Chapter 20
Chapter 20
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 20
Chapter Title: Being a Guild Master Isn't Enough with Just the Game
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As evening fell, Fullminak's guild members started logging in at a rapid pace. Especially the main members—their login rate was already at a hundred percent.
Kaisha (logged in)
Kali (logged in)
Maya (logged in)
Enkar (logged in)
Mino (logged in)
Kim Whale (logged in)
Gentleman (logged in)
Mura (logged in)
Abyss (logged in)
Naga (logged in)
Three Gods (logged in)
Taurin (logged in)
Hyunwoo-nim was the alliance guild master, but his combat prowess was so outstanding that he swapped spots with one of the main members during sieges.
There were even more main reserves on standby besides that.
The players who had just logged in were hustling back and forth between Midgard and Highguard, checking their gear and heroes.
[Kim Whale: Everyone who joined the ambush raid, you guys did amazingㅠㅠ Sorry I couldn't rush right over as a corporate slaveㅠㅠㅠ]
[Kim Whale: I must've cursed out SpaceKing like a hundred times while sneaking peeks at the stream from work...]
Even though war had erupted suddenly due to SpaceKing's ambush, the guild members tied down by real-life jobs had been miserable all day, unable to do a thing.
[Taurin: Me too lololol]
[Taurin: When I heard about Wichen falling, I nearly popped a blood vessel lololol]
[Taurin: Checked the site and the players were all saying SpaceKing got one-two punched in the back of the head by Fullminak and Goldbunker with a spanking]
[Enkar: SpaceKing really got spanked hard]
[Mino: Spanking bastards named their guild perfectly]
[Taurin: lolololololol]
[Taurin: And on top of that, hearing two of them slammed resignation letters had my knees buckling]
[Kim Whale: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[Gentleman: Respect]
[Maya: I just beat them to the punch since I got advance notice of a layoff]
[Maya: I get why you couldn't make it haha]
[Kali: Kaisha's the real deal lol She submitted her resignation to focus on the siege, and boom, the ambush hits that same day lololol]
[Kali: Got blessed by the gods or what?]
[Maya: One with the guild]
[Kali: Fr lolol]
[Kim Whale: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[Kim Whale: I should've somehow made time to log in...]
[Kim Whale: I deserve to die.....]
[Kim Whale: Kill me plzㅠㅠ]
[Maya: Whale-nim]
[Maya: Don't die, do the killing]
[Enkar: lolololololol]
[Mino: lololololololol]
[Kim Whale: Yes, Maya-nimㅠㅠㅠ]
[Kali: Solomon-level judgment lolol]
Everyone had scheduled their real-life stuff around the war date, but the ambush had kicked things off early.
Missing out was unavoidable.
[Enkar: Guild master-nim quitting her job right before was a godsend move.]
[Mino: God Kaisha]
[Enkar: Loyalty to God Kaisha loyalty]
[Gentleman: Kamen]
[Taurin: For real, if not for that, it'd have been a close call]
[Kim Whale: Respect to guild master-nim]
I'd quit just because I wanted to quit the damn company, so it didn't feel like anything worthy of respect.
I tore my eyes from the chat window and looked up.
“…….”
The new log-ins had a ton of prep to do, and war mode hadn't started yet.
We couldn't let our guard down.
But just seeing our guild's login list was enough to lift my spirits.
After scraping by during the NPC ambush with skeleton crews and constant scheming, having these elite members online felt incredibly reassuring.
“Final stretch.”
I turned my head. It was Hyunwoo-nim.
Standing right behind Hyunwoo-nim was Mura-nim.
Mura-nim was Hyunwoo-nim's real-life acquaintance and formerly vice guild master of Gentle Knights. Now he was fully one of Fullminak's main guild members.
He was so famous that whenever invincible tank came up, everyone thought of Mura-nim.
Hyunwoo-nim stood at the edge of the fleet's deck, gazing toward Wichen as he spoke.
