Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 80

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 80
28. Jansen VS Almond (3)
-Insane…!
-The arrow curved?!
-???
-What?
The arrow moved as if it possessed a will of its own.
It curved around the pillar and burrowed precisely into my enemy’s eye socket.
Squelch!!
“Mom! When I grow up, I want to be Almond──”
Crimson clouds flooded Jansen’s vision.
Splurt!
Blood sprayed everywhere.
“Ugh…!”
It was a game, so the pain was dulled. But he couldn’t see anything.
Jansen, who had been about to charge around the pillar, crashed into the wrong spot instead.
Thud…!
In that instant, my bow moved.
The remaining three arrows nestled between my right hand’s fingers were fired in rapid succession.
To the untrained eye, it appeared I was simply moving my fingers to release the arrows.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Ping!
All three arrows that flew struck Jansen’s head with perfect accuracy.
No matter how advanced the power suit was, it wasn’t designed to survive four headshots.
[Almond → Jansen]
[Eliminated!]
[66/100]

* * *
Jansen was dead.
But the viewers’ fervor hadn’t died one bit.
-Wow. What the hell is this?!
-Did I just see that right?!
-Bug? Is it a bug?
-This is gonna get reported again lol
-What even is this
A bug.
That word fit perfectly—my play had shattered conventional understanding.
I’d defied the laws of physics.
No matter that this was a virtual reality space, a game world.
This game wasn’t a fantasy game.
Every item except the power suit was grounded in reality, moving according to the laws of physics.
-Ever since the power suit came out, this game’s been ruined lol
-Is there a power bow too?
-For real lol
-That’s just a recurve bow lol
-Info) The recurve bow is garbage that’s even less preferred than the compound.
People were saying that a power bow had appeared, surpassing the power suit.
At this point, Almond, who was looting Jansen’s corpse, explained directly.
“Ah, everyone. This actually works as a real bow.”
-???
-How would you know that
-Have you shot a real bow before?
-Lol for real
-??? : Ah, this really works!
The words “real bow” had slipped out carelessly.
In truth, it wasn’t a very convincing explanation for the viewers.
Among ordinary people, how many had actually shot a real bow? And most people probably didn’t even know anyone who had.
-Wait, have you actually shot a real bow before? Your form seemed incredible when you were shooting.
-What kind of person were you?
A pang of guilt.
For a moment, my pupils trembled slightly.
I’d misspoken.
“…No. Who shoots bows these days? In this modern world.”
I brushed it off like that and began looting.
Fortunately, there was one element perfect for changing the subject.
[Power Suit]
“Oh, that reminds me.”
Now that I think about it, I could have stripped the Power Suit and worn it myself. I was so focused on killing my opponent that I didn’t even consider something like this.
“So the Power Suit is mine now?”
Almond, who already played with a focus on physical prowess.
For him, this Power Suit was like giving him wings.
This promotion match was already in the bag.
-Wow, Almond in a Power Suit.
-This is gonna be a hundred different meme formats
-Seojia’s gonna have to work hard today lol
-He’s basically already won.
“I’m gonna sweep this match 2-0 today.”
-This bastard lol
-Wow! A sweep! lol
-Declares a sweep the moment he sees the Power Suit
-Just ‘one match’ sweep lol
-Cowardly little nut…
Click.
Almond grinned and tried on the Power Suit.
Whirrrr!
Golden sunlight descended and enveloped Almond. It was the effect that triggered when equipping a legendary item.
For Almond, it was the first time experiencing this effect.
“So I’ve now obtained every legendary item.”
-Now that you mention it, this really is his first
Tears are blurring my vision ㅠㅠ
Man, luck is really the worst ㅠㅠㅠ
-Almond is a legend!
He, who had never had a shred of farming luck until now, had finally obtained a legendary item.
Moreover, he had obtained the Power Suit, the legendary item among legends. The viewers found this moment equally moving.
-Almond’s real farming is human farming.
-Even this is human farming lol
-Real talk lol never gonna get it from a chest~
Of course, the funny part was that this wasn’t really good luck—it was more like bad luck that led to this outcome.
After all, the enemy appearing in a Power Suit couldn’t exactly be called good fortune, could it?
But Almond wasn’t bothered by any of that.
It was just the usual luck he was accustomed to.
‘Wow…’
He simply marveled at the sensation of his enhanced physical abilities.
Until now, he had only played games grounded in realism.
The exhilaration from the Power Suit felt unfamiliar. It was a strange sensation.
But it was a strange sensation he didn’t dislike—in other words, it was refreshing.
[You have been exposed to toxic gas!]
[Move quickly into the Blue Zone!]
Crackle, crackle, crackle──
As the Blue Zone contracted, sparks erupted with a hissing sound, and toxic gas clouded my vision.
Yet Almond moved with ease, checking the functions of the power suit.
[Due to the gas mask effect, toxic gas damage is reduced by half.]
The reason I could afford such composure was thanks to the gas mask. With it, I took far less damage from the toxic gas outside the Blue Zone.
Moreover, the first Blue Zone contraction dealt minimal damage, so in reality, I wasn’t taking any damage at all right now.
I could even perform warm-up stretches at this pace.
The more I swung my arms and legs, the wider my eyes grew.
‘So light!’
Every corner of my body.
An inexplicable power surged through me. Thanks to it, my body felt incredibly light. It was almost dangerous. As if my strength exceeded my physical form itself.
As if I weren’t really the human Sang-hyun Yu anymore, but had become something entirely different….
“This is definitely a broken item. I’ll farm medical supplies slowly while following the magnetic field.”
Oh, it’s a scam item! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So cute!
-Almond’s excited after getting a real piece of gear for once.
-God’s helping Almond’s promotion match for real
-This is reassuring! Power suit!
-It’s not God, it’s Jansen helping
Almond jogged lightly out of the armory.
Thump!
The power suit’s light jog was as fast as an all-out sprint that consumed stamina.
Thump! Thump!
With each step, I felt momentarily airborne.
Almond darted about, farming all manner of medical supplies.
It was the first time I’d ever experienced full-scale farming.

