"This is my granddaughter, Della, by the way."
Rock said with a sly smile.
It looked like there was something sneaky behind his smile, as if he was planning to embarrass Fang Raon.
"...I’ve met her."
Fang Raon said with a frown, wondering what he was getting at with that comment, as he knew that he had already met her.
"...Grandfather."
Della’s eyebrow twitched.
She just hoped that Rock wouldn’t drag her into this silly bantering battle that he had with Fang Raon.
"It’s just that my friend Fang Raon over here called you ugly, my dear granddaughter. Can you imagine my anger when he said that?"
Rock said.
"...Really?"
Della’s smile looked cold, and she turned to Fang Raon, who was sweating profusely, and he just chuckled innocently.
"I didn’t call you ugly."
Fang Raon said with an awkward chuckle.
"You did!"
Rock shouted and pointed at him.
"When I asked whether you were willing to marry my granddaughter, you said that you didn’t want to marry Della because she is ugly!"
"Grandfather, what the hell? Why are you trying to marry me off?!"
Della cried out in embarrassment with a heavy blush spreading across her cheek.
"I-I didn’t say Della specifically. I also didn’t know what your granddaughter looked like when I said that. I just expected her to be ugly because you’re ugly!"
Fang Raon shouted.
"I am not ugly, you piece of shit!"
Rock grabbed Fang Raon from his throat and shook him violently as if he were nothing but a ragdoll.
"Just so you know, I was a proper lady-killer back in my youth. There were women coming from near and far to try to get my hand in marriage!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Fang Raon just laughed, which pissed Rock off more than any word could, and he reeled his fist back in preparation to punch him.
"You...!"
"Grandfather, that’s enough!"
Della grabbed her grandfather to calm him down before it turned into a fight, and Rock eventually let go of Fang Raon.
"Heh."
Fang Raon just smirked.
Crack!
Rock gritted his teeth, veins popping in his forehead, and he looked like he was on the verge of exploding in anger.
"Play the game, please."
Della said with a wry smile.
She thought that her grandfather was really childish for letting Fang Raon get to him like this.
It was also the first time that she saw someone joke around with her grandfather like this, as no one else dared.
If any other students of Rock tried to talk to him like this, they would find themselves in loads of trouble.
"...Yes, let’s play the game."
Rock said with a chilly smile.
He now wanted to win the game more than ever before, and Fang Raon was in the same boat, as he didn’t want to lose to him.
He thought about which three soldiers he should choose—the best possible combination possible—and also thought about that one skill per soldier.
’...Unfortunately for you, I’ve happened to play with the best 3v3 General’s Game player, and I will just steal his strategy!’
Rock thought to himself proudly.
He thought that it was quite an underhanded method, but he didn’t want to lose to him, as he wanted to embarrass this young man!
’I know how the young men think. They don’t want to get embarrassed in front of cute girls like my granddaughter here. Fang Raon must also be conscious of her because if he wasn’t, is he really a healthy young man?
’The best way to get back at him is to destroy him in front of Della!’
Rock grinned mischievously.
’...Grandfather...’
Della didn’t know what it was, but she had a feeling that her grandfather was thinking about something stupid again.
In that moment, Fang Raon finished selecting his soldiers, and the countdown to the start of the match started.
[30 seconds...]
[29 seconds...]
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[Fang Raon’s Team]
[Assassin - Skill: Stealth]
[Assassin - Skill: Stealth]
[Assassin - Skill: Stealth]
***
’There is a good chance that Rock might’ve chosen Mage with Detection Magic, but even if he has, I can just avoid his mage.
’But he can only choose three soldiers, and will he really give one of his soldiers a non-combat skill? I don’t think he would.’
Fang Raon thought to himself.
In that moment, the countdown reached zero, and the two teams appeared in the battle island with the same layout as before.
Two towers stood at opposite sides of the island. There was a forest in the middle of the forest, which couldn’t be entered, and there was one bridge connecting the left and right sides of the island.
At that moment, Rock’s three soldiers appeared at the red tower, and Fang Raon caught a glimpse of them.
’He chose three Mages?’
Fang Raon thought in shock.
They had the same idea of just using one class, and neither of them went for Helper for heals or Tank for close-quarters support.
’It means he will most definitely go for an all-out attack against my tower.’
He thought.
Della looked at the soldiers chosen by the two of them.
’Grandfather chose three Mages. They aren’t the best class when it comes to close-quarters or long-range combat, so his strategy definitely lies in the three skills he chose.
’Fang Raon chose three Assassins. They are extremely powerful in close quarters, so is that his plan?’
She was slightly disappointed at Fang Raon’s strategy, as it was something that noobs in General’s Game would use.
To just attack the opponent’s soldiers head-on without any strategy or tactics.
’Stealth.’
At that moment, Fang Raon controlled the three Assassin soldiers—they activated Stealth—and disappeared without a trace.
"Heh."
With a smile, Rock controlled one of his Mages—it cast a Fireball—and it fired it straight at the forest ahead.
"?"
"???"
Della and Fang Raon were confused about what he was doing.
At that moment, the fireball hit the tree in the forest, and it got engulfed in flames. The flames started spreading slowly.
’Whirlwind Tornado!’
Rock controlled another Mage, and a grimoire opened up in front of it, and a powerful wind started swirling around the fire, pushing the flames further into the forest.
The wind boosted the flames in a way that the fire started spreading throughout the forest faster than ever before.
Thick clouds of smoke began to billow above the island, and it didn’t take long for the bridge to be completely unusable because of the rapidly spreading fire.
The fire kept growing larger and more intense, consuming everything in its path, and it was heading towards the blue tower.
"Earth Wall!"
Rock then controlled the last Mage and cast two walls in the left and right paths to block the path to his tower.
’No way... Is he trying to force the fire to my tower so it can burn it down?’
Fang Raon thought in shock.
It was a super advanced strategy, and he had no idea that such a thing was even possible in this game!
’The only weakness is that it takes a while for the fire to reach the blue tower, and Fang Raon could use that time to kill Rock’s soldiers or destroy his tower.
’However, with the Earth Walls, Rock is protecting his soldiers and the tower at the same time.
’Even if Fang Raon’s Assassins somehow get through the walls, Rock still has mages with Fireball and Whirlwind Tornado skills, and they are very powerful in combat!’
Della thought.
She didn’t think there was anything Fang Raon could do. He was completely out-strategized by Rock.
There was nothing he could do with his Assassins.