Chapter 14
Chapter 14
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 14
Chapter Title: Guild Master Isn't Enough with Just the Game
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Whoosh!
Hela's flame barrier engulfed the front lines.
The players pulled the wounded heroes to the rear and rotated their backup forces forward. Gaps filled in an instant, and buffs with relatively short cooldowns were cast with lightning reflexes.
The completely exposed vulnerability ended in a flash, and the standoff normalized.
The casters were impressed.
["Whoa, that's quick."]
["Fast."]
["Try it yourself and you'll see it's never easy. Hela's got nerves of steel."]
["Spaceking's no pushover, as expected."]
["Anyway, this Fullminak defense was a resounding success. Joining forces with Wrantia’s 3rd Army has solidified a stable defensive line."]
A small screen popped up in the corner of the broadcast with the caption "Current Iscasha Situation."
["The real issue here is Iscasha. If Spaceking takes Iscasha, it'll form a frontline linking Kalba, Wichen, and Iscasha."]
["Exactly. Those three are geographically very close."]
A Midgard map appeared on screen.
Wichen sat at the central-eastern edge of the continent. Kalba was a bit north of it, and Iscasha was right to the west.
South of Wichen lay Fullminak's military empire, Diperonta.
["We just got word that the Iscasha battle has kicked off—"]
["Eh, not really curious."]
["Hey."]
["Yeah, no interest in Goldbunker news either."]
["Come on, you can't do that."]
["Just keep showing us the badass Wichen fight."]
The blatant favoritism made the co-caster turn away, stifling a laugh.
Chat reactions.
[Traitor turns traitor again lololol]
[Fullminak alum, huh? Obsessed with the homeland]
[Godka... Godka.........]
[Kaisha hasn't even done shit, why's she so cool]
[Her mere presence shines.... victory....]
[Hero smacked with skills yo]
[Messiah's kit was always too convoluted, treated like trash support, but personally stanning her unearthed Kaisha's talent]
[Kaisha unnie ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[And Messiah became a ridiculous busted char]
[Kaisha's got insane mentoring talent? Famous for raising not just heroes but players too]
[Unnie raise me too]
[Nim, any chance for me?]
[Whoa first time watching this broadcast today, it's fucking hilarious??? Why'd I only find out now????]
[Iscasha battle update?]
[Getting wrecked hard]
[Thanks]
[lololololol]
[lololololololololol]
No one missed the subject in "getting wrecked."
* * *
Maya logged in, letting out a sigh of relief.
She could've handed command to the alliance guilds, but since this was Fullminak's war, it made sense for the main members to lead.
They weren't Fullminak's elite for nothing.
Kaisha messaged Gilgamesh.
"This is Wichen. Defense successful. How's it going there?"
["Fucked. Dragon showed up."]
Dragons dwelling in the northern continent's deep, treacherous valleys were one of Spaceking's favorite means of transporting goods.
Useless in war mode, but perfect for intimidating peer NPCs or smashing them outright.
Ideal for ambushes, too.
"First time seeing a dragon? Hit the NPCs hard with morale buffs."
Goldbunker had tangled with Spaceking enough to see dragons daily.
["Already on it, but Iscasha's NPCs have been raided by dragons so much they're weak to dragon fear. They're straight-up panicking."]
"......"
Why was that?
No learning or immunity from repeated encounters?
["As you know, our guild hasn't beaten Spaceking in sieges much lately. That tanks NPC morale big time."]
This game's realism was insanely detailed where it shouldn't be.
"You guys get wrecked in sieges but hold the border like a fortress. Mad respect."
["Not just holding. Once we take land, the whole area becomes ours or equivalent. Our capital penetration means the border's not even really there."]
That was Goldbunker's strength.
["That's why Spaceking can't crush us and pulls this shit."]
The power of capital and influence, which should dominate modern real-world civilizations even more.
Gilgamesh wielded it masterfully.
But Biva was fundamentally a civilization war game.
Goldbunker kept suffering under rank 1 Spaceking's overwhelming military might.
Of course, rank 3 Goldbunker's forces weren't pushovers.
They wouldn't have made it this far otherwise.
"I'll come support. Send coords."
["You? Come here?"]
"Quick."
If Spaceking took Iscasha already and formed the Kalba-Wichen-Iscasha line, Fullminak was in trouble.
["What about Wichen?"]
"Defense succeeded, remember? It's NPC-heavy, so missing one player won't gut the forces. Can't retake Wichen before war mode anyway. Just stalling."
Perfect timing with Maya arriving.
[Gilgamesh-nim has sent coordinates.]
[Move?]
Kaisha roughly checked the coords on the map.
She opened exec voice chat.
"Kaisha here. Heading to support Iscasha. Alarms on, so ping chat for emergencies."
["Safe travels, Guild Master!"]
["Go get 'em!"]
The guildmates sounded relaxed.
With Wrantia’s 3rd Army arrived and Maya online, the Wichen front was smooth sailing.
