Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 857

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 327
105. Steam Pack (1)
──Thud!
Pierre collapses.
Anto’s eyes widen in shock.
‘What… is this?’
It was an angle he couldn’t even see.
The Archer had no way of knowing Pierre’s location. It was exactly like someone on the first floor being unable to pinpoint the exact location of someone on the third floor.
Yet an arrow shot from the first floor had just struck precisely on the third floor.
And it wasn’t some ordinary Soldier—it was Pierre who was hit.
He didn’t even have the chance to raise his shield in defense.
It was only natural. No Player in existence would account for an arrow coming from such an angle.
‘It wasn’t coincidence.’
Pierre being hit wasn’t coincidence.
This was precisely intentional targeting. And that targeting wasn’t something the Archer could do alone.
Only the Commander looking down from above could execute such targeting.
The Commander had shown the Archer the trajectory for the arrow.
‘Orders at this level are possible…’
That such orders could be given.
‘And they can execute them?’
That such orders could be carried out.
‘What?’
Anto’s eyes changed completely.
It was an emotion he rarely felt anymore.
Fear.
He was now afraid of Joseon.
Thump. Thump.
His heart began beating faster and faster, blood rushing wildly through his entire body.
Yet the corners of Anto’s mouth rose faintly.
How long had it been since he felt this emotion?
He couldn’t even remember.
Perhaps he played games for moments exactly like this.
All games were the same.
A game truly became fun when you hit a wall.
When you tried various things to overcome that wall, when you spent countless nights thinking it through.
And when you finally overcame that wall.
[Regroup]
That’s when you could truly feel the joy of gaming.
Anto revived his Soldiers again and prepared for continued resistance.
The Soldiers, equipped with javelins and shields, gathered at the rally point Anto had designated.
Pierre will revive soon enough.
Dying so quickly means he’ll be reborn just as fast.
But in that time, the Joseon Archers have already advanced into Rome’s main territory.
What are they aiming for?
They must know how difficult it is to conquer such high-ground territory in the 2nd Era.
Yet they advance regardless.
‘They know we lack troops.’
Rome currently has only two Legions capable of immediate combat.
The enemy has six Archers. Perhaps more.
Additional reinforcements might even be approaching from behind.
If they intend to finish this in the 2nd Era, that is.
‘Do they mean to end it? Or not?’
Here, I had to discern the answer.
Whether the enemy intended to eliminate us in the 2nd Era, or merely inflict damage for profit.
My response would differ drastically depending on the answer.
‘No, that’s wrong.’
I shook my head.
Trying to read my opponent’s thoughts and react accordingly would be too slow.
My opponent now wasn’t Cookie—it was Choi Sun-sin.
A Commander whose reaction speed and orders were nearly instantaneous.
I couldn’t possibly keep pace with such a being’s command flow.
But I possessed a far superior advantage elsewhere.
Prediction and variable control.
[Movement]
I repositioned my soldiers.
I began opening the very path the enemies were advancing through.
Casting bait.
A strategy where my opponent deliberates instead of me.
Now they would have to wonder if this bait was genuine or false.
‘This bait will be quite substantial.’
This bait differed from anything I’d cast before.
It wasn’t the kind used to catch merely larger fish.
I acknowledged it.
‘I acknowledge it. That you are a shark.’
My opponent was a shark.
Worms and shrimp couldn’t tempt such a creature.
What I cast was a thrashing great fish reeking of blood they craved.
Even the Commentators mistook it for an error.
“Wh-what!? Is Rome making a mistake right now!?”
“Did they fail to properly identify the Archers’ positions!?”
[Movement]
[Movement]
[Movement]
.
.
.
The Roman Barbarian Soldiers scattered like a disorganized mob across multiple positions.
Their movements became tangled, causing them to collide with one another—chaos spreading in its truest form.
Some units were positioned on the hillside to block the Archers, while others headed toward peculiar locations.
Though thirty Barbarian Soldiers were deployed, only ten could actually mount an effective defense.
“Wait, a Barbarian Soldier on the hill!? There’s not much he can accomplish from up there, is there!?”
Among them was one Legion.
“At least one Legion made it in! Rome seems to be in quite a bit of chaos right now!”
Whoosh!
The Legion hurled his spear downward.
The Archers climbing up the cliff terrain dodged the spear and continued their advance.
“One Legion alone won’t be enough to hold them!”
Throwing spears took time to retrieve and relaunch.
A single Legion couldn’t easily suppress six Archers.
“Aaaaaaaaa!”
In that moment, a single Soldier suddenly surged upward with incredible speed.
The Audience erupted in cheers as the broadcast captured his face in a close-up.
It was Almond.
Almond had breached the enemy’s main base.
“Ohhh! He got through!?”
“The enemy’s main position is incredibly steep, but it ended rather anticlimactically! And furthermore!”
Twang!
He began firing his bow.
The Soldiers on the hillside who were attempting to obstruct the other Archers fell one by one.
“The Soldiers are taking casualties!?”
Rome retreated.
Deeper into their own base perimeter.
“Rome is fleeing! Are they planning to fight together from inside the town hall!?”
It appeared they intended to utilize the town hall’s defensive capabilities in their battle.
This was an obvious trap.
“I don’t think Joseon will pursue further, do you?”
But then—
“Wha—!?”
Roman Soldiers burst forth from the flank.
About three Legions and numerous Barbarian Soldiers.
And then, the massive bait that Anto had prepared.
[Priest]
The Priest joined the formation.

