932 < 929 Hr 6. Strategic Showdown (1) >

Ian was the King of Lotus before he was the Knights of the Celestial Dragons.

For this reason, he was intimately aware of almost all content related to internal affairs.

Ordinary users may not have been able to experience content within the territory for more than a year, but it was very familiar to Ian.

As a result, Ian's content adaptation rate was unmatched.

‘Well, the structure itself is similar to a territorial structure, but it's much faster. ’

Ian recognized that the fortress combat system was almost similar in structure to RTS games.

Structure that wins by building buildings and building units within limited resources and demolishing the opposing faction.

However, a significant difference from common RTS was that resource acquisition was not achieved through gathering.

Since the dimensional power points accumulated when killing each other's knights and soldiers produced by each other were resources, if you start to suffer losses in one battle, you will have to continue to be structurally pushed.

All warfare has an important impact on winning and losing battles, making it an even more intense battle.

Moreover, building construction or unit production time itself was much shorter than typical RTS, so it would have been a tremendous speed battle.

‘Calderas would have taken the fortress by now... … What strategy would they have chosen? ’

Ian, who climbed the castle tower, gave a sharp look at the distant fortress across the field.

Immediately after occupying the citadel for the first time, the guild's choice was largely two categories.

Use the resources you acquired while occupying the Citadel to recruit all troops and start building the Citadel with minimal troop production and first by constructing and upgrading the Citadel.

With both directionalities in place, even Ian could not easily predict what kind of strategy Calderas would use.

‘Maybe we can mix two directions appropriately and move……. ’

That's why Ian was nervous.

Now Lotus' first choice was stranded towards construction and development rather than troop production.

If Calderas had walked into a gunfight from the start, it would have been a difficult fight.

‘Kai seems to have a higher chance of improving his performance...... ’

And when Ian came up with that idea,

- Ah, the gates of Calderas are opening!

- Looks like they're going to make the first move on Calderas!

The voice of the commentators echoes through the battlefield, and Calderas' forces begin to roar.

* * *

Two massive fortresses on the last battlefield of Portugal.

But just because the size is large, it is not immediately proportional to the defensive strength of the fortress.

At present, both fortresses are basically basic fortresses with no aquatic reinforcement whatsoever.

For this reason, it was a bad choice to lead the battlefield into water warfare.

Because the strategic advantage of the wall was much greater risk of breaching it.

“Five more minutes. Five more minutes. ”

At Ian's words, everyone immediately nodded.

Everyone understood what that five minutes meant.

Time it takes to upgrade the Command Tower and produce an upgraded troop.

It was exactly five minutes.

“Spend all your remaining resources on regular soldiers and spin all defense-enhancement upgrades in technology research buildings. ”

“You won't even be able to tap the Attack Upgrade side until you've finished enhancing your defense? ”

“There are many ways to cover firepower. Just hang in there for now. ”

“Okay, brother. ”

Ian quickly finished his order to consume the small amount of resources he had left behind, and immediately flew up to heaven on an iron.

You little...!

Then the rest of the knights flew up behind Ian.

Flash-!

Then the gates of Lotus Castle began to open slowly.

Queek, queek, quee-!

Now that we have received the initial rush from Calderas with all our might, we need to get all our forces out of Lotus first.

‘Fortunately, the map is not an open plain. ’

Ian quickly controlled Iron, speeding up to take control of the terrain he had in mind.

Fighting in as many terrain and narrow locations as possible will increase your chances of surviving with small troops.

And as the distance between the two camps got closer, the heat in the battlefield began to get hotter.

- Ah, finally Lotus and Calderas! These two guilds met on the battlefield!

-Isn 't the guild ranked 1st and 2nd on a global basis?

- Yes, sir!

- Based on the known data so far, these are places with different levels of power than other ranker guilds.

- But the numbers on Calderas are overwhelming. Why?

- Maybe it's choice and focus. It's not just troop production in resource consumption options.

Lotus and Calderas have been compared almost every time since the Middle Ages opened.

The first brawl between the two guilds, which had never been fought properly because of the other dimension of the active world, was of interest to all users around the world.

“Where do I win? ”

“This is a wild guess. ”

“But won't Ian's Lotus win in the end? ”

“Kai has shown me so far... ”

And just as those users had expected, all of Ian's summoners began to be summoned in turn.

