My Level Zero System-Chapter 209: Formation and tactics

But then, Faith's expression changed again. This time, several different emotions appear on his face, one after another, anger, madness, pain, and finally, unwillingness.

Cody, the big guy who always followed closely behind Faith, his most loyal bodyguard. It was also rare to see Faith lose control of his emotions like that.

In the eyes of most other people, Faith always shows that familiar faint smile, to the point that it makes others think that even if the sky fell, his face would not change.

"Cecilia, what did those... those damn old men do to you..."

Faith defends in a voice only he can hear. Then, he returned to normal.

Their family, is a giant monster.

So if you want to deal with that monster, you need more powerful pieces.

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In Kain's dormitory, his team was holding a strategy meeting.

"I have been probing the team's formation patterns through the last round, combined with information gathering."

"And this is the usual lineup of a normal team."

Kain drew five circles on the paper.

Then he pointed to a circle.

"First, the healer."

Don't think that the healer in team combat is just a hindrance. In fact, with the tournament rules, which require taking enough damage to be eliminated, the healer is nothing more than a lifesaver that helps maintain the match longer, and a chance to win.

Previously in the screening round, Kain was already suffering from quite a bit of damage, this was clearly visible to everyone, it was basically hard to deceive.

But this is also the way in which the truth is the best material for deception.

And Kain took advantage of this, secretly stalling for time later by using [Heal].

The pursuing students had no idea that Kain had recovered, and charged forward like that, giving Kain the opportunity to make his final stand. Although they all knew that Kain had learned [Life Magic], but with his excellent performance of [Fire Magic] before, no one would have thought that Kain could cultivate two types of magic systems to such a high level in such a short period of time.

So, Kain wrote Katie's name on this "healer" circle.

Not only was Katie a Magus with excellent [Life Magic], but even her [Life Magic] had become a mid-class magic. This was an advantage that not every team had, equivalent to having another chance to return to battle even if they were severely injured and about to be forcibly pushed out of the match.

"But wouldn't we be eliminated immediately if we had accumulated enough damage tolerance?"

Mera wondered, because the previous round was the same.

But if that's the case, how can the healer heal in time?

"The screening round focuses more on selection, naturally it won't let the participating students continue fighting too easily."

"But this is a head-to-head match, with no time limit, the academy of course wants everything to be a little more realistic. And a little more tactical as well."

"Therefore, a new rule has been added. Those who have accumulated enough damage, that is, when they are pushed to a near-death state, will be granted an invulnerable shield for three seconds."

"Invulnerable shield?"

Everyone shouted, then their eyes lit up.

With that shield, wouldn't they be invincible?

Unfortunately, Kain seemed to see through their thoughts and instead shook his head.

"It's not that simple."

"The invulnerability shield only comes when you are in a near-death state, when your consciousness is almost shattered."

"In other words, it's almost impossible to function."

"So, these three seconds are actually the body's final survival time. During this time, if you are not treated by a healer, you will be forced to leave the match, which is equivalent to death."

"This is the real effect of those three seconds."

The girls all shouted, then nodded as if they understood.

As Kain said, the importance of the healer in the team has truly reached a new level, it is not wrong to say that it is the most important component.

"Next, defender."

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"Elna, how is your [Water Magic]?"

Seeing the topic turn to her, Elna replied seriously.

"I'm still not used to using mid-class magic skills, so other than the increased power, it's best for me to just use low-class magic skills."

She replied immediately, not daring to be even slightly absent-minded.

It could be said that Elna had put in a lot of effort to build her image as a focused person. And it seemed to have worked, as Kain no longer showed any signs of experimenting with her.

After hearing Elna's words, Kain just nodded slightly, then filled in Elna's name in the "defender" circle.

Elna's situation was not uncommon, but something that most first-year students who had just become mid-class Magus encountered.

It's not that they can't use mid-class magic skills, but doing so would require much more distraction and time, to the point that using it in a direct battle would be like handing victory to the opponent.

Mera's case was extremely rare, thanks to her sublimated state, she had blended both knowledge and technique into her soul, allowing her to use mid-class magic skills in a short period of time.

Even Kain, after he upgraded to mid-class magic, all his magic skills showed up as level 0, unusable.

Therefore, Elna's offensive ability is not too high, but she is very suitable for defense.

"Next, attacker."

Needless to say, Kain immediately put his name in the "attacker" circle.

The magic skills he displayed pushed his direct combat capabilities to the limit, regardless of whether it was single combat or multiple targets, long-range combat or close-range combat, Kain could handle it all.

"Next, the semi-attacker."

Kain pointed to the fourth circle.

This is a position that Kain uses depending on the situation. During normal times, this person can participate in the attack, but can also support the defense.

And this position, Kain gave it to Mera. Her [Air Magic] was completely qualified to be an attacker, but her [Earth Magic] was not weak either, completely usable when needed.

Mera patted her bicep, as if to say that he could trust her.

And then, Kain pointed towards the final circle.

"Semi-healer."

The function of this position is to be the perfect addition to the squad.

Healers do not have very high self-defense capabilities, so they must be placed farthest from the enemy and under the protection of the defender. Meanwhile, semi-healers can completely act in the middle as an attacker or defender at will, and in important moments can support healing, reduce the pressure of the healer and increase the resilience of the formation.

Seeing herself placed in this position, Myra did not object, because she knew he had considered it very carefully.

Her offensive ability is not as strong as Mera's, she also has no defensive ability but only recovery ability, so it is most suitable to operate in the middle of the formation.

Seeing that everyone knew their positions, Kain tapped on the table.

"Next, we'll talk about the main tactics when facing normal teams."

"First of all, don't look down on anyone."

"Second, combat happens very quickly, and the situation can also have many unexpected and unpredictable changes, so there is no need to be too rigid in decisions."

"Third, if possible, I want you to focus on attacking the healer at all costs, showing how much you want to destroy the enemy healer."

"Leave the rest to me."

There was something strange about Kain's words, but everyone was currently being led by his way of thinking, so no one had any opinions.

Kain's intentions were not too lofty, he simply wanted to distract the attention of the enemy's attackers and defenders.

Although normal teams might not have such extreme separation, the three core concepts of healer, attacker, and defender must all be present. Here, the defender is definitely the one who carries the most burden.

This doesn't mean that the attacker doesn't have any pressure, but compared to the attacker who only has to take down the enemy, the defender also has to observe the entire game layout, and make appropriate choices at the right time, protecting the attacker or protecting the healer is the same.

So, when Kain's team looks like they're going to target the healer directly to end the battle quickly, the opposing defenders will naturally lean more towards the healer.

This results in a greatly weakened defense for the attacker, and Kain will take advantage of that.

Although he himself was not suitable to be a defender for a team, he still possessed the ability to protect himself extremely well. In other words, Kain dared to propose this strategy because he was confident that he would be able to withstand the enemy team's attackers better.