Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 785

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 255
84. The Incheon Landing Operation (2)
“Pangeo! Are you firing cannonballs!?”
At the moment Pangeo fired a cannonball at his own ship.
“Waaaaaaaa!”
The commentators and audience erupted in cheers without exception.
With a single shot, he had orchestrated a complete reversal—all Joseon forces dead, while the Japanese army remained alive.
-Wow lol
-That felt so satisfying~ (literally)
-The special buggy shell was insane lol
“Incredible decisiveness! He actually pulled it off!”
“The ship was destroyed! But it was already lost anyway!?”
“Pangeo! Covered in pitch-black ash! But he survived! Stubbornly surviving alone!”
-He looks like he’s been through hell lol
-???: Do you think our descendants will ever know how hard we suffered!
-Stubbornly alone lmao
-Pangeo left alone in the apocalypse, that middle-aged man’s cool factor was insane
-That’s the way~
It was good that Pangeo survived and escaped the inferno, but truthfully, Joseon’s situation was far from favorable.
“But in the meantime! The Japanese army has completely invaded Joseon’s main island!?”
What Pangeo faced was only a tiny fraction of Japanese forces.
“Japan actually left the Panokseons anchored there and made a direct advance to the main island!?”
“Yes. They’ve converted what was supposed to be a decoy strategy into a containment strategy instead. In large-scale battles like this, Ringo is quite skilled indeed!”
“Ah… The bombardment is beginning! The defensive towers are starting to collapse under the cannonfire!?”
Boom.
Boom.
Several Atakebunes were anchored off the Joseon coast, firing their cannons relentlessly.
The defensive towers protecting the coastline began crumbling helplessly.
The troops defending the coast continued firing arrows in fierce defense.
They struck down soldiers attempting to emerge from the ship entrances one after another.
[Concentrated Fire]
As the concentrated fire command was clearly marked at each ship’s entrance, the archers unleashed arrows like madmen.
“Fundamentally, they have longer range than arquebuses and deal more damage!? At this distance, pouring them down like this means they can’t disembark!?”
Thwack!
Thwack!
Dozens of Japanese soldiers never even made it off the ships, becoming porcupines instead.
“But watch out for the cannon fire!”
However, several Atakebunes aimed not at the defensive towers, but at the archers.
Kaboom!
[Move]
[Movement]
[Movement]
.
.
.
The movement command was issued precisely at that moment.
The archers dispersed.
“!”
Boom…!
The cannonball ultimately fell into empty ground, and the archers suffered minimal casualties.
Only one or two who reacted too slowly collapsed.
“Ahhhhh! Scatter! This is insane!!”
“They dodged all of it! We’re firing again!”
[Concentrated Fire]
After a brief repositioning, the archers resumed their assault.
Boom boom boom!
The Japanese soldiers who emerged one by one fell once more.
“Ah, no! Japan’s going to regret this!? They shouldn’t have come head-on! This is the worst possible scenario for Japan to fight in!”
Eventually, Japan seemed to abandon the landing attempt as no more soldiers emerged.
Instead─
[Smoke Bombs]
Smoke bombs fell from each entrance.
Boom!
Thick smoke covered everything, and the ship’s position became invisible.
“Smoke bombs! They had more!? We almost made a huge mistake by being stingy!?”
hahaha
There are ninjas over there too lol
That smoke grenade is a scam, damn it.
With the smoke covering everything, Joseon could only fire at the locations marked by [Concentrated Fire] pings.
“Japan’s moving their ship!? Joseon needs to watch carefully, but… we can’t see because of the smoke!”
Japan was gradually repositioning their ship.
Then, they opened the entrances and soldiers poured out in a massive landing.
Seeing the scale of the landing, the soldiers who died in the initial assault seemed insignificant.
lol
-What’s with the troop count
What the hell, is everyone here already???
-Japan’s just going all-in?
“Ah, the troop count! It’s enormous! If they hadn’t died, it would’ve been nearly 150!”
Waaaaaaa!
The roar of the Japanese audience echoed through the arena.
Shing!
The Samurai drew their blades and charged forward, with Arquebus Soldiers following close behind.
[Attack]
The targeting priority for the Joseon Archers shifted.
The order was to stop the incoming forces.
But then—
[Smoke Bomb]
Boom.
Smoke billowed once more, obscuring them from view entirely.
“They’re using up all the smoke bombs they’ve been saving!?”
Each Ninja can deploy smoke once.
Boom. Bang.
It seemed they were detonating every smoke bomb they possessed, one after another.
[Retreat]
The Joseon Archers withdrew steadily toward the Joseon main base, where buildings provided cover.