Kaisha smiled quietly and clicked.
[Yes]
* * *
Spaceking camp.
["Kaisha's shown up in Iscasha."]
Dart's eyebrow twitched at Binu's voice.
Kaisha had vanished from Wichen's skies right after the defense, and he'd wondered where. Straight to Iscasha, huh.
["Damn. Kaisha's rep is insane. Her presence alone buffs enemy morale."]
The foes' spirits soared.
Kaisha's fame wasn't new.
Nix chimed in slyly.
["Binu. Swap spots with me."]
["Goldbunker main base here, tons of cameras. Die quick and enjoy the stream."]
["Fuck."]
Nix cursed at the rude reply.
Not even war mode—just a straight ambush, telling an ally to drop dead?
Nix spat curses.
["You get smashed by Kaisha and die."]
["Kaisha's been dodging Dart too. No worries for me."]
["Fine, share vision already."]
Nix swallowed pride and requested visual share from Binu, but got rejection and scolding.
["No side gigs during war."]
["Fuck off."]
Ended in curses again.
Fullminak's Guild Master Kaisha was top interest for NPCs and countless players alike.
Reasons: female char, overwhelming skill action, aura from insane fame.
Kaisha's god-tier fame in Midgard covered "war, victory, luck, mercy, abundance, creation, destruction," etc.
She covered everything.
Dart, who'd quietly listened to the exec bickering, spoke up.
"Quit yapping and focus."
Like Nix before, Dart requested Binu's live visual share.
Unlike Nix, instant approval.
"......"
So-called "eyeball sharing."
Binu's real-time view.
Dart pulled up the feed.
Zoom.
Kaisha stood atop Iscasha's walls.
Beside her, Gilgamesh and Iscasha's royals and leaders gazed at Kaisha with reverent eyes.
Kaisha's Midgard fame was unmatched.
Show her face anywhere, and continent-wide gates flung open.
Who'd have thought fame mattered that much?
It did.
Estate systems sided with Kaisha, acting friendly.
Without siege rules for conquest, the whole continent would've been hers.
Wichen's royals had likely fallen too.
Thus, Spaceking had to escalate precise, ruthless NPC terror as Fullminak surged.
Binu switched to private voice with Dart.
["What now?"]
"Plenty of time. Stick to plan."
["No Kandil?"]
Kandil was west of Iscasha, fairly distant.
Goldbunker territory, of course.
"Too much force split for Kandil. Greed there loses Wichen, wastes the ambush."
The three guilds had opened three territories each as entry for this Wichen siege.
Opening meant system-unlocking for siege conquest, like land betting.
Centered on Wichen.
Spaceking: northern kingdoms near Lowguard coast—Kalba, Tereb, Avrilia.
Fullminak: southern empire Diperonta bundling Peronta, Pashu, Perontia.
Goldbunker: trade hubs Iscasha, Kandil, Lopelta.
Big-stakes war bet.
["Kaisha?"]
"What. She's not even fighting."
If Kaisha killed NPCs, it'd change things, but zero chance.
"No impact. Proceed as planned."
["Roger."]
* * *
Gilgamesh proposed to Kaisha.
"I'll give you karma purge potions. Tank some karma and clear NPCs for us. We're nuclear-ing and karma'd out, so Fullminak's got the lowest karma of the three."
Sudden, but solid offer.
Kaisha was curious about the exotic "karma purge potion" anyway.
Fullminak couldn't let Iscasha fall yet.
Kaisha asked Gilgamesh.
"How much to tank?"
"'Bout five mil."
"Potions?"
"Ten mil worth."
"Make 15 mil karma, purge 10 mil?"
"Yep."
"Deal."
Five mil karma usually meant killing about 5,000.
15 mil: roughly 15,000.
Binu led four NPC legions to Iscasha—asking to wipe a bit over half.
Gilgamesh proposing this without killing NPCs himself had reasons.
"Been wondering: how much karma discount you get?"
Gilgamesh probed Fullminak's military secret.
That was it.
Kaisha's sky-high Midgard fame meant same NPC kills yielded way less karma than others.
Exact amount? Military secret.
Kaisha said.
"Confirm the math."
"When we ever stiffed? Item's up now, relax."
Goldbunker was trustworthy from experience.
Checked conditional trade window. Fancy vial indeed.
[La Pla Angel's Holy Water] (10 pcs)
[Miraculous holy water from soothing the ancient pure and sacred La Pla Angels' lingering souls. Reduces karma by 1 mil.]
[Applies to guild karma too]
It existed.
Spared extras for her, huh. Last time he flipped over his own shortages.
Holy water black as oil, but description confirmed effect.
"Wild seeing it."
Spaceking would flip if they knew—perfect for their karma-heavy evil deeds.
Kaisha verified personally.
"Alright."
Gilgamesh asked as Kaisha geared to move.
"How many you killing?"
"All of 'em."
"?!'
Goal: total wipeout for refortification.
Make Spaceking lose their entire Iscasha NPC force and redeploy.