Chapter 466

Chapter 466. The Counterattacking Factions. (1)

First off, the reactions of users who saw the event message that popped up as a global announcement were largely divided into three categories.

First, there were the mega-clans and friendly users who had received warnings from factions like mine.

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Title: Real-Time Status of Mega-Clans.txt

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Leaked internal chat window presumably from Justice or Magellan, issuing orders to subordinate clans to avoid conflicts with factions.jpg]

It seems they weren’t planning to engage in clan wars but were preparing for this event.

Of course, clashes with factions could still happen, so that’s probably why.

[GIF of items rapidly disappearing from the market]

They’re quickly hoarding supplies, gearing up for the event.

Comments:

– [Ah, so this is why things were so chaotic lately.]

– [Well, with their level of resources, they’d have plenty of ways to get info.]

– [For real?]

– [Just look at Magellan—they got all those ships from the Xenobia Empire last time.]

– [I didn’t know that.]

– [I didn’t expect Justice and Loki to react like this.]

– [Justice has ties across two factions, so they’d know better, right?]

– [Loki Clan is surprisingly unexpected. I thought they’d get wiped out by the Pirate Alliance.]

– [Guess even trolls think things through sometimes. LOL.]

– [That’s exactly it.]

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The users’ analysis of the situation wasn’t far off.

To be precise, clans within the territories of each faction were reacting like this.

As for what I was doing…

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[Neutral Country Neutral Village Official Chat Room]

[Notice: Suggest room titles]

– [This event’s gonna be so fun.] (Icarus)

– [Yeah, for real LOL.]

– [But unlike other areas, we’re in the Central Zone, unrelated to any faction.]

– [Is there even a way for us to get involved in the event?]

– [Of course there is.]

– [There’s no way players here don’t have any faction connections.]

– [True, that makes sense.]

– [Wait, but if things go wrong, couldn’t the Neutral Kingdom get invaded by surrounding factions?]

– [With the Leviathan Fleet here, they’d just get wrecked if they tried.]

– [Ah, thank you, Leviathan~]

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We were already guaranteed safety by two out of the three major factions (Monsters and Pirates).

Even if someone tried to invade, I had an overpowered main fleet, a direct mercenary unit, and all sorts of troops.

Not to mention, even without unlimited mercenaries, there were about 4,000 to 5,000 users who’d be furious if neutrality was violated.

And as mentioned in the chat, the mere presence of the Leviathan Fleet acted as a deterrent.

So, while others were busy fighting each other, our plan was to just deal with anyone who came at us and munch on popcorn.

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Unlike those who “heard about it in advance,” most regular clans and users only found out about this after the event message appeared.

Most users simply reacted with, “A new event! That means more fun stuff to do!”

At best, they might’ve started hoarding supplies in preparation.

Of course, even though users didn’t know the full details, the event message made it clear why the factions were acting this way.

As a result…

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Title: Today’s News) Current Market Situation.txt

Author: News Boy

Content: [Image of thousands of users trading in the market.jpg], [Other ships are being snapped up quickly, but the main ships of each faction, the cause of this mess, are still in stock.jpg]

Yeah.

It seems the event is set up with the factions being super pissed.

Unlike before, ships captured by factions are appearing in the market, but users are hesitant to buy them.

In fact, users who previously bought these ships are flooding the market with them, causing prices to drop steadily.

Comments:

– [Honestly, if I had to think about facing dozens or hundreds of those ships, I’d be scared to touch them too.]

It feels like watching a car accident being sold as a used car.

– [Used car (if you ride it, there’s a high chance strong uncles will grab your collar)]

– [LOLOLOL]

– [Grabbing the collar is lucky, if it goes wrong, it feels like everything will be taken]

– [Are they even dealing with organ trafficking? LOL]

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In that way, while subtly being cautious themselves, instead of openly bowing down like large clans or Icarus.

They were showing a plain, ordinary response, trying to handle events as usual.

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And finally, the long-awaited ‘Anti-Faction’ friends…

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Title: LOLOLOL Nice, let’s crush the factions right away

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [A red propaganda poster saying to eliminate pro-faction and expel factions.jpg]

It’s already been revealed that the main fleets are losing to our fleet.

Now is the time to secure the territory of User-sraum, a faction for the users!

Rise up, users! Woo! Woo!

Comments:

– [I thought it was some democratic activist thing, but it’s just a mustached art school dropout]

– [LOLOLOL]

– [Watching this makes one arm keep going up ㅠㅠ]

– [Mein Führer;;]

– [Excuse me, but my mustache is getting thicker]

– [Sieg Heil]

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They were showing signs of trying to build User-sraum, not Lebensraum.

Of course, it’s all talk about building User-sraum and whatnot.

Frankly speaking, the number of users with that Anti-Faction style is undeniably too few.

As mentioned before, it seems like they’re just moving based on collective intelligence without a leader or center to rally the Anti-Faction forces.

Without a clear vision of what to do for future events, they’re just individually increasing their strength and casually continuing ‘raids’ to weaken the factions’ fleets.

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And unlike users in other areas divided into three categories, the ‘Humanity Faction’, which has already become a faction itself…

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[Humanity Executive Chatroom~♬]

[Notice: Let’s help each other with users related to the event]

– [There are quite a few users among us who belong to different factions]

– [What should we do?]

– [Let’s intervene only to help if they’re in danger] (Zegal Yang)

– [Yeah]

– [Yeah]

– [Yeah]

– [Honestly, just doing that should gain support from users without provoking other factions] (Zegal Yang)

– [What if the main fleets of each faction attack?]

– [If it’s a place worth helping, we help, otherwise, we help those users escape] (Antares)

– [OK]

– [That should be enough]

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From their perspective, it’s literally like watching a fire across the river.

Unlike other large clans or various clans below that size, and Anti-Faction users who act like their feet are on fire.

They were showing a very relaxed and leisurely attitude, much like Icarus.

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And those users divided into 3(+1) categories, exactly one week later.

As the event began in earnest, they found themselves feeling more confused than expected by the ‘massive’ scale of the event.

That’s because, right after the event started.

The ‘mercenary groups’ and ‘faction dispatch teams’, which users naturally considered part of their strength, became utterly useless in this event.