Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 79

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 79
28. Jansen VS Almond (2)
There exists an item called the Power Suit.
True to its name, when worn on the body, it’s a suit overflowing with power.
It was an item frequently featured in science fiction genres. Though it didn’t quite fit Battle Rage, which pursued considerable realism.
While continuously enhancing performance to elevate the merit of legendary items.
The Power Suit, which barely aligned with modern warfare, had finally made its appearance.
In fact, the Power Suit’s performance was so extraordinary that one might argue it deserved the Mythic tier above Legendary rather than Legendary itself.
Not quite on par with Iron Man’s suit, but it possessed exceptional baseline defense, and with powerful leaps, it moved incredibly fast. Thanks to that acceleration, even a punch could strip away thirty percent of an opponent’s health.
Overall physical abilities increased by approximately threefold.
However, this Power Suit wasn’t something you could obtain from just any location through sheer luck.
It only appeared in the Underground Armory or Air Drop Crates.
Since Air Drops fell at unpredictable times, the Underground Warehouse was the only fixed location.
Of course, even in this Underground Warehouse, it didn’t appear every time.
It emerged with an extremely low probability.
That’s why when you find one, you experience what’s commonly called “Oltube luck.”
In that sense, Almond could be said to have good fortune.
Except, the difference was that it wasn’t I who obtained it, but my enemy.
Almond, peeking her head out from the basement stairs, asks.
“What is that?”
Boom—
Upon catching a glimpse of the enemy’s identity from the bottom of the stairs, I couldn’t help but be shocked.
A person clad in a suit of strange luminescence was dashing about. And it was far too fast.
In Battle Rage, the speed at which humans run is fixed.
This far exceeded that speed.
‘Did I see that correctly?’
I was seeing the Power Suit for the first time.
Most of the Battle Rage videos I had referenced were for skill improvement, so there were no matches featuring this kind of luck-dependent Power Suit.
Such matches were too exceptional, offering no help for skill development.
-So that’s why that thug Jansen swept everything down there lol
-Wow that’s insane lol
-Power Suit?
-Huh lol
-This is the Armory for sure!
-Is this real lol
-For real? I never expected to see a Power Suit today.
Crash!
Along with a tremendous sound, a death cry echoed out.
[Jansen → ScreamingFanatic]
[68/100]
That’s definitely the last one.
Jansen will come for me now.
‘I need to block the entrance.’
I pulled a Molotov cocktail from the corpse I’d looted and hurled it forward.
Whoooosh!
Fierce flames blocked my opponent’s path. I drew my bowstring taut, ready to fire at any moment.
Once he rounds that corner──
-The suit has flame immunity though…
-Plus a gas mask, so smoke immunity too. Pretty much immune to everything except getting shot to death.
Run away from the damage quickly!
BOOM!
A deafening explosion echoed.
Shiiiiing──
Suddenly, a blue figure burst up the stairs.
It charged at me like an arrow.
‘I can’t hit this.’
I instinctively knew that if this blue figure decided to dodge, my arrows wouldn’t land.
With that realization, I rolled my body to the side.
Crash!
The blue figure smashed through the wall on the other side.
Then it turned around and laughed.
“Haha! You’re Almond?!”
It was Jansen, as expected.
Jansen in a power suit.
Only then could I ‘properly see’ the power suit.
It didn’t feel as futuristic as I’d imagined.
Despite being called a power suit, the design looked more like an unfinished superhero costume.
Anyway, he knows who I am.
-Lolol another sniper?
-Nah. He probably saw it in the kill log.
-Or maybe he’s just learning lololol
-About the sniper wearing a power suit…
-This is disgusting lololol
-That suit really looks gay though. Incredibly strong.
-Lolol the power suit’s only weakness. Embarrassing!
Regardless of the power suit’s appearance, I felt both bewilderment and rage simultaneously.
‘This arrogant bastard…’
My opponent was now displaying the kind of composure only possible in a shonen battle manga.
He had me cornered yet spoke to me with such leisure.
I immediately fired my bow in response.
Whoosh!
“Whoa!”
My opponent moved quickly and dodged.
That’s right.
Arrows could be evaded simply by moving fast enough.
