Chapter 15
Chapter 15
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 15
Chapter Title: #4 Iskasha Battle
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Kaisha suddenly zipped over to Iskasha, leaving the broadcast hosts momentarily flustered.
Protests flooded the chat window.
[“Uh, this broadcast was actually a Kaisha special. It’s the Wichen front too. But if it goes like this……”]
[“Wichen’s stabilized, nothing more to see there, so let’s head to Iskasha with everyone. We’ll switch screens and capture it.”]
[“Didn’t you say earlier you weren’t interested in Iskasha?”]
[“When did I say that?”]
Iskasha, being Goldbunker’s home base, had cameras everywhere, so it took a bit of time to select a good live feed.
The chat reactions were about like this.
[Today’s broadcast is hilarious lol]
[Hosts must be Kaisha fans too]
[Inner affinity skyrocketing]
Iskasha skies.
Screeech!
Screeeeech—
The dragons’ flight was majestic. The city below was so stunning—even as game graphics—that you felt bad about attacking it.
[Whoa, the footage is insane]
[Wichen’s civ level doesn’t even compare?]
[Hollywood-crushing quality as expected]
[So immersive]
[Wanna touch a dragon just once]
[This is why we watch broadcasts]
Exclamations poured nonstop in the chat at the stunning visuals.
Even within Midgard, Iskasha was a nation of high culture.
It had amassed great wealth supplying the war-torn north, and its skilled diplomacy kept good relations with the military empire Diperonta.
Thanks to that, trade boomed with the southern granary regions under Diperonta.
Plus, there was Rudel Mine.
Iskasha and Goldbunker were a match made in heaven, practically fated.
[“Kaisha stands atop the walls of Iskasha’s royal castle with Gilgamesh, watching the war situation. Overflowing with coolness.”]
[“Why is she so damn cool?”]
[“She’s the only player challenging Dart’s #1 rank right now. Way cooler in-game.”]
Goldbunker’s home base, Iskasha.
Amid perfect shots from Goldbunker guild members filming with intent, Kaisha was lit up like a movie star.
[“Whoa, no need to watch movies separately.”]
[“Agreed.”]
Atop Iskasha’s walls. Kaisha’s long black hair whipped in the wind.
A massive black dragon from Spaceking streaked overhead.
Screeeeech—!
Kaisha glanced up with her obsidian-like piercing green eyes, then looked forward again.
Gilgamesh stood beside her.
[“Cool as she is, there’s nothing Kaisha can really do in this situation. She just used Messiah’s ultimate, so cooldown’s still up.”]
[“Right. Surprise attacks are strictly NPC battles.”]
[“Guilds are holding back after stacking too much karma in the early phase.”]
[“Kaisha hasn’t summoned her bound heroes. Means no intent to fight. Probably just came to check out Iskasha.”]
Then, suddenly, Kaisha summoned her sword. Laser satellite cannons followed.
Kaisha entered combat stance.
The hosts panicked.
[“……Huh?”]
[“What’s going on?”]
* * *
Atop Iskasha’s walls.
Goldbunker’s video crew scrambled.
“Footage! Get the footage!”
They couldn’t sell karma potions due to the nuke, but this was a whole new revenue stream.
For Goldbunker, starring Kaisha meant boosting video sales.
Kaisha hadn’t explicitly agreed, but by upping the revenue split earlier, it was as good as consent.
Iskasha’s camera crew all rushed in.
Credit, who’d come from the front lines upon hearing the news, checked with Gilgamesh again.
[Name] Credit (lv99)
—Korea Server Rank 8
Affiliation: Goldbunker
Position: Vice Guild Master
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Credit asked Gilgamesh.
“You’re wiping them all out?”
“Yeah.”
Karma at 15 million to wipe four legions.
Even if defending Iskasha was the goal, Kaisha wasn’t the type to take losses.
Why was Kaisha doing this?
“Dragons too?”
“Might slice a few as a bonus.”
Credit’s face went slack.
“How much karma reduction are you getting to make promises like that?”
Kaisha’s Midgard reputation was legendary.
In the early siege war open phase, guilds occupying Midgard ran their territories without ethics or morals.
Spaceking’s brutality was so bad even players recoiled.
Goldbunker wasn’t saints back then either, but watching Spaceking butcher NPCs next door made their blood boil.
Fucking psychos.
That “tragic tale of others” soon became their own.
Goldbunker and Spaceking’s NPC civs clashed endlessly during expansion, sparking countless conflicts.
Crush with force.
That was Spaceking’s way.
In Bipa’s game history, Spaceking’s path was pure “axis of evil.”
Meanwhile.
Fulminak, starting civ game in the southwest corner, took a different approach.
With Kaisha as guild master, Fulminak early on recognized NPCs’ value, consulting them to rule Midgard.
So-called NPC-friendly policy.
Fulminak maximally respected NPC native culture and autonomy; Kaisha especially treated game NPCs like real people.
Back when Bipa players mocked excessive NPC kindness as “over-immersed otaku.”
Fulminak’s game goal differed from other guilds.
Hanging in Midgard’s corner with NPCs, tending gardens or whatever.
Then their fame suddenly spread across Midgard.
Kaisha excelled at building faith using Midgard native culture and NPC affinity. Unintentionally, it became massive political power.
