Echoes of the Reverse Planet Chapter 260

Chapter 260 — Reverse City (12)

-This guy is just literally the God of Combat

-At this rate I feel like he could use his supernatural ability in real life too

-Lol for real, he's probably out there serving as an active awakener in a special forces unit

-That actually tracks

Kang Soyul, who had confird the ordinary Steel Legion units fallen and reduced to scrap tal, let out a breath of admiration before she even realized it.

One or two units she might have understood, but the fact that he had accurately targeted and destroyed only the core internal circuits of over several hundred units was astounding.

It was a truly remarkable level of supernatural ability control. All the more so since it was already widely known that Baek Woohyun received no assistance from any kind of correction.

Viewers who had co to understand just how difficult using one's supernatural ability without correction was—ever since the Hackphysical Challenge trend—also chid in noisily from the side.

Even without knowing that, it wasn't hard to feel how impressive Baek Woohyun was. After all, the comparison case with the sa output was currently getting chased around right next to him.

And the spectacle of hundreds of once-imposing enemies plumting all at once was quite the sight to behold.

'That was a little close.'

Though his outward expression was as if nothing had happened, Baek Woohyun realized this attack could very well have ended in failure.

If the Steel Legion units had been just slightly more durable than they were now, the number he had eliminated would certainly have dropped drastically.

Furthermore, if they had been the sa hardness as Etinel, far more power would have been needed, and it was clear the absolute limit would have been bringing down a few dozen at most.

In the end, proportionally speaking it would've turned out about the sa either way, but regardless, there would have been no delivering a visual impact like this.

'Good enough since it worked.'

Baek Woohyun subtly gestured to Kang Soyul with his eyes.

He had perfectly fulfilled the role assigned to him.

Now it was her turn to step forward and rally the individual broadcasters affiliated with the Villain Alliance.

Receiving his gaze, she quickly moved to the front.

"Now's the ti! Quickly, move to your assigned positions!"

"Oh, right!" "This is no ti for this." "Let's go, hurry!"

-Why are you all just standing there watching lol

-Well··· because it's fascinating

-Ahㅋㅋ can't resist watching Hackphysical ㅋㅋ

-It's a sight you can't see anywhere else, so it can't be helped

'ㅇㅇ' has donated 1,000 won!

[Genuinely a scene you cannot see anywhere else]

"Fruits Crew! Gather up now!"

"You said we'd et again in two years though!"

Kang Soyul called out to the villain broadcasters who had been vacantly alternating their gazes between Baek Woohyun standing on the rooftop and the Steel Legion units now reduced to scrap tal.

Those who snapped back to their senses scattered according to the plan. Their movents were extrely swift, knowing they could no longer afford to squander the ti they had barely managed to gain.

It was only natural—they themselves had no desire to see the event end in defeat because of their own tardiness.

Having lost the combat strength of over several hundred units in one fell swoop, the Steel Legion could not dare stop the villain broadcasters from establishing their defensive line.

Units were still pouring out even now, but it took ti before they could be deployed, and the city factions were not standing idle either.

Which ant not only the check from the Hero Association that had taken position early, but also the neutral factions, had co out to support in various ways.

"Doctors, heal the fallen imdiately!"

"Send the bills later—revival cos first!"

"Taxi! Anyone in need of a taxi!"

"al support has arrived!"

-What's 'al support' lol are we in the military or sothing lol

-Did all the neutral factions assemble too?

-Their will to protect the city is no less than the heroes'

-They're even trying to protect the villains—miss this and you lose all your custors lol

The hospital, tasked with treating wounds and imdiate revival.

The transport company, ferrying the villains to their defensive zones.

Even self-employed vendors who had brought out food and drinks so no one would die on an empty stomach.

The individual broadcasters who had entered 'Reverse City' were doing everything they could to win the [Steel Legion Invasion] event.

The fact that they lacked combat abilities like supernatural powers made no particular difference to them. If they wanted to help, there was always sothing they could do.

Another reason they were working this hard was the announcent 'Nuclear Tourism' had put out before the event began.

It vaguely said that this event had occurred through negotiations with Planet Earth, and that depending on the outco, 'Reverse City' would undergo many changes.

For example, if the Steel Legion won, the city could be heavily destroyed.

"Our ho—the hospital must be defended!"

"My shop! Do you know how long it took to set it up?!"

"For a driver, the vehicle is practically his life!"

"Protect the city! Protect it no matter what!"

-The over-imrsion is absolutely hilarious lmaooo

-Lose here and my assets get wiped out? Absolutely unacceptable

-They look even more desperate than the heroes or villainsㅋㅋ

-Their livelihoods are on the line here!!

Only a few days had passed, yet it was more than enough for the individual broadcasters to beco deeply attached to 'Reverse City'—and to the property they had built up there.

Beyond simply protecting the city, their fight to protect their livelihoods—not real ones, but still—was truly desperate beyond asure.

All you had to do was look at the doctor who kept treating people unflinchingly even when caught up in the fighting, or the driver who would ram his vehicle straight into Steel Legion units when there was no other choice.

The way they acted as if killing even a single Steel Legion unit was worth dying for was truly a picture of madness.

'ㅇㅇ' has donated 1,000 won!

[The neutral faction is out here doing all that, so what exactly is the Hero Association that claims to protect public order doing lol]

"···We can't lose to them either, right? Let's do it like heroes!"

"That's right! We'll be the ones to protect the city!"

"The ergence of heroes!"

"Want to see a hero landing?!"

-Getting outshone here would be a total disgrace

-Articles about the Hero Association being useless will pop up in an instant, for real

-If they're not careful there could even be a parliantary hearing, they need to run their hardest

-Let's go all out

Kwagwagwagwang!

