22. Hidden Strategy (1)
“The defense tower strategy will make our early rush much stronger. “Because there is a certain probability that it can completely destroy the game.”
Cookie gathered and explained aces of the archer position, including Almond.
Kiririk.
He holds a short bow and pulls the bowstring.
After waiting for a moment, a faint light burns at the tip of the pen and [Concentration] unfolds.
Ugh…!
The light that burns brighter and brighter reaches its peak at some point and emits an audible sound.
Kiiiiing!
“The problem is that even if you use the maximum concentration time of 3 seconds, the shortbow’s range is similar to the English longbow.”
Paang!
The arrow shot by Cookie flies towards the defense tower and soon falls over.
The range is out of reach.
“If you want to break through a defense tower with a shortbow, there is only one way.”
Cookie runs while pulling the bow as a demonstration.
Crash.
Enter the defense tower range.
The archer on top of the defense tower shot the cookie.
The first attack was easy to avoid because the defense tower was a type where the projectile speed increased the more you fired.
Whi profit.
An arrow passes over Cookie’s shoulder.
Cookie immediately ran further and pulled the bowstring.
Paang──
The arrow that flew was aimed precisely at the head of the soldier on top of the defense tower.
──Sigh!
It hits the center of the forehead and the soldier falls.
Even though it wasn’t actual combat use, it was amazing archery skills.
This was even more so considering that he was a commander.
In any case, Joseon’s archer aces had all accurately learned how to attack defense towers.
Almond has even done it a few times in real life.
The problem is that only Almond did it by using the Joseon Gakgung in the basic battle.
‘It’s my first time too.’
This is my first time trying Almond with a short bow.
Piyuung….
Two arrows fired from the field split the sky.
Everything felt like slow motion.
It was so slow that it felt boring.
“I’m not good at shooting exactly where… It’s good if I can just hit hard.”
Panga wasn’t always confident about intercepting the head.
The shooting skills, whether you hit or miss, are excellent, not to mention world-class, but the accuracy is poor.
So, I rarely give orders to aim for the head.
He just changed the order to shoot someone in the head.
That’s how urgent the current situation is.
You have to clean it up right away and move on.
‘Will it work?’
I see two arrows slowly flying towards me.
On the left are almonds and on the right are pancakes.
Reached from the left.
At this point, Almond began pulling the bowstring again.
If anything went astray, we had to respond immediately.
──Sigh!
“!”
One falls.
‘Was it right?’
When one of the soldiers begins to lie down, everything seems to go by quickly, as if time has returned to its original state.
Plop!
In the blink of an eye, it was all over.
Both soldiers glide away with arrows planted side by side on their foreheads.
Yes.
Both were hits.
[You got it right!!!]
Kinggyul’s shout rang out.
This was not heard by the players, but the cheers of the audience were different.
“Waaaaaaaa!”
It resonates clearly.
thud. thud.
My heart was racing.
[You got it right! both! Both on your head! You pass in one shot! There is no one on the defense tower!]
[This! Can Joseon really do this!? Do you show surprises from the first game?!]
[If you think about it, even in sports, surprises are best in the first game!? When your body is not yet fully relaxed!]
That’s right. Perhaps the beginning of a great disaster.
Almond looked to the side.
Panga’s eyes were wide open. He looks more focused than ever.
The blood boils in his throat and he lets out a shout.
“Let’s go!!!”
Almond and Panga started running straight across the defense tower.
Ssssssssuk!
The sound of the wind rustling through the fields tickled my ears.
There was no interruption. There was no manpower to interfere.
[If this happens, how will Frank respond!?]
[At least belatedly, the assistant commander rides a horse and chases after him…]
The only way for the enemy to chase him is for the assistant commander to chase after him on horseback.
[The assistant commander is starting to leave his position little by little!]
[Ah! But now! How many archers have fallen again? Frank! Is it slowly breaking through now?]
In addition to the almonds and pangers, the archers keep trying to get over.
In the meantime, if the assistant commander is absent, it means that there will be no one to directly lead the camp on the spot.
Of course, water will leak out like a bottomless pot.
