Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 898

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 29
10. Aghwi Rocket (2)
“There… there are people trapped over there. A strange Yokai is walking around killing everyone who comes out! I can’t do anything… please save them!”
“Yeah. Got it. Let’s go. I’ll save the kids.”
A conversation conducted in the blink of an eye while Balloon Gum was still keeping the jiangshi in check.
Almond seemed to dash forward without wasting a single moment.
‘Still, I have to do what needs to be done.’
If I were the type to skip what needed doing just because I was moving fast, I would never have achieved a career like winning the international tournament.
As Almond passed the girl, I murmured softly.
“Taang.”
──Thunk!
At the same moment, my finger pressed against the girl’s forehead. A talisman had been affixed.
Based on the pattern so far, the chat should have been flooded with ‘lol’.
I glanced at the chat, expecting that.
I was expecting countless question marks and ‘lol’.
-What
-What is this??
-Monster??
That’s scary as hell
-Gasp
What is this.
The actual reaction was completely different. Everyone seemed shocked.
Why are they like that?
It didn’t take long to figure out. I just needed to glance over at the girl.
“Grrrraahhh…!”
The girl’s mouth split open on both sides, stretching to half the length of her body.
‘Huh?’
Even I, who wouldn’t flinch at most surprise attacks, froze.
‘Why… for real?’
That thing was real.
The talisman I’d affixed half-jokingly began emitting a blue light.
Crackle crackle crackle!
Lightning wrapped around its forehead as a scream pierced the air.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaack!”
-Almond deduced it
-How is this real
-Is this the trending face reading + half-truth deduction combo?
-Deduction? Almond did it.
-This one’s insane lol how did he figure it out
Everyone in chat was amazed at how I had deduced it.
Even donations like this came pouring in.
Ding ding ding!
[Believer donated 100,000 won!]
Even when people were criticizing the dog, I always believed in Almond’s deductive abilities ㅠㅠ May you find peace ㅠㅠ
“Believer, thank you for the 100,000 won.”
A 100,000 won donation came in because they thought I’d successfully deduced the answer.
But it wasn’t really deduction—I just took a shot in the dark.
My mind raced frantically.
If I started explaining my reasoning, there was plenty to say.
Just the obvious points alone were this much.
“First, there’s almost no reason for a young girl to be at a university. You said this yokai was killing everyone who encountered it, but you showed up and collided with me. That means you’re the yokai.”
It’s easy to deduce the process when you already know the outcome.
-Heh
Haha, does someone from Aseong look like they’re from Z? Haha
-Kyaa
-Poof!
Walnut is facing unemployment crisis lol
-Big Aseng
I knew it! I had faith in you!
-Deduction like that in 0.1 seconds?
-Aseng’s form is insane!
It was working perfectly.
The corners of my mouth twitched upward.
-Your expression ㅋㅋㅋ
“Alright, let’s get started. Smart young man Kang Jeom-gi is beginning.”
Now that strategy’s involved, I’ll have to bring up Taangador lol
It seemed like the vicious propaganda that “Almondoil is strategy” would actually take hold.
A true Almondoil dictatorship.
But in chaotic times, heroes always emerge.
Viewers with considerable experience watching Almond weren’t so easily fooled.
Ding.
[Gaji-bokkeun donated 1,000 won.]
“I just stuck a charm on it, but it’s not actually real, right? lol”
Ding.
[Rubisword donated 30,000 won.]
[If Almondoil is currently deducing the deduction process itself, that’s hilarious~]
Hahahaha
Haha, that’s hilarious!
Oh haha, is that so?
Suddenly, the stagnant water users unite in solidarity against the almond whose walnut power is rising lol
-Now that you mention it, that’s true
-Ruby Princess lolol
Almond’s cheeks puffed out with spite.
Sprinkling ash on rice that’s almost done cooking.
“Gaji-bokkeun. You’re banned for fabrication.”
-Why only Gaji-bokkeun lololol
-Should get banned for starting fights with a thousand-won punch lol
-Thousand won and I’m dead, what a filthy world
-lololol Gaji-bokkeun shook
-Seems like it’s real lol
-Was that recorded?? lol
After that, Gaji-bokkeun was genuinely banned for ten minutes, and I moved forward to search for where the trapped people were.
