Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 258
85. Sword (2)
Honda’s sword strike hit the neck accurately.
Almond’s back lurched backwards.
He almost lost his balance for a moment, but his legs moved back once more and he held on.
Limbo-like posture.
Grumble.
The blood flowing from his neck runs down his chin and onto the tip of his nose.
I instinctively touch my neck.
I feel it.
Yes. He is still alive.
[45% health]
I barely managed to avoid being completely cut off.
Almond’s eyes gradually lower to check the person who struck him.
[Honda]
It was Honda.
Honda mutters as his eyes meet.
“Are you an assistant commander?”
If you are a samurai faction [cut], even a moderately grazing blow will kill you if you hit a critical point.
This was especially true for Chetam people who wore light armor.
However, if he had not died, he would have taken over as assistant commander.
As an assistant commander in the 4th era, the stamina bonus was significant, so it was virtually impossible to die in one hit.
The enemy probably only suffered a little more than half of the damage.
“They bet on you too.”
Honda spits out that and simultaneously pulls out his sword.
Sigh!
A Japanese sword fiercely cutting through the air.
Almond quickly rises from limbo and raises his sword diagonally.
Kiiiiing!
The sword rubs and sparks fly.
“…!”
Honda loses his footing.
Should I call this luck?
This is because of the difference in elevation of the land.
His balance shakes, just slightly.
In that moment, Almond jumped up and straightened up.
widely.
Almond soon succeeds in securing enough distance to properly confront him.
“Whoa.”
A momentary standoff.
Almond took a deep breath and adjusted his grip on the knife.
Parr….
The tip of the knife shakes slightly.
Beyond that, there are anxious eyes.
‘I could have dealt with him with a bow.’
He had previously faced Honda in person and defeated him, but this was his first time fighting with a sword.
In the Civil Empire, he defeated all the talented people by hand.
It was all with a bow.
It’s not just the Civil Empire. His life was ultimately a series of processes that began with a bow and ended with a bow.
He went through all adversity with a bow, and arrows pierced all hardships.
‘This time…’
But this time is different.
He could no longer shoot a bow.
The limitation was that the defense tower was disabled. If you use it any longer, you will end up not being able to use your sword properly.
I feel helpless.
There was a time like this in his life.
A time when shooting a bow couldn’t solve the problem.
“Are you writing this as a report? Huh?」
As a member of this cold and affluent society, he was an unqualified person.
He had lost all value simply because he could not shoot a bow.
I dreamed of the day when I could shoot an arrow every day, but that day did not come easily.
Until he made a big decision.
Until you take a big step.
‘This time too…’
Percussion—
His foot steps forward first.
I decided to admit it.
Anyway, this is what’s urgent.
Honda’s goal is probably to kill time.
──Faaah!
The new type of Almond rushed in with the sword.
As a Chetam person, he quickly sneaks into his gaps based on his considerable movement speed.
Kaaaang…!
It was clearly a complete gap, but before you knew it, sparks flew out of there.
“!?”
Almond, who blocked the sword attack as if it were only natural, swung his sword in a different direction again.
‘Again…’
Kaaaang!
It feels like hitting a wall.
‘also!’
Kaang!
Everything is blocked.
“….”
Honda didn’t say a single word or move a single step.
Almond has no power to speak.
This space is filled with extreme silence due to the reasons for the sharply different silences.
But it was coming from behind him.
“Kwaaaah!”
“Peep it!”
“Stop it! Stop it!”
There was a fight going on to get one step closer to the front lines.
If you waste time here or are defeated, your morale will be completely broken.
Everything is in vain.
Everyone will only be looking at Almond’s back rather than the enemy in front of them.
Almonds pierce or not.
Because the whole game will change.
gulp.
I’m drooling from nervousness.
‘How long do you have left?’
We must kill the general commander faster than Japan.
Almond was also aware of this.
However, he didn’t know exactly how much time he had.
‘Sword to sword is at a disadvantage.’
Still, it would be disadvantageous for Joseon, a civilization that already exists, to fight Japan with a sword.
The thought continued to make him more impatient.
It was then.
Tiring.
‘uh?’
To my surprise, the order came.
[1 minute]
It was a very short word, but the intention was immediately understood.
The given time is 1 minute.
‘Time….’
There is no time.
* * *
Shut up! Shut up!
“Are you okay?!”
The bread runs and glances back.
This is because the general commander suddenly looked up and went crazy, saying he had to go into commander mode.
The general commander can temporarily issue orders in commander mode even outside the palace if desired.
However, control of the production part is impossible and the body becomes defenseless as its soul escapes.
It wasn’t something I would have done while I was a fugitive, but I did it anyway.