* * *
‘A Priest?’
Almond’s eyes gleamed with intensity.
Sarang’s eyes, reflected in Commander Cam’s monitor, held the same spark.
‘The Priest is coming out too.’
The Priest wielded tremendous influence not only in production but also in combat.
Especially if it was the second era.
Whoooosh!
The Priest raised his staff and cast a buff upon the formation.
[Movement Speed Increased]
The Barbarian Soldiers’ movement speed surged as they rushed toward the Archers in an instant.
The Barbarian Soldiers empowered by the speed buff could sometimes annihilate the Archers in mere moments.
“Waaaaaaaah!”
The Roman Audience erupted in cheers.
Thud, thud, thud, thud…!
The Opponent charged forward at tremendous speed.
Since the buff was temporary, its effect was brief but potent.
“Damn it. What is this. A Priest too!?”
Pangeo faltered in confusion.
“Should I pull back temporarily and then… go back in?”
But—
[Attack]
The command came down.
The Priest’s buff was annoying, but this was an enormous opportunity.
The Enemy had practically handed them their head on a platter.
Creak.
Almond drew his bowstring taut right where he stood.
Twang!
His arrow tore through one Barbarian Soldier’s head, and the next arrow flew in succession, taking another Soldier’s head clean off.
“Y-yes! Shoot!”
The other Archers all joined Almond and began drawing their bowstrings.
Whoosh!
The Legions behind them leaped forward and raised their shields.
But three shields could not cover all the arrows.
Thwack!
Several arrows lodged into the shields, and more Barbarian Soldiers tumbled and fell.
Whoosh!
At that moment, the Legions who had drawn close enough hurled their spears.
“S-spears! Ugh!”
Thud!
An Archer fell.
The enemy’s speed was overwhelming.
“They’re getting close now!”
Spam retreated a step backward.
Then the command came down.
[Scatter]
“Y-yes, scatter!”
Spam echoed the command and ran toward the dispersal zone.
‘Huh?’
But despite his shout, all my other Colleagues were running in completely different directions.
‘A dispersal formation?’
This was an individual order. In other words, from the overall perspective, it was a dispersal.

