glory city

THE WICH reunited with their teammates to compete in another round of Arena of Honor. This time everyone was there—no one was missing—and that would also give them a wider variety of attack options, with Pantuflo leading the cavalry, Killer Marta wielding her spears, and Megatron commanding the infantry. They must be one of the few teams that play with three types of troops. Most teams stick to two lines for this event. While this can sometimes be a disadvantage, they have adapted over time to perform at their best. With Terry, a recent addition and member of AV0, they now had another defensive option to place in the House they were set to conquer, in addition to him.

They entered the arena and were assigned to House Targaryen; they would face Houses Lannister and Stark. The strongest were the latter, who had among their ranks a member of RoD who was strong in infantry. Pantuflo, with his cavalry, would have to face him if necessary.

Working in perfect coordination, they quickly built the first strongholds in the infantry camps. This allowed them to capture the first tower, just like the other Houses. When House Tyrell was captured, THE WICH took up a defensive position there, and together with Kratos, Chayle, and Boca, they built cavalry camps. First, to better defend against the Lannisters, and second, to try to take the rest of the towers.

The Starks were capturing the rest of the towers; they had more Altars of the Warrior, which boosted their stats. THE WICH immediately shifted attacks toward the catapults, knowing they could only capture the first one, since the Northerners had superior stats to counter them. To recover what they had lost, they now depended on how quickly their camps would be finished.

For now, they were in second place, but far behind the leaders. Glory City was becoming a contested territory, and although they entered with a rally led by Pantuflo, they were driven out during their first defense against the Starks, who defeated them using infantry. Many were stunned—if the cavalry couldn’t do anything, how could Killer Marta and Megatron, with spears and infantry respectively, possibly make a difference? THE WICH reviewed the report just as they launched an attack. He realized the stat bonuses were missing. He told the rest to use the minutes while Stark had to defend to spam their altars, but at the same time try to capture the altars that granted defense, health, and attack stats—especially the latter. The strategy seemed to work; they captured a large number of altars, while the Starks secured Glory City’s protective shield. That gave them the comfort of being farther away, but the Targaryens had finished building their cavalry camps. THE WICH launched attacks on the catapults that yielded the most points, capturing them one by one, and then moving on to the towers. The Starks had no response; House Greyjoy, which they had captured, built a Trading Post, and feeling secure with Glory City, they considered those buildings lo

THE WICH requested to hold onto the altars they had captured in order to launch an attack after the mine shafts became available. There was a minor miscommunication between two members; both went for the same mine, and instead of taking four, they only managed to secure three, then lost one. But after a rally, they managed to recover another. This caused some tension within the team, but he was the one who restored order. The match wasn’t over yet; there were just over ten minutes left. He called for a review of the altars and ordered the defense of the ones they held. All cavalry had to be free and at the ready. Half the lancers would go to drain one of their own mines in Tyrell and Targaryen territory. Three rallies were initiated.

The first to strike was to be Killer Marta, then Megatron, and finally Pantuflo. There were just under eight minutes left; if they failed in that attempt, they wouldn’t try again. As they had anticipated, the first two strikes failed, but they left some gaps in the defense that allowed Pantuflo to break fully into Glory City. Now they had to focus on defense; with the catapults on their side, there would be no reduction in troops.

 The Starks immediately tried to retake it with two rallies; the Lannisters joined the offensive, perhaps seeing a chance to climb out of third place, but after losing their first attempt, they didn’t press the issue. They attacked as many times as they could within those four minutes, but the Targaryens were always quick to replenish their troops. The key was learning from their first defeat in Glory City, then adopting the right strategy: capturing the altars that grant overall stats, and thereby also reclaiming the towers and catapults, which allowed them to score additional points, pull away from third place, and maintain constant pressure on the Starks. The team is smiling again; most of them earned the title of King after this match.

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