Chapter 249: Reverse City 7
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Baek Woohyun glanced at the villain broadcaster who had answered the loudest. It had been an action he'd done without much thought, but the other party must have felt their guts shrivel up.
As luck would have it, the very person who had cried out "Where the hell is our side and what are they doing?!" just before he appeared was that sa individual. Since his gaze had landed on them like a viewer chat highlight, it wouldn't be strange to think they'd been marked.
The fact that, upon his arrival, he'd casually tossed out a question asking whether he was a bit late─this too had rely been a lighthearted wondering on his part─may have made them feel it all the more.
"······?!"
-This won't do lol just defect to the heroes already lol
-Everyone's gathered anyway so might as well switch sides right now
-Reason for defecting to heroes: got marked by the Villain Association leader
-Was so happy about landing on the villain side and now you've gone and blown it lmaooo
'lol' donated '1,000 won'!
[Sure~ you reap what you sow, cause and effect~ who told you to grumble?]
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Amid the villain broadcaster's expression crumbling from over-reading the situation, and the viewers gleefully mocking him, seizing their dopamine-farming opportunity─
Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon exchanged glances. Having now reached a level where they could read each other's thoughts with just a look, the exchange of opinions was instantaneous.
As though they had arranged it beforehand, the two of them drew upon their supernatural abilities and projected them toward each other at an appropriate intensity─with Baek Woohyun doing most of the adjusting─
A clash in silence: ferociously surging telekinesis and brilliantly sparkling starlight!
Kwaaang─!
"Eek!?" "Whoa?!"
"Kyiyatho─!" "Who just made that sound!"
-Kyiyatho lmaooo
-Scream normally for once!!ㅋㅋ
-??? : Hold it together, Jeanne d'Arckan
-Flying through the air is fun, bottoms up~
The hero broadcasters, villain broadcasters, and neutral faction broadcasters, who had fallen into a lull due to the sudden appearance of the higher-ups, were unable to withstand the shockwave from the clash and scattered in all directions.
And as though soone had guided them, they scattered precisely toward the directions where each faction was positioned. Heroes to where the heroes were, villains to where the villains were, the neutral faction to where the neutral faction was─that is to say, each side ended up grouped together.
Not particularly surprisingly, this was indeed intentional. While clashing with Jeong Nayeon, Baek Woohyun had simultaneously used telekinesis to sort them by faction and place them in their respective directions.
If they all remained clustered together, an awkwardly ambiguous atmosphere would form when it ca ti to withdraw, so he had gotten ahead of it and spread them out appropriately. Either way, a retreat is best carried out without unnecessary noise.
'Neatly divided.'
The power of Jeong Nayeon and Baek Woohyun, who served as operators of 'Reverse City' and acted as leaders of the two major factions, was considerably stronger than that of ordinary ability users.
They were capable of facing roughly four or five opponents head-on, and as such, using the pretense of the clash's shockwave to separate each faction's mbers was quite straightforward.
Naturally, the fact that the wielder of that power was Baek Woohyun contributed to this as well. Had it been anyone else, they could not have divided them this perfectly in such a short span.
Glancing down to survey the situation on the field and confirming that the personnel had been moved as he intended, he turned his gaze back toward Jeong Nayeon.
Rembering that the reason he'd been deployed was to wrap up the confrontation before it escalated further, his eyes carried the aning: 'Let's end it here.'
The eyes looking back at him from Jeong Nayeon's direction carried the sa resolve. She too had recognized that this was precisely the right mont to drive the final nail.
"···Shall we end things pleasantly here?"
"···Very well. I'll accept that proposal, just this once."
-The audacity of calling them in yourself and acting like you're doing them a favor
-Ahh lmaooo they cooperate behind the scenes but have to keep up the rivalry in front of everyone lol
-I'll accept that proposal (please let this be over!)
-The heroes need to hurry up and expose the corruption
"Wrapping up soon?"
"Okay. Thanks for having us~"
"You lot! I'll rember this!"
"Wow, that really sounds like a third-rate villain line."
"Right? It was on my bucket list."
Sensing from the exchange between Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon that the first major incident in 'Reverse City' was drawing to a close, the broadcasters naturally brought the situation to a conclusion. It was indeed a seamless transition befitting seasoned veterans with considerable experience.
The sight of them bantering with each other as if they'd never been fighting made even the two people still airborne shrug their shoulders. They had been ready to forcibly separate them if necessary, but it seed that wouldn't be needed.
In one way or another, it showed that the effort of carefully handpicking the first batch of invitees had been worthwhile. Or perhaps it was simply the reward for their hard work.
'Thank goodness it ended without incident!'
All things considered, Jeong Nayeon assessed that the hero association, villain association, and neutral faction alike had all co away from this first major incident with decent results.
The hero association, though they'd fumbled early on, ultimately minimized the damage, and managed to stop the surprise bank robbery on the third attempt.
The villain association, from the very start, earned the image of going all out and committing large-scale cris, while those who survived to the end pocketed a hefty sum of initial capital.
And the neutral faction had proven that they weren't re supporting characters helping from the sidelines, but could in fact be the casting vote that determined victory or defeat.
'The faction divisions ca together nicely too.'
The forces of justice, led by the hero association.
The forces of villainy, spearheaded by the villain coalition.
The neutral faction, capable of siding with either of the two major forces.
Now that these distinctions were clear, the dynamics of confrontation within 'Reverse City' would beco sharper. And from within that frawork, a great deal of worthwhile developnts would erge.
As for the part where even the neutral faction had beco completely entangled─how that would unfold remained to be seen, but that was a problem to be resolved as the situation developed later.
-Jeong Nayeon: give appropriate praise and wrap it up, let's go
-Baek Woohyun: ok
"Everyone did such a wonderful job! I honestly didn't expect you all to hold back the villain association's sudden offensive so well!"
