◈ 360. [Side Story] Great Challenge
I explained the traps I had prepared to the heroes.
Traps that, if worked well, could end the goblin army in one fell swoop.
When the explanation was over, all the heroes listened with their mouths wide open, looking bewildered. I grinned.
‘I decided to stand on the rules of the game.’
So, use whatever you can. Squeeze out tricks.
If one doesn’t work, two, if two doesn’t work, keep going until three are eaten… … !
“But we shouldn’t neglect our preparations for defensive battles by relying only on these traps.”
Battlegrounds are unpredictable.
Therefore, the most important thing is the standard tactics that have been strengthened through training and experience.
“It is my role to bring out the variable with an unexpected trap. And your role is to conduct a standard defensive battle if these traps don’t work.”
I specified in detail the role each hero party should play in this defense battle.
This defense battle is likely to be prolonged.
From the outpost in front of the lake to the 3 days until they reach the Cross Road and the defense battle at the Cross Road main point.
You may have to fight a long, promiscuous and terrifying battle.
What soldiers need in these circumstances is a clear and core code of conduct.
Even in the chaos of war, he did not forget what he had to do.
I tried to instill this in each party.
“The following is information about the goblin army.”
I briefed them on the enemies we would have to face.
Goblin God King Kali-Alexandre.
And the goblin Amir, who can be said to be the field commander who delivers the voice of the God King.
The elite goblin Janissary who moves like the limbs of a god king.
And regular goblin soldiers… … .
A huge wave of monsters that has never been seen before, totaling 50,000. No, it would be more accurate to call it a tsunami rather than a wave.
“Don’t think of them as ordinary goblins. It is an uncompromising ‘army’ well equipped and commanded by a brilliant commander.”
I told the guys I met in the game what equipment they were using.
They are goblin-like, carry cavalry, have expert archers, and even have chariot corps.
“It would be nice if I could deliver a critical hit with the trap I prepared… We should be prepared in case that doesn’t happen.”
Now it was our turn to tell you the standard strategy we should take in this battle.
I pointed my hand at the base of the map hanging on the wall of the drawing room and said.
“First, the outpost is abandoned.”
Is it because the story of giving up the forward base too easily came out? Again, the heroes were stunned.
But one thing can be said for sure. If you face the goblin army, you can’t defend the outpost. be captured unconditionally
The outpost is located right in front of the Black Lake. When the goblin legion attacks with all its strength intact, there is no ability to stand in front of that number.
No matter how well you fight, your outpost will be captured.
“But we can’t give you an outpost for free. It is a place where we worked hard and rebuilt it.”
When I thought of the money and manpower that went into rebuilding the outpost, I felt like crying.
Isn’t that the only thing, there are not only one or two artifacts installed in the outpost. In addition, everyone worked hard and ignorantly while constructing additional stone walls this time.
I can’t give this place away for free.
“So, first of all, defend the base and accumulate damage to them as much as possible, then-”
Percussion!
I flicked the three spiral-shaped pictures painted on the outpost with my hand.
“Splatter. To the teleport gate.”
In the original game, when an advance base was captured, the troops guarding it were completely annihilated.
However, in this reality, you can build a catapult structure called a teleport gate.
Thanks to this, a safe retreat is guaranteed. So we can fight to the end.
‘… There’s a story I heard from Coco’s old woman who makes teleport gates.’
At that time, Grandma Coco said:
– Entering another world itself is not difficult. The problem is getting back to reality.
– You must have the light of the lighthouse that you call ‘yourself’ so that you can rise again to this reality.
– So sometimes those who are not sure who they are often get lost during the teleport magic. A crab that loses the light of the lighthouse and drifts away.
– Perhaps for this reason, beings who came from nightmares cannot use teleport magic. If they enter the teleport gate, they are all swept away to the other side of the sea.
I don’t know why it’s complicated, but anyway, monsters can’t use teleport gates. Instead, they can destroy the gate.
A safe passage that enemies can’t use!
It is necessary to efficiently pull out this opener equipment to the end.
“Currently, we have expanded up to three teleport gates in our forward base. A small elite force is to defeat them as much as possible with the artifacts and defensive weapons prepared at the forward base, and then escape through the teleport gate.”
Although the advance base is a waste, it is not a waste more than the lives of soldiers.
“Since then, while they are moving north, guerrillas are continuously pouring in as a small party of heroes.”
This road, which normally takes three days from the Black Lake to the Crossroads.
There are also teleport gates that were previously installed here and there.
Use this gate to continuously pour firepower and accumulate damage as much as possible.
“After that, when they come to the front of the Cross Road… We will do our best to defeat the remaining ones by mobilizing all the know-how we have accumulated over the years.”
Killzone.
death loop.
crossfire.
Castle walls and artifacts.
my heroes and soldiers.
Against their dog-like numbers, this is also an all-out war. It’s Total War. Use whatever you can write.
‘The beauty of the original defense game is to replace the ridiculous number of enemies with this side’s arrangement and tactics.’
… If the trap I prepared works well, I won’t have to go this far.
Anyway, load all the bullets you can fire. Because preparation is never too much or too little.
This is how the lecture on the traps I dug and the standard tactics to take if the traps don’t work is over.
Afterwards, discussions and meetings on detailed tactics with each party leader followed.
***
It was almost evening when the long meeting was over.
Dismissing the heroes and coming out, I saw a red-haired wizard waiting in a daze on a chair in front of the drawing room.
It was Lily. I reached out and waved my hand at her.
