91: I must choose air combat!

Those rabble in the live stream might not understand, but he, Kim Geun-seok, certainly could.

The troop selection mode Lin Ye set up, while seemingly innovative, was actually cutting off a path to survival for himself and giving the Challenger a greater chance to conquer the instance.

The reason for this lies in the counter-relationships between different troop types.

According to the recent notification from the Sky Curtain, unless the All-out War mode was chosen, any other mode—Land War, Sea War, or Air War—would result in irrelevant weapons being temporarily frozen and ineffective.

This freeze applied not only to the Challenger but also to Mao Xiong Country!

If the Challenger chose Air War, it meant that all land and sea weapons in the entire instance would become ineffective.

For Air War, the biggest fear was ground-based anti-air attacks.

Mortars, anti-aircraft guns, and anti-aircraft artillery were all anti-air weapons.

Even some machine guns could strike aircraft in the air.

Not to mention, Lin Ye also possessed missile technology, which was an even greater weapon for shooting down planes.

However, this current setting rendered all weapons that counter air combat units completely useless!

“Lin Ye, hehe, you’re getting anxious.”

“The loophole in this mode is too big!”

“Clearly, your understanding of troop counter-relationships is too shallow; the Raging Sea allowed you to avoid this problem before, but now it’s all exposed.”

A look of disdain appeared on Kim Geun-seok’s face.

He would, of course, choose Air War this time!

Because whether it was the South Goryeo Settlement or their Kim family conglomerate, their greatest strength lay in air combat weapons.

South Korea’s rise over the years was due to Air War!

To put it bluntly, South Korea’s Air War capabilities were at the forefront of Azure Star.

While not necessarily the strongest, they were definitely among the top three on Azure Star!

The South Goryeo Settlement Air Force Research Institute launched the Nightingale Helicopter, which could be said to be the best aerial transport unit in the world today, combining both transport and ground attack capabilities.

Additionally, there was the top-tier fighter jet developed by their Kim family Aerospace Company: the Black Hawk Fighter!

It was an ace in Air War.

Whether it was defensive power, offensive power, or attack frequency, it was a standout in Azure Star’s Air War system!

These two aircraft types were simply a leap in class compared to the common helicopters, reconnaissance planes, Dove-type monoplanes, and biplane fighters currently on Azure Star.

Of course, there was an even more important reason for choosing Air War: aerial units were more advantageous for occupying a city.

He wasn't an idiot; how could he not see how large Mao Xiong Country was?

The three main mission cities were all in the west of Mao Xiong Country; if he chose Land War, he would have to trek across the entire Mao Xiong Country, which would purely be asking for trouble.

As for Sea War, first, it wasn't a strong suit of the Korean, and furthermore, Kim Geun-seok had also witnessed Lin Ye’s Extinguish Country Fleet and knew that Lin Ye’s naval unit technology was very strong.

No matter how he looked at it, at the current stage, Air War was the best choice.

“Someone!”

Kim Geun-seok called out.

A subordinate from the conglomerate immediately walked in respectfully.

“Young Master, do you have a battle plan?”

“Hmph, Lin Ye is nothing special. This time, in this instance, we can pull him down from his pedestal!” At this moment, Kim Geun-seok spoke with a confident composure.

“Young Master is indeed resourceful; we will all actively cooperate with you.” The subordinate bowed respectfully to Kim Geun-seok again, a look of extreme admiration on his face.

Kim Geun-seok genuinely disliked these subordinates in his company.

These people had been trained as weapons from the very beginning, so they appeared as stiff as machines.

It made people feel dull and boring.

However, Kim Geun-seok truly couldn't do without these people right now, because they were all elites of South Korea, all above LV2, and all carried weapons!

The upcoming Air War also required their participation.

“By the way, did you handle what I told you to?” Kim Geun-seok lit a cigar and asked softly. “Were the other Challengers in the instance appeased?”

“Young Master, we have actively explained to the other Challengers, telling them that we are from the Kim family, but… quite a few still chose to surrender directly and leave the instance.”

Kim Geun-seok frowned and opened the instance backend interface to take a look.

6000 / 10000…

It hadn't even been ten minutes since the instance started, and four thousand people had already left!

It should be noted that this happened even with five thousand subordinates from the Kim family group already present in the instance.

If this instance were entirely made up of random individual players, it might have ended in less than ten minutes.

At this moment, Kim Geun-seok was somewhat glad that his father had arranged for people to come in.

Otherwise, he really would have felt a bit helpless.

“Hehe, a bunch of trash, rabble!”

“With a big family like my Kim family covering for them, leading them to an easy victory, they still can’t seize the opportunity. They deserve to be low-level trash their whole lives!”

“Absolutely useless!”

Despite his scolding, Kim Geun-seok naturally knew why these people surrendered.

Because the rewards and penalties for this mission were too high.

If they failed, all Challengers would have 800 points deducted, which was fatal enough for some LV0 and LV1 players.

It could even cause some newly promoted LV2 players to be demoted!

So, their choice to surrender directly for a safer option was understandable.

“This is good too; those who left are undoubtedly scum. It would bother me to have them freeloading in the instance.”

Kim Geun-seok took a deep drag from his cigar, exhaling a large cloud of smoke, displaying the extreme disdain of a superior person for inferiors.

“Since that’s the case, go gather the remaining one thousand individual players and have them follow my arrangements.”

“Tell them that following the Kim family will definitely not result in loss.”

Unlike the last instance of Raging Sea, this instance did not have the Sky Curtain directly designating a Commander.

So, it was no different from other instances on Azure Star; everyone fought independently.

This meant that the remaining one thousand individual players could completely bypass Kim Geun-seok and tackle the instance themselves.

Kim Geun-seok didn’t expect them to be particularly useful; at the very least, they shouldn’t cause trouble or become Traitors like Iga Ryuji before.

The best way was to keep them all at the Blue House.

The subordinate from the group nodded and immediately left the room to make arrangements.

Five minutes later, the subordinate returned to Kim Geun-seok’s office.

“Young Master, your subordinate has made arrangements for those people, and most of them have agreed to follow our Kim family’s arrangements.”

“Only one person raised an objection.”

“Objection? Who dares to object?” Kim Geun-seok almost laughed in anger.

Five thousand people in this instance were from his Kim family; if they didn't listen to the Kim family’s command, who would they listen to?!

Could it be that this person hadn't heard of the Kim family’s name?

There was actually such an ignorant country bumpkin.

“Young Master… it’s the Asan Clan Prince, Singh, ranked 48th on the Hero Ranking…”