"Well? ···Hmm. I suppose we did hold them back."
"Either way, we held them, so bottoms up~"
"In the beginning there was that blun─ mmmph! Who are you people!"
-Two banks got robbed but anyway, we held them
-Tbh considering we got ambushed it was pretty well done;
-Who could've known the villain coalition would start with a bank robbery the mont they gathered lmaooo
-The early fumbles? Never happened.
Jeong Nayeon moved to rally the hero association's justice faction broadcasters and the neutral faction broadcasters who had joined forces with them.
Thanks to everyone combining their strength, they had managed to repel the villain association's surprise offensive─she called it a victory for all of them and led the applause, and it landed quite well.
The fumbles in the early stages that escalated the situation? She knew nothing of them. There was no way the hero association, which had upheld the justice of 'Reverse City', could have made such a mistake.
Jeong Nayeon and the hero broadcasters reached a tacit agreent to ignore any 'minor noise.'
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-Icy cold, a blade flies through the air and buries itself in the chest
-What are we going to do about the atmosphere lmaooo
-It's a festival over there, why is it a funeral over here?
-idk; Hackphysical hasn't said a word; they just muttered among themselves and went quiet on their own
Unlike the hero side, which had wrapped things up to a reasonable round of applause and cheers, the villain side, which Baek Woohyun had personally transported to their association hideout, was sunk in silence.
Strictly speaking, they were closer to the actual winners, having co away with real gains compared to the hero side that had even shown so unsightly behavior─and yet it was so.
However, it was hard to bla this on Baek Woohyun. As one viewer's chat had noted, he still hadn't said a single word; the villains had simply gone quiet on their own.
In the first place, Baek Woohyun had intended to do exactly what Jeong Nayeon had told him─offer appropriate praise and bring things to a close.
"You started things off in grand fashion from the very first day."
"This was all thanks to Ruty-Nyang and Chae's strategy! It's called Operation 'Welco Robbery'!"
"···Is that so."
-Snitching on them lmaooo
-Passing the buck lmaooooo
-Isn't that the guy who was just grumbling about where Hackphysical was and got marked lmaooo
-So it was a desperate struggle to survive huh
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The mont Baek Woohyun's gaze settled on them, Ruty-Nyang and Chae both straightened their backs without even realizing it and went rigid.
The atmosphere at their first eting had already been genuinely terrifying, but Baek Woohyun now, having drawn upon his supernatural ability to bring them all back here, was truly beyond words.
This was not the kind of pressure that an ordinary person who rely does personal broadcasting could face and overco. If you suddenly locked soone in a cage with a wild beast and told them to act normally, who could actually do it?
"Impressive. You two may find yourselves earning executive positions in the association."
"Th-, thank you!"
"We'll work hard!"
-Oh? Woah
-They moved like proper villains so of course he'd praise them;
-Seriously lmaooo why did anyone think he'd scold them lmaooo
-The person who told them to destroy everything was Baek Woohyun lmaooo
"Ooh···!"
"Executive position in the association? That's insane···."
Ruty-Nyang and Chae, receiving praise they hadn't anticipated, couldn't hide their joy.
In particular, Ruty-Nyang, who had openly declared herself a fan of Baek Woohyun, looked like she was about to die of happiness. It was understandable─she'd made a proper impression on her 'favorite.' On top of that, the fact that he'd even ntioned an executive position in the villain association, whose current mbership count hadn't even been disclosed, was the kind of material that could be used in all sorts of ways.
"Of course, because your strategy was truly outstanding, I gladly joined in as well!"
"···Haha."
-The audacity of this driftlmaooo
-That's actually impressive lmaooo
-Pass the responsibility, share the credit─what a mindset
-Ruden, that guy is still as despicable as ever
"Now that's a real villain."
"To show that level of despicability with no hostages even present···?"
"Ah! I still have so much to learn! I need to keep studying!"
The villain broadcaster Ruden, who had slipped in unnoticed, showed a change of tune that prompted viewers and even other villain broadcasters to toss in comnts.
And with good reason, because the sight of him hastily trying to pass the bla, then shalessly stepping forward to declare he'd been in agreent once the praise ca in, was nothing short of utterly despicable.
The fact that Ruden himself wore the expression of 'I'm simply doing my best to survive!' made it feel all the more so.
Though there were quite a few who, inwardly, found Ruden's maintenance of that attitude impressive.
As ntioned, Baek Woohyun, now amplified by the force of his supernatural ability, was enveloped in a ghostly pressure so intense it was difficult to even open one's mouth in his presence.
Ruden's ntal fortitude in attempting to exchange banter with him under these very conditions was truly astonishing. Whatever despicability had co from it notwithstanding.
"All of you have done exceedingly well. The spread of chaos through the destruction of the world. From the very first day, you moved with great faithfulness toward the purpose of the villain coalition I had outlined."
-Honestly a bit too faithfully lmaooo
-"A life in Reverse City that starts with a bank robbery"
-Second-gen villain coalition mbers look promising lol
-Looking forward to the seniors pressuring them with "your seniors pulled off a bank robbery on day one, what are you doing" lmaooooo
"All I ask is that you continue as you have. Yes. You've all worked hard."
""Thank you for your hard work!""
""Waaaaah─!""
With the cheers of the villain coalition broadcasters as its finale, the long-awaited bank robbery incident that unfolded on the first day of 'Reverse City' ca to a satisfying conclusion.
It proved that when the first batch of invitees alone numbered in the hundreds, even incidents that other private servers could barely manage to orchestrate by scraping people together happened with laughable ease.
Needless to say, viewers who witnessed this had no intention of staying quiet─and the 'Reverse Planet' community was swept up in a trendous wave.
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