Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 130
43. Private Ryan (5)
Almond wasn’t the only one who decided to run.
It seemed like everyone was thinking the same thing.
“Turn it around!”
The swordsmen holding swords now started running towards the Roman infantry again.
Almond also begins to run with lighter steps.
[Acceleration] Funnily enough,
the faction of mounted assault troops is applied even after falling from a horse.
Their running accelerates and they become much faster than regular infantry. Almond also ran after them.
‘There’s even covering fire.’
Our archers began to provide covering fire. reliable.
When shooting from a distance, the arrow would only fly from above, but now it will fly from the side as well.
The Roman army had only had to block the top, but now they had to block the top and sides.
Piyung! Piyuung!
The Roman army falls to the sound of the wind tearing.
[Shipbuilding! I run because I think this is the right time!]
[The Roman square is now useless!?]
[Yes! If you shoot the bow this close, a straight shot is enough to hit! Now we have to block the side as well!]
[Roma from earlier! They often give up their side to Joseon! Is it shaking!?]
The Roman army is said to be shaking… If that were the case, there would be nothing left for the Joseon army to hope for, but in the end, this was just the commentators’ wish.
Perhaps some of the Roman soldiers may have been shaken, but in this battlefield, if just one person kept his head, the army’s organization could be restored.
“One step backwards!”
Pierre is the one who commands them.
He gave orders without blinking.
There was no sign of shaking at all.
“left side! lift! Shield wall!”
chuck!
The infantry now blocked both the top and the left.
By carelessly pushing away the corpses of their comrades, they eventually formed a new phalanx.
[ah…! The organization is still alive!]
[Roma Ace is in there now! That’s my fault!]
[This isn’t the main battlefield for no reason!?]
Puck! Plop!
Arrows are blocked by the Roman army’s thick shields. No matter how good the arrow’s penetrating power was, it could not pierce the shield and the opponent’s armor.
But now the Joseon army did not only have archers.
[ruler! Holding a Waldo! The assault troops are about to collide!]
[Even though there are no words! The faction is the same!?]
Ta-da-da-da-da–
The surviving swordsmen of Joseon, including Maratang Almond Mogi, are still running.
The crossbowmen to stop them have not yet been recruited.
In addition, Almond caught the problem that arose when they changed the defense.
‘The shield has spread.’
In a situation where only the top and front were blocked, the right side is also blocked. Maybe even a little bit backwards.
It is certainly great that the transition was quick and smooth, but the number of shields is limited. But increasing the blocking range?
Then the density of the shield is bound to be different.
Maratang, who ran in the lead, let out a yell.
“Hit it!”
He swung his sword loudly.
──Quang!
The Roman battle line collapsed spectacularly.
After that, Joseon soldiers rushed in at once, cutting off the line, and all the soldiers began to get mixed up.
‘aperture…!’
The gap between the shields was too clear for Almond’s eyes.
Almond’s Waldo also stabbed someone in the abdomen.
Sigh!
“Gagging!”
When I pull it out again, red blood spurts out.
‘uh? ‘Where did Pierre go?’
I ran aiming for Pierre. It’s blocked by a shield and suddenly I can’t see it again.
Kugugugung….
The shield formation suddenly changes. It felt like I was inside a moving maze.
Someone stabs a spear between the shields. A top attack aimed at the shoulder area.
Almond lowered his upper body and scanned the bottom with his sword.
Ahhhhh──
He falls down with red blood splattering under his dense shield.
One of the attacking spearmen fell and jumped out of the formation.
As a finishing touch, I hit the moon sword—
“!?”
──Chin.
The guy grabbed Almond’s sword and threw it away.
A guy who is already dead is trying to become a water ghost.
‘It’s a mistake.’
In fact, it was a question of proficiency. The Waldo is basically a cutting weapon.
It’s so heavy that I always end up in situations like this if I stab it wrong. Something Almond was not skilled at.
At that time, a sword flies from the side. It’s a fairly sharp angle.
Almond had no choice.
After letting go of the knife, step back and lower your upper body.
──Shoo!
The blade passes the back of my neck.
Feeling a tingling sensation, I raise my upper body again and check on the other person.
[Pierre]
The owner of the sword was Pierre.
