Season 3: Chapter 79: Gojoseon (3)
As always, each community speculated about the odds of Korea's victory before the match began. Indeed, serious discussions took place in professional communities like Embul.
[Long Read: Predictions on Both Teams' Strategies]
[Key Points Korea Might Try in Today's Match]
[Analysis of Expected Spanish Strategies]
However, a major community was far removed from such productive discussions.
[Korea gets cocky after just one win, feels just like watching the World Cup lol]
[Think they can win again after beating Naville? What shamelessness? lolol]
This was LIL Pro. Here, instead of discussions, it was essentially a battleground of insults.
[Seems like they'll be salted with ham ^o^]
[Nationalist fools need to calm down for real lol]
[Korea should just be thankful for beating France]
These users considered it a fluke that Korea had beaten France and did not expect another victory. Such were the arguments on one side.
[Traitors idolizing Japan, I want to hang them upside down and beat the hell out of them]
[Korea can handle Spain better than the French, right???]
[What do these fools here know about Civil Empire to babble so much lol just support them~]
[It's a fact that Spain is manageable, but there are so many losers here]
The other side thought that Korea would win and would strongly cheer despite their lack of knowledge.
— Just enjoy it~ you losers, don't ruin the mood
└ For real lol, even if it seems like we can't win, it's fun to think we can and support them, idiots
└ They think like that because their lives are full of defeats, try to understand
└ lol, just~~~ nationalist fools blindly rush in without thinking, biting and sucking
└ (Middle finger)
Although everyone was united during the match against France, why did they suddenly split into different factions? Some raised the issue that LIL Pro talked too little about LIL.
[Kick out those talking about Civil Empire, manager]
[Damn, is this LIL Pro or Embul?]
[Let's talk about LIL]
Since Civil Empire gained popularity, they claimed that talk of LIL had completely disappeared. They only wanted to talk about LIL on LIL Pro.
At face value, nothing seemed wrong with their argument. However, this obvious argument wasn't taking hold for a reason.
[Are we going back to basic farming outside our room? No way lol]
The state of LIL Pro after Korea’s defeat in the LIL Cup was still dismal.
[We will never go back to LILpocalypse]
[The era of Civil Empire dominance is better than the friendly chat room days lol]
[Just because they can't engage in clique behavior, they're stirring up and saying Korea will lose lol]
The faction that once dominated LIL Pro was stirring trouble, saying that Korea would lose. These users felt annoyed that others were uniting under Civil Empire. Ɍ
However, these troublemakers couldn't last long due to the current flow of the game.
[This is crazy. They’re winning in the 1st era??]
[Isn't the game broken now? Right?]
[Almond gets more arrows and shoots!?]
The game completely turned as Almond virtually destroyed Spain's defense tower.
Naturally, posts about this plastered the community. The small faction of clique enthusiasts simply couldn't fit in due to this firepower.
[Almond is a god! Almond is a god!]
[Almond's form today was insane]
[Spain's only hope was that tower lololol]
[The Tower of Babel that defied a god falls…!]
[Killing even the replenishing workers is crazy]
[This is the archery of Joseon who has lived next to China, you Mediterranean honey-dipping lucky pirates~!!!]
Now, Korea was on the verge of victory. If they truly defeated Spain, LIL Pro would completely become a Civil Empire community. At least during the national competition, it would be colonized.
LIL Pro was one of the largest game communities. No one knew how this event would later impact them if they were colonized by a small game like Civil Empire.
Everyone decided to cheer for the current momentum toward victory.
***
“Wowwwwwww!”
OrangeKing shouted through the crowd’s immense cheers, "Spain’s defense tower is crashing downnnnnnn!"
Kugugugung...!
Spain's only hope, the defense tower, had been canceled.
— lolololol
— Heartbreak crash
— lol
— Wow really awesome
— Almond's form was insane
The chat quickly scrolled up and nearly froze.
"Is, is it canceled now!? It wasn’t canceled on purpose! It just got canceled, right!?"
"Yes! You can't even get your money back!! It's been forcibly demolished!!"
If a defense tower was being constructed and left unattended for too long, it would get forcibly canceled.
"This! There was a time when both Mongolia and Korea's tower rushes were too prevalent with psychological warfare from just building and halting towers to induce the opponent's resource consumption!"
Along with Korea, Mongolia was also famous for tower rushes. Mongolia often played psychological games by starting and stopping their tower construction. This trick often led to easy victories.
The game company eventually had no choice but to implement a patch that canceled construction if it wasn’t continued for a few seconds. Unfortunately, this patch didn’t only stop tower rush psychological warfare.
"No! Spain was trying to prevent the tower rush! Instead, they were caught by the patch meant to check the tower rush! Wasn't this a law made for the aggressor!!?"
Looking at Spain's situation now, it seemed that they had been adversely affected by this.
— A law for the aggressor lolol
— lmao
— "When in Korea, follow the laws of Korea"
— K Penal Code lol
"The law made to catch robbers is harming the hostages!?"
"Yes, well! In RTS games, cheesing is a major crime! We are deeply reflecting! Since it's a first offense, please overlook it!"
"No! This cheesing isn't a first-time offense, is it!?"
"Ah, no! Then! Just! Since the first era is juvenile, please overlook it!"
— Juvenile era lol
— lol
— It's pathetic that they actually argue like this
— It's funny that it's not a first offense lol
— Dizzyingly absurd lol
Of course, Spain's situation wasn't as unjust as the commentators' jest. All patches were applied fairly to everyone and Spain knew the rules.
If Korea had made a mistake, their buildings would have been canceled instead. Spain had embarked on this strategy thinking their buildings wouldn't be canceled. Ultimately, the responsibility would fall on Spain's chief commander.
