Chapter 127
Chapter 127
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 127
Chapter Title: The Guild Master Isn't Satisfied with Just the Game
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[“What?! Gasp?! For real?! How many were there?”]
Kali asked in shock, and Maya—who was out on expedition handling territory captures—responded.
[“Three.”]
[“Ah, with three, it makes sense if contact suddenly cut off due to some issue.”]
[“I couldn’t check because I was busy fighting monsters, but I’m at the 12 o’clock position now, and I just got word that the guildmates who were at 3 o’clock have joined up with SpaceKing.”]
Looking at the map, the guild members who’d pushed up to the forest’s 12 o’clock position from the central kingdom were still alive.
“I should ask Dart to look after our kids. Ten already dead.”
[“Hey, half of those died trying to save them. Be glad they didn’t die to error codes. And this round’s a guild alliance war, so no need to worry yet.”]
[“Kaisha-nim, Hyun-woo here.”]
Hyun-woo chimed in.
[“Offen suggests that if we can take the center, we should prioritize capturing it first.”]
“What’s the reason?”
[“He says capturing the center will force all the forest’s mechanical troops to withdraw.”]
“!”
A flood of thoughts raced through my mind at Hyun-woo’s relayed words.
Offen was a forest native, but maybe because of his divine bloodline, he knew a lot about the central kingdom and had quick intel sources.
“For now, follow Offen with the guild members and head to the center first. Capture any nearby territory systems, and we’ll rush back there as fast as we can.”
[“Got it.”]
“Also, check if there are any capturable territory systems inside the central kingdom itself.”
[“Understood.”]
I muted the voice chat mic and called out to Hellcannon.
“Hellcannon.”
“Yes.”
I considered calling Yugeon too, but since his defense was still low, I decided to leave him behind for this battlefield packed with enemies.
Just as I was about to say let’s go—
[“Kaisha-nim, you’re heading to support Goldbunker, right? Mind if I tag along?”]
It was Abyss, who casually called me unnie in real life but always added the honorific ‘Kaisha-nim’ in-game.
“Let’s go together. I’ll head out first.”
I took off without waiting.
[“Okay.”]
Considering Abyss’s speed, she’d catch up quick even if I left ahead.
I downed a mana recovery potion, then dashed off with Hellcannon toward the nearest territory system visible on the world map.
* * *
[Kaisha: Take good care of my guildmates who joined SpaceKing]
[Kaisha: All my guys at 9 o’clock suddenly vanished]
[Kaisha: Probably wiped by the European alliance]
Dart glanced at the map as Kaisha’s messages popped up in the guild chat.
“......”
He furrowed his brow.
Goldbunker was in the thick of it, and from the map, he could vaguely make out the enemy numbers—grotesquely massive.
No idea how many countries had teamed up, but at least not every European nation had entered the Babel Tower, which was a small mercy.
Even though Vipa Online served worldwide evenly, it hadn’t actually launched in every single country.
That said, what were the countries without Vipa Online supposed to do about the gates that’d keep popping up from now on?
No one even knew what that game really was.
With the mysterious power-cultivating Vipa Online effectively shut down, were natural awakeners next or something?
Dart sent a message while lost in those thoughts.
[Dart: Tough to send support from here right now]
[Dart: We’re dead even, no breathing room]
They’d taken out ‘Lugh,’ America’s top player, but gathering all the US rankers showed their overall stats were impressively high.
The first US guild they’d faced was only the fourth-best out of four in the country.
A vast landmass meant a dense concentration of top-100 powerhouses among all those users—you couldn’t just dismiss their total might.
Of course, Dart found this more tense and fun than fighting Lugh one-on-one.
Dart paused mid-message, about to suggest pulling Goldbunker back to merge with Fullminak.
A new message appeared.
[Kaisha: I’ll go]
[Kaisha: Not asking for support, just watch my guildmates]
[Kaisha: We’ve got 22 left]
A question mark floated over Dart’s head as he read Kaisha’s words.
“?”
That’s plenty left, isn’t it?
Facing three error codes head-on and barely surviving with just Kaisha and a few others would’ve been something.
Dart felt a twinge of emptiness inside.
He wanted to grow stronger fast and catch up to Kaisha, but here she was casually taking out three error codes—ones where even one had been a handful while he fought alongside Lugh.
Well, he’d catch up eventually.
Dart opened the coin market while thinking that, and minimized windows popped up.
[Nickname ‘Please Notice Me’ sponsored 100 coins.]
[Nickname ‘SobSobSob’ sponsored 100 coins.]
[Nickname ‘SickOfGoldEaterAtMaxLvl’ sponsored 300 coins.]
[Nickname ‘LookAtMeLookAtMeDart’ sponsored 300 coins.]
[Nickname ‘WannaGetCussedByDart’ sponsored 500 coins.]
[Nickname ‘RuthlessIndifferenceIsSexy’ sponsored 800 coins.]
[Nickname ‘JustTellMeToShutUp’ sponsored 200 coins.]
[Nickname ‘YouWon’tEvenGlance’ sponsored 100 coins.]
[Nickname ‘NeverFeltLikeThis’ sponsored 200 coins.]
[Nickname ‘You’veIgnitedMyConquestDesire’ sponsored 2500 coins.]
[Nickname ‘HowMuchToLookAtMe’ sponsored 12300 coins.]
