Chapter 78 of The Genius Archer's Streaming Season 1

28. Jason VS Almond (1)

The five who declared they would go to the community 'Bera31' to assassinate Almond.

They thought they would become heroes, but suddenly they turned into the five fools.

It was only natural, considering that two of them died as soon as they started, despite their confident departure.

Of course, there were also comments like this:

"We haven't all died yet. Three are still left, and this is the armory. Etc."

It seemed to be written by one of the eliminated teammates.

- Hahaha, you're next, sniper~

- Yeah~ Are you the youngest of the five brothers? Go get some water, bastard~

└ Hahaha

└ Veteran ㅇㅈ! Bang bang!

- Who knows how it will turn out ㅇㅈㄹ. Why don't you know? Everyone else does.

└ The other three brothers probably know too.

└ Hahaha

Even though they said they didn't know how it would turn out, everyone seemed to know.

When the golden goblin with a bow was killed by Almond, it was already clear that the life of this assassination squad was over.

"Hey? They're running away."

Even the three brothers sensed their defeat and started to flee.

However, this was the armory.

Entering was easy, but leaving was not as simple.

"Move, move!"

"Damn. What the hell are these guys!"

"Ah!"

Instead of facing Almond, they had to confront users who were fiercely battling at the entrance to the underground storage.

Suddenly, an arrow pierced one of their heads.

Thud!

- Hahaha, one out!

- Already two brothers hahaha

- Hahaha

- Wow

- How did you pick him out from all those heads hahaha

Seeing their comrade fall, the rest were startled and hid in the crowd.

"Damn!"

But Almond only tilted his head.

"What are you doing? Do you think I won't shoot if you hide there?"

Squeak──

He drew the bowstring without hesitation and fired.

Thud!

"Ugh!"

An arrow hit the body of a user hiding in front of the two brothers.

But Almond didn't care and continued to fire rapidly.

A recurve bow allows for much faster shooting.

Thud! Thud!

An innocent player died.

But who cared?

"Half water, half fish."

After all, everyone here was an enemy, and they all had to be killed.

He came to the armory with that intention.

- Hahaha

- Since they all have to die, it's fine to shoot them all hahaha

- They're like robbers hiding behind civilians hahaha

- But the problem is they're all robbers hahaha

- Just shoot anyone!

Almond started to shoot anyone, one by one, taking them out.

His arrows showed no sign of running out, and he had already taken over the second floor.

"Ah!"

"……Crap!"

With each breath, one of them fell.

It was like a horror movie.

"Second floor, archer!"

"We have to take him out first!"

The two brothers started to strategize.

Since Almond had made the first move, they argued that he had to be taken out first.

Surprisingly, their strategy worked.

"Ah!"

One person who narrowly missed Almond's arrow vented his anger.

The arrow that should have hit the two brothers' heads hit his shoulder, but he couldn't help but be angry at Almond, who had fired it.

"Die, you bastard!"

Whoosh!

He threw a knife at Almond.

Other players did the same.

They threw knives at Almond or shot back with their bows.

"Take him out first!"

"Ah! You little mosquito!"

About a dozen players expressed their hostility towards Almond.

But Almond easily dodged all of them.

Their thrown swords only scratched the warehouse walls.

"Kill, kill!"

"See? He's not joking! We have to take him out first!"

"Ugh!"

It was a breathtaking scene.

Almond's play was so overwhelming that all the other players formed a team.

- Isn't this teaming up, hahaha?

- It's ambiguous hahaha

- Honestly, it's hard to play fair against Almond~

- Wow, this battle royale is dirty!

The enemies pulled out the weapons they were going to throw.

Swish.

Many projectiles made a chilling sound.

'Should I run?'

There were about 11 enemies.

No matter how good Almond was, it was impossible to take them all on at once.

The bow's firing speed was limited.

'If only the firing speed was faster...'

He always felt the bow's firing speed was lacking.

In Kingdom Age, there was a 'High-Speed Firing' skill that allowed for rapid firing without special hand techniques.

But Battle Royale was different. There was no such skill system.

To fire rapidly, a user needed special hand techniques.

- Just run

- This is insane

- You can't do it with a bow. Bring a grenade at least.

- Maybe a cannon hahaha

- Run, run, run, run

The viewers recommended he run.

But a certain image flashed through Almond's mind.

A video he had seen when he was young.

'Maybe I should try it.'

He had once seen a video on OldTube of a European man performing archery tricks.

"Real archery used in ancient wars!"

The title of the video.

It was a completely different kind of archery from modern target shooting. It wasn't flashy or complex, but the rapid firing was insane, efficient, and powerful.

It was a high-level killing technique used in real wars.

A skill that would make any man's heart race.

Sanghyun had been fascinated by it and tried it a few times, but the coach's nagging and the limitations of the target bow prevented him from practicing properly.

'Can I do it now?'

But what about now?

Now he wasn't using a target bow but an ancient recurve bow.

There was no nagging coach.

Moreover, this was a game. He could perform movements that were impossible in real life, even more so than the real Sanghyun.

Especially now, he was in top condition.

'I think I can. With this condition.'

Let's try it, following the memory.

First, he had to hold all the arrows in his right hand, about four in each finger.

'Hold the arrows in the hand that draws the bowstring.'

This was the basic for rapid firing.

It was much faster than drawing arrows from the quiver, or holding them in the left hand or mouth.

