Chapter 220: 220
Ch . 220 It Will Be Fun From Now On (1)
Derek took stock of his team members . The total number of people in his group, including himself, was fifteen . Unfortunately, the group was largely made up of support archers than defended from behind, rather than offensive knights who attacked at the front lines . Any direct clash would leave them vulnerable .
The man next to Derek spoke .
“I wonder which group is going up against ours? I hope the teams will be as similar as possible . ”
Derek inwardly agreed that it would be easier if they went up against a team of defensive knights as well . They had to avoid an aggressive one as much as possible, as a frontal assault would be difficult for them to cope with .
The host spoke with a booming voice again .
“All the knights have been drawn . Now we will choose which groups will face each other . ”
The drawings started, and a thrill of anticipation shivered through all the knights . Group three’s match up quickly came .
“Group three will face…oh, group six!”
At the host’s words, Derek’s eyes turned towards group six . Then suddenly, his face darkened .
‘…No luck . ’
Group six was a powerful team full of muscular knights . This was the last thing Derek wanted . He gave an involuntary sigh, then looked back at his team members with calculating eyes .
‘Including me, we only have four offensive knights . ’
Group six, on the contrary, group six had at least ten of them .
“It’ll be hard with group six as our opponents . ”
Indeed, it was the worst match up anyone could think of, as if lady luck had completely turned its back on them . This was the last game right before the one-on-one battles, and one could not afford to be injured here .
Derek remained quiet as he assessed the situation . There were only four offensive knights on Derek’s side that had to deal with other group’s ten . Group three was mostly made up of long distance support archers, so they could only hold an advantage of group six was as far away as possible . Derek’s team would crumble if group six managed to close the distance . Therefor, the key was to keep group six as far away as possible .
Derek addressed his team members .
“We haven’t fought yet, so let’s not lose our morale yet . ”
One of the knights answered with a slightly hopeful look .
“So you’re saying there’s a chance?”
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“I have a plan, but I’m not sure how effective it would be . But now that we’re here, shouldn’t we do our best?”
Everyone nodded at his words . While the combination of knights in group three wasn’t favorable, none of them took a negative attitude about their situation .
Derek looked on at the group in satisfaction . No matter how skilled a team’s members were, it would collapse quickly if they all didn’t work together . He continued to speak carefully to his group .
“If anyone else doesn’t have another opinion, then I’ll tell you my plan . ”
The men gathered around him, and Derek used a branch to draw their movements and explain his strategy with as much detail as possible . As he and his members huddled in concentration, the matches between groups one and four, and two and eight were held .
Group eight had Lord Joel from Lunen, and they won an overwhelming victory for their team . At the moment, that made Joel the only knight to have a perfect score in all the categories, and was the only one guaranteed to move on to the final rounds .
“Now come forwards, groups three and six!”
At the call, all the knights of the respective groups came forward . For the tactical game, simple camps were established on each group’s side, and the goal was to capture the flag of the opposing team . Derek’s team was given a red flag, and the opposing team was given a blue flag .
Group three exchanged glances with each other . Laid out before them were fifteen swords and fifteen bows for the knights to select . Almost all of them chose bows, except for the four that used swords as their primary weapons . They had decided that it would be expedient to choose the weapons they were most skilled at .
The spectators couldn’t help but look on in wonder . Although group three had the advantage of long-range weapons, some thought there should be more sword-wielding knights, otherwise, there was no way to stop the opposing team from barreling through them . Some of the crowd whispered among themselves, “Group three seems to have given up already . ” Then the host spoke once more .
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“The match between groups three and six will now begin! Everyone ready!”
The tension between the two groups mounted as they waited for the signal . The host waved the flag in his hand and shouted out,
“Start!”
Kungkungkungkungkung!
It was as if the sound of drums rang out in the arena . Derek and a small number of knights rushed towards the enemy camp .
“Ahhhh!”
Group three gave a loud battle cry as they immediately leapt into assault . Group six was taken by surprise, as they expected to take the initial strike while group three went on the defensive . A knight from group six shouted loudly .
“Don’t let them enter the camp!”
At that moment, group six blocked their opponent’s advance, and the two groups collided into each other’s . There were shouts as swords clashed and clanged against each other . Group six was unprepared for the strike, but they had the advantage in numbers . It was then—
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A streak of arrows flew in the air from group three, and the knights from group six scattered in confusion .
“Arrows! Get away!”
The knights either hid themselves behind pillars or knocked away the arrows with their swords . However, that was only the beginning, and more volleys began to rain down on them . Group six had a relatively small number of arrows in comparison, and were weaker in fighting long distances . One of the knights of group six yelled to the other men .
“We have to deal with the archers from group three . ”
“But…”
Derek’s team now seemed to have an opening . The volley of arrows from his group caused group six to fall into confusion, and several knights had already been incapacitated . The group six knight who had been giving orders to his team turned ashen .
“…Damn it . ”
Group three was by far the weaker of the two, but a swift, preemptive attack had given them an early lead . They had made the team’s defense into a more favorable offense . Now, the group six knights were caught in the fire, and several had already been injured .
In the midst of the chaos, Derek bolted into through the line of the enemy camp . The game was won by the team that captured the opponents’ flag first . From the start, group three had aimed for a swift victory with a surprise attack .
Group three cheered loudly for their leader .
“Lord Derek, run!”
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