Chapter 38

**Chapter 38 of The Genius Archer's Streaming Season 1**

**14. Game Transition (3)**

Thump—

The moment he touched the bow, Sanghyun's heart raced.

"It's been a while."

Compound Bow.

It's not a name familiar to the general public, but it has appeared in various media and is also a recognized archery discipline.

However, it is not included in the Olympic events.

Almond, who had a keen interest in bows, naturally had experience with compound bows.

"I never thought I'd use this here."

Shooting at stationary targets and now using it in this survival game.

Excitement and anticipation welled up inside him.

- What are you doing! Hurry up and pick it up!

- It might be better to look for a shotgun?

- No, no, no, they're already chasing us, so there's no choice.

Just as he was lost in old thoughts, the sound of footsteps ascending the external stairs reached his ears.

Thud, thud, thud!

The enemies were coming up from the second floor, intent on killing Almond.

- Cowards lol, they're ganging up on a beginner.

- Let's teach them a lesson.

- Can't we report them?

- Haha.

It was a rather unfair situation, but he had no choice since he had been underestimated after landing strangely from the parachute.

Thump—

Without a word, Almond picked up the compound bow and took a position in front of the door where the stairs were visible.

His eyes turned cold, and his breathing slowed.

Tap... Tap...

The cautious footsteps of someone descending the stairs could be heard.

Tap... Tap...

Did the enemies have weapons?

Even a pistol would put Almond at a disadvantage. There were three of them.

Tap... Tap...

The footsteps grew louder. Finally, a foot descending the stairs came into view.

Swish—

A sharp metallic sound.

'A knife.'

Almond felt relieved.

The first enemy descending had a hunting knife.

'In this case...'

If it were firearms, he would have to act quickly, but a knife was manageable.

He could wait until the second person came down before taking action. Perhaps the three might even fight among themselves...

Tap. Tap.

Just then, the second person appeared on the stairs.

"!"

He had a pistol.

Squeak—

Almond felt he didn't need to see more.

As the third person's foot became visible and the second person's head was revealed.

Whoosh!

The sound of the arrow splitting the air echoed.

Thud!

The arrow hit the center of the head.

The force of the arrow was so strong that the enemy hit the opposite wall with a loud noise.

Thud—

- Kyaaa!!!

- Jumo!

- This is the bow of Joseon, you bastards!

- Aim well.

- Wow...

- One-shot headshot lol lol

- Don't come in front of Almond without a helmet!

- Jumo! Give me a helmet here, nice and crispy!

It was a clean headshot, something he never expected to achieve so smoothly in his first shot in the battle royale.

"What!? What is this!!"

"Damn... Arrow!"

Only then did the other two realize what was happening.

They finally took proper combat stances.

One of them pointed in a direction, towards Almond. They were tracking the direction the arrow had been shot.

"That way—"

Thud.

He didn't finish his sentence and fell in the same pose as his previous companion.

Thud—

Now, only the one with the knife remained... but he was nowhere to be seen.

Tap tap.

The hurried footsteps echoed.

The enemy had fled.

It seemed they had decided they had no chance with only a knife.

"Run...? Should I chase them?"

Almond was a bit flustered.

He had momentarily forgotten that the essence of this game was survival, not combat.

- Haha lol

- It's a survival game, you know.

- You don't have to kill everyone.

- Chase them! Absolutely!

- Even if you die, chase them!

- These kids are crazy lol lol

People naturally wanted him to chase them.

The enemies who had tried to gank a beginner deserved to be punished.

"Then I'll go. They can't have gone far."

Almond muttered and quietly left the room.

Bang!

At that moment, the door of the opposite room opened wide. The enemy, armed with the same compound bow as Almond, burst out.

'Were you waiting for me?'

It seemed the escape was a feint.

Squeak—

The bowstrings of both were pulled.

Whoosh!

Almond's bowstring was released first.

Thud!

A clean hole was punched through the player's head.

Thud—

Almond passed over the body with a smirk.

"Did you think you could just copy me?"

- Haha lol lol

- Did that look good to you lol

- That guy is a beginner too, I guess lol

- It's so satisfying to break a team

- Why did they team up in the first place lol lol

- They must be like Rhythm Power... they should just spread out and survive...

Almond also felt the enemy was a beginner. Not someone who hadn't played a few rounds like Almond, but someone even worse.

'Just a bad player...'

Even those who played a lot but were bad.

That was the level of players in Almond's current MMR.

So, even with a team against a complete beginner like Almond, they ended up giving a triple kill.

Almond nodded, having gauged the level.

"This somehow gives me a bit of confidence."

His body felt more relaxed.

He felt his true skills would start to show from now on.

"Should I do some farming now?"

* * *

The house where he had killed and taken over.

He could thoroughly search every corner for items.

But since it was a small house, there wasn't much to find.

All he found were a few bandages and an energy drink.

"I guess I should just leave?"

- Yeah, you need to go out and farm.

- You should find some armor.

There didn't seem to be anything more to gain from this house.

He needed to move.

'The blue zone might be coming soon.'

It would be advantageous to hide in one place and wait for others to die, but there's a system to prevent that.

The blue zone.

The blue zone covers the entire map and gradually shrinks over time.

Beep—

A strange siren sound echoed.

Almond glanced at the map in the corner of his vision.

If you go outside the blue zone, you will take continuous damage and eventually die, so you need to move in the direction it is shrinking.

'The position isn't good.'

Looking at the minimap, the direction the blue zone was shrinking was unfavorable for Almond.

Almond needed to move quickly.

The sound of a motorcycle starting and moving could already be heard outside the window.

"I need to hurry."

Hearing that sound, Almond felt anxious and quickly went outside.

* * *

Outside, a desolate desert greeted Almond.

The map seemed to have few places to hide.

Almond, with only a compound bow, was in great danger if discovered by an enemy.

He needed to move cautiously.

He moved close to the walls, which were scattered like ruins.

Vroom—

The sound of an engine could be heard from a distance.

The engine sound grew louder.

Vroom—

'Just pass by...'

He couldn't beat an enemy on a vehicle. Almond pressed himself flat and hoped the vehicle would pass.

However—

"!"

—Ping! Ping!

Flames started to burst from the wall near Almond.

"Ah!"

The people in the vehicle were shooting at him.

Almond rolled frantically.

Ping! Ping!

Bullets rained down along the trajectory of his roll.

- Haha lol

- Almond's expression is hilarious lol

- Ah, this is a noob lol

- Is this adding a spicy flavor?

Almond rolled awkwardly to the side. It was his first time in a gunfight, so he couldn't handle it calmly.

"It's my first time, so I'm surprised."

Almond muttered an excuse and looked around.

'Where are they?'

—Vroom!

The sound of the car engine came again. It was behind him.

"!"

A jeep was charging directly at Almond.

Boom! Boom!

The sound of gunfire was now close enough to be heard clearly.

Almond quickly hid behind a wall.

The sound of the air being torn apart echoed as the wall crumbled.

Crash—

'Walls