The Devil's Hunt: Invasion K247 & K273

November 23rd was supposed to be a day of slaughter, but the map was a desert of blue shields. I, MeetTheDevil (MTD), had been prowling the kingdoms for hours with a singular obsession, testing my newly maxed Cassana. I had spent months to upgrade her to 4*, and I was desperate to see her devastating female-synergy lineup tear through an enemy wall.

Finding a target in the current meta has become an exercise in frustration. Most active players breathe through their bubbles, leaving only ruins or bait. Just as I was about to log off, hope flared, two unbubbled castles appeared on the radar in K247.

I quickly logged into my K247 scout alt and scouted the targets. The reports were green; both castles had troops, likely players who had fallen asleep or forgotten to refresh their 24-hour shields. But as I looked around King’s Landing (KL) to check for interference, my heart skipped. Sitting ominously on the other side of the KL were two massive leads from BDR. These weren't just players; they were predators, heavy whales who can zero hunters like me in 1 hit.



A shadow of doubt crept in. Was it worth the risk? These BDR leads could port and solo me in seconds. If I jumped, I was stepping into a lions' den for a handful of merits. However, like any seasoned hunter, I knew how to play "Zero Castle."

I checked my barracks. I was still "heavy" with troops from the recent Alliance Conquest season, more than I’d like to lose, but the math still worked. I formulated a plan. I would hide my main army in shelter or mentor rally, keeping only the precise number of troops I needed to zero the targets. If BDR players caught me, they’d hit an empty shell, and I’d lose nothing.

The decision was made. I pulled the trigger on the Transnational Relocation, feeling that familiar rush of adrenaline as the screen flashed. I had to move with surgical precision. One mistake in hiding my troops, or one second of lag, and BDR would have my head on a pike.

I landed. The targets were within sight. No towers were up yet, but the clock was ticking. It was time to see what Cassana could really do.

The clock was ticking, and the BDR whales were still looming on the horizon. As I shifted into my offensive gear, a final tactical adjustment crossed my mind. The scouting reports were clear. The first target had 7.9M troops, and the second target had a meager 3.8M. Neither had T5s.

Under normal circumstances, I might play it safe with the Reroute dragon skill to ensure minimal loss on my side. But every second spent in the vicinity of those whales increased the risk of getting attacked. I asked myself, Can Cassana clean these out in a single hit? If I could wipe them in one hit, I wouldn't need to make multiple trips. I made the call, I swapped the Reroute for Army Charge skill.

I moved into position. First up was the 7.9M target. I launched the march, Cassana leading the way. The red line streaked across the map. I didn't wait to see the impact; I slammed the speed-ups, watched the red flash of combat, and as soon as my troops touched home, I hit a Random Relocate.

Safe in a new coordinate for a split second, I flicked open the report. The result was beautiful. A Total Annihilation. Every single troop in the castle was dead or in the hospital in one solitary hit. The Cassana lineup had exceeded my expectations.

There was no time to celebrate. The second target was still unbubbled, and the notification from the first hit would likely alert the kingdom. I ported to a new location, launched the second march, and repeated the process. Against 3.8M troops, it wasn't even a contest. Another "One-Hit" swipe.

With both targets zeroed, I didn't hang around to gloat. I ported to the far reaches of the kingdom, well outside the King's Landing danger zone, and immediately executed my "Zero Castle" protocol. I hid my remaining troops in 8-hour fake rallies and long-distance marches.

I sat there in the silence of the K247 outskirts, a completely empty castle holding the two captured Lords of my victims. I checked the map, the BDR whales were still sitting where I first saw them, likely unaware that a ghost had just swept through their territory and vanished. The risk was gone. Even if they found me now, they would be attacking a hollow shell.

Cassana had passed her first trial with flying colors. Two hits, two zeros, and very little losses.

The rush of the double-zero on K247 had been satisfying, but as the initial excitement began to fade, caution took over. I popped a bubble, deciding to camp in the kingdom overnight rather than jumping home immediately. I stayed awake for a few more hours, scanning the map like a hawk, but the map remained a sea of blue. Eventually, sleep won, and I drifted off, hoping the morning would bring fresh blood.

The next morning, I wasn't woken by an alarm, but by the persistent ping of Discord notifications. I reached for my phone, squinting at the screen. Someone in our hunter server had posted a fresh scout report from K273.

It was a juicy, yet terrifying, target, a dedicated Bowman castle. The report showed a massive hoard of 34M+ troops, including 2M T5 Bowmen, sitting in partial battle gear. I immediately began running the numbers for a solo hit with my new Cassana lineup. My confidence wavered. Even with the raw power I’d seen the night before, 16M Bowmen, especially with T5s, are a nightmare. Since Bowmen have no direct counter, they would tear through my ranks just as easily as they would an infantry front. I would likely win the battle, but at the cost of catastrophic losses.

Then, a different tactical approach surfaced: The Rally.

I dug deeper, checking the target’s alliance footprint. While the alliance was based in K273, they only had two accounts in the alliance, the target and what appeared to be his own alt. This was the perfect scenario. If the player was truly offline, there was no one else in the alliance to sound the alarm, no one to send a Discord DM, and no one to build an Alliance Defense Tower to force a bubble.

It was safe to rally, but the risk of an outside "counter-snipe" was still high. I knew I’d have to play Zero Castle once again to protect my troops.

I reached out to my "partner in crime," MeetDaLilith. Her response was instant, she was ready. I didn't waste a second. I left my current alliance, joined her alliance, and jumped to K273. The predator was back on the trail, but this time, the prey was much, much bigger.

The stakes on K273 were vastly different from the quick snipes of the day before. As soon as I initiated the rally, MeetDaLilith moved to the kingdom, her timing as sharp as ever. Following our established protocol, she immediately zeroed her own castle, ghosting her reserves before pouring her reinforcements into my rally.

We were strangers in a foreign land. K273 was dominated by a local alliance that, fortunately, seemed preoccupied with their own affairs. No red alerts flashed, and no scouts buzzed our position. But in the hunt, silence is often the most dangerous sound; we stayed hyper-focused, fingers hovering over the teleport and shield buttons.

When the five-minute timer finally hit zero, the massive combined force surged forward. The first impact was a tectonic shift. The report flashed gold, 9 million troops annihilated in a single hit. It was a staggering blow, yet the target’s resilience was terrifying. Despite the carnage, his T5 Bowmen troops remained intact, shielded by a mountain of lower-tier archers. He was still too dangerous to solo; his "wall" was broken, but his "teeth" were still sharp.

Without a second of hesitation, I started another rally. The second rally was the executioner’s blow. With his numbers depleted, our combined force overwhelmed his remaining T5s. The defense collapsed entirely, the "Victory" screen appeared, and the enemy Lord was dragged into my dungeon.

The target was now destroyed, but he still had millions of low-tier troops cluttering the castle. It was time to finish it. I signaled Lilith to stay hidden and keep her troops ghosted to avoid any late-arriving K273 defenders. I moved in alone, launching two lightning-fast solos. Each hit was a clean sweep, systematically erasing the last of his troops until nothing remained but smoldering ruins.

In just twelve hours across two different kingdoms, the mission was a total success. 4 solos, 2 rallies, and 38.5M merit points added to the tally. For MeetTheDevil, this hunt was the ultimate proof of a singular truth in this game, with a disciplined "Zero Castle" strategy and a rally, no kingdom is too dangerous to infiltrate, and no target is too large to topple.