Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 769

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 239
79. Not Much Time Left (1)
Ringo’s eyes trembled violently.
‘When did this happen…!?’
Gold continued to accumulate, but somehow the lumber had dropped to zero.
Looking at the main base, all the workers who had been harvesting wood were already collapsed and gone.
He urgently issued [Scout] commands to various locations.
There were barely any available troops at the main base.
The soldiers who had drowned in the sea needed to be recruited as quickly as possible.
‘What on earth? Wasn’t it just one survivor left?’
Even as he issued commands, Ringo couldn’t hide his confusion.
He had dealt with all the thugs who entered the island.
Just one thug… only a single one who was nearly dead remained.
Even that, Ringo had forgotten due to the larger battle.
‘I definitely told the soldiers to guard the forest area.’
Since he had issued defensive orders to the soldiers, it was natural to forget about it.
Even if one thug remained, all he could do was harass the lumber, so the soldiers positioned nearby should have been able to handle it themselves.
Ringo’s thinking was certainly correct.
He had precisely grasped where the opponent was aiming.
However, he did not know how far the opponent could go.
“They’re all dead…!?”
The soldiers he had positioned were now corpses.
Certainly, only one enemy had remained.
Yet seven of his soldiers lay fallen.
The bastard who caused this mess was nowhere to be found, leaving no trace.
At least he could track the route. That was because he could see the traces left behind even from Ringo’s perspective.
The traces were very obvious, making it quite simple.
Where he had passed, there were no workers, and where he hadn’t yet passed, there were workers.
From this, it could be inferred that he hadn’t reached the northern edge where workers still remained.
The thug had infiltrated from the southwest and was heading northeast.
And now his location could also be deduced…
‘Here it is!’
What reflected in Ringo’s suddenly brightened eyes was the barracks where soldiers respawned.
‘Surely not!?’
The barracks?
At that moment, an ominous thought flashed through Ringo’s mind.
‘Could this bastard be targeting the workers!?’
As expected.
Boom!
The moment a soldier respawned, he collapsed and died.
“Damn it!”
The curse escaped Ringo’s lips before he could stop himself.
Among the Soldiers I’d been continuously reviving to scout this creature, not a single one born in this barracks was surviving—they were all dying.
‘Not just Workers, but Soldiers too!’
They fell in a single blow, so no warning even sounded; my population was simply dwindling in silence.
Since they spawned unarmed and defenseless, they were helplessly being slaughtered by that thug.
Dizziness washed over me.
The main base situation was already dire, and now continuous alerts kept coming from the sea.
Ting!
Ting!
[Under Attack]
[Under Attack]
.
.
.
“Ugh…!”
I quickly finished the necessary measures and had no choice but to turn my attention back to the sea.
The Atakebune—Japan’s warships—had noticeably decreased in number.

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“Ah! The Atakebune aren’t moving properly!?”
“Has Ringo lost focus!?”
The Panokseon was originally supposed to advance forward while making wide turns, like a bicycle rounding a corner.
So when the order to turn the corner was given, the ship would take quite a while to complete the maneuver.
“Right now the Atakebune are just automatically chasing the Panokseon!?”
Since I’d only issued the command to attack the Panokseon, the Atakebune were making oddly long and gentle turns to follow it.
This was a terrible disadvantage in terms of positioning.
It would have been more strategically sound to relocate the battlefield elsewhere and resume pursuit.
Boom!
The Atakebune were collapsing sequentially.
“In an instant, three or four ships are sinking!”
A considerable number had been hit by cannonfire and sunk, and they were still taking hits.
-So satisfying~
-So refreshing
-Haha
-Overwhelming firepower from the cannons
-Praise the Panokseon
-Did Ringo lose his mind? This is hilarious lol
Looking at the current results, the disparity in naval combat power was overwhelming.
This was partly due to Joseon’s skill, but also greatly due to my lack of focus.