“We lost Wichen, but that's all, so we're damn lucky. For an ambush, I'd say we put up a hell of a fight.”
“Yeah.”
I replied flatly, thinking to myself.
Goldbunker was in deep shit. Iskasha was about to fall any second now.
“Kaisha-nim drawing out Goldbunker's nuke drop was the decisive blow.”
Hyunwoo-nim smiled at me.
I reflexively returned a quiet smile.
Hyunwoo-nim's character customization was right up my alley.
True to naming his guild Gentle Knights, he had this exemplary knight vibe mixed with an intellectual air.
Kali was Fullminak's official vice guild master, but in truth, we had another one.
That was Hyunwoo-nim.
He was a top-three high ranker with a great personality and unmatched war leadership.
“Exactly. I was seriously impressed back then too.”
Mura-nim cut in abruptly.
A thick, low voice.
A brief silence fell at the interruption that oddly disrupted the flow while hinting at some intent.
“…….”
Mura-nim flinched under our gazes. He glanced around awkwardly, deflated, and quietly looked down.
As a pro tank, Mura-nim had a berserker-type burly male character.
He used to look kinda Hulk-ish overall, but now he was like a handsome beastman straight out of some women-targeted novel.
The reason? Well.
I don't particularly like people I met in-game pushing to meet up in real life.
Mura-nim was one of those.
I hadn't even met Kali IRL yet.
As Mura-nim wilted a bit, Hyunwoo-nim's smile grew even more polite and warm as he looked at me.
“Anyway, defending Iskasha from SpaceKing is a huge win.”
“Yeah. It's gonna fall soon anyway.”
Hyunwoo-nim and I had discussed this strategy in detail.
SpaceKing would hit Iskasha first thing once war mode opened.
Iskasha was bait.
We'd strike Wichen while SpaceKing's forces were tied up there.
Of course, it was so obvious that SpaceKing would see it coming.
They'd fortify Wichen's defenses too.
“Turning disaster into opportunity and snagging the fisherman's profit to boot. The ambush might've ended up being a golden chance for us. In a three-way war, pulling a sneak attack was pretty foolish.”
I agreed with Hyunwoo-nim's take.
How badly had they underestimated Goldbunker?
SpaceKing tried to snag Iskasha early with their ambush, only to eat a massive nuke from the Goldbunker they saw as pushovers.
That mental blow had to sting.
Smiling, I opened my mouth.
“Classic mistake. Like I said, those guys are gonna crash and burn on karma.”
Game karma could be offset with good deeds, but the bad blood piled up from tormenting Goldbunker wouldn't fade easily.
That was real karma.
A pause.
“!”
SpaceKing's NPC troops started moving. Heading south. Aiming for Iskasha.
Hyunwoo-nim's expression hardened slightly.
“All their heroes pulled out.”
SpaceKing lost it briefly after the nuke but regained composure—still, they were scared shitless of another one.
Hyunwoo-nim asked me.
“What do we do?”
I immediately messaged Gilgamesh.
“SpaceKing's marching on Iskasha.”
[“Can't see shit? Illusion up?”]
“Our fleet's over Wichen right now. They detoured around the nuke zone and slipped into range for a sec.”
Talk about lucky.
“I block one invasion and now tip you off on a sneak attack? If you hold Iskasha, build me a statue in the capital square.”
[“Annoying as hell, but thanks for now.”]
Getting steamrolled by rank-one SpaceKing was unavoidable, but Goldbunker was stacked with talent baseline.
A ton of peak rankers jumped ship there when they started raking in cash. Natural outcome.
Bittersweet memory of some guild members I'd nurtured leaving too.
Back when Fullminak was nowhere near Goldbunker's top-guild level from the early days.
I switched off voice chat and said.
“Hope Iskasha serves its purpose.”
Hyunwoo-nim chuckled at my words.
I smiled softly along with him before continuing.
