Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 836

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 306
99. SCV good to go sir!(2)
Rome’s decision to redirect its forces and strike at Joseon was nearly the optimal choice.
When weighing the breakthrough power of Roman Infantrymen against Joseon Archers, the former was overwhelmingly superior.
The speed at which they could push into the main base was inevitably much faster.
Here, Joseon had to split its forces.
All their troops had been committed to blocking Rome’s entrance, but now they had to divide them.
If that happened, Rome’s main base entrance would no longer be under pressure.
Joseon would find itself in a kind of dead end.
But then—
“──!”
Anto’s expression hardened.
‘Blocking the entrance?’
He had completely sealed off the entrance with a building.
In other words, he had blocked his own entrance.
This meant Joseon would lack the resources to advance to the third age.
In that instant, countless possibilities flooded through Anto’s mind.
‘This puts me at a disadvantage?’
‘But I can’t break through… right now… am I actually losing?’
‘No. Even so…’
Why would Joseon accept a disadvantage and seal off the entrance?
‘Was that not it?’
No, it wasn’t. Joseon hadn’t accepted a disadvantage.
The Worker had already been deployed.
‘…From the moment I moved my forces, he was preparing for this.’
Anto’s gaze turned toward somewhere on the map.
There was no way to confirm it at this moment, but he was certain.
Cookie had pulled out a Worker.
Just as he himself had done in the previous match.

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In truth, Anto’s strike on Joseon’s main base wasn’t solely aimed at an elimination—it was a calculated move to sever their supply lines.
He intended to isolate the soldiers positioned at the entrance of his own base.
However, the commentators failed to read that far ahead.
“Hit them harder! Raise my danger level, please!!”
So while Joseon’s main base remained unbreached, King Gul roared enthusiastically, amplifying the momentum in Joseon’s favor.
At this point, the Caster couldn’t help but voice his confusion.
“Wait, but! How does Joseon even get out from here!?”
Blocking the entrance was fine, but how would Joseon venture out to gather additional resources?
To execute a three-era economy here, external resources were absolutely essential.
Momentarily flustered, he stared at the map.
-??
-Huh?
-Right though lol
A moment later.
“They’ve already… gotten out!”
King Gul had already sent someone out.
“What!?”
-??
-Huh?
-When?
-For real?
Indeed, that was the case.
Near where numerous Joseon forces had gathered.
A single Joseon Worker was mixed in among them.
“There’s a Worker here! One!”
This was a move the Observer had completely missed.
-Crazy
-For real
-Wow
-When did they get out??
-Was it from the start?
“Wait, when did they get out!? Was it from the very beginning!?”
“No. If that were the case, they couldn’t have advanced to the second era so quickly. I think he made an instant judgment call the moment he saw Rome’s movements!”
“!”
-Insane
-Wow, that decision-making is crazy
-How did he even—
-He literally just turned it right back around lol
-Damn
Beyond the simple defensive setup of blocking Rome’s return, there was a far more intricate psychological warfare at play.
But there wasn’t enough time to explain all of that.
After Rome’s detachment was halted at the entrance to Joseon’s main base, the situation escalated rapidly.
“Now, Rome’s detachment—which failed to damage Joseon’s main base—returns once more. This is where it begins! This is where it becomes crucial!”
“Right! They’re positioning themselves to strike from behind right now!?”
This was the first scenario Cookie had feared.
Rome redirecting its forces to attack from behind.
They were on the brink of that nightmare becoming reality.
Cookie had cleanly blocked the second scenario—Rome’s detachment striking his main base—but Rome was executing two moves in a single turn.
If one strategy failed, the next would follow.
Rome was burning through resources at an accelerated pace because they had to defend against Joseon’s forces pressing through the entrance with relatively fewer troops.
“Rome’s just exhausted their weapons production! And they even built a defensive tower earlier!? If they can’t break through this entrance now! They can never reach the third age! They’ve spent that much!?”
Rome had to drain their resources more desperately to hold the line against Joseon’s assault with limited manpower.
Excessive weapon production and tower construction meant their reserves were dwindling rapidly.
Rome needed to force a decisive outcome.
“Joseon’s decision here is critical! They can’t produce more weapons right now!? Their archer count remains unchanged! Not a single increase! And none have been lost!”
Joseon hadn’t increased weapon production. Just the fifteen short bows they’d created initially.
That was the entirety of Joseon’s current combat strength.
This too was a vulnerability.
Joseon’s soldiers were currently isolated.
“Isn’t this just a slow bleed that’ll push them back!?”
Roman forces gradually fortified their line with shields and spears. Arrows bounced off harmlessly.
Thwang…!
Thud!
[More and more shields appearing!?]
[Aim higher! Shoot higher!]
[The barbarian soldiers’ line is breaking!]
