Chapter 381 (2/2)

One of the great things about the Raid Boss, and the weakness, Kayle supposed, is that when its health was 15 or above, it recovered one health every turn. However, below 15, it lost health every turn. With this recovery, combined with its taunt, it was difficult for any significant damage to be dealt to it without a Knight’s charge.

The selected map made Kayle grimace. The ravine map. A double edged sword for a Raid Boss, but it definitely meant a lot that he had a singular powerful piece. When the battle began, Kayle spread his forces out, sending the Rogues further afield to scout. Almost instantly, a paper was returned to him. Kayle raised his eyebrows. It seemed the other played fast.

Nothing to report. So Kayle moved his Rogues farther forward, while keeping the other two back.

Again, the note came almost instantly in response. Nothing to report.

After a hesitation, Kayle had his units sit and wait. One more turn. If the other hadn’t appeared by then… he didn’t want to commit his Raid Boss without finding the enemy first...

Again, the response was instantaneous. The content of the note made Kayle frown. Werewolves were scything through his Rogues. It was annoying but for the best that the opponent had chosen Werewolves, but he would sustain losses to make the opponent bleed.

While having his Rogues engage, Kayle moved his Raid Boss to provide support, and his Mages to stay close on its back, protecting it from ambush. Which was why the next note made Kayle’s jaw drop.

Ultimately… his Rogues had repelled the Werewolves, as only half the pack was there…? He had lost 6 Rogues, but his opponent had lost 8 Werewolves. Meanwhile… the other 10 Werewolves and a group of 20 Workers had hit his Mages?!!? How had the other-

No, now wasn’t the time for that. Shaking his head, Kayle ordered his Rogues to pursue the remaining 2 Werewolves. Better to flush out a ambush with the wounded Rogues. Meanwhile, he ordered his Mages to engage, and moved his Raid Boss to cut off the other Werewolf group’s retreat. Truly, his opponent had been lucky with the Werewolf choice. The ability to split them into groups made them dangerous, especially when most of the “soft” classes were weak to physical combat. And their speed…

When the note returned, Kayle wanted to tear out his hair.

His opponent had immediately disengaged as well, and then moved towards the center of the arena, aiming for the chasing Rogues. However, the Werewolves and Workers had encountered the Raid Boss instead.

They had all been slaughtered by the Raid Boss’s powerful taunt, but not before lowering its Health to 13. Kayle crushed the note in his hands. In slightly better news, his Rogues had chased down the escaping Werewolves, killing them, and had also discovered something strange. A wall built at the edge of the deepest ravine.

So Kayle had a bleeding Raid Boss, 14, Rogues, and 12 Mages remaining, and all he knew from his opponent was that he had lost both Werewolves and a Worker. That was 4 points worth of units, leaving him with 3 remaining…

This time, Kayle took his time thinking. Immediately, he dismissed the idea that the opponent had bought a 3 cost unit. After all, that unit was stuck behind a wall. If his opponent hadn’t run into the Raid Boss and lowered his health below 15, he would have been screwed, keeping that much fire power behind the wall he had built. No, more than likely, what was behind the wall was either a Worker unit, or a ranged one, Archers or Mages.

If a Worker was behind the wall, it would be filled with a trap, which would do significant damage. If it was an enemy, they would likely try to keep their distance, and damage those that came into the ravine… Although the best case was to send the Rogues out and search for who was hiding outside of the wall, taking the time to do so would let the Raid Boss slowly bleed out. And if BOTH the unit and the Worker was out around that wall, and they had made a hiding place…

So, better to just bust down the door…? There was also the chance that the opponent had Rogues hidden in the surroundings, and would ambush…

Kayle ordered his units to gather in a tight clump, keeping a lookout at the surrounding area, and moving towards the erected wall.

The paper came back: they arrived at the wall uncontested.

“Fine then…” Kayle muttered. He launched a full scale assault at the wall.

The paper came back. After reading it, Kayle began to laugh, slapping his knees and pushing himself back out of his chair.

“Truly… I guess that’s one way to lose.”