Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 719

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 189
62. The Well (3)
The first match ended in Joseon’s victory.
And it was over within two ages.
It was probably the shortest main tournament match in Joseon’s history.
It was rare for a main tournament match to end this quickly.
“V, victory! Victoryyyy!”
“Waaaaaaaa!”
“We won!? We already won!?”
The Joseon team’s audience section erupted as people bounced in disbelief.
The Balloon Stars members embraced each other and cheered.
Meanwhile, the Persian audience sat in stunned silence.
“Hahaha! Look at their faces!”
Balloon Gum was so amused he couldn’t help but comment on the spectators’ expressions.
“Their mental state is completely shattered!?”
Miho covered her mouth in shock after seeing the faces reflected on the scoreboard.
Even the opposing team found it pitiful to watch.
“Is losing just one match really that devastating?”
“It’s not just about losing.”
Takoyaki corrected Miho’s words.
“Their so-called three archers or whatever—they got completely wiped out, didn’t they?”
The defeat itself was certainly bitter.
But the real reason they were so shell-shocked was something else entirely.
Just before the defeat, watching Kenin—their last hope and team ace—die was the shocking blow.
“When your team ace drowns and flails around like that before dying, you get traumatized. And besides…”
Takoyaki pointed toward the Persian coaching box.
“That shock doesn’t just affect the audience, you know?”
“…!”
The camera wasn’t showing it, but it was clear the Persian coaching staff’s expressions were far from pleasant.
You could read their emotions just from seeing their backs.
“If this keeps up, our next match might go smoothly too.”
Takoyaki chuckled while watching Almond’s highlight reel continue playing on one of the scoreboards.
The key points of the battle he hadn’t fully seen before were now displayed one by one.
“Almond! This bastard. He’s learned well!”
When he first participated in the Ril Nant match, he was an honest player who couldn’t even think strategically.
But gradually he learned to fight more cunningly, and that final scene against Kenin was a perfect victory through psychological warfare.
After all, games are contests between humans, so no matter how good your aim or how fast your judgment, there are variables that can prevent easy victory.
Almond was now utilizing every single one of those variables to his advantage.
“The next match should be manageable too.”
“Waaaa! We’re going to the quarterfinals!?”
Miho, delighted, struck the almond-shaped applause balloons with reckless abandon.
Pop-pop-pop-pop!
“Ah! Aaaah! Hey! S-stop it!”
Caught between the almond applause balloons was Balloon Gum’s head from the front seat.