It was such an important command.
“That’s Okay.”
Wow.
The general commander holds his back again.
It didn’t take long.
“What kind of orders are you giving during this time?”
──Piyung!
The moment he speaks, a bullet passes by the bread.
The Japanese soldiers have noticed their location and are following them.
Japan had not recruited a cavalry unit at all, but suddenly there were a lot of people riding horses.
“shit. “It looks like they even built a stable here.”
After cursing to himself about the bread, he looked behind him and asked.
“Can you ride the horse alone?”
Love nodded.
“Then…”
Bread jumped off the horse without hesitation.
thud!
She drew her sword and blocked the approaching cavalry.
She straightened her sword and took a deep breath.
The enemies’ guns were still pointed at the commander-in-chief, not at the bread.
But it was different when she started running towards the station.
“Aaaah!”
One person her sword passed by was knocked off his horse, and another was blocked and discarded.
Coo!
“Uh huh?!”
Hehehe!
The horses trotted and for an instant, everyone came to a sudden halt.
She swung her sword without hesitation at the falling samurai rifleman.
Sigh!
Sigh!
* * *
Inside the hospital room.
This is a place where everyone can relax. Some people could not rest comfortably like other patients.
“Urgent. “It’s too urgent.”
A person is sitting on the bed in a position that is not restless but does not look comfortable at all, looking at the screen.
This is Heechul.
[almond! Almond Honda is blocking it!? Aaaah, over the mountain, saaaaan!!]
[Is this possible!? Choi Soon-shin is already being chased!]
The match against Japan quickly reached the point of elimination.
As the general commander of this team, I couldn’t watch it comfortably.
“I understand why it’s urgent, but… just a little more. At a leisurely tempo. “Almond…”
He focused more on Almond rather than on the screen where the Commander-in-Chief was running away.
Actually, this was much more important.
If Ringo encounters an almond, there is a high probability that he will die without being able to do anything.
It wasn’t for nothing that an ace named Honda was placed on defense.
It was a completely different strategy from Choi Soon-shin, who thought he could survive somehow.
As of now, it is difficult to say who was right on either side.
In the end, the one who is right will be the winner.
The winner is right.
That is the world of competition.
Right and wrong are at the stroke of a single sword.
“oh my god. Can you win with a sword? “It’s Japan.”
Heechul’s lover, who was watching from the side, also looked anxious and covered his mouth.
“You can win. We are swords from the 4th era. That one is still a 3rd era sword. At least you don’t get pushed around. Almond should know that. “You will have very little experience.”
Currently, Almond is a 4th era weapon and Honda is a 3rd era weapon.
No matter how different the focus of civilization is, the conditions of almonds are actually superior.
However, the person himself was not aware of the condition.
Almond is basically an archer. He is also an ace archer. There was no way I could have prepared for the case where I had to reach the 4th Age and use a sword.
This is especially true since Joseon was an advanced civilization in the first place.
But…
“That’s what war is.”
Cookie repeated what she once often said to her teammates.
“Some countries’ swords are strong, and some countries’ bows are strong… Of course, there is a lot of difference at first.”
If you look at history, especially the history of war, it was like that.
“But through repeated wars, we eventually learn each other’s strengths. Some are Joseon’s, some are Japanese… These are the standards for descendants. “The people living at that time had no reason to worry about such things when it came to survival.”
Their weapons become similar to each other.
Let go of your shortcomings and learn your strengths.
“It’s the same with our swords.”
So, Almond has a chance of winning if he continues his fight slowly.
* * *
“Haa… ha….”
It doesn’t break through.
Honda was still holding its position firmly.
Time passed mercilessly like a dull metronome.
’30 seconds remaining.’
I hold the sword tightly again with trembling hands and never take my eyes off the opponent’s sword.
You never know when Honda might strike back. Although they said they were all about defense now, there was no reason not to kill them if there was a complete gap.
‘uh…?’
But while I was looking at his sword.
Almond realizes something strange.
‘It’s similar.’
The two swords were so similar that it was difficult to clearly tell where they were different.
I think it was a little different even in the 3rd era.
Almond examines his blade for a moment.
This was the attitude of the long day.
The stance was a Joseon Hwando-type weapon that absorbed the advantages of the Japanese sword after the Japanese invasions.
“Attitude is the expression of the Civil Empire. “It wasn’t clear exactly what it was called.”
Then, I remembered what Heechul said.
“Just as a sword becomes stronger the more it is hammered, a country also becomes stronger through war.”
War is a matter of life and death.
The simplest and most irresistible problem faced by all mankind.
Bring in weapons from enemy countries, study them, and explore the reasons for their defeat.
