Season 3: Chapter 205. The Monster Battle (2)
“P-People are falling from the sky!?”
Countless soldiers jumped from the top of the wall toward the elephants. They actually flew toward the elephants.
“I caaaannnn flyyyyyyy!”
— LOL, they’re really flying.
— I can fly~
— LOL
On top of the elephants, Persia’s archers urgently drew their bows.
Bang, bang, bang!
Arrows rained down on the falling soldiers. The number of arrows seemed plenty, but hitting the rapidly descending soldiers was difficult.
Numerous soldiers instantly descended and landed on top of the elephants.
Thud!
Of course, not all of them landed successfully. Out of the forty who jumped, around thirty remained to fight.
“This many survived!?”
A quarter had perished before the battle, but OrangeKing considered this a good survival rate. The opponents were archers and these Joseon soldiers were swordsmen.
“Thirty surviving is enough! Once they get close, the archers can’t do anything!!”
The thirty surviving swordsmen ran along the elephants’ heads and backs while swinging their blades.
They targeted the archers on the elephants' backs. Some enemies fell miserably, some hurriedly moved and dropped their bows, others slipped and fell... It was a complete mess. The archers had no chance once the swordsmen closed in.
“Great! It's total chaos!”
They thought the battle would be over after joyfully slashing and clearing the elephants’ backs.
“What!?”
Baa-ang...!
Some bladed figures blocked their way.
“Persia!? It’s not just archers on the elephants! They’ve placed other infantry too!!”
Elepher only faced Almond alone in the previous game, but he placed other troops on some elephants even if it meant wasting space.
[Anausha]
The Anausha, Persia’s special forces, wore terrifying iron masks and held two curved swords.
Anausha meant immortal. They were a real-life special force in Persia.
“They’re the Anausha! Persia made a huge investment!”
The Anausha was a unit that could only be trained with faction upgrades because of their special abilities.
[Ambush]
One of the Anausha’s special abilities was ambush. If they crouched and remained still, they became invisible to the commanders looking from above.
They had waited behind the wooden walls of the elephant saddles.
Therefore, Joseon’s commander could not give any warnings about them. The soldiers couldn’t see beyond the walls and spot them either.
Close combat abruptly started on top of the elephants.
Clang!
Clang!
Joseon’s soldiers gradually became overwhelmed.
— OMG.
— They look scary af..
— Wow, unbelievable.
— WTF
The frightening iron masks resembled twisted skulls and their dark armor looked intimidating. Of course, the Anausha weren’t just strong because of their appearance.
Baa-ang!
Their double swords flashed and pushed back the Joseon swordsmen. Their lightning-fast movements seemed beyond human skill.
“The Anausha have high agility! They jump very high and can move freely! They’re perfect for fighting on elephants! This is no coincidence, right!?”
Just as archers had unlimited arrows and spearmen had bonuses against cavalry, the Anausha were melee fighters who wielded twin swords with agility buffs.
Agility didn’t mean increased movement speed. Even if movement speed remained the same, it meant faster movements within the same space. In other words, they dodged attacks quicker and struck faster. This affected attack speed, evasion rate, flexibility, attack angles, and psychological warfare.
“Aah...!”
“Even if we die, we must at least stab the elephants!”
Slash!
The Anausha’s sudden appearance caused the Joseon swordsmen to fall in droves. Only around ten Joseon swordsmen remained.
“Meanwhile, Malatang is stabbing the elephant!”
The elephant Malatang landed on didn’t have any Anausha.
Thunk!
He plunged his halberd into the elephant and ran along its back.
“All the archers are dead! It seems possible, doesn’t it!?”
Slash!
He pulled along his halberd and caused tremendous damage to the elephant.
However, one Anausha on another elephant leaped and crossed over.
“!?”
— WTF?!
— Wow...
— How can they jump like that??!
— That’s impossible.
Whoosh!
The swiftly descending sword sliced through the air and Malatang could no longer attack the elephant.
“Aah, the wall is about to collapse! At least one elephant must be stopped!”
“Malatang!”