[ah! As the assistant commander disposes of the archers who eventually crossed over, Almond and Panga are still no-mark!] I
don’t know who the archers were, but thanks to their sacrifice, Panga and Almond were able to run to the place where the gold mine was completely visible.
‘see…!’
I see a gold mine.
“done! Very big! You have to apply it! “Amond!”
“You better remain calm.”
“Oh yeah. Huh.”
Peeing! Peeing!
A place where General Commander Cookie’s ping is loud.
[Attack]
Enemy gold mine.
And…
peeing!
[Caution]
The place where the caution ping is recorded is the village hall.
Civil M is the best defense system after workers are created and before the [Castle] is built after the 3rd era.
It cannot be compared to a defense tower.
You should fight as far out of the village center range as possible.
It’s definitely annoying, though.
[ah! What should I do when there is a village hall!? You absolutely have to build a community center near a gold mine! Frank!]
[That’s a barbarian soldier! It only becomes a problem when melee infantry is in check!]
For archers, it is not much of a problem.
Due to the game system, it is not possible to build a village hall right next to a gold mine.
It had to be built at some distance.
So, if long-range archers begin to check, the village hall is not a significant threat.
[Ahhh! That’s why it’s fatal to level up to Age 2 first and then join the archers!?]
It’s already a disaster for the archers to come in here at this timing in the first place.
[yes! Even Joseon’s archers have that!]
-Should we do “that”?
-What is that?
-Aren’t you concentrating?
What Kinggyul was trying to talk about was the concentrated faction.
If workers load a shortbow with the maximum concentration faction and then shoot it, they will be injured and unable to carry out their mission even if they hit the torso.
Since the range is longer, being able to shoot from further away from the community center is a bonus.
[We’re almost there now! The high point is right in front of you! We are now at the intersection!]
[Ah! Workers do not evacuate! I have to somehow extract enough gold to hold down even one more knight!?]
Almond and Panga gradually narrowed the distance between them and the gold mine.
“This should be enough!”
Panga, which had a good sense of distance, settled down first.
“Hey hey! Where!?”
Almonds go a little further forward.
The distance he caught was the distance he could hit when using the concentration faction at its maximum.
“Please tell me the intersection of the hall.”
“Uh… oh okay! Go slow! slowly!”
I keep running.
“There you are! stop!!!”
It’s almost like reaching the community center intersection.
“yes.”
Almond sits on a rock. Take out the arrow with a ball and place it on the floor.
puck!
‘Focus is definitely a good faction, but…’
He quickly pulls the bowstring.
Kiririk…!
‘Slow.’
Paaang!
His arrow flew.
The commentary was so overwhelming that there was no time to say anything.
Paang!
Another arrow was fired.
Let’s go!
“Oops!”
A worker carrying gold collapses. Blood pours out from the arrow stuck in the head.
After that, the worker right next to him also collapses.
Next, next to that next to that.
It was like watching a terrible epidemic.
“Waaaaaa!!!”
The cheering squad’s cheers became increasingly louder.
“Oh~~! Oooooh~!”
He even sings a song.
It’s a frenzy.
It was such enormous damage.
[AA AA AA! Everyone dies!]
[Sweeping them all by hitting their heads without focusing on the faction!!]
Next, Panga neutralizes the workers from a distance.
Pow!
One worker is hit by an arrow filled with the maximum concentration of factions on his stomach and falls down, foaming at the mouth.
“Krrrr…Ugh.”
Frankish gold procurement per minute noticeably slows down.
[How do I do this!? What is Frank’s decision?]
If you avoid the workers, you will prevent immediate damage, but you will be behind in the amount of gold procurement.
If you don’t avoid the workers, you will be able to dig up some gold…
[Looking at the rate at which they are dying now, you should avoid the workers!]
It was hard to imagine the damage caused by two archers.
Literally a plague.
This is the mortality rate of the Black Death.
-Crazy Plague Mond
– Wow
– this at the end intersection!?
-Please nerf the shortbow~
Hahaha! phut!
Almond and Panga continued to fire arrows like crazy.
Was it as long as 10 seconds?
