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Season 3: Chapter 112: Destroy (2)

after losing eight siege vehicles and seven soldiers due to spain’s ambush conversion...

“ah...”

“...”

the commentators’ booth fell completely silent.

“gulp...”

they could hear each other swallowing dryly.

on the field, countless spanish fans cheered. they sounded distant and muffled, overshadowed by the silence in the booth.

“... ah... this, this is...”

korea’s rush consisted of eight siege vehicles and over fifty soldiers, but their plan collapsed after a single move.

only around half of the joseon soldiers survived the missionaries’ ambush conversion. the stragglers were all fleeing.

— wow

— damn

— this is messed up

— what happened?

— wow...

the viewers felt shocked and were relatively better off. the worst part was that many didn’t even understand what had just happened.

— ???

— what happened?

— why did they suddenly lose???

— wow

the commentators had to explain.

orangeking swallowed and shouted, “spain’s ambush missionaries delivered a huge hit and struck a jackpot!”

the caster picked up his energy and added excitedly, “oh, spain! they prepared such a move! no wonder they pushed to build a castle!”

“yes, it was all a part of their plan!”

“the ambush missionaries took down the joseon troops in one move! plus, they got eight free siege vehicles! they could start a used car dealership now!”

— they took everything??

— wow lol

— really? wow...

— eight stolen elantra n...

— used car dealership lol

— what is this...?

even after the explanation, many viewers still didn’t grasp what happened because it went by too quickly.

fortunately, a useful function existed for those who couldn’t keep up.

“oh, there’s a replay. let’s watch.”

the replay started from when the spanish soldiers were lying in ambush.

“oh, they were waiting there? they predicted the path? they could have taken the mountain path instead.”

“cookie was lured into rushing in because spain built a castle. he had no other choice.”

it became apparent with a clear view and slower playback.

it wasn’t luck, but cookie’s mistake. spain had deliberately set them up.

“once spain built a castle and their resources kept increasing, cookie had no choice but to take the shortcut.”

“that’s correct.”

everything had flowed according to spain’s plan.

“they even knew the exact timing.”

“yes, they placed the ambush missionaries along that route. they did well to not show the missionaries immediately.”

the screen showed musketeers standing up and firing first.

bang! bang!

“they sent out the musketeers first, so the missionaries wouldn’t be suspected.”

“yes, and there were so few musketeers that joseon thought they could handle them.”

“that’s right. it was all intentional! a successful conversion is difficult without a chaotic melee battle!”

as the soldiers fought, the missionaries started to move toward the siege vehicles and joseon soldiers. this was a complete and well-executed division of labor.

“ah... joseon was completely caught.”

the joseon infantry retreated in panic and the slow siege vehicles could not escape.

“the only saving grace is that the soldiers disembarked from the siege vehicles. is that correct?”

“it’s not confirmed, but it seems like most of them got out. quite a few rushed out.”

the joseon soldiers scrambled out of the siege vehicles. the subsequent battle was not worth watching.

without siege vehicles, joseon couldn’t conduct a siege on spain.

ultimately, cookie ordered a retreat and reorganization. the replay ended.

“there’s a lingering regret regarding not having prepared any bows. archers could have kited while getting in and out of the siege vehicles...”

orangeking expressed his regret over the battle.

“if they had done that, the resource system on the highland would have been fully operational, widening the resource gap even more.”

joseon didn’t have any bows yet because of the timing.

“that’s true. we have to acknowledge spain’s brilliant strategy.”

no matter how they rationalized it, spain’s strategy was impeccable. they had to give credit where it was due.

"keep the fun to yourself. losing this time would have been truly boring."

sure enough, uno sharply rebuked him. however, he also agreed with tres's opinion.

'to think the game would be turned around with just the missionaries.’

this game felt too easy. they hadn’t underestimated nacho or cookie. they just didn’t expect to catch the joseon soldiers off guard so effectively.

nacho probably hadn’t planned to win with just this one move.

“why did they mass-produce siege vehicles? because of the timing? joseon has good catapults.”

“probably. and honored catapults are better against soldiers instead of sieges.”

“but bringing siege vehicles only to have them all taken... seriously...”

tres shook his head in disbelief.

“why are you regretting it? do you still have the luxury to act arrogant?”

“no. look, i might not know much about strategy and tactics, but i have a gut feeling. something feels off. something.”

“what?”

“it was too easy. i mean, saying it was too easy might be an understatement. it feels like they skillfully let us catch on just at the last moment.”

“...?”

uno flinched for a moment.

‘this guy has an animalistic intuition.’

uno respected tres’s ability, which made him frown.

‘they got caught on purpose?’

tres spoke offhandedly, but his words were hard to swallow.

did joseon intentionally let something that could decide the entire game happen? unless they wanted a rematch, that didn’t make sense. that definitely wasn’t the case.

then—

“aaaagh!”

suddenly, a scream rang out.

squelch...!

a red stream of blood shot up beyond the siege vehicles.

“what’s happening?”

what could possibly cause blood to be shed over there?

“enemy attack!”

bang!

gunfire echoed out and the place turned chaotic.

‘what’s this!?’

uno’s eyes widened. what he saw stunned him.

joseon soldiers were standing there. how did they get there?

this was beyond the castle walls in the front yard at the heart of spain’s defense. how were the enemies walking around here?

“damn it! didn’t i say something felt off!”

clang!

the secret was revealed as tres opened the siege vehicle's door.

“waaaah!”

joseon soldiers poured out of the siege vehicles. with eight siege vehicles, their numbers were staggering.

spain, already low on armed soldiers, was quickly overwhelmed.

even the cannons from the castle couldn't function properly. if they fired, they’d kill their own men too.

it was a clever tactic for joseon to only use melee weapons.

a spanish soldier fainted.

“weren’t those guys supposed to have all disembarked!?”

all the joseon soldiers had fled the siege vehicles. everyone on the scene had seen that. how were some still inside?

“no! they should have been converted even if they remained inside!”

“r-right!”

indeed, those inside would have been converted. so how...?

after a moment’s thought, uno figured it out.

‘a population limit of two hundred!’

the population limit of two hundred prevented spain from converting more soldiers.

cookie had given up some soldiers and let the siege vehicles be taken on purpose. he had perfectly calculated.

not only that...

‘even the soldiers who left the siege vehicles were part of the plan. we thought that was all of them.’

seeing the joseon soldiers scramble out, it was hard to imagine that more remained inside. it seemed like a lot of them left.

‘a transport expansion upgrade?’

with the expansion upgrade, these siege vehicles could carry more soldiers. even if five or six exited, five or six more could still remain inside.

who would go for transport upgrades these days...? it was a flawless design.

“a subtle and ingenious trap.”

tres's words were accurate.

korea had skillfully let themselves get caught. now, it was spain’s turn to get caught.

“kill them all!” the joseon army's shout echoed throughout the spanish camp.