Chapter 174

Chapter 174. Surpriiiiiise! Motherfu****!!!!

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I had never seen our space pirate underlings look so reliable before.

‘You arrived right on time, well done, Pirate Kim. Go burn the world down.’

-“Our Empress’s biological dildo is in danger!”

-“F***, attack quickly!”

“What… did you say?”

Although, amidst all that, I did hear some strange communication.

Anyway, the 2,000… no.

I heard that the original fleet that was coming got destroyed in a clash with another clan, so maybe that’s why.

They might be lower level than Leonard’s elite fleet stationed at our base, but this time, the newcomers brought a grand fleet of over ‘5,000 ships.’

Naturally, they smashed through all the defense facilities at my base, and while they destroyed most of the fleet except for the Kraken, Overseer, and two medium cruisers…

Even the enemies we were dealing with that day weren’t unscathed.

Upon realizing that their Empress’s ‘biological dildo’ was in danger, the pirates went all out, unleashing all their firepower and ramming assault pods into us.

The users who had thrown their superhumans into our base tried desperately to escape and save their superhumans, but…

Sadly, the ships meant to carry those superhumans either exploded while docking or were destroyed while evading, leading to a massacre due to the overwhelming numerical difference.

-“Nyaaaaah!”

-“L-Let go! Let go!”

-“Oh, the dildo’s broken.”

-“Gryanarr, watch your spacing.”

Our superhumans, who had been taking a beating, weren’t about to let them escape so easily.

Including an SSS-Class Superhuman who used the nya-nya speech style, 2-3 superhumans who invaded the base were captured and couldn’t escape.

With repairs barely done and only the engines hastily fixed, the three cruisers with tattered armor couldn’t withstand the overwhelming firepower of the pirate fleet and were on the verge of sinking.

A moment later…

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<Notification!>

<The ‘Unity’ Clan has offered unconditional surrender to you!>

<Effect: The battle situation between both sides is immediately resolved.>

<Since the opponent has proactively offered unconditional surrender, you, the player, are granted the authority to set any and all demands!>

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Realizing that this long, unfair, and tedious battle was finally over,

I let out a deep, exhausted sigh.

Before setting any conditions, I decided to give my tired body and mind some rest.

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And the next morning…

“Hello?! I’m ‘Lairan,’ sent under the Empress’s orders to thoroughly protect Icarus-nim!!!”

“Ah, okay.”

As soon as I entered the command center, I saw a scruffy-looking, furry pirate giving me a sharp salute.

‘Finally, another regular male character has appeared on this base.’

What was strange was that right after the greeting…

“Then I’ll be on my way! I only came to greet you and confirm that Icarus-nim’s limbs are intact under the Empress’s orders!”

“···Hmm.”

Since I already knew, thanks to Marian’s ‘Betelgeuse’s Thrilling Secret Video,’ that commanders don’t suffer bloody incidents systemically,

I was left speechless as he left immediately after confirming my limbs were intact.

Anyway, even though the morning started with such a chaotic situation,

What followed was like a dose of happy drugs for my recovered mind and body.

“Commander, how about delivering your demands to the opposing commanders?”

“Ah, right, I almost forgot.”

Despite cowardly ganging up on them 5:1, I set the following terms for the pathetic♡clan that lost to me:

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<Icarus-Unity Clan Surrender Agreement Treaty>

<1. As compensation, the Unity Clan will pay Icarus 250,000 minerals and 50,000 rare resources.>

<2. The clan and its users are prohibited from invading Icarus’s territory for the next year.>

<3. Transfer of ownership of the superhumans captured at Icarus’s base.>

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“Ah, sweet and satisfying.”

I really wanted to offer millions of resources and demand that their entire fleet be transferred to me, but unfortunately, even with “unconditional surrender,” there were too many system limitations, so that was the best I could ask for.

Of course, in the past, it was possible to do it “unlimitedly”… but that was back in the early days of the game. During an event where rankings were determined by fleet power, some crazy, creative, and mischievous users exploited it by having entire clans surrender to one user, instantly maximizing that user’s power and securing the top rank. As a result, the developers completely overhauled the system to prevent such things from happening again.

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<Unconditional Surrender Terms>

<Can forcibly requisition resources from the opponent, up to a maximum of one-fifth of the user's remaining resources.>

<Can demand ships, but only up to less than 20% of the user's total command points. If the opponent's fleet power is less than 20% of the total points, requisitioning is not possible.>

<Superhumans can only be transferred if the user has personally captured them.>

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“Tsk, this isn’t what I’d call ‘unconditional surrender.'”

I couldn’t help but think that this was far from what a victor of “unconditional surrender” should be able to do, but what can you do? The system is what it is.

Anyway, after roughly setting the terms like that, I threw the matter at that Unity Clan or whatever. And since this was technically a “demand” but actually a system-enforced “compulsory execution,” shortly after throwing the matter at them…

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<Surrender Agreement Result>

<The Unity Clan has surrendered to Commander Icarus.>

<The superhumans belonging to the clan captured by Commander Icarus will now belong to Commander Icarus.>

<Resources (250,000 minerals, 50,000 rare resources) have been transferred from the clan to Commander Icarus.>

… … … … … …

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With the cleanly displayed messages on the status window, I took screenshots of the relevant parts and immediately opened the gallery to post proof of this battle.

Of course, I did wonder if it was really necessary to post it… but then I thought, “If I don’t brag about this, what else would I brag about?”

Upon reflection, showing off how “awesome I am” could actually deter anyone from messing with me in the future. So, I decided it was the right move and started writing a detailed post… but then I thought, “Hmm… wait, if I write this right away, it might come off as a bit too much.”

Feeling that starting off with a long-winded explanation wasn’t the right vibe, I deleted the post I was about to write and instead…

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Title: Won 5 vs 1

Author: Icarus

Content: [Surrender Treaty Proof Image], [Wreckage of Destroyed Ships Visible from the Command Center]

Thought I was gonna die.

So tired.

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Comments: None

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“Yeah, this should be enough.”

“Huh? What is?”

“Ah, nothing.”

Deciding to just leave the proof without much explanation, I deleted a few troll posts I saw and closed the gallery window to get back to my tasks.

And since I had closed the gallery window and didn’t have external notifications turned on… I later opened the gallery only to be overwhelmed by tens of thousands of comment notifications and report alerts, leaving me utterly stunned.