Chapter 29 of "The Genius Archer's Streaming Season 1"

11. War (3)

As Dotorimuk mentioned, sponsorships don't often come easily in game streaming. Therefore, each sponsorship is quite important. Among them, mission sponsorships are particularly special.

Not only do they provide financial support, but they also contribute to the flow of the broadcast.

So when a mission sponsorship came in:

"10,000 won per kill?"

Almond thought it was some kind of windfall.

The enemies surrounding him were no longer a threat but looked like money.

"100,000 won for 10 kills?"

With this thought, he checked his quiver. He had 80 arrows provided by default.

If he hit them all, he could earn nearly 1,000,000 won.

Moreover, the game would become even more interesting. Instead of simply assassinating the enemy leader, he would have to kill each soldier one by one.

"Then, let's go."

Almond began to crawl through the underbrush to infiltrate the enemy's side.

- Why go alone?

- Why not join the fight?

- Is he not going to do the mission?

- He said he would do it earlier.

Everyone was puzzled by Almond's solo action.

Suddenly, Almond silently stood up.

Squeak.

Almond's bowstring stretched as far as his confidence.

Twang!

Before the viewers could say a word, his arrow flew and pierced a soldier's head.

Thud!

The soldier fell with a clean slicing sound.

"From the left!!"

"Damn?!"

The enemies were startled by the sudden arrow from the side. However, the opponent was just one person. This numerical disadvantage was a disadvantage, but it also made it easier to hide.

Swish.

As Almond hid again, the enemies hesitated for a moment, looking left and right, and then continued their advance.

In the midst of the war, they couldn't pay attention to a single arrow from the side.

Then, another soldier fell.

Thud.

Another corpse with an arrow through the head from the left.

"?!?"

A man who seemed to be an enemy centurion was about to say something.

Bang!

The sound of the arrow tearing through the air reached his ears, and before the sound wave hit his eardrums, his head was pierced.

"…Gah!"

Thud.

The centurion, who was supposed to lead a hundred men, died so futilely.

"Wh-What?!"

"Centurion!"

The enemies were in chaos.

With each attempt, one person died, making it difficult to pinpoint the source of the arrows.

Twang!

The sound of the arrow was heard again, and everyone knew that someone would die.

Thud!

Sure enough, another person fell.

But they gained something.

"From the left!"

"Southwest!"

They had identified Almond's position by the movement of the underbrush.

"Deploy twenty men to the left! An archer unit has infiltrated!"

The enemy leader mistakenly thought Almond was not alone but a group.

So he sent twenty men.

- Wow, taking on 20 alone, amazing.

- Insane aggro lol.

- Should he run now?

- He's been spotted.

Almond heard about the twenty men being sent. Even so, he didn't run.

He simply selected 20 arrows from his quiver and placed them on the ground.

"Since there are twenty, let's prepare exactly 20 arrows."

At the same time as Almond's words:

Ping.

A blue light glowed in his eyes, and a skill was activated.

Squeak!

The bowstring was pulled back in an instant.

Like a string instrument, the taut bowstring quickly shot out the arrow.

Twang!

"Ugh!"

A soldier cautiously approaching had his head pierced.

"Aim for the head! The head… Gah!"

Twang!!

Before anyone could give an order, an arrow pierced the throat of the person giving the order.

Twang! Twang!

After that, it was Almond's massacre.

Without moving a step, he shot all 20 arrows from the spot where he had placed them, using rapid fire.

It was like an AI-controlled turret. His movements were that fast, precise, and perfect.

"Mad, run…!"

"Damn!"

Thud!

The cries and the sound of bodies hitting the ground echoed across the field.

"230,000 won, right?"

After killing all the approaching soldiers, Almond smiled and said.

He had killed the three he had already killed and the 20 who had approached, earning 230,000 won.

- Wow!

- Incredible!

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

- Almond! Almond! Almond!

- Already 230,000 won earned lol.

- Amazing!

- He killed 20 with rapid fire?!

- Exactly 20 arrows…

The viewers were ecstatic.

It wasn't just because of his physical skills.

Almond, who had a record of perfect shots from a moving horse, couldn't just rely on standing still to shoot to create this level of excitement.

- Feels good lol.

- Announcing and killing, that's the best lol.

The source of this excitement was Almond's confidence.

This was the root of the viewers' excitement.

No matter how skilled a player, it's rare to perform at 100% in such a chaotic battle. Even rarer is the complete confidence that one will perform at 100%.

But Almond was different.

He placed exactly 20 arrows on the ground and had complete confidence in his skills. His confidence was realized.

