Duels should be played with a smile.

Archimonde himself had already entered the fray, and the moment he entered, he discovered the impenetrable "Guardian Line" that Leyou had built around the rear castle.

He smiled dismissively, because after he joined the battle, the first line of defense, which had been gradually crumbling due to withering and decay, was easily breached.

If the first line of defense collapses, heroes retreat, and demons advance, and this happens a couple more times, the first base will fall into the Legion's control.

All the Legion needs to do is make the Lich cast Wither and Decay twice more.

"You've... run out of options!" Archimonde casually crushed a defensive tower into dust and burst into laughter.

Standing tens of meters tall, Archimonde's massive body made even the human camp seem tiny.

Just as Archimonde summoned the lich again, preparing to launch a second wave of attack, a voice he desperately wanted to hear rang in his ears.

"Solvadocana!"

Some illusory figures appeared around K. K immediately frowned, and after realizing that Leyou was just a useless projection, he snorted and decided not to pay any more attention to it.

But he didn't want to pay attention, while Leyou wasn't going to let him ignore her.

"Little brother, do you know you've fallen into my trap?"

Upon hearing Leyou's words, K, who hadn't intended to pay any attention, was immediately startled and instinctively exclaimed, "How is that possible?!"

Even if K's mind was possibly affected by fel energy, after realizing he had just made a fool of himself, he immediately retorted: "Don't make me laugh here. At this point, how can you still talk about a trap?"

"I don't see anything about you that's good enough to be used as bait!"

"Or are you planning to use this base as bait?"

"Brilliant!" Leyou clapped his hands repeatedly and praised, "As expected of you, you guessed it right away."

"You..." K was about to say something, but realizing he had fallen into Leyou's trap again, he immediately changed his words: "Heh, I almost fell for your trick."

"Even if you really do use this base as bait, what way do you have to swallow me whole?"

"And what means do you have to defeat my endless army of demons, and my invincible self?"

K makes no attempt to hide his arrogance; with the combined advantage of his own strength and the game mechanics, he is indeed, as he claims, nearly invincible.

"You know what? The last one who claimed to be invincible... well, I've lost count of how many guys have claimed to be invincible, only to have their defenses breached in all sorts of weird ways and then be buried."

Unfortunately, you are one of them today.

Leyou's phantom image, leaving K in a daze, pointed towards the castle and then disappeared.

K was made to question his life by Leyou's words and actions. He subconsciously looked in that direction and saw a very strange scene.

"this...?"

A truly unbelievable thing is unfolding before K's eyes.

The ancient guardians, who had previously protected the castle so tightly, no longer continued to defend against the demon's attack. Instead, they turned their guns on the castle that was surrounded in the middle and began to attack it frantically.

"What do you mean?! What exactly do you want to do?!"

This bizarre scene sent chills down K's spine, yet he couldn't find any reason to explain what was happening before him.

Just as he was preparing to take some action, he discovered that he had suddenly lost control of his body—and the next second, he was in a god-like perspective.

Because, under the attack of numerous ancient guardians, the castle only lasted a few seconds before completely collapsing.

In the few seconds that the camera gradually zoomed out, K noticed that Leyou's heroes, as if they had expected it, had already withdrawn from the human camp.

No, they hadn't completely evacuated. Jaina stopped outside the back gate of the camp.

And he... Archimonde's body, just like teleporting, appeared at the back gate of the camp.

"What on earth is going on?!"

Countless questions swirled in K's mind. He suddenly realized that the situation, which he had once been in complete control of, had become completely incomprehensible in the blink of an eye.

However, his attention was soon drawn to the scene before him.

He saw that the body he had previously controlled had developed its own will and was slowly walking towards Jaina at the back gate of the camp.

Behind him were the demons who had just been causing destruction near the camp gate, but now these demons had appeared inside the camp, and... the human buildings that were just intact had all been reduced to ruins.

He also saw some acolytes appear out of thin air in the human camp and begin summoning their base and various buildings...

It seems that he is moving from his original campsite halfway up the mountain to this location.

This seems like good news...

It saves the trouble of attacking the human camp, and moving the camp here makes it easier to attack the next camp. It seems like a good thing no matter how you look at it.

It seems that Leyou was the one who delivered all these good things to him.

The destruction of the castle seemed to be a switch, and Leyou himself pressed this switch that he didn't seem to need to press.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through K's mind, but many doubts remained. Helpless, he could only temporarily focus his attention on what seemed to be a "transition animation" playing out in front of him.

The cutscene didn't contain much information; it was basically just Archimonde making threats at Jaina and then watching her teleport away.

While still pondering the previous questions, K immediately found himself regaining control of Archimonde's body.

"Meaningless actions... it doesn't matter anymore. Whatever your schemes, what is this in the face of absolute power?!"

K turned around and was shocked, because he saw a large group of jungle guardians behind him.

In the cutscene just now, the human buildings did suddenly burst into flames and were quickly demolished by the demons, but the guardians were completely unharmed!