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[The Blue Zone will shrink in 30 seconds.]
We were right before the second contraction.
“Already?”
I was startled while farming.
I hadn’t even noticed the time passing.
The sensation of wearing the power suit was so exhilarating that for a moment, I’d forgotten this was a survival game.
‘Did I get too excited?’
I never expected to become this immersed in the game.
So this is what it feels like to possess power that transcends reality. I’m discovering it for the first time.
‘Now I understand why everyone plays Lil.’
I was finally beginning to grasp why Lil was the number one game worldwide.
Within that game, everyone becomes superhuman.
Ten superhumans, monsters, and others wielding fantastical bizarre powers—that’s Lil.
Life is Legend.
In other words, ten players wearing something beyond just power suits fighting each other.
How could that possibly be boring?
‘I’m curious now.’
I’d become curious about that type of game.
Just thinking about experiencing firsthand the chaotic large-scale team battles I’d seen in videos sent a thrill through me.
Especially now that I’d tried the power suit, that anticipation swelled even more.
‘I should try it later.’
While entertaining these idle thoughts, I’d already reached ‘full farm’ status.
[The Blue Zone is shrinking!]
The second Blue Zone contraction had begun.
“I found five first aid kits, ten painkillers, ten energy drinks, and even a medical kit. I could open a pharmacy with this. Full farm status achieved.”
-Meanwhile, not picking up a single gun, what a real man;
-Almond, recurve bow owner : full farm
Nuts full farming lol
-Right, if Almond just has medical boxes, that’s full farm lol
-lol
-Just type lol anyway we already won the promotion match~
“I’m not just carrying medical supplies—I got a legendary pot and a vest. But I can’t equip these with the power suit.”
The power suit handicap? You can think of it like this.
-That’s why the power suit has weak head protection
-If you could equip all that, it’d be completely broken
-You trying to be Iron Man?
I learned something new.
You couldn’t equip a ballistic helmet with the power suit. So the power suit wasn’t invincible after all.
I felt a slight disappointment, but since it allowed me to kill Jansen, I had no complaints.
Regardless, the power suit’s specifications are absurd and overwhelming.
“Then. I’ll go massacre them.”
Now it was time to directly utilize these absurd specifications.
Thunk.
I bumped my fists together and grinned.
Thump——
My heart races. I’m excited.
How drastically different this will be from what I’ve played so far.
“Is there no per-kill mission this round, by any chance?”
It seemed like there was always some per-kill mission attached. This round feels quiet.
It’s because of the power suit. What fun would there be in setting a mission that’s guaranteed to succeed?
That’s crazy lolololol
I can’t provide a reliable translation for this text as it appears to contain nonsensical or corrupted Korean characters and internet slang that don’t form coherent words or phrases.
-Hey, man. Who’s setting it?
-Stop eating, Almond! Stop eating, Almond! Stop eating, Almond! Stop eating, Almond!
-Trying to become a planet owner?
“That’s unfortunate. Then….”
Almond checked the remaining player count.
Then spoke with confidence.
“With 54 people left, I’ll try adding about 30 kills from here.”

