Chapter 680 - 643: The Tactics to Defeat the Chess Army
Looking at the dazzling golden chess piece hero below leading a massive, dark swarm of chess pieces hurtling towards him, Da Fei was shocked on the spot!
You can’t play like that, can you? If it was the game of poker just now, you could still collect poker items in advance and use the rules of poker to weaken the enemy’s forces. But this is chess. In chess rules, pieces only differ in mobility; there is no strength or weakness. Even a pawn can checkmate a horse or a chariot - there’s no such thing as a cheating chess piece; it could be said to be the fairest game.
What now?
Once so many chess pieces storm the board, I’ll have nowhere to stand, and the Thunder Angel will be trapped. So I can’t back down; I can only fight to the death. But a fight to the death, with this sort of attack and defense on both sides, is just a stamina-draining slaughter. Outnumbered, my biggest fear is to be worn down by the enemy’s stamina. Is there really no other way but to cut them off in the air before they land, as Nightmare mentioned? But there are so many of them; it’s impossible for my limited forces to cut them off in the air, right?
It has to be said, although these chess pieces don’t fly fast, their speed is probably comparable to the level 2 Stone-statue Ghost nicknamed "Shake" from Court College, but they are on a direct assault to my vital stronghold - do I really have no solution?
As Da Fei was anxiously worrying, the System Prompt dinged again:
----China Region Announcement: "Hero World Cup" individual international knockout round 5 is starting, wishing all contestants a smooth competition.
----System Prompt: Congratulations! You have successfully logged into the World Battle Network System.
----System Prompt: Your current comprehensive military strength is as follows. Please select the forces you will bring into battle...
My goodness, why bring that up now? I’m in the thick of it, can’t I get some peace and fight a satisfying battle? Can’t I enjoy the game anymore?
Alright, it’s all my own doing! Nothing to say, the same forces that fought against the American will head out again!
----System Prompt: Your heroes and troops selection for battle has been completed. You will now be connected to the World Battle Network competition site; scene is changing, please wait patiently...
As Da Fei was busily arranging his forces, a violent gust of wind rose in the Nightmare Space, and the chessboard below Da Fei shook once more, speeding up the Chess Army even further.
----System Prompt: Chess Hero Emperor has launched an attack on you, you’ve entered combat!
Damn it! They’re starting the battle from this distance? This chess piece hero can’t fly fast, but the way they pull people into battle is really something else. Are they afraid I’ll run away? No, it should be that my Nightmare Chess pieces are closest to them, so they’ve grabbed them. Anyway, now Da Fei can’t run even if he wants to.
According to the game’s combat settings, once a field battle breaks out, the side that actively flees will have reduced morale and stamina, and also lose a small number of low-level troops. The more times you flee in a short period, the greater the reduction in morale and the higher the number of lowest-level troops lost, and there’s also a chance of losing higher-level troops. This is an effective counter to the hit-and-run tactics of level 2 Centaur Archers from the Beastman during the public test. However, this rule does not apply to battles on ships, as ships themselves are moving fortresses, which are not considered "field" battles.
That is to say, under this rule, if Da Fei flees, he might lose Elite Angels — that’s an unacceptable loss! In other words, the enemy has also thwarted Da Fei’s strategy of outmaneuvering them with quick strikes.
----System Prompt: You’ve entered the competition site the Great Prairie, your opponent is "Kemal" from the European Union Zone of Turkey!
----System Prompt: You’ve acquired the competition gear achievement "MVP Terminator" bonus, your troops’ Attack +5, Defense +5, Life +5, Damage +1, Personal Life +100, Morale +1, Luck +1.
At this moment, Da Fei is sweating profusely, completely unable to pay attention to the competition scene anymore.
Am I going to lose? Have I really gotten ahead of myself too much? Impossible! I didn’t screw up when fighting the Divine Beast Hydra, not to mention the system has granted me so many Elite Angels, how could I lose to these chess pieces?
The fierce wind strikes again, and Da Fei’s chessboard sways once more!
Da Fei’s heart leaps, the board has been shaking since the Poker Hero blew wind on it, right?
Then, in that instant, a light bulb goes off in Da Fei’s mind — I can still run!
Da Fei hastily instructs Ror: "Everyone push this chessboard together, don’t let these chess pieces catch up!"
Indeed, if these Elite Angels could lift an unflightworthy Thunder Angel into the sky, then they must possess a cooperative skill. This means they should also be able to move this chessboard.
Ror exclaimed in surprise, "Where to push it?"
Oh yeah! Her question meant it could be pushed! Da Fei’s thoughts became even clearer as he hurriedly said, "Push with the wind. I see these chess pieces struggle to fly, so we have to make it even harder for them!"
Ror nodded: "Got it!"
In a moment, more than thirty Elite Angels immediately flew to the edge of the chessboard and, facing the direction of the gale, they flapped their wings in unison, suddenly setting the chessboard, large as a soccer field, into motion. And it was moving at a surprising speed, quickly increasing the distance from the Chess Army!
Da Fei was thrilled, it worked! Others might escape the monk but not the temple; brother here might not escape the monk but surely the temple! Does this chessboard now resemble a boat? The more ferocious the gale, the faster brother’s chessboard will fly. I want to see just how long you can keep up the wind! I want to see to what extent these pieces can chase! Right, it would be a joke if these chess pieces really couldn’t catch up.
