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Translator: uly
Chapter: 7
Chapter Title: Guild Master Isn't Satisfied with Just the Game (7)
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What the hell is this situation?
The moment I logged into the game, I had to see Spaceking's face.
["Guild Master-nim, give that Dart bastard a beating!"]
["Tell him to get the hell out of our territory quick!"]
The guild members were clamoring.
Dart being in our camp was shocking enough, but seeing him fighting Abyss had me stunned. I opened my inventory.
Abyss is always pissed off anyway, but does Dart have no fear?
If the guild master dies, the siege is over.
I pulled out my shield optimized for countering Dart and teleported in.
"?!"
Abyss glanced at me mid-fight, shoved Dart away hard, and retreated swiftly. Dart immediately cast his shield skill and raised his guard.
The sword in Dart's hand glowed blue, forming a barrier just as—
He and I collided.
BOOM—!!
KIIIIING—!!!
The shield vibrated from the shockwave, unleashing tremendous energy. Our eyes locked fiercely across the shield.
Space warped.
Dart's eyes, which had been glaring at me with full focus, narrowed bit by bit.
The shield exploded.
KABOOM—!
Dart and I were flung back by the explosive pressure. Not wanting to give even a moment's opening, we both swiftly cast magic skills.
BAM!!
RUMBLE—
The graphics shook violently.
A massive mana wall rose between Dart and me, then slowly dissipated as we were pushed apart beyond a certain distance.
Silence fell over the area.
Dart, now at a safe distance, frowned slightly at me.
"..."
His eyes were complicated, full of suspicion. His lips twitched as if to say something, then closed.
I'd cranked up the output as a warning.
I looked at Dart and asked.
"Why? Scared?"
"No way."
"Where's Hellcannon? I told you to keep him with you every time I see your ugly mug and it ruins my mood."
In this situation, here I was babbling about my personal hero crush like an idiot. Dart gave me a pathetic look, as if it was ridiculous.
"Crazy dumbass."
And then he actually summoned him.
["Hellcannon."]
A summoning circle drew itself in an instant, glowing as it called forth Dart's bound hero—the strongest NPC hero in the Viva universe, Hellcannon.
[Hellcannon (lv99)]
Affiliation: Avrilia/Spaceking
Bound to: Dart (Spaceking)
<[Access Permissions Locked]>
He must have been in the thick of the fierce clash between Goldbunker and Spaceking, because he was covered in blood.
The summoned Hellcannon dripped blood, breathing heavily.
For some reason, he glanced at me, then at Dart, and seemed to grasp the situation immediately.
The moment I saw Hellcannon's face, my irritation melted away, replaced by peace.
I lowered my shield and said.
"Let's call it here and leave nicely. You don't want full-scale war either."
Guild masters fighting right from the start in this situation?
Insane.
In surprise attacks, players don't fight unless it's absolutely necessary.
No one wants to be logged out for 24 hours like a lunatic.
In siege war 'war mode,' respawn after death only takes 10 minutes.
And there's zero karma for killing.
Dart glared at me.
"You're the one who sent Abyss?"
"I just woke up and logged in. You think I'd send him myself?"
Dart shut his mouth for a moment, having no comeback as the guy who'd backstabbed us at this hour.
Sneaking an attack before the official Viva siege even started was a massive nuisance to begin with, but a dawn raid? That deserved all the cursing in the world.
War games involve backstabbing and killing, sure, but this was too much.
Reason returned to Dart's eyes.
"..."
As the guy who'd fought me one-on-one to a draw in the last siege, he probably didn't want to test my skills again so soon.
I stared at Dart intently and said seriously.
"Hey."
"What."
"Leave Hellcannon when you go."
Dart scowled at my words, muttering "crazy."
He glanced at the NPC hero he'd just summoned, then smirked slyly at me.
"Want him that bad?"
Of course!
I screamed it internally since I couldn't shout it out loud in this situation.
"Messiah, Terra, and Elfer for him."
"...Wanna die?"
Crazy bastard naming not one, but three.
The three NPC heroes Dart mentioned were all my precious bound heroes—our guild's top forces.
Plus, two of them were rare female heroes in Midgard.
Dart sneered at me.
"What? You said you wanted him."
It was his usual trick. Summon Hellcannon to tease me.
"Shut up already."
Hellcannon stood silently, as if whatever conversation was happening had nothing to do with him.
Even when our eyes met occasionally, he showed no reaction.
Spaceking's sadistic bastard got his kicks from teasing me like this, dragging out his bound hero.
It pissed me off seeing him casually slap a hand on Hellcannon's shoulder to show off, but I couldn't tear my eyes from Viva's strongest NPC hero.
Ahh, that insane beauty proportional to his specs.
"You like this guy that much?"
Dart mocked me with a laugh, then suddenly grabbed Hellcannon by the head and hurled him at me.
He even kicked him in the back.
Thud!
"?!"
I urgently caught the falling Hellcannon and stared at Dart in shock.
Hellcannon, now in my arms, turned to Dart with a bewildered look.
What the hell kind of hero treatment is this?
Was he so bloated with pride he'd burst?
No Viva player wouldn't want Hellcannon, but this guy saw him every day and apparently didn't treasure him.
I hugged the hero in my arms tight and calmly told Dart.
"Let me unbind him for a sec."
So I could bind him myself.
Dart let out a hollow laugh at my blatant scheming and was about to say something when—
Flash!
KABOOM—
RUMBLE—
"?!"
All the players in the sky focused their attention on one spot.
A massive roar echoed as eerie chemical lights burst, and a mushroom cloud rose from the distant 10 o'clock position.
It looked way too modern in the worst way, sending chills down my spine.
The group voice chat lit up.
["Whoa, insane. Goldbunker just dropped a special nuke, they say. Total devastation."]