Spears mercilessly slaughtered Joseon’s barbarian soldiers.
“They’re being pushed back bit by bit! But Joseon needs to see the bigger picture!? If they panic while holding the advantage! Everything collapses!”
Joseon couldn’t produce weapons even if they wanted to. More precisely, they couldn’t deliver them. The blacksmith was in the main base, but its entrance was blocked—blocked by their own doing.
And destroying the building now to reopen the entrance would be a significant loss of resources for the already resource-strapped ancient walls.
Multiple decision factors were becoming intricately entangled.
Every single judgment Cookie made from this point forward became extraordinarily critical.
The remarkable thing was that this game’s momentum now hinged on Cookie’s decisions, not Anto’s.
That alone revealed who held the initiative.
“This worker right here! This Joseon worker is the most important thing in the world right now!?”
“What will this worker do! Right!? If they build a forward barracks and blacksmith here!?”
They could construct a forward barracks and blacksmith.
Then Joseon wouldn’t bleed out and could continue pressing forward.
“But then Rome and Joseon would have identical futures!!”
However, this means Joseon would only fight with the resources available within the ancient walls.
Without the funds to establish additional resource nodes, they couldn’t expand their economy.
“Cookie must make a choice here! Look ahead to the future or end it now! A worker! The worker is…! Heading to the expansion site!!”
The worker headed toward the expansion site alongside a small contingent of Barbarian Soldiers.
Cookie looks ahead.
[Town Hall – 0%]
Construction of the Town Hall begins.
Expanding the resource nodes.
It’s the broad strategic vision that King Gul spoke of.
Pressure Rome’s entrance while expanding resources.
Proceeding exactly as Joseon had designed from the start.
The problem is—
“It seems Rome knows about this!?”
The enemy was far from easy to deal with.
“The wolf is searching everywhere right now!?”
While Joseon’s Assistant Commander could deploy falcons, Rome’s Assistant Commanders could command wolves.
Though constrained by terrain compared to falcons, they could scout for far longer periods.
Wolves had weak combat power and limited vision, but their speed matched that of Age 3 Cavalry.
This wolf deployment was only possible because Rome had a detached force freed from the entrance pressure. Had they been under entrance pressure, the wolf would have become a pincushion of arrows before it could leave.
This too was Anto’s calculation.
“We’ve been spotted!”
Being spotted was inevitable from the start. The question was when, and unfortunately, they were discovered a bit too early.
[Town Hall – 9%]
The Town Hall wasn’t even 10% complete.
“Rome’s detached force is moving! Not attacking the main force’s rear! They’re going for the expansion site first!?”
“If I can’t have it, you can’t either! That’s the mentality!! Anto continues to move with the best possible strategy right now!?”
-This is brutal
-How can they do this?
What’s up??
-If I can’t eat it, neither can you lol
“If Rome succeeds in disrupting the expansion, both sides end up in a resource-limited time attack! If this continues, Joseon gets the short end of the stick!?”
“Exactly! They had such an advantage before!”
Of course, Joseon wouldn’t let it happen that way.
A major shift occurred from the main force.
“Cookie! Taking action!?”
Thud.
Many of the troops blocking Rome’s entrance suddenly picked up hammers.
[Defense Tower – 15%]
One swing of the hammer brings the Defense Tower to 15% completion.
“Waaaaaaaaaaa!”
As the defensive towers began construction, cheers erupted from the audience.
“Exactly! We have the resources for defensive towers!? Because I didn’t build many crossbows!!”
“If we can’t procure weapons! We just build them ourselves!?”
By advancing while constructing defensive towers instead of procuring from the blacksmith, we gain two crossbows and get the tower for free.
“An off-beat timing defensive tower rush! This is really sharp!?”
“Rome too! They’re desperately trying to build another defensive tower right now!”
Rome hastily attempts to construct one more defensive tower.
Even a Priest joins in, providing a speed buff.
However, they couldn’t match the absolute numerical advantage.
Boom!
[Defensive Tower – Complete]
Joseon completes the defensive tower in the meantime, and those without bows begin frantically climbing up the ladders.
The Archers atop Rome’s defensive tower shoot at those climbing, landing hits.
But there were far too many climbing.
Even if they fall, they climb again, and again.
“This! Joseon is threatening us, right!? If you push our expansion, we’ll push your main base!? We’re just canceling our expansion and pushing through with defensive towers!? Huh!?”
Boom!
[Defensive Tower – Complete]
Another defensive tower is built forward.
“No, Rome’s additional defensive tower is still at 50%! Two towers were built in that time!?”
From Rome’s perspective, it was an absurd pace.
That’s because all of Joseon’s forces can construct defensive structures.
At this, King Gul excitedly thrusts his face toward the camera again.
“Italy? You. You’ve got construction talent. Just up to the Pantheon!!”
