Chapter 308: The Turtle King (1/2)

Chapter 308: The Turtle King

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_

To be the strongest at early aggression required a thorough understanding of all kind of opening formations. Meanwhile, Wang Tong was the best at turtle-ing inside his formidable defense, and hence the nickname, the ”King of Cheapness.”

Judging by the two contestants’ ability, this match ought to be an interesting one. It would be like the test between the sharpest knife and the sturdiest shield.

The first match's map was called ”Crusade.”

The two acted as if they had followed a script: GoRush started with his classical aggression formation while Wang Tong started with his signature turtle formation.

Both players were successful in scouting out their opponent's position on the map. GoRush quickly sent waves after waves of units at his opponent.

Wang Tong did not let GoRush's harassment affect him, as he defended his base while carrying out his strategy on his own terms. He could discern clearly which wave of attack was a feint, and which was the real deal. Therefore, GoRush was not able to gain any advantage during the early period of the match. Frustrated, GoRush unleashed the strongest move he knew as he lined up all the forces he got in front of Wang Tong's defense line.

This had always been his killing blow to enemy fleets thanks to his insane AMP ability.

The engagement started right away. In a blink of an eye, GoRush's AMP soared up to an insane amount of 550, as everyone wandered if he was on steroids. His hand moved so fast over the command dashboard that one could almost see steam rise from the back of his hand. His fleet lined up neatly and attack orders were lucid and clear, as if straight out from a textbook.

However, only ten seconds later, the tide of the battle turned.

”This is... INCREDIBLE! While faced with the devastating blows from GoRush, Wang Tong's defense has stopped the invading armada cold! This is a perfect defense! With only less than 20% losses, Wang Tong has made the aggressor pay with over 70% of his forces. GoRush is retreating. He has retreated his force! OMG! Wang Tong... Wang Tong's AMP has reached 570, even more than GoRush. I think that's our new record everyone! 570!”

There he was, the Turtle King in all his glory.

GoRush didn't bother putting up a fight with his remaining forces; instead, he typed in ”gg.” He conceded that he was not the very best at the later stage of the match, and therefore, his chance of winning after failing the initial rush was close to none.

GoRush gathered himself and was ready for the second round. At the beginning of the second round, instead of using two-base opening, GoRush used only one base, which allowed him to start his harassment even earlier.

He was convinced that the longer he waited until his first unit was out, the more prepared Wang Tong's defenses would be.

The two both sent out the scouts early on, hoping to shed some light on their opponent's opening tactics. However, the two scout units crossed the path, and started an engagement. So small and insignificant was the scout unit, that most player wouldn't want to waste their precious AMP on it. However, Wang Tong had controlled the small-sized unit, and even used the ”positioning” technique that was usually used on larger units. The smaller the unit, the harder it was to apply the ”positioning” technique. However, Wang Tong had successfully blocked the path of his enemy's scout numerous times, and eventually drained the scouts’ life bar to zero.

GoRush had never encountered such an opponent in any of his previous matches. Although he only lost a scout unit, he felt humiliated, and he knew that the damage of losing a scout in the very beginning of the game might seem small, but it would propagate to an obvious disadvantage later on.

As blood rushed into his brain, GoRush lost him coolness and decided that since the harm had already been done, he might as well attack all out then and there.

Karl couldn't help but laugh at the Ivantian, ”He could lie all he wanted to, but it is not going to change the reality that he sucks.”

Zhou Sisi shook her head and conceded that one should always be careful and remain calm while fight against Wang Tong. She doubted GoRush would win this round, since he had made a critical mistake from the very beginning and lost his sense of reason. Wang Tong's scout loitered around GoRush's base and fled whenever GoRush sent his units to chase after it.

A knot of fire was burning brighter inside GoRush's belly by the second.

As a top player among the Ivantians, GoRush was able to hold back his anger until he had finally amassed a sizable fleet. However, when he pushed his fleet to Wang Tong's base, the formidable defense made him want to cry.