"Now, Nacho's face is absolutely livid!"
— Nacho turned into Doritos lol
— Really lol
— He seems really angry???
It was rare for a chief commander to be unable to control his emotions. It seemed he had not anticipated this situation at all.
"Spain has no archers! From their perspective, they wouldn't have thought this could happen! Surely, they couldn't have imagined that arrows would be shot like that!?"
"Indeed, this tactic was only usable because of the Korean archers! One mistake from either side and it would be over!"
"Yes! If they shot wrong at a strange angle, the arrows would have broken on the ground. It's not easy!"
This tactic required coordination between the one shooting the arrows and the one picking them up to shoot.
"Nacho had no archers and couldn't have imagined such a strategy!"
It was a tactic hard for Spain to predict since they didn't have a military branch of archers.
"Ahhh! Joseon's defense tower is completed!"
[Wooden Defense Tower - Complete]
Joseon's defense tower, which Carrot had been building alone, finally finished.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
From the tower, Carrot began shooting and killing the workers in the slaughterhouse. Spain's food resources started to dwindle.
"The food! Spain is running out of food supplies!? The soldiers are dying at the main frontlines and they can't be revived!"
The number of soldiers dying at the all-out frontlines was in the dozens. To revive all of them, the food supply naturally had to keep running. However, the slaughterhouse had been stopped.
Then—
Dudung!
[Spain]
[2nd Era]
"Amid this, Spain has moved to the second era!"
"Spain's faction weapon! They can start producing halberds…!"
— Does moving up now make sense? lol
— The honorable but helpless 2nd era... Isn't this the invincible fleet? lol rb
— An era of mere appearance
— If they pull out the halberds, maybe?
Spain could produce halberds instead of spears. Being well-equipped with both sword and spear capabilities, it was a pretty decent faction. Since spears and swords were compatible, halberds were easy to supply in infantry battles.
However, this was all in vain.
"So what! Even if weapons are produced now, there are no troops to use them!!"
Spain could not replenish their troops because they had no food. Other soldiers were too far away fighting to receive the halberds.
"Spain! What decision will you make!?"
"The main force is beginning to turn around!"
[Retreat]
Eventually, Spain began to retreat from the front line. If only a part retreated, the rest would have died. The entire army retreated in unison.
"Even if more than half die, they intend to ensure at least some have halberds!"
Even if many died while retreating, those who survived would receive the halberds. Just handing out dozens of halberds would be enough as no barbarian soldier swinging clubs could match them. Spain was relying on that.
"How many will die is crucial! Really, if all of them die, even holding halberds will be useless!!"
There was nothing as weak as fleeing soldiers.
“Kill them!”
“Capture them! All of them!”
Whack!
Thump!
The Joseon soldiers followed and swung their clubs furiously.
“Hyaah!”
Swoosh!
The deputy commanders rode horses and danced with their swords.
No matter how great the combat capability of the Spanish team, they couldn't fight while running with close-range weapons.
“Ouch!”
“Ugh!”
“Cough!”
Dozens died instantly. However, the [Retreat] order did not cease. Nacho thought it would be okay even if only ten soldiers wielded halberds.
The Spanish soldiers ran desperately and finally reached their base. However, another trial awaited them there.
"Finally, the warriors of Spain have returned home! Ah! But! Is there a family to welcome them!?"
"Their greeting is Joseon's Safety Arrow Law!!!"
Phew! Phew!
Phwoosh!
Arrows flew toward them from two defense towers.
— lmao
— Safety Arrow Law lol
— This is hell lol
“Ouch!”
“Ugh!”
“Damn!”
"In front are arrows and behind are clubs! Which will you choose!?"
"Too many are dying, aren't they?"
Had the command structure completely broken down? Still, Spain had returned alive even though they were collapsing.
A one-sided slaughter by Korea had begun.
"The Joseon soldiers are following into the Spanish camp and building more towers!"
"Is this Korea’s camp or the Spanish camp!?"
Seizing the momentum, Korea rapidly increased their defense towers.
[Wooden Defense Tower - 1%]
[Wooden Defense Tower - 1%]
[Wooden Defense Tower - 1%]
[Wooden Defense Tower - 1%]
"Ahhh! Following the Joseon soldiers, even workers are rushing in! They're going to finish it!"
Joseon workers also rushed in and intended to build the towers even faster.
"Joseon soldiers have also followed in! Now they have more than enough soldiers to man the towers!!"
— lmao
— Are there more Korean defense towers than Spanish buildings?? lol
— Got them lol
"Spain! Does holding halberds mean you can overcome this!?"
"I wonder! Unless Hercules reincarnates with a Sky Piercer, what can they—"
At that moment, the commentators' voices suddenly cut off.
"Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!"
Cheers from the Korean supporters drowned them out. It couldn't be helped.
[Surrender]
The enemy had declared a surrender.
Squeak, squeeeeeeak!!!
Screeeeaaaach!
The commentators also jumped up and shouted.
The chat window started to experience significant buffering.
— OrangeKing lmao
— Wow, did we really win!?
— Insane lol
— lol
— ddd
— Are they crows lol
— lmao
— Wow lol
"Korea! Korea! Even Spain has been defeated!!!"
After the caster's shout, OrangeKing was not satisfied with just making pterodactyl noises and punched the air.
"Say it again! Spain! What? Korea is weak!? You're cut from Go-Joseon!!!"
— lmao
— Go-Joseon cut lol
— Really, if it's the 1st era, it's Go-Joseon lol
— lol accurate
— lmao
— Can't even make it to Joseon lol