Matan’s Shooter - Chapter 264
Burke understood Leeha’s sense of urgency. His playful expression disappeared in an instant.
“Are you in a hurry? Anyway, the preparation time is-”
“It’s urgent. We can’t have complicated conversations, but I have a way to know the urgency of the situation. And right now, I received a ‘red light’. It’s urgent, no, it’s not just urgent. Commander Burke.”
“……Damn, I was prepared for it, but I didn’t know that I’d be fighting like a land dog. Do you know what we’ll be like?”
After a few attempts, the Sailfish and the small boat were connected With the feeling of floating into the air, the boat was pulled over the Sailfish.
“What is it?”
“We lose strength.”
Burke swallowed his words in embarrassment. Leeha knew what it meant.
“It can’t be helped that you lose strength! And the important thing is not to really fight. The important thing is that the commander and the soldiers of Dike Beach advance all over the Marching Plains. And the fact that you are going to Minis from there!”
Not only the NPCs but also the users.
These are those who gained experience while handling ships on the sea and leveling up.
In Middle Earth, where the acquired skill and proficiency of each skill differ depending on how they grew up in the same class, even users had to have different combat methods between the navy and army.
However, it was good enough for Leeha. There might be some degree of weakness, but there are still a lot of them.
It was more meaningful than Fibiel’s large army advanced on the Marching Plains.
‘We should hurry before the ‘hidden enemy’ in Minis notices. If they hear the news of Kraven and find out that our army is going to the Marching Plains, they will be shocked.’
Fibiel’s army advancing from Dike Beach would exceed their expectation.
In other words, there will be a variable that would cause a ‘puncture’ in the huge encirclement network they have prepared. They would not have seen the sudden variable coming.
Their plan was to have Faust and Crowley position in Marching Plains to attack Fibiel’s main force, however, even if it worked, the army from the ‘Dike Beach Campaign’ will be positioned behind Faust and Crowley.
They will surround and try to attack each other!
Leeha wanted that kind of variable.
In other words, he wanted to improve the probability of that situation happening even by 1%.
“Good, I’m going to order to go back at full speed.”
“Yes, and commander, do you know what to do? Because I can use magic to move immediately-”
“You mean I have to go to the old man Granville without delay by passing through the Marching Plains with all my might?”
“Yes. Please.”
Seeing Leeha’s impatient expression, Burke grinned. It was leisure that only a middle-aged man could have.
“Ho, really. I may look crazy to your eyes, but I am Fibiel’s naval commander.”
“Yes?”
“You don’t have to carry everything on your own. Don’t worry about this, because we will go quickly even if all those guys in our navy die. As for Drake, keep calm.”
Burke stuck out his chest and proudly said.
Consolation not comfort, wit not humor. Hearing the NPC naval commander’s words, Leeha felt somewhat emotional.
Yes, he was definitely impatient. There was a saying that haste makes waste. Now it was the time to refresh his mind.
Leeha answered Burke’s words with a smile.
“C-Cough. Okay. But if you kill all of them, will you come to the Marching Plains alone?”
“Puhahaha! That’s true, too. In any case, tell the old man first to not go to the other world and wait.”
Burke held out his hand. Leeha held out his hand as well.
It was less than 12 hours that he was confident in the whole of Dike Beach, but perhaps it was because they had fought a short and intense battle together, and he could feel a deep comradeship that transcends ranks.
“I will really tell him the exact words you told me.”
“Then! That’s the only way you’ll get hit? He must have a hard time sleeping because of his old age, puhahahaha!”
From their first meeting to their last, he was an absurd NPC. Leeha did not cast the chain teleport skill until after Burke’s joke was over.
At around 9 am, the sun had completely risen and it was a dazzling morning, but the atmosphere in Fibiel’s main forces was heavy. The entire 1.66 million Fibiel troops who entered Minis were in a perfect formation for the Minis Capital.
Standing in front of them was the Commander-in-Chief of Fibiel, Fibiel’s Pillar, Granville.
“What was the significance of our existence in an era when the means of war have overtaken the means of peace.”
The silver-haired old knight on horseback raised his voice lightly.
The magically amplified voice spread within a range sufficient to be heard by the entire Fibiel Army.
A whopping 1.66 million people gathered, but there was no noise. Except for the occasional sound of the wind on the great plains, the silence was unrealistic.
The voice of the old knight leaked out again from within.
“We are the last hope of our country.”
All the eyes of Fibiel users and NPCs were focused on Granville. Everyone knew by now what the situation was.
“The final victory or defeat in this decisive battle is in your hands, not mine. After the united decisive battle against the Demon King, the trumpet that calls for hope is being heard again.”
There was depth in the commander-in-chief’s words. There was a ringing. Even though they knew it was a game, the words of the final victory or defeat that he spoke of were enough to completely convey to the users.
“Do you desire reward? There will be. However, it does not mean material reward. Hope doesn’t come from a single gold coin. Your heart will be filled with confidence and pride for fighting for your country regardless of rewards.”
