Chapter 28 of Season 1 of The Genius Archer's Streaming

11. War (2)

[Kingdom Age EP.1: Newbies Shouldn't Choose Bows, Right?]

The video, with a rather provocative title for the users of Kingdom Age, was selected.

The video was an edited version of Almond's first broadcast.

Jia condensed the day's broadcast into a video of about 15 minutes.

[Body Code Creation Date: 20XX/11/13]

The video starts by displaying this text in large letters.

[Body Code created just one day before filming...]

Then, the dark screen brightens, and Almond asks,

"Shouldn't newbies choose bows?"

As he asks, the screen crackles, and the chats trying to dissuade him appear.

Why bows are bad, why newbies shouldn't use them, and who has already given up, etc.

However, Almond picks up the bow regardless.

Sighing chats appear, and then the background music changes as the screen rotates.

Almond pulls the string with perfect form, and the scene dynamically passes, following the speed of the arrow.

Thud!

The first arrow hits the enemy's forehead, and a hologram-like CG appears.

A target-shaped CG indicating that the arrow hit the exact center of the forehead.

"Choke!"

As one enemy falls, chats praising his luck appear.

But that doesn't last long.

Crackle!

The next arrow is shot, and the screen fast-forwards.

Thud!

The frozen chat window is focused.

A series of scenes where numerous soldiers fall one by one.

Question marks start appearing in the chat window.

And when the last enemy is eliminated,

The chat is filled with praises for Almond's genius.

A scene where Almond receives praise from Roman appears, and the video ends.

"......"

After watching the entire video, Sanghyun was speechless.

He was speechless with shock.

'He's crazy.'

The immersion of the video was incredible.

Shocking, to say the least.

"......Well, how was it?"

Jia asked while watching other people jogging. At a glance, she seemed uninterested, but in fact, all her attention was on Sanghyun.

"It's amazing."

Finally, Sanghyun nodded and gave his opinion.

It's amazing.

That's his opinion.

He couldn't find any other words to express it.

"This can be uploaded right away without any issues."

"I'm not uploading it yet. It's better to gather a few videos and release them all at once."

"Oh, I see."

Jia didn't show much excitement even with Sanghyun's praise. At least, that's how it looked to Sanghyun.

But the fact that she spoke faster and more often was already a significant change.

"I'll keep making them. Do you like this style? I referenced the top game streamers......"

"Ah, yes. Of course. Please keep it up."

Jia nodded and took her phone again.

No one would know how she cherished the screen, not even herself.

* * *

After parting with Sanghyun, Jia returned home and sat on the sofa for a moment.

Despite being sweaty and sticky, she postponed taking a shower and just sat down. She didn't even turn on the TV. She just closed her eyes and imagined something. Or rather, replayed it.

'It's amazing.'

She recalled Sanghyun's praising voice.

Eyes closed, savoring it.

A slight smile spread across her dry lips. Then,

Beep.

A text message came to her phone.

[Bastard]

The smile slid off her face like it was on a slide.

Jia didn't even read the message properly and immediately deleted it.

Beep.

The phone rang again as if waiting for the deletion.

[Bastard]

Jia deleted it again without reading the content.

"......"

She looked at the old, worn ceiling for a moment, then took off her clothes and headed to the bathroom.

There's a lot to do today.

* * *

At that time.

In the Kingdom Age community Kingchiman, predictions and discussions about Almond's broadcast today started to appear.

It was because Almond's broadcast time was approaching.

[Almond is doing a siege content today!]

[Wow, it's going to be so fun ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[World's first bow challenge siege!]

[Really looking forward to it]

[Is this the first time doing a siege with a bow challenge? He's really something.]

[Almond, the ultimate talent...]

Users were all looking forward to it, saying it was the first time to see a siege with a bow.

Regardless of Almond's success, the fact that he was doing a siege with a bow challenge was unprecedented.

[I'll definitely watch it after school today.]

[I'll guard the live stream too ㅋㅋ]

[I'll watch it after work!]

They gauged when they could watch Almond's broadcast based on their schedules.

But their plans and predictions became useless.

Ding.

An alarm rang at an unexpected time.

[Streamer 'Almond' has started broadcasting!]

Almond had started his broadcast much earlier than usual.

Almond's followers were surprised and rushed in.

- Started 4 hours early?! I can't wait!

- I'm still at work, but I'll watch it anyway!

- ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

- Wow! You're here early today, bro!

His enthusiastic fans started chatting even before he finished setting up the camera and microphone.

Almond looked at them with satisfaction and completed all the settings.

Ding.

His face appeared on one side of the screen.

