Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 776

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 246
81. Legends Never Die (2)
As the fourth match began, the roar from the audience reached an unprecedented fever pitch.
Japan was desperate to reverse the tide, and Korea was equally fervent.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
“Great! Korea! Korea!”
The hunger was far more intense now, trailing by one match, than it had been when winning three consecutive games.
The members of Balloon Stars continued cheering with almost trance-like fervor.
“Joseon! Joseon!”
As the game officially began and the first clash erupted.
Miho stepped forward again to lead the cheer, and countless spectators followed her hand gestures, chanting in unison.
The Japanese cheering squad across the way was equally fierce.
“Japan! Japan!”
“Reverse! Turn!”
Crash! Boom!
A blue wave and the thunderous sound of drums seemed to surge across from the opposite side toward them.
Balloon Gum, Taco, and Strawberry Shooter gripped each other’s hands, eyes wide, and let out a primal scream.
“Ahhhhhhh! Great! Korea! Korea!”
Hahahahaha
I can’t translate “-ㅁㅊ” as it’s not a complete Korean word or standard expression. It appears to be just consonants without vowels, which doesn’t form a meaningful Korean word or phrase.
-My ears are dying
-Is this a cheering broadcast or Jurassic Park
Damn, haha
The viewers watching their broadcast had to turn down their speaker volume.
“We can’t lose in cheering either! Let’s go!”
Balloon Gum jumped to his feet and thrashed about wildly.
-He stood up?
-How is there such a difference between his sitting and standing height…
-The mystery of the human body: Balloon Gum
Of course, the effect was minimal.
Then—
[Joseon – Age 2]
As Joseon entered Age 2, a thunderous roar erupted from the Korean audience section.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
-Oh
-Can we recreate match 1?
-Let’s go, let’s go
-Form’s back
-Choi Sun-sin’s form has made a miraculous comeback
“Waaaaaaah! Waaaah!”
Balloon Gum bounced excitedly while clutching Taco and Strawberry.
The first bow was delivered to Almond, and then ten Joseon Frontline Archers charged forward.
“They’re pushing to the frontline!? Oh! Excellent!”
“Drive with the elite! Just go!”

* * *
“Toast Archer Rush incoming!?”
The same straightforward map as Game 1.
A smooth progression to Age 2, and now a fast Archer Rush.
“This has the scent of Game 1 all over it!?”
But there was one crucial difference.
The enemy knew about it.
“However! Japan is responding!?”
“Through scouting, they’ve already learned about the fast Archer Rush route!?”
“They’re beginning to form their positions. Quite a few Barbarian Soldiers are being mobilized!”
The terrain gradually became dense with trees and boulders.
Japan intended to set an ambush here and decide the match.
“This is a déjà vu of Game 1!? But Japan lost back then!? I don’t think they want to repeat that!?”
It was slightly different.
A subtle difference, but one that would feel significant to those watching in real time.
Japan sent several Barbarian Soldiers forward as bait.
“Sending the bait first! Japan!”
“They’ve mixed Swordsmen in there—if even one Swordsman gets through, they win!?”

* * *
Tap-tap-tap-tap…!
I ran at the very front as always.
The target was naturally the enemy’s main base.
However, things didn’t go as planned.
[Warning]
Ting!
Ping!
As pings appeared all around, my unit members had to stop completely.
‘Huh?’
But I couldn’t see anyone. Even if the commander could see from above, they’d only be visible if they were within a soldier’s line of sight.
“It’s a falcon scout.”
As I looked around uncertainly, Danggeun explained from behind.
Looking up at the sky again, a single falcon circled in a wide arc.
“Ah.”
“The ambush probability is high here, so they must be using the falcon scout.”
Sure enough, as if confirming the assessment, one or two figures gradually came into view.
‘Should I take a position?’
I quickly scanned my surroundings.
‘There are a lot of obstacles too.’
It was naturally the kind of place where enemies would set up an ambush.
“What do we do?”
Danggeun asked from behind.
“No orders?”
“Um…”
Why weren’t there any?
Was I supposed to fight here, or push through?
Some kind of order should have come down, but it seemed they were deliberating.