They were that quick.
‘Still… it’s not like I can’t land a hit.’
But it wasn’t beyond my capability to land a shot.
No matter how powerful the power suit was, Battle Rage was fundamentally a modern warfare game.
It just felt like ‘athletic abilities that exceeded normal human limits’—there was no sign of the truly monstrous destructive power you’d see in superhero stories.
Most importantly, the power suit had no offensive capabilities built in.
The weapon was just a standard gun.
“I’m wearing a suit, so at least let me introduce myself!”
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!
The thug spouted lines like an extra and opened fire with his gun.
That gun was also a hero-tier weapon, so its firing rate, recoil, and destructive power—nothing was lacking.
If I hadn’t ducked behind the Container Box a split second earlier, I would’ve been dead.
Just like the Wooden Crate that had been right behind where I was standing.
Boom! Boom!
It would’ve been torn to shreds like that.
“Damn…”
For the first time in a while, a note of strain escaped my lips.
hahahaha lol
Please die! ㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Just die once for me, Almond!
-Is he actually dying here?!
-First time dying with a bow, huh?
The viewers were delighted.
There had been times when I died unluckily without finding a bow, but this would be my first death while holding one.
I was curious what their reaction would be.
Predictably, they’d go “Ohhh…” and queue up again. I knew it already, but knowing the taste of it was terrifying.
The viewers wanted to see that moment.
‘Not a chance.’
I had no intention of obliging them with such a scene.
No matter what anyone said, this was a skill-based stream.
Click…!
I popped the pin on a smoke grenade I’d looted from a corpse. I quickly popped the pins on three more smoke grenades.
Hisssssss…!
Thick smoke engulfed the area in all directions.
“Hey, what?! Don’t hide!”
Boom! Boom!
The Container Box across from me shredded to pieces.
Fortunately, it wasn’t where I was positioned.
“Almond! Just one photo, please!!! Wahahahaha!”
-This guy’s insane lol
-Pure madness lololol
-Endless handshake requests!
-What the hell is this bastard doing lol seriously lol
The fortunate part was that my opponent was intoxicated by his own power.
I had only a recurve bow, while he had a power suit and a hero-grade assault rifle.
He had every right to be arrogant.
[Blue Zone shrinks in 30 seconds!]
To make matters worse.
The Blue Zone was about to contract.
‘The location….’
Checking the map, I went pale.
“Oh….”
The blue circle drawn at the farthest point.
Once again, the Blue Zone location had abandoned me.
“Not helping me even once.”
-Omen
-There it is! Omen?
-O──men
-lololol
-Oh….
-Ooooooo
-lololol
Was there truly a god determined to drive me into danger?
Was the AI Rubisword deliberately checking me because I was too strong for my skill level?
Even with the last enemy in the Armory wearing a power suit, it wouldn’t help me. I was genuinely disappointed.
Meanwhile.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!
Jansen was spraying bullets everywhere.
“Mom! When I grow up, I want to be Almond!!!”
─he shouted.
“This crazy bastard….”
A curse naturally slipped from my lips.
-Lmaooo
-This is legendary fr lol
-This crazy bastard… that’s rare.
-Omen…
-This is sacred.
Haha, seriously, lol
-Legendary!
“Jackson is crazy, seriously lol”
Jansen seemed determined not to stop until Almond emerged.
If he kept destroying everything like this, Almond would eventually die.
“OMEN! OOOOOMEN! MEN!”
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat!!
The increasingly rapid barrage of explosions was drawing closer to Almond’s position.
Inside the container box that had been pitch dark, tattered light now streamed through countless holes.
Almond continued shifting his position.
‘I can’t just keep running. Think. What advantages do I have?’
I held only a bow.
My opponent was armed with every conceivable weapon.
The bow’s advantage over guns was the ability to deliver parabolic strikes.
By utilizing extreme parabolic trajectories, I could kill targets beyond obstacles.
But even that had limits. This was an armory warehouse with a ceiling. The arrows would likely embed in the ceiling.
‘That’s out.’
Parabolic strikes wouldn’t work.
Impossible in a place with a roof.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-boom!!!