“Time to prep the strategy briefing and issue the guild muster. Have Gentle Knights muster too.”
“Got it.”
* * *
Goldbunker's stream, on break, abruptly resumed.
[“Yeah, knew it'd come to this. SpaceKing's invading Iskasha again before war mode even opens.”]
[“So consistent.”]
[“Especially in the asshole department.”]
[“Such a steadfast guild.”]
The screen filled with Bipa's live war feed.
Nothing visible yet.
[“War's restarting.”]
[“So damn persistent. Wanted Iskasha that bad?”]
[“Rudel Mine's gotta be why. SpaceKing and Goldbunker's beef isn't new, but they've been extra thirsty for it.”]
[“Goldbunker guild members rallying to the fleet after hearing about the raid.”]
SpaceKing finally appeared.
A massive SpaceKing NPC army was crossing Iskasha's border.
[“Illusion lifts in range, invaders showing themselves.”]
[“Illusions hit hardest when you drop 'em unpredictably for backstabs. Goldbunker's fully prepped for this obvious ploy.”]
[“Kaisha-nim tipped them off.”]
[“Ah, that explains it.”]
The comments flooded with [lolololol]. Saying the guild had already lost their members' trust.
The scene cut away briefly.
[“Meanwhile, Fullminak.”]
The red fleet came into view.
Fullminak was gearing up for war too.
[“War mode needs to pop soon.”]
[“Siege alliances are kinda meaningless anyway, but hopefully Fullminak fights SpaceKing hard for each other's sake.”]
* * *
Iskasha was Goldbunker's fight, but naturally, Fullminak had ways to help.
[“Five minutes to collision with Wichen's defense line.”]
While SpaceKing's forces were locked on Iskasha, we'd hit Wichen Castle again.
Keep them from relaxing to split their hero power, and we'd bide time for war mode, watching for openings.
[“Damn. How many NPCs do they have that they can double-defend with the castle right there? Sent a ton to Iskasha and still this many.”]
Kali grumbled.
SpaceKing's NPC troops were blocking the approach to Wichen Castle.
Impressive, but even after Goldbunker's nuke and my rampage, SpaceKing's NPC numbers held numerical superiority.
“That's why they ambushed.”
[“Fair.”]
Split into three armies.
Army One: frontline melee specialists.
Army Two: mid-to-long range DPS specialists.
Army Three: buffs specialists.
Buff the vanguard Army One hard, charge them in, then position Armies Two and Three behind for buffs and DPS in a triangular formation.
[“Three minutes to collision.”]
Basic, but solid.
[“Army Three buffs incoming.”]
[“Army Two ultimates loaded. Countdown ready.”]
[“Army One charging full speed.”]
Listening to the army leads' reports, I glanced at Messiah.
My cute bound hero looked utterly composed, no tension at all.
Her calm demeanor settled me too.
[“Countdown.”]
[“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5….”]
I took Messiah's hand and opened the gate.
The scene shifted in a flash.
SpaceKing's troops, hyped and tense, looked up in shock at the shadow over the ground.
Messiah's ultimate skill activated.
[End of the World lv99]
[Life feels utterly meaningless as if the world has ended, dispelling all buff effects.]
The wide-area skill blanketed the field the instant it fired.
Kwaaaaaaang—!!
Army One slammed into the defense line shields-first at full tilt, shaking it to the core.
The momentary disruption in formation was fatal.
As SpaceKing's NPCs staggered and gaps appeared everywhere, the sky lit up with skills fired from Fullminak.
Heroes' skills poured in like fireworks, timed perfectly for the buffs dropping.
Swooooooo—
“Fuck!”
SpaceKing's guild members, positioned safely in the rear, spat curses.
Kwaaaaaaaaaang—!!!
Pajijik! Kwaang, bang!! Kwaang—!!!!
Kukukukung—!!
Ultra-dense barrage of ultimate-level DPS hammered the front, rocking the entire area.