Episode 1161
“This year’s Rune League is a conquest battle and a group team battle using underlings.”
Cheers erupted from everywhere.
Representatives from both sides, as well as all the spectators here, stared at the mana screen located behind the ventress with faces filled with anticipation.
A map was spread out on the screen.
The place where this Rune League will be held, Underling’s Lake Forest, was shaped like a diamond.
The left and right ends are narrow and become wider towards the middle. The central area was so vast that it seemed like it would be a good battlefield.
And there were 13 ‘occupied areas’ throughout this map.
“First, let me tell you the victory conditions for this Rune League.”
Ventress opened her mouth.
“The rune league deadline is 5 days. Regardless of the number of surviving delegates, only the faction with the most ‘occupied territories’ at the end of 120 hours wins.”
‘Ohh.’
The Dark Alliance students, including Simon, looked confident. I was familiar with these rules due to the numerous tests and performance evaluations I had experienced at Keygen, and I was confident that I would adapt quickly.
The Holy Federation also looked relatively relaxed. Although he lacked the same training experience as Kizen, he seemed to think he had an advantage in occupation wars because defense was generally more important than attack.
“Then let me tell you about the most important element: the ‘occupied territories.’”
As Ventress activated the equipment in his hand, several circle marks appeared all over the map.
“It may be different from the actual location of the occupied territory, but I marked it on the map arbitrarily. The two factions start with each holding a control point at each end. This is called the main base. “I’ll mark it to help you understand.”
The map slowly moved to focus on the occupied area at the far left.
The sign ‘1-A’ appeared on the occupied area at the far left.
“Shall we begin? If you go a little forward from the main camp on the left, Area 1, you will reach Area 2. Area 2 has two occupation zones. “It is relatively close to the main base and easy to protect.”
The signs ‘2-A’ and ‘2-B’ appeared in those two circles.
“If you go a little further from area 2, you will come across a large forest. This is Region 3 and there are three occupied areas.”
3-A, 3-B, 3-C. Three occupation sites were marked in a row in a large forest area.
“Finally, Area 4 is the largest in this battlefield and has a lot of flat and open areas. Although it is the largest, there is only one occupied area in Region 4.”
The sign ‘4-A’ appeared in the very center of the battlefield.
Maylin, who was listening to the story next to Simon, crossed her arms.
“We can’t divide the occupied territories amicably, and fights are bound to break out over the four central regions.”
“It’s malicious!”
Camivarez also flapped his wings and said something.
Meanwhile, Ventress’ explanation continued. Beyond the central 4 areas, the rest is the same.
After area 4, there are 5A, 5B, and 5C, which are likely to be enemy territory. Then 6A, 6B. Lastly, there is 7A, the enemy’s main base.
“Here’s a list so you can see it at a glance.”
When Ventress waved her arm, signs appeared at once.
<1A>
2A 2B
3A 3B 3C
4A
5A 5B 5C
6A 6B
<7A>
It didn’t feel that difficult. Here, the Dark Federation starts at 1A, and the Holy Federation starts at 7A. The conditions themselves were the same, with no advantage or disadvantage to either side.
“Then let me tell you about the most important ‘occupation’.”
The screen has changed.
A pillar covered in foreign metal stood tall above the ground filled with grass and flowers.
“Occupation is not possible with summons or divine beasts, but only with 20 representatives. “If the representative makes direct physical contact and infuses it with jet black or divinity, you can occupy the occupied territory.”
To demonstrate just that, Priest, who appeared to be an official on the screen, trudged over.
I wish I could demonstrate it quickly, but I guess I have a strong ego, so I kept waving my hand in the direction of the magic shooting device.
‘no way.’
He was wearing a hood, but with his sea-green hair and tall stature, he clearly looked like Israfil. In the distance, from the Holy Federation side, the sound of Lethe coughing and coughing can be heard.
Soon, Israfil spread his arms and hugged the pillar tightly, and the green pillar quickly turned white. Soon the entire pillar turns white.
Hahaha!
The divinity begins to spread across the earth, centered around the pillar. Nearby flowers and trees also had a white luster, as if they were divine. The people watching let out an exclamation.
Simon also lifted his butt slightly and looked at the screen as if he was being sucked in.
‘This is ‘occupation’!’
In the very next screen, a necromancer presumed to be Jane chicly placed her palm, and the pillar quickly turned black. Once the occupation was complete, pitch black spread over the land, and the grass and trees turned dark. The flowers also withered.
“… … “If this happens, it feels like we’ve become villains.”
Simon burst into laughter when he heard Azel muttering in the backseat.
This was just the difference between the characteristics of jet black and divinity, so there was nothing I could do about it.
“The speed of occupation varies depending on the amount of Darkness or Divine input. “I hope you can confirm the specific time on site.”
Ventress looked at the paper in his hand for a moment and then spoke.
“If you succeed in taking over, there are benefits. As I mentioned earlier, the biggest characteristic of the ‘Underling’ that infests the Lake Forest of this Underling is contagion.”
Kkuddeukdeuk!
Instead of underlings in their natural state, jet black was deployed around the territory occupied by Jane, and pitch-black underlings rose through the ground.