The elephant Malatang rode was closest to the wall. It needed to be stopped as soon as possible, but the Anausha had the advantage with their free and light movements on the elephant.
Slash!
The curved sword struck Malatang’s abdomen and drew a line of blood. This pushed Malatang back and he rolled off the elephant.
“Aaah?! If this happens...!”
Almost simultaneously—
Boom!
The tusk of the elephant pierced through the wall and the wall quickly crumbled since repeated impacts already weakened it.
“The first wall has been breached!”
“Ah... this is not easy. As expected of Persia... the turtle master!”
“Yes! Their reputation is well-deserved! They completely overcame the crisis with an ambush from the Anausha!”
Several Joseon archers on the wall lost their balance and fell from the impact as the wall swayed like a wave.
Among them, an unexpected incident occurred.
“Aaaaaalllmmond?!”
“No, how could this happen!”
Bad luck began to fall on Joseon.
— Aaaaaalllmmond! LOL
— Almond has so many A’s
Almond had been shooting at Persia’s main camp from the closest wall and fell with a few archers.
“He’s d-dead!?”
This had almost surely been an accident. Such was the nature of the Civil Empire, where soldiers could instantly die no matter how skilled they were. The lives of soldiers were no different from flies or mosquitoes in war. Almond was no exception.
— Is he serious? Did he really die like this?
— Is this a prank?
— Why is he dying? lol Who sponsored his death? lol
— LMAO
— Why is it funny? lol
— But he always dies absurdly, lol
— What an epic death lol
— For the first time, he died faster than Latte lol
Almond could only wait to be revived.
“He’ll revive soon anyway! The revival time will be very fast since it’s during battle!”
Fortunately, the revival feature worked faster during a battle.
“There are still many archers on the wall, so it’s fine! Joseon needs to press harder!”
“But what about the elephants!?”
The swordsmen unit had thrown themselves in, but all the elephants remained intact. Although there were only four, it would be hard for Joseon to press further once the elephants entered Persia’s main camp.
“Two more are coming from behind! Persia is squeezing out its resources!!! These elephants were made by delaying the revivals of soldiers! If this works out, it’ll be the right decision!!”
Persia seemed to have gone all-in. On the other hand, Joseon conserved their revived troops.
“Joseon is preparing a cavalry charge in their main camp! Is this the right decision!?”
The revived soldiers could not be immediately sent to the battlefield, but they received mounts individually to form a cavalry unit.
“Cavalry is too weak against elephants! I don’t understand! To me, it looks like a moth charge!”
— For real.
— What is this?
— Not even cavalry archers, but a cavalry charge??
— No, it's a moth charge, lol
“Joseon made a meaningless spread investment while Persia put everything into something visible!”
“Yes! If Persia succeeds, Joseon will be in a very disadvantageous position! I can’t follow their logic right now...!”
“Yes! It’s more dangerous to charge and fail against Persia! They are masters of comebacks!!”
Joseon’s momentum from driving forward now waned. It looked risky, especially since the Anausha had ambushed the Joseon swordsmen who jumped from the wall.
“It’ll be too scary if these Anausha climb up the wall!”
Joseon would be instantly pushed back if the Anausha, currently focused on archers, climbed up.
At that moment—
[Attack]
Some of the archers shooting on the wall received a new order.
“Some archers are suddenly turning around!”
Spam, Latte, and Carrot had been shooting at Persia’s main camp and turned around. They didn’t take long to aim. Time was of the essence and they immediately released their arrows.
The arrows quickly penetrated the enemies’ chests.
Bang...!
Several Anausha fell back and instantly died without a sound. This brief change in targets significantly neutralized many Anausha.
“I-Instantly!?”
“Clearing the elephants' backs is quite important since the enemies could climb up the wall! Now we don’t have to worry about that!”
Originally, Elepher planned to send the Anausha up the wall. However, Joseon cleared the elephants' backs faster than expected.
‘Damn.’
Persia had to change its plan.
“Huh!?”
“They intend to destroy everything!!!”
Persia planned to demolish the entire wall now.
