Haunted by a ghost - Invading TNI

Ever since I decided to become a merit hunter, the pace of my invasions has become something crazy. I’m launching one attack after another, barely giving myself enough time to analyze and adjust my strategy, leaving plenty of room for mistakes. But for this incursion, I could not afford to waste time thinking, because the target was in my favorite kingdom, and every passing second could change everything.

I had found a castle without a bubble in Kingdom 515 (TNI’s home kingdom), and of course would not waste that chance. Just to add some context here: I was one of the main players in TFI, an important member of the leadership. But suddenly, Void, one of the co-leaders, decided to treat me very badly while our main leader was absent, forcing me to leave the alliance and swear to hunt them down and zero every castle without a bubble that I found. And since then, more than 25 players have already been zeroed by me or by a close friend. It happened months ago, but if you think the revenge is done, you are wrong.

Despite having recently merged, a large part of the TFI members remained the same. And I knew each one of them: their troop type, formation, and weaknesses. Most of them were even in the same spot on the map. So as soon as I saw Yason without a bubble in Kingdom 515, I immediately remembered that he was infantry and did not have any F5 commander.

However, I could not attack without taking any precautions. Since it was a cheap kingdom to jump to, it would not take long for another hunter to find him without a bubble and jump there. That is why I did not even waste time sending a scout there. I activated 75% additional army size buff to avoid any surprises, fixed my presets, jumped to the kingdom, and launched the first attack.

I was not there to show mercy, or even to let him survive.

The first battle was painful for both sides. While I watched 172 thousand of my troops get eliminated, the numbers on Yason's side were much worse. In that wave, my cavalry tore down all of his fortifications, forcing its way into the castle through the main gate and eliminating 6.3 million enemy troops, focusing mainly on the infantry.

Despite having to spend a certain amount of resources to heal the 402 thousand men in my hospital, I was happy because I knew that all the TNI players were aware that I was in their kingdom, zeroing one of their players, and that satisfied me much more than the merit I was earning.

Despite being very excited to zero him, I needed almost 30 seconds to launch the second attack. This was because I needed to be cautious with my hospital. I had a capacity of a little over one million, which gave me plenty of room to manage the wounded troops and the amount of resources I would need to spend to heal them. I try my best not to use resources from my bag to heal my troops, and whenever my hospital is full, I steal resources in the enemy kingdom or return home to take some from one of my farms.

Unlike the first impact, the second attack was much more painful for Yason, and my losses dropped drastically, which was a positive thing. With 13 million merit points earned, I felt that he was in my hands and that the kingdom was dominated and controlled by me.

After eliminating a large number of T4 troops in the first and second attacks, Yason's wall now had T1 and T2 troops, which started to interfere with my cavalry a little. Even so, my losses dropped once again, while Yason watched his army melt before his eyes. I wondered if Beshavian, the strongest player in TNI, would try to attack me or send a garrison to Yason, but he remained quiet, as always.

At that point, I was not even healing my troops anymore. With Yason's infantry eliminated from his wall, whatever troops he had left were much weaker, since his badges and equipment only favored infantry troops. But I was still wondering why it was taking so long to zero him. Four attacks had already been launched, and he was still standing. And the longer I took, the more time I was giving TNI to react.

I opened the fourth report, and looking at the numbers, everything indicated that I would need just one more attack to eliminate him. So I repositioned and attacked.

The fifth attack was launched, and Yason was finally defeated. As soon as my troops returned, I placed them in the shelter and also opened a fake rally, making sure that no soldier was left outside.

Of course, the invasion would not end there. I jumped to King's Landing, right in the middle of their hive, and stayed without a bubble for almost 40 minutes to provoke them. But none of their players dared to drop their bubble and attack me. The kingdom was in complete silence. It seemed like they were afraid of me, or simply did not want any trouble.

Because of one player, TNI has been suffering the consequences for months. And of course, I am not going to stop here. And when a new player loses their bubble, the Phantom will return.