“Exactly! Joseon just needs to fall back for a moment!? There’s no need to fight on the coast! This force isn’t even that large!”
The Japanese forces pursued them, opening fire with their Arquebus weapons.
Crack!
Bang!
Muzzle flashes erupted as Joseon soldiers fell one by one.
“Japan is pushing forward! But wait! Joseon has also landed on the Japanese mainland!!”
“Japan doesn’t know their position!?”
Unlike Japan’s landing, Joseon’s assault proceeded covertly on the island’s remote edges.
Since they possessed only transport vessels without cannon support, a frontal approach would inevitably result in being overwhelmed by firepower.
“Japan is too preoccupied commanding the battle against Joseon to notice! Even as I speak—ah! The Japanese forces are pushing deeper!?”
Japanese troops had advanced their forces right to the doorstep of the Joseon main base.
“Aaah…!”
“Joseon needs to strike Japan quickly! Otherwise…”
-Yikes
-Seriously
I’m crying so hard ㅠㅠㅠ
-Please no
-We’re done for
Crack!
Bang!
Arquebus rounds began striking the buildings of the Joseon main base.
While buildings didn’t collapse easily from bullets, the fact that it was already beginning to happen was the real problem.
“Japanese forces! Some are taking a wide route to target the Workers! The Workers!”
“Archers! Use the buildings for cover and resist through the narrow gaps!”
Boom!
Twang!
Archers positioned throughout the main base fire their bows at the enemy troops rushing to slaughter the workers.
“The Archers! They’re fighting brilliantly!?”
“It’s Bread!? Even the Assistant Commander is wielding a bow! He’s dismounted from his horse and shooting!!”
Bread, who commanded them, drew his bow and fired as well during this moment. It was truly tenacious resistance.
“Because they’re hiding between buildings! It’s difficult for the Japanese forces to advance!!”
“Urban warfare in the main base is completely different in nature!?”
Even in modern warfare, urban combat requires separate training because the fighting style differs so drastically.
“Joseon holds a significant advantage in urban warfare!”
Joseon’s coordination began to synchronize in urban combat, and scenes of Japanese forces penetrating deep into the main base to capture workers never materialized.
However─
“Still! The troop disparity is nearly threefold! This can’t be defended easily!!”
──Whoooosh!
Key buildings throughout the main base begin burning one by one.
“Once the buildings are destroyed! It won’t be urban warfare anymore!!”
“Ah…! The barracks! The training grounds for soldiers are burning!!”
“But Joseon! The strongest defensive building is the Palace! They can’t attack right now!?”
As the main base burned, Joseon’s Palace building was under construction.
[Joseon]
[Age 4 – 78%]
That’s right. Joseon was in the middle of upgrading to the Fourth Age.
“Could advancing to Age 4 be the wrong choice!?”
“Japan is just trying to end it all in Age 3!?”
Japan maintained Age 3 while going all-in on troop quantity, weapon upgrades, and other weapon production.
Because of this, Joseon found it increasingly difficult to hold the line.
Clang!
Bang!
Arquebus fire erupts from all directions as Japanese forces begin infiltrating every narrow corner of Joseon’s main base.
The number of resisting Archers gradually decreased from forty to thirty, then twenty.
“If this continues, we need to look at the Joseon forces that invaded the Japanese mainland!?”
Joseon’s main base was already being pushed back.
Their only hope lay with the Joseon forces that had landed.
-Damn, do we need to go election?
-Seriously?
-Is killing the enemy commander quickly our only option???
-This is insane
“The Joseon forces haven’t moved much!?”
Perhaps a desperate situation.
Joseon had yet to attack the Japanese mainland.
“Joseon! But interestingly! They were constructing a building here!?”
The Joseon forces that landed did not immediately advance.
They were constructing several buildings at the point where they had landed.
[Siege Weapon Workshop]
[Barracks]
[Blacksmith]
And so on.
These were buildings necessary for immediate combat.
“Joseon is planning to wage a total war right here!?”
“But… the supreme commander is still at the main base! If he dies there, it’s over!?”
“Joseon must attack now!!!”
“We need to go all-in!!!”

* * *
Neeeiiighhh…!
Countless horses lined up horizontally.
They were preparing for the battle that would soon commence.
Approximately 130 troops.
Everyone knew that this single all-out assault would change Joseon’s fate.
Assistant Commander Coffee stood before them all, gazing toward Japan’s main base.
‘It’s almost time.’
He believed the moment to attack was drawing near.
There was a predetermined moment.
‘The instant the fourth age arrives.’
When the fourth age begins, we launch the all-out assault.
That was the promised time.
Setting such a specific time meant the supreme commander might be in an environment where he couldn’t issue orders.