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Puhaha.
The woman in the wheelchair burst into laughter without realizing it.
On the large TV mounted on the wall, Almond’s broadcast was playing today as well.
[Is there no per-kill mission?]
Wasn’t that question far too shameless, asking it after farming the power suit and all sorts of medical supplies?
That shamelessness and somehow naive quality made her laugh.
It wasn’t a sudden laugh. For some time now, whenever she watched Almond, her lips had been curled in a smile.
She just hadn’t noticed it herself.
When did it start?
Probably from then. From the moment Almond shattered her predictions.
She had underestimated Almond’s frontal assault strategy on the armory. The strategy itself had no issues, but she had predicted it would fail in the promotion match if used consecutively.
Because he was a streamer.
When a sniper equipped with a power suit appeared, there truly seemed to be no hope.
She could say it with certainty. That was despair.
From a general perspective, that round should have ended there.
Yet Almond broke through anyway.
And in a way she never could have predicted.
‘The arrow… curved?’
I’ve never seen anyone utilize a bow to such an extent.
Refreshing.
It was a sensation she hadn’t felt in a long time.
Curiosity or competitive spirit.
Emotions she’d thought would be impossible to feel anymore. Only those could have brought a smile to her lips, which felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Yet now, in this very moment, a smile was etched across her face.
Was it curiosity? Or the desire to win?
[I’ll try adding about 30 more kills here.]
Almond’s audacious declaration followed.
After that, it was unstoppable momentum.
As if to prove his words weren’t mere boasting, Almond, now equipped with the Power Suit, was literally playing an entirely different game.
From the moment he entered the Blue Zone, Battle Rage transformed from a survival game into a horror film.
In an instant, arrows pierced the heads of thirty percent of the survivors, their names vanishing into the kill log.
With a recurve bow, given the premise of powerful draw strength, the destructive power actually exceeded that of a compound bow.
Almond’s bow, enhanced by the Power Suit, could strike targets from impossibly distant ranges.
And it fired with rapid succession.
So he was shooting from afar, silently, with fast firing rate and perfect accuracy.
The balance was shattered.
This was a match where that expression fit perfectly.
Out of the hundred initial players, fifty-one survivors were slaughtered by Almond.
Naturally, first place belonged to Almond.
[Oh… You’ve been promoted.]
In promotion matches, securing first place meant direct advancement without needing to play all three rounds.
The moment Almond’s tier gleamed brilliantly and changed.
The light in her eyes, which had been smiling, shifted subtly.
Though she still wore a smile, it was distinctly different. The warmth of looking at a cute younger sibling had long since vanished.
Clap. Clap. Clap.
The sound of applause echoed.
“Not bad.”
With a soft murmur, the TV switched off.

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