...
Obsessive, clingy nicknames scrolled up in a rush.
Just as the nicknames clamored for attention, Dart ignored the popup the moment he entered the coin market and bought recovery potions and various items, sharing them with the whole guild.
Of course, Dart had wondered about the donations at first too, but that curiosity lasted all of three seconds.
Coins come in like this.
End of story.
He’d thought it was all about raw skill, but the enemies were using coin items effectively in unexpected ways.
Seemed useful in fights against other nations up north.
Nix asked over voice chat.
[“What’s with the items?”]
“Pick whatever and test ’em. Report back what works.”
[“Ooh.”]
The donation window got noisier, but Dart ignored it as always.
He closed the coin market, shifted his gaze to the world map to check Fullminak’s position—and froze.
Fullminak had entered the central kingdom.
* * *
The battlefield in the forest at the 3 o’clock position from the central kingdom.
Kaisha had advised Gilgamesh to betray China after teaming up with them and discard them like mud on shoes, but China was already on the verge of total annihilation by the European alliance anyway.
Teaming with Goldbunker, only a handful of China’s top rankers had barely survived to keep fighting.
The European alliance had tightened their formation in the meantime—high output, disciplined war lines marching in perfect unison.
Boom! Kwaboom!!
No room to breathe amid the relentless mechanical skill barrages, Gilgamesh spat double curses.
“Fuck! Did those bastards eat war for breakfast?!”
They fought like demons.
Europe had naturally picked their elite hunters for the front lines.
After handling error codes and fierce battles with other nations, the European alliance force that stormed the forest to hit the center numbered around 200.
Even that was after massive losses from backstabs by forest natives, plus wars with China, Russia, and error codes.
Russia had crumbled under pincer attacks from the US and Europe on both flanks, so Europe skipped fighting the US and redirected everyone to the forest.
They’d been eyeing a chance to bail from the alliance, but when that looked impossible, King seized command.
China, fighting Europe on the map’s west side, poured into the forest too.
As Chinese forces ebbed away like the tide to aid their comrades in crisis, Goldbunker finished off the Japanese remnants in the ruined southern city and moved everyone into the forest as well.
Gilgamesh flipped on his voice chat mic in a rage.
“Credit! Hurry the fuck up?!”
[“On my way.”]
“At this rate, Kaisha’ll beat you there.”
[“Kaisha’s coming?”]
“Yeah.”
[“Can’t wait. Suddenly reminds me of Iscasha.”]
“Right. Mud-shoe discard was peak.”
Credit laughed at Gilgamesh’s words.
Referring to the last siege where Kaisha helped Goldbunker, using them as a sacrificial decoy to buy time.
Iscasha got wrecked, but Kaisha reclaimed it from SpaceKing, and Goldbunker—who refused to yield even in death—held their territory.
Goldbunker’s Iscasha restoration had gone smoothly since.
Gilgamesh suddenly chuckled.
“Y’know, it’s hilarious how normies think Kaisha’s nice. Kaisha being nice? Total bullshit. Right?”
[“She’s nice only to NPCs. To players, it’s hellfire.”]
“Bet thousands of players from every Vipa siege are still baffled by her schemes. Us included, of course.”
Credit laughed.
[“Anyway, we’re allies for now. I’ll be there in one minute—get commands ready.”]
Sly as ever, Gilgamesh had Goldbunker guildmates using Chinese forces as shields for ranged fights, but the next moment he flinched and charged forward.
Boom! Kwakwaboom!!
Unleashing ultimate skills and burning items freely, Gilgamesh rescued a hunter and yelled excitedly.
“Hey, you fuck! Almost died!! Guild master doesn’t give a shit about lives?!”
The Chinese guild master, stunned by Gilgamesh’s sharp sweetness, stared at him with a dazed look.
Almost smitten.
Oblivious, Gilgamesh spat more curses as he took in the worsening front lines.
A continuation of the Korea-China-Japan clash from the southern ruins—Goldbunker stuck to ranged attacks and hit-and-runs.
Chinese grumbled, but as the ones aiding—not exploiting—their crisis, it wasn’t his problem.
Gilgamesh muttered.
“Damn. Can’t have the Chinese all wipe like this......”
Losing his Chinese meat shields that protected his guildmates, Gilgamesh looked seriously anxious.
Then Credit’s voice came through.
[“I’m here.”]
With Goldbunker’s remaining forces fully arrived, Gilgamesh activated guild-wide voice chat and commanded.
“All units, scatter moderately and ranged-attack like in city fights. Melee stay back, pop in close-range ultimates occasionally.”
[“Current situation:”]
“Chinese melee line’s about to collapse. Melee, watch close—jump in when they break.”
Thanks to items, even melee could support from the rear.
Melee specialist Credit bolted to the front, unleashing skills, with some guildmates following.
Boom!
Kwakwaboom!!
Gilgamesh groaned inwardly.
The biggest issue with the enemy’s numbers was their densely packed backline heals and buffs—attacks just wouldn’t stick.
Recovery was too damn fast.
Like smashing a shell with a hammer, he needed overwhelming force to shatter that near-perfect formation in one go.
And they had the perfect guy for it.
Gilgamesh, growing urgent, tapped voice chat.
“Hey, Kaisha. When’re you—”
That moment.
An overwhelming aura crashed over the battlefield, making every hunter there flinch.