Champion City: The Shadow of Steel

A new round for CCS is here, and Paradox joined it with excitement and a mission of gathering a good number of battle tokens and eliminations.

CCS also helps us in upgrading our battle gear because of the battle diamonds. But battle diamonds were not very hard, because if you score 1.5m eliminations, you are eligible for 60 battle diamonds. But Paradox's main focal point for this CCS was the battle tokens, which would help him increase the stats of his lineup. Paradox joined AFV in the starting phase to score a good number of eliminations from the defence of the city. He was the advisor and strategist for AFV.

.🔥Strong players:

BANANA:

The first player that stand out was BANANA with his strong bleed synergy empowered by all SP commanders and Night King. He was one of the defenders of the city. He was a very strong infantryman. Do not let his name fool you; behind this fruity name lies a fearsome warrior of Westross. whose presence alone can change the tide of battle.

Jason168:

The second well-known player was Jason168; he had a spear weakness formation, with a new commander, "Euron Greyjoy". With this commander, his formation was even more terrifying. He was the loudest one among all the players. He was very calm and very ruthless in battle, which had earned him the respect of allies and enemies alike. This time, he was going to defend the city, let see how he did that.

Steel96:

The third player was a renowned bowman; his formation was even stronger than the last CCS due to Casana in it, due to which female active skills act like a nuke. Not only her, but also with Missendel and Cosomo. Only a few were able to oppose him. True to his name, he was as unbroken steel. No matter how fierce the battle may be. He stood his ground and faced every challenge with strong determination.

🔥Match start:

When the timer hit zero, everyone rushed towards the city, but a strange thing was that Steel96 hadn't made his appearance when the match started. Seeing this as an opportunity, Paradox decided to let BANANA hold the city, because most of the AFV members were infantry, so they needed to score faster than by any chance. Steel came to play the CCS. They could have scored decent battle tokens, because, like the last CCS, steel would kick anyone out of the city with few rallies.

After the race, the good thing happened, and BANANA was able to capture the city. Now it was the time to fill the city, so everyone could score elims before steel appears.

After a few minutes, the first scout attack came toward the city to understand the formation and troop types in defence of the city.

With the scout tactic, Paradox alerted all AFVs to prepare for the reinforcements, because now they have to face rallies at any time. Which was a good thing because rallies give good elimination points and battle tokens. Paradox was a little excited because Steel was not on the map, who could destroy his plans for high elimination. Paradox was talking to BANANA to kick all other troops out of the city, as they weaken the synergy significantly. He said:

"Relax! Paradox, steel is not here right now, so we can be a little tensionless and enjoy this event"

But Paradox knew the cost of complacency due to the last AOH match, where they barely held the first rank. After a few minutes, the first rally hit the city and faced off against the BANANA formation. Paradox also said to his alliance member to prepare the reinforcement if they managed to penetrate deeper into the city.

The battle was over, and the report flashed in front of Paradox's eyes. It was a success.

XAHA was using a Female synergy, even though he had a counter for BANANA, he could not win the battle because of his weapons and advisor lineup. He was lacking in both aspects. His weapons had no stars, which greatly reduced the damage of his formation. The second reason was simple: the number of troops in the XAHA rally was lower than that of BANANA.

This victory gave Paradox a sense of relief, and he was happy for the first time in CCS.

After this rally, they didn't encounter any other rallies; opponents were only doing solos on BANANA and giving eliminations to AFV members. These continuous victories were a good thing.

Jason Said to Paradox:

"Hey! When are you going to let me into the city? I also want a second occupation rank"

Paradox said in reply:

"Just wait a few minutes so they can solidify BANANA's rank"

Everything was moving very smoothly until Paradox saw Robroy in solo attacks. This rang a bell in Paradox's mind to keep an eye on the FDH alliance and to confirm if Steel had joined them or not.

But Steel was not there at that moment, which was like a calm before a storm, and Paradox felt a knot in his stomach, and he was thinking why FDH was not making any move; there were only 20 minutes left before the CCS match ended.

During all this talking with his friends, a sudden rally hit the city's walls and knocked 7 reinforcers out of the city. When the report came to Paradox, it was a new player named Valitherve, who was a cav player with a strong SP female lineup empowered by Briene. When he saw that his rally was able to penetrate that deeply. He immediately launched the second rally. Paradox said to everyone:

"Fellows! We are in the last phase of CCS. We need to defend the city with all our might and hold all three top ranks, so we need you to stay vigilant and reinforce the city when rallies hit"

Everyone agreed with him.

Then came the second rally from valientherve.

Paradox and BANANA were happy that they didn't lose the city after two consecutive defeats. Now it was time to put Jason in the city. BANANA disbanded, and Jason took the reins of the city with his spears. No one attacked him, and he stayed inside the city for 5 minutes. This ensured his second place in the ranking. With things going according to their plan. Everyone in AFV was excited to have a festival and raise a toast. Paradox was continuously observing the FDH side for any sudden surprise. When 15 minutes were remaining, it was time to give up the city for the third player of the AFV alliance to get hold of third place.

AFV's worst nightmare, Steel96, appeared on the map and quickly started the rally on Jason, who was in the city at that time. Paradox asked him to leave the city. He couldn't defend against Steel. But he said to trust him.

Even BANANA's confidence faltered after seeing Steel on the map. After 2 minutes, there came the moment of truth, Steel rally hit Jason and kicked him out of the city. Steel launched two consecutive rallies, which knocked a significant number of troops from the Jason defence and weakened his defence. Due to this, the first rally was a major blow to Jason, and with the second rally, Steel was able to completely raze Jason's defences and took hold of the city. But a strange thing happened: Steel gave up the city, and AFV's third member took control of the city.

Miyoku Kuja was the third player racing for the third rank; she was infantry, but not as strong as BANANA or Jason. When she took control of City, Steel again launched a rally, but this time, one more person, the player named "General Dan". Paradox knew that Kuja was not very strong, so they needed to continuously reinforce the city if they wanted to get the third rank in their hands. One thing was assured: Steel and FDH members were there only for eliminations and battle diamonds, not for the city. This made things easy for AFV. But defence against Steel was not child's play. Rallies from the FDH player clashed with the city and nearly knocked Kuja out, but Paradox had already said to launch slow marches before rallies hit the city, which would help to fill faster.

Everyone was very nervous due to Steel's presence. The rally reports flashed in front of AFV members; the result was a disaster.

After these rallies, Steel stopped rallying the city. Paradox thought that they had gained enough eliminations for battle diamonds.

Kuja was not strong enough to stand against Steel and Dan; she didn't have Jon to increase the crit rate of her formation, which had reduced her lineup damage significantly. But the stop helped Paradox's alliance to take all three places in the ranking, and they took a breath of relief after all the defeats. They ended the match with a lot of losses incurred due to Steel's rallies. This was also a lesson for Paradox.

🔥Conclusion:

CCS was grounds for bloodshed. Paradox learned that he needed to gather strong players for each troop type to counter surprise, because they only won the top three ranks. After all, Steel only wanted elimination points, not the city. If he wanted the city, they could not even make a dent in his defence. Luck only helps in one battle. Paradox couldn't afford to trust in luck, so he needed to strengthen his alliance members and bring in some strong players, which would help him take the lead easily without any trouble.

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