episode_0073

A devastating blow that struck almost before the first round began.

The Krakoa unit deployed to the east had already lost half of its members due to the attack by the killing team of my flying squad.

Rose shrugged as if nothing had happened and proceeded with her turn.

“I choose Krakoa, which you just attacked.

It’s a reverse charge to Biikdae!”

Five blue crab infantry bravely charging at the flying squad.

However, Krakoa’s attack power is not good. There were only two hits, and even then they all ricocheted.

Rose struck again, but this time he only did one hit of damage.

Now it’s my turn again.

“At the start of the round, the number of units differed by 3, so I have 3 passes.

Let’s use one of those passes now.”

“Really? If so, choose the western Krakoa unit.

I will surround myself with treasure with my first walk.”

The crab soldiers move little by little, forming a circle around the treasure marker.

Well, something like that. Realistically, I didn’t think it would be possible to occupy all of the western treasures.

My goal is to seize the treasures in the south, north, and east one by one.

“Use of second pass.”

“Western Hydraka unit walks twice.”

“Use of third pass.”

“Eastern Hydraka unit walks twice.”

We’ve run out of passes, so we’ve reached a point where we can’t put it off any longer.

“The Lion King will take his turn. Due to the laws of war of the Galactic Powers, we do not act normally.

As your first action, choose a unique action, the best among equals!”

Chief among equals – action. everlasting. Come 18cm. Choose one of the following three effects:

– Unrivaled Knight: Allied Black Angel units within the aura can re-roll all dice that have failed.

– Witches’ Bane: Spells cast by enemy units within the aura have their mana cost increased by 1.

– Cold Strategist: Ally Black Angel units within the aura have a ranger and can charge even when in close proximity.

“The effect I chose is the destruction of the witches.”

“Hmm… ”

“The second action, casting a spell, cannot be used, so give up.

Third action: walk 14cm forward.”

The Lion King advances majestically, waving a beige cape over dark green armor.

However, there is no suitable target to shoot the ‘Gwangmyeong’ pistol.

I guess I’ll have to rush in and get closer,

“Give up the fourth action, shooting. The fifth action is to charge forward and end the turn.”

“Now that I’m close, I guess I’ll have to pay the price, right?

Hydraka walks down and shoots the Lion King with acidic gastric juice!”

Acidic Gastric Juice – Range 30 / Attack 2 / Accuracy 8 / Penetration 0 / Damage 1

As a result of the accuracy roll, both shots were direct hits.

“Hydraka’s ability, corrosion.”

Corrosion – Whenever this unit’s attack hits an enemy, that unit gains 1 stack of Corrosion.

When stacks equal to the remaining model number of the enemy unit

It’s a complicated explanation, but in short, the Lion King’s defense decreases by 1 for every 3 stacks of Corrosion, that is, for every 3 hits of acidic gastric juice.

It’s still 2 stacks, so it’s okay, but it’ll be a problem if all three Hydraka start shooting.

Next defense roll. Defended twice, passed once.

“Then the damage received is 1?”

“No. The effect of ‘Honor’, the Lion King’s shield!”

‘Honor’ – This unit has damage null 3. If below half health, it instead has 5 damage null.

A 30% chance of nullifying damage was activated, and the Lion King raised his shield to block the attack.

As the welcome smoke cleared, a voice that had been silent until now spoke to me.

“Something doesn’t fit.”

“… What?”

“Doesn’t damage nullification occur after the defense decision?”

“That’s right.”

“In other words, it means that special defense mechanisms such as magic shields block things that break through ordinary defense methods.

However, if you block with a shield, you are blocking with the shield before it even touches the armor, so shouldn’t you stand up after making a defense check?”

Ha, what else can I say?

“… So what you’re saying is that damage negation has to happen before the defense roll?”

“In this case.”

“First of all, from a game design perspective, there is absolutely no reason to split a rule with the exact same effect into two purely for the sake of flavor.

Second, the defense roll through defense or resistance is a basic rule for all units, but damage negation is an exceptional rule that only special units have.

After going through all the basic rules, there’s an exception… ”

While I was talking passionately, I suddenly realized that it was absurd and closed my mouth.

Now I am fighting for the president’s memory.

There is no time, no reason, or energy to defend the design philosophy of the romantic era to the chairman’s kidnapper.

“I understand what you mean.”

“… ”

“Don’t make that face, Cantor Coleman.

Didn’t I tell you? This game is more of a test for you than anything else.

Isn’t it possible that the interviewer might ask some random questions?”

I wanted to snap, “Fuck you,” but I just barely suppressed it.

Because no matter how I feel, it is true that if I follow what the voice says, there is at least some chance of saving the chairman.

Rose gave a mocking smile, then chose her own model and moved to the middle of the camp.