Kiiing—

It wasn't strange at all that the Hero Association felt provoked upon suddenly facing the danger of being told they were worse at maintaining public order than the neutral faction.

Already giving it everything they had to hold back the Steel Legion, they now began engaging the enemies without sparing themselves in the slightest.

Since a doctor was standing by right beside them to bring them back even if they were hurt or killed anyway, in desperate situations they recklessly attempted mutual destruction.

After the battle ended they would be billed according to the number of treatnts and revivals, but this was no ti to worry about such things.

Even those who had been trying to stay relatively composed had before they knew it been swept up by the frenzied atmosphere that had been building and now overflowed.

The performance of the Hero Association's individual broadcasters, who led with the powerful weapon of their supernatural abilities, was truly dazzling. All the more so for not sparing their lives.

"Ah, if this goes wrong, there's a real chance we'll be isolated on our own after it's all over? ···Nyang!"

"Faster! Move faster!"

"We have to shine here or we'll get left out!"

"We were trolling by being late! To make up for that we need to work twice as hard!"

-If you don't want to be ruined after the event ends, you genuinely have to go all out

-The Hero Association and neutral faction bonding is insane right now;

-And on top of that there's the lateness troll on top of everythingㄷㄷ

-Before neutrals stop being neutral—hurry!

"Raaaah! Co at , all of you!"

"Keep fighting! No, just fight until you're dead!"

"Don't even think about resting until you've hit the quota of thirty units per person!"

"We're genuinely working so hard! For real!"

The Villain Alliance grew frantic at the Hero Association and neutral faction's unhinged performance. As Rutty-Nyang had said—they had spotted the danger of isolation after the event.

The bond ford through fighting the Steel Legion tooth and nail and protecting the city would bind the neutral faction and the Hero Association tightly together.

That would an the Villain Alliance, already outnumbered, would likely be kept suppressed without being able to commit so much as a proper cri.

Therefore they needed to put on an extraordinary showing—enough that the topic of their tardiness-caused trolling would never even co up.

And that was clearly going to be an incredibly difficult thing to do. Just look at the heroes throwing away their very lives to fight, and the neutral faction clinging on with everything they had—wasn't it obvious?

The smiles had vanished from the villain broadcasters' faces, and they moved with genuine desperation.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Look at how frantic they are lol

-Who told you to keep running your mouth and show up late?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Is this the famous penal battalion

-Villains leading the charge to protect the city more than anyone elseㄷㄷ

'ㅇㅇ' has donated 1,000 won!

[Working harder than when they were robbing the bank—why not just switch to heroes at this point?]

······The more that happened, the more the viewers were cackling and mocking the villain broadcasters—but for those very villains, that was probably the better outco.

If those viewers spread around video clips with titles like 'Villain Alliance Goes Frantic Out of Fear of Being Ostracized,' their performance would beco known one way or another.

"······."

Stepping one pace back from the battlefield, Baek Woohyun looked around from the rooftop of the Villain Alliance building, and his expression beca one that was difficult to put into words.

Not because he was moved watching the Hero Association, neutral faction, and Villain Alliance desperately fight the Steel Legion—of course it was nothing like that.

In the first place, everyone was spouting nonsense even in the midst of fighting as though their lives depended on it, in a manner perfectly befitting individual broadcasters. There was simply no room for being moved to wedge its way in.

He simply felt a hollow laugh rise within him, purely from watching the sight of individual broadcasters facing off against the Steel Legion.

As soone who knew everything—the hidden purpose of 'Reverse City,' the circumstances tangled up with it, even the Steel Legion's true intent—he could hardly help it.

Particularly the fact that to so people, a fight over dominion of a virtual world, along with one person's very life, was no different from simple entertainnt.

'Hmm.'

"···Kang Soyul."

And then, on impulse, Baek Woohyun called out to Kang Soyul.

It was because he had sensed a gaze fixed on him from far in the distance. A gaze that seed to scrutinize his every move and gesture.

He had felt this kind of gaze before, and so he already knew who it belonged to. He also knew what the other party would want right now.

"Yes! I'm listening! Go ahead!"

"Head down and help the other Alliance mbers."

"Oh, is that alright?"

Kang Soyul was not as strong as Baek Woohyun or Jeong Nayeon, but she possessed a supernatural ability output stronger than the general individual broadcaster participants. Befitting an Alliance executive.

Even though her supernatural ability leaned closer to support than combat, she was capable of fighting quite well. Kang Soyul herself had also improved greatly from learning under Baek Woohyun.

She had been holding back from unnecessarily getting involved—but Baek Woohyun had brought up the idea of her joining in.

Naturally, Baek Woohyun hadn't brought it up without reason. He was currently communicating with Jeong Nayeon in real ti through ssages.

It ant that despite having crushed them once, the Steel Legion's montum remained quite fierce, and they had already finished discussing deploying only the executives.

It was Baek Woohyun's suggestion, having felt the need to separate Kang Soyul—but Jeong Nayeon had agreed as well.

"Yes, it's fine."

"Understood! Then I'll be off!"

-Alliance executive, deploying

-It was about ti she stepped in

-Why is the Steel Legion so strong;

-Each individual unit is weak, but the numbers are just too much

Seureu-reuk.

Kang Soyul, wreathed in the darkness she commanded, vanished from the rooftop. Those watching from the broadcast she had switched on disappeared along with her.

And so, left alone, Baek Woohyun turned his head toward the direction of the gaze that was still reaching him, persistent and heavy. His expression said: 'You're coming out now, aren't you?'

The other party, who had been waiting for an opening, revealed themselves without him needing to say a word.

Kiiing—

"······."