"Ah, it's the last step, what could it be?" Charlene muttered nervously.

Leo shook his head: "I don't know, but it will definitely not be easy, it's useless to think about it now, let's go back quickly, if it's fast enough, maybe we can get a chance to rest." ”

Bidding farewell to the two Academy mages who had come to take over, Leo and Charlene left the Magic Tower and made a quick head towards the south.

Due to the existence of the defensive line, this area is very safe, and the two of them did not maintain a high state of alert, but chose to keep speeding up, so they returned to the fortress of Horst in less than half an hour.

This time, the introducer was again Professor Delhiman. Seeing the two of them, Derryman led them without saying a word

In front of the largest building in the center of the fort, "Go in one by one, and make your choice." ”

"Does it make a difference?" Charlene asked, "I mean, does the order make a difference?"

"There is no difference, it's all the same. Delhiman replied, waving his arms again, urging them to hurry.

Leo thought for a moment and said, "I'll go first and see what the situation is." ”

After the defense mission, Charlene has long trusted Leo very much.

And although she felt that something was wrong, she also knew that there could be no danger here, so she nodded, "Okay, you can come first." ”

Without saying anything more, Leo pushed open the sturdy door and walked straight inside. As soon as his feet hit the ground, the door had quietly closed automatically, setting off the dim environment, making it more and more mysterious.

Inside the building is a large hall, and in the center, a large round table is placed on it, on which is laid a simulated sand table map, which is obviously the command center of the academy on the spider plane.

In the deepest part of the round table, a female mage in a red magic robe was seated.

This woman has a very beautiful face. But there is no trace of weakness. The straight eyebrows are like two sharp swords, the eyes are shining, and the corners of the eyes are raised, adding a bit of flamboyance.

Her nose is straight, her lips are thin, she doesn't seem to be very old, but if you look closely, she will give people a very deep feeling, which is by no means a temperament that young people can have. Her magical robes, which represented the High Mage, illustrate this even more.

Leo didn't know each other though. But he didn't need to ask to know who this person was, so he immediately made a mage salute and said respectfully: "Hello, Commander Catherine, I'm Leo Minahir, contestant No. 6. ”

Catherine bowed slightly, then pointed to the other side of the round table and said, "Sit down, and then look at your task." ”

"Okay. Leo sat down and took out his task card. Look at it.

"Tryouts for the third step of the Fortress of Horst mission: Simulation of war. Engage in a simulated war on the Spider Plane with Catherine, and score based on your final performance. In addition, please note that this task is final. ”

"Specific rules: The entrant controls the academy. Catherine takes control of the Northern Biological Alliance, and the two sides wage war using the Boundary River as the standard. During the process, the simulated troops can be controlled through mental guidance. ”

"The total combat strength of the two units is the same, but the simulated combat power of each unit is different. ”

"Fight on the basis of the enemy's ordinary units 1, high-level units combat strength is 2, and the mother army's combat strength is 5......"

"Our Magic Tower has a combat power of 10. However, it cannot be moved, the fortifications are ineffective, but the enemy needs 30 seconds to break them, the mage has 4 combat power, and the combat power of the warfighter is 2......"

These are detailed and include a range of facilities. Leo quickly memorized important information. Then read on.

"The match lasts twenty minutes, and if our base camp is breached, or if the enemy's Mother Emperor's forces are destroyed, the game will end directly. ”

"Well, it's kind of like military chess, and it looks interesting. But I don't know much about the military......" Leo pondered as he reflected on the rules.

When he looked up after reading the rules, he noticed that a thick black mist had covered the sand table, obscuring the area north of the Boundary River. On his side, it is the academy control area centered on the fortress of Khost, with magic towers and construction fortifications, and in various locations, there are also some staff and spear statues, which obviously represent the mage troops and combat troops.

Li Yu counted carefully, and there were eight staffs and sixteen spears.

"Twenty-four...... In other words, I have to divide my spirit into twenty-four points at most, which is not a small consumption. Leo smiled bitterly, his current mental strength has just recovered a little, but he is still far from saturation, and it will be another "hard battle".

What's more, he must have a considerable gap with Catherine in terms of tactics, and the only thing to be thankful for is that because of his memory, after that casual glance just now, he has memorized the terrain on the other side.

At this time, Catherine's voice suddenly came: "The game is on, now I count down!"

"This begins?!" Leo was taken aback, and hurriedly pieced together in his mind what he was about to do.

Soon, the messy book he had read before came into play: "I don't know who said this before you think about victory, you think about defeat first, but it must be very reasonable, the first step must be to do a good job of defense, so as to stabilize the situation, understand Catherine's intentions, and then slowly move on to the next action!"

"Eight!"

"Seven!"

"Six!"

Catherine was still counting down, with no intention of stopping, and the time intervals were so accurate that there were no jumps.

Leo continued to think quickly, according to the layout of the opponent's map in his memory, looking for the attack line that Catherine might launch, and designing the corresponding defense.

"The Magic Tower has a strong attack and is the most important protection, but it can't be moved. I must preserve the Magic Tower as much as possible, otherwise one of them will be uprooted and it will cause a major breach in the entire front. Leo's gaze kept scanning back and forth over the defensive line, and then confirmed that it was a more reliable decision to rely on the magic tower's average deployment of combat power to prepare for the inevitable onslaught.

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

Catherine's voice remained unchanged, and then she gave her final command: "Go! You can now control your troops, give you a hint, and I'll attack in twenty seconds." ”

Get permission. Leo didn't delay any time, and immediately radiated his spiritual power, accurately connecting to Quan

Above the statues of the Ministry of Representatives of the troops, the next moment, projections of these statues appeared in his mind. With a slight tug, the statue on the sand table suddenly moved according to his wishes.