When did you come here again?
Pierre asks a similar question.
“you. “Why are you here?”
Pierre also seemed to be wondering why the other person was here.
-Do you recognize almonds??
-Hey, you’re famous
-Pierre recognizes you, so it’s possible~ -It
‘s surprising that a kid who only used to shoot a bow is here lol
‘Do you know me?’
Almond observed him with some interest.
My eyes were drawn more to the devastation unfolding over his shoulder.
The corpses of Joseon soldiers were lying in rows.
He probably ran around from the side while blocking them with a shield formation, cutting them off one by one.
This is probably the next turn.
“Did you drop your weapon?”
Sure enough, as he said these words, his sword flew out.
Shhh!
A bloody sound rang out, but Almond easily stepped back and avoided it.
-Hey!
-Crazy evasion lol
-Wow,
Pierre moved on to the next herbivore like water.
Hung!
As expected, it wasn’t difficult to avoid the air.
Pierre goes straight into the next move.
I avoided it this time too.
But—
“!”
The last herbivore.
Yes, I realized it instinctively.
If you’re not careful, that’s the final sword strike.
It is an unavoidable trajectory.
The previous two dodges have already made my feet tangled, and this cannot be avoided.
It was designed that way from the beginning.
I’ll try my best if I just avoid vital points, but my health is at 11%.
Even if you hit the armor, you die instantly.
There is no sword to stop it.
You have to avoid it to survive.
But it cannot be avoided. There is no such angle.
Should I just die like this? hate. It would be better to do something to this guy and die.
‘ah.’
At that moment, a flash of light passes through Almond’s head.
Tap—
He hit the ground as if he was stamping his foot.
To be precise, he stepped on the enemy’s long spear that was lying on the ground.
The spear that was placed carelessly on top of the corpse rises like a lever, blocking Pierre’s sword strike.
──Kaang!
-ㄷㄷ
-???: I can win even with my feet
-Wow, I’m crazy
-Wow ㅁㅊ
-Kya
-What!?
Almond immediately grabbed the spear and stabbed it.
“!?”
For a moment, Pierre’s embarrassment passes by.
No matter how much he does, he can’t anticipate an attack from a weapon that didn’t exist.
In the end, it was too late for him to retreat.
A blow hits near the heart.
Tongue.
My fingertips tingled, but it wasn’t enough to pierce the armor.
This happened because my stabbing posture was bad and my class was not a spearman.
Fortunately, Pierre’s stamina was reduced.
Sigh.
The corners of Pierre’s mouth rise. I didn’t go up there because I was happy, but it seemed like I was pissed. In any case, you just gave away your heart.
His fierce counterattack began.
Sssssssseu!
A completely different scene unfolds than before.
But unlike before, this one also has a weapon.
‘Concentrate…’
Almond observed with his eyes clearly open.
Pierre’s sword draws a familiar path.
‘This is…’
Red hair flutters along with the sword strike.
Almond’s eyes sparkled.
‘That’s it.’
The Lichtenauer sword technique that Jesse often used.
Almond’s window moves to the correct position.
Kaang!
Sparks flew and the sword flew out.
It’s a perfect response.
-ㄷㄷ
-Oooooh
-Pfft!
The attack was blocked, but Pierre’s expression was still the same.
That is to say, the Lichtenauer does not end when the swords meet; it begins from then.
Kiiing…!
The blade of the sword and the spear rub against each other, and the blade moves down a ghost-like path.
From the moment you cross swords with a Lichtenauer expert, a fight at a disadvantage already begins.
There is a stark difference between those who know the principles of swordsmanship and those who do not.
‘Now you know.’
Almond repeats her swordsmanship and twists the spear.
Pierre’s sword, which was approaching so violently, slipped into the air.
“!?”
Their eyes met for a moment.
‘Wasn’t he an archer?’
Eyes that seem to be asking this question.
At that moment—
Almond briefly held the spear.
And I swing with all my might.
──Evil!
A trace of a line passed through Pierre’s neck.
It soon turns red.
Fu shoot!
Blood spurts out and the helmet comes off.
The eyes between the flowing black long curls are glaring fiercely at Almond.
“It’s more than I thought.”