Before Fulminak shone in siege wars, Midgard NPCs already knew Kaisha and Fulminak.
Kaisha, learning about Midgard from Wirentia’s NPCs, one day inherited the lineage of the land’s most famous, powerful ancient god via ‘hidden quest.’
Uramat, ancient creator reborn as Kaisha.
Great and mighty lord god who created all, thus held destruction rights too.
Hence.
[Destruction Karma 50% Applied.]
A figure other players, especially Spaceking, would rage at as broken balance.
Even with such cheat karma discounts, Kaisha avoided needless kills, so no one knew the exact rate.
Tap.
“…….”
Kaisha stepped down to the spire.
She lightly swung her hand; the satellite laser cannons around her glowed red.
Whirr.
Binu, watching in disbelief, froze.
“!”
Binu’s eyes shook wildly.
As Spaceking’s main member, this scene was deeply unnerving.
“N-No way she’s gonna fight me, right?”
His voice trembled faintly.
That Nix bastard had cursed her to die by Kaisha’s hand earlier.
Roughly five hours left until war mode.
Death meant 24-hour login ban on that ID.
Friday afternoon racing toward weekend.
Siege war at evening.
At war mode start, top guilds’ first-string login was 100%. Had to be. They were elites for this.
Die here, and it’s over.
Frozen Binu urgently pinged his guild master.
“Dart? You watching the live share, right?”
[“Fuck! Pull back NOW!!”]
“Y-Yeah.”
Emergency.
Five hours to war mode. Even if Dart rushed, unsolvable. No, couldn’t be solved.
Kaisha raised her sword.
Not striking immediately was a warning to enemy players.
Don’t be annoying, fuck off.
Politely warning from afar to preempt player battles was rational, but killing NPCs for karma was utterly irrational.
To those unaware of karma offset potions, that’s how it looked.
[“What? What’s up? Kaisha berserking or something?”]
Nix’s annoying voice.
“Nix, you fuck. Your curse came true.”
[“What? Kaisha actually berserked?”]
[“Get to the fleet.”]
Dart’s order followed.
“Roger.”
Binu obeyed without hesitation, returning to the fleet and evacuating all his bound heroes.
Spaceking voice chat grew chaotic.
[“Kaisha berserked?”]
[“What? Kaisha?”]
[“Kaisha berserk? Doesn’t make sense. Not her style.”]
[“Last siege, so she snapped?”]
[“Hanging with Gilgamesh, caught that psycho virus lol.”]
[“Hah, Gilgamesh fucker.”]
Some Spaceking members still traumatized by Gilgamesh’s nuke.
A gate lit on the fleet deck.
Confirming Binu’s return live, Dart closed his screen and stood.
Binu asked Dart.
“Gonna check?”
“Gotta see in person.”
“Stay safe.”
Unlikely, but Dart logging out meant siege war over.
Dart opened settings, enabling video share to all Spaceking members.
Sharing his full view.
Voice chat command dropped.
“Summon all heroes at Iskasha. Tell alliance mains to pull back.”
Swift decision.
[“Not abandoning Iskasha, right?”]
“No way. Fulminak’s karma is relatively low, so they’re pushing a round.”
Dart’s lips twisted.
“NPC troops for karma attrition? We got plenty. Prep Iskasha secondary dispatch.”
“Four legions. Can’t kill ‘em all.”
“Who knows.”
Kaisha doing the unexpected—didn’t seem she’d sheathe easily.
Dart said.
“Five hours to war mode. Nix, Wichen’s yours. Occupy Wichen territory system right at war mode open. From now, me and Binu go all-in on Iskasha.”
[“OK.”]
As Dart concluded crisply, an alliance guild member’s urgent voice hit main chat.
[“Kaisha’s berserking!”]
“…….”
Dart’s view switched instantly.
Note: In Bipa, “berserk” meant not just losing reason, but also cutting loose and stacking karma.
Magic gate glowed, revealing Iskasha’s bloodbath live.
Spaceking members gasped at the footage.
[“Whoa.”]
[“Kaisha finally snapped.”]
Kaisha’s sword was a basic beginner blade, easily obtainable.
Even dumbed down for NPCs, Kaisha always proved Bipa was about “brainpower,” not gear.
Devs wanting cash should buff gear, but no—hence “Bipa devs gone missing” memes.
Same item, output varied wildly by smarts.
[“Kitchen knife looks like Excalibur.”]
[“Satellite cannon power still shocks every time. Not even a real weapon.”]
[“Kaisha’d wield a twig like Ruyi Jingu Bang.”]
[“Extend, tree tree.”]
Kaisha slashed horizontally. Motion evoked bound hero Terra’s ultimate.
But mythic power.
Fwhoooosh!
Shwaaaaaack—!!
Kabuuum!!
Green sword beam lancing from the tip razed the area.
[“Whoa. Mowing ‘em down.”]
[“Sudden berserk from calm is scary.”]
[“First time seeing Kaisha berserk.”]
Casual tones, no urgency.
NPC forces overflowed anyway; a few deaths weren’t their problem.
Kaisha raised her sword again.
No need for more description.
Untrained generic NPCs were ants to players.
The ant massacre began.