Chapter 41

Genius Archer's Streaming Season 1 Episode 41

15. Solo First Place (3)

At the point where donations were pouring in for Almond's stream.

A strange post appeared on the Battle Large community.

It was written by a person named Kanpungjingeo from the team 'Monday is Good'.

The title was somewhat provocative.

In contrast, the content of the post was almost entirely a compilation of GIFs of Almond's play.

At the end, there was a single line: "This person single-handedly wiped out all four of us..."

-???

-Is that Stones?

└For reference) There is no such rating as Stones.

-If that's the case, he could be considered Master level...

└Fact) It's possible if the opponent is also Stones.

-Is he just a troll + noob hunter?

-Getting eliminated by someone like that is more embarrassing... hahaha

-There are even people who get hit by compound bows... hahaha

-No, but what is it to shoot someone in the head from above?! Is that even possible?

└It's theoretically possible.

└It is possible. Haven't you seen movies like Romance of the Three Kingdoms? hahaha

The comments were largely negative.

Rather than acknowledging Almond's skill, most comments were mocking Kanpungjingeo and his team.

In fact, this was a natural reaction.

This was a community for the lowest rating, called Stones.

Where would you find a place that acknowledges a beginner's one good moment?

But what if the opponent wasn't Stones?

-Writer here, what do you mean by Stones? Our team was all Diamond 1 last year.

└Hahaha, I'm Grand Master too.

└Phone Diamond hahaha

If the opponent was a player who reached Diamond last year, public opinion might have shifted a bit.

After Kanpungjingeo's verification.

Such signs began to appear gradually.

-What? It's real?

-Kanpungjingeo! Why are you here?

-Did you come back?

-Who is this Kanpungjingeo? What a noob.

└Kanpungjingeo doesn't even know. Some newbies.

└Caught a troll.

-They were quite famous in team ratings. They even participated in amateur tournaments. Didn't they disband last year due to real life?

└Writer here. We all came back today.

└Why?

└Failed the civil service exam, so...

└Hahaha

└Hahaha

└Failed as a group hahaha

└In this world, I was an invincible Diamond 1 squad, but in real life, I'm a civil service exam taker?!

└Damn...

With his good skills and active community participation, Kanpungjingeo had a considerable reputation.

Thanks to his verification, it immediately took effect.

-Then, who is this Stones...?

-Even if they took a year off, they're an elite squad.

└Really, Monday is Good is that good.

-Is it not possible, then? He killed everyone with a compound bow?

-The world is scary...

The next focus immediately shifted to the mysterious archer.

A Stones archer with a compound bow, who massacred a Diamond squad.

And he did it all alone!

-Is he a returning player?

-What is he?

-Amazing...

-He must be a troll... hahaha

Many were curious, but everyone assumed he was either a returning player or a troll who deliberately lowered their rating to dominate noobs.

-He's a troll. I watched his stream.

└Hahaha

-Really a troll? Disappointing.

-Report him.

Upon learning that he was streaming, people became even more convinced.

Almond was a streamer who trolled and massacred beginners.

* * *

Almond was farming diligently.

"Huh. There's nothing here either."

However, the results were not very good.

-There must be people who have been here from the beginning.

-Hahaha, how can there be nothing?

-First aid kits are usually taken, so they're usually not there...

-Can't even get a gun... hahaha

Actually, there were items, but they were weapons far superior to the compound bow.

But they were useless to him.

Because of these missions.

'Already 2.3 million won?'

Initially, it was 1 million won, but many people added more to the mission reward, thinking it was a safe asset.

'Total 4 million won...? That's a lot.'

It was a significantly higher amount compared to the donations he usually received. He had never received such a high amount except for Seo Ji-a's donations.

He glanced at the number of viewers at the bottom.

The number of viewers suddenly increased to 1,900.

Almond had to manage his expression carefully. If he showed too much excitement, it would break the immersion for the viewers.

'When did it increase so much?'

He clearly saw the number drop to 1,100 when he changed the game. It even went down to 900 at one point.

Now it's 1,900.

-Really, there's an active mission hahaha

-Wow, this is Almond...

-First time seeing a troll... who is he?

