I Became a Commander in a Crappy SF Game.

Ch.436Icarus vs. Yellow (1)

by fnovelpia

After racking their brains and coming up with what they considered a decent plan, the Yellow Turban bandits began their full-scale offensive with the mindset of “This guarantees our 100% victory, agreed? Agreed.”

Of course, since some users had to remain on standby for rear defense, and those participating in the offensive couldn’t commit all their forces to the attack, according to the plan, those who weren’t assigned to capture and dock at strategic points only brought about 70-80% of their maximum force…

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<Notice: Proceed as planned>

-[But we seem more underpowered than we look, is that okay?]

-[Most teams excluding the stronghold assault team are below 70%]

-[?]

-[Weren’t most people told to bring 70-80%?]

-[Only an idiot would believe that and actually do it]

-[Oh shit]

-[LOLOLOLOL]

-[Those who don’t betray their trust…]

-[Now that’s what I call a Central District user]

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…In reality, most had only brought 60% of their forces, creating a considerable amount of anxiety.

However, after engaging in several small-scale skirmishes involving groups of a few to dozens of users against the coalition forces emerging from the triangular zone, a certain opinion began to emerge among the Yellow Turbans.

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<Notice: Proceed as planned>

-[These guys are pretty stupid too?]

-[Seems that way]

-[Hmm interesting;;]

—

Unlike themselves, who had the solid rear defense of Icarus’s stronghold and defensive fleet, it was clear that the enemy must have mobilized all available forces except for resource mining fleets…

Yet when they clashed with the Yellow Turbans who had only brought 60% of their forces on average, most of them were getting destroyed.

Of course, there were exceptions, but people tend to remember only the impactful parts.

Before long, after some deliberation among themselves, the Yellow Turbans came to a conclusion.

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<Notice: Proceed as planned>

-[It seems like most of them, except for the mercenary users, haven’t properly leveled their ships]

-[They really look like they were hastily recruited]

-[For real]

-[Then should we just charge head-on? The mercenary users seem to number less than 2,500]

-[Even if we’re at 60-70% strength, we still have more numbers]

-[Was it 6,000?]

-[No, about 5,500]

-[Huh? We reduced the number of level 1-2 users attacking each stronghold from 500 to 200, and increased our numbers here instead]

-[Oh then it is 6,000, right]

-[Let’s go then]

-[OK gogogogogo]

<Notice: Everyone attack as planned>

-[Let’s gooooooo]

-[Let’s gooooo!!]

—

They charged straight at the so-called “Triangular Coalition” forces while simultaneously launching a second offensive toward “Spiralis” as planned.

They employed a strategy to keep the coalition fleet immobilized while luring Icarus and the rear users toward Spiralis.

—

Meanwhile, at the same time.

When the Yellow Turbans pushed forward on all fronts, considerable panic erupted within the Triangular Coalition.

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<Notice: Everyone be careful>

-[Why is our team so bad?]

-[More than half of all users were farming users with barely any fleet, what more do you expect?]

-[They’re just conscripts]

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As the Yellow Turban users had suspected and experienced firsthand.

Most of the coalition users had either been lounging around in the safe zone or were merely casual players who had been forcibly recruited…

Even after several years, many users who had only been interested in filming harem content with superhumans and never ventured out showed extremely poor performance in fleet battles.

This tendency became glaringly obvious when facing the Yellow Turban users who had grown formidably through intense real combat experience.

In small-scale engagements involving a few to dozens of people, they suffered continuous defeats without mercenary users.

Before long, in the full-scale battle against the Yellow Turbans, they suffered catastrophic damage.

The mercenary users had fleet operations comparable to or better than the Yellow Turban users.

Thanks to the other users acting as tanks(?), they were able to retreat without major damage.

However, those other users were exposed to the Yellow Turbans’ offensive and were getting blown up left and right.

—

<Notice: Everyone be careful>

-[Teeeng, my noble fleet has been annihilated desu~]

-[Fleet destruction dechaaaaa!!]

-[LOLOLOLOL]

—

Users who had lost their morale were holing up in the Triangular Zone stronghold, rapidly becoming hikikomori.

Of course, thanks to these users’ voluntary sacrifices(?), the core mercenary users’ fleets were able to safely escape the battlefield and retreat to the stronghold.

Since the Yellow Turban users hadn’t escaped damage either…

The Yellow Turbans and coalition users entered a state of complete standoff, engaging in intermittent skirmishes centered around the defensive stronghold, Avalon Fortress.

But right after entering this standoff…

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<Notice: Everyone be careful>

-[Wait help help]

-[HELP]

-[?]

-[Yellow Turban bastards are rushing toward Spiralis]

-[At least a thousand of them]

-[Requesting support]

-[Oh shit, so that was their objective]

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When a major Yellow Turban offensive began targeting the Spiralis Laboratory, where defensive fleet and facility repairs were barely 10% complete.

The coalition and Icarus judged that the Yellow Turbans’ goal was to consume the level 5 stronghold Spiralis and establish themselves as a proper “faction.”

Icarus and about 200 mercenary users who had been on standby in the rear, along with users docked at Spiralis, hurriedly moved to Spiralis through the internal gateway.

Of course, since this amounted to only about 300 people, there were concerns about whether they had sufficient forces to face the Yellow Turbans invading Spiralis…

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<Notice: Everyone be careful>

-[If needed, Icarus can send defensive fleets from the stronghold lol]

-[Even now, 20 defensive fleets from other strongholds are stationed there]

-[If we add the 10% recovered native fleet and facilities, plus our fleet, I think we can manage]

-[True, that makes sense]

-[Considering the Yellow Turbans’ user count, this is probably their maximum effort, so we don’t need to worry about additional offensives lol]

-[Even if they bring another thousand, they can only attack one stronghold]

-[Tannhäuser can be defended with just fortress cannons and facilities, so only Barracuda remains]

-[If they come to Barracuda, Tannhäuser’s defensive fleet can move there, so we’re good]

-[OK perfect]

—

Since there were such realistic constraints making certain scenarios impossible.

Icarus and the mercenary users made a judgment based on common sense and proceeded to deploy to rescue Spiralis in its time of crisis.

Of course, in an effort to reinforce their strength, Icarus and the remaining users extensively employed mercenary groups.

But the moment Icarus and company arrived at Spiralis and revealed themselves in earnest.

*Pop!*

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<Event>

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Due to the Yellow Turbans’ scheme, surrounding low-level strongholds were simultaneously invaded and fell into their hands.

A triangular zone formed from these captured strongholds, creating a divide between the existing strongholds and Spiralis.

As a result, our protagonist Icarus and the remaining users suddenly found themselves isolated at Spiralis…

Since neither Icarus nor the mercenary users had anticipated that these damned bandits would employ such tactics, they were all showing extremely bewildered reactions.

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