Chapter 157. Orthodox-Unorthodox War (6)
“Wow! Brother, this is getting really intense!”
“Seriously.”
In one corner of the Spirit Realm was the throne of the B-rank Constellation ‘Golden and Silver Children.’
The two-person Constellation, Geumgak and Eungak, were watching the battle taking place near Shanghai.
─ It’s been a while since we saw a battle this huge.
─ Yeah. It’s even bigger than the Scenario that happened in Korea last time.
─ The Orthodox Coalition is winning right now, right?
─ They have the advantage, but the Unorthodox side still has strength left.
─ If the Unorthodox Faction catches the right opportunity, they might still turn things around.
─ Could this end up becoming a prolonged war?
The chatroom Geumgak and Eungak were connected to was also filled with Constellations discussing the conflict.
This Orthodox-Unorthodox War was the largest battle to occur in East Asia in recent times.
Naturally, it had attracted enormous attention from the Constellations.
─ If both the Orthodox and Unorthodox sides take heavy losses here, fighting Pandemonium later is going to become a serious problem.
─ Yeah. It would be better if this ended quickly.
─ One side needs to admit defeat and surrender before the casualties get any worse.
─ Then wouldn’t it be better to just concentrate our support on the Orthodox Faction? They already have the advantage.
─ I’ve been heavily sponsoring my Contractors in the Orthodox Faction. I even sent Apostles to buy them items.
─ Maybe I should do that too.
Just as the chat suggested, the Constellations were generally favoring the Orthodox side.
Even so, the situation was not so one-sided that anyone could call the outcome certain.
─ Couldn’t they just reconcile and call a truce?
─ You think that’s possible?
─ Exactly. Both sides are screaming that they’re going to wipe the other side out.
─ Unless something extraordinary happens, there’s no way.
Geumgak frowned and took his hands off the keyboard.
Geumgak and Eungak also had Contractors within the Orthodox Faction.
That was why they were supporting the Orthodox side.
Even so, they weren’t entirely sure this was the right thing to do.
“Brother.”
“What?”
Eungak asked cautiously from beside him.
“Do you think the Nameless King will really step in here?”
"..."
“There was that meaningful video uploaded this morning.”
That was right.
The Nameless King’s channel, which had remained silent about the situation in China until now, had uploaded a video that morning.
It was short.
There wasn’t much content.
But one sentence at the end had left a strong impression.
[That man is coming to end the Orthodox-Unorthodox War.]
“Does that mean he’s sending Kang Yujin in?”
“Probably.”
“But what can Kang Yujin do by himself?”
“That’s...”
Honestly, Geumgak had no idea either.
The Nameless King was a Constellation trying to stop Pandemonium’s invasion.
In that case, the best outcome would be to end this war as quickly as possible and reconcile the Orthodox and Unorthodox Factions.
But could simply sending Kang Yujin accomplish that?
─ Can the Nameless King really clean this mess up?
─ I don’t know. No matter how I think about it, it seems difficult.
─ Korea and China aren’t even comparable in size. The Nameless King may have made a name for himself in Korea, but in China...
─ Exactly. This isn’t something that can be solved just because Kang Yujin runs around punching people.
The chatroom was discussing the same thing.
Then a Constellation who had remained quiet spoke up.
─ You people really are pathetic.
─ Nata, what are you talking about?
─ Why are you picking a fight again?
─ Do you really think that Constellation’s scheme is something you people could predict?
The A-rank Constellation ‘Prodigy with Three Heads and Six Arms,’ Nata, spoke provocatively.
─ He’ll definitely settle this using some method none of you could even imagine, so stop worrying and just watch quietly.
─ Oh, here we go.
─ Seriously, I can never tell whose side that guy is on.
At that exact moment...
something changed at the edge of the Observer screen.
─ He’s finally here!
With explosive acceleration, Kang Yujin entered the battlefield.
“Kang Yujin, I’ll explain the plan one more time.”
Kang Yujin frowned as Kim Nameless’s voice came through his ear.
He currently had a small earpiece inserted in one ear.
Through it, he was communicating with Kim Nameless.
“You only have one role in this operation.”
"..."
“Temporarily stop the battle between the Orthodox Coalition and the Unorthodox Coalition.”
“That’s all.”
If Kang Yujin could pause the fighting, Kim Nameless would handle everything else.
That was the explanation.
“Then how do you temporarily stop the battle?”
"..."
“There’s really only one way.”
Kim Nameless’s cold voice continued.
“Subdue every executive from both the Orthodox and Unorthodox Coalitions and render them unable to fight.”
“Then everyone else will hesitate to move.”
“Easy for you to say.”
Kang Yujin frowned.
“Starting with White Forest Alliance Leader Yang Weizheng, every skilled Contractor from both factions is gathered here.”
“And you want me to subdue all of them by myself?”
“I could end up getting attacked by both sides at once.”
“You can do it.”
"..."
Kang Yujin fell silent for a moment at Kim Nameless’s absolute confidence.
“You’re stronger now than you were before arriving in China.”
“Much stronger than you think.”
“Am I?”
“Yes. Trust me.”
“We’ve barely met and you’re already telling me to trust you?”
Kang Yujin grumbled as he continued moving forward.
“Eleven o’clock from your position.”
“There’s a middle-aged man carrying a large shield.”
“He’s one of the White Forest Alliance’s executives.”
“Take him down in one hit.”
“Just like that?”
“Yes.”
“Tch.”
Kang Yujin launched himself forward.
As instructed, he charged straight at the White Forest Alliance executive carrying the shield.
“What?!”
The man tried to respond in surprise.
But Kang Yujin was faster.
He grabbed the man by the collar and slammed him into the ground.
The man lost consciousness instantly.
“Look around and tell everyone to stop fighting.”
“Everyone, stop fighting.”
Honestly, the people nearby had already started hesitating before he even said anything.
They were all shocked by Kang Yujin’s sudden appearance.
“L-Lord Kang Yujin?!”
A woman’s voice called out from nearby.
It was Liu Xianfei, who had been fighting alongside her subordinates.
“D-Did you come to help us?”
The faces of the Black Dragon Society members around her immediately brightened.
“If you help us, Lord Kang Yujin, we can win!”
“Ah, how could we ever repay this favor...!”
“No.”
Kang Yujin cut her off.
“So you people should retreat for now.”
“What?”
How was he supposed to persuade them?
As Kang Yujin was considering that, Kim Nameless’s voice came through the earpiece.
“Threaten them.”
“Tch.”
At Kim Nameless’s instruction, Kang Yujin kicked the shield the White Forest Alliance executive had dropped.
“Eek?!”
The shield dented and shot into the sky.
Liu Xianfei and the other Black Dragon Society members screamed and backed away.
“I won’t say it twice.”
“Retreat for now.”
With that, Kang Yujin immediately left.
“Now move to one o’clock.”
“There are five experts from both factions tangled up in a melee.”
“Beat all of them down.”
“You’re such a pain...!”
Kang Yujin frowned, but moved exactly as instructed.
He jumped into the middle of five martial artists exchanging fierce techniques and raised his voice.
“Back off!”
“Who the hell are you?!”
“Interfere and you’ll regret it!”
All five charged Kang Yujin at once.
They were experts from the Orthodox and Unorthodox Factions, and all looked highly skilled.
But they weren’t difficult opponents for Kang Yujin.
Less than five minutes later...