“Lily! I was going to stop by the alchemy workshop because I had something to discuss with you. Did you come first?”
“… .”
“Ah, by the way, you are not participating in this battle. Focus on managing the artifacts on the wall.”
In preparation for this defense battle, almost all of the artifacts possessed by the Crossroads were installed on the walls.
Lily, who oversees the use of these artifacts, was in a situation where she could not go into battle realistically.
And there was a little consideration.
‘Lily was attacked by goblins when she was young.’
You said the village was attacked by goblins. At that time, she lost her entire family, and in order not to be hurt by the goblin’s sword, Lily awakened the characteristic [flame skin].
A property that drains all physical attacks instead of consuming mana. It was very useful when I beat stage 0.
… In any case, it is too cruel an order for Lily to deal with the goblins. So, from the beginning, I had no intention of committing myself to this defensive battle.
‘Come to think of it, it was said that it was the elven slaves the Lily family took care of who opened the village’s barriers so that the village could be attacked… … .’
It’s a story I heard a long time ago, but I vaguely remembered it.
It’s the story Lily told me when she first met God Hand. That’s why Lily came to hate elves.
But now the two of you are dating.
It looks like we fought again this morning… … .
“… .”
When I looked away from Lily, who was sitting with a dark face, I saw God Hand standing in front of her with a hard face.
“… .”
There was a dark, awkward air between the two of them.
I felt awkward for no reason, so I hurriedly cleared my throat and stepped back. Sup.
‘This is why I don’t date… … .’
really. not that i can’t I just don’t do it because it’s complicated, there are so many things to worry about, and it hurts so often.
really.
no really!
“… Lily.”
God Hand, having made up his mind, stepped forward.
“More of our story… .”
“Let’s do it later, God Hand.”
Lily smiled bitterly and avoided God Hand’s eyes.
“I have to discuss with Her Highness regarding the installation of the artifact.”
“… .”
God Hand shut up and backed away, and Lily winked at me.
“Let’s go, Your Highness. The time is running out, so we have to finish the installation quickly.”
“Yeah… .”
Lily moved forward, pushing the wheels with her hands.
God Hand stood nailed to his seat and looked at her back.
In the meantime, I didn’t know what to do, but quickly caught up behind Lily.
‘This is why in-house dating… … No, love on the front line is the problem!’
Heroes in love on my frontline, I beg you! If you’re going to date, get married and make it 100 years old! If it breaks for no reason, the atmosphere becomes terrible!
***
Outpost.
When I arrived here with Lily, I saw workers working diligently on the stone walls even just before sunset. Alchemists are also diligently installing artifacts.
Lily was exhausted, but she did her job thoroughly.
We checked the artifacts installed in the outpost and discussed the order of operation and combination efficiency.
At the end of the inspection of the outpost artifacts, Lily sighed and said,
“Your Highness is really amazing.”
“huh?”
I was puzzled. Why are you praising me all of a sudden?
“… Ever since I encountered a legion of black spiders here before. No matter how difficult the situation was, His Highness did not give up and eventually won the victory.”
“… .”
“If it were me… I would have given up long ago.”
Lily shook her head reluctantly.
“Isn’t it? When faced with a high wall that they cannot overcome, they usually get frustrated and give up.”
Her hands burrowed into her immobilized legs.
“A person like Your Highness who devises a way to overcome that wall and then puts it into practice and finally gets over it… … He must be a great hero who changes the world. I have neither the courage nor the will to do so.”
“Lily.”
“I am… Because I am an ordinary human being. therefore… .”
“Lily!”
Interrupting Lily, I smiled.
“Did you look like I was going over the walls all at once?”
“… yes. You actually did. You never fail… … .”
“no.”
Standing in front of Lily, I grinned.
“I failed 741 times to get over that one wall.”
“… yes?”
“No, actually a lot more than that. It was very shattered.”
It’s 741 times just for game rounds.
How many times did you actually lose in that round?
How many defeats did I have to get used to this game.
“You don’t know how many battles I’ve lost and how many men I’ve lost on the way here.”
“… .”
Lily didn’t quite understand, but I continued.
The important thing is not how many times I failed. It would be a single failure that might be in front of her.
It must be the fear of failure.
“I am a normal human being just like you, Lily. I am afraid of failure and I still want to give up and run away.”
“… .”
“But there is something I am proud of. Yes, I did not give up.”
Round 742.
I have reached the end of the gearco game.
And I believe in the memory of that victory and now I am challenging again.
“There are no great people in this world, Lily. There are only great challenges that ordinary people rise up to face.”
… It’s not a sentence I made up, it’s just a quote from a famous soldier on Earth.
favorite phrase
Because I truly believe that too.
“Everyone faces a wall in their life. And whether the wall is high or low, I think the very act of trying to overcome it is great.”
Whether it’s a monster in front of you,
prejudice against a disability,
marriage to a different race, or whatever –
any challenge against the wall is great.
“Lily. You have already overcome great challenges. You defeated the Black Spider Queen with me, and even though you can’t use your legs, you’re working without shortage as a senior wizard here at the Monster Front.”
I went back behind Lily and grabbed her wheelchair handle.
“Even if you come now and give up without crossing one more wall. Everyone will understand you.”
“… .”
“But if you’re going to cross that wall in front of you again… … I will do my best to help. As one of the normal people next to you.”
“… .”
“What do you want to do?”
Lily lowered her head, and after a while, spoke in a sobbing voice.
“… I like God Hand.”
I chuckled.
Lily clenched her fists and spat out as if promising.
“I want to be with that person for the rest of my life… .”
