75 – Chapter 27. Show Me the Spirit – 2
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“Ah, ah. At 10:00 a.M. On the last day of the thousand two festivals, the current score of each team will be announced. 1000 Points for the Black Army. White Army 900 points. Enemy 950 points. Cheonggun 800 points. Let’s do our best until the last match and win first place.”
When the score announcement was over, there was a lot of tension in the playground.
According to the thousand two system schedule, the score for all-out victory is 400 points.
You get 200 points until the 2nd place, so you have to win at least the first game to avoid being last.
Like other teams, White’s goal is to win, and it will be possible to achieve that goal only by winning all-out wars.
Students wearing four colored armbands began to flock towards the large battlefield on one side of the playground as if they had promised.
And in the center stood a total of 16 students selected from each team.
They went up to the simple stage with a determined face, supported by their friends and seniors and juniors.
On the stage stood a teacher who gave us an all-out war yesterday and a student holding a microphone.
I wondered where I saw the student, but he was a friend who was a caster in Class C on the first day of the festival.
Caster walked over to us and started speaking in a slightly shaky voice.
“Hello. This is Kines, a first-year student who is the caster of the all-out team battle, which is the finale of the Heavenly Emperor.”
“My name is Hanelin, who is in charge of the 2nd and 3rd year conducting class. Today she is the narrator of the all-out war.”
The applause of the students followed briefly, and they bowed to the audience and turned the microphone straight to us.
“First, we will conduct an interview with the representative players of each team. Please give me a word of aspiration or resolution.”
“Uh, the 4th year pilot class, belonging to the Black Army… ….”
The interview began like that, and as each person finished speaking, applause poured in from all sides.
And Caster pointed the microphone towards us who were standing at the very end.
I was standing there without thinking that 4th grader Tyrian would step forward, but someone from behind pushed me and took a step forward.
Bewildered, I turned to look behind her and saw that Mel Har-senpai turned her head and shrugged her shoulders.
Senior, I didn’t see it that way, but it looks like it’s full of playfulness.
Thanks to you, I was able to do an interview as the representative of Baekgun.
“Ah, Paik is uniquely a first-year player. Please say something.”
Caster held out the microphone to me with a look of finding something interesting.
I was the one who announced the start of the fight club’s success in the first half of the festival, so I was expecting something interesting to happen again this time.
Students below the stage have a similar look, but if I talk plainly here, everyone will be disappointed.
After snatching the microphone that the caster held out, he declared to the players of the other team.
“I wish everyone a good match, and the victory will be taken by our white army.”
After I finished speaking, I handed the microphone over again, and there was silence for a moment, and then all kinds of noises burst out at once.
The boos of other teams and the cheers of the white army that will cover it.
The booing didn’t really mean to criticize it, but it felt like it was in line with my declaration, so the booing stopped quickly and the mood rose.
“The determination of the representative of the Baek army is very special.”
“I can feel the enthusiasm that is hard to find in students these days. I am very much looking forward to seeing him in the game.”
The teacher received Caster’s words and put a lot of pressure on me.
The teacher manipulated the panel she was holding, and she displayed the match on the big screen installed on the stage.
“The first match will be played simultaneously on two maps. The Black Army and the White Army, the Red Army and the Blue Army will face each other. After a while, the terrain will be established at 10:30, the model tank will be put in at the 37th minute, and the match will start at 40 minutes.”
With less than 20 minutes left, the students each moved to a convenient location and began to set up their seats.
We also headed to each team’s waiting area.
While moving, I remembered that I gave Tyrian-senpai a piloting hint during yesterday’s practice.
“Senior. Remember? Giving orders in ancient language.”
“Then. Now that the effect has been confirmed, I will actively employ them. Thank you, Erif.”
“What? It’s all about winning on our side.”
As soon as I gave it a go, Tyrian-senpai laughed and messed up my hair.
“Tirian-senpai. You can’t just touch a girl’s hair like that.”
“Oh. I see I’m sorry, Erif.”
When Melhar-senpai hit me, Tyrian-senpai apologized with an apologetic expression.
I used to brush my hair once in the morning, so it was fine, but it would be terrifying to do it to other girls, so take this opportunity to learn.
“It’s okay. I have a comb.”
Chermi Aga was so accommodating, and after trimming her hair with the little comb she always carried with her, she entered the waiting area for the players.
“Thank you for your hard work, seniors. Erif.”
When the White Army selected people to help, Cermia and several other students were guarding the waiting area with wretched faces.