* * *
The Joseon forces suddenly scattered in all directions.
Encio, the Leader of the Roman squad, hesitated.
‘Where should I… go?’
There was no standard to follow the scattered Archers.
No matter where he went, the Archers would shoot their arrows at each other.
Then, the bowstring was drawn again.
Creak—
The leader-like figure among the Roman Soldiers shouted.
“Behind the shields!!”
──Twang!
Arrows embedded themselves into the shields with a shower of impacts.
Thud-thud-thud!
They avoided the first volley after the dispersal.
“What’s with this accuracy…”
“Those Archer thugs are like ghosts, I’m telling you.”
“Phew.”
“Forward again!”
Joseon disperses, Rome converges.
Joseon shoots, Rome blocks.
It was a battle of complete opposition at first glance.
Boom!
Thud!
Arrows embed themselves with the force to shatter shields.
The squad leader mutters under his breath.
“This should be enough….”
Now the timing is right.
“Fall back, now!”
They retreat in formation, maintaining their positions.
As they pull back, arrows begin flying even faster.
Joseon’s momentum surges.
It made sense.
The thugs who had charged forward so confidently suddenly halt and retreat.
“Keep falling back slowly!”
Yet Encio steadily retreats at a measured pace, holding the line.
[Durability – 17%]
The shield’s durability is scraping bottom, but I must endure.
And─
‘They can’t reach.’
Whoosh, whoosh.
The arrows vanish in midair.
I’ve barely stepped outside their effective range. The enemies don’t know it yet.
From here, I need to move back and forth as much as possible to bait them.
But the enemies show no sign of pursuing.
Then─
[Turn and flee]
The order comes down.
“Run!”
The squad turns and bolts.
We just need to get behind the building.
The Priest’s low movement speed gradually pushes him toward the rear of the formation.
Which conversely means drawing steadily closer to Joseon.
The most dangerous moment, and the most tempting one.

* * *
‘The Priest…!’
Almond also noticed the Priest falling behind.
It seemed like the Enemy’s mistake.
Just then, an order came down.
[Chase]
The target was the Priest.
Whiiiine!
A route materializes.
Click.
Almond ran along the route with his bowstring drawn taut.
[Close in and curve shot]
The order becomes concrete.
Since the Legions were so adept at blocking arrows, the tactic was to get closer and kill with a curve shot in one fell swoop.
“Run!”
Almond and the other Archers began to run. Their direction wasn’t the same as Almond’s.
“We’ll cover the Legions!”
Pangeo shouts.
Since the Legions would surely shield themselves with their barriers near the Priest, their strategy was to rain arrows down upon them.
At minimum, this would either kill additional Legions or force them to expose the Priest.
An operation that guaranteed profit if attempted.
No one would refuse this.
Pangeo, who had been running, suddenly lowered his stance and drew his bowstring.
“Shoot!”
Whiiiine!
Dust clouds rise as every Archer’s knees scrape the ground. And—
Arrows begin to fly.
——Pababababang!
“Block!”
The Legions rush back behind their formation to block the arrows flying at the Priest.
Thud!
But—
“!?”
——Pwoong!
Arrows fly at their legs.
“Ugh…?”
[Movement Speed Reduced]
[Health 72%]
The health loss is minimal, but their movement speed is reduced.
Pwabubung!
Some of the Legions had been struck by multiple arrows, not just one.
He was nearly depleted of stamina.
The Priest urgently cast a healing spell.
“Heal!”
Whoooooosh!
“Hold on a bit longerrrrr!”
“Not yet….”
Meanwhile, the Legions’ eyes all fixed on one direction.
Unlike the other Archers, there was one who hadn’t fired yet—he was circling widely to the side, positioning himself for the perfect angle.
“That bastard still hasn’t shot! Focus!”
Almond.
He hadn’t released his arrow yet.
‘Now.’
Almond’s eyes gleamed as he released the bowstring.
“Firing, firing now!”
Swishhhhhhh!
The arrow curved like a serpent, streaking toward the Priest.

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