For an expert, this was five times faster.

Almond was far from an expert, but his eyes were filled with confidence.

When it came to archery, Almond was a genius who could surpass any experience.

'Here they come.'

Whoosh! A sword was thrown from below.

First, four arrows. The number was just right.

Squeak──

Almond drew the bowstring.

The first arrow, held in the first finger, was nocked.

Click.

The sound when the arrow was properly nocked.

He had passed the first hurdle. The awkward hand position for nocking the arrow was the challenge, but it was easier than expected.

From then on, it was the same.

Almond's ghost-like release.

Bang!

The arrow, without any delay, hit the flying sword.

Clang……

The sword fell helplessly in mid-air.

'Next.'

Immediately, he nocked the next arrow in the next finger and fired.

Bang!

The speed was incomparable to drawing arrows from the quiver one by one.

Clang!

Another flying sword was intercepted in mid-air.

From here, the firing speed was already extraordinary.

'Next.'

Almond nocked the next arrow in the next finger and released the bowstring.

Bang!

The third weapon fell in mid-air.

Bang!

Immediately, another arrow was fired, and the fourth weapon fell in mid-air.

He intercepted all four weapons.

- What, what is this?

- Wow

- Damn ㄷㄷㄷ

- How many arrows did he shoot at once?

To the casual observer, it looked like four arrows were shot without any delay.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Four arrows were fired in quick succession.

Moreover, all the arrows knocked down the enemies' weapons.

"Again."

Almond held four more arrows in his right hand.

Squeak──

This time, it was even faster.

With a full draw, the release followed.

Bang!

The arrow hit an enemy's head.

Thud!

"Ugh!"

Before the enemy could fall,

Bang!!!

Another arrow was fired.

Thud!

Another enemy died.

Bang!

Clang!!

Two arrows were fired almost simultaneously.

Two more enemies' heads were pierced.

"……"

The players on the first floor who were opposing Almond were stunned.

Four weapons were intercepted in mid-air, and the four who threw them were killed.

Exactly four of them.

'Just with a bow, he can do this?'

'What is this?'

'Is this a game!?!'

He performed a play that would be difficult even with an assault rifle.

It was a superhuman play.

Almond's reaction was:

"Wow... not bad."

That was the end.

- Hahaha, wow...

- Wow...

- Wow, wow, wow...

- Oh, oh

- Hahaha, what's with the chat lol

- Wow, wow, wow

- Oh, Almond.

As the 'Oh...' chat gods were sending their 'Amen',

He held four more arrows in his right hand.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Almond's arrows were fired again, four in quick succession.

The firing speed was getting faster.

He was getting used to it.

"Ugh!"

"Ah!"

"Ugh!"

Without even checking the kill log, he immediately drew four more arrows.

Four arrows were fired almost simultaneously.

None of them missed.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Exactly four more enemies fell.

- Crazy, how many kills?

- 18 kills right at the start hahaha

- This is insane hahaha

- This is the armory, damn hahaha

- Wow.

- This is the arrow hell!

- Honestly, this is thanks to the golden goblin hahaha. The arrows are almost infinite hahaha

If he used this many arrows at the start, they would run out quickly.

But Almond had an abundance of arrows.

Thanks to the golden goblin who brought all the bows and arrows and died.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

After the last four shots,

The once noisy armory was now silent.

"Now it's quiet, right?"

- So, how was it? My assassination.

- Successful assassination of the five fools! Hahaha

- Wow...

- I believe. Oh, Almond...

- Go to hell. Oh, Almond.

- Wow, wow, wow...

It was a scene that made you say 'Amen' naturally.

It was like a hell where arrows rained instead of rain during the rainy season.

"Ah. Thank you, Nut God, Prayer, Ruby. You came just in time. Didn't you accept a mission earlier?"

- Hahaha, Ruby is cool

- Hahaha, setting a mission and pretending not to know!

- Hahaha, hahaha

- Just let it go, Almond!

"Ah..."

Caught off guard by the sudden question, Almond paused.

"I don't know. Who are they?"

- Crazy hahaha

- They died without even leaving a name, bastards hahaha

- Wow, seducing them hahaha

- I really don't know who they are hahaha

- There are so many bodies hahaha

The five brothers who had tried to assassinate him met a tragic end.

They didn't even leave an impression with their names on the viewers.

"Hmm. Should I go in now?"

The warm atmosphere was short-lived.

Looking at the dark entrance to the underground storage, he felt a sense of helplessness.

He didn't know how many had gone in, but there were probably survivors.

He had just finished a brutal farming session.

- Hahaha...

- Just run, damn it hahaha

- A monster will come out from there!

- There might be a power suit. Then it's really over

- Just run!

If he ran far away and planned for the future, he could defend his ranking.

But if he completely cleared the armory, he could aim for first place.

'I want to be first.'

Almond wanted to aim for first place.

Then──

Boom!

A loud, resonant sound echoed from below.

Boom!

It was definitely coming from below.

- From the sound, it's probably a power suit

- Just run ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

- Ah, cowards, don't you trust Almond?

Sure enough, there was a survivor.

Almond checked the kill log.

...Countless names appeared.

Jason.

"Ah, it seems the motorcycle rider survived."

It was the person who had tried to run Almond over with a motorcycle at the beginning.

From the kill log, it seemed he had already killed everyone inside and was farming the best items.

The sound was getting closer.

Boom──