Splash.
‘Huh?’
The sensation beneath my feet felt wrong. Water was pooling on the ground. There hadn’t been any when I first arrived. When did this appear?
My bewilderment quickly turned to suspicion, and my nerves snapped to attention.
That instant─
“──Krraaaaaaah!”
The girl I thought was dead came rushing at me with her mouth wide open.
To be precise, she was no longer a girl.
[Deceptive Abyss]
An original naming without a tier designation.
The appearance of what was called a Named Monster.

* * *
“Is this it? What you were talking about?”
“…Yes, that’s correct.”
Manager Kim swallows hard and nods.
The Deceptive Abyss.
This is the boss monster of the third floor.
It first deceives players by taking the form of a girl, rendering the partner Hana incapacitated and tormenting the Player, but since the first phase ended in an instant, it’s already moved straight into the second phase.
However, that wasn’t particularly concerning.
After all, from the second phase onward, it takes its true yokai form.
“The Deceptive Abyss’s characteristic is that it starts as a ghost-type creature, but later transforms into a yokai. That’s why teamwork is actually needed here….”
“Balloon Gum needs to step up, right?”
“Exactly.”
Manager Kim licks his lips and rubs both his hands together.
“That’s reassuring. You know what I mean?”
Just knowing that Balloon Gum would step in created such a sense of security.
To them, he was no different than a reliable relief pitcher.
“Right. I’m confident he’ll do something about it.”
“Right. I believe you’ll do something about it.”

Almond felt it too. This creature was definitely different in some way.
First of all, its ambush speed was considerable. If Almond hadn’t reacted in advance to the sound of water on the ground, he would have taken the hit directly.
‘It’s really fast.’
The first attack seemed designed purely to land a hit.
-What the heck
-Why so fast
-What just happened?
-It was literally trying to kill him lol
Even though Almond had dodged, the attack was so fast that it was visible to everyone’s eyes.
If someone else had advertised this game, it would have looked so difficult that people wouldn’t have bought it—that’s how vicious it was.
No wonder the Deceptive Abyss was the Kim Kim Duo’s rising star.
Moreover, its attack pattern afterward was bizarre.
Splash!
The creature attacked unilaterally and then immediately disappeared into the water.
“…Uh, it’s going into the water?”
Almond kicked at the water a few times, but it had nowhere near the depth to enter. It was the level of water that pools up when an old building’s toilet pipe bursts—barely even worthy of being called a puddle.
Yet the creature ignored the laws of physics and entered the water anyway, and even in this shallow water, Almond could see its shadow.
Whoooosh!
As it picked up speed, the shadow grew larger.
‘It’s coming.’
“He/She/It comes.”
I threw myself out of the way once more, and that’s when it hit me.
‘What?’
Another trap the Deceptive Abyss had prepared.
The water on the ground meant any sudden movement would cause my feet to slip.
My feet skated across the surface like ice skates, and my balance crumbled.
“Kwaaaaaa!”
By then, the Aghwi had already surfaced from the water.
This was an angle I couldn’t evade. But then—
The Aghwi’s face twisted as if it had suddenly struck an invisible wall.
——Boom!
There was an invisible barrier between me and the Aghwi.
“Yes! Got it!”
Balloon Gum had cast a repulsion field.
Though the field shattered from a single attack, the positioning and timing were flawless defense.
-Wow
-Balloon Gum wins!
-Finally
-Nice
-Struggling not to get caught lol
-Ooooh
This was Balloon Gum’s first real contribution.
‘Finally!’
Truth be told, I’d run through the strategy for properly defeating this Deceptive Abyss countless times in my head.
“Wow. Bro. That was insane.”
I give him a thumbs up.
“I told you! I’d step up!”
At my praise, Balloon Gum’s shoulders rise with pride.
-lol
-lol is that all you prepared? lol
-One-man strategy lol
But then Suyeon’s voice rings out, pouring cold water on the moment.