* * *

Monitoring room of LB's planning team.

Najchan, sitting in the dark monitoring room, was unable to take his eyes off the large screen.

And that was not only for Nazchan, but also for other members of the planning team.

Of course, it's the work of the planning team, which is still stacked up endlessly.

Najchan, the team leader, insisted that everyone should watch this historic moment together.

And there was no reason for the team to complain.

Ian loves the planning team.).

“You're stuck.”

“Khh...! ”

“The first battle alone reveals two guild tendencies. ”

“Yes. As you said, Lotus picks up the tech and Calderas picks up the early rush. ”

The members of the planning team were more knowledgeable about the final battle than anyone else at this moment.

He would, as they all participated in almost every process, from the very beginning to the detailed planning settings.

That's why they enjoyed broadcasting more than just ordinary users watching the battle.

“I think it's because the Knight Leaders are moving conservatively, right? ”

“That's right. When Kana or Ian or each other die, there are three games...... We have to move carefully. ”

“Slow Lotus seems to be pushing...? ”

As I listened to the team's bold talks, I didn't expect Nazi's gaze to fall off the screen.

Once an aspect of the first battle had gone as he expected, it was completely unpredictable what the outcome of this battle would be.

‘Even Kai, who is more aggressive than Ian...... can't get to the front easily. ’

In fact, what Najchan was most worried about as a promoter was that the game was over as soon as it started.

I've prepared a lot of content related to the fortress, but since the beginning, it would be too pointless if the knight commanders started fighting and decided to abandon it.

But fortunately, that didn't happen.

Rather, both guilds were aiming to make the most of their troops and were moving exactly as planned.

‘This is so okay that I'm more anxious...... This battle is going on normally? ’

Najchan focused more and more on the battlefield, tapering his tongue to see if his lips were dry.

At this rate, Lotus, who had been pushed back a little bit, eventually gave in to extradition, or at the last minute, a dramatic additional troop was produced to reverse the situation.

There was no other painting except for one of two situations.

Of course, the battlefield itself was fun enough, but I was hoping for some surprises.

But that's when.

“Hey, boss, over there! ”

As one member of the team's voice slightly raised, Najchan, who later discovered ‘something’, reflexively stood up.

* * *

The troops that were poured out of all the resources in Calderas were apparently neutral troops who were guarding the fortress for the first time.

But apart from that, the difference in combat strength between when it was neutral NPC and when it was a soldier in the Calderas camp was on a different level.

The level itself was the same 130-150 levels, but now there are various supports for Calderas rankers.

The threat was of a different level, even if it was the same 'dimensional knight’, as the existing top-tier buffs, heels, and ranged dealer support shootings were in harmony.

Of course, the Lotus faction's dimensional soldiers were the same, but the problem was that the number of troops was four times different.

Black Bull -!

Ian slashes a knight neatly with the Judgment Sword and wipes the sweat off his forehead.

‘As expected, it's not easy. ’

It has not been heavily pushed so far, but Ian was certainly aware of the Commander's position.

The moment the crack breaks on the defensive line, the moment it drops into outer space is a moment.

- We have to make a decision.

- What?

- Don't take the battlefield backwards, we have to decide now.

In Hers' urgent message, Ian nods.

I knew very well what he was going to say.

But apart from that, Ian's expression was very calm.

I was just measuring the timing, which is how I would react, because I've been thinking about it from the start.

‘Just three...! I'm coming back in three. ’

Shhh!

Ian then drew his Judgment Blade and flew up to the front.

“Remir, now! ”

“Got it!”

“Levia, help me. ”

“Yep!"

Ian is swarming towards the front of the battlefield with a brief order, whether he's told us something beforehand.

Ian, Ian's moving to the front!

- The captain moved himself!

The white light and flame air currents in his body began to converge at the same time.

- The knight Remir cast the ‘Crack of Crimson Flame’ magic.

- The knight Levia has declared the temple.

- The knight Levia used the "welcome light" magic.

- The Summoner ‘Elkarix’ has used his unique ability ‘Dragonic Barrier’.

…… approximate…….

- Move the coordinates with the effect of the 'Magic Crack’.

Whoo-hoo!

Ian suddenly appeared in the middle of the battlefield after he disappeared from the air, caught in the fire.

Ian's new stature then began to divide into two, three.