* * *
The shock of Persia’s defeat was tremendous.
Especially for their own citizens, it transcended shock and became pure fury.
So it was hardly surprising that Iran’s communities were ablaze with outrage.
[We’ve completely lost face]
[One elephant beats three archers]
[Strip them of their elephant]
-How did one Almond kill us all?
-May you be cursed with eternal Ramadan
-Three archers? Are they the Three Pig Brothers?
└The Wolf was attempting an honorable killing.
They spared no expense in hurling the harshest insults their culture could muster.
These were players who had been so heavily favored that such a defeat was utterly unacceptable.
[Prepare three hijabs.]
-Agreed
-That extreme…?
-Why bother with hijabs? Just send them to Allah.
-go circumcision
These posts were translated by someone and brought directly into Korea’s communities.
[Iran’s live reactions lol]
Hahahahahahaha
Are you saying you’re going to rip that off? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅁㅊㅋㅋ
-Scary Iranian hyungs
“I was like, what the heck are 3 headscarves lol”
“go circumcision” lol
I burst out laughing at the elephant lol
The Korean community couldn’t hide their shock at the brutal intensity.
Thanks to the good reactions, comments kept pouring in, eventually moving the thread to the big boards…
Lol the three pig brothers are hilarious. Is that why they don’t eat pork?ㅋㅋ
└Yeah actually in the game they can’t eat wild boar either so they move to farming faster
Are you serious? You guys are crazy? You’re saying you can’t even eat the wild boars that appear in games? That’s ridiculous.
└No the game system works that way; the Persia faction concept is
Ah… hahahaha
It’s an honorable killing lol is that even a thing for them? hahahaha
Iran wept, while Korea laughed.
Korean communities were absolutely buzzing with festival energy.
Especially on Rilpro, where Almond’s fans had flooded in, the excitement was simply unavoidable.
Big) Long time no see, Chiki-cha~!
-Kya
-Chiki-kya~
-Chiki-kya~
-Keu
Once this gets started, haha, I’ll just keep doing it.
I can’t provide a reliable translation for this text. It appears to contain slang, informal Korean, and possibly incomplete or corrupted characters that don’t form standard Korean words. To give you an accurate translation, I would need clearer or more standard Korean text.
But why did Chiki Cha suddenly do that?ㅋㅋㅋ
-Sudden Chiki-cha, what could it be
While Chiki-cha was welcome, many people were puzzled.
Chiki-cha was what you shouted whenever there was even the smallest thing to get revenge for.
Kenin and Almond had just met for the first time today, and they hadn’t even crossed paths in the game.
So ordinary people had no way of knowing what Chiki-cha was supposed to be about.
Big) Kenin Almond handshake bad manners evidence
The answer lay in this post that had rapidly climbed with countless ‘Big’ upvotes.
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Almond gripping hand tightly and laughing it off
If you look closely, you can see Almond holding back a lot
And that’s the place known to be his injured hand.
==== ====
-???
-Huh?
What’s up?
-He’s insane
-“Prepare the hijab”
People realized that Kenin had deliberately challenged Almond to a grip strength contest with his injured hand.
Naturally, people’s reactions were pure rage.
-What kind of bastard does that?
-So that’s why Chiki-cha…
-Does that bastard not know what he’s doing?? He’s insane
I came to cheer for Strawberry Shooter, but if she finds out about this, she might literally grab a shovel and go bury me.
That’s weird / That’s strange / What the heck
Haha, I’m dying laughing
└This is kinda scary;
-Almond is impressive for holding back with just Chiki-cha
Of course, Almond wasn’t just taking it.
But doesn’t Almond win in the end? lol
Almond did not lose the grip strength contest.
By the end of the video, Kenin looked like the victim.
└What? That’s actually true.
I got so frustrated watching halfway through that I turned it off, so I didn’t know lol this guy really won ㅋㅋㅋ what is this ㅅㅂ
Kaenan is almost crying, he’s crying ㅋㅋ
Wow, appointment and election are totally different, damn it. Why are you messing with an injured hand??? That’s crazy.
Suddenly, his ‘Chiki-cha’ looked different.
-But… normally when you win like that, don’t you just end it there??? Why did Chiki-cha…
└Nuts! Fans! Nuts! Fans! Nut Fans!!
“Winning and getting revenge too, that guy is seriously crazy lolol”
Gasp… hahahahahaha
Haha yeah right lol
└That’s the Nuts. Endure it.
└???: You can just edit out the rest of the video.
Either way, since Kenin had picked a fight with Almond’s injured hand, public sentiment turned even worse.
What had started as mere mockery evolved into Korean netizens deliberately tearing him apart.
Big) Persia’s 3rd Archer – Famous Scene
Hahahahaha
-3rd floor lol
“Why is it a famous scene when it’s a death scene lol”
-3 lolololol the three pig brothers were fairies
-The hierarchy breakdown was legendary
Persia’s three archers had become the “three pigs” before anyone knew it.
Big) This guy even leaves with style
The scene of Kenin flailing about and dying at the end was edited into a ridiculous gif and spread everywhere.
Hahahahaha the title though lol
Haha, that’s hilarious!
Going full artist mode lol
It was even edited into a scene of Kenin falling into a well and flailing about.
Big) This guy even falls into a well with style
-Going to the well ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Ninja sir, using your jutsu~
-Kenin’s going to paradise today
└Kenin’s waist bent like a bow…
Hahahahahahaha lol haha
Crazy lolololol
-So that’s why he was flailing…
This edited gif file continued to be used.
Big) Who’s threatening with a bow?
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(gif)
Why is he like this?
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A GIF where Almond’s movements with his bow looking around and Kenin flailing were cleverly composited together, making it appear as though Kenin was moving exactly as Almond commanded.
-If Almond threatens him with a bow, that’s it
-Lmaooooooooooooo
Who the heck is over there threatening people with a bow???ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Bow threat lol
-???: Hey guys! Kenin learned how to dance!
└This is insane lmaooooooooo
└This one’s it lmaooooo
└Dude lmaooo
└Kenin Bin shuffle dance let’s go~
After that, they even put this file inside a club background and made it into a dancing version.
They even generated a version synced to the Chiki-cha~ Chiki-cha~ rhythm.
-This really makes it look like Almond’s making him do it lmaooo
-Lmaooo
-Kenin suddenly feels so familiar…
Hahahahaha
-Kenin’s getting the full Rilpro treatment today, I’m jealous
-???: Hey, try that one, that move
These clips were exported back to global communities.
Iran was naturally included.