Hahahahaha
-That’s a parody of what Anto said
-Ahahaha
-When was that
“Have you guys built an apartment complex in a month!? Can you fit 200 units in a month!?”
The country of apartments lol
Scam civilization lol
Is this some kind of industrial warrior thing or whatever? lol
-That’s it
-These bastards are just good at building
Hahaha 200 households hahaha
South Korea’s special military branch ‘Industrial Warrior’ is insane
Meanwhile, Rome’s defensive tower is also completed.
However, Joseon already had two completed. The count was tied at 2 to 2.
Their performance was incomparable to Rome’s.
“Joseon’s defensive towers! Especially the Era 2 defensive towers! They’re just broken! The faction focus is oozing out!?”
The Archers atop the defensive tower begin their barrage.
Thwang!
Boom!
Arrows infused with the concentrated faction’s power rapidly whittle down the Roman Soldiers’ numbers.
The frontline shifts noticeably.
Rome begins retreating backward.
“The Roman frontline is pulling back!?”
The Barbarian Soldiers’ clubs begin swinging through, piercing shields and spears.
“Rome’s detachment! Are they still running the multi-pronged assault!?”
By this point, Rome’s detachment should have returned to the main base.
At least, that’s what Joseon hoped for.
“Rome’s resolve is solid!? We need to cancel the multi first! This is it! Right now!!”
Yet Rome moved more steadily than expected.
They wouldn’t fall for psychological warfare. The entrance still needs time before it’s completely breached. Canceling the multi and defending afterward would suffice.
Joseon needed to increase their pace, but building another defensive tower here was too massive an investment.
“Joseon is threatening! But the threat is weakening now! You don’t want to cancel your multi! You’re bluffing! Rome is calling them out! Build one more tower and I’ll believe you! Build it! That’s what they’re saying!”
“Aah! If they do that, Joseon’s finances become too unstable!?”
“Yes! Joseon can’t answer quickly right now! Uh uh uh… ah, wait, that’s not it!? I, I’m serious, right? Like this! I’m really gonna kill you!?”
-King Gul’s throat didn’t break?
Hahahahaha
Acting with all your might lol
What’s with the loser act lol
“We need something more decisive! We need to blow right through for the threat to work!? Ah, if we just leave it! Chaos will break loose! That’s how it needs to be!”
“Yes! Rome isn’t feeling that level of threat right now!? Cancel the multi! Come back later and defend! That’s the kind of calculation it seems!”
“Yes! The math actually shows! That’s exactly how it’s working out! That kind of movement…”
“To boost Joseon’s sprint! On the defensive tower! Barbarian Soldiers climbed up too! And the Archers went up for additional fire!!”
Almond also climbed atop the defensive tower.
To secure a clear shot from the higher vantage point.
What he was targeting was─
‘There.’
──Crack!
“!”
“Whoa whoa whoa!?”
His arrow split the wind, and the Commentators’ voices split sharply with it.

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When Rome begins a game, it comes with one unusual unit. Instead of lacking a worker, it has a Priest.
This Priest grants buffs to workers, allowing them to labor faster, or enchants production buildings so weapons emerge more swiftly. In many ways, it performs a role similar to China’s Customs Officials.
Yet its abilities surpass the Customs Official slightly. After all, these Priests possess healing capabilities as well.
Rome, beginning with one such Priest from the start, sacrifices a worker in exchange and starts with lower initial resources.
In other words, the Priest is a unit of considerable value.
As this Priest continuously applies buffs while being managed, there comes a moment when the break-even point is crossed. That typically occurs in the late second age or early third age.
In truth, Rome should have surpassed that threshold by now.
Yet it had not.
Because of Joseon’s harassment at the entrance.
Currently, the Priest was boosting the construction speed of defensive towers rather than the resource gathering rate.
In this moment, neither the Commentators, nor Anto, nor even Cookie detected anything amiss.
The battlefield situation was far too urgent, and a Priest providing support from the rear seemed perfectly natural.
Yet to someone’s eyes, it was anything but natural.
To someone, that entity continuously casting suspicious buffs from behind was deeply irritating.
To someone’s eyes, standing atop the defensive tower and gauging maximum range.
‘I see it.’
There it was. The single path through which he could strike precisely at his desired target.
‘There.’
Twang——!
Almond’s arrow was aimed at the Priest.
The Priest’s head ignites in white flames, then shatters.
The sole Priest, which cannot even be summoned without reaching the third age, vanishes.
“!”
In that instant, silence fell across the entire Roman audience section.
Anto’s expression froze completely.
Bang!
King Gul shot to his feet and bellowed at the top of his lungs.
“Rome! Defend——————!”
The detachment’s footsteps, which had been heading toward the multi-pronged assault, came to an abrupt halt.
Now Joseon’s threat had truly taken hold over Rome.

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