Looking more closely at the chat, it seemed many were seeing Almond for the first time.

'But why a troll...?'

Almond knew what a troll was.

He didn't understand why he was called a troll when he was trying his best to win.

'Where did these people come from?'

In such cases, it was usually from a specific community.

Almond didn't have the time to find out which community.

With only 15 players left, the Blue Zone started to shrink again.

Rumble──

With a heavy rumble, the players hiding in various places slowly started to move.

The space would soon become so narrow that they would have to fight each other.

Boom... Boom!

Gunfire started.

Squads were fighting each other.

Almond slowly opened the door and followed the sound.

Boom! Bang!

The gunfire continued, and in an instant, 5 players were eliminated.

10 players were left.

He didn't know how many teams were left.

There could be 10 different teams, or just two.

"Let's go─"

Almond turned the corner to move.

Thud.

At the corner, he bumped heads with someone.

"!"

It was an enemy.

The surprised enemy started shooting, and Almond quickly threw himself back behind the corner.

Fortunately, the enemy's reaction was slow, and he didn't get hit.

But if he stayed, the enemy would come and shoot. Almond quickly hid and pulled the bowstring taut.

Creak──

'... '

In a state of high tension, he waited for the enemy to come.

"Over there!!"

Bang!

Gunfire came from another direction.

"Ugh!"

Thud.

The enemy who had bumped into Almond was killed by another sniper.

His teammates covered him late, firing their rifles wildly.

Boom! Boom!

The confrontation between the two teams continued.

'The attention is off me?'

Almond was forgotten. This was an advantage of solo squads.

He peeked out between the doors and shot his arrow.

Whoosh!

From the enemy's perspective, his arrow appeared and disappeared in an instant.

"Huh...?"

The moment they thought, "What's that...?"

Thud!

The arrow pierced the forehead.

"Ah... damn."

The user 'Tangtangi' cursed and fell.

But he didn't die.

Most players had high-grade helmets by this point.

Only about half of his health was gone.

"Hey, there's an archer."

Tangtangi hid in the trench again, bandaging himself.

His teammate 'Tongtongi' frowned.

"An archer...? At this moment?"

"Probably a lucky survivor."

Sometimes, players who didn't farm at all and just stayed in their initial spot would survive by luck.

"Ugh... this is annoying..."

Tangtangi complained.

He thought he only had to deal with one team, but now there was an unexpected player.

──Thud!

"Ugh!"

Suddenly, an arrow fell from the sky, piercing the top of his head.

His helmet broke, and his health was drained before he could finish bandaging.

"Wh-What?!"

Tongtongi, standing next to him, looked bewildered. Dying from an arrow falling from the sky was unexpected.

"No angle. How...?"

The next arrow that fell answered his question.

Thud!

"Ahhh!"

An arrow pierced his shoulder, and Tongtongi screamed.

"Shooting from above?"

Before he could react, another arrow came.

Thud?

This time, it hit his heart.

Thud.

The team of two was wiped out.

Almond, who had aimed his arrow at the sky, put it away.

"Oh. They're already dead."

-Already dead hahaha

-Even if you can't dodge bullets, you can't dodge arrows... hahaha

-This is the beauty of parabolas, folks!

-Hahaha, the bow is surprisingly good?

-Wow, this is really where the bow shines? hahaha

The compound bow is not usually considered a good weapon.

It's useful in the early game due to its low noise, but it becomes useless in the mid-game.

But it looked different with Almond using it.

-This is really possible.

-Only theoretically possible... wow

-He's really amazing.

Almond could use the bow to its full potential, 100%, or even 150%.

It made you wonder if the bow might be better than a gun.

"Now, five are left..."

Bang─

The sound of a sniper rifle echoed.

Now, only 4 were left.

-Oh, 4 left hahaha

-4 left as soon as he said it

-Scary.

'Now 4... 3 left besides me? I might have a chance for first place?'

The current mission reward total was 4.2 million won. And the honor of being the first solo squad in the first round.

They were right in front of him.

'If the remaining three are not from the same team, there's a chance.'

If it was not a 3 vs 1 situation, but rather 2 vs 1 vs 1, or each individual, it might be possible.