“Are they going to demolish the Ancient Wall too!?”
The Ancient Wall was a neutral terrain feature, but could also be demolished just as trees could be cleared to make paths. It would be much more efficient for the elephants to demolish the walls.
Thud!
Their massive tusks began to smash the Ancient Wall. Heavy stones tumbled down.
Thud!
Four elephants struck in succession and the wall swayed like a precarious sea.
The archers couldn’t stand properly.
“T-This is dangerous! So suddenly...!”
“Shouldn’t they retreat!?”
However, the archers couldn’t completely retreat. They had to keep shooting arrows from here to win.
“If the elephants keep attacking, the wall will eventually collapse!!”
Then—
“Booouuu!” an elephant roared and raised its trunk high.
It swayed greatly from side to side.
Thud!
And suddenly collapsed with a heavy sound.
“The e-elephant collapsed!?”
“So suddenly!? What is this!?”
— The lottery winner of the day!
— What is this?
— ???
A thick cloud of dust swirled violently. As it cleared, someone rushed out. It was Malatang.
“Malaaaa-taang!!!” OrangeKing roared.
“Malatang!!! Malatang did it!! Lee Wan-Yong again!!”
— Lee Wan-Yong, lol
— Lol, his name.
— LMAO
“It’s as if Lee Wan-Yong is saying, ‘Your country is already sold! If you want to enter, pay up!!!’”
— OMG.
— Damn.
— HAHAHAHA.
— Not only Korea, but he also sold out Persia.
“How did Malatang kill it!?”
The replay showed how Malatang got up after falling and relentlessly attacked the elephant’s legs.
“He persistently targeted the elephant’s legs after falling and brought it down! Amazing!”
“Yes! Malatang kept hitting the elephant! The other swordsmen who kept fighting Persia’s infantry around him are amazing too!”
— Relentlessly hitting the elephant’s legs, lol.
— The bottom is a living hell too.
— What’s with Persia’s infantry?
— So many soldiers, omg...
The chaos continued on the wall and around the elephants, but it was worse below. Both sides engaged in an all-out war.
Taking down one elephant was a huge achievement. However─
“Ah! But taking down one is...!”
The victory was loud but short.
The remaining three elephants kept pounding the wall.
“They need to retreat, right?!”
[Retreat]
The Joseon archers on the wall eventually retreated. Soon afterward, part of the Ancient Wall collapsed.
Boom...!
“But even if they retreat, Persia intends to demolish everything!”
The elephants didn’t stop and intended to demolish the entire Ancient Wall, leaving no standing space remaining.
Some of Joseon’s archers hastily shot at the elephants, but it was meaningless.
Thud! Thud!
The archers only became more trapped with less and less space to stand on each time the elephants struck the wall like drums.
“There’s nowhere to go! They need to win at least on the ground!”
The battle raged fiercely on the ground below the wall too. However, Joseon lacked numbers. Currently, Malatang’s team barely clung to life.
Persia maintained a perfect formation with elephants leading the charge, archers shooting from behind, and infantry protecting them. They also quickly replenished their troops.
Joseon was losing in numbers.
“The snowball effect from the Anausha wiping out the Joseon swordsmen is huge!”
“Why isn’t Joseon replenishing its troops!? Look at the mini-map... Aaah!”
Boom...!
Another part of the Ancient Wall collapsed.
“The cheese crust! It’s all gone now!”
“The archers have nowhere to stand!”
“This isn’t a pizza anymore! It’s just pasta with bread! Joseon’s pizza shop is losing money!”
— Cheap pizza, lol.
— The hill tank is over
— How did this happen???
— What about those cavalry?
— Why does Joseon have no troops?
“But why isn’t Joseon replenishing its troops...?”
Why wasn’t Joseon sending additional troops?
The casters couldn’t see why and felt frustrated while focusing only on this battle.
At this point, the observer moved to Joseon’s main camp for a moment.
OrangeKing’s eyes widened.
‘So this is why!?’
Joseon’s snowball had been rolling slowly and was finally revealed.
Doom!
[Joseon - 4th Era]