And at that very moment, Da Fei vividly recalled the chessboard battlefield from the beginning of the match. He hadn’t really paid much attention then, but thinking back, his forces had an unusually smooth experience in breaking through and surrounding the Emperor. Brother had been prepared to sacrifice cannon fodder to the pursuers, yet the pursuers were blocked by their own pieces and failed to come to the rescue on time. After all, it was because the mobility gap in the chess pieces was huge; the high-speed pieces got stuck behind the slower pawns!
This meant that the same situation might occur here. Right now, the enemy hero was likely slowing down due to the overall advance, being dragged down by pawns and the like. Once they realize they can’t keep up with a collective advance, they’ll undoubtedly dispatch high-speed pieces like Rooks, Bishops, and the Queen as vanguards. If that happens, brother can slaughter the isolated troops, breaking them one by one!
At this moment, Da Fei finally had a complete set of tactical responses ready. He felt a sudden relief in his heart, and it was then that Da Fei remembered—hadn’t the competition already been going on for quite a while? Brother doesn’t even know who the opponent in the scene is. Doesn’t matter, what’s half a minute more to brother!
Da Fei quickly switched to the live competition scene. A wide expanse of lush green prairie, and across it was a vast spread of white—Crossbow Archers! There had to be over two thousand of them, all densely packed!
Damn it, it’s a sea of Demon Children meeting an archery sea! During public beta, it had been hotly debated which was the most mindlessly powerful setup, and in the end, the Demon Child Sea, which left opponents out of mana, was rated as invincible in the late game, while the archery sea was unbeatable before level 50. Anyway, it was the archery sea that was considered the most no-brainer and effective. Thus it became the go-to tactic for a wide range of Human Race players, and as a result, the prices of any strategic treasures that added ranged damage skyrocketed on the market.
But now, there was no time for Da Fei to think about it any further—with the prairie yet again and the opponent being ranged, there was only one thing to do: order a full charge for the entire group!
Under Da Fei’s damage and life bonuses, the life and damage of these level 1 Demon Child soldiers had already been boosted to that of level 3 Soldiers, not to mention that Da Fei had now advanced to Great Crusader and his strategic defense had reached a terrifying 180 points. This Demon Child Sea could fully withstand the enemy’s barrage and charge forth.
At the same time, as expected, new developments arose in Nightmare Space. Dozens of chess pieces, some long and thin, others cylindrical, suddenly accelerated like rockets and surged past the others. Those pieces were clearly the Rooks that traversed the board and the diagonally-moving Bishops—high-speed pieces had indeed been sent out by the opponent!
But with so many high-speed pieces, could brother annihilate them all before the main force arrives? In any case, such advantageous conditions had been created, and they must be quickly annihilated no matter what.
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While Da Fei’s attention was partially diverted from the competition, there were actually 400,000 viewers around the world who couldn’t take their eyes off this match.
Kemal, an important historical figure in Turkish history, was just an unknown player in the European Union Zone in this game. Of course, making it to the fifth round of the international knockout matches, it’s hard not to become famous now.
He was facing the world-renowned Da Fei, with two large BOSS, a staggering sea of Demon Children, and Da Fei’s widely acknowledged abnormally high attack and defense. All the viewers had already written off the chances of this newcomer, and what probably concerned them was how long Da Fei would take to crush an archery sea.
Now, Da Fei’s troops rushed forth like a tide of red, ushering the Earth Element Unicorn BOSS with a cacophony across the hillsides. Crude and disorderly, apparently, it was clear that Da Fei was using auto-battle, completely disregarding Kemal.
Kemal’s eyebrows furrowed. Perhaps his competitive journey was about to end here, but he would not exit the stage sullenly. Da Fei’s arrogant underestimation might just give him the chance to strike a devastating blow. Therefore, at this moment, Kemal decided to deploy his secret weapon—victory or defeat aside, he would become famous before players worldwide with this one battle.
Closer now, under the watchful eyes of 400,000 players across the globe, Da Fei’s Red Army didn’t flank or detour but proceeded directly into the firing range of the archery sea, a cardinal sin for Chargers and a delight for archers! How confident was Da Fei in his power? All viewers couldn’t help but excitedly wanted to see what would happen next in the clash between the Demon Children and the archers.
At that very moment, suddenly, in the midst of Kemal’s array of Crossbow Archers, two thousand torches intended for illumination were uniformly raised, turning the prairie ablaze with red light. Then the archers lit their arrowheads with the torches, binding oil-filled bags to the arrows.
At this moment, the viewing players worldwide let out a collective gasp of astonishment! These had to be special arrows that ignored defense, such as Flame Explosion Arrows!
Kemal certainly did not disappoint the audience; the next moment, thousands of flaming arrows woven into a massive curtain of roaring fire fell upon Da Fei’s legions. Bursts of light, a cloud of green smoke instantly engulfed Da Fei’s army!
This was undoubtedly flame combined with Poison Fog damage! Such sophisticated and rare weapons caused the entire arena’s viewers to be filled with dread! And at that time, Da Fei was busy dealing with the pursuers and didn’t know yet that his invincible army had suffered heavy damage. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)