What?
"...What'd you say? Dropped what?"
["A nuke. They experimented and made one by combining shop items. Conditions were too harsh and effectiveness doubtful, so only one got made. Not sure if that's true."]
Mino's voice continued.
["That one hit wiped out almost all the NPCs except bound heroes. But how'd the bound heroes survive? That's the real mystery."]
What the.
Last land grab and all hell breaks loose.
["Whoa, money burn. Crazy bastards. Whoa, actual nuke drop. Whoa. Sorry for calling you item-doper guild all this time. Hands shaking even in a game. So scary. Shiver shiver."]
The shocking news from Mino turned the voice chat into chaos instantly.
Fullminak policy is to prevent confusion by limiting group voice chat to key members commanding armies.
Important stuff gets texted for the log.
But this was a special case.
["Crazy."]
["They only made one? With their funds, you think that's real?"]
["If conditions were harsh, maybe."]
["What about the players?"]
["Any more info?"]
Mino replied.
["Goldbunker says no player deaths so far. I'll ask for details, if they'll even pick up."]
["How'd the heroes survive? How's that possible?"]
["They dying slowly now?"]
["Nuke's legit. How'd they even make it?"]
["Whoa, everyone pulling hidden cards in the final siege."]
["Ours too, hurry—"]
Voice chat rules shattered as excited guild voices flooded in.
My grip tightened on Hellcannon.
Mino said heroes survived, but if Dart hadn't summoned him suddenly, this frontliner might've been badly hurt.
My glare was too intense; Hellcannon flinched a bit.
I looked up at Dart.
He was getting reports via voice chat too, his expression growing darker.
"You fuck..."
Dart spat curses upon hearing the news.
In Fullminak's voice chat, Mino quickly sorted the mess.
["Everyone, quiet down! Second army clash starts in 5 minutes! Third army arriving at rear assembly soon! Will notify after buffs recharge and regroup!"]
Dart, radiating murderous intent before my eyes, opened a gate.
And vanished.
He must've resummoned Hellcannon, because the Viva world's strongest hero in my arms disappeared right after.
Hyun-woo nim came to my side.
"Giving and taking back. What a jerk."
"Tell me about it."
Bastard.
But thanks for showing him.
I spat out Dart's name mid-curse and looked around—Shiba was gone too.
The unprecedented emergency of 'Goldbunker's nuke drop' had summoned all of Spaceking's main members.
I glanced down at the ground.
The notorious northern gods had suddenly vanished.
Joy and sorrow crossed the NPC armies on both sides.
I issued orders immediately.
"Let's finish looting the empty house quick."
"Yes, sir."
* * *
A flash of light swept everything away.
Spaceking's bound territory Kalba, this siege's reward territory Wichen, and nearby Goldbunker's bound territory Iskasha.
The central points of all three were devastated, massive mushroom clouds billowing up.
[????????]
[What....]
[What the hell did I just see]
Viva's true fanatics had gathered to watch the unhosted straight cam upon hearing of the sudden raid.
The calm small elite dawn shift erupted in chaos.
[What is happening lol]
[Came cuz bored at dawn, jackpot]
The few broadcast viewers flooded the chat.
[Guys, that's a nuke explosion right? Identical to textbook pics?]
[Whoa... nuke.....]
[Looks like it]
[Madness]
[My eyes irradiated?]
[100% Goldbunker]
[Midgard map northwest. East of Iskasha, def Goldbunker ㅇㅇ]
[War]
[Brutal....]
[Chest swelling]
[Comments will explode when vid uploads]
The hair-raising scene turned the broadcast chat rowdy.
Close-up feed cut out—camera destroyed probably. Only distant shots showing the full picture remained.
Spaceking guild members milling about in panic were visible plain as day.
[Raided then nuked lololol]
[Not right in the head lol]
[Goldbunker hiding this insanity... reevaluating hard....]
[Wonder how many they made]
[At least two]
[But why panicking like they got beehived after landing a clean hit?]
Not just Spaceking milling in the footage.
Goldbunker was scrambling in confusion too.
The drop zone was biased toward Kalba in the centers of Iskasha and Kalba.
Goldbunker's nuke had nearly annihilated the huge Spaceking NPC army gathered east of Iskasha.
Without 'war mode'—no karma.
[Oh right karma]
[Karma yeah]
[lolololololol]
[LOLOLOLOL]
Yep.
Goldbunker was screwed now.
True to their hot-blooded nature, they'd rage-detonated the bomb, served Spaceking a massive L, but ate an even bigger one themselves.
Karma values exploded with the nuke.
First use after crafting, miscalculated range—lost a ton of their own NPCs too, if you look close.
Never planned to use it like this.
Makes sense; normal sieges in 'war mode' are player fights, not NPC wars.
Conclusion.
[Wasn't meant for that?]
[Gilgamesh rage-detonated, 500 won bet]
[That's it]
Gilgamesh being Goldbunker's guild master.
As chat opinion showed, infamous for hot-blooded impulsiveness.
Dude's loaded, hoards items like mountains, crafts special ones often in guild.
[Goldbunker got raided at this hour too, losing it]
[I'd flip too]
[Rage nuke drop lol]
[Don't mess with em]
Spaceking scraped all northern forces for a backstab raid, woke the sleeping giant.
No guild's a pushover, but this twist no one saw coming.
[Fullminak wins big here]
[But Spaceking still dominates. Too many troops even post-nuke]
[For real?]
[Raided cuz pitying piled NPC forces]
[100%]
In the footage, Spaceking's NPC army stationed north of Wichen near Tereb started descending on Wichen at breakneck speed.
Spaceking tossed their overwhelming NPC superiority in the trash,
And swiftly seized Wichen.