“It seems Ringo wasn’t able to concentrate properly!?”
“Yes! Superplays always come with the opponent’s mistakes!? You can’t pull off plays at this level just by playing well alone!?”
The international tournament was a competition where world-class players gathered.
For a performance that transcended the ordinary to emerge, the opponent’s mistakes had to follow suit.
That’s why those who had been playing at the highest level for a long time put effort into inducing their opponent’s mistakes as much as they did playing well themselves.
“But this! This is a mistake Joseon induced!? Right now Almond is waiting inside! They’ve been waiting for just this moment!?”
That’s exactly what Joseon was doing.
They were continuously inducing Ringo’s mistakes through a diversionary tactic that split his attention.
“That’s right. It was a completely intentional diversionary tactic. Especially since diversionary tactics are difficult to pull off in Civil M! But Daisunsin Choi perfectly understood that naval warfare is different!?”
Daisunsin Choi was maximizing the unique situation of naval warfare.
Meanwhile, Japan, despite having a naval warfare faction, failed to fully capitalize on the sea’s advantages.
“Ah! What kind of player is this!? So skilled!? Are you sure they have no tournament experience!? Isn’t naval warfare something solo rank players rarely experience!?”
This level of proficiency was something beyond mere gaming skill.
The commentators understood it even better.
That this wasn’t an ability developed simply by playing games alone at home a lot.
“That’s right. Especially knowing exactly how to make the opponent more likely to make mistakes! They understand it so well! This isn’t amateur level!?”
Boom!
“The moment I speak! Another Atakebune sinks! This… Japan’s shipyard can’t keep up!?”
“Japan still has plenty of gold! But they’re out of lumber…!”
“Japan was producing ships much faster! But in the end, they just used up their reserves early!? They should have snowballed when they had the numbers…!”
Boom!
Japan’s ships sink one after another.
With another Panokseon and Geobukseon added to Joseon’s fleet, their numbers had become even fewer.
“Ah…! Joseon! In naval warfare!”
King Gul throws an uppercut into the air and shouts.
“Completely crushes Japan aaaaaa!!”
Boom!
The cannon fire and ramming attacks from the Geobukseon submerged all remaining Japanese ships into the sea.
“Waaaaaaaaaa!!”
A roar louder than cannon fire echoed across the arena.
“With this, Joseon can enter Gold Island!?”
That was it.
Having completely destroyed Japan in naval warfare, the sea now belonged to Joseon for the time being.
By taking Gold Island, Joseon could replenish their lacking gold and mass-produce ships again.
“And! If they produce more ships! Can Japan even handle it!?”
“It’ll be difficult!? The balance has tilted too far!? This was such a crucial battle! Ahhh! Almond! Almond! What kind of player is this!?”
“Still alive!?”
“Engaged in a pursuit!?”
Almond was engaged in a pursuit from Japan’s main base.
But─
“Almond is pursuing them?!”
-lmaooooooo
-chasing them from the enemy’s main base lol
-wait lol
-the revived soldier is running away so he’s chasing them down lol
-is he insane lol
“He’s completely taken over that entire area!”
“The newly revived soldiers have nothing, so they die easily even to Era 2 weapons! They’re scared of dying the moment they spawn, so they run away! And he’s chasing them down and killing them!!”
Japan’s situation was chaotic both at the main base and in the multi-front.
Joseon’s ships anchored at the coast of the gold mine island that Japan had occupied.
“Let’s go conquer Tsushima!”
-lololol
-oh lol
-Tsushima is our land too~!
Ground troops disembarked from Joseon’s ships.
Unlike the main base, the gold mine island had no resistance forces besides workers.
Whoosh!
The few defensive structures burned to ash in an instant.
The gold mine quickly became Joseon’s, and gold began filling Joseon’s resource bar again.
The shipyard reopened at full capacity, building ships and beginning the age advancement toward Era 4.