This was also the case in Joseon.
“Even though it seems like Joseon always lost…”
In the grand scheme of things, Joseon’s history could have been seen as a simple series of defeats, but it survived in the end.
“Anyway, you survived. Then you become stronger.”
He continued to become stronger invisibly. I was building my strength from the inside.
If the Japanese sword was strong, the Japanese sword would be melted in a furnace, and if the Mongolian bow was strong, they would bring it and melt it.
If you can’t do it, then your descendants, and if you can’t do it, then your descendants’ descendants.
The blood shed by our ancestors continued to permeate not only our children, but also this land.
New seeds are sown on top of them, but some people do not even see the light and are even humiliated.
Some eventually sprout and bear fruit.
‘This too…’
One of the fruits was now held in Almond’s hand.
‘It’s long and the distance is similar.’
I didn’t know because it was my first time using a sword from the 4th Age.
The threats he had always kept in mind when dealing with the Japanese sword were now in his hands.
At that moment—
“!”
A path appeared to him.
“It’s okay to take a step back when using your attitude.”
I remember the words like a piece of bread.
He was holding a sword.
A story about how to narrow the distance when dealing with Japan through Hwando.
But she briefly made an exception.
“The length is similar. Then something like this is also possible.”
Huung.
Before he knew it, Almond was replicating her movements exactly.
I realized it.
‘There is no need to rush.’
There was no reason to narrow the distance.
Even if this situation was more disappointing, if both sides had the same reach, they could cut it down from an equal distance without having to move too far.
Wow…!
His feet step on the ground and he shifts his weight.
The weight travels through the waist and becomes a rotational force, and the rotational force flows through the outstretched arms and becomes a cutting force in the sharply forged cross section.
Flashing.
It would be correct to express it this way.
Because everything happened in an instant.
“──!”
After about enough time to close and open my eyes.
It was reflected in his widened eyes.
thud.
Honda’s head fell on the floor.
There was not even a single 0.01 second of hesitation.
The joy of completing a task or the appreciation of accomplishment were luxuries.
I had to run right away.
That’s why I ran.
Ride, ride, ride…!
I ran like crazy towards the road marked in red.
’12 seconds.’
Time starts counting in my head.
Numerous pillars pass by.
The red road gradually decreases.
’10 seconds.’
All spectators stand up.
The broadcast team and Heechul in the hospital room also stand up.
The bread collapses and dies. The horse’s hoof
,
trampling on her corpse, gradually approaches love.
Love seems exhausted. You can’t even ride a horse properly if you don’t use your lower body.
The distance narrows quickly.
Shut up! Shut up!
Almond’s feet have already reached the end of the red road.
‘here.’
Drurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
He roughly opens the door to Ringo’s room.
‘doesn’t exist.’
There is no Ringo.
Almond quickly looked at the floor.
I see footprints.
He ran like crazy after it.
‘6 seconds.’
The promised time has come.
Love ultimately puts its hand on the sword.
Crash.
Those holding rifles aim at her at once.
Because only a few slices of bread were processed, the number was not large.
three.
One person running with a sword and two people with rifles.
Love makes decisions.
Sreung…!
He runs in the opposite direction and draws his sword.
Sigh!
The sword cuts off the samurai’s head.
Taang!
At the same time, a bullet from a rifle enters her abdomen.
“…Ugh!”
Almond’s eyes widen.
‘excuse me…!’
found.
Ringo is running away on horseback.
Perhaps because they had prepared in advance, the distance had widened considerably.
It would be faster if Chetam rode a horse, but it is hopeless.
That’s right—
‘3 seconds.’
Taaaaang!
The second shot fired at love.
She couldn’t even dare to dodge or block. Her sword had already cut down the samurai.
She closed her eyes tightly.
[20% health]
Even if the rifle bullet misses, you are virtually dead.
The only hope here is almonds.
He just catches it first.
Piyung!
But the bullet missed.
And that too by a very large margin.
‘arrow?’
It’s an arrow.
Someone had shot the enemy in the arm.
It was a panfish.
He, who survived the sinking of the ship, approaches on horseback.
The horses next to him rush towards him with their swords raised.
The musketeers urgently aim for love again.
‘2 seconds.’
after.
Almond holds his breath and pulls his protest.
Yes.
He took out his bow.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…!
‘only once.’
Right hand shaking violently.
The point at which the tip of the arrow is aimed changes as if making the sign of the cross.
Top right, bottom left, top left….
Almond closes his eyes.
‘1 second.’
Let go of the protest.
The riflemen pull the trigger at the same time.
Taaaaang!
The arrow tears through the wind and flies away.
Soon, deafening cheers erupt.