[Ahhh! We are retreating!]
The workers stopped digging for gold and started running.
Almond did not miss those who ran away.
Ugh…!
[Concentration]
From this point on, he also started using the concentration faction.
[Ah, almonds! I’m finally starting to focus! Such fighting sense! It’s so good!]
[That’s right! At first, just shoot with high rate of fire! If you take just one step forward from now on, you’ll be at the village hall intersection!? It’s all about concentration!]
Paang!
An arrow imbued with the light of concentration flies and hits the worker in the back of the head.
pop!
“Oops!”
Ugh…!
After gathering concentration again.
Paang!
One worker who was running away falls again.
[It’s terrible! The Black Death!!]
-Now they just call it the Black Death haha
-ㄹㅇ It’s at the level of the Black Death haha
-Almond pesto ㄷㄷ
[Has it gotten to the point where ggs are coming out at this point!?]
[Ah, I think I just need to shake it a little more! I do not know! Since it’s a competition, I won’t give up easily! The article is still out!?]
[Ah! Yes! Frank even decided to build a gold mine somewhere else!?]
[Yes. It’s very far away, so it’s inefficient, but it’s not visible from Joseon’s line of sight! I’m going to continue the game like this… Huh?!]
But that was then.
──Sigh!
A scream is heard from behind.
“What the fuck…!”
The panger was hit by an arrow.
“!?”
Almond glanced back.
Two more arrows are already flying.
Plop!
Panga collapsed in an instant.
“Ah… somehow it fits my head well!”
dump.
-Pangcheomji ㅠㅠㅠ
-It’s a good day…
-I hit the head, but why can’t I win!
[uh!? When did this arrive!?]
[These are the archers we produced earlier! There are two!]
There are as many as two Frankish archers.
It was a route I hadn’t seen before because the commentators were so excited. They came back intentionally for a surprise attack.
They were slowly aiming their bowstrings at Almond.
gulp.
Almond swallowed dry saliva.
It wasn’t because I was afraid of the two archers.
‘It’s already time…’
The implications of the creation of these archers are even more frightening.
This means that enough time has passed for two archers to appear.
just as expected.
[Royal Knight – Completed]
Pabaam──!
With the sound of trumpets resounding, a royal knight rides a white horse and reveals his majestic appearance.
* * *
“ruler. ruler. Be calm! “You knew it was going to come out anyway!?”
As the royal article appeared, the broadcasters’ voices also became more urgent.
I knew it would come out, but I was so excited about catching workers that I missed it.
“But the archers couldn’t get inside as much as I thought! Should the checks end here?”
“How many archers are still running towards Almond right now!?”
“four? There are about three! The problem is the defense tower! “The defense tower has been reactivated, so we have to go back!”
“It looks like Almond is running away!”
In order to keep control, Almond had to run away.
In fact, an order to retreat is given from Cookie.
It is a short retreat towards the forest.
This is the most rigorous method of keeping archers in check.
It keeps getting on my mind as I go back and forth towards the forest.
“forest! The route is good, right!? First of all, it’s awkward to come in on horseback! If necessary, it can also interfere with the opponent’s tree digging!”
Although it was not as efficient as keeping gold mines in check, it was possible to keep trees in check.
“yes. Yes. And you’ll probably be reunited with your crew in the forest.”
Just then, reinforcements also arrive along the forest road.
“But this article came out. “Will the checks continue?”
It was impossible to deal with knights without spearmen. It’s especially crazy to fight with a bow.
“Hmm…”
At this point, Kinggyul looks at Joseon’s upgrade list.
‘The karma of the 3rd era is delayed. Than you think.’
Compared to the rapid arrival of the 2nd era, the transition to the 3rd era is delayed.
There must be a reason for that.
Resources were spent elsewhere. A different place from the usual tech tree.
Kinggyul had a guess.
‘also…!’
You are doing some kind of upgrade that is not easy to press.
gulp.
Kinggyul swallowed dry saliva.
‘It’s a gamble. It really means that it will end in the second era.’
Do we have to do this to defeat the Franks?
It was as if Joseon had given up on Gakgung during the 3rd era.
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