Chapter 29
Chapter 29
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 29
Chapter Title: #7 War of the Gods
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A silence beyond words hung heavy inside the fleet where Spaceking guild members had gathered.
One guild member shattered the quiet with a mutter.
"Ha. If we'd known ahead of time, we would've gone all out to actually kill Kaisha during that ambush..."
Everyone felt it deep in their bones.
Now that things had turned out like this, that ambush really had been the last chance heaven handed to Spaceking.
But Spaceking had fixated solely on seizing Iscasha the whole time.
Never once suspecting that Fullminak's guildmaster Kaisha had strategically concealed her strength.
Even if they'd known, could they have taken her down? Hard to say—but if they'd uncovered the truth and approached with a secret, calculated plan, it might not have been impossible.
The guild members stole glances at Dart.
"......"
Viva Ranking No. 1.
Spaceking's guildmaster Dart sat upon a pitch-black throne, one leg crossed over the other, lost in thought.
His unreadable expression thickened the hush.
Surprisingly, even in this dire situation, Dart showed no real signs of tension or rage.
Of course, he didn't look pleased either.
It was a silence as deep and impenetrable as an abyss—dark, weighty, utterly inscrutable.
At last, Dart spoke.
"Send the PK request."
* * *
Thrilled by the exploding viewer numbers, the broadcasters kept zeroing in on Kaisha, over and over.
Pretending to meticulously break down her performance, putting on a show of utmost seriousness and expertise as they looped her highlight reels endlessly.
It was starting to blur the line between live coverage and a worship service, but not a single comment griped about it.
Viewers lit up with joy just watching Kaisha breathe on screen.
[Ka-men]
[Ka-a-men]
[Why does "Ka-men" roll off the tongue so perfectly?]
[Hallelujah hallelujah, you're the light of my life]
[I wish this stream would just go on forever]
[Chat losing its mind in real time]
[Ha... so serene....]
[Put your faith in Kaisha and enter heaven]
[Ka-god I believe with all my heart please let me join Fullminak Ka-men]
[Check the vibe;; This is straight-up turning into a religion ㄷㄷ;;]
[When's Fullminak recruiting?]
[system: Kaisha-nim's Midgard devotion transfers to reality.]
[lolololololol]
Then.
["FUUUUUCK—!!"]
The broadcasters' faces stretched wide open in all their orifices, shock etched deep.
["Breaking mega ultra news!!"]
["Dart just threw down a PK challenge to Kaisha—a straight-up 1v1 duel! No way, if this kicks off now our broadcast runtime's gonna tank hard!!"]
["Even more insane: we still haven't seen a single AoE skill from Kaisha."]
["Mind-blowing."]
["All Dart's fault."]
["The root of all evil. From our side, no way we can root for this guy."]
["Not human—Satan incarnate."]
The chat flooded with [lololololol].
God versus demon.
Good against evil in perfect symmetry—viewers were eating it up.
[These dudes always sniffing out the money matchups lololol]
[Heavenly Demon showdown fantasy arc 100%]
[Impossible to believe this ain't scripted it's too perfect lolol]
[Peak entertainment lolololol]
[God-tier fun lolol straight out of mythology lololololol]
The war game storyline of Viva Online was unfolding in live action with unbelievable polish.
[Legit too good to keep Korea-only. Package the highlights, edit tight, sell to Netflix and rep Korea worldwide.]
[Westerners already binging K-Viva hard, why bother lolol]
[Westoids go feral for epic war tales alone—with Viva's graphics and bonkers plot? Instant mass conversion.]
[Pity they can't catch the live ㅉㅉ should've picked up Korean sooner]
[Should've been born in Korea...]
[Another day of pure Koreaboo bliss in Korea Viva elite]
[Viva needs official K-sports status from the gov]
[USA sleeping? Build a global 4D arena, slap Viva sieges into the Olympics]
[Kaisha to Viva world rank 1 leeeet's goooo!!!]
[Kaisha power creep queen, skips stat leaderboards to steamroll mid-tiers]
[World ranks by feats only]
Koreaboo fever overflowed the chat, as always.
It had become such a staple by now, practically baked into the viewing experience.
While the live chat erupted in reactions, fanaticism, national pride, and more, a Goldbunker-funded graphic popped up on the broadcast screen.
[Dart vs Kaisha]
A photo of Dart and Kaisha locked on each other.
Their clash was already billed as the siege's marquee moment.
As the foregone highlight, the image was poster-level quality, bankrolled by Goldbungker's deep pockets—practically movie caliber.
["Kch. Drip game on point."]
["Word is they went full movie poster production."]
["Checks out."]
["Dart's preemptive PK request has Fullminak in total disarray, no doubt."]
["Come to think of it, first time Dart's ever initiated a PK, right? Pretty sure Kaisha's always been the one throwing down."]
["That's how pinned Spaceking is right now. They lost Weichen, retaking it's gonna be brutal. Dart's basically out of moves."]
