Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 771

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 241
79. Not Much Time Left (3)
Before entering the match, I take a moment to assess my condition.
‘I don’t have much left.’
Even the newly optimized settings the Doctor provided had their limits. It was only natural, really. A mere settings optimization couldn’t solve this fundamental problem.
‘The last two matches were a bit too long.’
In the second match, I had to fight alone deep in enemy territory, maintaining constant vigilance and hunting without rest.
Before that, especially during my duel with Honda, I’d already burned through considerable stamina.
Before entering the capsule, I found myself glancing toward Sarang without thinking.
“….”
Our eyes met.
We seemed to be thinking the same thing.

* * *
“Alright. The game has begun. To the west, at nine o’clock, we have Joseon in red. And to the east, at three o’clock, we have Japan in blue.”
As the Caster spoke, cheers erupted from both sides of the audience.
Drum beats and chants echoed through the arena.
Japan sang with their last hope burning bright, while Joseon took the stage with fierce momentum, determined to drive the final nail into the coffin.
For one side or the other, this could be the final match.
“This time, a map we haven’t seen before in Joseon’s matches has appeared! King Gul, would you mind explaining?”
“Ah, yes. It’s called the Red Sand Oasis. It’s a map designed with the Sahara Desert as its backdrop. Since it’s a desert, food resources will naturally be the primary concern here….”
Just as he said, the desert was noticeably sparse in wildlife, even from a distance.
“Ah, is that so? There really aren’t many animals visible at all!?”
“Exactly. However, if you reach the oasis in the center, you can gather fruit and catch fish. Japan will likely have to secure that location at all costs, while Joseon will need to prevent them from doing so.”
In the middle of the endless, arid desert lay a massive lake.
“Japan can’t obtain food from animals anyway, and with the animal count being low from the start, they’re rushing toward the center right now.”
Just as King Gul said, Japan’s numerous forces began sprinting toward the lake.
Since it was the core concept of the map, everyone knew about the lake in the center without any special reconnaissance.
“Joseon is now rushing to intercept Japan….”
Normally, Joseon would hunt animals in sequence first, but since Japan would begin fishing and create complications, they rushed toward the oasis instead.
“Wait! Both sides’ two hundred troops are all running in the same direction from the very start! This is quite unusual!”
Club strikes in the early game had almost no killing power, and even winning a battle provided little advantage.
Instead, forcing your way in would only result in getting mowed down en masse by the town hall, leaving no ability to end the game.
Therefore, fighting in the early game was rare.
However, if there was an objective beyond simply ending the game, things were different.
“Since the lake here is fairly large, normally both sides would share it at first?”
“What!? They share the oasis!?”
“Yes. Rather than fighting from the start, this map usually results in both sides taking one side each and gathering together. Of course, it’s an alliance that will eventually break, but… right now neither side wants to concede from the beginning!?”
“That’s right.”
“Actually, it’s not that Japan refuses to concede! It’s that Joseon is greedily starting with the intention of not giving Japan any of the lake at all!”
“Ah, I see! That makes sense! Japan will do whatever it takes to harvest from that lake!”
“Exactly. So it looks like a battle will break out in the 1st era… we’ll have to see how it unfolds.”
Since the lake and oasis were quite large, initially both sides could share the same lake and harvest from it without immediate conflict.
However, Joseon’s opponent was Japan. Due to the island nation faction mechanics, if both sides consumed the lake equally, one would gain a significantly larger advantage.
From Joseon’s perspective, they couldn’t maintain this awkward coexistence for long.
That’s why they were willing to fight.
“Alright, both camps have arrived at the oasis! Since Japan doesn’t know Joseon’s movements yet, they’re naively starting to build their fishing dock first!?”
Japan had begun constructing their fishing dock.
Meanwhile, Joseon suddenly surged forward en masse toward the east—toward Japan’s camp.
“They’re really going in! Japan has no idea!”
“They’re just noticing now!?”
Joseon, who always committed to decisive battles in the 2nd era, had accelerated their tempo by one step.
This time, it was the 1st era.

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Ringo watched the Joseon forces rushing forward.
His eyes snapped wide open.
‘They’re in a hurry?’
He had suspected Joseon would push aggressively this match.
Daisunsin Choi, whom he’d faced countless times before, certainly had a tendency to play emotionally.
It was just obscured by his exceptional command skills, but he was far from a commander who always made the right choice.
This style created openings when emotions ran high.
Especially if the opponent had been waiting patiently for their chance all along.
Ringo’s hands began moving rapidly.
[Move]
[Wait]
[Ambush]
[Move]
[Defense Tower – Construct]
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.
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Some soldiers advanced forward, while others held their positions in one location. Some concealed themselves within the oasis vegetation.
Most importantly, he immediately began constructing a defense tower at the chokepoint where they would intercept Joseon’s dock and forces.
And then he waited.
“Waaaaaaagh!”
The Barbarian Soldiers clashed with one another.
Thud!
Crack!
The clubs from both sides battered each other relentlessly.
With greater numbers invested, Joseon began to gradually push forward.
[198/200]
The population that had been at full capacity of 200 had now dropped to 198.
In battles between Barbarian Soldiers, once one side begins to fall, the collapse becomes unstoppable.
Yet Ringo refused to deploy his ambushed soldiers, focusing entirely on searching for something.
‘Where is it….’
He had already identified a pattern—a specific action Joseon always performed when executing their Era 1 thrust.
[Sense Enhancement]
Japan’s Assistant Commanders activated their vision skill to aid the search.
It was a skill that temporarily heightened senses, allowing the Assistant Commanders to see far beyond their normal range of vision.
While less convenient than releasing falcons, it had a considerably long duration once activated.
In complex battle formations like this, it proved invaluable for organizing troops or seeing beyond the enemy’s lines.
Ringo’s eyes stopped on something.
Among the countless Joseon Soldiers, several had broken away and were displaying suspicious movements.
‘There it is.’
Ringo immediately issued an order.
[Attack]
The forces waiting in the rear charged toward that location.