Archimonde immediately summoned a large number of demons to attack the guardians, but the guardians were tough, numerous, and had considerable firepower, so it was impossible to eliminate them all in a short time.

"Is this your scheme? Trying to disrupt my plans with a sudden situation... How laughable! You've saved me time for the attack, and I won't be delayed here for long!"

"No, no, no, you will be stuck here forever," Leyou suddenly reappeared and said leisurely.

"Watch closely, those were just appetizers, now comes the main event I've prepared for you!"

As Leyou finished speaking, a teleportation array lit up on an ancient guardian. A few seconds later, the heroes who had just escaped arrived with most of Leyou's remaining troops.

The moment they landed, all the air units scattered immediately, except for the heroes who stayed behind to block the demons' advance.

"Tsk tsk tsk... Absolute power? In a game, the world is vast, but the system's mechanics are the most important!" Leyou laughed loudly.

Before Archimonde could react, the pre-arranged air force rode their mounts to their target—the acolytes and the building they were summoning.

"Did you know? As a story campaign, this game has two very important mechanics."

"First, when each coalition main base is captured, a scene similar to the previous one will occur: the demons will instantly destroy other buildings and build a new base in the camp."

"Secondly... and this is another point I'll use to defeat you! The establishment of new bases is beyond your control! And this action can only be performed once per camp!"

Arrows rained down from the sky as the hippogriff riders dodged the demons' attacks, accurately killing one acolyte after another before fleeing at top speed.

In just a few seconds, all of Archimonde's acolytes returned to the earth, turning into dust.

"Look, all your farmers are gone, which means you have no chance to continue building!" Leyou said smugly.

After the appearance of the monks, the guardians changed their targets, ignoring the demons and turning to attack the buildings that the monks had just constructed.

Buildings under construction are relatively fragile. Even though Archimonde reacted and sent a demon army to stop them, the numerous guardians withstood the demons' attacks and destroyed the unfinished buildings one by one.

The advantage of thick skin and tough flesh was fully demonstrated at this moment.

"Look, your buildings are gone too. From now on, your army will receive no supplies! The only way you can replenish your army is to spend a lot of time summoning Legion Demons!"

"But...do you have that time?"

The Legion of Demons is incredibly powerful; if there are enough of them, no army can stop their advance—but now there's no time before the game officially starts for Archimonde to open a portal and wait for the demons to descend upon the battlefield one by one.

Leaning close to Archimonde's ear, the seemingly insignificant Leyou whispered with a smile, "This...is a victory for the players!"

"Next up is my second favorite part: catching turtles in a jar!"

At this moment, it's hard to tell whether Leyou is the demon, or Archimonde is the demon.

The will resided within Archimonde's body. K felt a surge of adrenaline. The chaotic fel energy had already affected his thinking, and now, with the added stimulation from Leyou, he felt he could no longer contain his anger.

"Don't be too proud! Even without an army, I am still invincible!"

Dark green fel flames danced in Archimonde's palm as he unleashed his furious attack on an ancient guardian. Soon, under the corrosive power of the fel energy, the once tough guardian turned to dust after only ten seconds.

"You just said that once your main castle falls, all the buildings will be destroyed as well. So, what about my invincible self..."

"Oh? Then do you want to give it a try?" Leyou interrupted K, who was about to continue, with a smile, not without a hint of smugness.

And while he was drawing K's attention, he also gave another order to his troops.

The teleportation array lit up again the next second, but this time, it was for escaping.

During the teleportation, everyone is invincible, and even if Archimonde realizes he has been tricked, he cannot stop it.

And so, as if they were strolling through a naval base, Leyou's troops arrived, performed a few maneuvers, and then slipped away unscathed.

Archimonde was left alone, bewildered in the wind.

Seeing that his troops had safely withdrawn, Leyou did not want to delay any longer.

After whispering his last words in Akimund's ear, his figure vanished into thin air.

"How about we try to see if I have any other mechanisms that can be used to break your invincibility?"

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No matter how powerful someone is, they have to follow the rules when they come to my territory!

I only planned to finish writing 4K before going to sleep, but before I knew it, I had written 7K, and then I checked the time—2 hours had passed.

Wow, when did I become so fast?

Chapter Twelve: You Understand Me Better Than I Do! 5K

In most real-time strategy games, there is a basic condition for victory or defeat for both sides.

Furthermore, this condition usually requires all of one side's buildings to be destroyed—if there are no more of your buildings on the field, it won't matter even if you have a full population of units.

In professional matches, it's not uncommon for players to have a numerical advantage in the endgame but then lose because of poor defense, allowing their buildings to be quietly destroyed by the opponent.

And now... having witnessed more than one stunning reversal, Leyou has no intention of celebrating halfway through the game when they only have a slight advantage.

He would never say something like "How could we lose when the dragon was charging at us!"

"How the hell can we lose! Your base and workers are all dead, but my defenses are still rock solid. Tell me, how can we lose when the Mutalisks are charging in?!"

"How can a Gryphon Rider lose when he's right in front of you!"