The next barrage erupted, and one ricochet grazed Almond’s leg.
Pshhh…!
Red blood dripped, and my movement speed decreased.
Now I truly couldn’t avoid direct combat.
But a head-on confrontation was impossible.
No matter how careless the opponent was, a direct firefight against someone in a power suit with guns was beyond my bow’s capabilities.
Parabolic shots were out, so what other advantage did arrows have left?
Then a word flashed through Almond’s mind.
‘Curve shooting.’
A technique where you curve the arrow to strike an opponent while using obstacles as cover.
Those unfamiliar with it might think it impossible, but this too was a practical archery technique used in real combat.
Of course, I’d never actually shot it before. I’d only seen it on Oltube.
I had no certainty, but what else could I do?
This was my only remaining option.
“Found you!”
Whoosh!
Jansen grinned widely and burrowed into the container box.
-Flinch!
-Insane! Is this a horror movie?
-Creepy creepy creepy
-This is hilarious Jansen lol
-Hilarious Jansen lol
-Lol
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!!!
His gun muzzle flashed with fire. I threw myself backward and fired my bow repeatedly.
Four arrows nocked in my quiver were unleashed in an instant.
Bang bang bang bang!
“Whoa!”
My opponent flinched and dodged.
Four shots aimed at the head were dangerous even with a power suit.
Thanks to my opponent’s hesitation, I escaped once more.
‘His aim is terrible.’
My health had taken some damage, but for a surprise attack, it was manageable.
My opponent’s aim wasn’t particularly good.
Or perhaps the power suit had made him overconfident.
Either way, with this level of skill, victory seemed possible.
‘I need to find the perfect cover.’
If I use an obstacle and fire curved shots.
I can see a path to victory.
I need to shoot from behind something sturdy that bullets can’t penetrate.
My eyes landed on a building pillar.
Since it was a massive warehouse, the pillars were thick. Shooting from behind that pillar would be worth trying. If necessary, I could circle around it and buy time.
Multiple scenarios flashed through my mind, but I had no time for lengthy deliberation.
Tap-tap-tap-tap!
I gritted my teeth and ran.
My avatar with the lower body injury twisted as if screaming, but I kept running.
My opponent spotted me.
“Almond! Please sign for me!!!”
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!
Jansen opened fire again.
Whoosh!
One bullet grazed my shoulder.
It didn’t matter.
‘Got it!’
I successfully hid behind the pillar.
[The Blue Zone is shrinking!]
A notification rang out that the Blue Zone was moving.
At that same moment, I nocked an arrow.
There was no click.
I hadn’t nocked the arrow at the center of the string.
The sharp-eyed viewers questioned it.
-Wait, didn’t you mess up the bowstring?
-Seems like you drew it too hastily.
I had nocked the arrow at roughly the one-third point of the string, not at the center. Since it wasn’t the proper position, there was no locking mechanism, which is why there was no click sound.
This made it harder to shoot. But I had to shoot anyway.
Reviving memories from the past, I aimed at a pillar my opponent couldn’t even see.
“Huh.”
I held a slight breath and synchronized my entire body’s rhythm with this bow.
Even my heartbeat slowed to a crawl.
“Wahahahaha!”
Thump-thump-thump-thump-thump!
Jansen fired away with the momentum to obliterate even the pillar itself. Thanks to his raucous commotion, I could gauge his position.
It wasn’t just a rough estimate.
Whoosh.
When I closed my eyes, it became crystal clear.
This massive pillar—he was approximately five paces behind it, and he was turning to come around to the right.
I angled my bow to the right as well.
The arrow was still nocked at the one-third point of the string, and I drew it back fully.
Creak.
Normally, a symmetrical fan shape should form, but this time it was a distorted one.
Soon, the fan shape drawn by bow and string collapsed smoothly.
Release.
Whoosh!
-What? Why shoot at the pillar?
-Did his mental state break?
-Wow, a mistake!?
The arrow flying toward the pillar.
It then twisted its body, cutting through the wind.
-???
-What?
-Whoa!
-Insane?
An impossible angle.
That description fit perfectly.
The arrow curved at an impossible angle, as if possessed by consciousness.
Whishhhhh──

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