“Oh!”
“Really!”
“How can that be…”
“So the King Hydra looks like that.”
God of War Weed’s war! It was the biggest war in Versailles Continent’s history. A battle of overwhelming proportions that showed beings no one could even dream of, gathered in one place!
The station employees were, of course, Royal Road players.
‘Yeah, skeletons are scary.’
‘The monster army is really strong. If I were the commander, I would never go down the wall with those Soldiers.’
The area below the fortress was seething with the Undead army. No matter how you looked at it, descending with the Soldiers was suicide, but the Embinyu army had no fear. A group of Knights and Soldiers leapt down from the wall to ‘punish’ the Undead. Though they had briefly boasted of being the strongest force, when the Skeletons and Ghouls came in from all directions, they quickly reached their limit. Once they disappeared like a boat sinking in the middle of the ocean, they were born as Undead. It was even the cause of the Undead army’s expansion.
However, it was a feat which could only make you say the Embinyu army was truly terrifying. Even as they took enormous damage, they swarmed forward and were opposing the King Hydra.
‘Impressive.’
‘Ah, if I were there…’
‘I wanna fight too. My level is also over 320…’
The staff were energized. As they watched the video, the directly conveyed tension of life and death and the excitement of the scene hit them hard. From the perspective of making broadcasts, how long had it been since they had been this impassioned?
‘If I could receive a quest like this once too, I’d have no more to wish for.’
‘How awesome it would be if I could fight even one of the skeletons there.’
The personnel were standing in place. The vigor that had disappeared with age was boiling up. They forgot their hunger, and were unaware of the pain in their legs.
* * *
Weed took out a fan.
It was the 30 Copper fan he’d bought at the general goods store in case he needed it one day. Cheaper than cheap, it had almost no function.
As one day passed in Versailles Continent time, the Embinyu fortress fight steadily became more gruesome and intense again.
Sparsely Feathered Fan
Durability 3/5.
Attack 0~1.
A fan young children wouldn’t even play with as a toy. It can make a little wind, but it is useless in cooling down heat.
It seems like it will incite rage and frustration if it is given as a gift to someone.
Weed gently waved the fan. Yellowy came to his side and suddenly shoved his head in, but he went back to grazing because it wasn’t refreshing.
A full smile was on Weed’s lips. “As expected, it’s going as I planned.”
Weed slapped the fan onto his palm, and consequently, two of the already scant feathers fell out. There were barely 11 feathers left!
“Zhuge Liang is also an admirable tactician.”
The Embinyu Church had the advantage of overall might and geographic element. Balkan raised low and intermediate Undead as he fueled an endless war. The King Hydra agitated the heart of the battlefield with its nearly indestructible regeneration. The Black Imoogi was no different from an executioner. Though it was a fake dragon, it mercilessly destroyed the Embinyu Church and the group of Undead.
The Embinyu Church, Balkan, King Hydra, and Black Imoogi!
“This is truly a four-part division!”
It was an upgrade from the three-part division Zhuge Liang was said to have caused. Of course, those were completely only Weed’s thoughts.
[T/N: The three-part division refers to the Wei, Shu, and Wu kingdoms warred in China’s Three Kingdoms period. Zhuge Liang was a brilliant Shu strategist. Although Shu was much smaller and had far less troops than Wei, Zhuge Liang’s genius kept the Wei on the defensive. He is a famous hero in Eastern Asia. (Wikipedia)]
The Phoenixes asked Bingryong. “Senior, what is ‘four-part division’?”
“I don’t know either. Yellowy, do you know?”
“I also do not know. Moooo.”
The sculptures asked amongst themselves, but they were finding no answer! Despite it all, since he was the big bro, Bingryong thought about it and replied, “I think the four-part division means the four groups fighting over there. The four groups are divided and fighting as they attack each other. As in, they’ve been trapped and frozen even without my Breath.”
The Phoenixes were in awe. “It’s a really awesome plot.”
“To think Master had such a good trick.”
In a general sense, the Phoenixes were classified as birds. Unable to overcome the limitations of fowl, they were easily surprised by Weed’s strategy.
Bingryong swaggered as he said, “Don’t underestimate Master. He is a person who is shockingly smart at times.”
“Yes, senior.”
Having stayed mostly out of the conversation to nonchalantly munch on grass, Yellowy asked, “This, right now, how is it different from just summoning three more guys to make four guys fight?”
“…” Bingryong couldn’t think of anything decent in response. With just a slight change in perspective, it could easily be regarded as such.
If Zhuge Liang had formed the three kingdoms Wei, Shu, and Wu from a foundation of genius resourcefulness and a tactical victory, then Weed was different. His foundation was the experience he’d gained while struggling a great deal and the combat ability of monsters his body learned while fighting to its limits.
He had chosen which monsters to summon through the various pieces of information he’d acquired through the Dark Gamer Union or Royal Road info forum. Consequently, he made four incompatible groups fight.
Unaware of the conversation between the sculptures, Weed fanned himself leisurely. “The true object of this four-part division isn’t here!”
Zhuge Liang’s plot was greatly admired even today. Though Zhuge Liang had been in a disadvantageous situation, he had restrained the Wei, one of the three kingdoms!
“However, Zhuge Liang couldn’t bring about national unification in the end.”
Even if he called forth incredible guys to arouse a fight, it was no use if he failed the quest.
“You can say this four-part division has a waiting aspect. When those four groups are tired from fighting hard, when their armies are weakened, we will attack. We’ll become the final victor.”
As they listened to Weed’s words, Bingryong and the Phoenixes were perfectly appreciative.
“A truly outstanding plot.”
“As expected of Master.”