Now it’s my turn. I chose the basic infantry, the Black Angel Tactical Team, and formed a long line.

A long camp running from north to south, where the northernmost model stands with the treasure on its feet.

“Hoo.”

“From here, fire mass bombs at Krakoa to the west!”

Mass Bomb – Range 24 / Attack 1 / Accuracy 7 / Penetration 1 / Damage 1

Hit 4 times. 2 defenses. 0 times invalid.

Two blue crabs fall in the crossfire of the knights.

While contemplating the whereabouts of the tactical team, I used the charge action obtained through the Galactic Defeat’s method of war and moved the unit a little to the northeast.

An arrangement that can save the bikers in the northeast if necessary, but also blocks the Krakoa in the west from coming down to the south.

With that, I expressed that I had no desire to advance westward, but that I would not let the southern treasures be taken away.

Rose, who received her turn, moved her model twice.

At the same time, an empty space was created in the enemy camp.

I didn’t miss this opportunity.

“My turn! The Black Angel, Killing Wing Secretary, who was waiting in orbit, descends!

The target location is north!”

Hydraca, Rhodes, and Alexios had all advanced for battle.

The secretary infiltrated the empty space created by the enemy’s lines and took control.

You have to keep at least 12cm away from everyone, you couldn’t charge here but-

“Fire storm mass bombs at the westernmost Hydraka!”

Storm Mass Bomb – Range 30 / Attack 3 / Accuracy 7 / Penetration 1 / Damage 1

“Scribe’s effect activates! Rapid fire training!”

Rapid Fire Training – If the enemy unit this unit fires at is within half the range, the number of attacks is doubled.

“A total of 6 attacks!”

Out of 6 bullets, 4 were effective hits.

Hydraka became tattered, losing 4 out of 6 health.

“End of turn.”

after. It’s really annoying that the Galactic Empire’s law of war is in the following order: strategy -> order -> walk -> shoot -> charge.

If the order had been walking -> spells, I would have been able to pour out spells right after descending…

Anyway, this is all I’ve done.

Now the last person to take a turn is…

“The turn of Alexios, the anointed one of the lake.

1 walk. Afterwards, activate the unique action, Baptism.”

Baptism: Action. Selects 1 friendly human unit within 18cm. That unit gains the Great Lake keyword, and if one of its abilities mentions a faction keyword, it can replace that keyword with the desired faction’s keyword.

also.

“The choice for baptism would be rose water.”

“Of course! With this, Rose Water’s abilities, Total Theory and Hatred, change!”

Theory sum – action. Selects unnamed friendly Blue Dragon -> Great Lake units within 6cm of this unit. Select and acquire one of the abilities of those units. (Abilities with the same name do not overlap.)

Hatred (White Sheep -> Black Angel) – Once per turn, you can reroll all failed attack rolls when attacking White Sheep -> Black Angel units.

Rose Water now has synergy with the Great Lake instead of the Blue Dragon, and hates the Black Angel instead of the White Yang.

With that, Rose also finished all her actions, and a man’s voice was heard summarizing the situation.

“Round 1 has ended. The fight was quite fierce from the beginning.

Is it natural? Coleman brought a surprise attack force and iron cavalry that dropped into the enemy camp.

Rose also brought the forward-deployed vanguard and fired back.

It’s fun to watch, it’s fun to watch.”

A relaxed voice as if watching a gladiatorial battle.

“But this is a prelude anyway.

If so, let’s move on to round 2.

This game is full of schemes to score points and bloodshed to annihilate.”

[Today’s Unit]

Black Warrior Mortal Wings Secretary – Galactic Defeat, Space Knight, Black Angel, Mortal Wings, Secretary, Super Heavy Armor, (Magic Attribute)

Large single model unit – 18 points

Movement 10 / Defense 8 / Resistance 6 / Magic Power 4 / Learning 3 / Stamina 8

strike armament

Force Longsword – Attack 3 / Accuracy 7 / Penetration 3 / Damage 2

shooting armament

Storm Mass Bomb – Range 30 / Attack 3 / Accuracy 7 / Penetration 1 / Damage 1

ability

Orbital Assault – This unit may start the game out of action instead of deployed. When this unit gets its turn, it can be deployed at any point more than 18cm away from an enemy unit by spending 1 walk action. During the round in which it is deployed, this unit cannot perform any operational actions and has no influence or influence on strategy.

Rapid Fire Training – If an enemy unit this unit fires a mass bomb at is within half the range, the number of attacks is doubled.

Non-Magical Psionic – This unit cannot channel and can only cast one spell per turn.

When this unit casts a spell, instead of spending mana, it rolls 1 die and if the number is less than or equal to the target, the spell is successfully cast.

1 mana spells cost 9 or less, 2 mana spells cost 7 or less, 3 mana spells cost 5 or less, and 4 mana spells cost 3 or less.