“If it doesn’t come, we have to make a judgment call.”
Danggeun advised firmly.
“The leader has to make the judgment.”
The leader decides.
I understood that too.
But while I could judge how to conduct the battle, I couldn’t judge whether to start one in the first place.
I still lacked the perspective needed to make such a major decision.
They probably didn’t choose me as leader to make decisions like this in the first place.
‘What on earth is this?’
I was confused, but I set that problem aside and began thinking ahead.
My eyes swept across all directions.
I could see several enemy soldiers approaching.
Hidden behind trees and rocks, they were barely visible, yet they were definitely coming.
Their numbers didn’t seem particularly large.
‘A breakthrough?’
I had experienced success with breakthrough tactics before.
However, the situation was different now.
Back then, it was enough if just one person could slip through and discover their position.
This second-era rush had a different objective.
What the Commander wanted wasn’t merely a light harassment.
He intended to end the game.
‘He won’t want to drag this out.’
Because I understood the Commander’s situation, I could sense his intentions clearly.
If he wanted to end the game, the number of decisions available to me wasn’t as many as one might think.
Snap.
I raised my fist upward and spoke.
“Take positions! We settle this here!”
“Yes!”
Tap-tap-tap.
The archers began taking positions where they could monitor multiple directions.
Whoosh—
I exhaled lightly as well, and all the archers lowered their stances.
The enemies began running.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The vibrations from the ground were palpable.
I could tell their numbers were greater in the rear.
‘The numerical difference is inevitable, of course. But once the archers take position and start shooting, it’ll be overcome quickly.’
Since we were the ones attacking, we naturally had fewer total numbers.
However, we had archers capable of ranged strikes, while the enemy would mostly be personnel wielding clubs.
“Waaaaaaaahhhhh!!”
With a fierce cry, several Japanese soldiers emerged from behind their cover.
They burst forward, their feet pushing hard against the ground in a charge.
Gleam…!
Several Japanese swords glinted as they caught the light.
It was truly a terrifying sight, but my calm voice once again steadied the archers’ racing hearts.
“Draw your bowstrings.”
As I said this, my gaze naturally drifted to my right arm.
‘This isn’t the time to worry about others.’
It was trembling slightly.
The Commander’s situation was dire, but I myself wasn’t in a position to prolong this game either.
‘It’s still manageable.’
Even so, this level of tremor wasn’t yet at a point where accuracy would be significantly compromised.
I refocused my gaze forward.
Whoooosh…!
[Concentration]
Beyond the converging white light, the Japanese soldiers charged forward.
They were already within range, but there was plenty of cover.
I had to consider whether the other archers could land headshots easily.
So I waited a bit longer.
I drew an imaginary line in my mind.
‘Right there.’
That area had very little cover.
The moment anyone stepped on the grass along that line, I would fire.
“Getting close, getting close!”
I waited still.
My first shot, charged with three seconds of concentration, would determine the game’s outcome.
‘Almost…’
Ting!
Then the command came down.
[Swordsman]
[Swordsman]
[Swordsman]
.
.
.
“!”
Marking the swordsmen for targeting.
Tap—
That was when someone’s foot crossed the line I had drawn, and I didn’t miss the moment.
“Fiiiire!”
Whoooosh!
Ten arrows burst forth simultaneously in all directions.
Boom!
Crash!
The white light struck the soldiers’ heads. The Japanese swordsmen fell helplessly.
“Nearly all the swordsmen are down!”
“Ohhh!?”
Some arrows struck trees instead, but most found their marks.
At least six swordsmen fell.
At this point in the match, there couldn’t be that many swordsmen left. This was practically a complete wipeout.
“Waaaaaahhhhh!”
The audience erupted in cheers.
At the same moment, the entire Japanese ambush force burst forth and charged.
[Battle Initiated]
A command issued from the Commander.
I raised my upper body and drew the bowstring with ferocity.
Thwang!
Boom!
My arrows pierced through the heads of the charging Soldiers in succession.
The other Archers all rose to their feet and focused on rapid fire.
But then—
“What…?!”
—Screeeech!
The Swordsmen I thought were nearly dead.
