.
[Defense Tower – 1%]
Danggeun and Spam were dispatched to the newly constructed area and rushed forward.
Boom.
[Defense Tower – 1%]
The other direction where construction began simultaneously was player recycling.
Almond and Pangeo descended from the first defense tower and ran toward that location.
Now they were literally conducting a “defense tower rush,” continuously building towers forward from this base.
Additional defense towers were completed one by one, and as expected, the Viking soldiers didn’t dare attempt to enter.
Almond and Pangeo climbed another tower.
The moment the soldier ascended, the vision brightened to a much wider area around them.
‘What…?!’
Pangeo’s eyes widened in shock.
This was precisely the moment the Observer lifted the vision restriction.

* * *
-???
-What
-What is this?
-Insane
-Oh
“Wha-wha-wha…ugh!? Kugh?!”
The commentators, especially King Gul, could only gasp as if their words were caught in their throat.
He swallowed hard before he could finally speak properly.
“This! What is this! Why, why are they gone!?”
“The, the hunting outposts! They’re gone! They’re not there now!?”
“No, there were only this many hunting outposts!?”
Six hunting outposts that were quickly constructed at the beginning.
One that appeared at the frontline that just crumbled.
That was everything the Vikings had.
The assumption that this was a strategy to maximize hunting outposts and inflate their economy was completely wrong.
“Ah, no, if there were hunting outposts up to that position, we’d normally expect over twenty of them before engaging!?”
They deliberately spaced out the hunting outposts far apart to deceive Joseon into miscalculating.
“If this is the case, Joseon built all those defense towers…”
It was a strategy executed to make them waste resources, and thanks to it, Joseon had foolishly constructed three defense towers.
-We’re done for
-What
-So what does this mean?? Give me a one-line summary
-These guys are absolutely insane lol
So it wasn’t stabbing in the early 2000s, it was just the standard move, but damn, only Joseon was delayed in time.
T_T
King Gul finally recalled it then.
“From Joseon’s perspective, they have a game in hand! Actually, this kind of decision is easy to make in such circumstances?! The situation has worked out in such a peculiar way….”
The enemy’s bold judgment had become, strangely enough, excellent news for Joseon.
‘That can’t be right.’
Such an excessively convenient coincidence couldn’t possibly be mere chance.
There had been signs before this.
“Viking! Let’s charge in!? This is a bluff!”
“They’re probably just overacting to behave normally!?”
The bluff had been far too exaggerated.
Now I understood it.
‘The bluff had to be exposed.’
It had to be exaggerated. Because it was a bluff that needed to be seen through.
“Now, Joseon! This must be quite shocking right now. There’s a possibility that your era advancement could be delayed against Viking….”
The Caster’s voice trembled.
Viking’s second era was nearly upon them.
Joseon still had a long way to go.
It wasn’t just a possibility of delayed advancement—it was already delayed.
King Gul cried out urgently as well.
“This is tough right now!? We got completely hooked! Xmaster! That’s a terrifying strategy worthy of your name!”
hahahaha
ㅠㅠ (This represents crying/tears in Korean text/internet slang, similar to T_T)
-So Viking uses their head too
-They really sharpened their axes
-Joseon wasted money so badly what do we do
“Still! Joseon! You must overcome this somehow! Even if you lose! You can’t just collapse from this one strategy! It will affect the next game!”
King Gul was already considering the impact on the next game without realizing it.
Even though there would be no next game if they won this one.
“That’s right! We need to cling to it until the very end and wear them down!”
“There’s still hope! We can win!”
There was only one person who could create that hope.
The broadcast naturally zoomed in on Cookie’s face.
He sat with his eyes closed, lost in thought.
Oh my god, seriously?
-Mental breakdown mansion?
What the heck is this cookie?
-Meditation??
I’m screwed.
The viewers, commentators, and audience all trembled with anxiety.
With the Commander sitting quietly with his eyes closed at a time like this, it was enough to drive anyone mad.
Yet Cookie himself was simply closing his eyes and organizing his thoughts.
Panicking here or blaming himself wouldn’t solve anything.
The situation doesn’t improve.
What improves the situation isn’t past judgment, but solely present judgment.
Cookie’s eyes snap open as he resolves himself to something.

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