Chapter 22 of Season 1 of The Genius Archer's Streaming

8. Assassination Mission (4)

All the soldiers guarding the castle had disappeared.

Now it's time to enter the interior.

"I'm going in."

Opening the door to the corridor and stepping inside, the lord of the castle was waiting, as if in a scene from a movie.

"…I thought it was a surprise attack, but you were waiting here all along."

Almond muttered without much thought.

- Hahaha

- Really, hahaha

- Cinematic direction hahaha

- Equipment soft hahaha

- Hahaha

But it seemed to scratch the itch for the gamers. The fact that he had no prior experience with such games actually helped him give an objective evaluation.

'Is this lord the boss?'

I thought the lord would be a fat, corrupt official.

But he was wearing black armor that covered his entire body, and he looked more like a knight than a lord.

He had an aura that seemed ready to attack at any moment.

Sure enough.

Clang!

A massive sword was embedded in front of Almond.

A sword so heavy that a mere touch could shatter bones. No, it was more like a blunt weapon disguised as a sword.

"Are you alone?"

The lord, still seated, asked.

He threw the massive sword without any sign of effort.

'He must be the boss.'

Without a word, Almond drew his bow.

"!"

Only then did he realize.

'…Where do I hit?'

There was no place to shoot an arrow.

The black armor the lord wore was a massive chunk of iron.

A pitch-black shield that thoroughly covered his entire body.

No matter how skilled an archer he was, he couldn't pierce iron with an arrow.

- Why don't you shoot?

- There's no place to shoot.

- ?????

- Oh…

- Shouldn't you use a crossbow?

- Yeah, probably won't pierce with a bow.

Swallow.

Almond's Adam's apple bobbed.

Tension flowed through his nerves once more.

'It won't pierce.'

He could feel it.

There was no way to pierce the black armor in front of him with his current means.

His eyes darted around.

In this situation, shouldn't he look for another method? Is there some trick?

"Wow…"

Clank. Clank.

But instead of a trick, an unpleasant metallic sound echoed, and three more knights appeared.

They were armed like the lord. Though their armor was different, from Almond's perspective, there was no place to shoot.

- Wow…

- What do you do?

- Is this the end for Almond?

- This is going to be tough.

- It seems you need to hit with a blunt weapon.

Blunt weapon?

Almond was momentarily puzzled. After all, the lord had thrown a massive sword that was essentially a blunt weapon.

But he shook his head.

Using an unfamiliar weapon in this situation wouldn't improve his chances.

He decided to use his familiar bow and see how it goes, and if he dies, he'll think about it then.

'Let's observe.'

Every game has a solution.

He might not have played many games, but isn't this a basic rule? Kingdom should be the same.

If the game couldn't be played with a bow, they shouldn't have made it an option.

He carefully observed the lord and the three knights.

They were slowly but steadily approaching him.

Thud. Thud.

The sight of the black-armored figures walking with massive swords was terrifying.

- Oh…

- DDDD

- So scary.

- Should you run first?

- Maybe just die once and see.

- Just shoot anywhere!!!

The viewers seemed more tense than Almond.

Almond was also tense, but once he focused, he didn't feel any tension or fear.

His eyes rapidly observed the four armors…

"!"

He noticed something.

The difference between the lord's helmet and the knights' helmets.

'A ring.'

Creak.

He finally drew his bow.

At that moment.

"Haah!"

One of the knights, who had been approaching relatively politely, charged with a battle cry.

Almond, still drawing his bow, leaped to the side.

"!?"

Thud!

The knight's sword shattered the marble floor, and Almond's arrow flew from the right.

The arrow hit the helmet. More precisely, it hit the ring at the top of the helmet, where the decorative crest was attached.

Clang!!

A loud metallic sound echoed, and something amazing happened.

"…Huh?"

The arrow, caught on the ring, pushed forward, and the helmet, pulled by the force, was stripped off.

- Wow!

- Damn, that's possible?

- He stripped the helmet!?

- It really came off.

- If you shoot hard enough with a bow, it could generate that much force.

- Hahaha

- Only in manga do you see swords just peeling off clothes hahaha

- He did it!

- Wow! He's insane!

The knight's helmet fell to the ground with a loud noise. It had scratched his face as it was roughly stripped off, and the exposed face was swollen red.

"Nice."