This is the true form of a genius.

They don't need to doubt themselves.

They don't doubt. This is not just confidence but a mathematical conclusion.

They don't make mistakes.

They are structurally perfect.

People are passionate about such geniuses.

Especially when they are just emerging and making a name for themselves.

They cheer enthusiastically.

The praise and support poured in.

Almond responded with a pleased expression.

"Thank you, Jirallna, Silhwa, Omae, Pungsunkkumddakji, and Jintae for your support."

Even in the midst of the war, he seemed quite at ease.

There were no enemies left to restrain him.

- This is also an assassination…

- No survivors, so it's an assassination lol.

- Haha.

- They don't know lol.

- Haha.

No one could report to the enemy that they had been defeated by Almond, as they were all killed on the spot.

Almond calmly reloaded his bow and began to intercept the enemies one by one.

Whoosh!

With each sound, the mission money increased by 10,000 won.

Almond, without any interference, used up half of the given arrows.

"400,000 won so far?"

As he checked his quiver, the viewer who had set the mission groaned.

The shy Lü Bu, who had boldly set the 10,000 won per kill mission, was now reluctantly paying 1,000 won, and the viewers laughed heartily.

- Haha, good lesson.

- Kill them all lol.

- Are you asking to be killed or saved?

- Haha, how did you know it would reach 400,000 won so quickly?

It was satisfying to see the shy Lü Bu, who had dared to set the 10,000 won per kill mission, now paying the price.

- It's said that Almond won't accept any more missions from today…

- Haha, this is the last mission day.

Some predicted that this would be Almond's last mission.

Because setting a mission for him would cost a fortune.

Almond, seeing the reactions, smiled and added:

"Only about 1,000,000 won."

To the shy Lü Bu, it was like a bolt from the blue.

At that moment:

"Wh-What?!"

A shocked cry came from the enemy camp.

"Are they all dead?"

They realized that twenty men had been defeated by a single archer and that the army was still taking continuous damage.

"Who… Who is that guy! Send an archer unit this time! If we keep taking such damage, we can't win!"

The enemy leader sent forty soldiers this time, ten of whom were archers.

The shy Lü Bu now began to cheer for the enemy.

- Haha, it's useless…

- Too late! Go back! No!

- Please, what's the point? Haha.

- Haha.

Almond, though a bit sympathetic to the shy Lü Bu, thought:

"The mission is only fun when it's completed."

After all, the mission was given by the shy Lü Bu. To set a kill mission, one needs at least 1,000,000 won in the Trivi account.

He probably had the money.

Rationalizing this, Almond pulled back his bowstring at the approaching forty soldiers.

Twang! Twang! Twang!

Three soldiers fell instantly.

"Let's go again."

Almond, who had instantly achieved the condition of three headshots, began to devastate the enemy with "rapid fire" again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He stood still, focusing only on shooting, whether there were twenty or forty. The forty arrows he had left were gradually disappearing.

But this time, there was a different pattern.

"Over there!"

Squeak.

The sound of the bowstring from the enemy.

One of the enemy archers had spotted Almond and pulled back his bowstring.

This was different from before. The enemies could also attack from a distance. If Almond stayed in one place, he would surely be hit.

- He should move while shooting.

- It's a bit difficult to do rapid fire while moving.

To fully utilize the speed of rapid fire, it was best to stand still, but this made him vulnerable to the enemy's ranged attacks.

Whoosh!

The enemy had already released the bowstring.

The enemy's arrow was flying, and Almond remained motionless.

- He's not dodging?!

- Does he not see it?

- Dodge, dodge, dodge!

- Ugh!?

- Please die, Almond!

- Haha, die!

At that moment, Almond's head turned sharply. The blue light in his eyes stretched, reminiscent of a scene from a mad movie.

The angle of his bow also turned sharply.

His fierce eyes were aimed at the sky.

Twang!

The arrow shot at an angle quickly flew and made a loud noise in the air, bouncing off.

Clang!

- What?!

- What's happening?!

The reason the arrow bounced off in the air:

It had collided with the enemy's arrow.

He had intercepted the arrow with another arrow.

- He hit an arrow with an arrow!

- Wow! Amazing! Haha.

- Incredible…

- Is this real?!

- Did I see that right?!

- It's a bug!

- Haha, Lü Bu is done for.

- Not human…

- He's not human, really.

- Amazing!

The archer, who had been stunned by his arrow being blocked, was immediately pierced by Almond's arrow.

Thud!

Now, only a few of the forty enemies remained.

"710,000 won now."

Almond naturally aimed at the next target as if nothing had happened.