“Get some water here, and I also got a microphone because the command from the headset doesn’t work well when you get too far away.”
Chermia handed her first runner, Mel Har, her microphone and headset.
The senior put on her headset in a familiar motion like her operator, and then simply started checking.
“It will be 30 minutes soon. Now that we start building the terrain, we’ll move on to deployment and operations.”
Following the words of a senior, we entered the battlefield.
To be precise, it was a place to command the battlefield.
“Wow.”
A small green jungle under the clear autumn sky.
I could see the entire battlefield at a glance, but it was difficult to understand the terrain because all kinds of trees and vines were obscured.
Kaon clicked her tongue once and began to explain the operation while attaching to a panel installed next to her.
“The terrain is jungle, so it will be difficult for both friendly and enemy troops to move and locate. First, increase the ratio of self-propelled guns to the maximum…….”
When Kaon tapped the panel to adjust the number of self-propelled guns to the maximum, the escorts waiting outside the battlefield began to move.
For each team, 100 tanks and 20 self-propelled guns were prepared, and then the tanks were removed as the self-propelled guns were put in.
“According to the information captured by the panel, the terrain is flat except for a large lake in the middle. Then it is important how to place the weight of the troops on either side of the lake…….”
Kaon put his chin on his chin, pondered for a long time, and then started to place it carefully.
“Each team. Two minutes left until deployment is complete!”
Caron finished the deployment calmly while drooling, and after a few seconds, the deployment end signal sounded.
“Wow. First of all, the deployment was carried out with the left side slightly back and fewer troops. We’re going to dig on the right side.”
“Is there any other reason for the arrangement? Once you start, tell me what to do.”
In response to Mel Har-senpai’s question, Kaon stretched out his hand and pointed to the battlefield as if to see it in person.
The tanks are firmly seated.
Contrary to what Kaon said, our self-propelled artillery was concentrated on the left side of the battlefield.
Instead, the number of tanks to block the advance of the enemy from the front was significantly smaller than on the right, so the entire force was concentrated on the right.
“The lake has a slightly distorted oval shape and is wider on the left from our side.”
“Then shouldn’t we focus more on the left side?”
“Then it becomes a simple battle of power, and if you make a mistake, the turn goes back to Erif.”
“But if the left side is pushed all the way and you are surrounded, or the right side does not push properly, it is a big deal.”
Melhar-senpai seemed a little dissatisfied with the operation.
It was up to her commander, Kaon, to convince her like that.
“As soon as we start, please advance the right unit. The numbers are from 4 to 10, and number 10 contains 5 self-propelled guns. The left unit has 15 self-propelled guns 1 and 2, 5 tanks, and 10 tanks 3.
“Huh? Ah Okay.”
In the description of the operation that Kaon poured out over and over, it seemed that Melhar did not even have time to think about whether it was right or wrong.
An announcement sounded on the playground to see if the time was up.
“From now on, the last match of the 77th Ten Two Festivals. Cloth Flower! If you win this match, any team can win the final! Oh, and depending on the conditions, Cheonggun could be a joint champion. Anyway, let’s start an all-out war!」
The crowd responded with cheers and enthusiasm to Caster’s call.
A large crowd of people sat around the stadium and watched the screens installed on the outskirts of the stadium, wondering if all the students and staff had gathered.
I looked closely and saw that several cameras were running.
I looked down at the battlefield, lightly brushing my hair.
The green leaves, which are characteristic of the jungle, were obscuring the appearance of the tank.
“Fighting Melhar-senpai!”
To my support, the senior silently raised his thumb and started giving orders with a serious expression.
“No. 4 To No. 8 [[Forward]], No. 9, No. 10 [[Standby]]”
The tanks started moving according to the pre-designated number.
As expected, the Black Army tanks, which concentrated their forces in a wide area, began to advance.
The opponent had fewer self-propelled artillery than ours, instead, they aggressively deployed forward and advanced along the lake in an instant.
“The No. 1 And 2 self-propelled guns [[Firing]] Start!”
When Mel Har-senpai swung his left hand and shouted, the friendly self-propelled guns spewed fire.
Unlike tank guns equipped with various properties, most self-propelled guns have the property of fire, which has good attack power.
The model self-propelled gun also shoots magic bullets of fire, whether it followed the specifications of the actual self-propelled gun.
The round flame passed through the upper part of the jungle, leaving a red trail.
And the black number engraved on the chariot of fire was poured out.
However, the enemy’s tank pushed the other tank that had stopped moving to the side and pushed in.
