Chapter 298

Chapter 298. I won’t give you time to prepare. (1)

Meanwhile, about a month after that… *ahem* “ero-sense” competition.

Icarus was busy collecting resources, over and over and over again.

While still gathering, they couldn’t resist the urge to desperately try to take over the Tanhoizer Gate Fortress.

At the same time, in the central zone, at the headquarters of the “Isekai” clan located in the heart of the area, an unexpected conspiracy was beginning.

The problem was, this conspiracy was none other than…

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-[Finally, the time has come for our alliance clan to truly shine.]

-[Agreed.]

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A massive conspiracy involving the Isekai clan and over 50 other clans.

In other words, after growing into the sole giant clan in the central zone.

They aimed to create another large clan rivaling the top three clans, a true display of their will.

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By the way, to fuel this will of theirs, they had drawn up a fairly meticulous plan.

As many had pointed out and even tried to execute, only to explode in failure.

Unlike other zones, the central zone, by its very nature, is not dominated by any specific faction.

Since users wouldn’t tolerate the existence of clans with more than 10 members, starting with a large clan was practically impossible from the get-go…

-“Wait, if a clan with more than 10 members forms, nearby users will attack?”

-“Then wouldn’t it be enough to create multiple clans with fewer than 10 members and just take over strategic bases?”

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As there were more than a few clever minds in the world.

If they couldn’t create a clan with more than 10 members, they’d make dozens of smaller clans, recruit members, and then.

After securing a “base” with adequate defensive power, they’d use it as a foothold to officially launch their alliance clan.

After all, as long as it wasn’t a Level 7 base, they could just pour all their strength into an offensive and be done with it, right?

But sadly, their plan was thwarted when the “defensive-specialized base” they were targeting, the Avalon Fortress…

Was suddenly conquered by the rank 3 player, Icarus, who used unlimited mercenary hiring.

Leading a fleet of at least 100,000 ships, Icarus captured the city in just two days, causing a massive disaster that threw all their plans into chaos.

Of course, having started off on the wrong foot, the Walpurgis Alliance Clan quickly tried to shift their focus to other bases…

But unfortunately, having abandoned their original territory and warped their base to capture the Avalon Fortress…

-“Let’s just move the base and raid it.”

-“But everyone’s on cooldown, we have to wait a month.”

-“Ah.”

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Suddenly stuck in a no-win situation, they found themselves living as refugees near Avalon, relying on scarce resources.

Of course, they struggled to accept this sudden turn of events and were filled with violent intentions toward Icarus…

-“Let’s crush Icarus and conquer a Level 5 base!”

-“But the Point-Mar Pirate Alliance has a separate guard fleet.”

-“And if the unlimited mercenary fleet and the base defense fleet both come at us, wouldn’t we get wrecked?”

-“Ah, true.”

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As the saying goes, a mad dog needs a stick. Icarus’s fleet of “50,000 ships.”

And if they clashed with the 30,000-strong city guard fleet and the main combat fleet…

They realized it would be a total disaster, so they naturally started to behave.

Of course, thanks to this semi-forced lesson in manners, they quickly regained their composure…

-“Icarus can’t maintain that fleet forever.”

-“True.”

-“At most, it won’t last a week, but just in case, let’s wait a week before attacking.”

-“Agreed.”

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Judging that the massive mercenary force couldn’t be sustained indefinitely.

The leadership of the Walpurgis Alliance Clan decided to patiently wait, believing that a gentleman’s revenge is never too late, even after a week.

The problem was, not long after that…

– “What the hell is this Erosance competition?”

– “LOLOLOLOLOLOL”

– “Ugh, damn it.”

– “The timing is so messed up, seriously.”

Icarus himself had no thoughts about it, but due to the overly enthusiastic and explosive participation of some… *ahem* “gentlemanly” users, the so-called “Erosance Competition” ended up happening.

And because of that, right next to the Avalon Fortress where Icarus lived, a clan of about 2,300 members suddenly popped up out of nowhere.

A place with a scale that couldn’t even be compared to the Defense Fleet and Icarus, whom they had been wary of.

Naturally, the Walpurgis United Clan, which had been planning to attack Icarus, found themselves in a situation where they were forced to relearn some manners, their heads metaphorically shrinking in the process.

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But now, that’s all in the past.

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– [How’s Icarus been lately?]

– [Aside from clearing daily quests, not much movement.]

– [He’s barely expanding, just building a new Forward Base or something.]

– [Looking at how he’s done nothing for the past month, seems like he’s turned into a coward after eating up the fortress.]

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After a long period of oppression and humiliation, the United Clan finally got their chance.

For reasons unknown, Icarus has been focusing solely on gathering resources and hasn’t been expanding or engaging in battles.

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– [Maybe Icarus lost his fleet by carelessly deploying it somewhere weird.]

– [Hmm.]

– [That makes sense. There’s no reason for him to be frantically gathering resources otherwise.]

– [Then attacking now is the answer.]

– [For real.]

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Because of that, they concluded that Icarus no longer had the capital to hire a large-scale mercenary group and decided to put their plan into action.

But as time passed, their reasons for targeting Icarus had multiplied.

After the collapse of Raksha’s Laten Water some time ago.

Seeing the Magellan Clan secure their position as the top clan in the zone by crushing the 2nd rank.

The Walpurgis United Clan, being 3rd in rank and capable of solo base sieges, thought that defeating Icarus would solidify their position as the undisputed top clan in the Central Zone.

With that burning ambition, they planned to focus their attack on Icarus and the Avalon Fortress.

Just like Magellan, they aimed to take down a top-ranked player, gain fame, and secure their position as a “super-large clan in the Central Zone.”

Moreover, as mentioned earlier, capturing a Level 5 base would make it nearly impossible for solo players to challenge them.

And with some clan members harboring the strange mindset of “just being famous and crushing others,” the leadership of the Walpurgis United Clan, after much deliberation, finally decided to go all-in.

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– [Honestly, with this much power…]

– [We can definitely crush Icarus.]

– [I agree.]

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With the majority of the 50 clan leaders in agreement, the order was given to all United Clan members to give it their all to take down Icarus and the city he controlled.