Dart's call to cut the crap and PK immediately? Spot on.
If Kaisha really hid her power, settle it head-to-head on skill. If not, smash her quick and rally the troops.
["Gotta respect Dart's balls. Dropping a PK on a suspected power-hider like that."]
["No wonder they call the guy a psycho."]
The co-host cracked up.
Dart possessed a fearlessness no average player could touch.
That same boldness bled into his brutal leadership—earning him the psychopath label—but countless Viva players saw the charisma in his raw power and zero-fucks attitude, flocking to Spaceking.
And that's what made this matchup so damn compelling.
The poster zoomed in tight on their faces.
["Man, the hype is real."]
["Kaisha's got the hidden strength edge, sure win... but 1v1s? Luck's a factor."]
["Exactly. High DPS gives the nod, but it's no guarantee. Perpetual winners drop Ls, perennial losers snag Ws."]
["Sports and matches in general. Win rate exists for a reason."]
["Hold up—why's the viewer count skyrocketing like this?"]
["Prime time hype."]
Viewers swarmed in at warp speed on the Dart-Kaisha duel news.
Seemed like everyone who could show had shown—then more piled on.
Internet age.
Word spread live across the globe, pulling in hordes at breakneck pace.
The hosts gawked at the chat.
["Whoa! Jackpot. English wave incoming!"]
["Some overseas site drop a promo?"]
["Foreigners catching wind of the Kaisha-Dart showdown, pouring in. No Korean? Fine, just watch the footage."]
["Sup westoids."]
["Viva's gone full glob—"]
["EEK!!"]
One host idly glanced at the side monitor and recoiled, yanking the poster off-air with a yelp.
Fingers flew across controls, slamming to a new feed.
["?! What the—?! UWWWWWAAAAK!!"]
The hosts caught the scene and lost it, thrashing like the Second Coming had dropped.
Fullminak materialized on-screen.
["Iscasha east sector, 4 o'clock!! Illusion's clearing—Fullminak guild rolling out!!"]
["Holy shiba—!!"]
["Fullminak preemptive alpha strike!! Fantasticsweetgodgoddesscider—Kaisha's dropping another brain-melting strat to flip Viva on its head!!"]
["Kaisha's riposte to the PK gauntlet?!"]
The feed zoomed.
Iscasha shield's eastern frontline.
Kaisha, towing Fullminak's crew, gazed down from on high at the wrecked Iscasha.
She tilted her head skyward.
[Black fleet overhead]
Cut to the fleet.
Spaceking members in the black armada leaped into action, scrambling off decks at the raid alert.
From the gangplank's edge, Dart locked eyes on Kaisha.
Trailing Kaisha and her squad, a crimson fleet shed its illusion cloak, baring its full menace.
["Insane. Fucking insane."]
["Whoa, the chaos, it's just—"]
Holy shit.
That was the last mutter from one host before the Iscasha siege detonated.
Peak agility.
Abyss rocketed forth like a slug, smashing the shield.
KWWWAAAAAAAAAANG—!!!
The electrifying boom heralding the Iscasha war's true kickoff sent chat and hosts into simultaneous meltdown.
["THEY'RE CHARGIIIIING FUUUUUCK!!!" ]
["Fullminak launches Iscasha all-out preemptive blitz mere minutes after Dart's PK drop!! Event of the century!! God-tier event!!"]
["WHOA!! Whose genius brain spat this out?! Chills ripping through me head to toe!!"]
That's when.
The hosts froze mid-rant.
Illusion peeled back from Iscasha's western flank—another player swarm emerged.
Unleashing shield barrages on contact. And they were...
["No way, what're YOU doing over there?!"]
Goldbunker.
Familiar, beloved faces swarmed in—and the hosts' grimaces bloomed into grins.
["WAHAHAHAK!! YES!! Alliance ambush payback!! The real revenge for that dawn raid ignites!!"]
["PLOT GOING FULL BERSERK—!!"]
Then, a guild message pinged on the monitor—for Goldbunker streamers.
[(Emergency) Goldbunker-Fullminak alliance forged. Occupy Iscasha while Kaisha PKs Dart. Promise: Hand Iscasha to Goldbunker on alliance siege success.]
?!!
The hosts shot bolt upright at the message.
["SHIIIBAAAAAAA—!!"]
["UWAAAAK!! UWWWWWAAAAA—!!"]
["KA-MEEEEEN—!!"]
["I BELIIIIEEEVE—!!"]
As the hosts rampaged, on-screen, Kaisha and Dart traded death stares amid a thickening storm of tension.
PK accepted.
Fullminak had simply seized the opening.
Everyone knew: Spaceking's ace was Dart.
Tie Dart down in a 1v1 with Kaisha, and the Fullminak-Goldbunker pact strikes Iscasha while he's pinned.
Kaisha, staring up at Dart on the deck, slowly curled the edge of her lips.
The pinnacle of flawless strategy.