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Panel, the number of allies and enemies is 93 to 85.
The one who reaches 75 first often collapses rapidly, so it seemed like he had an advantage.
But Melhar-senpai’s expression was not good.
On the left side of the battlefield, the number of tanks was so small that 1/3 had already been hit.
Even with the remaining ten, it seemed almost impossible to block 70 or more tanks.
Besides, the situation on the right was not so good, the passage was so narrow that the tanks could hardly advance.
Enemy tanks that appeared infrequently could be easily defeated with concentrated fire, but friendly tanks were obstructing each other’s movement.
Now that I look at it, they seem to be wasting time to aim and fire by sending them one by one.
It could be seen that the advance gradually slowed down.
“Caon. Isn’t the plan wrong?”
Kaon’s expression wasn’t too serious.
She gave a hint to Mel Har-senpai with a slight smile as if it had gone as planned.
Then, Mel Haru rolled his eyes to see the whole battlefield, and clapped once, and exclaimed vigorously.
“No. 6 To 9, [[Doha]]!”
40 Tanks rushed into the lake.
I was worried that it would sink like that, but the tanks who narrowly crossed the lake with their turrets slightly raised above the water surface completed their crossing in the middle of the enemy’s main base in an instant.
The enemy unit, which had tied up the allies’ feet with a small force, was smashed to pieces by the friendly tanks approaching in an instant.
As we smashed the Black Army’s self-propelled artillery unit that was staying at the enemy base, a sound was heard announcing that the commander of the opposing force had changed.
Current score is 80:68
The Black Army, whose main base was pushed back while changing the commander, pushed harder on the left side of the battlefield.
In the end, all the tanks on the left side of the battlefield stopped, and only the self-propelled guns remained in the friendly base.
The score was 73:66, and the gap quickly narrowed.
“Thank you.”
“Caon. I think I should do it from the left.”
“Just leave it to me.”
Kaon, who was handed the headset, calmly began to give orders.
“Senior, you did a great job.”
“Erif! How was it?”
“You did a great job.”
When he praised him by raising his thumb, Mel Har-senpai smiled round and round.
“Oh!”
As for what had happened while talking with Mel Har, senior Tirian raised his fists in admiration, and cheers erupted from the audience in the distance.
Me and Melhar-senpai turned to the battlefield without anyone else being the first.
“Huh?”
All of a sudden, the score was 68:47.
While the Black Army changed to the third commander, the number of enemy tanks was rapidly decreasing.
When I looked for the cause, on the left side of the battlefield, I saw tanks of the Black Army standing still and receiving artillery fire from self-propelled artillery.
“Ah, a swamp!”
The enemy tanks in the left battlefield were not moving.
The area close to the lake looked like land, but it was actually a swampy area.
However, where there was solid ground, friendly tanks formed a solid barricade using the outer wall, and in the end, enemy tanks had nowhere to move except in a narrow area between the barricade and the swamp.
Is it for this reason that Kaon said not to move in the first place?
In the meantime, the Black Army’s tanks, which were attacked from the front and the back by friendly tanks approaching from the rear, were barely able to escape.
As if out of anger, the Black Army’s tanks that had defeated the friendly self-propelled artillery units were annihilated by the friendly tanks that slowly returned to the lake.
“I won!”
Excited, senior Tyrian took off his headset, and I grabbed it and roughly put it behind him and ran forward.
We shared the joy of being shoulder to shoulder for a while.
Final score 28:0
It was an overwhelming victory for the White Army without even having to go out.
The team’s victory and extra points seemed to be in their hands.
“28:0? The white army is pretty good too.”
The battlefield of the Blue Army and the Red Army.
The Blue Army, who currently has the lowest score, faced the enemy with all their might, but the opponent’s ability was too overwhelming.
The Qing army, who had been flustered by the clever scheme of the first 4th grade commander, was absurdly pushed aside by Yurine, the second commander of the enemy army.
52:0
The enemy advanced to the finals with a spirit of breaking the record for the best all-out warfare.
“Eriff didn’t come out? It’s a bit sad.”
Yuri Ne began to think about how he could make Erif stand out in the final.
It was okay for her to stand up as her last order and face her directly, but considering her white army’s strength, it was highly likely that it would be a 25:25 level ordinary battle after her exhausting battle.
‘I can’t do that.’
A hero is like a hero.
You must overcome hardships and adversity to be worshiped by others.
Seeing Erif smiling innocently, shoulder-to-shoulder with her teammates on the screen, Yuri Ne began to paint a bigger picture of her.