Pierre thought highly of almonds.
Unfortunately, it was the opposite here.
‘Is it worth it?’
Almond felt that Pierre was below Tres in terms of combat ability.
Although he was clearly smart and agile, he was weak against surprise. Surprisingly, he gave up his position in a range that he did not expect.
People like Almond, who are outside the boundaries, have no choice but to be weak.
Crackling—
Pierre rushes in again. His long black curls fluttered and he unleashed a fierce sword strike.
Shhh!
However, Almond’s spear, which had already gained confidence, was stronger and faster than before.
Kang!
Kaang!
The sword and spear pushed and pulled each other several times in the air.
-No, are you sure you will win?
-Why are they equal
? -The archer hides his sword skills.
-He’s crazy;
Almond’s eyes sparkled among the sparks bouncing in the air.
‘now!’
Almond delivers the final blow.
But─
‘!?’
Empty!
The back of the window gets caught on something.
As if tripping over a stone, the path of the spear changed completely and the thrust itself failed.
‘shield?’
It was the shield of another Roman soldier standing behind.
When was he standing here?
At that time—
Pierre’s sword came up to pierce Almond’s abdomen as if it had been waiting.
──Phew!
[0% stamina]
All stamina is gone.
Kuuk.
Pierre whispered as he stabbed the knife until their shoulders touched.
“You don’t fight a war alone.”
Yes.
He deliberately placed a soldier at the back. Such an arrangement was ordered in the midst of a fight. But—
“!?”
An arrow flies into one of Pierre’s eyes.
──Sigh!
“Ahhh! Pang-eo-a player! It’s a big fish! Break the lens! X tunnnn!”
It’s a panga.
He had reached this point and provided covering fire.
-Why is that such a big hit?
-Lens hahahahaha -Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss at a atk at
me -Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssss at
at me
-The lens is right haha.
Pierre lost one eye.
If he had fought further after that, would the archers have turned him into a hive?
Or did Pierre use his shield soldiers and overwhelm them?
I couldn’t figure it out.
Because the game is over.
[Defeat]
Cookie’s declaration of surrender rang out.
-Eh?!
-What is it
-ㅁㅊ
-Wow ㅠㅠ
-What???
Viewers watching Almond’s personal broadcast rather than the broadcast room were also confused.
‘what?’
Why the almonds too? The question filled my mind.
Soon, I became a spirit, went up, and realized.
-Oh…
-Wow
– That’s a disaster.
The cavalry assault troops of the reinforcements that joined from the west were completely destroyed. In addition, the Joseon archer unit that had pushed forward was virtually all down.
This also happened to crossbowmen from the west.
The Roman army was attacked from the side and back just as it was when it first attacked, so it was swept away very easily and quickly.
However, Rome nevertheless delayed time based on Pierre’s defense, and Joseon could not hold out.
Even the panger that helped Almond earlier barely survived.
– Pang-geo-jwa was just the beauty of Yujong ㅠㅠ
– Did he just put an arrow in the head? Pang-er hahahaha
– ㅠㅠㅠ
The broadcaster laments and explains that war is difficult.
[ah. The decisive decision was very good. Anto.]
[Yes. The Roman siege engines went back a long way from the north to the east! The attack started from there, right? The battlefield should have ended in the north as Cookie intended!]
[Cookie was so focused on the northern battlefield that he missed the flow that diverted to the east! Because I turned in a place where I couldn’t see in the first place!]
[Right! Even if I knew! It must not have been easy to retreat the soldiers who had already been sent north!]
[Pierre did a great job of tying up the players! The main unit is overdue!]
Almond realized.
Pierre’s purpose from the beginning was to kill time, and he fulfilled that purpose perfectly.
* * *
Slurp.
The capsule opened and Sanghyeon raised his upper body.
“Whoa…”
He came out of the capsule, took off his white T-shirt, and sat down on a chair.
The sweat had already cooled off, but I felt the heat continuing to rise in my body.
“You don’t fight the war alone.”
Pierre’s words echoed in my head.
What he meant was not simply deploying infantry to help him.
That was just a battle variable.
He said ‘war’.
He was right.
The war wasn’t really fought alone.
Those words stuck in Private Ryan’s mind today.