Suddenly they broke through the Archers’ formation from two directions.
‘What is this.’
Were there ten Swordsmen?
Joseon went first in the second round too.
There’s no way there could be that many.
I spun around and drew the bowstring while catching a glimpse of the Swordsman’s corpse I had shot down.
“!”
My eyes trembled.
Someone nimbly leaped over and picked up a sword from that Swordsman’s corpse.
Since they lifted it naturally almost simultaneously with their leap, I momentarily thought a Barbarian Soldier had picked up the sword.
‘No.’
I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t looked carefully.
‘The one I killed earlier wasn’t a Swordsman.’
The first one I killed was a Barbarian Soldier, and the one picking up the sword now is a Swordsman.
With a Swordsman right in front of me, I could now discern the subtle differences in their attire.
The one that fell was a Barbarian Soldier.
They had brought the Swordsman’s sword instead, and those pretending to be Barbarian Soldiers with clubs in the back were the Swordsmen.
‘I was deceived.’
I fell for it completely.
As proof, they utilized the factions that only Swordsmen possessed perfectly.
[Cruel Blade]
“!”
Clang!
In the moment I was distracted, a sword rushed right before my face.
I blocked it with my bow, then drew and released the bowstring point-blank.
Thwack!
An arrow embedded in their forehead, and as they staggered back, two more arrows instantly pierced their heart.
Thud…!
‘It doesn’t matter. The order is all that changed.’
I decided not to worry about whether I killed the Swordsman or the Barbarian Soldier first.
Even if I wasted my 3-second focus arrow on the Barbarian Soldier, there was nothing I could do about it.
Clang!
I spun around and blocked another Swordsman’s attack with my bowstring.
Without hesitation, I fired an arrow point-blank that pierced through the Swordsman’s face.
Passing by a nearby Enemy, I whirled back to shoot another one.
“!”
Tremor, tremor…
My right arm suddenly shook violently.
Ping~
And the arrow that flew off missed by an absurdly wide angle.
I tried to draw another arrow immediately.
‘I’ve slowed down.’
My arm moved sluggishly, frustratingly so.
I wondered if the distance from my quiver to my bow had always been this long.
“Ah, Almond! We’re, we’re being pushed back!”
Now the formation was crumbling not from two directions, but three.
Spam fell, and then Danggeun and Pangeo were brutally slaughtered.
“…”
Grit.
I clenched my teeth hard and fired my bow again.
An arrow lodged in the head of the Swordsman who raised his sword toward the fallen Spam.
Thud!
‘Phew.’
Following that, Spam grasped the arrow with his hand and drove his knee down.
“Graaaaaaah!”
Thwack!
The Swordsman lost all his health from that attack and collapsed limply.
But—
A Barbarian Soldier charged forward and struck Spam’s head with a full swing.
—Crack!
“Ugh!”
Spam, who had little health remaining, fell immediately.
My arrow flew toward that Barbarian Soldier, but it missed.
Ping~
“There! Kill that bastard!”
Soldiers who seemed to recognize me charged forward.
I drew my bowstring again, then released without firing.
‘It won’t hit anyway.’
Shing——!
The sweeping blade obscured my vision.
I ducked my upper body as hard as I could, moving fast.
Whoosh!
The blade passed behind my neck with a sinister whistle.
The problem came next.
‘What do I do….’
I had to decide on my counterattack now.
Either shoot my bow right here in front of him…!
‘Huh?’
Ting!
[Sword]
A sword materialized.
It was the blade of the one I’d defeated earlier.
‘A sword…?’
There was no time to think. I grabbed it and swung it immediately.
Swaaaaash——
Blood sprayed across both his legs.
The Swordsman staggered, and I rose to my feet, slashing upward.
——Crack! Slash!
His arm flew off, and the next blade took his head.
“Hah… hah….”
I gripped the trembling sword with both hands, my left hand joining my right.
The next opponent was coming.
Click.
I took my stance with the sword.
My hands were shaking, but it wasn’t as lethal as my bow.
‘A sword… I can use it.’
Only then did I realize it.
The swordplay I’d learned as merely supplementary to my bow had become the key to this game’s fate.

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