“Underlings, which are not in a natural state but are contaminated with jet black and divine powers, will come up one by one from the occupied territory to protect the occupied territory. If the representatives wish, they can also issue orders to attack the opposing camp.”
The audience who heard the explanation let out gasps.
It seemed to Simon that he had really prepared well for this rune league.
“Contaminated underlings become stronger over time. “On the 1st and 2nd days, you will be able to defeat them without difficulty, but on the 5th day, underlings will appear that are strong enough that even representatives will have to use a lot of force to stop them.”
Several large underlings were captured on screen. They were taller than the surrounding trees and were seen swinging their arms and smashing the trees to the waist.
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Meyrin and Camivarez took notes and organized them.
“The first half of the Rune League will be a fierce battle with each representative, and in the second half, only a few representatives will survive, so underling management will be key.”
“That’s right, Meilin! “I think it will be easier if we capture as many control points as possible first!”
Simon, who heard the story, tilted his head in agreement.
“… … “It’s going to be intense from day one.”
Everyone, including Simon, seemed to be slowly growing tense. I was realizing that I would soon enter that battlefield and fight in person.
“Okay, the most important explanation is over.”
Ventress said, lifting the paper in her hand.
“Finally, I will talk about what was added through consultation between both sides. The first part is about the main base of both sides. “The side whose main base, 1A and 7A, is occupied will be defeated after 120 hours, regardless of the number of occupied territories.”
ah!
The audience must have been surprised, so the murmurs became louder everywhere.
A rule has been added that significantly increases the importance of home base defense.
“Yes, this may be a realistic case, but… … .”
Ventress said in a drowsy voice.
“If each side occupies each other’s base, victory or defeat will be determined based on the number of occupied territories remaining according to the original rules. And next.”
Pot!
The screen changed to the following and a clock appeared.
“Six hours out of 24 hours in the neutral zone are designated as a ‘truce period’ for both sides. During this period, delegates cannot leave the base, and can only attack and defend by underling.”
Simon nodded in understanding.
A break period was created where representatives could not use their hands. If you quickly occupy the occupied territory and gather a lot of Underlings, you can create an advantageous situation during the truce period. Even if we sleep here, the Underlings will continue to fight.
Pot!
The next screen changed and an explanation was given about the ‘barrier’ that the representatives would wear.
“The Rune League, where people fight in barrier suits, is already 80 years old. “There were many issues about fairness, so both sides agreed to introduce the latest technology in this Rune League.”
I’ve seen something similar in Keygen, and in this rune league, I decided to fight wearing a defense artifact using dummy magic around my neck.
In fact, it is basically a bare-body fight with almost no barriers.
However, if the body suffered a serious blow to the body, such as a penetrating wound or strong burn, to the point of loss of life, then a strong dummy barrier was activated to prevent ‘death’, but instead, ‘elimination’ was confirmed and the person was transferred to the teleportation magic circle.
At this time, the eliminated target’s body color changes to blue and is carried away. If you attack the opponent in this form, you will be ‘eliminated’.
“… … .”
“… … .”
This was the part that Simon and Lete were most focused on, as they had to prevent deaths at all costs.
If you are a 3rd year student of Keygen or Afnel, you can attack to the point where it breaks the barrier you are wearing and causes the opponent to die. It seems that Jane and Israfil made an agreement to prevent that from happening.
Nevertheless, I had a strong feeling that if I really wanted to kill him, I could kill him.
“Now the last one. “Elements have been added to provide variables for underling operations.”
Ventress raised her head.
“Let’s look at the screen.”
The moment the screen changes like that.
――――――――!!
The audience covered their ears or cowered at the shouts that came out of the screen. A gigantic tree monster that could hardly be called an underling was rooting around and howling. There were many large and small underlings around it.
“There are strong entities even among the Underling. Currently, two of the most powerful ‘Ancient Underlings’ are taking root somewhere in this forest. “At this very moment, they are claiming to be new dungeon owners and increasing their power.”
He raised his voice.
“These two Ancient Underlings exist somewhere in Region 3, which is close to the Dark Federation, and Region 5, which is close to the Holy Federation. Because it was so huge, we treated it so it wouldn’t look like an illusion barrier. The side that succeeds in killing this Ancient Underling will see the Underling’s proliferation rate nearly double in the Rune League territory. Over time, this difference will become overwhelming. but.”
Ventress closed her eyes.
“Ancient Underling in Lake Forest is quite powerful. We made it even more powerful with various drugs. Several employees and mercenaries tried to assess the force, but all failed. We recommend that each representative gather at least 6 people and then attack.”
Everyone who heard that opened their mouths.
If six representatives had to gather together to attack it, six people would have to rush in while protecting the occupied territory, but in reality, it was close to being an impossible object to catch.
For now, it seemed wise to put the Ancient Underling on hold and wait and see what happens.
“All explanations are over. Now-“
Ventress raised her arms.
“We will begin the match on the first day of the Rune League.”
A flood of cheers rang out.
The representatives stood up from their seats all at once, checking their clothing. A large teleportation magic circle was prepared in the center of the stage.
‘Let’s go.’
Simon’s eyes lit up.