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Japan has possessed the ‘Agility’ trait since the Barbarian Soldier era.
This trait shines in close-quarters combat.
Beyond that, close-quarters combat was also their specialty.
So if they closed in during Era 1, Joseon—a ranged bow civilization—stood no chance.
“Wait, Ringo! Your response to the ambush is too flawless!?”
“Japan’s main force here actually has far fewer troops, but they’re holding the line evenly!? They’re barely being pushed back!?”
“Japan is incredibly skilled at close-quarters combat!? If they just charge in, Joseon naturally loses!?”
“Then why are they fighting like this!?”
“Joseon must have a trick up their sleeve!?”
“A trick!?”
“They’ll build a defense tower!”
“Japan will target the workers first… Ah!”
Joseon hadn’t brought workers, but that didn’t matter.
“It doesn’t matter! Joseon’s soldiers can build it!”
“Exactly! Any random soldiers can suddenly start constructing the defense tower!?”
If workers were spotted moving about, they’d become immediate targets, but soldiers were different.
In chaotic battles like this, soldiers are everywhere, and among those everywhere, some can suddenly become workers.
That was Joseon’s advantage.
“And so! Japan’s defense tower at the fishing port is now complete!”
The defense tower Japan had begun constructing from the start was already finished.
Twang!
Arrows shot forth from the defensive tower one by one.
“This means Joseon has to build an advanced defensive tower too, right!?”
“We’re going up now!”
Joseon Forces began constructing their defensive tower.
“Isn’t this way too late!?”
The start seemed rather delayed.
But then─
[Defensive Tower – 17%]
Thump!
The completion rate surged in an instant.
With dozens of Soldiers working together, the speed was incredible.
“In the blink of an eye it’s 20%!? We’re building without reinforcements! If it collapses, so be it~!”
Hahahahaha
-Raw defensive tower;
-Ah…
Hahahaha
-Manly defensive tower
-It’s a wooden tower so obviously;
Haha, you’re so funny
“Huh!? But, wait!”
King Gul’s eyes widened in shock.
As expected, his ominous premonition came true.
The forces Ringo had kept in reserve kept bothering him.
“This… we might not be able to finish it!?”
Waaaaaah!
An Assistant Commander leading the Barbarian Soldiers he’d held back came charging forward.
Since the Assistant Commander was mounted on a horse, he closed the distance instantly and pushed the Soldiers back.
Boom──
[Defensive Tower – 58%]
When the defensive tower reached just over halfway, several Soldiers abandoned the construction site.
“Ah, no! I did say if it collapses the game ends! But there’s a huge difference between it collapsing after being built and not being able to build it at all!?”
-If it collapsed it would’ve been (game) over~
-Ah
That’s creepy/scary.
-To do it like that
-Joseon didn’t see it coming
The remaining Barbarian Soldiers that followed began disrupting the construction.
Crash!
Thud!
“Ah! Even while getting beaten! Joseon keeps building even while getting beaten! Why are the workers being treated like this! Joseon!”
-lmao
Get up, Hassan ㅠㅠ
Black company shipbuilding is crazy
“Aah! It’s still slowing down!”
[Defensive Tower – 66%]
Despite continuing construction through sheer willpower, the tower’s build speed was undeniably slowing. There simply weren’t enough soldiers working on it.
“Almond! Pangeo! You’re right below there now! If just you two enter! We’ll win this territorial battle!!”
Pangeo and Almond, who had come to enter the defensive tower, ultimately joined the fight against the Barbarian Soldiers.
“Ah, the first-line Archers are joining too!?”
“Shouldn’t these people actually be sitting out the Barbarian Soldier battles!?”
The main forces hadn’t engaged in the Barbarian Soldier fight. If they died, it could disrupt the entire flow.
“That’s right! But now isn’t the time to worry about that, is it!?”
Joseon’s situation was so urgent that the first-line Archers threw caution aside and joined the battle.
Some of them even picked up hammers and joined the construction effort.
The pace picked up again.
[Defensive Tower – 84%]
“Construction is climbing again!? But so many are dying!”
There were now only two soldiers left for construction duty.
The soldiers defending that area continued to fall one by one.
“Aah! This looks really difficult in close combat! Pangeo down! And… more! More! They’re dying!? No…!”
Several first-line Archers were sacrificed in the Barbarian Soldier battle.
“They rushed in too hastily! Joseon! This was probably exactly the development Japan wanted!”
Soldiers dying as if being sucked into the gaping maw of a hungry demon waiting with its mouth wide open.
[Defensive Tower – 92%]
The Joseon defensive tower construction seemed nearly complete.
But it wasn’t.
Whoooosh!
“Aaaaah! It’s catching fire!?”
“The line finally broke through!”
A Japanese Empire soldier managed to force their way in and began setting fires.
There were no more Joseon soldiers who could continue construction.
They couldn’t even approach that area.
Whoooosh!
[Defensive Tower – 81%]
The flames grew fiercer, and the tower’s health began dropping sharply.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
The roar of the Japanese Empire audience shook the arena.
They understood what this meant.
Crying/Sobbing
-A burning Joseon tower in Japan? Oh, the PTSD…
-Breaking News) UNESCO Strong Candidate Folk Performance “Nalbit” Cultural Heritage “Forward Defense Tower” Completely Destroyed by Japanese Empire
-No lol, isn’t this way too reckless?
I’m crying / Oh no
-They said these guys had tons of reversals
-The start is a bit rough though

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