* * *
“Sigh.”
Persia’s Sync Tank team.
Q, their de facto leader, exhaled deeply and tucked his phone away.
“Where did you put the players’ phones?”
“Right here.”
Thunk.
Q tossed his own phone onto the pile and spoke to the other Sync Tank members.
“All of you put yours in here too.”
“…?”
“Hurry up?”
“Ah, yes!”
Patter-patter-patter.
Numerous phones filled the basket.
Persia’s players had returned.
The atmosphere was literally that of a funeral.
“….”
Even after all the players gathered, not a single one could properly speak.
‘They saw it.’
Q sensed it instinctively.
They had all witnessed it.
‘No. Is that really Kenin?’
‘I can’t believe it.’
Even the gamers who hadn’t seen the scene in person eventually exited their capsules and saw it anyway.
The scene of Kenin’s death, which was now continuously replaying on the massive screens.
They kept showing it as a highlight reel—there was no way to avoid watching it.
The players only whispered among themselves, showing no outward reaction, but the atmosphere said everything.
And Kenin, the one who should have been leading them most, simply kept his eyes closed with a rigid expression.
Unable to say anything at all.
Whether he was cooling off his emotions or emptying his mind through meditation, there was no way to tell.
Commander Elifer was the same.
He too sat quietly with his eyes closed, offering prayers and composing himself.
Q couldn’t wait for their meditation to end.
“It was an advance base. Did you know?”
“….”
Elifer shook his head.
“No. I found out later. But by then, it was already a point of no return.”
“I see.”
Q slowly nodded his head.
He deliberately didn’t mention the exchange with Almond in the forest.
That was a matter of human error. Providing feedback on such things wouldn’t change anything immediately.
Bringing up that incident now and digging into the details would only demoralize the Soldiers.
What could be fixed now was the broader strategic flow.
“The Enemy will employ a similar strategy again.”
Elifer finished his prayer and asked.
“Why?”
“Because we haven’t demonstrated any meaningful countermeasure.”
….
“Of course, it depends on the map, but if it’s a viable one, they’ll definitely use it.”
Q spoke with absolute certainty.
“Based on how they deployed their Archers, we have to assume they’re far more confident in Archer combat now.”
Everyone fell silent at this.
That battle in the forest came to mind.
“However, that’s their perspective. If we’d had just one more defensive tower, our defense would have been far easier. It doesn’t look like much, but it’s a razor-thin margin.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
In truth, there were many moments when turtling nearly succeeded before our defensive line finally broke.
“Their Archers might genuinely be stronger than ours. But now we know they’ll charge in believing that. It’s difficult to abandon a winning formula after tasting victory once.”
Elifer agreed as well.
“I see. So on maps where the spawn distance is close, we should focus more on turtling?”
“Yes. Don’t skimp on investment. Joseon rushed in the second age and never once thought beyond that. If we think ahead, we die.”
…
Elifer nodded solemnly and stood up.
The break was over now.
“Players, take your positions!”

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“Now then, the second match is about to begin. We’re hoping Joseon will secure a clean 2:0 victory just like they did against the Vikings!”
“Absolutely. In fact, this match looks even more favorable than the Viking one, doesn’t it? They’ve already proven their superiority in a direct archer-versus-archer confrontation. The psychological advantage is tremendous! Simply tremendous!”
“That’s right. The Joseon Soldiers are brimming with confidence in their own strength! I’m certain they’ll emerge victorious in this match as well. Oh, and before the game begins….”
The Caster and King Gul exchanged glances for a moment before nodding to each other.
“There’s a slight development on the Joseon side.”
They made every effort to convey this news to the viewers as if it were nothing significant.
However, naturally, it could not be treated as such.
“Instead of Cookie, a new Commander has been selected to start this match.”
“Yes. While we call them a starter, this match will essentially be them playing the entire duration, correct?”
“Ah, yes. That’s right. There won’t be any substitutions.”
-??
-Huh?
-What?
-?????
-For real?
-what?
-No way
-Isn’t this way too arrogant?
-Wow
-What’s going on?
.
.
.
The chat window was so flooded with question marks that it began to lag.
Yet the scoreboard displayed it clearly.
[COOKIE OUT]
[DAISUNSIN CHOI IN]

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