Almond quickly rolled again and stripped the helmets off the other two knights.

Bang! Bang!

Like a basketball player shooting while falling backward, he threw his body around and shot arrows.

- Fade away shot…

- Are you really going crazy, Almond…

- Hey! Are you not human?

Clang!

Both arrows stripped the helmets off the remaining knights.

- But what about the lord? He's different.

- I don't know.

The lord couldn't be dealt with the same way.

Moreover, these knights weren't just standing there.

"Die!"

Whoosh!

A massive sword swung over where Almond's head had been.

He rolled again and shot an arrow.

Bang!

The arrow hit the knight's head, and he fell.

Thud.

The next two knights attacked simultaneously, but the distance had already widened.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two quick shots followed.

Squeak…

Unable to resist the momentum, the dead knight's body was pushed to Almond's feet.

Both of their heads had arrows embedded in the same spot.

- If you only look at this, the bow is a cheat hahaha

- This is what a bow is!

- Kiyaa!

- Now the lord!

Only then did the lord stand up.

"Quite impressive."

Almond didn't respond.

'Time is running out.'

He needed to confirm if his plan was correct. He had only 10 seconds.

Whoosh…

A blue light flashed in his eyes.

The three knights earlier were there to activate this skill.

He was able to do this because he had taken headshots on all of them.

- Oh!

- That's it! That's what it was!

- But how…?

Snap!

Sanghyun stuck all the arrows from his quiver into the ground.

"You can't kill me with arrows."

As he said this, the lord, now standing, began to walk with a heavy thud.

- He's saying arrows won't work hahaha

- Why are you doing a bow challenge? hahaha

- NPC Official: Don't do the bow challenge.

At this point, few people predicted Almond's victory.

Even with rapid firing, how could he defeat someone with no place to shoot?

No one could see the 'path'.

'I saw it.'

Sanghyun repeated to himself, nocked an arrow, and carefully adjusted his breathing.

Inhale.

As his breath paused.

The first arrow was fired.

Bang!

The arrow hit the slowly approaching lord.

However…

Clang!

It was deflected with a loud noise.

"Didn't you hear me? That won't work."

Though the force of the arrow made him pause for a moment.

The lord resumed his steps.

"I'll turn you to dust when I get there. How dare you make my castle such a mess…"

Clang!!

But before he could take another step, an arrow struck him.

"?! "

It hit the same spot as before.

Not just the same spot.

It hit the exact same point on a one-dimensional coordinate, with no margin of error.

This impossible accuracy continued.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

"What… What kind of brute force is this…"

Almond had about 50 arrows stuck in the ground. About 30% of them were used up instantly, all hitting the lord's heart, dead center.

"Does this change anything!!"

The lord shouted and tried to charge.

But Almond was unfazed.

With the same focus as when he fired the first arrow, he nocked, drew, and released the next one.

The arrow cut through the air.

Clang!

It hit the same point again.

Now it was a repetition.

Nocking the arrow, drawing the bow, and releasing it, the process left a trail and repeated quickly.

Bang! Bang!

Continuously.

Countless arrows cut through the air.

All of them flew and hit the same point.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The armor sparked as if it was being welded by the arrowheads.

- Insane…

- What kind of accuracy…

- Do it, Almond! Do it, Almond! Do it, Almond!

Creak…

When he nocked the last arrow.

Almond had a feeling.

'It's over.'

Clang!!!

The lord's armor shattered with a loud noise.

"!"

The lord's face was filled with shock.

But it didn't last long.

Thud!

The arrow that followed immediately after cleanly pierced his heart.

- Almond! Almond! Almond! Almond!

- Mom, I want to be Almond when I grow up! Mom, I want to be Almond when I grow up! Mom, I want to be…

- Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut!

- He did it!

- Hahaha, so cool, really.

- I can't breathe!

- Literally heart attack hahaha

- Lord heart attack hahaha

…The chat window was in chaos, and waves of support followed.

Almond took a deep breath as he saw the pouring support and chat.

'I did it again.'

The morning capsule training and the afternoon castle infiltration quest.

It was a tiring day, but the thrill of success sent a rush of energy through his veins.

He answered the supporters with an energetic voice.

"Thank you, Arrowhead. Gaoga… I mean, thank you, Grenlagon. Thank you, Manshin. What's a blood alliance? I haven't counted, but it seems to break