“None of the attacks landed!”
The Aghwi’s HP remained unchanged. It showed no sign of weakening and attacked again immediately.
‘What?’
I was confused. It was a Buddhist-realm attack and it definitely hit the repulsion field. So why didn’t it work?
The Deceptive Aghwi’s shadow lunges at me again. It seems to have a grudge from when I was a girl.
‘Since it’s only coming at me, at least it’s easier to predict.’
This time I moved more carefully, anticipating the attack earlier. I can’t afford to slip again.
The Aghwi’s fangs that burst from beneath the water snap at empty air.
Clang!
A chilling sound erupts. If this were reality, getting caught by it even once would mean certain death.
Splash! The Aghwi attempts this attack once before diving back into the water.
A one-sided exchange of damage.
‘If I dodge the attack in advance, it’s not that difficult.’
The attacks that came after the ambush weren’t particularly hard to evade. But I had no idea how to defeat it.
It remained unscathed even when hit by the reverse field, and obviously talismans wouldn’t work either.
But then Suyeon gave me a hint.
“Brother! Don’t you have a different talisman!?”
A different talisman?
“You have another one?”
“Each talisman has a different role! The Deceptive Abyss is incredibly strong when it’s in contact with water! You need to pull it out of the water!”
Different talismans? Was that it?
I had no idea. Without thinking about it, I’d just swept them all into a small bag.
‘So the different colors weren’t just for show.’
I thought the different colored talismans were just for visual effect.
It seemed talismans of different colors had different roles. I rummaged through my bag.
“Brother, just lay down a reverse field under my feet!”
The Aghwi would come at me again anyway.
“Yeah, okay! But…”
-You trust Balloon Gum?
-No lol
That bag is crazy.
-That’s why mom always says to organize things in advance!
My first mistake was -as always- not reading the instructions carefully.
My second mistake was consistently not distrusting Balloon Gum.
After seeing Balloon Gum perform once, I’d overestimated his abilities.
So ultimately, I paid the price.
As I rummaged through my bag, I realized there was still no reverse field under my feet.
It was at the same moment I found the differently colored talisman.
“Ah, ahhh! Th-the timing’s off!”
‘No…’
The shadow was already right in front of my face.
Dodging forward, backward, left, or right was impossible. I jumped upward with all my strength.
Crash!
The puddle shatters white as the Aghwi’s massive jaws burst forth.
Those jaws spread wide toward my feet.
My feet move higher and higher. The Aghwi’s jaws follow upward. But then, at some point, my feet move above the Aghwi’s head.
A backflip.
‘When I slipped earlier, I shifted my direction toward my feet.’
I’d noticed the Aghwi was focusing its attack on my feet, so I rotated backward in midair and evaded the strike.
From the Aghwi’s perspective, the bait had risen upward before suddenly vanishing over its head.
Snap!
The Aghwi’s jaws snapped shut on empty air once more.
“Krraaaaaaagh!”
The Aghwi thrashed its head and let out a furious roar as if consumed by rage.
-This is insane
-He dodged that too?
-Chills
-What is this
-It’s been a while since we’ve seen such style
-All flash though lol
This backflip wasn’t merely an evasion—it had forced the Aghwi to leap far too high into the air.
Suyeon cried out.
“Wait!? It came out of the water!”
The Aghwi had jumped too high following my feet. To maintain its invincible state, at least some part of its body needed to remain in contact with the water.
For a moment, it had been completely separated from the water. Of course, this single instant wouldn’t change everything. I had only just landed, and Suyeon was an NPC who’d simply called out quickly—there was no time for my body to act.
Yet there was one person who had been attempting something all along.
“Got it! Damn this rhythm!”
The timing was absolutely perfect.
The force field that should have protected my feet finally activated.
But instead of shielding my feet, it blocked the Aghwi.
Thud!
The Aghwi couldn’t return to the water and was caught by the force field.
“Krraaaagh?!”
-That’s a catch~
-Insane lol it’s completely out of the water now??
-Free damage window lololol
-Wow
-Isn’t this a bug? lol
-True to form, a bug collector lmao

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