"Trha!"

- Ah!

- Ahaha!

- Kyah, you're amazing as always.

- Brooo! Ah!

- Wow, you're here so early ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Really appreciate it ㅠㅠ

The number of fans welcoming him was about 310. Considering the number of viewers who appeared as soon as the broadcast started, it was a very high number.

Especially, it was about 80 to 90 more than yesterday.

It meant he was continuously growing.

'Today, I started at an unusual time, but there are even more people......'

It was not a good time like after work, but a time when most people were still working or in school. Yet, 300 people appeared as soon as he started, which was an incredible number.

"I'm a bit curious about today's siege, so I started a bit earlier than usual. And I think the game will take a long time."

- Ohh.

- So the broadcast will be longer today?

- Great.

- Kingdom, the best game ever!

The reason Almond started his broadcast earlier was simple. He thought the volume of one episode would be large, so he wanted to extend the broadcast time.

Since he couldn't stay up all night, he decided to start the broadcast earlier.

"Let's go to the siege."

- Go go go!

- Show us your bow skills, Yangnom!

- ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Go go go!

* * *

Click.

The moment he entered, the touch of the green grass under his feet. The gentle breeze slowly sweeping it.

Swoosh......

It was as if the calm before the storm was being expressed in sound.

As the wind swept through the vast plain,

Roman approached Almond.

"Almond."

"Yes."

"Your path seems quite clear now?"

"Yes...?"

Thump.

Roman playfully tapped his chest and glanced back.

Lady Emilia was watching from inside the castle. Even from this distance, her noble presence shone.

"You know exactly what I mean."

Roman chuckled with a mischievous smile.

"Ah, no. Not like that......"

Almond blushed and denied it, but it was a denial in words only, and in fact, it was as good as an admission.

About his relationship with Emilia.

"I'm so jealous, so jealous~"

Thump thump.

Roman patted his shoulder and teased him.

-......?

-Roman, you have so many sides.

-Showing this personality too ㅋㅋㅋ

-You've become really close? ㅋㅋㅋ

-Great.

-Is there a Roman route? ㅎㅎ

A different side from what Roman had shown before. While Roman had been friendly to Almond, he never seemed close.

He was just someone who always scolded and occasionally praised.

But today, it seemed Roman and Almond had become quite close.

"Anyway, thanks to you, I've got a big job. You might even become my rank, Almond, Captain."

"Such a thing. I'm still lacking."

"Stop the formalities, look over there."

Roman pointed to the middle of the enemies lined up on the plain.

"Do you see the one with the golden helmet in the middle, like a knight in a fairy tale? I think you can see better than me."

"Yes."

"He's the key to this battle. Try to intercept him."

"He doesn't seem like he'll come out."

"Of course not. He'll probably just command from the back. That's his style."

"Understood."

Almond nodded and focused his gaze on the one with the golden helmet. Then, the trumpet signaling the start of the battle sounded.

Brrrrrrrr......!

"Uaaaaa!"

"Let's gooooo!"

"Chargeeeeee!!!"

With loud shouts, the horses galloped.

The archers raised their bows high and drew the strings.

"Fire!"

Almond shouted at the top of his lungs, and the arrows from his archers flew into the sky.

Neigh......!

The horse-riding knights fell off their horses, trampling the soldiers as they were hit by arrows. The running soldiers were also riddled with arrows.

The battle quickly turned into chaos.

"Did you hear?"

Almond, who had handed over command of the archers, spoke to the viewers and ran forward alone, hiding his body in the bushes as much as possible.

Swoosh.

"I'll go and kill the one with the golden helmet."

He planned to secretly intercept the one with the golden helmet and end the war. But......

Ding!

[A shy Yebu has donated 10,000 won.]

[I'll set a mission to give 10,000 won per kill.]

A mission to give 10,000 won per kill was set.

The amount would be automatically counted, and the corresponding amount would be deducted from the donor's account.

Sanghyun found it hard to believe.

"......Is it okay?"

He looked at the enemy camp with surprised eyes.

There were at least 500 of them.

"That seems too expensive."

He accepted the mission with a somewhat provocative comment, and the viewers cheered.

- Kyah, 10,000 won per kill ㅋㅋㅋ

- Ignoring Almond

- ㅋㅋㅋㅋ How many does he plan to kill to make it so expensive ㅋㅋㅋ

- He'll probably only kill about twenty ㅋㅋㅋ

- Almond can kill fifty easily!

- Even so, it's impossible to kill fifty alone on a battlefield ㅋㅋㅋ

- I'll go big and guess 800,000 won ㅋㅋㅋ