Soon after, Joseon secured a total of 28 Panokseons, 5 Geobukseons, and around 10 Fire Ships.
And─
Boom!
[Joseon – Era 4]
Joseon advanced to Era 4.
“Ah…! This is…”
King Gul sensed it instinctively.
Based on Japan’s current main base situation.
“From what I can see! It’s about this point!?”
Almond’s harassment was eventually suppressed, but the damage still hadn’t been recovered.
They hadn’t even built ten ships. Japan fundamentally needed to outnumber their opponent in naval maps.
That was the faction’s structural requirement.
So now there was no hope.
Flutter.
A white flag waved above Japan’s castle.
[Surrender]
They surrendered.
With defeat confirmed, Japan’s white flag transformed into the Taegeuk flag.
-Flutter~!
-Nice
-Japan occupied lol
-Wow
-Juhyeok ooooooooo!
“Joseon! Joseon! Joseon!!”
The Korean commentators leaped from their seats, screaming in victory.
“Waaaaaaaaa!!!”
Half the stadium erupted in a crimson wave, undulating like the tide as drums thundered through the air.
“Joseon! Leading 2 to 0! Japan is behind! Just one more match to the finals! The semifinals of this Civil M national tournament! Only one match remains aaaaah!”
The scoreboard numbers shifted.
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Joseon: 2
Japan: 0
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Now Joseon was just one step away from eliminating Japan.
The semifinals were within sight.

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The impact of two consecutive victories was tremendous.
The Korean audience section had become a frenzy of madness.
“Waaaaaah!”
“Wahaha!”
“Ah! Aaaaah!”
“What do I do! We really won!”
The members of Balloon Stars embraced each other, their faces flushed red.
The other spectators were no different.
Acquaintances and strangers alike exchanged high-fives and erupted in wild cheers.
Of course, some spectators couldn’t simply indulge in this joy.
Juhyeok and Bontovi.
“Bontovi! They’re here!”
“Huh!”
They cut off their cheering and suddenly bolted off somewhere.
‘If Joseon wins the third match, the tournament will be over immediately.’
Even as I ran, I tapped away at my calculator.
‘Then the only time to sell is now…!’
I hadn’t expected Joseon to pull ahead 2 to 0, so my pace quickened.
“There!”
“Got it!”
The person who had been contacted and waiting waved their hand.
Thud thud thud thud.
I sprinted toward them and verified the merchandise.
Crackle.
Inside the unwrapped vinyl were various Geobukseon cheering tools.
There were Geobukseon hats that placed a ship on your head when worn, Geobukseon flags that lit up red from a dragon’s head when you pressed the handle button, and so on.
“Bontovi, pick out a few of these that you like. Shall we put them on right away?”
“Huh? Put them on?”
A moment later.
They appeared in the arena covered entirely in Geobukseon merchandise.
“…Oh. What is that?”
“Are they selling something?”
The audience members who had just watched the naval battle naturally took notice, and Juhyeok immediately held up a sign.
Snap.
[2890 Yen]
The price was written on it.
“Geobukseon cheering tools! Now on sale!”
As he shouted this, with time still remaining before the match, people began approaching one by one.
“Um… I’ll take one of those hats.”
“I’ll take a flag!”
Since many people hadn’t yet purchased cheering tools, the response was quite swift.
“Yes, yes!”
“Thank you!”
At that moment, the players entered for the third match.
“The players from South Korea are entering!”
“Please welcome them with even louder cheers and applause!”
A match that might very well be the last.
I broke out in a cold sweat thinking about the number of Geobukseon merchandise I had brought today.
‘Will I….’
be able to sell them all?
But at that moment, there was another person breaking out in a cold sweat.
From the neck of Choi Sa-rang, the current supreme commander of Joseon, beads of sweat were dripping down despite the weather.
‘Not much time left.’
She could sense it.
That she didn’t have much time left to display her highest level of performance.

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