It was a game made by the hands of the users.
Because the flow of the situation and its ending will change Middle Earth again. Some people remain on the battlefield simply because of their curiosity. Gradually, the intoxication and excitement of the users and Granville’s voice gained strength. As if responding to that voice, the hearts of the users began to beat more and more.
“And we will be recorded. At last, as those who made the name of Fibiel to the world, a history that is beyond the individual will remember us!”
The light voice of an old knight became like that of a roaring beast. The commander-in-chief then raised his sword slowly. It was a sword that sparkled in the morning sunlight, and it was a small polarized light, but all the Fibiel users received the illusion as if they had seen it in front of their eyes.
“Raise your swords, lads.”
Uwooooohhhh.
“Sing your spells, ladies!”
Uwoooooh.
“Do not be afraid, children of Fibiel!”
Ohhhh! Ohhhh!
The horrifying roar soon turned into cheers. When Granville’s every word flew into the users’ ears.
“All troops-!”
Granville turned his back. The commander-in-chief, looking at the sea of allies, showed his back to them and finally swung his sword.
“-Charge!”
As if waiting with that cry, the Fibiel army exploded.
Waaaaaaaaah-!
The army of 1.66 million began their charge.
The most advantageous thing for the breakthrough was the formation that could be used because there were no wedge-shaped or mounted troops, but infantry that could explode at the moment beyond horseback riding.
“Hwangryong-!”
Hwangryong-!
“Lailai-!”
Lailai-!
Standing in the center was Hwangryong, one of the largest guilds in Fibiel! Based on Pei Wu, who stood at the front, the number of personnel in yellow clothes spreads all over the sides, and the number of tankers protecting them and keeping pace with them was indeed over 300,000.
“Keep your pace! Being ahead in war will only lead to death!”
“Do not go wrong by coveting the ball! Hide behind the tanks and charge!”
Since they and the tankers were running together, their speed was not as fast as usual, but that was enough. On the great plains near Minis’ capital, the dust generated by Fibiel army was endless.
“Sir Granville. Will this be okay?”
“What do you mean?”
Fibiel’s advisor looked at Granville.
Neither the enemy nor the allies could hide their formation from each other, so everyone could see the distance and number. Minis’ formation, which the advancing Fibiel had to face, was somehow different from usual.
“The enemy’s formation…… it feels like a trap, but…”
Minis’ formation was in the form of a wedge with the center slightly protruding toward Fibiel. Considering that the normal defensive formation was a method of indenting and luring inward, or considering that it was a straight line, Minis’ formation was rather similar to that of an attacking force.
In other words, an offensive wedge and a defensive wedge collided. From the defender’s point of view, it was an arrangement that left the side empty.
If Fibiel spread its left and right wing towards that point, even the 1.3 million Minis force would never be able to fight comfortably, so what the hell were they doing?
“I know.”
“Yes?”
Granville closed his eyes and pointed to the two ends of the army that was about to collide. Dust was rising from both ends, left and right.
“T-there-”
“I just got a report. The garrison troops that had been spread all over Minis left the castle and gathered.”
What if they spread the Fibiel group widely and hit the empty side of Minis’ central defense group shaped in a pendulum? Defenders who have been hiding in the castles everywhere in Minis will attack through the gaps in the thin attack layer!
“A-are we keeping the charging order? If the left wing and right wing keep breaking through the enemy’s defenses as they are-”
“Everyone would be expecting something, but what? And the Fox of the Prairie overlooked one thing.”
“What… are you talking about?”
“In this world…… there are some things that could not be overcome by mere scheming.”
Granville’s eyes shone. Granville knew all too well that he can’t beat Ewin in schemes. Users around him, especially Ram Hwayeon, who took on the role of rear supply and messenger, listened to him.
“What is it, commander?”
“I think the guild master of Hwahong already knows.”
Granville looked at Ram Hwayeon and smiled.
“M-me? If it’s something that cannot be overturned by schemes…”
Her head went taut. What can’t be overturned by scheming? Their guild war with Byeolcho suddenly came to mind. Even though Hyein ran wildly, what did she think?
‘Clash of Strength!’
Granville glanced at her change of expression and spoke again.
“You know? A typical example is the current situation. A few enemies cannot besiege many enemies.”
Fibiel’s army of 1.66 million against Minis’ Army of 1.3 million.
“At least if they were going to use such a basic strategy against me, they should have moved faster. Huuu…… I am a step ahead, Ewin.”
Granville whispered softly to his rival, who could not hear it.
There were 100,000 troops aiming at Fibiel’s left and right wings, but they still need some time to reach.
If they join, the Minis army will have a total of 1.5 million troops and there will only have a 160,000 troop difference, but if they do not reach in time, the difference would still be 360,000 troops.
Granville was confident. Before the enemy on the sides arrives, they will be able to defeat the enemy with the 360,000 troop difference.
The Pillar instructed the strategy, step by step, silently and surely.
At that moment, the first collision occurred at the junction of the two armies.
(To be continued…)