This was an all-out assault undertaken with that understanding from the start.
Therefore, he needed to wait for the moment with absolute certainty.
“What… isn’t this taking too long?”
“The Japanese aren’t coming… it seems like something’s happening at our main base…”
Voices of concern could clearly be heard from behind.
However, Coffee gritted his teeth and waited.
‘The falcon hasn’t taken flight yet.’
Bread was in charge of the defensive unit.
If it became impossible to reach the fourth age, she would release the falcon.
But no such signal came.
‘Then it means we’re good…’
Coffee waited.
His eyes closed for a moment, regulating his breathing.
Shutting out all the sounds around him, he waited for only one sound.
Boom─
The sound of a war drum.
[Joseon – Age 4]
Coffee’s eyes snapped wide open.
Shing!
At the same moment, the Commander’s blade gleamed as it caught the sunlight.
“Joseooooooon!!”
Snap.
He yanked hard on the horse’s reins, his voice tearing through the air.
“Full chargeeeeeee!!!”
Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!
Hooves pounded the earth, shaking the ground itself.
A full 130 cavalry units.
Japan had deployed more troops into the breach, but they still couldn’t compare to the cavalry charge.
“Waaaaaaaaa!”
From the defensive tower, the Japanese soldiers watched as countless horses thundered down the hillside, their riders roaring.
“…!”
He shouldered his arquebus and screamed with all his might.
“The enemy is──”
──Thunk!
A white-flaming arrow suddenly embedded itself in his skull.
The remaining soldiers met the same fate.
Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!
White streaks of light arced overhead, piercing every Japanese soldier’s head and torso without discrimination—whether they stood on the defensive tower or the fortress wall.
Squelch!
Thud!
Crack!
“Waaaaaaaaa!”
It was the signal for war.
Roughly thirty samurai burst forth from their ambush position on the flank.
But─
The Joseon swordsmen mounted on horseback swept past them as if they didn’t exist, their Waldo blades singing.
──Shhhhwack!
Samurai heads flew in every direction.
“Waaaaaaaaa!!”
The Korean audience erupted in roars.
There seemed to be no remaining forces in Japan’s main camp capable of stopping the accelerating cavalry charge.
Coffee broke through toward the interior of the main camp, shouting.
“The barracks! Burn the barracks!”
I had to find the barracks.
Japan sensed their main base was in danger, and they would resurrect all the troops that died in the main base battle to block me here.
Right now there are only fifty defenders, but their numbers will keep growing.
I should have eliminated them before this point.
But then—
“!”
——Shwiiiiing!
A blade flashed brilliantly, sweeping past my head.
[Honda]
‘What…?’
Honda. Japan’s ace swordsman.
He was looking down at me from atop his horse.
‘Damn it.’
Thud.
My head struck the ground with a sickening crunch.
That’s right.
That dark, gleaming light on Honda’s blade.
The Samurai’s [Severance] faction ability had activated, and my head had been cleaved clean off.
‘Why is the ace here?’
The fact that Honda had been left behind here, and even set up in an ambush…
‘This is dangerous.’
Japan had prepared some kind of contingency.
I could see my soul ascending into the sky.
What had been a town hall in Japan’s first age now bore the form of a fortress.
It was a natural transformation that occurred as the ages progressed.
But then—
‘Huh?!’
Clang!
Cannons emerged from within Japan’s fortress.
‘This is…’
The fortress’s defensive system had been upgraded.
And to the highest tier available in the third age at that.
‘They’re forgoing the fourth age and spending resources on defense instead.’
Japan had abandoned advancing to the fourth age, instead maximizing their immediate combat efficiency.
It was a sound decision. In truth, advancing to the fourth age now wouldn’t provide any significant advantage.
‘Damn.’
I recognized it.
Japan’s judgment was razor-sharp.

* * *
Meanwhile, on the eastern edge of the Japanese island where Joseon had landed.
There remained only a single soldier.
[Chataemeen – 99%]
He had been training in the Chataemeen facility built after the 4th Age.
Thump.
“Oh.”
After becoming a Chataemeen.
I slung my bow across my back and fastened Joseon’s 4th Age sword to my waist.
[Aamond]
I was Almond.
A Chataemeen and the sole soldier equipped with 4th Age armaments.
I understood well enough what that weight meant in the current situation.
Another title was placed upon me.
[Assistant Commander]
After Coffee, I was the next Assistant Commander.
“!”
I didn’t fail to grasp what this signified.
‘He’s dead.’
The battle had barely begun, yet the Assistant Commander was already fallen.
I stretched my neck lightly in a casual motion.
“I need to finish this quickly.”
Hyah!
I spurred my horse forward, charging alone toward the enemy’s main camp.

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