"It's quite convenient to control, and the mental power consumption is not extraordinary. Leo silently calculated, and it shouldn't be a problem for him to hold on for ten minutes until the end of the game.

Of course, all this is on the premise that he can keep his base camp from being breached by Catherine in ten minutes.

Since the way of defense has already been calculated. Leo controls the statue to disperse.

However, it seems that in order to simulate a normal march, the speed of the statue is not too fast, and it took more than ten seconds to reach the front line.

At this time, he suddenly remembered something, and muttered to himself: "No, this is not right, when there is a real war, how can it be possible to take out all the strength at once? In the most difficult and difficult times, it will definitely be able to play an unexpected role when it is put on the battlefield. ”

With such an idea, Leo's mind was also opened. I even remembered that this new force was called a reserve in military terms, and it was an important link to ensure the continuation of the attack force.

With a little coordination, he removed the statues from a few relatively dense areas, enough to gather eight combat units and three mage troops. A well-connected position was also selected as a rallying point for the reserves.

As a result, if a large number of enemies appear in either direction, the pressure on the defense increases. Then the reserves can quickly go to the support and make sure that the defense line is foolproof.

Twenty seconds had already been reached after the reserve had been assembled, and Catherine had not broken her promise, and the five spider statues had crossed the boundary river and moved quickly towards a weak open field to the south.

In fact, there are a total of four magic towers in the Boundary River, but Catherine is obviously very clear about the location of these magic towers, and actually chose the middle position of the two farthest magic towers as the breakthrough point.

"Isn't this cheating? In a normal war, how can you go straight to the bottom without even being tempted?" Leo scolded in his heart, but there was no way, after all, he was under someone's roof, so he could only choose to accept it.

And Catherine's choice of this attack line is very good, it can cleverly avoid a series of defenses, and if Leo's reaction is a little slower, or if he does not deploy accordingly, he may even be directly attacked to the base camp.

You must know that although there are fortifications around the base camp, they can only hold out for thirty seconds, and if one is not done well, I am afraid that the first wave of the offensive will be defeated.

There was no other way, Leo could only make a quick analysis, and then immediately mobilize the reserves that could completely defeat the opponent, and block the enemy's advance route.

He was busy adjusting his formation, placing the combat troops in front and the mage troops in the back, while continuing to watch the border to prevent Catherine from taking advantage of his attention to launch a sneak attack from other positions.

A few seconds later, both sides had arrived at the battlefield.

Through the accurate grasp and calculation of the speed and travel route, Leo's battle position was very well chosen. It was a long, narrow passage that was not conducive to deployment, and was suitable for combat troops to withstand attacks from the front, and the mage troops behind them to launch long-range fire.

Noticing that the route ahead was intercepted, the spider demon troops controlled by Catherine were visibly stunned for a moment, as if they did not expect the enemy to appear so quickly, and still appear in such an uncomfortable place. But she had apparently been through too many of these things, and in the blink of an eye she made the decision: turn around and leave the battlefield.

This time the situation changed, and it was Leo's turn to be at a loss.

If you pursue, let alone whether you can catch up, even if you do, the enemy will rely on a small number of troops and contain a large number of his own troops, and it will not be cost-effective from any direction.

As Leo hesitated, the five spider figurines had fallen off and moved northwest around a simulated hill.

Seeing this scene, Leo cursed and cursed, and could only control his troops to catch up.

Because judging from the current situation, Catherine's next target is a mountain magic tower with remote terrain.

Another few seconds passed, and Leo's suspicion was confirmed once again.

In the black fog of the border, five more spider demon statues appeared, and behind them, there were also five mothman statues, which seemed to be the so-called high-level troops. As for the goal of these troops, it is clearly the Mountain Magic Tower!

"Ten ordinary troops, five high-level troops, with a total combat power of 20, and on my side there are two combat units, a mage unit, with a total combat power of 8, plus the combat power of the magic tower of 10, she calculated it really just right! And even guessed that I didn't have troops here......" Leo thought with a headache.

In fact, this place is not a strategic place, so he didn't set up a defense, but he didn't expect to be caught by the other party's tail as soon as he came up. And now that the game has just begun, if you lose a magic tower as soon as you come up, it will obviously be quite unfavorable to the control of the entire defense line.

But now if you send reserves or mobilize the surrounding defense forces, it will definitely be too late, do you want to transfer back the troops, and then watch this magic tower be lost?

However, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and there is no room for Leo to think about it. The topographical map of the place flashed in his mind, Leo gritted his teeth, and said to himself in his heart: "No! I must not suffer such a big loss at once, if she dares to hit my magic tower, I will hit her lair!"

According to the rules, the combat power of the Spider Demon Lair is only 1, but it is indeed a very important stronghold, once it is defeated, a series of passages in the rear will be opened, forming a huge void.

It only took a second for Leo to pick on a target, a lair to the northeast of the local invasion force. It is believed that Catherine will be overwhelmed by a large number of troops as soon as she comes up, and it is impossible to deploy troops in this position.

While controlling the withdrawal of the pursuing troops, preparing to defend the target that the enemy might continue to attack after pulling out the magic tower, he drew the troops around the two closest magic towers, and the troops divided into two ways, directly across the boundary river, and rushed towards the target.

Since the magic tower will definitely be lost, it is naturally better to exchange it with the other party, so that at least there will be no obvious losses, and anyone who has played chess understands this truth.

As soon as the statue stepped into the local territory, the black fog was suddenly dispelled, revealing a certain visual range, which was obviously also simulating a real war. This also gives Leo more confidence that he can take down the enemy's lair. (To be continued.) )