Chapter 517

Chapter 517. Crazy Strategies Work Sometimes, and Sometimes They Don’t (3)

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[Date Palm Clan Chat Room]

[Notice: (None)]

– [We should surrender.]

– [No, wait, this is actually an opportunity.]

– [?]

– [What are you talking about?]

– [There’s a lot of talk about Icarus being a one-trick pony with their ships, right? So if we mobilize all the fleets we’ve gathered and manage to capture or sink even one of Icarus’ high-tier ships…]

– [Then what?]

– [That alone will deal a massive blow to Icarus, and they’ll probably rage quit!]

– [Oh.]

– [Yo, that’s genius.]

– [If that happens, other users will be inspired by our actions and rise up.]

– [Damn, that’s awesome.]

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On the other hand, as if rationality had been thrown out the window, one user calmly and persuasively tried to rally the other clan members, claiming this was the perfect opportunity.

As the clan leader, you’d expect some level of rationality, right?

But Yazanamu, who had already lost his grip on sanity, naturally tried to shut it down, calling it crazy talk.

However, the user in question was surprisingly articulate and convincing…

A moment later.

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[Date Palm Clan Chat Room]

[Notice: (None)]

– [Let’s do it!] (Yazanamu)

– [Let’s do it!]

– [Aja!]

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As if they’d completely lost their grip on reality, they were now actively joining the rebellion, showing their crazy side once again.

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Meanwhile, watching their antics, the clan member who had incited the Date Palm Clan—no, actually an external member of the Loki Clan and a professional troll, Siltaerai—was shaking his head in disbelief.

“These idiots, they’re really falling for it.”

“Maybe it’s because the Commander was too thorough?”

Naturally, his adjutant, Mina, reacted as if to say, “You’re the one who incited them, and now you’re acting like this?”

But Siltaerai just shrugged his shoulders and confidently spoke up.

“Well, it’s not my fault. I just gave my ‘opinion,’ that’s all.”

“Hmm…”

“The choice was theirs. I don’t feel sorry for them.”

Watching Siltaerai, who sounded like some kind of genius instigator, Mina couldn’t help but feel pity for the other commanders who had fallen victim to her commander’s trolling. She began to offer some earnest advice.

“But Commander, the Betelgeuse Clan Leader only told us to keep things in check, didn’t they?”

“Hmm, that’s true.”

“If we really clash with Icarus’ fleet, our base and fleets might get swept away by the Unlimited Mercenary Group’s tide.”

“…That is definitely a problem.”

And since Mina wasn’t wrong, Siltaerai took a moment to think it over before deciding to prepare for a quick escape at any moment.

Of course, this decision was also influenced by Siltaerai’s firm belief (?) that he was, after all, a member of the Loki Clan and a dedicated troll.

He had absolutely zero intention of going down with the sinking Date Palm Clan.

“Alright, then let’s prepare to move the base back to Loki Clan’s headquarters at any time.”

“Yes, Commander.”

And that thought came just in time, as Icarus’ fleet arrived at the B554 base sector and began their full-scale attack less than an hour later…

– BOOOOM!!!

– KABOOOM!!

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[Date Palm Clan Chat Room]

[Notice: (None)]

– [Holy crap, wait, Kraken teleport!]

– [Aaaah, my battleship just got wrecked!]

– [Why aren’t you dodging the Ouroboros main cannon, you idiots!]

– [How are we supposed to handle this when the main fleet, the mercenaries’ Dreadnoughts, battleships, and Krakens are all bombarding us non-stop?]

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– KUGUGUGUGU… KABOOOM!! BOOM!

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[Date Palm Clan Chat Room]

[Notice: (None)]

– [Damn those strategic missiles!]

– [They’re teleporting again!]

– [With three Krakens, there’s no way we can win.]

– [Holy crap, the mercenaries’ stealth ships…]

Why is this here!]

-[Ah, damn it, a parasitic ship attached to the battleship]

-[Just eliminate it with a superhuman]

-[Icarus is throwing superhumans and mercenary captains at them, so our superhumans are getting split up]

-[Ha, damn it, they’re all SSS-rank]

-[So that’s how they secure the 3rd place]

-[Something keeps dealing damage from the rear, what is it?]

-[Hundreds of destroyers and assault ships are going wild, it must be one of them]

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Using the infamous teleport-strategic missile tactic, they destroyed the main fleet within 10 minutes of the battle starting.

When the base defense fleets and mercenaries tried to counter with sheer numbers, Ouroboros’s spreading bombardment turned the numbers into nothing.

Leaving the small ships to the mercenaries and their own destroyers, the main fleet relentlessly bombarded with three dreadnoughts.

Eventually, the flagship of Clan Leader Yazanamu, a Pegasus-class cruiser battleship, tried to evade the fleet bombardment but got caught by Anchorage’s wormhole harpoon and turned into scrap, sinking.

Siltaerai immediately retreated all her ships and superhumans to the base.

“Mina, Mina! Minaaa!!”

“Base, emergency warp! Target is Loki Clan’s headquarters!”

Regardless of whether the Date Palm Clan survived or not, she fled without looking back, showcasing the peak of her trolling.

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And Siltaerai’s escape wasn’t just the escape of a single user…

It wasn’t intentional, she just didn’t actively participate in the battle.

But since Siltaerai was the only user with a main fleet left in the Date Palm Clan, who was getting beaten up by Icarus like dust on a rainy day, her sudden departure and clan exit caused a morale collapse.

And as a result.

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[Date Palm Clan Chat Room]

[Notice: (None)]

[Siltaerai has left the clan]

-[Is this for real?]

-[She incited everyone and then bails?]

-[Damn it, surrender!]

-[This can’t be real]

-[LOLOLOLOLOL]

-[Ha, damn it]

-[Okay, surrender, we’re done]

-[…I told you to surrender earlier, damn it] (Yazanamu)

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Originally, they would have taken a few more strategic missile hits from Icarus.

Or endured four more propulsion sabotage attacks from Nerañzara (nobody knows) before surrendering, but the Date Palm Clan surrendered much earlier than expected.

Of course, even if they surrendered, the grace period for leniency had long passed…

A moment later.

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Title: B554 Battle Result is Hilarious

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [GIF of Siltaerai’s base warping away while docked]

The person who incited the clan to fight Icarus left the clan to save her fleet.

Clan collapse.

Even though the users in the clan surrendered, Icarus kicked them all out because the grace period was over.

And the empty docking spot at B554 was filled by other users with a week of free docking fees.

Comments

-[It was obvious Date Palm would lose]

-[Wait, so Date Palm’s charge wasn’t overconfidence but incitement?]

-[Common sense says it’s weird not to surrender considering Icarus’s various ships]

-[True LOL]

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They begged for leniency, fearing they’d be plundered by Central Zone users.

But since they missed the deadline, they were ejected by Icarus into the cold void.