Arena of Honor - Round 2

Welcome, lords and ladies. This weekend, the Old Gods would be hosting another round in the Arena of Honor. For “n” reasons in real life, I believed I would not be able to participate in this round. So, I announced my absence in advance to my team “01 gmt” and wished everyone luck!

After a few days of rest, without worrying about daily tasks and the tedious Total War, a window of opportunity arose! A brief break in my break! I logged in and saw that round four would start in less than 10 minutes! Quickly, I sent messages to my old friends on my team “18 gmt”! The whole team was already preparing for battle... and best of all, there was still room for me to join!

As I joined the group, I greeted my companions among the familiar faces. On the team were Lord Agamenon and Lord Paradox, also companions in the FDH alliance. Leading the team was Lord Marcellus, responsible for coordinating the entire team.

With my return, some adjustments were quickly made to the team's strategy. Agamemnon and I would be responsible for dominating the City of Glory. I would use my infantry to try to fight other infantry or spearmen players on the battle map. Meanwhile, Agamenon would be responsible for facing any strong cavalry that attacked me... Unfortunately, we still lacked a rally leader with spearmen on our team. But we were willing to overcome this obstacle...

As the gates of the battlefield were about to open, I quickly checked my status, refinement, talent points, and battle equipment.

Upon entering the map, we all sought to assess the enemies. Apparently, we didn't see any whales on the map. We breathed a sigh of relief. We would fight under the banner of House Targaryen. The other teams would defend the Stark and Lannister flags, while the boring clone teams would use the flags of the other houses.

Looking further ahead, tonight the Watchtowers and Catapults were defended by infantry troops. We adjusted our troop camps to ensure control of these buildings.

When the battle began, we all quickly sought to maximize our camps and reinforce our clan castle.

When the second line of camps opened, along with the 1st altar, I sought to assess the enemy forces. Thus, I launched an attack on the enemy altars. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw arrows flying in the distance. Some of my companions did the same...

My infantry advanced heavily across the battlefield. When my troops reached the enemy altar, the shock was devastating. I hadn't even scouted the altar to see what I would find. I had complete confidence in my troops.

Upon reaching the small structure, it was defended by Lord Faxxe. He also used infantry with Sinara, but the commanders formed a confusing wall. His troops fell apart as if I were cutting butter! lol

the enemy offered no resistance. The attack devastated the defenses, and the Targaryen flag now flew in front of the enemy domain.

Attacks on various altars on the battlefield continued as the bubbles fell. Soon the Watchtowers were also under attack, and we conquered them.

At the same time, the defenses of the bots' castles began to falter. Alert, Marcellus captured our first enemy vastellum, and we took the opportunity to convert the enemy trading posts to our domain as well. The Stark Clan was also alert and quickly managed to conquer two enemy castles, thus gaining a slight advantage in the lead. These then became my favorite target, where I aimed at the Warrior and Father altars, with the goal of mining the enemy forces.

But my real attention was on Glory City. With the bubble about to drop, I summoned my troops and my main march back to my castle. As soon as the bubble dropped, I opened my rally using my bleeding synergy and my t5 troops, hard-won after a long journey. I alerted everyone!

City of Glory is open, guys. Fill the rally! - I shouted.

I launched my attack and watched my troops march toward the central building on the map. Unsurprisingly, our rally decimated the NPC troops defending the building. From the moment we raised the Targaryen flag, the real challenge would begin. Was there still some hidden force on the battlefield that would reveal itself at this moment? I had already had this unfortunate surprise in previous battles.

I saw numerous scouts heading our way to spy on our defenses. I remained calm, and my formation remained solid in defense of the city. Even if waves of cavalry hit me, I could count on the support of my teammates as reinforcements. The damage would be diluted (so I hoped).

Soon, the first enemy rallies appeared on the horizon. Expectations were high. And the anxiety grew with every passing second.

The first enemy wave was led by Lord MAINATA PLOV.. Using a lancer lineup with an incomplete Jaime against me, an infantry player, I couldn't figure out what he intended. The damage inflicted on our forces was negligible!

The second wave was led by Lord Teukros. Leading a cavalry march, the enemy had the potential to inflict some damage on our troops. But a basic element was missing: a lack of synergy, vastly inferior stats, and a weakly filled rally. This also posed no threat to our dominance!

After such defenses, no enemy dared to launch new attacks. Soon, the protective bubble appeared, and without having suffered major damage, I didn't even bother to take advantage of this time to renew the troops in the city.

Our attention then turned to other matters. The defenses of the Stark troops at Greyjoy Castle faltered, and we quickly took control of yet another castle. Next, we sought to rapidly empty the mines available on the map.

Our advantage was indisputable. The individual elimination ranking was made up of me—thanks to the kills I had obtained in part due to my comfortable lead in Glory City—and the bloodlust of Agamemnon and Paradox, who continued to strike any enemy target that still resisted on the battlefield.

In the end, we reached the 240k point mark and surpassed our previous record! We celebrated effusively, knowing that in the next battle, the challenge would be even greater.

Thank you all for coming this far, see you next time! And remember, winter is coming! :D